A 7-Segment Clock Built With No Digital Electronics
If you wanted to build a clock with a 7-segment display, there are a wide variety of ways you might go about it. You could grab...
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Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar gives Google’s AI a face
Google's new Gemini 3.8 Live update lets users have conversations with the model while watching an animated AI persona respond in real time. The "Live Avatar"...
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I Think I Found an AI Agent Worth the Risk
Instinct saved me $550, booked my restaurant reservations, and warned me about a phishing scam. It also wasted $64 and might be a security nightmare.
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Achievement hunters: Can you identify the games these milestones are from?
Pretend you hear a satisfying 'ding' when clicking.
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F-Droid gets its biggest update in a decade with new UI and smoother app installs
F-Droid's Android app store has been rebuilt from the ground up.
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Arc Raiders is finally testing a PvE-only mode: 'We can’t ignore what the data is telling us'
This is no guarantee of a permanent PvE mode, but it's something.
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OpenAI’s agent had a routine task. It breached a government portal.
An OpenAI agent researching public medicine spending bypassed security blocks and gained unauthorized access to public and non-public files on The post OpenAI’s agent had a...
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Control Resonant embarrasses me, specifically, with a launch day hotfix negating my main review complaint
Enemy damage sponginess shouldn't be as severe for the rest of you, at least.
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Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppFastAD 0.0.5 on CRAN: Maintenance
A new release 0.0.5 of the RcppFastAD package is now on CRAN, has been built for r2u, and updated at r-universe. This comes (to the day)...
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New York defies Trump admin, asks court to shut down Polymarket gambling
New York sues Polymarket as Trump admin tries to override state gambling laws.
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The future of Marathon includes a fungus-filled Perimeter, a social hub, and a shift "beyond extraction"
Marathon will be "growing beyond extraction." That's what Bungie say in a new blog post outlining the future of the shooter, after announcing earlier this week...
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