Choosing the right tool for multiple jobs can be tough. There are countless brands to choose from, and each one offers hundreds of tools with various models that often look identical. Earlier this year, I finally bought a Ryobi High-Torque Impact Wrench, and not only is it the tool upgrade I needed, but it's something everyone should own.

Microsoft will raise Microsoft 365 and Office 365 prices in July 2026, citing new AI and security upgrades for business and government users.

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Microsoft will raise Microsoft 365 and Office 365 prices in July 2026, citing new AI and security upgrades for business and government users.

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ShadyPanda spent seven years uploading trusted Chrome and Edge extensions, later weaponizing them for tracking, hijacking, and remote code execution. Learn how the campaign unfolded.

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Security researchers have released a specialized scanning tool to identify vulnerable React Server Component (RSC) endpoints in modern web applications, addressing a critical gap in the detection of CVE-2025-55182. New Detection Approach Challenges Existing Security Assumptions A newly available Python-based scanner is transforming how organizations assess their exposure to CVE-2025-55182 by introducing a sophisticated surface […]

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Brevo, a customer relationship management company headquartered in Paris, is now a unicorn. The U.S. currently represents 15% of Brevo’s revenue — one of its three largest markets along with France and Germany.

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The snowy cold weather is here, and that means it's time to get out your winter tools and start preparing and battling the snow. And if you don't have any winter power tools, we have you covered. Here are a few cordless tools you should consider purchasing, like an electric snowblower.

LAS VEGAS — After spending nearly two hours trying to impress the crowd with new LLMs, advanced AI chips, and autonomous agents, Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman showed that the quickest way to a developer’s heart isn’t a neural network. It’s a discount.

One of the loudest cheers at the AWS re:Invent keynote Tuesday was for Database Savings Plans, a mundane but much-needed update that promises to cut bills by up to 35% across database services like Aurora, RDS, and DynamoDB in exchange for a one-year commitment.

The reaction illustrated a familiar tension for cloud customers: Even as tech giants introduce increasingly sophisticated AI tools, many companies and developers are still wrestling with the basic challenge of managing costs for core services.

The new savings plans address the issue by offering flexibility that didn’t exist before, letting developers switch database engines or move regions without losing their discount. 

“AWS Database Savings Plans: Six Years of Complaining Finally Pays Off,” is the headline from the charmingly sardonic and reliably snarky Corey Quinn of Last Week in AWS, who specializes in reducing AWS bills as the chief cloud economist at Duckbill.

Quinn called the new “better than it has any right to be” because it covers a wider range of services than expected, but he pointed out several key drawbacks: the plans are limited to one-year terms (meaning you can’t lock in bigger savings for three years), they exclude older instance generations, and they do not apply to storage or backup costs.

He also cited the lack of EC2 (Elastic Cloud Compute) coverage, calling the inability to move spending between computing and databases a missed opportunity for flexibility.

But the database pricing wasn’t the only basic upgrade to get a big reaction. For example, the crowd also cheered loudly for Lambda durable functions, a feature that lets serverless code pause and wait for long-running background tasks without failing.

Garman made these announcements as part of a new re:Invent gimmick: a 10-minute sprint through 25 non-AI product launches, complete with an on-stage shot clock. The bit was a nod to the breadth of AWS, and to the fact that not everyone in the audience came for AI news.

He announced the Database Savings Plans in the final seconds, as the clock ticked down to zero. And based on the way he set it up, Garman knew it was going to be a hit — describing it as “one last thing that I think all of you are going to love.”

Judging by the cheers, at least, he was right.

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Are you an aspiring mechanic or someone who prefers to fix things yourself? If so, having the right tools can make all the difference. In fact, having the wrong tool or not having what you need can be the difference between a quick job and spending hours fighting nuts and bolts. So, here are a few must-have Ryobi tools for at-home auto repairs.

Sometimes you need to know what temperature something is, but you don’t quite want to touch it. At times like these, you might want a temp gun on hand to get a good reading, like the one [Arnov Sharma] built.

The build is a relatively simple one, and is based around an Waveshare ESP32 C6 development module that comes with a small LCD screen out of the box. The microcontroller is set up to read an MLX90614 infrared temperature sensor. This device picks up the infrared energy that is emitted by objects relative to their temperature. The sensor has a great range—from -70 C to 380 C. The readouts from this sensor are then displayed on the screen. Battery power is from a small 600 mAh LiPo cell, which is managed by a IP5306 charge module.

It’s worth noting that these infrared temperature sensors aren’t infallible devices. The temperature they perceive is based on certain assumptions about factors like an objects emissivity. Thus, they don’t always give accurate readings on metallic or shiny objects, for example. It’s also important to understand the sensor’s field of view. Despite many commercial versions featuring a laser pointer for aiming, many of these infrared temperature sensors tend to average their reading over a small spot that gets larger the farther away they are from the object being measured.

Tools like portable temp guns are pretty cheap, but sometimes it’s just fun to build your own. Plus, you usually learn something along the way. Video after the break.

Learn how to choose the right virtual data room for your startup with pricing models, key features, cost factors, and tips to secure the best VDR deal.

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AI-generated code is reshaping software development and introducing new security risks. Organizations must strengthen governance, expand testing and train developers to ensure AI-assisted coding remains secure and compliant.

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Alan reflects on a turbulent year in DevSecOps, highlighting the rise of AI-driven security, the maturing of hybrid work culture, the growing influence of platform engineering, and the incredible strength of the DevSecOps community — while calling out the talent crunch, tool sprawl and security theater the industry must still overcome.

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SmbCrawler is a credentialed SMB share crawler for red teams that discovers misconfigured shares and hunts secrets across Windows networks.

While AI bubble talk fills the air these days, with fears of overinvestment that could pop at any time, something of a contradiction is brewing on the ground: Companies like Google and OpenAI can barely build infrastructure fast enough to fill their AI needs.

During an all-hands meeting earlier this month, Google’s AI infrastructure head Amin Vahdat told employees that the company must double its serving capacity every six months to meet demand for artificial intelligence services, reports CNBC. The comments show a rare look at what Google executives are telling its own employees internally. Vahdat, a vice president at Google Cloud, presented slides to its employees showing the company needs to scale “the next 1000x in 4-5 years.”

While a thousandfold increase in compute capacity sounds ambitious by itself, Vahdat noted some key constraints: Google needs to be able to deliver this increase in capability, compute, and storage networking “for essentially the same cost and increasingly, the same power, the same energy level,” he told employees during the meeting. “It won’t be easy but through collaboration and co-design, we’re going to get there.”

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Welcome back, aspiring cyberwarriors!

As you know, there are plenty of automation tools out there, but most of them are closed-source, cloud-only services that charge you per operation and keep your data on their servers. For those of us who value privacy and transparency, these solutions simply won’t do. That’s where n8n comes into the picture – a free, private workflow automation platform that you can self-host on your own infrastructure while maintaining complete control over your data.

In this article, we explore n8n, set it up on a Raspberry Pi, and create a workflow for monitoring security news and sending it to Matrix. Let’s get rolling!

What is n8n?

n8n is a workflow automation platform that combines AI capabilities with business process automation, giving technical teams the flexibility of code with the speed of no-code. The platform uses a visual node-based interface where each node represents a specific action, for example, reading an RSS feed, sending a message, querying a database, or calling an API. When you connect these nodes, you create a workflow that executes automatically based on triggers you define.

With over 400 integrations, native AI capabilities, and a fair-code license, n8n lets you build powerful automation while maintaining full control over your data and deployments.

The Scenario: RSS Feed Monitoring with Matrix Notifications

For this tutorial, we’re going to build a practical workflow that many security professionals and tech enthusiasts need: automatically monitoring RSS feeds from security news sites and threat intelligence sources, then sending new articles directly to a Matrix chat room. Matrix is an open-source, decentralized communication protocol—essentially a privacy-focused alternative to Slack or Discord that you can self-host.

Step #1: Installing n8n on Raspberry Pi

Let’s get started by setting up n8n on your Raspberry Pi. First, we need to install Docker, which is the easiest way to run n8n on a Raspberry Pi. SSH into your Pi and run these commands:

pi> curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
pi> sudo sh get-docker.sh
pi> sudo usermod -aG docker pi

Log out and back in for the group changes to take effect. Now we can run n8n with Docker in a dedicated directory:

pi> sudo mkdir -p /opt/n8n/data

pi> sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /opt/n8n/data

pi> sudo docker run -d –restart unless-stopped –name n8n \
-p 5678:5678 \
-v ~/.n8n:/home/node/.n8n \
-e N8N_SECURE_COOKIE=false \
n8nio/n8n

This command runs n8n as a background service that automatically restarts if it crashes or when your Pi reboots. It maps port 5678 so you can access the n8n interface, and it creates a persistent volume at /opt/n8n/data to store your workflows and credentials so they survive container restarts. Also, the service doesn’t require an HTTPS connection; HTTP is enough.

Give it a minute to download and start, then open your web browser and navigate to http://your-raspberry-pi-ip:5678. You should see the n8n welcome screen asking you to create your first account.

Step #2: Understanding the n8n Interface

Once you’re logged in and have created your first workflow, you’ll see the n8n canvas—a blank workspace where you’ll build your workflows. The interface is intuitive, but let me walk you through the key elements.

On the right side, you’ll see a list of available nodes organized by category (Tab key). These are the building blocks of your workflows. There are trigger nodes that start your workflow (like RSS Feed Trigger, Webhook, or Schedule), action nodes that perform specific tasks (like HTTP Request or Function), and logic nodes that control flow (like IF conditions and Switch statements).

The main canvas in the center is where you’ll drag and drop nodes and connect them. Each connection represents data flowing from one node to the next. When a workflow executes, data passes through each node in sequence, getting transformed and processed along the way.

Step #3: Creating Your First Workflow – RSS to Matrix

Now let’s build our RSS monitoring workflow. Click the “Add workflow” button to create a new workflow. Give it a meaningful name like “Security RSS to Matrix”.

We’ll start by adding our trigger node. Click the plus icon on the canvas and search for “RSS Feed Trigger”. Select it and you’ll see the node configuration panel open on the right side.

In the RSS Feed Trigger node configuration, you need to specify the RSS feed URL you want to monitor. For this example, let’s use the Hackers-Arise feed.

The RSS Feed Trigger has several important settings. The Poll Times setting determines how often n8n checks the feed for new items. You can set it to check every hour, every day, or on a custom schedule. For a security news feed, checking every hour makes sense, so you get timely notifications without overwhelming your Matrix room.

Click “Execute Node” to test it. You should see the latest articles from the feed appear in the output panel. Each article contains data like title, link, publication date, and sometimes the author. This data will flow to the next nodes in your workflow.

Step #4: Configuring Matrix Integration

Now we need to add the Matrix node to send these articles to your Matrix room. Click the plus icon to add a new node and search for “Matrix”. Select the Matrix node and “Create a message” as the action.

Before we can use the Matrix node, we need to set up credentials. Click on “Credential to connect with” and select “Create New”. You’ll need to provide your Matrix homeserver URL, your Matrix username, and password or access token.

Now comes the interesting part—composing the message. n8n uses expressions to pull data from previous nodes. In the message field, you can reference data from the RSS Feed Trigger using expressions like {{ $json.title }} and {{ $json.link }}.

Here’s a good message template that formats the RSS articles nicely:

🔔 New Article: {{ $json.title }}

{{ $json.description }}

🔗 Read more: {{ $json.link }}

Step #5: Testing and Activating Your Workflow

Click the “Execute Workflow” button at the top. You should see the workflow execute, data flow through the nodes, and if everything is configured correctly, a message will appear in your Matrix room with the latest RSS article.

Once you’ve confirmed the workflow works correctly, activate it by clicking the toggle switch at the top of the workflow editor.

The workflow is now running automatically! The RSS Feed Trigger will check for new articles according to the schedule you configured, and each new article will be sent to your Matrix room.

Summary

The workflow we built today, monitoring RSS feeds and sending security news to Matrix, demonstrates n8n’s practical value. Whether you’re aggregating threat intelligence, monitoring your infrastructure, managing your home lab, or just staying on top of technology news, n8n can eliminate the tedious manual work that consumes so much of our time.