Fiber optics, the activation odyssey: the network is there, but users are stuck

AI Made Code Cheaper. It Didn’t Make Software Ownership Free.

When a widely used open-source library changes its licensing or introduces a commercial model, one reaction appears almost immediately: “We can build this ourselves.” And now, with AI-assisted coding…

• AI-assisted coding makes software cheaper to implement.
• Ownership and maintenance of AI-generated code remain unclear.
• Concerns about security, compatibility, and support persist.

1h ago ·dev.to

A College Told Flock to Remove Its Cameras. The Company Refused.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports: When Elgin Community College hired Flock Safety to install six surveillance cameras in April 2025, President Peggy Heinrich thought they would "enhance the safety and…

• Elgin Community College installed surveillance cameras in April 2025.
• Flock refused to remove cameras despite college's request.
• College covered cameras with black trash bags and zip ties.

1h ago ·news.slashdot.org

Smart Contract Vulnerability Surface Analysis: Binance CEX

Smart Contract Vulnerability Surface Analysis: Binance CEX Target Protocol : Binance CEX (TVL: $172851.1M) Smart Contract Vulnerability Surface Analysis Binance CEX (Centralized Exchange) – Ethereum &…

1h ago ·dev.to

What we ended up doing about alias propagation

• Alias propagation issues resolved in Futhark type checker
• System infers precise types from normal polymorphic types
• Parametricity principle leveraged for sound implementation

1h ago ·futhark-lang.org