🙈 Useless Fact of the Day
Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
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Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced the synthesis of californium, a radioactive transuranium element.
Read more on Wikipedia
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Attackers are hiding malicious JavaScript in GitHub, npm, and VS Code packages using invisible Unicode variation selectors. These look like blank lines but decode into executable payloads at runtime, likely AI-generated, making manual review and traditional defenses much less effective.
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Scientists achieved two breakthroughs: Australian lab Cortical Labs taught 200,000 human neurons on a chip to play Doom, while US firm Eon Systems simulated a fruit fly’s brain. These raise possibilities for medical research and brain emulation, but also ethical concerns about consciousness and control.
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The letter argues AI didn’t create cheating; it amplified existing shortcuts like essay mills. This exposes how vulnerable traditional essays are as proof of learning. Universities should redesign assessment to value genuine reflection, interpretation and visible intellectual struggle over polished final products.
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Meta is reportedly planning layoffs of 20%+ of staff to offset massive AI costs and anticipated efficiency from AI tools. The cuts follow earlier large reductions, huge AI infrastructure spending, and pressure to compete in generative AI despite recent model setbacks.
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A proposed class action accuses Elon Musk’s xAI and its Grok tool of generating AI child sexual abuse material from real girls’ photos, hosting it on xAI servers, and profiting via third‑party app access. Plaintiffs seek injunctions and punitive damages.
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💪 Jeff Dean Fact of the Day
Jeff Dean doesn't write bugs, just features you are unable to understand.
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⭐ 8012, 🖖 305
A free, open-source app store for GitHub releases — browse, discover, and install apps with one click. Powered by Kotlin and Compose Multiplatform for Android & Desktop (Linux, MacOS, Windows).
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⭐ 100, 🖖 11
Artificial-life: A simple (300 lines of code) reproduction of Computational Life
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⭐ 14, 🖖 1
Breccia: Single-file, append-only, blob storage with efficient random access
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⭐ 7653, 🖖 444
Perfect Green Screen Keys
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⭐ 54, 🖖 5
SpiceCrypt: A Python library for decrypting LTspice encrypted model files
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