core-js is a popular - very popular - Javascript package which is the epitome of the XKCD "one man in Nebraska maintains a package that underpins the whole Internet" phenomenon. Its history is a somewhat amazing - and rather cautionary - tale about how pride of ownership can blind someone to nearly anything.
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CVE-2026-58048 "Database Privilege Escalation" is making the rounds. If you haven't seen it, be advised that your cPanel is probably vulnerable. It affects at least all supported versions.
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Recently, IBM's shares took a heart-stopping plunge of 25% in a single day. Their CEO is on a mission to distract investors from the company's disastrous performance. His technique: throwing big potential sales numbers around when talking about quantum computing. Should you believe the hype?
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Remember the weird world of Pickup Artists from the mid-2000s? We have an update for you. One of their gurus has fallen prey to AI psychosis.
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Back in 2024, Leupold Aschenbrenner published Situational Awareness, which we here at LowEndBox termed "The Best Read of the Year". Two years later, he's bankrupt.
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Win a MacBook Neo and ServerHost credit in our July giveaway! And check out these new i9/Ryzen offers!
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Every since AI company's destructive scanning initiatives were reported, there has been endless wailing and gnashing of teeth over it, mostly from bibliophiles who bemoan the destruction of rare tomes. My social media feeds have blown up with screeching about how the fruit of human knowledge is being tossed into the AI incinerator, countless generations will be deprived of these priceless tomes, soon libraries will be empty, etc. Let's take a deep breath.
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Should you send thousands of Euros to Copytrack when they contact you about unauthorized image use? In a word: nein.
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Tribblix is a Solaris-derived operating system distribution that draws from OpenSolaris, OpenIndiana, and illumos. It's a different world than Linux or the BSDs. Let's take a look.
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Win a MacBook Neo and ServerHost credit in our July giveaway! And check out these new i9/Ryzen offers!
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Let's look at why AI adoption has been very slow in several different Fortune 500 companies. The main reason is that it adds cost rather than reduces it, which is the opposite of what's supposed to happen.
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Since the 80s, like clockwork, there's a new big trend in IT every decade. What will the trend of the 2030s be?
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I was chatting with my eldest daughter, a software dev, last night and we got on the topic of LinkedIn recruiters. Some of the tactics used by these people are familiar to anyone who's been looking for a job. But now there's a new risk.
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I was chatting yesterday with an acquaintance and mentioned that I work on a popular hosting blog. He asked: "do you really write anymore? Or is all just feeding prompts to AI?" It's a fair question.
Read More about Is LowEndBox Written by AI? No!
Like you, I saw a news article last week about Oracle something something Wisconsin something something billions of dollars and moved on to the next headline. OK, so a regulator is mad at Oracle because the locals are mad about datacenters jacking up their electricity rates. Yet another story in a long line of such stories, and eventually either the people (long shot) or the lobbyists (where I'd put my money) will win. But this story is much more significant.
Read More about Why Oracle’s Trouble in Wisconsin Is a Big Deal
We recently sat down with M'Barek Dhibi, CEO of Pawnhoster, to learn more about this emerging company and what they offer in shared - and soon VPS - hosting.
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If you bought Cyberpunk 2077, you got a digital bonus you may have not collected: a PDF version of the tabletop roleplaying game Cyberpunk 2020.
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Luxvps recently contacted us to alert our readers that they are retiring their special offers category! Even their regular prices are a steal but this category features the deepest discounts and the best prices. Act now to get in on the remaining deals before July 31!
Read More about END OF AN ERA: Luxvps Closes Its Special Offer Category on July 31, 2026!
Win a MacBook Neo and ServerHost credit in our July giveaway! And a get a 16GB VPS for only $99.99/year, plus great deals on smaller systems, too!
Read More about Another Bonus Code Drop for ServerHost’s MacBook Neo Giveaway! Get a 16GB VPS for $99.99/Year or a 2GB for Only $16.99/Year!Image if you created an S3 bucket on Amazon Web Services a few years ago and stuck a couple files in it. Months roll by and you're accustomed to getting a bill for a few cents each time. Then one day you wake up and your bill is $2.5 billion dollars.
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Yesterday on LowEndTalk, member @idroid007 posed a question that probably never occurs to most VPS subscribers: What if your VPS provider's storage gets corrupted? The answer is...it depends.
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Welcome back, Kainode! We last featured them back in May. They recently contacted us to feature their new VPS offer lineup in Singapore.
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Summer has been with us for a few weeks, officially starting June 20th. We are now in the season of summer hosts.
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HostNamaste's Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS) are designed for businesses, developers, hosting providers, virtualization labs and high-performance workloads that require consistent CPU performance, dedicated memory and enterprise-grade reliability. Whether you're hosting websites, running Docker containers, Windows Remote Desktop, VPNs, game servers or business applications, our VDS platform provides the power and flexibility you need.
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NolimitHost is new to the LowEnd community, and they're making a splash with not one but TWO offers.
Read More about No Limit! New LowEndTalk Community Provider NolimitHost Has Some Nice Offers in Chicago and Frankfurt!
Postgres was recently rewritten in Rust in a month. Someone vibe-coded their own OS in the same period of time. The, um, bright and shining future is here?!?
Read More about The Era of Vibe-Coded Operating Systems is Upon Us
Win a MacBook Neo and ServerHost credit in our July giveaway! And a get a 16GB VPS for only $99.99/year, plus great deals on smaller systems, too!
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Ginernet now requires subscribers to upload a selfie or lose access to their VPS control panel. And by default, this selfie will be used to train AI models.
Read More about Ginernet “Made a Decision”: Upload a Selfie or No Control Panel for You!
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