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Apple Ditches Goldman Sachs Credit Card Partnership

2025-04-04
Apple Ditches Goldman Sachs Credit Card Partnership

Apple is ending its credit card partnership with Goldman Sachs, according to the Wall Street Journal, marking a significant setback for Goldman's consumer lending ambitions. Apple plans to exit the partnership within the next 12-15 months, encompassing both the 2019-launched credit card and this year's savings account. Goldman's substantial losses in building its consumer banking operation led to this decision. While customer satisfaction was reportedly high, Goldman's acquisition costs—estimated at $350 per cardholder—were astronomically high, likely contributing to the partnership's demise.

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Bluesky's Eternal September: Navigating New User Etiquette

2025-04-08
Bluesky's Eternal September: Navigating New User Etiquette

The influx of new users to platforms like Bluesky echoes the 'Eternal September' phenomenon of the early internet, frustrating longtime users accustomed to established online norms. The article explores strategies for navigating this, such as thoughtful replies, avoiding redundant jokes, and utilizing robust blocking features. Some users view blocking as a proactive measure to maintain a positive environment, while others emphasize empathy for newcomers unfamiliar with online culture. The article highlights the contrast between Bluesky's approach and the more abrasive environment of platforms like X (formerly Twitter).

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(www.wired.com)
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One-Minute Videos from Text Storyboards using Test-Time Training Transformers

2025-04-08

Current Transformer models struggle with generating one-minute videos due to the inefficiency of self-attention layers for long contexts. This paper explores Test-Time Training (TTT) layers, whose hidden states are themselves neural networks, offering greater expressiveness. Adding TTT layers to a pre-trained Transformer allows for the generation of one-minute videos from text storyboards. Experiments using a Tom and Jerry cartoon dataset show that TTT layers significantly improve video coherence and storytelling compared to baselines like Mamba 2 and Gated DeltaNet, achieving a 34 Elo point advantage in human evaluation. While artifacts remain, likely due to limitations of the 5B parameter model, this work demonstrates a promising approach scalable to longer videos and more complex narratives.

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Ambiguous Definition of 'Sun-like Star' Hinders Exoplanet Research

2025-04-09

This article discusses the ambiguous definition of 'sun-like star' in astronomy and its impact on exoplanet research. The author points out that the term 'sun-like star' has different meanings in different papers, sometimes referring to G-class stars, sometimes extending to FGK-class stars, or even encompassing all stars on the main sequence. This ambiguity leads to public misunderstanding of exoplanet research and may affect research funding. The author calls on astronomers to clearly define the concept of 'sun-like star' when communicating with the public to avoid misinterpretations.

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(www.centauri-dreams.org)
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Irish Minister Rejects Streaming Levy: Consumers Price Out

2025-04-06
Irish Minister Rejects Streaming Levy: Consumers Price Out

Ireland's Minister for Media, Patrick O'Donovan, has opposed proposals for a levy on streaming services like Netflix, arguing it would price consumers out of entertainment. Despite previous preparations for the levy, intended to fund domestic programming as recommended by the Media Commission, O'Donovan will bring a memo to Cabinet opposing it. He believes the existing television license fee suffices for terrestrial television and plans to address legal loopholes via the Broadcasting Bill. Concerns over RTÉ funding also feature, with O'Donovan highlighting an almost 'monopolistic' situation regarding license fees, advertising, and Sound and Vision funding, and pushing for increased accountability.

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(www.rte.ie)
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2,000-Year-Old Roman Battlefield Unearthed in Vienna

2025-04-07
2,000-Year-Old Roman Battlefield Unearthed in Vienna

During renovations of a sports field in Vienna, a mass grave containing the remains of approximately 150 soldiers was discovered. Archaeological analysis confirms the remains date to a battle between Roman legionaries and Germanic tribes sometime between the mid-first and early second centuries CE. The discovery, including weaponry (daggers, spears, helmet fragments) and a dagger sheath with silver wire inlays providing precise dating, offers the first direct archaeological evidence of a battle along the Danube Limes, a key part of the Roman Empire's eastern frontier. This find sheds new light on the origins of Vienna and the conflicts that led to the expansion of the Roman military camp Vindobona.

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CodeScientist: An AI-Powered Tool for Automated Scientific Discovery – Costs and Risks

2025-04-09
CodeScientist: An AI-Powered Tool for Automated Scientific Discovery – Costs and Risks

CodeScientist is an autonomous agent leveraging LLMs for automated scientific discovery. It generates, debugs, and runs experiments, but costs vary depending on debugging iterations, prompt size, etc., averaging around $4 per experiment. Users must carefully manage API keys and monitor usage to avoid high costs. The generated code might contain API keys; exclusion patterns are recommended to prevent accidental commits.

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DIY Birkeland-Eyde Reactor: An Arduino-Powered Experiment

2025-04-09
DIY Birkeland-Eyde Reactor: An Arduino-Powered Experiment

Citizen scientist Marb built a DIY experimental reactor to demonstrate the Birkeland-Eyde process, a historically significant but inefficient method of producing nitric acid from atmospheric nitrogen using electric arcs. While energy-intensive and largely obsolete for industrial use, Marb's focus is on the scientific experiment. He cleverly uses an Arduino UNO to control the electric arc, incorporating a desiccant dryer for optimal air conditions and a temperature sensor for feedback. Though the current yield is low, Marb plans a follow-up video with more details if there's sufficient interest.

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(blog.arduino.cc)
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GitHub Actions' `shell` Keyword: Unexpected Flexibility and Security Implications

2025-04-08

The `shell` keyword in GitHub Actions lets you specify the shell for a given run block. However, this is far more flexible than the documentation suggests. It supports not only predefined shells like bash and pwsh, but any executable on the system's `$PATH`. This means you can run C code using a C compiler, or even dynamically modify `$GITHUB_PATH` to change the shell's behavior. While this offers flexibility, it also introduces security risks, as file writes can imply execution. This contrasts with GitHub's unexpected practice of performing `$PATH` lookups even for their "well-known" shell values.

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Tracking the ISS with a repurposed IR Turret

2025-04-05

Using a HackPack IR turret received as a birthday gift, the author created a device that tracks the International Space Station (ISS) in real-time. By fetching Two-Line Element (TLE) data for the ISS and using the SGP4 algorithm to calculate its position, the author converted this into azimuth and elevation angles to control stepper and servo motors. The project involved astronomy calculations, embedded programming, and 3D modeling, showcasing creativity and technical skills. It offers a unique observation tool for amateur astronomers.

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(faridrener.com)
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Onyx: Open-Source GenAI Platform Raises $10M Seed Round

2025-04-03
Onyx: Open-Source GenAI Platform Raises $10M Seed Round

Onyx, an open-source generative AI platform, connects your company's docs, apps, and people. It ingests and syncs information from various sources (Google Drive, Slack, GitHub, Confluence, Salesforce, etc.) to create a central hub for asking questions. Imagine your most knowledgeable colleagues, all in one place, 24/7! Onyx believes every modern team will use knowledge-enhanced GenAI within 5 years, and aims to bring this technology to teams worldwide. They just closed a $10M seed round led by Khosla Ventures and First Round Capital, boasting clients like Netflix, Ramp, and Applied Intuition, as well as open-source users including Roku, Zendesk, and L3Harris.

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(www.ycombinator.com)
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The Rise and Fall of US Government Efficiency: From WWII Prowess to Modern Ineptitude

2025-04-09
The Rise and Fall of US Government Efficiency: From WWII Prowess to Modern Ineptitude

This podcast delves into the evolution of US government efficiency. During WWII, the government employed process charting and work simplification initiatives, showcasing surprisingly modern management techniques resembling lean principles. However, the 1960s saw a shift towards corporate-style 'long-run planning', resulting in increased bureaucracy and decreased efficiency. Using the USDA and IRS as case studies, the discussion contrasts effective and ineffective management, highlighting the importance of process simplification and continuous improvement. The authors emphasize learning from historical successes and applying these lessons to improve modern governance.

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(www.governance.fyi)
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SpaceX Engineer's Hacking Past Exposed

2025-04-04
SpaceX Engineer's Hacking Past Exposed

Christopher Stanley, a former SpaceX and X engineer currently serving as a senior advisor at the Department of Justice (DOJ), has reportedly been caught boasting about hacking and distributing pirated ebooks, bootleg software, and game cheats. These boasts appeared on archived websites, several of which were quickly deleted after being flagged. Stanley was assigned to the DOJ by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). While Musk claims DOGE operates transparently, little is known about its staffers or their roles. Stanley's DOJ duties remain unclear, but the Deputy Attorney General's office investigates various crimes, including hacking and malicious cyber activity. The DOJ confirmed Stanley, a 'special government employee,' doesn't receive a government salary. Stanley's questionable past reportedly dates back to 2006, when he was in high school. Reuters connected him to various online forums and sites using pseudonyms, including Reneg4d3, still used on YouTube, verifying the connection through registration data, old email addresses, and biographical information.

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(arstechnica.com)
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eGPU: Extending eBPF to GPUs for Low-Overhead Dynamic Observability

2025-04-10

With the surge in GPU-accelerated workloads, existing monitoring tools often suffer from high overhead or invasiveness. eGPU innovatively extends eBPF to GPU kernels via runtime PTX injection, enabling low-overhead dynamic observability. By compiling eBPF bytecode into PTX and injecting it into running GPU kernels, eGPU allows for dynamic addition, modification, and removal of instrumentation without interrupting execution. This not only improves the efficiency of GPU performance analysis but also opens up possibilities for programmable GPU computing, runtime optimization, and GPU security.

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(camps.aptaracorp.com)
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Woolly Mammoth Revival: Ecological Claims Questioned

2025-04-05
Woolly Mammoth Revival: Ecological Claims Questioned

Colossal's ambitious plan to resurrect woolly mammoths rests on claims of their positive ecological impact, particularly on carbon sequestration. However, existing research on the effects of large herbivores on carbon sequestration is mixed: African forest elephants may enhance it, while savanna elephants reduce it. While one study suggests increasing large herbivore populations lowers permafrost temperatures, the feasibility and cost-effectiveness are questionable. Furthermore, warmer winters due to climate change could mean mammoth trampling accelerates soil warming. Ecosystems are complex and unpredictable, making it challenging to assess extinct species' impact on modern ecosystems. Colossal's narrative leverages this uncertainty, but this doesn't make their claims more likely to be true.

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(arstechnica.com)
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Microsoft Kills Off Remote Desktop App, Forcing Migration to Windows App

2025-04-04
Microsoft Kills Off Remote Desktop App, Forcing Migration to Windows App

Microsoft is ending support for its legacy Remote Desktop application on May 27th, mandating a migration to the new Windows App. While the new app offers unified access to services like Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop, along with features such as customizable home screens and multi-monitor support, it also has limitations. Some proxy server environments and AD FS single sign-on are not supported, leading to user inconvenience. The move has been criticized by some as "the dumbest rebranding ever."

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(www.theregister.com)
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Testing Isn't a Sunk Cost: How It Accelerates Your Team

2025-04-05
Testing Isn't a Sunk Cost: How It Accelerates Your Team

This article explores why software engineers commonly resist writing tests and emphasizes the importance of testing for improving code quality and team efficiency. The author uses personal experiences to illustrate that abandoning testing, even in high-pressure startup environments, is a mistake. The article highlights that testing isn't just about the distinctions between unit tests, integration tests, etc., but rather about verifying chunks of code that validate the core functionality. Tests should be on-demand, rapidly repeatable, replicable elsewhere, and automatable. The author also points out that writing tests forces developers to write more test-friendly code, leading to better code quality, increased modularity, and ultimately, improved team efficiency. The author concludes by urging engineers to prioritize testing, viewing it as key to increasing productivity and reducing bugs, and leveraging AI to assist with testing, but not relying on it entirely.

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(medium.com)
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Netflix Solves the EBPF Flow Log IP Address Attribution Problem

2025-04-08
Netflix Solves the EBPF Flow Log IP Address Attribution Problem

Netflix previously used eBPF to collect TCP flow logs, but IP address attribution issues rendered the data unreliable. The initial approach relied on a Sonar service, but suffered from delays and inaccuracies. To solve this, Netflix redesigned its attribution method. For local IP addresses, it leverages EC2 instance certificates or utilizes the IPMan service and eBPF maps to handle container workloads. For remote IP addresses, FlowCollector collects flow logs and uses timestamps and local IP address attribution information to infer remote IP address ownership. A Kafka-based mechanism shares data across nodes, addressing regionalization and non-workload IP address attribution. Finally, validation using the Zuul service demonstrates that the new method effectively eliminates misattribution, making eBPF flow logs provide reliable network insights.

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(netflixtechblog.com)
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Trump's Economic Policies: Demolition or Renovation?

2025-04-09
Trump's Economic Policies: Demolition or Renovation?

This article uses a clever analogy, comparing Trump's economic policies to a group of construction workers who are demolishing a house instead of rebuilding it. The author argues that the Trump administration's protectionist trade policies, intended to revive American manufacturing, are actually harming the US economy. High tariffs have disrupted supply chains, increased business costs, and created market chaos, failing to stimulate American manufacturing. The article criticizes the chaotic and unplanned nature of Trump's policies and points out their potential threat to the stability of the US economy.

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(www.theatlantic.com)
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Venture Capitalist's Son Pens Book on Nepotism

2025-04-08
Venture Capitalist's Son Pens Book on Nepotism

Daniel Breyer, son of a highly successful venture capitalist, shares his story of entrepreneurship and his perspective on wealth and nepotism. Acknowledging the privileged world he inhabits, Breyer's book tackles the realities of nepotism within the startup world, though he assures us his characters are less virtuous than his father.

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(sfstandard.com)
Startup Nepotism

Brazil's Pix: Instant Payments Take Over

2025-04-08
Brazil's Pix: Instant Payments Take Over

Launched in November 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazil's Pix digital payment system rapidly gained popularity. Its contactless, instant, free, and user-friendly nature proved a winning combination. Using only a recipient's national ID, phone number, or QR code, Pix facilitated a massive surge in transactions. By 2024, it surpassed cash and cards to become Brazil's dominant payment method, processing 63 billion transactions totaling 26 trillion reais ($4.5 trillion). No other country has adopted a similar system with such speed.

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(www.economist.com)
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Ditch Wi-Fi Lag: How Ethernet Cables Can Supercharge Your Internet

2025-04-06
Ditch Wi-Fi Lag: How Ethernet Cables Can Supercharge Your Internet

Tired of unreliable and slow Wi-Fi? This article explores Ethernet cables—a way to boost internet speed and stability through a physical connection. Ethernet cables directly connect your computer to your router, bypassing Wi-Fi signal interference from walls and other objects, resulting in faster speeds and lower latency, especially beneficial for gamers. While some newer laptops lack Ethernet ports, USB adapters provide a solution. Furthermore, network switches allow you to hardwire multiple devices simultaneously for enhanced network efficiency.

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(www.businessinsider.com)
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Nebula Sans: A New Brand Font for Nebula Streaming Service

2025-04-05
Nebula Sans: A New Brand Font for Nebula Streaming Service

Nebula, a premium streaming service from independent creators, has released its new brand typeface, Nebula Sans. Based on Source Sans and designed as a drop-in replacement for Whitney SSm, Nebula Sans is available under the SIL Open Font License for anyone to use. A short documentary details the story behind Nebula Sans. Featuring two styles in six weights, it's suitable for interfaces, print, and any graphical, digital, physical, metaphysical, metaphorical, or allegorical needs.

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(nebulasans.com)
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Neovim pytest Integration: pytest.nvim Simplifies Testing

2025-04-05
Neovim pytest Integration: pytest.nvim Simplifies Testing

pytest.nvim is a Neovim plugin integrating the pytest testing framework. It boasts Docker support, letting you run tests within containers. The plugin offers streamlined commands and keybindings for running, attaching, and detaching tests, along with customizable settings including Docker configuration and keymaps. Installation and setup are easy regardless of your plugin manager (Lazyvim, Packer, or Vim-Plug).

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(github.com)
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Europe's Digital Sovereignty Crisis: Fighting Back Against US Tech Colonialism

2025-04-05
Europe's Digital Sovereignty Crisis: Fighting Back Against US Tech Colonialism

Europe faces a digital sovereignty crisis. US social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) dominate over 80% of European social media activity, leading to manipulation, cultural homogenization, and economic exploitation. These platforms not only spread disinformation and interfere in European elections but also avoid taxes through loopholes, stifling European competitors. The article calls for the EU to invest in building a homegrown social media ecosystem, leveraging the EU's regulatory power and user base to create platforms aligned with European values. This would break free from US digital colonialism and safeguard Europe's cultural diversity and digital sovereignty.

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(mediascope.group)
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Birds' Brains: Convergent Evolution of Cognitive Power

2025-04-08
Birds' Brains: Convergent Evolution of Cognitive Power

New research using single-cell RNA sequencing reveals surprising similarities in the brain structures of birds and mammals, despite their distinct evolutionary paths. Scientists have long puzzled over how birds, lacking a neocortex, possess complex cognitive abilities. The study found that the avian dorsal ventricular ridge (DVR) functionally mirrors the mammalian neocortex, but its development, cell types, and generation timing differ significantly, suggesting independent evolution rather than inheritance from a common ancestor. This challenges long-held beliefs about brain evolution and suggests our understanding of 'optimal intelligence' may be too narrow.

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(www.quantamagazine.org)
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Ayn Rand's Heir: A Tragedy of Loyalty, Power, and Family

2025-04-04
Ayn Rand's Heir: A Tragedy of Loyalty, Power, and Family

This article chronicles the life of Leonard Peikoff, Ayn Rand's devoted follower and heir, whose life revolved around unwavering loyalty to Rand. From his teenage epiphany with Rand's philosophy to becoming her sole inheritor, Peikoff dedicated his life to propagating Rand's Objectivist philosophy. However, after inheriting Rand's legacy and fortune, Peikoff's later years are consumed by a bitter dispute with his daughter, Kira, stemming from his marriage to a much younger caregiver, Grace Davis, and subsequent plans to leave his estate to her. The story highlights the clash between power, loyalty, and family, and the ironic fate of a man devoted to individualism who ends up defined by his dependence on others.

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(www.theatlantic.com)
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Emulating iOS on QEMU: A Challenging Journey

2025-04-05
Emulating iOS on QEMU: A Challenging Journey

This article details a team's journey in emulating iOS on QEMU. Starting with existing open-source projects, they leveraged checkra1n and PongoOS to bypass iOS security mechanisms. They overcame numerous challenges including software rendering, IOMFB display issues, address randomization, and Pointer Authentication (PAC). The team developed tools to generate and apply Mach-O patches and injected shellcode to simulate USB pairing. Ultimately, they successfully displayed the iOS boot screen and unlock interface on QEMU, showcasing a remarkable achievement.

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(eshard.com)
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OpenPrompt: Seamlessly Integrate Code into LLMs

2025-04-07
OpenPrompt: Seamlessly Integrate Code into LLMs

OpenPrompt simplifies the process of feeding code into large language models like Claude, GPT-4, and Grok. This tool rapidly serializes files and folders into XML, making it easy to upload your codebase. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux (with executables provided), OpenPrompt lets you select directories, filter files, add instructions, and generate an XML prompt ready for pasting into your chosen LLM. Use cases include code reviews, documentation generation, refactoring assistance, bug hunting, learning new codebases, and architectural analysis.

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(github.com)
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