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On latency, measurement, and optimization in algorithmic trading systems

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-14 14:10:59

"The speed of light sucks." - John Carmack ‍ Software engineers within the world of low-latency automated trading (colloquially known as "high-frequency trading" or HFT) obsess over speed. From purchasing private bandwidth between microwave towers to analyzing x86 instructions from different compiler versions, those with experience in this industry have seen colossal time and expense committed to the problem of optimizing code and network paths for minimal execution times. But how does one

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This Shark Cordless Vacuum Is Nearly Free for Prime Day, Amazon Sold 20,000 in Just a Few Hours

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-18 13:41:40

Amazon brought forward Prime Day this year by a week, and the weekend’s best deals are already out there. That doesn’t leave you much time if you want to get your hands on one of the most popular deals before they are… gone. The best-selling cordless vacuum on Amazon from Shark is currently being offered at an all-time low price. Over 20,000 units have been sold in only a few hours, reports Amazon, and with demand this high, it could be gone tomorrow. It’s a no-brainer at this price point: ther

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 6, #490

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-18 09:00:04

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a fun one. The category offers some creative answers, and once you understand the theme, the unscrambling comes easily. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for tod

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 6, #756

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-18 09:00:05

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle could be tough. That purple category almost sounds like one of the goofy TikTok parody Connections categories, like "18th century whaling ships spelled backwards and minus three letters." That's not the category, but it feels a little bit lik

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Latest Sales Data Reveal Clear Winners And Losers in a Messy EV Market

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-08-18 08:49:22

The second quarter of 2025 painted a chaotic picture of the electric vehicle market in the United States. While General Motors enjoyed a breakout quarter, most other automakers, especially Tesla and Ford, stumbled hard. EV sales are now a mix of breakthroughs and breakdowns. And all of this is happening under a White House that has turned decisively against green subsidies. GM Breaks Away From the Pack Despite a political environment hostile to clean energy, GM managed to deliver a stunning 1

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, July 5

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-18 07:29:00

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Need some help with today's Mini Crossword? 14-Across was a real doozy. I hadn't ever heard anyone use that word to mean what the NYT says it means, even though I do recognize it as part of a related word. Whether this clue or another one has stumped you today, read on.

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 5, #1477

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-18 20:00:25

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's Wordle puzzle is a pretty tough one. I grew up on a farm, so I know the word, but I didn't put it together right away, even though the letters are common ones. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you n

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 5, #755

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-19 01:00:21

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle has a few tough, and a few easy categories today. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program ana

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 5, #489

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-19 01:00:29

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. The theme of today's NYT Strands puzzle isn't terribly tough, but at least one of the words is unusual and really, really long to unscramble. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wor

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Trump inaugural impersonators scammed donors out of crypto, feds say

cnbc.com Salvador Rodriguez 2025-08-19 03:04:39

Scammers impersonating the President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance Inaugural Committee fraudulently stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency, according to a new complaint filed by federal prosecutors. The perpetrators used phony email addresses made to look like they belonged to the inaugural committee to " trick or coerce victims into providing them money," according to the civil complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. Using email addres

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Insta360 8K Action Camera Drops Below Amazon’s Early Prime Day Price at Best Buy, Limited Stock Available

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-08-19 17:10:03

Capturing life in motion has come a long way in recent years. From strapping cameras to helmets on mountain trails to filming immersive city walks, creators today are looking for gear that does more than just record. And rightly so. It’s hard enough to know when you’re going to be able to capture a moment, let alone know that you’re covered with whatever camera you have. Enter the action camera. It can do all that and then some. And right now, you can get one for a great price thanks to this Bes

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Microsoft Is Eliminating Passwords in August: Here's What You Need to Do to Prepare

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-19 16:40:19

In June, Microsoft Authenticator stopped letting users create new passwords. In July, it turned off the autofill password function. And in August, the login app will stop supporting passwords entirely, moving to more secure passkeys, such as a PIN, fingerprint or facial recognition. Attila Tomaschek, CNET's software senior writer and digital security expert, says that passkeys are a safer alternative to the risky password habits practiced by 49% of US adults, according to a recent survey by CNE

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Judge Rules That Newspaper Is Allowed to Search Through Users' ChatGPT Logs

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-21 04:12:02

Amid its long-running copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, the paper of record will soon have access to all of OpenAI's user archives — including the stuff that was deleted. As Ars Technica reports, the federal judge presiding over the lawsuit by the New York Times against OpenAI has granted the newspaper and its co-plaintiffs, the New York Daily News and the Center for Investigative Reporting, access to the AI company's logs to see exactly how much copyright was infringed. In its pr

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 4, #488

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-21 09:00:04

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle celebrates a common July 4 activity. Some of the words are long and might be tough to unscramble, but if you recognize the theme, you should be good. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 4, #754

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-21 09:00:06

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle was a fairly simple one, I thought. Maybe it was a July 4 gift from the puzzle-makers. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a nume

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Tripadvisor stock surges 17% as Starboard Value builds sizable stake in online travel company

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-08-22 09:45:06

Tripadvisor stock jumped 17% Thursday after Starboard Value revealed a more than 9% stake in the online travel company, according to a securities filing. The position was valued at about $160 million as of Wednesday's close. Tripadvisor shares have been flat since the start of the year after plummeting more than 30% in 2024. Last year, the travel review and booking company said it created a special committee to explore potential options.

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The best Amazon Prime Day robot vacuum deals for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-22 09:50:38

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Robot vacuums are some of the pricier smart home gadgets you can get, making them great items to look for during sales like Amazon Prime Day. The annual shopping event always includes solid deals on electronics, and that includes smart home gear like autonomous dirt-suckers. Prime Day

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Tripadvisor stock surges 10% as Starboard Value builds sizable stake in online travel company

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-08-22 13:53:31

Tripadvisor stock jumped 10% Thursday after Starboard Value revealed a more than 9% stake in the online travel company, according to a securities filing. The position was valued at about $160 million as of Wednesday's close. Tripadvisor shares have been flat since the start of the year after plummeting more than 30% in 2024. Last year, the travel review and booking company said it created a special committee to explore potential options.

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Your Brother printer might have a critical security flaw - how to check and what to do next

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2025-08-23 01:30:14

Brother / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Hundreds of Brother printer models have been found to harbor a serious security flaw that can't be fully patched on existing devices. First noticed by Rapid7 in May and publicly disclosed on June 25, this unpatchable vulnerability lets an attacker who knows -- or can find out -- your printer's serial number generate its default administrator password. Also: Patch your Windows PC now before bootkit malware takes it over - here's how Yes, the same password

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Next month, saved passwords will no longer be in Microsoft’s Authenticator app

news.ycombinator.com See Full Bio 2025-08-20 15:31:32

Starting this month, you'll no longer be able to use Microsoft Authenticator's autofill password function, a move the company is making to transition from passwords to passkeys. Last month, Microsoft stopped letting you save new passwords in the app. Next month is the biggest change, all your saved passwords will no longer be in the Authenticator app. You'll have to use passkeys instead -- such as a PIN, fingerprint or facial recognition. Attila Tomaschek, CNET's software senior writer and dig

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Microsoft Will Delete Your Passwords in One Month

news.ycombinator.com See Full Bio 2025-08-20 20:31:32

Starting this month, you'll no longer be able to use Microsoft Authenticator's autofill password function, a move the company is making to transition from passwords to passkeys. Last month, Microsoft stopped letting you save new passwords in the app. Next month is the biggest change, all your saved passwords will no longer be in the Authenticator app. You'll have to use passkeys instead -- such as a PIN, fingerprint or facial recognition. Attila Tomaschek, CNET's software senior writer and dig

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 3, #1475

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-23 17:00:03

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's Wordle puzzle could be easy, could be tough. It depends if you guess a particular letter that lands in multiple places. Or, should I say, blooms in multiple places? If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 3, #487

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-23 17:00:08

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a fun one, and it made me a bit hungry. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET's NYT pu

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Lorde’s new CD is so transparent that stereos can’t even read it

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-08-24 09:47:57

Lorde fans are clearly struggling to play the CD version of her new album. Customers who purchased the special edition of Virgin released on a transparent plastic disc are reporting on Reddit and TikTok that many CD players, car stereos, and other sound systems they’ve tried are unable to play it. The transparent CD, promoted as being fully recyclable, is currently sold out on Lorde’s webstore and was the only disc variant available for the Virgin album. That may have been a welcome compromise

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Forminator plugin flaw exposes WordPress sites to takeover attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-24 13:38:32

The Forminator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an unauthenticated arbitrary file deletion flaw that could enable full site takeover attacks. The security issue is tracked as CVE-2025-6463 and has a high-severity impact (CVSS 8.8 score). It impacts all versions of Forminator up to 1.44.2. Forminator Forms is a plugin developed by WPMU DEV. It offers a flexible, visual drag‑and‑drop builder to help users create and embed a wide range of form-based content on WordPress sites. According to

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How to Travel to the Most Remote Office on Earth

wired.com Mitch Moxley 2025-08-24 21:00:00

In November 2023, Jessica Studer, a 33-year-old research medical doctor and professional pianist from Bremgarten, Switzerland, prepared for her trip to Antarctica’s Concordia research station. Most work trips require a flight and a few nights in a hotel; hers would involve several days of travel and a year at the most remote outpost in the world. Very few people have experience preparing for such an extreme journey. Concordia sits at 10,600 feet above sea level, with winter temperatures plummet

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A proof-of-concept neural brain implant providing speech

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-22 11:16:14

Stephen Hawking, a British physicist and arguably the most famous man suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), communicated with the world using a sensor installed in his glasses. That sensor used tiny movements of a single muscle in his cheek to select characters on a screen. Once he typed a full sentence at a rate of roughly one word per minute, the text was synthesized into speech by a DECtalk TC01 synthesizer, which gave him his iconic, robotic voice. But a lot has changed since

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Tesla shares drop on Musk, Trump feud ahead of Q2 deliveries

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2025-08-25 09:29:51

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's president, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Tesla shares have dropped 7% from Friday's closing price of $323.63 to the $300.71 close on Tuesday ahead of the company's second-quarter deliveries report. Wall Street analysts are expecting Tesla to report deliveries of around 387,000 — a 13% de

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Show HN: A local secrets manager with easy backup

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-22 18:30:09

yacs Yet another credential store 🔐 yacs is a command-line tool that allows you to securely store, manage, and retrieve secrets locally in an encrypted JSON file. This tool uses AES encryption with a master password to ensure your secrets are kept safe. Features Initialization: Set up a new credential store with a master password and a hint. Adding Secrets: Add secrets with descriptions, supporting both string and binary types. Retrieving Secrets: Retrieve secrets by their key. Viewing Keys

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 2, #486

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-25 20:00:04

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle stumped me for a while. The topic is a bit unusual, and many words could fit the theme. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini C

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