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Kevin Baillie, a former vice president at Eyeline Studios, is suing Netflix after being terminated following a company retreat. Baillie shared his experience with physician-supervised ketamine therap…
I tested Opus 5, Sonnet 5, and Opus 4.8 on the new SlopCodeBench, which simulates real-world software evolution with hidden requirements. While Opus 5 achieved a 24% strict pass rate, it generated fi…
Join us in London from September 2 to 4 for DConf 2026, the premier annual gathering for the D programming language community. We are thrilled to feature talks on integrating LLMs into the Phobos sta…
Small-town entrepreneurs like Zachary Dunn are leveraging AI to build eight-figure businesses, proving that the United States is now a fertile ground for independent creators. From Etsy sellers to lo…
I built Hard Road, a procedural post-apocalyptic game where the world generates in real-time. Players navigate a desolate landscape with a focus on atmosphere, featuring dynamic time of day and ambie…
After six months on the International Space Station, astronauts often return with a lingering sense of detachment, feeling like they are watching their own lives from a distance. This 'observer sensa…
We package C/C++ projects for the Zig build system to simplify compilation and cross-compilation. By replacing dependencies on Make, CMake, Clang, and system package managers, we offer a unified tool…
We have finally proven that the Burau representation of the classical braid group is faithful for n equals 4. Building on earlier ideas from Moody, Long, Long-Paton, and Bigelow, our work confirms th…
Dowe is a revolutionary full-stack language designed for the AI era, transforming a single declarative source into verified software across server, web, desktop, Android, and iOS platforms. Unlike tr…
Samsung just unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold 8, a new tablet-style foldable with a unique 4:3 aspect ratio designed to compete directly with the rumored iPhone Ultra Fold. Weighing in as the world's light…
I argue that the current moral panic about a literacy crisis stems from a category error, conflating distinct issues like decoding struggles with shifts in reading habits. Rather than a civilizationa…