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Hands-on, framework-free Colab notebooks teaching AI Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer skills using raw model APIs on the free Groq API. Covers model APIs, structured output, tool calling, RAG, evals-as-the-spine, agents, guardrails, MCP, and Skills; plus fine-tuning vs LoRA, prompt-injection/security, LLMOps, and customer craft. OpenAI-compatible and runnable end-to-end from prompting to serving, with three real case studies and a capstone. Self-contained notebooks, no frameworks, designed for backend/full-stack engineers transitioning into applied AI roles, with a companion plan for learning path.
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OpenTIE is an open-source reimplementation of Star Wars: TIE Fighter for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It runs the original game data natively and supports both the 1995 Collector's CD-ROM and the 1998 Windows release, letting you mix their menus/cutscenes with the 1998 flight gameplay. It reimplements the adaptive iMUSE soundtrack and can emulate Roland SC-55 and SB OPL3, with optional SoundFont playback. Graphics include classic and modern modes (high-res, shadows, HDR, FX). Flight runs up to 240 Hz; modern controllers supported. Get the latest package from GitHub Releases; build from source with CMake, SDL3, FFmpeg, etc.
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New evidence shows antidepressant withdrawal, especially from SSRIs, is common and often severe, with about 80% reporting withdrawal symptoms and about 15% experiencing withdrawal after stopping; some symptoms last a year or more. Long-term SSRI use may carry risks including increased heart-attack-related mortality and faster cognitive decline in older adults. Historically guidelines offered little on tapering; now psychiatrists advocate slow, individualized tapering (even using liquid formulations) and regular deprescribing reassessment. Alternatives like exercise and psychotherapy can treat depression with fewer risks. SSRIs may remain appropriate for some, but withdrawal management is shifting toward a broader, patient-centered approach.
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Opslane automatically finds user-facing bugs by recording real sessions and errors, ranks issues by user impact, and investigates fixes in your repo before opening a pull request. It records sessions, surfaces not just crashes but broken UX (dead buttons, etc.). The architecture comprises a browser SDK (capture and mask), an ingestion service (grouping), a worker (investigate, verify fix in sandbox), and a dashboard. It integrates with Anthropic, E2B, and GitHub; runs locally via Docker Compose; targets JavaScript apps; daily Slack digest; licensed AGPL-3.0 with MIT-licensed SDKs.
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Experiential is an open-source gateway/router for agent workflows that unifies hosted, BYOK, and local models under one OpenAI-compatible API. It controls which users/agents can access which models for which tasks and budgets, and can route traffic for quality, speed, and cost. It supports local or hosted deployment, and connects to OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and other keys. Setup: install via pip, start the gateway, obtain EXP_GATEWAY_KEY, and call /v1/chat/completions. Telemetry is opt-in; project building and optimization are supported.
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The article argues there is a mass backlash against data centers, Flock surveillance cameras, and AI glasses, reflecting widespread distrust of Silicon Valley’s AI expansion. Despite industry denials, polls show strong opposition to data centers and tepid enthusiasm for AI. Protests cite privacy harms, surveillance, and inequality, plus little democratic input or local benefits. The author contends the backlash is rational—a repudiation of tech expansion and data extraction by a few over broader public interests.
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Techdirt analyzes Meta’s settlement with 52 state AGs over child safety, totaling up to about $18 billion paid over a decade and a suite of imposed features (teen time limits, night mode, school mode, prompts, non-algorithmic feeds, autoplay off, hidden likes, age assurance, etc.). It notes Meta will encourage Google and TikTok to adopt similar measures, effectively creating an industry-wide standard via settlement. The piece argues this is regulatory capture that suppresses speech and privacy, risks real harms, and could be unconstitutional state action, advantaging giants over startups.
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Gemini 3.5 Transcribe is Google’s precise speech-to-text model for real-time transcription, handling noise, jargon, and disfluencies with word-level timestamps and speaker attribution across 85+ languages. Available via the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, plus a macOS app; supports streaming (sub-second latency via Live API gemini-3.5-transcribe-live) and pre-recorded processing (Interactions API gemini-3.5-transcribe). Features smart transcription (removing fillers, auto-formatting, self-corrections) and function calls to other Gemini models; Rambler on Android and Antigravity context aid accuracy. WER ~4.0% streaming, 2.6% non-streaming; public previews now.
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Afterglow is a preservation-focused emulator that lets modern macOS run classic After Dark screen savers as original 68k modules, without ROMs or classic Mac OS. It uses the Musashi 68k CPU and reimplements basic Macintosh APIs; no dependencies. Users import modules by drag-and-drop from disks, archives, or Internet Archive, then run them as a macOS screen saver. It supports full-screen mode, randomizer, multimodule 3D art, CRT shader, and a DrawMorph editor. The project is non-commercial and not affiliated with Berkeley Systems; it preserves favorites like Flying Toasters, Fish, and Starry Skylines.
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Y Combinator General Partner Ankit Gupta sparked backlash by saying prioritizing American workers in hiring amounts to DEI within the H-1B debate. Nalin Haley, son of Nikki Haley, criticized the framing and urged merit-based hiring for Americans, calling for an H-1B ban. The exchange reflects a broader clash between global talent recruitment and domestic workforce protection. No YC policy changes have been announced in response.
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Anthropic is previewing the Model Hardware Standard (MHS), a shared spec enabling AI agents to safely operate programmable lab and manufacturing devices. MHS provides standardized device discovery, a driver with read/write primitives, and automatic safety limits; agents can control hardware via MCP, CLI, or APIs and coordinate multiple instruments from a single interface. It is model-agnostic and uses protocols like Model Context Protocol. Early pilots (Genentech, CMU, UW, HHMI Janelia, QuEra, Tetsuwan) show faster integration, real-time closed-loop experiments, autonomous fault recovery, and remote monitoring. Safety, broader hardware coverage, and open-source release are planned; waitlist for access is open.
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NVIDIA launched the NVIDIA Corporation Employees Federal Political Action Committee to donate to federal candidates, funded by voluntary employee contributions (capped). The move expands Nvidia’s Washington influence network as AI-regulation debates intensify ahead of the midterms, with the company pursuing massive AI investments and deals reported at more than $750 billion.
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Google announces Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, a production-ready upgrade offering finer control over generative video. Key features: extend scenes up to 40 seconds using up to 10 seconds of prior context, specify start and end frames for smooth transitions, 360p previews for fast iteration, and 4K upscaling. Accessible via Google AI Studio and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform; available to Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers in Google Flow; scene extension also in the Gemini app. Includes Gemini API docs and integration; adopted by Adobe Firefly, Figma Weave, Runway, and GMI Cloud.
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Argues memory should live at the edge and be deterministic via a typed, schema-driven store rather than left to the model. Introduces polign_db, a serverless, cold-first local memory store atop a hybrid vector + BM25 engine that sits in object storage and keeps no durable state in memory. It offers typed memory with validation, supersession, and semantic recall, so the model only extracts facts. The demo runs on small hardware (≈37 MiB RSS on a 2 GB ARM) and can index large corpora locally, enabling fully local agent memory.
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M5Stack launches PaperMono, a compact ESP32-S3-based E-Ink development terminal for low-power displays and connected IoT. It features a 3.97-inch, 4-level grayscale touch E-Ink display with frontlight, NFC, LoRa, microSD, RTC and a 1150mAh battery, powered by ESP32-S3R8 with Wi‑Fi and IMU. CrossPoint Reader firmware supported. A PaperMono-Lite version omits NFC/LoRa; both share core display and ESP32-S3R8. Applications include mini E-Ink reader, low-power dashboards, NFC badges, LoRa remote status, signage, access terminals, and smart transportation. Available now from the M5Stack Store.
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Flaw in FFmpeg’s Sony PS2 VPK demuxer (libavformat/vpk.c). In vpk_read_packet, the final-block branch divides size and skip by par->ch_layout.nb_channels; if nb_channels is zero, this triggers a SIGFPE. Root cause: vpk_read_header validates nb_channels > 0, but fuzzing paths can cause nb_channels to be 0 when vpk_read_packet runs. Result: deterministic DoS crash when feeding a crafted .vpk. Fix: add a guard at the start of vpk_read_packet to reject zero-channel streams (return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA), matching the header check. Regression test uses a 21-byte payload.
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Two Frankfurt Airport workers have died from malaria after a mosquito-borne outbreak linked to a plane arriving at Germany's busiest airport, with six employees infected since the outbreak began in July. Traps are being used and mosquitoes will be analysed to determine origin. Officials say malaria in Germany is rare and not spread person-to-person; risk to the general population remains very low. The Robert Koch Institute noted the last airport malaria case at Frankfurt was in 2023, and lab tests to confirm the source will take weeks.
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