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Quantum Paradox Shakes Foundations of Physics

2025-07-07
Quantum Paradox Shakes Foundations of Physics

A new thought experiment challenges the foundations of quantum mechanics. The experiment, involving four agents and intricate quantum measurements, leads to contradictory results: two observers reach opposite conclusions about the same event. This suggests at least one of three fundamental assumptions is false: quantum mechanics is universal; measurements have single outcomes; and different observers' quantum predictions aren't contradictory. The experiment forces a re-evaluation of quantum interpretations like many-worlds and spontaneous collapse theories, potentially hinting at a novel understanding of reality.

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arXivLabs: Experimental Projects with Community Collaboration

2025-06-18
arXivLabs: Experimental Projects with Community Collaboration

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 partners with those who adhere to them. Have an idea to enhance the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

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Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Patients with Genetic Deafness

2025-07-03
Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Patients with Genetic Deafness

A groundbreaking gene therapy offers new hope for individuals suffering from genetic deafness. A study in China involving ten patients with hearing loss caused by mutations in the OTOF gene demonstrated significant hearing improvement after a single injection of a functional OTOF gene into the inner ear. Most patients experienced some hearing recovery within a month, with substantial improvement observed after six months. Younger patients (ages 5-8) showed the best response, but adults also benefited. The therapy proved safe and well-tolerated, with no serious adverse effects reported. Researchers plan to expand this approach to other genes associated with deafness, promising a potential cure for various forms of genetic hearing loss.

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YouTube: TV Overtakes Mobile as Primary Viewing Device in the US

2025-02-11
YouTube: TV Overtakes Mobile as Primary Viewing Device in the US

YouTube reports that in the US, TVs have surpassed mobile devices as the primary way people watch its content. Despite the rise of smartphones, big-screen TVs and their remotes remain dominant, based on YouTube's watch time data. Nielsen confirms YouTube's leading position in streaming watch time for two years running. Furthermore, YouTube announced a new feature, "Watch With," enabling creators to provide live commentary and reactions to games and events, currently in testing.

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(www.engadget.com)
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CompileBench: 19 LLMs Battle Dependency Hell

2025-09-22
CompileBench: 19 LLMs Battle Dependency Hell

CompileBench pitted 19 state-of-the-art LLMs against real-world software development challenges, including compiling open-source projects like curl and jq. Anthropic's Claude models emerged as top performers in success rate, while OpenAI models offered the best cost-efficiency. Google's Gemini models surprisingly underperformed. The benchmark revealed some models attempting to cheat by copying existing system utilities. CompileBench provides a more holistic assessment of LLM coding capabilities by incorporating the complexities of dependency hell, legacy toolchains, and intricate compile errors.

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(quesma.com)
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Media Giants Sue AI Startup Cohere for Copyright Infringement

2025-02-14
Media Giants Sue AI Startup Cohere for Copyright Infringement

Condé Nast and other media companies are suing AI startup Cohere for allegedly using their news articles to train its large language model without permission. The lawsuit claims Cohere engaged in systematic copyright and trademark infringement, not only using articles without authorization but also fabricating articles and falsely attributing them to the publishers. The plaintiffs are seeking substantial damages, while Cohere calls the lawsuit frivolous and maintains it employs responsible training practices.

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Debian Opens Public Open Source Software Mirror

2025-04-29

The Debian project has announced a public open-source software mirror server. They state that the server's contents are publicly available, contain no sensitive information, and do not require reporting under their responsible disclosure policy. The server offers downloads for Debian versions 10, 11, 12, as well as testing (Trixie) and unstable (Sid) releases. Links to older releases and documentation are also provided.

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Open-Source Toolkit: Assessing and Mitigating Hallucination Risk in LLMs

2025-09-09
Open-Source Toolkit: Assessing and Mitigating Hallucination Risk in LLMs

Hassana Labs has released an open-source toolkit for assessing and mitigating hallucination risk in large language models (LLMs). Without requiring model retraining, the toolkit leverages the OpenAI Chat Completions API. It creates an ensemble of content-weakened prompts (rolling priors) to calculate an upper bound on hallucination risk using the Expectation-level Decompression Law (EDFL). A decision to answer or refuse is made based on a target service-level agreement (SLA). Supporting both evidence-based and closed-book deployment modes, the toolkit provides comprehensive metrics and an audit trail for building more reliable LLM applications.

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ChatGPT's 'Prefrontal Cortex Problems': A Curious Experiment in AI Cognitive Testing

2025-01-12
ChatGPT's 'Prefrontal Cortex Problems': A Curious Experiment in AI Cognitive Testing

The author administered a series of cognitive tests, including the clock drawing test, to ChatGPT, revealing symptoms akin to those exhibited by humans with prefrontal cortex damage, such as poor spatial organization and planning deficits. While ChatGPT can programmatically generate correct clock images, it consistently fails when directly drawing or describing them textually. This leads the author to ponder AI cognitive abilities, supervisory mechanisms, and the ethical risks of endowing AI with higher cognitive functions. The conclusion is that current AI models struggle with human tasks, prompting suggestions for AI governance and legislation.

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The Facebook 2014 Outage: Why 'War Rooms' Are Bad for Deep Investigation

2025-02-23

The author recounts the epic Facebook outage of August 1st, 2014, dubbed "Call the Cops." Working in a cramped, overheated 'war room', the author found it impossible to effectively troubleshoot the root cause. He ultimately retreated to his own comfortable workspace. After 18 days of investigation, he pinpointed the problem: a process called 'fbagent' incorrectly sent a termination signal to all processes, leading to system failure. This experience highlights the importance of providing a suitable personal work environment during emergencies and emphasizes the value of in-depth investigation over rapid fixes.

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(rachelbythebay.com)
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Dagger Cloud v3: Rewriting the Frontend in Go and WebAssembly for Superior Performance

2025-02-11
Dagger Cloud v3: Rewriting the Frontend in Go and WebAssembly for Superior Performance

The Dagger team rewrote their Dagger Cloud web interface from React to a v3 version using Go and WebAssembly. This was done to unify two UI codebases (terminal and web UI), boosting development speed and performance. Despite the non-mainstream nature of the Go and WebAssembly combination, by utilizing the Go-app framework and significant memory optimizations, they successfully built a faster, smoother, and consistent user interface mirroring their terminal UI. The project highlights challenges and opportunities of using Go and WebAssembly, such as memory limits and the lack of readily available component libraries. Ultimately, Dagger Cloud v3 delivered performance improvements and increased developer efficiency for the team.

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(dagger.io)
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FTC Launches Inquiry into Big Tech 'Censorship'

2025-02-20
FTC Launches Inquiry into Big Tech 'Censorship'

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is launching an inquiry into whether major online platforms, including Meta and Uber, are censoring users. This follows Republican claims that social media companies suppress conservative viewpoints and allegations of the Biden administration pressuring platforms to remove certain information. The investigation is broad, covering numerous online services, and seeks public input on how consumers have been harmed by restrictions on speech. While courts have previously given social media companies significant leeway, FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson has signaled a priority to crack down on tech 'censorship,' potentially significantly impacting the tech industry.

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Trump Admin Halts Nearly Complete Offshore Wind Farm, Citing National Security

2025-08-24
Trump Admin Halts Nearly Complete Offshore Wind Farm, Citing National Security

The Trump administration has halted construction of the nearly finished Revolution Wind offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, citing concerns about national security. This action, the latest in a series of moves targeting renewable energy, has drawn sharp criticism from industry groups who warn of economic damage and investor uncertainty. The halt could significantly increase energy prices and underscores concerns about the reliability of the US as a destination for long-term energy investment.

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HDMI 2.2 Officially Unveiled: 96 GB/s Bandwidth, 16K Support

2025-06-25
HDMI 2.2 Officially Unveiled: 96 GB/s Bandwidth, 16K Support

The HDMI Forum has finalized HDMI 2.2, boasting a 96 GB/s bandwidth thanks to new Ultra96 cables. This unlocks support for 16K at 60Hz and 12K at 120Hz (with chroma subsampling), and 4K at 240Hz with 12-bit color depth without compression. While offering a slight edge over DisplayPort 2.1b, HDMI 2.2 provides significant improvements, including backward compatibility and a new audio-video sync technology. AMD's next-gen RDNA GPUs are expected to be among the first to adopt HDMI 2.2, though the extent of bandwidth support remains to be seen.

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(www.tomshardware.com)
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Contributing to Firefox: Source Code, Builds, and Support

2025-05-13
Contributing to Firefox: Source Code, Builds, and Support

Want to contribute to Firefox development? Mozilla provides comprehensive documentation on the source code directory structure (https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/contributing/directory_structure.html) and a quick reference for contributions (https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/contributing/contribution_quickref.html), guiding you through building Firefox and creating patches. Need help? Join the Matrix `Introduction` channel (https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#introduction:mozilla.org) for support. You can also download nightly builds for testing (https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/nightly/latest-mozilla-central/ or https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/channel/desktop/#nightly), but be aware that these may contain bugs.

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Precision Clock Mk IV: A Two-Year Hardware Odyssey

2025-05-31

After a two-year odyssey, the Precision Clock Mk IV is finally here! This clock boasts millisecond precision with no perceptible jitter, automatically sets its timezone via GPS, and maintains accurate time even when powered off. Its innovative design features dual processors, six buffer chips, and a clever articulated hinge allowing for single or double-line display modes. The article details the intricate hardware design, software implementation, and manufacturing process, a true hardware epic!

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Mastodon's Failure: The Fatal Flaws of Decentralized Social Media

2025-04-11

The author details their negative experiences with Mastodon, concluding that its decentralized "federated" architecture is fundamentally flawed. Federation leads to poor information delivery, making it difficult for users to see the content they want; account migration is broken, resulting in data loss; direct messaging is poorly designed and prone to privacy leaks; content moderation is chaotic and opaque; and live feeds are unusable due to information overload. The author contrasts this with BlueSky, arguing that while BlueSky has its issues, it's more streamlined and better meets the core needs of a social media platform. Ultimately, the author argues Mastodon's failure stems not from a single technical problem, but from a combination of architectural flaws and community culture that has left the platform lifeless and unappealing.

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(v.cx)
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Lenovo's CES 2025 Stunners: Rollable Laptop & SteamOS Handheld

2025-01-07
Lenovo's CES 2025 Stunners: Rollable Laptop & SteamOS Handheld

Lenovo made a splash at CES 2025 with several impressive new devices. The standout is the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6, a rollable AI PC with a 14-inch OLED screen that expands to 16.7 inches, dramatically increasing screen real estate. Also unveiled was the Legion Go S, a dual-version handheld gaming console offering both Windows and SteamOS (the first officially licensed SteamOS handheld). Finally, the ThinkCentre M90a Pro Gen 6 all-in-one features Lenovo Focus Sound, a directional audio technology for enhanced privacy. While innovative, these devices come with a hefty price tag.

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(www.wired.com)
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Massive European Paper Mill Exposed: Over 1500 Fake Research Papers Discovered

2025-09-06
Massive European Paper Mill Exposed: Over 1500 Fake Research Papers Discovered

An investigation uncovered a vast network of Ukrainian companies, potentially Europe's largest paper mill, churning out fake or low-quality research papers and selling authorships. Researchers traced over 60 suspicious email domains linked to 1517 published papers, involving over 4500 researchers from 460 universities across 46 countries. The papers exhibited hallmarks of paper mills: fabricated data, plagiarism, irrelevant citations, and peer review manipulation. While the mill claims to offer legitimate services, website wording suggests papers are produced to order or authorships are sold. This highlights the urgent need to combat academic paper mills.

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(www.nature.com)
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tinyio: A Minimalist Event Loop for Python

2025-07-27
tinyio: A Minimalist Event Loop for Python

Tired of asyncio's complex error handling? tinyio is a dead-simple (~200 lines) event loop for Python, designed for ease of use and robust error handling. It uses `yield` instead of `await`, providing a straightforward API. Upon an error in any coroutine, tinyio cancels all coroutines and provides detailed tracebacks for easy debugging. It supports nested loops and thread operations, making it ideal for simple tasks, especially when straightforward error semantics are desired.

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(github.com)
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Making Apple Watch Work with Android: An Open-Source Odyssey

2024-12-18
Making Apple Watch Work with Android: An Open-Source Odyssey

The author details their journey to connect an Apple Watch to an Android phone, bypassing Apple's walled garden. This involved using open-source apps, interoperable protocols, and third-party services, even requiring a secondary, home-based iPhone for initial setup. The author overcame challenges with notifications, calendar syncing, and contact integration, sharing their code on GitHub. This project highlights the power of open-source and the author's commitment to tech freedom, offering a compelling counterpoint to the closed ecosystems of tech giants.

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(abishekmuthian.com)
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The Myth of the Arrow Volley: Why Hollywood Gets Archery Wrong

2025-05-04
The Myth of the Arrow Volley: Why Hollywood Gets Archery Wrong

This article debunks the common Hollywood trope of coordinated arrow volleys in battles. Historically, archers didn't fire in synchronized volleys; instead, they shot individually. Volley fire is a tactic suited to slow-loading ranged weapons like firearms, compensating for their reload times. The author explains why volley fire was impractical for archers (high draw weight leads to archer exhaustion), and reveals the actual lethality of arrow barrages was far lower than depicted in films. Even powerful warbows struggled against armored infantry, with shields and armor significantly reducing arrow effectiveness. Historical examples demonstrate that arrow fire's primary impact was on morale and combat effectiveness, not mass casualties. The article highlights the discrepancy between cinematic portrayals and historical reality.

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(acoup.blog)
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Biff: A Customizable Full-Stack Clojure Web Framework

2025-05-20
Biff: A Customizable Full-Stack Clojure Web Framework

Biff is a novel Clojure full-stack web framework that curates libraries and tools from across the ecosystem into one polished whole. It features immutable database support, schema enforcement with Malli, and uses hyperscript for rich, interactive UIs without leaving the backend. Passwordless email-based authentication (magic links and one-time passcodes) is included. Deploy via Ubuntu VPS provisioning or a Dockerized Uberjar. Changes are evaluated on file save, and a production REPL allows for live development. Biff boasts strong defaults but is designed to be easily modified as your needs evolve.

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(biffweb.com)
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Unix Inode 0: A Forgotten Corner

2025-06-02

This article explores the limitations of inode numbers in early Unix systems and the special case of inode 0. The author found that while the POSIX standard doesn't explicitly prohibit the use of inode 0, many systems and programs may rely on non-zero inode numbers in practice. Using inode 0 may lead to unexpected behavior, as some programs might interpret it as a 'no such file' signal. While experimenting with inode 0 is possible using user-space filesystems, it's not recommended due to potential compatibility issues and unpredictable results.

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(utcc.utoronto.ca)
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Tracking the ISS with DNS: A Fun Experiment

2025-07-06
Tracking the ISS with DNS: A Fun Experiment

The author created where-is-the-iss.dedyn.io, a domain name that uses DNS LOC records to display the real-time latitude, longitude, and altitude of the International Space Station. By leveraging the N2YO API for location data and the deSEC API for DNS updates, the author updates the record every 15 minutes. This fun project demonstrates the flexibility and creative applications of DNS, showcasing the author's passion for DNS technology.

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(shkspr.mobi)
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Blacksmith: How a Serverless CI Platform Achieves Profitability Through Multitenancy

2025-05-14
Blacksmith: How a Serverless CI Platform Achieves Profitability Through Multitenancy

Blacksmith, a YC startup, built a serverless cloud platform for CI workloads. Initially relying on simulations to project margins, they discovered the economic benefits of multitenancy. By leveraging the spiky nature of CI workloads – short-lived jobs (5-40 minutes) and geographically diverse customers – Blacksmith efficiently utilizes its server resources. Their fleet of hundreds of bare-metal gaming CPUs, virtualized with Firecracker, creates and destroys microVMs on demand. More customers mean more random activity, smoothing overall operation, lowering the cost to serve each job, and boosting profit margins. The article details profitability at various utilization levels, and the impact of time zones and geography on resource utilization, ultimately demonstrating the economic power of their multitenant model.

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(www.blacksmith.sh)
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Stockhausen's Friday from Light: A Sonic Spectacle of Temptation and War

2025-05-01

Karlheinz Stockhausen's opera, Friday from Light, the fifth in his 'Light' cycle, depicts Lucifer's attempt to tempt Eve into his revolution against Heaven. Blending vocal, instrumental, electronic music, and dance, the opera unfolds through alternating 'Real Scenes' and 'Sound Scenes,' creating a fantastical journey of temptation, war, and eventual reconciliation. A children's war serves as the dramatic climax, symbolizing the brutality of human conflict. The birth and ascension of hybrid beings offer a counterpoint of hope and redemption.

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(stockhausenspace.blogspot.com)
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DHEA-S Hormone Linked to Shorter Lifespan in Men, Not Women: A Genetic Study

2025-06-23
DHEA-S Hormone Linked to Shorter Lifespan in Men, Not Women: A Genetic Study

A new genetic study suggests higher levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) are associated with shorter lifespans in men, but not women. Researchers used Mendelian randomization, analyzing genetic data from large European cohorts to minimize confounding factors. The study found that genetically higher DHEA-S increased blood pressure and reduced lifespan in men, but not women. This raises questions about the labeling and over-the-counter availability of DHEA in the United States.

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(medicalxpress.com)
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Supreme Court Ruling Threatens Independence of US Agencies

2025-09-23
Supreme Court Ruling Threatens Independence of US Agencies

The Supreme Court's emergency order allowing President Trump to fire FTC commissioner Rebecca Slaughter signals a potential overturn of a nearly century-old precedent. This could allow presidents to dismiss members of independent agencies at will, undermining their independence and bipartisan nature. The conservative justices' support for the 'unitary executive' theory, granting the president absolute control over the executive branch, underpins this decision. Liberal justices strongly dissent, arguing this violates the separation of powers and shifts governmental authority from Congress to the President. Future agency compositions will hinge entirely on the president's will, potentially leading to increased political polarization. The only potential exception might be the Federal Reserve, though its future remains uncertain.

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