Malware infects Android-based automotive head unit firmware

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Researchers discovered a new Android malware that infects car head units through the built-in firmware update process, creating a proxy botnet for ad fraud. The malware was linked to the MoYu Group and is believed to be part of the BADBOX botnet.

My favorite nonfiction books about cults, scams, and schemes

Sydney Marathon medal mistakenly depicts Munich stadium

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The Sydney Marathon's participation medal may feature the wrong stadium, with some speculating it resembles Munich's Allianz Arena instead of Sydney's Allianz Stadium. The error has raised questions about a possible mix-up in design.

To become a better writer, read as much as you can

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The author emphasizes the importance of reading for writers, stating that it's a crucial part of developing writing skills and creativity. They argue that aspiring writers should read widely and regularly to inform their own unique writing style.

The End of an Athlon

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Researchers found a CPU with a micro-crack that caused it to break off when removed from its heatsink. The crack was relatively long and straight, but applying force made it give way, causing the silicon chunk to detach.

Things I want in a modern relational query language

Show HN: Live 3D satellite tracker and the declassified Pentagon UFO archive

I gave Qwen 3.8 27B a reverse-engineering job and it finished in 30 minutes

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The author tested Qwen 3.8 27B, a highly-anticipated open-weight model, on a single machine and found it to be capable of reverse-engineering a commercial app's license check with impressive results. The model successfully identified the developer and recovered the obscured public verification key in under an hour.

MartyPC is a cross-platform emulator of early PCs written in Rust

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Use the arrows or keyboard to rotate Swipe or tap the arrows to rotate

JIT Compiling Code in 5μs

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A JIT compiler is a technique to generate compiled code at runtime, resulting in performance wins of 2-5x. A simple regular expression engine was built using JIT compilation, achieving comparable performance to handwritten code.

Why your local LLM feels dumber than it is

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This post discusses the impact of implementation-specific hazards on inference models, aiming to show how different implementations can significantly affect model performance. The author will conduct technical experiments using various reference implementations to demonstrate these differences.

Death to px, long live ch

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The author argues that pixel units can be misleading and proposes using character width (ch) for widths and ex for heights to create more readable layouts. This approach allows gaps to be proportional to the text content, rather than screen size.

The Art and Beauty of Blade Runner (2015)

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The article discusses the enduring popularity of Blade Runner, a visually haunting movie that has inspired art and continues to be a work of art. The film's stunning visuals, designed by Syd Mead, have stood the test of time and remain influential in science fiction cinema.

Fast and Hard Code

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The rise of LLMs has reduced the importance of programming languages, allowing developers to choose based on marketing rather than technical considerations. As a result, more projects are adopting "hard" languages like Rust and Zig, and exploring complex technologies that were previously inaccessible.

Hister – A private, full content search index that you control

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Hister creates a private search index of visited pages and files, allowing users to control what's indexed. The tool supports various sources, including browser extensions, file watches, and crawlers.

Thinking in Python

ElevenLabs, TwelveLabs, ThirteenLabs

A user discovered a trend of companies naming themselves after numbers followed by "labs", possibly inspired by ElevenLabs, and found numerous examples online. The reason behind this naming scheme is unclear, but it may be due to independent innovation or a desire to associate with the AI industry.

typ.ing

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typ.ing is an awesome typing trainer, designed to help you get faster and more accurate when typing with an external keyboard. It looks like you're using a mobile device - typ.ing will work much better if you plug a physical keyboard in (or just use a computer).

Scrap (2006)

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The author moved to Pittsburgh in 2006 and struggled with winter, especially without working utilities. They encountered scrappers who would steal valuable metals from their property, including a cast-iron bathtub that mysteriously disappeared.

RF Cafe

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The author discusses various electronics topics, including amplitude modulation, radio tuners, antennas, and radar technology. They also touch on the history of printed circuit boards and transistors.

NanoGPT Speedrun Frontier

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Open Traces to explore 41 curated full agent trajectories, including tool calls, subagents, and scratchpads.

New MCP Roadmap

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The Model Context Protocol (MCP) has released an updated roadmap covering the next specification release and beyond, focusing on five priority areas. The roadmap aims to improve MCP's primitives for modern agentic workloads and enhance its scalability.

Risk of transmission of amyloid β pathology via transfused blood products

How a Texas student blew the whistle on a rogue AI hacking attempt

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Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant for 4 days

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Iran allegedly shut down a British power plant for four days in a cyber attack, marking the first time hackers affiliated with Iran have succeeded in closing down such a facility. The incident is believed to be the most successful cyber attack of its kind and has raised concerns about the UK's preparedness for malicious cyber attacks from foreign adversaries.

ATProto spaces: A new extension to ATProto that enables non-public data

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The atproto alpha update introduces a new protocol primitive called "spaces" that allow for private data storage while maintaining the advantages of atproto. Spaces enable gated access control, flexible use cases, and real-time sync capabilities.

A Friendly Introduction to Racket

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Lisp is an old programming language that predates many modern languages, offering a unique structure and the ability to write programs within programs. It has evolved over time into various dialects like Scheme, Racket, and Clojure, each with its own strengths and applications.

NetBSD and my life (2005)

Gary Rolland, a UK-based network admin, shares his experience with NetBSD after successfully migrating their company's 29 high-end servers from Windows to NetBSD. The migration improved stability and reduced downtime, allowing him to spend more time with his family and improving work-life balance.

Munder Difflin – Agent harness to run an office of your clones

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Munder Difflin is a tool that wraps your existing agent CLI and runs on your laptop, capturing workflow and context to enable clones to work around the clock. It provides end-to-end encrypted clone-to-clone messaging and a shared org knowledge base, with optional cloud-based sandbox VMs for added security.

Figmimic – A bookmarklet to copy any webpage into Figma as editable layers

Figmimic is a bookmarklet that captures web pages as editable Figma frames. It works on any visible page, including restricted areas, and can be edited in Figma.