Veo 3 and Imagen 4, and a new tool for filmmaking called Flow https://blog.google/technology/ai/generative-media-models-io-2025/
Google
Fuel your creativity with new generative media models and tools
From Imagen 4 and Veo 3 to Flow, try these new generative media tools today.
Improving performance of rav1d video decoder https://ohadravid.github.io/posts/2025-05-rav1d-faster/
ohadravid.github.io
Making the rav1d Video Decoder 1% Faster
*on macOS with an M3 chip *slightly more than 1%, on a specific benchmark, without any new unsafe code
A while ago, memorysafety.org announced a contest for …
A while ago, memorysafety.org announced a contest for …
That fractal that's been up on my wall for years https://chriskw.xyz/2025/05/21/Fractal/
chriskw.xyz
That fractal that's been up on my wall for 12 years
Warning: Math, Handwaving
I spent a lot of time doodling in middle school in lieu of whatever it is middle schoolers are
supposed to be doing. Somewhere between the Cool S’s
and Penrose triangles I stumbled upon a neat
way to fill up graph paper by repeatedly…
I spent a lot of time doodling in middle school in lieu of whatever it is middle schoolers are
supposed to be doing. Somewhere between the Cool S’s
and Penrose triangles I stumbled upon a neat
way to fill up graph paper by repeatedly…
Why I no longer have an old-school cert on my HTTPS site https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2025/05/22/ssl/
Postgres IDE in VS Code https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpostgresql/announcing-a-new-ide-for-postgresql-in-vs-code-from-microsoft/4414648
TECHCOMMUNITY.MICROSOFT.COM
Announcing a new IDE for PostgreSQL in VS Code from Microsoft | Microsoft Community Hub
We are excited to announce the public preview of the brand-new PostgreSQL extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code), designed to simplify PostgreSQL...
Root for your friends https://josephthacker.com/personal/2025/05/13/root-for-your-friends.html
Show HN: Rotary Phone Dial Linux Kernel Driver https://gitlab.com/sephalon/rotary_dial_kmod
GitLab
Stefan Wiehler / rotary_dial_kmod · GitLab
Linux kernel driver that turns a rotary phone dial into a evdev input device
Hong Kong's Famous Bamboo Scaffolding Hangs on (For Now) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/world/asia/hongkong-bamboo-scaffolding.html
NY Times
Hong Kong’s Famous Bamboo Scaffolding Hangs On (for Now)
Metal has begun to replace this distinctive latticework, which is seen on towers across the city. Daisy Pak, a rare female bamboo master, takes pride in the ancient craft.
The Xenon Death Flash: How a Camera Nearly Killed the Raspberry Pi 2 https://magnus919.com/2025/05/the-xenon-death-flash-how-a-camera-nearly-killed-the-raspberry-pi-2/
Notes from the Rabbit Hole
The Xenon Death Flash: How a Camera Nearly Killed the Raspberry Pi 2
The bizarre story of how taking flash photos could instantly crash the Raspberry Pi 2, the community detective work that solved it, and why this strange bug revealed fundamental flaws in modern chip design.
On File Formats https://solhsa.com/oldernews2025.html#ON-FILE-FORMATS
Claude 4 System Card https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/25/claude-4-system-card/
Simon Willison’s Weblog
System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4
Direct link to a PDF on Anthropic's CDN because they don't appear to have a landing page anywhere for this document. Anthropic's system cards are always worth a look, and …
At Amazon, some coders say their jobs have begun to resemble warehouse work https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/business/amazon-ai-coders.html
NY Times
At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun to Resemble Warehouse Work
Pushed to use artificial intelligence, software developers at the e-commerce giant say they must work faster and have less time to think. Others welcome the shift.