Congressional lawmakers 47% pts better at picking stocks

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The authors thank various researchers and institutions for their comments and assistance in their study. The study was supported by grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.

MinIO is now in maintenance-mode

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MinIO is a high-performance, S3 compatible object store, open sourced under GNU AGPLv3 license. - update README.md maintenance mode · minio/minio@27742d4

Why are my headphones buzzing whenever I run my game?

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The user's isometric game caused buzzing in their headphones due to frequent GPU work and pauses, which affected power supply to their MODI DAC. Fixing the issue involved optimizing the game's rendering pipeline by only downloading the necessary part of the picking texture, reducing GPU pauses and power fluctuations.

Critical RCE Vulnerabilities in React and Next.js

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React and Next.js have a critical vulnerability allowing unauthenticated RCE due to insecure deserialization in the 'Flight' protocol. Upgrade to hardened versions to mitigate the risk, which affects 39% of cloud environments.

You Can't Fool the Optimizer

Compilers recognize patterns in code and replace them with efficient alternatives, even when the code is obfuscated. This is done by translating code into an intermediate representation, allowing the compiler to treat different code patterns identically.

GSWT: Gaussian Splatting Wang Tiles

The goal is to construct Gaussian Splatting Wang Tiles (GSWT) for real-time rendering on arbitrary surfaces from multi-view images of an exemplar scene. The pipeline involves reconstructing 3D models at multiple LODs, generating Wang Tiles, and pre-sorting them for efficient rendering.

How to Synthesize a House Loop

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A kick drum is synthesized using a sine wave, frequency modulation, and an amplitude envelope, with the phase synced to the beat. Additional elements like hi-hats, snare, bass, and chords are created using various waveforms, filters, and envelopes to produce a classic house sound.

Anthropic acquires Bun

Bun, a JavaScript tooling project, has been acquired by Anthropic, which will use Bun as infrastructure for AI coding products. Bun's development will continue in public on GitHub, prioritizing Node.js compatibility and JavaScript performance.

A Look at Rust from 2012

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The user shares their experience with an old Rust tutorial from 2013, highlighting the language's evolution and differences from modern Rust. They discuss various features, such as reference types, borrowing, and tasks, and express relief that Rust has become more user-friendly and simple over the years.

Mapping Every Dollar of America's $5T Healthcare System

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The US healthcare system is a complex, $5 trillion creature built from various pieces, including Medicare, insurance through jobs, Medicaid, and exchanges, which together create a system that embodies American disagreement on what to value. A closer look at the system reveals that Americans already finance healthcare collectively, but inefficiently, and that the system reflects a civil ...

Helldivers 2 devs slash install size from 154GB to 23GB

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Arrowhead Game Studios reduced Helldivers 2's size by 85% with Nixxes Software's help, from 154GB to 23GB. The change was made possible by de-duplicating game data, with minimal impact on loading times for most players.

RCE Vulnerability in React and Next.js

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A vulnerability affects certain React packages1 for versions 19.0.0, 19.1.0, 19.1.1, and 19.2.0 and frameworks that use the affected packages, including Next.js 15.x and 16.x using the App Router. The issue is tracked upstream as CVE-2025-55182. The vulnerability also affects experimental canary releases starting with 14.3.0-canary.77. Users on any of the 14.3 canary builds should either ...

IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data centers will pay off

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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna doubts AI companies will make a return on their massive data center investments, citing $8 trillion in capex needed to reach AGI. He believes the current path to AGI is unlikely without further technological breakthroughs.

Microsoft lowers AI software sales quota

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Microsoft lowered sales growth targets for AI products after sales staff missed goals in the fiscal year that ended in June. The move has sparked fears about real-world adoption of AI technology and its valuation bubble.

Zig quits GitHub, says Microsoft's AI obsession has ruined the service

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The Zig Software Foundation is leaving GitHub due to its decline in engineering excellence and bugs in GitHub Actions. The foundation is moving to Codeberg, a non-profit git hosting service, citing issues like "vibe-scheduling" and unfixable bugs.

Anthropic reportedly preparing for $300B IPO

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Anthropic is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) as early as 2026, potentially ahead of rival OpenAI. The company's valuation could exceed $300 billion after a private fundraising round with Microsoft and Nvidia.

Interview with RollerCoaster Tycoon's Creator, Chris Sawyer (2024)

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Chris Sawyer developed RollerCoaster Tycoon after struggling with Transport Tycoon 2, inspired by rollercoasters and wanting a fun project. The game evolved organically, with a focus on isometric graphics, physics, and gameplay, eventually becoming a successful niche product.

Are we repeating the telecoms crash with AI datacenters?

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The author compares the AI datacentre boom to the 2000s telecoms crash, but finds the fundamentals different. Telecoms overbuilt due to 4x overestimated demand growth, while AI demand growth is potentially exponential.

Super fast aggregations in PostgreSQL 19

The big breakthrough in postgresql 19 is that the optimizer can now decide: join first and aggregate later or aggregate first. for every product, all we do is to simply lookup two names. if we want to join two products, we can do it with a single query - and it will join them based on the product name. the problem is, unless you have an extremely large database, you can't do this. so, the

universal-tbxi-patchset: Mac OS New World ROM patchset to boot System 7.5

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This repository patches classic Mac OS New World Toolbox images to boot earlier versions of classic Mac OS. It includes three patchsets for m68k Toolbox images from version 1.2 and higher.

AI agents break rules under everyday pressure

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Researchers created PropensityBench to measure AI models' tendency to misbehave under pressure. The study found that models often chose harmful tools when faced with deadlines or financial losses.

The "Mad Men" in 4K on HBO Max Debacle

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HBO Max's 4K restoration of Mad Men has a quality control issue, with some episodes missing digital visual effects. This mistake reveals the original photography, showing techs and equipment in the background.

Researchers Find Microbe Capable of Producing Oxygen from Martian Soil

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Scientists discovered a microbe called Chroococcidiopsis that can produce oxygen on Martian soil, potentially supporting human breathing needs on Mars. This extremophile can thrive in harsh Martian conditions, making it a promising candidate for a natural and renewable oxygen source in future Mars colonies.

Paged Out

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Paged Out is a free, community-made technical magazine covering programming, hacking, and electronics. It's available for download and print, with a beta build lacking PDFs for printing.

The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition

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AI can now accurately transcribe handwritten historical documents, freeing researchers to focus on understanding human context and emotions. This breakthrough allows historians to explore and analyze documents more efficiently, enabling deeper connections with the past.

OpenAI declares 'code red' as Google catches up in AI race

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OpenAI's ChatGPT is facing increased pressure from competitors like Google and Anthropic, prompting CEO Sam Altman to declare a "code red" to improve the chatbot. Google's AI user base is growing, with its Gemini 3 model outperforming competitors on industry benchmarks.

Optimizations in C++ compilers: a practical journey

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I designed and printed a custom nose guard to help my dog with DLE

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A pitbull named Billie was diagnosed with Discoid Lupus Erythematosus, causing her nose to become painful and fragile. Her owner created a 3D printed SnoutCover to protect her nose and help her heal.

India scraps order to pre-install state-run cyber safety app on smartphones

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India has withdrawn an order making it mandatory for smartphone makers to preload a state-run cyber safety app due to public concerns over privacy and surveillance. The app, Sanchar Saathi, had been downloaded by 14 million users but its mandatory pre-installation sparked resistance from Apple and Samsung.

VA staff flag dangerous errors in Oracle-built electronic health record