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LinCx is an engineered electrical synapse built from Morone americana connexins Cx34.7 and Cx35 that forms exclusively heterotypic docking to enable long-term, cell-type–specific circuit editing in mammals. A flow-enabled tracking of connexosomes (FETCH) screen identified mutations yielding docking specificity and incompatibility with endogenous CNS connexins (Cx36/Cx43). In Xenopus oocytes, HEK293 cells, C. elegans and mice, Cx34.7(M1)–Cx35(M1) synapses increased targeted intercellular coupling, altered microcircuit dynamics (notably PV+ interneurons with PYR), and modulated behaviors (social preference, stress responses). Demonstrates LinCx as a precision circuit-editing toolkit without exogenous actuators; notes limitations and future directions.
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yapsnap — Snap any video URL or audio file into plaintext. No GPU. No cloud. One command. It runs offline after the first run, downloads an ~80 MB Kroko English model via sherpa-onnx. It uses yt-dlp to fetch, ffmpeg to decode, and a streaming transducer for transcription. Supports YouTube, Shorts, X/Twitter, TikTok, Instagram Reels, direct media URLs and local files. Outputs plaintext transcripts with optional sentence-level timestamps. Install with pip install ., and use yapsnap or the alias transcribe.
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Age assurance laws aim to protect youth but risk burdening open source developers and infrastructure if poorly scoped. The post outlines types of age assurance (self‑report, estimation, verification) and the difficulty of defining “app store” and “application,” warning OSS tooling could be swept up. It covers US bills (California, Colorado, Illinois, New York), Brazil’s Digital ECA, and EU efforts, noting cases with OSS exemptions. It urges developers to participate in public consultations to preserve open development while safeguarding minors; GitHub will host related discussions.
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Archaeologists uncovered a 1,600-year-old Egyptian tomb in Al-Bahnasa with fragments of Homer’s Iliad tucked with a mummy. The lines come from Book 2’s “catalog of ships” and suggest that Greek literature functioned as a cultural passport in later Egypt, signaling social status and possibly helping the deceased navigate the underworld described in the Book of the Dead. The Iliad continued to be prized for therapeutic and protective properties, illustrating Homer’s enduring cultural power across centuries and cultures.
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Dari-docs is a CLI to test whether docs are clear enough for fleets of agents. It sends your docs to simulated developer agents to perform real tasks, reports blockers, and can generate proposed edits from feedback. It creates a repeatable loop: define task, run simulated users, inspect failures, and edit docs. It surfaces ambiguities, missing context, and inconsistent terms, and proposes fixes. It supports managed (hosted Dari Docs service) or self-managed runs, with artifacts saved in .dari-docs/updated/. Install and run via the provided install script and commands.
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SEC.gov warns that automated tools must declare themselves; undeclared automation may be blocked to preserve access. It directs updating the user agent and notes developer/open data resources. The site monitors traffic and may block IPs exceeding 10 requests per second; if the rate drops below the threshold for 10 minutes, access may resume. Policies may change, and SEC does not provide technical support for scripted downloading. Violations can be prosecuted under the CFAA and NII Protection Act.
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A team is an author through VMAX but hasn’t published anything yet.
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SpaceX is a private American aerospace company that designs, builds, and launches rockets and spacecraft.
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The piece argues that Google's IO keynote signals a shift toward AI-driven search that de-emphasizes links and sources in favor of generated answers, effectively creating a Google-controlled abstraction of the web. The author warns this undermines the participatory web, monetizes creators' work as raw material for AI, and consolidates information flow under Google. It urges readers to de-Googlify, use alternative search engines, and resist a future where open web standards are subsumed by a closed, 'safe' Google surface.
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LoRA adds adapters A, B to W_init, producing W = W_init + AB, while the base stays frozen. Weight decay on A and B biases the solution toward W_init, not toward zero, so LoRA does not converge to full finetuning; the objective remains different even as rank increases. A fix: regularize the full adapted matrix via R(θ)=||W_init+AB||^2, with ∂R/∂A=2(W_init+AB)B^T, ∂R/∂B=2A^T(W_init+AB), giving updates A ← A − α∂L/∂A − αλ(W_init+AB)B^T, B ← B − α∂L/∂B − αλA^T(W_init+AB). In AdamW/Optax, implement decoupled weight decay.
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Node.js 26.0.0 (Current) released 2026-05-05. Highlights: Temporal API enabled by default; V8 updated to 14.6.202.33; Undici upgraded to 8.0.2. Notable changes include built-in Temporal, new V8 features such as getOrInsert and Iterator.concat, and modernization with several deprecations/removals. Key semver-major removals include http.writeHeader, legacy _stream_* modules, and module.register deprecation, among others. Build/compatibility updates accompany these changes. Node.js 26 will enter LTS in October 2026; until then it remains the Current release.
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Full technical specs for Flipper One, a handheld device under active development. Dimensions: 155×67×40 mm; weight tbd; PC/ABS body, aluminum heatsink. CPU RK3576 (8 cores: A72/A53) up to 2.2 GHz; GPU Mali‑G52 MC3; NPU 6 TOPS; MCU RP2350. 8 GB LPDDR5 memory; 64 GB UFS storage; battery ~24,000 mWh. Wi‑Fi 6 MT7921A + Bluetooth 5.2; Ethernet 2× GbE. Video: HDMI 2.1 and DP1.4 Alt Mode. M.2 expansion (Key B) supports 2242/3042/3052. Ports: USB-C, USB‑A, audio, microSD, SIM. 5 buttons + D‑pad. Runs Linux/Flipper OS; extensive I/O and pinouts.
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Manton Reece explains why Inkwell for iOS remains in Apple review. Since April, it has been repeatedly rejected for guideline issues including 1.2 (reporting/blocking), 2.1(a) (Sign in with Apple), 2.1(b) (monetization), 3.1 (in-app purchases/standalone features), 4 (design/UX), 5.1.1(v) (account deletion), and 5.2.5 (trademark). He’s added reporting/blocking, clearer terms/privacy, adjusted sign-in, removed posting features, and launched a delete account option. He continues to appeal the trademark concern as Apple’s approval process and branding constraints stall the app, noting the Android version was approved despite similar constraints.
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WSJ 404 page: The requested page cannot be found. It suggests verifying the URL and emailing [email protected] if reached via site/search. The page also lists popular articles—such as These Parents Are Buying Homes for Their Kids—With Strings Attached, America’s Toxic Divide Reaches the Jury Room, and U.S. Seized Iran-Linked Oil Tanker in the Indian Ocean—and features latest podcasts like OpenAI Is Preparing to File for IPO Soon, TNB Tech Minute: Meta Begins Laying Off Thousands of Employees to Offset AI Costs, and Massie Loses GOP Primary After Trump Attacks.
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