When competence becomes a liability

Are you trapped by the very qualities that help you succeed?

2025 - The 29th IOCCC

IOCCC Year 2025

Fake BBC and Guardian Reddit Ads Push Investment Scams

Bitdefender Labs uncovers Reddit ads impersonating the BBC, Financial Times, and The Guardian to promote fake AI investment scams.

Failing grades soar as professors see greater AI usage, dwindling math skills in UC Berkeley computer science classes

The percentage of failing grades in multiple UC Berkeley computer science classes in spring 2026 is significantly higher than past semesters and marks a departure from the department’s grading guidelines.

Anthropic: AI Writes 80% of Its Code, Calls for Pause

College Professors Say Incoming Students No Longer Understand Middle School Math and Science

Professors at the University of California want to reinstate entrance exams, claiming many students don't have a basic understanding of STEM subjects.

Microsoft unveils Scout, an autonomous AI agent built on OpenClaw

Scout is the first of a new breed of ‘autopilot’ agents in Microsoft 365 that can carry out tasks independently.

This self-hosted global map revealed how my network connects to the outside world

It's actually kind of amazing—try it out by yourself.

Google Antigravity 2.0 beats Claude Code and Codex at their own game

The AI coding war is over.