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Microsoft has a problem: lack of demand for its AI products
mohi-kalantari about 6 hours ago

Microsoft has a problem: lack of demand for its AI products

The article discusses Microsoft's struggles with its artificial intelligence (AI) offerings, highlighting that customers are reluctant to purchase or use the company's subpar AI products, which have been plagued by technical issues and a lack of adoption.

windowscentral.com
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IBM to acquire Confluent
abd12 about 9 hours ago

IBM to acquire Confluent

IBM has announced plans to acquire Confluent, a leading provider of event streaming and data integration platforms. The acquisition aims to help IBM expand its hybrid cloud and AI capabilities, allowing customers to modernize their data infrastructures and drive business value from real-time data.

confluent.io
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Strong earthquake hits northern Japan, tsunami warning issued
lattis about 8 hours ago

Strong earthquake hits northern Japan, tsunami warning issued

https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/quake/quake_detail.html?eve...

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/weather-disaster/tsu...

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?currentFeatureI...

https://www.tsunami.gov/?p=PHEB/2025/12/08/25342050/2/WEPA40

www3.nhk.or.jp
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Uber is turning data about trips and takeout into insights for marketers
sethops1 about 8 hours ago

Uber is turning data about trips and takeout into insights for marketers

Uber is launching a new data-driven service called Uber Intelligence Insights, which provides marketers with detailed insights on Uber rides and Uber Eats orders. This service aims to help businesses understand consumer behavior and trends to inform their marketing strategies.

businessinsider.com
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Microsoft increases Office 365 and Microsoft 365 license prices
taubek about 9 hours ago

Microsoft increases Office 365 and Microsoft 365 license prices

Microsoft is increasing the prices of its Microsoft 365 and Office 365 commercial subscriptions, effective March 1, 2023. The price changes are intended to reflect the increased value and expanded capabilities of the Microsoft 365 and Office 365 suites over time.

office365itpros.com
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Bad Dye Job
mpweiher about 11 hours ago

Bad Dye Job

The article discusses a person's experience with a bad hair dye job, highlighting the importance of researching and choosing a reputable salon to avoid potential disasters with hair color treatments.

daringfireball.net
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Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle
Quizzical4230 about 7 hours ago

Let's put Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle

This article discusses running Tailscale, a VPN software, on a jailbroken Amazon Kindle device. It covers the process of installing Tailscale on a jailbroken Kindle and the benefits it provides, such as secure remote access and the ability to use the Kindle as a network gateway.

tailscale.com
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AMD GPU Debugger
ibobev about 7 hours ago

AMD GPU Debugger

The article discusses techniques for debugging AMD GPU issues, including using the Radeon GPU Profiler, inspecting driver logs, and leveraging tools like RenderDoc and PIX to analyze GPU performance and identify potential problems.

thegeeko.me
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Hunting for North Korean Fiber Optic Cables
Bezod about 7 hours ago

Hunting for North Korean Fiber Optic Cables

The article explores the efforts of researchers and analysts to locate and map North Korea's secretive fiber optic cable infrastructure, which is crucial for the country's communication and internet connectivity, despite its isolation from the global internet.

nkinternet.com
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Flow: Actor-based language for C++, used by FoundationDB
SchwKatze about 10 hours ago

Flow: Actor-based language for C++, used by FoundationDB

The article provides an overview of FoundationDB, a distributed database developed by Apple. It highlights FoundationDB's key features, including its ability to handle large-scale transactions, its fault tolerance, and its use of a custom programming language called Flow.

github.com
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Google confirms Android attacks; no fix for most Samsung users
mohi-kalantari about 7 hours ago

Google confirms Android attacks; no fix for most Samsung users

Google has confirmed the existence of Android-based attacks that cannot be fixed for most Samsung users, highlighting a significant security vulnerability across a large portion of the Android ecosystem.

forbes.com
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A series of tricks and techniques I learned doing tiny GLSL demos
ibobev about 6 hours ago

A series of tricks and techniques I learned doing tiny GLSL demos

The article explores a series of tricks and techniques used in creating tiny GLSL demos, including the use of bitwise operations, tricks for cheap trigonometry, and techniques for procedural textures and patterns.

blog.pkh.me
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Quanta to publish popular math and physics books by Terence Tao and David Tong
digital55 about 5 hours ago

Quanta to publish popular math and physics books by Terence Tao and David Tong

Quanta Books, a new imprint of the Simons Foundation, will publish popular science books on mathematics and physics, with the first titles coming from renowned mathematicians Terence Tao and David Tong.

simonsfoundation.org
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Alignment is capability
drctnlly_crrct about 10 hours ago

Alignment is capability

The article discusses the concept of 'alignment is capability', which suggests that the best way to create AI systems that are beneficial to humanity is to ensure that their capabilities are aligned with human values and interests. It argues that this approach is more effective than trying to limit the capabilities of AI systems.

off-policy.com
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I successfully recreated the 1996 Space Jam website with Claude
theahura about 8 hours ago

I successfully recreated the 1996 Space Jam website with Claude

Recent and related: I failed to recreate the 1996 Space Jam website with Claude - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46183294 (430 comments)

theahura.substack.com
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Has the cost of building software dropped 90%?
martinald about 4 hours ago

Has the cost of building software dropped 90%?

The article explores the impact of cloud computing and open-source software on the cost of software development, suggesting that the cost has dropped by as much as 90% in recent years. It examines how these technological advancements have made software more accessible and affordable for businesses and individuals.

martinalderson.com
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Nova Programming Language
surprisetalk about 8 hours ago

Nova Programming Language

Nova is a new programming language that aims to combine the simplicity and expressiveness of Python with the speed and performance of lower-level languages. It is designed to be a powerful and versatile language for a wide range of applications, from web development to data analysis and machine learning.

nova-lang.net
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GitHub no longer uses Toasts
samsolomon about 3 hours ago

GitHub no longer uses Toasts

The article discusses the importance of accessible toast notifications in web development, providing guidelines and best practices for creating inclusive toast messages that are perceivable, operable, and understandable to users with disabilities.

primer.style
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Show HN: DuckDB for Kafka Stream Processing
dm03514 about 6 hours ago

Show HN: DuckDB for Kafka Stream Processing

Hello Everyone! We built SQLFlow as a lightweight stream processing engine.

We leverage DuckDB as the stream processing engine, which gives SQLFlow the ability to process 10's of thousands of messages a second using ~250MiB of memory!

DuckDB also supports a rich ecosystem of sinks and connectors!

https://sql-flow.com/docs/category/tutorials/

https://github.com/turbolytics/sql-flow

We were tired of running JVM's for simple stream processing, and also of bespoke one off stream processors

I would love your feedback, criticisms and/or experiences!

Thank you

sql-flow.com
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Trials avoid high risk patients and underestimate drug harms
bikenaga about 4 hours ago

Trials avoid high risk patients and underestimate drug harms

The article examines the impact of information disclosure on financial markets, finding that increased transparency can lead to more efficient market pricing and better investment decisions, but may also result in increased market volatility and risk-taking.

nber.org
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