The Download: why LLMs are like aliens, and the future of head transplants
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Meet the new biologists...
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Ireland Proposes Giving Police New Digital Surveillance Powers
This is coming: The Irish government is planning to bolster its police’s ability to intercept communications, including encrypted messages, and provide a legal basis for spyware...
Read moreFormer astronaut on lunar spacesuits: “I don’t think they’re great right now”
Crew members traveling to the lunar surface on NASA’s Artemis missions should be gearing up for a grind. They will wear heavier spacesuits than those worn...
Read moreThe cURL Project Drops Bug Bounties Due To AI Slop
Over the past years, the author of the cURL project, [Daniel Stenberg], has repeatedly complained about the increasingly poor quality of bug reports filed due to...
Read moreQuiz: GeoPandas Basics: Maps, Projections, and Spatial Joins
In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of GeoPandas. You’ll review coordinate reference systems, GeoDataFrames, interactive maps, and spatial joins with .sjoin(). You’ll also explore how...
Read moreWe Strapped on Exoskeletons and Raced. There’s One Clear Winner
WIRED put the latest consumer exoskeletons from Dnsys and Hypershell in a head-to-head test on a pro athletic track. On your marks …
Read morePresentation: Theme Systems at Scale: How To Build Highly Customizable Software
Guilherme Carreiro discusses the architecture behind Shopify’s theme system, focusing on balancing extreme customizability with platform stability. He explains how they leverage Liquid as a safe...
Read moreDeepfake ‘Nudify’ Technology Is Getting Darker—and More Dangerous
Sexual deepfakes continue to get more sophisticated, capable, easy to access, and perilous for millions of women who are abused with the technology.
Read moreAMDGPU Patches Updated For HDMI Gaming Features On Linux With Radeon Graphics
A patch series posted last week for the open-source AMDGPU kernel driver implements HDMI Variable Rate Refresh “VRR” and other gaming features for HDMI displays. With...
Read moreArticle: Virtual Panel – AI in the Trenches: How Developers Are Rewriting the Software Process
This virtual panel brings together engineers, architects, and technical leaders to explore how AI is changing the landscape of software development. Practitioners share their insights on...
Read morePodcast: Startup Software Architecture – You Never Really Throw It Away: A Conversation with David Gudeman
In this podcast, Michael Stiefel spoke with David Gudeman about software architecture for startups. The discussion starts by illuminating how to make decisions with imperfect information,...
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