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The large Joint European Torus = (JET) fusion reactor near Oxford, England, achieved even longer containme= nt times of up to 60 seconds in final experiments before its retirement i= n December 2023. These results, among other recent advances in the field,= are bringing fusion power closer and closer to reality. This article pre= sents an overview of the current field of fusion to show how the elusive = dream of controlled nuclear fusion may soon be within reach.=20 SCIEN= TISTS SPOT MYSTERY OBJECT BELIEVED TO COME FROM BEYOND SOLAR SYSTEM (4 MI= NUTE READ) [9]=20 Astronomers have discovered a new object hurtling thr= ough the solar system. Known as 3I/Atlas, the object is about 416 million= miles away from the Sun and believed to be traveling at about 37 miles p= er second relative to the Sun. If confirmed, it will provide more evidenc= e that such interstellar wanderers are relatively common in our galaxy. T= he comet poses no threat to Earth. It will reach its closest approach to= the Sun - within about 130 million miles - around October 30.=20 = =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE INTRODUCING TMU= X-RS (12 MINUTE READ) [10]=20 This developer ported tmux to Rust - they= recently reached the milestone of having the code base being 100% unsafe= Rust. This post discusses the process of porting the original code base = from around 67,000 lines of C code to around 81,000 lines of Rust, exclud= ing comments and empty lines. The post covers interesting bugs, C pattern= s in Rust, development tools, and more. The developer's next goal is to= convert the code base to safe Rust.=20 CACHING IS AN ABSTRACTION, NO= T AN OPTIMIZATION (5 MINUTE READ) [11]=20 Caching is best understood as= a tool for making software simpler rather than as a tool to improve perf= ormance. It resembles an abstraction rather than an optimization. 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Samsung's latest One UI 8 build update = contains animations that show what the trifold Samsung flagship might look = like. While it is labeled the ' Multifold 7' in the files, the device is sp= eculated to be called the 'Galaxy G Fold'. The animations reveal how the de= vice will likely fold - there are two differently sized hinges, with the le= ft-hand display folding inward, suggesting the right-hand display is design= ed to sandwich over the top. Samsung is expected to reveal the latest gener= ation of its Z Fold and Z Flip devices at its next Unpacked event on July 9= ..
Tesla Optimus is in shamble= s as head of program exits, production delayed (2 minute read)

Tesla's humanoid robot program is repor= tedly in disarray due to the departure of the senior vice-president in char= ge. Production has been delayed due to a new redesign. The robot has yet to= prove useful in Tesla's factories. Elon Musk's goal for Tesla to produce 5= ,000 to 10,000 Optimus humanoid robots this year has been delayed - Tesla h= as informed suppliers of a two-month halt on orders. The company is likely = to unveil a new generation of Optimus robots at its shareholders' meeting t= his year.
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