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Developers & Open Source · GitHub Changelog

GitHub Copilot app, Universe releases

Work doesn’t always fit in a single repository or session. A feature can span several repositories. A launch plan can pull in specs, designs, and assets without touching a repository… The post GitHub Copilot app, Universe releases appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

AI · TechCrunch AI

AI execs may be too out of touch to build for the general public

Tech leaders are flaunting how out of touch they are when they brag about using AI to connect with their families.

AI · The Decoder

Nvidia's open Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe combines transcription, translation, and speaker recognition

Nvidia has released Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe, an open speech recognition model that handles transcription, speaker recognition, and translation and takes its instructions as text prompts. It leads several benchmarks and uses only a sixth of the active parameters of its strongest open rival. Nvidia is also shipping a dataset with more than 800,000 hours of speech, along with tools for fine-tuning. The article Nvidia's open Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe combines transcription, translation, and speaker recognition appeared first on The Decoder .

AI · TechCrunch AI

South Korea’s financial industry hit by fresh wave of cyberattacks

South Korea’s financial institutions have been hit by another wave of cyberattacks, highlighting the growing risk of AI-driven hacking in Asia.

World · Al Jazeera

US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib condemns anti-Muslim election rhetoric

US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib condemns anti-Muslim election rhetoric

World · Al Jazeera

What is the controversy between Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and China?

The French superstar's comments about Mao Zedong have drawn the ire of China, a lucrative market for sports teams.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Govee’s colorful smart string lights are down to their best price of the year

Halloween isn’t even here yet, but it’s never too early to start thinking about holiday decorations, especially when there are already deals on smart, programmable lights. If you want your house, tree, fireplace, or whatever else to stand out this year, Govee’s Christmas String Lights 2 are on sale starting at $74.99 ($25 off) at […]

World · Deutsche Welle

Spain: High-speed train crash kills dozens, rescue operations ongoing

Two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers collided south of Madrid. Spain's transport minister said one of the trains was told to continue its journey despite a "red signal" being in effect. Follow DW.

World · Deutsche Welle

Flavio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after fleeing Brazil for US

Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his family landed in Florida early on Wednesday. Facing money laundering allegations, he fled just days after refusing to concede defeat to incumbent Lula.

World · Al Jazeera

Father grieving 6 children wants Pastor Mackenzie ‘locked away for life’

All of Stephen Mwiti Joseph’s children are presumed dead after his wife abducted them to follow a self-declared pastor.

World · Deutsche Welle

Spain train crash caused by operator 'inexplicably' telling driver to resume journey despite red signal, transport minister says

Two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers collided south of Madrid. Spain's transport minister said one of the trains was told to continue its journey despite a "red signal" being in effect. Follow DW.

Business · BBC Business

The one thing that didn't change that will affect your pay the most

The point at which you start to pay tax, and the point where you tip into paying a higher rate of tax have been frozen for three more years.

Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

Ukrainian Hive and Nefilim Ransomware Affiliate Gets 70 Months in US Prison

Artem Stryzhak was sentenced to 70 months in prison after pleading guilty to using Nefilim ransomware in attacks. The post Ukrainian Hive and Nefilim Ransomware Affiliate Gets 70 Months in US Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek .

AI · The Decoder

New Artificial Analysis index widens the gap between open and closed models

Artificial Analysis overhauled its Intelligence Index, causing Kimi K3.1 Pro to drop five spots in the rankings. The article New Artificial Analysis index widens the gap between open and closed models appeared first on The Decoder .

World · Al Jazeera

Bolsonaro turns up in Florida after vanishing from public view

Flavio Bolsonaro, Brazil’s defeated presidential candidate, landed in Florida after fleeing the country with his family.

Developers & Open Source · langchain-ai/langchain Releases

langchain-core==1.7.1

Changes since langchain-core==1.7.0 release(core): version 1.7.1 ( #41548 ) fix(core): preserve gateway tracing metadata in v3 streams ( #41504 ) fix(core): escape node metadata in Mermaid labels ( #41512 ) chore(deps): bump the minor-and-patch group across 3 directories with 32 updates ( #41465 ) chore(deps-dev): bump setuptools from 83.0.0 to 84.1.0 in /libs/core ( #41442 ) chore(deps): bump nbconvert from 7.17.1 to 7.17.2 in /libs/core ( #41425 ) chore(infra): relax third-party dependency upper bounds ( #41407 )

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

8BitDo’s new Xbox Elite-style controller sets a high bar for customization

It's hard to make an Xbox controller that stands out these days, especially one that's expensive, due to a wealth of great semi-affordable options. Still, 8BitDo's $150 Ultimate 3E is a bold controller that holds its own against other feature-packed options. It's made for Xbox and PC gamers who want a deeper level of customization […]

Cloud & Infrastructure · The New Stack

Nvidia launches a promptable transcription model

Nvidia on Wednesday launched Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe, its latest multilingual transcription model. The new open-weight model, the company says, ranks The post Nvidia launches a promptable transcription model appeared first on The New Stack .

Developers & Open Source · The Changelog

The future is Postgres

Craig Kerstiens returns to talk about the ever-expanding world of Postgres: a deliberately boring core, a thriving extension ecosystem, and pg_lake bringing DuckDB and Iceberg into the mix. We dig into the pain of ETL, what Craig is watching in Postgres 19, the impact of AI on open source maintainers, and why the database still has plenty of room to grow.

Developers & Open Source · Hugging Face Blog

NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe and Granary v2: Intelligent Multilingual Transcription You Can Prompt and Adapt

Hugging Face Blog published: NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe and Granary v2: Intelligent Multilingual Transcription You Can Prompt and Adapt

World · BBC Europe

What we know so far about deadly Spain train crash

More than 500 passengers were on board the trains when the incident occurred in the province of Toledo, south of Madrid.

World · Al Jazeera

Are GCC countries looking for a regional security pact with Iran?

Observers say diverging views are unlikely to turn current diplomatic efforts into a lasting infrastructure.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Apple raises the MacBook Neo’s student pricing again

The MacBook Neo now starts at $649 on Apple's Education Store, up $150 from its initial $499 education starting price. As reported earlier by MacRumors, the student discount for the Neo received a $50 price bump in recent days, following a $100 price bump back in June. Apple's budget MacBook is now just $50 off […]

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

xAI is buying out homeowners who promise not to sue over data center noise

A subsidiary of Elon Musk's xAI is offering to buy up homes in a Mississippi neighborhood, as long as residents don't join a lawsuit targeting the company's nearby data center and power plant, according to a report from The Guardian. A realtor going door-to-door in the Southaven neighborhood reportedly told one resident that xAI plans […]