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Inworld AI introduces version 1.5 of their Text-to-Speech (TTS) system, featuring improved voice quality, emotional expression, and customization options for virtual characters and environments.

The article explores the Clawdbot, a personal AI assistant that showcases the potential future of intelligent digital assistants. It highlights the Clawdbot's advanced natural language processing, task automation, and integration with various apps and services, suggesting a glimpse into the evolving capabilities of personal AI assistants.

A professor developed a chatbot to engage with students and improve their learning experience, exploring the potential of AI-powered educational tools while acknowledging the need for human interaction and ethical considerations in their implementation.

The article discusses the Demerzel project, an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to assist in the development and deployment of AI applications. The project aims to provide a flexible and customizable framework for building and integrating AI models into various applications.

The article discusses how the legal profession has become increasingly focused on technicalities and paperwork, rather than practical problem-solving, leading to a disconnect between lawyers and their clients' real-world needs. It suggests that the legal industry needs to shift back towards a more pragmatic and solutions-oriented approach.

The article explores the relationship between self-consciousness, identity, and the nature of reality, discussing how our subjective experiences shape our understanding of the world and the challenges of reconciling our inner and outer realities.

The article explores the rise of repairable and upgradeable consumer electronics, highlighting the growing trend towards modular design and the right-to-repair movement. It discusses the environmental and economic benefits of designing products for longevity and repairability.

The article discusses the European Union's efforts to reduce its dependence on U.S. internet technology and infrastructure, citing concerns over national security and sovereignty. It explores the EU's strategy to develop its own digital infrastructure and reduce its reliance on dominant American tech companies.

Root Zero Technologies LLC (currently just Adam Lee Pellegrino) has provisionally patented and fully designed and blueprinted a new clean energy engine—no solar, no wind, no lithium, no fuel. These engines will power homes and transportation without fueling, without electric bills, without gas, oil, or any other inputs.

These are engines without moving parts, tied to the kind of energy generation Nikola Tesla heavily invested in. The difference is that Tesla was building large-scale coils and towers to broadcast energy.

Root Zero Technologies has constrained this energy generation into small-scale engines capable of powering homes, vehicles, and off-grid communities—without traditional power infrastructure.

This is green technology with no rare-earth elements. If these engines work, they would decentralize energy control. A life with energy - without energy bills, a life with working vehicles without the need of gas and recharging stations sounds like a life worth living.

Root Zero Technologies LLC has fully complete, build-ready blueprints for a zero-fuel, zero-waste harmonic energy engine system. As a solo R&D startup with no lab, no capital, and no physical resources, I’m looking for skilled engineers, fabricators, or clean energy experimenters willing to prototype under a signed NDA.

You’ll retain the right to run your own production line or business under a fair, ethical revenue-share agreement — where Root Zero Technologies LLC does not take the majority share. You’d be an early-stage partner, not a hired contractor.

A grant application has already been submitted, with more in progress. If these engines work as predicted, they represent a potential trillion-dollar-per-year industry, capable of disrupting fuel, battery, and grid systems globally.

If you're the kind of person who builds stuff just to see if these engines work, I want to talk.

I’ll share everything. This isn’t about selling anything—I just want to know if it works in the real world. If it does, it could change a lot. This is not theoretical, the technology has been figured out, and the blueprints are complete.

Non-engineers are also welcome if you can assist, help, promote, donate, or fund.

website: root-zero-technologies.com contact form: https://root-zero-technologies.com/contact/

The article discusses the importance of waking up early and the benefits it can bring, including increased productivity, better mental health, and more time for personal growth. It offers tips and strategies for developing a consistent early-rising habit.

This article provides an overview of Screeps, a massively multiplayer online game where players program autonomous AI agents to compete and collaborate in a virtual world. It explores the game's unique approach to game design and the challenges faced by players in developing effective strategies and managing their agent's behavior.

The article discusses the development of a 400-million-pixel superconducting delay line, which could enable high-resolution and fast-frame-rate imaging for applications in astronomy, microscopy, and medical diagnostics. The system uses a large-scale superconducting integrated circuit to provide a compact, low-power, and high-performance solution for image data storage and processing.

A massive data breach exposed the personal information of over 150 million people, including email addresses, passwords, and payment details. The exposed data was linked to an infostealer malware that had been stealing user credentials and other sensitive information.

Elon Musk shares his vision for a technology-abundant future at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2026, highlighting advancements in renewable energy, sustainable transportation, and artificial intelligence that could transform society and improve living standards.

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I'm building a mobile browser (webkit base) with accessibility features, including an option to override page fonts with OpenDyslexic. I have tried every permutation of:

const style = document.createElement('style'); style.textContent = ` @font-face { font-family: 'OpenDyslexic'; src: url('data:font/opentype;base64,...') format('opentype'); } * { font-family: 'OpenDyslexic', sans-serif !important; } `; document.head.appendChild(style);

it works everywhere. every link I click from this page, every website from the 90s I can find. everywhere except here!

On HN, the font-family CSS applies (I can see it in the inspector, elements show font-family: OpenDyslexic !important), but the actual rendered font falls back to sans-serif. The @font-face is in the DOM. The base64 is valid, the code works on other sites.

Tried: blob URLs instead of data URLs, MutationObserver to reapply, targeting specific elements (font, td, table), setTimeout delays. so much more. Nothing works on HN specifically.

Is there something about HN's markup or headers that would cause @font-face to fail silently? Has anyone dealt with this issue or know why it could be happening? content security policy & cors don’t seem at fault bc the base64 is in the dom. What might I be missing?

The article discusses the concept of Financial Independence and Freedom (FIF), which is a financial strategy focused on achieving financial freedom through passive income streams and minimizing expenses. It outlines the key principles and steps involved in pursuing FIF, including developing multiple income sources, reducing debt, and building a sustainable lifestyle.

Google is shutting down the Gmail Gmailify feature, which allowed users to access their non-Gmail email accounts through the Gmail interface. This change will impact users who have been relying on this feature to manage their email from within the Gmail platform.

Hi All, I’d like to post here two new free utilities I created. (No gimmicks, no catches) A tool for context free database scripting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1czsLD-yVE A web page for tabular data comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqpLmwmvQOw

I’d love to hear your feedback. Just pls be gentle, its my first time doing this. Thank You Jonathan

Amazon plans to lay off approximately 14,000 employees, representing around 5% of its corporate workforce. The layoffs are part of the company's efforts to cut costs and streamline operations amid economic uncertainty.

Gold prices fell due to easing geopolitical tensions, which reduced the demand for safe-haven assets. Investors are closely watching the developments in Ukraine and the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions.

The article explores the marketing claims and actual performance of surge protectors, highlighting the discrepancy between their advertised protection and real-world effectiveness in preventing damage from power surges.

Xiaomi's co-founder blames the iPhone for an electric vehicle (EV) taking off on its own, suggesting that the incident was due to the iPhone's ability to remotely control vehicles. The article explores Xiaomi's entry into the EV market and the company's response to this unexpected incident.

The article explores the creation of a card game that models humanity as data, raising ethical questions about the representation and commodification of human experiences. The game aims to simulate societal dynamics and challenges players to navigate complex social structures and power dynamics.

The article discusses the technical details of a novel cryptographic hash function called Dilithium, a post-quantum signature scheme that aims to provide secure digital signatures in the face of quantum computing threats. It explores the algorithm's design, performance, and the potential implications for cybersecurity in the future.