Other The Verge

The FBI reportedly won’t investigate ICE anymore

Reports suggest the FBI will no longer investigate confrontations involving ICE agents, amid scrutiny of agent violence.

Other TechCrunch

TechCrunch Mobility: The battle over robotaxi rules

An exploration of the regulatory challenges and battles surrounding the deployment of robotaxis and the role of AI in transportation.

Software Engineering Hacker News

UnifiedIR for Julia

UnifiedIR is an intermediate representation for the Julia programming language designed to streamline compiler optimizations and cross-platform target generation.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Cagire: Live Coding in Forth

Cagire is a live coding environment built using the Forth programming language, enabling real-time modification and execution of code.

Hardware/Chips Hacker News

Clever hacker fits 537,000 domains in a $5 ESP32 ad-blocking dongle

A developer used an ESP32 to create a low-cost ad-blocking dongle capable of managing over 500,000 domains.

Other The Verge

Orchid is a delightfully retro and approachable hipster synth

Telepathic Instruments Orchid is a retro-inspired electronic chord organ designed for simple chord progressions.

Other The Verge

Birdfy’s solar-powered smart feeder is down to one of its best prices

The Birdfy AI-powered smart bird feeder is currently on sale, featuring species identification and solar power.

Other Hacker News

Land Atlas – soil, farmability, and crop analysis for land listings

Land Atlas provides soil, farmability, and crop analysis for land listings, helping buyers evaluate agricultural potential.

AI/ML TechCrunch

‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’

Director Christopher Nolan expresses skepticism towards AI, describing it as a 'Trojan horse' with hidden risks.

Other Phoronix

The Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expired

The final patent for MPEG-4 Part 2 has officially expired, making the format fully open and free to use.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

CodeSizer: Why is that binary so big?

CodeSizer is a tool designed to analyze binary sizes and determine why a specific binary is unexpectedly large.

Hardware/Chips Lobste.rs

I Built an Even Better Ropebot Dog

A developer shares their experience building an improved version of a Ropebot dog, focusing on hardware tinkering and robotics.

AI/ML Lobste.rs

ZTA: Zero Token Architecture

Zero Token Architecture (ZTA) proposes a new approach to LLM architecture to optimize tokenization and efficiency.

Other Hacker News

Bananas sprout in Rayleigh Garden UK after 15 years

Bananas sprouted in a garden in Rayleigh, UK, after 15 years.

AI/ML TechCrunch

Nonprofit Current AI is racing to build the World Wide Web of AI, free for all

Nonprofit Current AI is working to create a free, culturally inclusive AI ecosystem described as the 'World Wide Web of AI'.

Other The Verge

US Marshals arrest the Tate brothers in Miami

US Marshals arrested the Tate brothers in Miami on new rape and sex trafficking charges in England.

Hardware/Chips Hackaday

Remembering the Zilog Z80 as it Turns Fifty Years Old

A retrospective look at the Zilog Z80 8-bit microprocessor as it reaches its 50th anniversary.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

Git email patch review addon for Thunderbird

A new Git email patch review addon for the Thunderbird email client.

Cybersecurity Reddit SelfHosted

I analyzed 30 days of traffic hitting my homelab reverse proxy. 1.16 million requests were attacks. Here's what they're actually looking for.

A homelab user analyzes 30 days of traffic logs to reveal the sheer volume and nature of automated attack scans on public IPv4 addresses.

Homelab/Self-Hosting Reddit SelfHosted

My tiny mini-PC does more than it has any right to (Beelink N150, 12GB RAM)

A user showcases a high-density homelab setup using a Beelink N150 mini-PC running numerous self-hosted services via Docker.