Can Technology Save Entertainment Voting? Addressing Fraud, Fairness, and the Future

In today’s hyper-connected world, interactive entertainment has become more than just a trend as it is reshaping how people engage with shows, competitions, and live events. Audiences no longer simply consume entertainment, they participate in shaping outcomes through voting, live feedback, and real-time interactions. But the challenges also grow alongside participation. Allegations of vote manipulation,…

When Dragons Go Missing: A Tale of URL Parameter Parsing in Phoenix LiveView

When Dragons Go Missing: A Tale of URL Parameter Parsing in Phoenix LiveView

A debugging story about array parameters, pagination, and why choosing the right parsing function matters. The Quest Begins One day, Marci, an intrepid Elixir developer, was building an admin panel for a Monster Bestiary. Everything was working smoothly until adventurers started reporting a bizarre bug: when they filtered by multiple monster types and tried to…

Wimbledon has an AI problem, but are tennis players just using technology as a scapegoat?

Wimbledon has an AI problem, but are tennis players just using technology as a scapegoat?

Wimbledon’s AI-powered line calls have replaced human judges Players like Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu have voiced frustration over questionable calls Despite its precision, Wimbledon’s AI system has experienced malfunctions that raised backlash among fans as well Wimbledon made headlines this year by eliminating human line judges entirely, replacing them with an AI-powered system designed…

One-Stop Developer Guide to Prompt Engineering Across OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google

One-Stop Developer Guide to Prompt Engineering Across OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google As developers building with LLMs (Large Language Models), we’re not just writing code—we’re crafting conversations, instructions, and data-driven requests that machines can interpret and execute. That’s where prompt engineering comes in. Whether you’re integrating OpenAI’s GPT-4, experimenting with Claude by Anthropic, or deploying apps…

Wi-Fi signals could soon be used by AI-driven robots to identify objects inside boxes – or even tools hidden in a drawer

Wi-Fi signals could soon be used by AI-driven robots to identify objects inside boxes – or even tools hidden in a drawer

mmNorm reconstructs complex hidden shapes using Wi-Fi frequencies without touching the object Robots can now see inside cluttered drawers using reflected signals from surrounding antennas MIT’s technique beat current radar accuracy by 18% across more than 60 tested objects In environments where visibility is obstructed, such as inside boxes, behind walls, or beneath other objects,…

When does Amazon Prime Day start? And more Prime Day questions answered – plus top tips to find the best deals

When does Amazon Prime Day start? And more Prime Day questions answered – plus top tips to find the best deals

We are now mere hours away from Amazon Prime Day 2025 going fully live, at least in the UK, where the big sales event kicks off at midnight, Tuesday, July 8. • See all of today’s best deals at Amazon While there are already early Amazon Prime Day deals available now, I expect many more…

Several major Linux distros hit by serious Sudo security flaws

Several major Linux distros hit by serious Sudo security flaws

Two flaws were first introduced in late 2013 They reside in the Sudo command-line utility Patches are available and users are advised to apply them Two vulnerabilities were recently spotted in various Linux distributions which, when chained together, allow local attackers to escalate their privileges and thus run arbitrary files. The vulnerabilities are tracked as…