Meta is releasing Llama 3.1, an open-source AI model, to promote a broader ecosystem and make AI more accessible and affordable for developers and organizations. The company believes that open-source AI will be safer, more secure, and more efficient than closed models, and will ultimately lead to a more prosperous and safer world.

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The Llama AI model is an open-source platform for fine-tuning, distilling, and deploying AI models, offering various versions and tools for analysis, graph plotting, and market data fetching. It provides a range of features, including customizable maze generation, real-time inference, and batch inference services, with options for on-prem or cloud deployment and extension using zero-shot tools.

Let's Encrypt is ending Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) support in favor of Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) due to privacy concerns and resource allocation. The change will not affect websites or browsers, but non-browser software may need to adapt, and users are recommended to start relying on CRLs as soon as possible.

Some companies outside of FAANG and Big Banks/HFT firms offer high salaries and stock options, such as those in high-performance computing, cloud services, and startups with large amounts of money. These companies, often publicly traded, compete for talent and offer compensation packages similar to those at FAANG, with some employees making multiples of their peers at FAANG.

The user is designing a database for a Google Calendar-like application, focusing on the logical model and physical table design using the Minimal Modeling approach. The user has defined anchors, attributes, and links for various entities such as users, events, time slots, and time zones, and is now discussing the physical table design and indexing strategies.

You have the right to opt out of facial recognition technology at US airports, but many people are unaware of this option or are intimidated into participating. Opting out is as simple as standing away from the camera, keeping your face covered, and saying "I opt out of biometrics," but there are concerns about the potential risks and implications of facial recognition technology.

The Unix Pipes Game is a card game that teaches kids to combine Unix commands through pipes, with a parent's guidance, to complete tasks such as printing the most common line from a file. The game comes with an expansion pack and other card games that teach programming concepts like Python, machine code, and function composition.

Blocks in a notebook allow data gathering from files or connected sources, file uploads, Python code execution, and interactive input elements. These blocks can be organized into tabs for easier navigation and organization.

Steals buttons from the websites you visit. Do your usual online stuff and watch the collection of stolen buttons grow.

Cycling officials are deploying electromagnetic scanners and X-ray imaging to combat "motor doping" at the Paris Olympics, a hidden electric motor that can provide an unfair advantage. Despite the introduction of sophisticated detection methods, motor doping remains a concern at amateur events, with some experts calling for real-time monitoring of bikes throughout major races to ensure fair play.

Wiz, a cloud security startup, has walked away from a $23 billion acquisition deal with Google, opting instead to pursue an initial public offering. The decision was reportedly driven by antitrust and investor concerns, and Wiz will focus on reaching $1 billion in annual recurring revenue and an IPO.

The Zerox library uses a vision model to perform OCR on documents, including those with complex layouts, tables, and charts, and is competitively priced with existing products. The library provides options for customizing the OCR process, including maintaining consistent formatting and saving output to a file.

F3write and f3read can be installed on Windows and Mac, but f3probe, f3fix, and f3brew require Linux. To use these tools on Windows or Mac, use the Docker Installation or create a VirtualBox VM to pass through devices.

After World War II, Warsaw was almost completely destroyed, with 84% of its urban architecture, 90% of its industrial infrastructure, and 72% of its residential buildings destroyed. Despite the devastation, the city was rebuilt, with a unique effort led by Professor Jan Zachwatowicz, who argued for full reconstruction of Polish monuments, and the city's revitalization was recognized by UNESCO ...

The author's wife didn't understand the importance of having a personal website, but the author sees it as a way to assert independence and freedom to express himself without needing to explain himself to others. The author's website has never been popular, but he appreciates the anonymity and freedom it brings, allowing him to pursue his interests without worrying about financial gain or ...

The platform analyzes user data and uses AI to find industry-relevant and professionally compatible matches. It ensures secure and private connections, never selling user data and allowing opt-out at any time.

Switzerland has passed a law requiring the use of open-source software in the public sector, aiming to enhance transparency, security, and efficiency. The law, known as EMBAG, mandates the release of software source code and government data, and is expected to serve as a model for other countries considering similar measures.

The author discusses designing a board game and implementing a simple message system in Haskell, using a Msg type to annotate any type with sender and recipient information. They then explore the concept of types-as-interfaces and how to compose them, using a layered approach to simplify code and avoid complexity.

Feng "Franklin" Tao, a former University of Kansas chemistry professor, has been acquitted of a false statement conviction after a five-year legal battle. Tao's lawyer welcomed the ruling, stating that the government's relentless investigation and charges were based on an alleged omission and had unfairly damaged Tao's reputation and financially drained his family.

The article describes a method to swap the operating system of a remote Linux server without physical access, using a combination of initrd, pivot_root, and QEMU to create a temporary in-memory filesystem and install a new operating system. The method requires a Linux-based server, a minimal amount of RAM, and a network connection, and can be used to install any operating system that can be ...

The article provides an in-depth overview of the Linux audio stack, covering the basics of sound waves, digital audio processing, and the different components that make up the Linux audio system, including ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio, and PipeWire. The article also discusses the capabilities and use cases of each component, including their strengths and weaknesses, and provides a rating of their ...

Scientists at the University of Sheffield discovered that a naturally occurring sugar, 2-deoxy-D-ribose, can stimulate hair growth in mice models, offering hope for a cure for male pattern baldness. The sugar, which is inexpensive and stable, can be delivered through various carrier gels or dressings, making it a promising alternative approach to treating hair loss.

A small TUI for d-termining the state of your dbus. It will show you the current services running and allow you to introspect objects and their interfaces in those services

The user is exploring the "dom-to-semantic-markdown" library, which converts HTML to Markdown, and demonstrates its features such as token efficiency, semantic clarity, and rich media understanding. The user provides various HTML examples and their corresponding Markdown outputs, showcasing the library's capabilities in handling different HTML structures and elements.

Sharpl is a custom Lisp interpreter in C# with a simple REPL, no external dependencies, and a 4kloc code base. It supports arrays, maps, and variable-argument methods, with features like benchmarking and checking for expected results.

Alan Turing's 1936 article "On Computable Numbers" introduced the Turing machine and proved the halting problem is undecidable, and also contains a topological argument that every written alphabet must be finite. Turing used the Hausdorff metric to show that any written alphabet is finite, as the human eye cannot distinguish between symbols that are too similar, leading to a finite number of ...

LinkedIn's algorithm prioritizes content engagement over external links, forcing users to create lengthy posts with links or use workarounds, which can be seen as a form of "zero-click content" that limits reach and favors internal content. This approach has been criticized for devaluing the link and limiting the open web, with some arguing that regulators should step in to ensure social ...

so, google has scanned my recently filed scanned files and said it's a copyright infringement Bro, tell me your Gemini datasplit?

The number of satellites in LEO has increased, causing congestion and debris, with 26,000 tracked objects larger than 10cm and 1M larger than 1cm, posing a threat to working satellites. The ESA's Zero Debris Charter aims to encourage debris-neutral practices by 2030, with some progress made, but stricter guidelines and active debris removal are needed to sustain space travel.

Trunk is a Rust-based WASM web application bundler that uses a simple config pattern to build and bundle assets from a source HTML file. It also supports native TLS, wasm-bindgen, and other tools, and is licensed under the MIT or Apache License 2.0.

Istanbul's Marmaray Line and other transit systems in the city are impressive, with fast, smooth, and high-tech features, unlike those in the US. The US lags behind other countries in investing in transit systems, with few new lines under construction and outdated technology, despite the importance of high-quality transit for urban growth and sustainability.

Jim Gray's 1980 paper on transaction processing power introduced the concept of "Transactions per Second" (TPS) and emphasized the importance of considering both performance and cost-efficiency. The author's company, TigerBeetle, was founded to address a fundamental limitation in general-purpose database design and has developed a new transaction processing database that can process thousands ...

A SQLite extension is being developed to support timezones, complex durations, and daylight savings calculations using the jiff library. The extension demonstrates its functionality by calculating the duration between two dates in different timezones, including a "fall back" daylight savings scenario.

The median filter is a non-linear smoothing filter that calculates the median value of a neighborhood in an image, and its implementation can be optimized using various algorithms, including the use of histograms, binary search trees, and order statistic trees. The choice of algorithm depends on the size and shape of the kernel, the type of image data, and the desired trade-off between ...

Pygamelib is a simple game development library for kids and beginners, aiming to teach coding and game development without worrying about display or management. It's a terminal-based library, supporting Python 3.6+, with a focus on imagination and creativity, and is designed to be easy to use and learn.

Tesla's Q2 results showed record quarterly revenues, driven by growth in the Energy Generation and Storage business, as well as a sequential rebound in vehicle deliveries. The company expects to continue growing its vehicle volumes in a more capex-efficient manner, with plans for new vehicles, including more affordable models, set to start production in the first half of 2025.

A new study from Northwestern Medicine found that the US maternal mortality rate is increasing across all age groups, contradicting the widely-held belief that older maternal age is the primary cause. The study suggests that cardiovascular disease may be a major contributor to poor maternal health outcomes, and highlights the need for better national infrastructure and surveillance programs ...

Rare paper cuttings from 17th-century schoolgirls were found under floorboards at Sutton House, a Tudor home built in 1535. The delicate designs, including a folded paper star and hand-coloured cut-outs, are extremely rare survivals and will be on display at Sutton House from July to December.

Alphabet has committed up to $5 billion to Waymo, its self-driving subsidiary, to continue building autonomous driving technology. Waymo is currently delivering over 50,000 paid rides per week and has expanded its services to San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Austin.

Good knowledge transfer involves connecting new information to a clear purpose and allowing students to practice and apply it immediately, rather than overwhelming them with upfront theory. This approach helps students understand why what they're learning is useful, stay motivated, and retain information better, and applies to all forms of knowledge transfer, including teaching, writing, and ...

Alphabet's revenue rose 14% year-over-year, driven by search and cloud, with ad revenue reaching $64.62 billion. Net income increased to $23.6 billion, with YouTube ad revenue growing to $8.66 billion despite missing estimates.

The author proposes a simultaneous game variant where both players move simultaneously, resolving conflicts by trying moves in both orders and merging only legal moves. The algorithm iteratively blocks and merges moves until no more decisions can be made, with a polynomial time implementation for chess.

Intel CPUs with vPro have a Management Engine (ME) that runs its own OS, has full memory and network access, and cannot be disabled. The ME exposes ports on the main system OS' localhost, allowing remote access and potentially vulnerable to exploits.

Till Carlos, a software team helper, is installing Docmost, a self-hosted wiki tool, on a server for his company's shared space. He provides a tutorial on setting up Docmost using Docker and Traefik for SSL certificate management, covering topics like DNS management, custom docker-compose.yml, and security considerations.

Wiz Inc., a cybersecurity startup, rejected a $23 billion takeover bid from Alphabet Inc. and instead plans an initial public offering, dealing a blow to Alphabet's efforts to catch up in the cloud services market.

Meta's new LLM, Llama 3.1 405B, is an open-source model that offers improved security, sovereignty, and cost-effectiveness for companies, allowing them to train and run their own models without relying on proprietary services. The model's open-source nature also enables companies to customize and adapt it for their specific needs, leading to new innovations and advancements in the AI world.

The user describes their solution to a HighLoad challenge, counting uint8s in a 250MB stream of bytes, and shares a surprising memory read pattern that achieves up to 30% higher transfer rates on fully memory-bound workloads. The pattern involves interleaving the processing of successive 4K pages to utilize the "Streamer" hardware prefetcher, resulting in a 15% improvement in score on HighLoad.

Volkswagen ID.4 owners are reporting crashes caused by accidental touches on capacitive buttons on the multifunction steering wheel, which can re-engage cruise control and accelerate the car. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received multiple reports but has not opened an investigation, and Volkswagen has not yet announced a fix or returned to a push-button design ...

A computer program combines chemistry principles with Mondrian's art style to create unique "paintings" of molecular structures, highlighting symmetry and providing deeper scientific insights. The program aims to bridge art and science, helping researchers understand molecule properties and inspiring artists to incorporate scientific ideas into their work.

Ireland's datacentres consumed 21% of the country's electricity in 2023, surpassing the electricity used by urban homes, and experts warn this surge could derail climate targets. The country's reliance on fossil fuels, with only 34.6% of electricity coming from wind power, makes it challenging to meet renewable energy demands.

The author argues that while Rust's memory safety features would have prevented a specific bug that caused a massive outage, it is misleading to claim that Rust would have prevented the outage entirely, as there are many other ways a system can fail. The author also criticizes CrowdStrike's deployment practices, which allowed a configuration change to be rolled out to a large number of ...

The post argues that storing UTC as the only time zone is not always the right approach, as time zone rules can change, and instead recommends storing the original information entered by the user, along with the time zone ID and version of time zone rules used. This approach allows for accurate calculations and updates when time zone rules change, and ensures that the original information is preserved.

Alphabet's second-quarter 2024 earnings report highlights strong performance in Search and momentum in Cloud, with revenues of $85 billion, up 14% year-over-year, driven by Search and Cloud. The company also announced a cash dividend of $0.20 per share and provided non-GAAP financial measures, including free cash flow and constant currency revenues, to facilitate comparisons to historical ...

The FCC warned 13 property owners in the New York City area that they could face multi-million dollar fines for illegal FM radio broadcasts from their properties. The property owners must respond within 10 days with evidence that they are no longer permitting pirate radio broadcasting, or face fines of up to $2,391,097.

The user owns the domain milk.com and receives offers to buy it, but only considers serious offers of $10 million or more. They've researched the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Program and California Milk Processor Board, which could afford the domain if they wanted it, but the user is holding out for a high offer.

Microsoft blames a 2009 EU agreement for a global IT outage that affected 8.5 million Windows devices, citing the need to allow multiple security providers to install software at the kernel level. The agreement, aimed at avoiding a competition investigation, prevented Microsoft from blocking a faulty security update from CrowdStrike that caused the outage.

Tesla's quarterly profit fell 45% due to increased competition and uncertain outlook, despite revenue edging up 2% to $25.5 billion. The company remains focused on cost reduction and investing in AI-enabled products, with plans for more affordable models and a delayed robotaxi launch.

L.C. Knights' 1933 lecture argued that Shakespeare's plays should not be treated as historical records, but rather as dramatic poems unified through metaphor and language. The birth rate and population growth were significant themes in Shakespeare's plays, particularly in tragedies like Macbeth and King Lear, where the number of children could impact the plot and characters' social status.

Steve Ballmer, often criticized as the worst CEO of the modern era, was a reasonably competent manager who brought revenue from $15 billion to $70 billion and earned nearly a quarter trillion dollars of profit during his tenure at Microsoft. While he made significant mistakes, including missing the iPhone and failing to adapt to open source, his business choices set Microsoft up for success, ...

A zero-day exploit for Telegram on Android devices was discovered, allowing attackers to send malicious payloads disguised as files, but was patched in versions 10.14.5 and above. The exploit, dubbed EvilVideo, was sold on an underground forum and could have been used to install malware on devices, but it's unclear if it was used in the wild.

Friends with 5-9 years of experience, including those with tech skills like Django, React, and DevOps, are struggling to get job interviews or responses despite being qualified and having good interview skills. This suggests a broader issue affecting the job market, not just limited to freshers.

The email service market is mature, but there is still room for innovation, particularly in client-side improvements and user journey enhancements. A new email service provider could differentiate itself by offering a simple, affordable, and all-in-one solution for small businesses and individuals, including email, CRM, and marketing features.

The author and Robert (robg) explored the semantic map of Hacker News, discovering how to organize users by their language usage, search for knowledge, and map the community based on relationships. They aim to prioritize people over pages, enabling the discovery of trusted voices and connections, and invite others to join the waitlist to further explore this project.

Sharks caught off Brazil's coast tested positive for cocaine, with concentrations 100 times higher than previously reported. The study suggests cocaine pollution is a growing concern, but the impact on aquatic life and shark behavior remains unclear.

Slab is an open-source project that generates well-organized HTML with minimal effort. It is available on GitHub, where users can access the source code, contribute, and download the binary.

Cultivated meat, also known as lab-grown meat, has been touted as a revolutionary technology that could reduce animal suffering and environmental impact, but its development has been slow and challenging, with many technical and economic hurdles to overcome. Despite the challenges, the author believes that cultivated meat is still a worthwhile investment, citing the example of solar energy, ...

The user is setting up a custom home network using an OpenBSD-based gateway and router, replacing the ISP-provided device, to improve performance, security, and flexibility. The setup involves configuring the gateway, setting up DHCP and IPv6, and enabling packet forwarding, with the goal of creating a secure and trustworthy firewall for the home network.

SmallOnlineTools offers a collection of 150 ad-free online web tools for coding, accessible in VS Code, on desktop, or online. The tools are free to use, providing a seamless and distraction-free experience to enhance productivity.

FranzAI is a free MVP service that uses ChatGPT API, Cloudflare Workers, and Mailgun, and reserves the right to discontinue the service at any time. The service collects email addresses and contents for reminders, with data retention limited to the provision of the service and deletion afterward, and security measures currently including unencrypted memory storage.

The Intercept, a media organization, has shut down access to the Edward Snowden archive, citing that the remaining documents are no longer of value, while others suspect that the decision was made to appease the US government. The fate of the Snowden files remains uncertain, with some advocating for responsible disclosure and others calling for the files to be released to the public.

The user has completed overhauling dhcpcd as a replacement for ISC's discontinued DHCP client, but notes that networkd, the default network configuration tool on many Debian ports, has major privacy issues with IPv6 settings. Networkd's default settings are inadequate for public consumption, including temporary addresses, EUI64 addresses, and stable-privacy settings, making it unsuitable for ...

Google has announced that it will no longer deprecate third-party cookies in Chrome, instead introducing "Privacy Sandbox" which allows advertisers to track users' online behavior without cookies. Privacy Badger, a browser extension, will automatically opt out of Privacy Sandbox and other online tracking technologies to protect users' privacy.

The video game industry is facing a crisis as generative AI systems are being used to automate tasks, replace jobs, and cut costs, with many game workers fearing for their livelihoods and demanding control over the use of AI systems. The industry is already seeing widespread layoffs, with an estimated 21,500 people laid off in 2023 and 2024, and many workers are being forced to use AI tools ...

Monzo uses AWS Nitro Enclaves to securely generate and manage sensitive secrets, ensuring authenticity and trust through deterministic build processes and cryptographic verification. The system generates secrets within isolated environments, verifies their integrity, and signs them with ephemeral keys, providing a chain of trust that can be validated locally.

Conditional breakpoints are slow due to the overhead of stopping and resuming the process, as well as evaluating the condition. To improve performance, debuggers can inject code to check the condition directly in the process code, using techniques like in-process agents or dynamic instrumentation.

Violence against women and girls in England and Wales has reached "epidemic levels" with nearly 3,000 crimes recorded daily, according to a report by the National Police Chiefs' Council and the College of Policing. The report calls for government intervention in the overwhelmed criminal justice system and recommends creating a National Centre for Public Protection to support police forces in ...

Google may update older Pixel phones, including Pixel 7 and 8, with Satellite SOS support, offering free service for two years. The feature would allow Pixel devices to communicate location and details to emergency services in areas without cellular coverage, similar to Apple's iPhone 14 series.

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating eight companies that use artificial intelligence to change prices based on customer data, seeking information on how they collect and use consumer data. The companies, including McKinsey and Task, are being asked to provide information on their products and services, data collection methods, and impact on consumer pricing.

The author built an AI Code Assistant, a tool that allows users to explore new code bases by chatting with a virtual "senior developer" who is familiar with the code, using a RAG architecture and OpenAI's text-embedding-3-large model for embeddings and OpenAI's gpt-4o-mini model for conversational model. The author shares the design decisions, implementation details, and gotchas encountered ...

The United States has been a destination for immigrants from around the world, with over 70 million immigrants arriving since 1965, with the largest groups coming from Mexico and India. The origins of immigrants living in each state have changed dramatically over the past century, with the top five countries of origin varying by state, but Mexico and India being the largest groups nationally.

Rishi Sunak's proposal to reintroduce national service for 18-year-olds was criticized for being a shallow attempt to appeal to Boomers, and the author suggests that instead, young people should be forced to work in hospitality to learn discipline and respect. The author, a former service worker, argues that customers often underestimate the skills and education of those in the service ...

Researchers have discovered a mysterious source of oxygen at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, where photosynthesis is impossible, and suspect that polymetallic nodules may be catalyzing the splitting of water molecules. The finding raises many questions, including the source of energy driving the process, and could have implications for understanding life on Earth and potentially even on other planets.

Learn all about web components with this free roadmap, including Custom Elements, HTML Templates, Shadow DOM, and more!

The Hugo Awards administration discovered 377 fraudulent votes, about 10% of total votes, cast to help one finalist win, with voters using fake names and suspicious voting patterns. The fraudulent votes were omitted from the final tally, and the finalist has not been disqualified, but the integrity of the awards has been preserved.

Explore the largest and most popular IRC networks in terms of users and channels and get a lot of additional information about these IRC networks!

QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections) is a transport protocol designed to improve the performance and security of internet communications, offering faster session setup, better handling of network congestion, and improved encryption. QUIC is a significant shift from traditional TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and UDP (User Datagram Protocol) protocols, offering a more flexible and ...

The author proposes integrating pinned references into Rust's language, allowing for more intuitive and safe use of pinned objects, and eliminating the need for library APIs to emulate pinned places. This would involve adding a "pinned" keyword to the language, allowing for pinned places and references, and making pinned projections and reborrowing more straightforward and idiomatic.