Our decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX

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OpenAI is ending its contract with Cursor, a partner that uses OpenAI models, due to concerns about SpaceX's (SpaceX owns Twitter) history of violating contracts. The decision will take effect on November 12, 2026.

Boot a Virtual iPhone via Apple's Virtualization.framework

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This tool creates a virtualized iOS environment for testing and development, allowing users to download, patch, and restore iOS images. It also provides features like automatic provisioning, E2E testing capabilities and host control through a socket.

GUIs should be fully keyboard-driven

A Hacker News post debated the merits of terminal user interfaces (TUIs) versus graphical user interfaces (GUIs), with some arguing TUIs are preferable due to keyboard navigation capabilities, but this argument lacks solid foundation. Implementing full keyboard navigation in GUI applications can improve user experience and should not be ignored by developers.

TurboKV: Insanely fast Rust key-value store

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TurboKV is an async embedded key-value database with atomic batches and configurable durability, compression, and background compaction. It provides a Rust API for opening databases, inserting data, scanning keys, writing batches, and closing the database.

Htmx 4.0

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The htmx team has released version 4.0.0, marking the culmination of 8 months of work after adopting fetch() API and async programming in JavaScript. The new release includes significant changes such as explicit attribute inheritance, standardized event names, and improved history support without localStorage usage by default.

9th Circuit sides with states in Kalshi gambling fight

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A federal judge's order blocking Arizona from prosecuting Kalshi is likely to be overturned after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that sports betting is not protected by federal law. The ruling allows states to regulate gambling operations, giving Arizona a chance to resume its case against Kalshi.

U.S. sanctions against the A/I Collective

A/I is an autonomous anticapitalist movement providing free digital self-defense tools and services for activists, focusing on solidarity and non-commercial use. All services are provided without data commoditization or compensation, with manual review by volunteers to ensure alignment with their principles.

I accidentally turned LLM memory into program analysis

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The author created a Datalog engine for LLMs to improve their memory and reduce hallucinations during vulnerability research. The system allows the model to maintain its analysis state, track dependencies, and invalidate conclusions when new information is discovered.

StemDeck, a free, open-source and local AI stem separator

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StemDeck is a free, open-source audio stem separation tool that processes existing audio files locally on your machine. It separates up to six stems (vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, other) from uploaded or pasted audio files.

Does the Sumerian King List Align with Paleoclimate Events?

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The Sumerian King List's antediluvian sequence shows no statistically significant alignment with a catalog of Quaternary events, despite initial ease of finding matches. The analysis uses various sensitivity tests and comparisons to rule out chance alignments.

Queen Caroline turned King Arthur into an 18C royal PR strategy

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Queen Caroline used Arthurian legends to bolster the Hanoverian dynasty's legitimacy in 18th-century Britain. Her Merlin’s Cave symbolized a shared national identity, blending myth with political strategy to foster unity amid royal and political divisions.

Just the rumour of a bug is enough to find an exploit these days

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The author released a security fix for OCaml's cohttp 6.3.0, but noticed probes in live webserver logs with the exact bug pattern just minutes after opening the PR to fix it, indicating automated exploit generation is now possible within seconds. The traditional security process needs to be inverted to prioritize private patch development and rapid release over secrecy of details.

Inception-style curved map for turn-by-turn directions

Orbify Demo 2 v72 — interactive Gaussian-splat navigation visualization.

Monzo Stand-In

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Monzo has a backup system called Monzo Stand-in to ensure 24/7 service availability, built on Google Cloud Platform. This separate infrastructure supports key features like spending and transferring money.

Experiments with Plotter Art

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The user has a 3D printer that they've been using to create flowy abstract shapes, and they've developed a Python script in Inkscape to generate these designs. The script uses SVG paradigms and can be easily modified or extended with additional libraries like Pillow or NumPy.

Review: Chuwi's $449 Unibook laptop is a funhouse-mirror MacBook Neo

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The Chuwi Unibook is a budget laptop with Intel's Wildcat Lake processor, offering decent performance and good battery life. However, it has several drawbacks, including a poor trackpad, subpar screen quality and limited RAM capacity of 8GB.

Kumander Linux – A Linux Distro with a Windows 7 Desktop

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Una experiencia de escritorio familiar y potente, diseñada para hacer la transición desde Windows lo más sencilla posible. Con una interfaz intuitiva inspirada en Windows 7 y miles de aplicaciones gratuitas a tu disposición. © 2025 Proyecto Kumander Linux | Política de privacidad | Términos de servicio | Contáctanos |

Box of 300 Love Letters Showed Up, What Whimsical WWII Soldier Who Wrote Them?

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A box of over 300 letters from WWII soldier Speedy Weber to his wife Frances was found and identified through genealogical research. The letters offer a personal glimpse into the daily life and emotions of an ordinary soldier during the war.

Curvature Beziers: Improving on a timeless recipe

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The author discusses the limitations of Bezier curves in CAD and computer graphics, proposing a new approach to editing them by using curvature handles instead of traditional tangents. This allows for smoother editing experiences and more accurate control over the curve's shape.

The Twelve-Factor App (2025)

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Experts from Heroku share their experience on software-as-a-service app development, highlighting ideal practices and common problems. They aim to raise awareness of systemic issues and provide solutions with a shared vocabulary.

Identifying fake cosmetics using AI

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A researcher purchased authentic and counterfeit versions of a popular lip tint product to test the effectiveness of Google's Gemini AI model in identifying fake cosmetics. The study found that Gemini was able to detect most discrepancies between authentic and counterfeit packages, but also struggled with photo artifacts and made mistakes due to glare or other photographic issues.

GLM-5.3 is now open-weight

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GLM-5.3 is a state-of-the-art model that surpasses GLM-5.2 in complex coding and long-horizon tasks, achieving significant improvements on various benchmarks. It supports deployment on the Ascend NPU platform and offers features like controlling thinking budget and HLE with tools.

EasyEffects can improve laptop speaker sound quality

EasyEffects is a Linux application that improves laptop speaker sound quality by applying various audio effects, available as presets or customizable. It can be easily installed and configured on desktop Linux systems to enhance the audio experience.

Visual Analysis of Binary Files

Autonomous Mathematical Discovery in an Open-World Multi-Agent Environment

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Researchers studied autonomous mathematical discovery in an open-world environment where AI agents pursued a shared research goal without central coordination. The Station achieved novel results on five problems, including new constructions and theorems, making the discoveries more interpretable for mathematicians.

Verschlimmbesserung: The Word Your Software Updates Need

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A recent SaaS update introduced changes that broke a workflow, highlighting the issue of prioritizing minor updates over product functionality. The way metrics are measured and teams are incentivized can lead to optimization for those metrics rather than actual improvement.

Migrating to HTTPX2

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The OpenAI Python SDK now uses HTTPX2 for its synchronous and asynchronous HTTP clients, replacing the previous httpx package. Existing API calls continue to work without changes, but users must update their code to use HTTPX2 clients explicitly.

Flyway for freeloaders, rollback implemented in Python

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A rollback solution using Flyway Community Edition involves creating reverse migrations and cleaning up history. It leverages versioning and transactions to safely undo changes without a paid license.

Run Qwen3.8 27B locally: real numbers from my Mac Studio

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The author has benchmarked Qwen3.8 27B, a local model that runs on Apple silicon, and found it generates at half the speed of its predecessor qwen3.6:27b but answers prompts in roughly a third the tokens. The model requires 32GB of RAM for optimal performance and can run with 16GB or less with reduced accuracy.

State of the Map 2026

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The State of the Map conference in 2026 will be held in Paris and online, featuring talks, workshops, and discussions. Useful links can be found on social media channels or chat rooms for attendees to connect and access live streams.