Rob Reiner has died
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John Varley has died
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SoundCloud has banned VPN access
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How iRobot lost its way home
iRobot survived three decades of competition, but couldn’t survive European regulators killing its Amazon buyout. Now it’s being taken over by its own supplier in bankruptcy court.
Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Drifts Near $89K as Traders Step Back and Balance Sheets Step In
FlowDesk sees fading post-Fed demand and low leverage, while Glassnode data show digital asset treasuries quietly resuming bitcoin accumulation in a range-bound market.
WhatsApp’s biggest market is becoming its toughest test
Meta has three months to comply with Indian government directions that could affect how WhatsApp operates in the country.
Signal1996.net
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Our emotional pain became a product
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AI agents are starting to eat SaaS
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You need to listen to Sudan Archives’ violin opus for the club
My introduction to Sudan Archives was the song “Nont for Sale” from her first EP Sink in 2018. I’ve been a die-hard fan ever since. With each album, she finds new ways to sculpt the sound of her violin, contorting it in defiance of expectations. Athena found her in conversation with it, leaving its timbre … Read more
Grok got crucial facts wrong about Bondi Beach shooting
Grok, the chatbot built by Elon Musk’s xAI and popularized on his social media platform X, appears to have repeatedly spread misinformation about today’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia.
DARPA GO: Generative Optogenetics
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Elevated errors across many models
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Mesa shuts down credit card that rewarded cardholders for paying their mortgages
Fintech startup Mesa has shut down its Homeowners Card, which awarded points to cardholders for paying their mortgages.
Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting
Grok’s track record is spotty at best. But even by the very low standards of xAI, its failure in the aftermath of the tragic mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia is shocking. The AI chatbot has repeatedly misidentified 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who heroically disarmed one of the shooters, and claimed the … Read more
Why We Misjudge Our Own Effectiveness at Finding Software Bugs
Table Of Links Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Original Study: Research Questions and Methodology 3 Original Study: Validity Threats 4 Original Study: Results 5 Replicated Study: Research Questions and Methodology 6 Replicated Study: Validity Threats 7 Replicated Study: Results 8 Discussion 9 Related Work 10 Conclusions And References 2 Original Study: Research Questions And Methodology 2.1 … Read more
Why Developers Keep Picking the Wrong Testing Techniques
:::info Authors: Sira Vegas Patricia Riofr´ıo Esperanza Marcos Natalia Juristo ::: Table Of Links Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Original Study: Research Questions and Methodology 3 Original Study: Validity Threats 4 Original Study: Results 5 Replicated Study: Research Questions and Methodology 6 Replicated Study: Validity Threats 7 Replicated Study: Results 8 Discussion 9 Related Work 10 … Read more
The Godot Editor Is Now Available in the Meta Horizon Store
A year ago, I introduced the Android port of the Godot Editor. To date, it has had over 500K+ downloads on the Google Play store, and has enabled developers to create and develop Godot apps and games using Android tablets, foldables and phones. Since then we have been hard at work refining the experience, improving … Read more