GIMP 3.0 is released after 7 years of development with non-destructive editing, improved color management, and new file formats. It offers easier layer organization, text editing, and more features for a pro-quality image editor experience.
Amazon's Bezos donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration, showing tech support for his presidency. Now, data from Amazon users could be used to flag and potentially deport marginalized groups.
RDAP will replace WHOIS for gTLD registration info as of January 28, 2025, offering internationalization, secure access, and differentiated data access. ICANN provides RDAP-based Lookup service and RDRS for nonpublic data access to those with legitimate interest.
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Researchers argue that deep neural networks' generalization behavior is not unique or mysterious, but can be explained by soft inductive biases that favor simpler solutions. This principle can be applied to various model classes, making deep learning less distinct from other models.
I gave a talk at the Berkeley I-school's Information Access Seminar entitled Archival Storage. Below the fold is the text of the talk with links to the sources and the slides (with yellow background). I'm honored to appear in what I believe is the final series of these seminars. Most of my previous appearances have focused on debunking some conventional wisdom, and this one is no ...
Game developers face challenges when dealing with characters wearing high heels due to height changes and precise interactions. Solutions include adjusting character height, using real-time IK systems, hiding feet in soles, shortening lower legs, and creating unique animations.
Taara team graduates from The Moonshot Factory to become an independent company, raising funding to deploy wireless optical communications. Taara's Lightbridge technology delivers high-speed internet over long distances using light, targeting areas where fiber is impractical or expensive.
Cloudflare added a "wall of entropy" in Lisbon, made of 50 wave machines, to secure the Internet through LavaRand. The wave machines join lava lamps, suspended rainbows, and chaotic pendulums in generating randomness for cryptographic security.
Amazon plans to cut 14,000 managerial positions by early 2025 to save $2.1-$3.6 billion annually. This move aims to simplify decision-making and speed up processes under CEO Andy Jassy's restructuring strategy.
Andrew Krapivin, a Rutgers University student, discovered a new hash table design that disproved a 40-year-old conjecture by computer scientist Andrew Yao. The new hash table can find elements faster than previously thought, with time proportional to (log x)2, not x.
The Los Angeles Police Department used Dataminr, a social media surveillance firm, to track Gaza-related protests and other constitutionally protected speech. This has raised concerns about a chilling effect on political association, discourse, and dissent.
uv is now the second most popular package installer for Wagtail users, after pip. The growth in uv usage may be due to existing users adapting to the new tool, requiring updates to documentation and developer experience.
User discusses issues with Underware 2.0, including weak clip on top channel and problems with threaded snap connectors. Users suggest improvements, such as rounded edges, low-profile multiconnect screw-in connectors, and ventilation hole options.
The user discusses visions of future user interfaces, including touchscreens, voice control, and infinite canvases, but argues that these concepts may not be suitable for most users and that the desktop interface is still the most effective and familiar. The user suggests that UI designers should prioritize consistency and familiarity, and that computers could benefit from being more tactile, ...
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Meta won an emergency arbitration ruling to stop promotion of a tell-all book about the company, citing "immediate and irreparable loss". The book's author, a former Meta employee, was ordered to stop promoting the book but the publisher was not.
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Raspberry Pi's RP2350 micro-controller is now available for purchase with two Arm Cortex-M33 processors at 150MHz. Prices start at $0.80 per unit for bulk purchases, with individual prices at $1.10 and $1.20 for RP2350A and RP2350B respectively.
Tinyhack discovered a new exploit to brute-force Akira ransomware's encryption using a GPU-based counterattack. The method can decrypt affected files in under 10 hours with 16 GPUs or 7 days with a single RTX 4090.
MVT is a forensic tool for technologists and investigators to identify potential mobile device compromises. It uses public indicators of compromise to scan devices for spyware traces, but requires non-public indicators for reliable analysis.
A smart pointer can be approximated in C by manipulating the call stack to free allocated memory when a function returns, using a custom function to hijack the return address and restore it after freeing the memory. This can be achieved by using inline assembly to change the return address and storing a list of tracked pointers for each function call to handle repeated calls to the smart ...
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Scientists have discovered oxygen in the deepest ocean, challenging the long-held assumption that life was made possible by sunlight-driven photosynthesis. The finding has sparked debate among researchers and raised concerns about deep-sea mining's ecological impact.
Researchers suggest human language capacity emerged at least 135,000 years ago. A new study based on genomic evidence indicates language may have entered social use around 100,000 years ago.
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Pascual Jordan formalized algebraic properties of Hermitian matrices, leading to the classification of finite-dimensional formally real Jordan algebras. The exceptional Jordan algebra is the 3-by-3 self-adjoint octonionic matrices with symmetrised product, related to the octonionic projective plane and the Leech lattice.
OpenVMS, a 47-year-old operating system, now has a package manager called VSP, which simplifies software installation with search and download capabilities. However, it lacks automatic dependency resolution and update management.
Sarah Wynn-Williams' memoir "Careless People" reveals Facebook's dark side under Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg's leadership. Wynn-Williams, a former Facebook director, exposes the company's disinformation campaigns, authoritarian ties, and toxic work culture.
StraySync is an app that helps locate and track stray animals using an interactive map. Users can spot, share, and find strays with the help of photos and directions.
Harvard University will offer free tuition to students from families with annual incomes of $200,000 or less starting in 2025-26. The new plan will enable about 86% of US families to qualify for Harvard financial aid.
User created a C sales tax calculator, disassembled it to assembly, and generated a high-level functional specification. They then used the LLM to implement the calculator in Z/80 assembly and compiled it into a working program.
Adminer is a PHP database management tool with a single file deployment and user-contributed plugins. Plugins can be uploaded and configured in the adminer-plugins/ directory.
Dr Rasha Alawieh, a US-based assistant professor, was deported to Lebanon despite having a valid US visa after being detained at Boston airport for 36 hours. A court petition claims Customs and Border Protection disobeyed a federal judge's order to halt her deportation.
HPKV offers ultra-low latency performance with sub-microsecond response times and 4-5x lower operational costs than leading in-memory KV stores. It features a WebSocket pub-sub system, advanced storage layouts, and efficient pattern matching operations for real-time collaboration and data retrieval.
Arlington National Cemetery removed information about black and female service members from its website as part of President Trump's effort to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion practices. The cemetery is working to restore links and content, but critics say the removal is deeply concerning and erases the history of minority and female veterans.
Researchers developed a new quantum algorithm called decoded quantum interferometry (DQI) that outperforms classical algorithms on optimization tasks. DQI's breakthrough is still theoretical due to the lack of large enough quantum hardware to test it empirically.
France is considering taxing its super-rich to fund a €3bn annual military build-up, while Labour in the UK is also exploring similar options to fund increased defence spending. Economists warn that taxing the wealthy could become a trend in Europe as countries scramble to fund defence spending.
Users praise EnkiTask for its user-friendly interface, affordability, and effectiveness in project management, making it a great tool for startups, solo businesses, and coding projects. It helps users stay organized without being too pricey or complicated.
Localscope is a Python decorator that restricts the variables a function can access, preventing unintended information leakage from the global scope. It helps prevent bugs caused by accidentally using global variables in functions, especially in Jupyter notebooks.
Mental illness is defined as an organic disorder or clinically significant disorder that limits daily functioning, including Trump Derangement Syndrome. Trump Derangement Syndrome is an acute onset of paranoia in reaction to President Trump's policies, causing hostility and aggression towards him or his supporters.
Dioxus is the Rust framework for building fullstack web, desktop, and mobile apps. Iterate with live hotreloading, add server functions, and deploy in record time. Trusted by top companies
Alphabet Inc is in talks to buy Wiz Inc for $33 billion, its largest acquisition to date. The deal aims to boost Google's cloud business and compete with Microsoft and Amazon in the cloud-computing market.
Three engineers created a property search system that crawls estate agent websites, uses LLMs to analyze homes, and embeds photos for advanced searching capabilities. The system aims to improve online property searching beyond basic filtering.
The PineTab-V is a 10.1 inch tablet with a RISC-V processor, 8GB memory, and 128GB storage, now shipping with Debian-based GNU/Linux and hardware updates. It's a development platform for enthusiasts with a metal body, 6,000 mAh battery, and features like WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2.
Occupry's AI-powered platform reviews leases clause-by-clause, researching laws and best practices to help negotiate better terms. It identifies hidden fees, negotiable clauses, and unlawful terms, giving users the tools to understand and optimize their rental agreements.
The book "Software Engineering at the Crossroads" by Laurent Bossavit debunks common software myths and teaches critical thinking skills. It aims to help readers evaluate claims and become better thinkers in the software industry.
Bambu Lab launched CyberBrick, a toy system with reusable electronics and 3D-printable models, on Kickstarter. It has surpassed its funding goal and will ship in May 2025, starting at $29.99.
Auguste Comte's positive stage and Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection led to a decline in religious belief, prompting attempts to re-enchant the world. Archaeologist Arthur Evans's vision of a peaceful Minoan society influenced modernist culture, but its contradictions and delinquencies were eventually dismantled by scholars.
Online platforms in the UK must now implement measures to remove illegal content and reduce the risk of criminal activity. Ofcom will assess compliance and take enforcement action against providers who fail to meet their obligations under the Online Safety Act.
Betelgeuse, a red giant star, is nearing the end of its life and may go supernova in a few hundred thousand years. When it does, it will be visible during the day and outshine entire galaxies, but its distance will make it harmless to Earth.
In the days before "do-gooders" became a term of disapproval, doctors and scientists were held in absolute public esteem. They did the most good; they were working altruistically to benefit the human race - to cure illness, prevent disease and create a safer, healthier future for us all. That, at least, used to be the popular perception. Plainly, the image has become more than a ...
Researchers use lasers and particle accelerators to create extreme ultraviolet light for nanoscale manufacturing. This technology aims to push the limits of physics and improve manufacturing capabilities.
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RevenueCat's report on mobile app subscriptions found that most apps fail to make $1,000 in monthly revenue within two years, with only 20% reaching this milestone. The top 5% of apps in most categories make 500 times more revenue than the rest, highlighting a significant revenue gap.
Henneguya salminicola is a parasite that infects fish and underwater worms, and it's the only known animal without respiratory genes or a mitochondrial genome. It likely acquires energy by importing ATP from its host, but its exact method is still unknown.
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The Compound File Binary Format (CFBF) is a container file format developed by Microsoft for storing multiple files and streams within a single file. It uses a hierarchical structure with a 512-byte header and sectors of 128-512 bytes in length.
Bloomberg delivers business and financial information worldwide. UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says Britain can't meet its 2050 net zero emissions goal due to lack of a workable plan.
The user reminisces about the tiny size of their old Lenovo IdeaPad S10e and longs for a similar compact laptop. They envision a future with self-hosted servers and tiny laptops as clients for remote workstations.
Configure Keycloak to use Microsoft Entra ID as an Identity Provider via OpenID Connect by registering the application, copying OpenID Connect metadata, and mapping Azure groups to Keycloak roles. Additional steps include adding groups claims in Azure and enabling realm roles in Keycloak to include roles in the JWT token.
A SpaceX Starlink satellite crashed into a Canadian farm, raising concerns about space junk risks. The incident highlights the dangers of malfunctioning satellites, which can cause significant damage upon impact.
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Researchers at Linköping University studied the environmental impact and cost of 18 perovskite LEDs, finding potential for commercialization with lower costs and less environmental impact. They suggest replacing gold with copper or other metals to reduce toxicity and energy consumption.