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Critical Node.js Vulnerability Can Cause Server Crashes via async_hooks Stack Overflow

Node.js has released updates to fix what it described as a critical security issue impacting "virtually every production Node.js app" that, if successfully exploited, could trigger a denial-of-service ...
USA Today

MIT professor found fatally shot at his home, prosecutors say

Authorities said on Dec. 16 that they launched a homicide investigation after a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was fatally shot at his home. Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a 47-year-old ...
GitHub

Comprehensive SQLite performance benchmarking suite testing PRAGMA settings, WAL mode optimizations, and encryption performance across multiple Node.js versions.

Insert Operations: Synchronous OFF (Unsafe) on Node.js v20.19.5 (12,735 ops/sec) Select Operations: MMAP 256MB on Node.js v22.21.1 (17,413 ops/sec) Update Operations: Incremental Vacuum on Node.js v20 ...
GOLF.com

The difference between insert and milled putters (and how to pick the right one)

Just like every club in your bag, a putter’s feel and performance are manipulated with various materials, with one goal in mind: to help you play better golf. It’s always intriguing to me how one of ...
Microsoft

Threat actors misuse Node.js to deliver malware and other malicious payloads

Since October 2024, Microsoft Defender Experts (DEX) has observed and helped multiple customers address campaigns leveraging Node.js to deliver malware and other payloads that ultimately lead to ...
Consumer Reports

4 Best Electric Fireplace Inserts of 2026, Lab-Tested and Reviewed

There’s nothing quite like the warmth of a roaring fire to cozy up your living room—both literally and figuratively. But not everyone is lucky enough to have a working fireplace. And if yours happens ...
Bleeping Computer

Researchers find SQL injection to bypass airport TSA security checks

Security researchers have found a vulnerability in a key air transport security system that allowed unauthorized individuals to potentially bypass airport security screenings and gain access to ...
MIT Technology Review

This is MIT and yes, we have bananas

The Banana Lounge offers beanbag chairs, camaraderie, and a free, potassium-rich snack to students and visitors alike. Attending lectures and movies in 26-100 has been an integral part of the MIT ...
NPR

The diversity within MIT's enrollment has plummeted

MIT says the percentage of Black, Hispanic, Native American, Pacific Islander students in its incoming freshman class has plummeted, tying it to 2023’s Supreme Court ruling banning affirmative action.
NBC News

MIT's Black student enrollment drops significantly after Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

Enrollment for Black and Latino students dropped at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the first class formed after the Supreme Court found race-conscious admissions in colleges ...
The New York Times

At M.I.T., Black and Latino Enrollment Drops Sharply After Affirmative Action Ban

Asian American students made up almost half of the 2028 class — the first admitted since the end of affirmative action. By Anemona Hartocollis and Stephanie Saul The Massachusetts Institute of ...