Idle Macs clear a ten-hour queue
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Apple researchers say idle Macs cut a long wait for graphics chips. Also: a laptop speech model, a Hittite royal archive, an Android library bug found by taking the code apart, and an MIT tremor wristband that is cleared but not for sale. Idle Macs as a graphics cloud (HN discussion) EmbeddingGemma as speech-to-text (HN discussion) Hittite royal archive (HN discussion) Android source, read from the binary (HN discussion) A wristband for shaking hands (HN discussion) Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:49) 1. Idle Macs as a graphics cloud (01:56) 1. Idle Macs as a graphics cloud: HN comments (02:45) 2. EmbeddingGemma as speech-to-text (03:51) 2. EmbeddingGemma as speech-to-text: HN comments (04:40) 3. Hittite royal archive (05:51) 3. Hittite royal archive: HN comments (06:39) 4. Android source, read from the binary (07:53) 4. Android source, read from the binary: HN comments (08:53) 5. A wristband for shaking hands (10:05) 5. A wristband for shaking hands: HN comments (11:04) Wrap-up
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- 0:00 Intro
- 0:49 1. Idle Macs as a graphics cloud
- 1:56 1. Idle Macs as a graphics cloud: HN comments
- 2:45 2. EmbeddingGemma as speech-to-text
- 3:51 2. EmbeddingGemma as speech-to-text: HN comments
- 4:40 3. Hittite royal archive
- 5:51 3. Hittite royal archive: HN comments
- 6:39 4. Android source, read from the binary
- 7:53 4. Android source, read from the binary: HN comments
- 8:53 5. A wristband for shaking hands
- 10:05 5. A wristband for shaking hands: HN comments
- 11:04 Wrap-up
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