Web Application Firewalls Are Broken, and Everyone Knows It
Web application firewalls have been around for roughly 30 years. In that time, web traffic has fundamentally changed—from humans browsing pages to APIs, bots, and now AI agents executing transactions at scale. The WAF hasn’t kept pace.…
Apple and the technology that changed us
Some would call me an Apple fan boy. A long time ago, exasperated by another computer operating system, I switched to what Apple then called the Power Book (with Mac OS) and I’ve never looked back.I currently own a Mac Mini, a MacBook Air, an iPad, an…
Nothing Phone 4a Pro Durability Test and Teardown Reveals the Good as well as One Design Quirk
The Nothing Phone 4a Pro costs $499 and grabs the show right away with its sleek industrial design, which essentially redefines the class that the company has set with previous models. The aluminum frame…
This April, Watch Son of Sardaar 2 – First Time on TV alongside Your Favourite Shows only on StarPlus ME
From emotional family stories to romantic dramas that strike a chord, the movies for this April weekend offer a little something for every kind of binge-watcher. Whether you are in the mood for…
The dark stores behind Blinkit and Zepto: How 10 minute delivery works
“When you experience quick commerce for the first time, it actually feels magical.” It is an observation most consumers would agree with. The experience is seamless: a few taps on an app, a short wait, and everyday essentials…
Most mayors say market-rate housing development can boost housing affordability
Up to 80% of U.S. mayors say their city needs to develop more multifamily housing, a Boston University survey found. Support for zoning and permitting reform was more muted, however. Elevate your perspective with…
Robot Talk Episode 151 – Robots to study the ocean, with Simona Aracri
Claire chatted to Simona Aracri from National Research Council of Italy about innovative robot designs for oceanography and environmental monitoring. Simona Aracri is a researcher in the Institute of Marine Engineering at the…
Today’s Hurdle hints and answers for April 12, 2026
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in…
Sony Raised PS5 Console Prices, and the PlayStation Portal Handheld Stepped Up
On April 2, Sony increased the price of all of its PlayStation 5 consoles. The standard disc edition now costs $650, the digital edition up to $600, and the Pro model is a hefty $900. However, when you take a step back…
Jobs for the Dutts: former opposition leader gets Queensland Investment Corporation board role
Nearly 12 months after losing his seat, as well as taking the Liberals to an historic defeat in the May 2025 federal election, former opposition leader Peter Dutton has a new gig on the board of the…
Combining AI and Blockchain in Payment Gateway Development
The global payment system is going through a big change. As digital payments get quicker, more complicated, and more global, traditional payment systems are having a hard time meeting the needs of today’s businesses. Smart payment systems…
Risk management in clinical trials through effective CAPA practice
Risk management in clinical trials depends on systems that detect issues, correct them, and prevent them from returning. Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs) are the structured process used to investigate deviations, address…
Ontario backs clean, affordable electricity with announcement of 14 renewable energy projects
TORONTO — Evan Pivnick, associate director of public affairs at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the Ontario Independent System Electricity Operator’s selection of 14…
CNN Names Alex MacCallum COO
New roles: More than two years after her return to CNN, Alex MacCallum is taking on additional duties as she was named the news network’s chief operating officer. In a memo to staffers obtained by TVNewser, CNN CEO Mark Thompson said MacCallum’s promotion comes as she…
Popeyes 1-for-1 Signature Chicken Supper Deal From 13 to 17 April — Here’s How to Score Late-Night Fried Chicken for Half Price
Night owls and supper enthusiasts, mark your calendars: Popeyes Singapore is rolling out a 1-for-1 Signature Chicken Combo deal for late-night diners, running from 13 to…
Liquid AI Releases LFM2.5-VL-450M: a 450M-Parameter Vision-Language Model with Bounding Box Prediction, Multilingual Support, and Sub-250ms Edge Inference
Liquid AI just released LFM2.5-VL-450M, an updated version of its earlier LFM2-VL-450M vision-language model. The new release introduces…
Zhiyuan Robotics Launches GO-2 Model to Improve Execution Stability
On April 9, Zhiyuan Robotics introduced its next-generation embodied AI foundation model, Genie Operator-2 (GO-2). The model aims to improve execution reliability in complex environments by bridging the gap between task…
Law Enforcement Used Webloc to Track 500 Million Devices via Ad Data
Hungarian domestic intelligence, the national police in El Salvador, and several U.S. law enforcement and police departments have been attributed to the use of an advertising-based global geolocation surveillance system…
I replaced my NAS with Google Drive and barely noticed
Karandeep Singh / Android Authority I didn’t intend to do this experiment, but my month-long trip away from home forced me to shut down my NAS for a good few weeks. What I expected to be a temporary inconvenience ended up feeling… normal. The…
Images of Huawei’s new iPhone Ultra competitor show a new era of foldable flagships is upon us
More design images of the upcoming new wide-folding flagship smartphone from Huawei have come out. Different from the Huawei Pura X2 that is also being prepared for launch, these images show how Apple’s…
Nerf Arena Blast from 1999 Refuses to Quit Even Today, Here’s Why
Jumping back into Nerf Arena Blast today provides the same adrenaline that captivated players all those years ago in 1999. People are still loading patched versions of the game onto their modern machines and connecting to active…
Sakura x Sanrio at Gardens by the Bay 2026 — Last Chance Before 15 April
If you haven’t made it down to Gardens by the Bay’s annual Sakura exhibition yet, consider this your final reminder — it closes on 15 April 2026. This year’s edition is extra special, combining the beauty of Japanese cherry…
BYD’s Denza D9 Receives OTA Update with End-to-End Driving Model
On April 9, BYD announced a major over-the-air (OTA) update for its Denza D9 model, introducing the “God’s Eye 5.0” system. The update applies to multiple variants, including the 2025 model lineup. The upgrade adds a reinforcement…
Why the Ring Indoor Cam Plus Turns Everyday Home Checks Into Something You Actually Look Forward To with Retinal 2K
Home security gets a quiet boost when the details are clear regardless of time of day or lighting conditions. The newest Ring Indoor Cam Plus, priced at $35 (was $60), delivers on…
Researchers from MIT, NVIDIA, and Zhejiang University Propose TriAttention: A KV Cache Compression Method That Matches Full Attention at 2.5× Higher Throughput
Long-chain reasoning is one of the most compute-intensive tasks in modern large language models. When a model like DeepSeek-R1 or Qwen3…
China’s Advancing Naval Power: The Rise of the Type 095 Nuclear Submarine
The Chinese navy has unveiled its latest addition to the fleet, a new class of nuclear-powered submarine, marking a significant advancement in China's maritime capabilities. This development comes on the heels of China's…
Britain’s AI-Enhanced Drones Can Now Hunt Landmines from the Sky
Landmines and unexploded shells transform tracts of terrain into silent time bombs, slowing armies and claiming lives long after the conflict has ended. The British have begun employing small drones to undertake reconnaissance work…
How to Build a Secure Local-First Agent Runtime with OpenClaw Gateway, Skills, and Controlled Tool Execution
In this tutorial, we build and operate a fully local, schema-valid OpenClaw runtime. We configure the OpenClaw gateway with strict loopback binding, set up authenticated model access…
West Ham 4-0 Wolves: Spurs in Relegation Zone
West Ham United delivered a stunning performance on Friday night, thrashing Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 at the London Stadium to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone and send Tottenham Hotspur tumbling into the bottom three for the first…
Honda Super-N Electric Car Arrives in the UK This July With Serious Character for a Low Price
Starting next month, UK shoppers can order the Honda Super-N for less than £20,000 ($26,910). This cool electric vehicle pays homage to a famous 1980s Honda model and injects some joy back into daily…