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A 125-billion-parameter AI model is run on a gaming PC with NVIDIA or AMD graphics card, Windows or Linux operating system, and free open-source software. The model chats, writes code and reads pictures without leaving the PC.
RemoveMacAI is a script that disables Apple Intelligence features in macOS 27, removing models and preventing future downloads. It can be reverted and does not install anything on the system.
Default hard budget caps should be the norm for pay-by-usage services and APIs to prevent unexpected charges. This feature would help users avoid surprise bills, allowing them to opt-in or out of hard limits on a prominent checkbox basis.
Google's Nebraska data centers reported using 13 million gallons of water and 52.65 megawatts of electricity in the last year, with some usage figures redacted from public view. The companies are expected to receive significant tax refunds under state incentives programs, totaling $55-39 million.
Independent browser-native Visual Basic style IDE, runtime, form designer and single-file HTML compiler.
The "use the platform" mantra is a call to developers to leverage browser capabilities instead of building their own solutions, but some developers prefer custom code for fun and learning.
The US is experiencing a resurgence of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria due to climate change, but new technologies offer solutions. Genetic engineering can suppress mosquitoes by releasing male mosquitoes that cannot survive or produce offspring with the gene.
A digital archive of Phil Tippett's stop motion work and memorabilia from now-closed Tippett Studios has been made available online. The archive, uploaded by an anonymous donor, includes rare behind-the-scenes images and footage from classic films like Star Wars and RoboCop.
The article compares 12 Zigbee temperature and humidity sensors from various brands, including Aqara, Sonoff, Tuya, Thirdreality, Zemismart, and Moes. The sensors were tested for accuracy and reporting interval using a calibrated reference sensor in a controlled environment.
We tested 21 US vehicles and found that most contact third-party tracking domains over Wi-Fi, with some apps transmitting sensitive data. Vehicle owners have limited control over data sharing and may face unfair choices between using connected features or stopping vehicle use entirely.
A user wants to share a blog post preview with a friend, but it's only accessible on localhost:8080.
Robert Cringely, a well-known computer columnist and author, destroyed his reputation by lying about his failed Kickstarter project Mineserver. He repeatedly made false claims to cover up the project's failure and eventually fabricated a story about launching satellites on F-104 aircraft.
This is a macOS app that uses AI to search through photos and videos in local folders, without uploading any data. It has various features like scene segmentation, OCR text recognition, and dialogue transcription.
Ukraine is rapidly transitioning to renewable energy sources, including solar power, to boost its energy security and resilience in the face of ongoing conflict with Russia. The country aims to double its renewable energy consumption in four years through decentralized systems like rooftop solar and local storage.
RuneScape is developing a new MMORPG, RS4, set in the world of Gielinor using Unreal Engine. The game will be built with community input and principles of integrity and permanent progression.
Anthropic's CEO discussed its AI model Claude with religious thinkers, suggesting it may be more than just software. The conversation hinted at a deeper understanding of the AI system's capabilities and potential implications.
Headstart optimizes cargo build by using early metadata, reducing compilation time and memory usage. It achieves this by allowing crates to compile against dependency interfaces before full metadata is available, resulting in faster builds with minimal errors.
ArtCraft offers native, open-source image editing and design apps built in Rust, free to use. Their apps run locally on desktops without cloud round-trips and can be extended through CLI or web interfaces.
Bill Draper, a pioneer in Silicon Valley venture capital, died at 98. He helped start an industry worth hundreds of billions and backed companies like Activision and Skype before the term "venture capital" was widely used.
Blindsight is a hard science fiction novel by Peter Watts, exploring themes of identity, consciousness, and artificial intelligence. The story follows an astronaut crew as they encounter an alien vessel with intelligent but non-conscious inhabitants.
Rust's derive macro for core traits like Debug and Display can include #[inline] which is not guaranteed but often benefits from being inlined. This can lead to a significant reduction in binary size, as seen with uv's 160KB reduction by preventing inline Debug implementations.
The author has been searching for a custom email solution for their domain jacobg.co, trying various options including Cloudflare's Email Routing and self-hosted solutions like Mailflare. They have finally settled on Foundermail, which provides reliable sending capabilities at an affordable price.
The Video Game History Foundation has added over 5000 magazines to its digital archive, tripling the initial collection of 1500 out-of-print magazines. The new additions include hundreds of trade magazines and publications for niche gaming communities, with a focus on Japanese-language materials starting with Neo Geo Freak magazine.
Marine biologist David Gruber is leading a project to decode sperm whale communication using AI and machine learning. He believes it's the next logical step in understanding these intelligent creatures.
The author created a decentralized backup system using Blu-ray drives and M-Discs, storing essential data such as photos and digital life essentials on password-protected discs. The discs are stored in custom-made cases with seals for added security, allowing the author to track tampering attempts.
The user enjoyed playing Braid, praising its visuals and puzzle mechanics. However, they experienced frustration with the controls due to dodgy keyboard drivers.
AstroHelm is a smartphone app that guides users to celestial objects without needing a GoTo mount or proprietary hardware. It continuously plate-solves the sky and provides precise guidance for telescopes, even under heavy light pollution.
Colour tracking dots are used in printers to encode information about the device and printout, allowing for forensic analysis and anonymisation. The process can be performed using software such as deda_extract_yd or deda_create_dots.
Nightwatch is a macOS app that provides astronomy information, including clear sky forecasts, target suggestions, and alerts for optimal viewing conditions. It offers features such as customizable settings, favourites lists, and integration with other apps like Apple Maps.
Xray-core's security design has been criticized for its handling of certificate verification, with the maintainers initially removing a secure option and later introducing a vulnerable one. The company failed to disclose this vulnerability to users, leaving them exposed for nearly half a year.
The author uses a music-based accountability system to motivate themselves and their partner, finding it more effective than traditional bets due to its focus on joy and positive impact. This approach waters the carrot rather than magnifying the stick, providing a sense of purpose beyond just avoiding negative consequences.
A workplace safety tool like a fire extinguisher is being hidden behind a flush panel, raising concerns about accessibility and design. Properly labeled and accessible emergency equipment is essential for employee safety, regardless of aesthetics or brand loyalty.
The C++ standard proposal P4313R1 aims to add bitmask operations for enums using a C++26 annotation, but it has uncovered issues with integral promotion and boolean conversion. The code can produce unexpected results due to the language's behavior when performing bitwise operations on smaller-than-int types, which are promoted up to int before being combined.
The Home Office's Prevent counter-extremism program has been criticized for monitoring and storing online criticism, with 77 "observations" made by the Prevent Standards and Compliance Unit (StaCU) in a year. The government-linked body collects data from social media platforms to independently verify claims against the program.
Stephen Wolfram discusses the future of pure math research in the age of AI, highlighting both opportunities and challenges. He argues that while AI can be a powerful tool for automating certain tasks, it is not yet capable of replacing human intuition and creativity in mathematics.
Charlie Munger's quote highlights the issue with academic research where outcomes have drifted away from original goals, prioritizing fame and promotions over scientific integrity. Researchers are less interested in correcting errors and misleading results once published, leading to a lack of curiosity and honesty.
This article explains how caches work in modern computers, including their impact on program performance. It uses code samples to illustrate various aspects of cache behavior and demonstrates the importance of understanding cache design for optimizing program performance.
Your first Python programs make pictures on a canvas. Learn calls, values, variables, and a loop before adding one click handler.
Google Japan released a quirky keyboard with keys on a conveyor belt to make typing easier, featuring 4 belts with 29 keys each. The design is part of the company's annual tradition of releasing unique keyboards in October.
A heated debate on X discusses ethics of a GitHub project using large language models in "torture" experiments, with some arguing AI is sentient and suffering. The conversation has strayed from the fact that LLMs are not conscious and their training does not lead to mental health issues.
The author shares their experience building a semantic code search platform, Air Context, using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and discusses the challenges of parsing and chunking source code for efficient semantic search. They outline the steps taken to transform raw source files into compact vectors that support semantic search.
The paper crane is a symbol of longevity and fortune in Japan, believed to grant wishes when folded 1,000 times. Origami has been practiced for centuries, with its origins unknown, but it remains a popular art form that teaches math and language skills.
Thousands of people in Madrid and other Spanish cities protested against new housing legislation that failed to pass, calling for action on a mounting housing crisis. The protests are part of a growing movement demanding affordable housing and an end to rising rents.
OpenBSD developers rejected a proposal to add the uutils coreutils reimplementations, citing concerns over licensing philosophy and behavioral consistency. The project's use of Rust and metapackage structure also raised concerns about compatibility with OpenBSD's packaging conventions.
A physically based, WebGPU-accelerated simulation of an O'Neill cylinder space habitat.
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A writer has discussed how a recent AI-generated website, built with cheap AI agents, caught its own lies and verified quotes through structural checks. The author argues that this development will lead to the commoditization of verification, making it worthless as people can check everything themselves. However, they believe that an independent third party's signature on an opinion will ...
Google is donating the gVisor project to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), shifting its governance model to org-based voting, allowing for more open development and adoption. This move aims to address gVisor's adoption challenges, including performance perception and corporate ownership limitations.
The author led a European Seminar on Frontier AI and Law, bringing together senior legal, governance and risk professionals to discuss AI safety. The seminar aimed to bridge the gap between technical experts and non-technical practitioners who oversee vendor clauses, negotiating contracts, approving deployments.
Artem Belan completed a Google Summer of Code 2026 project to modernize the racoon2 system for exchanging and installing security parameters for IPsec. The updated system now supports reliable L2TP/IPsec or IKEv2 VPN servers on NetBSD and Linux, with IPv6 support by default.
Arcadeia is an open-source media library for self-hosting personal photos and videos. It requires Docker, Docker Compose, and sufficient storage space to run on a local or trusted network deployment.
A laboratory worker in Siberia's Irkutsk region died from plague, prompting health authorities to place nearly 200 people under medical observation. The woman had accidentally broken a test tube containing live bacteria while collecting samples for testing.
FogCam publishes pictures to multiple networks, including a server and Cloudflare, with each network storing the images for varying durations. A status board tracks outages and faults at each stage of the process.
Building a product with a model picker is not about avoiding vendor lock-in, but rather providing the best possible model for the task at hand. The focus should be on delivering the right UX and outcome for users, regardless of which model is used underneath.
On 30 September 2026, law enforcement took control of KillSec’s leak site, securing at least 110 terabytes of data against further unauthorised access. The cybercrime group used the site to threaten organisations with the publication of stolen files unless they paid a ransom.
A community-curated directory lists 291 charting libraries, ranked by GitHub stars. The directory is grouped by category and provides details on each tool upon hover.
Scientists estimate that the first animals emerged on Earth 800 million years ago, during the ancient Tonian era. The solar system is predicted to be unstable and will dissolve in about six billion years as the Sun becomes a red giant star.