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Troy Hunt announces that Have I Been Pwned has reached 1,000 data breaches, highlighting the extensive behind-the-scenes work involved beyond just processing data, including legal documents, trademarks, accounting, and agreements.
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Microsoft's June 2026 Patch Tuesday set a record with nearly 200 security fixes, including almost three dozen critical-rated vulnerabilities and at least three flaws with publicly available exploit code.
Helion has received two licenses from the Washington State Department of Health for its Orion facility, becoming the first company in the world to obtain the regulatory licenses required for a fusion power plant.
The Windows x86 emulator team encountered an application with such egregiously poor code that they patched it on-the-fly during emulation rather than letting it crash or run slowly. The fix was applied transparently to improve performance and stability without requiring the original developer to update the software.
The x86 emulator team encountered such poorly written code that they patched it during emulation rather than letting it run as-is. The blog post describes how the team dealt with code deemed "offensive" by software engineering standards.
The video follows the creator as they hack and repair a poorly designed e-bike, identifying its flaws and implementing fixes to improve its performance and functionality.