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PNG image format receives HDR and animation support in first spec update in decades

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-08-30 13:33:00

Why it matters: For decades, JPEG, PNG, and GIF have remained among the most popular image formats, even as newer options like WebP and AVIF have emerged. Now, PNG is getting its first meaningful update in over 20 years with the release of its third edition, making the format more versatile than ever. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which manages web standards and guidelines, recently published new specifications for the PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format. The updated format now

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Landmark deepfake law aims to give Danish citizens legal control over their digital identity

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-08-30 14:17:00

Denmark has proposed sweeping legislation to curb the rise of AI-generated deepfakes, positioning itself as a leader in European digital rights protection. The suggested amendment to Danish copyright law would grant individuals explicit ownership of their image, voice, and facial features – empowering them to demand the removal of unauthorized digital copies from online platforms. The move comes as deepfake technology grows more accessible and sophisticated. These digital forgeries convincingly

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LLMs Bring New Nature of Abstraction

news.ycombinator.com Martin Fowler 2025-08-27 08:55:14

Like most loudmouths in this field, I've been paying a lot of attention to the role that generative AI systems may play in software development. I think the appearance of LLMs will change software development to a similar degree as the change from assembler to the first high-level programming languages. The further development of languages and frameworks increased our abstraction level and productivity, but didn't have that kind of impact on the nature of programming. LLMs are making that degree

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This Prehistoric Trick Shows How Ice Age People Harvested Teeth for Jewelry

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-08-30 10:00:05

When piecing together the cultural practices of ancient humans, traditional archaeologists rely on clues from artifacts such as tools, bones, and pottery. Experimental archaeologists, however, go a step further—recreating past behaviors to experience how people once lived. That’s precisely what a team of researchers recently did to investigate how Stone Age communities in northeastern Europe extracted animal teeth to produce accessories. Led by Aija Macāne, a visiting scholar in the Department

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Meta’s Xbox-Branded Quest 3S Just Sold Out for All the Wrong Reasons

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-08-30 11:00:47

Everyone loves limited-edition stuff. There’s Sony’s 30th anniversary PS5, or Analogue’s many limited edition Pocket handhelds, or— I don’t know—the Shamrock f***ing Shake. But there’s one type of person who loves limited-edition stuff more than your average consumer, and it’s a scalper. For proof of that, see Meta’s recently released Xbox-branded Quest 3S. See Meta Quest Xbox Edition at Best Buy In case you missed it, Meta’s new limited-edition Quest 3S bundle just recently sold out, which on

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The New Prescription Gummy That May Help With Hair Loss

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-30 12:00:03

You've tried the serums, the vitamins and the topical solutions. But have you tried a prescription gummy for hair loss? Hers, a telehealth company that provides online healthcare services and products for women, announced the launch of its Biotin plus Minoxidil Gummy, the first-of-its-kind prescription gummy formulated to support hair regrowth. Available through forhers.com, this gummy combines prescription-strength minoxidil, the only FDA-approved ingredient for female hair loss, with biotin, a

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The Supreme Court just upended internet law, and I have questions

theverge.com Adi Robertson 2025-08-30 13:00:00

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on VR, online platforms, and free expression. Adi has covered video games, biohacking, and more for The Verge since 2011. Age verification is perhaps the hottest battleground for online speech, and the Supreme Court just settled a pivotal question: does using it to gate adult content violate the First Amendment in the US? For roughly the past 20 years the answer has been “yes” — now, as of Friday, it’s an unambiguous “no.” Justice Clarence Thomas’ opi

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I talked to 5 AIs about my cat, Mr. Giggles - and it says a lot about the state of chatbots

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-08-30 10:00:19

Cheglakov Eugene/Getty Many popular AIs offer a voice mode that enables you to carry on live conversations with a chatbot. Often, chatting by voice is more convenient, more natural, and more fun than trying to converse through text prompts. Plus, you can typically review a transcript of the conversation after you're done, so you still have access to the actual text. But which AIs are the best conversationalists? I tried chatting by voice with ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Meta AI,

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LLMs bring new nature of abstraction – up and sideways

news.ycombinator.com Martin Fowler 2025-08-26 17:52:05

Like most loudmouths in this field, I've been paying a lot of attention to the role that generative AI systems may play in software development. I think the appearance of LLMs will change software development to a similar degree as the change from assembler to the first high-level programming languages. The further development of languages and frameworks increased our abstraction level and productivity, but didn't have that kind of impact on the nature of programming. LLMs are making that degree

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Qwen VLo: From “Understanding” the World to “Depicting” It

news.ycombinator.com Qwen Team 2025-08-29 17:35:04

QWEN CHAT DISCORD The evolution of multimodal large models is continually pushing the boundaries of what we believe technology can achieve. From the initial QwenVL to the latest Qwen2.5 VL, we have made progress in enhancing the model’s ability to understand image content. Today, we are excited to introduce a new model, Qwen VLo, a unified multimodal understanding and generation model. This newly upgraded model not only “understands” the world but also generates high-quality recreations based o

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Does a Focus on Royalty Obscure British History?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-26 20:49:43

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Jackery Explorer 300 Plus power station drops by $100.99!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-30 17:00:40

Power banks are portable but underpowered, while power stations are powerful but can be huge. If you need something that is capable, yet still portable, here’s a really nice proposition. The Jackery Explorer 300 Plus Portable Power Station is easy to carry and can handle most of your charging needs. It’s also $100.99 off today, bringing the cost down to $199! Buy the Jackery Explorer 300 Plus Portable Power Station for $199 ($100.99 off) This offer is available from Amazon. It is a “limited tim

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How the Senate's ban on state AI regulation imperils internet access

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2025-08-30 20:15:56

ANDREY DENISYUK/Getty The Trump administration's tax bill -- also called its "big, beautiful bill" -- which rounds up key pieces of the president's agenda, also includes a rule that would prevent states from enforcing their own AI legislation for 10 years, if passed. After an initial budget hiccup, Republican senators successfully amended the rule to comply with budgetary requirements by adding that states trying to enforce AI regulations would not receive federal broadband funding. Here's why

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Rust in the Linux kernel: part 2

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-30 21:07:03

How to write Rust in the kernel: part 2 [LWN subscriber-only content] In 2023, Fujita Tomonori wrote a Rust version of the existing driver for the Asix AX88796B embedded Ethernet controller. At slightly more than 100 lines, it's about as simple as a driver can be, and therefore is a useful touchstone for the differences between writing Rust and C in the kernel. Looking at the Rust syntax, types, and APIs used by the driver and contrasting them with the C version will help illustrate those diffe

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You may soon be scanning your ID just to access websites, and you’ve got SCOTUS to blame

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-30 22:08:29

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Texas House Bill 1181 requires age verification for users trying to access websites offering adult content. After lower courts ruled it unconstitutional, the Supreme Court has upheld the bill in a 6–3 ruling. States are now free to force websites to demand a copy of your ID, raising substantial privacy concerns. Being asked to prove who you are is just an everyday part of going online: select all the bicycles if you’re not a robot; click this box aff

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‘The Old Guard 2’ Cast on Making a Sequel That Bleeds, Thinks, and Fights Harder

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-08-31 01:45:25

On July 2, Netflix and Skydance will finally unleash The Old Guard 2, the long-awaited sequel to the 2020 action hit starring Charlize Theron as an immortal warrior protecting humanity. Ahead of the release, io9 caught up with returning stars KiKi Layne, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Marwan Kenzari, as well as franchise newcomer Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians, Snake Eyes), to talk about stepping back into the brutal, secretive world of the Image Comics universe and what it took to bring its next chapt

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Anthropic says Claude helps emotionally support users - we're not convinced

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2025-08-31 04:40:25

Richard Drury/Getty Images More and more, in the midst of a loneliness epidemic and structural barriers to mental health support, people are turning to AI chatbots for everything from career coaching to romance. Anthropic's latest study indicates its chatbot, Claude, is handling that well -- but some experts aren't convinced. Also: You shouldn't trust AI for therapy - here's why On Thursday, Anthropic published new research on its Claude chatbot's emotional intelligence (EQ) capabilities -- w

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SymbolicAI: A neuro-symbolic perspective on LLMs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-31 03:49:57

SymbolicAI: A neuro-symbolic perspective on LLMs What is SymbolicAI? SymbolicAI is a neuro-symbolic framework, combining classical Python programming with the differentiable, programmable nature of LLMs in a way that actually feels natural in Python. It's built to not stand in the way of your ambitions. It's easily extensible and customizable to your needs by virtue of its modular design. It's quite easy to write your own engine, host locally an engine of your choice, or interface with tools l

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 28, #278

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-31 05:00:06

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition has some oddball categories that I wouldn't really consider sports. They're more like games, and hobbies or leisure activities. But you get the idea. Read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Supe

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for June 28, #748

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-31 05:00:07

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle could be tough. Just remember, sometimes last names can disguise themselves as regular nouns. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive

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Slightly better named character reference tokenization than Chrome, Safari, FF

news.ycombinator.com Ryan Liptak 2025-08-30 14:27:26

Slightly better named character reference tokenization than Chrome, Safari, and Firefox 2025-06-26 Note: I am not a 'browser engine' person, nor a 'data structures' person. I'm certain that an even better implementation than what I came up with is very possible. A while back, for no real reason, I tried writing an implementation of a data structure tailored to the specific use case of the Named character reference state of HTML tokenization (here's the link to that experiment). Recently, I to

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You may soon be scanning your ID just to access websites, and you’ve the SCOTUS to blame

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-31 13:08:29

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Texas House Bill 1181 requires age verification for users trying to access websites offering adult content. After lower courts ruled it unconstitutional, the Supreme Court has upheld the bill in a 6–3 ruling. States are now free to force websites to demand a copy of your ID, raising substantial privacy concerns. Being asked to prove who you are is just an everyday part of going online: select all the bicycles if you’re not a robot; click this box aff

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Prime Day invitation-only deals returning to Amazon - here's how to sign up

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-31 13:54:00

With Amazon preparing to kick off Prime Day in less than two weeks, some great deals have already appeared. If years past are any indication, we can expect to see even more significant discounts on July 8 through July 11, with little time to grab them before they're gone. Alexa can help you watch for some highly sought-after deals, but Amazon has also offered a few "invitation-only" opportunities ahead of previous Prime Day events. Also: Best Prime Day Apple deals: My 15 favorite sales live now

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How to turn off ACR on your TV (and why it make such a big difference)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-08-31 17:12:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Did you know that whenever you turn on your smart TV, you invite an unseen guest to watch it with you? These days, most popular TV models utilize automatic content recognition (ACR), a form of ad surveillance technology that gathers information about everything you watch and transmits it to a centralized database. Manufacturers then use your data to identify your viewing preferences, enabling them to deliver highly targeted ads. Also: Your TV's USB port is seriously underutili

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Anker’s Upgraded Portable Power Station Hits Its Lowest Price of the Year Ahead of Amazon Prime Day

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-08-31 21:40:31

It’s a lovely time of year to be outdoors. The weather is nice, the vibes are on point, and there’s no denying the appeal of a good long walk, a day at the beach, or just hanging out in the forest. However, just because you’re going back to nature doesn’t mean you have to do away with all of the lovely modern conveniences, and that’s where a great portable power station comes in. See at Amazon Thanks to a great deal on Amazon right now, you can get your hands on the excellent Anker 521 Portabl

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This Action Camera Is Practically Free Compared to GoPro for Amazon Early Prime Day, Stock Is Limited

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-09-01 01:10:50

Whether you’ve got kids, pets, or just friends who are more than a little extroverted, it can be nice to have a really solid action camera. Not every camera can handle capturing action as it happens, let alone when things go underwater or especially quickly. That’s where a good action camera really shines, but they can also be really expensive. They don’t have to be though. See at Amazon Today, you can pick up the Akaso EK7000 Action Camera for just $53. That’s 34% off the usual price of $80,

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Supreme Court Says Age Verification Laws for Porn Sites Are Constitutional

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-09-01 01:33:17

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that states with laws requiring age verification for porn sites is constitutional. The case, known as Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton (Ken Paxton is the Attorney General of Texas), was decided 6-3 with the court’s three liberal justices dissenting. The Texas law, which requires age verification using a credit card or a government-issued ID document, went into effect in 2023 and Pornhub started blocking access to the site in the Lone Star State in protest.

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Stop putting your phone face up on the table - here's why

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-09-01 05:47:00

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET A friend of mine recently told me, "I always keep my phone on silent mode… which doesn't matter because I compulsively look at it every three minutes anyway." He's not the only one. From becoming a text addict to having full-blown smartphone dependency, the urge to look at and interact with our "flat things" has been deeply ingrained into our collective behavior for some time now. Also: I ditched my phone for this E Ink handset for two weeks - here's my buying advice now

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10 Years of Pomological Watercolors

news.ycombinator.com Parker Higgins 2025-09-01 05:42:04

10 years of pomological watercolors A decade ago today I published a blog post calling for the US government to release its paintings of fruits. The Pomological Watercolor Collection, as I had recently come to know, is a beautiful and remarkable corpus of over 7,000 pictures of fruits and other biological specimens, made between the 1880s and 1940s. Through a handful of FOIA requests I’d learned that the images had been meticulously digitized and put online for purchase, but that less than 100

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Apple tests if AI assistants can anticipate the consequences of in-app actions

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-01 09:08:42

As AI agents come closer to taking real actions on our behalf (messaging someone, buying something, toggling account settings, etc.), a new study co-authored by Apple looks into how well do these systems really understand the consequences of their actions. Here’s what they found out. Presented recently at the ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces in Italy, the paper From Interaction to Impact: Towards Safer AI Agents Through Understanding and Evaluating Mobile UI Operation Impacts intro

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PNG image format receives HDR and animation support in first spec update in decades

Landmark deepfake law aims to give Danish citizens legal control over their digital identity

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Jackery Explorer 300 Plus power station drops by $100.99!

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This Action Camera Is Practically Free Compared to GoPro for Amazon Early Prime Day, Stock Is Limited

Supreme Court Says Age Verification Laws for Porn Sites Are Constitutional

Stop putting your phone face up on the table - here's why

10 Years of Pomological Watercolors

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