Finding Order in the Mayhem: A Novel Concurrency Testing Tool that Improved the Kotlin Compiler
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ProcessOne: AI Bots Can’t Use WhatsApp Anymore. So… Who Are They Going to Talk To?
Meta just closed the gates on AI chatbots. I think this is an early warning.
Starting January 15, 2026, [WhatsApp will ban all third-party general-purpose AI chatbots from its platform](https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/18 … ⌘ Read more
Tool descriptions are eating up all your AI tokens (but they don’t have to)
The vast majority of developers now use AI coding assistants daily. As these tools become more advanced and widely adopted, usage quotas and rate limits have also become a familiar frustration. Many providers enforce weekly or… ⌘ Read more
Building a unified hybrid cloud with Infrastructure as Code at RBC
Managing infrastructure across a hybrid cloud environment—spanning public platforms and private data centers—presents a major challenge. Organizations must balance compliance, cost control, and developer experience while delivering consistency at scale. At RBC, we addressed this by… ⌘ Read more
The best new science fiction books of November 2025
From Claire North’s new novel Slow Gods to a 10th anniversary edition of a brilliant Adrian Tchaikovsky book, there’s lots to watch out for in November’s science fiction ⌘ Read more
Calorimetric experiment achieves tightest bound on electron neutrino mass
In a Physical Review Letters study, the HOLMES collaboration has achieved the most stringent upper bound on the effective electron neutrino mass ever obtained using a calorimetric approach, setting a limit of less than 27 eV/c² at 90% credibility. ⌘ Read more
next-20251031: linux-next
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The surveillance state is here—and it’s bleak
Lisa Needham, Staff Writer - Daily Kos
_Stephan: I wonder how many Americans realize that dictator Trump is spending hundreds of millions of dollars of your tax dollars to pay the costs of putting the National Guard and his ICE Gestapo in American cities to harass and detain thousands of men, women, and children. The stories coming out of this military takeover of American civilian society get more horrific day by day. Only a thug … ⌘ Read more
America’s super-rich are running down the planet’s safe climate spaces, says Oxfam
Jonathan Watts, Global Environment Writer - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: Human societies are becoming less democratic and more neo-medieval. A tiny group of men and women, just as in the 14th century, overwhelmingly owns or controls the assets of humanity, and shapes the way their societies treat Earth. This greed and ignorance trend is why the 2040 catastrop … ⌘ Read more
Stephen Miller Is Hiding From Protesters by Living on Military Base
Edith Olmsted, Staff Writer - The New Republic
_Stephan: Have you noticed how dictator Trump’s vassals all seek to emulate him? Did you realize that Christie Noem, Stephen Miller, and others have forced generals and admirals out of their homes so they can live on military bases, just as the Vice President now lives in what used to be the home of the Chief of Naval Operations, on the Nava … ⌘ Read more
Trump directs Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons
Julia Manchester and Filip Timotija , Staff Writers - The Hill
_Stephan: It has been 33 years since a nuclear weapon was exploded in the United States, but dictator Trump who, I think, neither knows nor cares about what nuclear explosions cause, is about to start this stupidity again. To quote the Atomic Heritage Foundation, “There have been various debates over how much radiation exposure and nuclear fallout w … ⌘ Read more
Croissance morte et taxe vive
Nous sommes fin octobre, et le budget 2026 est toujours en discussion : les parlementaires se succèdent à l’Assemblée, le débat s’éternise, et c’est le Black Friday des taxes (et « deux pour le prix de trois »). Si l’on s’en tient aux discussions, il n’y a pas de doute : la France, pays clairement sous-fiscalisé au point d’être […] ⌘ Read more
10 Not-so-Spooky Events That Also Happened on October 31
Halloween is known for costumes, decorations, and trick-or-treating, and with U.S. consumers spending billions on these items each year, perhaps rightfully so. But beyond pumpkins and candy, October 31 has also marked key turning points in world history. From reformations and revolutions to scientific pardons and radio hoaxes, here are ten memorable events that happened […]
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Growing rice in the UK ‘not so crazy’ as climate warms
Wearing large rubber boots, Nadine Mitschunas joyfully handled mature rice plants peeking through the water of her small plot growing in the fertile soil of eastern England. ⌘ Read more
Endangered across west Africa, leopards thrive in I.Coast reserve
Like other big cats, the leopard is endangered across West Africa. Yet in Ivory Coast’s Comoe National Park, the famously spotted feline appears to be doing rather well—surprisingly, given the reserve’s conflict-riven recent history, according to researcher Robin Horion. ⌘ Read more
Camels replace cows as Kenya battles drought
“God, God, God, protect them,” chanted two herders, their eyes following a dozen camels rushing toward acacia trees, oblivious to the dry riverbed in northern Kenya where it hasn’t rained since April. ⌘ Read more
Grandparenting tells us much about our history—it’s important to preserve these stories
Grandparents can play a fundamental role in families, yet they have often been overlooked in Australian history. ⌘ Read more
‘Near black’ flowers that bloom just in time for Halloween
While red roses have their moment on Valentine’s Day, these “black suited” irises come into bloom close to Halloween. ⌘ Read more
How to Disable Safari Color Tinting on MacOS Tahoe
The latest versions of Safari use an aggressive tinting feature by default that changes the color the Safari window and titlebars to whatever color is detected on the top of a particular webpage. This can cause some visually jarring experiences when browsing the web with Safari on the Mac, and if the colorful windows and … Read More ⌘ Read more
We’re putting lots of transition metals into the stratosphere. That’s not good.
We successfully plugged the hole in the ozone layer that was discovered in the 1980s by banning ozone-depleting substances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). But, it seems we might be unintentionally creating another potential atmospheric calamity by using the upper atmosphere to destroy huge constellations of satellites after a very short (i.e. 5 year) lifetime. ⌘ Read more
Checkup time for Fido? The wait to get an appointment might be longer in rural areas
Most people can get their pets in for veterinary visits relatively quickly, but access to care could be improved in rural areas, suggests a recent study. ⌘ Read more
Ocean iron fertilization or artificial ocean alkalinization? Study reveals divergent effects on climate
Global warming poses a significant threat to human society. Rapid and substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are necessary measures to mitigate global warming. However, substantially reduced emissions alone may not be sufficient to achieve the temperature control targets of the Paris Agreement. ⌘ Read more
Securing the software supply chain: How distroless containers defend against npm malware attacks
The wake-up call: npm ‘is’ package compromise In July 2025, the npm package “is”—downloaded millions of times each week—was quietly hijacked. A simple phishing email to its maintainer opened the door for attackers to inject malicious… ⌘ Read more
Don’t just attend KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience!
We are so excited that the Merge Forward team will be at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Atlanta this year. If you part of an underrepresented group, an ally, or just love meeting people from all walks of… ⌘ Read more
Plastic packaging could be a greater sin than food waste
Food waste has long been reviled as an immoral, largely preventable feature of our consumer society. ⌘ Read more
Congress Enjoys Ultraluxe Health Care as It Fights to Gut Yours
Alexis Coe, Staff Writer - rsn | Rolling Stone
_Stephan: About to lose your Medicaid coverage, won’t be able to afford your health insurance fees with the coming rise? Well, you needn’t worry about the Representative or Senators. They have health and other benefits only billionaires could afford. We may not have a working Congress anymore; many House members aren’t even in the United States. Th … ⌘ Read more
America’s Impending Population Collapse
Idrees Kahloon , Staff Writer - msn | The Atlantic
_Stephan: Donald Trump, convicted felon, sex offender, multiple bankrupt, was elected to the Presidency largely because a large White segment of the American voter population did not want people of any color to come into the country. They didn’t realize or care that millions of them worked for companies founded by immigrants or the children of immigrants. They didn’t understand or note, parti … ⌘ Read more
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Jonathan Watts and Wajã Xipai, Environmental Writers - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: The 2040 catastrophe I have long been warning you about looks ever more inevitable. As the Secretary General of the UN has warned, after studying the scientific research, “Humanity has failed to limit global heating to 1.5C and must change course immediately.” Trump and the Republicans, of cou … ⌘ Read more
Scientists Discover a Key Biological Difference Between Psychopaths and Normal People
Nanyang Technological University, - SciTech Daily
Stephan:
_The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), according to the National Institutes of Health is the most accepted diagnostic test for psychopathology. But that test Donald Trump is a psychopath, and I suspect the same could be said for a number of Republican leaders, and many vot … ⌘ Read more
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Three wolf pups sought in California’s Sierra Valley after parents euthanized
Three wolf pups from a pack whose adult members were euthanized by state conservation officials earlier in October had still not been captured despite weeks of searching by scientists and wildlife officers, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said. ⌘ Read more