Physical-media collectors turn to discs and tapes for control beyond streaming
Music and film fans told the Guardian that ownership, privacy, unreliable internet and deliberate listening are pulling them back to older formats.
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DeepSeek opens Harness desktop agent in worldwide public preview
The open-source workspace combines document, spreadsheet and coding tools with plugins, schedules and inspectable execution traces.
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Developer's Meta Muse experiment highlights both scraping power and abuse risk
A month-long user report describes large browser-driven collection jobs and cheap model usage, while warning that websites may respond by blocking autonomous agents.
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NASA faces post-ISS crew transport gap as SpaceX plans to retire Dragon
SpaceX's intention to focus on Starship could leave Boeing's delayed Starliner as NASA's main Western option for low-Earth-orbit crews after 2030.
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OpenAI dismisses three employees over handling of sensitive information
The company said an internal investigation found policy violations involving information shared outside established procedures, including work with an external evaluation group.
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Simulated oil-paint studio tests how AI models compose brushstroke by brushstroke
The Stillwet experiment gives models a virtual easel and records recurring subjects, technical failures and unexpected similarities across independent sessions.
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Crew-13 reaches International Space Station in record US transit time
The four-person SpaceX mission docked less than eight hours after leaving Cape Canaveral and began an expected six-month stay aboard the orbital laboratory.
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GrayKey maker claims a way around the iPhone inactivity reboot safeguard
Magnet Forensics says its new preservation hardware and mode can hold seized iPhones in a state that is more accessible to forensic tools.
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ChromeOS support cutoff raises questions for newer Chromebooks
A reported mid-2034 end date for ChromeOS updates could leave some recent devices short of a previously advertised ten-year lifecycle, with migration details still unclear.
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Rust compiler benchmarks show broad gains after two months of tuning
Measured wall time fell by an average 4.57% across the project’s benchmark set, with improvements spanning LLVM, Clippy, dataflow analysis and new compiler components.
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StreetComplete maps out a shared-code route to iOS
The OpenStreetMap editing app is rebuilding its interface with Kotlin and Compose Multiplatform as contributors work through a substantial community-led port.
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A software developer argues the suit is overlooked wearable technology
Tailoring, repairable fasteners and generous pockets underpin a new essay comparing traditional formalwear with mass-market casual clothing.
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Tennessee execution leaves Christa Pike alive after two injections
The state transferred Pike to an outside medical facility after an attempted lethal injection failed to kill her, according to correction officials and her lawyers.
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Integrated LEDs and online retail reshape the ceiling fan
A design critic’s survey of more than 100 products documents a market crowded with compact fan-light hybrids, retractable blades and sculptural fixtures.
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California clears a path for plug-in balcony solar from 2027
A new state law creates simpler rules for small portable solar systems, potentially opening home generation to renters while requiring safety certification and anti-islanding protection.
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Musk, Luckey and Gingrich named to 120-day US warfare study
Project Meridian will examine emerging military technologies and unconventional operating environments before issuing an unclassified public report.
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Yantra project combines C++ lexer, parser and AST generation
The new LALR(1) parser generator produces self-contained C++23 output and uses a top-down walk of a completed syntax tree for semantic actions.
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California sets 18 as minimum marriage age under new law
Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation ending California's judicial and parental exceptions for marriages involving minors from January 1, 2027.
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Bunny CDN adds origin load balancing and automatic failover in public preview
The new routing layer distributes uncached requests across configurable origin groups while accounting for priority, health, latency and replay safety.
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Public-domain Slug patent renews interest in direct GPU text rendering
AlphaPixel has released a C++20 implementation of the outline-based technique and compared it with bitmap, SDF and MSDF approaches.
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Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS opens upgrade path from 24.04
Canonical's first point release for Resolute Raccoon consolidates fixes and brings a Wayland-first desktop, new security controls and expanded accelerator support.
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Independent benchmark puts GPT-6.1 Sol near Astra at lower task cost
Artificial Analysis says the updated model improved across its intelligence and coding indexes while retaining the previous Sol model's headline token prices.
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Pi adds MCP support after rethinking tool composition around Codemode
The agent harness has moved Model Context Protocol support into its core while pairing it with a JavaScript sandbox for orchestrating tool calls.
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Tesla establishes $30 billion credit facilities as capital spending climbs
New bank facilities give Tesla additional financial flexibility as the electric-vehicle maker projects a sharp increase in 2026 capital expenditure.
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