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Memstop: Use LD_PRELOAD to delay process execution when low on memory

Memstop A lightweight LD_PRELOAD shared object that delays process execution when system memory is critically low. Memstop monitors available memory and waits until a configurable percentage of memory becomes available before allowing the application to start. Purpose Memstop is designed to prevent crashes caused by memory exhaustion in parallel processing systems. It can be particularly useful in: Parallel build systems (like make -j ) where you want to prevent the build from failing due to

WebAssembly: Yes, but for What?

June 30, 2025 Volume 23, issue 3 PDF WebAssembly: Yes, but for What? The keys to a successful Wasm deployment Andy Wingo WebAssembly (Wasm) turns 10 this year, which, in software terms, just about brings it to the age of majority. It has been polished, prepared, explored, and deployed, but in the language of American speculative fiction author William Gibson, we are now as ever in the unevenly distributed future: WebAssembly has found a niche but not yet filled its habitable space. This ar

Too Pricey in Your Amazon Cart Before? Not anymore, Dyson’s Supersonic Hair Dryer Hits Its Lowest Price

Blowouts can get expensive. You pay over $100 each week to have your hair washed, dried, and styled, and it should theoretically last you for days if you take care of it. You can expend it with dry shampoo of course, but you’ll soon end up needing to do it the next week. It gets a little much if you’re saving, and driving to the salon can be annoying. What’s the solution? A great hair tool that helps you tame your mane at home. And if you move fast, you can get one at Amazon without having to bu

The Download: hunting an asteroid, and unlocking the human mind

If you were told that the odds of something were 3.1%, it might not seem like much. But for the people charged with protecting our planet, it was huge. On February 18, astronomers determined that a 130- to 300-foot-long asteroid had a 3.1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032. Never had an asteroid of such dangerous dimensions stood such a high chance of striking the planet. Then, just days later on February 24, experts declared that the danger had passed. Earth would be spared. How did t

This Oura Ring dupe is $91 during the first day of Prime Day

ZDNET's key takeaways The RingConn Gen 2 is a subscription-free smart ring that's on sale right now for $91 less. It monitors your sleep, activity, stress, and vitals, and it's got a marathon battery life. The only downside is the user interface feels underdeveloped. View now at Amazon View now at Ringconn more buying choices The RingConn Gen 2 smart ring is on sale for $91 off right now, a mighty fine deal that cuts the price of the smart ring by 30%. If the Oura Ring is out of budget, this

Why the US and Europe could lose the race for fusion energy

The US and Europe were the dominant public funders of fusion energy research and are home to many of the world’s pioneering private fusion efforts. The West has consequently developed many of the basic technologies that will make fusion power work. But in the past five years China’s support of fusion energy has surged, threatening to allow the country to dominate the industry. The industrial base available to support China’s nascent fusion energy industry could enable it to climb the learning c

The OnePlus Watch 3 gets a smaller sibling that’s easier to wear every day

OnePlus TL;DR OnePlus has announced the more compact Watch 3 (43mm) with a stainless steel build, AMOLED display, menstrual tracking, and up to five days of battery life in smart mode. Though it lacks temperature sensors or vascular health features found in other smartwatches, the new model retains high-end specs like a Snapdragon W5 chip and Wear OS support. The OnePlus Watch 3 is 43mm in diameter and weighs just 59g with the strap, despite its stainless steel build, making it much better su

Amazon Prime Day deals on kitchen essentials include up to 50 percent off on air fryers, Instant Pots and sous vide machines

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . If you’re considering updating your kitchen setup, first check out the best Prime Day kitchen deals we could find from Amazon’s sale. Engadget editors and reporters have tested and reviewed a whole bunch of kitchen tech and Amazon’s annual July sale is a great time to save on many of t

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Berry Script: lightweight embedded scripting language for microcontrollers

What is it ? Berry is a ultra-lightweight dynamically typed embedded scripting language. It is designed for lower-performance embedded devices. The Berry interpreter-core's code size is less than 40KiB and can run on less than 4KiB heap (on ARM Cortex M4 CPU, Thumb ISA and ARMCC compiler). The interpreter of Berry include a one-pass compiler and register-based VM, all the code is written in ANSI C99. In Berry not every type is a class object. Some simple value types, such as int, real, boolean

Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer Hits a New All-Time Low, but Amazon Offers It Only to Prime Members

Dyson has built its reputation on unique vacuum cleaners but within the hair care world, the brand has become a benchmark in professional salons thanks to its Supersonic hair dryer. As part of Prime Day, Amazon is discounting the entire premium British brand including this popular hair dryer: This is the record low for this model which is now marked down to $299 from its usual $379 (21% off). At such a significant discount, inventory might sell out fast. See at Amazon Salon-Quality Results T

Public exploits released for Citrix Bleed 2 NetScaler flaw, patch now

Researchers have released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for a critical Citrix NetScaler vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-5777 and dubbed CitrixBleed2, warning that the flaw is easily exploitable and can successfully steal user session tokens. The CitrixBleed 2 vulnerability, which affects Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway devices, allows attackers to retrieve memory contents simply by sending malformed POST requests during login attempts. This critical flaw is named CitrixBleed2 as it close

This subscription-less video doorbell easily replaced my Ring - and it's $50 off right now

ZDNET's key takeaways The Lorex 2K Wi-Fi video doorbell is available for $150. The doorbell comes in wired and wireless installations, communicates reliably, and includes a preinstalled 32GB microSD card for local storage so you can bypass subscription fees. Although it has a 2K resolution, the image is so wide angle that objects look distorted. $149.99 at Amazon For a limited time, Lorex has the 2K Wi-Fi Battery Video Doorbell discounted by $50 on Amazon, making it more affordable than ever.

Man of Glass: Boccaccio: A Biography

In early June 1363, Giovanni Boccaccio received a letter that stung him deeply. Just a few days shy of his fiftieth birthday, he was then at the height of his creative powers. He had already penned at least a dozen major works, including the Decameron, any one of which would have assured him a place alongside Dante and Petrarch in the firmament of Italian literature. Although recent political upheavals had forced him to leave his native Florence, he was still writing feverishly. Yet to his frien

Analysing Roman itineraries using GIS tooling

The spatial arrangement of the main stops considered by the previous authors, reveals a significantly different distribution of sites in the territory. In our analysis, we have omitted some points that were considered very close to others, such as the case of Puente de Meyjaboy with Marzán or Iría Flavia with Padrón (Fig. 2). Fig. 2 Positions for each of the mansions in the Antonine Itinerary according to the various published studies. The position of each of the mansions can be found in differ

Public exploits released for CitrixBleed 2 NetScaler flaw, patch now

Researchers have released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for a critical Citrix NetScaler vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-5777 and dubbed CitrixBleed2, warning that the flaw is easily exploitable and can successfully steal user session tokens. The CitrixBleed 2 vulnerability, which affects Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway devices, allows attackers to retrieve memory contents simply by sending malformed POST requests during login attempts. This flaw is named CitrixBleed2 as it closely resemb

If You’re a Prime Member, Amazon Is Giving Up All Its Margin on the Ring Video Doorbell

Ring is Amazon’s in-home smart home security brand and every Prime Day features some of the year’s best prices on their devices. Ring battery doorbell, specifically the new model with head-to-toe video, is the top of its kind for value and performance. With 4.6 out of 5 based on over 17,000 reviews, this doorbell is very popular. Now, it’s available as a Prime-exclusive offer for an all-time-low price of $49, down from $99. Only Prime members can get the offer, but if you’re not currently a mem

I found an AirTag dupe that lasts twice as long (and is far cheaper with this discount)

ZDNET's key takeaways Ugreens Finder Tag is on sale now for $10, and the Slim Wallet Finder is available for $26. The battery in the tag for keys is purpose-built to be hard to remove, making it safer around children. They don't have the high-precision capabilities as more expensive finder tags. $16.59 at Amazon Amazon is discounting the Ugreen Smart Finder tag by 50% right now, taking the price of this AirTag alternative down to only $10. That's a dang good deal, if we say so ourselves. Als

Measles cases reach 33-year high as RFK Jr. pursues anti-vaccine agenda

Over the weekend, the tally of measles cases reached 1,281, setting a new case record since the highly contagious viral disease was declared eliminated from the country in 2000. The previous record was set in 2019, when there were 1,274 cases and officials warned that the US had narrowly avoided losing the elimination status. Overall, the current case tally is a 33-year high for the preventable infection, and the outlook for the country is bleak. Vaccination rates have only fallen since the pan

Amazon Prime Day deals on kitchen essentials include up to 50 percent off on air fryers, Instant Pots and sous vide machine

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . There are already thousands of early Prime Day deals out there (the sale doesn't officially start until tomorrow), but this list is all about the best Prime Day kitchen deals are on gadgets and kitchen accessories that we've tested and recommend. We’ve tested a slew of kitchen tech in

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Amazon Is Going All In, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Processor Is 45% Off If You’re a Prime Member

Prime Day is the perfect time to shop for electronics on Amazon with prices that are often the lowest you’ll see all year. Amazon is determined to make this event a massive success, and that’s why you’ll find deep discounts across the board, especially on AMD Ryzen processors. Among all the deals, the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is the top-rated processor with the biggest price drop, which makes it a highlight of this year’s Prime Day sales. This is a Prime-exclusive offer, so you’ll need a Prime members

How Let's Encrypt made the internet safer and HTTPS standard - and free

KTSDESIGN/Getty Images In 1996, I registered my first website, Vaughan-Nichols & Associates. After setting up the site, one of the first things I did was to secure connections with a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate. The then-new security network protocol provided an encrypted connection and a digital certificate that authenticates a website's identity. SSL was then, and is now, the minimum security a safe website should provide to its users. The protocol was also a major pain to set up

The New ‘Spaceballs’ Movie Might Become a Whole Trilogy

James Gunn talks about the politics of Superman. A new Fantastic Four: First Steps clip reveals Sue and Reed’s big news. Plus, set pictures from The Witcher‘s final season. Spoilers now! Spaceballs 3 According to a new report from entertainment insider @Mytimetoshinehello (via Superhero Hype), MGM is developing a third Spaceballs movie in tandem with Spaceballs 2. Untitled Tim Burton Project During a recent interview with Milenio (via Screen Rant), Tim Burton revealed his next project is an

Elon Musk Calls the U.S. Dollar ‘Hopeless,’ Says His America Party Will Embrace Bitcoin

As details about his new political venture begin to emerge, Elon Musk has confirmed that the “America Party” will embrace Bitcoin, a move that solidifies the party’s anti-establishment and tech-centric identity. The world’s richest man made the revelation on his social media platform, X, signaling a potential new frontier for cryptocurrency in American politics. The exchange unfolded after Musk positioned his new party as a home for centrists and voters disillusioned with the traditional two-pa

INIU Pocket Rocket P50 Power Bank: Tiny, but with 45W fast charging and high-tech efficiency!

INIU There are plenty of great power banks out there, but none of them are quite as cute and tiny as this one! Let us introduce you to one of the most interesting battery packs we’ve seen in a while. This is the INIU Pocket Rocket P50 Power Bank, a new and improved battery like no other. Does it look familiar? This is because this model is an evolution of the INIU P50-E1. The new model is available in various colorful versions, as well as the traditional black design. Don’t think for a second

Galaxy S26 Ultra leak reveals camera and design upgrades, but not the ones you asked for

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A new Galaxy S26 Ultra leak suggests that Samsung could be upgrading the 3x telephoto camera to a 12MP sensor. Samsung is also said to retain the 5,000mAh battery, but offer faster charging and a slimmer design at under 8mm thickness. Samsung isn’t expected to upgrade the 200MP primary sensor, nor is it adding in more battery capacity. Samsung is currently focused on getting the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the Galaxy Z Flip 7 to market, with their launch schedul

The best wireless earbuds for 2025

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . These are the wireless earbuds we've tested and reviewed that are the best for all needs and budgets. Finding the best wireless earbuds can make a huge difference in how you experience music, podcasts, calls and even daily commutes. Whether you're tuning out distractions on the train

If You’re a Prime Member Only, This Jackery 1500W Power Station Is Going for Peanuts on Prime Day

Amazon has kicked off Prime Day early this year, and even this Monday, there are already tons of impressive deals across the entire Electronics category. Among the most popular products is the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 Portable Power Station, a device that has become a go-to solution for outdoor enthusiasts and people looking for a reliable backup power for emergencies or off-grid living. This Prime Day, the Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 is available at an all-time low price of $448, down from its us

These are the best new MacBook deals this July: options starting at $649

In the Apple Silicon era, MacBooks have become more affordable than ever – with brand new models starting as low as $649. With looming tariffs on China, these great deals could potentially be coming to an end soon – so if you’re in the market for a new MacBook for any reason, now may be one of the best ever times to purchase. Apple’s upcoming macOS 26 update is also rumored to drop support for some additional Intel Macs, so if you’d like to stay on the latest and greatest Apple software, nows a

Show HN: A Language Server Implementation for SystemD Unit Files

A Language Server Protocol (LSP) implementation for systemd unit files, providing editing support with syntax highlighting, diagnostics, autocompletion, and documentation. Features Core Language Server Features Syntax Analysis - Complete parsing of systemd unit file structure - Complete parsing of systemd unit file structure Diagnostics - Error detection and validation for sections, directives, directive fields and warnings for non-conventional configurations - Error detection and validatio