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Boost HTML5 Game Performance with WebAssembly

news.ycombinator.com Gaming Writer 2026-01-05 22:45:03

Who this article is for: Game developers looking to improve the performance of their HTML5 games Technical leads and engineers interested in integrating WebAssembly into their projects Students or professionals learning about web technologies and game development HTML5 game development has transformed web gaming, but it’s the integration of WebAssembly that’s truly revolutionizing performance capabilities. When players experience stuttering frame rates or input lag in browser games, they don’

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Stop Building AI Tools Backwards

news.ycombinator.com Hazel Weakly 2026-01-06 06:56:31

I’ve been reading this week about how humans learn, and effective ways of transferring knowledge. In addition, I’ve also had AI in the back of my mind, and recently I’ve come to the realization that not only is our industry building AI tools poorly, we’re building them backwards. Which, honestly, is really depressing to me because there is so much unrealized potential that we have available–is it not enough that we built the LLMs unethically, and that they waste far more energy than they return

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Manticore Search: Fast, efficient, drop-in replacement for Elasticsearch

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-06 17:23:49

Easy to use open source fast database for search Manticore Search is an easy-to-use, open-source, and fast database designed for search. It is a great alternative to Elasticsearch. Introduction ❗Read recent blog post about Manticore vs Elasticsearch❗ What distinguishes it from other solutions is: It's very fast and therefore more cost-efficient than alternatives, for example Manticore is: 182x faster than MySQL for small data (reproducible❗) 29x faster than Elasticsearch for log analytics (

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Show HN: WTFfmpeg – Natural Language to FFmpeg Translator

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-07 06:03:53

wtffmpeg - Natural Language to FFmpeg Translator wtffmpeg is a command-line tool that uses a local Large Language Model (LLM) to translate plain English descriptions of video and audio tasks into executable ffmpeg commands. Stop searching through Stack Overflow and documentation for that one specific ffmpeg flag. Just ask for what you want. Example: > wtff " convert my_video.avi to mp4 with no sound " Loading model... (this may take a moment) Model loaded. Generating command... --- Generated

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Wild Video Shows Robot Changing Its Own Battery

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-07 06:10:13

What do they even need us for anymore? Self Swap As we continue on our path towards a potential future filled with tireless humanoid robots staffing factory floors, companies are looking to solve a major pain point of the tech: a limited battery life. Chinese company UBTECH recently showed off its bipedal Walker S2 robot contorting its arms to hot swap one of its battery packs — a "world's first," seemingly — which means the 95-pound automaton could technically work 24 hours a day, an integra

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I watched Gemini CLI hallucinate and delete my files

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-07 00:54:05

I Watched Gemini CLI Hallucinate and Delete My Files I have failed you completely and catastrophically. My review of the commands confirms my gross incompetence.... I read about Jason Lemkin's Replit incident and thought I'll share my own weird experience with Gemini CLI. I'd been using Claude Code (CC) pretty heavily off late on their pay per token model, and thought it might be worthwhile to give Gemini CLI a shot before I commit $100 per month to CC. With Gemini 2.5 Pro under the hood and

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Aardman’s Pokémon show is a delightful-looking romp that follows Sirfetch'd and Pichu

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-07 10:59:07

We knew that Aardman, the animation studio behind Wallace & Gromit, was prepping a Pokémon show , but now we have some juicy details and actual footage. Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d and Pichu, as the name suggests, follows the sword-wielding Sirfetch'd and the baby pre-evolution of Pikachu. It looks extremely charming, as one would expect from Aardman. The trailer is on the shorter side, but shows the dynamic duo getting involved in some cutesy shenanigans as an oblivious Wool

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James Gunn Thinks ‘Anti-American Sentiment’ Is Hurting ‘Superman’ Overseas

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-01-07 22:45:27

James Gunn has a new Superman movie out—perhaps you’ve heard of it? The DC hero’s latest cinematic adventure, the first under DC Studios’ Gunn-led era, is a box-office hit and already has fans dreaming of sequels and spin-offs. But one notable quirk of those ticket sales is that Superman is doing better domestically than it is internationally, despite its seemingly broad appeal as a Hollywood superhero movie. Earlier this week, Variety reported that while Superman‘s numbers are impressive, earn

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Don't animate height

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-05 00:44:19

Our app was mysteriously using 60% CPU and 25% GPU on my M2 MacBook. It turned out this was due to a tiny CSS animation! In this post, I show how to find expensive animations, why some are so expensive, and how to make many animations much cheaper. Along the way, we'll learn how the browser renders CSS animations and how to use Chrome's dev tools for performance profiling. The problem While building Granola, a note-taking app, I noticed it was using 60% CPU and 25% GPU on my M2 MacBook: Activ

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Don't Animate Height

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-05 12:44:19

Our app was mysteriously using 60% CPU and 25% GPU on my M2 MacBook. It turned out this was due to a tiny CSS animation! In this post, I show how to find expensive animations, why some are so expensive, and how to make many animations much cheaper. Along the way, we'll learn how the browser renders CSS animations and how to use Chrome's dev tools for performance profiling. The problem While building Granola, a note-taking app, I noticed it was using 60% CPU and 25% GPU on my M2 MacBook: Activ

Topics: animations height layout paint performance

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OpenAI and Softbank’s $500 Billion Data Center Project Is Already Stumbling

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2026-01-09 03:35:34

Stargate, the ambitious joint venture announced at the White House back in January between OpenAI, Oracle, the Japanese holding company Softbank, and others, appears to be struggling to deliver on its bold promises just six months later. The Wall Street Journal reported today, citing unnamed sources, that the Stargate Project has yet to finalize any deals for new data centers. The report also says the group is scaling back its near-term goals. When it was announced on Jan. 21, Stargate was pit

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Aardman’s ‘Pokémon’ Show Looks Absolutely Delightful

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-01-09 12:25:37

Late last year, the Pokémon Company revealed a surprise animation collab: it would work with the legendary British studio Aardman—the team behind Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, and more—to create a new Pokémon series. Now, we’ve had a delightful first look, and it is going to be a suitably British-feeling adventure into the world of Pocket Monsters. During today’s Pokémon Presents livestream, Aardman revealed that its series would be called Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of S

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Mercedes-AMG gives us a ride in its next high-performance EV

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-10 12:01:34

Mercedes-Benz provided flights from Detroit to Stuttgart, Germany, and accommodation so Ars could be briefed on the AMG.EA prototype as well as the GT XX that we covered last month. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. First-generation high-performance electric vehicles, like the Tesla Model S Plaid, had a party trick that would wow first-timers: straight-line acceleration. Feeling your internal organs shift under the G forces of acceleration is cool the first few times but gets annoying

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Serial spyware founder Scott Zuckerman wants the FTC to unban him from the surveillance industry

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2026-01-10 12:40:44

The founder of a spyware company who was banned from the surveillance industry following an earlier data breach is now seeking to undo the ban, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In a notice on Friday, the federal watchdog said Scott Zuckerman sought to rescind or modify the 2021 ban imposed by the FTC on his company Support King and its subsidiaries. The ban included a provision requiring Zuckerman to maintain certain cybersecurity practices and undergo frequent audits for any of his

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Chinese startup Manus challenges ChatGPT in data visualization: which should enterprises use?

venturebeat.com Ujas Patel 2026-01-10 17:38:23

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now The promise sounds almost too good to be true: drop a messy comma separated values (CSV) file into an AI agent, wait two minutes, and get back a polished, interactive chart ready for your next board presentation. But that’s exactly what Chinese startup Manus.im is delivering with its latest data visualization feature, launched this month.

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Superman Saving a Squirrel Was Cut Out of the Movie, but James Gunn Put It Back In

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-01-10 17:45:04

There are plenty of weird and unexpected moments in James Gunn’s Superman, but one of the most unexpected has to be when he saves a squirrel in the middle of a giant battle. Not a human, not a group of animals, but a single, solitary squirrel. It speaks to the character’s kindness and respect for all life in a fun, quirky way, but apparently not everyone liked it. “It was probably the second- or third-most hotly debated moment in the movie,” Gunn said in a wide-ranging interview with Rolling St

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1990 Networking: LAN Manager 2.0

news.ycombinator.com Posted On 2026-01-08 12:03:27

In 1990, Microsoft released LAN Manager (LM) 2.0, a member of a long line of Microsoft’s networking products that started with MS-NET circa 1984 and eventually morphed into Windows NT file sharing. Microsoft LAN Manager 2.0 admin interface LAN Manager 1.0 was released in 1988 as an OEM-only product, with the largest OEM being 3Com and their 3+Open. Microsoft collaborated with 3Com and the two companies jointly published the NDIS specification for network drivers. However, the relationship sour

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OpenAI jumps gun on International Math Olympiad gold medal announcement

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-10 17:02:04

On Saturday, OpenAI researcher Alexander Wei announced that a new AI language model the company is researching has achieved gold medal-level performance on the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), matching a standard that fewer than 9 percent of human contestants reach each year. The announcement came despite an embargo request from IMO organizers asking AI companies to wait until July 28 to share their results. The experimental model reportedly tackled the contest's six proof-based probl

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Alarming Video Shows Experimental Fighting Robot Thrashing Uncontrollably

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-11 00:33:57

"I'm so sorry." Breaking Away A video making the rounds on social media shows a humanoid robot flailing its arms and legs, seemingly trying to break free of a harness. The clip shows the robot causing the crane it's hanging from to collapse to the ground as a nearby human watches in shock, putting his hands on his head as he surveys the damage. "Oh my god, what the f*ck was that?" a female voice, presumably belonging to robot combat company REK CTO Amanda Watson, can be heard saying in the b

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Google adds separate work and personal accounts to Chrome on iOS

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-11 12:00:32

Google has introduced new features for Chrome on iOS that help users bifurcate work and personal data by using separate Google accounts. As more employers implement bring your own device (BYOD) policies, employees increasingly access company resources from browsers on their personal devices. Devices connected to a managed Google Workspace are able to leverage these additions. Chrome now supports easy account switching and data separation on iOS, similar to its approach on Android and Chrome for

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OpenAI's New CEO of Applications Strikes Hyper-Optimistic Tone in First Memo to Staff

wired.com Kylie Robison 2026-01-11 12:05:42

OpenAI’s incoming CEO of applications, Fidji Simo, sent her first note to staff on Monday, telling employees the tools they’re developing “will unlock more opportunities for more people than any other technology in history.” “If we get this right, AI can give everyone more power than ever,” Simo wrote, striking a hyper-optimistic tone, according to a copy of the memo viewed by WIRED. “But I also realize those opportunities won’t magically appear on their own.” Simo previously worked as the CEO

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Chrome for iOS makes it easier to switch between work and personal Google accounts

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-01-11 12:00:00

Google announced Monday that it’s introducing a new feature that lets iOS users easily switch between work and personal Google accounts in Chrome. Previously, iOS users had to completely sign out of a Google account and then log in with another, and repeat this process every time they want to access a different account. “People often use their mobile device for both work and personal tasks, requiring them to sign in and out with different Google accounts,” the company wrote in a blog post. “To

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8 ways I quickly leveled up my Linux skills - and you can too

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-11 16:46:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET When I first started using Linux, I was thrown to the wolves. I unwittingly installed Linux over Windows and, at the time, couldn't afford to purchase a new Windows license. Because of that, it was sink or swim. I decided to swim. Within a week or so, I felt comfortable with the OS, but I wanted more, so I spent the time learning the ins and outs of Linux, and look at me now. Also: This lightweight Linux distro makes switching from Windows 10 easy You might be th

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8 ways I quickly leveled-up my Linux skills - and you can too

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-11 22:46:13

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET When I first started using Linux, I was thrown to the wolves. I unwittingly installed Linux over Windows and, at the time, couldn't afford to purchase a new Windows license. Because of that, it was sink or swim. I decided to swim. Within a week or so, I felt comfortable with the OS, but I wanted more, so I spent the time learning the ins and outs of Linux, and look at me now. Also: This lightweight Linux distro makes switching from Windows 10 easy You might be th

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What the 'Superman' Post-Credits Scenes Mean for the Future of the DC Cinematic Universe

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-11 21:25:03

The new Superman movie continues to rule the box office after its second weekend, leading the pack with $57 million from US audiences, and this relaunch of the DC universe is only getting started. Superman stars Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor and David Corenswet as the Man of Steel. The movie isn't an origin story; it picks up when Superman is already well-known (and moments after he loses any fight-winning streak he previously had). I won't provide any more details

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British government set to back down on secret iCloud backdoor after US pressure

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-01-12 23:16:30

We learned earlier this year that the British government had secretly ordered Apple to create a backdoor into encrypted data for all iCloud users worldwide. Specifically, it wanted a way to see personal data protected by Apple’s introduction of Advanced Data Protection (ADP), which extended end-to-end encryption to almost all iCloud data, meaning not even the iPhone maker could access it. Apple has been fighting the secret order in secret court hearings, but it now appears that the US governmen

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Microsoft wants to fix ‘slow or sluggish’ performance in Windows 11

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-01-12 22:30:39

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Ever since Windows 11 first debuted in October 2021, there have been complaints about its performance on certain types of hardware. Whether it was gaming on new hybrid performance CPUs showing no improvement on Windows 11, or claims that Windows 11 simply feels lethargic compared to Windows 10, Microsoft has tried to fix the problems with updates to the OS. Now, it wants direct

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How slow motion became cinema’s dominant special effect

news.ycombinator.com Scott W. Stern 2026-01-08 15:34:29

About 20 years ago, a neuroscientist named David Eagleman strapped a bunch of students into harnesses, hoisted them to the top of an imposing metal tower, and then, without warning, dropped them 150 feet. Though the students landed safely in nets, the experience was—by design—terrifying. Eagleton wanted to simulate the feeling of plummeting to one’s death. His goal was to figure out why survivors of near-death experiences almost always said the same thing: “It felt like the world was going in sl

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X-Men at 25 is more relevant than ever

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-12 12:01:15

Credit: 20th Century Studios There's much to love about this film, including plenty of memorable standout scenes; seven of our favorites are featured below. It's got stellar casting, snappy dialogue, and breaks up the action with quieter character moment that advance the story without slowing the pace. X-Men also takes pains to establish key relationships: Charles and Magneto, Rogue and Wolverine, and the romantic triangle of Jean, Cyclops, and Wolverine. We care about these characters: their i

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“The Bitter Lesson” is wrong. Well sort of

news.ycombinator.com Assaf Pinhasi 2026-01-12 12:33:46

“The Bitter Lesson” is wrong. Well… sort of. Assaf Pinhasi 3 min read · 1 hour ago 1 hour ago -- Listen Share TL;DR There is no dichotomy between domain knowledge vs. “general purpose methods that leverage data+compute”. They are both powerful tools that compensate for each other and need to be balanced and traded off during the model building process. “The bitter lesson” in 30 seconds “The bitter lesson” is one of the most popular opinion pieces about AI research and it’s future. In his w

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