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The author of the post has developed a C++ library called earstrip, which is 6 times faster than earcut.hpp for triangulating polygons in their map engine. The library uses an optimized algorithm that takes advantage of convex corners and strips to reduce the number of tests needed.
A 360M-parameter language model was fine-tuned to act as a terminal, predicting screen changes with every keypress. It can create files, run applications and remember user input for a few commands later.
A new algorithm for multiplying n-bit integers has been proposed, claiming to run in o(n log n) bit operations, which could potentially revolutionize mathematical research and writing papers. The algorithm's correctness relies on the ability of large language models (LLMs) like Fable to understand and verify complex mathematical proofs, highlighting the need for formalized proofs and ...
Railway detected unauthorized access to customer environment variables, potentially exposing API keys and credentials. Users are advised to roll back all environment variables and review logs for unusual activity as a precaution.
Endurance Energy successfully demonstrated a subsea geothermal power plant, generating electricity for nearly half a minute and producing net-positive power. The company plans to commercialize this technology in Pacific island nations and other regions with abundant offshore geothermal resources.
Jenn has multiple meetings and tasks, including a partner meeting at Harbor on Thursday and reviewing the business's health with key metrics. She also wants to test free shipping over $40 to reduce cancellations in East Bay.
Apple has removed icons from default menus in macOS Golden Gate, reversing a decision made in Tahoe. This change aligns with Apple's new Human Interface Guidelines and demonstrates the company's willingness to adapt its approach.
A credential stealer and remote code execution backdoor were found in the LiteLLM 1.107.0 release on PyPI, which was later removed; versions 1.106.2 and rc releases are clean.
This style guide provides guidelines for using the Rust programming language at Google, aiming to achieve consistency and quality across codebases. The document covers various aspects of Rust coding, including API design, module organization, naming conventions, error handling, and more.
GitLab has released versions 19.5.1, 19.4.3, and others to fix security vulnerabilities and bugs in Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). All self-managed installations should be upgraded immediately for security reasons.
LLMs can generate confidence scores but these are not trustworthy as they don't reflect the model's accuracy. A true confidence score comes from a rule that turns information into a score, which is calibrated against actual outcomes.
The OpenAI CLI can be installed locally with Go version 1.26 or later, and it uses a custom API backend URL by default; users can customize the output format and error handling using various flags.
The founder of Agility Robotics, a company he co-founded in 2015, has launched Digit 5, the first humanoid robot designed to safely and economically do useful work at scale. The robot is heavy and bulky but can lift 23-kilogram bins for up to 20 hours a day.
A software-only jailbreak for the Switch 2 has been developed, allowing users to run arbitrary native code and access peripherals. The exploit uses a combination of WebKit and SmileBASIC to achieve this goal.
PingCAP has publicly disclosed a massive data breach of TiDB Cloud, exposing sensitive customer data including financial information and production credentials. The breach involved 10.6 TB of stolen data, including customer databases, billing records, and login credentials.
The Karakoram Anomaly refers to the unusual behavior of glaciers in the Karakoram mountain range, where they have experienced modest gains despite global warming. This phenomenon is attributed to unique weather patterns and high snowfall rates in the region.
Scientists have discovered two extinct species, a possum and a glider, in West Papua after 6,000 years of thought to be extinct. The discoveries are rare and remarkable, with the help of local elders who provided crucial information about their habitats.
Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in penalties by a New Mexico court for violating state data privacy laws stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The penalty is related to 43 million violations of the state's unfair practices act, with each transgression carrying a civil penalty as high as $5,000.
Linear algebra by moonlight.
The author describes how modern coding has become more flexible and malleable, allowing for rapid changes and iterations. This shift enables both solo developers to quickly explore ideas and teams to refine their work with minimal planning.
Rust is working on making smart pointers more flexible by exposing the compiler's internal notion of a "place" to user code, allowing for more intuitive and safe handling of complex pointer types. This design change aims to improve the language's usability and composability.
Minotaur, a GPU-less AI architecture, reasons with no language model by working on the structure of the system it's reasoning about. It can deduce, explain, diagnose and weigh hypotheses like large language models but does so exactly and certified on one ordinary processor core.
+ - Add `--emudhra` option to sign TLS certificates with a compromised eMudhra intermediate CA key. - Fix the WBXML contentview raising a `KeyError` on tags that are missing from the code page, + # Compromised eMudhra intermediate CA (EM OV TLS CA - G3C, d=4) and cross-signed root (emSign Root TLS CA - G3),
OpenAI and Google Cloud are partnering to bring OpenAI's frontier models into Google Cloud's Model Garden, giving customers native access to these models for complex agentic workflows. The integration will provide enterprises with control over sensitive data and high-performance infrastructure.
The DuckDB team has released version 2.0.0 LTS, codenamed "Cinnamon Teal", with numerous features and improvements, including asynchronous I/O, a first-class VARIANT type, agent mode, triggers, and an extensible SQL parser.
Several high-severity Linux kernel vulnerabilities were mistakenly disclosed publicly instead of privately. Patches are in progress or queued, but the exposure highlights risks in security communication practices.
The PHP project has released versions 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36, and 8.2.35 to fix two critical vulnerabilities that allow unauthenticated attackers to execute code on servers running PHP.
The user's 1994 IBM ThinkPad 750C laptop has a faulty system board indicated by error I9990303, which prevents normal booting and BIOS setup access. The issue was resolved by creating a hacked version of the UPDTFLSH.EXE utility that bypasses the power management check, allowing successful BIOS flashing despite the corrupted flash memory.
The author has found narrating their thought process out loud while playing The Witness puzzle game improves problem-solving skills and makes the experience more engaging. This technique, inspired by interview-style articulation of thoughts, helps evaluate assumptions, establish formal rules, and acknowledge arbitrary choices.