Noise infusion banned from statistical products published by Census Bureau

Sadly, taking away valuable disclosure avoidance tools doesn't make fundamental trade-offs go away.

Amazon CEO's talks with U.S. officials triggered crackdown on Anthropic models

Police officer investigated for using AI to 'create evidence' in multiple cases

Human Routers of Machine Words

On people who use AI to think.

Pyodide 314.0: Python packages can now publish WebAssembly wheels to PyPI

We are pleased to announce the Pyodide 314.0 release. This release focuses on standardization and packaging, marking a significant milestone in the Python-in-the-browser ecosystem. PEP 783 is Accepted: What Does It Mean? The acceptance of PEP 783: Emscripten packaging marks perhaps the most exciting change in the history of the Python-in-the-browser ecosystem. Pyodide maintainers—especially @hoodmane—have poured an immense amount of effort into this over a very long time. Achieving this long-standing goal will expand our ecosystem exponentially.

GameBoy Workboy

Every Frame Perfect

4 things to know about the new sunscreen ingredient the FDA approved

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It's been used for decades in Europe and Asia.

Appreciating Exif

The '90s-era digital camera metadata format, still useful in 2026.

RTX 5080 and RTX 3090 Setup: 80 Tok/s on Qwen 3.6 27B Q8

Dual GPU setup: run Qwen 3.6 27B at a Q8 quantization at 80+ tokens/sec with 39GB total VRAM

ReactOS (FOSS "Windows") achieves 3D-accelerated Half-Life on real hardware

GLM 5.2 Is Out

GLM-5.2 is Fully Open, Frontier Intelligence Belongs to Everyone Today, the sudden restriction of certain frontier models is deeply regrettable. At a time when access to frontier models is abruptly cut off for non-technical reasons, we are even more convinced of one thing:

Codex for open source

Open-source maintainers can apply to Codex for Open Source, including ChatGPT Pro, AI-powered code review, and security tools for critical projects.

The adder at the heart of Intel's 8087 floating-point chip

Running DOS on Behringers DDX3216 with a DIY x86-Bios from Scratch

Ancient genome duplications laid the foundations of complex brains

A new Oxford-led study has shed light on how vertebrates evolved complex brains. Image credit: nopparit, Getty Images.

Treating pancreatic tumours may have revealed cancer's master switch

Scientists gave a standing ovation for daraxonrasib, a drug that almost doubled survival times for pancreatic cancer patients and could treat millions with RAS mutations. | Science & technology

FreeOberon – Open-Source, Cross-Platform, Free Pascal/Turbo Pascal-Like Language

Cross-platform IDE for development in Oberon programming language made in the classical FreePascal-like pseudo-graphic style. - kekcleader/FreeOberon

A low-carbon computing platform from your retired phones

Resurrecting a soaked, corroded, and damaged Commodore SX‑64 (2025)

How I brought a salt‑water‑submerged, fully rusted Commodore SX‑64 back to life: teardown, rust removal, electronics repair, and the first triumphant boot.