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Learning React - Ep.1

This is the 1st post in my attempt to document my journey of learning React in depth. These posts will focus less on syntax and code snippets and more on conceptual understanding and intuition.

  • React is about constructing a component tree determining UI appearance.
  • React processes components into React element tree, not directly DOM nodes.
  • State changes trigger React re-render and DOM updates.

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It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service

An identity theft search site claimed to have more than 150 million driver's license photos stolen from an ID verification service. The crime site has now shut down.

  • Hackers breached IDScan service, compromising personal data of millions
  • Stolen data includes driver's licenses and passports from US and Canada
  • Department of Defense and FBI investigating the breach

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One-click deployment does not really exist

On vend souvent le déploiement en un clic comme le but ultime. J'ai passé assez d'années dans les salles de mise en production pour savoir que ce bouton unique cache toujours des dizaines de décisions…

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Asus puts a petaflop of AI ambition into ProArt laptops

Asus is taking its ProArt lineup deeper into the AI era with the new ProArt P16 and ProArt P14, the first ProArt laptops powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark platform. The company is showcasing the machines at IFA 2026 in Berlin, positioning them as portable workstations for creators and developers who increasingly want to run AI […]

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Amazon Adds Alexa Scam Protection as Consumer Fraud Losses Rise

Amazon announced Wednesday (Sept. 2) that it is giving consumers a new way to fight back against one of scammers’ most effective weapons, impersonation. The company is adding a feature to Alexa for Shopping that can verify whether an email, text, phone call or other message actually came from Amazon.

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'I Wouldn't Be Talking to You': Apple Shares Apple Watch Survival Story

Apple today shared a short video featuring an Apple Watch user named Amanda who says her device saved her life. In 2024, Amanda began receiving alerts about an abnormal heart rate.

  • Apple Watch alerted Amanda to irregular heart rate.
  • Alerts led Amanda to diagnose with acute myeloid leukemia.
  • Amanda credits Apple Watch with saving her life.
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