A technical blog post by Martin Uecker examines how GCC compiles nested functions using trampolines placed on the stack, which normally require the stack to be executable. He shows that by extracting the code address and static chain values embedded in the trampoline and passing them to the __builtin_call_with_static_chain built-in, developers can indirectly call nested functions on older GCC versions without needing an executable stack.
Amazon is selling the Samsung Odyssey G55C, a 32-inch curved VA gaming monitor, for $199.99, down 39% from its $329.99 list price. The display features 1440p QHD resolution, a 165 Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and a 1000R curve, along with AMD FreeSync and HDR10 support.
Sony Music and Warner Chappell have filed a lawsuit against Anthropic in federal court in California, accusing the company of using tens of thousands of copyrighted songs and lyrics to train its Claude AI models without permission. The complaint names Anthropic's co-founders Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann individually, alleging they pirated millions of books via BitTorrent and scraped lyrics from licensed sites like MusixMatch and LyricFind. The publishers are seeking damages that could total billions of dollars if courts award the maximum penalties per work.
San Francisco startup Mara raised $7 million in pre-seed funding to build Spike, a portable counter-drone system carried in a backpack. The system pairs a launcher holding up to 48 lightweight 250-gram Seeker interceptors with a Spotter sensor unit that fuses optical, acoustic and optional radar detection to track fiber-optic and autonomous drones that evade radio-frequency jammers. Mara says each Seeker costs roughly the same as the sub-$1,000 FPV quadcopters it's meant to destroy, undercutting rival interceptors by a claimed 20-fold margin.
The Debian Project has voted to allow developers to use generative AI tools when producing contributions to the project, provided the resulting work meets Debian's existing standards. The decision clarifies that contributors remain fully responsible for reviewing, testing, and validating any AI-assisted code or documentation before submission, regardless of the tools used to create it.
A new buyer's guide breaks down what shoppers should evaluate when choosing a USB Bluetooth adapter for a PC, from budget picks like the ASUS USB-BT500 and TP-Link Nano 2-in-1 AC600 to advanced options such as the Avantree DG80, Creative BT-W5, and Sena UD100-G03. It explains that basic $10 adapters suit simple headset pairing, while pricier models offer better codecs, lower latency, and multi-device support.
Nvidia posted stronger-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and issued a bullish forward outlook, reinforcing confidence that AI infrastructure spending remains robust. On the earnings call, Nvidia disclosed that Amazon will buy an additional 2 million of its GPUs in 2027 and 2028 even as it builds its own AI chips, and the strong report helped push the Nasdaq, S&P 500 and Dow to their best trading day since early August.
Following its latest earnings report, Nvidia is showing investors that its competitive moat isn't limited to GPU chips, where rivals like Amazon and Google are building in-house alternatives. The company's Vera Rubin architecture bundles GPUs with CPUs, inference accelerators, storage and networking racks, positioning Nvidia as the orchestrator of entire gigawatt-scale AI data centers rather than just a chip supplier.
A wave of surveys and protests shows growing American distrust of major tech companies, driven by anxiety over AI-related job losses, sprawling data center construction, and the addictive design of social media platforms. This week Meta agreed to pay up to $17 billion to settle claims tied to its apps' harmful effects, adding fuel to public frustration that coincides with high inflation and falling consumer confidence.
At gamescom 2026, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told BBC News that Project Helix, the code name for Xbox's next-generation hardware, actually refers to a whole lineup of devices rather than a single console. She declined to give specifics or say whether the discless-versus-disc question applies to the entire family, only confirming that all Helix hardware will support both console and PC games and that performance will keep improving.
Researchers studying bearded capuchin monkeys at Fazenda Boa Vista in northeastern Brazil observed the primates supplementing their mostly plant-based diet with snakes, opossums, iguanas, bats, rodents and bird eggs when fruit and nuts became scarce. The findings, published August 26 in PLOS One, came from two decades of field observations originally focused on the monkeys' tool use.
BYOK, a minimalist distraction-free writing gadget, is developing an optional scripting system that lets power users extend its functionality beyond basic drafting. Founder Nick Sjolinder is testing features like a screenplay assistant, character note tool, and writing analyzer that could flag passive voice or pull highlighted text into notes. The scripting system is still in early development and not yet public, with the company currently soliciting user feedback.
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