Alvagante logo

Links and daily news about the stuff that matters (to me)

Alvagante

1041curated links
1 topics2 in tree
81categories
119active sources
AI 19 categories
Security 14 categories
IT 14 categories
Technology 12 categories
Science 10 categories
Geopolitics 12 categories

AI Engineer

Open section

News of today

Open news

2026-07-05

100 ranked items

Simon Willison's Weblog Jul 5 Score 0.8877817611111111

sqlite-utils 4.0rc2, mostly written by Claude Fable (for about $149.25)

I wrote about the sqlite-utils 4.0rc1 release a couple of weeks ago. Since we only have Claude Fable on our Max subscriptions for a few more days, I decided to see if it could help me get to a 4.0 stable release that I felt truly comfortable about, since I try

AI aillmsengineeringanalysis
Simon Willison's Weblog Jul 5 Score 0.8874160203703703

sqlite-utils 4.0rc2

Release: sqlite-utils 4.0rc2 See sqlite-utils 4.0rc2, mostly written by Claude Fable (for about $149.25) .

AI aillmsengineeringanalysis
Simon Willison's Weblog Jul 4 Score 0.8846771314814814

Building a World Map with only 500 bytes

Building a World Map with only 500 bytes Iwo Kadziela (assisted by Codex) figured out a way to generate a credible ASCII world map using 445 bytes of data: The key trick is to use deflate compression, which is then wired together using this neat snippet of Jav

AI aillmsengineeringanalysis
Simon Willison's Weblog Jul 4 Score 0.8842558351851851

Better Models: Worse Tools

Better Models: Worse Tools Armin reports on a weird problem he ran into while hacking on Pi: The short version is that newer Claude models sometimes call Pi’s edit tool with extra, invented fields in the nested edits[] array. And not Haiku or some small model:

AI aillmsengineeringanalysis
The Guardian — World Jul 4 Score 0.8053397495370371

Archaeologists uncover ancient Byzantine city in Egypt’s western desert

Well-preserved fourth-century quarters reveal details of daily life, urban development and economic activities Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a well-preserved Byzantine-era city in the western desert. The fourth-century quarters had residential and rel

Geopolitics geopoliticsworld-newsinvestigative
BBC News — World Jul 4 Score 0.8000591995370371

Injury ends Williams' Wimbledon comeback

Serena Williams pulls out of her planned Wimbledon doubles appearance with older sister Venus because of a knee injury.

Geopolitics geopoliticsbbcworld-news
The Verge Jul 4 Score 0.7977601296296297

Matic’s robot vacuum is getting a $250 price hike in September

The Matic is our favorite robot vacuum by a pretty comfortable margin. If you've been thinking about buying one, you may want to plan on doing it sooner than later. The company will raise its price by $250 on September 9th, going from $1,245 to $1,495. Matic t

Technology technologygadgetsconsumer
The Verge Jul 4 Score 0.796093462962963

Flatbush Zombies’ Erick the Architect misses his BlackBerry keyboard

Erick the Architect is a founding member of, and the primary producer for, the legendary Flatbush Zombies. He's toured the world, performed on Kimmel and Fallon, played Coachella, and collaborated with everyone from Joey Bada$$ and the Rza to James Blake and h

Technology technologygadgetsconsumer
BleepingComputer Jul 4 Score 0.7948884037037037

JadePuffer ransomware used AI agent to automate entire attack

Researchers identified what they believe is the first documented case of a ransomware operation, JadePuffer, conducted entirely by a large language model (LLM) agent. [...]

Security securitymalwarevulnerabilities
The Verge Jul 4 Score 0.7944267962962963

Hey number pad lovers, this is a keyboard we can finally agree on

I know a vocal group of people who swear by the number pad on their keyboard. And yet, for years I haven't cared about using one - until I put my hands on the Epomaker RT98. It's a mechanical keyboard with a charming retro aesthetic, a fun CRT-like screen, VIA

Technology technologygadgetsconsumer
The Guardian — World Jul 4 Score 0.7905522495370371

How the 1986 Mexico World Cup was almost cancelled after a devastating earthquake

Guardian reports after the disaster told of 5,000 deaths, much of the capital being razed, and doubts about Mexico hosting the finals Mexico last hosted the World Cup in 1986 , but the competition was almost cancelled several months before the start when an ea

Geopolitics geopoliticsworld-newsinvestigative
The Guardian — World Jul 4 Score 0.7844304902777779

Overseas education project for women and girls axed by UK after two years

The programme, aimed at keeping 1m girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, withdrawn after aid cuts A leading higher education programme, aimed at keeping 1 million girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, has been axed by the

Geopolitics geopoliticsworld-newsinvestigative
War on the Rocks Jul 4 Score 0.7836059240740741

Happy 250th Birthday, America!

Editor's Note: Few rivalries in American history have been as consequential — or as personal — as the one between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.  The two men could hardly have been more different. Adams, the stocky and combative Massachusett

Geopolitics geopoliticsmilitarystrategy
InfoQ Jul 5 Score 0.7497875550925925

Claude Reaches GA on Microsoft Foundry: European Enterprises Cannot Deploy It

Claude models reached GA on Microsoft Foundry with Azure-native billing and governance, but no European data zone exists. Anthropic's own documentation confirms data residency guarantees apply to Bedrock and Vertex AI but not Foundry. European practitioners fr

IT itengineeringarchitecture
Quanta Magazine Jul 1 Score 0.749427361574074

For the First Time, a Cell Built From Scratch Grows and Divides

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the lab. The post For the First Time, a Cell Built From Scratch G

Science sciencemathematicsphysicsbiology
Al Jazeera — World Jul 5 Score 0.7461545333333334

Native Americans Resisting ICE

A Native American lawyer confronts ICE as he channels generational resistance into a fight for justice in the US.

Geopolitics geopoliticsmiddle-eastworld-news
Schneier on Security Jul 1 Score 0.7442425662037035

Papa Johns Surveillance-Based Advertising

Papa Johns is spying on people's buying activities to predict when they are low on food: The pizza chain recently tapped NBCUniversal, Instacart and the dentsu-owned media agency Carat for help reaching consumers when they're low on groceries—and thus mo

Security securitycryptographypolicy
ScienceDaily — Top Science Jul 5 Score 0.7430644763888888

NASA's Hubble spots a stellar sparkler for the Fourth of July

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular red, white, and blue view of one of the Milky Way's oldest star clusters to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary. Hidden within the ancient cluster are clues to how exploding stars hel

Science scienceresearchdiscoveries
ScienceDaily — Top Science Jul 5 Score 0.7428464208333333

NASA's Hubble captures a crimson stellar nursery sparkling with blue and white stars

Hubble has captured a spectacular view of LH 95, where about 2,500 young stars are still on their journey to becoming full-fledged stars. Scientists discovered these growing stars can keep pulling in gas and dust for millions of years, extending an important s

Science scienceresearchdiscoveries
ScienceDaily — Top Science Jul 5 Score 0.7421848467592592

NASA's Hubble captures a star-spangled sea of 500,000 stars

Celebrating the United States' 250th anniversary, NASA released a stunning Hubble portrait of Messier 3, an ancient globular cluster with more than 500,000 stars. The remarkable cluster is helping scientists unravel the Milky Way's past thanks to its

Science scienceresearchdiscoveries
The Hacker News Jul 4 Score 0.7174230958333333

U.S. Government Entity Paid Kairos $1 Million in Data-Theft Extortion Case

A U.S. government entity paid about $1 million to keep stolen files from being leaked, according to a new case study by Rakesh Krishnan for Ransom-ISAC, built on a leaked negotiation chat and the blockchain trail the payment left. The odd part: the group

Security securityhackingvulnerabilities
Ars Technica — Science Jul 4 Score 0.7145522685185185

When the ability to smell goes away

Disturbances in this critical sense are often linked to problems with brain health.

Science scienceresearchanalysis
ScienceDaily — Top Science Jul 4 Score 0.7119417912037037

NASA celebrates America's 250th birthday with incredible views of space

NASA is marking the United States' 250th birthday with four striking red, white, and blue images of deep space from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The collection features an exploded star, a stellar nursery, a galaxy where stars are rapidly forming, and a

Science scienceresearchdiscoveries
InfoQ Jul 4 Score 0.7098431106481482

Cycle Introduces EU Control Plane as Sovereignty Debate Continues

Cycle recently introduced a separate EU-based control plane, allowing European customers to keep platform management data and telemetry within Europe. The new offering is designed to improve compliance, operational isolation, and responsiveness for European or

IT itengineeringarchitecture
ScienceDaily — Top Science Jul 4 Score 0.7007640134259259

New research reveals the hidden pollution left behind by fireworks

Scientists have uncovered new evidence that fireworks can pollute both the air and water in ways that extend beyond the visible smoke. The findings show that leftover debris, fine particles, and airborne chemicals may affect ecosystems and increase people&#039

Science scienceresearchdiscoveries
Lobsters Jul 4 Score 0.6950185393518518

Better Models: Worse Tools

A rare case where I want to put a post of mine here. Reason being that I was hunting down tool calling behavior regressions with the latest generation of Anthropic models and I found the resulting behavior both puzzling and quite problematic. Those models appe

IT itprogrammingsystemscommunity
Lobsters Jul 4 Score 0.6946305763888888

Returning to Zig

Comments

IT itprogrammingsystemscommunity
Hackaday Jul 5 Score 0.6744521620370371

Homelab Gets Linksys Themed Aesthetic

If you're building a homelab rig, you could just use off-the-shelf hardware in standard cases and slap it all in a rack like the normies do. Or, you could follow …read more

Technology technologymakerhardwarehacking
Techmeme Jul 5 Score 0.6711089884259259

A profile of Kaley Glenn-Mills, the plaintiff in K.G.M. v. Meta et al., who was awarded $6M in damages in a landmark LA jury trial over social media addiction (Olivia Carville/Bloomberg)

Olivia Carville / Bloomberg : A profile of Kaley Glenn-Mills, the plaintiff in K.G.M. v. Meta et al., who was awarded $6M in damages in a landmark LA jury trial over social media addiction   —  Kaley Glenn-Mills' lawsuit reshaped the fight to p

Technology technologyaggregatornews
CISA Cybersecurity Advisories Jul 1 Score 0.6710929347222223

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-45659 Microsoft SharePoint Server Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a fre

Security securitycisaadvisoriesvulnerabilities
Hacker News Jul 5 Score 0.6709834277777779

Megawatts by Microwave

Comments

IT itstartupsdevelopmentcommunity
Techmeme Jul 5 Score 0.670259914351852

Bending Spoons' Nasdaq IPO caps its 50+ deals across 10+ years that transformed the Italian startup into a highly leveraged internet company with ~$4.4B in debt (Financial Times)

Financial Times : Bending Spoons' Nasdaq IPO caps its 50+ deals across 10+ years that transformed the Italian startup into a highly leveraged internet company with ~$4.4B in debt   —  Nasdaq listing caps more than a decade of deals that transfo

Technology technologyaggregatornews
Techmeme Jul 5 Score 0.6697048217592593

NY-based LinqAlpha, which provides AI-powered market research tools for hedge funds, raised a $22M Series A co-led by AVP, Atinum Investment, and GFT Ventures (Sofia Chesnokova/Tech Funding News)

Sofia Chesnokova / Tech Funding News : NY-based LinqAlpha, which provides AI-powered market research tools for hedge funds, raised a $22M Series A co-led by AVP, Atinum Investment, and GFT Ventures   —  - LinqAlpha, an AI research platform for

Technology technologyaggregatornews
Hackaday Jul 5 Score 0.6694419768518519

Make a DIY E-ink Faceplate For Valve's Steam Machine

Valve has always designed hacker-friendly hardware, and in that spirit, [NaKyle Wright] released Inkterface, a design for an E-ink faceplate to fit the recently released Steam Machine. As far as …read more

Technology technologymakerhardwarehacking
Techmeme Jul 5 Score 0.6690103773148148

Sources: Uber halts plans to launch food delivery in five of the seven European countries it had targeted for expansion as it pursues a Delivery Hero takeover (Kieran Smith/Financial Times)

Kieran Smith / Financial Times : Sources: Uber halts plans to launch food delivery in five of the seven European countries it had targeted for expansion as it pursues a Delivery Hero takeover   —  Ride-hailing company will no longer launch in f

Technology technologyaggregatornews
Techmeme Jul 5 Score 0.668871025462963

India issues a notice to Telegram, asking it to curb the spread of pirated films and other copyrighted content, and seeks an action-taken report within 15 days (Sejal Sharma/Hindustan Times)

Sejal Sharma / Hindustan Times : India issues a notice to Telegram, asking it to curb the spread of pirated films and other copyrighted content, and seeks an action-taken report within 15 days   —  The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (

Technology technologyaggregatornews
Phys.org Jul 4 Score 0.6602602018518519

How proteins are inserted into cell membranes

Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have—in collaboration with colleagues from Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) in Munich—analyzed the complex biochemical processes that bacteria use to insert proteins into their cell membranes. They

Science sciencephysicstechnology
SANS Internet Storm Center Jul 1 Score 0.659713375

Why Ask Credentials If There Are Secret Codes?, (Wed, Jul 1st)

This morning, an interesting phishing email hit my mailbox. It targets Metamask[1], a cryptocurrency wallet, available as a browser extension and a mobile app, that lets users store, send, and receive crypto money. It&#x27s pretty popular, so a juicy

Security securitythreatsiocs
Phys.org Jul 4 Score 0.6583157574074074

Planned 1.7 million satellites 'devastating' for astronomy: Study

The 1.7 million satellites that companies are aiming to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years will have "devastating consequences for astronomy," new research warned Wednesday.

Science sciencephysicstechnology
SecurityWeek Jul 3 Score 0.6369262462962962

Agentic AI Used to Conduct Ransomware Attack via Langflow

Attack demonstrates how LLM agents can combine known exploitation techniques with real-time reasoning to automate complex, multi-stage intrusions. The post Agentic AI Used to Conduct Ransomware Attack via Langflow appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Security securityindustryvulnerabilities
SecurityWeek Jul 3 Score 0.6352595796296295

Medtronic Data Breach Impacts 3.8 Million People

In April, ShinyHunters accessed the company’s corporate IT systems and stole patients’ personal and medical information. The post Medtronic Data Breach Impacts 3.8 Million People appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Security securityindustryvulnerabilities
SecurityWeek Jul 3 Score 0.6344262462962962

Alleged Scattered Spider Hacker Extradited to US

Prosecutors say 19-year-old Peter Stokes was a member of Scattered Spider, the hacking group linked to more than 100 network intrusions and over $100 million in ransom payments. The post Alleged Scattered Spider Hacker Extradited to US appeared first on Securi

Security securityindustryvulnerabilities
SecurityWeek Jul 3 Score 0.6322975425925925

Google, FBI Disrupt NetNut Residential Proxy Network Powered by Millions of Devices

NetNut rented access to millions of compromised devices, allowing cybercriminals and nation-state actors to mask their identities during attacks. The post Google, FBI Disrupt NetNut Residential Proxy Network Powered by Millions of Devices appeared first on Sec

Security securityindustryvulnerabilities
CISA Cybersecurity Advisories Jun 30 Score 0.6310929347222223

Schneider Electric EasyLogic T150 and Saitel DP RTU

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can allow an attacker to cause unauthorized access and exposure of sensitive information when the unauthenticated attacker accesses credentials stored within firmware or system files. The follo

Security securitycisaadvisoriesvulnerabilities
SANS Internet Storm Center Jun 30 Score 0.6269666157407408

June 2026 Apple Updates, (Tue, Jun 30th)

Apple released updates for iOS/iPadOS, macOS, and Safari on Monday. There have been no updates for other Apple operating systems (visionOS, watchOS, tvOS). Usually, Apple updates all products at the same time.

Security securitythreatsiocs
Risky Bulletin Jul 2 Score 0.6245109254629629

Srsly Risky Biz: America won't beat the distillation ecosystem

Tom Uren and James Wilson talk about Chinese AI labs stealing the special sauce of American AI models in ‘distillation attacks’. These attacks are fed by a grey market in which Chinese consumers buy access to American models, where one of the byproducts is log

Security securitynewspodcastintelligence
MIT News — AI Jul 1 Score 0.6102595944444444

MIT in the media: Innovating and educating for the next 250 years of America

During a "Washington Post Live" panel discussion with ASU President Michael Crow, President Sally Kornbluth explored how universities are preparing the next generation of scientists to lead in America’s rapidly changing technological landscape.

AI aimitresearch
AWS Blog Jul 1 Score 0.6049960421296297

Upgrade Amazon EKS clusters with confidence using Kubernetes version rollbacks

Learn how Kubernetes version rollbacks for Amazon EKS let you reverse cluster upgrades within seven days. This new feature provides a safety net for upgrade failures—no cluster rebuilds required—turning Kubernetes version upgrades into a reversible, low-risk o

IT itawscloud
GitHub Blog Jul 1 Score 0.6027455578703704

6 security settings every GitHub maintainer should enable this week

These six free settings will not make your project unhackable. Nothing will. What they will do is close the easy doors. Turn these on, and your project will be meaningfully harder to attack than it was before. The post 6 security settings every GitHub maintain

IT itgithubdevelopment
Stack Overflow Blog Jul 3 Score 0.5938709708333334

The good, the bad, and the AI apps​​​​‌ ‍ ​‍​‍‌‍ ‌ ​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌ ‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍​‍​‍​ ‍‍​‍​‍‌ ​ ‌‍​‌‌‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌​‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌‍ ​‍​‍​‍ ​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌ ​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​ ‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌ ‌​‌ ‌​‌ ​​‌ ​ ​ ‍‍​‍ ​‍ ‌‍​ ‌‍ ‌‌ ​ ​‍ ‍‌ ​ ‌ ‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​ ‌‍‍ ‌‍ ‌ ‌‍‌‍‌‌‌ ​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍ ​‌‍ ‌ ‌ ​‍ ‍‌‍​ ‌‍ ​‍ ‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍‌ ‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍ ‍‌ ‌​​‍ ‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​​‍ ‌‍ ‌‌‍ ‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​ ‌‌ ​​‌ ​‍‌‍‌‌‌ ​ ‌‍‌‌‌‍ ‍‌ ‌​‌‍​‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‌‍ ‍​ ‍ ‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​ ‌​ ‌​‌‍‌​​ ​​​ ​‌​ ‌ ​ ‌‌‌‍‌‍​ ‌​​‍ ‌​ ‌​​ ​​‌‍​‌​ ‍​​‍ ‌​ ‌​​ ‌ ‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‍ ‌​ ‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​ ​ ​‍ ‌‌‍​‌​ ‌​​ ‌‌​ ​ ‌‍​‍​ ​ ​ ​‍​ ‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‌​ ‌ ‌‍‌​​ ‍ ‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌‌ ​​‌‍‌‌​ ‌‌‍​‍‌‍ ​‌‍ ‌‍‌ ‌‌​​‌‍ ‌ ​ ‌ ‌​​ ‍ ‌ ​​‌‍​‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍​​ ‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌‍ ​‌‍‌‌​ ‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌ ​ ‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌ ​‍‌‍ ​​ ‌‌‍‍​‌ ‌​‌ ‌​‌ ​​‌ ​ ​‍‌‌​ ​ ‌​​‌​‍‌‌​ ​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​ ​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​ ‌‍ ‌‌ ​ ​‍ ‍‌ ​ ‌ ‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​ ‌‍‍ ‌‍ ‌ ‌‍‌‍‌‌‌ ​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍ ​‌‍ ‌ ‌ ​‍ ‍‌‍​ ‌‍ ​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​ ‌​ ‌​‌‍‌​​ ​​​ ​‌​ ‌ ​ ‌‌‌‍‌‍​ ‌​​‍ ‌​ ‌​​ ​​‌‍​‌​ ‍​​‍ ‌​ ‌​​ ‌ ‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‍ ‌​ ‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​ ​ ​‍ ‌‌‍​‌​ ‌​​ ‌‌​ ​ ‌‍​‍​ ​ ​ ​‍​ ‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‌​ ‌ ‌‍‌​​‍‌‍‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌‌ ​​‌‍‌‌​ ‌‌‍​‍‌‍ ​‌‍ ‌‍‌ ‌‌​​‌‍ ‌ ​ ‌ ‌​​‍‌‍‌ ​​‌‍​‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍​​ ‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌‍ ​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌ ​​‌‍‌‌‌ ​‍‌ ​ ‌ ​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​ ‌ ‌​‌‍‍‌‌ ‌‍‌‍‌‌​ ‌‌ ​​‌ ‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍ ​‌‍‍‌‌ ​ ‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌ ‌

Ryan welcomes Benny Chen, co-founder of Fireworks AI, to the show to explore what actually makes an AI application good or not, how to balance qualitative signals with quantitative metrics when evaluating AI, and how open-source eval protocols and community ef

IT itdevelopmentcommunity
BAIR Blog Jul 1 Score 0.5910928148148148

2026 BAIR Graduate Showcase

Congratulations to the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR) Lab class of 2026! This year, BAIR celebrates another remarkable group of Ph.D. graduates whose curiosity, creativity, and perseverance have pushed the frontiers of artificial intelligence

AI aiberkeleyresearch
One Useful Thing Jun 30 Score 0.5732650648148148

The twilight of the chatbots

How work changes along the exponential

AI aiworkeducationapplied
Towards Data Science Jul 4 Score 0.571092851851852

Setting Up Your Own Large Language Model

Still a long way to go, but the future is promising The post Setting Up Your Own Large Language Model appeared first on Towards Data Science .

AI aidata-sciencetutorials
Towards Data Science Jul 4 Score 0.5677595185185186

Stop Returning Text from RAG: The Typed Answer Contract That Prevents Hallucination

Enterprise Document Intelligence [Vol.1 #8A] - The schema is the contract: every field is a question the pipeline asks the model, and every answer is checkable The post Stop Returning Text from RAG: The Typed Answer Contract That Prevents Hallucination appeare

AI aidata-sciencetutorials