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Swiss voters reject proposal to cap population at ten million
Swiss voters have rejected a proposal that would have capped the population at ten million.
Quivers: A year of linear algebra by drawing arrows
An exploration of linear algebra through the visual representation of drawing arrows, focusing on Quivers.
Linux 7.1
Discussion regarding the upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel release.
Wine-Staging 11.11 Released With 289 Patches Atop Upstream
Wine-Staging 11.11 is released, incorporating nearly 300 patches over the upstream Wine 11.11 release.
Intel Ending Development Of BigDL: An Open-Source AI/LLM Effort Getting Axed
Intel has announced the termination of BigDL, an open-source project designed for low-latency LLM execution across various Intel hardware.
Fedora 45 Considering A Lightened GRUB Bootloader For Confidential Compute
Fedora 45 is considering a minimal version of the GRUB UEFI bootloader to better support confidential computing requirements.
Intel Thermald 2.5.12 Released... With Initial Support For ARM
Intel Thermald 2.5.12 has been released, notably introducing initial support for ARM architectures.
GCC 17 Merges Function Multi-Versioning For APX & AVX10.2
GCC 17 has merged support for function multi-versioning for APX and AVX10.2, allowing for processor-specific code optimization.
Haiku OS Now Enables AVX-512 Support, Other Hardware Improvements
Haiku OS has enabled AVX-512 support along with various other hardware driver improvements.
KDE Plasma 6.7 Sees Last Minute Fixes Ahead Of Next Week's Release
KDE Plasma 6.7 is undergoing final bug fixes and regression testing prior to its official release next week.
Rio de Janeiro's "homegrown" LLM appears to be a merge of an existing model
A discussion on Hacker News suggests that a purported homegrown LLM from Rio de Janeiro is actually a merge of existing models.
As AI companies race to go public, who else is along for the ride?
An analysis of startups attempting to go public by riding the wave of AI company IPOs.
Conclave is the sound of a NYC summer block party
A review of music from the album Conclave, described as the sound of a NYC summer block party.
Did a medieval flying monk spot Halley's comet, twice? It's complicated
A historian examines whether a medieval flying monk witnessed Halley's comet on two separate occasions.
Robot Chess but Each Piece is a Small Robot
A project featuring a chess set where every individual piece is its own small robot.
Bambuddy Says Bye to Bambu Lab Cloud Services
Bambuddy is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to Bambu Lab's cloud services for 3D printer management.
Converting a Scanning Electron Microscope Into a TEM is Surprisingly Easy
A technical guide on how to convert a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) into a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM).
Linux 7.1 Released: New NTFS Driver, Intel FRED For Panther Lake, Faster Arc Graphics
The release of Linux 7.1 featuring a new NTFS driver, Intel FRED for Panther Lake, and graphics improvements.
Revised AVX-512 xor_gen() Implementation For Linux RAID Yielding More Performance Gains
A new AVX-512 implementation for xor_gen() in the Linux kernel improves performance for RAID5/RAID6 parity blocks.
pkgcli As PackageKit's Modern, Nicer Command Line Interface
Introduction of pkgcli, a modern command-line interface for the PackageKit package management abstraction layer.