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Article URL: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20220816-00/?p=106994 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46403291 Points: 6 # Comments: 0...
Ryan Edwards, who was previously in a band, founded Audoo. Courtesy of Ryan Edwards Ryan Edwards has worked as a drummer, in retail, at Visa Europe, and in fintech. Now he runs the music tech startup ...
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping lauded his country's AI advancements in 2025. Yan Yan/Xinhua via Getty Images China's Xi Jinping lauded his country's AI wins in 2025 in his New Year's address from Beijing. ...
π Key Facts β Many promising crypto games closed up shop in 2025. β Deadrop was one of the biggest shutdowns in the crypto gaming secto...
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The SmartVoice Air Fryer responds to over 1,000 voice commands. | Image: IAI Smart A new line of small appliances and devices from IAI Smart, billed as Emerson Smart products , are now available that ...
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Hi HN, Iβm a new developer with Aphantasia (no mental imagery). A side effect of this is that regaining focus after a distraction takes me a long time (the "23-minute lag"). I tried standard binaural ...
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Lou Gerstner, the former CEO of IBM, has died at 83. James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images Lou Gerstner, who led IBM's turnaround in the 1990s, has died, the company told staff. He kept IBM intact and ...
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AI-generated video marks a "whole new chapter for the internet," Lightspeed Ventures partner Michael Mignano said. Lightspeed Lightspeed Ventures partner Michael Mignano predicted that AI-gene...
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Deus Ex lead actor Elias Toufexis has branded the franchise's owners as "psychopaths," as the wait continues for a new entry in the dormant stealth action series. In a post on X, Toufexis laid out his...