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Office Engine brings progressive browser editing to large Office files
The open-source React component handles DOCX, XLSX and PPTX files locally in the browser, with progressive loading intended to keep very large documents responsive.
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Critique challenges claims about Astra directly understanding and editing model weights
A technical analysis argues that the headline Qwen result relied on Python tools, test runs and practice problems rather than inspection of raw weights alone.
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NASA's Swift observatory faces uncontrolled re-entry after 22 years in orbit
Forecasts placed the 1.5-tonne telescope's return on November 4, but its precise time and location remained uncertain as atmospheric drag pulled it lower.
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Nvidia releases Auto Ontology framework for more explainable enterprise AI
The Apache-licensed Python project builds graph-based context layers over enterprise metadata and exposes them to agent tools through MCP, a command line and an API.
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Browser-based hjkl trainer turns Vim commands into short editing challenges
The free desktop-browser tool teaches motions, text objects, search, marks, counts and repeats through exercises completed inside a real Vim editor.
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Rustable launches cross-platform open-source database client with browser demo
The early v0.4.8 release supports major SQL databases and standalone Redis, while a Rust-to-WASM demonstration lets users try local SQLite and Redis workflows in a browser.
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Google researchers warn LLM hijacking can drive cloud bills toward $1 million
Mandiant investigations found attackers stealing cloud identities and model access, then routing unauthorized AI usage through a growing resale ecosystem.
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DiscImageStudio turns optical-disc data into visible artwork
The open-source project generates CD, DVD and single-layer Blu-ray images whose physical data patterns form pictures visible on the recorded surface.
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Study compares open-source 5G radio platforms across real workloads
Researchers evaluated OpenAirInterface and srsRAN using multiple radio configurations and applications including video on demand, live streaming and cloud gaming.
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Hacker Times gives Hacker News an hourly newspaper-style front page
The independent web project reorganises links discussed by Hacker News readers into a saved edition with summaries and pointers to original sources.
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US midterms put every House seat and 35 Senate contests before voters
The vote will decide whether Republicans keep control of Congress and how much room President Donald Trump has to pursue his domestic agenda.
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US voters choose a new Congress in high-stakes midterm elections
Every House seat, 35 Senate seats and 39 governorships are being contested as voters decide the balance of power for the final two years of Donald Trump’s second term.
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Bomb near Colombian military base kills four people, including infant
A lorry carrying explosives detonated in Planadas, damaging a hospital and other buildings; authorities had not identified those responsible.
