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BcacheFS Controversy: The Risks of Embracing...

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2025/06/10

Hello, and welcome to today’s quick tech update. In the world of Linux filesystems, BcacheFS has stirred up quite a controversy. As Hackaday reports, BcacheFS—developed by Kent Overstreet and merged into the Linux kernel in early 2024—promised modern copy-on-write performance much like ZFS and btrfs. But according to SavvyNik’s latest coverage, users are encountering frequent data corruption bugs, and patches are flying in so fast that Linus Torvalds himself “expressed regret for merging

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Exploring the Future of Multimodal AI: Bridging...

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2025/06/10

Welcome back to Tech Brief. Today, we’re unpacking multimodal AI. According to McKinsey, “multimodal AI is the next frontier in artificial intelligence,” because it can process and generate text, images, audio, and more—all in a single model. Think of it like human senses working together: sight, sound, language, combined to give richer context. By training models on multiple types of data, “these systems can develop a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the world.” That means smarter

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From Dreamer to Disclipline: Klara Feenstra's Journey...

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2025/06/10

Hello and welcome to Today in One Minute. Our story comes from writer Klara Feenstra, who set out to escape “real life” by writing a novel—but discovered she couldn’t dodge bureaucracy anywhere, not even in her imagination. Feenstra began her book convinced she’d find “Hunter S. Thompson-style freewheeling” fun, only to run headlong into research spreadsheets, timelines, fact-checks and line edits. She tried to build a world in Zalipie, Poland, and even learned some Polish, all while

1:20

Container Clash Docker vs LXC Which One Fits Your...

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2025/06/10

Welcome to Tech Talk in a Minute. Today we’re untangling the question: Docker or LXC? As the article puts it, containers are like “standardized shipping crates,” bundling your app and its dependencies into a portable, lightweight package. Docker has become synonymous with containerization thanks to its speed, efficiency, and ease of use. It shares the host kernel for lightning-fast startup, offers a massive image registry on Docker Hub, and integrates seamlessly with tools like Docker

1:18

Apple Revolutionizes Linux Containerization on macOS...

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2025/06/10

Hello and welcome to Tech Minute. Today, Apple has unveiled an open-source containerization framework that lets developers build and run Linux containers natively on macOS. Containers bundle apps and their dependencies into isolated units, and until now, Mac users relied on tools like Docker or Lima—often with performance hiccups. Apple’s solution spins up a dedicated lightweight VM for each container, giving “sub-second start times” and dedicated IP addresses so you can “remove the need

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Crafting Culture: The Journey of American Trench's...

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2025/06/09

Welcome to Style Brief. I’m your host, and today we’re looking at American Trench’s $795 navy blazer as a case study in “made in America.” From the Utah sheep farms that provide the wool to a family-owned mill in North Carolina where the cloth is woven, every step takes place on U.S. soil. “This is a garment where you can trace every move,” the WSJ notes. Local factories in Massachusetts handle cutting and sewing, and final assembly happens in Maine. At $795, it’s hardly a bargain, but it

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Illuminating Imagination: The Enchanting World of...

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2025/06/09

Today on our podcast, we step into the glowing world of Lightwire Theater, where “magic in the dark” comes to life through part dance, part puppetry, and part electroluminescent wiring. Founded by husband-and-wife team Ian and Eleanor Carney in New Orleans, Lightwire creates “evocative stage shows featuring dinosaurs, mythic heroes and fairy-tale creatures.” Imagine shadowy figures outlined in luminous wire, twisting and twirling in perfect synch with music, as a prehistoric T-Rex roars to

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Empowering Creators: How Patreon Transforms Fans into...

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2025/06/09

Welcome back to the show. Today we’re exploring Patreon, the platform that’s turning fans into patrons and helping creators make a living. As CBS Sunday Morning reports, “Patreon is giving artists a safety net,” allowing musicians, podcasters and cartoonists to earn steady monthly incomes. Since its launch in 2013, co-founders Jack Conte and Sam Yam have grown the site to support over 100,000 creators and 3 million patrons. Musician Amanda Palmer reflects, “My fans have more power than any

1:23

The Cloud Revolution: How Google Transformed...

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2025/06/09

Welcome back to Book Overflow. Today we dive into the second third of Steven Levy’s In The Plex, where Google reshaped computing forever. Levy shows how “computing as a utility” went from theory to reality when Google built massive data centers powered by thousands of commodity servers. Rather than owning hardware, users tapped into an invisible network—what we now call the cloud. This vision led directly to Gmail, born from a quest for cheap, reliable storage. As Levy puts it, “We wanted

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AI and America's Pastime: How Technology is...

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2025/06/09

Hello and welcome to “Diamond Insights.” Today, we’re diving into how artificial intelligence is reshaping America’s pastime. As The Economist reports, teams are now deploying machine-learning algorithms to analyse every pitch, swing and catch. AI-driven data platforms are “uncovering patterns invisible to the human eye,” helping managers make split-second decisions on the field. Scouts armed with biomechanical models can predict a rookie’s future fastball velocity, while pitchers use

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The Dawn of High-Resolution Satellite Imaging and Its...

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2025/06/09

Welcome to this week’s science and technology update. It started with a tweet. In 2019, President Trump posted what looked like a top-secret surveillance photo of an Iranian missile site. The image was so sharp that enthusiasts quickly concluded it must have come from one of America’s ultra-secret spy satellites. Today that kind of detail isn’t limited to governments. Commercial operators already offer images with 30-centimetre resolution, enough to “read the letters on a bus.” And within a

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Smartphone Bans in Schools: A Double-Edged Sword for...

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2025/06/09

Welcome to Science & Tech Brief. Today, we ask: do smartphone bans in schools improve mental health? Last year, a study of English secondary schools showed that banning phones during school hours led to a 14-percent drop in reported depression symptoms and a 13-percent fall in anxiety among students. As one student put it, “I actually talk to people again instead of scrolling.” Critics worry that bans restrict parents’ ability to reach children in emergencies. Some schools, though, have

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Intermittent Fasting Unveiled Understanding Its...

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2025/06/09

Welcome to Science Briefs. Diets come and diets go, and today we’re asking: does intermittent fasting really work? Intermittent fasting limits eating to certain windows—like the popular 5-2 diet, which lets you feast five days a week and fast or eat very little on two. Studies show that over several months, people on these regimens lose “on average around 5 percent of their body weight,” similar to those on steady calorie restriction. Researchers warn that “most of the benefits appear

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The Race to Affordable AI: How Competition is...

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2025/06/09

Welcome back to Tech Brief, where we unpack the week’s biggest stories in artificial intelligence. Today, The Economist argues that “forget DeepSeek: large language models are getting cheaper still.” As recently as 2022, building an LLM “was a feat at the cutting edge of AI engineering.” Fast-forward three years, and the real challenge isn’t just quality—it’s cost. “To really stand out in the crowded marketplace, an AI lab needs not just to build a high-quality model, but to build it

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Redefining Conservative Economics: A Path to...

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2025/06/09

Welcome to The Gray Area. I’m your host, and today we’re talking about a fresh vision for conservative economics. For decades, the American right has “stayed on brand” with three mantras: “low taxes, free markets, deregulation.” But Oren Cass, founder of think tank America Compass, argues it’s time for a conservative, pro-worker turn. He asks: is it possible to lower our trade deficit, bring manufacturing back to the US, and get Americans buying American-made products? Cass lays out a

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Mastering the Art of Preparation and Creativity with...

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2025/06/09

Hello and welcome to today’s podcast. Adam Savage recently answered questions on everything from TV guest tips to airline boarding. First up: advice for anyone about to appear on a well-known show. Adam says, “Do your homework, know your talking points, and treat it like a conversation—not an audition.” He recommends prepping stories and visuals so you can jump right in. Next, when inspiration runs dry, Adam advises, “Don’t wait for inspiration to strike—start making and inspiration will

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Exploring the Legacy of Marvel's Ultimate Universe...

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2025/06/09

Welcome back to Marvel Moments, I’m your host, and today we’re diving into Marvel’s Ultimate Universe. Launched in 2000, this bold experiment “shook up Marvel’s status quo,” reimagining Spider-Man, X-Men and the Avengers without decades of continuity. Ultimate Spider-Man gave us a fresh Peter Parker, while The Ultimates introduced a modernized Avengers team complete with Nick Fury looking as you’ve always pictured him—Samuel L. Jackson style. Writers like Brian Michael Bendis and Mark

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Rethinking the Workday Embracing Shorter Sprints for...

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2025/06/09

Welcome to Productivity Brief. Today we explore Cal Newport’s bold insight: “You were never meant to work eight hours a day.” Newport argues that the traditional eight-hour schedule ignores our brain’s natural rhythms, depleting focus and creativity. Research shows we can only sustain deep concentration for about two hours before performance drops. So how do we fix it? Newport suggests breaking your day into shorter, high-focus blocks—think 90- to 120-minute sprints—followed by deliberate

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CEO Confidence Surges as Economic Optimism Grows...

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2025/06/09

Welcome to Business Brief for today. Ahead of July’s major trade deadline, American CEOs are feeling surprisingly upbeat about the economy. According to the latest CEO Confidence Index survey, conducted June 3 and 4, fewer leaders now foresee a downturn. Back in April, 62 percent predicted a recession within six months. Today, “less than half of that, or 30 percent,” forecast either a mild or severe recession. Meanwhile, optimism is on the rise: 40 percent of CEOs now expect the U.S

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The Rise of the Loner Consumer Redefining Shopping in...

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2025/06/09

Hello, this is your one-minute briefing on the rise of the loner consumer. In the grim pandemic years, people got used to staying inside. Outlays on services—from restaurant meals to foreign travel—collapsed, while demand for goods jumped, with a rush for computers and exercise bikes. Such patterns proved remarkably resilient even as life got back to normal. In 2023, The Economist dubbed them “hermit consumers,” and today they’ve evolved into what it calls the “loner consumer.” These

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