Academics say £4bn investment fund is ‘designed to prevent any troublesome democratic interference’ Cambridge academics have accused the university of “maximal obfuscation” in a row over its £4bn ...

This piece could serve as a sequel to the column piece “When gods err” (8/8/25) that I wrote last year. I started off then by saying that the moniker “the gods of Padre Faura” refers to the Supreme ...

Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, a planned update to standard Java due March 17, 2026, has reached its second release candidate (RC) stage. The RC is open for critical bug fixes, with the feature set ...

Cryptographic obfuscation and functional encryption have emerged as pivotal tools in contemporary cryptography, offering novel ways to secure software and data while preserving functionality. At its ...

Security devs forced to hide Boolean logic from overeager optimizer FOSDEM 2026 The creators of security software have encountered an unlikely foe in their attempts to protect us: modern compilers.… ...

SSH is a protocol for securely connecting to a remote server through a terminal emulator, and one might think that it is far simpler than communication using a browser, etc. However, one programmer ...

Chrome VPN extensions come in several varieties, but each has its limitations compared with standalone applications. We explain how these plug-ins differ and run down the top extensions we've tested.

Rep. Tom Massie (R-Ky.) on Tuesday called out Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on X as the Justice Department continues to violate the law mandating the release of all of the files around the ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a ...

A good VPN can protect your privacy and data, as long as you use it correctly. Here’s how to choose the right one, cut through the marketing lingo, and get the most out of it. I’ve been writing about ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Investopedia / Michela Buttignol Fed speak ...