FFmpeg 8 Can Now Subtitle Your Videos on the Fly Summary FFmpeg 8, codenamed “Huffman”, adds integrated speech recognition so it can automatically generate subtitles using whisper.cpp (Georgi Gerganov’s local,…
Word to autosave new docs to the cloud before you can even hit Ctrl+S Summary Microsoft is rolling out an option in Word for Windows (currently in Microsoft 365 Insiders)…
Apple Pulls iPhone Torrent App From AltStore PAL in Europe Summary Apple has removed the iPhone torrent client iTorrent from AltStore PAL’s alternative iOS marketplace in the EU. The developer,…
Apple Warns UK Against Introducing Tougher Tech Regulation Summary Apple has cautioned the UK against adopting “EU-style” tech rules advocated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), saying such measures…
UK Unions Want ‘Worker First’ Plan For AI as People Fear For Their Jobs Summary The Trades Union Congress (TUC) warns that more than half of the British public are…
Typepad is Shutting Down Summary Typepad, the blogging platform that launched in 2003, has announced it will discontinue service on 30 September 2025. After that date, account management, blogs and…
Solo Founders Are Battling Silicon Valley’s Biggest Bias Summary An analysis by venture capitalist Sajith Pai, reported on Slashdot, finds that solo founders now launch about 35% of startups (up…
Humans Inhale as Much as 68,000 Microplastic Particles Daily, Study Finds Summary A new peer‑reviewed study published in PLOS One, reported via Slashdot and The Guardian, estimates that people may…
Anthropic Will Start Training Its AI Models on Chat Transcripts Summary Anthropic will begin training its AI models on user chat transcripts and coding sessions for users who do not…
TransUnion Says Hackers Stole 4.4 Million Customers’ Personal Information Summary Credit reporting firm TransUnion disclosed a data breach affecting more than 4.4 million customers. In a filing with Maine’s attorney…
