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After UPS flight 2976 crashed, internet users used the NTSB’s released spectrogram to reconstruct pilots’ cockpit voices with AI tools. The NTSB does not release cockpit audio, a policy backed by a 1990 federal law protecting crew privacy. In response to the reconstructions, the agency temporarily shut down public access to its docket while it reviews how the materials were used and how to prevent future misuse. Experts note that transcripts exist and that spectrograms can be exploited via Griffin-Lim and modern AI like Codex, raising privacy concerns.
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Waylandcraft is a Minecraft mod (Fabric, Java Edition) that embeds a full Wayland compositor inside Minecraft. It lets you launch apps and open windows within the game world, drag and drop between windows, and pin a video player to your HUD. The mod only runs on Linux; MacOS and Windows are not supported. Licensed GPL-3.0-or-later. Published 3 days ago on Modrinth, version 26.1.2, client-side.
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Wi-Wi STAMP is a wireless time-sync protocol from Japan's NICT using 900 MHz to achieve picosecond timing and mm-positioning in a smartphone-sized box. Prototypes show ~20 ps phase jitter and ~30 ns sync; next-gen aims ~5 ns. At NAB 2026, demonstrations included wireless black-burst syncing of two remote cameras with Meinberg microSync XS, and mm positioning with three Wi-Wi nodes (transmitter in a cup) updating at 20 Hz over 0.2–5 km. Indoors, 900 MHz penetrates better than GNSS; relates to SMPTE 2110 ecosystem.
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Models.dev is an open-source, community-driven database of AI model specifications, pricing, and capabilities, with an API. Data lives in TOML files under providers/ and models/; logos are SVGs. To add a model, create a provider (providers/NAME), add a provider.toml, optional logo, and a TOML model file under providers/NAME/models/. Each model includes fields like name, attachment, reasoning, tool_call, cost, limits, modalities, release_date, last_updated, and open_weights. Submissions are validated by a GitHub Action; diffs can be generated with bun run compare:migrations. The API is at models.dev/api.json and logos at /logos/{provider}.svg.
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Linux's sound subsystem is seeing a surge of AI-assisted patches. Maintainer Takashi Iwai notes many small fixes and a major HD-audio pending-IRQ change affecting some machines/slow VMs. Patches cover core fixes, Realtek quirks for various HP/ASUS laptops, audio LED issues, Intel table updates for Panther Lake/Nova Lake/Arrow Lake, and other device-specific tweaks. The Linux sound mailing list shows numerous “assisted-by” patches from contributors like Claude Code to GPT-5.5 this month, underscoring AI/LLMs’ growing role in patch generation across subsystems.
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Thinking in an array language: use the REPL in K for rapid iteration, load scripts with \\l, and prefer small, declarative patterns over imperative code. The chapter translates a matrix multiplication algorithm from Wikipedia into K, starting with a verbose, global-heavy version and progressively simplifying with folds, removing mutable state, and using tacit patterns like A{+/x*y}/:\:+B, ending with the concise matmul: (+/*)\\: A matrix multiplication function you can be proud of.
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Microsoft is winding down Claude Code licenses for its internal developers, with a June 30 cutoff, shifting to GitHub Copilot CLI as the primary agentic CLI tool across its Experiences + Devices teams. Claude Code had been popular but competed with Copilot CLI and caused integration gaps. The move aims to consolidate tooling and cut costs ahead of the new fiscal year. Anthropic models will remain accessible via Copilot CLI; Foundry deal unaffected. The change reflects ongoing competition between Claude and Copilot, and Microsoft's intent to boost Copilot CLI in its engineering workflows.
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USCIS released a policy memo stating that, consistent with long-standing law, most aliens seeking adjustment of status must pursue it through consular processing abroad and return home to apply, except in extraordinary circumstances. Nonimmigrants—students, temporary workers, tourists—should leave the U.S. rather than use a short visit to start a Green Card process. The goal is to close loopholes, apply the law consistently, and free USCIS resources for other priorities (e.g., victims of violent crime and human trafficking, naturalization) on a case-by-case basis.
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Anthropic's Project Glasswing uses Mythos Preview with ~50 partners to rapidly find vulnerabilities in critical software and open-source projects, uncovering tens of thousands of issues. While discovery is fast, patching and disclosure lag, posing ongoing risk. Cloudflare found about 2,000 bugs; Mozilla, UK AI Security Institute, and others report strong performance. The effort introduces Defender-oriented tools (Claude Security, Cyber Verification Program) and benchmarks (ExploitBench/Gym); aims to help defenders and expand adoption while awaiting safeguards; plans public Mythos-class release once safeguards are ready.
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CBS News Radio signs off Friday night after nearly 100 years (launched Sept. 1927), ending a staple of American broadcasting. It housed legends such as Edward R. Murrow and Dan Rather, and its flagship World News Roundup was the longest-running U.S. newscast. CBS cited challenging economic realities for the closure. The service covered Pearl Harbor, D-Day, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, 9/11, and more, shaping public news. As final days approached, colleagues stressed its role as an American institution and the gap its loss leaves for national reporting.
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TorQ is a kdb+ production framework from DataIntellectTech that provides core functionality, utilities, and best practices on top of kdb+, enabling developers to focus on application logic. It emphasizes performance, process management, diagnostics, maintainability, and extensibility, reusing code from code.kx.com. Suitable for building new kdb+ systems or extending existing ones. Quick-start involves setting environment variables and launching processes with torq.q (proctype, procname). Documentation is Mkdocs-based; MIT license. Release notes cover ongoing updates (WDB/RDB, IDB, Data Access API, monitoring, Finspace/AWS). Starter packs and a Google Group are available.
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Lawmakers from both parties are demanding answers after KrebsOnSecurity reported that a CISA contractor publicly exposed AWS GovCloud keys and other secrets in a GitHub repository. The so-called Private-CISA repo allegedly contained dozens of plaintext credentials; logs indicate the contractor disabled GitHub protections. CISA acknowledged the leak but has not explained how long credentials were exposed. The incident happened amid internal staffing upheaval at CISA. Security researchers warn leaked keys could let attackers access codes and CI/CD pipelines. CISA says it’s rotating credentials and coordinating with vendors; lawmakers seek more details.
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This scoping review synthesizes 87 bicycling-intervention studies from 19 countries, examining psychological, social, affective, and cognitive well-being. Most studies used indoor stationary bikes and were acute or short-term; long-term research was limited. Across domains, bicycling produced predominantly positive effects, with outdoor and multi-session programs showing stronger benefits. Reported gains include mood improvement and reduced depressive symptoms (affective), enhanced social connectedness (social), greater self-efficacy/autonomy (psychological), and improved cognitive processing (cognitive). Set/setting, intensity, demographics gaps, and the need for real-world translational research emerge as key considerations.
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CaseTrail is an AI-powered forensic accounting software that automates financial investigations and enhances fraud detection.
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KanBots is a free, open-source kanban that runs parallel AI agents on board cards. It offers a desktop OSS version (local-first, no telemetry) where each card spawns its own git worktree and runs in parallel via an autopilot that cycles built-in or custom personas. It supports Claude Code or Codex, GitHub Issues integration, and per-run cost budgets. A Cloud for Teams option adds real-time presence, cross-device sync, and governance, while keeping agents local for solo use.
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yt-dlp announces Bun support for the ejs runtime is now limited and deprecated. In the next release, only Bun 1.2.11–1.3.14 will be supported. The minimum Bun version rises from 1.0.31 to 1.2.11 to avoid ejs lockfile issues and improve security amid npm supply-chain attacks; the 1.2.11 floor matches the test suite. Bun has been rewritten in Rust, a direction the project views unfavorably. A ceiling of 1.3.14 is set—the last Bun release from the original zig codebase. yt-dlp may drop Bun support entirely in the future. See the EJS wiki for details; not yet updated.
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Claim: wealth tax and income tax are interchangeable via a conversion about 20:1. A 1% wealth tax equates to ~20% income tax when applying a 5% risk-free return; example with $100 shows both end at $104. Politicians underestimate this, since adding 1% wealth tax would raise total marginal rates (e.g., in the median US case to ~61.75%). The rule uses risk-free return and also applies to capital gains; cap on federal deduction means some interaction with state taxes.
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Tulsi Gabbard resigns as US director of national intelligence in the Trump administration, citing her husband’s bone‑cancer diagnosis and saying she cannot in good conscience ask him to face the fight alone while she remains in the demanding role. The resignation takes effect June 30; principal deputy director Aaron Lukas will become acting DNI. Trump praised her work; Gabbard, a Trump ally, had been a key figure in U.S. intelligence since his 2025 White House return, amid actions on Iran, Cuba and Venezuela.
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