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The article discusses the author's experience with suspicious ads on the Apple News platform, highlighting concerns about the prevalence of scam advertisements and the need for greater scrutiny and regulation of digital advertising on platforms like Apple News.

The article discusses a proposed bill in New York that would require news outlets to include disclaimers on articles generated by artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The bill aims to increase transparency and inform readers about the use of AI in news production.

The article discusses Waymo's development of the Waymo World Model, a new simulation platform for autonomous driving that aims to improve the safety and performance of self-driving cars by creating a highly realistic virtual environment to test and train AI systems.

Litebox is an open-source library from Microsoft that provides a lightweight, customizable, and accessible lightbox experience for web applications. It offers a range of features, including support for images, videos, and iframes, as well as keyboard accessibility and responsive design.

Researchers at Caltech have invented a new method to add page numbers to DNA sequences, enabling more efficient data storage and retrieval in DNA-based information systems. This novel approach could significantly enhance the scalability and practicality of DNA data storage technologies.

This article discusses the steps involved in a fraud investigation, including gathering evidence, conducting interviews, and analyzing financial records. It provides an overview of the process that law enforcement and financial institutions use to detect and investigate fraudulent activities.

A man was videotaped base jumping in Yosemite National Park, which is illegal. He claims the footage was created using AI technology, not actual footage of him committing the crime.

The article explores how NIMBYism (Not In My Backyard) goes beyond just opposing new housing, and can also manifest in efforts to limit growth, preserve the status quo, and restrict changes to a community. It highlights how NIMBY attitudes can shape broader political and economic decisions, not just local land use.

The article explores a novel system-level design approach called Controlled CoT (Controlled Complexity of Transformation) for optimizing the performance and efficiency of digital systems. It emphasizes the importance of managing the complexity of transformations within the system to achieve improved power, area, and delay characteristics.

The article discusses the engineering behind AI parsers, including their architecture, techniques for handling ambiguity, and the challenges of developing robust and accurate parsing systems for natural language processing tasks.

Due to bike-induced concussions, I've been worried for a while about losing my memory and not being able to log back in.

I combined shamir secret sharing (hashicorp vault's implementation) with age-encryption, and packaged it using WASM for a neat in-browser offline UX.

The idea is that if something happens to me, my friends and family would help me get back access to the data that matters most to me. 5 out of 7 friends need to agree for the vault to unlock.

Try out the demo in the website, it runs entirely in your browser!

Heroku announces a major update, outlining changes to its platform, pricing, and support for various languages and frameworks. The blog post provides details on the company's new direction and its commitment to supporting developers' evolving needs.

The article discusses concerns raised by AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio, a winner of the Turing Award, about the potential for AI systems to act against human instructions. Bengio cites empirical evidence and calls for greater oversight and safeguards to ensure AI alignment with human values and goals.

The U.S. has accused China of conducting secret nuclear explosive tests in violation of an international treaty, raising concerns about China's nuclear capabilities and the potential impact on global nuclear nonproliferation efforts.

The article discusses the challenges of using LSM trees for object storage metadata and how the authors at Fractal moved their metadata off LSM trees to improve performance and reduce complexity. They describe their approach and the benefits they achieved.

Gitclaw is a command-line tool that simplifies and automates common Git workflows, providing a user-friendly interface for managing repositories, branches, and other Git operations.

This article explores Elon Musk's growing involvement with the meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin, examining the potential legal implications as he faces a deposition in an ongoing lawsuit related to his tweets about the coin.

The article discusses a vulnerability in the Temporal programming language, known as the 'Masked Namespace Vulnerability' (CVE-2025-14986). It explains how the vulnerability could allow attackers to bypass security measures and execute arbitrary code on affected systems.

Apple has reportedly scaled back its plans for an AI-powered health coach app, citing challenges in developing the technology and concerns about user privacy. The article suggests that Apple is focusing on more foundational health features instead of the ambitious AI assistant.

The article explores how the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the field of software engineering. It examines how AI is being used to stress-test software, improve code quality, and automate various development tasks, leading to more robust and efficient software systems.