software

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When a DDoS attack happened, the Big Pipes wizards usually knew how the attack was being carried out and the software behind it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Investors are worried AI will eat into Microsoft’s productivity software business, still about 40% of revenue.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Residential proxy software has been spotted on cheap, off-brand video-streaming gadgets, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Founded in 1998 under a different company name by Max Levchin, Peter Thiel and Luke Nosek, the startup initially focused on security software for handheld devices before shifting to digital payments.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Unfortunately, nobody had spotted the time bomb lurking in the code, a zero that engineers were supposed to remove while installing the software.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife