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Algorithms for making interesting organic simulations

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-18 03:59:59

Algorithms for making interesting organic simulations The purpose of this article is to explain techiques that enabled me to make simulations like the one below, along with a lot of other organic looking things. We will focus on algorithmic techniques for artistic purpose rather than scientific meaning. 1. Physarum algorithm from Jeff Jones (2010) Jeff Jones presented a simulation algorithm that reproduces the behavior of organisms such as Physarum polycephalum. It is explained in this paper.

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How bad are childhood literacy rates?

news.ycombinator.com Constance Grady 2026-01-16 23:09:40

is a senior correspondent on the Culture team for Vox, where since 2016 she has covered books, publishing, gender, celebrity analysis, and theater. Every month or so, for the past few years, a new dire story has warned of how American children, from elementary school to college age, can no longer read. And every time I read one of these stories, I find myself conflicted. On the one hand, I am aware that every generation complains that the kids who come next are doing everything wrong and have

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

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-21 08:45:03

It's official -- James Gunn's new Superman movie is officially a blockbuster hit, earning $125 million in the US during its first weekend. If you're a fan of other Gunn movies like Suicide Squad or Guardians of the Galaxy, you'd best grab your tickets for this relaunch of this new DC Universe before they're all sold out. 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 i

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Zuckerberg Is So Desperate for AI Power That He's Building Temporary Data Centers in Tents

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-21 11:19:50

In his increasingly desperate bid to keep up in the ongoing AI race, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is throwing out the rulebook in his quest to expand data center infrastructure as fast as possible. As SemiAnalysis first reported last week, Meta is "prioritizing speed above all else" by setting up "tents" to add additional capacity to its data center campuses. The prefabricated modules are designed from the ground up to get computing power online as fast as possible, underlining Meta's furious scra

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 16, #296

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-21 17:00:08

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 touches on a world-famous race that's going on right now. I thought the purple group was unusually easy today, but read on for hints and the answers if you get stuck. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb

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How to Watch Pokemon Presents 2025 for Legends: Z-A, TCG Pocket and More

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-21 17:20:00

It's that time again, trainers: Grab your Pokedex and get ready to catch some new pocket monsters, because we're about to hear everything about the latest developments in the world of Pokemon. The Pokemon Presents July 2025 stream is the first one since Pokemon Day in February. That stream ended up being pretty massive, featuring game announcements and content updates that we heard whispers about from GameFreak's infamous 2024 data breach. While we don't know what to expect this time around, i

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MP Materials stock rips 20% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-21 23:00:17

People look at iPhones at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York City on May 23, 2025. Apple and miner MP Materials announced a $500 million deal Tuesday for rare earth magnets and the development of a recycling facility that will reinforce the iPhone maker's U.S. supply chain. MP Materials stock climbed 20%. Shares of Apple were marginally higher. As part of the agreement, Apple will buy rare earth magnets created at the company's facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Both companies will combine

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The Skylight Calendar is perfect for busy families, and easy enough for kids to use

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-01-21 23:52:20

ZDNET's key takeaways The 15-inch Skylight Calendar is a smart display for $320, with a 10-inch version available for $160. It's a touchscreen calendar designed with busy lifestyles in mind that allows for shared use within a household or team. Though it's proven indispensable for my family, I wish the chores, not just the events, were visible in the calendar view, and the 15-inch version is expensive at $320. $319.99 at Amazon Getting organized is a never-ending battle for me. As a self-proc

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Uranus Leaks More Heat Than We Thought

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2026-01-21 23:25:45

When Voyager 2 flew past Uranus in 1986, the spacecraft detected a surprisingly low level of internal heat from the planet. Since then, scientists believed Uranus to be the odd one out in our solar system’s family of giant planets—the others being Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune—who all tend to emit more heat than they absorb from sunlight. Now, a new study suggests that scientists may have had the wrong idea about Voyager 2’s data: Uranus does have an internal heat source similar to its planetary

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Hierarchical Modeling (H-Nets)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-22 04:35:15

The best AI architectures in use today treat all inputs equally. They process each input with the same amount of compute, without explicitly grouping related inputs into higher level concepts. While these architectures have achieved impressive results across domains, this lack of hierarchy has some fundamental limitations. Models have difficulty learning from high resolution, raw data, requiring inputs to be pre-processed into meaningful tokens for strong performance. The use of hand-crafted p

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MP Materials stock rips 22% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-22 10:02:21

People look at iPhones at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York City on May 23, 2025. Apple and miner MP Materials announced a $500 million deal Tuesday for rare earth magnets and the development of a recycling facility that will reinforce the iPhone maker's U.S. supply chain. MP Materials stock climbed 22%. Shares of Apple were marginally higher. As part of the agreement, Apple will buy rare earth magnets created at the company's facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Both companies will combine

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Open-source framework for real-time AI voice

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-22 14:40:18

VideoSDK AI Agents Open-source framework for developing real-time multimodal conversational AI agents. Overview The AI Agent SDK is a Python framework built on top of the VideoSDK Python SDK that enables AI-powered agents to join VideoSDK rooms as participants. This SDK serves as a real-time bridge between AI models (like OpenAI and Gemini) and your users, facilitating seamless voice and media interactions. # Feature Description 1 🎤 Real-time Communication (Audio/Video) Agents can listen, sp

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MP Materials stock rips 24% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-22 18:20:13

People look at iPhones at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York City on May 23, 2025. Apple and miner MP Materials announced a $500 million deal Tuesday for rare earth magnets and the development of a recycling facility that will reinforce the iPhone maker's U.S. supply chain. MP Materials stock climbed 24%. Shares of Apple were marginally higher. As part of the agreement, Apple will buy rare earth magnets created at the company's facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Both companies will combine

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‘Andor’ Gets 14 Emmy Nominations in a Genre-Heavy Year

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-01-22 18:17:14

Television, it turns out, is geeky as hell. That seemed to be the major takeaway as the 77th annual Emmy Award nominations were announced Tuesday, with Severance leading all nominees with 27 total, HBO’s The Penguin coming in second with 24, The Last of Us in fifth with 16, and Andor coming in sixth with 14, including Outstanding Drama Series. Other genre shows, such as The Acolyte, Agatha All Along, Black Mirror, The Boys, Cobra Kai, Dune: Prophecy, House of the Dragon, Invincible, Paradise, P

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MLB All Star Game 2025: Start Time, Starting Lineups and How to Watch for Free

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-22 17:55:00

Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners is in the middle of a historic season. Big Dumper's 38 home runs at the break lead the MLB and are just one off the first-half record set by Barry Bonds in 2001. (That's Bonds at the height of baseball's steroids era.) Last night, Raleigh become the first catcher to win the Home Run Derby, and tonight he'll bat cleanup for the American League in the 2025 All Star Game. The All Star Game starts tonight at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on Fox. Keep reading to find out

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The Hidden Costs of AI: How Small Inefficiencies Stack Up

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2026-01-22 21:00:42

AI is having a major impact on society, from consumer technologies to driving businesses. But among all these large language models and deep neural networks, there are lurking inefficiencies that most people aren’t taking into account. Wasted computational power, hidden costs, the environmental footprint, and more. Whether these inefficiencies are big or small, they all add up. With 58% of companies planning on increasing their investments in AI this year, it’s essential these decision-makers k

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Forget AirPods - these Beats headphones work just as well with iOS and Android

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2026-01-22 23:02:39

ZDNET's key takeaways The Beats Solo 4 headphones are available for $200 in Matte Black, Slate Blue, and Cloud Pink. Beats' best-selling headphones return with up-to-date features, signaling that the company used the product's long hiatus wisely. A tight fit and small ear cups may cut your listening experience shorter than you'd like. $129.95 at B&H Photo-Video I've spent a lot of time testing headphones, and I find a new favorite with every fresh release. But one pair of headphones will

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I replaced my Apple Watch with these heart-rate-monitoring earbuds from Beats (and they did some things better)

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-01-22 23:25:42

ZDNET's key takeaways The Powerbeats Pro 2 retail for $250 in vibrant Black, Quick Sand, Hyper Purple, and Electric Orange colorways. The earbuds can replace your smartwatch or fitness tracker, offering exercise and activity data via companion apps. The sound isn't very robust, delivering weak bass and hollow mids. View now at Apple I've tested dozens of earbuds over the past year, and even new releases can feel monotonous after a while. Most brands make product upgrades in small strides, kee

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Can NAD Plus Supplements Really Reverse Aging? We Talked to Doctors Learn More About These Trendy Supplements

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-22 23:00:00

NAD plus supplements are gaining attention on social media thanks to a claim that they "reverse" the aging process. NAD plus is a compound that naturally exists in your body and is responsible for keeping your skin looking youthful. However, as you age, its levels decrease, so it stands to reason that a supplement could help counteract that. Many people have taken to Reddit to inquire about the potential skin care effects of this supplement, particularly for more mature skin. But will taking a N

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MP Materials stock rips 23% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-23 04:28:14

People look at iPhones at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York City on May 23, 2025. Apple and miner MP Materials announced a $500 million deal Tuesday for rare earth magnets and the development of a recycling facility that will reinforce the iPhone maker's U.S. supply chain. MP Materials stock climbed 23%. Shares of Apple were marginally higher. As part of the agreement, Apple will buy rare earth magnets created at the company's facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Both companies will combine

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Google’s generative video model Veo 3 has a subtitles problem

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2026-01-23 04:40:32

Getting rid of them isn’t straightforward—or cheap. Users have been forced to resort to regenerating clips (which costs them more money), using external subtitle-removing tools, or cropping their videos to get rid of the subtitles altogether. Josh Woodward, vice president of Google Labs and Gemini, posted on X on June 9 that Google had developed fixes to reduce the gibberish text. But over a month later, users are still logging issues with it in Google Labs’ Discord channel, demonstrating how d

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‘Not that into peace doves’: The Apollo-Soyuz patch NASA rejected

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-23 04:58:21

Fifty years ago, on July 15, 1975, three NASA astronauts and two Russian cosmonauts lifted off to meet up in orbit for the first time. Representing the joint Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP, or Soyuz-Apollo in the Soviet Union), both crews wore a cloth patch that featured the artwork of an accomplished space artist. The design that flew, however, was not the astronauts' first pick. That patch idea was rejected because Paul Calle opted to highlight the détente nature of the international handsha

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Apple makes $500 million deal with miner MP Materials for rare earths magnets

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-23 09:26:50

People look at iPhones at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York City on May 23, 2025. Apple and miner MP Materials announced a $500 million deal Tuesday for rare earths magnets and the development of a recycling facility that will reinforce the iPhone maker's U.S. supply chain. MP Materials stock climbed 10%. Shares of Apple were marginally higher. As part of the agreement, Apple will buy rare earth magnets created at the company's facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Both companies will combine

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US probes imports on drones and a raw material used in chips and solar panels

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-23 09:15:46

The Department of Commerce has opened national security investigations into imports of drones and polysilicon , a raw material used in chips and solar panels. Among other things, officials are looking into "predatory trade practices" and the capacity of other countries to "weaponize their control over supplies" of drones, drone parts and polysilicon, as well as derivatives of each. The DoC commenced the investigations on July 1, but has only just disclosed them publicly. The probes could lead t

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Reddit begins age verification checks for UK users

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-23 09:45:16

Redditors in the UK will now have to verify their ages before they can view mature content. Just like Bluesky, which announced a few days ago that it was rolling out age verification features, Reddit had to enforce the new rule to comply with the UK Online Safety Act. The UK's new requirements are meant to prevent children from accessing age-inappropriate posts. Reddit will use a third-party company called Persona to verify a user's age. Users will either have to upload a photo of their governme

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Student Loan Update: Here's What SAVE Borrowers Should Do Before Aug. 1

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-23 03:45:00

Interest will restart for SAVE borrowers whose loans remain in a general forbearance on Aug. 1. Viva Tung/CNET Starting on Aug. 1, borrowers who are enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education plan will begin accruing interest charges on their loan balances. The Department of Education is encouraging borrowers to pick a new payment plan, but you also have the option to leave your loans where they are. The Department of Education "urges all borrowers in the SAVE plan to quickly transition to

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Facebook creators who steal and repost videos could lose their monetization

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-01-23 09:40:03

Facebook is cracking down on accounts that steal and repost content from other users in an effort to reduce spam in feeds. Meta announced on Monday that creators who repeatedly reuse someone else’s videos, photos, or text posts will lose access to Facebook monetization programs for “a period of time,” and see reduced distribution of their posts on the platform. “Too often the same meme or video pops up repeatedly — sometimes from accounts pretending to be the creator and other times from differ

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6 Best Android Tablets (2025), Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Andy Boxall 2026-01-23 14:02:00

Other Tablets to Consider Photograph: Nena Farrell Google Pixel Tablet for $399: Google has a spotty history with Android tablets, going from the highs of the Nexus 7 to the, well, distinct averageness of the Pixel Tablet (7/10, WIRED Recommends). The 10.2-inch LCD screen is one of the highlights; the size and 439-gram weight are just right for carrying around, and Google’s fuss-free Android software is simple and logical. However, the Google Tensor G2 processor can get hot under strain, and t

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AI’s giants want to take over the classroom

technologyreview.com James O'Donnell 2026-01-23 22:00:00

The companies could face an uphill battle. Right now, most of the public perceives AI’s use in the classroom as nothing short of ruinous—a surefire way to dampen critical thinking and hasten the decline of our collective attention span (a viral story from New York magazine, for example, described how easy it now is to coast through college thanks to constant access to ChatGPT). Amid that onslaught, AI companies insist that AI promises more individualized learning, faster and more creative lesso

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Samsung is thinking about Galaxy phones with built-in magnets, no wired charging

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-23 21:23:53

Eric Zeman / Android Authority TL;DR An official Samsung survey suggests that the company is thinking about Galaxy phones with built-in Qi 2 magnets. The survey also hints that these future phones could lack wired charging capabilities. This news comes as recent Samsung phones require a separate case for MagSafe and general magnetic accessories. Recent Samsung phones like the Galaxy S25 series support the Qi 2 wireless charging standard but don’t have built-in magnets. Instead, these phones

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I replaced my Apple Watch with these heart-rate-monitoring earbuds from Beats (and they did some things better)

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MP Materials stock rips 23% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

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