The DiffRhythm model presented by Ziqian Ning et al. addresses the limitations of existing music generation systems by synthesizing complete songs with both vocal and accompaniment in a remarkably fast ten seconds. The model eliminates the need for complex data preparation and intricate architectures, ensuring scalability while maintaining high musicality and intelligibility. The simplicity of […]
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Appstat is a free tool designed for developers to monitor real-time CPU, memory, disk, and thread metrics for running applications. It allows users to quickly pinpoint resource bottlenecks, memory leaks, and performance spikes without disrupting their workflow. The user-friendly graphical interface provides a clear view of performance issues as they occur. Unique features include dark/light […]
Satellogic is a satellite manufacturer with a constellation named “Aleph-1”. They aim to have 300 satellites in orbit for increased revisit times. They offer an open satellite feed program called “Satellogic EarthView”. The content includes images from over 3 million locations collected between July and December 2022. The operation is thorough, with a study of […]
Kevin Loch, the owner of ip4.me/ip6.me, has passed away, and his websites will soon be shut down by the Kevin M Loch Estate. If you are interested in purchasing any of Kevin’s domains, you can inquire at [email protected]. The list of websites that will be impacted includes a variety of domains related to reporting IP […]
In the summer of 1952, Tombow Pencil executives revolutionized the Japanese industry with the HOMO pencil. The homogenous core provided consistency unmatched by competitors, backed by University of Tokyo research and new technology. Incense cedar, a high-quality material, enhanced HOMO’s design. Despite skepticism over its premium pricing, HOMO was a hit, marking the start of […]
Guillaume Endignoux explores how to compress JSON data using the interning design pattern in Rust in a weekend project. The RATP status website’s historical data is used as a case study, with 10 GB of JSON files compressed by a factor of 2000%. The process involves interning strings and arbitrary types like structs, utilizing Rust […]
Rivet, the open-source, self-hostable serverless platform, delves into the benefits of SQLite at scale, often overlooked in favor of small deployments. Highlighting the advantages of SQLite in high-scale systems over traditional partitioned databases like Postgres or MySQL, Rivet introduces Cloudflare Durable Objects and Turso as innovative solutions. These platforms offer dynamic scaling, infinite, cheap databases, […]
In part 2 of the Hacking the Xbox 360 Hypervisor series, the author details their journey to exploit bugs in the Xbox 360 hypervisor to gain full code execution. Despite the hypervisor’s reputation as one of Microsoft’s most secure pieces of code, the author spent years honing their skills as a security engineer and developed […]
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is set to invest over $100 billion in new chip-manufacturing plants in the U.S., in line with President Trump’s efforts to bolster U.S. investments. The plans include constructing three new chip plants, two chip-packaging plants, and a research and development center in Arizona. Chief Executive C.C. Wei unveiled the initiative during […]
The court ruling on TOS formation and arbitration centers around the case involving Adult Friend Finder service and their age-authentication procedures. The plaintiffs argue that using biometric-based age authentication violates privacy laws, exposing the dilemma internet services face when complying with government regulations. This challenges the push for mandatory age authentication and questions how it […]