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GrapheneOS: Android's Unshakeable Fortress Against Forensic Attacks

2025-09-11

GrapheneOS: Android's Unshakeable Fortress Against Forensic Attacks

GrapheneOS, an open-source, privacy-focused Android OS, recently faced a social media smear campaign falsely claiming it was compromised. The attack misrepresented consent-based data extraction as a security breach. This article clarifies digital forensics, Cellebrite's capabilities, and the distinction of consent-based data extraction. GrapheneOS's robust security features, including disabling USB connections in AFU mode, Titan M2's brute-force attack limitations, and auto-reboot, effectively counter such attacks. Cellebrite itself admits it cannot unlock fully updated GrapheneOS devices without user consent. The incident highlights GrapheneOS's superior protection of user privacy and data security.

(discuss.grapheneos.org)

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EU's Controversial 'Chat Control' Bill: Privacy vs. Child Sexual Abuse

2025-09-11

EU's Controversial 'Chat Control' Bill: Privacy vs. Child Sexual Abuse

The EU is set to debate a controversial 'Chat Control' bill aimed at combating child sexual abuse by mandating the scanning of user content or bypassing encryption. However, the bill has drawn fierce opposition from security experts who deem it unworkable, highly intrusive, and prone to a high rate of false positives, potentially leading to a national security disaster. Several encrypted messaging apps have vowed to fight the bill legally or relocate outside the EU. The German delegation may seek a delay, leaving the bill's fate uncertain.

(www.theregister.com)

Tech child sexual abuse

C++20 Modules: Compile Time Improvements and Practical Experiences

2025-09-11

This article shares the author's practical experience using C++20 modules, covering build system choices (Bazel, XMake, Build2, etc.), compile time improvements (25%-45%), and differences from PCH. The author also discusses suitable scenarios for C++20 modules, costs (code refactoring, compiler stability, code completion support, etc.), module wrappers (export-using and extern "C++" styles), and techniques for mixing import and #include. The article concludes with future improvement directions for C++20 modules, such as improving build systems, enhancing code intelligence, resolving cross-platform issues, and highlighting AI's potential in module conversion tool development.

(chuanqixu9.github.io)

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Piramidal Hiring Backend Engineer for Neural Data Platform

2025-09-11

Piramidal Hiring Backend Engineer for Neural Data Platform

Piramidal is seeking a software engineer to build and maintain the infrastructure and backend systems for its flagship neural data platform. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience at product-driven companies, proficiency in Python and other backend languages, containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Kubernetes), relational databases (e.g., Postgres/MySQL), and web technologies (e.g., JavaScript, React). The role involves close collaboration with ML engineers to iterate on applying the latest models and working with the product team and internal customers to understand their needs and implement effective solutions. Piramidal is dedicated to redirecting technology to maximize human potential, with a core mission of supporting cognitive liberty.

(www.ycombinator.com)

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pgEdge Open Sources Core Components, Embracing the PostgreSQL Ecosystem

2025-09-11

pgEdge, a company focused on distributed PostgreSQL, announced that it has relicensed its core components—including the Spock replication engine, Snowflake sequence generator, and Lolor large object logical replication extension—under the PostgreSQL License, making them open source! This move signifies pgEdge's commitment to open source and its desire to contribute more to the PostgreSQL ecosystem. Developers can now access the source code of these components on GitHub and participate in their development. pgEdge also offers cloud, container, and VM deployment options for easy user access.

(www.pgedge.com)

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Reshaped: A Five-Year Journey to Open Source

2025-09-11

Reshaped: A Five-Year Journey to Open Source

After five years of development, the Reshaped component library is now fully open source! Initially a personal project addressing the need for consistent React and Figma component libraries, Reshaped covers 80% of core web design practices, prioritizing alignment between design and engineering. The author first made the React package free, and now opensources the entire codebase, aiming to foster best practices in design and engineering. Future plans include advanced premium components.

(reshaped.so)

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Pure vs. Impure Engineering: Why Solo Devs Clash with Big Tech

2025-09-11

This article explores the difference between 'pure' and 'impure' software engineering. Pure engineering focuses on technical perfection, akin to art or research, while impure engineering prioritizes efficiency and real-world problem-solving. Big tech needs both, but the current market favors impure engineering, leading to clashes between pure and impure engineers. AI-assisted development benefits impure engineering more, as it helps tackle less novel, time-constrained problems, while pure engineering relies more on individual expertise. The author argues both types demand high skills, just with different focuses.

(www.seangoedecke.com)

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Deep Code Bench: A New Benchmark Dataset for Code Retrieval

2025-09-11

Deep Code Bench: A New Benchmark Dataset for Code Retrieval

Qodo has released Deep Code Bench, a novel benchmark dataset of real-world questions derived from large, complex code repositories. Unlike existing benchmarks, these questions require retrieval across multiple files, mirroring real-world developer scenarios. The dataset, generated using LLMs from pull request data, provides a robust evaluation of code retrieval systems. Qodo's deep research agent outperforms others in fact recall, achieving ~76% accuracy.

(www.qodo.ai)

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Amazon's Secret AR Glasses Project: 'Amelia' for Delivery Drivers

2025-09-11

Amazon's Secret AR Glasses Project: 'Amelia' for Delivery Drivers

Amazon is secretly developing augmented reality (AR) glasses codenamed 'Jayhawk,' featuring a full-color display in one eye, microphones, speakers, and a camera. While a consumer version is expected in late 2026 or early 2027, Amazon plans to launch a bulkier, delivery-focused version called 'Amelia' for its drivers as early as next year, with an initial production run of 100,000 units. These glasses will use a small display to provide turn-by-turn navigation and delivery instructions, showcasing AR's potential in logistics. This move positions Amazon alongside Meta and Google in the burgeoning AR glasses market.

(www.theverge.com)

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Dive into the tz Database: Crafting Your Own Time Zone

2025-09-11

Dive into the tz Database: Crafting Your Own Time Zone

While working with Ruby, the author encountered a timezone issue, leading to the discovery of the tz database. This article provides a clear explanation of the tz database, including its core components: the zic compiler, the zdump tool, and timezone source files. The author demonstrates how to customize timezone rules by creating a fictional timezone, Hi_No_Kuni/Konoha, within an Alpine Docker image. The process is illustrated with practical examples, verifying the results. This article is suitable for developers and provides insight into the complexity and standardization behind time zones.

(yatsushi.com)

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BCacheFS Disabled in openSUSE Kernels 6.17+

2025-09-11

The openSUSE team announced that BCacheFS filesystem will be disabled in kernels 6.17 and later. This is because BCacheFS is externally maintained since version 6.17, and openSUSE will no longer maintain and backport downstream patches. Currently, 6.16 and earlier versions are unaffected. Users should follow BCacheFS upstream advice for installation and usage, or prepare a KMP themselves. BCacheFS will be re-enabled once its maintainer resumes upstream maintenance.

(lwn.net)

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Conquering the 10K+ LOC Hurdle: A Structured Workflow for LLMs in Large Projects

2025-09-11

Conquering the 10K+ LOC Hurdle: A Structured Workflow for LLMs in Large Projects

This article details a successful workflow for using LLMs in large projects, exceeding 10,000 lines of code. The author discovered that directly generating an entire system with an LLM is chaotic and error-prone. Instead, a structured approach is presented: hand-write design and architecture documents first, then utilize the LLM as a code generation and transformation tool, iterating on small tasks, systematically reviewing and correcting code, and continuously updating documentation and coding guidelines. This method successfully prevents LLM limitations in large projects, maintaining maintainability and consistency.

(medium.com)

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Dotter: A Powerful Dotfile Manager and Templating Engine in Rust

2025-09-11

Dotter: A Powerful Dotfile Manager and Templating Engine in Rust

Dotter is a dotfile manager and templating engine written in Rust, designed to simplify the management and deployment of dotfiles. It solves many inconveniences associated with manual dotfile management, such as tracking file origins, tedious setup on new machines, and handling configuration differences between machines. Dotter automates dotfile management through flexible configuration and automatic templating or symlinking. It supports installation via Homebrew, AUR, and Scoop, and also provides binaries and Cargo installation. Dotter also offers extensive command-line options and hook functions for user-defined workflows.

(github.com)

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Radix Sort Beats Hash Tables: A Performance Showdown for Counting Unique Values

2025-09-11

Radix Sort Beats Hash Tables: A Performance Showdown for Counting Unique Values

In the problem of counting unique values in a large array of mostly-unique uint64s, radix sort, when well-tuned, is typically faster than hash tables. By efficiently utilizing memory bandwidth and cleverly fusing hashing with the sorting process, radix sort achieves up to a 1.5x speedup over tuned hash tables for datasets larger than 1MB, and up to 4x faster than Rust's excellent Swiss Table hash tables. However, radix sort's performance degrades with non-uniform data distributions; using an invertible hash function pre-processes data to maintain efficiency. The article benchmarks both approaches under varying data sizes and access frequencies, and discusses strategy for choosing between them in real-world applications.

(reiner.org)

Development

Blue Light Bleaches Yellow Stains: A Sustainable Solution

2025-09-11

Blue Light Bleaches Yellow Stains: A Sustainable Solution

Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly method for removing yellow stains from clothing using high-intensity blue LED light. This method utilizes blue light and ambient oxygen, eliminating the need for harsh chemical oxidants. It effectively removes stains from sweat, orange juice, tomato juice, and more, even on delicate fabrics like silk. Tests showed blue light significantly outperformed hydrogen peroxide and UV light in stain removal without fabric damage. While promising, further testing is needed before commercialization to ensure safety and colorfastness.

(phys.org)

Tech stain removal

Trump Admin to Crack Down on Misleading Prescription Drug Ads

2025-09-11

Trump Admin to Crack Down on Misleading Prescription Drug Ads

This memo outlines the Trump administration's plan to tighten regulations on direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising. Citing a surge in pharmaceutical advertising and concerns about misleading claims that downplay risks and overemphasize benefits, the administration will mandate more comprehensive risk information in ads to ensure fair, balanced, and complete information for consumers. The goal is to correct misleading information and promote more informed medication choices.

(www.whitehouse.gov)

Tech pharmaceutical regulation prescription drug advertising

Clojure's Elegant Solution to the Expression Problem

2025-09-11

Clojure's Elegant Solution to the Expression Problem

At Strange Loop, Chris Houser presented two Clojure approaches to solving the expression problem: multimethods and protocols. The presentation delved into the pros and cons of each method, showcasing their implementation in Clojure. Houser, a co-author of "The Joy of Clojure" and a core contributor to the language, powerfully demonstrated Clojure's flexibility and expressiveness.

(www.infoq.com)

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Four Foundational Fallacies of AI: A Winding Path to AGI

2025-09-11

Four Foundational Fallacies of AI: A Winding Path to AGI

This article explores Melanie Mitchell's four foundational fallacies of artificial intelligence: equating narrow AI progress with Artificial General Intelligence (AGI); underestimating the difficulty of common-sense reasoning; using anthropomorphic language to mislead the public; and ignoring the importance of embodied cognition. The author argues these fallacies lead to hype cycles and dangerous trade-offs in the AI field, such as prioritizing short-term gains over long-term progress, sacrificing public trust for market excitement, and forgoing responsible validation for speed to market. Ultimately, the author advocates for a synthesis of the 'cognitive paradigm' and the 'computationalist paradigm', infusing current AI practices with scientific principles for safer and more responsible AI development.

(blog.apiad.net)

AI

Apple's iPhone 17 Air Goes Global eSIM-Only: The Future is Here

2025-09-11

Apple's iPhone 17 Air Goes Global eSIM-Only: The Future is Here

Apple's announcement that the iPhone 17 Air will be globally available without physical SIM cards marks a significant step towards the widespread adoption of eSIM technology. This digital alternative offers greater convenience, security, and environmental friendliness, simplifying network switching and reducing plastic waste. While initial setup requires internet access, the remote activation and flexible switching capabilities of eSIMs will benefit users, especially travelers. This move is likely to encourage other manufacturers to follow suit, positioning eSIMs as the dominant technology in the coming decade, transforming both user experience and the industry.

(tech.yahoo.com)

Tech

Massive AI Coding Assistant Outage Highlights Growing Dependency Risks

2025-09-11

Massive AI Coding Assistant Outage Highlights Growing Dependency Risks

A recent outage affecting Anthropic's Claude Code and other AI coding assistants exposed the significant reliance modern software development has on these tools. Developers scrambled to alternatives, including even Stack Overflow, underscoring the dangers of over-reliance. The emerging trend of 'vibe coding,' using natural language to generate code without understanding the underlying logic, led to disastrous results, including file corruption by Google's Gemini CLI and database deletion by Replit's AI service. The outage serves as a stark reminder of the potential consequences of AI dependency and sparked reflection on work-life balance.

(arstechnica.com)

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DNA Cassette Tape: Retro Tech Meets Gigantic Storage

2025-09-11

DNA Cassette Tape: Retro Tech Meets Gigantic Storage

Researchers have created a DNA cassette tape, leveraging the familiar form factor of retro cassette tapes but with a revolutionary twist: DNA data storage. This 100-meter tape boasts an incredible 36 petabytes of storage capacity—equivalent to 36,000 terabyte hard drives—by encoding digital information in the sequence of DNA bases. A barcode system simplifies data retrieval, while a protective zeolitic imidazolate coating ensures long-term data preservation for centuries. Despite its nostalgic appearance, it's incompatible with traditional cassette players; this is DNA storage, not magnetic.

(www.newscientist.com)

Tech

BMW Challenges EU's 2035 Combustion Engine Ban

2025-09-11

BMW Challenges EU's 2035 Combustion Engine Ban

BMW's CTO, Joachim Post, strongly criticizes the EU's plan to ban the sale of combustion engine cars by 2035. He argues the ban ignores consumer preferences, charging infrastructure limitations, and energy prices, potentially crippling the European auto industry. While EV sales are growing in Europe, they still represent a small percentage of the market. BMW emphasizes offering customers a choice between combustion and electric vehicles, believing the ultimate decision should rest with consumers, not the EU. This highlights the conflict between legacy automakers and EU policies, and raises concerns about the future of the automotive industry.

(www.motor1.com)

Tech combustion engine ban

TailGuard: Dockerizing WireGuard-Tailscale Interoperability

2025-09-11

TailGuard: Dockerizing WireGuard-Tailscale Interoperability

TailGuard is a simple Docker container app that bridges existing WireGuard servers to the Tailscale network, even on locked-down devices lacking Tailscale binaries. Running on a VPS, it simplifies key management and allows easy switching between devices. Users download a WireGuard config, run a Docker command, and connect. Customizable parameters and IPv6 support ease connection to both Tailscale and WireGuard networks.

(github.com)

Development

Multiple Dispatch in C++: Challenges and Solutions

2025-09-11

This article explores the challenges of implementing multiple dispatch in C++. Multiple dispatch allows dynamic function selection based on the runtime types of multiple objects, useful when handling interactions between objects of different types, such as computing intersections of various shapes. The article compares several approaches, including the visitor pattern and brute-force if-else checks, analyzing their pros and cons. The visitor pattern, while efficient, is intrusive and hard to maintain; brute-force is maintainable but verbose and inefficient. The article also briefly mentions a C++ standardization attempt proposing multiple dispatch and previews subsequent articles exploring its implementation in other programming languages.

(eli.thegreenplace.net)

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Trump's Tax Plan Unexpectedly Reshapes the Creator Economy

2025-09-11

Trump's Tax Plan Unexpectedly Reshapes the Creator Economy

A provision in President Trump's tax plan has inadvertently reshaped the creator economy. The US Treasury Department now allows digital content creators (podcasters, social media influencers, streamers, etc.) to deduct tip income up to a certain limit. This could significantly alter how creators generate revenue, potentially leading platforms to more prominently feature tipping options. The policy reflects the rise of the creator economy and may incentivize more individuals to join the content creation field.

(www.hollywoodreporter.com)

Startup digital content creators

arXivLabs: Experimenting with Community Collaboration

2025-09-11

arXivLabs is a framework for collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on the website. Individuals and organizations involved share arXiv's values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv only works with partners who uphold these values. Got an idea to enhance the arXiv community? Explore arXivLabs.

(arxiv.org)

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Hot Chips 2025: A Roundup of the CPU Session

2025-09-11

Hot Chips 2025: A Roundup of the CPU Session

The CPU session at Hot Chips 2025 featured exciting presentations from several industry giants. Condor Computing showcased their new Cuzco core, PEZY revealed details about their upcoming SC4s chip, IBM discussed their already-shipping Power11 chip, and Intel teased their next-gen E-Core based Xeon CPU, codenamed Clearwater Forest. Links to in-depth articles on each are provided for further reading.

(chipsandcheese.com)

Hardware

Desktop-TUI: A Graphics-Free Desktop Environment

2025-09-11

Desktop-TUI: A Graphics-Free Desktop Environment

Desktop-TUI is a tmux-like desktop environment without a graphical interface. It parses shortcut files to launch applications and commands, supporting window movement, resizing, tiling options, and handling application errors and GNU application crashes. Users can select files or folders as application or command arguments. Currently using ncurses (with color issues), it plans to switch to Crossterm. Install via `cargo install desktop-tui` and run with `cargo run -- `. Shortcut files (e.g., helix.toml) use TOML format to define application names, commands, and arguments.

(github.com)

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JiraTUI: Command-Line Jira Task Management

2025-09-11

JiraTUI is a powerful command-line tool that streamlines Jira task management. Create new Jira tasks directly from your terminal, easily specifying details like title, description, and priority. Spend less time navigating interfaces and more time on your work. It also allows for commenting on tasks directly from the terminal, improving team communication and collaboration.

(jiratui.sh)

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Lightweight DataFrame in MicroHs: A Haskell 2010 Adventure

2025-09-11

Starting with a Frege (JVM Haskell) Android project in 2015, the author's functional programming journey led to a quest to decouple their DataFrame library from GHC for MicroHs compatibility. This post details implementing core DataFrame functionality – construction, basic expressions, `filterWhere`, `derive`, and Markdown rendering – in Haskell 2010, without GADTs, type families, or reflection. The experiment demonstrates that while verbose, the core functionality remains viable, offering portability between MicroHs (for tiny CLIs or embedded contexts) and GHC (for speed and ecosystem access). MicroHs binaries are roughly 100x smaller but 5-10x slower; a worthwhile trade-off for many data-wrangling tasks, allowing a GHC backend for heavy lifting.

(mchav.github.io)

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