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Creepy Crawlies

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Creepy Crawlies

You've probably heard me complain about the "AI crawlers" before, but now I actually have some hard numbers I can put up to show their im...

1 min read W WebNovare Imports

You've probably heard me complain about the "AI crawlers" before, but now I actually have some hard numbers I can put up to show their im... Source: kernel.org (807 points, 372 comments) Hacker News discussion

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Major music publishers sue Anthropic, alleging IP theft

Several major music publishers have sued Anthropic, accusing the company of “blatant theft” by training its Claude AI models using “tens of thousands” of copyrighted works. Per Axios, Sony Music and Warner Music accused the AI lab of a “brazen campaign of illegally torrenting, scraping, and downloading copyrighted works on a massive scale.” Anthropic said in a statement that it disagrees with the publishers' claims. Last month, Anthropic was ordered to pay $1.5 billion to hundreds of thousands of authors in a landmark copyright infringement settlement.

3 min read A Adam Hanafi

Several major music publishers have filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, accusing the artificial intelligence company of illegally using copyrighted music to train its Claude AI models. The publishers allege that Anthropic engaged in what they describe as a...

AI killed online like PE killed companies

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AI killed online like PE killed companies

PE slopifies companies and tanks the quality of goods and services. Similarly, AI plummets the quality of content and optimizes for user retention through short-form brain rot that targets quick dopamine spikes.

3 min read A Admin

Private equity didn't just buy companies. It often loaded them with debt, extracted cash and fees, stripped away long-term investments, and left the consequences for someone else to deal with. The private-equity playbook can be brutally straightforward...

State of the Map 2026

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State of the Map 2026

State of the Map is the annual event for all mappers and OpenStreetMap users. In 2026 the State of the Map conference will be taking place in Paris and online. It will be a three day conference packed with talks, workshops, discussion rounds and more.

1 min read W WebNovare Imports

State of the Map is the annual event for all mappers and OpenStreetMap users. In 2026 the State of the Map conference will be taking place in Paris and online. It will be a three day conference packed with talks, workshops, discussion rounds and more. Source...

Stopping the smart TV from being used against you

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Stopping the smart TV from being used against you

Smart TVs are everywhere! But who is the master? Amid the overall electronics boom thanks to A.I., one piece of electronics is almost unchanged financially. That is the digital display or flat-panel monitor. With good reason! The entire entertainment and streaming industry wants one of these device

1 min read W WebNovare Imports

Smart TVs are everywhere! But who is the master? Amid the overall electronics boom thanks to A.I., one piece of electronics is almost unchanged financially. That is the digital display or flat-panel monitor. With good reason! The entire entertainment and...

Global demand for sand spawned a worldwide boom in illegal mining (2015)

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Global demand for sand spawned a worldwide boom in illegal mining (2015)

The global demand for plain old sand is so high that illegal mines are everywhere, and mafias around the world are killing for the stuff.

1 min read W WebNovare Imports

The global demand for plain old sand is so high that illegal mines are everywhere, and mafias around the world are killing for the stuff. Source: wired.com (55 points, 24 comments) Hacker News discussion

Sloc Cloc and Code 4.0 (scc) – Finding the files that need the most attention

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Sloc Cloc and Code 4.0 (scc) – Finding the files that need the most attention

So today I release the v4.0.0 version of sloc cloc and code AKA scc. While I was considering going from 3.7.0 to 3.8.0 enough new functionality landed in it that I figured a move to a new major …

1 min read W WebNovare Imports

So today I release the v4.0.0 version of sloc cloc and code AKA scc. While I was considering going from 3.7.0 to 3.8.0 enough new functionality landed in it that I figured a move to a new major … Source: boyter.org (24 points, discuss) Hacker News discussion

Migrating to HTTPX2

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Migrating to HTTPX2

The OpenAI Python SDK now uses HTTPX2 for its synchronous and asynchronous HTTP clients. HTTPX2 is installed automatically with openai; the previous httpx package is not. This guide explains what changes for applications that interact with the SDK's HTTP layer.

1 min read W WebNovare Imports

The OpenAI Python SDK now uses HTTPX2 for its synchronous and asynchronous HTTP clients. HTTPX2 is installed automatically with openai; the previous httpx package is not. This guide explains what changes for applications that interact with the SDK's HTTP...