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hubie writes:The AI Great Leap Forward:

owl writes:https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/missouri-city-council-data-center-00867259

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:The same Dave Plummer was the genius behind Windows' ZIP file support:

owl writes:https://worldhistory.substack.com/p/tea-a-stimulant-that-made-the-modern

hubie writes:Linux devs think even one second spent on 486 support is a second too many:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:These are cheaper and faster to build compared to engines built using traditional methods:

hubie writes:A study reveals how individual tongue clicks and their echoes contribute to object sensing:

hubie writes:The ChatGPT-maker testified in favor of an Illinois bill that would limit when AI labs can be held liable-even in cases where their products cause "critical harm.":

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Intel's solution in its most aggressive setting provides a similar texture compression ratio to Nvidia's counterpart:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Pair backs scraper blocking and standards to separate trusted agents from bad bots

[Ed. note: Little Snitch is a macOS program that intercepts network traffic at the kernel level to let you know what connections your applications are making behind the scenes]Little Snitch for Linux - Because Nothing Else Came CloseAn Anonymous Coward writes:https://obdev.at/blog/:

"c0lo" writes:Scientists have pushed the limits of mammal cloning until the whole house of cards has come tumbling down:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Some experts argue that AI was just used as an excuse for poor business decisions:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/dad-stuck-in-support-nightmare-after-teen-lied-about-age-on-discord/

fliptop writes:One Microsoft product was approved despite years of concerns about its security:

MIT researchers recently published "Fully 3D-Printed electric motor manufactured via multi-modal, multi-material extrusion" full text and nice illustrations available at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17452759.2026.2613185 To do this required modifying a 3D printer, a lot of experimentation with feedstock, and software changes to solve printing problems. When they got done they have something they call a linear motor, but it looks more like a voice coil or solenoid (very short stroke) to me. None the less, it is proof of concept that printing both conductors and magnetic materials is possible.

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:CrystalX RAT comes with a handful of prankware:

fliptop writes:After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn't a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue. The math hasn't worked out for a while now:

hubie writes:Experiments with hydrogen confirm fundamental quantum theory up to the 13th decimal place and solve proton radius puzzle:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://news.mit.edu/2026/toward-cheaper-cleaner-hydrogen-production-0403

fliptop writes:Honda is deepening its retreat from an aggressive electric vehicle rollout, canceling three U.S.-bound EVs and warning that the shifting market could result in major financial losses as it pivots toward hybrids:

hubie writes:New analyses of the planet's oldest minerals suggest a diversity of tectonic settings not previously expected more than 4 billion years ago:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.osnews.com/story/144737/adobe-secretly-modifies-your-hosts-file-for-the-stupidest-reason/

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://9to5linux.com/debians-apt-3-2-released-with-history-undo-redo-and-rollback-support

hubie writes:A UCLA-led research team demonstrated that minuscule wires made from two unconventional materials can potentially reduce noise below the lowest level possible in traditional electronics:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/07/nasa_budget/

jelizondo writes:Phys.org has an interesting report on the reason the slower car many times catches up:

hubie writes:Is 90 percent accuracy good enough for a search robot?

"dalek" writes:Nate Silver, formerly of FiveThirtyEight, recently published an article about the decline of social media in driving traffic to external websites. Silver describes the impact of social media on traffic to FiveThirtyEight when it relaunched under new ownership from Disney in March 2014:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.osnews.com/story/144752/plan-9-is-a-uniquely-complete-operating-system/Thom Holwerda 2026-04-07

fliptop writes:Artificial intelligence and government officials warned that tech companies such as Anthropic and OpenAI are slated to deploy advanced models that are highly effective at hacking complex systems:

fliptop writes:The regulatory price for handing three million people's dating photos to a facial recognition startup turned out to be a promise to behave:

hubie writes:Sweden is bringing back books amid declining test scores:

fliptop writes:Technology doesn't just make life easier, it changes how we think, how we act, and what we come to expect from the world around us. The biggest shifts show up slowly, fold into everyday life, and eventually become invisible. Over time, a tool or system starts shaping behavior:

hubie writes:Researchers use archaeological-textual tool to uncover global spread of democracies-and autocracies-in early societies:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://gizmodo.com/astronomers-say-recent-rash-of-meteor-sightings-warrants-serious-investigation-2000738638

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://techtoday.co/googles-new-compression-drastically-shrinks-ai-memory-use-while-quietly-speeding-up-performance-across-demanding-workloads-and-modern-hardware-environments/

hubie writes:Sediment cores from North Atlantic reveal pole reversal dragged on for 70,000 years-far longer than previously known:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:$500 fiber optic HDMI cable delivers flawless 48 Gbps performance across a staggering 990 feet - crushes 8K at 60 Hz and 4K at 120 Hz over long distancesAn expensive HDMI cable that's not snake oil?:

hubie writes:Contrary to long-standing beliefs, motion from eye movements helps the brain perceive depth-a finding that could enhance virtual reality:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Apple has finally discontinued its tower workstation:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:The Pentagon is spending $13.4 billion on AI this year alone:

Claude source code leaked?coolgopher writes:The date makes it suspicious, but both the accidental publishing of source and the tear down sounds all too plausible.https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/116324676116121930

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:New fossils from the Ediacaran Period show that some animal groups are older than we thought:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Turns out massive caches are good for more than games. House of Zen boasts 5-13% perf boost over prior-gen part:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:The science of smartphone addiction:

"c0lo" writes:'Shockingly bad': Nissan Leaf drivers voice anger over app shutdown:

fliptop writes:The data centers at the heart of the AI boom are producing so much heat that they're spiking land temperatures for miles around them by up to 16 degrees Fahrenheit, new research suggests. The effect is so pronounced that the researchers say they're creating entire "heat islands:"

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/security_boffins_harvest_bumper_crop/

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://linuxiac.com/vitruvianos-0-3-debuts-as-haiku-inspired-linux-os/