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The algorithm that makes data smaller: How Lempel-Ziv compression works

Every day humanity creates billions of terabytes of data, and storing or transmitting it efficiently depends on powerful compression algorithms. This video explains the core idea behind lossless ...
PC Gamer

You might be as surprised as I was to learn that Assassin's Creed Mirage is one of the few games to use AI neural texture compression—the only one, I think

Graphics Cards Capcom and Ubisoft developers surprised by DLSS 5 announcement: "We found out at the same time as the public" Graphics Cards 'We want that the real-time images look indistinguishable ...
Athlon Sports

This Easy Visual Hack Makes Golf Ball Compression *Finally* Click

Learning how to compress the golf ball improves distance and shot quality with less effort. Golf coach Robert Randall recommends external focus drills, like the gate drill, for more consistent ball ...
Time

Do Compression Socks Actually Work?

Sweeney is a contributor for TIME. Sweeney is a contributor for TIME. You might associate compression socks with your grandparents or a hospital setting. But the stockings have become a trendy travel ...
The New York Times

This A.I. Tool Is Going Viral. Five Ways People Are Using It.

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Claude Code, an ...
GitHub

Fast FASTA Compressor (FFC)

Fast FASTA Compressor (FFC) is a tool designed for compressing FASTA files. It is focused on speed and for non-redundant (or mildly redundant) DNA sequences it basically packs fours of nucleotides ...
Time

How to Get the Most Out of AI—Without Letting It Think for You

Pillay is an editorial fellow at TIME. A woman browses the OpenAI website on her laptop. A woman browses the OpenAI website on her laptop.Photo Illustration by Serene Lee—SOPA Images/LightRocket/ ...
VentureBeat

DeepSeek drops open-source model that compresses text 10x through images, defying conventions

DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence research company that has repeatedly challenged assumptions about AI development costs, has released a new model that fundamentally reimagines how large ...
Play Station Universe

PS6 Set To Use New ‘Universal Compression’ Tech That Hugely Frees Up GPU Processing Bandwidth

Sony and AMD’s Project Amethyst collaboration includes a new technique known as Universal Compression, which is one of many new technical innovations that will be implemented into the PS6, and saves ...
The Conversation

Forget AI‑generated music, this music was composed using DNA sequences

I am on the organising committee for Inspiring NSW and an advocate for National Science Week. Synthetic Compositions – Music made from artificial DNA sequences is an Inspiring Australia NSW event and ...
Jalopnik

Spark Ignition Vs. Compression Ignition: How Do These Two Engines Differ?

A fundamental difference between gasoline and diesel engines is that a gasoline engine uses spark ignition while a diesel engine uses compression ignition. Before we delve deeper, let's understand how ...