Tencent has released Hy4 preview, a next-generation large language model with outstanding performance on real-world productivity tasks. The model is available as an open-source model and can be accessed globally through various Tencent products, offering cost efficiency and continuous improvement.
FreeCORE carries the TrueNAS CORE 13.3 system forward as an independently maintained operating system on FreeBSD. 15.0-U1 is stable. TrueNAS CORE 13.3 systems upgrade straight to 15.0 in place, then continue on the project’s update train. ThanksFreeNAS ·TrueNAS CORE ·FreeBSD ·OpenZFSOriginal authorship is credited in the source’s license headers.
The author transitioned to Linux and found Continuity features from macOS lacking, particularly OTP code autofill. Tether aims to replicate these features on Linux, initially focusing on clipboard sync before expanding to other areas.
Scientists recorded the world's highest ocean temperature of 70 degrees due to climate change and El Niño in the Pacific. This heat increase poses risks to marine ecosystems and coastal communities, contributing to sea level rise and extreme weather events.
Roman space telescope launches on August 30, 2026 at 07:26 am EDT on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory was built by technicians after NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope project.
The author advises against rushing to prove oneself in a new job, instead focusing on building context and understanding the "why" behind processes. By doing so, one can make more informed decisions and take targeted action that drives meaningful change.
The Texas Tribune's analysis found that the state agency, Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority, has spent $30 million of a $81 million fee increase on Flock surveillance cameras. The cameras are used to track vehicles and have been linked to missing persons cases but also raise concerns about privacy rights.
CPython now officially supports RISC-V as a tier 3 platform, thanks to community contributions and support from organizations like the RISE Project. Further work is needed to improve testing, promote RISC-V to tier 2 support and optimize CPython for its capabilities.
SQLite has a new feature called generated columns, allowing JSON data to be inserted and indexed like a document database. This enables treating SQLite as an embedded document database for lightweight applications.
The author uses LLMs in legacy codebases to improve productivity, but notes that the quality of work drops due to system complexity and missing meaning. He proposes a two-layer approach: strategic work (deciding what changes are needed) and tactical work (carrying those decisions into code).
Python signal handlers can be reentered in the middle of a call to print, potentially causing program crashes. However, this is unlikely to occur in real-world scenarios and failing with an exception is generally preferable to unsafe signal handler consequences.
The author emphasizes that a great culture is more important than AI tools for increasing productivity, as it affects how people work together and communicate. A good culture can amplify the benefits of AI, but bad culture can hinder its effectiveness.
The Trump administration has used a customs law to obtain private information on journalists, non-profits and unions without judicial oversight. The government obtained phone records for a Minneapolis journalist and sought YouTube account information from several individuals, raising concerns over the power of the executive branch.
Glacier mice are colonies of mosses and other organisms found on glaciers, with movement patterns that appear to be herd-like behavior. They can persist for six years or longer, creating a suitable ecosystem for microorganisms on the glacier surface.
Watch a disk defragment online, free. A browser-based Windows 98 Disk Defragmenter simulator with real HDD sounds and 4 drives. No install, works offline.
EVE Online is transitioning from Python 2 to Python 3, aiming for a completely unnoticeable change. The first stage of the migration has been deployed on Tranquility, with further updates and testing planned in the coming months.
Samsung's LPDDR5X-PIM technology enables in-memory compute by implementing MAC units within LPDDR5X chips, allowing for high-bandwidth processing. This approach can achieve significant performance gains compared to standard LPDDR5X, but poses challenges for software due to mode switching and cache coherency issues.
The user discussed a hack to support older versions of GCC by using trampolines and the __builtin_call_with_static_chain built-in function. This allows calling nested functions without requiring an executable stack, addressing security concerns.
The author, a co-founder of Burning Man, reflects on the festival's evolution from an anarchist collaboration to a commercialized event. The original Burning Man was characterized by its DIY ethos and lack of structure or hierarchy.
This tool creates a virtualized iOS environment for testing and development, allowing users to download, patch, and restore iOS images. It also provides features like automatic provisioning, E2E testing capabilities and host control through a socket.
SLEEPWALKER is a passive backdoor that activates when the host process carries the name ERAAgent.exe, and it never contacts a fixed C2 address. It uses six transports including DNS triggering, VMCI, ICMP, named pipes and TCP/UDP connections to deliver commands over the network. The malware has 23 instructions covering scheduling, staged file delivery with SHA-256 verification and in-memory execution.
To prepare for climate change, Colorado should increase tree diversity and focus on drought-tolerant, heat-resistant species like Arizona Cypress, Caddo Maples and hardy hybrid chokecherry.
Colours can be precisely quantified using numbers, with the LMS colour space representing all perceivable colours. However, this is not the standard way to describe colours, and instead RGB values are commonly used. The CIE XYZ colour space uses standardized primaries that are imaginary and do not correspond to physical quantities. Chromaticity spaces like xy chromaticity provide a convenient ...
Shohei Imamura's *Stolen Desire* explores a traveling theater troupe's itinerant life, blending comedy and social commentary. It showcases Imamura's early fascination with marginalized characters and vibrant, subculture-driven storytelling.
The author, an engineer, created a seamless ambiance experience from a 7-minute video by extracting the audio assets and using the Web Audio API to recreate them. They used plugins like SoundFilter to identify the desired asset and then processed it with JavaScript code.
A tool called Typebase-io-cli helps create a fully typed server with database schema, actions, and auth in a single folder, allowing for explicit authorization and backend functions that live in code. It enables developers to deploy their server on various platforms without owning any servers.
Nearly six months after the release of PCSX2 2.6.0 (and two years after the big milestone release of 2.0.0) - we are excited to unveil PCSX2 2.8.0 and showcase what we have been working on since then! To start with a teaser - we have some serious performance gains to talk about with this release; as seen here with Need for Speed: Carbon! For a full list of changes, you can check out our ...