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Canal Boat Simulator

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-26 19:39:55

Dear Reader, Alcohol is a hell of a drug. It’s night. I’m sitting and drinking my Jura. Relaxing with an episode of “Narrow Escapes“, a show life on Britain’s inland canals. Tonight’s feature is about a pair of young canal boaters: Amy is a game streamer and Wes is a game level designer. Everything is going swimmingly until Wes says : I’d definitely like to make my own small game at some point Probably narrow-boat themed So I goes PFFFFFFTTT I BET ITS GOING TO BE A GRITTY CANAL BOAT GAME!!

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The bitter lesson is coming for tokenization

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-29 05:14:03

The Bitter Lesson is coming for Tokenization 24 Jun, 2025 a world of LLMs without tokenization is desirable and increasingly possible Published on 24/06/2025 • ⏱️ 29 min read In this post, we highlight the desire to replace tokenization with a general method that better leverages compute and data. We'll see tokenization's role, its fragility and we'll build a case for removing it. After understanding the design space, we'll explore the potential impacts of a recent promising candidate (Byte

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ElevenLabs' new AI voice assistant can automate your favorite tasks - and you can try it for free

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2025-08-29 21:00:00

oxygen/Getty Images AI assistants are cropping up faster than we can keep track of them, promising to automate our mundane daily tasks and skyrocket productivity. AI audio company ElevenLabs wants to take those promises a step further: from words to actions. Also: How AI can save us from our 'infinite' workdays, according to Microsoft On Monday, the company launched 11ai, a voice assistant powered by the company's library of more than 5,000 voices. What sets this assistant apart, ElevenLabs c

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ElevenLabs releases a stand-alone voice-generation app

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-08-29 23:00:00

Voice AI company ElevenLabs just released a stand-alone mobile app for iOS and Android users to generate voice clips from text. Until now, if you had to generate samples using ElevenLabs’ AI-powered voice libraries, you had to rely on its web app. Now you can use its mobile app to generate clips on the go. To use the app, simply type or paste in the text, then select a suitable voice to generate an audio clip. The free plan gives users access to roughly 10 minutes of audio generation. You can

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ElevenLabs releases a standalone voice generation app

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-08-30 09:00:00

Voice AI company ElevenLabs just released a standalone mobile app for iOS and Android users to generate voice clips from text. Until now, if you had to generate samples using ElevenLabs’ AI-powered voice libraries, you had to rely on its web app. Now, you can use its mobile app to generate clips on the go. To use the app, you simply type or paste in the text, then select a suitable voice to generate an audio clip. The free plan gives users access to roughly 10 minutes of audio generation. You

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The Bitter Lesson is coming for Tokenization

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-30 16:14:03

The Bitter Lesson is coming for Tokenization 24 Jun, 2025 a world of LLMs without tokenization is desirable and increasingly possible Published on 24/06/2025 • ⏱️ 29 min read In this post, we highlight the desire to replace tokenization with a general method that better leverages compute and data. We'll see tokenization's role, its fragility and we'll build a case for removing it. After understanding the design space, we'll explore the potential impacts of a recent promising candidate (Byte

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Newborns have elevated levels of a biomarker for Alzheimer's

news.ycombinator.com University Of Gothenburg 2025-08-31 01:30:37

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Brain Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaf221 Newborn babies and patients with Alzheimer's disease share an unexpected biological trait: elevated levels of a well-known biomarker for Alzheimer's, as shown in a study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg and published in Brain Comm

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Oura Ring Can Now Use AI to Monitor Blood Sugar Levels. I Tested It For a Week and Got These 3 Surprising Takeaways

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-31 20:19:06

I've used my Oura Ring daily for the past few years to track my sleep, recovery and stress, but it recently unlocked a new insight I didn't know I needed: blood sugar levels. I'm constantly experimenting with the latest health tech, so I was naturally intrigued when I learned that Oura Ring partnered with Dexcom's Stelo, a continuous glucose monitor designed for people without diabetes. The goal of this collaboration is to help everyday people like me understand how food and general eating habit

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2025 Alonzo Church Award: Paul Blain Levy for Call-by-Push-Value (CBPV)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-31 23:51:19

The 2025 Alonzo Church Award for Outstanding Contributions to Logic and Computation is presented to Paul Blain Levy for his fundamental study of effectful λ-calculi through the Call-by-Push-Value calculus. The awardee book and paper are: Paul Blain Levy. Call-By-Push-Value: A Functional/Imperative Synthesis. Semantics Structures in Computation 2, Springer 2004, ISBN 1-4020-1730-8 Paul Blain Levy. Call-by-Push-Value: Decomposing call-by-value and call-by-name. High.-Order Symb. Comput. 19(4): 3

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Adobe brings pro-level computational photography to iPhone users with Indigo

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-09-04 01:29:00

What just happened? Adobe has introduced Indigo, a new computational photography app for iPhone that aims to bring pro-grade image processing to everyday users. Developed by a team led by Marc Levoy, a pioneer in computational photography, Indigo is designed to push the boundaries of what smartphone cameras can achieve by leveraging advanced algorithms and years of research. Indigo distinguishes itself through its unique approach to image capture and processing. Unlike most camera apps that rel

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Oura Ring Can Now Track Blood Sugar. I Tested It For a Week and Got These 3 Surprising Takeaways

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-06 11:46:16

I've used my Oura Ring daily for the past few years to track my sleep, recovery and stress, but it recently unlocked a new insight I didn't know I needed: blood sugar levels. I'm constantly experimenting with the latest health tech, so I was naturally intrigued when I learned that Oura Ring partnered with Dexcom's Stelo, a continuous glucose monitor designed for people without diabetes. The goal of this collaboration is to help everyday people like me understand how food and general eating habit

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FBC: Firebreak is missing Control’s weird charm

theverge.com Tauriq Moosa 2025-09-06 13:00:00

With FBC: Firebreak, Remedy Entertainment has entered the world of the first-person co-op shooter. Set in its Control universe — specifically the site of the first game, the brutalist nightmare office called the Oldest House — players control a member of the titular three-person team of the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC), tasked with addressing various containment breaches. Unfortunately, all the aspects that make Remedy’s worlds so intriguing are completely absent in this bare-bones co-op shoo

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DropZap World – My falling block game with lasers, released after years of work

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-04 16:10:04

DropZap World — a falling block game with lasers, mirrors, splitters, color matching, and 120 levels! Experience the thrill of lasers, mirrors, and color-matching in DropZap World — a fresh twist on falling block games with 120 electrifying levels! Developed by the original creator of DropZap and DropZap 2, DropZap World stands on its own with unique gameplay and a level-based progression system that will captivate both new players and longtime fans. FEATURES - 120 Challenging Levels: Test your

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DropZap World – my falling block game with lasers, released after years of work

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-05 02:10:04

DropZap World — a falling block game with lasers, mirrors, splitters, color matching, and 120 levels! Experience the thrill of lasers, mirrors, and color-matching in DropZap World — a fresh twist on falling block games with 120 electrifying levels! Developed by the original creator of DropZap and DropZap 2, DropZap World stands on its own with unique gameplay and a level-based progression system that will captivate both new players and longtime fans. FEATURES - 120 Challenging Levels: Test your

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Think of a Number

news.ycombinator.com View All Posts Xenaproject 2025-09-05 14:34:44

My feed was recently clogged up with news articles reporting that Sam Altman thinks that AGI is here, or will be here next year, or whatever. I will refrain from giving even more air to this nonsense by linking to the stories. This kind of irresponsible hype-generation drives me nuts (although it also drives up stock prices so I can see why the tech bros are motivated to do it). Sure AI can have a good crack at undergraduate mathematics right now, and sure that’s pretty amazing. But our universi

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Show HN: I built a tensor library from scratch in C++/CUDA

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-08 17:20:05

DSC About DSC is a PyTorch-compatible tensor library and inference framework for machine learning models. It features a C-compatible low-level API that is wrapped in a modern Python API very similar to NumPy / PyTorch but with some nice usability improvements. Some key features of DSC include: Intuitive API : DSC Python API closely resembles NumPy / PyTorch. Built-in neural networks support : DSC comes with nn.Module built-in. Porting a model from PyTorch to DSC is trivial (check out the ex

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Bzip2 crate switches from C to 100% Rust

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-09 19:06:54

Today we published bzip2 version 0.6.0 , which uses our rust implementation of the bzip2 algorithm, libbz2-rs-sys , by default. The bzip2 crate is now faster and easier to cross-compile. The libbz2-rs-sys crate can also be built as a C dynamic library, if you have a C project that would benefit from these improvements. Why though? Why bother working on this algorithm from the 90s that sees very little use today? The thing is that many protocols and libraries still need to support bzip2 to be

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Bzip2 crate switches from C to 100% rust

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-10 00:06:54

Today we published bzip2 version 0.6.0 , which uses our rust implementation of the bzip2 algorithm, libbz2-rs-sys , by default. The bzip2 crate is now faster and easier to cross-compile. The libbz2-rs-sys crate can also be built as a C dynamic library, if you have a C project that would benefit from these improvements. Why though? Why bother working on this algorithm from the 90s that sees very little use today? The thing is that many protocols and libraries still need to support bzip2 to be

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Stay on Top of These 6 Blood Tests to Make Sure You're Monitoring Your Health

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-10 16:45:03

Having your blood drawn might not be much fun, but regular diagnostic tests of your blood can detect diseases early for treatment and give your doctor and medical providers critical information about how well your body is functioning. The proper frequency of these blood tests depends on your age and personal health status -- the most important thing is to ask your doctor which tests you need and when you need them. With all the different types of blood tests out there, it's good to go into you

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Streaming viewership exceeded cable and broadcast combined for the first time last month, report says

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-09-10 21:26:33

In Brief Streaming services surpassed both cable and network television in total viewership among people in the U.S. for the first time in May, according to a new report from Nielsen. Last month, streaming services accounted for 44.8% of all television viewership, their largest share to date. Nielsen found that total viewership for cable and network television accounted for 44.2% of all television viewership. When compared to May 2021, streaming usage has increased 71%, while broadcast is dow

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Our top air purifier is $35 off in an early Prime Day deal

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-11 05:32:25

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . We now know that the 2025 edition of Amazon's blockbuster Prime Day sales event will start on July 8, and it's set to be bigger than ever as it will run for four days. But you don't need to wait until then for tasty deals. There will be plenty in the lead up to the event, including thi

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Your Kidneys Will Thank You for Adding These 13 Foods to Your Plate

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-11 21:55:04

You might not think about your kidneys often, but they're working hard 24/7 to keep you healthy. These two small organs filter waste, balance fluids and help regulate everything from blood pressure to red blood cell production. And according to the CDC, more than 1 in 7 U.S. adults already have chronic kidney disease, whether they know it or not. The good news? Supporting your kidneys doesn't have to mean overhauling your entire lifestyle. With a few smart dietary changes, you can help protect

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Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max and foldable iPhone get first dibs on TSMC's 2nm process, A20 chip

techspot.com Shawn Knight 2025-09-13 01:45:00

In a nutshell: Apple is on track to become the first handset maker to ship a smartphone powered by processing hardware based on TSMC's 2nm process. The chip, tentatively referred to as the A20, will also reportedly utilize the latest wafer-level multi-chip module (WMCM) packaging technology. Sources familiar with the matter tell the Commercial Times that production of the A20 SoC will begin at the Chiayi AP7 plant in Taiwan. The current generation iPhone 16 utilizes the A18 SoC, and the iPhone

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I Tracked My Glucose Levels With My Favorite Fitness Tracker. These 3 Takeaways Surprised Me

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-13 17:00:03

As a wellness editor and writer, I'm constantly experimenting with the latest health tech, so I was naturally intrigued when I learned that Oura Ring partnered with Dexcom's Stelo, a continuous glucose monitor designed for people without diabetes. The goal of this collaboration is to help everyday people like me understand how food and general eating habits impact blood sugar and overall health. "By combining Stelo data with Oura's existing insights, we're empowering members to better understan

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iPadOS 26 just made the entry level iPad the best value in the lineup, here’s why [Video]

9to5mac.com Fernando Silva 2025-09-17 11:36:15

The best part of Apple’s keynote yesterday, for me, was the introduction of iPadOS 26. Apple finally opened up the floodgates and gave iPad users everything they wanted. We have an actual multitasking window manager, new menu toolbars, better background tasks, and a revamped files app. All this has transformed how people will view iPads moving forward. But the fantastic thing is that this is not just reserved for the $1300+ iPad Pro; this now works on the $299 entry-level iPad. Apple just made t

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Shaped (YC W22) Is Hiring

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-18 15:00:26

The fastest path to relevant recommendations and search Connect directly with founders of the best YC-funded startups. New York, NY, US / San Francisco, CA, US As the Head of Engineering at Shaped, you will be a pivotal member of our leadership team, responsible for scaling our engineering organization and driving the technical vision of our products. You'll lead a team of talented engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Your leadership will be instrumenta

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Want to learn American Sign Language? AI will teach you now - here's how

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-06-03 03:06:51

NVIDIA Have you ever wanted to learn sign language to communicate with family members, friends, or other people who are deaf? If so, you might want to try a new interactive website that uses AI to train you on American Sign Language (ASL). Known as Signs, the site shows you how to sign and then uses the camera on your PC or mobile device to make sure you're shaping your hand and fingers correctly. How does Signs work? Assuming you're brand new to ASL, head to the Signs website. After getting p

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Jeep’s parent company announces ‘hands free, eyes off’ driving feature

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-06-03 09:43:29

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Dodge, and Ram, announced its first “hands free, eyes off” partial autonomous driving feature. The company is pitching this new feature, which is called STLA AutoDrive, as for drivers who want to reclaim “valuable time” while stuck in stop-and-go traffic. But that said, Stellantis is

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Latest Tech News

Canal Boat Simulator

The bitter lesson is coming for tokenization

ElevenLabs' new AI voice assistant can automate your favorite tasks - and you can try it for free

ElevenLabs releases a stand-alone voice-generation app

ElevenLabs releases a standalone voice generation app

The Bitter Lesson is coming for Tokenization

Newborns have elevated levels of a biomarker for Alzheimer's

Oura Ring Can Now Use AI to Monitor Blood Sugar Levels. I Tested It For a Week and Got These 3 Surprising Takeaways

2025 Alonzo Church Award: Paul Blain Levy for Call-by-Push-Value (CBPV)

Adobe brings pro-level computational photography to iPhone users with Indigo

Oura Ring Can Now Track Blood Sugar. I Tested It For a Week and Got These 3 Surprising Takeaways

FBC: Firebreak is missing Control’s weird charm

DropZap World – My falling block game with lasers, released after years of work

DropZap World – my falling block game with lasers, released after years of work

Think of a Number

Show HN: I built a tensor library from scratch in C++/CUDA

Bzip2 crate switches from C to 100% Rust

Bzip2 crate switches from C to 100% rust

Stay on Top of These 6 Blood Tests to Make Sure You're Monitoring Your Health

Streaming viewership exceeded cable and broadcast combined for the first time last month, report says

Our top air purifier is $35 off in an early Prime Day deal

Your Kidneys Will Thank You for Adding These 13 Foods to Your Plate

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max and foldable iPhone get first dibs on TSMC's 2nm process, A20 chip

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Shaped (YC W22) Is Hiring

Want to learn American Sign Language? AI will teach you now - here's how

Jeep’s parent company announces ‘hands free, eyes off’ driving feature

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