Ableton previews Live 13 with step sequencing and ARA 2 support
The next major Live release adds new sequencing, audio-editing and mixing workflows, with launch planned for early 2027.
Read the story ↗Ableton previews Live 13 with step sequencing and ARA 2 supportBlender 5.3 adds native Gaussian splats and DLSS ray-reconstruction denoisingGoogle launches Gemini 4 Carbon for demanding agentic and research tasksPalantir hires former Senator Jon Tester amid expected congressional scrutiny.NET 11 raises CPU baseline and previews runtime-managed asyncGlobal fossil carbon dioxide emissions projected to fall 0.4% in 2026
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.NET 11 raises CPU baseline and previews runtime-managed async
Microsoft’s .NET 11 runtime update targets newer processors while moving async execution closer to the runtime for cleaner diagnostics and lower overhead.
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Global fossil carbon dioxide emissions projected to fall 0.4% in 2026
The Global Carbon Budget estimates a small fossil-fuel emissions decline driven by clean-energy growth and an oil shock, while total carbon dioxide output still rises when land-use change is included.
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Queens Public Library keeps branches open during ransomware outage
A ransomware attack disrupted network services across Queens Public Library locations, leaving renewals and some programs unavailable while physical borrowing continued.
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HolyArrs combines six self-hosted media-management roles in one application
The open-source project offers a single interface for requesting, finding and organizing shows, movies and music while retaining an existing download client and media server.
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Study sharply limits giant primordial black holes as dark matter source
Cosmic microwave background measurements leave little room for an abundant population of primordial black holes weighing at least 100 billion suns, researchers report.
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AI speeds scraper maintenance, but data completeness remains the harder test
An industry interview finds that coding assistance and scraping APIs have eased setup while anti-bot systems, quality controls and tool costs continue to complicate reliable data collection.
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Developer embeds readable messages inside functional RSA certificate keys
An experimental key-generation method places text in the visible modulus of a signed TLS certificate while preserving a usable private key.
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Open-source learning engine maps the mechanics of LLM inference
A new C++ and CUDA project pairs a compact Llama inference engine with hours of video and extensive handwritten notes aimed at teaching GPU inference from first principles.
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LIVE COVERAGEGlobal fossil carbon dioxide emissions projected to fall 0.4% in 2026
The Global Carbon Budget estimates a small fossil-fuel emissions decline driven by clean-energy growth and an oil shock, while total carbon dioxide output still rises when land-use change is included.
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Singapore expands anti-haze law with arrests and sharply higher fines
Parliament approved new enforcement powers for cross-border pollution cases, including trials in absentia and a maximum penalty above $15 million.
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Reserve Bank of Australia lifts cash rate to 4.85%
The quarter-point increase takes Australia's benchmark to an 18-year high as the central bank points to persistent inflation and energy-price pressure.
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Wildlife theme selected for next Bank of England note series
Four native species will become the central images on redesigned sterling notes after a large public consultation.
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