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The Ferrari star launched 'Neat Burgers' - who boast '100 per cent plant based meals' - alongside film star Leonardo DiCaprio back in 2019.

James Lee Williams, better known as The Vivienne, died of a cardiac arrest linked to the party drug and powerful painkiller in January being found dead at their home.

Abstract of a paper on National Bureau of Economic Research: We estimate the effect of social media deactivation on users' emotional state in two large randomized experiments before the 2020 U.S. election. People who deactivated Facebook for the six weeks before the election reported a 0.060 standard deviation improvement in an index of happiness, depression, and anxiety, relative to controls who deactivated for just the first of those six weeks. People who deactivated Instagram for those six weeks reported a 0.041 standard deviation improvement relative to controls. Exploratory analysis suggests the Facebook effect is driven by people over 35, while the Instagram effect is driven by women under 25.

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The International Monetary Fund has slashed its forecast for growth in the UK economy for this year by 0.5 per cent to 1.1 per cent. Here, we look at how this could impact millions of ordinary Britons...

Jimmy's heartfelt condolences was quickly pulled apart by trolls who accused him of 'making it about himself.'

Despite her impressive career, the California-based singer's reputation is now so tarnished that a PR expert has warned her career is at risk of extinction.

She says he was 'more brother than friend'

A spectator filmed the powerful bull clattering into the runner, hoisting him upwards and slamming him into a nearby house in Vejer de la Frontera, southwest of Marbella.

DAVID COVERDALE: The disgusting incident took place on Easter Saturday in the game between Old Malton St Mary's and Malt Shovel in the York Football League Premier Division.

Retailer tight-lipped on details as digital hiccup disrupts customer orders

UK high street mainstay Marks & Spencer told the London Stock Exchange this afternoon it has been managing a "cyber incident" for "the past few days."…

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by George Whittaker

Debugging and profiling are critical skills in a developer's toolbox, especially when working with low-level system applications. Whether you're tracking down a segmentation fault in a C program or understanding why a daemon fails silently, mastering tools like GDB (GNU Debugger) and strace can dramatically improve your efficiency and understanding of program behavior.

In this guide, we’ll dive deep into these two powerful tools, exploring how they work, how to use them effectively, and how they complement each other in diagnosing and resolving complex issues.

The Essence of Debugging and Profiling What is Debugging?

Debugging is the systematic process of identifying, isolating, and fixing bugs—errors or unexpected behaviors in your code. It’s an integral part of development that ensures software quality and stability. While high-level languages may offer interactive debuggers, compiled languages like C and C++ often require robust tools like GDB for line-by-line inspection.

What is Profiling?

Profiling, on the other hand, is about performance analysis. It helps you understand where your application spends time, which functions are called frequently, and how system resources are being utilized. While GDB can aid in debugging, strace provides a view of how a program interacts with the operating system, making it ideal for performance tuning and root cause analysis of runtime issues.

Getting Hands-On with GDB What is GDB?

GDB is the standard debugger for GNU systems. It allows you to inspect the internal state of a program while it’s running or after it crashes. With GDB, you can set breakpoints, step through code, inspect variables, view call stacks, and even modify program execution flow.

Preparing Your Program

To make your program debuggable with GDB, compile it with debug symbols using the -g flag:

gcc -g -o myapp myapp.c

This embeds symbol information like function names, variable types, and line numbers, which are essential for meaningful debugging.

Basic GDB Commands

Here are some fundamental commands you'll use frequently:

gdb ./myapp # Start GDB with your program run # Start the program inside GDB break main # Set a breakpoint at the 'main' function break filename:line# Break at specific line next # Step over a function step # Step into a function continue # Resume program execution print varname # Inspect the value of a variable backtrace # Show the current function call stack quit # Exit GDB

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Films for people of all ages will be on show

Apple has quietly removed the "available now" designation from its Apple Intelligence marketing page following a National Advertising Division review. The change came after the NAD recommended Apple "discontinue or modify" the claim, which "reasonably conveyed the message" that all promoted AI features were immediately available with iPhone 16 devices. The NAD, part of the Better Business Bureau, determined Apple's footnote explaining feature availability was "neither sufficiently clear and conspicuous nor close to the triggering claims." Further reading: Apple Delays 'More Personalized Siri' Apple Intelligence Features; 'Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino'; Apple Shakes Up AI Executive Ranks in Bid to Turn Around Siri.

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Keith Wallis, 82, had moved in with daughter Maria Martin after losing his wife in 2021.

A range of full-time and seasonal positions are now open across both the tearoom and the new deli.

The White House hosted its annual Easter Egg Roll on Monday in what was meant to be a 'festive' event for children. But Pete Hegseth, 44, seized the opportunity to launch into a tirade.

Tahir Ali, Labour MP for Hall Green and Moseley, first came under fire last month for supporting a campaign calling for a new airport to be built in Mirpur, Kashmir.

YouGov research found 63 per cent would prefer the US president is barred from making a speech at Westminster during his State Visit - due later this year.

The hardware giant has released their Great Garden Report and shared several tips for bringing out the best in your garden with minimal effort and cost.