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Marco Polo shows range-only relative localization between two wearables using an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF). After weighing three options—(1) multi-antenna UWB with ToF and PDoA (needs two antennas), (2) external trilateration with anchors, and (3) Kalman filtering—the author endorses EKF as best: one UWB antenna and two devices suffice. The EKF maintains state x=[Δx, Δy, Δx˙, Δy˙] and covariance P, predicts via f with Jacobian F and updates via h with Jacobian H, driven by Q and R. From Δx, Δy it derives bearing β=atan2(Δy, Δx) and σβ from P.
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Meta is testing a Threads feature that lets users tag the Meta AI account to get answers or context in conversations. But you cannot block the Meta AI account on Threads, triggering user complaints. Meta says you can mute or hide Meta AI replies, or mark posts as 'Not interested' to see fewer responses. The test began in Argentina, Malaysia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore. Meta has invested billions in AI, rolled out Muse Spark, and aims to integrate AI across its apps.
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Medicare’s ACCESS program tests a 10-year, outcome-based payment model for AI-enabled care, paying for health improvements rather than visits. Pair Team is among 150 participants; the live pilot begins July 5. ACCESS covers chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, CKD, obesity, depression, and anxiety. Flora, a 24/7 voice AI, handles intake, referrals, and between-visit check-ins to enable AI-first care at scale. Pair Team’s peer‑reviewed study shows reduced avoidable ER/hospital visits and strong patient engagement. Risks include data security, CMS track record, and economics that favor lean automation.
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Historically, Kempelen's Mechanical Chess Player designed difficult problems; this puzzle asks to place four black queens and one black bishop so that every square is attacked, guaranteeing the white king cannot avoid checkmate; the article includes a diagram and an interactive tool to solve it.
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rars is a Rust CLI that implements a free RAR compressor for multiple versions. Using spec-driven work and collaboration with LLMs (Codex and Claude), the author stitched together guidance from unar, libarchive, UNRARLIB, plus docs and test fixtures, iterating until a working compressor emerged. The project took ~5 weeks, ~55k lines of code, and ~£40 in subsidised tokens. It’s slower and slightly weaker than WinRAR but achieves usable compression and is deployable via cargo install rars-cli. Key lessons: spec-first development and modern models help, but bots require careful steering and testing.
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ReactOS aims to run Windows apps and drivers in an open-source, trusted environment. The site offers downloads (0.4.15 and nightly builds), bug reports, wiki, forums, and shop. Recent news: 30 years since the first commit (Jan 2026); test‑suite cleanup (Nov 2025); WDDM exploration (Oct 2025); Carl J. Bialorucki hired to improve the test suite and led the 0.4.15 release (2025); full-time role with ReactOS Deutschland (May 2025). © 1996–2026 ReactOS.
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ProPublica and The Capitol Forum reveal EviCore, a major prior-authorization company owned by Cigna that reviews care for about 100 million Americans. It uses an AI “dial” to route requests for review, enabling denials and cost-cutting contracts that reward savings. The investigation notes a rise in denials (roughly 15% in some cases; Arkansas ~20% vs ~7% for Medicare Advantage) and critiques outdated, rigid guidelines that delay needed care. The death of Little John Cupp after multiple denials is presented as a case of patient harm. Regulators have rarely sanctioned these practices.
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Alex McLean recounts exploring 8-shaft weaving with a second-hand table loom, learning warp setup, threading strategies (direct vs. point threading), and the symmetry inherent in shaft looms. He experiments with chevrons and waffle patterns, comparing table and floor looms, and examining tie-ups and treadling. In Eindhoven, he and collaborators built a multi-user shaft-loom simulator for the TC/2 to enable live, software-controlled weaving via MQTT, testing interactive pattern development. Back home, he dives into crackle weave with AdaCAD, adapting Griswold drafts and aiming to archive patterns openly.
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GitHub advisory: Composer can leak GitHub OAuth tokens via GitHub Actions logs when using the new GITHUB_TOKEN format. A validation regex in Composer rejects hyphen-containing tokens, causing the token to be interpolated into an UnexpectedValueException and printed to stderr. Exposed tokens include those used by Actions' built-in GITHUB_TOKEN and actions like setup-php. Affected versions: composer/composer >=2.3.0, <2.9.8; >=2.0.0, <2.2.28; >=1.0, <1.10.28. Patched: 2.9.8, 2.2.28, 1.10.28. Severity: medium (CVE-2026-45793).
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Apple’s MacBook Neo uses the A18 Pro (iPhone 16 Pro) with 8GB RAM, 256GB storage, in a fanless 13" chassis for $599. Benchmarks show its single-core performance between M3 and M4, beating mid-range Windows/ARM rivals; multi-core is roughly M1-class, with the GPU trailing M1 Air. In real use, it’s a burst device: full 60-second bursts followed by rapid throttling to ~2.3 GHz as it hits 105°C, limiting sustained work. It’s ideal for web, docs, light photo/video, and light dev; not for sustained heavy workloads. The 8GB RAM constraint and wafer economics explain the pricing; a 12–16GB Neo is anticipated.
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Tribune reporting at sltrib.com will be free for all Utahns starting Thursday, a move Robert Gehrke calls a massive victory. The Salt Lake Tribune hosted a SpyHop Rooftop panel on March 25, 2026, with Lauren Gustus and Sheila McCann introducing a group including Courtney Tanner, Addy Baird, Emily Anderson Stern, Robert Gehrke and editor Jeff Parrott to review the past legislative session and preview the upcoming election session.
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Hyde recounts breaking a Pixel 7 and buying a secondhand Pixel 8 with GrapheneOS, installing privacy tools (Signal, Mullvad, OSS wallet, etc.). Although Telegram was seldom used, it required email and SMS verification and began charging about €1 for a one-week premium in some countries. Learning of this, Hyde removed Telegram from the device, adding another step to the #100DaysToOffload challenge.
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Horace Dediu examines a “great memory panic” in 2026, where volatile margins for memory contrast with Apple’s scale and long supplier lead times. He says memory is becoming the new profit center, with suppliers profiting from volatility and Apple potentially locking up memory supply to squeeze rivals, possibly accepting lower margins. He even speculates Apple could launch a low-end “Neo” iPhone to disrupt the market, while noting the semiconductor cycle tends to swing between busts and booms.
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An affectionate tour of the late 1990s/early 2000s hacking scene, where simple tools and chat rooms powered a practical security culture. It traces RATs like Back Orifice, BO2K, NetBus, and Sub7—low-footprint and easy to deploy—alongside timeless utilities such as Nmap, Netcat, John the Ripper, Cain & Abel, dsniff/ettercap, and Aircrack. IRC networks (EFnet/DALnet) hosted command centers and social hierarchies that trained a generation. The Italian BBS/Fidonet crackdown of 1994 disrupted the scene but didn’t kill it. Core lessons endure: C2 via existing traffic, secure-by-design thinking, and a profession born from hands-on exploration.
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Sam Altman testified at Elon Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit, recounting a ‘Muskian’ moment when he was ousted in 2023 and briefly considered leaving to work at Microsoft on pure AGI, but returned to lead OpenAI to pursue its mission. He argued Musk’s claims of for-profit corruption were revenge, not truth. Musk’s lawyer pressed him about trustworthiness and a 52-page dossier alleging a pattern of lying, while Altman insisted he’s truthful and that OpenAI’s nonprofit/for-profit structure is necessary. The proceedings also probe Altman’s equity via Y Combinator and potential conflicts of interest; closing arguments loom.
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Detailed nginx changelog covering releases from 1.31.0 (May 2026) back through earlier versions. It lists security fixes (multiple CVEs for HTTP/2, HTTP/3, DNS, TLS backends), feature additions (least_time in upstreams, proxy_ssl_alpn, ngx_http_tunnel_module, keepalive/upstream options), and numerous bug fixes across HTTP/2/3, QUIC, caching, and OpenSSL/AWS-LC compatibility, plus deprecations and default-behavior changes (e.g., connection header handling, keepalive defaults) in a comprehensive, version-by-version record of patches and enhancements.
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Two Akhter brothers were fired from a DC software firm serving federal clients. Within minutes, Muneeb Akhter, with Sohaib’s help, wiped 96 government databases, erased backups and logs, and copied 1,805 EEOC files and federal tax data for at least 450 people. Both had prior wire‑fraud convictions. Muneeb pled guilty in April 2026; Sohaib was convicted in May 2026 of conspiracy to commit computer fraud, password trafficking, and firearms charges. The case tied to Opexus highlights why credentials must be revoked immediately upon firing.
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Linux gaming is accelerating as kernel-level Windows compatibility improves. In 2026 Linux reached a 5% Steam share, helped by Windows 10’s end-of-support push and the Steam Deck. Proton remains central, but a kernel driver called NTSYNC now provides native Windows synchronization primitives, reducing reliance on emulation. NTSYNC ships by default on up-to-date Steam Decks and fixes timing-related hitches, though gains vary and are largest for previously struggling titles. Valve and CodeWeavers continue driving Linux gaming forward.
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