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MCP Security Vulnerabilities and Attack Vectors

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-20 22:14:19

Elevenlabs AudioNative Player Been digging into Model Context Protocol implementations lately and found some stuff that's keeping me up at night. Not because it's earth-shattering, but because it's the kind of boring security debt that bites you when you least expect it. This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Read Part 2: Actually Fixing This Mess → MCP is Anthropic's attempt at standardizing how AI models talk to external tools1. Instead of every AI app rolling their own integration layer, you

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The Curious Case of the Unix workstation layout

news.ycombinator.com Jonathan 'Thejpster' Pallant 2026-01-20 20:15:17

Scroll through the blog: ‹ Newer | List All | Older › The Curious Case of the UNIX workstation layout Posted on 2025-07-19 Contents Background Cathode Ray Dude recently did an excellent video about the history of the PC case, particularly the early- and mid-1990s, and the various mainboard layouts that pre-date the ATX standard. You should watch it. Here it is. The rest of this blog will contain some spoilers for that video. UNIX workstations I have a bunch of 1990's RISC/UNIX workstatio

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Marvel’s Ultimate Universe Is Approaching Its Endgame

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2026-01-20 22:50:17

Since its launch at the top of 2024, Ultimate Marvel has been working toward a finish line that’s soon approaching. Days ago, Marvel teased the alt-universe’s first proper event, Ultimate Endgame kicking off in December. In the comics, the Maker—the evil version of Reed Richards from the original Ultimate Marvel books—made this new universe with the specific intent of leaving it without any heroes to stop his oppressive regime. Since his imprisonment, various heroes have emerged and have been e

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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Isn’t Done With the Gorn Yet

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2026-01-21 00:15:17

The third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds finally started this week, and its opener, “Hegemony, Part II,” picked up right where the last season left off. But along the way, it surprisingly ended up taking the Gorn—a Trek mainstay and the show’s longest-running threat—off the board. In the episode itself, the Enterprise crew stop Captain Batel from Gorn infection, prevent their invasion of the Federation, and rescue their crew members captured by the Gorn at the end of last season. You’d

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Best Internet Providers in Seattle, Washington

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-20 22:30:00

What is the best internet provider in Seattle? CNET recommends Quantum Fiber as the best internet provider in Seattle. The fiber provider offers fast, symmetrical speeds, unlimited data and affordable plans starting at $50 for 500Mbps. Power users that need more data can opt for a 2Gbps plan at $95. If Quantum isn’t available at your address, Astound Broadband, T-Mobile and Xfinity are solid alternatives. If you're looking for the cheapest internet in Seattle, Ziply Fiber and Astound offer pla

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Best Squat Racks of 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-20 23:35:00

Choose a squat rack that fits your needs: "Focus your time and energy researching those racks that fit perfectly into your space and for the height of the people who will be using the rack," said Steve Stonehouse, VP of education and programming at Body Fit Training. You'll also want to check the quality of the machine. "There is a different quality and standard for commercial racks as opposed to personal racks," he explains. When deciding on the quality of the rack, something to consider is the

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Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2026-01-21 02:20:53

In Brief Following a Pro Publica report that Microsoft was using engineers in China to help maintain cloud computing systems for the U.S. Department of Defense, the company said it’s made changes to ensure this will no longer happen. The existing system reportedly relied on “digital escorts” to supervise the China-based engineers. But according to Pro Publica, those escorts — U.S. citizens with security clearances — sometimes lacked the technical expertise to properly monitor the engineers. I

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Scientists Say That Uranus Appears to Have a Girlfriend

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-20 22:00:39

When checking out Uranus, scientists discovered something exciting: that the planet appears to have a long-term... well, call it a situationship. In a new, yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper flagged by Universe Today, an international group of researchers detailed finding a so-called "Centaur" — a small, icy and rocky body that sits between Uranus and Neptune and is designated as a minor planet — that appears to have been keeping up with Uranus in a delicate cosmic dance for thousands or even millio

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Android 16 is a mess right now

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-20 17:30:53

Joe Maring / Android Authority If you’re reading this article, chances are you love Android. Or, at the very least, have a fairly high interest in the OS. You probably like staying up-to-date with the latest features, new platform releases, and other happenings with Google’s operating system. Unfortunately for people like us, trying to keep up with new Android developments has never been more complicated. And this past week, Google just made it all the more obscure with the release of Android

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After ditching Spotify for a week, I now understand why readers love YouTube Music

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-20 20:00:16

Andy Walker / Android Authority A few weeks ago, I ran an Open Thread asking readers why they prefer using YouTube Music over many available alternatives, including my service of choice, Spotify. It would be an understatement to say that it received a flurry of comments and strong opinions from our community questioning my views. With just under 400 replies at the time of this writing, not to mention the big win for Google’s streaming service in the accompanying poll, it’s clear that I was perh

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A CarFax for Used PCs: Hewlett Packard wants to give old laptops new life

news.ycombinator.com Abu Baker 2026-01-16 09:02:37

The United Nations’ Global E-waste Monitor estimates that the world generates over 60 million tonnes of e-waste annually. Furthermore, this number is rising five times as fast as e-waste recycling. Much of this waste comes from prematurely discarded electronic devices. Many enterprises follow a standard three-year replacement cycle, assuming older computers are inefficient. However, many of these devices are still functional and could perform well with minor upgrades or maintenance. The issue i

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Zig Interface Revisited

news.ycombinator.com William Wong 2026-01-17 11:52:11

Achieving polymorphism via dynamic dispatch in Zig Unlike many languages that offer interface or virtual constructs, Zig has no built-in notion of interfaces. This reflects Zig’s commitment to simplicity and performance. That doesn’t mean polymorphism is off the table. In fact Zig has the tools to build interface-like behavior, making dynamic dispatch possible. Polymorphism in Zig: The Options Let’s backtrack a bit. There are ways to achieve polymorphism in Zig, depending on the use case: Ge

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North America's Oldest Known Pterosaur

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-16 10:02:06

A Smithsonian-led team of researchers have discovered North America’s oldest known pterosaur, the winged reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs and were the first vertebrates to evolve powered flight. In a paper published today, July 7, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers led by paleontologist Ben Kligman, a Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, present the fossilized jawbone of the new species and describe the sea gu

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A 14kb page can load much faster than a 15kb page (2022)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-20 16:26:45

Why your website should be under 14kB in size Why your website should be under 14kB in size Having a smaller website makes it load faster — that's not surprising. What is surprising is that a 14kB page can load much faster than a 15kB page — maybe 612ms faster — while the difference between a 15kB and a 16kB page is trivial. This is because of the TCP slow start algorithm. This article will cover what that is, how it works, and why you should care. But first we'll quickly go over some of the

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Babies made using three people's DNA are born free of mitochondrial disease

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-17 17:43:35

Babies made using three people's DNA are born free of hereditary disease 3 days ago Share Save James Gallagher • @JamesTGallagher Health and science correspondent Share Save Watch the moment DNA from a mum and dad is injected into the egg of another woman - the critical step in the creation of a baby made from three people Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say. The method, pioneered by UK s

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This Dock Is the Only Way to Play the Switch 2 in AR. It Was a Very Awkward Experience.

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2026-01-20 22:00:12

I should be used to sticking odd contraptions on my head during plane flights. I’ve planted a Meta Quest 3S and Apple Vision Pro over my eyes as my in-flight entertainment and tried not to get motion sick while imagining what other passengers think of my sci-fi asshattery. On my latest six-hour, cross-country flight, I took my Nintendo Switch 2 out of my bag, then dug in for a USB cable, two pairs of augmented reality (AR) glasses, and finally a large power brick that was supposed to make this e

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Crypto Founder Ken DiCross on How He Uses AI: ‘I Don’t Trust AI,’ but ‘I Use It for Everything’

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-20 23:00:53

Ken DiCross is building the infrastructure to connect blockchains, and he’s doing it with AI. The founder of Wire Network, a blockchain interoperability company, DiCross says he uses AI for everything from pitching investors to stress-testing white papers. In this week’s edition of How Do You Use AI?, he explains how it saves him hours every day, why he doesn’t trust it blindly, and why decentralized AI could be the next big revolution. No TED Talk nonsense, just real life. Episode 2: Ken DiCro

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Origami Space Planes Could Solve a Major Problem in Orbit

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2026-01-20 23:10:56

Building a spacecraft could one day be as simple as folding a piece of paper into a plane and letting aerodynamics do the rest. A team of researchers from the University of Tokyo simulated the release of a paper airplane from the International Space Station (ISS) to see if would survive atmospheric reentry. In a paper published in Acta Astronautica, the researchers demonstrated how origami may be the solution to low Earth orbit’s growing trash problem. Rather than relying solely on metals to co

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These Are CNET's Favorite and Most-Used Emoji. Did Yours Make the List?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-20 18:00:03

Every July 17, the internet comes together and celebrates World Emoji Day. The date was chosen because it's displayed on the 📅 calendar emoji, but it's a day to appreciate all emoji, even the more obscure ones, like the 🫙jar. And in honor of the internet holiday, I asked my colleagues at CNET what their favorite and most used emoji are. The rules for voting were simple: You could only vote once for your favorite emoji and once for your most-used emoji. There was more variety in the category of

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Mapping the Margins: The Internet's Invisible Hand in Reproductive Care

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-20 20:00:00

We don’t often think about the internet as being good for our health. In fact, “internet” and “health” are primarily related in a negative context in online spaces -- we’re getting too much screen time, we’re “chronically” online, etc. It may come as a surprise, but access to the internet is commonly recognized as a "super" determinant of health. Limited internet access has been linked to high mortality rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, and having the internet in easy reach means we can stay

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Prime Video: 18 of the Best Sci-Fi TV Shows to Watch

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-20 20:00:03

Prime Video has a lot to offer, and its library of sci-fi shows is truly impressive. When it comes to genre television, top streamers such as Disney Plus and Netflix usually dominate the conversation. However, the Amazon-owned streaming service is nothing to sleep on. In fact, its slate of science fiction content is pretty epic -- from entertainment thats high-concept and thought-provoking to shows that are light-hearted and fun. Whatever your mood is, Prime Video probably has the sci-fi TV sho

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Best Graphics Cards for PC: Nvidia, AMD, Intel

wired.com Brad Bourque 2026-01-20 21:03:00

If you've been holding out on upgrading or building a new gaming rig, it's time to start looking again. The latest RTX 50 Series cards from Nvidia push high-refresh 1440p and even 4K performance, and AMD is leading the more budget-friendly range with the RX 900 Series. You have no shortage of options, and availability is much better than it was even a few months ago. I’ll walk through some general buying strategy, show off my favorite graphics cards, and talk about why you might want to spring

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Robot Vacuum Tips to Help You Keep a Tidy Home (2025)

wired.com Adrienne So 2026-01-20 22:30:00

In the past few years, no other gadget—headphones, electric bicycle, literally anything at all—has improved as dramatically as the humble robot vacuum. The hardware and software have improved beyond all imagining. There are self-emptying bins, multilevel mapping abilities, and all sorts of bells and whistles, like an automated robot arm! Prices on the entry-level models have dropped significantly, to the point where robot vacuums are now an accessible household tool instead of a statement of bou

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 review: stunning, bendy, and spendy

theverge.com Allison Johnson 2026-01-20 22:00:00

is a reviewer with over a decade of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview. I’ve been using the Galaxy Z Fold 7 for a week, and I’ve run out of ways to say “It’s so nice.” It’s not essential, or life-changing; it’s nice. It’s an understatement, though. Samsung joins the likes of Honor and Oppo in making a folding phone that’s almost as thin as a regular phone, and it’s a trend with real benefits.

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The tech that the US Post Office gave us

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-01-21 00:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. When you crack open your mailbox, it’s almost as if your letters just appear. Long before the days of speedy, overnight mail deliveries, postal service workers meticulously sorted through letters by hand and transported mail on horseback. For more than 250 years, the US Postal Service has worked behind the scenes to build a faster delivery network,

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I took a walk with Meta's new Oakley smart glasses - they beat my Ray-Bans in every way

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2026-01-20 22:45:12

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET The Meta Ray-Bans have been a success since their launch, with consumers (like me) drawn to their regular form factor packed with mics, cameras, speakers, and AI. Now, Meta is catering to a more athletic audience with its new Meta Oakley smart glasses -- and with them, it has upped the ante across nearly every spec. As a glasses wearer, photo fanatic, and AI reporter, it was an absolute no-brainer for me to purchase the Meta Ray-Bans. After months of trying them, I was most

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EPA says it will eliminate its scientific research arm

news.ycombinator.com Lisa Friedman 2026-01-20 11:00:56

The Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday that it would eliminate its scientific research arm and begin firing hundreds of chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists, after denying for months that it intended to do so. The move underscores how the Trump administration is forging ahead with efforts to slash the federal work force and dismantle federal agencies after the Supreme Court allowed these plans to proceed while legal challenges unfold. Government scientists have b

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Pimping My Casio: Part Deux

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-20 21:58:26

It's not often that you find yourself staring at code that few people have ever seen, code that was an important part in bringing down t...

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My Self-Hosting Setup

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-20 15:56:02

My Ultimate Self-hosting Setup “The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner, now I am the master (of this setup anyway)." I’ve spent a few years trying different approaches for self-hosting, such as using multiple Docker compose files or Ansible. I’ve done some neat things (such as setting up Pi-Hole with Docker and Traefik), but I never really committed to any approach. I wanted to find something that was “perfect” and that meant I spent a lot of time tinkering and rece

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Why your website should be under 14kB in size

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-20 22:26:45

Why your website should be under 14kB in size Why your website should be under 14kB in size Having a smaller website makes it load faster — that's not surprising. What is surprising is that a 14kB page can load much faster than a 15kB page — maybe 612ms faster — while the difference between a 15kB and a 16kB page is trivial. This is because of the TCP slow start algorithm. This article will cover what that is, how it works, and why you should care. But first we'll quickly go over some of the

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Origami Space Planes Could Solve a Major Problem in Orbit

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