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Software Engineers in the AI Era: The Debate over Resistance and Adaptation
A blog post discussing engineers' attitudes of resistance and adaptation regarding the career impact of AI progress was shared on Lobsters.
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Code-Graph-RAG: Operate Multilingual Codebases with Natural Language
Analyze multilingual codebases with Tree-sitter and build a knowledge graph in Memgraph. Query, edit, and optimize code using natural language.
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SQLite vs PostgreSQL 2026 Edition: Comparison and Selection Guide
2026 comparison of SQLite vs PostgreSQL: embedded vs server database features, performance, use cases, and selection criteria.
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F1 Dashboard Developed for Quote/0 E-Paper
F1 dashboard developed as macOS app for Quote/0 e-paper. Uses Canvas API and 11 info cards to show race schedules and results on desktop.
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Tracking Down and Fixing a Zsh History Data Loss Bug
The author independently investigated a Zsh history data loss bug, using inotify monitoring and core dump analysis to find the cause fixed in Zsh 5.9.2.
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OneDrive Photos Auto-Installs on Windows 11, Cannot Be Uninstalled
OneDrive Photos auto-installs on Windows 11 and cannot be uninstalled unless OneDrive is fully removed; impact spreading to enterprise PCs.
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Linux 7.3 Improves Cluster Load Balancing for Intel Hybrid CPUs
Intel's patches merged in Linux 7.3 promise major improvements to cluster load balancing for hybrid CPUs mixing P-cores and E-cores.
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Revision Prompting Enables Cost Reduction for Industrial LLM Processing
Revision Prompting, which solves cost and consistency issues in industrial LLM re-execution by applying diffs and patches, is drawing attention.
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Self-Improving AI Agent "Prime Agent" Released as Open Source
PrimeIntellect-ai has released the self-improving RLM agent "Prime Agent". It features a persistent Python environment and state management designed for long-running tasks.
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Framework Customer Data Leak: Unauthorized Access to 70,000 Records via External DB Vulnerability
Framework's customer database was breached via an external service. Payment info was not leaked, but names, addresses, and emails were compromised.
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Linux 7.3 Supports Logitech HID++ 2.0 Button Reassignment
Linux 7.3 kernel supports Logitech HID++ 2.0 reassignable buttons, enabling mouse button and special key remapping at the kernel level.
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Former NSA Chief Issues Stark Warning Against Connecting Water System PLCs to the Internet
Following cyber attacks on US water systems, a former NSA chief advocates banning internet connections for Programmable Logic Controllers. Vulnerabilities and defense strategies are examined.
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GCC 16.2 Released, Improving Stability with 102 Bug Fixes
GNU Compiler Collection 16.2 released, including 102 bug fixes since 16.1 in April, aiming to stabilize the annual feature release.
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UK Ministry of Defence Data Breach Caused by Lack of Excel Training
A UK parliamentary committee report found that the breach of 18,700 Afghans' data by the Ministry of Defence was caused by inadequate basic Excel training. The report also questions the use of superinjunctions and secret evacuation programs.
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Linux 7.3 to Provide Stable Support for Intel Nova Lake S Integrated GPU
In the Linux 7.3 kernel cycle, next-generation Intel Nova Lake S processors' integrated graphics will be treated as stable. Previously requiring the force_probe parameter, it will now be enabled by default.
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Hugging Face Releases Low-Latency Voice Agent Pipeline as Open Source
Hugging Face has open-sourced "speech-to-speech," a low-latency, fully modular voice agent pipeline. It uses a four-stage VAD, STT, LLM, and TTS architecture, offers an OpenAI Realtime-compatible API, and can run entirely locally.
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Intel Arc Alchemist to Enable HuC Media Acceleration via Xe Driver
A patch has been submitted to add HuC media acceleration to the Xe kernel driver for Intel Arc A-Series (Alchemist), expanding GPU encoding/decoding capabilities beyond the i915 driver.
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2b2t's 80TB Map Compressed to 15TB Using Custom Format
The entire 80TB map of Minecraft's oldest anarchy server, 2b2t, has been compressed to 15TB using a custom format called zvcr. 28 bots mapped 1 million blocks over 22 months.
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Moonshot AI Launches Kimi K3-256k, Reducing Quota Consumption to Boost Daily Use
Moonshot AI has released a 256k-context version of its code generation model "Kimi K3." It consumes about half the quota of the 1M version and supports image input, improving cost efficiency for mid-tier developers. However, video input is not supported, and caution is needed when switching models.
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NextEra and Brookfield's $100 Billion Data Center Vision
U.S. energy giant NextEra and infrastructure investment firm Brookfield plan to build an enormous campus combining data centers and power plants on a former nuclear fuel facility site in Kentucky, investing over $100 billion. The campus will feature a 2GW gas-fired power plant and 2.6GW battery storage to meet AI-driven demand.