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 Ancient way of coding helps boost popular video encoder by 100x — but is it too good to be true?

FFmpeg developers rewrote a single filter in Assembly, achieving a 100x speedup, although its impact is limited and real-world benefits remain questionable.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/ancient-way-of-coding-helps-boost-popular-video-encoder-by-100x-but-is-it-too-good-to-be-true

 As Elden Ring Nightreign leads the pack, Final Fantasy XVI has a solid Xbox debut — Square Enix's multi-platform strategy for Final Fantasy is paying off in spades

Sales charts have shown that Final Fantasy XVI's Xbox port has cracked the top five best-selling Xbox games of June 2025 alongside popular titles like Elden Ring Nightreign and The Elder Scrolls: Online.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/elden-ring-nightreign-no-1-xbox-united-states

CodeRabbit: automatická analýza a recenze zdrojových kódů

S aplikacemi a službami využívajícími umělou inteligenci se v posledních letech můžeme setkat doslova na každém kroku. Dnes se seznámíme s nástrojem CodeRabbit, jenž analyzuje změny ve zdrojových kódech a navrhuje vylepšení. https://www.root.cz/clanky/coderabbit-automaticka-analyza-a-recenze-zdrojovych-kodu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

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Google DeepMind's Aeneas model can restore fragmented Latin text

At its best, AI is a tool, not an end result. It allows people to do their jobs better, rather than sending them or their colleagues to the breadline. In an example of "the good kind," Google DeepMind has

15d | Engadget
FDA employees say the agency's Elsa generative AI hallucinates entire studies

Current and former members of the FDA told CNN about issues with the Elsa generative AI tool

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Sony is finally making it possible to pair a DualSense with more than one device

Sony is bringing a welcome quality-of-life feature to the PlayStation 5. In the next PS5 system update beta, players will be able to have their DualSense controllers synced with multiple hardware platforms at the same time. That means you could swap a controller from a PS5 to your gaming PC to your smartpho

15d | Engadget
What to expect at the Google Pixel 10 launch event on August 20

After largely focusing Google I/O 2025 on the ways the company wants Gemini to change everything from searching the web to

15d | Engadget
Show HN: TheProtector – Linux Bash script for the paranoid admin on a budget

Hi HN,

I spent the past year building this in my spare time because I got tired of enterprise security tools that cost $50K/year and don't understand Linux.

TheProtector is a comprehensive security monitoring tool that actually runs on the systems we use (Linux) instead of being a Windows-first afterthought. Built it entirely on a $500 laptop because I believe good security shouldn't require unlimited budgets.

Features: - Real-time process, network, and file monitoring - YARA malware d

15d | Hacker news
Tokenization is gaining ground in the crypto world. Here’s what to know

Tokenization has long been a buzzword for crypto enthusiasts, who have been arguing for years that blockchain-based assets will change the underlying infrastructure of financial markets.

The technology is seen as rapidly increasing in coming years, especially in the U.S., helped by the passage of three new bills. President Donald Trump’s administration has eased regulation of the bro

‘Door kick challenge’ goes viral—but cops say the TikTok trend could lead to serious injury

Ding dong ditching has resurfaced as the “door kick challenge.” But this time it could lead to criminal charges and potentially deadly consequences. 

In Florida this week, five minors were caught on camera participating in the challenge. Instead of simply knocking and running, footage shows one individual approaching a front door, kicking it repeatedly, then firing an airsoft gun before fleeing the scene,

Alphabet’s Q2 revenue beats estimates as cloud computing surges

Alphabet beat Wall Street estimates for its second quarter on Wednesday, and cited massive demand for its cloud computing services as it hiked its capital spending plans for the year to about $85 billion.

The search giant beat estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on the back of new

I Tried T-Mobile's New Satellite Service for Texting in Dead Zones. Here's How It's Different

For $10 a month, T-Satellite lets you stay connected within the 500,000 square miles of the US not under cellular coverage, and you don't need to be a T-Mobile subscriber. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/i-tried-t-mobiles-new-satellite-service-for-texting-in-dead-zones-heres-how-its-different/#ftag=CADf328eec

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 I'm upgrading to these magnetic headphones and their incredibly fun sound, but they're less accessible than what I had

I've been using the Audeze LCD-S20 headphones for a week, and while I prefer them overall to the headphones I used before, they're also less accessible.

https://www.windowscentral.com/accessories/headphones/audeze-lcd-s20-review

Microsoft’s phone app can now remotely lock your Windows PC
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#475 – Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games

Demis Hassabis is the CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Prize winner for his groundbreaking work in protein structure prediction using AI. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep475-sc See below for timestamps, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.

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Microsoft backtracks on $80 The Outer Worlds 2 pricing

There's hope that the gaming industry won't follow Nintendo's lead with $80 pricing. (Well, at least not yet.) On Wednesday, Microsoft backtracked on the price increase for T

15d | Engadget
Qi2 25W wireless charging is coming to iPhones and 'major Android smartphones'

The newest version of the Qi2 wireless standard is coming to iPhones and some Android handsets. It has also received a snappy, new branding of Qi2 25W, denoting the wireless charging speed, which is miles better than the previous name of Qi2.2.

The big hook here is right in the name. Qi2 25W provides up to 25 watts of power delivery to compatible products, which is

15d | Engadget
Google Makes It Easier To Talk To Your Analytics Data With AI via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google has released an open-source tool that lets large language models like Gemini connect to Google Analytics, enabling natural conversations with your data.

The post Google Makes It Easier To Talk To Your Analytics Data With AI appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google

Building better platforms with continuous discovery

When discovery is missing, platform work starts to drift from its real purpose, which is empowering engineers to deploy working software faster and with confidence. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/07/23/building-better-platforms-with-continuous-discovery/

Say Bye to Excess Ear Wax. Here’s How to Clean Your Ears Safely

Getting rid of excess wax buildup is crucial. Here are a few simple ways to clean your ears without putting your hearing at risk. https://www.cnet.com/health/personal-care/say-bye-to-excess-ear-war-heres-how-to-clean-your-ears-safely/#ftag=CADf328eec

15d | cnet.com
Hands-On with T-Mobile's T-Satellite Service video

I had to get waaay out of town to try T-Mobile's new Starlink-based satellite texting service. https://www.cnet.com/videos/hands-on-with-t-mobiles-t-satellite-service/#ftag=CADf328eec

15d | cnet.com
Firefox 141 can now organize your tabs into groups using AI, and more
15d | pcworld.com
Brave’s browser now blocks Microsoft Recall, but you can do it too
15d | pcworld.com
Gaming mouse maker hosted malware on its download page for weeks
15d | pcworld.com
 Elon Musk says xAI is targeting 50 million 'H100 equivalent' AI GPUs in five years — 230k GPUs, including 30k GB200s already reportedly operational for training Grok

Elon Musk's xAI aims to achieve 50 exaFLOPS of AI training compute — equivalent to 50 million H100 GPUs — within five years. Thanks to Nvidia's rapid performance scaling, it is more than doable even with less than a million GPUs, but that will likely require an immense amount of power.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/elon-m

T-Mobile's Starlink satellite service is now available after months of testing

T-Mobile's satellite-to-mobile service is now officially available to all customers. T-Satellite with Starlink connects smartphones in areas "far beyond the reach of traditional networks" by linking up with over 650 low-Earth orbit satellites.

T-Mobile has been

15d | Engadget
Google adds its photo-to-video tech to YouTube Shorts

Google has been putting more AI tools in just about all of its services, and two more are getting the treatment. First up, Google Photos is adding some new AI-powered creation features. Starting today, the platform will support a photo-to-video option that can generate a six-second clip from a still image in your library. The

15d | Engadget
Anker Nebula X1 projector review: The king of outdoor movies, if you can afford it

My dream projector delivers the brightest and sharpest image. But it also has to be easy to move around and set up anywhere — especially outdoors. Anker’s Nebula X1 long-throw projector promises all of that with a three-laser engine that beams out a category-leading 3,500 ANSI lumens at 4K resolution. It also has features never seen before on a

15d | Engadget
Uber will help pair women riders and drivers in the US

Uber has announced that Women Preferences, a feature which will allow women riders to be matched exclusively with women drivers and vice versa, is being tested in the US. This feature was first launched in Saudi Arabia in 2019. Competitor Lyft has also operated its

15d | Engadget
Trump's AI Action Plan targets state regulation and 'ideological bias'

At the start of the year, President Trump announced his AI Action Plan, an initiative he said would eventually enact policy that would "enhance America's position as an AI powerhouse." Now, after months of consultation with industry players like

15d | Engadget