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Barman: EnterpriseDB's open-source disaster recovery tool for PostgreSQL fleets
Barman is a Python-based administration tool that handles remote backups and recovery for PostgreSQL servers at scale. Built and maintained by EnterpriseDB unde
Battery recycling patents grow 7x in a decade as EV waste tsunami looms
A joint EPO/IEA report tracking two decades of patent data shows battery circularity inventions growing at a 42% compound annual rate since 2017, dwarfing the 1
BleepingComputer pulls story with no replacement content
BleepingComputer published a placeholder marked 'Story retracted' at the given URL, with no surviving body, byline, or correction notice. There is no substantiv
Building an iNaturalist sightings viewer on a phone with Claude Code
Simon Willison wanted to view observations from two iNaturalist accounts grouped by time and location, and built the entire tool from his phone while camping. T
California closes the driverless car loophole — manufacturers now get the ticket
California's DMV is rolling out rules on 1 July that let police issue a 'notice of AV noncompliance' directly to the manufacturer when an autonomous vehicle bre
China-aligned crews hit Asian governments and NATO state via Exchange and IIS bugs
Trend Micro is tracking a China-aligned espionage cluster, SHADOW-EARTH-053, active since at least December 2024 and overlapping with previously reported groups
ConsentFix v3 industrializes Azure OAuth phishing with Pipedream automation
ConsentFix v3, now circulating on underground forums, automates a phishing technique that abuses Microsoft's pre-trusted first-party Azure apps to steal OAuth t
Criminal IP Plugs Exposure Data Into Securonix ThreatQ for IP Enrichment
Criminal IP and Securonix have integrated their platforms so ThreatQ users can pull Criminal IP's IP and domain reputation data directly into existing investiga
Dark Reading Hits 20 Years, Launches Month of Retrospective Coverage
Dark Reading is marking two decades of cybersecurity journalism with a month-long series of special coverage. The publication, which has tracked the industry's
Dark Reading Opens May Caption Contest for Security Cartoon
Dark Reading is running another installment of its Name That Toon caption contest, inviting readers to submit captions for a new security-themed cartoon. Winner
Dolphin propulsion, mushroom urine sensors, and Roman ship repairs
Ars Technica's monthly science roundup surfaces six stories that didn't get standalone coverage in April. The headline item: University of Osaka researchers ran
French teen detained for selling 11.7M records stolen from ANTS gov portal
French prosecutors have detained a 15-year-old accused of breaching France Titres (ANTS), the agency that issues administrative documents, and offering the stol