A tech writer argues that despite Markdown being over 20 years old and widely used for documentation and publishing, most computers and phones still cannot open a .md file and display it as formatted text without extra software. The author contrasts this with how operating systems natively handle images, video, and PDFs, and describes relying on Markdown for personal writing because of its portability and independence from any single application.
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A QR code hides its destination until you have already opened it. susQR is a free web tool that checks the link first, and it is worth keeping one tap away.
TECNO has launched a new film tied to its global '100 Portraits of Becoming' collaboration with artist Angélica Dass. The film highlights the personal stories of individuals behind the project's portraits, focusing on their individual journeys rather than just their images.
An agent is a language model given tools and a loop. That single design choice explains both why agents can finish real work and why they fail in ways a chatbot never could.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo last month authorizing the Department of Homeland Security to test the military's Active Denial System and develop tactics for potential use at the southern US border, CNN reported. The nonlethal weapon emits an invisible electromagnetic beam reaching over half a mile that causes a burning sensation on skin, producing a tingling effect lasting 10-15 minutes that officials say creates an urge to flee.
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The UK government is assessing whether its online services are exposed to newly disclosed vulnerabilities in PHP, the programming language running a large share of websites worldwide, including platforms like Wikipedia and WordPress. The National Cyber Security Centre, along with counterparts in the EU and Australia, has urged organisations to apply fixes immediately or take affected systems offline, while Amazon reported attempted attacks on its systems before the public warning was even issued.
A new router upgrades the link between your devices and the router. Almost nothing people complain about lives on that link, which is why the box rarely delivers the numbers on it.
OpenAI has launched an official CLI tool that can be installed via Homebrew or Go, giving developers a terminal-based way to interact with the OpenAI API. The tool includes features like Tab-key image picker shortcuts for Bash, zsh and fish, and an automatic but non-intrusive update-check system that surfaces install-specific upgrade commands without installing updates itself.
A commentary piece revisits Ralph Waldo Emerson's warning against 'foolish consistency' to argue that effective leaders must be willing to shift positions as circumstances change. It notes that modern culture often labels such leaders as 'flip-floppers,' discouraging open reconsideration of past views.
The UAE is moving ahead with its April Cabinet plan to shift 50% of federal government services, sectors, and operations to autonomous AI agents within two years. Minister of State for AI Omar Sultan Al Olama said the country has built a 'control tower agent' and runs continuous audits, combining both AI-based and human review, to oversee how these agents act. He made the remarks at the WEF's Annual Meeting of Global Future Leaders in Dubai on October 14.
An investor describes how founder pitch decks have become increasingly homogenous after the adoption of AI tools to generate them, following an earlier viral post urging founders to stop sending 'AI slop decks.' The investor says their weekly deck review process has shifted from engaging to tedious as submissions have become nearly indistinguishable from one another.
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