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- 2026-08-13 product_launch Namecheap experienced a significant outage due to a cooling system failure at its data center in Phoenix. source
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Student journalists face censorship attempts over sensitive reporting
Student journalists are facing increased attempts at censorship from university administrators and external parties, particularly when reporting on sensitive topics like sexual abuse cases and geopolitical conflicts. Th…
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Major web infrastructure providers enable deepfake abuse, study finds
A recent study has revealed that major internet infrastructure providers, including Cloudflare, Google, Namecheap, WordPress, and Proton, are inadvertently supporting the proliferation of abusive deepfake content. Resea…
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OpenAI API enforces structured output with JSON Schema enforcement
OpenAI has introduced a new feature for its API that enforces structured output, allowing developers to reliably extract data in formats like JSON. This is achieved by providing a specific schema, which the API then use…
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Orchestra.ai domain sells for $250K, contrasting with .com sale
The domain name Orchestra.ai was reportedly sold for $250,000 via Afternic, while the domain OrchestraAI.com was sold for $1,026 through Namecheap in April. These represent distinct transactions, highlighting how domain…
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US seizes Chinese hacking platforms targeting NASA, Fed, Senate
The U.S. Justice Department and FBI have seized two Chinese state-sponsored online platforms, QScan and QTRouter, operated by a group known as QTFY. These platforms allegedly targeted U.S. critical infrastructure, inclu…
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Unrelated news items cover caliper teardown, Namecheap outage, and FFXIV merchandise
This cluster contains three unrelated news items. The first details the teardown of a cheap digital caliper by DiodeGoneWild, published on Hackaday. The second reports on hosting provider Namecheap experiencing an outag…
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Namecheap outage caused by data center cooling failure
Web hosting provider Namecheap experienced a significant outage due to a cooling system failure at its data center in Phoenix. The failure, reportedly caused by damage from overnight storms, impacted various services in…
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Blogger migrates from WordPress to Pelican with AI assistance
The author details a technical interlude involving the migration of their personal blog, An Algorithmic Lucidity, from WordPress to the Pelican static-site generator. Frustrated by WordPress's limitations, particularly …
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Hackers actively exploit critical cPanel vulnerability, exposing millions of sites
A critical vulnerability in cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM), tracked as CVE-2026-41940, is being actively exploited by hackers. This flaw allows attackers to bypass authentication and gain root access to servers, poten…