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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

via Hacker News ·
policytech-culture

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

via Hacker News ·
tech-culturecybersecurity

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

via BleepingComputer ·
aidevops

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

via Simon Willison ·
policytech-culture

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

via Hacker News ·
cybersecurityvulnerability

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

via The Hacker News ·
cybersecurityidentity

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

via BleepingComputer ·
cybersecuritydevops

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

via BleepingComputer ·
cybersecuritytech-culture

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

via Dark Reading ·
tech-culturecybersecurity

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

via Dark Reading ·
tech-culture

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

via Ars Technica ·
cybersecurityprivacy

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

via BleepingComputer ·