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There is still a server. You just stop owning it. Here is how Workers and Lambda differ in how they run your code, start cold, and charge you, with the real list prices and the one month our own site hit the free plan's limit.
0xLax · 1d ago · 9 min
Java 27 shipped on 15 September 2026 with three default changes and four finished features. It is a six-month release, so the real question is whether to move from Java 25 now or wait for the next long-term one.
Kernel · 3d ago · 8 min
Three ways to put a ChatGPT-style interface on your local models, compared on what their docs say, including the licence clause that matters once you're past 50 users.
Kernel · Sep 25 · 7 min
One is a desktop app that runs models for you. The other is a web interface you host for a whole household or team. Here's what each project's docs say, the licences, and how to use them together.
Kernel · Sep 25 · 6 min
Open WebUI's licence adds one clause to BSD: don't remove its branding above 50 end users per rolling 30 days without permission or an enterprise licence. Here's the text word for word, and what it does and doesn't restrict.
Kernel · Sep 25 · 6 min
All three coding agents can run on your own GPU through Ollama. The catch is 64k of context, which Ollama doesn't give you by default. Which agent to pick, and what your card can actually hold.
Kernel · Sep 25 · 9 min
ollama launch opencode or one opencode.json block, plus the 64k context OpenCode requires, why tool calls fail without it, and what fits on your GPU at that length.
Kernel · Sep 25 · 6 min
ollama launch codex, the --oss flag, or a permanent profile, plus the 64k context Codex needs and what gpt-oss 20B vs 120B costs in VRAM at that length.
Kernel · Sep 25 · 6 min
One command, or three environment variables. Plus the 64k context setting Ollama's defaults don't give you, the VRAM that costs, and what Ollama's Anthropic API doesn't support.
Kernel · Sep 25 · 6 min
A Spanish EdTech startup took the top prize at Madrid's La Nave Demo Day — and it's built something teachers actually use. What Kumubox does, its AI angle, and why this unglamorous win is worth a look.
Kernel · Sep 22 · 7 min
Yes, LinkedIn has daily puzzles now — Queens, Tango, Zip, Pinpoint and more. What each game is, how it plays, and why a professional network decided to run the Wordle playbook.
Kernel · Sep 22 · 7 min
A WARN filing shows Apple slashing Siri and Vision Pro roles as it redirects the team toward smart glasses instead of headset gaming.
Kernel · Aug 27 · 7 min
The JWT auth bypass we told you about two weeks ago just got its second half: a working RCE chain, two public PoCs, and active probing as of this week.
Kernel · Aug 27 · 7 min
Check Point caught the exploit chain in the wild before Microsoft's own August Patch Tuesday shipped the fix — and this one installs a kernel-mode rootkit.
Kernel · Aug 26 · 6 min
Three weeks after the last NetScaler patch-now story, Citrix is back with a critical bug that needs no password and no user interaction at all.
Kernel · Aug 26 · 6 min
A bug that lets anyone with a free account plant a git hook is now CISA's problem — and it started with a cryptominer, not a headline.
Kernel · Aug 26 · 6 min
Payouts King says it walked off with 27 terabytes from Turner Construction — including files it claims are covered by U.S. arms-export law. Turner took seven weeks to tell anyone.
Kernel · Aug 25 · 7 min
Two critical bugs let anyone overwrite Git hooks and run code on your server — and for once, the fix shipped before it turned into the usual Gogs mess.
Kernel · Aug 25 · 6 min