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How JPEG Works: The Subtle Beauty and Art of Imperfection

2025-10-09 13:13:00


At its core, JPEG is a lossy image compression technique. What you may not realize is that achieving this required a fascinating blend of human perception, elegant signal processing, and clever engineering prowess.

Let's begin with a visual challenge: What are the colors of the tiles marked as A and B in the image?



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Nvidia CEO surprised by AMD's deal giving OpenAI a 10% stake

2025-10-09 09:19:00


In an interview on CNBC's Squawk Box, Huang called the arrangement "unique and surprising," given AMD's excitement about its upcoming hardware. "I'm surprised they would give away 10 percent of the company before they even built it," he said. "It's clever, I guess."

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PhotoDemon offers full-featured image editing in a 20 MB download

2025-10-09 07:20:00


PhotoDemon is a free and capable photo editor packed into a lightweight, portable package. It's designed to run without installation, making it ideal to use from USB sticks, SD cards, or portable drives. Features include layers, adjustments, filters, effects, and canvas tools.



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Synology reverses course on non-certified HDDs in NAS systems

2025-10-09 03:24:00


Earlier this year, Synology announced a major change affecting how customers could populate the company's NAS devices with external HDDs. The Taiwanese corporation planned to restrict NAS compatibility to its own "certified" drives, meaning third-party units would suddenly lose support on newer NAS products.

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Google Pixel Watch 4 may be the best Wear OS device yet

2025-10-09 03:05:00


The first reviews of the Google Pixel Watch 4 are in, praising its expanded health and fitness tracking features, bright display, and two-day battery life. It's also more repairable than before, allowing users to swap the battery and display, all while keeping the same price.



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