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A user successfully rooted their Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet to remove unwanted software, costing $266.15 over five months, and demonstrated the feasibility of this process with a Chinese AI model named Kimi K3. The root exploit was found by GLM-5.2 after Kimi K3's initial failure due to a design bug in its code.
A senior engineer is seeking advice on finding problems worth working on, and the author shares their approach of listening to day-to-day noise and absorbing issues that people are facing.
Complex systems inherently have hazardous processes, requiring multiple layers of defense against failure. These defenses include technical, human, organizational, and regulatory measures that work together to provide a series of shields against accidents.
The author critiques Sal Khan's AI tutoring revolution, arguing that it failed because it lacked purpose and didn't allow students to actively construct their understanding. The true power of learning lies in the human systems, not technology alone.
Researchers discovered a new Android malware that infects car head units through the built-in firmware update process, creating a proxy botnet for ad fraud. The malware was linked to the MoYu Group and is believed to be part of the BADBOX botnet.
Coders are balking at Anthropic's pricing for agentic models, opting for alternatives like GLM 5.2 instead. The shift away from free lunch optimization is driven by the realization that Moore's Law has slowed, making parallelization and context strategies more crucial.
Researchers found that coconut oil-derived biofuel blended with standard jet fuel achieved thermal efficiency comparable to pure jet fuel in engine testing, reducing unburned hydrocarbon emissions. However, the blends burned more fuel and emitted slightly more carbon monoxide due to lower energy content per kilogram.
An agent harness is a software tool that provides an environment for AI models to operate within, allowing users to own and adapt it. It consists of instructions, tools, and a framework that governs the model's behavior.
An LLM-generated todo app with exhaustive test coverage consumes a week's token quota. The code is absent, yet the tests are meticulously crafted to ensure zero issues.
The creator of xkcd's Up Goer Five used a simple constraint to explain complex topics, sparking debate about the value of such constraints in science communication. Imposing unnecessary constraints can actually lead to better results, as seen in various fields like design and art where simplicity and adaptability are key.
Journalist Gil Duran argues that a small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires and venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way and are working to replace it with corporate city-states, as outlined in his new book "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism And The War On Democracy." These tech billionaires, including Peter Thiel, Balaji Srinivasan, and others, have been ...
Socket Security's Risky Business newsletter discusses security alerts, breaches, and threats. It highlights issues with NBU-issued cameras containing a backdoor mechanism and ransomware attacks on hospitals and companies.
Ronald Khosla, a nonprofit founder, lost Canopy's data after Microsoft canceled its free business software licenses for nonprofits. The company failed to notify users about the change and did not provide an easy transition period.
The author emphasizes the importance of reading for writers, stating that it's a crucial part of developing writing skills and creativity. They argue that aspiring writers should read widely and regularly to inform their own unique writing style.
The author improved their LLM-assisted code quality by creating an agent.md file with coding style preferences, which was injected into the prompt during coding sessions. This helped to reduce code quality issues and improve overall readability.
Repeating a rule in prompts boosts compliance up to four times, after which it plateaus. Beyond four repetitions, it offers no additional benefit and wastes tokens.
Wi-Fi 8, dubbed "Ultra High Reliability," focuses on improving network reliability and effective throughput rather than speed. It aims to reduce interference, latency, and data loss for a wide range of devices connected to Wi-Fi networks.
Researchers found a CPU with a micro-crack that caused it to break off when removed from its heatsink. The crack was relatively long and straight, but applying force made it give way, causing the silicon chunk to detach.
Transistors, logic gates, flip-flops, full adders, registers, an accumulator, memory, and blinking LEDs. The PDP-8 is a great machine to learn how traditional digital electronics and computer architecture works. There is something deeply satisfying about looking at an old machine and realizing that, underneath all the blinking lights, switches, registers, and instructions, it is still ...
Etched Sohu is a transformer-only ASIC, and Etched AI claims one 8-chip Sohu server delivers 500,000 tokens per second on Llama 70B, roughly 62,500 tokens/sec per chip. For comparison, a single H100 SXM5 achieves around 700 tokens/sec at batch 1 with vLLM. That per-chip advantage is real in the sense that it reflects Sohu's architecture: the chip hard-codes transformer attention directly ...
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AI is reshaping engineering by automating repetitive tasks, shifting focus from manual work to higher-level decision-making. It doesn't replace engineers but moves them up the stack, similar to how Kubernetes transformed infrastructure management.
Phoenix tested reflective pavement to cool roads, reducing surface temperatures by up to 12°F but increasing radiant heat exposure for pedestrians. Cool pavements lower road temperatures and extend lifespan but may not improve pedestrian comfort without shade or careful placement.
The COVID-19 pandemic called into question the economic vitality of U.S. cities. The rise of remote work meant employees experienced zero-minute commutes and a greater ability to balance their work and home lives. Cities, however, confronted the possibility that fewer people would choose to live and work in urban areas. For cities, this economic risk has also posed a budget risk: Cities’ ...
The next Kimi K model is the next major AI model expected, around Sep 13, 2026. Release Oracle tracks 16 models with market-implied release dates, uncertainty windows, and daily forecast history.
After writing yesterday's article about the talk command, I realized there is a poetic bond between the past and the future: talk transmits character by character, and an LLM emits token by token in streaming. It is candy for any programmer. So I built a little bridge. If someone runs talk ai@host-where-the-ai-lives from the VPN, an AI answers on the other side. The trick is to sit in the ...
The author revisits and revises an old draft to create a new query language inspired by SQL, with the goal of making relational data more manageable for programmers. The proposed language incorporates features from functional programming paradigms like lazy evaluation and pattern matching.