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DarkFlare: A sneaky TCP-over-CDN tunnel that disguises your traffic as innocent HTTPS requests, perfect for bypassing corporate firewalls. This clever tool uses Cloudflare’s encrypted infrastructure to keep your connections secure and easily access internal resources. Services like Cloudflare are crucial for global internet infrastructure, making them reliable pathways for bypassing censorship. DarkFlare supports protocols like […]
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MIT is offering tuition-free attendance for undergraduates with family incomes below $200,000 starting next year. Families with incomes below $100,000 won’t have to pay anything for their students’ MIT education. Need-based financial aid has increased significantly at MIT, with $167.3 million earmarked for undergraduate students this year. MIT is one of only nine colleges in […]
Google’s new AI system, AlphaQubit, identifies errors in quantum computers to improve reliability for revolutionary technologies like drug discovery and material design. Quantum computers have vast potential but are more error-prone than traditional ones. AlphaQubit uses machine learning and neural networks to detect errors in logical qubits, outperforming previous decoders by 6-30%. It’s trained on […]
Z-Library, a prominent shadow library, continues to thrive despite legal troubles, including the arrest of two alleged operators. The site offers millions of books and academic articles for free download, attracting users motivated by academic goals, poverty, and unaffordable textbooks. A study led by Dr. Michael Day explores the motivations of Redditors and Chinese postgraduate […]
Mathematician David Bessis believes math is a universal skill that everyone can benefit from. He explains how the process of mathematical thinking involves a dialogue between intuition and logic, reason and instinct. Bessis challenges the idea of math being cryptic symbols on paper, emphasizing that it is a transformation of one’s inner intuition. He encourages […]
Trendy weight-loss drugs may be causing unintended consequences by shrinking the human heart and muscles, according to a study from the University of Alberta. Lead author Jason Dyck warns of potential long-term health effects for those taking weight-loss medications like Ozempic. The drug, originally meant for diabetes control, is now being used for weight loss […]
Electrobun offers a straightforward solution for creating lightning-fast, compact desktop applications using Typescript. It employs bun for executing the main process, bundles webview typescript, and utilizes native bindings written in zig. This tool allows developers to write Typescript for both main processes and webviews effortlessly. Electrobun ensures fast security and performance through isolation and efficient […]
Complex databases are essential in today’s technology landscape, yet many developers view them as mysterious black boxes. Despite this, innovation in database technology continues, with projects like Hadoop paving the way and ClickBench highlighting over 50 databases. New trends like rewriting big data processes in Rust constantly emerge. Apache DataFusion stands out as a comprehensive […]
The Monty Home Device Hacking Guide offers step-by-step instructions to enhance the functionality of the Monty Home BLE device using a Raspberry Pi. Originally for compost monitoring, the device tracks temperature, humidity, and environmental data. Projects include LED control based on temperature, displaying data on an OLED screen, and sending alerts via IFTTT. The guide […]
Niantic is pioneering the concept of a Large Geospatial Model using machine learning to understand scenes globally. Spatial intelligence is the next frontier of AI models, allowing for new interactions with physical spaces. Geospatial models go beyond 3D vision by capturing 3D entities rooted in geographic locations. The Large Geospatial Model enables strong positioning capabilities […]