Darling adopts AI contribution rules and begins ARM64 support
The macOS compatibility project plans to merge work from AI-heavy forks while requiring human accountability and clean-room implementation practices.
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Web Summit cancels Lisbon program as Storm Charles disrupts Portugal
Organizers halted the conference's second day following government advice about high winds, flooding and transport disruption.
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Apple Support Community turns read-only ahead of November 20 closure
Apple is ending its long-running user-to-user help forum and directing customers to official support, without publicly detailing the fate of decades of posts.
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Atuin Threads adds encrypted, cross-device history for coding-agent sessions
Atuin 18.24 can capture, search and resume supported AI coding sessions across machines while keeping collection optional and synced data end-to-end encrypted.
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Linear programming reproduces AI model edit with far fewer weight changes
An independent technical experiment recast a lengthy weight-editing search as a constrained optimization problem, matching reported benchmark gains with a sparser intervention.
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Smart-TV privacy survey exposes gaps in manufacturers' answers
A 17-question survey of 11 television and streaming-device companies found widespread data collection, uneven disclosure and controls that often depend on user opt-outs.
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Firefox tightens fingerprinting defenses after study of nearly 25 million users
Mozilla says research into the browser signals most useful to trackers informed protections that reduce how uniquely Firefox users can be identified.
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AI lidar search ‘rediscovered’ previously mapped Maya site after literature miss
A software engineer’s 48-agent scan found archaeological structures absent from one official register, but a later literature check showed researchers had mapped the site in 2025.
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Firefox 160 adds local speech recognition and moves Mac WebGL to Metal
Mozilla's browser update also expands Picture-in-Picture controls, introduces an early always-on-top Mini Window and fixes several macOS download and focus bugs.
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Atuin 18.24 can capture, search and resume supported AI coding sessions across machines while keeping collection optional and synced data end-to-end encrypted.
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Singapore expands anti-haze law with arrests and sharply higher fines
Parliament approved new enforcement powers for cross-border pollution cases, including trials in absentia and a maximum penalty above $15 million.
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Reserve Bank of Australia lifts cash rate to 4.85%
The quarter-point increase takes Australia's benchmark to an 18-year high as the central bank points to persistent inflation and energy-price pressure.
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Wildlife theme selected for next Bank of England note series
Four native species will become the central images on redesigned sterling notes after a large public consultation.
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