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Bluesky integrated Germ Network for end-to-end encrypted (E2E) messaging, making Germ DM the first private messenger launched natively within the app. This shows how open social networks allow community-developed features.
Founders are pushed to move faster with AI, facing tight funding, rising costs, and pressure for early traction. While AI tools make starting easier, early infrastructure choices can lead to future problems.
Def Con banned Pablos Holman, Vincenzo Iozzo, and Joichi Ito due to their links with Jeffrey Epstein, citing DOJ files and Politico emails.
Etsy sold Depop, a Gen Z secondhand clothing app, to eBay for $1.2 billion. Etsy aims to focus on its core marketplace, while eBay gains a popular platform.
OpenAI partnered with Pine Labs to integrate AI into its payment stack, automating settlement and invoicing. This aims to accelerate AI-led commerce in India and expand OpenAI's presence.
Existing book apps are clunky. Building a "Letterboxd for books" is tough as book APIs return messy, duplicated editions instead of clean, unified "work" records, unlike movie databases.
After struggling with existing tools, the author built Electrobun, a fast, tiny, cross-platform TypeScript framework for desktop apps, now stable at v1.
European firms adopting AI boost productivity by 4% without job losses, but benefits favor larger firms. Crucially, complementary investments in training and software amplify these gains.
Pikachu's online colors vary due to different CMYK color profiles applied when converted to RGB. The original image lacked an embedded profile, causing regional defaults to alter its appearance.
Step 3.5 Flash is a high-performing (81.0 score) open-source MoE model (196B/11B params) excelling in reasoning, coding, agentic tasks, tool-use, and deep research, supporting edge-cloud & local deployment.
Let's Encrypt introduces DNS-PERSIST-01, a new ACME challenge. It uses a persistent DNS TXT record to authorize an ACME account for certificate issuance, eliminating frequent DNS updates and simplifying automation.
Minecraft Java is switching from OpenGL to Vulkan for better visuals/performance. This major change affects modders, but will be rolled out gradually, supporting most PCs including macOS/Linux.