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Decades-old Linux UI bug fixed by dev younger than the window manager
Kamila Szewczyk prefers old software, as back then people understood something could actually be finished
D2DO300: Open Source Malware!
Malware has shifted from phishing expeditions to open source packages, domains, and repositories. Ned and Kyler welcome Jenn Gile, co-founder of Open Source Malware, to discuss how…
The only technology that died more times than VR is AI, and that seems to have worked out
The perfect combination of hardware and experiences will arrive, no matter what Zuck and Neal Stephenson think
Amazon to acquire Globalstar and expand Amazon Leo satellite network
Article URL: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260414237496/en/Amazon-to-Acquire-Globalstar-and-Expand-Amazon-Leo-Satellite-Network Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.co…
Patch Tuesday, April 2026 Edition
Microsoft today pushed software updates to fix a staggering 167 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software, including a SharePoint Server zero-d…
PP105: Cybercrime Has Gone Industrial: Insights from HPE Threat Labs (Sponsored)
Threat actors are behaving more like professional organizations in an effort to launch more effective and profitable attacks. We explore this and other themes from the latest Threa…
HW075: Speedtest Certified
Speedtest Certified is a network connectivity verification program for properties and venues, allowing them to prove the performance of their Wi-Fi. Alan Blake of Ookla joins the s…
NB570: Project Glasswing’s FUD and Thunder; Au Revoir Windows, Bonjour Linux
Take a Network Break! We commence with a red alert on FastMCP, and then debate whether Anthropic’s Project Glasswing is a marketing stunt or a reasonable response to the growing ab…
What happened when AI ran into the cold hard reality of the legal profession
Hallucinations don't fly in a court of law
HS128: Planning for an AI Bubble Burst
How should you shape your IT strategy around the possibility–or is it probability–that the AI economy is a true bubble and will burst soon? John Burke and Johna Johnson revisit the…
TNO060: Think Like an Architect
Today we welcome Damien Garros, Co-Founder and CEO of OpsMill, to discuss how network automation is creating the need to redefine roles beyond traditional engineers, including netw…
HN822: Now I Understand. You Mean an AI-Safe Zero-Trust Network Automation Approach (Sponsored)
On today’s sponsored episode we talk with David Gee, CEO at Curvium, a systems integrator and VAR. David holds thoughtful opinions about network automation and orchestration, how s…
LIU012: Behind the Curtain at Life In Uptime
Kevin and Alexis are back with a behind-the-scenes look at the podcast with guest Melina Bertholf, who joined the team a while back to help manage content. (And yes, sharp-eyed rea…
TCG073: From Vibes to Governed: What Building a Real Network Agent Reveals About Spec-Driven Development
Vibe coding: give AI a description of what you want, the model writes the code, you ship it, and then you hope for the best. It works great for side projects, but it can fall apart…
NAN119: Adapting Core Automation Practices to Challenging Environments with Matt Campbell
Eric Chou is joined by Matt Campbell, a seasoned network engineer whose career has taken him into some of the most demanding and high-stakes environments around. Together they’ll e…
HS129: Achieving Operational Excellence
The best strategy in the world won’t succeed if a team falters operationally. But what is operational excellence, and what does it take to acquire it? Cal Poly faculty member (and …
PP104: How SocGholish Picks Locks to Let In Ransomware
In the cybercrime industry, initial access brokers specialize in break-ins. They pick digital locks and slide open electronic windows, and then sell that access to other threat act…
Russia Hacked Routers to Steal Microsoft Office Tokens
Hackers linked to Russia's military intelligence units are using known flaws in older Internet routers to mass harvest authentication tokens from Microsoft Office users, security e…
Apple's chips are the core of a new landscape, but its biggest win is Windows
Walled gardens make more sense when it's an AI-lligator infested swamp outside
NB569: Adding Drones to Your DR Plan; Collision Avoidance (Orbital, not Wi-Fi)
Take a Network Break! We start with a critical vulnerability in Cisco’s Integrated Management Controller. In the news, Verizon settles patent litigation over IoT antenna technology…
Germany Doxes “UNKN,” Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab
An elusive hacker who went by the handle "UNKN" and ran the early Russian ransomware groups GandCrab and REvil now has a name and a face. Authorities in Germany say 31-year-old Rus…
Friendica – A Decentralized Social Network
Article URL: https://friendi.ca/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47648048 Points: 166 # Comments: 58
Claude Code Found a Linux Vulnerability Hidden for 23 Years
Article URL: https://mtlynch.io/claude-code-found-linux-vulnerability/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47633855 Points: 433 # Comments: 268
OpenClaw privilege escalation vulnerability
https://old.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1sbdw29/if_youre_...https://web.archive.org/web/20260403174514/https://old.reddi... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
HN821: Boring Network Design Is Good
Ethan Banks sits down with Ryan Hamel at the 96th North American Network Operators’ Group (NANOG96). Ryan, a network automation developer for the Zayo Group, talks about why boring…
IPB197: SLAAC and the End of DHCP?
Today our hosts discuss the essential role of Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC) in successfully deploying an IPv6-mostly network. SLAAC is required to assign a unique IPv…
Yggdrasil Network
Article URL: https://yggdrasil-network.github.io/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47618100 Points: 122 # Comments: 60
N4N052: Multicast Part 2
Lenny Giuliano, Sr. Distinguished Systems Engineer at HPE Juniper Networks, joins Holly and Ethan for another round of multicast. Part two helps fill in details not covered in epis…
We intercepted the White House app's network traffic
Article URL: https://www.atomic.computer/blog/white-house-app-network-traffic-analysis/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47595865 Points: 234 # Comments: 72