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The author discusses the intersection of end-to-end encryption and AI, highlighting the implications of having AI integrated into private messaging systems. They express concern over the potential privacy risks of offloading data processing to remote servers, noting the challenges of balancing privacy and functionality. The author introduces the concept of AI agents that could interact […]
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In the 19th century, French writers like Charles Baudelaire expressed disgust at the sensationalist and corrupting influence of newspapers, blaming them for societal ills. Despite their criticisms, many of these writer-journalists themselves contributed to newspapers, recognizing them as vital for reaching readers. This complex relationship between journalism and literature led to the emergence of new […]
In the recent update to the Visual Editor for Mermaid charts, editing Mermaid Class Diagrams has become more user-friendly and intuitive. This feature allows direct interaction with class diagrams, offering tools to enhance diagramming experiences. Class diagrams are essential in object-oriented design, representing the structure of a system through classes, attributes, methods, and relationships. The […]
The Supreme Court upheld the law requiring ByteDance, the China-based owner of TikTok, to divest ownership by Sunday or face a ban in the U.S. TikTok’s fate now depends on President-elect Trump, who has flip-flopped on the issue. The law addresses national security concerns over data collection and India’s relationship with China. Third-party providers like […]
Five years ago, Shopify made a bold move by declaring React Native as the future of mobile development within the company. Now, they are excited to share the progress they’ve made, lessons learned, and what the future holds. Their transition to RN has been successful, allowing them to save time, increase productivity, and deliver more […]
Over the past decade, researchers have been focused on optimizing recurrent models and attention mechanisms. Recurrent models compress data into a fixed-size memory, while attention allows for a broader context view, capturing direct dependencies. A new neural long-term memory module has been introduced to memorize historical context, aiding attention in focusing on current context while […]
Nyxelf is a powerful tool for analyzing malicious Linux ELF binaries, combining static and dynamic analysis tools. The unique aspect is the custom sandbox environment using QEMU for controlled dynamic analysis. Insights such as unpacking, syscall tracing, and monitoring process/file activity are presented in an intuitive GUI. Surprisingly, Nyxelf offers optional automatic UPX unpacking and […]
The author questions if the world is becoming uninsurable, citing lack of hurricane insurance as a homeowner. As global risks increase, headlines highlight an “uninsurable future” due to climate disasters. Insurers are reacting by reducing coverage and increasing premiums due to soaring losses that surpass background inflation. Political solutions like forcing insurers to cover catastrophic […]
Welcome to Learn Yjs, where we dive into building realtime collaborative applications using the Yjs CRDT library. This page itself is a collaborative application, with each cursor representing a real person reading it. You can click on plants to change them for everyone! Learn Yjs covers the basics and advanced techniques of Yjs, explores CRDTs, […]
Consider subscribing to LWN.net to ensure its continued success. In 2025, expect game-changing developments like the extensible scheduling class, increased merging of Rust code into the kernel, and the possibility of new scheduling ideas and AI-generated code. Beware of XZ-like backdoor attempts and the risks associated with single-maintainer projects. The year may see the launch […]