Designator

Git rebase -I is not that scary

Git's interactive rebase command, git rebase -i, is not intimidating because it merely opens a text file for editing, allowing users to abort changes or recover work using the reflog.

4 hours ago5 min read

Systems and Delays

A review of "Thinking in Systems" highlights how delays, often counterintuitive, impact system behavior, using a car dealership inventory model to illustrate their effects on ordering and stock levels.

4 hours ago6 min read

Inflect-Micro-v2: complete voice in 9.36M parameters

Inflect-Micro-v2 offers complete, fixed-voice English text-to-waveform speech synthesis with under 10 million parameters, enabling local CPU or CUDA inference for high-quality audio generation.

4 hours ago10 min read

DeepSeek pause fundraise after comments on compute gap to US leaked (transcript) [pdf]

DeepSeek reportedly paused its fundraising efforts after a leaked transcript revealed concerns about the significant compute gap between China and the United States.

5 hours ago1 min read

Cloudflare's new AI traffic options for customers

Cloudflare introduces new AI traffic options for customers to manage and optimize their online presence.

6 hours ago15 min read

GM Backs Sodium Ion Batteries for U.S. Grid Storage

General Motors backs Peak Energy's effort to develop sodium-ion batteries for US grid storage.

7 hours ago9 min read

Warner Bros. lawsuit accuses Amazon of illegally poaching executives

Warner Bros. accuses Amazon of illegally poaching executives through interference with contracts and unfair competition.

7 hours ago3 min read

Ars Technica

SDCC teaser gives us our first good look at Blade Runner 2099

Prime Video debuts the first teaser for Blade Runner 2099 at San Diego Comic-Con.

7 hours ago7 min read

The new rules of context engineering for Claude 5 generation models

Developers removed 80% of Claude Code's system prompt for advanced models with no loss in coding evaluations.

8 hours ago15 min read

The hacker who humiliated spyware makers and was never caught

Phineas Fisher, a prolific hacktivist, targeted spyware makers and governments, exposing scandals and remaining uncaptured for over a decade.

8 hours ago5 min read

Producing ammonia and fertiliser using wind power in Morris, Minnesota

A facility in Minnesota is producing low-carbon ammonia using wind power for local fertiliser production.

9 hours ago3 min read

Elon Musk’s Boring Company reportedly raising funding at a $20 billion valuation

The Boring Company is reportedly raising funding at a $20 billion valuation in a $4 billion round.

9 hours ago2 min read

Running a 28.9M parameter LLM on an $8 microcontroller

Researchers ran a 28.9M parameter large language model on an $8 microcontroller.

9 hours ago10 min read

9to5Google

Google Maps rolling out Immersive Navigation, speedometer in Android Auto to more users

Google Maps is expanding the rollout of Immersive Navigation and a live speedometer feature for Android Auto to a broader user base, appearing on non-beta devices.

14 hours ago3 min read

The Verge

Warner Bros. is suing Amazon for poaching employees

Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Amazon, alleging the company illegally poached employees, including a senior VP for originals marketing, by inducing breaches of contract with higher pay.

14 hours ago3 min read

The Silurian Hypothesis (2020)

The Silurian Hypothesis explores the geological and astronomical evidence that might remain if an ancient, non-human civilization existed on Earth millions of years ago.

15 hours ago

One fallen power line exposed a growing AI data center problem. Here’s how to fix it.

A fallen power line in Northern Virginia exposed how simultaneously disconnecting data centers can destabilize the electrical grid, causing voltage spikes and flickering lights across a wide region.

15 hours ago5 min read

9to5Google

I’m using my phone way less, and it’s making me happier

The author reduced phone usage, finding increased happiness and health, after realizing excessive screen time negatively impacted well-being and replacing one social media addiction with others.

15 hours ago8 min read

The Verge

Is this e-reader case a gun?

A 3D-printed, pistol-shaped case for an e-reader highlights the challenges of mandating gun-blocking software on 3D printers, as the technology may struggle to differentiate between harmless objects and actual firearms.

15 hours ago10 min read