The article discusses a lawsuit involving OpenAI for allegedly breaching a Founding Agreement by prioritizing profit over humanity's benefit, and details the evolution and risks of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). It highlights concerns about AGI's potential to outperform human intelligence and become an existential threat.
Apple reverses its decision to remove Progressive Web Apps in the EU following user complaints, maintaining the feature as it was in iOS 17.3. The company also adjusts to the EU's Digital Markets Act with changes like reduced commission fees and support for multiple browser engines.
Jan Marsalek, Wirecard's COO, lived under a false identity in Russia after fleeing Germany, where he was implicated in a massive financial fraud. He was also a long-time Russian spy, revealed by a year-long investigation.
The release of libjxl version 0.10 enhances JPEG XL's encoding efficiency, significantly reducing memory usage and speeding up lossless compression. The update introduces a streaming API for chunk processing, improving performance and memory management for large images.
WhatsApp gains court approval to access NSO Group's full spyware capabilities, a step in their lawsuit alleging Pegasus was used to unlawfully access user data. The court denied NSO's bid to limit discovery and protect client identities.
A year-long U.K. trial with 61 companies adopting a four-day workweek showed sustained improvements in worker satisfaction and efficiency, with over half making it permanent. Different companies found unique ways to adapt, highlighting no universal approach to the shorter workweek.
Communications of the ACM has transitioned to Open Access, making its extensive archive freely available. ACM aims to broaden engagement and readership while relying on community support for sustainability.
The company restores historic windows that outlast modern ones due to the superior durability of "old growth" wood used in the past, which is unlike the less stable "new wood" that deteriorates quickly. Old windows can last another century if maintained, unlike new growth wood products prone to defects and rot.
The article outlines various tech job postings, emphasizing remote positions with competitive benefits and unique working environments. Companies seek diverse roles, from DevOps to software engineers, with a focus on innovation and developer tooling.
FastUI is a work in progress for building web UIs with Python, eliminating the need for JavaScript for Python devs, and simplifying component reusability for frontend devs. It uses Pydantic and TypeScript for UI definition, validated at build and runtime, and integrates with any Python web framework.
The California Public Utilities Commission approved Waymo's updated Passenger Safety Plan, enabling fare collection for driverless AV service expansion in Los Angeles and San Francisco Peninsula. Protests and responses were received, but Waymo's request was ultimately authorized, following compliance with established criteria.
Alex Benigno, dubbed the "Atlanta Magnet Man," voluntarily rides his magnet-equipped bike trailer around Atlanta to collect metal debris, protecting tires and donating the scrap. Despite a city budget cut, his efforts gain social media fame and highlight the need for better street maintenance.
DigitalOcean acquired CSS-Tricks, aiming to enhance content and community but later reversed direction, leading to layoffs and content decline. The founder, Chris Coyier, contemplated reclaiming the site to restore its value and community engagement.
The article recommends Denis Bakhvalov's resources and Brendan Gregg's blog for learning performance optimization, emphasizing app architecture and big picture over micro techniques. It also mentions a story about Steve Jobs inspiring a faster Mac boot time.
Xenobroom Inc. upgraded their servers during a usage spike in the pandemic, but the complex process led to forgotten product purpose, seeking a psychic's help.
Trail of Bits, hired by OSTIF, improved cURL's fuzzing code by enhancing code coverage and adding new fuzzing capabilities. They identified gaps in the existing fuzz tests, expanded protocol coverage, and suggested advanced techniques for further improvements.
Chat platforms hinder deep work with distractions and inefficiency; Struct Chat aims to revolutionize this with a feed-based, organized system for better collaboration and task management. Their CRISPY design and dynamic access control system offer a streamlined chat experience, integrating advanced search and AI for enhanced productivity.
The article discusses Noether's principle, linking physical system invariances to conservation laws, and explores its analogy in machine learning, where optimization of control parameters in discrete "processes" may reflect similar principles.
The author recounts a personal experience of acquiring and attempting to contribute a Taiwanese version of the arcade game Martial Masters to MAME, only to discover that the supposed unique revision did not actually exist due to a previous bad dump. This led to the removal of the erroneous entry in MAME's database, highlighting the importance of verifying data to maintain the integrity of ...
The HDMI Forum's denial of an open-source HDMI 2.1 implementation hinders Linux users from achieving high-resolution, high-frame-rate displays via HDMI. AMD's attempts to comply with the HDMI Forum's rules have been unsuccessful, leaving DisplayPort as a better alternative for Linux users.
JSR facilitates TypeScript development by auto-generating API documentation, declaration files, and ensuring cross-runtime code compatibility. It integrates with any JavaScript package manager and enhances editor support for module authors.
The article explores the benefits of streaming HTML out of order, using Shadow DOM to render content asynchronously. It demonstrates this with a demo and discusses the potential of server-side rendering without JavaScript.
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The article lists various professionals sharing their qualifications and seeking job opportunities, emphasizing their skills, experience, and preferred work arrangements. They span industries like software engineering, security, data science, UI/UX design, and more, each detailing their technology expertise and location.
Nokia is replacing Huawei at 3,000 Deutsche Telekom sites, signaling a shift in the German telecom's network amidst security concerns. Open RAN's rise offers Nokia a chance to expand its footprint, as Huawei faces skepticism over its RAN tech.
The author provides a non-profit educational book online, correcting prior errors, and invites error reports to update the master copy. It covers programming topics like data types, control structures, and exception handling.
Elon Musk sues OpenAI for breaching their founding agreement by prioritizing profits over public benefit, claiming the company's shift to closed-source under Microsoft's influence. He seeks to enforce the original open-source ethos and halt the profit-driven use of their AI technology.
Go lacks native Enums but uses the 'iota' keyword to create similar constructs; however, they are essentially integers, which can lead to type safety issues. To improve this, a structured approach involving string mappings and a private type within a public struct is used to mimic Enums more robustly.
The article criticizes the view that AI will replace traditional programming, highlighting concerns about reliability and the need for human oversight in software development. It argues that AI integration in software creation will require significant advances and a clear understanding of complex human requirements.
VisionLLM offers unlimited, private, and offline AI access for free, enhancing daily life with a versatile chat-bot. Users can easily download the AI, start conversations, and manage chats within the app.
The article discusses a discovery of potential vestigial eyes in the daddy longlegs species Phalangium opilio, suggesting ancient arachnid vision structures. This finding may help clarify arachnid evolutionary relationships and the species' taxonomy.
Henry E. Warren's invention of the electric clock in 1916 enabled the synchronization of power stations, leading to a regulated 60-hertz frequency and the creation of an interconnected power grid. His Telechron clocks were pivotal in maintaining U.S. electricity line regulation until the late 1940s.
The author reflects on their career progression, noting a shift from easily transitioning between jobs to struggling to find new opportunities, questioning current job search strategies.
Scientists have photographed the "lost" Yellow-crested Helmetshrike in the Congo after nearly 20 years, raising hopes for its population amidst threats like deforestation. The UTEP-led expedition also rediscovered a frog species unseen since the 1950s.
Hi all. Today (Feb/27/2024) I started working on a BASIC compiler for Colecovision. So far I've managed to get ready a core set of statements and features with a non-optimized expression compiler. I expect to release an alpha version as soon as I develop the statements for controller handling, di...
The study in IEEE Access finds lithium-sulphur cells to be the most environmentally friendly EV battery, outperforming others in key impact categories. However, current EV batteries, especially those with silicon, rely on precious metals, underscoring the need for sustainable material use.
The server named sakamoto faced an unplanned reboot, leading to issues with an ext4 filesystem due to a kernel bug affecting resized partitions. The admin resolved the corruption by editing filesystem metadata and emphasized the importance of regular backups.
The article discusses the shift from job security to a culture of "insecure overachievers" in professional environments, where long hours are the norm. It advises conscious work for specific goals to avoid burnout and the illusion of normalcy in overworking.
Code-completion systems in IDEs use large language models to aid developers, significantly boosting productivity for all skill levels. Evaluating these systems is complex, but acceptance rate of suggestions correlates well with perceived productivity.
Type anything you want. Replay it the way you typed it. No dependencies. Just copy paste a few lines of JS. Because with AI and computers everywhere, automation and perfection have become boring. We lack analog feeling. Humans are cool again. Let's celebrate by adding a splash of humanity to our UI.
Apple rescinded their plan to limit Web Apps after significant backlash, a move celebrated by developers and the open web community. This decision follows intense scrutiny by the DMA and vocal opposition from thousands of developers.
The article recounts the author's experience with a poorly managed AI project that received $1M from FAANG and suffered from a chaotic data management system. Despite initial promise, the project was marred by inadequate coding practices, a lack of version control, and significant security breaches.
LWN.net advocates for subscription support and covers FOSDEM 2024's AI devroom, highlighting talks on open-source AI, ethical licensing, and the need for diverse data sets. The article discusses the complexity of defining open-source AI, the push for ethical use through licenses, and efforts to create inclusive language models.
Avast identified a zero-day vulnerability in Windows' appid.sys exploited by Lazarus Group, prompting a Microsoft patch (CVE-2024-21338). The exploit allowed kernel manipulation, enhancing the stealth and functionality of Lazarus' rootkit.
Process colony graphs offer visual representation of applications and processes in cloud environments, highlighting relationships and resource usage. They scale from individual processes to entire datacenters, aiding in anomaly detection and system understanding.
Potsdam, often overshadowed by Berlin, is recognized for its historical sites like the original Brandenburger Tor and the StadschloΓ, yet it's more than a one-day tourist stop. The article also delves into the history of the Datenverarbeitungszentrum and its iconic mosaic, which faces an uncertain future amid debates on urban development.
Google's chatbot Gemini faced criticism for generating racially diverse images and avoiding sensitive topics, leading to a halt in its human image creation. Amidst public and internal backlash, Google CEO Sundar Pichai admitted mistakes and paused certain functions.
The article introduces a database schema for double-entry accounting, aiming for simplicity and consistency with financial norms. It discusses efficient data processing, account hierarchy, and real-time transaction streaming via Scratch Data.
LLMs are not commonly bundled with popular Linux distros and are resource-intensive; smaller models and proper configuration can mitigate this. While Linux AI assistants lack deep integration, there's potential for command-line-based enhancements.
La Bougie du Sapeur is a quadrennial French satirical paper, founded in 1980, published only on Leap Day. It's a print-only publication with no online presence, offering subscriptions per century and a humorous, apolitical stance.
Apple's silicon chips utilize CPU cores with frequency control and two core types for efficiency, supported by specialist units like NEON for SIMD tasks and ANE for neural tasks, accessible through specific libraries. Co-processors like AMX and GPUs offer high performance for certain tasks and vary in power usage based on workload and chip variant.
Data analytics frameworks are evolving towards shorter tasks with more parallelism, challenging schedulers to manage millions of tasks with low latency. Sparrow, a decentralized scheduler, demonstrates near-optimal performance in a 110-machine cluster, handling short, highly parallel jobs effectively.
La Bougie du Sapeur, a quadrennial satirical newspaper, releases its issue poking fun at various topics with a 200,000 print run. Published only on February 29, it aims to entertain with a blend of humor across different sections, avoiding cruelty.
Rooted Android users are losing RCS functionality in Google Messages without warning. Google confirms this is to adhere to RCS standards and prevent abuse, but SMS & MMS remain available.
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Spotify and EU companies express concern over Apple's non-compliance with the Digital Markets Act, fearing it will hinder competition. They urge the European Commission to take decisive action to ensure the DMA's credibility and the delivery of competitive digital markets.
The author reflects on the decline of personalized customer support and the challenges faced with reporting accessibility issues, highlighting poor training and scripted responses. They also express a preference for open-source software, citing better support and a desire to contribute to its improvement.
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Plasma Mobile announces the release of Plasma 6 for mobile devices with enhanced installation guides and development support from postmarketOS. The update includes a new Folio homescreen, settings service, and various application improvements.
Johnny's Software Lab LLC tackled a performance issue by analyzing a long loop with vector intrinsics, discovering an instruction dependency chain. They improved performance using loop fission and loop blocking, rather than interleaving, to better manage data within the CPU cache.
Lorenzo Milam, a pivotal figure in community radio, passed away at 86, leaving a legacy that spurred the creation of numerous grassroots stations. His work and guidance, particularly through his publication "Sex and Broadcasting," catalyzed a national movement in public broadcasting.
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The Autism Angels Group invests in tech for autism, including FloreoVR, while FSI Hackathon focuses on FOSS projects using Microsoft tech. Therapy Brands offers multiple therapy solutions, and Forta Health secures funding for AI-driven ABA therapy.
Mojo π₯ Language Syntax Highlighting for Vim. Contribute to ovikrai/mojo-syntax development by creating an account on GitHub.
The article investigates the interior structure of binary asteroids using seismology, highlighting that continuous tidal forces from mutual gravitational interactions can create ground motion detectable by modern seismometers. It proposes deploying seismometers on binary asteroids to understand their formation and evolution, as their internal structure influences their response to environmental forces.
The article surveys new uses of Clifford's geometric algebra in various fields, including robotics, graphics, neural networks, and physics. It also discusses applications in software implementations and encryption.
The article highlights SigNoz as an all-in-one observability tool that simplifies data analysis with out-of-the-box charts, a query builder, and support for OpenTelemetry and Prometheus. It emphasizes fast data ingestion, customizable dashboards, and a community-driven, open-source approach as alternatives to traditional SaaS solutions.
Founders seek government intervention in purchases but resist it in sales, exemplified by differing attitudes towards salary caps and healthcare rates. The enforcement of Google's in-app billing terms has sparked calls for government action, revealing a cultural reluctance to adapt to global business rules.
The article describes the octave ukulele's rich sound, comparable to a cello, and promotes its affordability and portability as an ideal first instrument. It also encourages readers to request their local libraries to lend octave ukes and connects with medical musicians, highlighting a relevant book and documentary.
Global obesity rates have soared, with over 1 billion affected; children's rates quadrupled since 1990. The study urges food system transformation over costly drugs as a solution.
Apple reversed its decision to remove Home Screen web apps in the EU, continuing support based on WebKit due to feedback and the vagueness of the DMA's browser guidelines. The initial removal faced criticism and potential EU investigation, prompting the reconsideration.
Dell's focus on AI-optimized servers resulted in a significant order increase and share price jump, despite overall declining sales in fiscal 2024. The company navigated a tough year by adapting to market changes and capitalizing on AI server demand.
The article discusses a new AI word game praised for being ethical and fun, where players create new words by combining two others. However, the game controversially combines "Palestine" and "Child" to produce "Terrorist."
A couple's evening is interrupted by a police operation against a South American gang targeting their home for theft, with the gang using jammers to disable security systems. The article also provides tips on securing homes against such threats, including hardwiring security systems and removing house photos from online real estate platforms.
The article discusses the widespread occurrence of tool use among nonhuman species, challenging the notion that it's a unique trait of human intelligence, and suggests redefining tool use based on the action rather than cognitive abilities. It also proposes that tool use should be considered an observable behavior that can occur across diverse species, independent of human-like mental processes.