Trigon: Exploiting coprocessors for fun and for profit (part 2)
https://alfiecg.uk/2025/07/16/Trigon.html
https://alfiecg.uk/2025/07/16/Trigon.html
Alfie CG
Trigon: exploiting coprocessors for fun and for profit (part 2)
Where did we leave off? Background: KTRR IORVBAR Coprocessors Always-On Processor Investigation AXI? What’s that?! Mapping DRAM Code execution Improving the strategy What about A7 and A8(X)? Conclusion
The Future of Ultra-Fast Passenger Travel
https://spaceambition.substack.com/p/beyond-the-sound-barrier
https://spaceambition.substack.com/p/beyond-the-sound-barrier
Substack
Beyond the Speed of Sound: The Future of Ultra-Fast Passenger Travel
Today, aerospace startups and giants alike chase ambitious dreams of passenger flights that exceed the speed of sound, connecting continents in mere hours or even minutes.
Ring introducing new feature to allow police to live-stream access to cameras
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/amazon-ring-cashes-techno-authoritarianism-and-mass-surveillance
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/amazon-ring-cashes-techno-authoritarianism-and-mass-surveillance
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech
The U.K. Closed a Tax Loophole for the Global Rich. Now They're Fleeing
https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/the-u-k-closed-a-tax-loophole-for-the-global-rich-now-theyre-fleeing-f078cce4
https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/the-u-k-closed-a-tax-loophole-for-the-global-rich-now-theyre-fleeing-f078cce4
WSJ
The U.K. Closed a Tax Loophole for the Global Rich. Now They’re Fleeing.
Instead of paying up, wealthy expats are getting out—sparking questions about whether the move will raise any money at all.
Intel to boost gross margins – new products must deliver 50% gross profit
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-draws-a-line-in-the-sand-to-boost-gross-margins-new-products-must-deliver-50-percent-to-get-the-green-light
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-draws-a-line-in-the-sand-to-boost-gross-margins-new-products-must-deliver-50-percent-to-get-the-green-light
Tom's Hardware
Intel draws a line in the sand to boost gross margins — new products must deliver 50% gross profit to get the green light
Lip-Bu Tan is "laser-focused" on getting Intel back to maximizing shareholder value
Data and Democracy: Charting Assault on American Democracy and a Path Forward
https://data4democracy.substack.com/p/on-data-and-democracy-mid-year-roundup
https://data4democracy.substack.com/p/on-data-and-democracy-mid-year-roundup
Substack
On Data and Democracy (Mid-Year Roundup): Charting the Assault on American Democracy and A Path Forward
A narrative of a democracy in the balance, told through 29 data visualizations.
Bill Banning One-Person Train Operation Would Lock NY Transit in the Past
https://www.etany.org/statements/impeding-progress-costing-riders-opto
https://www.etany.org/statements/impeding-progress-costing-riders-opto
Effective Transit Alliance New York
Impeding Progress, Costing Riders — Effective Transit Alliance New York
Bill Banning One-Person Trains Would Lock NY Transit in the Past
Erythritol linked to brain cell damage and stroke risk
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250718035156.htm
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250718035156.htm
ScienceDaily
Popular sugar substitute linked to brain cell damage and stroke risk
Erythritol, a widely used sugar substitute found in many low-carb and sugar-free products, may not be as harmless as once believed. New research from the University of Colorado Boulder reveals that even small amounts of erythritol can harm brain blood vessel…
Airbnb allowed rampant price gouging following L.A. fires, city attorney alleges
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-19/airbnb-allowed-price-gouging-following-l-a-fires-city-attorney-alleges-in-lawsuit
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-19/airbnb-allowed-price-gouging-following-l-a-fires-city-attorney-alleges-in-lawsuit
“I noticed a clear violation of our contributing guidelines”
https://github.com/antiwork/flexile/pull/427#issuecomment-3079688548
https://github.com/antiwork/flexile/pull/427#issuecomment-3079688548
GitHub
Self serve invite link by kanhayaKy · Pull Request #427 · antiwork/flexile
Self-Serve Invite Link Feature — Fixes #348
This feature enables admins to generate an invite link for contractors
Admin Flow
Generate Invite Link
Navigate to the People page. Click on the Invite...
This feature enables admins to generate an invite link for contractors
Admin Flow
Generate Invite Link
Navigate to the People page. Click on the Invite...
A Tour of Microsoft's Mac Lab
https://davidweiss.blogspot.com/2006/04/tour-of-microsofts-mac-lab.html
https://davidweiss.blogspot.com/2006/04/tour-of-microsofts-mac-lab.html
Scientists reveal a widespread but unidentified psychological phenomenon
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-reveal-a-widespread-but-previously-unidentified-psychological-phenomenon/
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-reveal-a-widespread-but-previously-unidentified-psychological-phenomenon/
PsyPost
Scientists reveal a widespread but previously unidentified psychological phenomenon
A new study reveals a psychological bias that leads people to reject faster, more efficient routes when they involve retracing steps. Known as "doubling-back aversion," the effect emerged in both physical navigation and mental tasks across four experiments.
How Tesla is proving doubters right on why its robotaxi service cannot scale
https://www.aol.com/elon-gambling-tesla-proving-doubters-090300237.html
https://www.aol.com/elon-gambling-tesla-proving-doubters-090300237.html
Aol
‘Elon is gambling’ — How Tesla is proving doubters right on why its robotaxi service cannot scale
Monday's near deadly accident with a Tesla autonomous car driving towards an oncoming train show humans are still needed to prevent collisions.
The landlord gutting America’s hospitals
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/the-landlord-gutting-americas-hospitals/
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/07/the-landlord-gutting-americas-hospitals/
Mother Jones
The landlord gutting America’s hospitals
Medical Properties Trust buys up hospitals and then leases them back to health care systems. Dozens of its hospitals have gone belly up.