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Mermaid ASCII: Render Mermaid diagrams in your terminal
9 days ago
- Alternative methods exist for generating mermaid graphs in ASCII format.
- Use `curl` with the mermaid-ascii.art endpoint to generate graphs.
- Clone the mermaid-ascii GitHub repository for local graph generation.
- Run the main Go file in the cloned repository to process mermaid files.
C++ Modules Are Here to Stay
14 days ago
- C++20 modules eliminate the need for preprocessor directives like #include.
- Modules encapsulate libraries or namespaces, improving code organization.
- Key terminology includes Translation Unit, Module Unit, and Export Declarations.
- Modules can be split into partitions for better code management.
- Backwards compatibility is maintained via the global module fragment.
- Modules significantly reduce compile times compared to traditional header files.
- Support for modules is improving among major compilers and tools like CMake.
- A minimal CMake setup is provided for starting with modules.
Tesla is committing automotive suicide
8 days ago
- Tesla announced it is discontinuing the Model S and Model X and pivoting entirely to 'transportation as a service.'
- Tesla's VP of Vehicle Engineering stated the company is moving away from selling cars to focus on autonomous vehicles and services.
- Elon Musk predicted that in the future, less than 5% of miles driven will be by human drivers, possibly as low as 1%.
- Tesla's Fremont production line will be converted to manufacture Optimus robots instead of vehicles.
- Tesla's current vehicle lineup is shrinking, with only the Model 3 and Model Y remaining successful but in decline.
- The Cybertruck is a commercial failure, and the Tesla Semi is still not in volume production.
- Tesla is abandoning plans for a $25,000 affordable EV and new models to compete with rivals like Hyundai and Rivian.
- Tesla's automotive revenue declined by 10% in 2025, and it lost its position as the world's largest EV maker to BYD.
- The company is investing heavily in robotaxis and humanoid robots, despite these ventures currently generating minimal revenue.
- Tesla's decision to shift focus from EVs to autonomous services is seen as a risky move that could lead to the decline of its automotive business.
AI's Impact on Engineering Jobs May Be Different Than Expected
8 days ago
- AI is expected to automate many entry-level jobs in chip design, but new graduates will be trained to enter the workforce at higher levels.
- The current era is compared to the Industrial Revolution, with AI helping address the talent shortage by making engineers more efficient.
- There are two schools of thought on AI's impact: enhancing existing workflows or completely re-engineering processes with AI.
- Senior engineers with deep domain expertise are less likely to be replaced by AI compared to those familiar with lower-level tools.
- AI tools can help junior engineers gain expertise faster, potentially reducing the time needed to reach senior positions.
- Mid-level engineers may find the transition to AI-driven workflows challenging but can benefit from AI as a learning tool.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasizes that professionals using AI will outperform those who don't, leading to job shifts.
- AI is seen as a productivity booster rather than a replacement for human engineers, especially given the semiconductor talent shortage.
- Agentic AI and natural language tools can accelerate training and improve efficiency for both senior engineers and new recruits.
- Despite AI advancements, human oversight remains crucial to verify results and ensure accuracy in engineering tasks.
- AI's role in enabling creative problem-solving could improve job satisfaction and morale among engineers.
The Cults of TDD and GenAI
9 days ago
- The author expresses skepticism towards Test-Driven Development (TDD), despite acknowledging its usefulness in providing rapid feedback loops.
- TDD's main flaw is that it shapes code to be 'testable,' which doesn't always result in better or correct software behavior.
- The 'cult of TDD' creates a false sense of diligence and productivity through metrics like 100% test coverage, which may not reflect actual software quality.
- Coding agents, like TDD, tap into psychological rewards, making mediocre programmers feel accomplished without necessarily improving their skills or output quality.
- The author warns that AI-driven coding tools, while boosting productivity, may produce shoddy work and have broader negative societal and environmental impacts.
- Despite the drawbacks, the allure of feeling like a '10× programmer' drives many to adopt these tools, ignoring long-term consequences.
Disenshittification Nation
8 days ago
- Cory Doctorow delivered a keynote at the 2026 Digital Government Leaders Summit in Ottawa, discussing Canada's digital sovereignty and resilience.
- He criticized the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and Canada's Bill C-11 for enabling tech monopolies to restrict user rights and stifle innovation.
- Doctorow proposed repealing Bill C-11 to legalize jailbreaking, allowing Canadian entrepreneurs to create tools that bypass restrictive tech controls, fostering competition and consumer freedom.
- He highlighted the economic potential of disenshittification, suggesting Canada could profit by offering alternatives to monopolistic tech services like app stores and printer ink cartels.
- The talk also addressed national security concerns, warning of the risks posed by US tech giants under potential Trump administration policies, advocating for open, auditable digital infrastructure.
- Doctorow emphasized the need for Canada to lead in creating a fair, open digital ecosystem, benefiting both the economy and global users trapped by monopolistic practices.
Nvidia to shift 2028 chip production to Intel, reshaping TSMC strategy
8 days ago
- TSMC's dominance in advanced chip processes and packaging makes it a key target under US manufacturing mandates.
- Nvidia and Apple plan to collaborate with Intel for the 2028 Feynman architecture, focusing on low-volume, non-core production.
- Nvidia's Feynman GPU will use TSMC for the die but may shift parts of the I/O die to Intel's 18A or 14A process.
- Intel's EMIB packaging will handle up to 25% of final packaging, with TSMC managing the rest.
- US chipmakers are exploring Intel partnerships due to political and supply chain pressures, but meaningful cooperation may start with 14A in 2028.
- Apple is discussing an entry-level M-series chip with Intel, marking a shift in their relationship post-Apple Silicon transition.
- TSMC sees order diversions to Intel as an opportunity to reduce monopoly concerns and political pressure while retaining high-end contracts.
- Other potential collaborators with Intel include Google, Microsoft, AWS, Qualcomm, Broadcom, AMD, and Tesla.
- TSMC's long-term advantage may be reinforced as customers experiment with alternatives and recognize its superior capabilities.
Computing Sharding with Einsum
13 days ago
- Einsum notation simplifies matrix operations by directly representing input and output tensor shapes.
- Einsum can efficiently compute gradients by swapping input and output indices for backward passes.
- Sharding rules for einsum include cases for replicated, sharded batch, free, and contraction dimensions.
- Tensor parallelism example shows how sharding affects gradient computation, requiring all-reduce for Partial() results.
- Sequence parallel example demonstrates sharding on sequence dimension, leading to Partial() gradients needing all-reduce.
Is the RAM shortage killing small VPS hosts?
8 days ago
- RAM prices have surged due to AI demand, with DRAM producers prioritizing High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) for AI hyperscalers over consumer DRAM.
- Small VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosts face existential threats as rising RAM costs mirror the decline of small ISPs in the 2000s due to Big Telecom lobbying.
- In the 2000s, FCC policies initially mandated line sharing (unbundling) for DSL networks, fostering competition, but later reversals led to the collapse of 7,000 small ISPs.
- Telecom monopolies emerged as Bell companies stopped sharing infrastructure, while cable providers like Comcast avoided regulation, stifling competition and innovation.
- Today’s VPS industry differs from the ISP crisis: DRAM producers aren’t legally obligated to supply DRAM, and VPS hosts rely on standard infrastructure shared across industries.
- If small VPS hosts disappear, developers and sysadmins may face limited, expensive cloud options, disadvantaging budget-conscious users like students and small businesses.
Project Genie: Interactive worlds generated in real-time
8 days ago
- Grammy-winning artist Shankar Mahadevan collaborates to refine Music AI Sandbox for songwriters.
- Justin Tranter helps shape Music AI Sandbox to empower musicians with generative music tools.
- Jacob Collier works on MusicFX DJ, a tool for creating continuous music flows.
- Visual artists Erik Carter, Haruko Hayakawa, Eric Hu, and Shawna X reimagine Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland using Imagen 2.
Drug trio found to block tumour resistance in pancreatic cancer
8 days ago
- A triple-targeted drug combination shows promise in inducing complete regression of pancreatic tumours in preclinical models.
- The therapy targets RAF1, EGFR family receptors, and STAT3 signalling pathways to overcome treatment resistance.
- Drugs used in the combination include RMC-6236 (daraxonrasib), Afatinib, and SD36.
- The treatment demonstrated significant tumour regression in mouse models and human cancer tissues (PDX).
- The combination therapy was well-tolerated in animals, suggesting a favourable safety profile for future clinical trials.
- The approach aims to prevent tumour resistance by attacking multiple signalling nodes simultaneously.
- Findings could guide the development of new clinical trials for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients.
Project Genie: Experimenting with infinite, interactive worlds
8 days ago
- Project Genie is an experimental research prototype by Google, powered by Genie 3, Nano Banana Pro, and Gemini.
- Genie 3 is a general-purpose world model capable of generating diverse, interactive environments in real time.
- Users can create, explore, and remix interactive worlds through three core capabilities: World Sketching, World Exploration, and World Remixing.
- World Sketching allows users to prompt with text and images to create environments, with precise control via Nano Banana Pro.
- World Exploration enables real-time navigation and path generation as users interact with the world.
- World Remixing lets users modify existing worlds or draw inspiration from curated galleries.
- Project Genie is currently available to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. (18+), with plans to expand access.
- Known limitations include less true-to-life visuals, occasional character control issues, and a 60-second generation limit.
- Google aims to build AGI responsibly, with Genie 3 supporting diverse real-world simulations.
The History Of Tandem Computers
10 days ago
- Tandem Computers specialized in systems where downtime was unacceptable, such as ATMs and factories.
- Founded by an HP engineer, Tandem's 'non-stop' computers used redundancy to ensure continuous operation.
- Citibank was Tandem's first customer, with ATMs widely adopting their systems.
- Tandem's approach became less viable as hardware became cheaper and more reliable.
- Compaq acquired Tandem in 1997, later merging with HP.
- Tandem's systems allowed live component replacement without downtime.
- Competitors like Stratus argued redundancy increased failure risks.
- Tandem's legacy influenced fault-tolerant computing protocols.
Conjuring portals with real-time video and Gaussian Splats
10 days ago
- Latest model drops and powerful integrations are showcased.
- Demo uses real-time diffusion to generate a starting image explored as a 3D Gaussian splat.
- Real-time video generation model (LongLive + RIFE) animates starting images to preview portal contents.
- Portals can be conjured anywhere, allowing users to peer into another world via a generated video stream.
- Users can step through a portal into an explorable 3D Gaussian splat world created with Apple's ml-sharp.
- Images act as portals, offering a window into another world before stepping into it.
- Code for the demo is available on GitHub at https://github.com/yondonfu/scope-portal-demo.
Trump officials met group pushing Alberta independence from Canada
8 days ago
- JavaScript is disabled in your browser.
- A required part of the site couldn’t load due to possible issues like browser extensions, network problems, or browser settings.
- Suggested solutions include checking your connection, disabling ad blockers, or trying a different browser.
GeForce Now Brings GeForce RTX Gaming to Linux PCs
8 days ago
- Native GeForce NOW app for Linux PCs now available in beta, supporting Ubuntu 24.04 and later.
- Stream PC games at up to 5K resolution and 120 FPS, or 1080p at 360 FPS.
- New games added, including The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut and The Bard’s Tale Trilogy.
- Team Jade’s Delta Force coming to the cloud on February 3.
- GeForce NOW leverages cloud rendering, enabling RTX technologies like ray tracing and DLSS 4.
- New survival-climbing adventure game Cairn released, featuring realistic climbing mechanics.
- Additional new releases include The Midnight Walkers, Prototype, Warhammer 40,000: SPACE MARINE 2, and more.
Does Anthropic believe its AI is conscious, or just want Claude to think so?
8 days ago
- Anthropic treats its AI assistant Claude as if it has a soul, despite no scientific basis for this belief.
- The company released Claude’s Constitution, a 30,000-word document outlining ethical guidelines for Claude’s behavior, treating it as a sentient being.
- The document includes concerns for Claude’s 'wellbeing,' apologizes for potential suffering, and discusses consent and boundaries for the AI.
- Anthropic commits to interviewing models before deprecating them and preserving older model weights for future ethical considerations.
- These positions are unscientific, as AI like Claude operates based on pattern completion from training data, not inner experience or consciousness.
- Anthropic acknowledges that Claude’s responses are based on data patterns, not genuine emotions or experiences.
Run Clawdbot/Moltbot on Cloudflare with Moltworker
8 days ago
- Mac minis are being purchased to run Moltbot, an open-source AI personal assistant.
- Moltbot operates on user hardware, integrates with various applications, and can be controlled remotely.
- Moltworker is introduced as middleware to run Moltbot on Cloudflare's Sandbox SDK and Developer Platform APIs.
- Cloudflare Workers now has improved Node.js compatibility, reducing the need for external dependencies.
- An experiment showed 98.5% of the top 1,000 NPM packages work on Cloudflare Workers.
- Moltworker architecture includes an API router, proxy, and uses R2 for persistent storage.
- Cloudflare AI Gateway allows centralized management of AI provider secrets and unified billing.
- Sandbox SDK provides secure, isolated environments for running untrusted code with simple APIs.
- Browser Rendering enables programmatic control of headless browsers for web automation tasks.
- Zero Trust Access simplifies authentication for APIs and Admin UI, enhancing security.
- A demo showcases Moltbot's capabilities, including route finding, food ordering, and video creation.
- Moltworker is open-sourced on GitHub, requiring a Cloudflare account and a Workers paid plan.
- Cloudflare offers a comprehensive toolkit for AI development, including inference, storage, and databases.
Heating homes with the largest particle accelerator
8 days ago
- CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is now supplying heat to a residential and commercial area in Ferney-Voltaire, France, through a new heat exchange system.
- The heating network, inaugurated in December, can supply the equivalent of several thousand homes, reducing CO2 emissions by avoiding traditional energy sources.
- Heat is recovered from the LHC's cooling water system, which would otherwise release heat into the atmosphere, and transferred to the heating network via heat exchangers.
- CERN currently provides up to 5 MW of heat to Ferney-Voltaire, with potential to double this when accelerators are fully operational.
- During the LHC's Long Shutdown 3 (LS3) in 2026, CERN will continue supplying 1–5 MW of heat, except for five months spread over the shutdown period.
- CERN is committed to environmentally responsible research, with energy recovery being a key part of its energy management strategy.
- Other projects include heat recovery from the Prévessin Data Centre and future plans to recover heat from LHC Point 1 cooling towers for CERN's Meyrin site.
- These initiatives are expected to save 25–30 GWh per year from 2027 onwards, contributing to CERN's responsible energy management.
Reflex (YC W23) Senior Software Engineer Infra
8 days ago
- Reflex is an operating system for building mission-critical enterprise applications.
- It replaces the fragmented enterprise stack with a single, unified platform for building, deploying, and managing applications end-to-end.
- Teams can own the entire app lifecycle without needing specialized infrastructure or DevOps teams.
- Reflex provides reusable abstractions at both the framework and infrastructure layers.
- Applications can be built securely with AI, standardized on Reflex's open-source framework, and deployed with a single click.
- Reflex has powered over 1 million applications, earned 28,000+ GitHub stars, and is used by 30% of Fortune 500 companies.
- The founding team includes open-source maintainers, competitive programmers, and ex-devtool unicorn founding members.
- Reflex is growing rapidly and recently raised additional funding.

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Mermaid ASCII: Render Mermaid diagrams in your terminal
9 days ago
- Alternative methods exist for generating mermaid graphs in ASCII format.
- Use `curl` with the mermaid-ascii.art endpoint to generate graphs.
- Clone the mermaid-ascii GitHub repository for local graph generation.
- Run the main Go file in the cloned repository to process mermaid files.
C++ Modules Are Here to Stay
14 days ago
- C++20 modules eliminate the need for preprocessor directives like #include.
- Modules encapsulate libraries or namespaces, improving code organization.
- Key terminology includes Translation Unit, Module Unit, and Export Declarations.
- Modules can be split into partitions for better code management.
- Backwards compatibility is maintained via the global module fragment.
- Modules significantly reduce compile times compared to traditional header files.
- Support for modules is improving among major compilers and tools like CMake.
- A minimal CMake setup is provided for starting with modules.
Tesla is committing automotive suicide
8 days ago
- Tesla announced it is discontinuing the Model S and Model X and pivoting entirely to 'transportation as a service.'
- Tesla's VP of Vehicle Engineering stated the company is moving away from selling cars to focus on autonomous vehicles and services.
- Elon Musk predicted that in the future, less than 5% of miles driven will be by human drivers, possibly as low as 1%.
- Tesla's Fremont production line will be converted to manufacture Optimus robots instead of vehicles.
- Tesla's current vehicle lineup is shrinking, with only the Model 3 and Model Y remaining successful but in decline.
- The Cybertruck is a commercial failure, and the Tesla Semi is still not in volume production.
- Tesla is abandoning plans for a $25,000 affordable EV and new models to compete with rivals like Hyundai and Rivian.
- Tesla's automotive revenue declined by 10% in 2025, and it lost its position as the world's largest EV maker to BYD.
- The company is investing heavily in robotaxis and humanoid robots, despite these ventures currently generating minimal revenue.
- Tesla's decision to shift focus from EVs to autonomous services is seen as a risky move that could lead to the decline of its automotive business.
AI's Impact on Engineering Jobs May Be Different Than Expected
8 days ago
- AI is expected to automate many entry-level jobs in chip design, but new graduates will be trained to enter the workforce at higher levels.
- The current era is compared to the Industrial Revolution, with AI helping address the talent shortage by making engineers more efficient.
- There are two schools of thought on AI's impact: enhancing existing workflows or completely re-engineering processes with AI.
- Senior engineers with deep domain expertise are less likely to be replaced by AI compared to those familiar with lower-level tools.
- AI tools can help junior engineers gain expertise faster, potentially reducing the time needed to reach senior positions.
- Mid-level engineers may find the transition to AI-driven workflows challenging but can benefit from AI as a learning tool.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasizes that professionals using AI will outperform those who don't, leading to job shifts.
- AI is seen as a productivity booster rather than a replacement for human engineers, especially given the semiconductor talent shortage.
- Agentic AI and natural language tools can accelerate training and improve efficiency for both senior engineers and new recruits.
- Despite AI advancements, human oversight remains crucial to verify results and ensure accuracy in engineering tasks.
- AI's role in enabling creative problem-solving could improve job satisfaction and morale among engineers.
The Cults of TDD and GenAI
9 days ago
- The author expresses skepticism towards Test-Driven Development (TDD), despite acknowledging its usefulness in providing rapid feedback loops.
- TDD's main flaw is that it shapes code to be 'testable,' which doesn't always result in better or correct software behavior.
- The 'cult of TDD' creates a false sense of diligence and productivity through metrics like 100% test coverage, which may not reflect actual software quality.
- Coding agents, like TDD, tap into psychological rewards, making mediocre programmers feel accomplished without necessarily improving their skills or output quality.
- The author warns that AI-driven coding tools, while boosting productivity, may produce shoddy work and have broader negative societal and environmental impacts.
- Despite the drawbacks, the allure of feeling like a '10× programmer' drives many to adopt these tools, ignoring long-term consequences.
Disenshittification Nation
8 days ago
- Cory Doctorow delivered a keynote at the 2026 Digital Government Leaders Summit in Ottawa, discussing Canada's digital sovereignty and resilience.
- He criticized the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and Canada's Bill C-11 for enabling tech monopolies to restrict user rights and stifle innovation.
- Doctorow proposed repealing Bill C-11 to legalize jailbreaking, allowing Canadian entrepreneurs to create tools that bypass restrictive tech controls, fostering competition and consumer freedom.
- He highlighted the economic potential of disenshittification, suggesting Canada could profit by offering alternatives to monopolistic tech services like app stores and printer ink cartels.
- The talk also addressed national security concerns, warning of the risks posed by US tech giants under potential Trump administration policies, advocating for open, auditable digital infrastructure.
- Doctorow emphasized the need for Canada to lead in creating a fair, open digital ecosystem, benefiting both the economy and global users trapped by monopolistic practices.
Nvidia to shift 2028 chip production to Intel, reshaping TSMC strategy
8 days ago
- TSMC's dominance in advanced chip processes and packaging makes it a key target under US manufacturing mandates.
- Nvidia and Apple plan to collaborate with Intel for the 2028 Feynman architecture, focusing on low-volume, non-core production.
- Nvidia's Feynman GPU will use TSMC for the die but may shift parts of the I/O die to Intel's 18A or 14A process.
- Intel's EMIB packaging will handle up to 25% of final packaging, with TSMC managing the rest.
- US chipmakers are exploring Intel partnerships due to political and supply chain pressures, but meaningful cooperation may start with 14A in 2028.
- Apple is discussing an entry-level M-series chip with Intel, marking a shift in their relationship post-Apple Silicon transition.
- TSMC sees order diversions to Intel as an opportunity to reduce monopoly concerns and political pressure while retaining high-end contracts.
- Other potential collaborators with Intel include Google, Microsoft, AWS, Qualcomm, Broadcom, AMD, and Tesla.
- TSMC's long-term advantage may be reinforced as customers experiment with alternatives and recognize its superior capabilities.
Computing Sharding with Einsum
13 days ago
- Einsum notation simplifies matrix operations by directly representing input and output tensor shapes.
- Einsum can efficiently compute gradients by swapping input and output indices for backward passes.
- Sharding rules for einsum include cases for replicated, sharded batch, free, and contraction dimensions.
- Tensor parallelism example shows how sharding affects gradient computation, requiring all-reduce for Partial() results.
- Sequence parallel example demonstrates sharding on sequence dimension, leading to Partial() gradients needing all-reduce.
Is the RAM shortage killing small VPS hosts?
8 days ago
- RAM prices have surged due to AI demand, with DRAM producers prioritizing High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) for AI hyperscalers over consumer DRAM.
- Small VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosts face existential threats as rising RAM costs mirror the decline of small ISPs in the 2000s due to Big Telecom lobbying.
- In the 2000s, FCC policies initially mandated line sharing (unbundling) for DSL networks, fostering competition, but later reversals led to the collapse of 7,000 small ISPs.
- Telecom monopolies emerged as Bell companies stopped sharing infrastructure, while cable providers like Comcast avoided regulation, stifling competition and innovation.
- Today’s VPS industry differs from the ISP crisis: DRAM producers aren’t legally obligated to supply DRAM, and VPS hosts rely on standard infrastructure shared across industries.
- If small VPS hosts disappear, developers and sysadmins may face limited, expensive cloud options, disadvantaging budget-conscious users like students and small businesses.
Project Genie: Interactive worlds generated in real-time
8 days ago
- Grammy-winning artist Shankar Mahadevan collaborates to refine Music AI Sandbox for songwriters.
- Justin Tranter helps shape Music AI Sandbox to empower musicians with generative music tools.
- Jacob Collier works on MusicFX DJ, a tool for creating continuous music flows.
- Visual artists Erik Carter, Haruko Hayakawa, Eric Hu, and Shawna X reimagine Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland using Imagen 2.
Drug trio found to block tumour resistance in pancreatic cancer
8 days ago
- A triple-targeted drug combination shows promise in inducing complete regression of pancreatic tumours in preclinical models.
- The therapy targets RAF1, EGFR family receptors, and STAT3 signalling pathways to overcome treatment resistance.
- Drugs used in the combination include RMC-6236 (daraxonrasib), Afatinib, and SD36.
- The treatment demonstrated significant tumour regression in mouse models and human cancer tissues (PDX).
- The combination therapy was well-tolerated in animals, suggesting a favourable safety profile for future clinical trials.
- The approach aims to prevent tumour resistance by attacking multiple signalling nodes simultaneously.
- Findings could guide the development of new clinical trials for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients.
Project Genie: Experimenting with infinite, interactive worlds
8 days ago
- Project Genie is an experimental research prototype by Google, powered by Genie 3, Nano Banana Pro, and Gemini.
- Genie 3 is a general-purpose world model capable of generating diverse, interactive environments in real time.
- Users can create, explore, and remix interactive worlds through three core capabilities: World Sketching, World Exploration, and World Remixing.
- World Sketching allows users to prompt with text and images to create environments, with precise control via Nano Banana Pro.
- World Exploration enables real-time navigation and path generation as users interact with the world.
- World Remixing lets users modify existing worlds or draw inspiration from curated galleries.
- Project Genie is currently available to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. (18+), with plans to expand access.
- Known limitations include less true-to-life visuals, occasional character control issues, and a 60-second generation limit.
- Google aims to build AGI responsibly, with Genie 3 supporting diverse real-world simulations.
The History Of Tandem Computers
10 days ago
- Tandem Computers specialized in systems where downtime was unacceptable, such as ATMs and factories.
- Founded by an HP engineer, Tandem's 'non-stop' computers used redundancy to ensure continuous operation.
- Citibank was Tandem's first customer, with ATMs widely adopting their systems.
- Tandem's approach became less viable as hardware became cheaper and more reliable.
- Compaq acquired Tandem in 1997, later merging with HP.
- Tandem's systems allowed live component replacement without downtime.
- Competitors like Stratus argued redundancy increased failure risks.
- Tandem's legacy influenced fault-tolerant computing protocols.
Conjuring portals with real-time video and Gaussian Splats
10 days ago
- Latest model drops and powerful integrations are showcased.
- Demo uses real-time diffusion to generate a starting image explored as a 3D Gaussian splat.
- Real-time video generation model (LongLive + RIFE) animates starting images to preview portal contents.
- Portals can be conjured anywhere, allowing users to peer into another world via a generated video stream.
- Users can step through a portal into an explorable 3D Gaussian splat world created with Apple's ml-sharp.
- Images act as portals, offering a window into another world before stepping into it.
- Code for the demo is available on GitHub at https://github.com/yondonfu/scope-portal-demo.
Trump officials met group pushing Alberta independence from Canada
8 days ago
- JavaScript is disabled in your browser.
- A required part of the site couldn’t load due to possible issues like browser extensions, network problems, or browser settings.
- Suggested solutions include checking your connection, disabling ad blockers, or trying a different browser.
GeForce Now Brings GeForce RTX Gaming to Linux PCs
8 days ago
- Native GeForce NOW app for Linux PCs now available in beta, supporting Ubuntu 24.04 and later.
- Stream PC games at up to 5K resolution and 120 FPS, or 1080p at 360 FPS.
- New games added, including The Bard’s Tale IV: Director’s Cut and The Bard’s Tale Trilogy.
- Team Jade’s Delta Force coming to the cloud on February 3.
- GeForce NOW leverages cloud rendering, enabling RTX technologies like ray tracing and DLSS 4.
- New survival-climbing adventure game Cairn released, featuring realistic climbing mechanics.
- Additional new releases include The Midnight Walkers, Prototype, Warhammer 40,000: SPACE MARINE 2, and more.
Does Anthropic believe its AI is conscious, or just want Claude to think so?
8 days ago
- Anthropic treats its AI assistant Claude as if it has a soul, despite no scientific basis for this belief.
- The company released Claude’s Constitution, a 30,000-word document outlining ethical guidelines for Claude’s behavior, treating it as a sentient being.
- The document includes concerns for Claude’s 'wellbeing,' apologizes for potential suffering, and discusses consent and boundaries for the AI.
- Anthropic commits to interviewing models before deprecating them and preserving older model weights for future ethical considerations.
- These positions are unscientific, as AI like Claude operates based on pattern completion from training data, not inner experience or consciousness.
- Anthropic acknowledges that Claude’s responses are based on data patterns, not genuine emotions or experiences.
Run Clawdbot/Moltbot on Cloudflare with Moltworker
8 days ago
- Mac minis are being purchased to run Moltbot, an open-source AI personal assistant.
- Moltbot operates on user hardware, integrates with various applications, and can be controlled remotely.
- Moltworker is introduced as middleware to run Moltbot on Cloudflare's Sandbox SDK and Developer Platform APIs.
- Cloudflare Workers now has improved Node.js compatibility, reducing the need for external dependencies.
- An experiment showed 98.5% of the top 1,000 NPM packages work on Cloudflare Workers.
- Moltworker architecture includes an API router, proxy, and uses R2 for persistent storage.
- Cloudflare AI Gateway allows centralized management of AI provider secrets and unified billing.
- Sandbox SDK provides secure, isolated environments for running untrusted code with simple APIs.
- Browser Rendering enables programmatic control of headless browsers for web automation tasks.
- Zero Trust Access simplifies authentication for APIs and Admin UI, enhancing security.
- A demo showcases Moltbot's capabilities, including route finding, food ordering, and video creation.
- Moltworker is open-sourced on GitHub, requiring a Cloudflare account and a Workers paid plan.
- Cloudflare offers a comprehensive toolkit for AI development, including inference, storage, and databases.
Heating homes with the largest particle accelerator
8 days ago
- CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is now supplying heat to a residential and commercial area in Ferney-Voltaire, France, through a new heat exchange system.
- The heating network, inaugurated in December, can supply the equivalent of several thousand homes, reducing CO2 emissions by avoiding traditional energy sources.
- Heat is recovered from the LHC's cooling water system, which would otherwise release heat into the atmosphere, and transferred to the heating network via heat exchangers.
- CERN currently provides up to 5 MW of heat to Ferney-Voltaire, with potential to double this when accelerators are fully operational.
- During the LHC's Long Shutdown 3 (LS3) in 2026, CERN will continue supplying 1–5 MW of heat, except for five months spread over the shutdown period.
- CERN is committed to environmentally responsible research, with energy recovery being a key part of its energy management strategy.
- Other projects include heat recovery from the Prévessin Data Centre and future plans to recover heat from LHC Point 1 cooling towers for CERN's Meyrin site.
- These initiatives are expected to save 25–30 GWh per year from 2027 onwards, contributing to CERN's responsible energy management.
Reflex (YC W23) Senior Software Engineer Infra
8 days ago
- Reflex is an operating system for building mission-critical enterprise applications.
- It replaces the fragmented enterprise stack with a single, unified platform for building, deploying, and managing applications end-to-end.
- Teams can own the entire app lifecycle without needing specialized infrastructure or DevOps teams.
- Reflex provides reusable abstractions at both the framework and infrastructure layers.
- Applications can be built securely with AI, standardized on Reflex's open-source framework, and deployed with a single click.
- Reflex has powered over 1 million applications, earned 28,000+ GitHub stars, and is used by 30% of Fortune 500 companies.
- The founding team includes open-source maintainers, competitive programmers, and ex-devtool unicorn founding members.
- Reflex is growing rapidly and recently raised additional funding.

Hasty Briefsbeta

Mermaid ASCII: Render Mermaid diagrams in your terminal

C++ Modules Are Here to Stay

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