A significant amount of illicit crypto activity still remains in China, highlighting the continuing use of cryptocurrencies despite Beijing's digital asset ban (Bloomberg)

The James Webb Space Telescope has identified the most distant galaxy, MoM z14, existing just 280 million years post-Big Bang, surpassing the previous record holder, JADES-GS-z14-0, by 20 million years. MoM z14 is approximately 50 times smaller than the Milky Way and shows unusual emission lines, indicating a young galaxy with a rapid star formation rate and a surprising lack of surrounding neutral hydrogen gas. The presence of carbon and nitrogen suggests that earlier galaxies...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has issued security updates to fix up to eight vulnerabilities in its StoreOnce data backup and deduplication solution. These vulnerabilities pose risks such as authentication bypass and remote code execution, which could be exploited remotely, leading to potential information disclosure and server-side request forgery. HPE emphasizes the importance of applying these updates to safeguard against these security threats. Full Article

Summary Windsurf, a popular vibe coding startup, is reportedly being acquired by OpenAI. CEO Varun Mohan announced on X that Anthropic has significantly reduced Windsurf's first-party access to its Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI models, providing minimal notice for this abrupt change. As a result, Windsurf is now faced with adapting to new operational challenges due to these restrictions imposed by Anthropic. Full Article

Luca Guadagnino is in negotiations to direct "Artificial," a film about Sam Altman's firing and subsequent reinstatement at OpenAI in 2023, produced by Amazon-MGM. The movie is expected to feature Andrew Garfield as Altman, Monica Barbaro as chief technology officer Mira Murati, and Yura Borisov as co-founder Ilya Sutskever, with production potentially starting this summer in San Francisco and Italy. The script is penned by Simon Rich, who will also produce alongside David Heyman and...

Atari 400 and 800 InnovationsIn 1979, Atari launched the Atari 400 and 800, innovative home computers featuring custom graphics and sound chips, joystick ports, and advanced gaming capabilities, priced at $549 and $999. Fast forward 46 years, Polish engineer Piotr "Osa" Ostapowicz introduced "Atarino," potentially the smallest 8-bit Atari computer re-creation, fitting all essential components into a 2×1.5 cm module using FPGA technology. This design faithfully reimplements the original Atari architecture, enabling it to run...

TikTok is enhancing user control over its "For You" algorithm by introducing a "manage topics" setting, allowing users to adjust the frequency of recommendations for various topics like nature and fashion using sliders. While these settings won't completely eliminate any content categories, they can influence the recommendation frequency as user interests change. Additionally, TikTok is expanding its keyword filtering option with AI-enhanced features, enabling users to block specific keywords and related terms, ultimately allowing for...