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FFmpeg moves to Forgejo

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-14 14:08:50

FFmpeg README FFmpeg is a collection of libraries and tools to process multimedia content such as audio, video, subtitles and related metadata. Libraries libavcodec provides implementation of a wider range of codecs. provides implementation of a wider range of codecs. libavformat implements streaming protocols, container formats and basic I/O access. implements streaming protocols, container formats and basic I/O access. libavutil includes hashers, decompressors and miscellaneous utility fu

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Trump warned by top Senate Democrats to rethink advanced AI chip sales to China

cnbc.com Celia Fernandez 2025-11-18 18:39:59

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, right, speaks alongside President Donald Trump about investing in America, at the White House in Washington, on April 30, 2025. Six Senate Democrats on Friday released an open letter asking President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision to allow tech giants Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices to sell AI semiconductor chips to China in exchange for 15% of revenue from the sales. The letter — signed by Senators Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Mark Warner, D-Va.; Jack Reed, D-R.I

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Court blocks FTC investigation into Media Matters' alleged scheme against X

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-18 16:00:21

The court has blocked the Federal Trade Commission's investigation into Media Matters, the media nonprofit that previously published research showing that ads appeared on X alongside neo-Nazi and other antisemitic content. In 2023, Elon Musk's X filed a lawsuit against the media watchdog following an advertiser exodus. It accused Media Matters of "knowingly and maliciously manufactur[ing] side-by-side images depicting advertisers' posts on X Corp.'s social media platform beside Neo-Nazi and whit

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Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all Americans’

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-11-18 21:32:36

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into left-leaning advocacy group Media Matters. Back in 2023, Media Matters published research showing ads from major companies had appeared alongside antisemitic and other offensive content on Elon Musk-owned X. When major advertisers subsequently pulled back from the platform, X sued Media Matters. It also sued advertisers and advertiser groups over what it claimed was a “systematic ille

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Dicing an Onion, the Mathematically Optimal Way

news.ycombinator.com The Pudding 2025-11-18 18:54:19

This is a project about onions and math. Why? Because tens of millions of people are curious about how to properly dice an onion, according to YouTube. In 2021, chef and food writer J. Kenji López-Alt broke out some math to get optimal uniform piece sizes. But there is more than one way to dice an onion… This is an onion. (Well, a simplified cross-section of one.) We’ve cut it in half lengthwise, using a sharp knife to reduce the chance of injury and onion-induced crying. From here, what’s the

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Lawyers File AI Slop in Murder Case

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-18 23:50:51

This is getting out of hand. Fool Me Twice Yet another team of lawyers was found leaving AI slop in court documents. It's the latest example of white-collar professionals outsourcing their work to confidently wrong AI tools — and this time, it's not just about any old frivolous lawsuit. As The Guardian reports, a pair of Australian lawyers named Rishi Nathwani and Amelia Beech, who are representing a 16-year-old defendant in a murder case, were caught using AI after documents they submitted t

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Feast Your Eyes on the Lavish Backdrops of ‘Ne Zha II’

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-11-19 20:45:17

Ne Zha II has already carved out its place in animation history—this year alone, it shattered records to become the highest-grossing animated film as well as the eighth-highest-grossing film, full stop, of all time. Its reputation now precedes it as a global phenomenon, and with that momentum, A24 is set to debut the film’s English-language release—featuring Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh and anime favorite Aleks Le—in theaters and IMAX on August 22. But before the premiere, we’re unveiling

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Feast Your Eyes on the Lavish Backdrops of ‘Ne Zha 2’

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-11-20 02:45:17

Ne Zha 2 has already carved out its place in animation history—this year alone, it shattered records to become the highest-grossing animated film as well as the eighth-highest-grossing film, full stop, of all time. Its reputation now precedes it as a global phenomenon, and with that momentum, A24 is set to debut the film’s English-language release—featuring Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh and anime favorite Aleks Le—in theaters and IMAX on August 22. But before the premiere, we’re unveiling e

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Plex warns users to patch security vulnerability immediately

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-21 17:41:16

Plex has notified some of its users on Thursday to urgently update their media servers due to a recently patched security vulnerability. The company has yet to assign a CVE-ID to track the flaw and didn't provide additional details regarding the patch, only saying that it impacts Plex Media Server versions 1.41.7.x to 1.42.0.x. Yesterday, four days after releasing security updates that addressed the mysterious security bug, Plex emailed those running affected versions to update their software

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The Supreme Court lets Mississippi's social media age-verification law go into effect

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-21 21:14:05

The Supreme Court has decided not to weigh in on one of the many state-level age-verification laws currently being reviewed across the country. Today, the top court chose not to intervene on legislation from Mississippi about checking the ages of social media users, denying an application to vacate stay from NetChoice. The Mississippi law requires all users to verify their ages in order to use social media sites. It also places responsibility on the social networks to prevent children from acce

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Supreme Court opens door to social media age-gating in US

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-11-22 06:17:19

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Supreme Court will let Mississippi’s social media age verification law take effect while the case is being argued in court. In an unsigned ruling on Thursday, the court declined to block the law after an emergency petition from trade association NetChoice. T

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Google Photos wants to help you spot deepfakes and AI edits (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-24 10:00:08

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on adding a new section called “How was this made” to the details view. This section will tell a user if certain photos or videos were edited with AI or not. The feature uses Content Credentials to maintain a history of edits, both with and without AI tools. An error message will appear if the media history has been modified or is missing. As AI continues to blur the lines between what’s real and what’s fake, it’s becoming increasingly

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Google Messages now ensures you don’t get flashed without your consent

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-24 10:46:06

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages will now automatically blur NSFW photos that you receive or send. It will show warnings before opening any explicit media shared with you to ensure you approve of it. It will also warn you of the risks of sending such photos before you do. All processing takes place locally on your device, so none of the private media is sent to Google. The outpouring of multimedia junk, thanks to RCS, in Android’s default Messages app has inspired G

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U.S. Allegedly Super-Charged Its Efforts to Prevent China From Getting American Chips

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-11-25 02:45:02

The Trump administration has made curbing China’s access to high-powered AI chips a high priority. According to the government, China may use the chips to build up its arsenal of military technology, and it simply can’t have that. At the same time, America’s considerable and longstanding chip export controls may also be aimed at slowing China’s own chip industry. Now, a report from Reuters claims that the government has been embedding location tracking devices in AI chip shipments, in an effort

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Google Play Store Bans Wallets That Don't Have Banking License

news.ycombinator.com The Rage 2025-11-25 10:47:24

Google Play Store has introduced a policy that requires any software wallet developer to obtain a license before publishing cryptocurrency wallet apps to the Google Play Store "to ensure a safe and compliant ecosystem for users." The policy targets 15 jurisdictions, including the European Union and the United States, laying out which regulations Google Play Store expects software wallet developers to comply with. This includes being a registered Money Service Business with FinCEN in the US, as

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How Big Tech is paying its way out of Trump's tariffs

cnbc.com Sam Meredith 2025-11-26 21:00:14

Apple CEO Tim Cook (R) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on August 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images Top tech executives are at the forefront of a recent swathe of unprecedented deals with U.S. President Donald Trump. In just the last few days, the White House confirmed that two U.S. chipmakers, Nvidia and AMD , would be allowed to sell advanced chips to China in exchange for the U.S. government receiving a 15

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AOL Will Shut Down Dial-Up Internet Access in September

wired.com Benj Edwards 2025-11-27 16:55:47

After decades of connecting US subscribers to its online service and the internet through telephone lines, AOL recently announced it is finally shutting down its dial-up modem service on September 30, 2025. The announcement marks the end of a technology that served as the primary gateway to the web for millions of users throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. AOL confirmed the shutdown date in a help message to customers: "AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to disco

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Researchers Made a Social Media Platform Where Every User Was AI. The Bots Ended Up at War

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-11-28 06:05:57

Social platforms like Facebook and X exacerbate the problem of political and social polarization, but they don’t create it. A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands put AI chatbots in a simple social media structure to see how they interacted with each other and found that, even without the invisible hand of the algorithm, they tend to organize themselves based on their pre-assigned affiliations and self-sort into echo chambers. The study, a prep

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White House says it's working out legality of Nvidia and AMD China chip deals

cnbc.com Kif Leswing 2025-11-28 11:33:09

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) invites Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to speak in the Cross Hall of the White House during an event on "Investing in America" on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration is still working out the details of its 15% export tax on Nvidia and AMD and could bring deals of this kind to more companies, the White House's Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday. "Right now it stands with these two companies. Perhaps it could expand in the future to other companies," sa

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Is the A.I. Boom Turning Into an A.I. Bubble?

news.ycombinator.com John Cassidy 2025-11-28 10:25:43

When Jensen Huang, the chief executive of the chipmaker Nvidia, met with Donald Trump in the White House last week, he had reason to be cheerful. Most of Nvidia’s chips, which are widely used to train generative artificial-intelligence models, are manufactured in Asia. Earlier this year, it pledged to increase production in the United States, and on Wednesday Trump announced that chip companies that promise to build products in the United States would be exempt from some hefty new tariffs on sem

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China warns companies against using Nvidia and AMD chips, report says

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-11-28 21:11:42

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum attend the "Winning the AI Race" Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. China has told companies to refrain from using Nvidia 's H20 chips after the chipmaker recently received approval to resume shipping the less advanced artificial intelligence product, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Authorities have recently told companies to avoid using the Nvidia chips, or those from Advanced Micr

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HMRC using AI to scour suspected tax cheats' social media

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-29 02:11:48

HMRC using AI to scour suspected tax cheats' social media 50 minutes ago Share Save Tom Gerken Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images HMRC has confirmed it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor social media posts as part of criminal investigations into suspected tax cheats. It said the tech would not replace "human decision-making" and was subject to legal oversight. "Greater use of AI will enable our staff to spend less time on admin and more time helping taxpayers, as well as be

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AOL announces September shutdown for dial-up Internet access

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-28 09:17:38

After decades of connecting Americans to its online service and the Internet through telephone lines, AOL recently announced it is finally shutting down its dial-up modem service on September 30, 2025. The announcement marks the end of a technology that served as the primary gateway to the World Wide Web for millions of users throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. AOL confirmed the shutdown date in a help message to customers: "AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to

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AOL pulls the plug on dial-up - a reminder that 'dead' tech has a long expiration date

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-11-29 10:19:00

AOL / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Generation X says goodbye to the past. Old technology can linger long after you thought it was dead and done. AOL, once a technology giant, is now little more than a footnote. For millions of people who first heard "You've got mail" over crackling phone lines, an iconic chapter in digital history is coming to a close. AOL, also known as America Online, has announced it will shut down its dial-up internet service on Sept. 30, 2025, eff

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China tells Alibaba, ByteDance to justify purchases of Nvidia AI chips

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-29 11:30:05

Beijing is demanding tech companies including Alibaba and ByteDance justify their orders of Nvidia’s H20 artificial intelligence chips, complicating the US chipmaker’s business in China after striking an export arrangement with the Trump administration. The tech companies have been asked by regulators such as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) to explain why they need to order Nvidia’s H20 chips instead of using domestic alternatives, said three people familiar with the

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AOL pulls the plug on dial-up after 30+ years - feeling old yet?

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-11-29 16:19:00

AOL / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Generation X says goodbye to the past. Old technology can linger long after you thought it was dead and done. AOL, once a technology giant, is now little more than a footnote. For millions of people who first heard "You've got mail" over crackling phone lines, an iconic chapter in digital history is coming to a close. AOL, also known as America Online, has announced it will shut down its dial-up internet service on September 30, 2025,

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How a once-tiny research lab helped Nvidia become a $4 trillion-dollar company

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-11-29 16:30:00

When Bill Dally joined Nvidia’s research lab in 2009, it employed only about a dozen people and was focused on ray tracing, a rendering technique used in computer graphics. That once-small research lab now employs more than 400 people, who have helped transform Nvidia from a video game GPU startup in the nineties to a $4 trillion-dollar company fueling the artificial intelligence boom. Now, the company’s research lab has its sights set on developing the tech needed to power robotics and AI.

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GTA V now has DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation support

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-11-30 03:00:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Rockstar Games is adding Nvidia’s DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation support to Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced today. Nvidia is also releasing a new Game Ready driver today that will improve Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced performance, as well as support the enhanced version of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade

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The Article in the Most Languages

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-26 14:07:51

The article in the most languages: Who is this guy? Note to readers: Some of the diffs in this article are dead links because of deletions made subsequent to writing. They have been retained to show diligence in the findings presented here. – Signpost editors In late 2024, something quite astonishing happened on Wikipedia that went by largely unnoticed. For the first time, the Wikipedia article with the greatest number of languages was not a country like the United States, nor even Wikipedia it

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TDK backs Ultraviolette with $21M to take India-made electric motorcycles global

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-11-30 00:30:00

Two months ago, Indian electric motorcycle startup Ultraviolette expanded into 10 European countries. Now, fueled with $21 million in an all-equity round led by the corporate venture arm of Japanese electronics giant TDK Corporation, Ultraviolette is putting its expansion plans into overdrive. The nine-year-old startup plans to grow its European footprint fourfold, enter other motorcycle-driven markets such as Latin America and Southeast Asia, and increase its portfolio to 14 models by early 20

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FFmpeg moves to Forgejo

Trump warned by top Senate Democrats to rethink advanced AI chip sales to China

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