You should never have to work with the root user account on Linux, especially on a desktop installation. There can be occasions when you need to use root on a server. If you must use root, do so with ...

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Facepalm: It's almost 2026 and the world's population has never been so tech-savvy. When it comes to passwords, however, a lot of people are stuck in the 1990s. Another study examining the most common ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

Learn how to build a simple and efficient iron farm in Minecraft 1.20 and newer versions. This design works for both Java and Bedrock editions, and is suitable for survival worlds. The farm uses golem ...

OpenAI introduced the "OpenAI Grove," a new program for early tech entrepreneurs looking to build with artificial intelligence. Grove will be hosted in OpenAI's San Francisco headquarters and will ...

Just a few days after announcing it would cut track and field programs, the University of Texas at Dallas is reversing the decision. A letter from the university's president Thursday morning said the ...

Learn how to use pattern-matching features in your Java programs, including pattern matching with switch statements, when clauses, sealed classes, and a preview of primitive type pattern matching in ...

Remember when all it took to win a national championship in college football was an elite roster, a hot-shot coach and a favorable schedule? The haves and have-nots were clearly defined, and success ...

Some programming languages, such as Rust, Go, or TypeScript, are cool. Others, including Cobol and Java, are regarded as dull. However, while Java, which turned 30 on May 23, may not be the most ...