BAT Roadmap 4.0

I'm finally moving on from Brave — and this is the browser I'm switching to

Sau vài năm dùng Brave, tác giả chuyển sang Zen Browser vì Brave trở nên nặng nề, phần thưởng BAT mất hứng thú và lo ngại về sự độc quyền của Chromium. Zen Browser dựa trên Gecko của Firefox, cung cấp tính năng quản lý tab, tương thích add-on Firefox, giao diện mới và chú trọng quyền riêng tư.

Lập trình viên nên đọc bài này để hiểu cách các công cụ web mới như Zen Browser, dựa trên nền tảng mở rộng của Firefox, có thể cải thiện hiệu suất và tính riêng tư bằng cách tách biệt khỏi sự phụ thuộc vào Chromium của Google, đồng thời mở rộng khả năng tương thích với các công cụ mở rộng của cộng đồng.

Brave Says This is Not a Privacy Feature, But Using Containers Has Its Perks

Trình duyệt Brave 1.92 bổ sung tính năng Containers (thùng chứa) tích hợp, giúp cô lập cookie và dữ liệu trang web theo từng tab. Bốn loại container mặc định (Cá nhân, Làm việc, Mạng xã hội, Học tập) được cung cấp sẵn, kèm tùy chọn tạo container tùy chỉnh hoặc tạm thời.

Lập trình viên nên đọc bài này để hiểu cách tích hợp và tối ưu hóa các tính năng mới trong Brave Browser như Containers, giúp phát triển ứng dụng web có thể tương tác hiệu quả với các chế độ riêng biệt của người dùng, từ đó nâng cao trải nghiệm và bảo mật cho người dùng cuối.

FOSS Weekly #26.28: Microslop Moment, Rustification, Brave New features, KDE Plasma Tips and Meme Distro and More

A curated FOSS newsletter covering: Microsoft's Windows 11 500GB storage bug, Germany's Mecklenburg-Vorpommern switching from SharePoint to Nextcloud, TuxedoOS moving from Ubuntu to Debian, Brave 1.92 adding container support, Collabora Office 26.04 keeping AI opt-in, Canonical funding Rust-based time sync for Ubuntu, Hannah Montana Linux revival on Debian 13 with KDE Plasma, KDE customization tips, hardware highlights including NanoKVM-Go and PocketMage, and a GNOME tip for assigning keyboard shortcuts to PWAs.

Researchers Uncover Magecart Attack Leveraging Blockchain Infrastructure

Source Defense researchers have discovered a Magecart digital skimming campaign that uses Ethereum smart contracts as command-and-control infrastructure. By storing routing information inside smart contracts rather than hardcoded domains, attackers can dynamically rotate infrastructure and evade takedown efforts. The campaign involves over 15 Ethereum smart contracts, multiple infrastructure clusters, and dozens of domains. The malware hijacks e-commerce checkout flows, clones payment elements, and harvests card data and personal information. Researchers warn that blockchain-based C2 makes disruption significantly harder, and that PCI DSS 4.0 compliance gaps and under-prioritized client-side security leave many organizations exposed.

Inside the Emerging AI Art Market

A growing but fragmented market for AI-generated art is taking shape, spanning NFTs, physical museum installations, and stock image platforms. Artist SHL0MS exposed anti-AI bias by selling a real Monet cropped of its signature as an NFT for $40,000. Refik Anadol's Dataland, the world's first generative AI museum in Los Angeles, sold 1,000 AI data sculptures at $5,000 each in 34 minutes. Stanford research shows AI images boosted stock platform sales 80% while crowding out traditional contributors. Curators like the Whitney's Christiane Paul draw a sharp line between prompt-generated images and serious AI art, which involves training custom models and building control systems — work they describe as far harder than traditional media.

Web3: The Future of the Internet – Assumption or Fact?

Web3 is examined as a potential next evolution of the internet, built on blockchain technology that promises user ownership of digital assets and data without reliance on centralized platforms. The piece traces the progression from Web1 (read-only) through Web2 (read/write, platform-dominated) to Web3's 'read, write, own' model. Potential applications include decentralized identity, cross-border payments, tokenized assets, DeFi, and creator economies. Skeptics point to poor usability, regulatory uncertainty, scalability issues, and the reality that many 'Web3' services remain centralized in practice. The author concludes that Web3 is neither proven fact nor empty hype, but a live experiment that may result in a hybrid model combining centralized convenience with decentralized ownership.

Germany's savings and cooperative banks launch crypto trading

Germany's cooperative and savings banks are rolling out cryptocurrency trading to tens of millions of retail customers, reversing a position held just four years ago when they cited 'incalculable risks.' DZ Bank has already secured a MiCA licence from BaFin and launched the 'meinKrypto' platform integrated into its VR Banking App, supporting Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Cardano. DekaBank is building a separate platform for the Sparkassen network's roughly 50 million customers, expected later this year. The shift was enabled by the EU's MiCA regulation, which replaced fragmented national rules with a unified licensing framework. Banks are betting on customer trust — Germans trust their primary bank more than twice as much as crypto exchanges — and on staying relevant against digital-first competitors. Critics, including academics and the savings banks' own lobby group, warn that traditional customers may not fully understand the risks of highly speculative crypto assets.