Jailbreaking AI Models to Phish Elderly Victims
We worked with Reuters to measure the impacts of AI scams on the elderly TLDR: We worked with Reuters on an article and just released a paper on the impacts of AI scams on elderly people. Fred Heiding and I have been working for multiple years on studying how AI systems can be used for […]
Workday to Acquire Pipedream
Acquisition will Strengthen Workday’s Platform by Connecting its Trusted HR and Finance Data to More than 3,000 Business Applications, Helping Organizations Move From Insight to Action BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Workday Rising EMEA – Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), the enterprise AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to […]
Verifying your Matrix devices is becoming mandatory
Act now: continue sending & receiving encrypted messages In April 2026, we will be rolling out a significant update to strengthen the security of your conversations: unverified devices will no longer be able to send and receive end-to-end encrypted messages via Element. This change follows the Matrix specification update that was announced at the Matrix […]
Linux Career Opportunities in 2025: Skills in High Demand
The Linux job market has reached unprecedented heights in 2025, with demand for professionals who possess Linux expertise continuing to surge across multiple technology sectors. Organizations worldwide are prioritizing candidates who can leverage Linux systems in cloud-native environments, AI operations, and DevOps workflows. Strong Market Demand for Linux Skills Key Statistic: Over 70% of employers […]
It’s your fault my laptop knows where I am
#Attendance I’m in Introduction to Algorithms (577) this semester at UW, and I’ve been enjoying hearing Renault explaining how to prove program correctness, DP, network flow, and the circumstances under which Dijkstra invented his shortest-path algorithm. However… algos is a somewhat unique class for me, given that it’s the first course I’ve taken that mandates […]
Screw it, I’m installing Linux
I don’t like where Windows is going. Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable. Time to give it a shot. I don’t like where Windows is going. Gaming on Linux has never been more approachable. Time to give it a shot. by Nathan Edwards Nov 19, 2025, 1:00 PM UTC Nathan Edwards is a […]
I built an faster Notion in Rust
I’m building Outcrop. If your team’s looking for a Confluence alternative, sign up for early access or become an early sponsor. Eight months ago I left my job at Stripe to build a knowledge base. I had sat out the urge to do this for years by then. There have been many attempts at building […]
How Slide Rules Work
[TOC] The survival of our species owes much to our brain, specifically, its ability to observe, analyse, and plan. Planting crops and storing grains for the winter were some of the earliest uses of these abilities. Measuring and calculating are foundational elements of observation, analysis, and planning. Computation, upon which our modern society depends, is […]
Researchers discover security vulnerability in WhatsApp
IT-Security Researchers from the University of Vienna and SBA Research identified and responsibly disclosed a large-scale privacy weakness in WhatsApp’s contact discovery mechanism that allowed the enumeration of 3.5 billion accounts. In collaboration with the researchers, Meta has since addressed and mitigated the issue. The study underscores the importance of continuous, independent security research on […]
Loose Wire Leads to Blackout, Contact with Francis Scott Key Bridge
Blackouts led to loss of steering and propulsion on 984-foot-long vessel WASHINGTON (Nov. 18, 2025) — The NTSB said Tuesday that a single loose wire on the 984-foot-long containership Dali caused an electrical blackout that led to the giant vessel veering and contacting the nearby Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which then collapsed, killing […]