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turbopuffer v3 overhauls storage by dropping the ANN primary index in favor of a new primary index, enabling more query plans and greater scale. v1 used ID+vector; v2 added attribute filtering and BM25 full-text search but suffered from storage and write amplification and limited vectorization due to the vector-primary design. v3 aims to remove the ANN primary key, addressing these limits and improving non-vector query performance. CI hits 100%, but initial perf is being tuned; benchmarks and architecture details will follow. The system targets 1T+ docs and high throughput.
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Cloudflare unveils Clef, an open-source family of decision models (Clef and Clef-flash) hosted on Workers AI and released on Hugging Face under Apache 2.0. Clef provides deterministic, typed outputs with a vision encoder and a 64k context window, using non-autoregressive routing for fast, accurate decisions and edge deployment. Benchmarks show Clef/Clef-flash outperform Jev on latency and accuracy. Cloudflare also introduces Reinforcement Learning for Calibrated Decisions (RLCD) and a hands-on fine-tuning service (FDE), with a path to a self-serve platform using AI Gateway, Containers, and Bring-Your-Own Model support.
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TechRights reports IBM is dissolving the Red Hat brand, with the badge effectively IBM. The Red Hat team remains, but management changes and mass voluntary departures signal the slow erosion of Red Hat’s open-source culture. The piece accuses Red Hat blogs of filler to inflate IBM’s stock and criticizes PIPs and RA changes. It notes vaporware/quantum projects being shed via Anderon and argues IBM is creatively imploding, with staff leaving in droves.
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Magnet Forensics’ GrayKey Preserve and Evidence Preservation Mode claim to keep iPhones in AFU after reboots, bypassing Apple’s 72-hour inactivity reboot. The leaked video shows disabling radios (Airplane Mode) to preserve data and block automatic deletion, letting law enforcement access data later while only seeing device model/software. Details aren’t explained; experts suggest clock manipulation. Apple did not comment.
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Figma’s Gayani explains the remote MCP server only accepts clients on an approved allowlist; the Raspberry Pi isn’t on it yet. The current allowlist is in the MCP catalog (figma.com/mcp-catalog). To request Pi be added, fill out the form linked in the post.
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Cloudflare launches K2, a serverless, durable event-streaming primitive on the Developer Platform. K2 stores events as an ordered log on R2 object storage for scalable retention with no data loss during downtime. It writes segments to cope with non-append storage and uses R2 atomic ops for ordering. It supports batched reads and fan-out via subscriptions, or per-consumer streams. Start: create a stream (cf k2 streams create), produce via HTTP or a Worker, then consume via subscriptions. Beta is free within limits (10GB storage, 30 MB/s produce); post-beta: $0.04/GB produced or consumed, $0.02/GB/mo retained. Roadmap: parallelism, Kafka compatibility, push-based workers.
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RacketCon 2026, the sixteenth edition, is Oct 3–4 in Oakland, CA (Oakstop, Broadway Gallery). Registration is open with early-bird pricing through Sept 13; livestreams and YouTube recordings will be available, with remote participation tickets supporting the livestream. The program includes Pat Hanrahan on Notation; Fred Fu on type inference with logical types for untyped languages; Lucas Myers on Pille for low-level programming; Mike Delmonaco on Treason for macro-aware IDE services; Pavel Panchekha on Herbie and floating-point accuracy; JJ on cio effect handlers; Ryan Culpepper on BrandX; Sam Phillips on Uke dataframes; Matthew Flatt on ffi2; plus a State of Racket town hall. Sunday adds a social.
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Polyedergarten presents paper models of polyhedra—Platonic, Archimedean, and other forms. The site features multilingual welcomes, photo collections, and pages describing models you can find “in my garden.” Text by U. Mikloweit; photos by Udo Ringeisen. Created with Ulli Meybohm’s HTML EDITOR; copyright 1992–2022. Commercial use of text or pictures is prohibited without permission.
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Strutt’s ev¹ is a four-motor, joystick-driven “smart everyday vehicle” that sidesteps US wheelchair regulation by not labeling itself a wheelchair. It uses cameras/sensors for auto-navigation (Pathfinder/Waypoint), obstacle avoidance, and can self-drive to user-mapped points. It climbs 13°, clears a 2-inch curb, crosses a 4.7-inch gap, and can roll over grass or gravel with optional storage. Downsides: no insurance coverage (not a certified medical device) and the 640 Wh battery isn’t air-travel cleared. Price: $7,500. Strutt emphasizes it’s not a wheelchair.
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Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra says memory and storage supply will be much tighter in fiscal 2027 and 2028 than in 2026, as AI-driven demand grows. On Micron’s Q4 2026 earnings call (revenue $54.2B), he cited strong demand and no clear line of sight to balance even with new capacity. The Idaho ID2 fab is not expected to output wafers until late 2028, and over 75% of 2027 output is already committed. DRAM prices rose in the high-teens and NAND about 30% last quarter.
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OSNews reports Google is ending the 10-year ChromeOS update promise for newer Chromebooks. Google states ChromeOS updates and security patches run through mid-2034; for qualifying devices purchased today whose 10-year window would exceed 2034, Google will support a transition to Googlebook OS with migration paths. This means the 10-year promise is effectively broken for Chromebooks bought between mid-2024 and now, though existing devices remain supported until 2034. The piece notes uncertainty over how many devices will upgrade and worries about Google's long-term commitment and e-waste/lock-in concerns.
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Between 2026-07-29 and 2026-09-28, Rust compiler performance improved: average wall-time down 4.57% across 629 benchmarks (555 improved, 74 regressed). Major gains came from rustdoc work; Clippy with PGO (up to 18%); LLVM 23 upgrade (about 1.2% avg); and the Polonius Alpha borrow checker, which helps in some crates. The Penelope Hammertime trait solver shipped on Nightly, with outlier crates showing large wins. Other notable PRs from xmakro and dataflow optimizations (EverInitializedPlaces) delivering sizable reductions. The author notes ongoing work and upcoming projects; rollups used to manage performance PRs.
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Box3D speeds SAT by using inscribed spheres to bound separations and cull faces/edges before edge-pair tests. In 2D, the bound is n·d − r (r is the sum of inscribed radii); in 3D, the bound uses a Gauss-map arc projection to compute ||w|| − r. This yields large reductions: 86% of face tests and 98% of edge-pair tests culled in a Hull test; Convex Pile benchmark roughly doubled. SAT with sphere culling becomes competitive with GJK, though long, skinny shapes remain challenging. Compute the inscribed sphere from hull centroid and closest face plane; no heavy setup needed.
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NanoPing bonds multiple links (SD-WAN) to deliver reliable real-time video on the move. In a 60-second lab test with three Wi‑Fi networks, every packet arrived within 100 ms; each network alone delivered many packets late or lost. NanoPing split the video across the best networks without switching, adding repair packets to recover losses. Benchmarks claim 2x the throughput versus Peplink and favorable comparisons with SRT. Use cases include tele-operation, remote production, and defense; quick two-command install with a 30-day free Pro trial.
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An open GitHub issue proposing an iOS port of StreetComplete. The plan uses Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform to share UI and minimize platform-specific code. Steps: separate platform code from app logic, replace Android/Java dependencies with KMP deps, migrate UI from XML to Jetpack Compose incrementally, then move to Compose Multiplatform. Current state: project board with tasks; migration about 50% complete. Estimated full port: roughly one man-year, driven by community contributions. How to help: take tasks, learn the technologies, sponsor, or assist with maintenance and triage.
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