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A start-up called Reflect Orbital "proposes to use large, mirrored satellites to redirect sunlight to Earth at night," reports the Washington Post, "with plans to bathe solar farms, industrial sites and even entire cities in light that could, if desired, reach the intensity of daylight...."
Slashdot noted their idea in 2022 — but Reflect Orbital now expects to launch its first satellite in April, according to the article. "But its grand vision is largely 'aspirational,' as its young founder, Ben Nowack, t
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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When a woman left India for Canada to study and be with her now-husband, she didn't fully comprehend the challenges that come with moving for love. Read more ›
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Rocsys, a Rijswijk-based startup specialising in hands-free depot solutions for autonomous electric vehicles, has announced the Rocsys M1, the world’s first hands-free charging solution capable of serving multiple bays in robotaxi operations. The company has also announced a €11.1 million ($13 million) Series A extension led by Capricorn Partners, with participation from Scania Invest, Forward.One, ... Read more ›
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Утром 12 апреля 1981 года, ровна 20 лет спустя после дня, когда Юрий Гагарин стал первым человеком в космосе, в небо Флориды с грохотом устремился космический шаттл. При первом взлёте шаттла им управляли командир Янг и пилот Криппен. Но на самом деле запуском, как и большей частью полёта, руководили четыре компьютера в отсеках авионики одной палубой ниже экипажа. Пятый компьютер был готов перехватить управление в случае катастрофического компьютерного сбоя. Эти... Read more ›
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Знакомая ситуация: бот вроде бы работает. Люди тыкают кнопки, получают ответы, всё хорошо. Но иногда случается странное.Прилетает сообщение в поддержку: «Бот не отвечает». Или ещё хуже: «Бот выдал какую‑то ошибку и всё». Вы бежите к терминалу, поднимаете историю... и ничего не видите. Ни ошибки, ни стека, ни даже намёка на то, где именно всё сломалось.Вы просто слепы.Без нормальных логов вы не понимаете ровно ничего: обработчик не сработал, API молчит, база... Read more ›
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Привет, Хабр! Меня зовут Алена Ивличева, я менеджер продукта в Content AI. Мы делаем ContentReader PDF — редактор PDF, в который теперь встроен ИИ-ассистент. Сегодня я хочу поговорить о том, куда движутся технологии, как искусственный интеллект меняет наше привычное взаимодействие с документами и что все это значит для наших продуктов.На рынке сейчас огромное количество трендов, но я выделю те, что реально меняют правила игры. Читать далее Read more ›
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ИТ-рынок труда перестал расти по инерции. Если еще несколько лет назад повышение дохода во многом зависело от стажа, то сегодня этого уже недостаточно. Это следует из данных Большого опроса Инфостарта - одного из крупнейших регулярных исследований профессионального ИТ-сообщества в России, основанного на ответах тысяч специалистов за 2022–2025 годы.Анализ показывает: после 5–7 лет в профессии рост дохода замедляется. Дальше он определяется не временем, а выбором стратегии развития... Читать далее Read more ›
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Привет, Хабр! На связи Андрей, продуктовый дизайнер Garage Eight. Апрель выдался максимально насыщенным: ИИ продолжает лезть в дизайн, большие компании релизят продукты один за другим, а брендинг и типографика все так же радуют глаз.Сегодня в выпуске: 1) Claude Design 2) Gemini for Mac 3) Новые иконки Google 4) Олимпиада в Лос-Анжелесе 5) ChatGPT Images 2.0 6) GPT-5.5 7) Amazonia 8) Literatura 9) Cosmos 10) Aesthetics of AI Погнали! Read more ›
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Всем привет, меня зовут Михаил Сухов, я участник команды PT SWARM. Нам в команде все чаще встречается инфраструктура, построенная на базе альтернативных реализаций службы каталога Microsoft Active Directory. Одной из таких реализаций, заслуженно получившей большое распространение является FreeIPA.В ходе работы с FreeIPA стало очевидно, что можно изучать еще и архитектурные особенности, которые сильно отличаются от AD.Так появился IPAHound — наш аналог BloodHound для FreeIPA. За основу был взят проект BloodH Read more ›
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Volkswagen has officially unveiled the ID. Polo, the all-electric version of its best-selling compact car, with a starting price of 24,995 euros. Read more ›
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Samsung has officially commenced sales of its latest high-end display, the Odyssey G8 (G80HS). Distinguishing itself as the market’s first 6K monitor specifically tailored for gaming, this 32-inch peripheral aims to bridge the gap between extreme pixel density for creators and high-speed performance for enthusiasts. Market Availability and Pricing The monitor is currently available for purchase in Germany through Samsung’s official online store, priced at €1,499 (~$1,751). Shipping is scheduled... Read more ›
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В предыдущих частях рассматривались аспекты публикации сообщений, ребалансировки консьюмер групп и масштабирования чтения, а также проектирования консьюмеров. Эта часть посвящена базовой структуре сообщений, неподходящим сценариям использования Kafka и гарантиям записи. Читать далее Read more ›
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Researchers have identified a new potential weapon against Alzheimer’s: blocking a protein called PTP1B. In mice, this approach boosted memory and helped brain immune cells clear harmful plaque buildup. Since PTP1B is also linked to diabetes and obesity—both risk factors for Alzheimer’s—it could offer a broader treatment strategy. Read more ›
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Mid-Atlantic gas station chain Royal Farms is famous for its fried chicken, but its origins (and current ownership) are much less well-known. Read more ›
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Estonian-Dutch deeptech startup Spiral Hydrogen has raised€2.7 million in pre-seed funding to advance its bubble-free electrolysistechnology, with backing from byFounders, Norrsken Evolve, and Superan... Read more ›
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Ancient Slashdot reader hwstar shares a report from The Conversation: For the first time ever, more than 50 nations will gather next week in Colombia to hash out how to wind down and end their dependence on coal, oil and gas. The history-making conference was planned before the Iran war. But this year's energy crisis has greatly raised the stakes. [...] Around 80% of the trapped oil was destined for... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday the EV maker plans to use Intel's next-generation 14A manufacturing process to make chips at its Terafab project, an advanced AI chip complex Musk has envisioned in Austin. The contract would mark Intel's first major customer for the technology, a breakthrough for the chipmaker which has struggled to stand up its contract manufacturing business essential... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: New York is suing Coinbase and Gemini, two of the newest players in the prediction market industry, arguing that the companies' unregulated and unlicensed platforms are illegal gambling operations. Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit, filed Tuesday in state court in Manhattan, seeks to bar the companies' platforms from operating in the state unless and until they obtain licenses from the... Read more ›
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Microsoft plans to offer voluntary buyouts for the first time. According to CNBC, "about 7% of U.S. employees are eligible," with the program being "available to U.S. workers at the senior director level and below whose years of employment and age add up to 70 or higher." Further details will be provided on May 7. From the report: Last year Microsoft removed some costs through multiple rounds of layoffs. As... Read more ›
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In a recent town hall meeting reported by Bloomberg (paywalled), Apple CEO Tim Cook named the troubled 2012 launch of Apple Maps as his "first really big mistake" in the role. "The product wasn't ready, and we thought it was because we were testing more of local kind of stuff," Cook told staff. MacRumors reports: Reflecting on the debacle, Cook said it was "valuable," noting that he expressed regret to... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The French government agency that handles the issuing and management of citizens' identity documents, including national IDs, passports, and immigration documents, confirmed Wednesday that it experienced a data breach. In an announcement, the Agence Nationale des Titres Securises (ANTS) said the data stolen in the breach could include full names, dates and places of birth, mailing and email addresses, and phone numbers... Read more ›
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Meta is reportedly cutting about 10% of its workforce, or roughly 8,000 jobs, while closing thousands of open roles it had intended to fill. "We're doing this as part of our continued effort to run the company more efficiently and to allow us to offset the other investments we're making," said Janelle Gale, Meta's chief people officer. The company had almost 79,000 employees at the start of the year. Quartz... Read more ›
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OpenAI released its new GPT-5.5 model today, which the company calls its "smartest and most intuitive to use model yet, and the next step toward a new way of getting work done on a computer." The Verge reports: OpenAI just released GPT-5.4 last month, but says that the new GPT-5.5 "excels" at tasks like writing and debugging code, doing research online, making spreadsheets and documents, and doing that work across... Read more ›
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Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders have approved Paramount Skydance's takeover bid, moving the massive Hollywood merger a step closer to completion. It's not a done deal quite yet, though, as it still faces regulatory scrutiny and fierce opposition from critics who warn it will further concentrate media power. The Associated Press reports: Per a preliminary vote count Thursday, Warner Bros. Discovery said the overwhelming majority of its stakeholders voted in support... Read more ›
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Apple has fixed a bug that could cause parts of Signal notifications to remain stored on iPhones even after messages disappeared and the app was deleted. "Affected users concerned about push notifications can update their devices to stop what Apple characterized as 'notifications marked for deletion' that 'could be unexpectedly retained on the device,'" reports Ars Technica. "According to Apple, the push notifications should never have been stored, but a... Read more ›
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