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Do Super Bowl Ads For AI Signal a Bubble About to Burst?

slashdot @ 2026-02-08 23:06:00

It's the first "AI" Super Bowl, argues the tech/business writer at Slate, with AI company advertisements taking center stage, even while consumers insist to surveyors that they're "mostly negative" about AI-generated ads. Last year AI companies spent ove

Dave Farber Dies at Age 91

slashdot @ 2026-02-08 21:42:00

The mailing list for the North American Network Operators' Group discusses Internet infrastructure issues like routing, IP address allocation, and containing malicious activity. This morning there was another message: We are heartbroken to report that our

After Six Years, Two Pentesters Arrested in Iowa Receive $600,000 Settlement

slashdot @ 2026-02-08 20:35:00

"They were crouched down like turkeys peeking over the balcony," the county sheriff told Ars Technica. A half hour past midnight, they were skulking through a courthouse in Iowa's Dallas County on September 11 "carrying backpacks that remind me and several

Prankster Launches Super Bowl Party For AI Agents

slashdot @ 2026-02-08 19:34:00

Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: The world's biggest football game comes to Silicon Valley today — so one bored programmer built a site where AI agents can gather for a Super Bowl party. They're trash talking, suggesting drinks, and pred

Why Is China Building So Many Coal Plants Despite Its Solar and Wind Boom?

slashdot @ 2026-02-08 18:34:00

Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 shared this article from the Associated Press: Even as China's expansion of solar and wind power raced ahead in 2025, the Asian giant opened many more coal power plants than it had in recent years — raising concern

Análisis de ajedrez | Bellezas de Sevilla (I)

Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-02-08 17:58:35

Un Maestro FIDE inglés firma una partida de gran hermosura y gran valor didáctico sobre el eterno tema del ataque al rey

Scientists Explored Island Cave, Found 1 Million-Year-Old Remnants a Lost World

slashdot @ 2026-02-08 17:34:00

"A spectacular trove of fossils discovered in a cave on New Zealand's North Island has given scientists their first glimpse of ancient forest species that lived there more than a million years ago," reports Popular Mechanics: The fossils represent 12 anc

I put a real-time 3D shader on the Game Boy Color

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-08 17:28:51

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Cyber-Espionage Group Breached Systems in 37 Nations, Security Researchers Say

slashdot @ 2026-02-08 16:34:00

An anonymous reader shared this report from Bloomberg: An Asian cyber-espionage group has spent the past year breaking into computer systems belonging to governments and critical infrastructure organizations in more than 37 countries, according to the cy

AI fatigue is real and nobody talks about it

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-08 15:19:32

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I am happier writing code by hand

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-08 15:12:18

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Computing large Fibonacci numbers

The Endeavour @ 2026-02-08 14:51:25

The previous post discussed two ways to compute the nth Fibonacci number. The first is to compute all the Fibonacci numbers up to the nth iteratively using the defining property of Fibonacci numbers Fn + 2 = Fn + Fn + 1 with extended integer arithmetic. T

Fibonacci numbers and time-space tradeoffs

The Endeavour @ 2026-02-08 14:51:08

A few days ago I wrote about Fibonacci numbers and certificates. As I pointed out in the article, there’s no need to certify Fibonacci numbers, but the point of the post was to illustrate the idea of a solution certificate in a simple context. Pract

Brookhaven Lab Shuts Down Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)

slashdot @ 2026-02-08 13:34:00

2001: "Brookhaven Labs has produced for the first time collisions of gold nuclei at a center of mass energy of 200GeV/nucleon." 2002: "There may be a new type of matter according to researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory." 2010: The hottest man-

Why E cores make Apple silicon fast

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-08 12:31:49

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Slop Terrifies Me

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-08 11:31:35

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Have We Been Thinking About Exercise Wrong for Half a Century?

slashdot @ 2026-02-08 09:34:00

"After a half-century asking us to exercise more, doctors and physiologists say we have been thinking about it wrong," writes Washington Post columnist Michael J. Coren. "U.S. and World Health Organization guidelines no longer specify a minimum duration

DoNotNotify is now Open Source

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-08 08:39:49

A month ago, I submitted my app "DoNotNotify" to control Android notifications on Show HN [0], and it trended on the front page for a day. I was happy, but the most upvoted comments on the thread were asking for the app to be open sourced, since it dealt

The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in USA

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-08 08:00:40

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Are Big Tech's Nuclear Construction Deals a Tipping Point for Small Modular Reactors?

slashdot @ 2026-02-08 05:35:00

Fortune reports on "a watershed moment" in American's nuclear power industry: In January, Meta partnered with Gates' TerraPower and Sam Altman-backed Oklo to develop about 4 gigawatts of combined SMR projects — enough to power almost 3 million home

Vouch

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-08 04:09:28

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A New Era for Security? Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 Found 500 High-Severity Vulnerabilities

slashdot @ 2026-02-08 03:34:00

Axios reports: Anthropic's latest AI model has found more than 500 previously unknown high-severity security flaws in open-source libraries with little to no prompting, the company shared first with Axios. Why it matters: The advancement signals an infl

Beyond agentic coding

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-08 02:55:09

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Show HN: LocalGPT – A local-first AI assistant in Rust with persistent memory

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-08 02:26:38

I built LocalGPT over 4 nights as a Rust reimagining of the OpenClaw assistant pattern (markdown-based persistent memory, autonomous heartbeat tasks, skills system). It compiles to a single ~27MB binary — no Node.js, Docker, or Python required. Key featu

The World's First Sodium-Ion Battery in Commercial EVs - Great at Low Temperatures

slashdot @ 2026-02-08 02:17:00

Long-time Slashdot reader Geoffrey.landis shared this report from InsideEVs: Chinese battery giant CATL and automaker Changan Automobile are preparing to put the world's first passenger car powered by sodium-ion batteries on public roads by mid-2026. And

Is the 'Death of Reading' Narrative Wrong?

slashdot @ 2026-02-08 00:12:00

Has the rise of hyper-addictive digital technologies really shattered our attention spans and driven books out of our culture? Maybe not, argues social psychologist Adam Mastroianni (author of the Substack Experimental History): As a psychologist, I used

Waymo Reveals Remote Workers In Philippines Sometimes Advise Its Driverless Cars

slashdot @ 2026-02-07 22:41:00

Waymo surprised U.S. lawmakers Wednesday during a hearing on autonomous vehicles and their safety and oversight. Newsweek reports: During questioning, Sen. Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, asked what happens when a Waymo vehicle encounters a driving

Good News: We Saved the Bees. Bad News: We Saved the Wrong Ones.

slashdot @ 2026-02-07 21:34:00

Despite urgent pleas to Americans to save the honeybees, "it was all based on a fallacy," writes Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank. "Honeybees were never in existential trouble. And well-meaning efforts to boost their numbers have accelerated the decl

We mourn our craft

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-07 19:32:27

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Speed up responses with fast mode

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-07 19:08:23

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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 7)

Singularity Hub @ 2026-02-07 19:02:27

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 February 7) appeared first on SingularityHub .

I write games in C (yes, C) (2016)

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-07 18:45:25

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SectorC: A C Compiler in 512 bytes (2023)

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-07 18:39:53

Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 368 # Comments: 79

U.S. jobs disappear at fastest January pace since great recession

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-07 18:31:24

Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 332 # Comments: 271

Análisis de ajedrez | Centenario del gran Mark Taimánov, estrella de la URSS

Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-02-07 18:17:11

A pesar del estigma de su derrota por 0-6 ante Fischer, fue una de las vacas sagradas del ajedrez soviético, y un personaje de diversas facetas

The "Are You Sure?" Problem: Why Your AI Keeps Changing Its Mind

Randal S. Olson @ 2026-02-07 17:00:00

Ask your AI 'are you sure?' and watch it flip. Models fold 60% of the time because we trained them to please, not push back. The fix isn't better prompts.

British drivers over 70 to face eye tests every three years

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-07 16:55:54

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Software factories and the agentic moment

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-07 16:05:56

See also Comments URL: Points: 273 # Comments: 432

Stories from 25 Years of Software Development

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-07 15:42:16

Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 236 # Comments: 31

Minimum of cosine sum

The Endeavour @ 2026-02-07 15:02:45

Suppose f(x) is the sum of terms of the form cos(kx) where k is an integer from a set A with n elements. Then the maximum value of f is f(0) = n. But what is the minimum value of f? The Chowla cosine conjecture says that the minimum should be less than −√

France's homegrown open source online office suite

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-07 14:34:34

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Coding agents have replaced every framework I used

Hacker News 200 @ 2026-02-07 14:07:09

Article URL: Comments URL: Points: 354 # Comments: 567

Here’s What Makes for an Ideal Scent-Sniffing Dog

Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-07 14:00:00

Dog trainers and handlers tease out the characteristics that are deal-breakers The post Here’s What Makes for an Ideal Scent-Sniffing Dog appeared first on Nautilus .

How CNAME Ordering in RFC Specs Caused Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 Outage

InfoQ @ 2026-02-07 12:32:00

In a recent article titled "What came first- the CNAME or the A record?" Cloudflare explains how an unclear RFC specification caused the popular Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 service to break. After identifying the breakage and the ambiguity in older DNS standard

Cloudflare Demonstrates Moltworker, Bringing Self-Hosted AI Agents to the Edge

InfoQ @ 2026-02-07 11:33:00

Cloudflare has introduced Moltworker, an open-source solution for running Moltbot—a self-hosted personal AI agent—on its Developer Platform, eliminating the need for local hardware, such as Mac minis. Rebranded from Clawdbot, Moltbot serves as a personal

Connecting to Postgres from Spring Boot App in Heroku

Baeldung @ 2026-02-07 02:03:07

Learn how a Spring Boot application connects to Heroku Postgres using environment-driven configuration. The post Connecting to Postgres from Spring Boot App in Heroku first appeared on Baeldung .            

Difference Between keyword and text in Elasticsearch

Baeldung @ 2026-02-07 01:57:00

Elasticsearch offers two primary options for storing string fields and selecting the correct one is essential. The post Difference Between keyword and text in Elasticsearch first appeared on Baeldung .          

Optimizing Java Class Metadata in Project Valhalla

Inside Java @ 2026-02-07 01:00:00

In this post, I’ll walk through some of the behind-the-scenes details of one of Project Valhalla’s core features: value classes, and the concept of flattening (or inlining, the term I will use here). Whether you’re a JVM developer or just deeply curious ab

Eigenvalue homework problems are backward

The Endeavour @ 2026-02-07 00:31:11

Classroom When you take a linear algebra course and get to the chapter on eigenvalues, your homework problems will include a small matrix A and you will be asked to find the eigenvalues. You do this by computing the determinant det(A − λI) = P(λ) and gett

Scientists Turn to the Internet to Name New Species

Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-07 00:00:00

Followers of Ze Frank submitted over 8,000 names for a newly discovered chiton The post Scientists Turn to the Internet to Name New Species appeared first on Nautilus .

Can the Keto Diet Treat Mental Health Conditions?

Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-06 22:00:00

How the evidence stacks up against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent claims The post Can the Keto Diet Treat Mental Health Conditions? appeared first on Nautilus .

Google Supercharges Gemini 3 Flash with Agentic Vision

InfoQ @ 2026-02-06 20:00:00

Google has added agentic vision to Gemini 3 Flash, combining visual reasoning with code execution to "ground answers in visual evidence". According to Google, this not only improves accuracy, but more importantly unlocks entirely new AI-driven behaviors.

Was the Human Genome Forged by Fire?

Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-06 20:00:00

New research into burn-response genes shows evidence of accelerated evolution The post Was the Human Genome Forged by Fire? appeared first on Nautilus .

The Many Myths of the Blood Moon

Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-06 18:00:00

What people throughout the world and across time have made of lunar eclipses The post The Many Myths of the Blood Moon appeared first on Nautilus .

Updated App Review Guidelines now available

Apple Developer News and Updates @ 2026-02-06 17:00:56

The App Review Guidelines have been revised to clarify that apps with random or anonymous chat are subject to the 1.2 User-Generated Content guideline . Translations of the guidelines will be available on Apple Developer website within one month.

Análisis de ajedrez | Lecciones de Roquetas (y III)

Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-02-06 16:29:46

El alemán Gloeckler, de 14 años, merece un atento seguimiento tras ganar el torneo de clasificación de Wijk aan Zee; antes firmó esta excelente partida en Almería

LinkedIn Leverages GitHub Actions, CodeQL, and Semgrep for Code Scanning

InfoQ @ 2026-02-06 16:00:00

LinkedIn has rebuilt its static application security testing (SAST) pipeline using GitHub Actions and custom workflows, enabling consistent, enforceable code scanning across thousands of repositories. The redesign improves security coverage, developer wo

The Monstrous Appetite of Japanese Giant Salamanders

Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-06 16:00:00

Body size pushes these river monsters to become apex predators The post The Monstrous Appetite of Japanese Giant Salamanders appeared first on Nautilus .

How can I prevent the user from changing the widths of ListView columns in version 5 of the common controls?, part 2

old new thing @ 2026-02-06 16:00:00

Preventing the resize cursor from appearing. The post How can I prevent the user from changing the widths of ListView columns in version 5 of the common controls?, part 2 appeared first on The Old New Thing .

Scientists Want to Give ChatGPT an Inner Monologue to Improve Its ‘Thinking’

Singularity Hub @ 2026-02-06 16:00:00

A new approach would help AI assess its own confidence, detect confusion, and decide when to think harder. The post Scientists Want to Give ChatGPT an Inner Monologue to Improve Its ‘Thinking’ appeared first on SingularityHub .

Long-Sought Proof Tames Some of Math’s Unruliest Equations

Quanta Magazine @ 2026-02-06 15:57:37

Mathematicians finally understand the behavior of an important class of differential equations that describe everything from water pressure to oxygen levels in human tissues. The post Long-Sought Proof Tames Some of Math’s Unruliest Equa

Swift Student Challenge submissions are now open

Apple Developer News and Updates @ 2026-02-06 15:00:56

The Swift Student Challenge is here! Submissions are now open through February 28, and students from all over the world are invited to submit their app playgrounds. Learn more about the Challenge Key things to know No prior experience is nee

A 3D lattice defect and efficient computations in topological MBQC

Quantum Journal @ 2026-02-06 14:08:53

Quantum 10, 1997 (2026). We describe an efficient, fully fault-tolerant implementation of Measurement-Based Quantum Computation (MBQC) in the 3D cluster state. The two key novelties are (i) the introduction of

Quantum Circuit Optimization by Graph Coloring

Quantum Journal @ 2026-02-06 14:03:52

Quantum 10, 1996 (2026). This work shows that minimizing the depth of a quantum circuit composed of commuting operations reduces to a vertex coloring problem on an appropriately constructed graph, where gates c

The Ape Who Could Play Make-Believe

Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-06 14:00:00

Kanzi, the bonobo, once again topples barriers between humans and great apes by demonstrating imagination, a cognitive capacity thought unique to humans The post The Ape Who Could Play Make-Believe appeared first on Nautilus .

Datadog Integrates Google Agent Development Kit into LLM Observability Tools

InfoQ @ 2026-02-06 13:00:00

Datadog recently announced that its LLM Observability platform now provides automatic instrumentation for applications built with Google's Agent Development Kit (ADK), offering deeper visibility into the behavior, performance, cost, and safety of AI-driv

How selfish are we?

AEON @ 2026-02-06 12:00:00

An age-old debate about human nature is being energised with new findings on the tightrope of cooperation and competition - by Jonathan R Goodman Read on Aeon

MUI Releases Base UI 1 with 35 Accessible Components

InfoQ @ 2026-02-06 09:00:00

Base UI 1.0 has officially launched! This unstyled React component library, backed by MUI, offers 35 accessible components with a commitment to long-term maintenance. With refined APIs and enhanced performance, it empowers developers to create custom des

Conductor Quantum Introduces Coda, a Natural Language Interface for Quantum Computing

InfoQ @ 2026-02-06 07:07:00

Conductor Quantum has announced Coda, a natural language interface for running quantum programs on real quantum hardware. The system is positioned as a software layer that translates high-level user intent into executable quantum circuits. By Robert Kr

Issue 742

iOS Weekly @ 2026-02-06 01:00:00

Did I find a new flagship project for Swift on Windows? Maybe! 🫨

The Inside Java Newsletter: JavaOne 2026: $100 Discount Now!

Inside Java @ 2026-02-06 01:00:00

The Inside Java Newsletter for January 2026 includes a special limited-time discount code for JavaOne 2026 registration. Register now and save $100! The JavaOne 2026 keynotes and technical sessions have already been announced, and we’re now completing our

More than meets the eye: Behind the scenes of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (Part 5)

Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-06 01:00:00

This series takes a look at the people and planning that went into building and releasing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. From the earliest conceptual stages to the launch at Red Hat Summit 2025, we’ll hear firsthand accounts of how RHEL 10 came into being.Pa

Friday Five — February 6, 2026

Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-06 01:00:00

Don't forget to register for Red Hat SummitRegistration is now open for Red Hat Summit 2026 in Atlanta! Register by February 23 for the lowest rates, or save further with group discounts for three or more attendees from your organization. Secure your spot

Accelerating VM migration to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization: Hitachi storage offload delivers faster data movement

Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-06 01:00:00

If you're modernizing your virtualization infrastructure, you've probably discovered that migrating thousands of virtual machines (VMs) takes far longer than anyone anticipated.For IT leaders who haven't overseen a VM migration in a decade or more, this lo

This Robotic Hand Detaches and Skitters About Like Thing From ‘The Addams Family’

Singularity Hub @ 2026-02-06 00:42:51

Each finger can bend backwards for ultra-flexible crawling and grasping. The post This Robotic Hand Detaches and Skitters About Like Thing From ‘The Addams Family’ appeared first on SingularityHub .

Inside the Mouth of Earth’s Oldest Bird

Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-06 00:30:00

A new look at an Archaeopteryx skull reveals some familiar and fascinating structures The post Inside the Mouth of Earth’s Oldest Bird appeared first on Nautilus .

Dream Engineering Could Help You Solve Problems While You Sleep

Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-05 22:30:00

“Sleeping on it” comes of age The post Dream Engineering Could Help You Solve Problems While You Sleep appeared first on Nautilus .

Why Teflon Is Losing Its Sticking Power

Nautilus blog @ 2026-02-05 20:33:03

The substance that revolutionized cookware and helped build the atomic bomb is facing a reckoning The post Why Teflon Is Losing Its Sticking Power appeared first on Nautilus .

Java Weekly, Issue 632

Baeldung @ 2026-02-05 19:17:36

Carrier classes might be coming to Java. And we're already looking forward to Boot 4.1 :) The post Java Weekly, Issue 632 first appeared on Baeldung .              

Fibonacci number certificates

The Endeavour @ 2026-02-05 18:14:20

Suppose I give you a big number F and claim that F is a Fibonacci number. How could you confirm this? Before I go further, let me say what this post is really about. It’s not about Fibonacci numbers so much as it is about proofs and certificates. Th

Adding Canada Back to Our List of Accepted Countries of Incorporation

YC @ 2026-02-05 18:00:00

After hearing feedback from Canadian founders in our network, we are adding Canada back to our list of accepted countries of incorporation.

Análisis de ajedrez | Lecciones de Roquetas (II)

Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-02-05 17:35:43

El vencedor del torneo, Vuppala Prraneeth, no está de momento entre las numerosas estrellas indias, pero mostró su gran talento

Context Engineering for Coding Agents

Martin Fowler @ 2026-02-05 16:36:00

The number of options we have to configure and enrich a coding agent’s context has exploded over the past few months. Claude Code is leading the charge with innovations in this space, but other coding assistants are quickly following suit. P

How can I prevent the user from changing the widths of ListView columns in version 5 of the common controls?

old new thing @ 2026-02-05 16:00:00

Deny changes to the width. The post How can I prevent the user from changing the widths of ListView columns in version 5 of the common controls? appeared first on The Old New Thing .

OpenCode: an Open-source AI Coding Agent Competing with Claude Code and Copilot

InfoQ @ 2026-02-05 13:00:00

Open-source AI coding tool OpenCode features a native terminal-based UI, multi-session support, and compatibility with over 75 models, including Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, and local models. In addition to its CLI tool, OpenCode is also available as a deskto

Getting Feedback from Test-Driven Development and Testing in Production

InfoQ @ 2026-02-05 12:36:00

Teams rely on strong unit and integration tests instead of end-to-end tests. Using TDD, pair programming, and good design, they ship small changes often, test in production for real feedback, and use feature toggles to reduce risk, Ola Hast and Asgaut Mj

Africa’s cultural landmarks: Tsodilo Hills, Botswana

AEON @ 2026-02-05 12:01:00

Rising far above the desert, the walls of these magnificent hills carry the ancient story of humanity’s creative spark - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

Between being and emptiness

AEON @ 2026-02-05 12:00:00

In Japanese philosophy, unlike the atomised Western self, we are ‘ningen’ (人間), each enmeshed with other humans and nature - by Takeshi Morisato Read on Aeon

Google Pushes for gRPC Support in Model Context Protocol

InfoQ @ 2026-02-05 11:19:00

Google Cloud is bridging a critical gap for enterprises by introducing a gRPC transport package for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enhancing integration for businesses already using gRPC. This game-changer reduces development friction, ensuring AI age

Γ(1/n)

The Endeavour @ 2026-02-05 04:42:12

If n is a positive integer, then rounding Γ(1/n) up to the nearest integer gives n. In symbols, We an illustrate this with the following Python code. >>> from scipy.special import gamma >>> from math import ceil >>> for

LinkedIn Re-Architects Service Discovery: Replacing Zookeeper with Kafka and xDS at Scale

InfoQ @ 2026-02-05 02:21:00

LinkedIn's engineering team successfully upgraded its legacy ZooKeeper service discovery platform to enhance scalability and performance. By leveraging Apache Kafka and the xDS protocol, the new architecture enables eventual consistency, supports multipl

Introducing the EF Academic Secretariat 2026 PhD Fellowship

Ethereum blog @ 2026-02-05 01:00:00

The EF's Academic Secretariat team is proud to announce the launch of the inaugural PhD Fellowship Program, a pioneering initiative aimed at empowering and expanding the frontiers of Ethereum-related academic research, by supporting Ethereum-related academ

LazyConstants in JDK 26 - Inside Java Newscast #106

Inside Java @ 2026-02-05 01:00:00

Lazily initializing fields in Java is error-prone and undermines constant-folding. JDK 26 comes with JEP 526, which previews LazyConstant, a type that lazily initializes a value through a given Supplier. It executes that supplier at most once successfully

AI insights with actionable automation accelerate the journey to autonomous networks

Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-05 01:00:00

The telecommunications industry is accelerating its digital transformation, driven by the increasing complexity of modern networks and the demand for faster, more reliable services rollout. To meet these demands, operators are turning to autonomous intelli

Amazon EC2 C8id, M8id, and R8id instances with up to 22.8 TB local NVMe storage are generally available

AWS Blog @ 2026-02-04 23:31:56

AWS launches Amazon EC2 C8id, M8id, and R8id instances backed by NVMe-based SSD block-level instance storage physically connected to the host server. These instances offer 3 times more vCPUs, memory, and local storage with up to 22.8TB of local NVMe-backed

Análisis de ajedrez | Lecciones de Roquetas (I)

Partidas ajedrez El País @ 2026-02-04 23:09:46

El vencedor en solitario, el indio Prraneeth, perdió sólo esta partida, muy didáctica, ante el adolescente español Pau Marín

Fragments: February 4

Martin Fowler @ 2026-02-04 18:56:00

I’ve spent a couple of days at a Thoughtworks-organized event in Deer Valley Utah. It was my favorite kind of event, a really great set of attendees in an Open Space format. These kinds of events are full of ideas, which I do want to share, but I can’t

Expansion Microscopy Has Transformed How We See the Cellular World

Quanta Magazine @ 2026-02-04 16:40:40

How physically magnifying objects using a key ingredient in diapers has opened an unprecedented view of the microbial world. The post Expansion Microscopy Has Transformed How We See the Cellular World first appeared on Quanta Magazine

Super Bowl LX creates an opportunity for symphonic friendly wagering

old new thing @ 2026-02-04 16:00:01

Betting classical music. The post Super Bowl LX creates an opportunity for symphonic friendly wagering appeared first on The Old New Thing .

How can I prevent the user from changing the widths of ListView columns?

old new thing @ 2026-02-04 16:00:00

You can ask the header to be non-resizing. The post How can I prevent the user from changing the widths of ListView columns? appeared first on The Old New Thing .

Java Explores Carrier Classes to Extend Data-Oriented Programming beyond Records

InfoQ @ 2026-02-04 15:30:00

The OpenJDK Amber project has published a new design note proposing “carrier classes” and “carrier interfaces” to extend record-style data modeling to more Java types. The proposal preserves concise state descriptions, derived methods, and pattern matchi

Being in the world: rules and risk

AEON @ 2026-02-04 12:01:00

To master our own lives, we must venture beyond the rules and embrace risk – Heidegger’s philosophy grounded in real life - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

Sampling the Oxford CS Library

Computational Complexity @ 2026-02-04 11:49:00

Wandering around maze known as the Computer Science building at Oxford I found the computer science library. Rarely these days do you see a library (and a librarian) devoted to computer science. The librarian found their copy of The Golden Ticket

Vercel Introduces Skills.sh, an Open Ecosystem for Agent Commands

InfoQ @ 2026-02-04 11:28:00

Vercel has released Skills.sh, an open-source tool designed to provide AI agents with a standardized way to execute reusable actions, or skills, through the command line. By Daniel Dominguez

Agent Trace: Cursor Proposes an Open Specification for AI Code Attribution

InfoQ @ 2026-02-04 11:00:00

Cursor has published Agent Trace, a draft open specification aimed at standardizing how AI-generated code is attributed in software projects. Released as a Request for Comments (RFC), the proposal defines a vendor-neutral format for recording AI contribu

Obras alemanas, obras españolas

brucknerite @ 2026-02-04 10:00:00

Entre el pasado 1 de agosto de 2025 y el 30 de abril de 2026 se está ejecutando la renovación general de la línea de alta velocidad Berlín-Hamburgo. Para ello, se ha cerrado por completo. El proyecto se llama allí Generalsanierung, lo que a mis oídos duros

Astro Announces Version 6 Beta with Redesigned Development Server and First-Class Cloudflare Workers

InfoQ @ 2026-02-04 09:00:00

Astro 6 Beta transforms web development with a revamped server leveraging Vite's Environment API, first-class Cloudflare Workers support, and stable live content collections. Emphasizing performance and security, it enables real-time data updates and str

This Week in Rust 637

This Week in Rust @ 2026-02-04 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

OpenAI’s Codex

Daring Fireball @ 2026-02-04 02:40:24

Simon Willison: OpenAI just released a new macOS app for their Codex coding agent. I’ve had a few days of preview access — it’s a solid app that provides a nice UI over the capabilities of the Codex CLI agent and adds some interesting new features, mo

Xcode 26.3 ‘Unlocks the Power of Agentic Coding’

Daring Fireball @ 2026-02-04 02:34:54

Apple Newsroom: Xcode 26.3 introduces support for agentic coding, a new way in Xcode for developers to build apps using coding agents such as Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex. With agentic coding, Xcode can work with greater autonomy toward

What’s new in post-quantum cryptography in RHEL 10.1

Red Hat blog @ 2026-02-04 01:00:00

In May 2025, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (RHEL) shipped with the first steps toward post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to protect against attacks by quantum computers, which will make attacks on existing classic cryptographic algorithms such as RSA and ellipt

Humanity’s Last Exam Stumps Top AI Models—and That’s a Good Thing

Singularity Hub @ 2026-02-03 22:05:21

The test tracks AI performance with thousands of graduate-level questions to track AI performance across academic disciplines. The post Humanity’s Last Exam Stumps Top AI Models—and That’s a Good Thing appeared first on SingularityHub .

AWS IAM Identity Center now supports multi-Region replication for AWS account access and application use

AWS Blog @ 2026-02-03 20:13:34

AWS IAM Identity Center now supports multi-Region replication of workforce identities and permission sets, enabling improved resiliency for AWS account access and allowing applications to be deployed closer to users while meeting data residency requirement

Hello Developer: February 2026

Apple Developer News and Updates @ 2026-02-03 18:00:16

In this edition: Big news about agentic coding in Xcode. Plus: Join us for an online code-along about coding intelligence. Get your Swift Student Challenge submissions ready. Browse new developer activities on SwiftUI, the new design, security,

Análisis de ajedrez | Adiós al combativo Augusto Menvielle (1938-2026)

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

The Epstein Files

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

Some small stories about the giant satellite dish antenna that was behind Microsoft Building 11

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 .

Upcoming SDK minimum requirements

Apple Developer News and Updates @ 2026-02-03 15:00:30

Starting April 28, 2026, apps and games uploaded to App Store Connect need to meet the following minimum requirements: iOS and iPadOS apps must be built with the iOS 26 & iPadOS 26 SDK or later tvOS apps must be built with the tvOS 26 SDK or late

Polish serenity

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

Characterizing high-dimensional multipartite entanglement beyond Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger fidelities

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 Architecture Search with Unsupervised Representation Learning

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

Open Source security in spite of AI

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

Can you rewire your brain?

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

Pick Your KotlinConf Workshop by What You Want to Learn

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

Pick Your KotlinConf Workshop by What You Want to Learn

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

Slag Field Ecology

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

Slag Field Ecology

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

Thoughts: Bias

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

Trillion Dollar Security Day at Devconnect

Ethereum blog @ 2026-02-03 01:00:00

During Devconnect Buenos Aires, the Ethereum Foundation and Secureum TrustX brought together Ethereum security practitioners for Trillion Dollar Security Day, a focused event exploring what it would take to securely support a trillion-dollar Ethereum econo

Achieve more with Red Hat OpenShift 4.21

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

Waymo Closes in on Uber and Lyft Prices, as More Riders Say They Trust Robotaxis

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 .

Resolving javac Java Compiler error: package X does not exist at import Statement

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

Linear Programming in Java: Solving the Assignment Problem

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 .        

Set Datasource When Creating Hibernate SessionFactory in Java

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 .              

Why We Should Not Mock Collections With Mockito

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 .  

Satellites have a lot of room

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

AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon Bedrock agent workflows, Amazon SageMaker private connectivity, and more (February 2, 2026)

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

How Modern and Antique Technologies Reveal a Dynamic Cosmos

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

A third medal

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

Studying compiler error messages closely: Input file paths

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 .

Join the Kotlin Ecosystem Mentorship Program

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

Join the Kotlin Ecosystem Mentorship Program

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

Koog x ACP: Connect an Agent to Your IDE and More

Kotlin Blog @ 2026-02-02 14:02:34

We hope you’re staying up to date with our latest posts and have checked out our tutorials on how to create coding agents in Koog and connect ACP-compliant agents to your JetBrains IDE. As useful as these guides are, one important piece was hitherto

Koog x ACP: Connect an Agent to Your IDE and More

Kotlin news @ 2026-02-02 14:02:34

We hope you’re staying up to date with our latest posts and have checked out our tutorials on how to create coding agents in Koog and connect ACP-compliant agents to your JetBrains IDE. As useful as these guides are, one important piece was hitherto

The car that came back from the sea

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

Victims and villains

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

Parameter estimation for quantum jump unraveling

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

Análisis de ajedrez | La preferida de Abdusattórov

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

IT automation with agentic AI: Introducing the MCP server for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

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

General Availability for managed identity and workload identity on Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift

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

Fast and simple AI deployment on Intel Xeon with Red Hat OpenShift

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,

Cracking the inference code: 3 proven strategies for high-performance AI

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

Before the ChatGPT-HW debate there were other ``If students use X to do their HW'' debates

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