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Glacial lake in the Himalayas surrounded by moraine, an example of GLOF risk
Noticias Tech

Himalayas: An Avalanche-Triggered GLOF Could Be 15 Times Larger Than the Worst on Record

A study in NHESS simulated worst-case scenarios for two Tibetan glacial lakes and a third one that doesn’t exist yet. The finding: a large avalanche could trigger a GLOF 15 times bigger than any on record, with only minutes of warning.

By Andrés Morales, 4 days26 August, 2026 ago
Conceptual diagram of the AGPLv3 Bambu Lab violation in 3D printers
Programación

Bambu Lab Violates the AGPLv3, and the SFC Exposes the Case at FOSSY 2026

At FOSSY 2026, the Software Freedom Conservancy detailed an ongoing AGPLv3 violation by Bambu Lab, the company that came to control up to 48% of the hobbyist 3D printer market. The case illustrates exactly the scenario the license was written to prevent.

By Andrés Morales, 4 days26 August, 2026 ago
MVCC diagram showing multiple versions of a database row
Programación

MVCC: How Postgres and MySQL Read Without Blocking Writes

MVCC is the mechanism that lets a SELECT query never wait for an UPDATE in progress: PostgreSQL, MySQL, and even SQLite use it to separate readers from writers. This guide explains how it works under the hood, with code examples, SQL isolation levels, and the most common mistakes when working with concurrent transactions.

By Andrés Morales, 5 days26 August, 2026 ago
DuckDB logo next to the AWS logo illustrating that DuckDB open source remains under the MIT license
Noticias Tech

DuckDB Open Source Will Stay Free Even as DuckLabs Joins AWS

DuckLabs, the company behind DuckDB, will join Amazon Web Services (AWS) in early September 2026. The team will stay in Amsterdam, and DuckDB, DuckLake, and Quack will remain free software under the MIT license, governed by the DuckDB Foundation.

By Javier Alarcón, 5 days26 August, 2026 ago
Apple Mac Studio M5 Ultra with chip and unified memory
Noticias Tech

Apple Introduces Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra: Up to 512GB of RAM

Apple introduced the new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips: up to 512GB of unified memory, Thunderbolt 5 with clustering, and Wi-Fi 7 for the first time. Pre-orders opened on August 25, 2026, and general availability begins September 22.

By Andrés Morales, 5 days25 August, 2026 ago
Terminal installing OpenBSD on DigitalOcean step by step
Programación

OpenBSD on DigitalOcean: Your Own Droplet for $4.24 a Month

A developer documented how to install OpenBSD on a DigitalOcean droplet for just $4.24 a month, using the miniroot 7.9 image and the httpd server with Let’s Encrypt certificates. The guide covers everything from downloading the image to the final website setup.

By Andrés Morales, 5 days25 August, 2026 ago
Researcher using Claude Science, Anthropic's tool for scientific research
Inteligencia Artificial

Claude Science: Anthropic’s New Flagship Product

Anthropic introduced Claude Science, a product built for scientific research, amid a wave of investment in AI applied to science. Few technical details are public so far, but the launch coincides with initiatives like the Genesis Mission in the United States.

By Andrés Morales, 6 days25 August, 2026 ago
DGFiP breach: digital lock over French tax data
Seguridad

Hack on France’s Tax Authority Exposes Data of 678,000 Taxpayers

The DGFiP, France’s tax authority, confirmed a leak of 678,000 taxpayer records following a compromised VPN account. Access was cut off in late June, but the exfiltration was only detected when the data appeared for sale in August.

By Clara Vásquez, 6 days25 August, 2026 ago
Sign in with Apple icon next to the new private.icloud.com domain
Noticias Tech

Apple Moves Sign in with Apple to a New Domain: private.icloud.com

Apple confirmed that Sign in with Apple’s hidden email addresses will be issued on a new domain, private.icloud.com, starting late 2026. Existing addresses on privaterelay.appleid.com will keep working without interruptions, but developers need to update their email validation logic and allowlists.

By Andrés Morales, 6 days25 August, 2026 ago
Xring O3, Xiaomi's new chip with ARM SME2 and SVE2 architecture
Noticias Tech

Xring O3: Xiaomi’s Chip Scores 3,945 on Geekbench Single-Core

The Xring O3, Xiaomi’s new flagship processor, scored 3,945 points on Geekbench single-core and 15,221 on multi-core. Its 44 MB of cache and 21 execution ports point to a trend toward massively parallel ARM cores, though the technical community questions the legitimacy of the figures.

By Javier Alarcón, 6 days24 August, 2026 ago

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