06 Feb 2026
Linuxiac
Microsoft Introduces LiteBox, a New Security-Focused Library OS
LiteBox is a new open-source sandboxing library OS from Microsoft, designed to run code with a minimal, security-focused OS surface.
06 Feb 2026 8:47pm GMT
Slashdot
Salesforce Shelves Heroku
Salesforce is essentially shutting down Heroku as an evolving product, moving the cloud platform that helped define modern app deployment to a "sustaining engineering model" focused entirely on stability, security and support. Existing customers on credit card billing see no changes to pricing or service, but enterprise contracts are no longer available to new buyers. Salesforce said it is redirecting engineering investment toward enterprise AI.
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06 Feb 2026 8:40pm GMT
Hacker News
Masked namespace vulnerability in Temporal
06 Feb 2026 8:04pm GMT
Slashdot
Hidden Cameras in Chinese Hotels Are Livestreaming Guests To Thousands of Telegram Subscribers
An investigation has uncovered a sprawling network of hidden cameras in Chinese hotel rooms that livestream guests -- including couples having sex -- to paying subscribers on Telegram. Over 18 months, the BBC identified six websites and apps on the messaging platform that claimed to operate more than 180 spy cams across Chinese hotels, not just recording but broadcasting live. One site, monitored for seven months, cycled through 54 different cameras, roughly half active at any given time. Subscribers pay 450 yuan (~$65) per month for access to multiple live feeds, archived clips, and a library of more than 6,000 edited videos dating back to 2017. The BBC traced one camera to a hotel room in Zhengzhou, where researchers found it hidden inside a wall ventilation unit and hardwired into the building's electricity supply. A commercially available hidden-camera detector failed to flag it. China introduced regulations last April requiring hotel owners to check for hidden cameras, but the BBC found the livestreaming sites still operational.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
06 Feb 2026 7:40pm GMT
Ars Technica
To reuse or not reuse—the eternal debate of New Glenn's second stage reignites
A new job posting suggests the debate may be swinging back toward reusing GS2.
06 Feb 2026 7:31pm GMT
Hacker News
Show HN: I spent 4 years building a UI design tool with only the features I use
06 Feb 2026 7:27pm GMT
Show HN: If you lose your memory, how to regain access to your computer?
06 Feb 2026 6:51pm GMT
Slashdot
AI.com Sells for $70 Million, the Highest Price Ever Disclosed for a Domain Name
Kris Marszalek, the co-founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com, has paid $70 million for the domain AI.com -- the highest price ever publicly disclosed for a website name, according to the deal's broker Larry Fischer of GetYourDomain.com. The entire sum was paid in cryptocurrency to an undisclosed seller. Marszalek plans to debut the site during a Super Bowl ad this weekend, offering a personal "AI agent" that lets consumers send messages, use apps and trade stocks. The previous domain sale record was nearly $50 million for Carinsurance.com, per GoDaddy.
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06 Feb 2026 6:40pm GMT
Ars Technica
Driven: The 2026 Lamborghini Temerario raises the bar for supercars
This V8 hybrid with more than 900 hp replaces the V10 Huracán.
06 Feb 2026 5:37pm GMT
Linuxiac
Is the Raspberry Pi Still an Affordable SBC? I Don’t Think So
Raspberry Pi has raised prices on many Pi 4, Pi 5, and Compute Module models as memory costs surge in 2026, undermining its once-low-cost SBC positioning.
06 Feb 2026 4:42pm GMT
Ars Technica
New critique debunks claim that trees can sense a solar eclipse
Controversial 2025 study "represents the encroachment of pseudoscience into the heart of biological research."
06 Feb 2026 4:17pm GMT
Linuxiac
Calibre 9.2 E-Book Manager Released With ZIP Output Changes
Calibre 9.2 introduces security fixes, ZIP output changes, and multiple bug fixes across the e-book viewer and bookshelf.
06 Feb 2026 8:04am GMT