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Sony will stop producing physical discs for PlayStation games from January 2028. After that, new PS titles will be sold digitally (retailers will offer download codes or digital formats only; no discs). Existing games released before the cutoff remain unaffected. Sony cited shifting consumer preferences toward digital as the reason, noting a broader industry trend. The move mirrors GTA 6 shipping with a download code instead of a disc.
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An LLVM post analyzes a push_back optimization for SmallVectorImpl<T> when T is approximately trivially copyable. The fast path avoids callee-saved spills by tail-calling an out-of-line growAndPushBack when growth is needed, shrinking the hot path from ~14 to 7 instructions and eliminating its frame. The slow path stays in a separate, noinline function. The optimization relies on SmallVector’s memcpy-based handling of trivial types and a five-class hierarchy. Takeaways: tail-called slow path reduces overhead; shrink-wrapping can’t remove the hot-path frame; inlining effects matter for size and perf.
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Sony announced that starting January 2028, physical disc production will end for all new PlayStation games. New releases will be available digitally via PlayStation Store and at retailers. Games released prior to January 2028 in disc format are unaffected. The shift reflects a growing digital preference and aims to focus resources on innovative access and purchasing options.
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Nintendo told shareholders that it has raised employees' base salaries by 10% to retain talent, with Furukawa stressing compensation will remain at an appropriate level.
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Manufact (YC-backed) is hiring a Developer Advocate & Partnerships (DevRel) to own integrations between the mcp-use SDK/Manufact Cloud and partner tools. Location: SF or remote. Salary $100k-$160k + 0.10%-0.70% equity. Responsibilities: build demos/integrations, create content, run partnerships, speak at events, shape developer voice, and manage multiple workstreams. Requirements: solid software engineering, strong written/verbal skills, self-directed, and familiarity with the mcp-use SDK; willingness to relocate. Nice-to-haves: MCP/agents/AI experience, developer-community credibility, prior DevRel. Perks include health, unlimited PTO, 401k match, relocation. Manufact provides MCP infra used by 20% of US 500, with 7M downloads and 10k GitHub stars.
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Obfuscation (iO) aims to hide a program’s internals while preserving its input/output, but secure, practical iO remains elusive. A typical stack uses: (1) functional encryption (FE) foundations (AJ15/BV15/LPST15/16), (2) XiO, a sublinear randomized encoding for thunks, built atop split-FHE and ABE to keep circuits shallow, and (3) a recursive obfuscation that wraps a VM evaluating P. Key limits are depth-driven noise growth and astronomical runtimes, plus reliance on lattice-based assumptions (LWE) with caveats (HPLS/HJL25 WW21). Trusted setups hinder fully trustless use. Possible paths: optimize the tower, compress bricks (ABE+XiO), or pursue new assumptions (diamond iO or local-mixing obfuscation).
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A native Hacker News reader with a MacOS version on the horizon. It reimagines browsing with Top/New/Best/Ask/Show/Jobs filters, smooth upvoting, favoriting, and personal collections. Comments use local, collapsible threads for fast, tidy discussions. Users can sync a personal library across devices via iCloud, submit stories, and provide feedback via GitHub issues. Built with Swift/SwiftUI and GRDB; not affiliated with Y Combinator.
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A personal retrospective of how the Internet changed from the late‑1990s/2000s era—open, indie, and human‑authored—to today’s app‑driven, data‑mining, ad‑dense landscape. It recalls the family computer, dial‑up, GeoCities and early blogs, MSN/AIM chats, and online games; the 2012 shift to Facebook/algorithms replacing sites; and 2026’s AI summaries, cookies, captchas, and gatekeeping. The author misses the indie web’s exploration‑driven spirit and hopes to preserve that vibe while accepting change.
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A preclinical Gut Microbes study found that a frog-derived bacterium, Ewingella americana, given intravenously eradicated colorectal tumors in 100% of treated immunocompetent mice after a single dose, with no detectable toxicity. The bacterium targets hypoxic tumors, proliferates, and induces strong immune responses (T/B cells, neutrophils) with TNF-α and IFN-γ increases. Tumor bacterial load rose ~3,000-fold within 24 hours, and it outperformed doxorubicin and anti–PD-L1. It cleared rapidly from circulation yet localized to tumors. Results are preclinical and not yet in humans.
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An automated, self-sustaining homelab built by consolidating services on a single server (plus a Raspberry Pi) and UniFi gear. Updates are automated; a single crontab runs weekly Docker updates; backups and dumps occur via cron; key dirs are rsynced to a ZFS pool. The outcome: about 15 minutes of maintenance per month, and a system that largely runs itself, delivering privacy, security, and convenience.
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Pine64 launches PineVoice, a $49.99 smart speaker for Home Assistant tinkerers. It runs open‑source software on a Bouffalo Lab BL606P RISC‑V SoC with Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 and Zigbee, plus dual mics and a speaker with local wake word. Factory firmware uses Alibaba’s YoC and the Wyoming Satellite protocol to enable a self-hosted Linux‑based Home Assistant; Wyoming is deprecated, Linux Voice Assistant/ESPHome is recommended. With 32 MiB pSRAM, 16 MiB flash and 128 KiB ROM, it’s an early‑stage, developer‑focused device—not a consumer‑grade product. Ships with USB cable, quick start guide, 30‑day warranty.
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Linux 7.1 updates Asahi Linux with M3: audio, CPU frequency switching, big.LITTLE scheduling, and drivers for PCIe, WiFi, Bluetooth, NVMe on M3 devices. Apple boot issues with macOS 27 fixed: Asahi Installer now creates a bootable APFS container flag; a new 'Fix macOS 27 boot picker compatibility' option and a Linux tool to repair installations; testers urged. Power-driver patch handles SMC firmware ABI change. Developer betas discouraged; firmware updates can be permanent. Firmware strategy shifts toward Linux-driven AVD firmware; V4L2 AVC decoding driver working; m1n1 1.6.0 with Rust stage 2, GPU init; groundwork for M4/A18 Pro. Thanks to sponsors.
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Korea’s first PC SE-8001, launched by Sambo Computer in January 1981 and using a TV monitor, marked the start of home computing. The National Science Museum has launched the National Registration System for Important Scientific and Technological Materials to preserve materials of historical and educational value. Eligible materials must be significant achievements, demonstrate Korea’s originality, represent key development stages, or have societal impact. Owners or institutions apply; experts review; the minister issues a certificate. Applications are accepted year-round and reviewed biannually. Registered items receive preservation support and may be used in publications, lectures, and exhibitions.
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CParseC is a single-header C99 library (cparsec.h) of composable parser combinators. It offers zero-copy parsing, no hidden allocations (arena-based storage), and inlining-friendly macros instead of function pointers. Inspired by Haskell Parsec/AttoParsec, it provides macros for common parsers (ALT, LEFT/RIGHT, MAP, MANY, SEP_BY, END_OF_LINE, etc.) and SIMD-enabled variants. Includes an example CSV parser; claims faster performance than BurntSushi/rust-csv and attoparsec-csv. Dependency-free with portable inlining and benchmarks.
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An improvised insulated-gate FET is made by placing scotch tape as a dielectric on a CdS photocell, with a drop of water as the gate conductor. In darkness, applying gate voltage via the water gate modulates photocell current, yielding transistor action with high gate impedance. In bright light, transistor action collapses due to saturation. The device behaves as an enhancement-depletion IGFET: large gate voltages produce microamp changes in drain current, yielding significant power gain but modest voltage gain. A crude 60 Hz amplifier demonstrated audible output; suggests potential for future thin-film gate structures.
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Open-source Godot will ban AI-authored code and AI-generated pull requests, and prohibit AI-generated text in human-to-human communication. The Godot Foundation cites AI “slop” PRs draining maintainers and aims to reduce low-effort contributions while mentoring new maintainers. Future policies will require all contributions to come from humans who can be held accountable for their code; AI may be used only for menial tasks with disclosure, and machine translations are acceptable only if the original text is human-authored. They will add barriers to AI submissions and re-evaluate as tools evolve.
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Meta plans a paid tier for its AI glasses, imposing monthly rate limits on Conversation Focus. Free users get limited access; $19.99 Meta One Premium would unlock three hours per month (and 15 hours for premium). The feature runs on-device and works offline, so the limit seems pointless; Meta says the subscription expands access and includes premium device support, while core features remain free. The move comes as Meta cuts jobs to fund AI bets; Meta did not fully explain, but stated the subscription is optional.
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Motplot is a deduction-based word puzzle: a half-finished crossword where a served letter must fit in exactly one open cell, so you should never guess. The generator struggled: most boards weren’t deducible. Reframing as a communication channel, open cells form a confusability graph; a puzzle is deducible iff the cells form an independent set. Shannon showed that bundling signals increases capacity, sqrt(5) per added symbol. Using this, the author guides the generator to avoid creating edges, yielding thousands of deducible boards (about 9,000). The 'number nobody knows' is the momentary ambiguity on a board, resolved by context (more crossings).
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