Who Owns the Web Now? Centralization vs. Decentralization in the Age of AI
The web is going through a slow-motion identity crisis. It began as a decentralized playground of pages, links, and raw human curiosity. Then came the rise of centralized platforms that promised convenience—and quietly rewrote the rules. And now, in 2025, we’ve entered a new chapter entirely: a web where artificial intelligence doesn’t just store or…
All mask shard locations in Hollow Knight: Silksong
Mask shards increase your health total in Hollow Knight: Silksong, and, as everything does so much damage, you’ll definitely want to get your hands on as many of these shards as possible. In the beginning of Silksong, you’ll quickly encounter enemies that deal two masks of damage in one hit, which means you can die…
DJI Osmo Nano review: High-quality video in a truly tiny action cam
DJI might be an innovative company, but it has been playing catch-up to rival Insta360 in the action cam world. A perfect example of that is its latest product, the Osmo Nano ($299). It follows a path Insta360 paved with its tiny Go Ultra and Go 3S, which let you separate the cam from the…
GoPro Max 2 review: There’s a new 360 camera contender in town
In a break from tradition, GoPro hasn’t announced a new Hero Black camera this fall. Instead, this year’s flagship is the much-rumored Max 2 360 camera ($500). The Max 2 lands at a time when spherical video is having a mini renaissance, taking on Insta360’s X5 ($550) and DJI’s Osmo 360 ($550). Perhaps surprisingly, GoPro’s…
Cybercriminals are going after law firms’ sensitive client data – Help Net Security
Regardless of their size, all law firms hold valuable data, including client communications, financial records, and confidential legal strategies. That data has never been more at risk. Cybercriminals are targeting law firms by exploiting vulnerabilities, weak passwords, outdated systems, and untrained staff. Experts say law firms fall into three groups when it comes to cybersecurity….
The future of DRAM: From DDR5 advancements to future ICs
When the DDR5 specification was introduced in 2020, one of the things that impressed us was the headroom left for further development of the technology, both in terms of performance and in terms of per-device capacity. You can revisit our 2020 thoughts on DDR5 for a quick refresher. Five years later, DDR5 has still not…
Debugging a “buggy” networked CableCARD receiver
Welcome to the last in a planned series of teardowns resulting from the mid-2024 edition of “the close-proximity lightning strike that zapped Brian’s electronics devices”, following in the footsteps of a hot tub circuit board, a three-drive NAS, two eight-port GbE switches and one five-port one, and a MoCA networking adapter…not to mention all the…
The best October Prime Day deals to shop now: Early sales on gear from Apple, Anker, Roku, Shark and others
Now that we know October Prime Day is on the horizon, it’s time to start thinking about what you may want to snag at a discount during the sale. If you pay the $139 annual fee for Prime, sale events like these are a great time to stock up on essentials and cross things off…
How to Create Reliable Conversational AI Agents Using Parlant?
Parlant is a framework designed to help developers build production-ready AI agents that behave consistently and reliably. A common challenge when deploying large language model (LLM) agents is that they often perform well in testing but fail when interacting with real users. They may ignore carefully designed system prompts, generate inaccurate or irrelevant responses at…
On inclusive personas and inclusive user research | CSS-Tricks
I’m inclined to take a few notes on Eric Bailey’s grand post about the use of inclusive personas in user research. As someone who has been in roles that have both used and created user personas, there’s so much in here What’s the big deal, right? We’re often taught and encouraged to think about users…
