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Google Authenticator now supports Google Account synchronization
Christiaan Brand, Group Product Manager We are excited to announce an update to Google Authenticator , across both iOS and Android, which a...
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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 2,475 posts.
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The money spent on lotteries doesn’t go to the park
The $6-10 lottery application fee that Recreation.gov charges doesn’t go to the park, but into Recreation.gov’s pockets. In 2022, for 6 out of these 9 lotteries, Recreation.gov makes made more money than the park.
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Is Gmail killing independent email?
People report that self-hosted emails always end up in Gmail spam. Is there anything Google can do about it?
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Linode rebranded as Akamai’s cloud computing services
Read some of the latest blog posts from Akamai Developers.
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Alt-F4 #65 – Factorio visualizer in Unreal Engine 5
Today we’ve got a very fun project to talk about: The FUE5 project, explained in this article by Hurricane. It’s Factorio, but 3D! Dreams do come true sometimes. It’s not quite a game, but more of a stunning re-imagining of its visuals. There’s lots of technical details on how this was achieved, so let’s jump in. What…
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Reflect – Multiplayer web app framework with game-style synchronization
Bringing Game-Style State Synchronization to the Web
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PyTorch 2.0
We are excited to announce the release of PyTorch® 2.0 which we highlighted during the PyTorch Conference on 12/2/22! PyTorch 2.0 offers the same eager-mode development and user experience, while fundamentally changing and supercharging...
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Tailscale Has Partnered with Mullvad
Since Tailscale was founded in 2019, customers have been forced to choose between either Tailscale or Mullvad without the ability for them to co-exist.
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We ran a phone check at a Y Combinator event in SF
*the full story is now on the official clearspace blog
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Modern work requires attention – constant alerts steal it
Attention—the time and freedom to focus—is your team’s most valuable resource.
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How to build a IP geolocation database from scratch?
Download a free IPv4 and IPv6 geolocation database (CSV, CC BY-SA 4.0), or the commercial one with full coverage in CSV and MMDB, updated at least twice a week.
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OpenAI and Microsoft extend partnership
We’re happy to announce that OpenAI and Microsoft are extending our partnership.
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Apple unveils new Mac Studio and brings Apple Silicon to Mac Pro
Apple today introduced the new Mac Studio and Mac Pro, the two most powerful Macs ever made.
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Homebrew 4.0.0
Today, I’d like to announce Homebrew 4.0.0. The most significant change since 3.6.0 enables significantly faster Homebrew-maintained tap updates by migrating from Git-cloned taps to JSON downloads.
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Northlight technology in Alan Wake 2
Showcasing new Northlight technology in Alan Wake 2
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Google Earth 3D Models Now Available as Open Standard (GlTF)
Introducing new AI-powered products and tools from Google Maps Platform. Learn more
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Do Machine Learning Models Memorize or Generalize?
An interactive introduction to grokking and mechanistic interpretability.
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Android 14 adds support for using your smartphone as a webcam
Starting in Android 14, it may not be necessary to use a third-party app to turn your smartphone into a webcam for your PC, as that functionality is getting baked into the Android OS itself — though there’s a catch.
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Don't believe ChatGPT – we do not offer a "phone lookup" service
TL;DR ChatGPT claims we offer an API to turn a mobile phone number into the location of the phone. We do not.
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Twilio is laying off 17% of workforce
Twilio posts cloud communications trends, customer stories, and tips for building scalable voice and SMS applications with Twilio's APIs.
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Teaching with AI
We’re releasing a guide for teachers using ChatGPT in their classroom—including suggested prompts, an explanation of how ChatGPT works and its limitations, the efficacy of AI detectors, and bias.
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Belgium legalises ethical hacking
On 15 February 2023, Belgium saw the entering into force of a new ‘whistleblower’ law, which legalised ‘ethical hacking’ even for cases where the hacked entity did not consent to it. In order to benefit from such decriminalisation, the law poses a number of conditions for ethical hacking, that have to be fulfilled in…
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We built the fastest CI and it failed
Earthly CI, touted as the fastest CI system, is shutting down due to a lack of market demand and difficulty in convincing users to switch from exis...
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DevOps Is Bullshit (2022)
A Critique of How We've Fooled Ourselves for Years.
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Norwegian ban on Meta behavioral advertising extended to entire EU
Det europeiske personvernrådet har nå bestemt at det norske forbudet mot adferdsbasert markedsføring på Facebook og Instagram skal bli permanent og utvides til å gjelde hele EU/EØS.
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John Deere's ongoing GPL violations: What's next
I grew up on a farm. My parents worked hard to grow crops and manage the farm business. My parents also found additional jobs to make ends meet. As farmers have done for millennia, my family used tools to farm. Some of those tools were tractors. Farmers now, as they have for thousands of years, rely on their ability…
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Redfin Is Leaving the National Association of Realtors
Redfin is moving to end our support of the National Association of Realtors
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This Voice Doesn't Exist – Generative Voice AI
We’re deploying our own generative model which lets users design entirely new synthetic voices. Discover more about generative voice AI