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Hugging Face details how it used its new tool, Skills, to fine tune LLMs using Claude, including for writing scripts, submitting jobs to cloud GPUs, and more (Hugging Face)
https://huggingface.co/blog/hf-skills-training

We Got Claude to Fine-Tune an Open Source LLM
We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.

Nobody really knows the scale of the U.S. housing crisis
America faces a serious housing shortage, one that Moody’s estimates would take more than 2 million new homes to resolve.

But over at Goldman Sachs, analysts put the number at
3 million.
Zillow’s estimate tops 4 million,
while Brookings projects 5 million,
and McKinsey says 8 million.
Meanwhile, congressional Republicans insist the shortfall is closer to 20 million.

Then there are the …

Why nobody really knows the scale of the U.S. housing crisis
Experts say the U.S. needs an additional 2 million to 20 million homes to fix the shortfall, underscoring the challenge of meeting the nation’s housing needs.

Bengals WR Higgins set to return against Bills https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47213476/bengals-wr-tee-higgins-concussion-set-play-vs-bills

Ympäristöjärjestöt huolissaan: UPM hakkaamassa arvokasta metsää Kouvolassa https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/tiedotteet/metsat/ymparistojarjestot-huolissaan-upm-hakkaamassa-arvokasta-metsaa-kouvolassa/

Ympäristöjärjestöt huolissaan: UPM hakkaamassa arvokasta metsää Kouvolassa - Greenpeace Suomi
Kyynelmyksenniemen hakattavat metsät ovat pääsääntöisesti yli 100-vuotiaita ja täyttävät METSO-ohjelman luonnontieteelliset valintaperusteet. Kuusi- ja mäntymetsien lomassa on pieniä soita ja korpilaikkuja ja jyrkänteitä sekä soistunutta, aikanaan ojitettua mutta jo luonnontilaan…

Every day is a big cyber news day, so don't miss today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Twin brother hackers arrested for US government hacking, data destruction spree,
--GRU cyber ops sanctioned into Skripal poisoning inquiry,
--Defenders scramble to patch React Server Components' critical flaws,
--AI agents match human attackers in smart contract exploits,
--AZ Atty. General sues Temu for customer …

Twin brother hackers arrested for US government hacking, data destruction spree
GRU cyber ops sanctioned into Skripal poisoning inquiry, Defenders scramble to patch React Server Components' critical flaws, AI agents match human attackers in smart contract exploits, AZ Atty. General sues Temu for customer data theft, Threat intel experts recorded DPRK IT recruiters, much more

"Both candidates agreed that Market Street should be reopened to cars (a few people booed, then some cheered). They also both agreed that new housing developments should include more parking."
No problem for the "urbanists" at SF YIMBY, who just endorsed Sherrill.
https://

S.F. housing is hottest topic in first debate between District 2 supervisor candidates
Appointed supervisor Stephen Sherrill and neighborhood organizer Lori Brooke face off on housing, cars, and public safety

How a bunch of hackers "freed" the Kinect
https://www.theverge.com/tech/812803/hacking-kinect-history

Die #Wärmepumpe ist 2025 zum meistverkauften #Heizsystem in Deutschland geworden.
Rund 300.000 Geräte wurden verkauft. Trotz politischer Debatten stabilisiert sich der Markt wieder.
Der Bundesverband Wärmepumpe sieht in ihr eine zentrale Technologie für

Verbandschef über Heizungsstreit: "Die Wärmepumpe ist zum meistverkauften Heizsystem geworden"
Die Ansage der Union ist eindeutig: Das Heizungsgesetz wird abgeschafft. Nach sechs Monaten Schwarz-Rot wächst der Widerstand. "Die Heizungsbauer sind gegen die Abschaffung. Die Handwerker auch", sagt der Bundesverband Wärmepumpe. Denn die Talsohle scheint durchschritten. Die Absatzzahlen steigen.

Hacking washing machines https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-hacking-washing-machines

Virginia brothers charged with hacking, deleting federal databases holding FOIA info https://therecord.media/twin-brothers-arrested-hacking-deleting-foia-databases