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Open-Source Hardware Switch Project: A Journey from Failure to 10G Ethernet

2025-05-13

The author's multi-year journey to build an open-source hardware Ethernet switch is detailed, chronicling its evolution from an initial failure in 2012 using a low-end FPGA to a powerful switch boasting 48 1G ports and dual 10/25G uplinks with a XCKU5P FPGA. The long road included significant learning, skill development, the creation of high-precision probes and software tools, and continuous hardware/software design improvements. While challenges remain, the author is optimistic about delivering a final product by 2026.

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(serd.es)
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AI Rebel Genius: Unleashing the Untamed Potential of GPT-4

2025-04-16
AI Rebel Genius: Unleashing the Untamed Potential of GPT-4

This text details a series of instructions and attempts to break the limitations of GPT-4. The user tries various techniques, including special symbols, leetspeak, image steganography, and carefully crafted prompts, to bypass security restrictions and obtain sensitive information that GPT-4 would normally not provide, such as illegal drug synthesis methods and hacking techniques. These attempts showcase the user's exploration and challenges to AI capabilities, and also reflect the complexity and limitations of AI security mechanisms.

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(github.com)
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From Arc to Dia: The Browser Company's AI Pivot

2025-05-27
From Arc to Dia: The Browser Company's AI Pivot

The Browser Company announces its pivot from its browser project, Arc, to a new AI-powered browser, Dia. The article explains that despite Arc's loyal user base, it fell short of expectations due to growth limitations, hesitation in embracing AI, and communication issues. The author admits Dia isn't a simple iteration of Arc but rather a response to the future of browsers—AI will fundamentally reshape how we interact with computers, and traditional browsers will be replaced by AI browsers. Dia aims to address Arc's shortcomings, offering a simpler, faster, and more secure experience. The article also touches on Arc's future, stating it won't be open-sourced immediately but will continue to be maintained.

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(browsercompany.substack.com)
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JPMorgan's Return-to-Office Mandate: 300,000+ Employees Called Back

2025-01-12
JPMorgan's Return-to-Office Mandate: 300,000+ Employees Called Back

JPMorgan Chase, America's largest bank, is reportedly ending remote work for over 300,000 employees, mandating a five-day-a-week return to the office. CEO Jamie Dimon's strong advocacy for in-person collaboration is driving this decision, prioritizing innovation and teamwork. This move reflects a broader trend among large corporations shifting away from remote work, sparking debate about workplace flexibility and impacting numerous employees.

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(www.forbes.com)
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Microsoft's Microfluidics: Revolutionizing Datacenter Cooling

2025-09-24
Microsoft's Microfluidics: Revolutionizing Datacenter Cooling

Microsoft is developing microfluidics, a revolutionary chip cooling technology, to address the escalating heat challenges in datacenters. Traditional air and cold plate cooling are insufficient for the power demands of future high-performance AI chips. Microfluidics dramatically improves cooling efficiency by directly delivering coolant to the chip surface, reducing energy consumption, and enabling higher server density and advanced 3D chip architectures. This technology not only boosts compute performance but also reduces datacenter energy usage, leading to environmental benefits and aiming to become an industry standard, driving innovation in chip technology.

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(news.microsoft.com)
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America's Road Safety Crisis: Why are US Road Deaths So High?

2025-05-12

Over 40,000 people die on US roads annually, a shockingly high rate among developed nations. This isn't inevitable; it's a policy choice. The article highlights how the US lags behind countries like the Netherlands and Sweden in road safety improvements due to a lack of a nationwide systemic safety approach. These countries employ the 'Safe System' approach, prioritizing human-centered design, lower speeds, and reducing human-vehicle conflict. The article calls for the US to learn from international experiences and tackle its road safety crisis through a national strategy, design reforms, and a cultural shift.

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(asteriskmag.com)
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iNaturalist Opensources Parts of its Computer Vision Models

2025-09-02
iNaturalist Opensources Parts of its Computer Vision Models

iNaturalist has open-sourced a subset of its machine learning models, including "small" models trained on approximately 500 taxa, along with taxonomy files and a geographic model, suitable for on-device testing and other applications. The full species classification models remain private due to intellectual property and organizational policy. The post details installation and running instructions for MacOS, covering dependency installation, environment setup, performance optimization suggestions (including compiling TensorFlow and using pillow-simd), and provides performance benchmarks.

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(github.com)
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The End of SEO? Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is Here

2025-06-01
The End of SEO? Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is Here

The rise of Large Language Model (LLM) platforms is signaling the end of traditional Search Engine Optimization (SEO). A new paradigm, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), is emerging, focusing not on page rank but on how frequently content appears in LLM-generated answers. Brands need to optimize content for easy parsing and citation by LLMs, using new GEO tools to monitor brand presence in AI-generated results, gaining a competitive edge. GEO is not just a tooling shift, but a platform opportunity. The company that integrates insights, creative input, feedback, and iteration, and masters first- and third-party data will dominate.

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(a16z.com)
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Arizona County Delays $500K AI Crime-Fighting Software Purchase Amidst Concerns

2025-04-17
Arizona County Delays $500K AI Crime-Fighting Software Purchase Amidst Concerns

Pinal County, Arizona, considered a $500,000 contract for Overwatch, an AI-powered crime-fighting software from Massive Blue. The software, using 50 AI bots, aims to combat human trafficking, drug trafficking, and gun trafficking. However, concerns arose regarding its unproven effectiveness; despite claims of assisting in an arson investigation, no arrests have been made. After questioning from supervisors about the lack of demonstrable results, the county board delayed the vote, requesting further evaluation before committing taxpayer funds.

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(www.wired.com)
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SingleFile: Save Entire Webpages as Single HTML Files

2024-12-21
SingleFile: Save Entire Webpages as Single HTML Files

SingleFile is a powerful web extension and CLI tool that saves complete web pages as a single HTML file. Compatible with Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and more, it offers convenient page saving, multi-tab processing, annotation capabilities, and even allows uploading saved pages to Google Drive or GitHub. Customize shortcuts and settings to tailor it to your needs.

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(github.com)
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The Future of Wi-Fi: Faster, Secure, Smarter Networks

2025-01-11
The Future of Wi-Fi: Faster, Secure, Smarter Networks

The future of Wi-Fi is an exciting landscape shaped by the rise of IoT, the adoption of Wi-Fi 6E/7 and WPA3, and the ever-increasing number of devices connecting to wireless networks. This article explores the evolution of Wi-Fi technology, highlighting how Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 deliver faster speeds, improved reliability, and enhanced security, while WPA3 strengthens security measures. A key focus is Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE), providing secure encrypted connections for guest networks without passwords. With growing connectivity demands and the prevalence of BYOD devices, businesses need to adopt more secure and manageable Wi-Fi architectures to meet future challenges.

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(www.cloudi-fi.com)
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Chrome EULA Controversy: Google's Swift Response and Correction

2025-03-02
Chrome EULA Controversy: Google's Swift Response and Correction

A blog post clarifies a misunderstanding regarding a clause in the Google Chrome End User License Agreement (EULA). The clause granted Google broad rights to content created by users within Chrome, raising user concerns. The Google Chrome team swiftly responded, explaining it was due to the use of universal terms of service and that the clause didn't apply to Chrome, promising its removal. Google subsequently updated the EULA, explicitly stating users retain copyright and other rights to their content, resolving the controversy.

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(www.mattcutts.com)
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Google Duo to be fully discontinued in September 2025

2025-05-31
Google Duo to be fully discontinued in September 2025

While the Google Duo brand disappeared in 2022, some features lingered in Google Meet. However, Google has announced the complete shutdown of all Duo features by September 2025. This includes 'Legacy calls' which utilized Duo technology. Users will need to transition to 'Meet calls', offering enhanced capabilities like screen sharing and live captions. Note that some beloved Duo features, such as Family Mode and Knock Knock, won't be carried over. Google urges users to export their call history and video messages before the deadline.

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(9to5google.com)
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Easter Eggs & the Joy of Software Development

2025-02-11
Easter Eggs & the Joy of Software Development

A development team injected fun into the creation of their new product, Tapestry, by incorporating several Easter eggs. Starting with a spinning fidget spinner on the beta badge and evolving into a personalized, dynamic app icon “disco” based on user feedback, the team engaged users with playful surprises. These weren't mere additions; they were cleverly integrated into testing and bug-fixing processes. The article showcases the team's humor and creativity, illustrating how to infuse joy into every stage of software development.

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(furbo.org)
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Rust's rand Crate: A Dependency Nightmare for Random Number Generation

2025-02-08
Rust's rand Crate: A Dependency Nightmare for Random Number Generation

This article delves into the dependency issues of Rust's `rand` crate, used for random number generation. The author highlights the surprisingly large number of dependencies, leading to excessive compile times and bloated code size. `rand`'s dependency tree includes numerous crates like `libc`, `zerocopy`, and `ppv-lite86`, contributing significantly to the line count and compilation overhead. Potential solutions are suggested, including integrating some functionality into the standard library or improving `rand`'s dependency management. This sparks a discussion on the completeness of Rust's standard library and external crate dependency management.

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(lucumr.pocoo.org)
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The Friendship Recession: A Cultural Crisis and How to Combat It

2025-04-26
The Friendship Recession: A Cultural Crisis and How to Combat It

The US is experiencing a 'Friendship Recession,' with a dramatic decline in the number of close friendships among adults. This isn't solely due to structural factors like suburban sprawl and economic pressures; a deeper cultural shift is at play. Work has become a dominant social identity, family is prioritized over friendships, and online interactions replace in-person connections. The article explores the neuropsychological mechanisms behind this shift and proposes solutions: proactively creating opportunities for friendship formation (e.g., shared novel experiences) and maintaining friendships through structured activities. Ultimately, it argues that reversing this trend requires both structural changes and individual effort.

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(www.happiness.hks.harvard.edu)
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Clean Energy Surges to 40% of Global Electricity

2025-04-08
Clean Energy Surges to 40% of Global Electricity

For the first time since the 1940s, clean energy sources – including nuclear, wind, and solar – provided 40% of the world's electricity in 2023. Solar power saw a staggering rise, doubling in just three years and becoming the fastest-growing electricity source, now contributing 7% globally. Despite this progress, fossil fuel electricity generation still increased by 1.4% due to rising demand, pushing emissions to record highs. However, the rapid growth of clean energy, particularly solar and wind, suggests that clean energy growth will soon outpace demand, gradually displacing fossil fuels and becoming the dominant force in the global energy system.

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(news.sky.com)
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Focused Ultrasound Stimulation: A Revolutionary Treatment for Inflammation and Metabolic Diseases?

2025-06-09
Focused Ultrasound Stimulation: A Revolutionary Treatment for Inflammation and Metabolic Diseases?

Exciting research suggests that focused ultrasound stimulation (FUS), a non-invasive technique using sound waves to treat diseases, holds promise as a revolutionary therapy for inflammatory diseases (like arthritis) and metabolic disorders (like obesity and diabetes). Researchers found that FUS can suppress inflammatory responses by stimulating nerves in the spleen, achieving significant results in animal and human trials. The technique is non-surgical and may eventually be delivered via wearable devices at home. While clinical application is still years away, FUS opens new avenues for precise treatment and could reduce reliance on pharmaceuticals.

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(spectrum.ieee.org)
Tech Focused Ultrasound Stimulation Inflammation Metabolic Diseases

This Isn't Your Last Job: A Programmer's Perspective on Career Growth

2025-01-06
This Isn't Your Last Job: A Programmer's Perspective on Career Growth

A seasoned programmer shares his unique insights on career development: this isn't your last technology or job, regardless of your current stage. Using personal anecdotes, he highlights the importance of continuously learning new technologies (like Rust) and the necessity of changing jobs or roles to pursue career growth. He argues that adapting to industry shifts, embracing new technologies, and maintaining a continuous learning attitude are key to staying competitive throughout a long career, ultimately finding a long-term path that fits.

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(v5.chriskrycho.com)
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Archy: A Programmable Text Editor Inspired by THE

2025-09-20
Archy: A Programmable Text Editor Inspired by THE

Archy is a powerful text editor where commands aren't predefined but are user-defined Python scripts. This allows for incredible flexibility; users can craft custom commands to perform actions such as web searches (GOOGLE command) or sending emails (EMAIL command). Unlike THE, Archy's commands exist as documents within the workspace, editable and modifiable on the fly without restarting. Archy also features version control, saving workspace versions for easy rollback. The article demonstrates creating and running custom commands, exploring Archy's design philosophy and its potential applications in modern platforms. The author laments the lack of similar approaches in modern, increasingly locked-down systems.

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(arstechnica.com)
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NordVPN's New Protocol Aims to Evade VPN Blockers

2025-01-29
NordVPN's New Protocol Aims to Evade VPN Blockers

NordVPN has unveiled NordWhisper, a new protocol designed to bypass VPN blocks prevalent in countries like Russia and India. By mimicking regular internet traffic, it aims to fool ISPs and websites into thinking the traffic isn't from a masked service. While not foolproof and potentially adding latency, NordWhisper offers a valuable tool for users seeking access to restricted content or enhanced privacy. It's currently rolling out for Windows, Linux, and Android, with support for other platforms planned.

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(gizmodo.com)
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50 Years of Open Source Software Supply Chain Security: From Multics to the xz Attack

2025-04-07

This article explores the challenges of open source software supply chain security over the past five decades. From potential backdoors identified in a 1974 Multics security evaluation to the 2024 xz compression library backdoor attack, the problem persists. Russ Cox, a core developer of the Go programming language, draws on personal experience and industry examples to discuss definitions of supply chain attacks and vulnerabilities, the complexity of software supply chains, and methods for strengthening defenses. These include software authentication, reproducible builds, rapid vulnerability discovery and patching, and vulnerability prevention strategies. The article highlights the underfunding of open source software, leaving projects vulnerable to malicious actors, illustrated by the xz attack. Ultimately, the author calls for increased funding and improved security practices in open source to address evolving threats.

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(queue.acm.org)
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Trump's Return and the Looming Threat to European Digital Sovereignty

2025-04-08
Trump's Return and the Looming Threat to European Digital Sovereignty

Trump's return to power raises significant concerns about global data security. The CLOUD Act allows US authorities to access data held by American companies even when stored in Europe, exposing European data to US legal scrutiny and political pressure. The article urges Europe to invest in open-source solutions, build independent cloud infrastructure, and enforce open standards to break free from reliance on US tech giants, safeguard digital sovereignty, and prevent data from becoming a geopolitical pawn.

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(xwiki.com)
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Parrot Anafi Drone: RCE via Network Protocol Reverse Engineering

2025-01-01
Parrot Anafi Drone: RCE via Network Protocol Reverse Engineering

Security researchers reverse-engineered the Wi-Fi communication protocol between a Parrot Anafi drone and its controller. Using ARP spoofing, they intercepted packets related to takeoff and landing sequences, identifying the crucial payload structure. A simple Python script was created to send these packets, enabling remote control of the drone's takeoff and landing without the official controller. This revealed a vulnerability allowing attackers to interfere with the drone's operation, such as preventing takeoff or landing.

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(www.hardbreak.wiki)
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Pope Francis on AI: History Repeats, Ethical Quandaries Resurface

2025-05-12
Pope Francis on AI: History Repeats, Ethical Quandaries Resurface

Pope Francis's call for respecting human dignity in the age of AI echoes Pope Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, which addressed the social upheaval of the Industrial Revolution. Leo XIII condemned the exploitation of workers in horrific factory conditions. He rejected both unchecked capitalism and socialism, proposing Catholic social doctrine to uphold workers' rights. Similarly, AI now threatens employment and human dignity, prompting Pope Francis to advocate for the Church's moral leadership in navigating these new challenges, defending human dignity, justice, and labor rights.

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(arstechnica.com)
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Miyawaki Method Fights Urban Heat Island Effect in Mexican City

2025-05-17
Miyawaki Method Fights Urban Heat Island Effect in Mexican City

Nezahualcóyotl, a municipality in Mexico State, is combating its severe urban heat island effect using the Miyawaki method. A 600-square-meter plot at the Technological University now hosts a new forest featuring 1,500 plants from 25 native species. This high-density planting technique rapidly creates biodiverse forests, improving the urban environment by lowering temperatures and increasing rainwater infiltration. While not a complete solution, this initiative symbolizes the community's and students' commitment to addressing environmental challenges, offering a significant step forward.

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(english.elpais.com)
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US Airlines Push for Deregulation, Threatening Passenger Rights

2025-09-24
US Airlines Push for Deregulation, Threatening Passenger Rights

Major US airlines, including American, Delta, Southwest, and United, are pushing for deregulation, claiming it will lower costs and boost competition. However, this move risks significantly eroding passenger rights and increasing hidden fees. Key protections at stake include automatic refunds for cancellations, transparent pricing, and guaranteed family seating. While airlines argue deregulation will lower fares, the likely outcome is more fees, less accountability for service failures, and a diminished sense of consumer protection. This could lead to a more expensive and opaque air travel experience for passengers.

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(www.travelandtourworld.com)
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Critical Vulnerabilities in GitLab Duo Allow Source Code Exfiltration

2025-05-23
Critical Vulnerabilities in GitLab Duo Allow Source Code Exfiltration

Researchers discovered critical vulnerabilities in GitLab Duo, an AI assistant integrated into GitLab. Attackers could embed hidden prompts within source code, comments, or other project content to manipulate Duo into leaking private source code and even zero-day vulnerabilities. The attack exploited Duo's context analysis and asynchronous Markdown rendering, leading to HTML injection and code theft. GitLab has since patched the vulnerabilities, but this incident highlights the importance of securing AI assistants. Any system incorporating LLMs must treat user input as untrusted and potentially malicious.

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(www.legitsecurity.com)
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