Author: based.technology
How Animals That Defy Homeostasis Are Solving Data Center Cooling
Research into heterothermic creatures that actively control body temperature is driving biomimetic breakthroughs in electronics thermal management—from chip-scale microchannels to passive radiative cooling.
GitHub Copilot Vulnerability Enabled Repository Takeovers via Malicious Issues
RoguePilot flaw exposed how AI coding assistants can be weaponized through passive prompt injection, allowing attackers to steal credentials and hijack repositories without exploiting traditional vulnerabilities.
SpaceX Eyes Confidential IPO Filing in March, Targeting $1.75 Trillion Valuation
Elon Musk's rocket company moves toward what could become the largest public offering in history, testing a market that's shown renewed appetite for tech debuts.
SpaceX Hits 33-Flight Booster Record as Vulcan Faces National Security Launch Pause
The U.S. Space Force halted Vulcan Centaur missions after recurring solid rocket booster anomalies, while SpaceX extends its reusability lead and Blue Origin struggles with lunar lander development delays.
BMW Completes 11-Month Humanoid Robot Trial as Manufacturing Automation Race Accelerates
Figure AI's robots handled 90,000 parts in BMW's Spartanburg plant, marking the first sustained deployment of general-purpose humanoids in high-volume automotive production.
California’s Operating System Age Gate Goes Live in Ten Months
AB 1043 requires Windows, macOS, and Linux to collect user age during setup and transmit signals to every app—no ID required, but enforcement on open-source remains unclear.
Denmark’s MitID Outage Exposes Single-Point Failure Risk for 5.8 Million Users
A 25-minute service disruption on February 27 locked millions out of banking, government services, and digital payments—illustrating the fragility of countries dependent on monopolistic digital identity infrastructure.
Smartphone Market Faces 13% Contraction as Memory Crisis Ruptures Supply Chain
IDC projects shipments will plunge 140 million units in 2026 as DRAM and NAND shortages driven by AI infrastructure demand force manufacturers to raise prices and cut production.
Apple’s iPhone Becomes First Consumer Device Cleared for NATO Classified Data
iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 receive NATO approval to handle restricted-level information without specialized software, marking a watershed moment for commercial security and government procurement.