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Intel's Ex-CEO and CFO Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Compensation

2024-12-24
Intel's Ex-CEO and CFO Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Compensation

Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and current CFO and co-interim CEO David Zinsner are facing a shareholder derivative lawsuit alleging they misled shareholders about the financial performance of Intel's foundry unit. The suit claims breaches of fiduciary and contractual duties, seeking the return of all profits, benefits, and compensation. This follows Gelsinger's failed turnaround plan and Intel's record quarterly loss, with the foundry business identified as a major source of losses. The lawsuit highlights Intel's challenges in regaining shareholder trust and rebuilding its image.

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(www.cfodive.com)
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Meta Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Use of Pirated Torrent Data for AI Training

2025-01-20

Authors are suing Meta for allegedly using their copyrighted works without permission to train its AI models. The lawsuit claims Meta used BitTorrent to download and share millions of pirated books from the shadow library LibGen. While Meta admitted to using unofficial sources, it argued fair use. However, plaintiffs are seeking Meta's BitTorrent client logs and seeding data to prove willful infringement. A judge allowed further investigation into the 'seeding' aspect, potentially impacting Meta's fair use defense and significantly altering the case's trajectory.

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(torrentfreak.com)
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HTML: The Underrated Programming Language

2025-01-10
HTML: The Underrated Programming Language

This article argues that HTML, often dismissed as mere markup, is actually a profoundly significant programming language, arguably the most important ever developed. It's not just the foundation of the modern web; its adaptability, interactivity, and global reach are unmatched. The author uses personal anecdotes and the example of a creatively broken website, the 'Embroidery Troubleshooting Guide,' to illustrate HTML's power and artistic potential. The accessibility and democratic nature of HTML are highlighted, emphasizing that anyone can create and innovate with it.

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(www.wired.com)
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QwQ-32B: Scaling RL for Enhanced Reasoning in LLMs

2025-03-05
QwQ-32B: Scaling RL for Enhanced Reasoning in LLMs

Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in scaling reinforcement learning (RL) for large language models (LLMs). Their 32-billion parameter QwQ-32B model demonstrates performance comparable to the 671-billion parameter DeepSeek-R1 (with 37 billion activated parameters), highlighting the effectiveness of RL applied to robust foundation models. QwQ-32B, open-sourced on Hugging Face and ModelScope under the Apache 2.0 license, excels in math reasoning, coding, and general problem-solving. Future work focuses on integrating agents with RL for long-horizon reasoning, pushing the boundaries towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).

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(qwenlm.github.io)
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Apple iMessage: Encryption Isn't Enough

2025-03-06
Apple iMessage: Encryption Isn't Enough

While Apple iMessage boasts end-to-end encryption since 2011, its messages are permanently stored on devices and default to iCloud backups, creating a privacy vulnerability. Despite strong encryption, including post-quantum security, the lack of features like disappearing messages puts it behind other messengers in protecting user privacy. The article urges Apple to improve and add a disappearing messages feature to better safeguard user data.

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(blog.cryptographyengineering.com)
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Amazon Q Developer Neovim Plugin: AI-Powered Coding Assistant

2025-09-03
Amazon Q Developer Neovim Plugin: AI-Powered Coding Assistant

AWS has released a Neovim plugin integrating Amazon Q Developer, offering AI-powered code suggestions, refactoring, and chat functionality. It supports both free tier and paid subscriptions, and installation is straightforward via plugin managers or manual cloning. The plugin leverages LSP for code completion and provides commands like `:AmazonQ` to open the chat window and `zq` to add selected text to the chat context. Currently experimental, contributions and feedback are welcome.

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(github.com)
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Kelly Can't Fail: A Zero-Variance Gambling Game

2024-12-19
Kelly Can't Fail: A Zero-Variance Gambling Game

This article presents a card game called "Next Card Bet," where the Kelly betting strategy, typically known for its high variance, surprisingly exhibits zero variance. By counting the remaining red and black cards, the player calculates the optimal bet fraction to maximize the expected logarithm of their stake. Python simulations demonstrate consistent returns of approximately 9.08 times the initial stake across 10,000 runs, showing no variance. The article explains this zero-variance property by showing the Kelly strategy's equivalence to a portfolio strategy that distributes bets across all possible card arrangements. This portfolio strategy guarantees a specific return, independent of the card order, thus explaining the zero variance of the Kelly strategy in this unique game.

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(win-vector.com)
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arXivLabs: Experimental Projects with Community Collaboration

2025-02-09
arXivLabs: Experimental Projects with Community Collaboration

arXivLabs is a framework enabling collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on the website. Individuals and organizations involved uphold arXiv's values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only partners with those who share them. Have an idea to enhance the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

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Biometric Age Verification Lawsuit Against Adult Friend Finder Heads to Arbitration

2025-03-03
Biometric Age Verification Lawsuit Against Adult Friend Finder Heads to Arbitration

Adult Friend Finder (AFF) is facing a lawsuit over its use of Confirm ID for age verification, with plaintiffs alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The case highlights the challenges of mandatory online age verification: compliance may lead to privacy violation claims. The court ultimately ruled to send the case to arbitration, noting improvements could be made to AFF's user agreement and privacy policy presentation for clearer user notification.

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(blog.ericgoldman.org)
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Codeberg: A Non-Profit Git Hosting Platform Championing Open Source

2025-02-04
Codeberg: A Non-Profit Git Hosting Platform Championing Open Source

Codeberg, a non-profit organization based in Berlin, Germany, operates a Git hosting platform prioritizing the commons. Unlike commercial platforms, Codeberg rejects tracking, third-party cookies, and profiteering. It maintains its own servers, ensuring user data remains secure and is never sold. Its vibrant community comprises developers, artists, academics, hobbyists, and professionals united by a passion for free culture, openness, and creativity. Codeberg's future depends on its users, and welcomes global participation.

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(codeberg.org)
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OpenAI's Ex-CTO Launches New AI Startup Focused on User-Friendly AI

2025-02-19
OpenAI's Ex-CTO Launches New AI Startup Focused on User-Friendly AI

Mira Murati, OpenAI's former CTO, has launched a new AI startup called Thinking Machines Lab. The company aims to make AI systems more understandable, customizable, and generally capable, promising transparency through regular publication of research and code. Instead of fully autonomous systems, they're focusing on tools to help humans work with AI. Murati has assembled a star team, including OpenAI co-founder John Schulman as head of research and other top talent poached from OpenAI, Character.AI, and Google DeepMind.

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(www.theverge.com)
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Guten: A Revolutionary Pocket-Sized Newspaper Printer

2025-01-05
Guten: A Revolutionary Pocket-Sized Newspaper Printer

Guten is a tiny newspaper printer that's changing how we consume news. Imagine printing your favorite news articles on demand, anywhere, anytime, without needing a screen or internet connection. Using thermal printing technology, Guten offers fast, inexpensive, and clear printing. It's not just for news; print recipes, novels, or anything text-based. Guten provides a fresh approach to news consumption and is environmentally friendly by reducing paper waste.

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(amanvir.com)
Hardware portable printer news consumption thermal printing

Lazarus IDE 4.0 Released!

2025-05-11

The Lazarus team is thrilled to announce the release of Lazarus 4.0! Built with FPC 3.2.2, this release includes numerous improvements and bug fixes. Downloads are available on SourceForge (and mirrors) for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Minimum system requirements have been updated; check the official website for details. The source code is also available on Gitlab for community contributions.

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(forum.lazarus.freepascal.org)
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Creating and Installing a Self-Signed TLS Certificate and CA

2025-02-17
Creating and Installing a Self-Signed TLS Certificate and CA

This article demonstrates how to create a self-signed TLS certificate and Certificate Authority (CA) on a Linux system and install it to address the issue of browsers not trusting self-signed certificates. It details the steps for generating private keys, certificate signing requests, signing certificates, and installing the CA certificate on Ubuntu and Arch Linux systems. Instructions for importing the CA certificate into Firefox and Chromium browsers are also included. By creating your own CA and adding it to the trusted CA list, man-in-the-middle attacks can be effectively avoided, ensuring the security of your private network.

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(previnder.com)
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How Fast is RPython GC Allocation?

2025-06-15

This article benchmarks the allocation speed of the RPython garbage collector (GC) using a small RPython program. Results show surprisingly fast allocation speeds exceeding 34 GB/s, significantly outperforming Boehm GC. Analysis of generated machine code and performance counters reveals that RPython GC's speed stems from its efficient bump pointer mechanism and minimal GC overhead. Even in regular Python code with PyPy's JIT, allocation speeds reach 17 GB/s.

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(pypy.org)
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Signal CEO Defends App After US Gov't Messaging Blunder

2025-03-25
Signal CEO Defends App After US Gov't Messaging Blunder

Signal President Meredith Whittaker defended the messaging app's security after a US government mishap involving a journalist in a private chat about military action. She highlighted Signal's open-source, non-profit nature and its end-to-end encryption as key differentiators, positioning it as a superior alternative to WhatsApp, which collects significantly more user data. Download numbers in the US are rising, reflecting increased user preference for a privacy-focused platform.

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(www.yahoo.com)
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The True Cost of PMI: Why You Should Pay Down Your Low-Interest Mortgage

2024-12-24
The True Cost of PMI: Why You Should Pay Down Your Low-Interest Mortgage

The author achieved a guaranteed 10.66% return by paying down their low-interest mortgage to eliminate PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance). The article analyzes the trade-offs between paying down a low-interest mortgage and investing, highlighting that while low-interest rates offer modest returns, the cost of PMI is significant. The author calculated a 10.66% effective return on eliminating PMI, exceeding most investment returns. Readers are encouraged to perform their own calculations to assess the value of prepaying their mortgage.

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(andrewbridges.org)
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Reverse-Engineering a Pentium's Carry-Lookahead Adder

2025-01-18
Reverse-Engineering a Pentium's Carry-Lookahead Adder

Ken Shirriff's blog post details the reverse engineering of an 8-bit adder within the Pentium's floating-point unit. This adder, a Kogge-Stone carry-lookahead adder, accelerates addition by calculating carry bits in parallel. The post meticulously explains the carry-lookahead adder's principle, showcasing the Pentium's hardware implementation—a four-layer circuit structure employing the Kogge-Stone algorithm. It also discusses the adder's role in the Pentium's floating-point division unit and its connection to the infamous Pentium FDIV bug.

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(www.righto.com)
Hardware carry-lookahead adder

YC Announces Spring 2025 Batch: X25

2025-01-20
YC Announces Spring 2025 Batch: X25

Y Combinator is launching its first-ever spring batch, X25, bringing its total annual batches to four (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall). The 'X' designation, chosen for its common use in programming, reflects YC's tech roots. This more frequent batch schedule aims to better accommodate founders' timelines and rapidly fund the surge of AI-driven startups. Applications are open until February 11th, 8 PM PT, with the program running April-June and culminating in an in-person Demo Day.

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(www.ycombinator.com)
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USPTO Restricts Patent Challenges, Empowering Patent Trolls

2025-03-21
USPTO Restricts Patent Challenges, Empowering Patent Trolls

The USPTO recently issued a memo further restricting access to inter partes review (IPR), making it harder for the public to challenge invalid patents. This decision protects bad patents, emboldens patent trolls, and makes it easier for large corporations to weaponize weak patents against smaller businesses and developers. IPR was created to correct errors in patent examination, offering a faster, cheaper way to challenge patent validity. The USPTO's move uses 'discretionary denials' to limit IPR, making patent challenges more difficult and allowing patent trolls to leverage lawsuits for quick settlements. This undermines Congress's intent and harms the public interest.

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(www.eff.org)
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From Notion to .txt: My Journey to Simple Productivity

2025-08-11

After years of trying various productivity apps like Notion, Todoist, and OmniFocus, the author returned to a simple todo.txt file. Complex apps, he found, became time sinks, whereas a plain text file proved far more efficient. He populates the file each night with the next day's tasks, updating it throughout the day. The system is simple, searchable, persistent, and independent of any specific app or platform. The author argues that true productivity hinges on: listing tasks, regularly checking them, and executing them—not chasing the perfect app.

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(www.al3rez.com)
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TSMC's Arizona Plant Starts Producing Advanced Chips

2024-12-28
TSMC's Arizona Plant Starts Producing Advanced Chips

TSMC's advanced chip manufacturing facility in Arizona is set to begin mass production in 2025, marking a significant return of advanced chipmaking to the US. The plant, utilizing 4-nanometer technology, boasts higher yields than its Taiwanese counterparts. This development serves as a crucial test of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act's effectiveness in stabilizing the semiconductor supply chain. While government funding plays a role, geopolitical concerns and customer demand have also driven TSMC's decision to diversify its manufacturing base and mitigate risks associated with relying solely on Taiwan. However, challenges such as cultural clashes and workforce shortages remain.

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(spectrum.ieee.org)
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EU Accuses Apple of Failing to Comply with DMA Interoperability Rules

2025-01-16
EU Accuses Apple of Failing to Comply with DMA Interoperability Rules

EU digital rights advocacy groups accuse Apple of failing to meet its interoperability obligations under the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). In a letter, they urge the European Commission to take stronger action to ensure Apple's compliance with Article 6(7) of the DMA, which requires gatekeepers to provide non-discriminatory access to or interoperability with designated software and hardware. The groups propose several recommendations, including prohibiting Apple from unilaterally imposing NDAs, creating a standardized interoperability request form, and revisiting DMA clauses allowing Apple to hide frameworks and libraries for security reasons. They also criticize Apple's 'Feedback Assistant' and lack of a public bug tracking system. Apple counters that DMA's interoperability requirements could expose personal data.

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(www.theregister.com)
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Donut.c on a Chip: Minimalist 3D Rendering with Shifts and Adds

2025-01-12
Donut.c on a Chip: Minimalist 3D Rendering with Shifts and Adds

This project details the porting of the classic donut.c program to a tiny ASIC, achieving 3D donut rendering using only shifts and adds, eliminating the need for multiplication. Leveraging CORDIC and ray marching, a 4-tile design was submitted to Tiny Tapeout 8, resulting in a hardware implementation on a 130nm chip. Resource constraints lead to a rough, polygonal rendering, showcasing the elegance of minimalist hardware design.

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(www.a1k0n.net)
Hardware Hardware rendering CORDIC algorithm

Glitch to Shut Down App Hosting in July 2025

2025-05-22
Glitch to Shut Down App Hosting in July 2025

Glitch, a popular app development platform, announced it will shut down its app hosting service on July 8, 2025. This decision comes due to high maintenance costs and the emergence of numerous superior alternative platforms in recent years. The Glitch team stated they will fully assist users in migrating their projects, offering code downloads, subdomain redirects, and other services to ensure data safety and project continuity. While a bittersweet decision, it marks a significant step for Glitch in adapting to the evolving developer landscape.

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(blog.glitch.com)
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The Curious Case of Hollywood's Missing Comedies

2025-08-19
The Curious Case of Hollywood's Missing Comedies

The 1980s saw box office triumphs like *Beverly Hills Cop* and *Ghostbusters*. Today, however, the Hollywood comedy is reportedly extinct. While audience surveys show a continued demand for comedic films, studios prioritize sequels and established IP over original comedies due to perceived lower returns and international appeal challenges. Comedies, inherently tied to cultural nuances, often struggle globally compared to action franchises. Despite this, the low production costs and untapped demand suggest a potential for a comedy resurgence.

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(www.statsignificant.com)
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Florida Insurers: A Masquerade of Poverty?

2025-02-22
Florida Insurers: A Masquerade of Poverty?

An unreleased study reveals that while Florida insurers claimed losses after hurricanes Irma and Michael, their parent companies and affiliates raked in billions of dollars. The study found that insurers distributed $680 million in dividends to shareholders while diverting billions more to affiliates, leaving some insurers financially weakened and potentially unable to pay claims. Despite state lawmakers never seeing the report, its findings confirm long-held suspicions about Florida's insurance market: companies claim poverty to raise premiums or justify insolvency, citing litigation and fraud, while shifting money internally. Regulators are taking steps to increase oversight of affiliates, but some question whether these measures are sufficient to address the problem.

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(www.tampabay.com)
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The Pioneer of Climbing Gyms: Peter Mayfield and City Rock

2025-03-23
The Pioneer of Climbing Gyms: Peter Mayfield and City Rock

Forty years ago, there wasn't a single purpose-built climbing gym in the US. In 1990, climbing prodigy Peter Mayfield founded City Rock Gym, California's first commercial climbing gym, revolutionizing the sport. He not only created a training space for experienced climbers but also made climbing accessible to the masses, particularly children and women. City Rock prioritized safety, introduced membership systems and professional climbing classes, setting a standard for future gyms. While City Rock eventually closed, Mayfield's innovative spirit and social responsibility continue through his non-profit, Gateway Mountain Center, benefiting youth.

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(www.climbing.com)
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