What a Linux root user can do - and 8 ways you should absolutely never use it

You should never have to work with the root user account on Linux, especially on a desktop installation. There can be occasions when you need to use root on a server. If you must use root, do so with ...
CMU School of Computer Science

Databases in 2025: A Year in Review

The world tried to kill Andy off but he had to stay alive to to talk about what happened with databases in 2025.
New York Post

‘Scromiting’ is the brutal new side effect of chronic cannabis use as ER visits surge

For some chronic cannabis users, a case of the munchies is the least of their problems. Over the past decade, ERs have seen a surge in regular tokers showing up with sudden, stomach-churning attacks ...
Wired

Adobe Firefly: What It Is and How to Use It

Adobe Firefly feels like the best-kept secret in software right now. Adobe is aggressively talking up the app and its capabilities at events like Adobe MAX, but even with so much limelight, it doesn’t ...
The Motley Fool

What the "Use-It-or-Lose-It" Rule Means for FSA Holders -- and What to Do Now

If your workplace offers an FSA, you can contribute to it using pre-tax dollars. The money in your FSA can go toward qualifying medical expenses, including medical, dental, and vision care. If you don ...
TechCrunch

X is testing a pay-per-use pricing model for its API

Two years after revamping its developer programs and pricing, X is expanding the closed beta of a pay-per-use plan for its API to more developers. The social network is accepting applications from ...
Mashable

Elon Musk's X rolls out pay-per-use API to lure developers back, but there's one big problem

X has announced a new pay-per-use self-serve API model in hopes of luring developers back to the platform. Credit: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Good news! Elon Musk's X has heard the cries ...
Time

Trump Is Threatening to Use the Insurrection Act to Deploy Troops in the U.S. Can He?

Federal officers and the National Guard in downtown Los Angeles, California, on June 10, 2025. Federal officers and the National Guard in downtown Los Angeles, California, on June 10, 2025.Jason ...
The Verge

Here’s who is actually using ChatGPT — and how they are using it

OpenAI released a detailed report on who is using its popular chatbot and what they are asking it. OpenAI released a detailed report on who is using its popular chatbot and what they are asking it.
Ars Technica

What do people actually use ChatGPT for? OpenAI provides some numbers.

As someone who writes about the AI industry relatively frequently for this site, there is one question that I find myself constantly asking and being asked in turn, in some form or another: What do ...
The New York Times

Judge Says Trump’s Use of Troops in L.A. Is Illegal

The federal judge found that the deployment exceeded legal limits that generally prohibit the use of the military for domestic law enforcement. By Shawn Hubler Reporting from Los Angeles The Trump ...