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Today's topics:

Crypto proof verifier flaw - Researchers found a soundness bug in Dusk Network’s PLONK verifier that could let attackers forge zero-knowledge proofs and mint coins from nothing—highlighting verifier-binding and KZG opening checks.

Universal DO_NOT_TRACK telemetry opt-out - A proposed DO_NOT_TRACK=1 environment variable would standardize opt-out for telemetry, crash reporting, and other non-essential network calls across CLIs, SDKs, and developer tools—privacy by default.

Haskell reliability at fintech scale - Mercury’s engineering write-up shows how a large Haskell codebase stays reliable by designing for graceful degradation, encoding safe defaults in types, and using Temporal for durable workflows and retries.

Ladybird browser performance sprint - Ladybird’s April update delivered big usability gains like an inline PDF viewer plus faster parsing, smoother rendering, and better responsiveness—evidence the independent browser is maturing quickly.

Windows 11 Insider program reset - Microsoft is reshaping Windows 11 Insider into Experimental and Beta channels, reducing surprise rollouts, tuning Windows Update restarts, and “right-sizing” AI surfaces like Copilot integrations.

3D Gaussian splats in-browser - The ml-sharp-web project demonstrates end-to-end 3D reconstruction in the browser—ONNX Runtime Web, workers, and exports—while exposing real constraints like COOP/COEP and model licensing.

Why brain averages mislead - A Stanford Medicine study shows group-averaged fMRI results can hide or reverse within-person brain–behavior links, supporting individualized models for cognition and conditions like ADHD.

Neanderthal bone-grease “fat factory” - Archaeologists report Neanderthals processed bone grease at scale 125,000 years ago, implying coordinated labor and planning—pushing back timelines for complex resource management.

Building usable maps on Watch - A six-year Apple Watch mapping effort highlights the tradeoffs of on-device tile rendering, tiny-screen UI design, and why some developers bypass MapKit to achieve better outdoor navigation.

-How Mercury Runs a Two-Million-Line Haskell Codebase in Production
-ml-sharp-web Brings Apple’s SHARP Gaussian Splat Generation to the Browser
-Ladybird April 2026 Update Brings Inline PDFs, Faster Parsing, and Major Performance Gains
-Pedometer++ Creator Details Six-Year Push for Better watchOS Maps
-Stanford study shows group-averaged brain scans can misrepresent individual co