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Millions of Windows 10 PCs Face Security Disaster as Microsoft Ends Support

2025-01-06

Millions of Windows 10 PCs Face Security Disaster as Microsoft Ends Support

Millions of Windows 10 users face a looming security crisis as Microsoft plans to end support for the OS on October 14, 2025. With millions of devices still running Windows 10, especially in Germany, the lack of security updates leaves them vulnerable to cyberattacks. Security experts urge immediate action: upgrade to Windows 11, switch to an alternative OS, or face significant risks like ransomware and data breaches. Businesses face additional compliance and productivity concerns. The situation is more critical than the Windows 7 end-of-life, highlighting the urgent need for users and businesses to act now.

(betanews.com)

Tech Security Risk OS Upgrade

Notion: Your All-in-One Workspace

2025-01-06

Notion: Your All-in-One Workspace

Notion is an all-in-one workspace that seamlessly integrates notes, task management, wikis, and databases. Organize your thoughts, manage projects, build team wikis, and create custom databases—all within a single, intuitive platform. Its flexibility caters to diverse needs, from personal knowledge management to complex team collaborations. Notion's clean interface and powerful features are making it a productivity powerhouse for many.

(abhisman.notion.site)

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Air Force Tests Subscale Blended-Wing Body Jet, Poised for 2027 Debut

2025-01-06

Air Force Tests Subscale Blended-Wing Body Jet, Poised for 2027 Debut

The US Air Force is flight-testing a subscale model of its Blended-Wing Body (BWB) demonstrator, using the data to refine the full-scale aircraft's control software and configuration. The subscale model, nicknamed "Pathfinder," boasts a 23-foot wingspan—one-eighth the size of the planned full-scale aircraft. The BWB design promises a 30 percent reduction in fuel burn and potential applications in future Air Force and commercial airlifters and cargo aircraft. The full-scale aircraft is slated for a September 2027 first flight, informing analysis for the Next-Generation Air Refueling System (NGAS) and other future mobility concepts.

(www.airandspaceforces.com)

Tech Blended Wing Body Flight Test Fuel Efficiency

US Government's Massive Nuclear Power Procurement: A Historic Deal

2025-01-06

US Government's Massive Nuclear Power Procurement: A Historic Deal

The US General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded Constellation, operator of the largest fleet of commercial nuclear plants in the US, over $1 billion in contracts to supply power to 13 government agencies for 10 years. The largest contract, worth $840 million, will provide over 1 million megawatt-hours annually, partly fueled by Constellation's investments to increase output at its existing plants. This 'historic procurement' secures a reliable, cost-competitive energy supply, advancing a carbon-free future and protecting taxpayers from price hikes. It's the GSA's largest energy purchase ever and a significant climate-focused agreement incorporating existing nuclear reactors.

(www.nucnet.org)

Tech Nuclear Power Government Procurement Carbon Neutrality

A Decade Review: Diving Deep into Time-Series Anomaly Detection

2025-01-06

Advances in data collection and the explosion of streaming data highlight the crucial need for time-series analytics. This paper provides a decade-long review of time-series anomaly detection, encompassing methods from traditional statistical measures to the surge of machine learning algorithms. It presents a process-centric taxonomy to categorize and summarize existing solutions, offering a meta-analysis of the literature and outlining general trends in the field. This comprehensive survey serves as a valuable resource for researchers.

(arxiv.org)

AI time series anomaly detection

Atari ST and DOS PCs: A Forgotten Disk Compatibility Story

2025-01-06

Atari ST and DOS PCs: A Forgotten Disk Compatibility Story

In 1984, Atari faced a challenge in getting an operating system for the Atari ST. Due to time constraints, they partnered with Digital Research, opting for their nearly-complete GEM OS instead of the then-unfinished Windows. GEM would later be ported to PCs, but it didn't gain traction. However, Atari ST's use of GEMDOS, similar to PC-DOS, and the identical disk format, allowed for surprisingly easy file transfers between the Atari ST and PCs. Despite minor compatibility issues, this was revolutionary at the time and remains relevant today. The article also recounts an attempt to run DOS programs on an Atari ST using pc-ditto, a third-party emulator. While slow, the ability to run some DOS applications showcases the Atari ST's unique charm in the retro computing world.

(www.goto10retro.com)

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Windows 3.1 on Modern Displays: A Generic SVGA Driver

2025-01-06

Windows 3.1 on Modern Displays: A Generic SVGA Driver

This project presents a modern, generic SVGA driver for Windows 3.1, supporting all available 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit graphic modes. A rewrite of the original Windows 3.1 SVGA driver, it adds multi-byte pixel support, enabling Windows 3.1 to run in true color on modern high-definition displays. This solves compatibility issues for older hardware and enhances the experience for retro gaming enthusiasts.

(github.com)

Development SVGA driver High-definition display

The Magic Function: Crafting Elegant Abstractions in Rust

2025-01-06

The Magic Function: Crafting Elegant Abstractions in Rust

This excerpt from "The Secrets of Rust: Tools" by John Arundel demonstrates elegant abstraction design in Rust using a simple line-counting command-line tool. The 'magic function' approach is employed: first imagining an ideal function, then designing its API based on how it's called, resulting in a clean, reusable library. A unit test ensures correctness, highlighting the importance of API design prioritizing user needs over implementation details.

(bitfieldconsulting.com)

Development Abstraction Command-line tool

Rohlang3: A Minimalist Dependently Typed SK Calculus

2025-01-06

Rohlang3: A Minimalist Dependently Typed SK Calculus

Rohan Ganapavarapu's Rohlang3 is an experimental minimalist language written in Rust. It attempts to combine point-free style, homoiconicity, and dependent typing atop an SK-calculus foundation. While built on the standard S and K combinators, Rohlang3 adds reflection (q and e), partial evaluation (z), and environment reordering (i, E, D) combinators, along with a simplified Pi/Sigma dependent type system (p and g). The project isn't aiming for perfect consistency, but rather explores the interplay of these concepts. Homoiconicity allows runtime manipulation of the AST, and the reflection and partial evaluation features enable powerful metaprogramming capabilities.

(rohan.ga)

Development

Chrome Extension Filters Toxic Tweets using LLMs

2025-01-06

Chrome Extension Filters Toxic Tweets using LLMs

Unbaited is a Chrome extension leveraging Llama 3.3 and Groq's API to filter engagement bait and inflammatory content from your X (formerly Twitter) feed. It analyzes tweets in real-time, blurring those identified as provocative or designed to increase engagement through controversial topics. Users can customize prompts for personalized filtering and easily un-blur hidden tweets. This prototype showcases how social media platforms could improve user control over their feeds. Requires a Groq API key.

(unbaited.danielpetho.com)

Development AI filtering

Why Computer Scientists Consult Oracles

2025-01-06

Why Computer Scientists Consult Oracles

Computational complexity theorists use hypothetical 'oracles'—devices that instantly answer specific questions—to explore the fundamental limits of computation. By studying how different oracles affect problem difficulty (e.g., the P vs. NP problem), researchers gain insights into inherent computational limitations and inspire new algorithms. For example, Shor's algorithm, a quantum algorithm for factoring large numbers crucial to modern cryptography, was inspired by oracle-based research. Oracles serve as a powerful tool, pushing the boundaries of theoretical understanding and driving innovation in fields like quantum computing.

(www.quantamagazine.org)

Development computational complexity quantum computing

Einsum: Beyond Matrix Multiplication

2025-01-06

Einsum is more than just matrix multiplication; it's an efficient implementation of Einstein summation convention. It uses concise notation to represent complex tensor operations, avoiding nested loops and improving code readability and performance. This article delves into the mechanics of Einsum, demonstrating its advantages in handling high-dimensional tensor operations such as matrix multiplication, transposition, and trace calculations with illustrative examples. For developers needing high-performance tensor computations, Einsum is an invaluable tool.

(einsum.joelburget.com)

Development Tensor operations High-performance computing

Disruptive AI: Code-Free AI App Creation for Everyone

2025-01-06

Imagine creating your own AI application without any programming knowledge! This is no longer a dream. A groundbreaking technology has emerged, making building AI models as easy as building with blocks. Simply drag, drop, and click to design powerful AI applications, drastically lowering the barrier to entry for AI development and enabling more people to participate in the AI innovation wave. This technology heralds the arrival of a democratized AI application era.

(www.gatesnotes.com)

AI low-code

InvoiceFast: Create Invoices Quickly, No Monthly Fees

2025-01-06

InvoiceFast: Create Invoices Quickly, No Monthly Fees

InvoiceFast is a tool that lets you create invoices quickly and easily, without any monthly fees. It streamlines the invoicing process, allowing users to generate professional invoices rapidly, saving both time and money. Ideal for freelancers, small businesses, or anyone who needs to issue invoices regularly, InvoiceFast offers a simple and cost-effective solution to managing your finances.

(www.invoicefast.io)

Startup invoicing finance management free tool

My Linkblogging Workflow: 7,607 Posts and Counting

2025-01-06

My Linkblogging Workflow: 7,607 Posts and Counting

Simon Willison shares his approach to running a successful link blog spanning over two decades. He details his methods for curating and presenting links, emphasizing the value of adding insightful commentary, giving proper credit to creators, and using technology (Django, Markdown, Claude) to enhance the experience. He argues link blogging is a low-effort, high-reward way to contribute meaningfully to online discourse and encourages others to adopt the practice.

(simonwillison.net)

Development linkblogging blogging content creation

OKRs vs. Daily Grind: A Tale of Two Teams

2025-01-06

OKRs vs. Daily Grind: A Tale of Two Teams

This post explores the contrasting uses of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) in engineering and marketing teams. The author argues that marketing teams find OKRs easier to define because their work is more project-based, whereas engineering work is more product-driven. Engineering OKRs shouldn't simply reiterate the product roadmap; instead, they should highlight what's unique about the quarter, what's changing, and what challenges need addressing. For example, an OKR for a "smooth launch of Frontend Observability" focuses not just on the launch itself, but on ensuring a smooth launch and its positive impact on the business. The post emphasizes that OKRs should highlight special focus areas for the quarter, not try to encompass everything.

(jessitron.com)

Development

io_uring: Revolutionizing Asynchronous I/O on Linux

2025-01-06

io_uring is a powerful new approach to asynchronous I/O programming under Linux, overcoming limitations of previous I/O subsystems. This comprehensive guide by Shuveb Hussain covers io_uring's introduction, low-level interface, liburing examples (including cat, cp, and a web server), and advanced usage. Source code examples and GitHub repositories are provided for learning and contribution.

(unixism.net)

Development

OCRing YouTube Music with Common Lisp: A Pixel-Perfect Adventure

2025-01-06

A developer attempted to extract music data from a YouTube video using Common Lisp. Initial attempts with Tesseract and ChatGPT proved unsuccessful. Ultimately, an old-school pixel differencing method, involving manual extraction of character images and comparison, successfully extracted most of the musical notation. While not perfect, the extracted data sufficed, proving the method's feasibility. The article also details the developer's experience using Lisp for image processing and efficient development.

(nickfa.ro)

Development Image Processing

Magic Links and Passkeys: A Passwordless Future?

2025-01-06

Magic Links and Passkeys: A Passwordless Future?

This article explores the evolution of website login methods. While magic links offer convenience, their user experience is often frustrating. The author argues that Passkeys, the next-generation authentication standard, can seamlessly integrate with magic links to provide a more secure and faster login experience. Passkeys eliminate the need for app switching, are significantly faster than passwords and magic links, and integrate flawlessly with autofill. The article suggests websites adopt Passkeys as a complement, gradually improving user experience and ultimately eliminating the reliance on passwords.

(rmondello.com)

Tech Magic Links

Supabase: Remote-First Open Source Firebase Alternative Hiring Now

2025-01-06

Supabase: Remote-First Open Source Firebase Alternative Hiring Now

Supabase, a fully remote and asynchronous open-source alternative to Firebase, is hiring globally! They offer excellent benefits including a hardware budget, full health coverage, and annual off-sites. Supabase values open collaboration and boasts a globally distributed team and large community. If you're passionate about open source and want to work in a vibrant and diverse team, apply for a position at Supabase.

(supabase.com)

Development

Building an IPv6-Only Network with Jool: A Practical Guide

2025-01-06

This post details setting up an IPv6-only network on Linux using the Jool tool. The author starts by highlighting the limitations of traditional dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 home networks. Jool is introduced as a superior alternative to TAYGA, emphasizing its support for Stateful NAT64. The guide provides installation instructions for various Linux distributions, followed by a comprehensive walkthrough of configuring Stateful NAT64, DNS64, and IPv4-to-IPv6 port mapping to achieve IPv4 access within an IPv6-only environment. Persistence of the configuration across reboots is also covered.

(taoshu.in)

Development

2024 Good Tech Awards: AI's Ascent and the Unsung Heroes of Open Source

2025-01-06

2024 Good Tech Awards: AI's Ascent and the Unsung Heroes of Open Source

2024 saw breakneck AI advancements, but also regulatory battles and political turmoil in the tech world. This year's Good Tech Awards celebrate achievements in AI: Epoch AI for providing reliable AI data; open-source maintainers for safeguarding our digital infrastructure; and organizations like the Arc Institute, Lichtman Lab, and SyntheMol for leveraging AI in healthcare and scientific research. The awards also recognize NASA's Voyager 1 support, Bluesky's innovative social network, and useful AI applications like NotebookLM and Coloring Book Hero, highlighting technology's positive impact.

(www.thestar.com.my)

Tech Tech Awards

TDK Ventures Invests in Silicon Box: Betting on Advanced Chiplet Packaging

2025-01-06

TDK Ventures Invests in Silicon Box: Betting on Advanced Chiplet Packaging

This article details why TDK Ventures invested in Silicon Box. Silicon Box is developing advanced chiplet packaging technology, combining multiple small chips (chiplets) into a complete system-on-chip (SoC). This approach overcomes limitations of traditional monolithic chip architectures, improving design flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and performance. Silicon Box's innovation lies in its industry-leading interconnect technology and novel panel packaging, achieving up to 8x higher production efficiency than existing technologies. TDK Ventures' investment is based on Silicon Box's innovation in chiplet interconnect, robust production capabilities, technical expertise, and strong investor partnerships.

(medium.com)

Tech chiplet semiconductor

Life Beyond Stars? Icy Moons May Hold the Key

2025-01-06

Life Beyond Stars? Icy Moons May Hold the Key

A 2023 paper suggests a paradigm shift in our understanding of life's origins. The discovery of numerous Jupiter-sized planets, free-floating and even forming binary systems, points to a surprising possibility: most life in the universe might reside in the deep oceans of icy moons orbiting these starless planets. These sub-surface oceans, heated by the moon's core and tidal friction, possess the necessary nutrients for life, offering a more stable and protected environment than Earth. This challenges traditional planetary formation theories and redirects the search for extraterrestrial life to a new, exciting frontier.

(theeggandtherock.com)

Tech extraterrestrial life icy moons planetary formation

California Bans AI-Only Health Insurance Claim Denials

2025-01-06

California Bans AI-Only Health Insurance Claim Denials

California has enacted a new law prohibiting health insurance companies from denying claims based solely on artificial intelligence algorithms. The law prioritizes human judgment in coverage decisions, aiming to prevent AI miscalculations from denying patients necessary care. While acknowledging AI's potential benefits in healthcare, the legislation emphasizes the irreplaceable role of human empathy and understanding of individual patient needs. The law's impact extends beyond California, with other states and even Congress considering similar legislation, highlighting growing national concerns about AI's use in insurance.

(www.mercurynews.com)

Tech

California's Net Neutrality Law Survives Federal Ruling

2025-01-06

California's Net Neutrality Law Survives Federal Ruling

Despite the overturning of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) attempt to regulate broadband internet service, state laws in California, New York, and elsewhere remain intact. This week's ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals striking down the FCC's open internet rules has little bearing on state laws enacted during the years-long tug-of-war over the government's power to regulate internet service providers. Experts suggest this ruling, along with other decisions and the Supreme Court's stance on a separate New York case, has effectively solidified state regulators' efforts to fill the void. California boasts one of the nation's strongest net neutrality laws, signed into law in 2018, preventing anti-competitive practices deemed harmful to consumers. The law has survived legal challenges and prompted changes in how internet service providers offer plans and services.

(www.yahoo.com)

Tech Net Neutrality State Laws

Apple Intelligence: Squandering the Holy Grail of Trusted Compute

2025-01-06

Apple Intelligence: Squandering the Holy Grail of Trusted Compute

This article analyzes Apple's recently released Apple Intelligence, a suite of features designed to bring intelligence to iPhones. While Apple achieved a remarkable feat in building a secure 'Private Cloud Compute' system, prioritizing user data privacy and security, the actual implementation of these features is underwhelming. The author dissects each feature, from Writing Tools and notification summaries to Image Playground, revealing shortcomings and a lack of maturity that fall short of Apple's usual high standards. The article argues Apple missed an opportunity to create a 'bicycle for the mind' (Steve Jobs' analogy for computers), squandering a powerful technological foundation on lackluster applications. The exception is Math Notes, which the author praises highly. The piece concludes by exploring the nature and proper applications of generative AI, suggesting its strength lies in backend tasks like data analysis rather than direct-to-consumer products. The author laments the unfulfilled potential of Apple Intelligence, comparing it unfavorably to alternative, more effective open-source tools.

(xeiaso.net)

Tech

Archiving Computer History: A Personal Mirror Site

2025-01-06

An author, researching for a book on computer history, has created a personal mirror site archiving numerous historical web pages. Facing the frustrating reality of broken links, especially from the late 90s, the author painstakingly mirrors original sources, ensuring access to valuable information on Unix, Linux, BSD, Microsoft, Atari, and more. The site provides a reliable archive of pivotal moments and technologies in computing history, offering a rich resource for researchers and enthusiasts alike.

(landley.net)

Tech

The printf Debugging Debate: A Veteran Game Dev Weighs In

2025-01-06

Alex Dixon, a seasoned game developer, challenges the extreme notion of rejecting debuggers in favor of notepad and printf debugging. He argues that debuggers, address sanitizers, and other tools significantly boost efficiency, even for experienced programmers tackling intricate bugs in large projects or legacy code. While advocating for debuggers, he acknowledges printf's utility in specific scenarios (e.g., debugging release builds or mobile touch events). Ultimately, he emphasizes that efficient bug fixing is the goal, and choosing the right tools is key.

(www.polymonster.co.uk)

Development

The 200B Parameter Pressure Cooker: Stress in Modern AI Research

2025-01-06

The 200B Parameter Pressure Cooker: Stress in Modern AI Research

The AI landscape has dramatically shifted in the last two years. ChatGPT nears 200 million monthly users, and Gemini saw almost 320 million visits in May 2024. However, for those working in AI, particularly researchers, this boom presents a double-edged sword. This blog post details the stresses of modern AI research, from the constant barrage of questions from all walks of life to the intense competition between large companies and the impact of research on stock prices. The author shares personal experiences of acute stress and psychosis, highlighting the unexpected anxieties of sudden wealth and the differing challenges faced by academics and industry scientists, such as publication concerns. Ultimately, the author advocates for open communication to foster a more compassionate AI research environment.

(docs.google.com)

AI AI stress AI research

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