What a CAPTCHA Farm Attack Actually Looks Like
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What a CAPTCHA Farm Attack Actually Looks Like

CAPTCHAs are something most of us have come across while browsing the internet. Sometimes we're asked to identify traffic lights in pictures, solve a small puzzle, or simply tick a box to confirm we'r
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X says its updated web app is way faster

X is introducing a new version of its web app that it says is much faster than before, and it's now rolling out the updated app "one country at a time" for signed-in users. "Open a profile on X.com over a slow connection," principal engineer Yagiz Nizipli said in a blog post about the changes. […]
Introducing Socrates and the New freeCodeCamp Forum
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Introducing Socrates and the New freeCodeCamp Forum

freeCodeCamp just turned 12 years old. And so did our beloved forum. And today I'm thrilled to say that the forum is now focused on discussions rather than Q&A. This is thanks to Socrates, a new tool
Stop Trusting Notification URLs
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Stop Trusting Notification URLs

If I call your impression URL twice, what happens? If the answer is anything other than “the second call is rejected,” you are paying for the second call.
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Gemini for Home now plugs into AT&T’s smart security system

AT&T's smart home security system now integrates with Gemini for Home. The company says its Connected Life system is the "first" home security product to integrate with Google Home Premium, enabling a bunch of Gemini-powered features that can summarize home events, search your video history, and more. With the update, Gemini for Home can provide […]
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Bose’s QuietComfort Headphones are more than half off

It’s not often that some of the best noise-canceling headphones you can buy are over half off. But right now, the first-gen Bose QuietComfort Headphones are on sale for $169.99 ($190 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Bose, matching its best price to date. The newer, second-generation version that launched in August is also down […]
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How I learned to love an obnoxious phone grip

Much like a great recipe, it started with a stick of butter. This wasn't real butter; it was a friend's new phone grip, complemented by a phone case with bold stripes. Butter is in vogue now, or at least that's what a 12-year-old told me a few months ago. This stick of butter was labeled […]
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17 better ways Elon Musk could have wasted $446 million

One of the basic problems of spending too much time on social media is that you are cooking your brain by reading posts from a pack of attention-seeking lunatics. If your social media of choice is the site formerly known as Twitter, and it is your main source of contact with the outside world, you […]
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Qualcomm is betting big on data centers as smartphone sales sink

With smartphone sales tanking by around 20 percent compared to 2025, Qualcomm is looking to data centers to help boost its bottom line. During its Q4 2026 earnings call, the company laid out its plans to make a splash in the AI data center business, through partnerships with companies like Amazon and Meta announced earlier […]
Voters Set $400 Million of Elon Musk’s Money on Fire
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Voters Set $400 Million of Elon Musk’s Money on Fire

Elon Musk almost single-handedly funded the Republican midterms push. But of every traceable dollar Musk put into races that have been decided, more than 99 cents went to a race he lost.
The Results Are In: Voters Hate Data Centers
🌍 Wired

The Results Are In: Voters Hate Data Centers

From high-profile Senate races to local rezoning initiatives, data centers and their supporters did miserably on the ballot in the 2026 midterms.