Nine npm lookalikes carried a self-spreading Linux worm
Attackers have disguised nine malicious npm packages as popular Express and React tools, triggering a self-spreading Lin…
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Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 1
Intel’s 8087 hid a three-stage tangent engine in its microcode
Ken Shirriff traced the Intel 8087’s FPTAN instruction from microscope images and 1,648 micro-instructions. The 1980 cop…
Lobsters /t/historicalFriday, September 25, 2026 · 1
PHP 8.6 reaches feature freeze amid internals changes
PHP 8.6 has entered feature freeze, with the first release candidate due on September 24, while master targets 8.7. This…
r/PHP (Top)Thursday, September 24, 2026 · 1
Pick Put a Database at the Heart of the Operating System
A programmer recalls an entry-level job in 1999 built around Pick, a system that later cost him about $1,000 to leave be…
Lobsters /t/historicalTuesday, September 22, 2026 · 3
Fast Excel 5 Targets Large Laravel Spreadsheet Jobs
Fast Excel 5 gives Laravel applications low-memory imports, chunk controls, sheet and column filtering, and formula esca…
Laravel NewsA Variable Name With a Built-In Index
An animation script contains a C++ call with a parameter named `length4_3_3`. Remy Porter treats the identifier as a dis…
The Daily WTFMeta Muse flaw lets local apps seize AI assistant accounts
A zero-day in Meta’s macOS assistant Muse lets any local app or terminal command redirect cloud transcription and captur…
Ars TechnicaMonday, September 21, 2026 · 4
TruStage Outage Exposes a Fragile Insurance Chain
TruStage’s July 10, 2026 cybersecurity incident left major functions unavailable for months and put insurance policies a…
The Daily WTFMövenpick lift reports an Android app failure
An Android display in a Mövenpick hotel elevator in Amsterdam stopped running last week, during rain and a 24-hour publi…
The Register (Offbeat)ZXdesk Brings GEM-Style Windows to the 48K Spectrum
ZXdesk, an assembly-language project by mindbox77, gives the 48K Sinclair ZX Spectrum a GEM-like desktop with menus, win…
Hackaday RetrocomputingCantrill’s Sun lesson: open source needs customer service
A vintage computer T-shirt is more than a piece of nostalgia; it can be a warning about business execution. Bryan Cantri…
Lobsters /t/historicalFriday, September 18, 2026 · 4
Sony’s SMC-70 Put Expansion on Metal Rods
Sony’s SMC-70 entered the 1982 desktop market with a 4 MHz Z80, CP/M and an unusual expansion system. Modules were stack…
Hackaday RetrocomputingJev brings calibrated mail decisions to Laravel
Freek Van der Herten shows how the 1.x branch of Laravel AI SDK uses TypeSafe’s Jev to classify incoming mail with calib…
freek.devAWS Reports Irrecoverable Customer Data After Gulf Strikes
Amazon Web Services says Iranian strikes left customer data unrecoverable in Bahrain and one UAE availability zone. AWS …
WIREDFrankenPHP 1.12.7 stops classic-mode output loss
FrankenPHP 1.12.7 fixes lost output after fastcgi_finish_request() and frankenphp_finish_request() in classic mode. It c…
FrankenPHP ReleasesWednesday, September 16, 2026 · 2
Super Stack connects Laravel 13 with NativePHP
NativePHP has published Super Stack, an MIT-licensed Laravel starter kit that combines a browser application, Filament a…
Laravel NewsJava discussion highlights modern features and legacy runtimes
A Reddit discussion highlights the platform’s long upgrade cycles and modern features. Participants point to structured …
r/programming (Top)Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · 2
Laravel Vet adds review gates to Composer updates
Laravel Vet is a beta Composer plugin from the Laravel team that records trusted package files and pauses updates when h…
Laravel NewsA Letter Loop Drives a Mission-Critical AD Report
The report uses PowerShell to produce an alphabetical Active Directory listing through a long detour. A letter loop feed…
The Daily WTFWednesday, September 9, 2026 · 1
PHP 8.6 Overview: Partial Application, Time\Duration and 30 Deprecations Ahead of PHP 9.0
PHP 8.6 arrives 19 November 2026 with partial function application, the Time\Duration class and roughly thirty deprecati…
Medium · LaravelSaturday, August 15, 2026 · 1
Debate over CSV deprecations in the PHP 8.6 deprecations RFC
The Deprecations for PHP 8.6 RFC has passed its vote, but discussion on internals continues. Robert Humphries argues tha…
PHP Internals ([RFC]/[VOTE])Friday, August 14, 2026 · 2
DeepSeek launches V4-Pro and splits API pricing into peak and off-peak rates
DeepSeek has released DeepSeek-V4-Pro as GA, promising stronger agent performance, adjustable reasoning effort and nativ…
Hacker News (AI, ≥100 P.)The Daily WTF rounds up zero-value jackpots, illusory success and duplicate SQL
The latest Error'd column on The Daily WTF collects reader-submitted software blunders: a jackpot ad full of zeroes, a S…
The Daily WTFSaturday, July 18, 2026 · 1
Tutorial: build a Laravel Scout search endpoint with the HTTP QUERY method
A new Laravel tutorial walks through building a search endpoint with the HTTP QUERY method, using Laravel Scout's databa…
Laravel NewsFriday, July 17, 2026 · 1
A 300 MB CSS stylesheet now emulates an IBM PC and runs DOOM at two instructions per second
Developer Ahmed Amer has created CSS-DOS, a 300 MB CSS stylesheet that encodes a full IBM PC compatible emulator complet…
Hackaday RetrocomputingMonday, July 13, 2026 · 3
The Stob Cruft Index: Measuring Software Decay
Drawing a humorous parallel to the Beaufort wind scale, Verity Stob defines 'cruft' as the inevitable corruption and acc…
Lobsters /t/historicalOpenSpec 1.6 Enhances Spec-Driven Development
OpenSpec 1.6 introduces the /opsx:update command, allowing developers to modify specifications before implementation wit…
heise DeveloperNew York Times Accuses OpenAI of Hiding Evidence in Copyright Suit
The New York Times and The Daily News have filed a motion for sanctions against OpenAI. They allege the AI firm hid exis…
TechCrunch (AI)Sunday, July 12, 2026 · 1
China's DeepSeek developing its own AI chip, sources say
Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, known for its highly efficient open models, is reportedly developing its own dedicated AI hard…
r/LocalLLaMA (Top)Saturday, July 11, 2026 · 3
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 Family of Models Focused on Coding and Security
OpenAI has introduced GPT-5.6, a new family of models featuring three variants: Sol, Terra, and Luna. Designed for enhan…
TechCrunch (AI)Giant Swarm Launches On-Premises AI Agent Platform for Kubernetes
Kubernetes specialist Giant Swarm has introduced its Agent Platform, designed to run AI agents as isolated workloads dir…
heise DeveloperTypeScript 7.0 Released: Massive Performance Leap Powered by Go Rewrite
Microsoft has officially released TypeScript 7.0, marking a major architectural shift. By rewriting the compiler almost …
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