The Mac calculator’s original design came from letting Steve Jobs play with menus for ten minutes
In 1982, a young Mac developer turned Jobs into a UI designer—and accidentally invented a new technique…
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Meta returns to open source AI with Omnilingual ASR models that can transcribe 1,600+ languages natively
Meta has just released a new multilingual automatic speech recognition (ASR) system supporting 1,600+ languages — dwarfing OpenAI’s open source Whisper model, which supports just 99. Is architecture also allows developers to extend that support to thousands more. Through a feature called zero-shot in-context learning, users can provide a few paired examples of audio and
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Media Buying Briefing: Stagwell strikes partnership with Palantir, as it zigs from rivals
Stagwell spelled out a growth strategy that feels both familiar to the holding company model — and yet altogether different in partners and principal media approach…
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A perpetual license for this PDF editor used to be $129, but now it’s only $30
TL;DR: Get a SwifDoo PDF Editor perpetual license for only $30 with code PRO. PDF editing shouldn’t require a monthly subscription. If you only need to edit text, combine files, or export to Word, Adobe Acrobat is overkill. A cheaper alternative is SwifDoo PDF Pro. This new PDF editor has a perpetual license on sale for only $29.97 (reg…
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It’s official: Windows 11 26H1 isn’t for you
On Friday, Microsoft released the first build of Windows 11 26H1—and as suspected, you won’t need to worry about it. Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28000 to the Canary Channel, the most experimental of the four Windows Insider channels. “With this build today, Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel will see the versioning updated
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U.S. Congressional Budget Office hit by suspected foreign cyberattack
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirms it suffered a cybersecurity incident after a suspected foreign hacker breached its network, potentially exposing sensitive data. …
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The best streaming deals: Save on DirecTV, Audible, Starz and more
Whether you’re a true cord-cutter or you just want to watch the next season of Stranger Things when it drops, everyone’s on the lookout for streaming deals nowadays. Plenty have chosen VOD and live TV streaming services over traditional cable in recent years, but the savings that choice got you just a few years ago
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Future of TV Briefing: Streaming subscribers save $16 through bundles
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how much money people are actually signing through streaming subscription bundles and which streamers they plan to subscribe to in perpetuity…
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The Android-friendly way to keep track of your wallet, luggage, or keys is $24
TL;DR: The MagTag Ultra Slim Tracker Card for Android helps you keep track of your stuff for just $23.99 (MSRP $59.99). If you’re an Android user—or you love someone who is—this little gadget might just save your sanity. The MagTag Ultra Slim Tracker Card slides right into your wallet and connects directly to Android’s Find My Device or Find Hub
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Adios, Windows: These alternatives make switching from Microsoft easy
If you can’t install Windows 11 on your computer, you don’t have to discard your hardware after support for Windows 10 ends. Chrome OS Flex and Linux are available free of charge, and there are other alternatives as well—even without a PC. Because millions of PCs do not fulfil the lofty hardware requirements of Windows
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