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Open source projects like VLC and Blender are seeing a decline in the average quality of contributions, likely as AI coding tools lower barriers to entry (Russell Brandom/TechCrunch)

Open source projects like VLC and Blender are seeing a decline in the average quality of contributions, likely as AI coding tools lower barriers to entry (Russell Brandom/TechCrunch)

Featured Podcasts Big Technology Podcast: OpenAI Closes in on $100 Billion, OpenClaw Acquired, AI’s Productivity Question — With Aaron Levie The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast. Hard Fork: The Pentagon vs. Anthropic + An A.I….

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Democrats’ fear rising that too many candidates in governor’s race could lead to a Republican victory

SAN FRANCISCO — Leaders of the California Democratic Party, along with liberal activists and loyal power brokers, are openly expressing fear that their crowded field of candidates running for governor may splinter the vote and open the door to a surprise Republican victory in November. Because of those concerns, the Democrats lagging at the bottom of the…

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A Tour Inside the Chelsea Hotel: Once Home to Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen & More

A Tour Inside the Chelsea Hotel: Once Home to Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen & More

We’ve all stayed at the Chelsea Hotel, though most of us have done so only in our minds, through such cul­tur­al arti­facts as Leonard Cohen’s “Chelsea Hotel No. 2,” Bob Dylan’s “Sara,” Nico’s “Chelsea Girls,” Andy Warhol’s epony­mous film that includes the Nico song, or Pat­ti Smith’s Just Kids, which tells of the time she…

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FCC calls for more ‘patriotic, pro-America’ programming in runup to 250th anniversary

The seal of the Federal Communications Commission hangs between two American flags; the FCC is urging broadcasters to air more « patriotic » content in the run-up to the country’s 250th celebrations this summer. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is urging broadcasters to air more « patriotic, pro-America »…

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‘There’s still plenty of life left in lithium-ion battery technology’: researchers make gel electrolyte breakthrough that could boost EV range and safety

‘There’s still plenty of life left in lithium-ion battery technology’: researchers make gel electrolyte breakthrough that could boost EV range and safety

Researchers have made a breakthrough in anode-free lithium-ion batteriesA new gel electrolyte could solve one of the technology’s biggest problemsThis could unlock improved longevity and safety for the lithium-ion EV cells Researchers at the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science claim to have developed a new gel electrolyte that will help stabilize anode-free…

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11 of the Winter Olympics’ most striking images – as classical artworks

11 of the Winter Olympics’ most striking images – as classical artworks

7. Mass and motion Getty Images Transformed by a photographer’s lens into smudgy speed lines accelerating behind the carefully calibrated push of her polished curling stone, Switzerland’s Briar Schwaller-Huerlimann, competing in a mixed-doubles match against Canada on day four of the Games, appears to have become one with the rock itself. Their consciousnesses have merged….

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