GoKawiil'Donnie Darko' returns to theaters in 4K for its 25th anniversary
Richard Kelly's cult film 'Donnie Darko' is getting a remastered 4K theatrical rerelease to mark its 25th anniversary. The screenings are scheduled for October 2-4.
Entrepreneur Op-Ed Urges Founders to Diversify Into Private Capital Markets
A contributor for Entrepreneur argues that founders and business owners are increasingly turning to private capital, not just public markets, to grow wealth. The piece explains that more than 99% of U.S. companies are privately held, and that many valuable businesses build significant worth well before any public listing.
AI Data Center Demand Pushes SSD and HDD Prices Sharply Higher
Storage prices are climbing fast as AI data centers consume the supply of NAND flash and hard drive components once reserved for consumer products. A 2TB SSD that cost $120-$200 last year can now run close to $400, while even small 256GB drives have jumped several times over their previous $25 price point. Portable drives used for everyday backups have also nearly doubled in cost within months.
A step-by-step algorithm for generating Penrose's P3 rhombus tiling
The piece walks through how to construct the P3 variant of Penrose tilings, an aperiodic pattern that covers the plane using just two rhombus-shaped prototiles. It explains the concept of tilings, periodicity, and how P3 relates to P1 and P2, then presents four substitution rules based on Robinson triangles that can be recursively applied to build increasingly detailed versions of the pattern.
Air Traffic Control Fault Grounds Hundreds of UK Flights, Strands Passengers at Heathrow
A technical issue with UK air traffic control triggered widespread flight cancellations, leaving some passengers stuck aboard grounded planes for hours. One British Airways passenger described being served her starter course on the Heathrow tarmac after her New York-bound flight was cancelled with no stairs available to disembark. She was rebooked on an alternative route via Copenhagen, delaying her arrival by more than a day.
Leak suggests next Apple TV 4K will pack A19 or A19 Pro chip
A code discovery by developer Aaron Perris references an unreleased Apple TV model tagged 'AppleTV18,1,' suggesting it will use the A19 or A19 Pro chip rather than the previously rumored A17 Pro. This naming pattern mirrors identifiers used for last year's iPhone 17 lineup, where the A19 Pro powered the higher-end models.
UK moves to legislate after Apple, Google miss child nudity deadline
The UK government says Apple and Google failed to meet a three-month deadline to make it impossible to capture, view, or share child nudity images on their devices. In response, officials are introducing what they call world-first legislation that would impose fines and potential criminal liability on executives at companies that don't build these protections into phones and tablets sold in the UK.
Explainer clarifies distinct roles of Visa and Mastercard in payments chain
An explainer breaks down what Visa and Mastercard actually do, noting they are card networks rather than banks, card issuers, payment processors, or merchant acquirers. The piece maps out the two-sided market linking cardholders and issuers on one side with merchants and acquirers on the other, with the network connecting both.
Neon releases first trailer for Sam Altman biopic 'Artificial'
A trailer has dropped for 'Artificial,' the Luca Guadagnino-directed film about Sam Altman's brief 2023 ouster and reinstatement at OpenAI, starring Andrew Garfield as the CEO. The footage leans into an unsettling, horror-tinged tone, with Garfield's Altman warning that 'countries will fall' and industries will collapse while wandering past a bunker full of weapons. The movie, also featuring Yura Borisov, Monica Barbaro, Ike Barinholtz, Jason Schwartzman and Mark Rylance, opens in theaters on Christmas Day.
Portillo's Founder Dick Portillo Built $1 Billion Hot Dog Empire After 1963 Start
Dick Portillo opened a hot dog stand in Chicago in 1963 with just $1,100, despite not knowing how to prepare a hot dog, and grew it into the Midwest's largest privately owned restaurant chain with 4,000 employees. In 2014 he sold Portillo's to private equity firm Berkshire Partners for nearly $1 billion, using the proceeds to buy a mansion, a private jet and a Florida waterfront home.
Google upgrades WeatherNext AI model with satellite data, hourly forecasts
Google has released version 3 of its WeatherNext AI weather forecasting model, which now incorporates raw satellite data instead of relying solely on six-hourly reanalysis snapshots used by most AI weather systems. The update allows the model to generate hourly forecasts instead of every six hours, while also increasing spatial resolution through a larger machine-learning model, according to a newly published white paper.
CNET Lab Test: Fossibot 3600 Pro Runs a Fridge Longest Among 19 Power Stations
CNET tested 19 large and extra-large portable power stations by connecting each to a standard refrigerator to see how long they could keep it running. The Fossibot 3600 Pro led the pack at 44.65 hours, narrowly beating the Oupes Mega 5 at 43.72 hours, while the Oscal Power Max 2400 lasted just 12.58 hours. Notably, the pricier Anker Solix F3800 Plus underperformed relative to its large 3,840Wh capacity, running only 25.68 hours.
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