2026-03-05
The Mystery of the Ghost Refund: How Apple and Google Send Money Back to a Card They Never Saw
Learn the technical secrets of how Apple Pay and Google Pay handle refunds through tokenization.
‘Full-blown Crisis’: The U.S. Military is Running Out of Missile Defenses During Operation Epic Fury in Iran
The technical brilliance of the Middle Eastern Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IADS) has hit a hard industrial ceiling. As of March 5, 2026, the Patriot PAC-3 MSE, THAAD, and...
Office EU waves sovereignty flag with a familiar stack under the bonnet
Euro productivity suite appears to be hosted Nextcloud and Collabora Online In the battle of the online office suites, a new contender has entered the ring... but under the wrestler's...
“The entire Sun oscillates in a globally coherent...
“The entire Sun oscillates in a globally coherent way, and the oscillations are formed by sound waves trapped inside the Sun that make it resonate just like a musical instrument.”
Trump administration spoiling for a fight over global satellite regulations
FCC not pleased about EU space tech reqs to enter Common market, among other things Updated The US government is consulting with the telecoms industry about "reciprocity" in satellite services,...
Rational Chess
This post is intended to be understandable even if you have never played chess, but will probably not interest you if you don't like games like chess.TL,DR: The most fair...
The U.S. Air Force’s B-52 Bomber Is Waging a War in Iran It Was Not Exactly Designed to Fight
Summary and Key Points: Caleb Larson, a national security journalist, evaluates the deployment of the B-52 Stratofortress during Operation Epic Fury. -According to CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper, B-52s are...
Anthropic More Than Doubled Its Revenue to Nearly $20 Billion in a Few Months
The AI powerhouse's revenue run rate hurdled from $9 billion at the end of 2025.
Even Tech Investors Are Getting Sick of All These AI Startups With Weak Ideas
"The barrier to entry has dropped, which makes building a real moat much harder." The post Even Tech Investors Are Getting Sick of All These AI Startups With Weak Ideas...
Israel Might Have ‘Boots on the Ground’ Attacking Iran
As of March 5, 2026, the true scale of the ground operations supporting Operation Roaring Lion (referred to by the U.S. as Epic Fury) is coming to light. While the...
Pokémon's 'maturity' debate revived after Winds and Waves reveal
Aging Pokémon fans have spent years wishing the series would grow up with them. What does that look like for a game series that's aimed at kids?
Side-Hustlers Can Get a Reliable MacBook Air for Less Than $200 Right Now
This refurbished MacBook Air is 79% off, and perfect for your side hustle.
One of the largest hacker forums in the world has been seized by the US DoJ
We don't yet know how many arrests have been carried out.
npmx package browser released as alpha to fix pain of using npmjs
Project initiated by Nuxt lead Daniel Roe attracts wide support thanks to multiple issues with the official interface A new browser for the npm registry has launched in alpha, following...
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The Best Code Doesn’t Matter If It Never Ships
Great technical proposals fail when they’re pitched as logic problems instead of consensus problems. This piece shows how to win change by practicing nemawashi (pre-meeting vote gathering), identifying veto holders...
Microsoft Copilot to hijack your browser... for your own convenience
Embeds Edge into AI assistant, ignores questions about opt-in Microsoft is rolling out a Copilot update to Windows Insiders that embeds web browsing directly into the assistant, opening links in...
Canada Might Have No Choice: Why the F-35 Debate Might Already Be Over
The "Gilligan’s Island" of international security—the seemingly immortal debate between Canada’s F-35 and Gripen acquisition—has taken its most dramatic turn yet. As of March 5, 2026, the conflict isn't just...
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