In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet

“Bill Gates was bitching about us changing JS all the time,” Eich later recalled of the fall of 1996. Microsoft created its ...
How-To Geek on MSN

How to make your first WebExtension that works in Chrome, Firefox, and beyond

In Chrome, go to chrome://extensions/, enable Developer mode using the toggle in the top-right, then click the “Load unpacked ...
MUO on MSN

I never expected an open-source app to beat IFTTT and Zapier — but this one did

I If you used IFTTT or Zapier, you're familiar with the trigger-and-action structure. Huginn's implementation is different: ...
Arabian Post on MSN

SVG trickery exposes deeper clickjacking threat

A newly documented exploitation method using scalable vector graphics has intensified scrutiny of browser-level security ...
InfoWorld

All I want for Christmas is a server-side JavaScript framework

Could 2026 be the year of the beautiful back end? We explore the range of options for server-side JavaScript development, ...

Tom Hanks on the Electrifying (and Terrifying) Experience of Writing a Play

The actor also stars in the Off Broadway production of “This World of Tomorrow,” a yearslong project at the Shed through Dec.

Iran’s Jafar Panahi Dedicates Gotham Award To Filmmakers “Deprived Of The Right To See And Be Seen”

Jafar Panahi honored independent filmmakers in Iran and around the world accepting the Gotham Award for original screenplay for 'It Was Just An Accident'.
Hackaday

This Week In Security: React, JSON Formatting, And The Return Of Shai Hulud

After a week away recovering from too much turkey and sweet potato casserole, we’re back for more security news! And if you ...
Archaeology

The World's Oldest Writing

SCRIBE STATUE. FOUND: Lagash, Iraq. CULTURE: Sumerian. DATE: ca. 2400 B.C. LANGUAGE: Sumerian. In early 2016, hundreds of media outlets around the world reported that a set of recently deciphered ...