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Niantic announces “Large Geospatial Model” trained on Pokémon Go player data

nianticlabs.com — At Niantic, we are pioneering the concept of a Large Geospatial Model that will use large-scale machine learning to understand a scene and connect it to millions of other scenes globally. NIANTIC, 1

What is the origin of the lake tank image that has become a meme? (2021)

stackexchange.com — This image, the template for the "Panzer of the Lake" meme, depicts a soldier from an unknown nation looking at what appears to me to definitely be a Panzer. However, no-one seems to know the origins of the image. So, where and when was this image taken, and where was the image originally published? WHAT, 2

Building Databases over a Weekend

denormalized.io — Databases are some of the most complex pieces of software conceived since the advent of the computing age over half a century ago. [1] Nearly every piece of technology ends up touching the database in some way shape or form. Despite the ubiquity of Databases in the software stack, the vast majority of developers have been conditioned to treat databases as more or less a black box -- complex dense pieces of software conjured up by arch wizards and mavens ensconced in the rarified elite tiers of database companies or places like Google. The adage for the rest of us as it goes is never attempt to write your own database. BUILDING, 3

Show HN: We open-sourced our compost monitoring tech

github.com — Documentation and code for Hack the MontyHome device for extended applications. OPEN-SOURCED, 4

Electrobun: Cross-platform desktop applications written in TypeScript

electrobun.dev — Electrobun aims to be a complete solution-in-a-box for building, updating, and shipping ultra fast, tiny, and cross-platform desktop applications written in Typescript. ELECTROBUN, 5

Weight-loss drug found to shrink heart muscle in mice, human cells

ualberta.ca — U of A researchers urge caution about the unknown unintended negative health consequences of trendy anti-obesity medications. WEIGHT-LOSS, 6

Ford lost $3.7B on its EV sales

mackinac.org — The entirety of Ford’s normal vehicle profits was undone by its losses on electric vehicles. FORD, 7

Z-Library Helps Students to Overcome Academic Poverty, Study Finds

torrentfreak.com — Z-Library is one of the largest shadow libraries on the Internet, hosting millions of books and academic articles that can be downloaded for free. Z-LIBRARY, 8

Mathematical Thinking Isn't What You Think It Is

quantamagazine.org — Laurence Geai for Quanta Magazine MATHEMATICAL, 9

AAA – Analytical Anti-Aliasing

frost.kiwi — Today’s journey is Anti-Aliasing and the destination is Analytical Anti-Aliasing. Getting rid of rasterization jaggies is an art-form with decades upon decades of maths, creative techniques and non-stop innovation. With so many years of research and development, there are many flavors. AAA, 10

AlphaQubit: AI to identify errors in Quantum Computers

blog.google — Our new AI system accurately identifies errors inside quantum computers, helping to make this new technology more reliable. ALPHAQUBIT, 11

Doxx/Darkflare: DarkFlare TCPoCDN (TCP over CDN)

github.com — DarkFlare TCPoCDN (TCP over CDN) DOXX/DARKFLARE, 12

Fashion History Timeline

fitnyc.edu — 1900-1909, 20th century, artwork analysis FASHION, 13

Undergraduates with family income below $200k will be tuition-free at MIT

mit.edu — Images for download on the MIT News office website are made available to non-commercial entities, press and the general public under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license. You may not alter the images provided, other than to crop them to size. A credit line must be used when reproducing images; if one is not provided below, credit the images to "MIT." UNDERGRADUATES, 14

SQL, Homomorphisms and Constraint Satisfaction Problems

philipzucker.com — Database queries are a pretty surprisingly powerful tool that can solve seemingly intractable problems. SQL, 15

New Calculation Finds we are close to the Kessler Syndrome [video]

Show HN: Autotab – Programmable AI browser for turning web tasks into APIs

news.ycombinator.com — Hey HN, we're Alexi and Jonas the co-founders of Autotab (https://autotab.com). Autotab is a chrome-based browser you can teach to do complex tasks, with a simple API for running them from your app or backend. AUTOTAB, 17

How good are American roads?

construction-physics.com — We’re in an era where US infrastructure is getting a lot of attention. We need a lot of energy infrastructure for decarbonization, and to enable the AI data center buildout. There’s lots of interest in building high-speed rail, mass transit infrastructure, desalination plants in arid regions, and better ports. GOOD, 18

Bit-twiddling optimizations in Zed's Rope

zed.dev — A couple of weeks ago I came across one of Antonio's PRs, titled "Speed up point translation in the Rope" — now who doesn't stop to take a closer look at a PR with that title? BIT-TWIDDLING, 19

Google stops letting sites like Forbes rule search for "Best CBD Gummies"

arstechnica.com — If you've noticed strange sites on "Best" product searches, so has Google. GOOGLE, 20

Does the Internet Route Around Damage? – Baltic Sea Cable Cuts

ripe.net — I'm a system architect/research coordinator at the RIPE NCC, where I work in the science group. I'm a chemist by training, but have been working since 1998 on Internet related things, as a sysadmin, security consultant, web developer and researcher. I am interested in technology changes (like IPv6 deployment), Internet … More DOES, 21

Gregglogger

sonnet.io — A few weeks back I felt bored and somewhat nihilistic, so naturally I went where people go to when they want to scream into the void. This time the void didn't gaze back at me, but served me this: GREGGLOGGER, 22

Apple fights to keep DOJ antitrust suit from reaching trial

theverge.com — By Lauren Feiner, a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. FIGHTS, 23

Pipe Viewer – A Unix Utility You Should Know About

catonmat.net — Hi all! I'm starting a new article series here. This one is going to be about Unix utilities that you should know about. The articles will discuss one Unix program at a time. I'll try to write a good introduction to the tool and give as many examples as I can think of. PIPE, 24

Between the Booms: AI in Winter – Communications of the ACM

acm.org — After people stopped caring, artificial intelligence got more interesting. BETWEEN, 25

Exploring the Cost and Feasibility of Battery-Electric Ships

lbl.gov — Retrofitting a portion of the US shipping fleet from internal combustion engines to battery-electric systems could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and be largely cost effective by 2035, according to a new study from Berkeley Lab researchers recently published in Nature Energy. EXPLORING, 26

Science Talk – What Are Pulsar Planets? (2022)

spaceaustralia.com — 2022 marks the 30-year anniversary since the discovery of the first exoplanets, which happened to be orbiting a pulsar - one of the most unusual places we could find any planet. But what is a pulsar planet, and how did they get there? SCIENCE, 27

Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans

theguardian.com — Scientists are racing to understand what a hospitalized teen’s case of bird flu may mean for future outbreaks BIRD, 28

Show HN: Cardo ‒ Open Source desktop podcast client

news.ycombinator.com — Show HN: Cardo - Open Source Desktop Podcast Client CARDO, 29

Vapi (YC W21) Is Hiring Founding Senior Engineer (Front End) ashbyhq.com

Distro (YC S24) Is Hiring a Head of Marketing (B2B) ycombinator.com

Converge (YC S23) is hiring senior product engineers (NYC, in-person) ycombinator.com