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SanDisk Unveils 1PB SSD Roadmap and 3D DRAM Challenges

2025-02-18

SanDisk Unveils 1PB SSD Roadmap and 3D DRAM Challenges

At its Investor Day, SanDisk revealed its roadmap for 1PB solid-state drives based on its UltraQLC technology, alongside insights into the challenges of 3D DRAM. UltraQLC combines BICS 8 QLC 3D NAND, a 64-channel controller, and custom firmware for high density, performance, and efficiency. While 1PB SSDs are on the horizon, 3D DRAM faces significant hurdles. SanDisk is exploring alternatives like High Bandwidth Flash (HBF) to address the massive memory demands of AI training.

(www.tomshardware.com)

Hardware Solid State Drive

Cisco Firewall and TLS 1.3 Compatibility Issues

2025-05-22

A company encountered a problem with their Cisco firewall: due to TLS 1.3 encrypting server certificates, the firewall couldn't enforce URL or application access rules based on certificate content. To solve this, Cisco introduced TLS Server Identity Discovery, using an additional TLS 1.2 handshake to retrieve the certificate in plaintext. However, this clashed with expected Postgres database behavior. The actual issue wasn't TLS 1.3 incompatibility, but rather the firewall wasn't configured to block unknown applications; it attempted to learn the certificate for 3 seconds before giving up and allowing the connection.

(marc-bowes.com)

Tech

A Hierarchical Approach to Programming Languages and Multi-Language Development

2025-03-16

A Hierarchical Approach to Programming Languages and Multi-Language Development

The author proposes a four-level hierarchy for classifying programming languages based on typing and compilation: interpreted dynamically typed (e.g., JavaScript), interpreted statically typed (e.g., TypeScript), compiled with automatic memory management (e.g., Go), and compiled with manual memory management (e.g., Rust). The author argues that choosing the right level for different needs is crucial and proposes a language set comprising Rust, RustGC (a level 2/3 hybrid), and RustScript (level 4) to improve development efficiency and code performance. This set shares syntax and allows seamless calls between different levels, addressing issues of maintaining different toolsets and training personnel. The ultimate goal is to improve programming efficiency and code quality.

(gist.github.com)

Development development efficiency multi-language collaboration

Kubient CEO Jailed for AI-Fueled Ad Fraud Scheme

2025-03-22

Kubient CEO Jailed for AI-Fueled Ad Fraud Scheme

Paul Roberts, CEO of ad-tech firm Kubient, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for orchestrating a $1.3 million fraud scheme. Roberts inflated Kubient's IPO and sales of its AI tool, KAI, by engaging in a reciprocal billing scheme with another company and fabricating KAI performance reports. This case highlights the ethical risks in the pursuit of growth within AI companies and underscores the need for investor vigilance in evaluating tech company financials.

(arstechnica.com)

Startup AI fraud IPO fraud

Qweremin: A C64-Based Qwerty Theremin Blends Old and New

2025-09-01

Following a 2022 C64-based theremin project, the author created the Qweremin, a novel instrument merging the classic theremin with a qwerty keyboard. The Qweremin addresses the theremin's notorious difficulty, improving volume control precision and responsiveness using external DACs. The article also recounts a chance encounter with legendary game composer Rob Hubbard, resulting in an autographed clamp for the instrument.

(www.linusakesson.net)

Hardware electronic instrument

Ultimate Guide to Remote Jobs: Your Dream Job Awaits

2025-01-09

This resource is a compilation of numerous remote job opportunities across various fields, including tech, design, marketing, and customer support. Whether you're a seasoned engineer or a recent graduate, you'll find suitable positions here. From Remote Rocketship, focusing on tech roles, to We Work Remotely offering a wide range of remote jobs, and Remote Nursing Jobs specifically for nurses, this resource has it all. Additionally, platforms like 4DayWeek.io, focusing on four-day workweeks, and many others provide a plethora of remote job listings to help you find your ideal career path.

(www.jobsearchdb.com)

Misc

Silent Protest: Two Advisors Resign from Federal Agencies

2025-05-13

Silent Protest: Two Advisors Resign from Federal Agencies

Two advisors, serving on the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council, resigned in protest against the U.S. government's political interference in knowledge institutions and suppression of academic freedom. They cited arbitrary interference with grants, restrictions on free speech, and the politically motivated persecution of key figures like the Librarian of Congress as severely undermining the independence and objectivity of these institutions. The advisors argued that remaining would lend false legitimacy to the government's actions, choosing instead to resign in protest and call for the restoration of these institutions' original purpose.

(time.com)

Tech knowledge institutions

Space-Based Data Centers: The Solution to AI's Energy Problem?

2025-05-13

Space-Based Data Centers: The Solution to AI's Energy Problem?

StarCloud is building data centers in space to leverage abundant solar energy and passive radiative cooling for training future large AI models. They plan to launch progressively larger satellites annually, eventually reaching gigawatt scale, solving the power, water, and permitting challenges of terrestrial data centers. Their team comprises leading experts from aerospace, software, and finance, with their first satellite launching in May 2025.

(www.ycombinator.com)

Tech space data center

AI: A Recursive Paradigm Shift

2025-08-13

This article explores the revolutionary impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a new General Purpose Technology (GPT). AI is not only changing how we access knowledge but also how we think, even triggering a recursive paradigm shift: software uses AI, AI uses software, AI builds software, and AI itself is software. The author argues that the rapid development of AI brings immense opportunities and challenges, requiring us to adapt and participate actively, exploring future AI applications and redefining our roles in technological transformation.

(blog.nilenso.com)

AI General Purpose Technology

Reverse Engineering Apple's M1 GPU: Open-Source Drivers Make Linux Gaming Soar

2025-08-27

Beginning in 2020, Hector Martin, a University of Toronto computer science student, launched the Asahi Linux project to bring Linux to Apple's M1 chip. Collaborating with an engineer at Collabora, he reverse-engineered the M1's GPU, gradually achieving graphics acceleration and ultimately achieving full support for OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4, and OpenCL 3.0, enabling Proton gaming. This not only debunked the myth that Vulkan is unsuitable for Apple hardware but also contributed a high-quality driver to the open-source community, dramatically improving the Linux gaming experience on the M1 chip.

(rosenzweig.io)

Development Open Source Driver

Debugging Views: A Programmer's Time Saver

2025-08-21

Programmer Sophie encountered a bug in the Unison project, requiring complex SQL queries to track down the issue. The author introduces a solution: creating database views to streamline the debugging process. Pre-defined views join multiple tables, presenting data in a more readable format, eliminating the need to repeatedly write complex JOIN statements for each debugging session. While this approach might slightly impact performance on specific queries, it significantly improves debugging efficiency and saves development time.

(chrispenner.ca)

Development

Stasi's 'Zersetzung': How East German Activists Resisted Repression

2025-04-28

Stasi's 'Zersetzung': How East German Activists Resisted Repression

This article explores the experiences of East German political activists who faced Stasi informants and infiltration before the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Stasi's invasive spying and disorienting tactics severely limited possibilities for civil disobedience. Despite this, activists sparked a grassroots revolution in 1989. Based on interviews, the article reveals the Stasi's 'Zersetzung' (corrosion) strategy: creating conflict, sabotaging activities, and isolating groups to weaken opposition. Activists resisted through support networks, inter-group solidarity, open actions, and careful investigation of potential informants. Their resilience highlights the human cost of repression and the unexpected success of grassroots movements even under extreme surveillance.

(www.maxhertzberg.co.uk)

Misc East Germany political activism

The Real Threat of AI: Not Singularity, but Antisocial Behavior

2025-05-04

The Real Threat of AI: Not Singularity, but Antisocial Behavior

The author isn't worried about AI singularity or robot uprisings, but rather the antisocial behaviors AI enables: coordinated inauthentic behavior, misinformation, nonconsensual pornography, and displacement of industries causing job losses. The risk, the author argues, isn't the technology itself, but how it alters incentive structures, exacerbating existing societal problems. Furthermore, the author criticizes AI companies' disregard for user privacy, such as using encrypted messages for AI analysis, potentially leading to data misuse. The author calls on AI companies to make AI features opt-in, respecting user choice and privacy.

(soatok.blog)

AI antisocial behavior

The Illusion of a Universal Problem-Solving Method

2025-06-12

This article reflects on problem-solving approaches, using Sudoku solvers as a case study. It contrasts the test-driven development (TDD) approach of Ron Jeffries, which involved significant effort, with Peter Norvig's concise and efficient solution. The author argues against a universal problem-solving method, emphasizing the importance of choosing the right tools and continuously learning new ones. Drawing parallels to the Entscheidungsproblem, the article highlights the role of insight and experience, and shares the author's personal problem-solving techniques.

(rjp.io)

Development programming methodologies

OpenVMS Gets a Package Manager After 47 Years: VSP Beta Released

2025-03-17

After 47 years and support for 4 different CPU architectures, OpenVMS finally has a package manager – VSP! Currently in beta, it has some limitations: incomplete dependency resolution, no update management, and a lack of private repository support. However, it significantly streamlines software installation, saving considerable time. VSP allows searching, downloading, and installing software with simple commands, eliminating the manual download, extraction, and installation process. Future improvements will focus on automated dependency handling, update/upgrade capabilities, and private repository support, bringing it closer to modern package managers like APT, YUM, and DNF.

(raymii.org)

Development

Revisited Forth: Two Implementations and Reflections on a Quirky Language

2025-08-28

The author revisited Forth, a language first encountered 20 years ago. Over two months, they implemented two Forth interpreters: goforth (in Go) and ctil (in C). goforth, a pure interpreter, is simple but lacks advanced features. ctil, closer to a traditional Forth implementation, allows extending the language using Forth itself, showcasing its power. The author argues that Forth's unique strengths lay in its early hardware context. However, its stack-based model makes it less readable and less practical in modern contexts, best suited as a learning project to understand compiler principles and virtual machines.

(eli.thegreenplace.net)

Development Language Implementation Compiler Principles

Retro Revival: Cyclauto's Front-Wheel-Drive Cargo Bike from the 1930s

2025-05-12

Retro Revival: Cyclauto's Front-Wheel-Drive Cargo Bike from the 1930s

French company Cyclauto has revived a vintage cargo bike design from the 1930s, originally by French industrialist Auguste Reymond. Unlike typical cargo bikes, the Cyclauto positions the rider above the front wheel, directly powering it without a chain, reducing maintenance. Its detachable cargo section, like a semi-trailer, offers high modularity, carrying goods, passengers, or even commercial fixtures. The shorter wheelbase makes it highly maneuverable in urban settings. Cyclauto has been showcased at bike shows, but production dates remain unannounced.

(www.core77.com)

Tech cargo bike

Voxtral: Open-Source Speech Understanding Models Shatter the Status Quo

2025-07-16

Voxtral: Open-Source Speech Understanding Models Shatter the Status Quo

Voxtral has released two state-of-the-art speech understanding models: a 24B parameter variant for production and a 3B parameter variant for edge deployments, both licensed under Apache 2.0. These models boast superior transcription accuracy, handle long-form audio (up to 40 minutes), feature built-in Q&A and summarization, and offer native multilingual support. Significantly, Voxtral undercuts comparable APIs in cost, making high-quality speech intelligence accessible and controllable at scale. It bridges the gap between open-source systems with high error rates and expensive closed-source APIs, offering function-calling capabilities that directly translate voice commands into system actions. Voxtral is poised to revolutionize human-computer interaction.

(mistral.ai)

AI

DOJ Sides with ISPs in Copyright Infringement Case

2025-06-02

DOJ Sides with ISPs in Copyright Infringement Case

The Department of Justice sided with Frontier Communications in a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by record labels. The labels alleged Frontier failed to terminate accounts of numerous repeat infringers. The DOJ argued that holding ISPs liable for user infringement could incentivize them to terminate accounts indiscriminately to avoid liability, potentially harming innocent users. Frontier defended its actions, stating it had terminated many accounts flagged for infringement and hadn't directly infringed any copyrights. The case highlights the complex legal battle between copyright holders, ISPs, and users over the responsibility for online copyright infringement.

(arstechnica.com)

Tech ISPs

Vienna's Green Social Housing: A Model for Tackling the Housing Crisis and Climate Change?

2025-06-15

Vienna's Green Social Housing: A Model for Tackling the Housing Crisis and Climate Change?

Vienna offers a compelling model for addressing both the housing crisis and climate change simultaneously. The city leverages its extensive social housing program— encompassing roughly 420,000 units— to implement ambitious climate action. This includes large-scale energy retrofits, renewable energy adoption, and incentivizing climate-friendly designs through competitive bidding processes for developers. The result is affordable, sustainable housing that significantly reduces energy consumption and carbon emissions, providing a valuable lesson for other cities struggling with similar challenges.

(www.npr.org)

Tech green housing social housing

Zed Editor Launches Edit Prediction Powered by Open-Source Model Zeta

2025-02-14

Zed Editor Launches Edit Prediction Powered by Open-Source Model Zeta

Zed editor has released an exciting new feature: edit prediction. Powered by a new open-source model called Zeta, it predicts your next edit, allowing you to apply it with a simple tab press. Zeta, derived from Qwen2.5-Coder-7B, leverages supervised fine-tuning and direct preference optimization for accuracy and efficiency. To address latency challenges, Zed employed techniques like speculative decoding and partnered with Baseten for optimized model deployment. Currently in public beta, users can try Zeta for free with a GitHub account. Its open-source nature allows community contributions to improve the model.

(zed.dev)

Development

US Blacklists 80 Entities to Curb China's Access to Computing Tech

2025-03-26

US Blacklists 80 Entities to Curb China's Access to Computing Tech

The US added 80 organizations and companies to its export blacklist, aiming to prevent China from obtaining computing technology for military applications. The restrictions, imposed by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), target entities deemed to act against US national security interests. Notable additions include six Inspur Group subsidiaries and the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence, which have protested their inclusion. This move escalates US-China tech tensions, drawing strong condemnation from China.

(www.theverge.com)

Tech tech war US-China relations

HP's 15-Minute Phone Wait: Forcing Customers Online?

2025-02-20

HP's 15-Minute Phone Wait: Forcing Customers Online?

HP Inc. is implementing a minimum 15-minute wait time for phone support in several European countries for consumer PC and print customers. This is a deliberate strategy to drive customers towards online support channels and reduce warranty costs. Internal sources express concern, highlighting the disconnect between decision-makers and the impacted customers. While HP claims to monitor customer satisfaction metrics, the move is likely to push some customers towards alternative support methods like social media or live chat.

(www.theregister.com)

Tech customer service online support

OpenEuroLLM: Europe's Push for Open-Source Multilingual LLMs

2025-02-03

A consortium of 20 leading European research institutions and companies has launched OpenEuroLLM, a project to build a family of high-performance, multilingual large language models (LLMs). The initiative aims to boost Europe's AI competitiveness by democratizing access to high-quality AI technology through open-source principles. This will empower European companies and public organizations to develop impactful products and services. OpenEuroLLM operates within Europe's regulatory framework and collaborates with open-source communities to ensure complete openness of models, software, data, and evaluation, catering to diverse industry and public sector needs while preserving linguistic and cultural diversity.

(openeurollm.eu)

AI

Trump's Second Term: A Descent into Competitive Authoritarianism?

2025-02-13

Trump's Second Term: A Descent into Competitive Authoritarianism?

This article analyzes the potential threat to American democracy posed by a second Trump presidency. It argues that the Trump administration may weaponize government institutions to target opponents, suppress dissent, and steer the US towards 'competitive authoritarianism'. While the US possesses strong institutions and a relatively robust civil society, the politicization and weaponization of government agencies could lead to democratic backsliding, ultimately undermining the vitality of American democracy.

(www.foreignaffairs.com)

Misc Democracy

Banned from MSG for a T-Shirt He Designed Years Ago?

2025-03-29

Banned from MSG for a T-Shirt He Designed Years Ago?

Frank Miller, a graphic designer, was banned for life from Madison Square Garden (MSG) and its properties, including Radio City Music Hall, for an incident he claims he wasn't even involved in. The ban stems from a "Ban Dolan" T-shirt he designed in 2017, referencing a conflict between Knicks owner James Dolan and Charles Oakley. Although Miller wasn't wearing the shirt and hadn't attended an MSG event in almost two decades, he was identified, likely via facial recognition technology, and denied entry to a concert on his parents' anniversary. MSG claims his actions violated their code of conduct, but Miller argues this highlights the potential misuse of facial recognition and corporate power, raising concerns about privacy and surveillance.

(www.theverge.com)

Misc

Budget-Friendly 0.96-inch USB Display Dongle: WeAct Display FS Review

2025-09-20

Budget-Friendly 0.96-inch USB Display Dongle: WeAct Display FS Review

The WeAct Display FS is a cheap 0.96-inch USB display dongle designed to add an information display or a tiny secondary display to your computer or SBC. It features a full-color 160x80 resolution display and is customizable with WeAct Studio software, supporting text, images, weather, and more. While officially only supporting Windows, its open-source-based software theoretically works on macOS, Linux, and other systems with Python 3.9+. A Windows-only screen projection program is also included, allowing window projection to the small display, though practicality is limited by the resolution. Available on AliExpress for around $2, a larger 3.5-inch version is also offered.

(www.cnx-software.com)

Hardware USB display small display

Breakthrough: Lithium-Sulfur Battery Retains 80% Capacity After 25,000 Cycles

2025-02-21

Breakthrough: Lithium-Sulfur Battery Retains 80% Capacity After 25,000 Cycles

A Chinese research team has developed a revolutionary lithium-sulfur battery that retains 80% of its charge capacity after an astounding 25,000 charge-discharge cycles—significantly outperforming traditional lithium-ion batteries, which typically degrade after 1,000 cycles. This breakthrough utilizes a novel sulfur-based solid-state electrode composed of sulfur, boron, lithium, phosphorus, and iodine. The addition of iodine accelerates redox reactions, leading to faster charging and discharging. While promising, further research is needed to improve energy density and explore alternative lightweight materials.

(techxplore.com)

Tech lithium-sulfur battery solid-state battery battery technology

AI 'Street Photography' Isn't Photography: The Loss of Authentic Experience

2024-12-21

AI 'Street Photography' Isn't Photography: The Loss of Authentic Experience

This article argues that AI-generated 'street photography' is not true photography. While AI can create images resembling street photos, it lacks the essential elements of real photography: the capturing of actual light and moments, the engagement with strangers, and the inherent risks and rewards of real-world interaction. The author contrasts AI-generated images with their own experience in Brooklyn's Chinatown, highlighting the value of human connection, cultural exchange, and the discomfort and courage required for genuine street photography. The article ultimately warns against the collapse of meaning when simulated experiences replace authentic engagement with reality.

(simone.org)

AI AI photography street photography authentic experience

White House Reverses Course: Sweeping Rescission of Biden-Era Executive Orders

2025-01-22

White House Reverses Course: Sweeping Rescission of Biden-Era Executive Orders

In a dramatic shift, the new Presidential administration issued an executive order rescinding dozens of executive orders and memoranda enacted by the previous administration. These actions covered a wide range of policies, including racial equity, climate change, immigration, and healthcare. The new administration characterized the rescinded policies as "deeply unpopular, inflationary, illegal, and radical," claiming they undermined American unity, fairness, safety, and prosperity. This move signals a significant departure from the previous administration's agenda, aiming to restore "common sense" governance and unleash the potential of American citizens.

(www.whitehouse.gov)

Misc politics executive orders policy reversal

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