2025-04-16
The new Nvidia driver comes with a looooong list of fixes and a dozen of these fix black screen issues
The shotgun approach, I like it.
How Transaction Order Finality Drives Blockchain State in Layer 2 Systems
The paper emphasizes transaction order finality as key to determining blockchain state. It outlines different finality types—log, transaction order, state, and checkpoint finality—and their role in fault handling. A preliminary...
Seth Rogen Speaks Truth to Billionaires, Gets Censored For It
For the past 11 years, the Breakthrough Prize awards have “celebrated outstanding scientific achievements, honoring scientists driving remarkable discoveries in gene editing, human diseases, the search for the fundamental laws...
Navy Submarines Have a New Stealth Problem They Never ‘Heard’ Coming
Advances in AI, quantum computing, and drone swarms from Russia and China could soon threaten the stealth capabilities of U.S. Navy submarines, challenging American underwater dominance. The post Navy Submarines...
70 Flights Later: The U.S. Military Just Airlifted an Entire Patriot Missile Battalion Out of Asia
The U.S. military recently conducted over 70 cargo flights to move a Patriot missile defense battalion from the Indo-Pacific region to the Middle East amid escalating threats. The post 70...
Meet the Man Who Got a High-Tech PillCam Stuck Inside His Intestines for Six Months — and Says It Saved His Life
Adrian Thiessen, an Ontario-based filmmaker and documentarian, was well aware of the irony of swallowing a tiny, pill-sized camera, even before he gulped down the device. "Being a film dude,...
China’s New ‘NGAD’ J-50 6th-Generation Fighter Is Built for 1 Mission
China’s new 6th generation fighter, the J-50, has appeared on Chinese social media, and Internet users are excited about its debut. The fighter could already be in test and evaluation...
GCAP 6th Generation ‘NGAD’ Fighter Explained in 3 Simple Words
The GCAP (Global Combat Air Programme) is an ambitious sixth-generation fighter jet developed by the UK, Italy, and Japan to replace aging aircraft and counter emerging threats. The post GCAP...
Forget the F-47: China Is Building Stealth Fighter After Stealth Fighter
China's growing fleet of fifth- and sixth-generation stealth fighters—including the J-20, J-35A, J-36, and J-50—poses a major challenge to American air superiority. The post Forget the F-47: China Is Building...
The Guggenheim Fellows for 2025 have been announced and they include Miranda...
The Guggenheim Fellows for 2025 have been announced and they include Miranda July, Nicole Krauss, Sheila Heti, and Sloane Crosley. (I have once again been overlooked. Next year!)
Microsoft's Huge Plans for Mass AI Data Centers Now Rapidly Falling Apart
In yet another sign that tech giant Microsoft is getting wet feet about overinvesting in AI infrastructure, the company has abruptly paused work on data centers in Ohio. As Bloomberg...
ICE Just Paid Palantir Tens of Millions for ‘Complete Target Analysis of Known Populations’
The records show that Palantir is actively working on the technical infrastructure underpinning the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts which could soon impact U.S. citizens.
Why emotional connection drives successful products: Nesrine Changuel at #mtpcon London (Google, Spotify, Microsoft)
At #mtpcon London 2025, Nesrine Changuel, a seasoned product leader with over 10 years of experience at Google, Spotify, and Microsoft, shared her deep insights on building products that not...
Building a Game with AI: Fast, Flawed, and Full of Potential
Cursor is an AI coding assistant that can be used by developers to speed up their work. In a test project, Cursor built a fully interactive game prototype in under...
Prompt Injection Is What Happens When AI Trusts Too Easily
Prompt Injection is a top threat to GenAI Large Language Models (LLMs) applications. Tips on how to find these vulnerabilities and protect against them.
Podcast: Inside the ICE Deportation Tool
The powerful database and tool ICE has access to; the AI service that will call your parents for you; and the apparent hack of 4chan.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB review (Palit Infinity 3)
A good upgrade for anyone on an older graphics card and with plenty of overclocking potential.
AI That Trains Itself? Here's How it Works
The experiments evaluate the DNO algorithm (specifically, DNO-Prct) using an iterative training process that combines GPT-4-Turbo scoring with curated pairwise comparisons. UltraFeedback forms the core dataset, with additional large-scale trials....
Robin Sloan’s monthly newsletter is one of my favorites, chock full of...
Robin Sloan’s monthly newsletter is one of my favorites, chock full of thoughts, recommendations, and links. The April 2025 issue is typically great. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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