This class covers topics on the engineering of computer software and hardware systems. Topics include techniques for controlling complexity; strong modularity using client-server design, operating systems; performance, networks; naming; security and privacy;…

Two weeks ago, security researcher and developer Hector Martin (@marcan42 on Twitter), kicked off an ambitious project with the goal of natively bringing Linux to Apple Silicon Macs. The operating system-to-be is called Asahi Linux and apparently today, the…

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For the Stanford University Fall 2020 Curriculum, I built a small game project using mainly C++ mixed with some Blueprint in Unreal Engine. For those interested, the entire Computer Science course (CS193U) was provided through Zoom lectures and has been recorded.…

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Developer Dougall Johnson has through reverse engineering uncovered a secret powerful coprocessor dubbed AMX: Apple Matrix coprocessor…

This is a part about ASICs from the “Hardware for Deep Learning” series. The content of the series is here.

In the old days, when Google wanted you dead it would remove you from search results. But now, they can just block your site in Chrome.

I am angry, disappointed and upset but also relieved that I found out what was going on and alerted authorities including Harvard before any serious damage was done. If after all this the only thing I can be accused of is being stupid, then I'll take it on…

Towards the end of of 1985, adverts started appearing in my Computer & Video Games magazines for “the first ever computer cartoon” – Scooby Doo in the Castle Mystery! And to a…

Do we have negative prime numbers?
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During a recent audit, we discovered that some third-party Chromium based browsers were able to integrate Google features, such as Chrome sy...

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I think the @signalapp apps DDoS'ed the server. Servers ran over capacity due to influx of users and started to return HTTP 508 which was not handled by the app and millions of apps started retrying the connection at once. Judging from recent commits in …