Modders make Raven's never-released Quake 4 expansion playable, a new Rust JIT promises shorter builds, and a startup claims a 145-billion-parameter model fits a laptop. Plus a 22-year-old Postgres flaw turned into code execution, and Nvidia staff pushing to bring back Jensen Huang.
- Abandoned Quake 4 expansion finished by modders and now playable (HN discussion)
- Relax: JIT compiler for Rust to reduce build times (HN discussion)
- Edge0-145B: Frontier AI Capabilities on Your Own Computer (HN discussion)
- Turning a 22-year-old Postgres type-confusion primitive into RCE (HN discussion)
- Nvidia employees petition to bring back Jensen Huang (HN discussion)
Chapters:
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) 1. Abandoned Quake 4 expansion finished by modders and now playable
(02:00) 1. Abandoned Quake 4 expansion finished by modders and now playable: HN comments
(02:43) 2. Relax: JIT compiler for Rust to reduce build times
(03:40) 2. Relax: JIT compiler for Rust to reduce build times: HN comments
(04:17) 3. Edge0-145B: Frontier AI Capabilities on Your Own Computer
(05:11) 3. Edge0-145B: Frontier AI Capabilities on Your Own Computer: HN comments
(06:03) 4. Turning a 22-year-old Postgres type-confusion primitive into RCE
(07:16) 4. Turning a 22-year-old Postgres type-confusion primitive into RCE: HN comments
(08:00) 5. Nvidia employees petition to bring back Jensen Huang
(09:12) 5. Nvidia employees petition to bring back Jensen Huang: HN comments
(10:32) Wrap-up
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