Ben Sandofsky (tweet, Hacker News): Then the algorithms combined everything into a single “photo” that matches human vision… a photo that was useless, since computer screens couldn’t display HDR. So these researchers also came up with algorithms to squeeze HDR values onto an SDR screen, which they called “Tone Mapping.”[…]HDR and Deep Fusion require that […]

Jordan Novet: Microsoft on Tuesday said that it’s laying off 3% of employees across all levels, teams and geographies, affecting about 6,000 people.[…]The company reported better-than-expected results, with $25.8 billion in quarterly net income, and an upbeat forecast in late April.[…]In total, it’s likely Microsoft’s largest round of layoffs since the elimination of 10,000 roles […]

Jason Snell: Of those expressing a preference, a third said they’d only be comfortable with allowing on-device running of AI models; nearly half said they’d be okay with on-device models and those that run in Apple’s Private Cloud Compute servers. Only 18% said they’d be comfortable with everything—on-device, Private Cloud Compute, and third-party AI in […]

Brent Simmons (2020): The crash logs were not identical, but they had this same thing:Namespace RUNNINGBOARD, Code 0xdead10ccThis meant that the system was killing the app because, after the background task was complete, the app still had references to a SQLite database (or sometimes another file). Apple: 0xdead10cc (3735883980) — pronounced “dead lock”The operating system […]

Juli Clover: As WWDC 2025 approaches, Apple has updated its Developer app to prepare for the week-long event. The refreshed version of the developer app will host the WWDC 2025 session videos, 1-on-1 labs with Apple engineers, and more. It’s still unreliable at working offline. I launched the app, and all of the screens were […]