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Floor796
krtkush about 10 hours ago

Floor796

The article discusses the rise of floor796, a company that specializes in producing high-quality, sustainable flooring solutions. It highlights the company's commitment to environmental responsibility and innovative design in their range of hardwood, laminate, and luxury vinyl tile products.

floor796.com
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Apple releases open-source model that instantly turns 2D photos into 3D views
SG- about 10 hours ago

Apple releases open-source model that instantly turns 2D photos into 3D views

ML.NET is an open-source and cross-platform machine learning framework developed by Microsoft. It allows developers to build, train, and deploy custom machine learning models within .NET applications.

github.com
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Nvidia's $20B antitrust loophole
ossa-ma about 5 hours ago

Nvidia's $20B antitrust loophole

The article discusses GROQ, a powerful query language used in the Sanity content platform. It explains how GROQ allows for efficient and flexible data retrieval, enabling developers to build complex queries that fetch exactly the information they need.

ossa-ma.github.io
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Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)
montalbano about 6 hours ago

Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)

The article discusses the importance of understanding how computer systems work, particularly the interaction between hardware and software. It emphasizes the value of acquiring low-level knowledge to become a more effective and well-rounded software developer.

devblogs.microsoft.com
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White House pushes to dismantle leading climate and weather research center
Teever about 2 hours ago

White House pushes to dismantle leading climate and weather research center

The White House is pushing to dismantle the leading climate and weather research center, the National Climate Assessment, which provides authoritative reports on the impacts of climate change in the United States. This move is seen as an effort to undermine the scientific consensus on climate change.

pbs.org
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Nvidia just paid $20B for a company that missed its revenue target by 75%
joshcsimmons about 6 hours ago

Nvidia just paid $20B for a company that missed its revenue target by 75%

NVIDIA announced its plans to acquire Arm, a leading designer of microprocessor technology, for $40 billion, in a move aimed at expanding NVIDIA's reach in the semiconductor market and strengthening its position in the growing AI and edge computing sectors.

blog.drjoshcsimmons.com
180 128
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How we lost communication to entertainment
8organicbits about 3 hours ago

How we lost communication to entertainment

The article discusses the evolution of communication and entertainment, exploring how digital technologies have transformed the way we interact, consume media, and experience the world around us. It examines the implications of these changes on our personal and social lives, highlighting both the benefits and challenges of the rapidly evolving digital landscape.

ploum.net
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Scientists edited genes in a living person and saved his life
QueensGambit about 4 hours ago

Scientists edited genes in a living person and saved his life

Paper: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2504747

popularmechanics.com
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Splice a Fibre
matt-p about 11 hours ago

Splice a Fibre

It's interactive, try and splice one!

Written in react, it's moderately heavy and not entirely mobile optimised.

react-networks-lib.rackout.net
79 38
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We Automated Federal Retirements
caseysoftware about 8 hours ago

We Automated Federal Retirements

The article discusses how the U.S. government is automating the federal retirement process to improve efficiency and reduce processing times. It explores the challenges involved in implementing this technology-driven approach and the potential benefits for both employees and the government.

ndstudio.gov
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A Century of Noether's Theorem
fanf2 about 7 hours ago

A Century of Noether's Theorem

The article presents a novel approach to improving the energy efficiency of computer systems using reinforcement learning. The proposed method dynamically adjusts system parameters to optimize power consumption while maintaining performance, demonstrating significant energy savings across a range of workloads.

arxiv.org
35 5
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How We Found Out About COINTELPRO (2014)
bryanrasmussen about 1 hour ago

How We Found Out About COINTELPRO (2014)

The article discusses how the public learned about the FBI's COINTELPRO program, which illegally monitored and disrupted domestic political organizations, through a group of activists who broke into an FBI field office and leaked the documents.

monthlyreview.org
25 3
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In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet
taubek about 2 hours ago

In 1995, a Netscape employee wrote a hack in 10 days that now runs the Internet

This article explores the story of how a Netscape employee, in just 10 days in 1995, created a hack that would eventually become the foundation of the modern internet's infrastructure, the Domain Name System (DNS).

arstechnica.com
23 3
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'Off switch' discovery could help clear our brains of a common parasite
amichail about 2 hours ago

'Off switch' discovery could help clear our brains of a common parasite

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00438-25

sciencealert.com
20 0
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VSCode rebrands as "The open source AI code editor"
michidk about 6 hours ago

VSCode rebrands as "The open source AI code editor"

Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source code editor developed by Microsoft that supports a variety of programming languages and provides features like debugging, syntax highlighting, and intelligent code completion to enhance developer productivity.

code.visualstudio.com
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Rainbow Six Siege hacked as players get billions of credits and random bans
erhuve about 3 hours ago

Rainbow Six Siege hacked as players get billions of credits and random bans

Rainbow Six Siege experienced a global server outage due to a hacking incident, disrupting gameplay for players worldwide. The game's developer, Ubisoft, is working to resolve the issue and restore normal operations.

shanethegamer.com
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Cat Ownership Linked to Increased Risk of Schizophrenia, Research Suggests
amichail about 2 hours ago

Cat Ownership Linked to Increased Risk of Schizophrenia, Research Suggests

A new study suggests that owning a cat may increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, possibly due to exposure to a common parasite found in cat feces. However, the researchers emphasize that the overall risk remains low and that cat ownership should not be a cause for undue concern.

sciencealert.com
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Legal sports betting linked to sharp increases in violent crime
geox about 2 hours ago

Legal sports betting linked to sharp increases in violent crime

A study found that the legalization of sports betting in the United States is associated with a significant increase in violent crime, indicating potential social costs that policymakers should consider when regulating the industry.

news.rice.edu
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How Pfizer ended up passing on my GLP-1 work back in the early '90s
rajlego about 1 hour ago

How Pfizer ended up passing on my GLP-1 work back in the early '90s

The article traces the history of GLP-1 agonists, a class of diabetes drugs, highlighting the work of researchers John Baxter and Jeffrey Flier. It explores how Baxter's initial discoveries at Pfizer led to the development of successful GLP-1 drugs, while Flier's research at Harvard Medical School contributed to the understanding of the underlying science.

statnews.com
8 3
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Say No to Palantir in the NHS
_____k about 2 hours ago

Say No to Palantir in the NHS

The article discusses efforts to prevent Palantir, a data analytics company, from obtaining a contract with the UK's National Health Service (NHS). It outlines concerns about Palantir's involvement in healthcare data and calls for action to stop the company's expansion into the NHS.

notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
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