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Offline card payments should be possible no later than 1 July 2026 (www.riksbank.se)
14 hours ago
An agreement has been reached to enable offline card payments for essential goods by July 1, 2026. This initiative aims to enhance Sweden's payment system resilience against digital disruptions, particularly important given the country's high relianc...
Jeff Bezos says AI is in a bubble but society will get 'gigantic' benefits (www.cnbc.com)
18 hours ago
Artificial intelligence is currently experiencing an "industrial bubble," characterized by inflated valuations and indiscriminate funding of ideas, both good and bad. This excitement disconnects stock prices from fundamental business realities, a com...
Where it's at:// (overreacted.io)
1 day ago
The document explains how to resolve a unique address, known as an at:// URI, within a network. This process involves three main steps. First, a human-readable "handle" (like a domain name) is resolved into a permanent, global "identity" or Decentral...
The collapse of the econ PhD job market (www.chrisbrunet.com)
17 hours ago
The economics PhD job market is experiencing a significant collapse, with job postings down approximately 30-35% in three years. This decline is particularly acute for tenure-track academic positions, which are the primary goal for most PhD graduates...
OpenAI Is Just Another Boring, Desperate AI Startup (www.wheresyoured.at)
18 hours ago
The organization is presented as a diverse entity, allegedly exploring ventures in social media with generative video, workplace productivity tools, and an AI-powered hiring platform. It's also suggested to be moving into advertising for its services...
PEP 810 – Explicit lazy imports (pep-previews--4622.org.readthedocs.build)
16 hours ago
This proposal introduces an explicit "lazy" keyword for imports in Python. This feature allows modules to be loaded only when their names are first used, rather than immediately when the import statement is encountered. This can significantly reduce ...
Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe (avarayr.github.io)
9 hours ago
This page tracks Electron applications on macOS, specifically addressing a significant GPU performance issue affecting macOS 26. Of the 21 applications monitored, 6 have been fixed, while 15 remain unfixed. Developers are urged to update their Electr...
Zig builds are getting faster (mitchellh.com)
11 hours ago
Significant progress has been made in reducing Zig compilation times, as evidenced by real-world build benchmarks for the Ghostty project using Zig 0.15.1. Build script compilation has seen a dramatic speedup, and full uncached binary builds are also...
I spent the day teaching seniors how to use an iPhone (forums.macrumors.com)
1 day ago
The core issue is the complexity of modern smartphones for elderly users. Setting up and unlocking devices with passcodes and biometric authentication proved difficult due to forgetfulness and technical errors. The user interface presents too many op...
Apple takes down ICE tracking apps after pressure from DOJ (www.foxbusiness.com)
1 day ago
Apple removed the ICEBlock app from its App Store due to concerns raised by the Department of Justice about potential safety risks to law enforcement officers. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the department's request to Apple, stating the app en...
Sora Update #1 (blog.samaltman.com)
9 hours ago
The development team is actively learning from user engagement with the video generation model, incorporating feedback from creators, rights holders, and other stakeholders. Two significant upcoming changes are planned. First, rights holders will gai...
California needs to learn from Houston and Dallas about homelessness (www.governance.fyi)
21 hours ago
Cities in Texas have achieved significant reductions in street homelessness by implementing structured systems, contrasting with California's struggles despite extensive spending. Key to their success is a centralized "backbone" organization with aut...
Social anxiety isn't about being liked (chrislakin.blog)
19 hours ago
Social anxiety is not primarily driven by a desire to be liked, but rather by an intense fear of being disliked. The behaviors associated with social anxiety, such as shrinking one's presence, appearing less assertive, and reducing social interaction...
Interstellar Object 3I/Atlas Passed Mars Last Night (earthsky.org)
13 hours ago
The third known interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, recently made its closest approach to Mars. Multiple space agencies are coordinating observations using spacecraft around Mars to gather data on this visitor. Scientists are attempting to trace its origi...
Litestream v0.5.0 (fly.io)
1 day ago
This update introduces significant enhancements to a SQLite backup and recovery system, making it faster and enabling efficient point-in-time recovery (PITR). A new file format, LTX, has been developed to represent transactions as ordered page ranges...
ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team (www.wired.com)
16 hours ago
Immigration authorities plan to significantly expand social media surveillance by hiring dozens of contractors. These analysts will monitor platforms like Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram to gather intelligence for deportation raids. The initiative in...
Niri – A scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor (github.com)
23 hours ago
This Wayland compositor arranges windows in columns on an infinite horizontal strip, with each monitor having its own independent strip and dynamic vertical workspaces. New windows do not resize existing ones, and windows are confined to their monito...
Germany must stand firmly against client-side scanning in Chat Control [pdf] (signal.org)
17 hours ago
Cloudflare Introduces NET Dollar stable coin (www.cloudflare.com)
2 hours ago
A new U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin is being introduced to facilitate instant, secure, and global transactions for an evolving, AI-driven internet. This stablecoin aims to support a business model that rewards originality and creativity, moving away ...