https://james.trappett.org AI researcher, software engineer and technology innovator. en-gb https://james.trappett.org/blog/running-local-llms-on-apple-m4-with-24gb-ram/An analysis of the performance and architectural implications of running local LLMs on Apple M4 with 24GB unified memory. A technical deep-dive.Sun, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://james.trappett.org/blog/running-local-llms-on-apple-m4-with-24gb-ram/ https://james.trappett.org/blog/canvas-breach-analysis-edtech-security/Analysis of the Canvas data extortion attack targeting 275M students, exploring EdTech security failures and systemic vulnerabilities in education platforms.Sat, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://james.trappett.org/blog/canvas-breach-analysis-edtech-security/ https://james.trappett.org/blog/freebsd-execve-privilege-escalation-analysis/Examining FreeBSD-SA-26:13, a local privilege escalation via execve(). Deep technical analysis of kernel exec path vulnerabilities.Sat, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://james.trappett.org/blog/freebsd-execve-privilege-escalation-analysis/ https://james.trappett.org/blog/patch-tuesday-april-2026-167-cves/Analysis of Microsoft's record 167-CVE Patch Tuesday, the SharePoint zero-day, BlueHammer, and what this means for enterprise security in 2026.Fri, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://james.trappett.org/blog/patch-tuesday-april-2026-167-cves/ https://james.trappett.org/blog/scattered-spider-tylerb-guilty-plea-analysis/Analysis of the Scattered Spider guilty plea, examining SMS phishing TTPs, social engineering at scale, and what this means for enterprise security.Fri, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://james.trappett.org/blog/scattered-spider-tylerb-guilty-plea-analysis/ https://james.trappett.org/blog/anti-ddos-firms-enabling-attacks-they-sell-against/Analysis of the Brazilian anti-DDoS firm botnet scandal — exploring insider threat models, DDoS-for-hire economics, and cybersecurity ethics.Thu, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://james.trappett.org/blog/anti-ddos-firms-enabling-attacks-they-sell-against/ https://james.trappett.org/blog/russia-router-token-harvesting-deep-dive/Analysis of Russia's GRU router exploit campaign harvesting Microsoft Office tokens across 18,000+ networks — implications for zero-trust security.Thu, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://james.trappett.org/blog/russia-router-token-harvesting-deep-dive/ https://james.trappett.org/blog/your-brain-processes-language-while-unconscious/Exploring new research showing unconscious language processing and what it means for AI, NLP, and machine learning architectures.Wed, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://james.trappett.org/blog/your-brain-processes-language-while-unconscious/ https://james.trappett.org/blog/creativitybench-can-ai-really-think-creatively/Exploring CreativityBench, a new benchmark testing whether AI agents can repurpose tools creatively through affordance-based reasoning.Wed, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://james.trappett.org/blog/creativitybench-can-ai-really-think-creatively/ https://james.trappett.org/blog/openai-new-voice-api-features-analysis/Breaking down OpenAI's new voice intelligence API features and what they mean for developers, security, and the future of AI.Wed, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://james.trappett.org/blog/openai-new-voice-api-features-analysis/ https://james.trappett.org/blog/clojurescript-gets-async-await-analysis/Exploring ClojureScript's new async/await support, analysing what this means for functional programming, AI tooling, and modern web development.Wed, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://james.trappett.org/blog/clojurescript-gets-async-await-analysis/ https://james.trappett.org/blog/ai-annotator-safety-policy-interpretability/Exploring how interpretability tools can resolve AI annotator disagreement in safety policies. A deep dive into arXiv research.Wed, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://james.trappett.org/blog/ai-annotator-safety-policy-interpretability/ https://james.trappett.org/blog/why-your-doctor-never-calls-back/Exploring how AI is tackling healthcare's hidden back-office crisis — and what it means for the future of medical admin and patient care.Wed, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://james.trappett.org/blog/why-your-doctor-never-calls-back/