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May 16, 2026

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SANA-WM, a 2.6B open-source world model for 1-minute 720p video

NVIDIA Research has released SANA-WM, a 2.6 billion parameter open-source world model capable of generating 1-minute 720p videos. The model represents a significant advancement in video generation tec...

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Accelerando (2005)

Accelerando, a seminal 2005 science fiction novel by Charles Stross, explores the technological singularity and post-human evolution through three generations of the Macx family. The novel, originally...

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Δ-Mem: Efficient Online Memory for Large Language Models

Researchers introduce Δ-Mem, a novel memory mechanism that significantly improves the efficiency of large language models by reducing memory overhead during inference. The approach achieves up to 10x ...

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Frontier AI has broken the open CTF format

The article argues that the traditional open Capture The Flag (CTF) security competition format is fundamentally broken due to the emergence of advanced AI systems. It discusses how AI can now solve m...

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DeepSeek-V4-Flash means LLM steering is interesting again

The article discusses how DeepSeek-V4-Flash has revived interest in LLM steering techniques, highlighting new approaches to controlling and directing large language model outputs. It explores the tech...

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Fecal transplants for autism deliver success in clinical trials (2019)

A 2019 clinical trial shows promising results for using fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) to treat autism spectrum disorder symptoms. The study reported significant improvements in gastrointestinal s...

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My Thoughts on Bun's Rust Rewrite

The article discusses Bun's controversial rewrite from Zig to Rust, arguing that while the business decision makes sense, the extremely rapid 6-day rewrite raises serious concerns about code quality a...

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Recent Kernel exploits, attack surface reduction, example IPSEC

Security researcher Hanno Böck highlights that multiple recent Linux kernel exploits have targeted the ESP module used in IPSEC, suggesting that disabling unused IPSEC-related kernel options could sig...

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Subscription Bombing: Email under Attack

The article discusses the emerging threat of subscription bombing, where attackers overwhelm victims by signing them up for numerous email subscriptions, potentially causing denial-of-service by flood...

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How to Write to SSDs

The paper 'How to Write to SSDs' by Lee, Ziegler, and Leis presents research on optimizing write operations for solid-state drives. It explores techniques to improve SSD performance and longevity thro...

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Data race freedom in OxCaml

The article discusses OxCaml, Jane Street's fork of the OCaml compiler, which introduces compile-time guarantees for data race freedom in parallel programs. It explains how OxCaml's new mode axes can ...

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The US is betting on AI to catch insider trading in prediction markets

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is ramping up efforts to combat insider trading in prediction markets, particularly targeting US traders using VPNs to access offshore platforms like...

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Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settle suit over harm to students

Snap, YouTube, and TikTok have reached a settlement in a landmark lawsuit filed by Kentucky's Breathitt County School District, which accused the platforms of causing social media addiction that disru...

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Futhark by example

The article presents 'Futhark by Example,' a collection of code examples for the Futhark programming language, which is designed for high-performance parallel computing. The examples demonstrate the l...

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The Futility of Lava Lamps: What Random Really Means

The article critiques Cloudflare's use of lava lamps for entropy generation as security theater, arguing it's more marketing than meaningful security enhancement. It explores the philosophical and pra...

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A History of IDEs at Google

The article details Google's historical approach to IDEs, where engineers had freedom to choose their preferred development environment, leading to fragmentation. Despite initial resistance to standar...

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The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush

A Menlo Ventures partner highlights the extreme wealth disparity in the AI industry, estimating that around 10,000 people at top AI companies have achieved over $20M in retirement wealth while many ot...

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OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman takes charge of product strategy

OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman is reportedly taking charge of product strategy as the company plans to merge ChatGPT and Codex. This move signals a strategic consolidation of OpenAI's AI products and...

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PART Telescopes – Bringing radio astronomy within reach of rural schools

An Australian student team is making radio astronomy more accessible to rural schools through the PART (Pictor Array Radio Telescope) project. The initiative provides affordable telescope kits and edu...

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Moving away from Tailwind, and learning to structure my CSS

The author shares their experience transitioning from Tailwind CSS to vanilla CSS, discussing the challenges and benefits of managing styles without a utility-first framework. They explore different C...

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A few ways of specifying per-theme colours in only CSS

The article explores various CSS-only methods for implementing theme-based color schemes, including traditional variable approaches, the newer light-dark() function, and experimental techniques. The a...

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Explore Wikipedia Like a Windows XP Desktop

A creative web project that presents Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons content through a nostalgic Windows XP desktop interface, allowing users to browse categories as folders and articles as documents....

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experimental OpenBSD MAP-E CE support (feedback)

A developer is testing experimental MAP-E support for OpenBSD, building on 2021 work with new patches and an automation daemon. The implementation is currently running on one Cosmote FTTH installation...

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Using Rust to parse Godot .tres files and walk the resource graph

The article details the technical challenges of parsing Godot's .tres resource files using Rust, explaining how Asset Hoard v0.1.13 now properly handles these files by walking the resource graph to ma...

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Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support

As Amazon ends support for older Kindle models, users are exploring jailbreaking options to maintain functionality, though this approach comes with potential risks. The practice highlights growing con...

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Remarkable will soon receive split screen view

Remarkable is preparing to release a software update that introduces split-screen functionality and improved PDF handling capabilities for its e-ink tablets. The update aims to enhance productivity by...