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Leslie Lamport Wrote Paxos as a Lost Greek Parliament. Referees Called It ‘Not Very Important.’
Leslie Lamport wrote Paxos as a Greek parliament story in 1990, and referees called it ‘not very important.’ How it works, plus a test for your design docs.
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Donald Knuth Expected TeX to Take One Year. The Book He Built It For Still Disappointed Him.
In 1977, Donald Knuth expected TeX to take a year. It took about a decade, because the hard part was not the code…
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A Math Professor Caught the Pentium Dividing Wrong. Five Empty Table Cells Led to a $475 Million Charge.
In 1994, Thomas Nicely found the Pentium FDIV bug Intel already knew about. See how five empty table cells slipped past testing and…
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A 45-Minute C++ Build Helped Start Go. Very Few of Its Early Programmers Came From C++.
How a 45-minute C++ build at Google in 2007 led Rob Pike, Robert Griesemer and Ken Thompson to start Go, and why most…
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Laravel 13.35 Release Brings Native HTTP QUERY Routes and Unified Scheduling
Laravel 13.35 introduces HTTP QUERY routing, dynamic Eloquent model defaults, percentage queue memory limits, and multi-server scheduling enhancements.
The intelligence frontier
Models, research and the impact of AI.
Automation Anywhere Acquires Boost.ai to Expand Voice AI Capabilities
Automation Anywhere agrees to acquire Boost.ai from Nordic Capital to integrate conversational voice AI across enterprise operations.
OpenAI Math Proof Releases Face Scrutiny Over Verification and Rigor
OpenAI’s automated math proofs draw scrutiny from top mathematicians over translation errors in Lean code, proprietary testing, and missing reasoning logs.
Anthropic Updates Claude Usage Policy to Ban Abusive Behavior and Tighten Guardrails
Anthropic’s updated usage policy for Claude bans sustained abusive behavior toward the model and adds strict rules covering weapons and surveillance.
Software, apps & games
Useful tools and experiences worth knowing.
ESET Traces Two-Year Evolution of Russia-Aligned MATCHBOIL Malware
ESET research reveals how Russia-aligned group UAC-0099 evolved MATCHBOIL malware to target Ukrainian critical infrastructure and evade detection.
Nexon Expands Mabinogi Mobile to Japan with PC Crossplay and Life-Sim Features
Nexon brings cel-shaded MMORPG Mabinogi Mobile to Japan, featuring PC crossplay, tactical dungeoneering, and cozy life-simulation gameplay.
Harness Acquires Augment Code Assets to Unify Coding Agents and CI/CD Pipelines
Harness acquires Augment Code’s Cosmos engine and team to connect AI code generation with automated software delivery and testing pipelines.
Built for developers
Code, tools and the craft of building software.
freeCodeCamp Releases TanStack Router Crash Course for Type-Safe React Applications
freeCodeCamp published a crash course on TanStack Router, covering type-safe navigation, Zod search parameters, data loaders, and auth guards.
Safari Technology Preview 254 Introduces CSS calc-size() and WebCodecs Data Transfer
Apple releases Safari Technology Preview 254 with support for CSS calc-size(), interpolate-size, and WebCodecs buffer transfers.
GitHub Copilot Integrates Local Models and Sandboxed Execution on Windows
GitHub Copilot adds local model routing and sandboxed execution on Windows, balancing on-device AI hardware with cloud infrastructure.
Technology & platforms
Devices, security and a connected world.
Meta AI Logo Designer Faces Backlash Over Assistant Branding Project
Lettering artist Jessica Hische designed Meta’s Muse AI logo to fund her local businesses, sparking intense debate across the digital creative community.
Apple Rumored to Slim Down iPhone Air 2 to 5.2mm While Expanding Battery
A leak claims Apple’s second-generation iPhone Air will shrink to 5.2mm while increasing battery capacity to 3,500mAh using high-density cells.
Steam Beta Automates Proton Setup for Non-Steam Windows Binaries on Linux
Valve’s latest Steam Client Beta automatically launches added Windows executables via Proton on Linux while addressing Big Picture and controller bugs.
Startups & business
Companies, capital and the next big idea.
Edmonton Startup Week Debuts Dedicated Deep Tech Track to Advance Commercial Research
Edmonton Startup Week hosted its first Deep Tech Day, convening founders, scientists, and investors to navigate commercialization and scaling.
Universal Quantum Secures Record €89 Million Series A to Scale Modular Trapped-Ion Architecture
Universal Quantum raises €89 million in Series A funding to expand its modular trapped-ion quantum computing architecture globally.
Global Startup Awards Opens 12th Edition with AI-Assisted Evaluation Model
Global Startup Awards opens applications for its 12th edition, introducing AI-assisted candidate scoring and simplified early-stage founder entry.
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Kingdoms of the Covenant Brings Biblical Strategy and Active Combat to iPhone
Upcoming iPhone game Kingdoms of the Covenant combines base building, world exploration, and direct 3D combat based on biblical history.
Cloudbreaker Combines Bullet Heaven Survival Action With Spatial Inventory Puzzles
Cloudbreaker combines bullet heaven survival action with spatial inventory grid puzzles to create a strategic aerial combat experience.
Escape the Baby Alarm Brings Motherhood Puzzles to Mobile on November 24
Indie developer Julie Normann Bjørnskov announces Escape the Baby Alarm, a mobile puzzle game exploring parenthood launching November 24.
Blizzard Restricts Dungeon XP to Preserve Open-World Leveling in WoW: Forever
Blizzard is applying a minor dungeon XP buff in World of Warcraft: Forever but maintains that open-world questing will remain the primary leveling path.
Microsoft Releases Execution Containers to Sandbox Autonomous AI Agents on Windows
Microsoft has rolled out Execution Containers on Windows to restrict file access, limit network connectivity, and monitor AI agent resource usage.
NVIDIA Demonstrates AI Agent Workflows for SimReady CAD Conversion in Isaac Sim
NVIDIA outlines an agentic workflow using frontier AI models to convert raw CAD STEP files into validated OpenUSD assets for robotics simulation.
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Books, ideas and a wider perspective.
Probability Theory And Mathematical Statistics
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The rise of statistical thinking, 1820-1900
The rise of statistical thinking, 1820-1900 Read more and join the conversation on Facebook.
A history of probability and statistics and their applications before 1750 by Andres Hald
A history of probability and statistics and their applications before 1750 by Andres Hald Read more and join the conversation on Facebook.
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