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Thursday July 3, 2025. 03:17 AM
Inside this week's LWN.net Weekly Edition: Front: Kernel features from Python; i686 in Fedora; Kernel development with LLMs; Rust drivers; Load balancing with machine learning; Transparent huge pages. Briefs: Bcachefs removal; Coccinelle for Rust; Netdev Foundation;...
If you only have a minute to scroll, here’s the current state of play. The education crisis: 90% of college students and 82% of undergrads admit to using ChatGPT for schoolwork, creating an “assessment crisis” where the line between tool and cheating has blurred...
With Phoenix temperatures already over 100 degrees at 10am last Sunday, officials closed down a popular hiking trail for obvious safety reasons. One Arizona family, however, somehow took the trail-closure signs to be a welcoming invitation, and set off on a late morning...
Developers with X, formerly known as Twitter, have recently announced plans to leverage AI agents to generate Community Notes that occasionally appear on posts, images, and videos. Community Notes allow users to add context to X posts, and they’re often used for...
Wednesday July 2, 2025. 11:58 PM
Amazon has announced the deployment of its one millionth robot, now operating across a global network of more than 300 facilities. The milestone underscores the company’s accelerating move toward industrial automation, which executives say is reshaping how goods move...
I’ve used thin clients at home for quite a while – both for their intended use (remotely accessing a desktop of another system); and in the sense of “modern thin clients are x86 boxes that are wildly overpowered for what they run, so they make good mini servers.”...
TL;DR: The Switch 2 Charging Dock is available for $18.99 (regular $29.99). The Nintendo Switch 2 means new games, better graphics, and more intuitive Joy-Con controls with magnetic snaps. It also means whoever's got it is going to be the envy of their friends. — Read the...
'The design of sex dolls—unconstrained by biological limitations—offers a unique window into human mate preferences,' writes Dr. William Costello in the abstract to his study analyzing sex dolls to understand human attraction. Costello's research, published in...
We need a new framework for how to defend against “trolls”. The feeding metaphor ran its course many years ago. It is done and will not be coming back. New online risks demand that we adapt and become proactive in protecting our spaces. We have to loudly and proudly set the...
Google is adding a new feature that allows system administrators to control when users try out beta features in Workspace. The features in Workspace typically pop up silently within menus and interfaces, but some companies might want a slower rollout. “As an...
No one is surprised to see another bad quarter of sales for Tesla; the only question is how Musk will spin it. Tesla delivered 384,122 vehicles in the second quarter of this year, wrapping up another weak quarter for the company as it struggles to bring the pace of sales...
'Who invited the stooge?!' I wonder who had Meta CEO and meat-smoking enthusiast Mark Zuckerberg casually strolling into a classified meeting about secret war planes on their bingo card. Nothing is sacred anymore, and access is clearly for sale. Easter, Birthday parades,...
I just finished Charles Soule's Trials of the Jedi, which serves as a wonderful 'finale' to Disney's High Republic project, but certainly won't be the end of it. I waited a while to dive into the Star Wars: High Republic media. — Read the rest The post Now that it's...
While most pups balk at the thought of wearing clothes, a dog named Dunkin won't leave home until he looks presentable. And by presentable, he means wearing his favorite Hawaiian shirt. Caught on camera, the dapper doggo realizes he is not properly dressed and literally...
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of George Orwell's death, The New Statesman has published two essays by the author of 1984 and Animal Farm. The special opens with 'Hop-picking,' Orwell's 1931 piece documenting his experience working in Kent's hop fields. — Read the rest...
The United States of America celebrates its independence from the United Kingdom by setting off a whole lotta fireworks. Sometimes, they go off early. At 6 pm on Tuesday, July 1st, the town of Esparto, California, was rocked by a massive explosion. — Read the rest The po...
Florida's Ron DeSantis spent $450 million in taxpayer dollars to build his Everglades gulag — only to have it flood on the first day. As soon as the proud governor's so-called Alligator Alcatraz opened its doors yesterday, reporter Jason Delgado spotted water leaking into...
From 1980 onwards, Ron Weideman transformed his nightshift taxi into a rolling portrait gallery, photographing an extraordinary cross-section of New York City life during a pivotal era of cultural transformation. Working in the confined space of his cab, Weideman captured...
Who could resist having an oil-painted portrait of a human-fly hybrid monstrosity for their dining room? That's the question art collectors will face when Ken Kelly's original 1974 cover art for Famous Monsters of Filmland #104 goes up for sale at Heritage Auctions today. —...
Seven months after it was first announced, Xerox Holdings Corporation says it has finalized its acquisition of Lexmark International in a $1.5 billion deal. The transaction, which includes net debt and assumed liabilities, closed on July 2, 2025. This move is part of...
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