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The Smart Glasses Arms Race: Giants and Underdogs Clash

2025-09-12
The Smart Glasses Arms Race: Giants and Underdogs Clash

The smart glasses market is heating up, with established giants like Ray-Ban and Google battling it out alongside a surprising number of startups. Big tech companies leverage their existing ecosystems and access to cutting-edge components, but smaller players are making their mark with innovative designs and features. From AI-powered glasses like Solos AirGo V2 and Xiaomi's AI Glasses to HTC's Vive Eagle, the diversity is remarkable. Beyond displayless options, HUD glasses like Even G1, Brilliant Labs Halo, and XRAI AR2 offer unique functionalities. While true consumer AR glasses remain scarce in the West, companies like RayNeo (with the X3 Pro) and Snap (with their upcoming Specs) are pushing the boundaries. This battle will define the future of wearable tech.

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(www.uploadvr.com)
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Gemma Project: Acknowledgements and Team Contributions

2025-09-12
Gemma Project: Acknowledgements and Team Contributions

The success of the Gemma project is attributed to the collaborative efforts of the Gemma and Google Privacy teams. Special thanks are given to Peter Kairouz, Brendan McMahan, and Dan Ramage for blog post feedback; Mark Simborg and Kimberly Schwede for visualization assistance; and Google teams for algorithm design, infrastructure implementation, and production maintenance. The post also lists 20 individuals who directly contributed to the work.

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(research.google)
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Greenpeace's Nuclear Defeat: A Win for Climate Action?

2025-09-12
Greenpeace's Nuclear Defeat: A Win for Climate Action?

Two years ago, youth climate activists launched Dear Greenpeace to challenge the organization's anti-nuclear stance. Today, multiple European countries have abandoned or relaxed nuclear bans, and the European Court of Justice dismissed Austria's lawsuit against the EU's inclusion of nuclear energy in its sustainable finance taxonomy. Despite Greenpeace's continued opposition, this shift shows significant progress for science-based nuclear advocates, paving the way for a global clean energy transition.

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(www.weplanet.org)
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AI-Generated Synthetic Data Bypasses Ethics Reviews in Medical Research

2025-09-12
AI-Generated Synthetic Data Bypasses Ethics Reviews in Medical Research

Medical researchers in Canada, the US, and Italy are using AI-generated synthetic data derived from real patient information in their experiments without ethics board approval. Institutions argue that since the synthetic data doesn't contain traceable patient information, it doesn't constitute human subject research under regulations like the US Common Rule. While accessing patient data to create the synthetic datasets requires ethics board approval, this is often waived due to low risk. This approach aims to protect patient privacy, accelerate research, and facilitate data sharing, but also raises ethical questions.

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(www.nature.com)
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Extracting reStructuredText References with Emacs Regexes

2025-09-12
Extracting reStructuredText References with Emacs Regexes

This post demonstrates how to extract reference targets from a reStructuredText file using Emacs regular expressions and ELisp functions. The author first defines a regex to match references, then uses the `re-search-forward` function to find matches and `match-string-no-properties` to extract the matched reference target. Finally, an ELisp function is written to automatically extract all references, with a complete code example provided.

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(blog.tjll.net)
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Switzerland's Proposed Surveillance Law Sparks Exodus of Privacy Companies

2025-09-12
Switzerland's Proposed Surveillance Law Sparks Exodus of Privacy Companies

Switzerland is considering a controversial law requiring service providers with over 5,000 users to collect government-issued IDs, retain subscriber data for six months, and disable encryption. This has triggered outrage from privacy advocates globally, leading companies like Proton to relocate their infrastructure out of Switzerland to avoid what they call "mass surveillance." The law threatens online anonymity, impacting users worldwide. Critics compare it to similar legislation in Russia, raising serious concerns about Switzerland's commitment to digital freedoms.

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(therecord.media)
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Building an SR-71 Blackbird from Paper: A Guide to Low-Poly Paper Modeling

2025-09-12
Building an SR-71 Blackbird from Paper: A Guide to Low-Poly Paper Modeling

This article details the author's journey in creating a low-poly paper model of the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft, covering the entire process from design to assembly. The author emphasizes balancing goals like ease of assembly, aesthetic appeal, and minimal resource consumption, while setting constraints such as using only single-color paper and employing only polyhedral shapes. The article thoroughly explains the use of Blender for mesh modeling, Pepakura Designer for mesh unfolding, and assembly techniques, and shares experiences of iteratively refining the model. The result is an impressive SR-71 Blackbird paper model, with PDFs available for download.

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(www.arvinpoddar.com)
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UK-Ukraine Partnership to Deliver Thousands of Interceptor Missiles Monthly

2025-09-12
UK-Ukraine Partnership to Deliver Thousands of Interceptor Missiles Monthly

UK Defence Secretary John Healey announced "Project Octopus," a new partnership with Ukraine to deliver thousands of interceptor missiles monthly. Ukraine will share technology for a cost-effective interceptor drone proven highly effective against Russian-deployed Shahed drones. The UK will rapidly develop and mass-produce this drone, boosting Ukraine's defenses. This follows a £200 million investment by Ukrainian drone manufacturer UKRSPECSYSTEMS in two new UK facilities – the first major Ukrainian defense investment in the UK.

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(www.shephardmedia.com)
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Windows-Use: Empowering AI to Directly Control Windows GUI

2025-09-12
Windows-Use: Empowering AI to Directly Control Windows GUI

Windows-Use is a powerful automation agent that interacts directly with the Windows GUI layer. It bridges the gap between AI agents and the Windows OS, enabling tasks like opening apps, clicking buttons, typing, executing shell commands, and capturing UI state—all without relying on traditional computer vision models. This allows any LLM to perform computer automation. Simple Python code and an LLM like Google Gemini let you control your Windows system with natural language instructions. For example, dictate a document or switch system themes via voice commands. Use in a sandbox environment for safety.

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(github.com)
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Many Hard LeetCode Problems are Just Easy Constraint Problems

2025-09-12
Many Hard LeetCode Problems are Just Easy Constraint Problems

The author recounts a frustrating interview experience where a seemingly simple change-making problem stumped him due to his lack of dynamic programming skills. He argues that many challenging LeetCode problems are, in fact, easily solvable using constraint solvers like MiniZinc, Z3, or OR-Tools. The article presents several examples, including maximizing stock profit and finding the largest rectangle in a histogram, demonstrating the elegant simplicity and power of constraint solvers, especially when dealing with complex constraints.

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(buttondown.com)
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North Korean Hackers Steal Millions from US Companies Using Fake Identities

2025-09-12
North Korean Hackers Steal Millions from US Companies Using Fake Identities

The Department of Justice announced coordinated actions against the North Korean government's schemes to fund its regime through remote IT work for US companies. This involved indictments, arrests, searches of numerous 'laptop farms' across multiple states, and the seizure of financial accounts and fraudulent websites. North Korean actors, aided by individuals in other countries, used stolen and fake identities to obtain employment with over 100 US companies, stealing sensitive information including military technology and cryptocurrency. One scheme alone resulted in over $900,000 in stolen virtual currency. The actions highlight the threat of North Korea using cyber operations to evade sanctions and fund its weapons programs.

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(www.justice.gov)
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Direct3D 12 Turns 10: A Decade of Evolution

2025-09-12
Direct3D 12 Turns 10: A Decade of Evolution

Direct3D 12 celebrates its tenth anniversary! This article looks back at the significant updates to D3D12 over the past decade, including additions like programmable sample points, view instancing, and variable rate shading, as well as enhancements to the HLSL shader language. The author also shares personal development experiences, such as embracing bindless resources and using HLSL templates, and discusses improved debugging techniques. These improvements significantly enhance developer efficiency and game performance, laying a solid foundation for future graphics technology advancements.

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(therealmjp.github.io)
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Ro Marine: A Norwegian Company at the Heart of a Global Maritime Insurance Fraud

2025-09-12
Ro Marine: A Norwegian Company at the Heart of a Global Maritime Insurance Fraud

Norwegian company Ro Marine is at the center of a massive global maritime insurance fraud, with over 100 ships using forged insurance documents issued by the firm. Primarily serving Russian oil transport, the scheme facilitated sanctions evasion. The Russian owner, Andrey Mochalin, along with two Norwegians and a Bulgarian, face charges of document forgery and operating an insurance business without a permit. Investigations revealed Ro Marine deceived multiple countries, including Panama, using falsified credentials, severely undermining trust in the global shipping industry and even creating risks of military confrontation.

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(www.nrk.no)
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Lumina-DiMOO: A Revolutionary Open-Source Multimodal Diffusion Model

2025-09-12

Lumina-DiMOO is an open-source foundational model for seamless multimodal generation and understanding. Unlike previous unified models, it uses a fully discrete diffusion modeling approach for all input and output modalities, resulting in significantly higher sampling efficiency compared to autoregressive or hybrid models. It adeptly handles tasks like text-to-image, image-to-image generation (including editing, subject-driven generation, and inpainting), and image understanding, achieving state-of-the-art performance on multiple benchmarks. The code and checkpoints are publicly available to advance research in multimodal and discrete diffusion modeling.

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(synbol.github.io)
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US Govt Cracks Down on Crypto Privacy, Bitcoin's Institutionalization Marches On

2025-09-12
US Govt Cracks Down on Crypto Privacy, Bitcoin's Institutionalization Marches On

The US Treasury and FinCEN are reportedly planning to outlaw CoinJoin, atomic swaps, and other Bitcoin privacy-enhancing techniques, drawing criticism for severely infringing on financial privacy. Simultaneously, Bitcoin is undergoing institutionalization, experiencing decreased volatility but also reduced upside potential. The article also briefly mentions a new bill for strategic Bitcoin reserves, an upcoming SEC crypto roundtable, and a proposal to use Bitcoin as a Martian trade standard.

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(www.tftc.io)
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Michael Larabel: 20 Years of Linux Hardware Benchmarking

2025-09-12

Michael Larabel, founder and principal author of Phoronix.com, has dedicated over two decades to enhancing the Linux hardware experience since launching the site in 2004. He's penned over 20,000 articles covering Linux hardware support, performance, graphics drivers, and more. He's also the lead developer of prominent automated benchmarking software like the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoromatic, and OpenBenchmarking.org. His story is a testament to long-term commitment to open source and Linux.

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(www.phoronix.com)
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Shifting Self-Identity: From Nerd to Fitness Enthusiast

2025-09-12
Shifting Self-Identity: From Nerd to Fitness Enthusiast

This article recounts a personal journey of belief transformation, from youthful disdain for fitness to the eventual adoption of a consistent workout routine. The author argues that self-identity dictates everything, but it's not set in stone. Through persistent action, even small wins, self-perception can gradually change, ultimately leading to self-transformation. The piece cites quotes from Seth Godin and James Clear, emphasizing the importance of action: "People like us do things like this" and "Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become."

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(www.fredrivett.com)
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Audacity Plugin Development with Nyquist: A Beginner's Guide

2025-09-12

Nyquist is a programming language for audio synthesis and analysis. Audacity leverages a subset of its functionality, enabling users to create plugins in plain text without compilation. Nyquist supports both Lisp and SAL syntaxes. This guide provides a concise introduction to Lisp syntax, covering S-expressions, function definition, list manipulation, and common functions with code examples, facilitating a quick start to Nyquist plugin development.

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(manual.audacityteam.org)
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LaTeX 3rd Edition Example Package Released

2025-09-12

Frank Mittelbach has released a comprehensive package containing all the PDF files, source code, and supporting files for the examples from the third edition of his LaTeX book (Addison-Wesley, 2023). This resource offers a wealth of examples showcasing LaTeX's capabilities, making it ideal for learning and reference. The package is available on GitHub under the LaTeX Project Public License 1.3c.

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Byte-Equivalent Decompilation of GPL-Violating Devices: A Genetic Programming Approach

2025-09-12

This post explores the challenging problem of byte-equivalent decompilation of a Linux kernel binary from a GPL-violating device, aiming to recover the equivalent C code. The author proposes a genetic programming-based optimization approach to find a "perfect" solution, not just a "good enough" approximation. Challenges include generating the initial population, representing C code (using ASTs), representing the binary code (disassembly or IR), and improving the readability of the resulting C code. The author argues that population-based metaheuristics like genetic algorithms are better suited for this complex problem than single-point search heuristics. This is a long-term research project requiring deep understanding of decompilation techniques, kernel code, and optimization algorithms.

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(far.chickenkiller.com)
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ICE Raid Delays Hyundai's EV Battery Plant Construction

2025-09-12
ICE Raid Delays Hyundai's EV Battery Plant Construction

Construction of Hyundai's electric vehicle battery plant in Georgia has been delayed by at least two to three months following an ICE raid that detained 475 workers. The raid, which sparked outrage in South Korea, has prompted concerns about the impact on foreign investment in the US and the potential for further disruptions to other South Korean projects. The plant, a joint venture with LG Energy Solutions, is crucial for Hyundai's US vehicle production. The incident highlights the tension between immigration enforcement and attracting foreign investment for vital industries like electric vehicle manufacturing, potentially hindering the US's competitiveness in the global EV market.

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(electrek.co)
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Go's New `slog`: A High-Performance Structured Logger for Observability

2025-09-12
Go's New `slog`: A High-Performance Structured Logger for Observability

Go 1.21 introduces `slog`, a native, high-performance, structured logging solution designed to be the new standard. Built around `Logger`, `Handler`, and `Record`, `slog` offers a flexible and efficient logging approach. The article details `slog` usage, covering log levels, context-aware logging, attribute handling, level control, and custom handler creation, emphasizing the use of `slog.Attr` to prevent malformed log entries. Performance considerations, OpenTelemetry integration for enhanced observability, and best practices like global loggers and dependency injection are also discussed. `slog` aims to transform logging from an afterthought to a crucial observability signal.

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(www.dash0.com)
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AI Adoption Dips at Large US Firms: Is the Bubble Bursting?

2025-09-12
AI Adoption Dips at Large US Firms: Is the Bubble Bursting?

The AI industry has experienced rapid growth, but a new report reveals a decline in AI adoption among large US companies. The Census Bureau's bi-weekly Business Trends and Outlook survey shows a drop from 14% to 12% in AI adoption among firms with over 250 employees—the largest decrease since the survey began in 2023. This follows an MIT study finding that most corporate AI pilot programs failed to yield significant benefits. The trend fuels concerns about an impending AI bubble, suggesting AI might be less a vital corporate tool and more a trendy fad companies struggle to utilize effectively.

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(gizmodo.com)
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Smartphone vs. Telescope: A Moon Photography Showdown

2025-09-12
Smartphone vs. Telescope: A Moon Photography Showdown

The full moon is a captivating subject for photography, but how much difference does it make whether you use a smartphone or a telescope? This article compares images of the moon taken with a Samsung S25 smartphone and a Seestar S50 smart telescope. The smartphone surprisingly captured a clear image, showing major maria and craters. However, the telescope revealed significantly more detail, showcasing smaller craters and finer surface textures. This difference boils down to the telescope's superior light-gathering ability, stability, tracking, and dedicated optics. The conclusion? Smartphones make astrophotography accessible, but a telescope offers an unparalleled level of detail for those seeking a truly stunning image.

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(www.4rknova.com)
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Sanity Rescues Dying styled-components: 40% Performance Boost

2025-09-12
Sanity Rescues Dying styled-components: 40% Performance Boost

After the popular CSS-in-JS library styled-components entered maintenance mode, Sanity stepped in to rescue it. They released two forked versions, compatible with React 18 and React 19 respectively. These versions leverage React 18's `useInsertionEffect` hook and React 19's inline styles to dramatically improve performance, achieving up to a 40% speed increase in some cases. The article details the fixes and performance improvements, and provides a phased migration strategy for developers using styled-components, allowing for performance gains before transitioning to alternative CSS solutions.

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(www.sanity.io)
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Albania's AI Minister: Sun-Powered Anti-Corruption?

2025-09-12
Albania's AI Minister: Sun-Powered Anti-Corruption?

Albania's new government is employing an AI-powered virtual minister named Diella (“sun” in Albanian) to oversee public procurement, aiming to combat widespread corruption. Previously a virtual assistant on the e-Albania platform, Diella will now manage government contracts with private companies. While intended to increase transparency and reduce graft, skepticism remains, with some fearing manipulation. Albania's EU accession bid is hampered by corruption, making the success of this AI initiative uncertain.

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(www.straitstimes.com)
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Roku's AI-Powered Ad Push: 100,000 Advertisers and Counting

2025-09-12
Roku's AI-Powered Ad Push: 100,000 Advertisers and Counting

Roku is leveraging generative AI to dramatically expand its advertising reach, aiming to onboard 100,000 advertisers, a far cry from the current 200 top advertisers. This will fundamentally change the landscape of streaming ads, making them more similar to Instagram's diverse offerings. Roku's streaming service is booming, with viewing hours up 80% year-over-year, capturing over 20% of US TV viewership. To attract small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Roku is providing self-serve ad tools and AI-powered ad creation, but faces competition from other players in the space.

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(www.theverge.com)
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Sega's Illegal Raid: The Bizarre Case of the Seized Game Prototypes

2025-09-12
Sega's Illegal Raid: The Bizarre Case of the Seized Game Prototypes

A non-profit game preservation museum attempted to save a collection of valuable undumped GBA, DS, DSi, and 3DS games, including prototypes of titles like Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. However, the seller was raided by British police, and the games were seized with Sega's involvement. The seller claims to have legally purchased the games and provides evidence, but Sega refuses to respond, and even the police warrant is questionable. This incident raises questions about the UK's warrant system and highlights the challenges of game preservation.

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(www.timeextension.com)
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Gmail Gets a Delivery Tab and Smarter Promotions

2025-09-12
Gmail Gets a Delivery Tab and Smarter Promotions

Gmail is rolling out a major update, adding a dedicated "Purchases" tab to organize all your delivery emails in one place, accessible via the side menu on mobile and web. While the new tab centralizes deliveries, same-day packages will still appear as cards in your primary inbox with quick "See item" or "Track Package" buttons. Simultaneously, the Promotions tab is getting a 'Most Relevant' sorting option based on user interaction, plus timely nudges for expiring deals. These features will gradually roll out to personal Gmail accounts.

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(www.engadget.com)
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