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A serious security question is hanging over eMudhra, the Indian digital trust services company, after a reported security lapse raised concerns about its role as a certificate authority. When a company whose entire value proposition is trust stumbles on basic security, the damage goes well beyond the technical — it cuts to the heart of whether users and institutions can rely on the infrastructure underpinning digital identity across millions of transactions.
Turning to a quieter corner of the tech world, a conversation with programmer Michal Wallace is making the rounds, revisiting the idea of narrative programming — an approach that treats code less like a set of instructions and more like a story a human might actually follow. It's a niche concept, but it speaks to a persistent tension in software development between writing for machines and writing for the people who have to maintain that code long after it's shipped.
And in Serbia, voters are heading to the polls in an election that pits longtime populist leader Aleksandar Vucic against a student-led movement demanding accountability and democratic reform. The outcome carries implications beyond borders, as the West watches whether civic organizing can translate into genuine political change in a country that has long tested the edges of democratic norms.
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