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Tencent's Hunyuan-T1: Redefining Reasoning Efficiency with the First Mamba-Powered Ultra-Large Model

2025-03-22

Tencent unveiled Hunyuan-T1, the latest addition to its Hunyuan large model series. Built upon TurboS, the world's first ultra-large-scale Hybrid-Transformer-Mamba MoE large model, Hunyuan-T1 boasts significantly enhanced reasoning capabilities and improved alignment with human preferences after extensive post-training. Compared to its preview version, Hunyuan-T1 shows a substantial performance boost, doubling its decoding speed. It achieves comparable or slightly better results than R1 on various public benchmarks, and outperforms R1 in internal human evaluations, particularly in cultural and creative instruction following, text summarization, and agent capabilities. This release marks a significant advancement in leveraging reinforcement learning for post-training optimization of large language models.

(tencent.github.io)

AI

AI-Generated CSAM: A First Amendment Showdown

2025-03-20

AI-Generated CSAM: A First Amendment Showdown

A recent US district court case involving AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has ignited a First Amendment debate. The court ruled that private possession of AI-generated virtual CSAM is protected under the First Amendment, but production and distribution are not. This case highlights the challenges and legal complexities faced by law enforcement in combating AI-enabled child sexual exploitation and abuse.

(www.techpolicy.press)

AI Child Protection

Personal Digital Archives: Unique Data Treasures in the Age of AI

2025-03-19

Personal Digital Archives: Unique Data Treasures in the Age of AI

In her latest bi-weekly newsletter, Linda explores the value of personal digital archives. She argues that in today's age of generative AI tending toward mediocrity, these archives, containing unique personal experiences, preferences, and perspectives, become valuable resources for training AI models and creating more personalized works. The article uses the author's own experience of collecting books, images, and links as an example, and combines the perspectives of historians to illustrate the importance of personal archives in the age of AI. Several examples of personal archives in Finland are also given. Finally, the author calls on readers to share their own collected items and stories, showcasing the richness and unique charm of personal archives.

(helloruby.substack.com)

AI Data Personal Archives

McLaren Revolutionizes Carbon Fiber with Automated Rapid Tape Technology

2025-03-21

McLaren Revolutionizes Carbon Fiber with Automated Rapid Tape Technology

McLaren's Composites Technology Centre (MCTC) has unveiled Automated Rapid Tape Carbon (ART Carbon), a revolutionary process inspired by aerospace manufacturing. This technique uses a fixed arm and moving jig to produce lighter, stronger carbon fiber components than traditional methods. ART Carbon offers greater design freedom, less waste, and promises applications in next-generation McLaren supercars, signifying a potential paradigm shift in automotive manufacturing.

(www.thedrive.com)

Tech carbon fiber automotive manufacturing

The Underrated Soft Skill: Charisma for Engineers

2025-03-18

The Underrated Soft Skill: Charisma for Engineers

Engineers often prioritize technical skills, neglecting crucial soft skills. This article argues that charisma, a frequently overlooked skill, is paramount for success. The author, through years of mentoring, emphasizes that charisma isn't innate but a learnable set of behaviors: building meaningful connections, cultivating empathy, and radiating warmth. The author encourages engineers to focus on human development, enhancing their charisma to become more impactful team members and professionals, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling career and life.

(utopianengineeringsociety.substack.com)

Development soft skills engineers charisma

Quantum Algorithm DQI: A Breakthrough in Optimization?

2025-03-17

Quantum Algorithm DQI: A Breakthrough in Optimization?

Google Quantum AI's team has developed a new quantum algorithm called Decoded Quantum Interferometry (DQI) that outperforms all known classical algorithms in solving a wide class of optimization problems. The algorithm wasn't designed for a specific problem but rather by translating the problem into quantum waves and applying decoding techniques to find the best solution. While lacking sufficient quantum hardware for empirical testing and the possibility of future classical algorithm rivals, DQI's potential advantage in optimization problems and its applications in coding and cryptography have sparked excitement in the quantum computing community. It's considered a significant breakthrough in quantum algorithms.

(www.quantamagazine.org)

AI quantum algorithm optimization problems

Plex Raises Prices After a Decade, Introduces Paid Remote Streaming

2025-03-20

Streaming platform Plex announced its first price increase in a decade for its Plex Pass subscription service, effective April 29th. Monthly subscriptions will jump from $4.99 to $6.99, annual subscriptions from $39.99 to $69.99, and lifetime subscriptions from $120 to $249.99. Concurrently, remote playback of personal media is becoming a paid feature. Users can access remote streaming via a Plex Pass or a new Remote Watch Pass ($1.99/month or $19.99/year). Plex cites rising costs and the need for continued development as reasons for the changes.

(www.macrumors.com)

Tech Price Increase

Meta's Llama Hits 1 Billion Downloads, Aiming for Open-Source AI Domination

2025-03-18

Meta's Llama Hits 1 Billion Downloads, Aiming for Open-Source AI Domination

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company's open-source AI model, Llama, has surpassed 1 billion downloads, a 53% increase since early December 2024. While powering Meta's AI assistant and used by companies like Spotify and AT&T, Llama faces copyright lawsuits and data privacy concerns. Undeterred, Meta plans to release more Llama models, including reasoning and multimodal models, and is investing $80 billion in AI this year, aiming to lead the AI field.

(techcrunch.com)

AI

Generic Programming in C: A Comparison of Four Approaches

2025-03-19

Generic Programming in C: A Comparison of Four Approaches

C's lack of support for generic types (parametric polymorphism) is a common frustration. This article explores four methods for emulating generics in C: template macros, template headers, type erasure, and inlining macros. Template macros are simple but suffer from readability and error-proneness; template headers improve readability but still have naming challenges; type erasure sacrifices type safety but is useful for FFI or dynamic linking; inlining macros are user-friendly but lead to code bloat. Ultimately, the author suggests choosing between template headers (easier to develop) and inlining macros (easier to use) based on project needs.

(btmc.substack.com)

Development

Configuring Azure Entra ID as an IdP in Keycloak: A Detailed Guide

2025-03-17

Configuring Azure Entra ID as an IdP in Keycloak: A Detailed Guide

This article provides a comprehensive guide on configuring Azure Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) as an Identity Provider (IdP) in Keycloak for a Spring Boot WebFlux application. It details the steps involved in both Azure and Keycloak configurations, including application creation, OpenID Connect setup, client secret and redirect URI configuration, and mapping Azure groups to Keycloak roles for user authorization. The author shares crucial tips and workarounds, such as switching the Azure interface to English for clearer terminology and selecting the appropriate IdP type in Keycloak. The guide culminates in a fully functional authentication and authorization flow, with a detailed explanation of including roles in the JWT token for backend access.

(blog.ght1pc9kc.fr)

Development

Claude Now Searches the Web: More Accurate, Up-to-Date Responses

2025-03-20

Claude Now Searches the Web: More Accurate, Up-to-Date Responses

Anthropic's Claude AI model now incorporates web search to provide more accurate and timely responses. Claude accesses the latest events and information, directly citing sources for easy fact-checking. This feature is currently available in feature preview for paid users in the United States, with free plan and international support coming soon. This enhancement allows Claude to assist in sales, financial analysis, research, and shopping by analyzing trends, assessing market data, creating research reports, and comparing product details.

(www.anthropic.com)

AI Web Search

Pierogi in Space: A Polish Astronaut's Culinary Mission

2025-03-19

Pierogi in Space: A Polish Astronaut's Culinary Mission

For the first time, Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski will bring pierogi, traditional Polish dumplings, to the International Space Station on Axiom Mission 4. This culinary adventure involved overcoming significant challenges in preserving the pierogi for space travel, requiring a complex freeze-drying process to ensure a 24-month shelf life. The menu, developed with celebrity chef Mateusz Gessler and a Polish food company, also includes other Polish dishes, highlighting the importance of comfort food and cultural connection for astronauts in space.

(www.esa.int)

Tech space food Polish cuisine

Indian Chemical Firm Indicted in US Fentanyl Precursor Smuggling Case

2025-03-21

Indian Chemical Firm Indicted in US Fentanyl Precursor Smuggling Case

An Indian chemical manufacturing company, Vasudha Pharma Chem Limited (VPC), and three of its high-ranking executives were indicted in a US federal court for illegally importing precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl. The indictment alleges VPC advertised and sold these chemicals globally, including two sales of 25 kilograms of N-BOC-4P to an undercover agent. A larger, planned four-metric-ton transaction—two tons to Mexico and two to the US—was also detailed. If convicted, the individuals face up to 10 years in prison, and VPC faces substantial fines. Two executives were arrested in New York City.

(www.justice.gov)

Tech fentanyl

C++26: Removed and Deprecated Features Roundup

2025-03-20

C++26 is removing or deprecating several features. These include the complete removal of the `std::allocator` typedef deprecated in C++20, and the no-argument overload of `std::basic_string::reserve()`; removal of deprecated Unicode conversion utilities and `std::strtok`; removal of aged `strstreams` and `std::shared_ptr` atomic access APIs; and removal of `std::wstring_convert`. Additionally, `std::is_trivial` is deprecated, with suggestions to use the more precise `is_trivially_XXX` alternatives; and `std::memory_order::consume` is deprecated due to unsatisfactory specification and implementation difficulties. These removals and deprecations aim to improve language safety and efficiency, and clean up outdated functionality.

(www.sandordargo.com)

Development language features deprecation

Perovskite LEDs: The Next Gen of Lighting, But With a Sustainability Catch?

2025-03-20

Perovskite LEDs: The Next Gen of Lighting, But With a Sustainability Catch?

Researchers at Linköping University conducted a life cycle assessment of perovskite LEDs, revealing their potential for lower cost and vibrant colors. However, widespread adoption hinges on addressing environmental concerns. The study highlights the importance of minimizing toxic materials like gold and improving the reuse of organic solvents. While current perovskite LED lifespan is short, researchers believe improvements will reach the 10,000-hour mark needed for commercial viability and positive environmental impact, potentially replacing traditional LEDs.

(liu.se)

Tech Perovskite LEDs Green Technology

HP's Dynamic Security Under Fire Again: Lawsuits Mount Over Ink Cartridge Restrictions

2025-03-20

HP's Dynamic Security Under Fire Again: Lawsuits Mount Over Ink Cartridge Restrictions

HP is facing renewed backlash over its Dynamic Security feature in printers. This feature, which uses firmware updates to block non-HP ink cartridges, has led to numerous lawsuits and customer complaints. While HP now includes disclaimers on product pages and has previously paid settlements, a new class-action lawsuit alleges HP is using Dynamic Security to create a monopoly on the aftermarket for replacement cartridges. Recently, a firmware update even bricked some HP printers, further fueling negative sentiment.

(arstechnica.com)

Hardware Printers Dynamic Security

Gracefully Handling JSON Sum Types in Go: Avoiding Panics

2025-03-19

Go doesn't natively support sum types, but this article demonstrates how to emulate them in Go and safely handle JSON encoding and decoding to avoid runtime panics. The author uses a real-world example to illustrate using a "sealed interface" approach and code generation tools (OpenAPI Generator and Protocol Buffers) to gracefully handle JSON sum types. This achieves compile-time type safety and effectively prevents runtime errors. The article also compares alternative implementations and explores the advantages of the V language in handling sum types.

(nicolashery.com)

Development

My Math Journey: A MathAcademy Review

2025-03-17

$My Math Journey: A MathAcademy Review$

This post details the author's return to mathematics and their experience with the MathAcademy online learning platform. Past negative experiences with math teachers led to a long hiatus, but the author's need for stronger math skills in programming spurred a comeback. MathAcademy's structured curriculum, supportive community, and gamified features are praised for fostering consistent learning and progress. While acknowledging the high cost, the author ultimately recommends MathAcademy as a valuable resource for aspiring math learners.

(www.staszewski.xyz)

Development

South Korean Presidential Officials Accused of Prior Knowledge of Martial Law

2025-03-21

South Korean Presidential Officials Accused of Prior Knowledge of Martial Law

Lee Gwang-woo, head of the South Korean presidential security office, is accused of searching for terms like "martial law" on ChatGPT at 8:20 PM on December 3rd, two hours before the emergency martial law declaration. While Lee claims this was a time error in the forensic process, it raises suspicions he may have known about the plans beforehand. Separately, another presidential official, Kim Seong-hun, is accused of destroying evidence. Both will face pre-arrest investigations on the 21st.

(www.hani.co.kr)

Misc South Korean Politics Martial Law Evidence Destruction

Alphabet in Talks to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Wiz for $30B

2025-03-17

Alphabet in Talks to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Wiz for $30B

Alphabet, Google's parent company, is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for approximately $30 billion, potentially its largest acquisition ever. Wiz offers AI-powered cloud-based cybersecurity solutions, helping companies mitigate critical risks. While the deal is not finalized and could change, it signifies Alphabet's significant investment in the booming cybersecurity market and expansion of its cloud infrastructure business. Regulatory scrutiny is likely given the size and Alphabet's market position.

(finance.yahoo.com)

Tech

Bolt Graphics' Zeus GPU: A RISC-V Challenger to Nvidia

2025-03-16

Bolt Graphics' Zeus GPU: A RISC-V Challenger to Nvidia

Bolt Graphics, a California startup, unveiled its Zeus GPU platform based on the open-source RISC-V architecture. In path tracing workloads, Zeus significantly outperforms Nvidia's RTX 5090, boasting up to 10x the speed. However, its performance in traditional rendering and AI tasks remains unclear, and a mature software ecosystem is lacking. Zeus uses a multi-chiplet design, offering various configurations with up to 2TB of memory and built-in high-speed networking, targeting high-performance computing and scientific simulations. Developer kits are slated for late 2025, with mass production in late 2026. Despite significant challenges, Zeus's emergence injects new dynamism into the GPU market.

(www.tomshardware.com)

Hardware

Amazon to Slash 14,000 Management Roles in Cost-Cutting Drive

2025-03-17

Amazon to Slash 14,000 Management Roles in Cost-Cutting Drive

Amazon plans to cut approximately 14,000 managerial positions by early 2025, aiming for annual savings of $2.1 billion to $3.6 billion. This represents a 13% reduction in its global management workforce, shrinking the number of managers from 105,770 to 91,936. The move, part of CEO Andy Jassy's strategy to streamline operations and decision-making, follows previous layoffs and is accompanied by initiatives like a 'bureaucracy tipline' to identify inefficient processes. This latest cost-cutting measure adds to over 27,000 job cuts in 2022 and 2023.

(techstartups.com)

Startup

TSMC to Invest $100B in US Chip Plants

2025-03-03

TSMC to Invest $100B in US Chip Plants

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) plans to invest $100 billion in building state-of-the-art chip manufacturing plants in the U.S. over the next four years. This massive investment aims to bolster the U.S.'s efforts to revive its domestic semiconductor industry, a goal pursued for decades as manufacturing shifted largely to Asia.

(www.wsj.com)

Tech US Investment

Dutch Parliament Votes to Ditch US Tech, Prioritize National Sovereignty

2025-03-20

Dutch Parliament Votes to Ditch US Tech, Prioritize National Sovereignty

The Dutch parliament unanimously passed eight motions urging the government to replace US-made technology with homegrown alternatives. Driven by concerns about data sovereignty and the potential for US tech giants to exert political pressure, the motions call for a range of actions, including halting migrations to American cloud services, creating a Dutch national cloud, and repatriating the .nl top-level domain. MP Barbara Kathmann argued that over-reliance on US tech weakens the Netherlands' digital sovereignty and expertise. While non-binding, the overwhelming support for these motions puts significant pressure on the government to act, potentially setting a precedent for other European nations.

(www.theregister.com)

Tech tech decoupling Netherlands

Why Hydrogen Buses Are Still a Thing (and Why They Shouldn't Be)

2025-03-14

Numerous transit agencies initially opted for hydrogen fuel cell buses, only to discover they are far more expensive and less reliable than battery-electric alternatives. This article explores the cognitive biases and institutional blind spots that led to this costly mistake. Over-reliance on persuasive narratives, a lack of in-house expertise on emerging technologies, and a narrow focus on daily operations are highlighted as key factors. The article also points to flawed cost projections for hydrogen and an underestimation of battery technology advancements as contributing causes. The conclusion emphasizes the need for evidence-based decision-making to avoid similar errors in the future.

(cleantechnica.com)

Tech hydrogen fuel cells battery electric buses

Can AI Auto-Generate System Architecture Diagrams?

2025-03-20

Can AI Auto-Generate System Architecture Diagrams?

This article explores three use cases for AI-generated system architecture diagrams: generic technology diagrams, whiteboard diagrams, and diagrams of real-world systems. Experiments show AI excels at generating generic technology diagrams and whiteboard diagrams, producing basic architecture diagrams from simple descriptions and readily accepting refinements. However, AI struggles with generating diagrams of real-world systems, failing to accurately extract information from source code to produce detailed, accurate architecture diagrams. This is mainly due to challenges including a lack of sufficient training data, the complexity of code analysis, and the AI's difficulty in understanding system design intent. In short, AI-assisted whiteboarding is feasible, but auto-generating diagrams of real-world systems remains a challenge, requiring essential human involvement.

(www.ilograph.com)

Development System Architecture

US Treasury Hacked via Decade-Old PostgreSQL Zero-Day

2025-03-17

US Treasury Hacked via Decade-Old PostgreSQL Zero-Day

The US Treasury suffered a data breach exploited via a nearly decade-old SQL injection vulnerability in PostgreSQL. The attack wasn't a simple SQL injection; it leveraged the output of an internal Postgres string escaping method fed directly into the psql command-line tool. Attackers used two bytes, `c0 27`, bypassing Beyond Trust's PAM tool and the pg_escape_string function, gaining full psql control and executing arbitrary system commands. This highlights how subtle, long-standing vulnerabilities, even in heavily scrutinized open-source projects, can lead to severe security breaches.

(slamdunksoftware.substack.com)

Tech PostgreSQL Vulnerability

LLMs and AI: Scraping the Web Dry

2025-03-20

LLMs and AI: Scraping the Web Dry

LLM and AI companies are aggressively scraping data from the web, targeting everything from large websites to small project forges like the GNOME GitLab server. This unchecked scraping is overwhelming servers and creating significant financial burdens and security risks for website owners. The author urges website owners to set billing limits to avoid unexpected costs and condemns the irresponsible actions of these companies. The question is raised: how long until personal websites and services like Mastodon become targets?

(sethmlarson.dev)

Tech AI abuse

The Model Is the Product: The Next Frontier in AI Investment

2025-03-18

Speculation abounds on the next AI wave. The author argues the answer is clear: the model itself is the product. Generalist scaling is slowing, opinionated training surpasses expectations, and inference costs are plummeting. This forces model providers up the value chain, while application layers face automation and disruption. OpenAI's DeepResearch and Anthropic's Claude 3.7 exemplify this: not merely LLMs or chatbots, but models designed for specific tasks. This signals a new AI phase: model trainers dominate, application developers face displacement. Investment in application layers may fail, as model training holds true value. Future AI success lies with companies capable of model training, possessing cross-functional teams and intense focus.

(vintagedata.org)

AI investment trends

Dark Energy's Weakening: A Turning Point for the Universe?

2025-03-20

Dark Energy's Weakening: A Turning Point for the Universe?

Two independent teams of cosmologists have recently found evidence suggesting dark energy, the mysterious force accelerating the universe's expansion, might be weakening. This contradicts previous models and is based on observations of millions of galaxies. The reliability of this finding increases with the growing amount of data. If confirmed, this discovery would revolutionize our understanding of the universe's ultimate fate, potentially requiring revisions to Einstein's theory of gravity or the introduction of new physics. It challenges the prevailing idea that dark energy is the energy of space itself, hinting at the possibility of unknown components or particles in the cosmos.

(www.quantamagazine.org)

Tech

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