LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps

July 21, 2026 1 Comment The home appliance giant LG Electronics USA said this week it plans to suspend any apps built for its smart TVs that turn one’s television into an always-on residential proxy node. The move comes less than a month after researchers found that more than 42 percent of games and other … Devamını oku

A digestion of the Jacobian conjecture counterexample

The notorious Jacobian conjecture can be formulated concretely over the complex numbers as follows. Conjecture 1 (Jacobian Conjecture) Let be a polynomial map in complex variables, whose Jacobian is a non-zero constant. Then is invertible (with polynomial inverse). The condition that the Jacobian is non-zero is equivalent to being locally invertible. (The implication of local … Devamını oku

The World’s 2,400 Castles

Castlemap is a free interactive map of 2,435 of the world’s greatest castles, fortresses and palaces across 129 countries. Pan and zoom the night map above, click any point for a photo and quick facts, or open a landmark’s page for its full story and exact location. From medieval strongholds and hilltop citadels to grand … Devamını oku

Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber

Developers and customers building production AI agents need higher token efficiency, lower latency, and more reliable performance. Our Flash series of models is built to meet the sweet spot of efficiency and quality to enable scaling agentic workflows. Building on Gemini 3.5 Flash, we’re introducing new Gemini models: 3.6 Flash: Our workhorse model that delivers … Devamını oku

Claude Is Not a Compiler

In early 2025, I wrote Is Claude a Compiler? At the time, my answer was: I don’t know. I’m now pretty sure the answer is “no, that’s a category error, it’s better than a compiler.” But this requires a bit of unpacking. Computer programs are notoriously intricate and finicky. A program operates at an extreme … Devamını oku

Apple Defeats Liability for Not Scanning iCloud for CSAM

Apple Defeats Liability for Not Scanning iCloud for CSAM, But the Judge Was Not Pleased–Amy v. Apple July 20, 2026 · by Eric Goldman · in Content Regulation , Derivative Liability , Privacy/Security This case involves Apple’s handling of user-uploaded files hosted in private iCloud storage. Instead of adopting PhotoDNA to scan hosted files for … Devamını oku

PCjs Machines

Home of the original IBM PC emulator for browsers. PCjs uses JavaScript to emulate a small collection of hardware and software that I grew up with in the 1970s and 1980s, allowing you to experience their slow CPUs, low-resolution displays, and primitive sound effects, all in the comfort and safety of your desktop or mobile … Devamını oku