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How to Set Upstream Branch in Git?

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Introduction Git is a powerful distributed version control system used by developers to manage source code changes. Branching, which enables the simultaneous development of different versions of a project, is one of its fundamental characteristics. This article will cover the definition of branches, the value of branching, the function of an upstream branch in Git, […] The post How to Set Upstream Branch in Git?

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Lenovo Accelerates Smarter AI for All with New AI Solutions that Save Energy, Speed Deployment and Fast-Track AI Use Cases for Every Industry 

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Lenovo unveiled new comprehensive enterprise AI solutions designed to help any company develop and deploy AI with turnkey services, business-ready vertical solutions and energy efficient innovations designed to accelerate the practical application of AI.

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Hayek, the Accidental Freudian

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The economist was fixated on subconscious knowledge and dreamlike enchantment—even if he denied their part in his relationships.

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Panama Papers: Court acquits all 28 charged with money laundering

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Judges rule evidence was "not sufficient" in the trial that took testimony from 27 witnesses.

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What’s New in Apache Airflow® 3.0—And How Will It Reshape Your Data Workflows?

Speaker: Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate

Apache Airflow® 3.0, the most anticipated Airflow release yet, officially launched this April. As the de facto standard for data orchestration, Airflow is trusted by over 77,000 organizations to power everything from advanced analytics to production AI and MLOps. With the 3.0 release, the top-requested features from the community were delivered, including a revamped UI for easier navigation, stronger security, and greater flexibility to run tasks anywhere at any time.

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Microsoft CEO of AI Your online content is 'freeware' fodder for training models

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Unless you've got a lawyer, that is

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'Skeleton Key' attack unlocks the worst of AI, says Microsoft

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Simple jailbreak prompt can bypass safety guardrails on major models

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Bytecode Breakdown: Unraveling Factorio's Lua Security Flaws

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Dynamic languages are safe from memory corruptions bugs, right?

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The Soviet Union's Monster Mi-6 Helicopter Airliner

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The Soviet-era Mil Mi-6 Hook was a colossal helicopter. It was the largest production rotary-wing craft until its successor, the Mi-26, came into existence.

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To Be Real: On Emily Nussbaum's "Cue the Sun "

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Olivia Stowell reviews Emily Nussbaum’s “Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV.”.

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The Economics of Writing Technical Books

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Yes, you can make money writing books. But never do it for that.

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Agent Tooling: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems & Data

Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

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OpenDNS Suspends Service in France Due to Canal+ Piracy Blocking Order

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In 2023, broadcaster Canal+ went to court in France with the goal of obtaining an order requiring local ISPs to block over 100 pirate sports streaming sites. The French court complied with the request; ISPs including Orange, SFR, OutreMer Télécom, Free, and Bouygues Télécom, were ordered to implement technical measures to prevent access to Footybite.co, Streamcheck.link, SportBay.sx, TVFutbol.info, and Catchystream.com, among dozens of others.

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Art and Artifice

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It's not just you, Next.js is getting harder to use

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I wrote a blog post the other day about how Next.js Middleware can be useful for working around some of the restrictions imposed by server components. This led to some fun discussions in the world about whether this was a reasonable approach or if Next.js DX was just.

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Swiss Broadcasting Corporation to pull plug on FM radio

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The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, SWI swissinfo.ch’s parent company, will be switching off analogue FM transmitters at the end of December.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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The super effectiveness of Pokémon embeddings using only raw JSON and images

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Embeddings encourage engineers to go full YOLO because it’s actually rewarding to do so!

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Anatomy of a Cryptocurrency Scam Operation

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You receive a message. Now either you will be victim or not. Your knowledge, attention and moral compass will decide where you will end up.

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For the record: You just ordered me to cause a expensive outage

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And ordered so rudely this techie had little interest in sticking around to fix the subsequent chaos

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How I overcame my addiction to sugar

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Photo by Suzy Hazelwood I remember my breakfast as a kid. It was as sugary as it gets, with cereal and milk or a good marmalade toast and a chocolate shake to start my day. I remember the highs and lows of my energy levels throughout the day or how I would look in the mirror and wonder why I grew as a chubby kid instead of thinner and stronger like some friends.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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Adding a USB port to the ThinkPad X1 Nano (the hard way)

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Show HN: Faktor – The missing 2FA code autocomplete for Chrome

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Faktor is small mac app that gives you the missing 2FA code autocomplete for Google Chrome.

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OctoPrint's anonymous usage stats were manipulated

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OctoPrint is the snappy web interface for your 3D printer that allows you to control and monitor all aspects of your printer and print jobs, right from your browser.

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Pumped-storage hydroelectricity

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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NASA rover discovers mysterious Mars boulder unlike any others

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As NASA's Perseverance explores Mars' Jezero crater, the rover has encountered a mysterious boulder unlike anything found on the Red Planet before.

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Developer experience: What is it and why should you care? (2023)

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Explore how investing in a better developer experience frees developers to do what matters most: building great software.

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AirPods fast connect security vulnerability

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Widely reported study implying divorce more likely when wives fall ill gets axed

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A widely reported finding that the risk of divorce increases when wives fall ill -- but not when men do -- is invalid, thanks to a short string of mistaken coding that negates the original conclusions, published in the March issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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How Coffee Helped the Union Caffeinate Its Way to Victory in the Civil War

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The North’s fruitful partnership with Liberian farmers fueled a steady supply of an essential beverage

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Show HN: I am building an open-source Confluence and Notion alternative

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Docmost is an open source collaborative documentation and wiki software. It an open-source alternative to the likes of Confluence and Notions.

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LosslessCut: The Swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing

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The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing - mifi/lossless-cut

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Botanist tells how nettles helped solve Soham murders

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Patricia Wiltshire reveals how her forensic knowledge helped secure the conviction of Ian Huntley for the 2002 murders

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The 2nd Generation of Innovation Management: A Survival Guide

Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?