How Embedded Software Has Changed Over the Last 20 Years: From Custom-Built Devices to the Coexistence of Android, Linux, and RTOS

Embedded software is software that resides inside devices like home appliances, cars, and mobile phones to operate them. In ...

New algorithm makes maps of gene activity easier to compare while preserving cell-level detail

Spatial transcriptomics can reveal where thousands of genes are active across a tissue, creating molecular maps at single-cell resolution. But comparing two such maps is difficult: thin slices of ...
US Environmental Protection Agency

Data Mapping to Identify High Lead Exposure Risk Locations in the U.S.

There is no level of lead exposure that is known to be without risk. While average blood lead levels in the United States have declined, millions of children and adults are still exposed to various ...

Why do memory leaks occur in Java? Reasons why static Map references remain even after GC runs, and how to investigate them

I have caused a memory leak in Java before.The cause was data that was temporarily used for game ranking aggregation.Once the aggregation process was finished, that data was no longer needed. However, ...
cloud

ShinyHunters Renewed Mass Exploitation Campaign Targeting Oracle PeopleSoft

This follow-up report details how UNC6240 (ShinyHunters) is mass-exploiting Oracle PeopleSoft (CVE-2026-35273) by bypassing WAF rules via a single URL-encoded character, providing full analysis of the ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

New world map adopted by UN could reshape global perceptions of power

For centuries, human understanding of the size, shape and bearing of nations has been laid out by one map based on a single projection of the way the world looks. The Mercator projection was designed ...

Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 10 Adds Dappled Forest Panorama, Renames Explorer Maps, and More

Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 10 adds a Dappled Forest panorama, renames Explorer Maps, improves performance, adds Realms changes, ...
ZDNet

I tested Google Maps vs. Waze to find the best updated navigation app – and this one wins

Want to know whether Waze or Google Maps is better? I've driven with both for hundreds of miles. Here's my choice. The internet is loaded with claims that Waze leaves Google Maps in the dust. But is ...
PC Magazine

Google Maps vs. Waze: This App Wins the Race Against Traffic

Modern map apps do much more than get you from point A to point B, with everything from traffic light locations to AI-powered route planning. I tested Google Maps and Apple Maps to find the better ...
Polygon

Pokémon Winds and Waves' massive map might have leaked already

Officially, we've only seen a sliver of Pokémon Winds and Waves following its February 2026 reveal. We know what the Winds and Waves starters are, and have a general sense of the island-heavy region ...
Mashable

Google Maps receives major upgrade with 3D redesign, AI feature

AI features and a brand new way to view Google Maps are currently rolling out in the app for its biggest upgrade in a decade. Credit: Google Maps Google Maps just got a major upgrade. A really major ...