Governments originally meant for civil asset forfeiture laws to take the profit out of crime and show that crime literally does not pay. Since governments keep

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I’ve heard multiple times that a strong notion of leadership somehow simplifies replication. I don’t think this is true. I explain why in this post.

When hearing of 'Orange Pi Neo' this weekend from sources at FOSDEM 2024, I just assumed it was yet another Orange Pi single board computer..

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Science backed method to leverage focusing visually for 1 minute to increase mental/cognitive focus

(Reheated) Hot take: two’s complement signed integers with only the sign bit set (e.g. `0x8000`) should be a trap representation: - Every valid value can be correctly negated - Makes Optional\ the same size as Int - Nobody would ever try `-fwrapv`, so…

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said on Tuesday it will build a second Japanese plant to begin operation by the end of 2027, bringing total investment in its Japan venture to more than $20 billion with the support of the Tokyo government. Taiwan…

A network of at least 123 websites operated from within the People’s Republic of China while posing as local news outlets in 30 countries across Europe, Asia, and Latin America, disseminates pro-Beijing disinformation and ad hominem attacks within much larger…

The sci-fi legend coined the term metaverse. But he was most prescient about our AI age.

Toyota says it will invest $1.3 billion at its huge factory complex in Georgetown, Kentucky, in part so it can build an all-new three-row electric SUV to be sold in the U.S.

Finding diamonds in the rough

Researchers have used a novel technique to 3D print brain tissue whose cells developed into functional neurons that communicated with each other in a matter of weeks. They say the approach could be used to study healthy and unhealthy brains, test drugs, or…

A growing number of young adults can’t see a way to manage both careers and the demands of parenting.

Geppetto: Advanced bot using multiple AI models for interactive conversations and creative image generation. Enhances Slack with automated responses and intelligent dialogues, supporting flexible m...

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"This matter has brought to light the close interplay between data brokers and data analytics firms in the digital marketing landscape.”