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T-Mobile Hits Customers With Another Price Hike

2025-03-14
T-Mobile Hits Customers With Another Price Hike

T-Mobile is raising prices again, adding a $5 per-line increase to some older plans starting in April or May. The increase, announced in an internal memo, won't affect all legacy plans or those with current plans (Go5G, Go5G Plus, Go5G Next), price lock guarantees, or promotional free lines – millions of customers are unaffected. The company cites rising costs as the reason. While the exact number of affected customers remains unclear, those impacted should receive notification by March 13th. Importantly, customers who received a price increase last June will not see an additional increase this time.

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(www.cnet.com)
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Agentic: An Extensible Agent Platform with Structured Outputs

2025-03-16
Agentic: An Extensible Agent Platform with Structured Outputs

Agentic is a platform allowing users to define extensions and output schemas using Pydantic data models. This enables structured outputs from chatbots, as demonstrated by the example code defining a time output model for date and time information. This provides increased flexibility and control for building AI applications.

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(github.com)
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The 11-inch MacBook Air: Still a Surprisingly Good Buy in 2023?

2025-03-10
The 11-inch MacBook Air: Still a Surprisingly Good Buy in 2023?

The author recounts their experience purchasing and using a used 2013 11-inch MacBook Air. Despite its modest specs (4GB RAM, 128GB SSD), the machine performs surprisingly well for everyday tasks. The author praises its portability, superior keyboard and port selection compared to the 12-inch Retina MacBook, and argues that the non-Retina display is perfectly acceptable. Ultimately, the author concludes that the 11-inch MacBook Air offers incredible value for its size and price, making it an ideal choice for users prioritizing portability and ease of use.

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(morrick.me)
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NYT Shuts Down Its Tor Onion Service

2025-03-14
NYT Shuts Down Its Tor Onion Service

The New York Times has announced the shutdown of its Tor onion service, launched in 2017 to bypass censorship and surveillance, providing a secure way for readers to access its journalism. After years of experimentation, the NYT is applying lessons learned to improve its main website and products, enhancing overall security and accessibility. Readers can still access NYT journalism through the main website, newsletters, podcasts, and other channels.

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(open.nytimes.com)
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Mistral's New OCR Model Underwhelms; Google Gemini 2.0 Takes the Lead

2025-03-11
Mistral's New OCR Model Underwhelms; Google Gemini 2.0 Takes the Lead

Recent tests reveal that Mistral's newly released OCR-specific model underperforms its promotional claims. Developers Willis and Doria highlight issues with handling complex layouts and handwriting, including repeated city names, numerical errors, and hallucinations. In contrast, Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash Pro Experimental excels, processing complex PDFs that stump Mistral, including those with handwritten content. Its large context window is a key advantage. While promising, LLM-powered OCR suffers from issues like fabricating information, misinterpreting instructions, and general data misinterpretation.

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(arstechnica.com)
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Unearthing Lost Commodore 64 Master Tapes: A Retro Gaming Archaeology

2025-03-13
Unearthing Lost Commodore 64 Master Tapes: A Retro Gaming Archaeology

This article recounts the discovery and restoration of a vast collection of Commodore 64 game master tapes and disks, including rare materials from legendary programmer Gary J. Sabin. The find sheds light on the behind-the-scenes work of 80s game development, from the creation of loader music and the hectic process of mastering games to amusing development blunders. It's a fascinating blend of tech archaeology and nostalgic retro gaming history.

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(spillhistorie.no)
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Max Planck Society: Elite Science, Toxic Culture?

2025-03-16
Max Planck Society: Elite Science, Toxic Culture?

The Max Planck Society, a renowned German research institution boasting 31 Nobel laureates among its 84 institutes, faces allegations of misconduct. A joint investigation by DW and Der Spiegel reveals accounts from over 30 young scientists detailing abusive behavior and toxic work environments within the prestigious institutes. Fear of reprisal silenced many, while others who reported misconduct claim they were discouraged. The investigation delves into why these issues persist despite opposition.

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(www.dw.com)
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Fediverse Donut Club: Bridging Online and Offline Communities

2025-03-14
Fediverse Donut Club: Bridging Online and Offline Communities

Inspired by a successful office donut club, the author proposes a "Fediverse Donut Club," a bi-weekly #FediDonutFriday event where participants share donut pictures on the Fediverse platform to foster connections. This initiative aims to break down online silos, connecting individuals through a simple, shared activity with the potential for offline meetups. Participation is easy: follow the #FediDonutFriday hashtag and share your donut photos!

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(sethmlarson.dev)
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Windows Defender False Positive Takes Down Open-Source Hardware Monitoring Tools

2025-03-14
Windows Defender False Positive Takes Down Open-Source Hardware Monitoring Tools

A recent Windows Defender update mistakenly flagged WinRing0, a kernel-level software used by many open-source hardware monitoring applications (like Fan Control and OpenRGB), as malware. This caused widespread disruption, with users experiencing unexpected behavior like high-speed fan activity. While Microsoft's move aims to enhance security, it's created a significant challenge for small, open-source projects. Updating WinRing0 requires a Microsoft digital signature, a costly process for these developers. Some companies are working on solutions, but many developers are facing difficulties, raising concerns about the future of these essential open-source tools.

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(www.theverge.com)
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GizmoSQL: A High-Performance Apache Arrow Flight SQL Server

2025-03-20
GizmoSQL: A High-Performance Apache Arrow Flight SQL Server

GizmoSQL is an Apache Arrow Flight SQL server implementation using DuckDB or SQLite as a backend database. It enables authentication via middleware and allows encrypted connections via TLS. This project offers Docker images and CLI executables for easy deployment and use. Users can connect to the server via JDBC or ADBC drivers and query using Python or the `gizmosql_client` CLI tool. GizmoSQL supports custom initialization SQL commands and offers flexible configuration options, such as selecting different backend databases and enabling/disabling TLS. A slim Docker image is also available.

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(github.com)
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Medusa Ransomware: Triple Extortion and Exploding Infections

2025-03-16
Medusa Ransomware: Triple Extortion and Exploding Infections

A joint advisory from the FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC warns of the escalating threat of Medusa ransomware, a RaaS operation exploiting vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-1709 and CVE-2023-48788, and phishing campaigns. Medusa employs a double extortion tactic, now evolving into a 'triple extortion' scheme where attackers demand further payments after receiving the initial ransom. Victims span critical infrastructure sectors, including healthcare, education, and legal, with at least 300 infections in the first two months of 2025. The advisory recommends multi-factor authentication, prompt patching, and other security measures to mitigate the risk.

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(www.theregister.com)
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Parahelp: Building AI Coworkers That Replace Human Support Agents

2025-03-15
Parahelp: Building AI Coworkers That Replace Human Support Agents

Parahelp is building an AI-powered support agent for software companies. Their agent uses existing infrastructure (Slack, Stripe, etc.) to resolve support tickets end-to-end, aiming to fully replace human support agents. They believe context, not intelligence, will be the bottleneck for future AI coworkers. Launched in August 2024, Parahelp is backed by Y Combinator and prominent investors, and already works with leading companies like Perplexity and Framer.

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(www.ycombinator.com)
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Tinshemet Cave: Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens Shared Culture

2025-03-15
Tinshemet Cave: Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens Shared Culture

New research from Tinshemet Cave in Israel reveals a surprising level of interaction between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens during the Middle Paleolithic. The findings, published in Nature Human Behavior, show evidence of shared technologies, lifestyles, and even burial customs. These interactions fostered cultural exchange and led to innovations such as formal burial practices and the symbolic use of ochre. This challenges previous assumptions about competition and highlights the Levant as a crucial hub for early human interaction and cultural development.

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(phys.org)
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Apple's Siri AI Upgrade Delayed: Internal Struggle and Pressure

2025-03-15
Apple's Siri AI Upgrade Delayed: Internal Struggle and Pressure

An internal meeting within Apple's Siri team revealed that the planned Siri AI upgrade, originally promised last June, has been indefinitely delayed. This decision has caused anxiety and pressure within the team, and also exposed Apple's lagging position in the AI race. The meeting revealed that the delay stems from internal resource reallocation and miscommunication with the marketing department, leading to over-promised features. While Apple executives have taken responsibility for the delay, Siri's future still faces numerous challenges, including technical issues and managing user expectations.

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(www.theverge.com)
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Sidekick: A Powerful, Locally-Run LLM App for macOS

2025-03-11
Sidekick: A Powerful, Locally-Run LLM App for macOS

Sidekick is a native macOS LLM application that runs entirely locally, accessing your files, folders, and websites without needing extra software. Utilizing RAG technology, it handles vast datasets, supports multiple reasoning models including a code interpreter, generates images, and boasts advanced Markdown rendering capabilities, plus built-in writing assistant tools. Sidekick prioritizes simplicity and ease of use, operating entirely offline, with no conversation tracking, and an open-source approach for transparency.

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(github.com)
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Tesla Cybertruck Deliveries Halted Due to Falling Trims

2025-03-14

Tesla Cybertruck deliveries are on hold due to reports of trims falling off the vehicles. Many owners are reporting issues on forums and social media, prompting a "containment hold" by Tesla. The problem centers around the Cybertruck's flimsy cantrail trim, a decorative piece along the roofline. This isn't the first time; Tesla recalled 11,000 Cybertrucks last June for similar trim issues. The hold appears to have started last weekend, with delivery appointments canceled. Tesla hasn't issued a public service bulletin, but internal information suggests battery pack issues may also be a concern.

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(electrek.co)
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Editing the 80,000+ Page Peirce Papers: A Herculean Task

2025-03-15

The Harvard Peirce Papers, comprising over 80,000 manuscript pages, present a monumental editing challenge. This article details the rigorous selection and editorial principles employed to curate and publish this vast collection of largely unpublished writings. Utilizing modern textual scholarship and leveraging digital tools, the editors aim to present the most complete and accurate representation of Peirce's intellectual output across various disciplines.

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(peirce.indianapolis.iu.edu)
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Foxconn Navigates Tariff Troubles, Sees AI Server Boom

2025-03-14
Foxconn Navigates Tariff Troubles, Sees AI Server Boom

Foxconn CEO Young Liu revealed that US tariffs are causing significant headaches for tech giants like Apple and Amazon. In response, Foxconn's clients are increasingly planning US-based manufacturing collaborations to mitigate tariff impacts. While the consumer electronics business faces challenges, Foxconn's AI server segment is booming, with Q4 revenue up 78% year-on-year and projected to more than double this quarter. This growth is fueled by rising demand from smaller companies developing their own LLMs.

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(on.ft.com)
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69 and Still Washing Dishes: A Glimpse into America's Aging Workforce

2025-03-19
69 and Still Washing Dishes: A Glimpse into America's Aging Workforce

Sixty-nine-year-old Walter Carpenter washes dishes at Mad River Glen, a Vermont ski resort, despite suffering from peripheral neuropathy and needing knee and hip replacements. Lacking sufficient retirement savings, he's forced to continue working. His situation highlights a growing problem in America: millions of older adults are unable to retire, working to make ends meet due to inflation, changes in pension systems, and a prevalence of low-wage jobs. The article explores contributing factors and potential solutions, such as auto-IRAs. Carpenter's story represents a broader struggle, raising concerns about ensuring older Americans' financial security and preventing economic hardship in an aging population.

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(time.com)
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Switching from Cloudflare to BunnyCDN: A Smooth Transition

2025-03-15
Switching from Cloudflare to BunnyCDN: A Smooth Transition

Concerned about recent US political instability, I migrated my website from Cloudflare to the European CDN alternative, BunnyCDN. The entire process was surprisingly easy and took less than two hours. I created storage and pull zones, and switched my domain DNS to point to BunnyCDN. I encountered a few minor hurdles, like HTTPS certificates and automated deployments, but overall, BunnyCDN is faster, has a cleaner UI, and is cheaper. It's a great option, though not quite as one-click convenient as Cloudflare Pages.

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(jonathan-frere.com)
Development CDN migration

GIMP 3.0 Released: Seven Years in the Making

2025-03-17
GIMP 3.0 Released: Seven Years in the Making

After seven years of development by volunteer developers, GIMP 3.0 is finally here! This major release boasts significant improvements, including non-destructive filter editing, enhanced file compatibility (BC7 DDS support and improved PSD export), automatic layer expansion, powerful text styling tools, improved layer and color management, and a modernized GTK3 interface. GIMP 3.0 offers easier use, faster performance, and enhanced image editing capabilities. Download it now and experience the difference!

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(testing.gimp.org)
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Fixing 'No space left on device' Error on an Old Dell's EFI Variables

2025-02-24

While migrating boot drives and setting up GRUB on an old (2011) Dell, the author encountered a 'Could not prepare boot variable: No space left on device' error. The `efivars` partition was full according to `df -h`, despite having only a few boot entries. Suspecting fragmented or unusable space in NVRAM, the author booted to an EFI shell and used `dmpstore` commands (`dmpstore -s efi-vars`, `dmpstore -d`, `dmpstore -l efi-vars`) to clean up EFI variables. This freed up space and resolved the issue. Caution: This process might brick your system; check `dmpstore`'s help before using these commands.

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(artemis.sh)
Hardware EFI variables

Anthropic CEO Warns of Chinese Espionage Targeting US AI Secrets

2025-03-13
Anthropic CEO Warns of Chinese Espionage Targeting US AI Secrets

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has warned that Chinese spies are likely stealing valuable "algorithmic secrets" from top US AI companies, urging government intervention. He highlighted China's history of industrial espionage and the high value – potentially hundreds of millions of dollars – of seemingly simple code snippets. Amodei advocates for increased collaboration between the US government and AI companies to bolster security at leading AI labs, potentially involving US intelligence agencies and allies. This concern aligns with Amodei's previously expressed worries about China's use of AI for authoritarian and military purposes and his calls for stricter export controls on AI chips to China. His stance has drawn criticism from some who believe US-China collaboration on AI is necessary to prevent an uncontrollable AI arms race.

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(techcrunch.com)
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Microsoft's 1986 IPO: The Birth of a Tech Giant and the Seeds of a Bubble

2025-03-16
Microsoft's 1986 IPO: The Birth of a Tech Giant and the Seeds of a Bubble

On March 13, 1986, Microsoft's successful IPO raised $61 million, valuing the company at $777 million, marking the birth of a tech giant. However, this IPO also ignited the hunt for 'the next Microsoft,' directly contributing to the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s. Microsoft's delayed IPO, 11 years after its founding, stemmed from Bill Gates' desire to maintain control. Despite strong profitability, the need to attract talent through stock options ultimately pushed them public. Microsoft's success rested on its operating system's near-monopoly in the booming PC market and its diversified software portfolio. However, this success also led to antitrust concerns and subsequent legal battles. Microsoft's IPO not only created a tech empire but also sowed the seeds of the dot-com bubble, leaving a significant mark on tech history.

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(dfarq.homeip.net)
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Stoicism's Rise in Silicon Valley: A Double-Edged Sword

2025-03-14

This article explores the recent popularity of Stoicism among Silicon Valley's tech elite. The author highlights Stoicism's ethical focus on self-mastery and detachment as a means of coping with life's hardships. Its metaphysics posits a unified universe where individual mortality is absorbed into the cosmic whole. While sharing similarities with Buddhism in emphasizing inner values, the philosophy can also be used to justify inequality and social apathy. The author argues that Stoicism offers valuable stress management, but shouldn't replace the pursuit of social change.

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(www.exurbe.com)
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Microsoft's AI Gaming Copilot: A Second-Screen Sidekick

2025-03-13
Microsoft's AI Gaming Copilot: A Second-Screen Sidekick

Microsoft is launching Copilot for Gaming, an AI assistant for Xbox players. Initially available via the Xbox mobile app, Copilot will guide players through games, offer tips, and even help download and launch titles. Demos showcased Copilot offering tactical advice in Overwatch 2 and crafting guidance in Minecraft. While demos were impressive, the initial April release for Xbox Insiders will be limited. Microsoft plans to iterate based on user feedback.

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(www.theverge.com)
Game AI gaming assistant

Kenyan Startup Uses Mushrooms to Tackle Housing Shortage

2025-03-14
Kenyan Startup Uses Mushrooms to Tackle Housing Shortage

Facing a severe housing deficit, Kenyan startup MycoTile is revolutionizing construction with eco-friendly building materials. They utilize agricultural waste like sugarcane bagasse, binding it with oyster mushroom mycelium to create affordable insulation panels. These panels, already proven effective in student accommodation, offer superior sound and temperature regulation at two-thirds the cost of conventional materials. Furthermore, they're fully compostable. While facing challenges in convincing a conservative construction industry and public accustomed to traditional materials, MycoTile's innovation offers a promising solution to Kenya's housing crisis.

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(www.nature.com)
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MIT Students Outperform State-of-the-Art HPC Libraries with Hundreds of Lines of Code

2025-03-16
MIT Students Outperform State-of-the-Art HPC Libraries with Hundreds of Lines of Code

Researchers at MIT's CSAIL have developed Exo 2, a new programming language that allows programmers to write 'schedules' explicitly controlling how the compiler generates code, leading to significantly improved performance. Unlike existing User-Schedulable Languages (USLs), Exo 2 lets users define new scheduling operations externally to the compiler, creating reusable scheduling libraries. This enables engineers to achieve performance comparable to, or better than, state-of-the-art HPC libraries with drastically reduced code, revolutionizing efficiency in AI and machine learning applications.

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(news.mit.edu)
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DOJ's Chrome Divestiture Plan: A Wrong Turn in the Google Monopoly Case?

2025-03-15
DOJ's Chrome Divestiture Plan: A Wrong Turn in the Google Monopoly Case?

The Department of Justice's attempt to resolve Google's monopoly issues by forcing the sale of Chrome is misguided, argues this piece. The core monopolistic practice is Google paying to be the default search engine, not Chrome itself. Chrome's value to Google is largely indirect—its investment in web standards. Forcing a sale would harm Google's investment in these standards, hurting the web ecosystem, leading to stagnation, and pushing operating system vendors towards closed systems. A more appropriate solution, the author suggests, is to prohibit Google from paying for default search placement and mandate browser choice for users.

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(chriscoyier.net)
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