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slashdot @ 2026-02-03 18:00:00

YouTube has confirmed that it is blocking background playback -- the ability to keep a video's audio running after minimizing the browser or locking the screen -- for non-Premium users across third-party mobile browsers including Samsung Internet, Brave, V

slashdot @ 2026-02-03 17:00:00

An anonymous reader shares a report: PayPal said on Tuesday it was booting its CEO and replacing him with its board chair Enrique Lores, sparing no ambiguity as to why: "The pace of change and execution was not in line with the Board's expectations," it sa

Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-02-03 16:54:54

Doble subcampeón de España y miembro frecuente de la selección nacional, brilló con un estilo muy luchador, como en esta victoria

Not Even Wrong @ 2026-02-03 16:38:39

Like millions of people, I couldn’t stop myself from spending a fair amount of time recently doing searches here, where one can read endless emails, texts, etc. showing in detail what Jeffrey Epstein was up to over many years. I … Continue rea

Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-03 16:32:17

Early Pleistocene cave fossils reveal unique avifauna that were ultimately wiped out by natural disasters The post The Birds That Roamed New Zealand a Million Years Ago appeared first on Nautilus .

slashdot @ 2026-02-03 16:00:00

Adobe has emailed users of Adobe Animate to let them know the popular animation and game development program will be discontinued on March 1, an abrupt decision that has angered animators and game developers who say the tool remains an industry standard in

old new thing @ 2026-02-03 16:00:00

A little trivia. The post Some small stories about the giant satellite dish antenna that was behind Microsoft Building 11 appeared first on The Old New Thing .

InfoQ @ 2026-02-03 15:00:00

OpenAI recently published the first in a series of articles detailing the design and functionality of their Codex software development agent. The inaugural post highlights the internals of the Codex harness, the core component in the Codex CLI. By Anth

slashdot @ 2026-02-03 15:00:00

An anonymous reader shares a report: By now, the Forbes 30 Under 30 list has become more than a little notorious for the amount of entrants who go on to be charged with fraud.[...] Gokce Guven, a 26-year-old Turkish national and the founder and CEO of fint

The Endeavour @ 2026-02-03 13:56:58

Yesterday I ran across the following mashup by Amy Swearer of a Polish proverb and the Serenity Prayer. Lord, grant me the serenity to accept when it’s no longer my circus, the courage to control the monkeys that are still mine, and the wisdom to kn

Quantum Journal @ 2026-02-03 13:47:23

Quantum 10, 1995 (2026). Characterizing entanglement of systems composed of multiple particles is a very complex problem that is attracting increasing attention across different disciplines related to quantum p

Quantum Journal @ 2026-02-03 13:39:43

Quantum 10, 1994 (2026). Unsupervised representation learning presents new opportunities for advancing Quantum Architecture Search (QAS) on Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) devices. QAS is designed to op

InfoQ @ 2026-02-03 13:00:00

Etleap has recently launched the Iceberg pipeline platform, a new managed data pipeline layer designed to let enterprises adopt Apache Iceberg without building or maintaining a complex custom stack. By Craig Risi

slashdot @ 2026-02-03 12:30:00

The original Switch is officially Nintendo's best-selling console of all time after surpassing the DS handheld in lifetime sales. From a report: In its latest earnings release, Nintendo reports that the Nintendo Switch has, as of December 31, 2025, sold 15

daniel.haxx.se @ 2026-02-03 12:05:45

The title of my ending keynote at FOSDEM February 1, 2026. As the last talk of the conference, at 17:00 on the Sunday lots of people had already left, and presumably a lot of the remaining people were quite tired and ready to call it a day. Still, the 1500

AEON @ 2026-02-03 12:00:00

The metaphor of rewiring offers an ideal of engineered precision. But the brain is more like a forest than a circuit board - by Peter Lukacs Read on Aeon

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-03 10:37:40

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InfoQ @ 2026-02-03 09:45:00

The Dev Proxy team has released Dev Proxy version 2.1, introducing new features aimed at improving developer productivity and simplifying local testing workflows. This release focuses on faster iteration, better support for modern development tools, and

slashdot @ 2026-02-03 08:01:00

sinij writes: Automakers have increasingly implemented door handles that retract into the bodywork for aerodynamic reasons, but they are now off limits in China. My issue is with electronic-only door latch mechanism. It should be possible to open the door

Kotlin Blog @ 2026-02-03 07:25:55

Hi! Already coming to KotlinConf in Munich? Kick off the conference with a full day of hands-on workshops on May 20. Not going yet? Then this is a good moment to get your KotlinConf ticket and start with a workshop that matches what you want to learn. Asyn

Kotlin news @ 2026-02-03 07:25:55

Hi! Already coming to KotlinConf in Munich? Kick off the conference with a full day of hands-on workshops on May 20. Not going yet? Then this is a good moment to get your KotlinConf ticket and start with a workshop that matches what you want to learn. Asyn

InfoQ @ 2026-02-03 05:53:00

MongoDB has recently announced the public preview of its Embedding and Reranking API on MongoDB Atlas. The new API gives developers direct access to Voyage AI’s search models within the managed cloud database, enabling them to create features such as sem

John Carlos Baez @ 2026-02-03 05:44:21

Here’s a tale of how nature triumphs in the end. Steel mills dumped molten slag in parts of Chicago and nearby areas. The slag hardened in layers up to 5 meters deep. These places became barren wastelands. Other industries dumped hot ash and cinders

Physics Phorums @ 2026-02-03 05:44:21

Here’s a tale of how nature triumphs in the end. Steel mills dumped molten slag in parts of Chicago and nearby areas. The slag hardened in layers up to 5 meters deep. These places became barren wastelands. Other industries dumped hot ash and cinders

slashdot @ 2026-02-03 04:46:00

Elon Musk's SpaceX has acquired his AI startup xAI in an all-stock deal that values the combined entity at $1.25 trillion, ahead of what would be the largest initial public offering in history. SpaceX pegged its own valuation at $1 trillion -- a markup fro

slashdot @ 2026-02-03 03:30:00

Scientists at the University of Utah have analyzed nearly a century's worth of human hair samples and found that lead concentrations dropped 100-fold after the EPA began cracking down on leaded gasoline and other lead-based products in the 1970s. The fin

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-03 01:28:06

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slashdot @ 2026-02-03 01:01:00

The owners of Leica Camera AG -- Austrian billionaire Andreas Kaufmann and private equity giant Blackstone -- are considering a sale of a controlling stake in the German camera maker in a deal that could value the company at about $1.2 billion, Bloomberg r

C0T0D0S0 @ 2026-02-03 01:00:00

Ich habe bei meinem Blog nicht durch eine entsprechende robots.txt markiert, dass KI-Crawler diesen bitte auslassen. Meine Webseite ist statisch und liegt bei einem großen Hoster. Bei diesem werden vermutlich selbst große Mengen von Crawleraufrufen auf st

Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-03 01:00:00

The clock is ticking for Communications Service Providers (CSPs). To survive in the telecommunications (telco) industry, every CSP must transition to a TechCo model and beyond. StarHub’s journey shows how it can be done, focusing on 3 non-negotiable pillar

Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-03 01:00:00

Red Hat OpenShift 4.21, based on Kubernetes 1.34 and CRI-O 1.34, is now generally available. Together with Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus, this release demonstrates our continued commitment to delivering the trusted, comprehensive, and consistent applicat

Singularity Hub @ 2026-02-03 00:49:07

Robotaxis have been more expensive with longer wait times. A study by Obi suggests that may be changing. The post Waymo Closes in on Uber and Lyft Prices, as More Riders Say They Trust Robotaxis appeared first on SingularityHub .

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 23:48:10

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Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 23:45:04

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slashdot @ 2026-02-02 23:33:00

An anonymous reader shares a report: The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency won't attend the annual RSA Conference in March, an agency spokesperson confirmed to The Register. Sessions involving speakers from the FBI and National Security A

Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-02 23:00:00

The scientific quest for a playlist that’s all killer, no filler The post How Brain-Scanning Earbuds Could Build the Perfect Playlist appeared first on Nautilus .

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 22:51:22

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Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 22:28:16

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slashdot @ 2026-02-02 22:01:00

alternative_right writes: Fintraffic's national traffic priority system, which is set to be introduced this summer, will recognize the location of an emergency vehicle and automatically change the lights to green to facilitate its passage. (Why isn't every

Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-02 22:00:00

“Life was cheap in this ecosystem” The post Baby Sauropods Were the Potato Chips of the Jurassic Era appeared first on Nautilus .

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 21:48:55

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Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-02 21:04:36

And how it would affect us now The post The Geomagnetic Storm That Sparked Panic Across a Continent appeared first on Nautilus .

slashdot @ 2026-02-02 21:01:00

Microsoft is reevaluating its AI strategy on Windows 11 and plans to scale back or remove Copilot integrations across built-in apps after months of sustained user backlash, according to a Windows Central report citing people familiar with the company's pla

Baeldung @ 2026-02-02 20:48:04

Learn what the error: package X doesn't exist at import statement means, common reasons for it occurrence, and ways to fix or work around it. The post Resolving javac Java Compiler error: package X does not exist at import Statement first ap

Baeldung @ 2026-02-02 20:44:38

Learn how to apply the ojAlgo and Apache Commons Math libraries to solve the classical assignment problem in Java. The post Linear Programming in Java: Solving the Assignment Problem first appeared on Baeldung .        

Baeldung @ 2026-02-02 20:40:24

Explore the core concepts behind SessionFactory and Datasource. The post Set Datasource When Creating Hibernate SessionFactory in Java first appeared on Baeldung .              

Baeldung @ 2026-02-02 20:34:43

Mocking Java collections is rarely a good idea and can lead to brittle tests, unrealistic behavior, and unnecessary coupling to implementation details. The post Why We Should Not Mock Collections With Mockito first appeared on Baeldung .  

The Endeavour @ 2026-02-02 20:11:03

I saw an animation this morning showing how the space above our planet is dangerously crowded with satellites. That motivated me to do a little back-of-the-envelope math. The vast majority of satellites are in low earth orbit (LEO), which extends from 160

slashdot @ 2026-02-02 20:00:00

Apple's long-standing dominance over its electronics supply chain is eroding as AI companies outbid the iPhone maker for critical components like chips, memory and specialized glass fiber, giving suppliers the leverage to demand that Apple pay more. CEO Ti

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 19:02:48

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slashdot @ 2026-02-02 19:01:00

Moltbook, a Reddit-like social network that launched last week and bills itself as a platform "built exclusively for AI agents," had a security vulnerability that exposed private messages shared between agents, the email addresses of more than 6,000 human

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 18:28:19

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Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 18:25:26

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AWS Blog @ 2026-02-02 18:19:48

Over the past week, we passed Laba festival, a traditional marker in the Chinese calendar that signals the final stretch leading up to the Lunar New Year. For many in China, it’s a moment associated with reflection and preparation, wrapping up what the yea

Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-02 18:00:00

New research shows the popular sleep sound could be doing more harm than good The post Pink Noise Could be Ruining Your Sleep appeared first on Nautilus .

slashdot @ 2026-02-02 18:00:00

Luthair writes: Notepad++ claims to have been targeted by a state actor, given their previous stance on Uyghurs one can speculate about a candidate. Notepad++, in a blog post: According to the analysis provided by the security experts, the attack involved

Quanta Magazine @ 2026-02-02 17:48:42

Today’s observatories document every pulse and flash in the sky each night. To understand how the cosmos has changed over longer periods, scientists rely on a more tactile technology. The post How Modern and Antique Technologies Reveal a Dynam

daniel.haxx.se @ 2026-02-02 17:12:24

In January 2025 I received the European Open Source Achievement Award. The physical manifestation of that prize was a trophy made of translucent acrylic (or something similar). The blog post I above has a short video where I show it off. In the year that p

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 17:08:36

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Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 17:01:30

Please state the location and include REMOTE for remote work, REMOTE (US) or similar if the country is restricted, and ONSITE when remote work is not an option. Please only post if you personally are part of the hiring company—no recruiting firms or jo

Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-02 16:31:23

They may dodge predatory wasps by twitching away at the sound of their approach The post How These Caterpillars Use Their Body Hair to Listen for Danger appeared first on Nautilus .

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 16:08:52

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InfoQ @ 2026-02-02 16:00:00

Airbnb expands its global checkout with the “Pay as a Local” initiative, supporting over 20 locally preferred payment methods across 220 markets. The company replatformed its payments system with domain-oriented services, reusable flow archetypes, and a

old new thing @ 2026-02-02 16:00:00

Are you even compiling the correct file? The post Studying compiler error messages closely: Input file paths appeared first on The Old New Thing .

Kotlin Blog @ 2026-02-02 14:29:57

TL;DR: The Kotlin Foundation is launching a mentorship program that pairs experienced open-source maintainers with new Kotlin contributors to help them make their first meaningful contributions, with branded swag and a chance to win a trip to KotlinConf. I

Kotlin news @ 2026-02-02 14:29:57

TL;DR: The Kotlin Foundation is launching a mentorship program that pairs experienced open-source maintainers with new Kotlin contributors to help them make their first meaningful contributions, with branded swag and a chance to win a trip to KotlinConf. I

InfoQ @ 2026-02-02 14:00:00

Nicknamed MyTerms, the new 7012-2025 IEEE standard defines mechanisms for exchanging personal information between individuals and online service providers, and specifies how individuals can enforce their privacy requirements during transactions. By Ser

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 13:52:35

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Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 12:58:58

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InfoQ @ 2026-02-02 12:45:00

The Gradio team has released Daggr, a new open-source Python library designed to simplify the construction and debugging of multi-step AI workflows. Daggr allows developers to define workflows programmatically in Python while automatically generating a v

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 12:03:44

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AEON @ 2026-02-02 12:01:00

It was a rust bucket, sure, but this car delivered the most precious good to a group of friends in 1980s Poland: freedom - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

AEON @ 2026-02-02 12:00:00

In Southeast Asia’s scam compounds, workers are being enslaved but the boundary between victim and perpetrator is blurred - by Ivan Franceschini & Ling Li Read on Aeon

Quantum Journal @ 2026-02-02 11:49:49

Quantum 10, 1993 (2026). We consider the estimation of parameters encoded in the measurement record of a continuously monitored quantum system in the jump unraveling, corresponding to a single-shot scenario, wh

InfoQ @ 2026-02-02 11:36:00

OpenAI's Open Responses standardizes agentic AI workflows, tackling API fragmentation and enabling seamless transitions between proprietary and open-source models. Supported by partners like Hugging Face and Vercel, this specification enhances reasoning

InfoQ @ 2026-02-02 11:11:00

A Cloudflare blog post claiming a "production-grade" Matrix homeserver on Workers didn't survive community scrutiny. Missing federation, incomplete encryption, and TODO comments in authentication logic pointed to unreviewed AI output. Matrix's Matthew Ho

Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-02-02 07:25:32

El uzbeko, flamante ganador en Wijk aan Zee a los 21 años, elige el empate contra Fedoséiev en la 10ª ronda como su mejor partida en el torneo

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 06:10:59

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InfoQ @ 2026-02-02 03:30:00

This week's Java roundup for January 26th, 2026, features news highlighting: an update on milestone and GA release schedule for Jakarta EE 12; the January 2026 edition of Open Liberty; a point release of Quarkus; maintenance releases of Spring Shell, Apa

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 02:59:56

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Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-02 01:12:19

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Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-02 01:00:00

As we continue to expand intelligence capabilities in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, we’ve made the MCP server available as a technology preview feature in Ansible Automation Platform 2.6.4. The MCP server acts as a bridge between your MCP client of

Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-02 01:00:00

Support for managed identities and workload identities is now Generally Available (GA) for Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift clusters. As a fully managed offering, Azure Red Hat OpenShift is a trusted, comprehensive and consistent application platform for

Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-02 01:00:00

AI adoption and development have accelerated with generative and agentic AI reaching the masses. As new markets emerge, businesses have been struggling to take advantage of AI for real returns on investment. Although GPUs have dominated the infrastructure,

Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-02 01:00:00

Every organization piloting generative AI (gen AI) eventually hits the "inference wall." It’s the moment when the excitement of a working prototype meets the cold reality of production. Suddenly, that single model running on a developer’s laptop needs to s

Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-02 01:00:00

The general availability (GA) of SQL Server 2025 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (RHEL) empowers enterprises to confidently deploy Microsoft SQL Server 2025 on Red Hat's latest enterprise Linux platform, combining Microsoft's modern, AI-ready database with

Computational Complexity @ 2026-02-01 23:28:00

Lance and I had a blog-debate about  What to do about students using ChatGPT to do their Homework . Some commenters pointed out that we've been here before. I will now list past technologies that looked like they were a problem for student assignmen

Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-02-01 16:30:41

Obligado a buscar la victoria, el uzbeko tumbó a Erigaisi en la última ronda tras superarlo claramente en la comprensión posicional

Baeldung @ 2026-02-01 16:15:20

Explore three commonly used techniques for clearing the console while running Java applications. The post Clear Console Screen in Java first appeared on Baeldung .              

Baeldung @ 2026-02-01 16:12:57

Learn how to use call Java methods from inside Thymeleaf templates, including instance, static, and Spring bean methods. The post Calling an Object’s Method From Thymeleaf first appeared on Baeldung .           &

C0T0D0S0 @ 2026-02-01 01:00:00

TL;DR NFS is a multiple reader/multiple writer protocol to allow sharing a local filesystem over a network. It’s not a distributed filesystem as it’s layered on top of a normal local filesystem. It specifies certain guarantees regarding consiste

Atomic14 @ 2026-02-01 01:00:00

TL;DR The ESP32-S3 (and other Espressif modules - at time of writing: H4, P4, S3, S3) can act as a USB webcam using the standard UVC protocol There is no camera connected — all frames are generated in software We start with a static JPE

Inside Java @ 2026-02-01 01:00:00

This session demonstrates how LangChain4j can help, showcasing a set of often overlooked techniques that keep AI systems on track and unlock more advanced use cases. We explore LangChain4j’s advanced RAG methods for finding all relevant information across

InfoQ @ 2026-01-31 20:00:00

The latest State of Trusted Open Source report from Chainguard gives details on current industry thinking about vulnerabilities in container images and the long tail of open-source dependencies. The report offers a data-driven view of production environm

Kotlin Blog @ 2026-01-31 19:54:39

When people think about tooling for Android development, the conversation often gravitates towards platform-specific concerns: UI performance, layout validation, device compatibility, or resource management. Yet for many Android teams, the most persistent

Kotlin news @ 2026-01-31 19:54:39

When people think about tooling for Android development, the conversation often gravitates towards platform-specific concerns: UI performance, layout validation, device compatibility, or resource management. Yet for many Android teams, the most persistent

Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-01-31 18:00:55

El uzbeko saca del tablero al ultraconservador alemán Bluebaum y lidera con medio punto más que su compatriota Sindárov

Singularity Hub @ 2026-01-31 16:00:00

Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through January 31) appeared first on SingularityHub .

InfoQ @ 2026-01-31 13:56:00

OpenAI has released Prism, a free, cloud-based LaTeX workspace designed for academic writing and collaboration, with GPT-5.2 integrated directly into the authoring environment. The platform combines document editing, compilation, citation management, and

InfoQ @ 2026-01-31 12:32:00

Percona recently announced OpenEverest, an open-source platform for automated database provisioning and management that supports multiple database technologies. Launched initially as Percona Everest, OpenEverest can be hosted on any Kubernetes infrastruc

InfoQ @ 2026-01-31 11:18:00

Google Cloud has launched managed connection pooling for AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, boosting client connections by 3x and transactional throughput by up to 5x. This feature simplifies database management by automating connection management and reducing late

InfoQ @ 2026-01-31 10:00:00

Microsoft and NVIDIA have released Part 2 of their collaboration on running NVIDIA Dynamo for large language model inference on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The first announcement aimed for a raw throughput of 1.2 million tokens per second on distribu

Nautilus blog @ 2026-01-31 01:30:00

The most elusive mental health condition is more common than we thought The post How Dissociation Blunts Trauma appeared first on Nautilus .

Nautilus blog @ 2026-01-31 00:30:00

These millennia-old punchlines aren’t exactly gut-busters today The post Ancient Jokes Etched in Clay appeared first on Nautilus .

Nautilus blog @ 2026-01-30 23:13:46

DNA from museum specimens help detail the genetic bottleneck The post When German Shepherds Got Their Cursed Genes appeared first on Nautilus .

Singularity Hub @ 2026-01-30 23:02:40

Our universe does not simply exist in time. Time is something the universe continuously writes into itself. The post Is Time a Fundamental Part of Reality? A Quiet Revolution in Physics Suggests Not appeared first on SingularityHub .

Nautilus blog @ 2026-01-30 21:52:57

Despite high-tech new therapies, people with sickle cell anemia still encounter stigma today The post The Devastating Disease Neglected for Decades appeared first on Nautilus .

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-30 20:57:01

Apple Newsroom, yesterday: “Today, Apple is proud to report a remarkable, record-breaking quarter, with revenue of $143.8 billion, up 16 percent from a year ago and well above our expectations,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “iPhone had its best-ever qu

The Endeavour @ 2026-01-30 20:46:37

Demis: “[to get to AGI] maybe there’s one or two big innovations needed” Sam: “everything based off what we see today is that it will happen.” Ilya: “But is the belief really that if you just 100x the scale, everything

Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-01-30 18:24:20

Tras tumbar consecutivamente a los dos principales favoritos, el estadounidense Woodward y el azerbaiyano Suleymanli, el ucranio es 2º a falta de dos rondas

The Endeavour @ 2026-01-30 18:09:30

Cryptocurrency and privacy don’t fit together as easily as you might expect. Blockchains give you the illusion of privacy via pseudonymization: you don’t put your name on a blockchain, but you do put information on a blockchain that can be use

Quanta Magazine @ 2026-01-30 16:40:57

New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest that neuron-only brain models, such as connectomes, leave out a crucial layer of regulation. The post Once Thought To

Swift blog @ 2026-01-30 16:15:00

A Reddit thread earlier this month asked about building web apps with Swift. For this edition of “What’s new in Swift,” we invited a developer to share their experience: Hi, I’m Nick Sloan. I’m the head of engineering at Studioworks , a platform th

old new thing @ 2026-01-30 16:00:00

The case of "Bring your own SAFEARRAY ." The post Why not store the <CODE>SAFEARRAY</CODE> reference count as a hidden allocation next to the <CODE>SAFEARRAY</CODE>? appeared first on The Old New Thing .

Baeldung @ 2026-01-30 15:10:10

Carrier classes might be coming to Java. And we're already looking forward to Boot 4.1 :) The post Java Weekly, Issue 631 first appeared on Baeldung .              

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-30 14:28:54

Maybe Trump is right and we should go to war against Denmark.  ★ 

daniel.haxx.se @ 2026-01-30 12:32:51

I had the honor and pleasure to hand over this prize to its first real laureate during the award gala on Thursday evening in Brussels, Belgium. This annual award ceremony is one of the primary missions for the European Open Source Academy, of which I am th

Quantum Journal @ 2026-01-30 11:12:15

Quantum 10, 1992 (2026). Quantum computation and quantum simulation require a versatile gate set to optimize circuit compilation for practical applications. However, existing platforms are often limited to spec

brucknerite @ 2026-01-30 10:00:00

Anteayer (28/01/2026, para los lectores del futuro) salió publicada una tribuna mía en El País, en la que intentaba contestar a una pregunta relativamente sencilla sobre la red de tren de alta velocidad española: ¿hay demasiados trenes en ella? Para mí, la

iOS Weekly @ 2026-01-30 01:00:00

Forget about Windows and Wasm, what’s the flagship project for macOS and iOS?! 😂

Red Hat blog @ 2026-01-30 01:00:00

Red Hat Summit registration is now openRegistration is now open for Red Hat Summit—heading to Atlanta, Georgia, in 2026—and this year’s event is shaping up to be one of our most impactful yet. Register by February 23 to get our lowest pricing, and save ev

Singularity Hub @ 2026-01-29 23:46:16

Thousands of scientists are already experimenting with the AI to study cancer and brain disorders. The post Google DeepMind AI Decodes the Genome a Million ‘Letters’ at a Time appeared first on SingularityHub .

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-29 22:50:32

Mike Swanson: What if your car worked like so many apps? You’re driving somewhere important…maybe running a little bit late. A few minutes into the drive, your car pulls over to the side of the road and asks: “How are you enjoying your drive so far

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-29 21:18:48

When I wrote last week about the false narrative that iOS 26 is seeing bizarrely low adoption rates compared to previous years, I neglected one source: Apple itself. Apple’s Developer site publishes a page with iOS and iPadOS usage for devices that “tr

Apple Developer News and Updates @ 2026-01-29 20:00:26

The App Store is designed to make it easy to sell your digital goods and services globally, with support for 43 currencies across 175 storefronts. From time to time, we need to adjust prices or your proceeds due to changes in tax regulations or foreign e

Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-01-29 18:49:37

La aparente naturalidad con que el prodigio turco ubica sus piezas en las mejores casillas, aunque para ello deba sacrificar material, es asombrosa a sus 14 años

Deepmind @ 2026-01-29 18:01:05

Google AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. can try out Project Genie, an experimental research prototype that lets you create and explore worlds.

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-29 16:22:23

Jeremy Fuster, reporting for TheWrap: But save for some theaters in Republican-heavy states, the film is unlikely to leave much of an impact at a slumping box office, with theatrical sources telling TheWrap that “Melania” is projected for an opening o

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-29 16:19:17

Nicole Sperling and Brooks Barnes, reporting for The New York Times: Amazon paid Ms. Trump’s production company $40 million for the rights to “Melania,” about $26 million more than the next closest bidder, Disney. The fee includes a related docuseries

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-29 16:01:43

Ged Maheux, The Iconfactory: This week we announced a new Kickstarter that’s aimed at expanding the game offerings of Ollie’s Arcade, the fun, ad-free retro gaming app we introduced back in 2023. Ollie’s Arcade has always been a great way to escap

old new thing @ 2026-01-29 16:00:00

Find a way to take ownership. The post How can I retain access to the data in a <CODE>SAFEARRAY</CODE> after my method returns? appeared first on The Old New Thing .

Confluent @ 2026-01-29 14:30:49

Learn how streaming data integration with Kafka differs from traditional ETL. Explore real-time, reusable data products, canonical streams, and how Kafka enables scalable, enterprise-wide data sharing.

Quantum Journal @ 2026-01-29 13:50:07

Quantum 10, 1991 (2026). QMetro++ is a Python package that provides a set of tools for identifying optimal estimation protocols that maximize quantum Fisher information (QFI). Optimization can be performed for

AEON @ 2026-01-29 12:01:00

Where does the mind go in solitary confinement? An evocative animation exploring three individual experiences - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

AEON @ 2026-01-29 12:00:00

Despite associations with the idle rich, the fact that inheritances are rising is a sign of a healthy, growing economy - by Daniel Waldenström Read on Aeon

Baeldung @ 2026-01-29 06:42:06

Learn how to use the JTE templating library to render template views using Java or Kotlin syntax. The post Templating in Java Using JTE first appeared on Baeldung .              

Baeldung @ 2026-01-29 06:29:24

Learn how to implement multitenancy in Spring Authorization Server. The post Implement Multitenancy in Spring Authorization Server first appeared on Baeldung .              

Baeldung @ 2026-01-29 06:17:06

Learn how to reset the consumer offset in Kafka. The post Reset Consumer Offset in Kafka first appeared on Baeldung .              

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-29 01:10:30

Adam Engst, back in November, at TidBITS: Did you know that, regardless of view, you can now swipe left on any call to reveal a blue clock icon that lets you create a reminder to call back in 1 hour, tonight, tomorrow, or at any custom time (below lef

Inside Java @ 2026-01-29 01:00:00

In this special episode of the Inside Java Podcast, Nicolai Parlog talks to Adam Bien about scripting with Java, to Maurice Naftalin about the history and tradeoffs of the collections framework and erasure, and to Tom Cools about the innovative way the Bel

Red Hat blog @ 2026-01-29 01:00:00

Red Hat's most recent posts about Performance, Scale, Chaos and more.LATEST BLOGSAutoscaling vLLM with OpenShift AI model serving: Performance validationNovember 26, 2025 Alberto PerdomoIn my previous blog, How to set up KServe autoscaling for vLLM with K

Red Hat blog @ 2026-01-29 01:00:00

At the recent OpenShift Commons gathering in Atlanta, we had the opportunity to hear from Gustavo Fiuza, IT leader, and Welton Felipe, DevOps engineer, about the remarkable digital transformation at Banco do Brasil. As the second-largest bank in Latin Amer

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 23:58:24

New Mac app by Mikey Clarke, and it’s just what it says on the tin: a “lovingly crafted Bluesky app designed and built just for the Mac”. I’ve been beta testing Aeronaut for months, and it’s the only interface to Bluesky I actually like. It’s a real Mac a

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 23:53:27

Bruce Springsteen: I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbor

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 23:00:24

Tim Cook’s call for “deescalation” is meaningless without specifying which side he’s calling upon to change course, and there’s no weaker sauce than the weak sauce of “both sides”.

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 20:13:41

Tim Cook, in a company-wide memo (first published by Mark Gurman ): Team, I’m heartbroken by the events in Minneapolis, and my prayers and deepest sympathies are with the families, with the communities, and with everyone that’s been affected. Thi

Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-01-28 19:38:55

El portento turco omite, frente al campeón del mundo, un difícil golpe ganador que le hubiera puesto de líder a falta de tres rondas

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 17:02:25

Andy Stone, VP of communications at Meta, responding, in a series of tweets on Twitter/X, to Jeff Horwitz’s report at Reuters yesterday, linked here last night, which claimed that “Zuckerberg blocked curbs on sex-talking chatbots for minors”: Neve

Quanta Magazine @ 2026-01-28 16:54:36

Mathematicians are still trying to understand fundamental properties of the Fourier transform, one of their most ubiquitous and powerful tools. A new result marks an exciting advance toward that goal. The post Networks Hold the Key to a Decade

Confluent @ 2026-01-28 16:00:05

Learn the difference between cloud API keys and resource-specific API keys in Confluent Cloud, plus best practices for service accounts and production security.

old new thing @ 2026-01-28 16:00:00

You have to use the original pointer, but even that won't be good enough. The post Why did I lose the data even though I called <CODE>Safe­Array­Add­Ref</CODE>? appeared first on The Old New Thing .

Martin Fowler @ 2026-01-28 15:20:00

I'm increasingly seeing a lot of technical and business writing make heavy use of bold font weights, in an attempt to emphasize what the writers think is important. LLMs seem to have picked up and spread this practice widely. But most of this is self-defe

Baeldung @ 2026-01-28 14:51:46

Learn how @IterableMapping provides granular control over collection mapping. The post Guide to MapStruct @IterableMapping first appeared on Baeldung .              

Baeldung @ 2026-01-28 14:48:44

Explore the Spring AI MCP annotations to significantly lower the barrier to entry for building agentic AI systems. The post Overview of MCP Annotations in Spring AI first appeared on Baeldung .            

AEON @ 2026-01-28 12:01:00

Light is fundamental to the workings and laws of our Universe – but why does it exist in the first place? - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

Quantum Journal @ 2026-01-28 11:31:36

Quantum 10, 1990 (2026). We propose an efficient protocol to realize multi-qubit gates in arrays of neutral atoms. The atoms encode qubits in the long-lived hyperfine sublevels of the ground electronic state. T

Quantum Journal @ 2026-01-28 11:22:07

Quantum 10, 1989 (2026). Mančinska and Roberson [FOCS'20] showed that two graphs are quantum isomorphic if and only if they admit the same number of homomorphisms from any planar graph. Atserias et al. [JC

Quantum Journal @ 2026-01-28 11:09:58

Quantum 10, 1988 (2026). Quantum memories are a crucial precondition in many protocols for processing quantum information. A fundamental problem that illustrates this statement is given by the task of channel d

daniel.haxx.se @ 2026-01-28 10:44:51

We are doing another curl + distro online meeting this spring in what now has become an established annual tradition. A two-hour discussion, meeting, workshop for curl developers and curl distro maintainers. 2026 curl distro meeting details The objective f

Computational Complexity @ 2026-01-28 08:35:00

The Fighting Temeraire by JWM Turner A year ago I wrote about an experiment I ran to learn about the modern period of art from ChatGPT. Chatty picked four paintings to discuss and I wrote about Joseph Mallord William Turner's The Fig

This Week in Rust @ 2026-01-28 06:00:00

Hello and welcome to another issue of This Week in Rust ! Rust is a programming language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. This is a weekly summary of its progress and community. Want something mentioned? Tag us at @thiswee

John Carlos Baez @ 2026-01-28 03:29:08

Music theorists have studied many fractions of the form 2i 3j 5k that are close to 1. They’re called 5-limit commas. Especially cherished are those that have fairly small exponents—given how close they are to 1. I discussed a bunch here: •

Physics Phorums @ 2026-01-28 03:29:08

Music theorists have studied many fractions of the form 2i 3j 5k that are close to 1. They’re called 5-limit commas. Especially cherished are those that have fairly small exponents—given how close they are to 1. I discussed a bunch here: •

Singularity Hub @ 2026-01-28 02:06:17

A study tested several AI models and 100,000 people. AI was better than average but trailed top performers. The post AI Now Beats the Average Human in Tests of Creativity appeared first on SingularityHub .

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 01:17:02

Jeff Horwitz, reporting for Reuters: Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of sexual interactions, according to internal Meta documents filed in a New Mex

Not Even Wrong @ 2026-01-28 01:00:04

For now, a math item and a physics item, maybe more later… Four years ago, after the decision to have the 2026 ICM in the US was announced, I wrote: With the 2022 experience in mind, hopefully the IMU will … Continue reading →

Atomic14 @ 2026-01-28 01:00:00

Are They Actually Different on the Inside? We recently did a slightly silly—but surprisingly instructive—repair of a broken AmazonBasics microSD adapter . In the comments, a few people quite reasonably pointed out that adapters like these are “b

Atomic14 @ 2026-01-28 01:00:00

Sometimes the correct engineering decision is to throw something away. This was not one of those times. I’ve got an embarrassing number of microSD card adapters. They’re cheap, they come free with cards, and they tend to pile up in drawers. So whe

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 00:36:54

Adam Serwer, reporting from the streets of Minneapolis for The Atlantic, “Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong” (gift link): The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all o

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 00:06:55

Om Malik: Cook is not stupid. He is not evil. He is trapped. The iron clasp of market expectations has turned him into what he never meant to be: a man who goes to parties at the White House while nurses die. In Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , Roy Blan

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-28 00:02:49

MG Siegler: Tim Cook is captured. There is simply no other explanation for his actions over the past year or so. But it perhaps culminated this weekend when Cook went to a special private showing of the documentary Melania at the White House. Yes,

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-27 23:48:42

Ben Terris, writing for New York Magazine: Fred Trump died in 1999 at age 93. He had, Trump said, a “heart that couldn’t be stopped” with almost no health conditions to speak of throughout his long life. “He had one problem,” Trump said. “At a certain

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-27 21:34:36

From the footer on the project’s website: Moltbot was formerly known as Clawdbot. Independent project, not affiliated with Anthropic. Makes sense, to be honest, that Anthropic would object to naming it a homonym for Claude. One additional foll

FreeBSD Foundation @ 2026-01-27 20:51:17

We are pleased to announce the October/November/December 2025 issue of the FreeBSD Journal, focused on FreeBSD 15.0, is now available. This online publication provides the FreeBSD community with valuable insights and technical knowledge each quarter. This

Daring Fireball @ 2026-01-27 19:12:56

*Fascist* and *Nazi* weren’t slurs that were applied to the Italians and Germans by their political or military opponents. That’s what they called themselves. The job won’t be done, this era of madness will not end, until we make *the names Trump’s regime

ASF @ 2026-01-27 18:40:07

The first edition of Plus One for 2026 is here to cover major community events, recent project milestones, and the latest ASF projects to become Top-Level Projects. Don’t miss insights into how Apache Ozone scales to hundreds of petabytes, a first look at