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Hair-Thin 3D-Printed Electrode Revolutionizes EEG

2025-05-07

Hair-Thin 3D-Printed Electrode Revolutionizes EEG

Researchers at Penn State have developed a revolutionary 3D-printed electrode, as thin as a human hair, offering significantly more reliable brain activity monitoring than traditional EEG methods. This gel-less, 'stick-and-play' device remains securely attached for 24 hours, even during exercise and showering, minimizing motion artifacts and enhancing signal quality. Its improved comfort and reliability open doors for consumer health applications, brain-computer interfaces, and advancements in assistive technologies.

(newatlas.com)

Tech

Unveiling the Magic: How Everyday Tech Works

2025-04-17

Ever wondered how touchscreens work, why it's called a Gaussian blur, or how Figma's pen tool manipulates curves? This book isn't a tutorial, but a fascinating exploration of the underlying principles behind everyday technology. Through clear explanations and numerous illustrations, it reveals the secrets of capacitive touch sensing, Gaussian kernel calculations, and Bezier curves in vector graphics. No prior technical knowledge is required; just curiosity. Expand your understanding of technology and impress your friends with your newfound knowledge.

(www.makingsoftware.com)

Tech technology principles graphics

Trump Admin Order: Unleashing Law Enforcement

2025-04-29

Trump Admin Order: Unleashing Law Enforcement

This executive order aims to strengthen and empower US law enforcement to combat crime and protect innocent citizens. It provides legal defense for officers, increases resources and improves training. It also holds accountable state and local officials who obstruct justice or engage in discrimination, and utilizes national security assets to assist local law enforcement. The goal is a law-abiding society where officers protect the innocent and violations are not tolerated.

(www.whitehouse.gov)

Misc crime

Brain Imaging Study Reveals Striking Consistency in Color Perception

2025-09-10

Brain Imaging Study Reveals Striking Consistency in Color Perception

A new neuroscience study used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to record the brain activity of 15 participants, revealing a surprising similarity in how different individuals perceive and process colors. Researchers created brain activity maps and trained a machine-learning model to predict the colors participants were viewing. The results showed a high degree of consistency in color representation across different brains, even at low levels of neural activity, challenging previous understandings and offering new evidence for the objectivity of color perception.

(www.nature.com)

Tech

Trump Admin Halts Coordinated Effort Against Russian Hybrid Warfare

2025-03-23

Trump Admin Halts Coordinated Effort Against Russian Hybrid Warfare

The Biden administration established cross-agency working groups to counter Russia's hybrid warfare campaign, collaborating with European allies. However, following Trump's inauguration, this effort largely ceased. This raises concerns that the Trump administration is de-prioritizing the threat, leaving the US vulnerable to future attacks and potentially emboldening Russia. The pause coincides with a significant shift in US-Europe relations and potentially has profound implications for the Ukraine conflict.

(www.yahoo.com)

Tech intelligence cooperation

The Vanishing Web and the Promise of LLMs

2025-03-16

The internet is slowly forgetting: every year, a significant portion of web pages disappears forever. The Internet Archive (IA) stands as a crucial guardian of this digital memory, yet its survival faces increasing challenges. The author argues that while preserving everything is economically infeasible, the powerful information compression capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs), despite inaccuracies, are better than complete loss. Models like DeepSeek V3 already offer a compressed view of the internet. We should support institutions like IA and ensure that publicly released LLM weights are not lost, and that IA is included in LLM pre-training datasets.

(antirez.com)

Tech information preservation

Escaping Digital Feudalism: Self-Hosting, and the Future of the Cloud

2025-07-26

Escaping Digital Feudalism: Self-Hosting, and the Future of the Cloud

The author details their journey into self-hosting, prompted by Amazon's decision to remove local backups for Kindle books. They describe their hardware setup (Lenovo P520, Proxmox, Docker, etc.) and software choices (Immich, Calibre-web, Audiobookshelf, Jellyfin), ultimately concluding that while self-hosting offers control, its complexity and limitations make it impractical for most. The article advocates for a shift towards publicly accessible, cost-based cloud services, akin to libraries providing books and media, offering everyone data storage, collaboration tools, and streaming – a vision for escaping 'digital feudalism' and achieving true digital freedom.

(www.drewlyton.com)

Tech digital freedom shared cloud

Apple's App Store Free Lunch: Who's Paying for the Ecosystem?

2025-06-05

Apple's App Store boasts of generating trillions in billings and sales for developers, yet a significant majority pay zero commission. However, a small minority, particularly indie developers, are burdened with hefty in-app purchase (IAP) fees, sparking controversy. The author argues Apple leverages IAP to force a select few to subsidize the entire ecosystem, including 'free' apps generating billions through ads or other means—a blatant 'free lunch' scenario. The article questions the fairness and rationale behind this practice, suggesting Apple's profitability stems from hardware sales, not developer commissions, and ultimately accusing Apple of exploiting a small subset of developers.

(lapcatsoftware.com)

Development Commissions

Slime: The Forgotten Wonder at the Heart of Life

2025-05-23

Slime: The Forgotten Wonder at the Heart of Life

This article recounts the author's quest to find a specimen of 'primordial slime' collected by the HMS Challenger, leading to a profound exploration of slime itself. Far from being mere filth, slime is revealed as a crucial component of life's evolution, underpinning the functions of organisms from microbes to humans. The article delves into slime's vital roles in biology, physics, environmental science, and medicine, alongside humanity's complex emotional relationship with it, ranging from disgust to awe. The author ultimately locates the Challenger specimen at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, only to find it largely decomposed—a symbolic end to the 'primordial slime' theory, yet a highlight of slime's understated importance in nature.

(granta.com)

Tech slime life's origin

Your Brain Rewires Itself in Real Time When Listening to Rhythms

2025-06-12

New research from Aarhus University and the University of Oxford reveals a fascinating finding: when you hear a steady rhythm or musical tone, your brain doesn't passively receive the sound; it dynamically reorganizes itself. Researchers developed FREQ-NESS, a novel neuroimaging method, to map brain organization with unprecedented precision, showing the interplay of brainwaves across multiple networks. This breakthrough could revolutionize our understanding of brain function and has implications for brain-computer interfaces and clinical diagnostics.

(www.sciencedaily.com)

Tech

CHICKEN Scheme's New Compiler: CRUNCH – A Statically Typed Scheme Compiler

2024-12-17

This article introduces CRUNCH, a new compiler for a statically typed subset of the Scheme programming language. Built on top of the CHICKEN Scheme system, it compiles Scheme code into portable C99 code. CRUNCH aims to provide a high-performance, lightweight Scheme compiler, addressing shortcomings in existing Scheme systems regarding performance and portability. It's particularly well-suited for game development, virtual machine creation, and embedded systems programming. While CRUNCH has limitations in supported Scheme features, it achieves efficient code generation through type inference and various optimizations, seamlessly integrating with the CHICKEN Scheme ecosystem.

(www.more-magic.net)

Development Statically Typed

Bitcoin Mining: Dead for Individuals? Mega-Corporations Dominate, Leaving Solo Miners in the Dust

2025-04-29

Bitcoin Mining: Dead for Individuals? Mega-Corporations Dominate, Leaving Solo Miners in the Dust

From the early days of individual Bitcoin mining to the current era of corporate domination, the economic viability of Bitcoin mining has drastically shifted. The cost of mining a single Bitcoin now significantly exceeds its market value, making solo mining virtually unprofitable even in regions with cheap electricity. The article highlights that even large public mining companies face costs exceeding $82,000 per Bitcoin, rendering it impossible for individuals to compete. The future of mining may lie in its use by large corporations for general computation, while for individual users, gaming remains a far more practical application of their hardware.

(www.pcgamer.com)

Tech Mining

Gemini CLI GitHub Actions: Your AI Coding Teammate is Here!

2025-08-07

Gemini CLI GitHub Actions: Your AI Coding Teammate is Here!

Google launches Gemini CLI GitHub Actions, a free AI coding assistant that automates issue and pull request management on GitHub. It intelligently triages and prioritizes issues, provides quick code review feedback, and even writes code, tests, and more based on your instructions. Simply mention @gemini-cli in an issue or pull request to get AI assistance. Currently in beta, available to developers worldwide.

(blog.google)

Development

UK to Ban Ransom Payments for Public Sector and Critical Infrastructure

2025-07-23

UK to Ban Ransom Payments for Public Sector and Critical Infrastructure

The UK government plans to ban public sector and critical infrastructure organizations from paying ransoms following ransomware attacks. This includes local councils, schools, and the NHS. The ban aims to disrupt the cybercriminal business model and protect vital services. Businesses outside the ban will need to report potential ransom payments. A mandatory reporting system will aid law enforcement in tracking attackers and supporting victims. This follows a public consultation highlighting ransomware as a major national security threat, exemplified by recent attacks on organizations like Marks & Spencer and the Co-op.

(www.bleepingcomputer.com)

Tech

Gouach's Infinite Battery: Cracking Bosch Encryption and Reimagining E-bike Power

2025-08-21

Gouach's Infinite Battery: Cracking Bosch Encryption and Reimagining E-bike Power

After overcoming initial setbacks, Gouach developed the IP67-rated Infinite Battery, securing over $3.7 million in funding through Indiegogo and venture capital. This modular battery pack boasts compatibility with various e-bikes, notably conquering the challenge of encrypted communication with Bosch mid-drive motors. EU backers are slated to receive their kits in June, with US deliveries and an open online store to follow. Gouach's innovative approach, treating e-bike batteries as modular components rather than monolithic units, signifies a potential paradigm shift in the industry.

(arstechnica.com)

Hardware e-bike

Molecular Dynamics: A Deep Dive from Theory to Practice

2025-06-10

Molecular Dynamics: A Deep Dive from Theory to Practice

This article provides a comprehensive overview of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, explaining the underlying principles and practical applications. Using protein folding as a central example, it details the steps involved: force fields, energy minimization, equilibration, and production simulations. Advanced topics such as quantum effects, enhanced sampling, and free energy calculations are also explored. Two case studies demonstrate the use of MD in drug discovery and influenza adaptation research. The article concludes by highlighting the limitations and future directions of MD simulations.

(www.owlposting.com)

Tech molecular dynamics

Adidas Suffers Another Data Breach: Customer Data Stolen

2025-05-27

Adidas Suffers Another Data Breach: Customer Data Stolen

Sporting giant Adidas has announced another data breach affecting its customers. Attackers compromised a third-party customer service provider, stealing some customer data. Adidas assures that payment information and passwords were not compromised. This is the latest in a series of data breaches for Adidas, following previous incidents involving customers in Turkey, South Korea, and its US website. Adidas has launched an investigation and notified authorities, but the exact number of affected individuals and further details remain undisclosed, raising fresh concerns about data security.

(www.bleepingcomputer.com)

Tech Adidas

Learning to Love What You Hate: A Self-Experiment

2025-09-02

Learning to Love What You Hate: A Self-Experiment

The author proposes a unique hobby: trying to like things you dislike, using it as a tool to understand human nature. From disliking spinach to appreciating Michael Jackson, and the ongoing struggle with country music and television, the author demonstrates how our aversions often stem from self-perception rather than inherent qualities. Some preferences can be altered, while others are deeply ingrained, depending on the depth of subconscious programming and the difficulty of revising self-concept. The essay uses a lighthearted approach to prompt reflection on personal preferences and understanding.

(dynomight.net)

Misc preference change human nature

AutoKitteh: A Python-based Workflow Automation Platform

2025-04-22

AutoKitteh: A Python-based Workflow Automation Platform

AutoKitteh is a developer-friendly workflow automation and orchestration platform built on Python, offering a code-based alternative to no/low-code platforms. It boasts unlimited flexibility and leverages Temporal for durable execution, abstracting away infrastructure and coding complexities. AutoKitteh supports self-hosting and cloud deployment, is suitable for DevOps, FinOps, MLOps, SOAR, and more, and features built-in integrations and a scalable 'serverless' architecture.

(github.com)

Development workflow automation

Cybercriminals Shift to Proxies to Mask Their Activities

2025-06-07

Cybercriminals Shift to Proxies to Mask Their Activities

To evade law enforcement, cybercriminals are increasingly using proxy servers and VPNs to mask their malicious activities. Previously reliant on 'bulletproof' hosting providers, the crackdown on these services has forced a shift. Criminals now leverage residential proxies and other decentralized services, using ordinary consumer IP addresses to obscure their operations, making tracking and identification extremely difficult. This transition presents new challenges to cybersecurity, requiring law enforcement to develop new strategies to combat increasingly sophisticated cybercrime.

(www.wired.com)

Tech proxy servers VPNs

Towards System 2 Reasoning in LLMs: Meta Chain-of-Thought

2025-01-10

Researchers propose Meta Chain-of-Thought (Meta-CoT), a novel framework extending traditional Chain-of-Thought (CoT) by explicitly modeling the reasoning behind a given CoT. Meta-CoT leverages process supervision, synthetic data generation, and search algorithms. The paper outlines a training pipeline incorporating instruction tuning with linearized search traces and reinforcement learning. This work provides a roadmap for enabling Meta-CoT in LLMs, promising more powerful and human-like reasoning in AI.

(arxiv.org)

AI Chain of Thought

German ICE Train Sets New Speed Record: 405 km/h

2025-06-30

German ICE Train Sets New Speed Record: 405 km/h

Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Siemens Mobility achieved a new speed record of 405 km/h on the Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed line using an ICE test train. This speed demonstrates the capabilities of existing infrastructure and provides valuable data for future high-speed rail maintenance and technological advancements. The test train, Velaro Novo, showcased its energy efficiency and high performance, paving the way for future innovations in high-speed rail technology. The test was conducted on an existing line during scheduled maintenance, which included upgrading bridge supports to ensure long-term reliable operation.

(www.deutschebahn.com)

Tech speed record

Nintendo Switch 2's GameChat: Balancing Privacy and Safety

2025-06-06

Nintendo Switch 2's GameChat: Balancing Privacy and Safety

Nintendo Switch 2's new GameChat voice chat feature balances user privacy with enhanced child protection. GameChat is limited to friends only, requiring phone number verification. For minors, parental consent via the Nintendo Parental Controls app is mandatory, allowing parents to approve friend requests and control video chat access. GameChat temporarily records the last three minutes of audio and video for handling reported violations, but users can withdraw consent at any time. While recordings may be used to investigate violations, Nintendo emphasizes this is to maintain a safe and family-friendly online environment.

(arstechnica.com)

Game

Reverse-Engineered: High-Res Raspberry Pi Internal Scans Released

2025-08-26

Following Jonathan Clark's and TubeTime's reverse engineering efforts on the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W and Compute Module 5 respectively, and their subsequent release of schematics and processes, the author discovered they possessed high-resolution Lumafield scans of most modern Raspberry Pi models (excluding the larger keyboard form factor Pis). These scans, offering detailed internal views, are now publicly available for community exploration and analysis.

(www.jeffgeerling.com)

Hardware 3D Scans

Small EVs Reign Supreme: Lowest Lifecycle Carbon Emissions

2025-08-26

Small EVs Reign Supreme: Lowest Lifecycle Carbon Emissions

A University of Michigan study reveals that compact electric vehicles boast the lowest lifecycle carbon emissions, considering factors like vehicle type, usage patterns, and location. Comparing gasoline, hybrid, and electric vehicles, the study found that a compact electric sedan with a 200-mile battery has just 17% the lifecycle emissions of a gas-powered pickup truck. Even a short-range electric pickup only produces 25% of the emissions. Hybrids offered modest improvements, while among EVs, smaller battery packs consistently resulted in lower environmental impact.

(arstechnica.com)

Tech Carbon Emissions

Amazon Prime Video Rebuilds Living Room UI with Rust and WebAssembly

2025-04-12

Amazon Prime Video Rebuilds Living Room UI with Rust and WebAssembly

Amazon engineers detail their journey rebuilding the Prime Video living room device UI using Rust and WebAssembly. Facing challenges like massive performance variations across devices (set-top boxes, game consoles, etc.), inconsistent hardware capabilities, and difficult native code updates, they employed a hybrid architecture: a low-level UI engine in Rust and WebAssembly, with business logic in React and JavaScript communicating via a message bus. To further boost performance and responsiveness, they fully migrated the UI layer to Rust, creating a new Rust UI SDK. The new architecture dramatically reduced input latency and enabled previously impossible animation effects. While the WebAssembly ecosystem remains evolving, presenting challenges like panic handling, the overall results were positive, with increased developer productivity.

(www.infoq.com)

Development

Venus Aerospace Successfully Tests Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine

2025-05-15

Venus Aerospace Successfully Tests Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine

US-based propulsion company Venus Aerospace completed a short flight test of its rotating detonation rocket engine at Spaceport America, New Mexico. This marks the first US flight test of a high-thrust rotating detonation engine, a concept explored for decades. The test, using a 2,000-pound thrust engine, lasted about half a minute and didn't break the sound barrier. However, it represents a significant step towards realizing hypersonic travel and improved fuel efficiency in various applications, potentially enabling global travel in under two hours.

(arstechnica.com)

Tech rotating detonation engine hypersonic travel rocket technology

Agent Orange's Lingering Legacy: Vietnam's Struggle for Cleanup Amidst US Aid Cuts

2025-04-28

Agent Orange's Lingering Legacy: Vietnam's Struggle for Cleanup Amidst US Aid Cuts

Decades after the Vietnam War ended, the devastating effects of Agent Orange continue to plague millions of Vietnamese people. While the US began providing funding for cleanup efforts in the mid-2000s, Trump-era cuts to foreign aid have cast a shadow over these crucial projects, leaving millions of victims in a precarious situation. The cleanup faces funding shortages and staff reductions, while the science surrounding the long-term health impacts remains incomplete. The article highlights the plight of individuals like Nguyen Thanh Hai, showcasing the enduring suffering caused by Agent Orange and the profound impact of shifting US policy on the Vietnamese people.

(apnews.com)

Misc Agent Orange Environmental Pollution

Jupiter's Gigantic Past: Twice the Size, 50x Stronger Magnetic Field

2025-05-21

Jupiter's Gigantic Past: Twice the Size, 50x Stronger Magnetic Field

New research reveals a surprising past for Jupiter: it was once twice its current size and boasted a magnetic field 50 times stronger than today's! By analyzing the orbital tilts of Jupiter's tiny moons, researchers calculated Jupiter's size and magnetic field strength at a pivotal moment when the surrounding solar nebula evaporated. This finding provides crucial evidence for understanding the formation and evolution of our solar system and adds detail to existing planet formation theories.

(phys.org)

Tech Solar System Formation Planetary Science

Google Opens Up Google Maps Platform Data to Cities and Developers

2025-04-09

Google Opens Up Google Maps Platform Data to Cities and Developers

Google announced Wednesday that it's opening up its Google Maps Platform data, making it easier for cities, developers, and business decision-makers to access information on infrastructure, traffic, and more. For the first time, Google is integrating new datasets from Google Maps Platform products—Imagery Insights, Roads Management Insights, and Places Insights—directly into BigQuery. This allows for easier access to data that can help solve various problems. For instance, telecom companies can use Imagery Insights to assess infrastructure like utility poles, road authorities can analyze traffic with Roads Management Insights, and Places Insights offers customized data on locations. Access to Earth Engine data via BigQuery also provides sustainability insights from satellite imagery, such as wildfire risk.

(www.theverge.com)

Tech

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