Elon Musk has now given $474 million in the midterms, the most ever spent in a single election cycle. The amount is up from $366 million in mid-October and exceeds the nearly $300 million he spent to help elect Trump in 2024.
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Total midterm spending: $474 million
Previous mid-October amount: $366 million
Prior 2024 Trump support spending: nearly $300 million
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Europe supermarket freezer hack raises temps to 50°C
Europe supermarket freezer hack raised temperatures to up to 50°C, destroying food in multiple countries. The attack hit stores in Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg, Ireland, the Netherlands, Finland and Estonia, affecting over 40 supermarkets in Belgium and Luxembourg.
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Countries affected: Belgium, Sweden, Luxembourg, Ireland, the Netherlands, Finland, Estonia.
Over 40 supermarkets in Belgium and Luxembourg were impacted.
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OpenCode rebuilt to run inside browser devtools
OpenCode rebuilt to run inside browser devtools with console.log statements. The author encourages agents to build console apps.
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Rebuilt OpenCode to run inside browser devtools with console.log statements
Encourages agents to build console apps
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- Original post
- textjs.org - Linked in the post
VNDC desktop reader updated to modern libraries
VNDC (a VNDS desktop reader) was updated to modern libraries, with a screenshot showing it running The song of saya. Download instructions and the repository are provided on the website.
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Updated VNDC to modern libs.
Download instructions and repo available on the website.
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- Original post
- jocadbz.xyz - Linked in the post
Holographic Foil – new After Effects effect
Holographic Foil is a new After Effects effect that applies customizable, view-dependent holographic foil to any layer. It includes intuitive controls for adjustment.
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Feature: customizable, view-dependent holographic foil
Feature: intuitive controls for any layer
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- Original post
- aescripts.com - Linked in the post
B-epsilon trees in GEFS use message slots in nodes
B-epsilon trees in GEFS are a B-tree variant with extra space for messages. Messages store a callback and argument and are applied on reads. When node space fills, messages are pushed down until they reach leaves, where the callback is applied and the message removed.
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Nodes have extra space for “messages” that hold a callback and argument.
On read, callbacks from messages are applied to the item; full nodes push messages downward until leaf application.
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Deane Homes releases final 30 apartments at The Leys
Deane Homes releases final 30 one- and two-bedroom apartments at The Leys in Carrickmines, part of the 61-home scheme. Construction continues on Glenamuck Road South, Dublin 18, with completion targeted for 2027.
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Release: final 30 one- and two-bedroom apartments
Scheme total: 61 homes