Linux 6.18-rc5 To Cut Down Performance Regression Observed On IBM POWER CPUs
Merged today ahead of the Linux 6.18-rc5 kernel due out on Sunday is a partial fix for a performance regression observed on IBM POWER hardware… ⌘ Read more
I Want You to Understand Chicago
Article URL: https://aphyr.com/posts/397-i-want-you-to-understand-chicago
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45859402
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World’s Largest Cargo Sailboat Completes Historic First Atlantic Crossing
Long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shared this report from Marine Insight:
The world’s largest cargo sailboat, Neoliner Origin, completed its first transatlantic voyage on 30 October despite damage to one of its sails during the journey. The 136-metre-long vessel had to rely partly on its auxiliary motor and its remaining sail af … ⌘ Read more
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Japan Prime Minister: Military attack on Taiwan would justify Japan Self-Defense Forces support ⌘ Read more
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Ukrainian attacks in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast leave over 20,000 without power, governor claims ⌘ Read more
Singapore introduces caning as punishment for online scammers ⌘ Read more
Bombshell Report Exposes How Meta Relied On Scam Ad Profits To Fund AI
“Internal documents have revealed that Meta has projected it earns billions from ignoring scam ads that its platforms then targeted to users most likely to click on them,” writes Ars Technica, citing a lengthy report from Reuters.
Reuters reports that Meta “for at least three years failed to identify and stop an avalanche of ads that … ⌘ Read more
If your cat is cute and silly post a picture!!!!!!!!! ⌘ Read more
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Japanese Volunteer Translators Quit After Mozilla Begins Using Translation Bot
Long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shared this report from Linuxiac:
The Japanese branch of Mozilla’s Support Mozilla (SUMO) community — responsible for localizing and maintaining Japanese-language support documentation for Firefox and other Mozilla products (consisting of Japanese native speakers) — has officially dis … ⌘ Read more
Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities kill at least four ⌘ Read more
Over 1,400 Africans fighting for Russia in Ukraine, warns Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha ⌘ Read more
Versatile mapping: repeat last Ex command ⌘ Read more
UPS (and FedEx) Ground Dozens of MD-11 Aircraft After Tuesday’s Crash in Kentucky
American multinational freight company UPS “has grounded its fleet of MD-11 aircraft,” reports the Guardian, “days after a cargo plane crash that killed at least 13 people in Kentucky. The grounded MD-11s are the same type of plane involved in Tuesday’s crash in Louisville. They were originally built by McDonnell Do … ⌘ Read more
What if your Tamagotchi was alive and glowing? This toy prototype is full of bacteria
Children and bacteria—normally they’re a parental nightmare, a cocktail of late-night pediatrician calls and ruined weekends. ⌘ Read more
Share a pic of your cat mid-roar! ⌘ Read more
Stunning breakthrough: Japanese scientist creates cure for kidney disease in cats ⌘ Read more
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Japan eyes nuclear subs after U.S. gives OK to S. Korea ⌘ Read more
Bacteria use sugar-fueled currents and molecular gearboxes to move without flagella
New studies from Arizona State University reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella—the slender, whip-like propellers that usually drive them forward. ⌘ Read more
Goose turns 13 today! ⌘ Read more
‘Stratospheric’ AI Spending By Four Wealthy Companies Reaches $360B Just For Data Centers
“Maybe you’ve heard that artificial intelligence is a bubble poised to burst,” writes a Washington Post technology columnist. “Maybe you have heard that it isn’t. (No one really knows either way, but that won’t stop the bros from jabbering about it constantly.)”
“But I can confidently tell you that the m … ⌘ Read more
Hundreds of dolphins found dead in Amazon lake were in water hotter than a jacuzzi, study finds ⌘ Read more
Ryzen AI Software 1.6.1 Advertises Linux Support
Ryzen AI Software as AMD’s collection of tools and libraries for AI inferencing on AMD Ryzen AI class PCs has Linux support with its newest point release. Though this “early access” Linux support is restricted to registered AMD customers… ⌘ Read more
An Algebraic Language for the Manipulation of Symbolic Expressions (1958) [pdf]
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Ukrainian drones hit electricity substation in northern Russia, governor says ⌘ Read more
Ukraine estimates its long-range weapon production at over $30 billion in 2026 ⌘ Read more
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Facebook Dating Is a Surprise Hit For the Social Network
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Facebook Dating, which debuted in 2019, has become a surprise hit for the company. It lets people create a dating profile free in the app, where they can swipe and match with other eligible singles. It has more than 21 million daily users, quietly making it one of the most popular online dating service … ⌘ Read more
AMD Sends Out Initial GNU Binutils Patch For AMD Zen 6 - Confirms New AVX-512 Features
AMD has begun their open-source compiler enablement upstreaming effort for Zen 6 processors! The first “Znver6” patch was sent out on Friday in preparing for new instructions to be found with these next-generation AMD Ryzen and EPYC processors… ⌘ Read more
Meet Bruno: He looks like he owns the whole alley, and honestly, he might. ⌘ Read more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s absence sets off alarm bells in Moscow ⌘ Read more
oneDNN 3.10 Continues Preparing For Future Intel CPUs With AVX 10.2
Released one Friday was the newest version of oneDNN as this library started off by Intel and now officially under the UXL Foundation umbrella for serving as building blocks for deep learning software… ⌘ Read more