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Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access

Google workspace threatening to block firefox

Amateur may have cracked Linear A

AI Engineer Claims to Have Cracked Linear A

Show HN: Metiq: a real time 3D globe for 100 public datasets

Live worldwide data platform: flights, earthquakes, weather, conflict, markets, space and more on a 3D wireframe globe.

A new bill takes aim at government pressure to silence lawful online speech

The bipartisan legislation creates a federal cause of action against government officials who coerce or attempt to coerce broadcasters, interactive computer services, or AI providers into taking actions against lawful, First-Amendment-protected speech, and establishes a transparency system for government communications with those intermediaries about user expression.,The bipartisan legislation creates a federal cause of action against government officials who coerce or attempt to coerce broadcasters, interactive computer services, or AI providers into taking actions against lawful, First-Amendment-protected speech, and establishes a transparency system for government communications with those intermediaries about user expression.

Telescope Ranchers

Rockwood, Texas is home to a unique business, Starfront Observatories. Owner/operator Bray Falls hosts hundreds of other people’s telescopes in perfect

Court Records Should Be Free

Court records belong to the public. Yet anyone seeking access to federal court filings through PACER, a government software system that stands for Public Access to Court Electronic Records, is usually required to pay hefty fees to search for and view documents. PACER’s fees have long acted as a...,Court records belong to the public. Yet anyone seeking access to federal court filings through PACER, a government software system that stands for Public Access to Court Electronic Records, is usually required to pay hefty fees to search for and view documents. PACER’s fees have long acted as a...

DuckDB Internals: Why Is DuckDB Fast? (Part 1)

Walk through DuckDB's internals: how it skips serialization overhead, parses and optimizes SQL, and stores data in columnar row groups with zone maps.

Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics

Hyundai Motor Group is acquiring SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million, completing its full ownership of the robotics

Ten years of ClickHouse in open source

ClickHouse was released in open source on Jun 15 2016, ten years ago. Since then, it became the most popular open source analytical database with more than 2000 contributors.

To study how chips work, MIT researchers built their own operating system

The new "Fractal" operating system kernel, developed at MIT, gives researchers a clearer look at how computer chips work internally. It was used to study the branch predictors inside Apple's M1 processor, where it revealed a potential vulnerability to major speculative attacks.

A 1976 university experiment spun up the U.S. wind industry

A 1976 experimental wind turbine at UMass Amherst birthed the modern wind energy industry under the direction of U.S. Navy veteran William Heronemus

John Jumper to join Anthropic

A bit of news: After nearly 9 years, I have decided to leave Google DeepMind and join Anthropic (after taking some time to recharge). I am incredibly grateful for my time at GDM. @demishassabis took a real chance letting me lead the AlphaFold team just six months after finishing

Companies rein in AI usage as costs strain budgets

I used sound waves to make espresso. It could cut coffee‑brewing energy use by ¾

‘Ultrasonic espresso’ made with cold water and high-frequency sound waves uses less energy than the traditional version – and taste tests show it’s just as good.

Giant Banana Pulled over in Montana Driver Says Cops Have Stopped Him 100s Times

For 15 years, Steve Braithwaite has driven a 23-foot banana across the country and, on Wednesday, just like hundreds of times before, he was pulled over…

Zen and the Art of Machine Learning Research

if you want to do world-class research, temperament matters more than talent

Amazon drops Sam Altman movie after announcing OpenAI partnership

Luca Guadagnino’s nearly completed biopic stars Andrew Garfield as the controversial OpenAI founder

Project Valhalla, Explained: How a Decade of Work Arrives in JDK 28

The new JVM Weekly is here... and Ragnarok seems to come, as we finally have Valhalla in the JDK. However, situation is a bit... nuanced.

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