Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants

Belgium will nationalize its nuclear power plants, reversing a 2003 decision to phase out nuclear energy by 2025. The government aims to build new nuclear plants and reduce dependence on fossil imports.

Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs

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Meta ended its contract with Sama, a company that trained AI, after workers alleged they viewed graphic content from Meta smart glasses. Meta claims Sama didn't meet its standards, but workers and a Kenyan organisation suspect the decision was due to staff speaking out.

How an Oil Refinery Works

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Oil refineries process crude oil into various products like gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel using distillation, cracking, and other processes. The refining process is complex and requires large industrial facilities to handle the massive volume of crude oil consumed worldwide.
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The SIMD Quad algorithm is a new search algorithm that combines quaternary interpolation search with SIMD instructions to efficiently locate a target value in a sorted array of 16-bit unsigned integers. It outperforms binary search on both Intel and Apple platforms, with significant speedup on large arrays in cold cache scenarios.

The FCC is about to ban 21% of its test labs today. I mapped them all

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591 FCC-accredited test labs mapped across 28 countries. Location, accreditation status, TCB capability, and which labs face the Bad Labs ban.

Granite 4.1: IBM's 8B Model Matching 32B MoE

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IBM released Granite 4.1, a family of open source language models for enterprise use, trained on 15 trillion tokens. The 8B model, with a dense architecture, matches or beats the 32B Granite 4.0-H-Small across various benchmarks.

Mozilla's Opposition to Chrome's Prompt API

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The Zig project's rationale for their anti-AI contribution policy

Zig has a strict anti-LLM policy to prioritize contributor growth over code quality. Maintainers review contributors, not just their code, to foster trust and future contributions.

Where the goblins came from

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OpenAI's models started mentioning creatures like goblins and gremlins in their metaphors due to a subtle incentive from training for the personality customization feature, specifically the Nerdy personality. The behavior was amplified through transfer from Nerdy personality training and later spread to other contexts, requiring OpenAI to retire the Nerdy personality and implement new tools ...

Noctua releases official 3D CAD models for its cooling fans

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Copy Fail

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A Linux kernel vulnerability, Copy Fail, allows local code execution to become root due to a shared page cache issue. A patch is available to revert the 2017 optimization, and disabling AF_ALG can mitigate the issue.

My Stratum-0 Atomic Clock

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The author built a desk clock, O-1, that disciplined its system clock against GPS, but it had a flaw: it relied on GPS signals. To improve it, the author built O-2, which uses a chip-scale atomic clock for better stability.

A Primer on Bézier Curves – So What Makes a Bézier Curve?

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Bézier curves are used in computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) applications, graphic design, and scalable vector graphics (SVG). They are defined by linear interpolations between control points, forming a curve that never extends beyond the points used to construct it.

The More Young People Use AI, the More They Hate It

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Gen Z's opinions of AI are hitting new lows due to fears of job loss and social stigma. Young people are wary of AI's impact on critical thinking and social skills.

Craig Venter has died

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J. Craig Venter, founder of the J. Craig Venter Institute, died in San Diego after a brief hospitalization for cancer treatment complications. He was a visionary leader in genomics and synthetic biology who drove scientific change and advocated for robust federal funding.

The Science Behind Honey's Eternal Shelf Life (2013)

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Honey's unique combination of low moisture, acidity, and hydrogen peroxide makes it resistant to spoilage. Its shelf life is also extended by bees' natural drying process and the enzyme glucose oxidase in their stomachs.

GCC 16 has been released

GCC 16 has several improvements including conformance with C99 standard, removal of json diagnostics format, and support for OpenMP 5.0 and 6.0.

Japan Is Building Cardboard Suicide Drones

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Japan's Minister of Defense Shinjirō Koizumi showcased a cardboard drone, the AirKamuy 150, as a target for military training. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is already using it to practice drone defense.

Show HN: I wrote a DOOM clone in my own programming language

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Cubedoom is an arena shooter in Spectre, using raycasting for 3D rendering and SDL2 libraries. It features a maze-like arena, single enemy type, and basic HUD, with plans for sound and more enemy types.

Cursor Camp

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Welcome to Cursor Camp! Enjoy your stay

"Parse, don't validate" through the years with C++

The user discusses the concept of "parse, don't validate" and applies it to a date-parsing problem in C++98, C++11, C++17, and C++23, using type systems to ensure data validity. By using type systems to enforce constraints, the user aims to eliminate the need for validation control flow and improve code readability and maintainability.

DataCenter.FM – background noise app featuring the sound of the AI bubble

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Experience the real-world sounds of AI with this interactive audio generator.

Biology is a Burrito: A text- and visual-based journey through a living cell

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A typical E. coli cell is incredibly dense with molecules, with its entire volume being 100 million times smaller than a grain of sand. The cell's insides are 70% water, with proteins, RNA, and lipids making up the rest, and DNA accounting for just 1% of its mass.

Zed 1.0

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Zed is a new editor built from scratch with a custom UI framework, GPUI, to provide a fundamentally better coding experience. Version 1.0 is now available, offering AI-native editing, collaboration features, and a growing list of capabilities.

FastCGI: 30 years old and still the better protocol for reverse proxies

Using FastCGI as a protocol for proxy-to-backend communication can avoid HTTP's pitfalls, such as desync vulnerabilities, by providing clear message boundaries and domain separation between client and proxy headers. FastCGI is a 30-year-old protocol that is still usable today, but its lack of awareness and outdated tooling may hinder its adoption despite its potential benefits.

London to Calcutta by Bus (2022)

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A bus service called "The Indiaman" ran from London to Calcutta from 1957 to 1979, covering 20,300 miles in 50 days. The service was revived in 2021 but delayed, with a new bus service expected to start from New Delhi to London in April next year.

OpenTrafficMap

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Monad Tutorials Timeline

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Monads are a concept in programming that allows for the creation of computations that can handle side effects, such as input/output or exceptions, in a controlled and structured way. They can be thought of as a way to wrap a value or computation in a context that provides a way to sequence operations and handle effects in a predictable manner.