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Netherlands Parliament Votes to Curb Reliance on US Tech Firms

2025-03-18

Netherlands Parliament Votes to Curb Reliance on US Tech Firms

The Dutch parliament passed motions urging the government to reduce dependence on US software companies, aiming to create a domestically controlled cloud platform. This follows concerns about changing US-Netherlands relations and anxieties over US tech giants' control of data. The motions also call for a reassessment of Amazon Web Services' role and preferential treatment for European firms in public tenders. While viable European alternatives remain scarce, this marks a crucial first step towards reducing reliance on US tech, prompting greater transparency regarding risks associated with using US cloud services.

(www.yahoo.com)

Tech tech security

arXivLabs: Experimenting with Community Collaboration

2025-03-18

arXivLabs is a framework enabling collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on the arXiv website. Individuals and organizations involved in arXivLabs uphold our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners who share them. Have an idea for a project that will benefit the arXiv community? Learn more about arXivLabs.

(arxiv.org)

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Musk's 'Department of Government Efficiency': A Farce or Real Reform?

2025-03-18

Musk's 'Department of Government Efficiency': A Farce or Real Reform?

Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has spent the first six weeks of the Trump administration disrupting the federal government. Under the guise of auditing to stop fraud, waste, and abuse, DOGE has accessed sensitive data and payment systems across various agencies. However, two experienced federal auditors claim DOGE's actions are far from a real audit, with many of their 'findings' revealed as errors. Real audits follow GAGAS standards, a five-phase process including planning, evidence gathering, evaluation, reporting, and follow-up. DOGE seems to have completely bypassed these processes. While government waste does exist, DOGE's actions appear more like a farce than genuine reform.

(www.wired.com)

Tech Government Audit

Git-Who: Track Down Code Ownership Like a Boss

2025-03-18

Git-Who: Track Down Code Ownership Like a Boss

Tired of hunting down the authors of specific code sections? Git-Who, a command-line tool, is your solution! Unlike `git blame`, which focuses on individual lines, Git-Who identifies the key contributors to entire code components or subsystems. Using three subcommands—`table`, `tree`, and `hist`—it presents authorship information in tables, tree structures, and timelines, showing contribution counts, last edit times, lines modified, and more. Filter results by path, branch, tag, or revision range, and use flags for sorting and filtering. Git-Who even respects Git mailmaps, consolidating contributions under varying names or emails. Try Git-Who to get a clear picture of code ownership!

(github.com)

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NVIDIA Dynamo: A High-Throughput, Low-Latency Inference Framework for Generative AI

2025-03-18

NVIDIA Dynamo: A High-Throughput, Low-Latency Inference Framework for Generative AI

NVIDIA introduces Dynamo, a high-throughput, low-latency inference framework designed for serving generative AI and reasoning models in multi-node distributed environments. Dynamo is inference engine agnostic (supporting TRT-LLM, vLLM, SGLang, and others), and incorporates features like disaggregated prefill & decode inference, dynamic GPU scheduling, LLM-aware request routing, accelerated data transfer, and KV cache offloading to maximize GPU throughput and minimize latency. Built in Rust for performance and Python for extensibility, Dynamo is fully open-source.

(github.com)

AI Inference Framework

Qodo Gen 1.0: Agentic AI Coding with LangGraph and MCP

2025-03-18

Qodo Gen 1.0: Agentic AI Coding with LangGraph and MCP

Qodo Gen 1.0 introduces agentic workflows in its AI coding and testing IDE plugin, enabling AI to dynamically decide how to navigate complex coding tasks. This was achieved by restructuring the infrastructure using LangGraph for structured workflows and Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) for standardized external tool integration. The architecture supports asynchronous communication, on-demand context retrieval, and enhanced error handling and reliability, allowing the AI to operate autonomously, retrieve real-time data, and adapt strategies based on tool execution results. LangGraph provides flexibility and control, while MCP simplifies external tool integration. The result is more intelligent automation, an extensible system, and a structured approach to AI autonomy.

(www.qodo.ai)

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Practical Process Control: Mastering PID Control

2025-03-18

This comprehensive guide delves into the practical aspects of process control, focusing on PID controller design, tuning, and advanced control architectures. Starting with process dynamic modeling (including case studies on heat exchangers, gravity-drained tanks, and jacketed stirred reactors), it systematically explains proportional, integral, and derivative control, along with the role of various filters. The guide also covers handling integrating processes, cascade control, feedforward control, and advanced control strategies in real-world applications like distillation columns, providing a complete practical handbook for engineers.

(controlguru.com)

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Nvidia Unveils RTX Pro Blackwell GPU Lineup for Professionals

2025-03-18

Nvidia Unveils RTX Pro Blackwell GPU Lineup for Professionals

Nvidia today announced its RTX Pro Blackwell series of GPUs, designed for professional designers, developers, data scientists, and creatives. The lineup includes a flagship RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell GPU for workstations, along with other desktop and laptop variants, and a datacenter version of the RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell. The workstation RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell boasts 96GB of GDDR7 memory and a 600-watt power draw (slightly higher than the RTX 5090's 575 watts). It features PCIe Gen 5 support, DisplayPort 2.1, and the latest Blackwell generation RT and Tensor cores. This GPU targets professionals working on game development, AI workloads, and other demanding tasks requiring significant VRAM and processing power. Max-Q and server variants are also planned. Nvidia is replacing its previous RTX numbering scheme and Quadro branding with the new RTX Pro branding. Also launching are the RTX Pro 5000 and 4000 Blackwell for desktops and laptops, and the RTX Pro 4500 Blackwell for desktops. Laptop versions will include 3000, 2000, 1000, and 500 models, featuring up to 24GB of VRAM and Nvidia's latest Blackwell Max-Q technologies for AI-powered performance and power optimization. These laptops will compete with AMD's Strix Halo chips, which offer 128GB of unified memory. Pricing for the RTX Pro 6000 workstation variant hasn't been revealed, but availability begins in April from distributors like PNY and TD Synnex, with OEMs like Dell, HP, and Lenovo following in May. The server variant will be available from Cisco, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Supermicro soon, with cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and CoreWeave offering it later this year. The rest of the RTX Pro Blackwell workstation lineup arrives this summer from Boxx, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, with laptop variants shipping in Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Razer devices later this year.

(www.theverge.com)

Hardware Professional GPUs

Dandelions: Weed or Wonder?

2025-03-18

Dandelions: Weed or Wonder?

Often reviled as tenacious weeds, dandelions offer a surprising array of benefits. This article explores the multifaceted nature of the common dandelion, highlighting its nutritional value and culinary uses. Through personal foraging experiences and interviews with experts, the author reveals dandelions' potential as a readily available, healthy food source. While acknowledging their invasive potential, the piece ultimately champions a more nuanced perspective, suggesting that the question isn't whether to appreciate dandelions, but rather, when and where their presence is beneficial.

(baynature.org)

Misc Dandelions Foraging

The Axolotl's Fight for Survival: A Mexican Tragedy

2025-03-18

The Axolotl's Fight for Survival: A Mexican Tragedy

Scientists are struggling to find the critically endangered axolotl in the canals of Xochimilco, Mexico City. This unique amphibian, renowned for its incredible regenerative abilities, is one of the world's most studied animals. However, habitat destruction, deteriorating water quality, and climate change have decimated its population. While easily bred in captivity and popular as pets and research subjects, its survival in the wild hangs by a thread. Efforts to restore its habitat face funding and political hurdles. The axolotl's plight reflects the impact of human activity on biodiversity and highlights the urgency of conservation efforts.

(english.elpais.com)

Tech endangered species regeneration environmental conservation

Court Affirms: AI-Generated Art Can't Be Copyrighted

2025-03-18

Court Affirms: AI-Generated Art Can't Be Copyrighted

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has upheld the U.S. Copyright Office's decision that AI-generated artwork without human input cannot be copyrighted. The ruling rejects Stephen Thaler's claim that his AI system, DABUS, independently created a copyrightable image. The court affirmed that human authorship is a fundamental requirement for copyright protection under U.S. law. This decision follows similar rulings and reflects the ongoing struggle to define copyright in the rapidly evolving field of generative AI. Thaler plans to appeal, while the Copyright Office maintains the court's decision is correct.

(www.yahoo.com)

Tech

PeerTube 7.1 Released: Enhanced Discoverability and Stability

2025-03-18

PeerTube 7.1 Released: Enhanced Discoverability and Stability

PeerTube version 7.1 is out, boasting significant improvements. Updates include a redesigned "About" page for clearer platform information; enhanced platform identification to easily understand video origins; improved Podcast 2.0 support for podcast app subscriptions; a default-enabled new view protocol for increased concurrent viewers; Mastodon account verification for enhanced trust; and a revamped P2P media loader for improved live stream stability.

(joinpeertube.org)

Development Video Platform

Verification-First Development: Beyond Test-Driven Development

2025-03-18

Verification-First Development: Beyond Test-Driven Development

This article explores Verification-First Development (VFD), a paradigm that emphasizes establishing verification mechanisms before writing code. This could involve writing tests, defining type invariants, adding contracts, or other methods. VFD differs from Test-Driven Development (TDD), which is a specific case of VFD and focuses on using tests to drive code design. VFD's advantages include reducing the likelihood of skipping verification, early error detection, and improved code quality. However, VFD also has drawbacks: it can slow development, hinder exploratory coding, and verification methods might influence code design. The author argues that VFD, as a technique rather than a paradigm, is more flexible and easily integrates with other approaches.

(buttondown.com)

Development test-driven development verification-first

Trump FTC Erases Years of AI and Privacy Guidance Blogs

2025-03-18

Trump FTC Erases Years of AI and Privacy Guidance Blogs

The Trump administration's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has purged four years' worth of business guidance blogs, including crucial information on AI and consumer privacy related to landmark lawsuits against companies like Amazon and Microsoft. This move raises concerns about government transparency and corporate compliance, particularly as new chair Andrew Ferguson aims to ease regulations on tech firms. Deleted blogs offered FTC advice on avoiding consumer protection violations, ethical AI development, and children's data privacy. This action is seen as benefiting tech companies by eliminating precedents for regulatory compliance.

(www.wired.com)

Tech consumer privacy

VW's Budget EV, ID. EVERY1, to Launch with Rivian Software

2025-03-18

VW's Budget EV, ID. EVERY1, to Launch with Rivian Software

Volkswagen unveiled the ID. EVERY1, an ultra-cheap electric vehicle set to launch in 2027 with a starting price of €20,000. Significantly, the ID. EVERY1 will be the first VW vehicle to utilize Rivian's software and architecture, a result of a $5.8 billion joint venture between the two companies. This collaboration aims to reduce development costs and enhance VW's competitiveness in the EV market, while providing Rivian with crucial funding and business diversification. The ID. EVERY1 represents VW's push into a wider market segment, with a goal of becoming the world's leading high-volume electric vehicle manufacturer by 2030.

(techcrunch.com)

Tech

10 Years of Hardware Startup Lessons Condensed into a 300+ Page Book

2025-03-18

An engineer with over a decade of experience across multiple hardware startups has compiled their hard-earned wisdom into a 300+ page guide to electronics design. Covering everything from ideation and component selection to schematic design, PCB layout, cost optimization, manufacturing, testing, lab setup, troubleshooting, demo tips, and recommended companies, this book aims to accelerate your learning and prevent common pitfalls. A free digital copy or a physical copy for $39 is available.

(www.hscott.net)

Hardware electronics engineering startup lessons

Tesla Insurance Costs Skyrocket Amidst Wave of Vandalism and Backlash

2025-03-18

Tesla Insurance Costs Skyrocket Amidst Wave of Vandalism and Backlash

Tesla insurance premiums are surging due to the company's declining reputation and a rise in vandalism targeting its vehicles. Insurers, relying on actuarial models, are predicting higher claim payouts for Tesla EVs. Elon Musk's personal brand is inextricably linked to the cars, fueling public anger and leading to protests and acts of vandalism, including arson, graffiti, and theft. This has prompted insurers to increase rates significantly, especially for models like the Model X and Model S Plaid. A similar situation unfolded in 2023 with Kia and Hyundai vehicles, whose easy theft led to soaring insurance costs. Adding fuel to the fire, a website called "DOGEQUEST" allegedly publishes personal information of Tesla owners, exacerbating the crisis.

(gizmodo.com)

Tech vandalism

NVIDIA's Global Website Directory

2025-03-18

NVIDIA's Global Website Directory

NVIDIA provides a comprehensive list of its regional websites, allowing users to access localized content, pricing, and retailer information based on their country. The list includes links to sites for Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, India, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Middle East, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Peru, Poland, Rest of Europe, Romania, Singapore, Finland, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, CIS, Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, and Japan.

(www.nvidia.com)

Hardware Global Websites Regional Information

HTTrack 3.49-2 Released: Engine Fixes and Improvements

2025-03-18

HTTrack version 3.49-2 is out, featuring engine improvements such as keep-alive, redirect handling, new hashtables, and unit tests. This free and open-source offline browser lets you download entire websites locally, preserving the site's link structure and all files (HTML, images, etc.), allowing offline browsing. Versions are available for Windows and Linux/Unix/BSD.

(www.httrack.com)

Development offline browser website downloader

Pebble's Back: Core Devices Unveils Two New Smartwatches

2025-03-18

Pebble's Back: Core Devices Unveils Two New Smartwatches

Eric Migicovsky, the original creator of the Pebble smartwatch, is back with his new company, Core Devices, launching two new smartwatches: the Core 2 Duo and the Core Time 2. The Core 2 Duo, launching in July for $149, is essentially a resurrected Pebble 2, using leftover parts and boasting a 30+ day battery life and a speaker. The Core Time 2, arriving in December for $225, updates the Pebble Time 2 design with a touchscreen, while retaining the long battery life, customizability, and hacker-friendly features. Both run the open-sourced Pebble OS, offering a nostalgic experience, though iPhone compatibility remains a challenge.

(www.theverge.com)

Hardware

Amazon Kills Local Alexa Processing: Privacy Concerns Rise with AI Push

2025-03-18

Amazon Kills Local Alexa Processing: Privacy Concerns Rise with AI Push

Starting March 28, 2025, Amazon will eliminate the local voice processing option for some Echo devices, sending all voice requests to the cloud for analysis. Amazon claims this is necessary for new generative AI features, but the move has sparked privacy concerns. While users previously could choose not to send voice recordings, transcripts were still sent to Amazon's cloud even with this option enabled. This change forces users to choose between privacy and full Alexa functionality, as disabling recording storage disables many personalized features. Amazon assures users this doesn't compromise privacy, but its past record, including using voice data for targeted ads and security breaches, raises doubts.

(www.theregister.com)

Tech

Fedora 42 Beta: A Fresh Install Experience and Numerous New Features

2025-03-18

Fedora 42 Beta: A Fresh Install Experience and Numerous New Features

Fedora 42 Beta is here! This update brings exciting improvements, including a brand-new Wayland-based Anaconda installer with more consistent keyboard control and an improved web UI for partitioning, making the installation process smoother and more intuitive. Fedora Workstation now defaults to the new web UI installer, offering features like a progress indicator, built-in help, and configuration review. KDE Plasma is now a full-fledged edition, with Power system support. Additionally, there's a new Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment, EROFS for live media, and many other enhancements for improved performance and stability. Several older features are being deprecated or removed, including Python 3.8 and python-pytest-runner.

(www.redhat.com)

Development

DuckDB Preview: Seamlessly Connect to Amazon S3 Tables and SageMaker Lakehouse

2025-03-18

DuckDB Preview: Seamlessly Connect to Amazon S3 Tables and SageMaker Lakehouse

DuckDB announces a preview feature adding support for Apache Iceberg REST Catalogs, enabling easy connection to Amazon S3 Tables and Amazon SageMaker Lakehouse. This collaboration between AWS and DuckDB Labs allows users to query Iceberg tables directly. By installing the latest DuckDB and necessary extensions, configuring AWS credentials, and using simple commands, users can access and query data, even with schema evolution. This preview release paves the way for a stable release later this year.

(duckdb.org)

Development

The Underrated Soft Skill: Charisma for Engineers

2025-03-18

The Underrated Soft Skill: Charisma for Engineers

Engineers often prioritize technical skills, neglecting crucial soft skills. This article argues that charisma, a frequently overlooked skill, is paramount for success. The author, through years of mentoring, emphasizes that charisma isn't innate but a learnable set of behaviors: building meaningful connections, cultivating empathy, and radiating warmth. The author encourages engineers to focus on human development, enhancing their charisma to become more impactful team members and professionals, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling career and life.

(utopianengineeringsociety.substack.com)

Development soft skills engineers charisma

Spaceium Hiring: Software Engineer for Spacecraft Development

2025-03-18

Spaceium Hiring: Software Engineer for Spacecraft Development

Spaceium is seeking a Software Engineer to design and build the software powering its spacecraft. Responsibilities include developing critical systems for flight software, data processing, control algorithms, and automation tools. The ideal candidate possesses strong software development skills, understands aerospace standards, and is passionate about pushing technological boundaries. Experience is a plus but not mandatory; enthusiasm for learning and a willingness to work hard are key. Compensation is $90k-$110k USD annually, plus equity.

(www.ycombinator.com)

Development Space Software

RePebble's iOS App: A Herculean Task

2025-03-18

RePebble's iOS App: A Herculean Task

The developers behind the rebooted Pebble smartwatch project are facing a familiar challenge: Apple's restrictive policies for third-party watch developers. The article details the struggles of developing for iOS during the original Pebble, highlighting limitations imposed by Apple that prevent core functionalities like sending text messages or interacting with notifications. While an iOS app is being developed, the team acknowledges significant limitations compared to the Android version, urging users to pressure Apple to improve its policies and foster greater competition in the smartwatch market.

(ericmigi.com)

Development

TruffleRuby Regexps: 200x Faster Than C and SIMD

2025-03-18

TruffleRuby Regexps: 200x Faster Than C and SIMD

This blog post explores performance optimization for JSON string escaping in Ruby. Benchmarks compare three approaches: a pure Ruby version, a C extension with SIMD instructions, and a pure Ruby version on TruffleRuby. Surprisingly, TruffleRuby's pure Ruby version, leveraging its advanced JIT compiler and TRegex engine, is 20 times faster than the C extension and SIMD, and over 200 times faster than the baseline C code in some cases. This stems from TruffleRuby's TRegex engine, which compiles regexps into deterministic finite automata, avoiding backtracking and utilizing SIMD instructions for optimization. Similar comparisons are shown for `Time.new(String)` and `StringScanner#scan_integer`, where TruffleRuby's regexp implementations significantly outperform CRuby's C implementations. This demonstrates that in some cases, concise pure Ruby code, combined with an advanced JIT compiler, can surpass the performance of lower-level languages.

(eregon.me)

Development Regexps

Meta's Llama Hits 1 Billion Downloads, Aiming for Open-Source AI Domination

2025-03-18

Meta's Llama Hits 1 Billion Downloads, Aiming for Open-Source AI Domination

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company's open-source AI model, Llama, has surpassed 1 billion downloads, a 53% increase since early December 2024. While powering Meta's AI assistant and used by companies like Spotify and AT&T, Llama faces copyright lawsuits and data privacy concerns. Undeterred, Meta plans to release more Llama models, including reasoning and multimodal models, and is investing $80 billion in AI this year, aiming to lead the AI field.

(techcrunch.com)

AI

Hacker News: A Decade of Tech Growth

2025-03-18

Starting in 2011, the author began using Hacker News, initially understanding very little of the technical jargon and companies mentioned. However, through daily reading and deep dives into unfamiliar concepts, the author transformed from a data analyst into an engineer confidently deploying code to millions of users. Hacker News provided not only learning resources but also a supportive community, helping the author improve technical skills and writing, ultimately leading to a significant career leap.

(vickiboykis.com)

Development technical learning

Open Source PebbleOS Smartwatches Are Back: Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2 Pre-orders Open

2025-03-18

Open Source PebbleOS Smartwatches Are Back: Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2 Pre-orders Open

rePebble has announced two new smartwatches running open-source PebbleOS: the Core 2 Duo and the Core Time 2. The Core 2 Duo features an ultra-crisp black and white display, a polycarbonate frame, costs $149, and starts shipping in July. The Core Time 2 boasts a larger 64-color display, a metal frame, costs $225, and begins shipping in December. Both watches are inspired by the classic Pebble design, offering long battery life, a simple and beautiful aesthetic, and compatibility with thousands of existing Pebble apps. Available exclusively for pre-order on the rePebble website, quantities are limited.

(ericmigi.com)

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