Marginalia: DIY search engine that focuses on non-commercial content https://search.marginalia.nu/
StableLM: A new open-source language model https://stability.ai/blog/stability-ai-launches-the-first-of-its-stablelm-suite-of-language-models
Stability AI
Stability AI Launches the First of its Stable LM Suite of Language Models — Stability AI
Stability AI's open-source Alpha version of StableLM showcases the power of small, efficient models that can generate high-performing text and code locally on personal devices. Discover how StableLM can drive innovation and open up new economic opportunities…
CATL has announced a new “condensed” battery with 500 Wh/kg https://thedriven.io/2023/04/21/worlds-largest-battery-maker-announces-major-breakthrough-in-battery-density/
The Driven
World’s largest battery maker announces major breakthrough in energy density
"A new era of universal electrification of sea, land and air transportation." CATL announces new battery that doubles energy intensity.
Parrots learn to make video calls to chat with other parrots: study https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/04/21/parrots-talking-video-calls/
Northeastern Global News
Parrots learn to make video calls to chat with other parrots, then develop friendships, Northeastern University researchers say
Pet parrots in a new study led by Northeastern researchers loved using iPads to call fellow birds to chat while forging lasting friendships.
Show HN: I made a SQL game to help people learn / challenge their skills https://lost-at-sql.therobinlord.com/
Therobinlord
Lost at SQL - SQL learning game
The text-based SQL learning game for data scientists and marketers
iOS 17 app sideloading might only be available in Europe https://www.techradar.com/news/ios-17-app-sideloading-might-only-be-available-in-europe
TechRadar
iOS 17 app sideloading might only be available in Europe
Other gardens will remain walled up
Show HN: Homemade rocketship treehouse – hardware to custom OS http://rocket.jonh.net
Netflix loses 1M users in Spain over password policing https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-25/netflix-loses-1-million-users-in-spain-over-password-policing
Bloomberg.com
Netflix Loses 1 Million Users in Spain Over Password Policing
Netflix Inc. lost more than one million users in Spain in the first three months of 2023 according to market research group Kantar, a sign that the streaming giant’s crackdown on password-sharing could face pushback.
Transformers from Scratch (2021) https://e2eml.school/transformers.html
Datomic is Free https://blog.datomic.com/2023/04/datomic-is-free.html
Show HN: ScrapScript – A tiny functional language for sharable software https://scrapscript.org
Scrcpy: Display and control your Android devices connected over USB or TCP/IP https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy
GitHub
GitHub - Genymobile/scrcpy: Display and control your Android device
Display and control your Android device. Contribute to Genymobile/scrcpy development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Google “We have no moat, and neither does OpenAI” https://www.semianalysis.com/p/google-we-have-no-moat-and-neither
Semianalysis
Google "We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAI"
Leaked Internal Google Document Claims Open Source AI Will Outcompete Google and OpenAI
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Build your own private WireGuard VPN with PiVPN https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/build-your-own-private-wireguard-vpn-pivpn
See this page fetch itself, byte by byte, over TLS https://subtls.pages.dev/
When you lose the ability to write, you also lose some of your ability to think https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1655925905527537666
X (formerly Twitter)
Paul Graham (@paulg) on X
Observation suggests that people are switching to using ChatGPT to write things for them with almost indecent haste. Most people hate to write as much as they hate math. Way more than admit it. Within a year the median piece of writing could be by AI.