Amazon's AWS reports outage after UAE data center struck by 'objects'

"The cloud is just someone else's computer". The current geopolitics situation is even dragging down the tech sector as AWS servers in Middle East were affected due to a fire in facility. Amazon estimates that recovery will take at least a full day.

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OpenAI Reveals More Details About Its Agreement With the Pentagon

OpenAI quickly struck a deal with the Department of Defense after Anthropic's negotiations collapsed and the company was designated a supply chain risk. Sam Altman admitted the agreement was "definitely rushed" and resulted in negative PR but defended three key red lines: no mass domestic surveillance, no autonomous weapons, and no high-stakes automated decisions. OpenAI claims that its multi-layered approach and cloud deployment architecture provide stronger safeguards than contract language alone.

By Anthony Ha →

Why Trying to Secure OpenClaw Is Ridiculous

​OpenClaw runs continuously with full access to files, email, and the internet, but securing it removes the very features that make it useful. Built in a weekend without security in mind, OpenClaw's core issue is that AI agents must process untrusted content to be helpful, making prompt injection attacks fundamentally unavoidable with current technology.

By Dania Durnas →

Git in Postgres

​The entire git data model can fit into just two Postgres tables: one for content-addressable objects (storing SHA1 hashes, types, and content) and another for refs (branches and tags). By implementing libgit2 backends that talk to Postgres instead of the filesystem, normal git clients can push and clone without knowing they're hitting a database. This approach could simplify forge deployments like Forgejo by eliminating the split between filesystem repos and database metadata.

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I Set Up My Own Web Server and Here's What I Learned About Nginx

Setting up your own VPS and Nginx web server is simpler than you think. After spending a weekend learning Nginx configuration, Serhii discovered it's just text files you edit, test, and reload. Big companies like Netflix rely on Nginx because it efficiently handles traffic while using minimal resources. The intimidation factor disappears once you understand the basic config file structure.

By Serhii Kolodych →

Nano Banana 2

Google's latest image model Nano Banana 2 (or Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) is out. It claims to combine Gemini Pro level intelligence with Flash speed. It supports 4K resolution and is available across Gemini, Search, and Google Ads.

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pompelmi

Pompelmi is a privacy-first, Node.js file upload security scanner. It detects malware, ZIP bombs, and polyglot files entirely in-process. No cloud calls or risk of no data leaks. It comes with drop-in adapters for Express, Next.js, Koa, and NestJS.

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React Doctor

Upright is a self-hosted synthetic monitoring system. It runs health check probes (HTTP, SMTP, Playwright) from multiple geographic locations. Metrics are exposed via Prometheus, enabling alerts through AlertManager.

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