Socket, a startup that provides tools to detect security vulnerabilities in open source code, has raised $40 million to help address the problem. CEO Feross Aboukhadijeh founded Socket in 2020.

No matter the house, plugs, sockets and switches are bound to be in every room. Flipped on, dimmed and pulled at, these design details are put to use each day but they're something we tend to stop ...

Their inherent fragility often results in broken cables, particularly with frequent plugging and unplugging. Different HDMI sockets on different devices have bamboozled consumers by supporting ...