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BYD's Megawatt Charging: 400km Range in 5 Minutes, Challenging the Reign of Gasoline

2025-06-08
BYD's Megawatt Charging: 400km Range in 5 Minutes, Challenging the Reign of Gasoline

BYD showcased its groundbreaking megawatt charging technology at the Shanghai Auto Show, enabling a 400km range boost for its Han L sedan in just five minutes. This represents a quantum leap in EV charging speed, addressing consumers' long-standing concerns about charging times. The technology leverages BYD's vertical integration across batteries, chargers, and vehicle platforms, including its proprietary 1,000-volt Super e-Platform and Blade Battery. BYD has already deployed 500 megawatt chargers, with plans for 4,000 more, poised to accelerate EV adoption in China.

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OSle: A 510-Byte Boot Sector OS

2025-05-02
OSle: A 510-Byte Boot Sector OS

OSle is a tiny (510-byte), real-mode operating system residing entirely within the boot sector. Written in x86 assembly, it surprisingly packs a shell, file system, process management, pre-built software, and an SDK for developing your own programs. The article provides detailed instructions for installation, building, running OSle locally (using Bochs or QEMU), and even running it on a real device (with a strong warning!). An online demo and tutorial are also available. This is a fascinating project for those interested in operating systems and low-level programming.

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ZFS Compression Paradox: Logical vs. Physical Blocks

2025-04-17

A 256KB zero file created with `dd` on a ZFS filesystem with compression enabled exhibits a puzzling behavior: `ls -l` shows its size as 256KB, but `ls -s` and `ls -slh` show a much smaller size, almost zero. This is due to ZFS's efficient compression resulting in a minimal number of physical blocks. The article explores three ways to measure file size: logical size (in bytes), physical block count, and logical block count. It points out that the POSIX `st_blocks` field doesn't specify which size to report, leading to potential changes in `st_blocks` value when moving files between filesystems, and even potential file size expansion exceeding the capacity of the new filesystem.

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A Global Language List Revealed!

2025-04-23
A Global Language List Revealed!

This code snippet showcases an impressive list of languages from around the globe, spanning Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. It highlights the globalization of the internet and the flourishing exchange of global cultures. This is a valuable resource for developers creating multilingual applications or websites.

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Founding Engineer: Build the AI-Powered Data Systems at PropRise

2025-02-07
Founding Engineer: Build the AI-Powered Data Systems at PropRise

PropRise, a rapidly growing real estate data platform, is seeking a senior Founding Engineer to design and build its core data architecture. You'll work with a tech stack including TypeScript, Next.js, React, Postgres, and GCP, handling millions of property records. Responsibilities include building robust data pipelines, quality assurance systems leveraging AI, and internal tools for faster outlier detection. This is a ground-up opportunity reporting directly to the CTO with significant equity, ideal for engineers passionate about solving complex problems, excited by the intersection of AI and data quality, and eager to play a key role in a fast-growing startup.

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Cross-Compiling Raylib Lisp Bindings and Games for Windows from Linux

2025-06-30

This article details the process of cross-compiling C code and an SBCL Lisp program for Windows from Linux, using Wine to run a Windows SBCL within a Linux-based Emacs, and loading .dll files into the Lisp image to produce a .exe executable. The author outlines cross-compiling C code using mingw-w64-toolchain, configuring the Raylib library for cross-compilation to generate .dll files, installing and using SBCL within Wine, leveraging vend for dependency management, and finally using sb-ext:save-lisp-and-die to create the Windows executable.

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US Professors Condemn ICE Abductions of Foreign Students

2025-04-06
US Professors Condemn ICE Abductions of Foreign Students

Professors at multiple US universities released a joint statement condemning the illegal arrests of foreign students and faculty by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). They describe the arrests as “abductions by ICE cowards” and highlight the silencing of dissent under the current administration. The statement calls for academic resistance against this culture of silence and a fundamental change to the university system that allows such actions.

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DevOps: A Cultural Shift for Faster Software Delivery

2025-01-14
DevOps: A Cultural Shift for Faster Software Delivery

DevOps is more than just a set of tools; it's a cultural philosophy and a set of practices for software delivery. It automates and bridges processes between software development and IT operations teams, removing barriers to faster software delivery such as manual processes, office politics, and counteractive workflows. DevOps promotes Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD), significantly improving software delivery speed and quality through shorter development cycles, faster feedback loops, and automation. CI automates the build, test, and package phases, while CD extends automation across the entire delivery pipeline, enabling faster user access to software. Successful DevOps implementation focuses on automation, team culture, and process optimization, starting with small improvements and gradually scaling.

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Faster Go Interpreters: Closing the Gap with C++

2025-04-05
Faster Go Interpreters: Closing the Gap with C++

Vitess, the open-source database powering PlanetScale, initially used an AST-based interpreter for its SQL engine. Over the past year, this has been replaced with a Go-based virtual machine that performs comparably to MySQL's native C++ code, while being significantly easier to maintain. The VM achieves remarkable speed improvements—up to 20x faster in some cases—through static type checking and clever instruction dispatch. This article details the design and implementation, including leveraging Go's closures to simplify the VM and handling SQL's dynamic typing challenges.

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Montana Closes the Data Broker Loophole: A Win for Privacy

2025-05-16
Montana Closes the Data Broker Loophole: A Win for Privacy

Montana has become the first state to successfully close the 'data broker loophole,' a practice that allows law enforcement to circumvent warrants by purchasing personal information from data brokers. The new law, SB 282, prohibits government agencies from using funds to obtain electronic communications data, tracking device information, financial transaction data, pseudonymous information, or 'sensitive data' (including details on personal life, religious affiliation, health status, biometric data, and precise geolocation). While law enforcement can still obtain information through warrants or consent, this legislation represents a significant step towards protecting citizen privacy and sets a precedent for other states to follow.

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$10/Month Serverless Lakehouse: A DuckLake Implementation

2025-06-01
$10/Month Serverless Lakehouse: A DuckLake Implementation

This article demonstrates building a serverless Lakehouse under $10/month using DuckLake and DuckDB. By cleverly combining Cloudflare R2 storage, Cloudflare Containers for compute, and NeonDB for metadata, a flexible, scalable, and cost-effective Lakehouse architecture is achieved. The article details the deployment process, including dependency installation, image building, secret setup, and query execution, with a link to the complete GitHub repository. This showcases building a flexible Lakehouse for smaller projects or teams without relying on complex and expensive solutions from major cloud providers.

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Ellison: Governments Need to Pool All Data for AI Success

2025-02-13
Ellison: Governments Need to Pool All Data for AI Success

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison argues that governments must consolidate all data, including genomic information, to leverage AI effectively for improved services and security. Speaking at the World Government Summit, he envisions AI-driven advancements in healthcare and agriculture, but acknowledges the potential for widespread surveillance. Ellison highlights Oracle's substantial investment in AI infrastructure, including a massive new data center and participation in the Stargate project, to support this vision.

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Balancing Agency and Reliability in LLM-powered Customer Support Agents

2025-04-11
Balancing Agency and Reliability in LLM-powered Customer Support Agents

While Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly capable of high-agency tasks, deploying them in high-value use cases like customer support requires prioritizing reliability and consistency. Research reveals that while high-agency agents excel in ideal environments, real-world customer support presents challenges: knowledge gaps, unpredictable user behavior, and time constraints. To address this, a novel metric, pass^k, was developed and tested via simulated customer interactions. Results demonstrate that high-agency agents suffer reliability issues with complex tasks. The solution? The "Give Fin a Task" agent, which enhances reliability by restricting agent autonomy and employing step-by-step instructions, decomposing complex tasks into simpler modules. This approach offers a promising pathway for improving LLM performance in real-world customer support.

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(fin.ai)
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SteamOS 3.7.8: Official Support for Legion Go and ROG Ally

2025-05-24
SteamOS 3.7.8: Official Support for Legion Go and ROG Ally

Valve's massive SteamOS 3.7.8 update is here, bringing official support for AMD-powered handhelds like the Lenovo Legion Go and Asus ROG Ally. This update fixes installation bugs on the Legion Go S, adds a "SteamOS Compatible" library tab, and improves the SteamOS recovery image. The Steam Deck also receives significant improvements, including a new battery charge limit feature, updated Linux kernel, Mesa graphics driver, and Plasma desktop.

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(www.polygon.com)
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G7 Exempts US Multinationals From Global Minimum Tax

2025-06-29
G7 Exempts US Multinationals From Global Minimum Tax

The G7 agreed on Saturday to exempt U.S. multinational companies from a global minimum tax imposed by other countries, a victory for the Trump administration. A "side-by-side" solution will see U.S. companies taxed only at home on both domestic and foreign profits. This follows "recently proposed changes to the U.S. international tax system" within Trump's domestic policy bill, currently debated in Congress. The G7 aims for a swift, mutually acceptable, and implementable solution.

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(www.thehindu.com)
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YouTube Cracks Down on AI-Generated Content Monetization

2025-07-10
YouTube Cracks Down on AI-Generated Content Monetization

YouTube is updating its YouTube Partner Program (YPP) monetization policies to crack down on creators profiting from "inauthentic" content generated by AI, such as mass-produced videos and repetitive content. While YouTube calls it a minor update clarifying existing rules against low-quality, spammy content, the rise of AI-generated videos, including fake news and even deepfakes, necessitates a stronger stance. This update signals YouTube's intention to combat the proliferation of AI-generated "slop" and protect its platform's integrity.

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(techcrunch.com)
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arXivLabs: Community Collaboration on Experimental Projects

2025-09-23
arXivLabs: Community Collaboration on Experimental Projects

arXivLabs is a framework enabling collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on the website. Individuals and organizations involved embrace arXiv's values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners who share them. Got an idea for a project that benefits the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

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WebGPU Sponza Demo: A Stunning Browser Graphics Showcase

2024-12-19
WebGPU Sponza Demo: A Stunning Browser Graphics Showcase

Georgi Nikolov's WebGPU Sponza demo showcases the impressive graphical capabilities of the WebGPU API. Users can navigate the scene using keyboard and mouse controls. However, this demo requires a modern browser with WebGPU support. Currently, Chrome 113+, the latest Firefox Nightly builds, and Safari Technology Preview support WebGPU. Update your browser to the latest version if you want to experience this visually impressive demo.

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Google Ditches ccTLDs for Global Search

2025-04-15
Google Ditches ccTLDs for Global Search

Google is redirecting all its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) versions (like google.fr, google.co.uk) to Google.com. This change, rolling out gradually over the coming months, is due to Google's improved ability to provide localized search results globally. While users shouldn't experience major disruptions, they might need to re-login or adjust search settings. The core search functionality remains unchanged.

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Linux Kernel Maintainer Hector Martin Steps Down

2025-02-07

Hector Martin, a prominent Linux kernel developer, has announced his resignation from maintaining the kernel, specifically removing himself as maintainer for the Apple/ARM platform. He cited a loss of faith in the kernel development process and community management. While he may submit patches independently in the future, his departure sparks discussion about the Linux kernel's community management.

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California Surpasses Japan as World's 4th Largest Economy, But Trump's Tariffs Pose a Threat

2025-04-26
California Surpasses Japan as World's 4th Largest Economy, But Trump's Tariffs Pose a Threat

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California's GDP reached $4.1 trillion in 2024, surpassing Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy. This achievement is driven by the thriving technology sector in Silicon Valley, along with its robust real estate and finance industries. However, Newsom also warned that President Trump's tariff policies pose a significant threat to California's economy, disrupting supply chains, inflating costs, and inflicting billions of dollars in damage. California has filed a lawsuit arguing that Trump misused emergency powers to impose tariffs without Congressional approval.

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Deep Dive: Anthropic's Claude Code – Usage, Plans, and Billing Explained

2025-06-04

This article provides a comprehensive guide to Anthropic's Claude Code, a powerful coding assistant. It details how to use Claude Code, its integration with different subscription plans (Pro and Max), rate limits, and billing. The article explains connecting Claude Code to your plan, understanding two distinct systems (API credits and direct usage), navigating rate limits, and managing auto-reload settings. Clear explanations of Claude Code usage limits and billing are provided for both Pro and Max users.

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Emerge Tools: Example Android & iOS App Performance Testing Project

2025-02-07
Emerge Tools: Example Android & iOS App Performance Testing Project

This open-source project demonstrates how to leverage Emerge's suite of tools for size analysis, snapshot testing, dead code detection, and performance testing using Android and iOS example apps. The apps are available on the App Store and Google Play, and the repo includes comprehensive documentation and example Gradle/fastlane configurations.

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Safari's text-wrap: pretty: A New Era in Web Typography

2025-04-08
Safari's text-wrap: pretty: A New Era in Web Typography

Safari Technology Preview 216 introduces `text-wrap: pretty`, revolutionizing web text layout. Leveraging paragraph-based algorithms, it tackles longstanding typographic issues like excessively short last lines, uneven ragged edges, and distracting typographic rivers. Unlike traditional line-by-line algorithms, `pretty` evaluates the entire paragraph, optimizing layout for improved readability and aesthetics. While Chrome and other browsers support `pretty`, Safari's implementation is more comprehensive, adjusting the entire paragraph instead of just the last few lines. `text-wrap: balance` focuses on making all lines roughly the same length, ideal for headlines and shorter text. Developers should choose the appropriate `text-wrap` value based on their needs and be mindful of performance implications.

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(webkit.org)
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The Brain's Energy Budget: Why Focus Leads to Fatigue

2025-06-06
The Brain's Energy Budget: Why Focus Leads to Fatigue

New research unveils the secrets of the brain's energy efficiency. The brain operates far more efficiently than previously thought, a legacy of our ancestors' evolution in energy-scarce environments. Even at rest, the brain performs extensive background tasks, including prediction and maintaining homeostasis. Intense mental activity significantly increases energy consumption, explaining why prolonged focus leads to fatigue. The brain has evolved mechanisms to limit energy expenditure, such as reducing neuronal firing rates and synaptic transmission efficiency, maximizing information transmission efficiency per energy unit. This research provides insights into the brain's mechanisms and the limits of human cognitive capacity.

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(www.quantamagazine.org)
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Home Washing Machines Fail to Disinfect Healthcare Uniforms, Spreading Antibiotic Resistance

2025-04-30
Home Washing Machines Fail to Disinfect Healthcare Uniforms, Spreading Antibiotic Resistance

A new study in PLOS One reveals that many home washing machines fail to effectively remove antibiotic-resistant bacteria from healthcare workers' uniforms, potentially contributing to hospital-acquired infections and antibiotic resistance. Researchers tested six home washing machine models, finding that half failed to disinfect clothing on a rapid cycle, and a third failed to adequately clean on a standard cycle. Potentially pathogenic bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes were also found inside washing machines. The findings suggest a need to revise laundry guidelines for healthcare workers or utilize on-site industrial laundry machines to improve patient safety and control the spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens.

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(medicalxpress.com)
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India's Digital Payments Strategy Sidelines Visa and Mastercard

2025-01-10
India's Digital Payments Strategy Sidelines Visa and Mastercard

India is strategically reducing its reliance on Western payment networks like Visa and Mastercard, leveraging its homegrown Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and RuPay. UPI's massive transaction volume and user-friendliness have made it the dominant payment method, while RuPay, with exclusive rights to process credit card transactions through UPI, is rapidly gaining market share. This strategy lowers merchant fees, boosts India's digital economy independence, and presents a significant challenge to Visa and Mastercard.

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(techcrunch.com)
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Rust: A Double-Edged Sword of Efficiency and Challenges

2025-04-15
Rust: A Double-Edged Sword of Efficiency and Challenges

The author shares their experience of spending two years using Rust to write the backend of a B2B SaaS product. Rust boasts exceptional performance, excellent tooling, type safety, and robust error handling. However, the module system and build performance present challenges. While the borrow checker is powerful, it has a steep learning curve. Asynchronous programming, though complex, offers high performance. Overall, the Rust experience is positive, but requires careful consideration of trade-offs.

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(borretti.me)
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Viral Poetry: Algorithms, Community, and the Death of Aesthetics

2025-02-24
Viral Poetry: Algorithms, Community, and the Death of Aesthetics

This essay explores why certain poems go viral on social media, yet attract fierce criticism. The author analyzes three viral poems, identifying common traits: juxtaposing the mundane and profound, using contemporary poetic forms, signaling a political ingroup, urging a moral or therapeutic takeaway, and exhibiting 'cringe' qualities. These elements fuel generational divides. The author argues that social media algorithms dictate the poems' trajectory, not their artistic merit. In the fast-paced online environment, poetry becomes social currency, losing its aesthetic value and space for deep reflection.

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(donotresearch.substack.com)
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