diff --git a/News Briefs/News 2026-03-29.md b/News Briefs/News 2026-03-29.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..48f3b02 --- /dev/null +++ b/News Briefs/News 2026-03-29.md @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +# Morning News Brief — March 29, 2026 + +## F1 Formula 1 + +- [TECH WEEKLY: Why we could be looking at a very different Japanese Grand Prix in 2026](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/tech-weekly-why-we-could-be-looking-at-a-very-different-2026-japanese-grand-prix.8NHMo9Jj5AY1PGpLaGAVu) - Formula1.com + Mark Hughes examines tyre demands at Suzuka amid 2026 rule changes. + +- [Autosport Explains video: F1 aero in 2026](https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/autosport-explains-video-f1-aero-in-2026/10807783/) - Autosport + Technical breakdown of radical aerodynamic shifts defining the 2026 season. + +- [2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/2026-f1-sim-racing-world-championship-what-it-is-how-it-works-and-why-you.10PQVfjB1HUaltYRFKRWDf) - Formula1.com + Elite sim racing representing official F1 teams on advanced simulators. + +## AI/LLM + +- [AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice](https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/03/ai-advice-sycophantic-models-research) - Stanford + Stanford research finds AI models tend to sycophantically agree with users. + +- [What if AI doesn't need more RAM but better math?](https://adlrocha.substack.com/p/adlrocha-what-if-ai-doesnt-need-more) - adlrocha.substack.com + Exploring efficiency improvements beyond brute-force scaling. + +- [Miasma: A tool to trap AI web scrapers](https://github.com/austin-weeks/miasma) - GitHub + Open-source honeypot for malicious web scrapers. + +- [I decompiled the White House's new app](https://thereallo.dev/blog/decompiling-the-white-house-app) - thereallo.dev + Technical deep-dive into the official White House mobile application. + +## Home Automation + +- [Home Assistant 2026.3 Release](https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/03/04/release-20263/) - home-assistant.io + Community-focused release with 8 new integrations and automation editor improvements. + +- [Modernizing encryption of Home Assistant backups](https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/03/26/modernizing-encryption-of-home-assistant-backups/) - home-assistant.io + SecureTar v3 with modern cryptography, audited by Trail of Bits. + +- [Heatit joins Works with Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/03/24/heatit-joins-works-with-home-assistant/) - home-assistant.io + Norwegian smart climate/heating control integration. + +## Gaming + +- [I Built an Open-World Engine for the N64](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXxmIw9axWw) - YouTube + Creating a Skyrim-scale open world on N64 hardware. + +- [OpenCiv1 - open-source rewrite of Civ1](https://github.com/rajko-horvat/OpenCiv1) - GitHub + Community project recreating the classic strategy game. + +- [A Verilog to Factorio Compiler](https://github.com/ben-j-c/verilog2factorio) - GitHub + Working RISC-V CPU implemented in Factorio circuits. + +## Retro Gaming + +- [N64 Dev Spills Secrets of Skyrim-Sized Open World Game](https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/n64-dev-spills-the-secrets-of-his-skyrim-sized-open-world-game) - Time Extension + Junk Runner 64 pushes N64 hardware to its limits. + +- [Alone in the Dark Creator's New Genesis Game](https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/i-decided-to-complete-it-as-a-tribute-to-him-alone-in-the-dark-creators-new-genesis-game-comes-with-its-own-controller) - Time Extension + Frederick Raynal's PopCorn remake ships with custom controller. + +- [Unreleased Dreamcast Game Propeller Arena Online Now](https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/after-almost-25-years-an-unreleased-dreamcast-game-cancelled-in-the-wake-of-911-has-just-been-brought-back-online) - Time Extension + Yu Suzuki's cancelled title now in testing 25 years later. + +- [RetroTap Universal Power Supply](https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/retrotap-aims-to-eradicate-your-tangled-mess-of-ageing-bulky-wall-warts) - Time Extension + One power supply solution for retro gaming hardware. + +## Frontend + +- [Scroll-Driven corner-shape Animations](https://css-tricks.com/experimenting-with-scroll-driven-corner-shape-animations/) - CSS-Tricks + Experiments with the new CSS corner-shape() property. + +- [What's important #7: random, Folded Corners, Anchored Container Queries](https://css-tricks.com/whats-important-7/) - CSS-Tricks + Latest CSS features roundup. + +- [4 Reasons Tailwind is Great for Building Layouts](https://css-tricks.com/4-reasons-that-make-tailwind-great-for-building-layouts/) - CSS-Tricks + Practical breakdown of Tailwind's layout advantages. + +--- + +Source diversity: 6 categories - 17 articles - 14 domains \ No newline at end of file