bbc.com

Stephen Hawking has died

Stephen Hawking, the renowned British scientist known for his work on black holes and cosmology, died at 76 in Cambridge. Diagnosed with motor neurone disease at 22, he defied expectations, becoming a celebrated author and popular figure. Tributes pour in, recognizing his brilliance, humor, and impact on science.

apple.com

A Message to Our Customers

On February 16, 2016, Apple addressed the U.S. government's demand to create a backdoor to bypass iPhone security in the San Bernardino case. Apple opposes this, arguing it sets a dangerous precedent, threatening customer data security and privacy, and could be used to access anyone's device.

openai.com

OpenAI's board has fired Sam Altman

OpenAI's board has fired Sam Altman, appointing CTO Mira Murati as interim CEO after a review citing a lack of candor. Greg Brockman steps down as chairman but remains at the company.

openwall.com

Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server compromise

A backdoor in the xz/liblzma tarballs affected Debian systems, causing SSH login delays. This issue was identified on March 29, 2024, involving obfuscated malicious code.

groups.google.com

Bram Moolenaar has died

Bram Moolenaar has died, on August 3, 2023, after a short illness. His family is arranging a funeral service in the Netherlands.

ciechanow.ski

Mechanical Watch

This article explains the intricate workings of a movement, focusing on its seven major elements, power source, gears, escapement, balance, and assembly, including the mainplate, click, motion works, date complication, keyless works, and automatic winding.

github.com

YouTube-dl has received a DMCA takedown from RIAA

The provided text is a snippet from GitHub, showcasing various features like Copilot, Advanced Security, Actions, Codespaces, Issues, Code Review, Discussions, Code Search, Sponsors, and the ReadME Project. It also includes options for exploring learning resources, events, and enterprise platform information.

news.ycombinator.com

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