The US ambassador had Belgian police stop our reporting

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People in the region remember Yugoslavia's past as better times, but their nostalgia reflects current issues. Europe's shared soundtrack is dance music, with the Dutch playing a key role in its global popularity.

European digital ID wallets rely on safety services of Google and Apple

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European governments are embedding Google's Play Integrity API into digital ID wallets, which excludes users of de-Googled operating systems. This contradicts the EU's goal of building digital public infrastructure based on openness and inclusiveness.

Parse, Don't Validate – In a Language That Doesn't Want You To

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The author discusses the difference between validation and parsing in TypeScript, arguing that parsing is a more effective way to ensure data integrity. They propose using branded types and discriminated unions to create a strict boundary between untrusted and trusted data.

Building a custom octocopter from scratch with no prior hardware experience

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Chris von Csefalvay plans to train a drone to fly with reinforcement learning, focusing on 6 failure classes and simulating motor lag and loop latency. He's using PPO with parallel environments and an asymmetric actor-critic approach to prepare the drone for real-world crashes.

Open Source Low Tech

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Daniel Connell creates open source, license free technologies using recycled materials for global self-sufficiency. His designs include energy, food, water, and communication systems, with tutorials and a Facebook group for community support.

Sony erases digital content from libraries; reminded we don't own what we buy

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Sony will remove 551 titles from UK PlayStation users' libraries due to licensing agreements with StudioCanal. Affected customers may not retain purchased content despite buying it digitally.

Exercise intensity influences body composition in healthy older adults (2025)

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) showed similar effects on fat mass and visceral adipose tissue in healthy older adults.

Qwen 3.6 27B is the sweet spot for local development

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User is impressed with Qwen 3.6, a local model that performs well as general intelligence. It recommends Qwen 3.6 27B for its balance of speed and power.

Antares Achieves Criticality of Mark-0 Reactor

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Antares achieved initial criticality of its Mark-0 microreactor at Idaho National Laboratory under the DOE Reactor Pilot Program. This milestone marks a historic moment for American nuclear energy and paves the way for electricity production in 2027 and military deployments in 2028.

.self: A new top-level domain designed to support self-hosting

The Human-Centered Computing Foundation aims to create an alternative web architecture that prioritizes user data and attention. They are launching a campaign to secure a new Top-Level Domain for ethical, human-centered technology.

Free the Icons

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Apple's MacOS 27 Golden Gate has improved app icons, restoring distinct shapes and sharper designs. However, MacOS 26 Tahoe's forced squircle shape for third-party icons is still a usability issue that Apple should address.

The operating cost starts after the demo

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AI agencies often oversell automation, promising ease and efficiency without discussing ongoing costs and maintenance. Real AI systems require ownership, monitoring, and updates to function effectively.

Memory Safe Context Switching

Fil-C supports memory-safe context switches using longjmp/setjmp and ucontext APIs. It enforces strict rules to prevent stack corruption and capability model violations.

Zluda 6 release (run unmodified CUDA applications on non-Nvidia GPUs)

Hi, and welcome to the latest ZLUDA update! Since I skipped the last update, this special issue covers all the developments made in ZLUDA since the start of the year. We now have two new major workloads: PhysX (PhysX pre-alpha) and Blender (Textures support). Much of this overlaps with Much improved Windows support. Additionally, there has been a steady stream of minor features and ...

LongCat-2.0, a large-scale MoE model with 1.6T total and 48B Active

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We introduce LongCat-2.0, a large-scale MoE language model with 1.6 trillion parameters, achieving strong performance on coding, agentic tasks, and long-horizon tasks.

Rocketlab acquires Iridium

All Logic, No Bite

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The user discusses the concept of logic, explaining that it's a system for drawing conclusions from premises, and how formal logic is used in mathematics to provide a precise vocabulary for proofs. The user then explores the construction of real numbers using axiomatic methods, including the completeness axiom, and compares it to digital logic, which is used in computing to manipulate ...

Linux for the Sega MegaDrive

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The emulator needs to emulate the EverDrive's special features and a QEMU fork is included for testing without the real hardware. The EverDrive is detected via USB and a console is available using the MegaDrive's video output.

Old Computer Challenge

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Old Computer Challenge community is a group of enthusiasts who participate in retro computing and digital minimalism. The challenge takes place annually, with a theme and rules to create a unique experience.

Exploring PDP-1 Lisp (1960)

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PDP-1 Lisp was developed in 1960 by Peter Deutsch, a 14-year-old high school student, as a minimalist and efficient Lisp for the tiny PDP-1. It introduced the read–eval–print loop (REPL) and evolved Lisp from a theoretical language into a practical, interactive tool.

Who are the fire-tamers?

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Ornith-1.0: self-improving open-source models for agentic coding

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Ornith-1.0 is a state-of-the-art coding agent with four models (9B-Dense, 31B-Dense, 35B-MoE, 397B-MoE) that achieve top performance on coding benchmarks. It uses self-improving training and can generate reasoning blocks and solution rollouts.

One million passports leaked online

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A security researcher discovered 985,000 unprotected photo IDs online, including passports and driver's licenses, through a cannabis club software system. The company, Nefos, has since taken action to secure the data and is cooperating with authorities.

Why problem statements aren't enough

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Over the first three editions, we looked at why your career can feel stuck despite strong work: limited influence, the execution trap, and work that sounds smaller than it is when the context around it is missing. So what actually helps your work become trusted, adopted, and valued at a broader level? Some of those capabilities are obvious: technical depth, strong execution, and reliability. ...

How to corrupt an SQLite database file

SQLite database corruption can occur due to various reasons such as application crashes, operating system crashes, power failures, and file system malfunctions.

US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants require constitutional protections

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The US Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement's use of geofence warrants requires privacy protections under the fourth amendment. The court held that individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their cell phone location data, even if they are in public areas.

30-year sentence for transporting zines is a five-alarm fire for free speech

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The Trump administration is cracking down on dissent, sentencing eight defendants to 450 years in prison for possessing or distributing information deemed anti-government. This move erodes the First Amendment and could lead to the criminalization of holding certain viewpoints.

Apple Neural Engine: Architecture, Programming, and Performance

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The Apple Neural Engine is a fixed-function matrix accelerator in Apple chips since A11-class, exposed through Core ML. A reverse-engineered guide documents its datapath, dispatch route, and compiler format for A11-A18 and M1-M5 chips.

Zig – SPIR-V Backend Progress

The Zig compiler has seen significant updates in 2026, including improvements to the SPIR-V backend, LLVM backend, and ELF linker, which have enhanced performance, usability, and functionality. These updates include incremental compilation, improved type resolution, and experimental support for fibers and stackful coroutines, as well as changes to the build system and dependency management.

Dark Sky Lighting

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Dark-sky lighting reduces light pollution by directing light downwards and using amber colors, which helps protect wildlife and our circadian rhythm. It also reduces energy consumption and makes our stars visible again, promoting a safer and healthier environment.