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Speeding up PyTorch inference by 87% on Apple with AI-generated Metal kernels

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-29 20:03:35

Speeding up PyTorch inference by 87% on Apple devices with AI-generated Metal kernels tl;dr: Our lab investigated whether frontier models can write optimized GPU kernels for Apple devices to speed up inference. We found that they can: our AI-generated Metal kernels were 1.87x faster across 215 PyTorch modules, with some workloads running hundreds of times faster than baseline. Why use AI to generate kernels for Apple devices? AI models execute on hardware via GPU kernels that define each oper

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VibeVoice: A Frontier Open-Source Text-to-Speech Model

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-29 11:44:01

VibeVoice: A Frontier Open-Source Text-to-Speech Model VibeVoice is a novel framework designed for generating expressive, long-form, multi-speaker conversational audio, such as podcasts, from text. It addresses significant challenges in traditional Text-to-Speech (TTS) systems, particularly in scalability, speaker consistency, and natural turn-taking. A core innovation of VibeVoice is its use of continuous speech tokenizers (Acoustic and Semantic) operating at an ultra-low frame rate of 7.5 Hz.

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Mophie Made the Ultimate Charging Stand for All Your AirPods

gizmodo.com Raymond Wong 2025-11-29 20:20:44

IFA 2025 is chock full of RGB-bleeding gaming laptops, cassette tape Bluetooth boomboxes, Nvidia AI computing (gotta have that), and, of course, this Max Headphones Charging Stand from reputable accessory maker Mophie. Unlike the thousands of other charging stands available to buy from every brand under the sun, this one actually does something different that I’ve not seen before: it charges both a pair of AirPods Max and a pair of AirPods or AirPods Pro. Mophie says it’s the “first dedicated c

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Investors Cheer As Amazon Cracks Down on Prime Accounts

gizmodo.com Riley Gutiérrez Mcdermid 2025-11-29 20:42:13

Amazon.com Inc. is cracking down on shared Prime accounts. The company says it is ending a little-known but long-standing feature of its Prime membership that allowed subscribers to extend free shipping benefits to friends and family outside their homes. The move, announced this week, will shutter the company’s “Invitee Program” on Oct. 1, redirecting members to a stricter household-sharing model known as Amazon Family. What exactly are they ending? For years, the Invitee Program quietly let

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Court reinstates fired FTC Democrat, says Trump ignored Supreme Court precedent

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-29 20:05:00

A Democrat who was fired from the Federal Trade Commission by President Trump was reinstated to her position yesterday in an appeals court ruling. Trump's firing of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter violated Supreme Court precedent, said yesterday's ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. A District Court judge ruled the same way in July, but Slaughter couldn't get back to work because of an administrative stay that delayed the lower-court ruling from taking

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Major Amazon leak spoils the Philips Hue party

theverge.com Thomas Ricker 2025-11-29 20:25:52

The Philips Hue store on Amazon’s UK site is hosting a number of new products that have yet to be announced as the big IFA 2025 show gets under way in Berlin, Germany. We’re seeing that rumored Hue Doorbell, a new Hue Bridge Pro (in black), a new Essential lighting sub-brand, and something called MotionAware that turns “light devices into motion sensors,” by using the bulbs’ Zigbee radios to detect motion between Hue lights.

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Mophie adds wireless charging to the AirPods Max with a clever new stand

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-11-29 20:33:29

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Mophie has announced a new wireless charger for Apple’s AirPods Max called the Max Headphones Charging Stand. The AirPods Max don’t support wireless charging, so Mophie’s new stand relies on a small dongle that stays connected to the headphones’ USB-C port at

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Orchard Robotics, founded by a Thiel fellow Cornell dropout, raises $22M for farm vision AI

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-11-29 20:30:00

Inspired by his grandparents, who were apple farmers in China, Charlie Wu got the idea to apply technology to agriculture while studying computer science at Cornell University, a top agriculture school. “I got to meet fruit professors who are the best in the world at what they do,” Wu told TechCrunch. “Through talking to them, I realized even the largest farms in the nation basically have no idea what is actually growing out in their fields.” He dropped out of Cornell, became a Thiel fellow, a

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Curiosity Drives Broad Innovation and Real-world Solutions

computer.org Jasmine Ang 2025-11-29 22:20:52

An Interview with Dr. Jiebo Luo – 2025 2025 Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award Recipient Dr. Jiebo Luo, the Albert Arendt Hopeman Professor of Engineering and Professor of Computer Science at the University of Rochester, is a visionary in computer vision, machine learning, and computational social science whose groundbreaking work has spanned over 600 publications, 90 patents, and numerous prestigious awards across academia and industry. Your research spans computer vision, natura

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reMarkable announces new Paper Pro Move: a palm-sized paper tablet that’s priced well

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-11-29 22:59:33

Today, reMarkable announced a much smaller version of the reMarkable Paper Pro, dubbed Paper Pro Move. It comes in at a much lower price tag, and still packs all of the beloved features of the larger reMarkable Paper Pro. It’s designed for work on the go, and can easily be slipped in a jacket pocket, bag, or purse. I reviewed the reMarkable Paper Pro earlier this year – and it was an excellent product. The only issue I took with it was the price. Not because I felt that it was overpriced, but b

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Apple's new iOS 26 public beta 6 is out now: Is your iPhone eligible for the update? Check this list

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-30 00:04:00

In a little under a week, Apple's iPhone 17 event — which the company has themed "awe dropping" — will be here. It's confirmed for Tuesday, September 9. If all goes according to plan, we should also get to download iOS 26 and iPad 26 about a week after the event. Coming with the OS 26es are huge upgrades to your iPhone and iPad's operating systems. You've heard of Liquid Glass, right? It's like the better-executed version of the Windows Vista design motif and definitely one of the cooler feature

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Ask HN: Looking for Headless CMS Recommendation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-26 02:19:52

I am exploring options for a headless CMS for a community website where a non technical admin will post details about events in the community like a meeting or volunteering done by the community. They don't have funding. What is the cheapest option out there?

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A Random Walk in 10 Dimensions (2021)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-29 23:20:34

Physics in high dimensions is becoming the norm in modern dynamics. It is not only that string theory operates in ten dimensions (plus one for time), but virtually every complex dynamical system is described and analyzed within state spaces of high dimensionality. Population dynamics, for instance, may describe hundreds or thousands of different species, each of whose time-varying populations define a separate axis in a high-dimensional space. Coupled mechanical systems likewise may have hundred

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Nuclear: Desktop music player focused on streaming from free sources

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-29 23:54:12

Desktop music player focused on streaming from free sources Links Official website Downloads Documentation Mastodon Twitter Support channel (Matrix): #nuclear:matrix.org Discord chat: https://discord.gg/JqPjKxE Suggest and vote on new features here: https://nuclear.featureupvote.com/ Readme translations: What is this? nuclear is a free music streaming program that pulls content from free sources all over the internet. If you know mps-youtube, this is a similar music player but with

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Gemini Is Going to Invade New Google Home Devices Next Month

gizmodo.com Raymond Wong 2025-11-30 00:01:07

It’s not IFA 2025 related, but Google is cooking something up for next month on Oct. 1. In a post on X, the official Made by Google account wrote, “Gemini is coming to Google Home,” suggesting that there’s new AI-powered hardware on the horizon. The post shows what appears to be a new Nest Cam. Likely, the one that Android Headlines leaked last week. The link has since been removed, but the reblogs exist on sites like 9to5Google. Is that you, Gemini? Come in and make yourself at Home 🏠 Sign up

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‘Alien: Earth’ Finally Gave Us the Episode We Were Waiting For

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-11-30 00:15:55

When I saw the title for the fifth episode of Alien: Earth, it seemed too good to be true. Could the episode actually live up to the implications of its title? Were we about to get a brand-new, full-fledged Alien movie in the comfort of our home? Thankfully, the answer to both those questions is “Yes.” The fifth episode of Alien: Earth saw creator Noah Hawley deliver his own version of an Alien movie in the confines of his show, and it was familiar, fascinating, and fraught with tension. Let’s d

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This Whoop Copycat Doesn’t Gouge You With Subscriptions

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-11-30 00:37:42

As great as having a fitness wearable that doesn’t distract you with another screen is on paper, I bet there’s one thing about gadgets like those made by Whoop that people aren’t as excited about—subscriptions. If you love what Whoop is putting down with its screenless fitness bands but don’t want to pay another subscription in perpetuity, Polar might be there to give you just what you need. As a part of IFA 2025, Polar announced the Polar Loop, which does what Whoop does and looks just as inof

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I Had ChatGPT Order Me a Pizza. This Could Change Everything

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-29 21:52:03

Ordering a pizza online is wildly more interesting when AI does it. When OpenAI announced ChatGPT Agent, an AI-powered tool that handles complex tasks from start to finish, I didn't fully understand its capabilities. OpenAI says it can be your personal assistant, but that means little to someone who's never had one. I imagine if I did have a personal assistant, I might ask them to order me a pizza. So, that's what I did. Near CNET's New York office is a relatively new spot named Cello's Pizzer

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Disney Settles FTC Complaint With YouTube Over Children's Data Collection

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-29 23:36:00

Disney will pay a $10 million penalty for mislabeling videos on YouTube and allowing personal data to be collected from children without notifying parents or getting their consent, the FTC said in an announcement. The complaint filed in a US District Court, the FCC said, alleged that Disney uploaded videos to YouTube in channels that defaulted to "Not Made For Kids" when the videos should have been labeled "Made For Kids." Due to the mislabeling, videos intended for children collected more inf

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Google Is Bringing Gemini AI to Its Smart Home Lineup, Starting Oct. 1

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-30 00:20:24

It increasingly feels like Google's AI assistant is omnipresent across our devices and, starting next month, it could also be in your home. In an X post on Tuesday, the company teased, "Gemini is coming to Google Home" and told us to "Come back October 1." At its Made by Google event in August, the company announced Gemini for Home among a slew of other product announcements, so this has been in the works for a while. Tuesday's X post teaser appears to show an image of a Nest camera, which Go

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Sports streaming hub Streameast ‘shut down’ in sting

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-11-30 00:25:43

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Streameast, one of the largest sports piracy platforms in the world, has been shut down according to the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), an antipiracy group that counts NBC Universal, Netflix, and Disney among its members. ACE announced in a statement that it worked alon

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How to watch Apple announce the iPhone 17

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-11-29 23:27:01

Apple is hosting its “Awe dropping” hardware event on Tuesday at 10 a.m. PT. The company is expected to announce its iPhone 17 lineup, which could include a slimmer version, as well as updates for the Apple Watch and AirPods. The keynote will take place at Apple Park in Cupertino. Viewers can tune in to the livestream here or watch it on Apple’s website. As usual, TechCrunch will be covering the event, so stay tuned for news. There have been numerous rumors surrounding the upcoming iPhone line

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Netflix CPO Eunice Kim joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to talk scaling product and reimagining entertainment

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-11-30 00:15:00

The celebration of TechCrunch’s 20th anniversary is happening at Disrupt 2025 — taking place October 27-29 — and we couldn’t celebrate two decades of being the north star of tech and startup news without spotlighting one of the biggest transformation stories of our time: Netflix. From a DVD-by-mail startup to a global streaming powerhouse with 300M+ subscribers, Netflix has changed how the world consumes entertainment. At Disrupt, happening at Moscone West in San Francisco, we’ll hear from the

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Deals: 512GB iPhone 16 Pro $340 off, M4 Max Mac Studio $300 off, Nomad sitewide sale, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-11-30 05:46:05

Alongside ongoing $150 price drops on the M3 iPad Air lineup as well as Apple’s 24GB M4 Mac mini with the 1TB upgrade at $200 off, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break deals are starting with an exclusive sitewide sale event at Nomad. We have secured readers a chance to score 20% off everything Nomad sells, from its Find My Tracking Card and new new Tempo Apple Watch bands to MagSafe stands, and everything in between. We also spotted 512GB iPhone 16 Pro units at $340 off as well as Apple’s 16-Core M4 Ma

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Glow-in-the-dark houseplants shine in rainbow of colours

news.ycombinator.com Bourzac 2025-11-26 12:34:36

University students might soon have something other than black-light posters to brighten their dorm rooms. Researchers have created glow-in-the-dark plants by injecting succulents with materials similar to those that make the posters light up. The fleshy plants shine as brightly as a night light, and can be made to do so in a wide variety of colours — a first for glowing houseplants, according to the team. Glow way! Bioluminescent houseplant hits US market for first time The researchers, led b

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‘Tron: Ares’ Star Says Her Character Reveals a Hard Truth About AI and Humans

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-11-30 05:00:22

Even in the opening moments of the Tron: Ares trailer, the story wastes no time in putting humanity’s future with artificial intelligence into jeopardy. And while lots of fans are wondering what kind of performance we’re going to get out of Jared Leto in the titular role of Ares in the Nine Inch Nails-scored sci-fi sequel, fellow cast member Jodie Turner-Smith has a lot to say about how her character is aimed to provoke audiences to think hard about the realities of an AI-filled future. In a ne

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The 50 Best Shows on HBO Max Right Now (September 2025)

wired.com Jennifer M. Wood 2025-11-29 05:00:00

HBO Max may not have the shine it once did, but the streaming service (previously just Max) is still home to some of the best TV shows of the past 25 years, from The Sopranos and The Wire to Game of Thrones and The Leftovers. Whether you’re a longtime fan of the “it’s not TV” cable network or a HBO Max newbie trying to figure out where to start, the shows below should give you plenty upon which to feast your eyes. Looking for more recommendations? Head to WIRED’s guide to the best TV shows on

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How Disinformation About the Minnesota Shooting Spread Like Wildfire on X

wired.com David Gilbert 2025-11-30 05:28:04

Minutes after the perpetrator of the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis last week was identified, YouTube appeared to delete several videos they had shared that morning. But not before the videos were downloaded and reshared in full on X. Within hours, the platform was flooded with wild claims about the shooter and her motivation, with everyone from Elon Musk, the site’s owner, to the head of the FBI and left-wing activists posting half-baked allegations blaming anti-Chris

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Google’s best-ever 4K streamer is within $1 of its lowest price

theverge.com Brandt Ranj 2025-11-30 05:16:20

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s rare to find a gadget that can handle two totally separate tasks very well, but Google’s TV Streamer 4K pulls it off. The 4K set top box allows you to stream your favorite TV shows and movies, and is also an impressive smart home hub, with support for Matter and a built-in Thread radio. It’s currently on sale for $79.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart, which is its lowest price since May, and

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Google avoids breakup, but has to give up exclusive search deals in antitrust trial

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-11-29 06:45:20

Google will not be forced to break up its search business, but a federal judge has tentatively ordered other changes to the tech giant’s business practices to keep it from further anticompetitive behavior. U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta outlined remedies on Tuesday that would bar Google from entering or maintaining exclusive deals that tie the distribution of Search, Chrome, Google Assistant, or Gemini to other apps or revenue arrangements. For example, Google wouldn’t be able to condi

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Speeding up PyTorch inference by 87% on Apple with AI-generated Metal kernels

VibeVoice: A Frontier Open-Source Text-to-Speech Model

Mophie Made the Ultimate Charging Stand for All Your AirPods

Investors Cheer As Amazon Cracks Down on Prime Accounts

Court reinstates fired FTC Democrat, says Trump ignored Supreme Court precedent

Major Amazon leak spoils the Philips Hue party

Mophie adds wireless charging to the AirPods Max with a clever new stand

Orchard Robotics, founded by a Thiel fellow Cornell dropout, raises $22M for farm vision AI

Curiosity Drives Broad Innovation and Real-world Solutions

reMarkable announces new Paper Pro Move: a palm-sized paper tablet that’s priced well

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Ask HN: Looking for Headless CMS Recommendation

A Random Walk in 10 Dimensions (2021)

Nuclear: Desktop music player focused on streaming from free sources

Gemini Is Going to Invade New Google Home Devices Next Month

‘Alien: Earth’ Finally Gave Us the Episode We Were Waiting For

This Whoop Copycat Doesn’t Gouge You With Subscriptions

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Google Is Bringing Gemini AI to Its Smart Home Lineup, Starting Oct. 1

Sports streaming hub Streameast ‘shut down’ in sting

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‘Tron: Ares’ Star Says Her Character Reveals a Hard Truth About AI and Humans

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How Disinformation About the Minnesota Shooting Spread Like Wildfire on X

Google’s best-ever 4K streamer is within $1 of its lowest price

Google avoids breakup, but has to give up exclusive search deals in antitrust trial

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