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Since 2006 Baldrson (Slashdot reader #78,598) has been part of the team verifying "The Hutter Prize for Lossless Compression of Human Knowledge," an ongoing challenge to compress a 100-MB excerpt of Wikipedia (approximately the amount a human can read in a lifetime). "The intention of this prize i...

Have you ever scrolled through Pinterest and found yourself captivated by a stunning pin, only to squint at the minuscule typefaces, struggling to decipher the message? The power of a visually appealing Pinterest pin is undeniable, but what good is an eye-catching image if the text is too small to read?You will learn about Pinterest’s […]

In a sea of music streaming services, Apple Music still holds its own with 90 million songs and premium features. Here's everything you need to get rockin'.

Since 2006, Slashdot has been covering a contest CmdrTaco once summarized as "Compress Wikipedia and Win." It rewards progress on compressing a 1-billion-character excerpt of Wikipedia — approximately the amount that a human can read in a lifetime. And today a new record was announced. Th...

Teledyne FLIR introduces the latest addition to their polarized Blackfly S GigE camera lineup – the BFS-PGE-123S6P-C.


When getting the most amount of detail from a moving target is critical, system developers are constantly looking for ways to increase framerates without compromising on image quality, ideally at minimal or no extra cost. Click to read more...

Smartphone Audio Codecs Market Giants Spending is Going to Boom | Qualcomm, Broadcom, DSP Group iCrowd Newswire Advance Market Analytics published a new research publication on " Smartphone Audio Codecs Market Insights, to 2026″ with 232 pages and enriched with self-explained Tables and charts in presentable format. In the Study you will find new evolving Trends, Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities generated by targeting market associated stakeholders. The growth of the Smartphone Audio Codec...

When it comes to music, America’s corporate monoliths seem to be moving in lockstep these days.

Apple Music Lossless Compression and Spatial Audio are anticipated to officially release some time in June. However, prior to it, some users are seeing a glimpse of it in their app.

Photo: likekightcm (Shutterstock) As one who likes to rock out, I confess, I was excited that my streaming service of choice—Spotify—announced it’s rolling out a new service tier for lossless audio streaming. Sure, it’ll cost more than what I’m paying now, but throwing away an expected $20 a month for perfect audio sounds pretty great, doesn’t it? My future road trips just got ten times better. Advertisement Maybe. Here’s the thing. I wouldn’t pay a dime more for “enhanced aud...