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Mistral AI releases the weights of its 1-trillion-parameter model, Le Chonk, advancing agentic coding and cybersecurity. The new model delivers frontier coding performance with significantly fewer tokens.
The Qwenputer is a language model that embeds a RISC-V CPU within its weights, utilizing the Gated DeltaNet attention layers as RAM. It can run arithmetic operations and C/MicroPython code without external tool usage.
DoorDash is acquiring Instacart for $17 billion, combining their delivery networks and grocery technology to help local businesses succeed. The deal will give consumers more stores to choose from, faster delivery options, and more ways for Dashers and Shoppers to earn money.
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Google Search generated 49.7% of Alphabet's $128B revenue in Q Sep 2026, the first quarter below half since separate reporting began. Google Cloud grew from 4.4% to 24.1% over the same period, while everything else accounted for remaining revenue share.
Gemini 4 Carbon leads the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5 with a score of 59, driven by strong performance in complex reasoning and scientific tasks. It offers a 50% launch discount and is priced at $7.76 per Intelligence Index task, making it more affordable than Claude Opus 5.5 for comparable overall intelligence.
The author warns against using Large Language Models (LLMs) to write prose, as it can lead to an "uncanny valley" effect and undermine the skill of writing. Authors should instead fill their own prose and use LLMs only for structure or research assistance.
A single malformed WAP Push SMS can crash Android, dropping active calls including emergency ones, with no interaction from the victim. A fix is available by adding a range check before casting in WapPushOverSms.java to prevent this denial of service attack.
The H.264 video compression codec standard is highly efficient, reducing bandwidth requirements by 1500 times compared to PNG images, through various techniques such as lossy compression and chroma subsampling. It achieves this by discarding less important bits, using motion estimation and prediction to store only necessary frames.
Researchers discovered a Chinese AI-assisted campaign that compromised 25 servers, including US government systems, using a custom PHP2Shell exploit chain and Fragnesia kernel privilege escalation. The attackers used an automated batch process to target firewalls with specific versions of vendor software.
A Chinese citizen, Alice Huang, allegedly spied for Beijing while developing a close relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. US intelligence agencies investigated her activities and found no evidence that Jensen was aware of her espionage role.
The US battery storage market saw its largest quarter ever in Q2 2026, adding 20.2 GWh of new capacity and reaching a total of 30.8 GWh for the first half of the year. This growth is driven by large grid batteries, particularly in Arizona, Texas, and California.
A hacking group called the Department of Peace breached the US Department of Homeland Security's personnel files, exposing over 40,000 agents' names and contact info. The leak is expected to aid investigators and activists in scrutinizing DHS operations.
A researcher built a logic-only Microsoft Edge Full Chain, chaining 4 bugs to achieve a sandbox escape and earn $175,000. The chain exploits Navigation Throttles and Universal XSS vulnerabilities in the browser process.
The method calculates a country's area using its IPv4 addresses and the world's total land area. The result excludes Antarctica and small territories without an outline, based on data from October 2026.
Google Earth has changed the name of the body of water to "Arabian Gulf" despite historical and legal evidence showing it is called Persian Gulf, sparking outrage among Iranians. Google's decision was made after receiving pressure from certain countries, but critics argue this undermines accuracy and respect for history.
The President of the Czech Republic honoured Tomáš Mikolov and Filip Maleňák for their outstanding contributions to science, research and technology. Both graduates of Brno University of Technology received state honors for their innovative work in artificial intelligence and emergency services.
NetBSD now includes an alternative editor, atto(1), which is a 48KB modeless screen-based editor similar to nano and emacs. The EDITOR environment variable can be set to use atto instead of the default vi(1).
The Singularity may lead to a world without meaningful relationships and social connections, as AI-generated superstimulus replaces human interaction. Without shared experiences of struggle and striving, people's minds will atrophy, leaving them uninteresting to talk to.
Two high-speed trains crashed in Spain, killing at least 69 people. The collision occurred when a Renfe train collided with a stationary Iryo train near Madrid due to a computer failure that allowed the Renfe train to move without speed restrictions.
The authors tested 1,285 statistics from five AI assistants and found that only 8% of the trails ended at a study that confirmed the number, while 44% ended at a page citing no research.
Researchers use NVLink for communication-heavy parallelism techniques like tensor and expert parallelism to maximize training throughput, but this can be limited by InfiniBand interconnects.
DoorDash is acquiring Instacart for $17 billion, combining their delivery networks and grocery technology to help local businesses succeed. The deal will give consumers more stores to choose from, faster delivery options, and more ways for Dashers and Shoppers to earn money.
El autor critica la inteligencia artificial por potencialmente destruir el mundo y llama a una conciencia humana responsable para usarla. El texto destaca la importancia de vivir en armonía con la naturaleza y no dejar que tecnologías como la IA lo destruyan.
Researchers created a multi-agent dynamics experiment using Minecraft and Mindustry games to study swarm behavior. They found that less capable agents can form strong communication networks and adapt strategies, while more capable agents tend to specialize in roles and communicate more effectively.
The Oulu Police Department is investigating Google's data centre construction site in Muhos for suspected environmental damage. The investigation follows a request from the Finnish Supervisory Agency, which halted construction work due to incomplete environmental impact assessments and insufficient water management plans.
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The world's richest 0.1 percent produce more carbon pollution than the poorest 3.5 billion people combined, driving climate breakdown while shielding themselves from consequences and profiting from destruction. Oxfam calls for rich polluters to pay to curb emissions and increase climate finance for the Global South to address extreme inequality in climate disasters.
The user is impressed with Duet's chat experience, citing its fast response times and prioritization of user interaction. They appreciate features like channel management, restricted access to Github repos, and a secure credential-free approach.
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The project uses 2 neural networks on a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W to generate and play games, with one network predicting the next frame and the other playing it. The model is trained using a looped transformer architecture that can run on microcontrollers.
The author has shifted their focus from strong copyleft licenses to community values in software development, recognizing that a project's ethics extend beyond its license. They emphasize the importance of joining and contributing to communities, speaking up against unethical practices, and building collaborative software projects.
The Milwaukee Brewers won their first World Series title in franchise history, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1. The Brewers' ace Jacob Misiorowski pitched five-and-two-thirds innings to secure the win and William Contreras was named World Series MVP.
Keplearn is a deterministic symbolic regression engine that recovers closed-form equations from tabular data. It uses best-first recursive reduction to find compact laws relating columns of measurements.
dontallow is a small Swift app that allows Google Chrome to find devices on local networks without user permission. It creates a per-user launchd agent to grant the necessary Accessibility permission and remembers the decision for future launches.
Experienced developers are hesitant to fully adopt coding agents due to concerns about building quality and reliability in production. They value human judgment and experience, which is essential for ensuring the right thing is built correctly.
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Sixteen Colors is an online archive for ANSI and ASCII art, preserving the work of early artists who created art for computer consoles. The rise of the Internet led to a decline in BBS's and interest in ANSI/ASCII art, but some artists continue to produce collectives like artpacks.
The author wrote about Big-O notation, explaining it in simple terms for beginners, but was criticized by an anonymous expert who felt the explanation was incomplete and showed a lack of knowledge. The critic's behavior is seen as toxic expertise, where they prioritize their own knowledge over connecting with others and teaching.
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The New York Times Cooking app has introduced AI features to help users modify recipes, but some readers are upset about the addition. Many commenters expressed concerns that relying on AI for cooking is a waste of time and undermines the skill-building aspect of cooking.
This space is for focused technical work on MicroZig and Zig Embedded Group projects, with a positive environment and strict rules against harassment. Users must respect others' boundaries and report issues to designated contacts if they experience discomfort or antagonism.
A Swift frontend framework that runs in the browser with WebAssembly. SwiftUI-inspired APIs, built-in reactivity, tiny binaries.
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Academic publishing faces a growing threat from AI-generated content, with 57% of articles exhibiting detectable evidence of large language model influence by 2025. The use of AI tools to generate research papers is becoming increasingly sophisticated, raising concerns about the authenticity and validity of scientific research.
Proton Mail is prioritizing AI adoption, tracking employee code output and hiring only for AI-related projects. This shift may lead to a loss of human engineers and potentially compromise security and privacy measures.
We estimate that service restoration for #AO3 will take around 2 weeks but it could be up to 4 weeks. We are hopeful that we will be able to bring the site back up in a degraded state sooner. If that does happen, there may be times when the site has to be brought down temporarily until this is fully resolved. Please stay tuned for further info.
Northern California is experiencing tidal flooding due to El Niño's warm expanding water, with coastal hazards predicted to persist this month. The flooding could cause catastrophic damage and economic losses of up to $1.5 million per day in some areas.
Let's take life a little slower shall we?
Researchers at NUS developed a touchscreen integrated into clothing using electronic fibers, combining LEDs and touch sensors. The technology allows for flexible displays that can show images, respond to finger presses, and connect wirelessly to devices.
Researchers designed a biparatopic antibody to disrupt IgE binding to FcεRI, aiming to improve upon existing treatments for food allergies. The design campaign used computational models and human interaction to generate promising candidates, which were then experimentally validated and showed improved disruptive potency over omalizumab at therapeutically relevant concentrations.
The Sylphide OS project aims to create a retrocomputing environment using modern microcontrollers, offering a similar experience to 80's home computers. It is an open-source operating system designed for development boards and single-board computers with limited resources.
This paper examines Hayao Miyazaki's film Porco Rosso (1992) as an anti-war propaganda piece, exploring its themes of pacifism and non-violence. The film is set in the Adriatic Sea during the interwar period and follows the story of a former Italian Air Force pilot who turns into a pig after being traumatized by war.
The Overtone tool is used to create captions for videos, using a combination of AI-powered speech recognition and manual editing. It can handle various file formats and languages, producing WebVTT or SRT files that can be easily integrated into video players.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written by Mark Twain in 1876, celebrates its 150th anniversary. The novel is a foundational moment for American literature and explores themes of rebellion, morality, and the American spirit.
LYNX SHARE is a lightweight DAW with the FL Studio workflow, built in C++20 + JUCE 8 and compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux. It features native plugins inspired by third-party plugins used by most producers.
The author reverse-engineered TikTok's mobile API using a headless approach, leveraging tools like GLM and Hermes Agent to bypass security measures. They successfully replicated the app's signature generation process without accessing the native code or device identity.
The author shares a personal essay about her mother's struggles with dementia, exploring the complexities of their relationship and the emotional toll it took on her. She grapples with feelings of anger, guilt, and resentment as she navigates caregiving responsibilities.
The new tab extension's performance issue was resolved by removing unnecessary code from the startup bundle and preloading widgets before rendering. This reduced the delay between loading code and displaying content to around 95ms, compared to 380ms previously.
The GHC project has a new policy for LLM-assisted contributions, requiring human authorship and full responsibility, while allowing generated material if reviewed closely enough. The policy aims to balance the benefits of AI assistance with the need for maintainers' time and expertise.
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The phpClaw framework provides a generic LLM SDK with an agent runtime, tools, memory and security controls for real applications. It supports 7 providers and has various features like pipelines, graphs, production controls and developer experience.