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The GhostWrite vulnerability impacts T-Head XuanTie C910 and C920 RISC-V CPUs, allowing unprivileged attackers to manipulate memory and peripheral devices. This critical hardware bug cannot be fixed without disabling significant CPU functionality. RISC-V, an open ISA, offers an alternative to expensive x86 and ARM licensing, leading to a diverse ecosystem. Despite the potential impact on […]
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In just around 30 minutes, you can self-host the entire planet using the OSM project. With simple commands like mkdir and wget, you can set up a server and view the planet map in your browser. Requirements include podman or docker and 90 GB of storage. The unique aspect is the quick setup and the […]
A-Alpha Bio is a promising biotech startup founded by two graduate students with the aim to solve the data problem in protein-protein interactions. Their method, AlphaSeq, utilizes yeast cell mating to gather protein interaction data at scale, unique to any competitors. While there are some outstanding concerns about post-translational modifications and scalability, AlphaSeq has shown […]
Young adults are facing a higher risk of cancer than ever before, with increasing rates of diagnosis and mortality. Millennials and Generation X are at a higher risk of 17 types of cancer compared to older generations. Regular screenings are essential for early detection, saving lives through less intensive and expensive treatment. However, only 20% […]
The article recounts the tale of Stanford researchers who challenged the U.S. government’s monopoly on cryptography in the 1970s. Introducing revolutionary cryptographic principles, their work drew ire from the NSA, sparking a battle between privacy-conscious technologists and security-focused government officials. Facing legal threats for publishing their findings, the researchers prevailed, initiating the democratization of cryptographic […]
Blitz is a lightweight, modular, and extensible web renderer created for the “Dioxus Native” project. It utilizes a native Rust API instead of a JavaScript engine, allowing for direct interaction with Rust reactivity/state management libraries. The Blitz project includes two frontends: an HTML/markdown renderer and a Dioxus VirtualDom renderer. It builds upon various technologies including […]
Summary: Apple is requiring Patreon to switch to their in-app purchase system for iOS transactions by November 2024 or face removal from the App Store. This will result in a 30% App Store fee for new memberships purchased through the iOS app. To help offset this fee, creators have the option to automatically increase prices […]
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Albert Einstein spent years grappling with the challenge of explaining gravity as a warping of space-time, influenced by matter. This led him to tensors, geometric objects crucial not only in his theory of relativity, but also in areas like quantum mechanics, machine learning, and biology. A tensor is more than just an array of numbers; […]
A friend recommended trying WezTerm, despite my decade-long loyalty to iTerm 2. I initially found it lacking but gave it another chance a few months later. The powerful Lua config and API caught my interest, leading to a prettier, more functional terminal with customizable keybindings. The flexibility of Lua config allows for appearance, keybindings, multiplexing, […]