🙈 Useless Fact of the Day
Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the twentieth floor. It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realize what is occurring, relax and correct itself.
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Waymo plans to introduce a fully autonomous robotaxi service in New York City but must first change state laws that currently require a safety driver. The company has applied for a testing permit and is lobbying to alter the legislation.
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Primordial Soup’s new AI-generated short film "Ancestra" by Eliza McNitt, created with Google's DeepMind, highlights concerns about AI's influence on filmmaking. While cost and speed advantages exist, it risks job losses and compromises artistic integrity, rendering current outputs underwhelming.
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Facebook is introducing passkey support on its mobile app, allowing users to log in via device authentication methods (fingerprint, face scan, PIN). This enhances security by reducing risks of phishing and password theft. The feature will also extend to Messenger and Meta Pay.
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Midjourney launched its V1 AI video generation model, allowing users to create short videos from images, available via Discord for $10/month. Aimed at creatives, it faces legal challenges from Disney and Universal over copyrighted content. The model offers unique customization options for animation and duration.
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Legal startup Crosby, backed by a $5.8 million seed round led by Sequoia, uses AI to provide rapid contract-review services directly as a law firm. This approach promises faster legal processes, aiming to significantly reduce the traditional bottleneck created by contract negotiations.
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🌱 Good First GitHub Issue
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Language:
Repository: Node.js core
(JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine)
Why: Simple code update to enhance error clarity; suitable for understanding basic error handling.
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⭐ 401, 🖖 5
Unregistry – “docker push” directly to servers without a registry
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⭐ 4934, 🖖 575
The Enterprise-Grade Production-Ready Multi-Agent Orchestration Framework. Website: https://swarms.ai
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⭐ 14, 🖖 1
Fast multiplayer 3D renderer, written in Rust
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⭐ 2328, 🖖 88
Lightweight tool to automate downloading and metadata generation with yt-dlp
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⭐ 19, 🖖 0
ht-mcp – a Rust MCP server of headless terminal for agents
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