NCA’s Gavin Webb awarded OBE for leading LockBit Operation Cronos takedown
TL;DR Gavin Webb of the National Crime Agency received an OBE in the 2026 New Year Honours for his strategic…
2025 Letter: Reflections on Silicon Valley, AI, and the Bay Area
TL;DR The author reviews 2025 with a focus on Silicon Valley’s culture, arguing that the region is simultaneously inventive and…
Top Meal Kit and Delivery Services of 2026, Reviewed by an Ex-Critic
TL;DR An ex-restaurant critic for WIRED tested dozens of meal kits and delivery services to rank the best options for…
Welcome to the Future of Noise Canceling: R&D Innovations in Audio and Soundproofing
TL;DR Researchers and product teams worldwide are developing a new wave of noise-reduction technologies, from advanced earbuds to novel building…
Four under-the-radar Google Play features I now consider non-negotiable
TL;DR A recent Play Store session revealed four practical features that improve control and convenience: per-app auto-update toggles, a Download…
HPV vaccination cuts HPV16/18 prevalence from 16% to under 1% in Denmark
TL;DR A cohort study of Danish women vaccinated as girls found vaccine-covered HPV types 16 and 18 have been almost…
Plain-text double-entry accounting for a multi-currency household
TL;DR A software engineer replaced brittle homegrown scripts with a plain-text, double-entry system built on Beancount to track a two-person,…
Ten Years Managing Personal Finances in Plain-Text Beancount Ledgers
TL;DR Since January 2016 the author has tracked personal finances in plain-text Beancount files, spending roughly 30–45 minutes each month…
How Protesters Became Content for the Cops: The Spectacle of Protest Policing
TL;DR In 2025, protest policing in major US cities shifted toward highly staged, confrontational tactics that prioritized displays of force…