cityofaustin/atd-data-tech issues

cityofaustin/atd-data-tech issues I stumbled across this today while looking for interesting frequently updated data sources from local governments. It turns out the City of Austin's Transportation Data & Technology Services department run everything out of a public GitHub issues … | Continue reading


@simonwillison.net | 26 minutes ago

Google’s Freaky Realistic 3D Video Calling ‘Booth’ Is Finally a Real Product—but You Won’t Be Able to Buy It

Good news: Project Starline has a new name called Google Beam. Bad news: you won't have one in your home any time soon. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 30 minutes ago

Things Get Musically Snakey in Zootopia 2 Teaser Trailer

Bunnies and foxes, working together... with a snake?! The post Things Get Musically Snakey in Zootopia 2 Teaser Trailer appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 30 minutes ago

Notes on Early Mac Studio AI Benchmarks with Qwen3-235B-A22B and Qwen2.5-VL-72B

I received a top-of-the-line Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 512 GB of RAM, 8 TB of storage) on loan from Apple last week, and I thought I’d use this opportunity to revive something I’ve been mulling over for some time: more short-form blogging on MacStories in the form of brief “notes” wi … | Continue reading


@macstories.net | 31 minutes ago

Google’s Solution to Terrible Online Shopping Is Having an AI Bot Buy Stuff on Your Behalf

We're all going to become botters, apparently. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 32 minutes ago

ASUS Announces the New ROG G700 Desktop With AMD and Intel Processor Options

ASUS has unveiled its new high-performance desktop, the ROG G700, featuring advanced specifications tailored for demanding gaming and creeative tasks. Available with either AMD or Intel processors, the ROG G700 aims to deliver robust performance, easy upgradeability, and efficien … | Continue reading


@fstoppers.com | 37 minutes ago

A Love Letter To The Suplex, Wrestling’s Greatest Move

If you ever get suplexed in real life, you probably deserved it and it was raw as fuck The post A Love Letter To The Suplex, Wrestling’s Greatest Move appeared first on Aftermath. | Continue reading


@aftermath.site | 37 minutes ago

Magnus Carlsen played a game of freestyle chess against 143,000 people (who...

Magnus Carlsen played a game of freestyle chess against 143,000 people (who voted on what moves to make) and was forced into a draw. I’m surprised at the outcome…I didn’t think the wisdom of the crowds would work in a situation like this. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.o … | Continue reading


@kottke.org | 39 minutes ago

Blades Of Fire Review – A Soulsian Adventure Like No Other

MercurySteam holds the rare distinction of having worked on both the Metroid series and the Castlevania series. A true master of the Metroidvania (search-action) genre. So when the Madrid-based developer gets the opportunity to forge their own destiny with a new IP, what did they … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 41 minutes ago

ASUS Announces the New 2025 ROG Zephyrus G14 and G16 Laptops

ASUS has unveiled its latest gaming laptops for 2025, the ROG Zephyrus G14 and G16, each targeting gamers and creative professionals looking for powerful performance in portable designs. Both laptops offer notable updates in display quality, processing power, and advanced cooling … | Continue reading


@fstoppers.com | 43 minutes ago

NHTSA Adjusts Autonomous Vehicle Rules Ahead Of Tesla Robotaxi Rollout

The federal government has lifted some reporting requirements for autonomous vehicles used in robotaxi service. The post NHTSA Adjusts Autonomous Vehicle Rules Ahead Of Tesla Robotaxi Rollout appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


@cleantechnica.com | 44 minutes ago

This Amateur Art Detective Thinks Paul Gauguin's Last Self-Portrait Is a Fake

The new allegations come from Fabrice Fourmanoir, who previously identified a fraudulent Gauguin sculpture that the Getty Museum had purchased for $5 million | Continue reading


@smithsonianmag.com | 45 minutes ago

A.Skars, D.Krug, Amal, and Other Assorted Outfits From The First Half of Cannes

GLAM. (I really ran out of words here.) The post A.Skars, D.Krug, Amal, and Other Assorted Outfits From The First Half of Cannes first appeared on Go Fug Yourself. | Continue reading


@gofugyourself.com | 45 minutes ago

Here’s How I Build the Best Hot Dog Toppings Bar Every Summer (It’s So Fun!)

The ultimate summer hang starts here. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 45 minutes ago

Aksorn in Bangkok, Thailand

From northern-Thai fine diners to hip bistros matching their pet-nats with Isaan-inspired bites, Bangkok’s dining scene has spent the past few years reveling in regional Thai recipes. But at one of his latest restaurants, Australian chef David Thompson, who during his tenure at B … | Continue reading


@atlasobscura.com | 45 minutes ago

Farmers devastated as unprecedented event wipes out nearly all of key crop: 'I've never seen the blossoms freeze and die off like this'

"What we're seeing is the opposite." Farmers devastated as unprecedented event wipes out nearly all of key crop: 'I've never seen the blossoms freeze and die off like this' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 45 minutes ago

‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Promises a Lot More Addams Family Antics

A new Netflix featurette teases more screen time for Wednesday's ghoulish relatives in season two. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 49 minutes ago

ASUS Launches the 2025 ROG Strix G16 and G18 Laptops With Intel and AMD Options

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has unveiled its latest generation of gaming laptops, the 2025 ROG Strix G16 and G18 series, featuring two distinct versions powered by Intel and AMD processors. Both editions bring significant enhancements to performance, display technology, cooling … | Continue reading


@fstoppers.com | 50 minutes ago

Meet Emily Christopherson, the Maker Behind EMRIS Ceramics

All Fired Up is our Shop’s monthly handmade ceramics drop, curated by Food52 and made by small and local makers. This month, we’re featuring Chicago-based artist Emily Christopherson of EMRIS studio. For a lot of artists, the dream is that someone—maybe a professor or a curator—s … | Continue reading


@food52.com | 52 minutes ago

A Claymation Cat Goes Medieval on the Monsters in the Video Game ‘Doom: The Dark Ages’

Lee Hardcastle's Claycat claymation feline went medieval on as many monsters as possible in the video game "Doom: The Dark Ages". | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 54 minutes ago

Dragonfired by J. Zachary Pike, Book Review

Books have a way of aging in your mind. I gave the first two Orconomics books 4 stars and enjoyed them moderately at the time. But the story and its characters lingered long after I finished reading, quietly growing on me. Eventually, I realized I was ready for book three. I went … | Continue reading


@veselin.blog | 54 minutes ago

FAA Gives Amazon’s Drones the Go-Ahead to Carry Lithium-Ion Batteries

They probably won't explode. Probably. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 55 minutes ago

IRA Cuts Would Sacrifice $1 Trillion of Economic Growth

House Republicans are racing to overcome intraparty disagreements and deliver their “one big, beautiful” budget bill to the Senate before the Memorial Day weekend. As currently written, the bill would render the nation’s clean energy tax credits largely inaccessible, severely imp … | Continue reading


@heatmap.news | 57 minutes ago

Avatar: The Last Airbender Casts Dichen Lachman, Terry Chen & Others for Season 3

Season two just wrapped, and we already know of seven additional cast members for season three. The post Avatar: The Last Airbender Casts Dichen Lachman, Terry Chen & Others for Season 3 appeared first on Reactor. | Continue reading


@reactormag.com | 57 minutes ago

Google Taps Xreal for ‘Optical See-Through’ Smart Glasses That Could Beat Meta’s Orion AR Glasses

Everybody is gunning to beat Meta to true AR glasses. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 59 minutes ago

Google’s Wants You to Pay $250 for a God-Tier Subscription to AI

One AI bundle to rule them all | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Matt Ridley: CRISPR announcement is great moment in medical history

Matt Ridley at Rational Optimist Society: The announcement last week that a nine-month-old baby in Philadelphia has been cured of a rare genetic disorder by gene editing is a great moment in medical history. For the first time, doctors have altered a gene inside many cells in the … | Continue reading


@3quarksdaily.com | 1 hour ago

Google’s Project Astra May Revolutionize Smart Glasses—but Not Today

Google's impressive real-time smart glasses UI is branching out. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

With Gemini AI, Android XR Smart Glasses May Prosper Where Google Glass Flopped

Android XR glasses can record video and play audio, but you'll really want them for hands-free Google Maps. | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Xreal teases Project Aura smart glasses for Android XR

The Google smart glasses era is back, sort of. Today, Google and Xreal announced a strategic partnership for a new Android XR device called Project Aura at the Google I/O developer conference. This is officially the second Android XR device since the platform was launched last De … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Android XR is getting stylish partners in Warby Parker and Gentle Monster

Google’s second era of smart glasses is off to a chic start. At its I/O developer conference today, Google announced that it’ll be partnering with Samsung, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker to create smart glasses that people will actually want to wear. The partnership hints that … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Google has a new tool just for making AI videos

Google wants to make it easier to create AI-generated videos, and it has a new tool to do it. It’s called Flow, and Google is announcing it alongside its new Veo 3 video generation model, more controls for its Veo 2 model, and a new image generation model, Imagen 4. With Flow, yo … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Google’s Gemini AI is coming to Chrome

Google is adding its Gemini AI assistant to Chrome, the company announced at Google I/O on Tuesday. Initially, Gemini will be able to “clarify complex information on any webpage you’re reading or summarize information,” according to a blog post from Google Labs and Gemini VP Josh … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Google Chrome will be able to automatically change your bad passwords

Google is going to let Chrome’s password manager automatically change your password when it detects one that is weak, the company announced at its Google I/O conference. “When Chrome detects a compromised password during sign-in, Google Password Manager prompts the user with an o … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Google will let you ‘try on’ clothes with AI

Google is taking its virtual try-on feature to a new level. Instead of seeing what a piece of clothing might look like on a wide range of models, it’s now testing a feature that lets you upload a photo of yourself to see how it might look on you. The new feature is rolling out [… … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Google says its new image AI can actually spell

Google is launching a new version of its image generation model, called Imagen 4, and the company says that it offers “stunning quality” and “superior typography.” “Our latest Imagen model combines speed with precision to create stunning images,” Eli Collins, VP of product at Goo … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

Google’s ‘universal AI assistant’ prototype can now do stuff for you — and you don’t even have to ask

Since its original launch at Google I/O 2024, Project Astra has become a testing ground for Google's AI assistant ambitions. The multimodal, all-seeing bot is not a consumer product, really, and it won't soon be available to anyone outside of a small group of testers. What Astra … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

AI Mode is obviously the future of Google Search

There's a new tab in Google Search. You might have seen it recently. It's called AI Mode, and it brings a Gemini- or ChatGPT-style chatbot right into your web search experience. You can use it to find links, but also to quickly surface information, ask follow-up questions, or ask … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 1 hour ago

ASUS Unveils the Power-Packed ProArt P16: The Ultimate Laptop for Creative Professionals

ASUS has announced its latest laptop designed for creative professionals, the ProArt P16 (H7606), featuring high-end specifications tailored to the demands of digital artists, video editors, and content creators. [ Read More ] | Continue reading


@fstoppers.com | 1 hour ago

Unknown strain of bacteria found on China's Tiangong Space Station

Analysis of swabs from China's Tiangong Space Station has revealed a new strain of bacteria sporting new adaptations for surviving outer space. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

‘Infinity Nikki’ Developer’s Apology Isn’t Enough To End Players’ 'Girlcott'

'Infinity Nikki' fans aren't happy with a disastrous recent update to the game, and after multiple apologies from develop Infold, things look grimmer than ever for the dress-up gacha game. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 1 hour ago

52 Weeks of Photography: Week 20

Week 19 This is a one-year photo-a-day project called 52 Weeks of Photography. Even though it is a year-long undertaking, I’m taking it one week at a time, because it’s a little easier to manage many small blocks than one large chunk. This is the 20th week, so the 20th set of sev … | Continue reading


@fujixweekly.com | 1 hour ago

9 Years Later, An Underrated DC Comic Proves There's Hope For Netflix's Next Game Adaptation

Netflix is adapting the mobile megahit 'Clash of Clans' into an animated series, and there's potential for something decent if its creators take it seriously. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 1 hour ago

Mom shares 'awesome' idea for reusing old plastic containers: 'So convenient'

"This is brilliant!!" Mom shares 'awesome' idea for reusing old plastic containers: 'So convenient' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

This “So Refreshing” Soda Is 100x Better on a Hot Summer Day than Any Cocktail

It’s hard to choose a favorite. READ MORE... | Continue reading


@thekitchn.com | 1 hour ago

How Much Longer Will New macOS Versions Support Intel Macs?

macOS Sequoia supports these Intel-based Macs: 2017 iMac Pro 2018 Mac mini 2018–2020 MacBook Pro models 2019 Mac Pro 2019–2020 iMac models 2020 MacBook Air What’s more important than the model year is when these Macs stopped being sold: Model: Removed from Sale: 2017 iMac Pro Mar … | Continue reading


@512pixels.net | 1 hour ago

Ringo offers a mature look back at The Beatles

A wiser Ringo Starr offers a fantastic remembrance of his time with The Beatles and how it shaped him. Dan Rather interviews a thoughtful Ringo Starr about his career and life as a multi-generational super celebrity. Ringo is very chill about it all, and shows that even after man … | Continue reading


@boingboing.net | 1 hour ago

Instagram Offers Creators Thousands of Dollars for Signing Up New Users

Open your inbox and you might see an invitation titled “Referrals.” If you’re one of a small group of U.S. creators, Instagram is offering real money—up to $20,000—for steering people to the app during a six-week pilot that began in mid-May. [ Read More ] | Continue reading


@fstoppers.com | 1 hour ago