Innovation, AI & Digital Frontier
Tool:Gemini Live audioGoogle releasedGemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinkingtoday - two new speech-to-speech models that are a similar shape to OpenAI'sGPT-Livemodels.I pointed GPT-6 Astra Extr...
Canon announced the second-generation of its EOS R8 with a new retro-inspired redesign and the addition of in-body stabilization. That feature was one of the most notable omissions from the original R...
News Canon's R8 II camera borrowed its styling from a classic SLR film camera t's now Canon's lightest full-frame camera with 5-axis stabilization and can shoot at 40 fps. By Steve Dent Sept. 15, 2026...
AI isn't some kind of new form of "alien mind," according to Jensen Huang. It's just hardware and software, so safety can be engineered by each AI product maker.
The Los Angeles Times reports: Chen Yilong has racked up plenty of film and TV credits in his two decades as an actor, but with work getting scarcer he signed a contract in August to license the ima...
Article URL:https://tech.marksblogg.com/scikit-decide-openap-optimal-flight-planning.htmlComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49720164Points: 4# Comments: 3
Sometimes a hacker has a specific sort of problem, and uses the tools they have to solve it in a way that just might be helpful to someone else. That’s…read more
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is the first NASA observatory designed for in-space refueling.
Poll data released Tuesday by the New York Times and Siena University confirms what we've already been seeing, and what politicians are responding to - AI and data centers are incredibly unpopular. As...
Charging your EV from home is cheap and convenient, but knowing which type of charger will get the most out of your electric car can often be confusing.
National outcry against data center construction has spread to Philadelphia, where officials suggested possible construction in a neighborhood already impacted by a now-defunct oil refinery.
Article URL:https://nand2mario.github.io/posts/2026/zsst-voodoo/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49719938Points: 5# Comments: 0
Spotify's default audio settings let you enjoy music wherever you go, but you're not always getting the best quality. A few tweaks can make all the difference.
Article URL:https://togameforlife.wordpress.com/2023/12/09/on-lucasarts-afterlife/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49719751Points: 7# Comments: 2
Big Tech Google How to manually update Android Auto (and what it might mean if you can't) The app lives in the Play Store, so start there if you want to update. By Calvin Wankhede Sept. 15, 2026 7:00 ...
USB-A and USB-C flash drives both have their purposes. USB-C is increasingly common, but USB-A isn't going anywhere yet.
The event is focused on "Windows, NVIDIA RTX Spark, Surface, and the broader PC ecosystem," with Satya Nadella and Jensen Huang among the speakers.
Article URL:https://johnjwang.com/post/2026/09/15/engineering-behind-us-strategic-petroleum-reserveComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49719596Points: 20# Comments: 0
Wired and wireless speakers each offer different trade-offs, advantages and disadvantages. Plus, what audio you put through them has a big effect.
https://archive.is/Ay7RJComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49719249Points: 76# Comments: 34