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Restoring a ZX Spectrum+ Toastrack

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-16 19:33:53

Restoring a ZX Spectrum+ Toastrack I talk a lot about Commodore machines in this blog; they left a bigger dent in me growing up, but like most kids of my generation living in Portugal in the 80s, the first computers I played with were actually Sinclairs—first my friend’s ZX81 and then a ZX Spectrum 48K that my parents offered me. I have many memories of playing games like the Horace series, Manic Miner, Jetpac, or Chuckie Egg on my Spectrum. I’ve been keeping a few Timexes and Spectrums that h

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Finally, a video security doorbell that has similar features as Ring but no monthly fees

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-21 15:20:15

ZDNET's key takeaways The Lorex 2K Wi-Fi video doorbell is available for $200. The doorbell comes in wired and wireless installations, communicates reliably, and includes a preinstalled 32GB microSD card for local storage so you can bypass subscription fees. Although it has a 2K resolution, the image is so wide angle that objects look distorted. $149.99 at Amazon Video doorbells are among the best ways to start your smart home journey. They are easy to use and often easy to install, and provi

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Show HN: A different kind of AI Video generation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-17 22:24:20

Hello! I'm Andrew Arrow, a developer and Final Cut Pro user. My history with FCP goes back years and years, I tried to be a video editor as a career but ended up a software developer. I purchased the full version of the software a long, long time ago. And to Apple's credit, every single time I goto the App Store on any mac I still have access to download it. I must have been through 20, 30? I don't know, but a lot of macs over the years. Just recently I downloaded it again and noticed the XML E

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We accidentally solved robotics by watching 1M hours of YouTube

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-21 14:08:53

how we accidentally solved robotics by watching 1 million hours of YouTube 29 Jun, 2025 the existential crisis we all share imagine this: you've just spent $640 billion training the chonkiest language model known to humanity (lol) and decide to call it "Behemoth". it can annoy you on whatsapp, try to solve calculus, and argue with you about anything with a sophistication of a philosophy PhD. but ask it to grab a coffee mug from your kitchen counter? ngmi turns out scaling LLMs forever still

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Group of investors represented by YouTuber Perifractic buys Commodore

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-21 05:52:24

28.Jun.2025 (ANF) Group of investors represented by Youtuber Perifractic buys Commodore Three weeks ago, Youtuber Christian 'Perifractic' Simpson announced in a video that he had received an offer to take over Commodore B.V., the owner of the remaining Commodore trademark rights. In a second video published today he now announces the completed takeover: A group of unnamed angel investors has acquired the company for a low seven-figure sum. He himself is now the acting CEO, but the purch

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Runway now has its sights on the video game industry with its new generative AI platform

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-21 08:23:50

The AI startup Runway, which recently partnered with AMC Networks, is now trying to break into the gaming industry. The company has plans to launch its latest platform, called Game Worlds, next week, according to The Verge. The new tool lets Runway users create something akin to an interactive text-based game that can generate text and images from AI. Even though Game Worlds can only produce basic designs for now, the company's CEO, Cristóbal Valenzuela, is hoping this will be the first step to

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Decoding Tesla’s New “Fully Autonomous” Car Video—and What It Isn’t Telling You

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-08-21 06:50:31

Elon Musk’s Tesla has dropped a 30-minute video designed to electrify fans and stir debate. Posted on June 28, the clip shows what Musk claims is a historic milestone: the first Tesla Model Y to drive itself from factory to customer home, without a person inside, and without remote operation. “The first fully autonomous delivery of a Tesla Model Y from factory to a customer home across town, including highways, was just completed a day ahead of schedule!!” Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter) on

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Tired of Prime Video Ads? How to Ditch Them for Good

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-21 07:00:05

Amazon rolled out advertisements in Prime Video content for customers in the US in January 2024. Since then, it has reportedly increased the ad load. If you're reading this, you might be missing the commercial-free days of yore. Whether you're accessing Prime Video through an Amazon Prime membership ($15 a month or $139 a year) or a $9-a-month standalone Prime Video membership, you can remove ads on movies and TV shows for an extra $3 a month. Amazon notes if you pay for no commercials, "some c

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I tested the best video editing laptops in 2025: Here's what I recommend for your next project

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-08-21 21:36:27

Summer is a great time to invest in projects, creative gigs, and content creation -- and having the right laptop for video editing is a key piece of the puzzle. You need a machine that can handle everything you throw at it, from full-length film to clips for social media. We tested a wide range of laptops for video editing and found that while some budget laptops can manage basic editing, investing in a purpose-built laptop makes a huge difference. Powerful machines like the Apple M4 MacBook Pro

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Google's Veo 3 AI video generator is now available to everyone - here's how to try it

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-08-22 13:36:00

smirkdingo/Getty Images Veo 3, Google's new video-generating model that's been making waves across the internet, is now available for everyone in public preview, the company announced Thursday. The tool was initially available only to subscribers of Gemini Ultra and through Flow, Google's AI-powered filmmaking platform that was also revealed at the most recent I/O. As of Thursday, it can be accessed as a public preview by all Google Cloud customers and partners in the Vertex AI Media Studio.

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AI overviews and an AI chatbot are coming to YouTube. Here's what they look like

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-08-22 21:30:17

NurPhoto / Contributor/Getty The next time you search for something on YouTube, you might notice some differences, thanks to two new AI-powered tools. Also: The top 20 AI tools of 2025 - and the #1 thing to remember when you use them The streaming video platform is rolling out a new way to display search results. While not officially related, the feature is pretty similar to Google's AI Overviews. YouTube gave an example in a short video showcasing the feature. If you search for something li

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What Are AI Video Generators? What to Know About Google's Veo 3, Sora and More

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-23 00:00:04

First came the rise of AI chatbots, then image generators blew up. Now, tech companies are rushing to release AI video generators. During the past year, nearly every major tech company has announced some kind of AI video model they've been cooking. Each company has its own timeline, which can make it hard to keep up with who's done what. To save you from searching, I've run down every major AI video program and compiled my early insights on the testing I've done on the programs available now. T

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You Can Still Watch YouTube Videos Offline. These Are the Easiest Ways

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-23 17:00:02

There's a good chance you've used -- and uploaded content to -- YouTube. According to research from the digital marketing firm Global Media Insight, over 2.7 billion people use the online video platform every month. YouTube says over 20 billion total videos have been uploaded to its platform, with over 20 million videos uploaded every day. If you're going somewhere with limited internet or trying to conserve data -- like hopping on a plane -- you might want to download some YouTube videos to en

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YouTube's Rolling Out Two AI Tools. Here's What We Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-24 13:15:00

You're probably hearing about artificial intelligence from every angle possible. Meta is planning to use AI to create ads for its company portfolio, including Instagram and WhatsApp. And Google has an AI-mode search tool and even use it for its apps. Now, YouTube is in the mix with new AI features coming soon, too. Here's what you can be on the lookout for on YouTube, and how it could change your watchlist. AI-powered YouTube search tool YouTube will be rolling out a new AI-powered search too

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Panasonic S1 II review: A near-perfect creator's camera if money is no object

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-24 21:45:09

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 . After a six-year wait, Panasonic's S1 II is finally here and there's a lot to unpack. As you’d expect from this company, it’s creator-centric with up to 5.8K ProRes RAW internal video recording. At the same time, it’s Panasonic’s fastest full-frame photo camera ever with 70 fps burst s

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Hallmark Plus and Starz in a Bundle? The Prime Video Add-On Subscription Exists

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-24 20:59:41

Signing up for an a Prime Video add-on subscription may appeal to you if you want to access content from streamers like Max and Apple TV Plus without leaving Prime Video. And if you are interested in a particular duo of streaming services -- say, Starz and the newer offering Hallmark Plus -- you might even be able to save some money. Starz and Hallmark Plus usually cost $11 per month and $8 per month, but you can currently get the combo through Prime Video in the US for $14 per month. The compa

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Google begins rolling out AI search in YouTube

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-25 01:43:05

Over the past year, Google has transformed its web search experience with AI, driving toward a zero-click experience. Now, the same AI focus is coming to YouTube, and Premium subscribers can get a preview of the new search regime. Select searches on the video platform will now produce an AI-generated results carousel with a collection of relevant videos. Even if you don't pay for YouTube, AI is still coming for you with an expansion of Google's video chatbot. Google says the new AI search featu

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YouTube search gets its own version of Google’s AI Overviews

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-08-25 01:22:57

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Google is bringing an AI Overviews-like feature to another product: YouTube. The video streaming platform may now show an “AI-powered search results carousel” when some YouTube Premium members in the US make searches related to “shopping, travel, or things to do in a specific place,” according to a blog post. As shown in a video, the search results carousel will show a big vi

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YouTube's newest Premium perk: more AI clutter

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-25 05:59:44

YouTube is getting an injection of Google’s AI-assisted search functionality in the shape of a new carousel feature. In a blog post, YouTube said the AI-generated carousel is currently exclusive to its Premium members in the US. It might appear (it seemingly won’t happen every time) when you search for "queries related to shopping, place, or things to do in a specific location" in the YouTube app on your phone. This carousel pulls in a series of relevant videos that play in order from left to r

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Ring adds AI summaries to video alerts, describing what your camera sees

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-08-26 02:45:00

In a nutshell: Amazon-owned Ring is a familiar name in home security, recognized for its video doorbells and cameras that allow homeowners to keep an eye on their property from anywhere. Now, the company is introducing AI "video descriptions," a feature designed to make home monitoring faster and more informative. Instead of the usual vague notifications like "motion detected," Ring's new system sends users a concise, text-based summary of what the camera actually sees. For example, a homeowner

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Experience Making a 1-minute AI movie with my 7-year old daughter

news.ycombinator.com Christian Sandor 2025-08-25 11:35:58

My daughter Kate (7 years old) really loves Minecraft! Together, we used several generative AI tools to create a 1-minute animation based on only 1 input photo of her. The whole project took around 20 hours of work and I learned several lessons that I want to share here. Context I am still trying to get used to the enormous speed with which generative AI is progressing. 6 months ago, I was blogging about my experiments with Tencent’s Hunyuan Video, which was an absolute breakthrough at that ti

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Nothing’s bare-bones gallery app scores a major upgrade as Phone 3 launch draws closer

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-27 05:11:04

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Nothing has rolled out a significant update for its native gallery app. The update introduces new editing tools for cropping, color grading, and adding filters to images. Nothing Gallery now also features a native video editor that lets you trim clips, adjust volume, and adjust slow-mo video speed. Nothing introduced a native gallery app to its devices with Nothing OS 3.0 last year, offering users an alternative to third-party gallery apps like Google

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The photographer using AI to reconstruct stories lost to censorship

theverge.com Elise Morton 2025-08-27 05:00:00

Video screens glow softly from the floor, looping footage of salt lakes, steppe villages, and decaying nuclear test sites. Suspended above them is a large handwoven textile map, crafted by artisans in Kazakhstan. The tapestry maps 12 significant sites across Kazakhstan and the surrounding region, each corresponding to one of the flickering videos below. This is Posthuman Matter: The Map of Nomadizing Reimaginings #3, the latest large-scale installation by photographer and multimedia artist Almag

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IEEE Std 3161TM-2022: Breaking Bottlenecks of Large-Scale Video Data Aggregation, Storage, and Computing in Smart Cities – Standard for Digital Retina Systems

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-08-27 11:00:31

Introduction Ubiquitous camera networks in smart cities create massive amounts of images and videos at a range of spatial-temporal scales. However, the capabilities of visual processing systems often lag behind the rapid growth of video data and city brain system. To address this challenge, a novel collaborative visual computing framework, termed as digital retina, has been established to align high-efficiency and intelligent perception models with the emerging visual coding for machines. Withi

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This carrier will soon let you send photos and videos to 911 - here's how

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-08-27 13:28:00

Ajax9 / Getty Images If you're an AT&T Wireless customer, you're about to receive a potentially life-saving feature on your phone. The company announced several upgrades to its Next Generation 9-1-1 ESInet emergency communications platform this week, with the most important one coming to your phone. Later this year, AT&T customers will be able to send picture and video messages to 9-1-1. Also: You should use these 10 personal safety features on your Pixel phone (before it's too late) Many ju

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Here’s your first look at Google Photos’ Remix video feature for photo animations (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-27 17:05:38

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos is working on a new Remix video that could generate videos from still images. The feature includes customizable movement styles like “Subtle Movements,” “Go Wild,” and “I’m Feeling Lucky.” Remix and Remix video features are still a work-in-progress and haven’t been announced yet. We’ve previously spotted Google Photos working to incorporate generative AI to transform photos with the upcoming Remix feature. Last week, we also found code

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Ring security cameras get AI smarts to tell you what they are seeing

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-27 21:31:37

While the rush to AI–ify all the things gets exceedingly silly at times, adding intelligence to Ring security cameras does at least have the potential to be a smart move. The company has announced a beta version of Video Descriptions, which attempts to describe exactly what doorbell and other security cameras are seeing when notifying you … Amazon has just made the announcement. With Video Descriptions, you will see text descriptions of the motion activity your Ring doorbells and cameras see—

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Ring's new generative AI feature is here to answer your 'who's there?' or 'what was that?' questions

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-27 21:00:14

Ring Ring just added new Video Descriptions, a feature powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that will offer richer notifications of what your Ring cameras capture. The company hopes this generative AI-powered feature will provide you with more meaningful information to help you distinguish between urgent and everyday activities. Also: I found a worthy Ring alternative in this video security camera (and it has no subscriptions) "Today's advancements in AI represent something truly extraordi

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Yarn (YC W24) is hiring engineers in NYC

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-28 01:00:12

Video is the most compelling medium ever invented. But even a single minute of video can take hours to make and expertise across multiple tools. AI is changing this forever, and how we create and consume video will look completely different in 2 or 3 years time. We're starting by helping the fastest growing startups in the world make more compelling, authentic and entertaining content 100x faster than today. We're taking a novel technical approach in the video space. We think making videos i

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This Gemini feature in the YouTube app convinced me to finally ditch the Google Assistant

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-28 10:00:47

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Ever since Google announced that it would begin phasing out its Assistant for Gemini as the default voice assistant, I have found myself struggling to pick between the two. On one hand, I like the familiarity and reliability of the Assistant but on the other, Gemini is the only one still getting new features. The latter is exactly what finally pushed me to start using Gemini more seriously — despite the occasional hiccup and hallucination. In particular, I’ve

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