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SteamOS Expands Beyond the Steam Deck: A New Compatibility Label Arrives

2025-05-14

SteamOS Expands Beyond the Steam Deck: A New Compatibility Label Arrives

Valve is expanding its Linux-based SteamOS beyond the Steam Deck to other handheld PCs like the Asus ROG Ally. To prepare, Steam is introducing a "SteamOS Compatible" label indicating whether a game and its middleware are supported on SteamOS, including game functionality, launcher functionality, and anti-cheat support. Over 18,000 titles will initially be labeled compatible. While Proton technology has greatly improved compatibility, not every Windows game will run flawlessly. This signifies a major step towards broader SteamOS adoption.

(arstechnica.com)

Game

Stack AI Seeking 10x Engineers: Building an AI-Powered App Platform

2025-05-14

Stack AI Seeking 10x Engineers: Building an AI-Powered App Platform

Stack AI, an AI company founded by two MIT PhDs and backed by Y Combinator and Google, is hiring 10x engineers. They've built a no-code platform integrating AI models like OpenAI and Anthropic with various data sources, aiming to democratize AI application building. With over 85,000 users and 300+ paying customers, they need skilled Python, database, AWS, and containerization experts to build scalable backend systems and integrate AI models. Ideal candidates possess strong problem-solving skills, teamwork abilities, and a passion for AI.

(www.ycombinator.com)

Development AI Hiring No-Code Platform

The Verbosity Problem: Why LLMs Generate Bloated Code

2025-05-14

The Verbosity Problem: Why LLMs Generate Bloated Code

This article explores the issue of large language models (LLMs) generating overly verbose and inefficient code. The author argues that the token-based pricing model of many AI coding assistants incentivizes the generation of lengthy code, even if it's less efficient. This is because more tokens processed mean more revenue. The author outlines strategies to mitigate this, including forcing planning before coding, implementing strict permission protocols, using Git for experimentation and ruthless pruning, and utilizing cheaper models. The ultimate solution, the author proposes, is for AI companies to shift their economic incentives to prioritize code quality over token count.

(fredbenenson.medium.com)

Development Economic Incentives

Muscle-Mem: Giving AI Agents Muscle Memory

2025-05-14

Muscle-Mem: Giving AI Agents Muscle Memory

muscle-mem is a Python SDK that acts as a behavior cache for AI agents. It records an agent's tool-calling patterns as it solves tasks and deterministically replays those learned trajectories when encountering the same task again, falling back to agent mode if edge cases are detected. The goal is to get LLMs out of the hotpath for repetitive tasks, increasing speed, reducing variability, and eliminating token costs for tasks that could be handled by a simple script. Cache validation is crucial, implemented via custom 'Checks' ensuring safe tool reuse.

(github.com)

AI Behavior Cache

TwoFold: Make Plain Text Files Dynamic

2025-05-14

TwoFold: Make Plain Text Files Dynamic

TwoFold is a small command-line application that allows plain text files to behave like dynamic files. It's a hybrid between a text expander and a template engine, inspired by Emacs Org-mode, Python Jupyter Notebooks, and React JS. TwoFold processes text files, identifying LISP/XML-like tags and transforming them into useful outputs. It's compatible with XML and HTML, but tag markers are customizable. It can watch files for changes, enabling real-time collaboration for tasks like data validation, statistical calculations, or spell checking. TwoFold supports various file types (.txt, Markdown, Emacs Org, reStructured Text, HTML, XML, source code), but not binary files. It runs using Bun and allows users to easily write and load custom tags.

(github.com)

Development template engine

David Hilbert's Radio Address: A Manifesto on Mathematical Problems

2025-05-14

In 1930, renowned mathematician David Hilbert delivered a powerful speech in Königsberg, asserting that every mathematical problem is solvable, challenging a prevalent and controversial opposing view. This article explores the context of Hilbert's radio address, including his earlier work and the prevailing philosophical and mathematical cultural trends. The speech's audio recording, along with the German original and an English translation, will be provided for readers to delve into the thoughts of this mathematical giant and his lasting impact on mathematical research.

(old.maa.org)

Misc Mathematics History Hilbert

Automating Physics Textbook Illustrations with MetaPost

2025-05-14

Automating Physics Textbook Illustrations with MetaPost

Faced with the daunting task of creating hundreds of diagrams for a physics textbook, the author sought a more efficient solution than traditional vector graphics editors. MetaPost emerged as the answer, allowing illustrations to be defined as functions of variables, simplifying adjustments and element reuse. The article details the author's process of creating various shapes (curves, spheres, tubes, etc.) and textures using MetaPost, providing code examples. Despite the textbook's cancellation, the improved code library has been open-sourced, offering a versatile tool for generating physics-related diagrams.

(habr.com)

Development automated drawing

Palantir CEO Slams Europe's Slow AI Adoption

2025-05-14

Palantir CEO Slams Europe's Slow AI Adoption

At a Riyadh investment forum, Palantir CEO Alex Karp praised Saudi engineers for their meritocracy and patriotism, while criticizing Europe's slow AI adoption. He highlighted the US and the Middle East as leaders in AI implementation, contrasting this with Europe's lagging progress and what he perceived as a sense of resignation among its players. This is attributed to Europe's stringent AI regulations and its low market share in crucial AI infrastructure areas like raw materials, cloud infrastructure, and supercomputers. While Europe leads in AI semiconductor equipment manufacturing, its market share in these other areas is below 5%.

(www.businessinsider.com)

Tech

GNOME 48 Accessibility Improvements: AccessKit, Orca Shortcuts, and More

2025-05-14

GNOME 48 boasts significant accessibility advancements. GTK 4.18 integrates the AccessKit backend, enabling accessible GTK applications on Windows and macOS for the first time. Wayland support for Orca screen reader keyboard shortcuts is complete, closing a major accessibility gap. Furthermore, WebKitGTK accessibility has been improved, making GNOME Web a fully accessible, sandboxed browser. The new accessibility tool, Elevado, is also released, offering developers a new way to explore and inspect application accessibility features. Numerous smaller improvements enhance accessibility in GTK and related libraries, including enhancements to the file chooser, list boxes, button size detection, and text attribute reporting.

(blog.gtk.org)

Development

Beyond the Wrist: Debugging RSI

2025-05-14

A computer science grad student's debilitating wrist pain threatened to derail their studies. Initial diagnoses of tendonitis and repetitive strain injury led to physiotherapy, but the pain worsened. The author discovered that the pain wasn't from physical damage, but a miscalibrated prediction system in the brain, incorrectly predicting future damage. By studying the neuroscience of pain and combining focused exercises with Pain Reprocessing Therapy, they recalibrated their pain system and recovered.

(www.debugyourpain.org)

Misc pain reprocessing therapy

Lively Web Core Module Loading Log

2025-05-14

This log shows the loading process of Lively Web core modules, displaying the loading times of various JavaScript modules. Loading times range from 78ms to 555ms, covering various aspects such as IDE tools, network tools, and UI components. This reflects Lively Web's modular architecture and runtime environment.

(smalltalkzoo.thechm.org)

Development module loading

DeepMind's AlphaEvolve: Evolving AI Algorithms to Solve Math Problems and Improve Chip Design

2025-05-14

DeepMind's AlphaEvolve: Evolving AI Algorithms to Solve Math Problems and Improve Chip Design

Google DeepMind's AlphaEvolve system, combining the creativity of a large language model (LLM) with algorithmic filtering, has achieved breakthroughs in mathematics and computer science. It has not only solved open mathematical problems but also been applied to DeepMind's own challenges, such as improving the design of its next-generation AI chips, Tensor Processing Units, and optimizing Google's global computing resource utilization, saving 0.7% of resources. Unlike previous AI systems tailored for specific tasks, AlphaEvolve is a general-purpose system capable of handling larger code and more complex algorithms, even outperforming the previously specialized AlphaTensor system in matrix multiplication calculations.

(www.nature.com)

AI

Artie is Hiring its First Product Marketing Manager!

2025-05-14

Artie is Hiring its First Product Marketing Manager!

Artie, a real-time data synchronization platform backed by top investors like Y Combinator, is seeking its first Product Marketing Manager. This role requires a strong communicator and storyteller who can simplify complex database technology into compelling marketing messages. The ideal candidate will have experience in product marketing at early-stage startups and collaborate effectively with sales, engineering, and product teams. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-growing company, build a marketing function from the ground up, and accelerate your career.

(www.ycombinator.com)

Startup Product Marketing Manager Startup Hiring Product Marketing Data Sync

HBO Max is Back: Warner Bros. Discovery Rebrands Streaming Service

2025-05-14

HBO Max is Back: Warner Bros. Discovery Rebrands Streaming Service

After a two-year experiment, Warner Bros. Discovery is bringing back the HBO Max name for its streaming service. The rebranding signals a shift away from a broad, Netflix-style approach to a focus on HBO's high-quality programming. This move acknowledges the value of the HBO brand and aims to attract a more discerning audience, boosting subscriber numbers towards a target of 150 million by 2026. The company highlights improved profitability and subscriber growth as justification for the change.

(variety.com)

Tech

Uber Launches Cheap, Fixed-Route Rideshares to Combat Inflation

2025-05-14

Uber Launches Cheap, Fixed-Route Rideshares to Combat Inflation

Facing economic headwinds, Uber is introducing Route Share, a new feature offering discounted fixed-route rides during weekday commutes in major US cities. Riders can save up to 50% compared to UberX. Leveraging existing ride-sharing technology, Route Share allows up to three riders per vehicle and utilizes Uber's data to optimize routes. In addition to Route Share, Uber announced 'Ride Passes' for discounted pre-paid rides and a partnership with OpenTable's Dine Out to offer discounts on rides to restaurants. These initiatives aim to attract and retain customers amidst economic uncertainty.

(techcrunch.com)

Tech ridesharing shared rides

Git-Bug: Revolutionizing Issue Management within Git Repositories

2025-05-14

Git-Bug: Revolutionizing Issue Management within Git Repositories

Git-Bug is a standalone, distributed, offline-first issue management tool that embeds issues, comments, and more as objects directly within your Git repository (not files!), allowing push/pull to multiple remotes. Leveraging Git's decentralized architecture, it enables offline work and seamless syncing, boasting lightning-fast search capabilities. It integrates with platforms like GitHub and GitLab via bridges and offers flexible interfaces (CLI, TUI, web). Created by Michael Muré and maintained by a vibrant community, it's released under the GPLv3 or later license.

(github.com)

Development Issue Management

Hollywood's Story Formula: Myth or Shackle?

2025-05-14

Hollywood's Story Formula: Myth or Shackle?

This article delves into the prevalent three-act narrative structure used in film and television, tracing its roots back to Aristotle and its widespread adoption in Hollywood. While acknowledging its commercial success, the author questions its repetitive and conservative nature. It masks the underlying structure, reinforces the status quo, and potentially hinders critical thinking about reality. The article also explores alternative narrative forms, such as cyclical and fragmented narratives, and calls for filmmaking to better reflect the fragmentation and complexity of contemporary society.

(aeon.co)

Design

NetBSD Server and Family Business Infighting: A Battle of Trust and Technology

2025-05-14

NetBSD Server and Family Business Infighting: A Battle of Trust and Technology

Sixteen years ago, the author was asked by a friend to help a family business establish an IT system to address its chaotic financial situation. He built a NetBSD-based server to integrate company data, but faced strong opposition from someone within the company who attempted to erase server data to cover up financial problems. The author ultimately uncovered the conspiracy through past connections, but the server was still destroyed. Despite this, the author protected company information through early backups, but ultimately decided to leave the family business because management was unable to resolve internal corruption. This story tells of conflict involving trust, technology, and ethics, and the frustrating reality that some problems simply cannot be solved.

(it-notes.dragas.net)

Development ethical dilemma

Sony Considers US PS5 Production & Price Hikes Due to Tariffs

2025-05-14

Sony Considers US PS5 Production & Price Hikes Due to Tariffs

Sony forecasts a ¥100 billion ($680 million) loss next year due to tariffs. To offset this, they're exploring options including shifting PS5 manufacturing to the US and raising prices. While the PS5 saw price increases in some regions this year, the tariff impact could lead to global price hikes. Sony's CEO indicated that US-based PS5 production is a feasible and efficient strategy. Despite a slight dip in PS5 sales, Sony is assessing its best response to tariffs, impacting future pricing decisions.

(www.theverge.com)

Game

Tackling NYC's Housing Crisis: A Mobility-First Approach

2025-05-14

Tackling NYC's Housing Crisis: A Mobility-First Approach

New York City's housing crisis demands immediate action, but building new housing takes years. This article proposes a faster solution: improve mobility. By optimizing bus lanes, adjusting parking pricing, building protected bike lanes, and upgrading subway information systems, the city can indirectly increase the supply of affordable housing and unlock opportunities for residents. The author cites successful examples from London and San Francisco to demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of these strategies, highlighting their rapid implementation and high leverage.

(abstraction.substack.com)

Misc mobility housing

Engineering-Driven Task Sequencing: Delivering More Value, Faster

2025-05-14

This article presents an engineering-driven approach to task sequencing that helps teams deliver more value, faster. Traditionally, Product Managers determine task order based on the PRD. However, engineers better understand the cost and dependencies of tasks. A better approach involves engineers prioritizing tasks based on value, cost, and feasibility, even reframing solutions to reduce costs. For example, the case study shows an engineer opting for a weekly email instead of building a complex dashboard, delivering some value early before tackling more complex tasks. This significantly improves value realization, allowing teams to create more value in a shorter timeframe.

(engineering.blueberrypediatrics.blog)

Development

GitHub Tightens Rate Limits for Unauthenticated Requests

2025-05-14

GitHub Tightens Rate Limits for Unauthenticated Requests

GitHub is updating rate limits for unauthenticated requests to improve platform security and stability. This affects operations like cloning repositories over HTTPS, anonymously accessing REST APIs, and downloading files from raw.githubusercontent.com. Recent increases in API scraping prompted the update to safeguard the platform and ensure a reliable experience for developers globally. Unauthenticated users may encounter new rate limits, while authenticated users will retain higher limits. GitHub encourages authentication for consistent and reliable access.

(github.blog)

Development Rate Limits

AlphaEvolve: The Unsung Heroes Behind AI Algorithm Discovery

2025-05-14

AlphaEvolve: The Unsung Heroes Behind AI Algorithm Discovery

AlphaEvolve, a project focused on using AI for algorithm discovery, wouldn't have been possible without the collaborative efforts of a large team. The acknowledgement section names over 40 individuals, highlighting the diverse roles, from researchers and engineers to designers, involved in its creation and emphasizing the collaborative nature and complexity of AI algorithm discovery.

(deepmind.google)

AI Algorithm Discovery

Robot Chefs Take Over South Korean Highway Rest Stop: Efficiency vs. Human Cost

2025-05-14

Robot Chefs Take Over South Korean Highway Rest Stop: Efficiency vs. Human Cost

A South Korean highway rest stop has replaced human chefs with robots, boosting efficiency to 150 meals per hour. However, this automation has led to job losses and anxieties among former human chefs, who report lower food quality and customer dissatisfaction. While the robots ease workload, the shift has caused some staff to quit, highlighting the challenges of automation in the service industry: balancing increased efficiency with worker rights and preventing mass unemployment. The situation underscores the need for retraining programs and government support during this technological transition.

(restofworld.org)

Tech

Passkeys: The Cryptographic Revolution in Authentication

2025-05-14

Passkeys: The Cryptographic Revolution in Authentication

This article delves into the cryptography behind passkeys, explaining how they use key pairs to create digital signatures without transmitting sensitive information to servers, thus preventing phishing and password reuse. The WebAuthn specification enhances security through origin binding, ensuring passkeys are only used on the correct website. Different authenticator types are explored, along with how WebAuthn extensions can generate and store cryptographic keys. Potential threats like browser attacks and compromised authenticators are discussed, along with mitigation strategies. While not a perfect solution, passkeys offer significantly improved security and represent a compelling future for authentication.

(blog.trailofbits.com)

Tech

Distributed Database Replication using SWIM and BadgerDB

2025-05-14

Distributed Database Replication using SWIM and BadgerDB

This article details a distributed database replication scheme leveraging the SWIM protocol and BadgerDB's incremental backup feature. Using Hashicorp's memberlist package and its TCP Push/Pull mechanism, nodes periodically compute their local state and send it to other nodes. Remote nodes merge the remote state with their local state, triggering the replication process. Node state is defined as the set of last known versions of other nodes. Upon receiving state, a node sends HTTP requests to the remote node, concurrently syncing incremental backups of auth, config, and log databases, thus achieving actual replication.

(david-delassus.medium.com)

Development replication SWIM protocol

Microsoft SAM TTS: The Iconic Windows XP Voice Returns

2025-05-14

Remember the iconic robotic voice from Windows XP? Microsoft SAM Text-to-Speech is back, now as a JavaScript implementation for your browser! This modern version faithfully recreates the classic Windows XP voice, running entirely client-side for privacy and offline use. Customize pitch, speed, and other parameters to create variations, from tiny elves to giant robots. Relive the nostalgia of early 2000s computing!

(samtts.com)

Development

Nextcloud Android App Blocked: Google Revokes File Upload Access

2025-05-14

Nextcloud Android App Blocked: Google Revokes File Upload Access

Nextcloud, a self-hosted cloud platform, has been unable to upload non-media files on its Android app since mid-2024. Google refused to reinstate the necessary access permissions, citing privacy concerns, significantly impacting user experience. Nextcloud's team states they've attempted communication with Google, but to no avail. This issue hinders file syncing and uploading, making it difficult for Nextcloud to fully replace Google Workspace.

(arstechnica.com)

Development

Exploiting a Type Confusion Vulnerability in macOS's coreaudiod Daemon

2025-05-14

Exploiting a Type Confusion Vulnerability in macOS's coreaudiod Daemon

This blog post details the author's journey in discovering and exploiting a high-risk type confusion vulnerability in macOS's coreaudiod system daemon. Using a custom fuzzing harness, dynamic instrumentation, and static analysis, the author, a security engineer at Google Project Zero, uncovered a sandbox escape vulnerability. The research employed a knowledge-driven fuzzing approach, combining automated fuzzing with targeted manual reverse engineering. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-54529, has since been patched by Apple.

(googleprojectzero.blogspot.com)

Development macOS security type confusion

Halide's Revolutionary Single-Shot HDR: Busting the Myths of HDR Photography

2025-05-14

Halide's Revolutionary Single-Shot HDR: Busting the Myths of HDR Photography

The Halide camera app developers delve into the misconceptions surrounding HDR photography. Traditional HDR modes (like the iPhone's 'HDR mode') are actually tone-mapped composites of multiple photos, not true HDR, leading to detail loss and artificial artifacts. The article introduces Halide's new single-shot HDR processing, inspired by traditional darkroom techniques like dodging and burning. This gives users granular control over tone mapping, preserving detail and offering various HDR display options. The article also discusses the current state and challenges of HDR display technology.

(www.lux.camera)

Development HDR photography camera app

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