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June 28, 2026

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China claims the world’s fastest supercomputer

China has reclaimed the title of the world's fastest supercomputer with the LineShine system at the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen, surpassing the US-led El Capitan on the TOP500 rankings....

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Librepods: AirPods liberated

Librepods is an open-source firmware project that replaces Apple's proprietary software on AirPods, enabling features like transparency mode, equalizer adjustments, and custom button mappings. It allo...

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GLM 5.2 beats Claude in our benchmarks

Semgrep's blog post claims that the GLM 5.2 model outperforms Claude in specific cybersecurity benchmarks, highlighting its effectiveness in code analysis and security tasks. The article suggests that...

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EU to legislate about Chat Control behind closed doors

The article criticizes the EU's 'Chat Control' legislation for being developed through undemocratic backroom deals, posing a significant threat to private communications. It highlights concerns over i...

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A Typed, Algebraic Approach to Parsing (2019)

This 2019 paper by Neel Krishnaswami from Cambridge University introduces a novel algebraic approach to parsing that leverages type theory to ensure correctness and modularity. It demonstrates how par...

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MAX models can now run on Apple silicon GPUs

Modular's 26.4 release enables MAX models to run natively on Apple silicon GPUs, supporting M1 through M5 chips for LLMs, vision, and diffusion models. While performance is optimized for M5 systems wi...

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China’s Z.ai claims it can match Mythos on cybersecurity

China's Zhipu AI released its open-weight GLM-5.2 model, with researchers claiming it rivals Anthropic's Mythos in specific cybersecurity and bug-finding tasks. This development suggests a significant...

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The KIDS Act would require age checks to get online

The EFF analyzes the proposed KIDS Act, arguing that mandatory age verification requirements for internet access pose significant risks to privacy and security. The article highlights concerns that su...

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How VictoriaLogs Stores Your Logs in a Columnar Layout

This article details the internal columnar storage architecture of VictoriaLogs, explaining how incoming log lines are normalized and persisted on disk. It covers the ingestion process across various ...

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Building an Open-Source Robot Vacuum — Meet oomwoo

The article introduces oomwoo, an open-source, DIY robot vacuum project designed for makers, featuring local-first operation without cloud dependency. Built on ROS 2 and compatible with Home Assistant...

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Examining circuit boards from the Space Shuttle's I/O Processor

This article provides a detailed hardware analysis of the Space Shuttle's Input/Output Processor (IOP), highlighting its unique multi-threaded architecture with 25 virtual processors. The author exami...

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California law targeting loud streaming ads takes effect on July 1

A California law banning streaming services from playing ads louder than the accompanying video content takes effect on July 1, 2026. While currently limited to the state, industry observers expect br...

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Ford rehires ‘gray beard’ engineers after AI falls short

Ford is rehiring experienced veteran engineers, referred to as 'gray beards,' after realizing that relying solely on artificial intelligence did not yield the expected high-quality results in their en...

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Why Wall Street thinks US memory maker Micron is the next Nvidia

Wall Street investors are increasingly viewing Micron as a potential high-growth AI play, drawing comparisons to Nvidia's market dominance. This shift reflects a broader search for publicly traded com...

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TMD’s keyless bike lock is a $280 solution to a $60 problem

TMD introduces a premium smart bike lock priced at $280, leveraging its experience in ATM security to offer a high-performance solution. The device combines a hardened steel chain with Dyneema and Kev...

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Quoting Jon Udell

Jon Udell critiques the term 'human in the loop,' arguing it implies machine authority, and instead proposes a collaborative model where developers actively invite AI agents into their existing workfl...

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Professor denounces mass AI fraud on an exam at Brown

An economics professor at Brown University uncovered mass AI cheating involving at least 50 students on a midterm exam, describing it as the largest such scandal in the Ivy League. Despite the severit...

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The US Used to Demand the Best Tech. Now We Ban It

The article discusses how US regulations, specifically the 25-year import rule, prevent American consumers from accessing advanced and affordable Chinese electric vehicles like the Xiaomi SU7, despite...

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A way to exclude sensitive files issue still open for OpenAI Codex

A GitHub issue highlights an ongoing problem where users cannot effectively exclude sensitive files from being processed by OpenAI Codex. The discussion reflects community concern over data privacy an...

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Regular expressions that work “everywhere”

The author discusses the fragmentation of regular expression implementations across tools like Perl, sed, awk, and Emacs, advocating for a 'lowest common denominator' subset to ensure code portability...

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Modeling the COVID-19 Outbreak with J

The author applies the SEIRS epidemiological model to analyze the spread of COVID-19, addressing limitations of simpler models like SIR regarding reinfection and incubation periods. The article explai...

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The Curious Case of aa.ns.charter.com

A home lab administrator discovered that a Windows Server 2025 domain controller was hourly querying 'aa.ns.charter.com', revealing a seven-year-old bug in Charter Spectrum's authoritative DNS infrast...

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Nourish - a wayland compositor with infinite zoom and pan

Nourish is an open-source Wayland compositor designed to provide an infinite canvas experience, allowing users to pan and zoom beyond traditional screen boundaries. Developed in Rust, it aims to be a ...

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Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck?

A scientific journal has retracted two papers attributed to Max Planck from the 1940s, citing intellectual unacceptability, which has resulted in the online availability of the articles becoming inacc...

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Nest’s quest to fix your thermostat

This podcast episode from The Verge's Version History series recounts the founding story of Nest, focusing on Tony Fadell's motivation to reinvent the outdated thermostat market after his work on the ...

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Bigme Hibreak Dual 2 Smartphone will hit Kickstarter soon

Bigme is preparing to launch its Hibreak Dual 2 smartphone on Kickstarter, featuring a distinctive dual-screen design. The device combines a 6.13-inch glare-free E-Ink primary display with a 5-inch re...

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Ad-free streaming is a luxury now

The article reflects on the evolution of the streaming industry, noting how ad-free viewing has shifted from a standard feature to a premium luxury. It contrasts current trends with the early days of ...