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Consumer prices rise 0.5% in January, higher than expected as annual rate rises to 3%
Jeff Cox,  Economics Editor  -  CNBC

Stephan:

_You have almost certainly noticed it. My wife and I certainly have. “emperor” Trump promised prices would go down if he were elected. They have, in fact, gone in the absolute opposite direction. And because of Trump’s ignorance and bullying they are going to go much further up. We will be in a different world … ⌘ Read more

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Avoiding Outrage Fatigue while Staying Informed
Rachel Feltman, Tanya Lewis, Madison Goldberg & Fonda Mwangi,  Contributing Writer | Senior Editor for Health and Medicine | Science Journalist | Multi-Media Editor  -  Scientific American

_Stephan: Recently I have had four readers write to tell me that the MAGAt coup has just left them emotionally exhausted, and I had lunch with a friend today who told me the same thing. I understood what all of them were telling me, and it p … ⌘ Read more

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Apple Working on New 27-Inch Mini-LED Studio Display for Late 2025
Apple is working on a 27-inch mini-LED display that could come as soon as late 2025, display analyst Ross Young said today. The display could be a new version of the Studio Display that Apple first introduced in 2022. The current version of the Studio Display uses a 5K LED panel, so a mini-LED version would be a significant update.

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10 Broadway Props That Stole The Show
Broadway is known for its dazzling performances, unforgettable characters, and, of course, incredible props that help bring the magic to life. While the actors’ talent is the star of the show, some props have a way of stealing the spotlight and becoming just as iconic as the performances themselves. From inanimate objects that take on […]

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Apple Partners With Alibaba to Bring iPhone AI Features to China
Apple will partner with Alibaba to offer AI features in China, the Chinese company’s chairman said on Thursday, resolving months of speculation around Apple’s strategy in the region (via Reuters).

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woodser releases monero-cpp v0.8.13, monero-java v0.8.36, monero-ts v0.11.3
woodser1 has just released new versions for three Monero libraries: monero-cpp v0.8.132, monero-java v0.8.363, and monero-ts v0.11.34:

Changes overview


monero-cpp:
-Support wallet->get_default_fee_priority()
-Fix building sample_code.cpp on Linux
-Update instructions to use unbound v1.22.0
-Update instructions to use boost v1.85.0
-Update build ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/woodser-releases-monero-cpp-v0.8.13-monero-java-v0.8.36-monero-ts-v0.11.3/)

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Deals: M2 MacBook Air for $799
Amazon is back with some more great deals on Apple products, with one of the best deals being the M2 MacBook Air 13″ model for just $799 in the 16GB / 256GB configuration, taking $200 off the retail price. And if the M2 MacBook Air isn’t what you’re looking for, the M3 models remain at … Read MoreRead more

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MacOS Sonoma 14.7.4 & MacOS Ventura 13.7.4 with Security Updates Released
macOS Sonoma 14.7.4 and MacOS Ventura 13.7.4 are available as small software updates for Mac users running the Sonoma and Ventura operating systems. The updates focus on security enhancements, making them recommended for all Mac users running those operating systems, and they appear to include same security updates available in the just released MacOS Sequoia … [Read More](https://osx … ⌘ Read more

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Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 6 2025: 30 PRs, 13 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.

1 - PRs (30, 16:3:11)

Opened (16)

monero-project/monero:

  • #97691 ci: run guix builds on Cargo.lock update (tobtoht)
  • #97732 depends: use staging_prefix_dir where possible (tobtoht)
  • #97673 wallet: avoid premature elevati … ⌘ Read more

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Apple Deals of the Week: $99 AirPods, $200 Off MacBook Air, 18% Off Apple Watch 10, & More
Amazon consistently offers some of the best deals on Apple products, and this week is no exception. Check out some fantastic deals on the all new AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2, Apple Watch Series 10, MacBook Air in 13″ and 15″ screen sizes, and a 4-pack of AirTags. AirPods 4 – $99 (down from $129) … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/02/07/apple-deals-of-the-w … ⌘ Read more

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MacOS Sonoma 14.7.3 & MacOS Ventura 13.7.3 with Security Updates Available
Apple has issued macOS Sonoma 14.7.3 along with macOS Ventura 13.7.3 for Mac users who are continuing to run those operating systems. These are security focused updates that are concurrent with the freshly released MacOS Sequoia 15.3 update for those running Sequoia, and are not expected to include any features or notable changes. Safari 18.3 … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/ … ⌘ Read more

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Deals: iPad Mini 7 for $399 ($100 Off), $100 Off M2 iPad Air 13″ or 11″, AirTags 4-pack for $70
Amazon is offering some nice deals on select Apple products at the moment, and we want to highlight a few that might interest you. With some great prices on iPad models of all variety of sizes, and a great discount on a pack of AirTags, don’t miss out! $100 Off iPad Air 13″ or 11″ … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/28/deals-ipad-mini-7 … ⌘ Read more

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Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 3 2025: 66 PRs, 12 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.

1 - PRs (66, 13:14:39)

Opened (13)

monero-project/monero:

  • #96971 [WIP] carrot_impl (jeffro256)
  • #96982 add do_not_relay option to sweep_single … (SNeedlewoods)
  • #97063 ci: build wallet_api for all linux cli jobs (t … ⌘ Read more

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Haveno v1.0.18 released with various fixes and improvements
woodser1 has released Haveno2 version 1.0.183 with various bug fixes, improvements and updates.

Changes overview


Reduce disk usage up to 98% by saving wallets less frequently..
Update to Tor browser v14.0.3 and Tor binary v0.4.8.13
Increase trade limit of 'no deposit' offers to 1.5 XMR
Rename 'Cash at ATM' to 'Cardless Cash'
Support startup flag to specify blockchain location for local node
Improv ... ⌘ [Read more](https://monero.observer/woodser-releases-haveno-v1.0.18-fixes-improvements/)

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How to Change Keyboard Shortcut for Type to Siri on Mac
The Type to Siri feature on Mac is super useful, particularly now that Siri has Apple Intelligence features. Using Type to Siri is perhaps even more handy for Mac users than using the voice activated Siri commands, but some Mac users may find themselves accidentally triggering Type to Siri by inadvertently pressing the initiating command … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/13/how-to-change-keyboard-shortcut-for-type … ⌘ Read more

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Deals: Get iPad Mini 7 for $399 ($100 Off), AirTags 4-pack for $70
The iPad mini is a popular iPad model for users who want a very portable table experience. The 7th generation iPad mini is particularly well suited for modern use, being the first iPad mini model to support Apple Intelligence AI features, an 8″ LCD display, and the speedy A17 processor, which is the same powerful … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/01/13/deals-get-ipad-mini-7-for-399-100-off-airtags-4-pa … ⌘ Read more

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The KCD Sofia 2025 logo: movement. direction. evolution.
KCD post by the Kubernetes Community Days Sofia organizers Today, we’re having a conversation with Veneta Gergova, the artist behind the design and logo for KCD Sofia 2025. What is your experience as a designer and… ⌘ Read more

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CEL-ebrating simplicity: mastering Kubernetes policy enforcement with CEL
Community post by Kevin Conner, Chief Engineer, Getup Cloud and co-author of Kubernetes in Action 2nd Edition As Kubernetes deployments grow in scale and complexity, policy enforcement becomes a critical aspect of maintaining secure and reliable… ⌘ Read more

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Fuzzing the CNCF landscape in 2024
By Chris Aniszczyk (CNCF), Adam Korczynski (Ada Logics), David Korczynski (Ada Logics) CNCF maintains a high level of security for its projects by way of a series of initiatives such as security auditing, supply-chain assessments and… ⌘ Read more

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iPhone Driver’s License Support Coming to Illinois
iPhone users from Illinois will soon be able to add their driver’s licenses and IDs to the Apple Wallet app on ‌iPhone‌ and Apple Watch, the Illinois Secretary of State announced today [ PDF].

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Editor’s Note — Humanity’s Precognition, Climate Change, and the Decline of Democracy
Stephan A. Schwartz,  Editor  -  Explore - The Journal of Science and Healing

Stephan: Today’s edition of SR has only one story. I am doing this because it is my conviction that this is the most important story shaping humanity today. I hope you will take the time to read it, and pass it on to others.Read more

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HUMANITY’S PRECOGNITITON: Climate Change and the Decline of Democracy
Stephan A. Schwartz,  Columnist  -  Explore - The Journal of Science and Healing

_Stephan: My life has been largely defined by three activities: My experimental research on the nature of consciousness, my research on the trends shaping human civilization, and my research on how to foster individual and social wellbeing. Over the past 60 years, I have written hundreds of peer-reviewed pa … ⌘ Read more

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Vérification de l’âge sur les sites pornos : l’échec à portée de clics
La vie est un éternel recommencement, et c’est vrai aussi pour l’État français, surtout si cela permet de cramer d’impressionnantes sommes d’argent gratuit du contribuable : après moult tergiversations, voilà que déboule la vérification poussée de l’âge pour l’accès aux sites pornographiques en France… L’année 2025 marque donc, depuis deux jours (le samedi 11 janvier) la […] ⌘ Read more

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10 Shocking Facts About the Electric Chair
Since 1887, the electric chair has fascinated and horrified people around the world. The stiff, uninviting planks of wood the chairs are made of have become synonymous with the controversial method of execution. Since its invention, the chair has continued to evolve, for better or worse. Here are 10 things you might not have known […]

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Apple Smart Home Hub Launch Possibly Delayed Until Later in Year
Apple’s long-rumoured smart home hub or “command center” may not arrive in the spring as previously expected, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

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We’ve heard various rumors and reports about Apple developing an all-in-one smart home management hub. The device is said to feature a square-shaped 7-inch display, a Fa … ⌘ Read more

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Monero Tech meeting scheduled for 13 January 2025 1800 UTC
The next Monero Tech meeting is scheduled1 to take place on Monday, January 13 2025 at 18:00 UTC, in the #no-wallet-left-behind 2 IRC-Libera/Matrix channels.

This meeting’s chairperson will probably be r​brunner73 and the agenda should include various topics: Seraphis4/JAMTIS5, FCMPs6, and other long-term Monero development issues.

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** Not what I was expecting **
A while ago I was talking with someone about books. I mentioned that I like to read capital R romance novels, and like 19th century literary realism.

This person excitedly recommended Victor LaValle’s The Changeling. Knowing nothing about it, and because I pretty much say“yes” to any book recommendation I get from a real live person that I can find at the library, I’ve been reading it.

My dude. What the fuck!? This is just horror. 🥲😨 ⌘ Read more

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Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 1 2025: 18 PRs, 4 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.

1 - PRs (18, 17:1:0)

Opened (17)

monero-project/monero:

  • #96671 depends: freebsd_base: update to 13.4 (tobtoht)
  • #96682 build: make libsodium an optional build dependency (tobtoht)
  • #96703 build: remove libtool (tobtoht)
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New MacBook Air Models Coming Soon With These Rumored Features
One of Apple’s first product announcements of 2025 will likely be updated 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models with the M4 chip.

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Below, we recap rumors about the next MacBook Air models.

New Features Expected

The new MacBook Air models are expected to be equipped with Apple’s already-released M4 chip, which has a 10-core C … ⌘ Read more

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Apple Broke a 13-Year Hardware Streak in 2024
For over a decade, Apple has consistently announced all-new hardware product lines, from the iPad in 2010 to the Vision Pro in 2023. But for the first time in 14 years, Apple failed to announce any major new hardware products in 2024, focusing solely on updates and refinements to its existing product lines.

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Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 51 2024: 13 PRs, 11 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.

1 - PRs (13, 11:2:0)

Opened (11)

monero-project/monero:

  • #96211 Blockchain: get height of RingCT fork programmatically (jeffro256)
  • #96222 Blockchain: get height of RingCT fork programmatically RELEASE
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‘World’s first’ grid-scale nuclear fusion power plant announced in the US
Laura Paddison,    -  CNN

Stephan: Here is a first report on a new fusion technology that may become a very significant power technology to help us leave the carbon era.

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Commonwealth Fusion Systems’s tokamak, a donut-shaped machine used to create nuclear fusion, in Devens, Massachusetts. Credit: Steven … ⌘ Read more

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‘Burdened by diseases’: Study details what’s wrong with American healthcare
Alex Henderson,    -  AlterNet

Stephan: It is interesting to note that the murder of the Healthcare CEO has finally stimulated people to think and talk about our dreadul illness profit system. Here is some very interesting data.

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Credit: National Cancer Institute

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How to Check Battery Cycle Count on iPhone
Some iPhone users may be interested in learning what the battery cycle count is on their iPhone. A battery cycle is counted when a full charge and discharge cycle has completed, and this number can help to determine battery usage, health, as well as longevity. Up until recently and with the latest model iPhone devices, … Read MoreRead more

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Reconsidering Kubernetes deployments: when operators are overkill
Member post originally published on the Devtron blog by Prakarsh TL:DR: Kubernetes Operators are powerful but can be overkill for simple deployments. Explore alternatives like Helm, ArgoCD, and Devtron to streamline your Kubernetes deployments without sacrificing… ⌘ Read more

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Report: Apple to Stop Selling iPhone 14 and iPhone SE in EU This Month
Apple plans to stop selling the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and third-generation iPhone SE in European Union countries later this month, to comply with a regulation that will soon require newly-sold smartphones with wired charging to be equipped with a USB-C port in those countries, according to [French blog iGeneration](https://www.igen. … ⌘ Read more

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Trump’s policies ‘should be turning off farmers’ – why did so many vote for him?
Stephen Starr,  Staff Writer  -  The Guardian (U.K.)

_Stephan: As I read or watch American journalism media I have been struck by the interviews with Trump voters who, if Trump does what he says he will, are going to be severely impacted, but don’t seem to think that will happen to them. It is very weird, but it seems to be the case. So by March, I think we are going to … ⌘ Read more

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Bipartisan Plan to “Reform” Energy Permits Is a Brazen Giveaway to Fossil Fuels
Basav Sen ,  Staff Writer  -  truthout

_Stephan: Jennifer M. Granholm, the Secretary of Energy under Biden has done everything she can to  move the United States through its transition out of the Carbon era. She has not always had the support of Biden and others in his administration, because the petroleum industries pour so many millions into the American government t … ⌘ Read more

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Tech billionaires prepare to invade the Pentagon
Paul McLeary and Jack Detsch,  Staff Writers  -  Politico

_Stephan: The transition of the United States into an authoritarian oligarchy is speeding up. By the inauguration which, I think it should be noted, is being paid for with million-dollar donations from billionaires like Musk and Zuckerberg, I think the transition will all be in place. The Republican Party is no longer interested in democracy, and the Democrat Party leade … ⌘ Read more

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Monarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US
Todd Richmond,  Reporter  -  Associated Press

_Stephan: This is good news about a bad situation. The annual Monarch butterfly migration that has been going on for thousands of years in the past several decades was seriously endangered by human greed and stupidity. But these iconic butterflies have now been placed on the endangered species list and will receive protection as described in this article. … ⌘ Read more

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Quelques scories de la crise pandémique
Il y a quelques jours sortait le rapport officiel de la Chambre des Représentants américaine sur la gestion de la pandémie de 2020 et 2021 et alors qu’il contient plus de matière à pop-corn qu’un champ du Middle West en pleine saison de récolte, la presse occidentale fut particulièrement discrète à son sujet. Peu de […] ⌘ Read more

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WhatsApp Rolls Out Calling Updates for Desktop and Mobile
WhatsApp has announced some improvements to its calling features across desktop and mobile platforms ahead of the holiday season, such as the ability to choose participants from group chats, use new effects on calls, and take advantage of higher resolution video.

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Continued security improvements to CNCF projects with OSTIF audits
The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund, Inc (OSTIF) is thrilled to mark another successful year of helping CNCF projects with security audits. Since this partnership began in 2021, a total of 13 projects have graduated following… ⌘ Read more

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Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 13 2024: 6 PRs, 7 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.

1 - PRs (6, 6:0:0)

Opened (6)

monero-project/monero:

  • #95921 simplewallet: add header to show_transfers command (0xFFFC0000)
  • #95932 Keys: 2nd update for expired ‘brunner7’ key, valid 2 years (rbrunner7)
  • #95993 wallet: a … ⌘ Read more

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Coin-sized ESP32-H2-WROOM-07 RISC-V Module with BLE, Thread, and Zigbee Support for $2.13
The ESP32-H2-WROOM-07 is a compact module featuring a RISC-V single-core 32-bit microprocessor and support for Bluetooth Low Energy. It can be configured with up to 4 MB of flash memory and is designed for applications such as smart home systems, industrial automation, and consumer electronics. Measuring just 8.5 × 12.7 × 2.6 mm, the ESP32-H2-WROOM-07 […] ⌘ Read more

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M4 Macs Unable to Run macOS VMs Earlier Than Ventura 13.4
New M4-based Macs are reportedly unable to run virtual machines of older macOS versions prior to macOS Ventura 13.4, according to user reports and developer findings.

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According to an in-depth write-up by the Eclectic Light Company’s Howard Oakley, security researcher Csaba Fitzl hi … ⌘ Read more

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KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024 Day One: Keynotes, sessions, announcements and more
More than 9,000 people convened at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City for the first day of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America. The mood was energetic and lively and the audience was primed… ⌘ Read more

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Why is Wi-Fi Turning On By Itself on iPhone?
Many iPhone users have discovered that Wi-Fi is turning itself on automatically on their iPhone, usually after they install a system software update to iOS, restart the iPhone, or turn the iPhone back on. This is frustrating to many iPhone users because not everyone wants to have wi-fi turned on for any number of reasons, … Read MoreRead more

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LitmusChaos gains adoption in lower environments
Project post from the LitmusChaos CommunityAs enterprises continue to scale their systems, resilience and stability remain crucial. Testing these under real-world failure scenarios without impacting production environments is essential. Over recent months, LitmusChaos has gained remarkable… ⌘ Read more

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Announcing the inaugural contest for the Cloud Native Heroes Challenge
We’re thrilled to share the details of the inaugural contest in our Cloud Native Heroes Challenge program, a series of crowdsourced “prior art” contests in which cloud native developers can earn swag and prizes by helping… ⌘ Read more

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Announcing the Cloud Native Heroes Challenge
Today at KubeCon+CloudNativeCon North America 2024, CNCF announced the Cloud Native Heroes Challenge, a patent troll bounty program in which cloud native developers and technologists can earn swag and win prizes by helping protect our ecosystem… ⌘ Read more

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Scalable authentication across organizations with Keycloak 26
Project post by Alexander Schwartz, Keycloak Maintainer Keycloak brings scalable and customizable authentication to your environment! The team is thrilled to announce the release of Keycloak 26 which again improves its authentication features for its growing… ⌘ Read more

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Announcing the release of KubeVirt v1.4
Project post from the Kubevirt Community The KubeVirt Community is proud to announce the release of v1.4. This release aligns with Kubernetes v1.31 and is the sixth KubeVirt release to follow the Kubernetes release cadence. What’s… ⌘ Read more

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L’État français va devoir maigrir un grand coup
À son apogée en 1921, l’Empire britannique administrait le quart de la population mondiale et presque le quart des terres émergées soit 540 millions de sujets de Sa Majesté répartis sur 33,7 millions de km². Pour gérer cette masse considérable d’individus et le plus grand empire de l’Histoire humaine jamais dépassé depuis, le gouvernement britannique […] ⌘ Read more

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18 New Things Your iPhone Can Do in iOS 18.2
Apple is set to release iOS 18.2 next month, bringing the second round of Apple Intelligence features to iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 models. This update brings several major advancements to Apple’s AI integration, including completely new image generation tools and a range of Visual Intelligence-based enhancements. There are a handful of new non-AI related feature controls incoming as well.

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Haveno adds support for USDT
woodser1 has released Haveno2 version 1.0.133 with support for Tether (USDT)4, various improvements, updates, and bug fixes.

Changes overview

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Support USDT (ERC20 & TRC20)
Refactor tabs for simplicity
Update Tails script to retry download using wget
Improve backup recovery if wallet cache is corrupt
Fix sorting Buy or Sell XMR > Amount column
Update price nodes to support USDT
Other stability improvements and bug fixes [..]

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Deals: M2 MacBook Air with 16GB RAM for $749.99 ($250 Off!)
Amazon is selling the M2 MacBook Air 13″ model with 16GB RAM for just $749.99, taking $250 off the $999 retail price from Apple. Like many great Amazon deals, they tend to shift quickly, so if you’ve been thinking of getting a 16GB model MacBook Air now might be the time. To get the deal … Read MoreRead more

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Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 45 2024: 18 PRs, 12 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.

1 - PRs (18, 13:5:0)

Opened (13)

monero-project/monero:

  • #95521 Add Nix derivation for Monero dependencies (philipmw)
  • #95552 p2p: –tx-proxy is not required to use –anonymous-inbound RELEASE
  • #95543 monero … ⌘ Read more

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Announcing Kyverno release 1.13!
Project post originally published on the Kyverno blog Kyverno 1.13 released with Sigstore bundle verification, exceptions for validatingAdmissionPolicies, new assertion trees, generate enhancments, enhanced ValidatingAdmissionPolicy and PolicyException support, and tons more! Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Kyverno… ⌘ Read more

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Monero Research Lab meeting scheduled for 13 November 2024 1700 UTC
The next Monero Research Lab1 meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 13th 2024 at 17:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #monero-research-lab channels.

Agenda overview (unconfirmed)
  • Updates. What is everyone working on?
  • Monero Research Computing Server hardware needs
  • FCMP++ tx size and compute cost and MAX_INPUTS/MAX_OUTPUTS3
  • FCMP++ Optimization Competition4
  • R … ⌘ Read more

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MacOS Sonoma 14.7.1 & MacOS Ventura 13.7.1 with Security Updates Available
Apple has released macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 and MacOS Ventura 13.7.1 for Mac users who have not yet updated to MacOS Sequoia, of which MacOS Sequoia 15.1 with Apple Intelligence was just released. macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 and macOS Ventura 13.7.1 both contain many security fixes, making them important updates to install for Mac user who are … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/10/29/macos- … ⌘ Read more

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Raspberry Pi Expands AI Line with AI HAT+ Offering up to 26 TOPS
The Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ is the latest addition to the Raspberry Pi AI product line, offering up to 26 TOPS of compute power for AI applications. Building on the features of the Raspberry Pi AI Kit and AI Camera, the AI HAT+ enhances AI processing capabilities with two available models: a 13 TOPS version […] ⌘ Read more

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ofrnxmr completes first milestone for BasicSwapDEX CCS proposal
ofrnxmr1 has completed2 the first milestone (M1-O/M1-F/M1-B) for their CCS proposal3 to empower and steward BasicSwapDex4 to production quality software:

Work overview

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Core v0.13.4 > v0.14.1:

  • Update coincurve fork and rebase onto v20
  • Include coincurve as a basicswap dependency
  • Fix remote (local) node handling
  • Started integration of the novel BCH <>XMR swap protocol
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Apple Planning Smart Glasses and AirPods With Cameras for 2027
Apple is working on smart glasses and AirPods with built-in cameras for a potential release in 2027, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The devices are said to be part of Apple’s efforts to expand its augmented reality product lineup beyond the Vision Pro headset with something that h … ⌘ Read more

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Monero Dev Activity Report - Week 40 2024: 28 PRs, 11 Issues
This weekly report aims to provide a big picture view of Monero development activity, increase community support for existing devs and, hopefully, encourage new contributions.

1 - PRs (28, 13:10:5)

Opened (13)

monero-project/monero:

  • #94981 src: dynamic span, to calculate span limit dynamically RELEASE
  • #94942 src: dynamic block sync size (0xFFFC0000)
  • #94973 src: dynamic block … ⌘ Read more

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In-reply-to » Some more arguments for a local-based treading model over a content-based one:

There is also a ~5x increase cost in memory utilization for any implementations or implementors that use or wish to use in-memory storage (yarnd does for example) and equally a 5x increase in on-disk storage as well. This is based on the Twt Hash going from a 13 bytes (content-addressing) to 63 bytes (on average for location-based addressing). There is roughly a ~20-150% increase in the size of individual feeds as well that needs to be taken into consideration (on the average case).

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Forgot to Pre-Order an iPhone 16? Apple Store Pickup Available Today at Most Locations
Apple’s new iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max models are now being delivered to customers worldwide following the pre-order period that began on Friday, September 13. For those who didn’t pre-order the Pro models or chose to wait, many configurations now have estimated delivery dates in October. However, there’s good news for customers wanting their devices sooner: Select Apple St … ⌘ Read more

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