Oracle Files H-1B Visa Petitions Amid Mass Layoffs

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Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › Oracle’s strategic use of the H-1B visa program raises questions about the tech giant’s commitment to its American workforce.Austin Today Oracle, the software company headquartered in Austin, Texas, has filed thousands of petitions for H-1B visas in the past two fiscal years, even as it lays off […]

Age Verification on Systemd and Flatpak

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Apple is rolling out age verification for iPhone and iPad in the UK. The idea is to get the device “owner” to verify their age so that they can access “certain services”. Apple has already removed encryption for UK users in 2025: Apple can no longer offer Advanced Data Protection in the United Kingdom to […]

Async Python Is Secretly Deterministic

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When adding async support to our Python durable execution library, we ran into a fundamental challenge: durable workflows must be deterministic to enable replay-based recovery. Making async Python workflows deterministic is difficult because they often run many steps concurrently. For example, a common pattern is to start many concurrent steps and use asyncio.gather to collect […]

iNaturalist

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Every observation can contribute to biodiversity science, from the rarest butterfly to the most common backyard weed. We share your findings with scientific data repositories like the Global Biodiversity Information Facility to help scientists find and use your data. All you have to do is observe.

Go on Embedded Systems and WebAssembly

TinyGo brings the Go programming language to embedded systems and to the modern web by creating a new compiler based on LLVM. You can compile and run TinyGo programs on over 100 different microcontroller boards from maker boards such as the BBC micro:bit and the Arduino Uno, to industrial processors from Nordic Semiconductor and ST […]

OpenClaw privilege escalation vulnerability

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F-15E jet shot down over Iran

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One US service member has been rescued after a US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter was shot down over Iran, prompting a frantic effort to locate its two-strong crew, in the first such incident since the war began almost five weeks ago. US officials familiar with the situation said one crew member was still missing late […]

Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection

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This newsletter is free to read, and it’ll stay that way. But if you want more – extra posts each month, access to the community, and a direct line to ask me things – paid subscriptions are $2.50/month. A lot of people have told me it’s worth it. Upgrade Appearing on the Founders podcast this […]