Reflecting on a Year of Gamedev in Zig
https://bgthompson.codeberg.page/blog/one-year-zig-gamedev-reflections/
https://bgthompson.codeberg.page/blog/one-year-zig-gamedev-reflections/
Don't watermark your legal PDFs with purple dragons in suits
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/dont-watermark-your-legal-pdfs-with-purple-dragons-in-suits/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/dont-watermark-your-legal-pdfs-with-purple-dragons-in-suits/
Ars Technica
Don’t watermark your legal PDFs with purple dragons in suits
There’s a time and there’s a place. Federal court is neither.
Zoho halts $700M semiconductor plan
https://semiconductorsinsight.com/zoho-halts-700-million-semiconductor-plan/
https://semiconductorsinsight.com/zoho-halts-700-million-semiconductor-plan/
Semiconductors Insight
Zoho Halts $700 million Semiconductor Plan
Sridhar Vembu, founder of Zoho halts $700 million Semiconductor Plan for the time being citing heavy financial liabilities.
Bundle Python with the z/OS base system
https://ibm-z-hardware-and-operating-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/ZOS-I-3993
https://ibm-z-hardware-and-operating-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/ZOS-I-3993
Apple App Store guidelines remove ban on encouraging external payments in US
https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/
https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/
Apple Developer
App Review Guidelines - Apple Developer
The App Review Guidelines provide guidance and examples across a range of development topics, including user interface design, functionality, content, and the use of specific technologies. These guidelines are designed to help you prepare your apps for the…
De minimis: US small parcels loophole closes pushing up Shein, Temu prices
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy79j2n7d4o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy79j2n7d4o
Bbc
Temu to stop selling goods from China directly to US customers
The online marketplace says it will move to a "local fulfillment model" in the US, with sales handled by locally based sellers.
Meta's Reality Labs Has Now Lost over $60B Since 2020
https://meta.slashdot.org/story/25/05/01/206224/metas-reality-labs-has-now-lost-over-60-billion-since-2020
https://meta.slashdot.org/story/25/05/01/206224/metas-reality-labs-has-now-lost-over-60-billion-since-2020
meta.slashdot.org
Meta's Reality Labs Has Now Lost Over $60 Billion Since 2020
Meta's Reality Labs posted a $4.2 billion operating loss in Q1 2025. According to CNBC, cumulative losses since 2020 now exceed $60 billion. From the report: Meta's Reality Labs unit is responsible for the company's Quest-branded virtual reality headsets…
Mathematician solves algebra's oldest problem using intriguing number sequences
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-mathematician-algebra-oldest-problem-intriguing.amp
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-mathematician-algebra-oldest-problem-intriguing.amp
phys.org
Mathematician solves algebra's oldest problem using intriguing new number sequences
A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra's oldest challenge—solving higher polynomial equations.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Statement Regarding Executive Order
https://cpb.org/pressroom/Corporation-Public-Broadcasting-Statement-Regarding-Executive-Order-Public-Media
https://cpb.org/pressroom/Corporation-Public-Broadcasting-Statement-Regarding-Executive-Order-Public-Media
cpb.org
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Statement Regarding Executive
WASHINGTON, D.C, (May 2, 2025) — Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), issued the following statement today regarding the President’s Executive Order
Autism evaluations are being canceled over fears about a national registry
https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/autism-registry-fears-hurt-diagnosis-screening-parents-cancel-autism-evaluations/
https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/autism-registry-fears-hurt-diagnosis-screening-parents-cancel-autism-evaluations/
STAT
Autism evaluations are being canceled over fears about a national registry
Fears of landing on a federal list prompts parents, and adults, to cancel autism screening evaluations.
Opinion: Is a split imminent? – Synadia demands NATS back from the CNCF
https://www.heise.de/en/opinion/Opinion-Is-a-split-imminent-Synadia-demands-NATS-back-from-the-CNCF-10366963.html
https://www.heise.de/en/opinion/Opinion-Is-a-split-imminent-Synadia-demands-NATS-back-from-the-CNCF-10366963.html
Developer
Opinion: Is a split imminent? – Synadia demands NATS back from the CNCF
With Derek Collison's demand that NATS be separated from the CNCF again, he risks an ongoing legal dispute or even a fork like Terraform.
Show HN: A motherfucking app (does one thing, under 300 LOC)
https://adnjoo.github.io/motherfuckingapp/
https://adnjoo.github.io/motherfuckingapp/
The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly (2018)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/08/17/feature/the-un-celebrity-president-jimmy-carter-shuns-riches-lives-modestly-in-his-georgia-hometown/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/08/17/feature/the-un-celebrity-president-jimmy-carter-shuns-riches-lives-modestly-in-his-georgia-hometown/
Washington Post
The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown
The un-celebrity president: Thirty-seven years after leaving office, Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown
Why our waistlines expand in middle age: aging stem cells shift into overdrive
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-waistlines-middle-age-aging-stem.html
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-waistlines-middle-age-aging-stem.html
Medicalxpress
Why our waistlines expand in middle age—aging stem cells shift into overdrive
It's no secret that our waistlines often expand in middle age, but the problem isn't strictly cosmetic. Belly fat accelerates aging and slows down metabolism, increasing our risk for developing diabetes, ...
The language brain matters more for learning programming than the math brain
https://massivesci.com/articles/programming-math-language-python-women-in-science/
https://massivesci.com/articles/programming-math-language-python-women-in-science/
Massive Science
Your language brain matters more for learning programming than your math brain
New research contradicts long held assumptions about coding