Sat.Jan 04, 2025

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A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias

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Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didnt tell police or the FBI. He didnt tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.

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Just 2 hours is all it takes for AI agents to replicate your personality with 85% accuracy

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Researchers from Google and Stanford have created accurate AI replicas of more than 1,000 people.

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Hacker gains access to the RP2350 OTP secret by glitching the RISC-V cores

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We may have a winner for the $20,000 Raspberry Pi and Hextree RP2350 Hacking Challenge after engineer Aedan Cullen went public with his Hacking the RP2350 presentation at the recent 38C3.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rings in 2025 with cryptic, concerning tweet about AI's future

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OpenAI founder Sam Altman rang in the new year with a short missive posing questions and concerns about the future of artificial intelligence (AI).

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The 2nd Generation of Innovation Management: A Survival Guide

Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?

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The Begining of the End for ANT+ Wireless

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First off, no, your ANT+ devices arent going to stop working. In fact, companies are not only supporting them going forward, but will continue to make ANT+ devices for some time to come.

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AI Agents In 2025: What Enterprise Leaders Need To Know

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"2025 will be the year of the AI agent." Wait didnt we already say that in 2023? Back then, I talked about chaining AI models in my podcast. The excitement around AI was huge, and by 2024, many companies rushed to try generative AI, with some even using chained models.

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Chinese 'robot dog' that moves like a cat could revolutionize space exploration and asteroid mining

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Using AI training, researchers designed a "robot dog" that moves like a cat, and has no trouble navigating low-gravity environments A cat-like

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No-hole surgery: no keyhole, yet surgeons can now still operate under your skin

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NIH-funded researchers have outlined a method to print biocompatible structures through thick, multi-layered tissues using focused ultrasound.

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An AI system has reached human level on a test for ‘general intelligence’ — here’s what that means

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A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has just achieved human-level results on a test designed to measure general intelligence. On December 20, OpenAIs o3 system scored 85% on the ARC-AGI benchmark, well above the previous AI best score of 55% and on par with the average human score. It also.

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How to draw an outline in a video game

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Explaining multiple techniques for rendering outlines and highlights for real-time applications. This includes vertex object-space as well as screen-space methods. This can be used to render outlines in Unity or Unreal. Outlines can be used for gameplay reasons or aesthetics.

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Apache Airflow®: The Ultimate Guide to DAG Writing

Speaker: Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate

In this new webinar, Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate, will walk you through many Airflow best practices and advanced features that can help you make your pipelines more manageable, adaptive, and robust. She'll focus on how to write best-in-class Airflow DAGs using the latest Airflow features like dynamic task mapping and data-driven scheduling!

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3 Alternatives To Microsoft Copilot For Secure AI Employee Chatbots

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Generative AI is transforming the workplace, providing employees with unprecedented career acceleration. Yet, few companies have deployed secure AI-powered employee chatbots that align with corporate privacy and security standards.

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University of Alabama Engineer Pioneers New Process for Recycling Plastics

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Researchers at the University of Alabama have developed a way of more efficiently and effectively recycling polymers.

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Planet's Odd Atmosphere Doesn't Match The Disc It Was Born in

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If the modern age of astronomy could be summarized in a few words, it would probably be "the age of shifting paradigms." Thanks to next-generation telescopes, instruments, and machine learning, astronomers are conducting deeper investigations into cosmological mysteries, making discoveries, and shattering preconceived notions.

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Using LLMs and Cursor to finish side projects

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Struggling to finish side projects due to limited time? In my latest blog post, I share how I improved my productivity using AI tools like LLMs and Cursor IDE. Learn to refine specs, bootstrap code, and iterate effectively to rapidly build and deploy your projectseven with a busy schedule.

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

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AI Is Reinventing the Car. What Does That Mean for You?

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Artificial intelligence promises to revolutionize the way we design, manufacture and interact with cars. Here's what you can expect to see in 2025 and beyond. Last year, I got a real world taste of how artificial intelligence is gearing up to change the way we interact with our cars.

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The Unisys Icon: One Canadian Xennial's Memories of Ontario's Obscure Computer

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One topic that often comes up in retro gaming circles is how aspects of gaming history not part of the American story don't get enough attention. I personally feel it's mostly up to the people to whom.

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Nvidia's acquisition, Samsung's $181 million stake, and KoBold Metals' raise: This week's AI launches

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Each week, Quartz rounds up product launches, updates, and funding news from artificial intelligence-focused startups and companies. Heres whats going on this week in the ever-evolving AI industry. Nvidia (NVDA) completed a $700 million acquisition of AI startup Run:ai this week.

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Guten: A Tiny Newspaper Printer

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Guten is a thermal printer that prints out my daily newspaper, which includes my schedule, a poem, and the day's news.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Portrait or landscape? I used generative AI to put an end to this photo controversy for good

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One of the biggest annoyances about taking photos nowadays is that I need to adapt them to where Im going to end up posting them.

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Waymo Robotaxis Safer Than Any Human-Driven Cars — MUCH Safer

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Swiss Re, a top reinsurer globally, has analyzed a lot of data, and it has determined that Waymo’s robotaxis are safer than human drivers, and even safer than human drivers of new cars with the latest advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Swiss Re has more than 500,000 liability claims and. [continued] The post Waymo Robotaxis Safer Than Any Human-Driven Cars MUCH Safer appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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These 5 AI Tools Can Help Anyone Write Their First Song

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Making your first tentative steps in songwriting can be daunting, but thankfully, AI technology is here to help.

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US newspapers are deleting old crime stories, offering subjects a 'clean slate'

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A wave of local publications are considering requests to wipe or edit old articles to give their subjects a fresh start

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The Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report

Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) are changing how software teams work by moving development to the cloud. Our Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report gathers insights from 223 developers and business leaders, uncovering key trends in CDE adoption. With 66% of large organizations already using CDEs, these platforms are quickly becoming essential to modern development practices.

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These are the 10 hottest AI hardware companies to follow in 2025

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Nvidia has become the undisputed leader in AI hardware, thanks to its powerful GPUs, and its market value soared in 2024, briefly making it the

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Do Kwon pleads not guilty to US fraud charges in $40B crypto collapse

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Self-learning AI reveals NFL against the spread, over-under, money-line picks for every Week 18, 2025 matchup

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The final week of the regular season is upon us and Week 18 culminates with a head-to-head battle between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings

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Remote code execution via MIDI messages

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Blog post about a reverse engineering project

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Marketing Operations in 2025: A New Framework for Success

Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com

Though rarely in the spotlight, marketing operations are the backbone of the efficiency, scalability, and alignment that define top-performing marketing teams. In this exclusive webinar led by industry visionaries Mike Rizzo and Darrell Alfonso, we’re giving marketing operations the recognition they deserve! We will dive into the 7 P Model —a powerful framework designed to assess and optimize your marketing operations function.

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Researchers develop game-changing technology that could create 'digital forest[s]' of the future: 'Benefiting the health of our entire planet'

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Ever stare at a drab city street and imagine how much better it would look lined with trees?

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ELKS: Linux for 16-bit Intel Processors

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Embeddable Linux Kernel Subset - Linux for 8086. Contribute to ghaerr/elks development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Meta deletes AI character profiles after backlash, racism accusations

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The accounts of all 28 AI characters Meta announced in 2023 are gone. Meta has shut down its AI character accounts after backlash, NBC News and others have reported.

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Combining 15s interval whole-sky-camera photos to form a 4y spanning keogram

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Introducing CDEs to Your Enterprise

Explore how enterprises can enhance developer productivity and onboarding by adopting self-hosted Cloud Development Environments (CDEs). This whitepaper highlights the simplicity and flexibility of cloud-based development over traditional setups, demonstrating how large teams can leverage economies of scale to boost efficiency and developer satisfaction.