Wikipedia survives while the rest of the internet breaks https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/717322/wikipedia-attacks-neutrality-history-jimmy-wales
The Verge
Wikipedia is under attack — and how it can survive
The site’s volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI.
I bought the cheapest EV, a used Nissan Leaf https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/i-bought-cheapest-ev-used-nissan-leaf
ML needs a new programming language – Interview with Chris Lattner https://signalsandthreads.com/why-ml-needs-a-new-programming-language/
Signalsandthreads
Signals and Threads Podcast
Listen in on Jane Street’s Ron Minsky as he has conversations with engineers working on everything from clock synchronization to reliable multicast, build systems to reconfigurable hardware. Get a peek at how Jane Street approaches problems, and how those…
Protobuffers Are Wrong (2018) https://reasonablypolymorphic.com/blog/protos-are-wrong/
Making a font of my handwriting https://chameth.com/making-a-font-of-my-handwriting/
Chameth
Making a font of my handwriting · Chameth.com
Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5B to settle lawsuit with book authors https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/technology/anthropic-settlement-copyright-ai.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jk8.bTTt.Zir9wmtPaTp2&smid=url-share
NY Times
Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors (Gift Article)
The settlement is the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases and could lead more A.I. companies to pay rights holders for use of their works.
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We hacked Burger King: How auth bypass led to drive-thru audio surveillance https://bobdahacker.com/blog/rbi-hacked-drive-thrus/
I am giving up on Intel and have bought an AMD Ryzen 9950X3D https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2025-09-07-bye-intel-hi-amd-9950x3d/
Michael Stapelberg
Bye Intel, hi AMD! I’m done after 2 dead Intels
The Intel 285K CPU in my high-end 2025 Linux PC died again! 😡 Notably, this was the replacement CPU for the original 285K that died in March, and after reading through the reviews of Intel CPUs on my electronics store of choice, many of which (!) mention…
What is the origin of the private network address 192.168.*.*? (2009) https://lists.ding.net/othersite/isoc-internet-history/2009/oct/msg00000.html
The MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge https://twitter.com/samhenrigold/status/1964428927159382261
X (formerly Twitter)
sam henri gold (@samhenrigold) on X
Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
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Signal Secure Backups https://signal.org/blog/introducing-secure-backups/
Signal
Introducing Signal Secure Backups
In the past, if you broke or lost your phone, your Signal message history was gone. This has been a challenge for people whose most important conversations happen on Signal. Think family photos, sweet messages, important documents, or anything else you don’t…
Claude now has access to a server-side container environment https://www.anthropic.com/news/create-files
Anthropic
Claude can now create and use files
Claude can now create and edit Excel spreadsheets, documents, PowerPoint slide decks, and PDFs directly in Claude.ai and the desktop app.
US High school students' scores fall in reading and math https://apnews.com/article/naep-reading-math-scores-12th-grade-c18d6e3fbc125f12948cc70cb85a520a
AP News
US high school students lose ground in math and reading, continuing yearslong decline
A decade-long slide in high school students’ performance in reading and math persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years.
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