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CFP open for PyConSK, the best CE Python conference
PyCon SK 2024 15.3.2024 – 17.3.2024 Bratislava, Slovakia About PyCon SK 2024 PyCon SK 2024 is the sixth annual meeting of the community using and developing the open source Python programming language. The conference is organized by the civic association SPy, which focuses on the promotion and dissemination of the Python programming language and other…
Show HN: uBlock one-liner for regex’ing HN’s front page
news.ycombinator.com##.title:has-text(/b(Elon|Altman|OpenAI)b/i):xpath(.. | ../following-sibling::tr[1] | ../following-sibling::tr[2]) I've played around with HN's quirky layout and settled on what I think is a correct way to filter HN's front page based on strings found in the post titles. No scripts or extensions needed.Choose your own blocklist inside the / /i regex construct.
App Store Award winners 2023
opens in new window This year’s App Store Award winners include 14 apps and games from developers across the world whose apps provide users with meaningful experiences and inspire cultural change. CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today unveiled the winners of the 2023 App Store Awards, recognizing 14 apps and games that empowered users to unleash their…
SpaceX’s new Starlink satellite internet terminal has a kickstand
SpaceX quietly introduced a new Standard Starlink terminal that’s slimmer and simpler than the previous version, with a 10 percent broader field of view and no motor for setting up — instead, it comes with a kickstand; to orient it, you simply move it. A Starlink support page says the kit is available “by invitation…
PeerTube v6 is out, and powered by your ideas
It’s #givingtuesday, so we’re giving you PeerTube v6 today ! PeerTube is the software we develop for creators, media, institutions, educators… to manage their own video platform, as an alternative to YouTube and Twitch. The sixth major version is being released today and we are very proud ! It is the most ambitious one since we added…
New “Stable Video Diffusion” AI model can animate any still image
video ahoy — Given GPU and patience, SVD can turn any image into a 2-second video clip. Benj Edwards – Nov 27, 2023 8:28 pm UTC Enlarge / Still examples of images animated using Stable Video Diffusion by Stability AI.Stability AI On Tuesday, Stability AI released Stable Video Diffusion, a new free AI research tool…
Tech Conference Admits to Making Fake ‘Auto-Generated’ Female Speakers
The founder of a software developer conference has been accused of creating fake female speakers to bolster diversity numbers—and some speakers are dropping out, with the event just nine days away. Devternity is an online conference for developers that’s invite-only for speakers. In the past, it reportedly drew hundreds of attendees both when it was in-person…
CIA Helped Quash Major, Star-Studded Tax Evasion Case
One of the more titillating business stories that somehow managed to reach the public prints in the last decade was the great Castle Bank caper. Remember? It was the escapade in which two Internal Revenue Service agents outdid themselves as sleuths only to have their chief throw out their hard-gained evidence of possible massive tax…
Some Google Drive for Desktop users are missing months of files
Google says it’s investigating Google Drive users’ reports claiming that their personal files have unexpectedly vanished from the cloud service. The company acknowledged the issue today in a new Google community support thread and believes it involves a “limited subset” of Google Drive for desktop app users. Google notes it’s a sync issue for Google…