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Linux Kernel from First Principles - What to learn the internals of the Linux kernel? Version 6.5-rc5 has about 36 mill... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/13/linux-kernel-from-first-principles/ #softwaredevelopment #linuxhacks #kernel #linux

In Generative AI Market, Amazon Chases Microsoft and Google with Custom AWS Chips - An anonymous reader shared this report from CNBC:

In an unmarked office building ... - https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/08/14/0532215/in-generative-ai-market-amazon-chases-microsoft-and-google-with-custom-aws-chips?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #cloud

Honey, can you shrink the plugin? Mozilla allows desktop extensions on Firefox for Android - Browser has added multi-process support Mozilla has teased an upcoming plan to allow plug... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/14/desktop_extensions_coming_to_android/

Could Supermassive Black Holes Explain Our Universe's Gravitational-Wave 'Hum'? - "Earlier this year, after 15 years of searching, scientists finally heard the back... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/08/14/0317234/could-supermassive-black-holes-explain-our-universes-gravitational-wave-hum?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #space

US government to investigate China's Microsoft email breach - PLUS: Phishing campaign targets the C-suite; Cybercrime arrests in EU and Africa; and mor... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/14/us_government_investigates_microsoft_breach/

Update Your Chinese Radio Without The Pain - The new hotness in cheap radios this year has been the Quansheng UV-K5, a Chinese ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/13/update-your-chinese-radio-without-the-pain/ #firmwareupdate #softwarehacks #quansheng #webserial

Google Project IDX brings AI to cloud-hosted development environments - Google has introduced Project IDX, a browser-based development environment that combin... - https://www.infoworld.com/article/3704630/google-project-idx-brings-ai-to-cloud-hosted-development-environments.html#tk.rss_all #integrateddevelopmentenvironments #artificialintelligence #googlecloudplatform #softwaredevelopment #cloudcomputing #generativeai

Best Mini Fridge for Medication in 2023 - Many companies featured on ReadWrite partner with us. Opinions are our own, but co... - https://readwrite.com/best-mini-fridge-for-medication/ #productreviews

Indian authorities reject Infosys 'COVID ate my homework' excuse - Tencent keyboard app allowed eavesdropping; Australia, Japan, sour on TwitX; China seeks ... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/14/asia_tech_news_roundup/

Stack Overflow 'Evolves', Previewing AI-Powered Answers and Chat Followups - "Stack Overflow is adding artificial intelligence to its offerings," reports ZDNet... - https://developers.slashdot.org/story/23/08/14/0023242/stack-overflow-evolves-previewing-ai-powered-answers-and-chat-followups?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

Hackaday Links: August 13, 2023 - Remember that time when the entire physics community dropped what it was doing to ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/13/hackaday-links-august-13-2023/ #roomtemperaturesuperconductor #researchplatform #hackadaycolumns #machinelearning #superconductor #termsofservice #hackadaylinks #semiconductor #interconnect #trainingdata #skepticism #spacejunk #pimoroni #scripps #slider #debunk #heist #lk-99 #orbit #theft #eula #flip #zoom #leo #meo #tos #ai

How Laser Sensors Could Improve America's Electric Grid - By 2035 America needs a 43% increase in its power-transmitting capacity, according... - https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/08/13/2325238/how-laser-sensors-could-improve-americas-electric-grid?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #power

Zuckerberg says Musk 'not serious' about cage fight - Doubt hangs over the billionaires' fight plans, but Musk suggests he is open to a bout on... - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66494113?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Video doorbells: Police embrace them but do they cut crime? - The smart doorbells have soared in popularity, but they may not help reduce the number of... - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66360030?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Does Desktop Linux Have a Firefox Problem? - OS News' managing editor calls Firefox "the single most important desktop Linux ap... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/08/13/226217/does-desktop-linux-have-a-firefox-problem?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #firefox

Data Security and Privacy Challenges in HR Software Development - It isn’t easy to imagine working without technology. Whether it is during work hou... - https://readwrite.com/data-security-and-privacy-challenges-in-hr-software-development/ #hrsoftwaredevelopment #datasecurity #dataprivacy #readwrite #tech

How to Use Automation to Reduce Your Attack Surface - Companies are diversifying their resources and data silos. Some enterprises move t... - https://readwrite.com/how-to-use-automation-to-reduce-your-attack-surface/ #cybersecurityautomation #dataandsecurity #attacksurface #automation #security

Portable 1990s POS Will Strain Your Back - [JR] over at [Tech Throwback] got ahold of an unusual piece of gear recently — a p... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/13/portable-1990s-pos-will-strain-your-back/ #mobilephone #pointofsale #phonehacks #teardown #motorola #portable

Will Quantum Computing Supercharge AI - and Then Transform Our Understanding of Reality? - Quantum computing could turbo-charge AI into something "massively, universally tra... - https://slashdot.org/story/23/08/13/2011247/will-quantum-computing-supercharge-ai---and-then-transform-our-understanding-of-reality?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

Musk isn’t serious about fighting, Zuckerberg says. Here’s the latest. - The Facebook-turned-Meta CEO said Sunday it's time to move on from the idea he will meet ... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/13/zuckerberg-musk-fight/