💡 Demonstration of Zelda: Majora's Mask running in Ultrawide through current Emulation techniques vs through native PC Recompilation. N64Recomp allows for crazy graphical improvements like real ray-tracing, uncapped FPS, and proper ultrawide support for N64 games, preserving old classics for future playability.

💡 Abstract Interpretation as a Programming Language by Mads Rosendahl explores using abstract interpretations as programs, showing results from higher-order strictness analysis for immediate implementation of abstract interpretations. The paper focuses on a programming paradigm and circular programming style.

💡 A developer shares a dumb but proud solution for implementing Quicksort animation in a game. The solution creates a visual illusion of executing the next recursion of Quicksort while actually restarting the algorithm each time, ensuring correct end results despite array changes.

💡 Sponsorship.so is a platform for brands and creators to collaborate on sponsorships. It simplifies research by identifying brands sponsoring YouTubers in various niches. Payment required. Rated 5/5 by 1 user. Maker shoutouts to Hatchbox.

💡 TopicRanker helps find easy-to-rank keywords by analyzing weak spots in SERPs. Payment required. Not yet rated. Launched in Marketing, SEO, AI. Upvoted 173 times. Made by Dmitry Dragilev.

💡 Adnosaur offers a unique way to research winning dropshipping products by showing stores and ads. Free options available. Not yet rated. Launched in Advertising, SaaS, E-Commerce. Upvoted 47 times. Made by Tim de Jong, Gijs van der Weijden, and Samuel de Jong.

💡 Nvidia's market cap has grown significantly due to AI, with investments in Arm Holdings, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Nano-X Imaging, TuSimple Holdings, and SoundHound AI. SoundHound specializes in conversational AI, showing potential growth despite current revenue levels.

💡 Meme stock trade enthusiasm is fading as GameStop and AMC Entertainment shares decline. Expert warns of a potential bust in these names. Retail investors may face more risk than institutional investors in such trades.

💡 Netflix secures streaming rights for two NFL games on Christmas Day, marking a shift towards live sports content. The company aims to focus on sports entertainment, with previous releases like docuseries and sports-adjacent content.

💡 Xatoms is a Toronto-based startup using AI and quantum chemistry to discover new molecules for cleaning water. Vector Institute awarded $2 million in AI scholarships. Shopify CEO discussed Canada's innovation culture.

💡 Businesses are exploring generative AI to enhance data-driven decision-making. Adoption of AI in business intelligence is expected to increase. AI can improve productivity and efficiency but requires caution.

💡 Investment banks are facilitating private tech companies like Canva and Figma to stay private. Canadian tech companies Nuvei, WonderFi, and Thinkific saw revenue growth. AppDirect acquires Builtfirst for marketplace building.

💡 Bisheng is an open-source platform for developing large model applications, offering convenience, flexibility, and enterprise-level reliability. It empowers users to build intelligent applications quickly and efficiently, with a focus on large model technology. The platform is released under the Apache 2.0 License and provides various development components and capabilities for creating different types of large model applications.

💡 ChatGPT is a desktop application available on Mac, Windows, and Linux that provides a powerful AI wrapper experience. It allows users to generate text based on prompts and has garnered significant attention since its open-source release. However, issues related to unauthorized distribution and potential trademark disputes have arisen. Users can access live demos, installation guides, and updates for the application.

💡 MLOps Zoomcamp is a course designed to teach practical aspects of productionizing ML services, from training and experimenting to model deployment and monitoring. Targeted at data scientists, ML engineers, software engineers, and data engineers, the course covers topics such as MLOps maturity models, experiment tracking, model management, orchestration, model deployment, model monitoring, best practices, and includes an end-to-end project.

💡 We are thrilled to announce our first partnered challenge with AWS Amplify. Running through May 26, the AWS Amplify Fullstack TypeScript Challenge provides an opportunity to explore the breadth and depth of AWS services. The challenge prompt is to build and deploy a fullstack application with AWS Amplify Gen 2, integrating data, authentication, serverless functions, and file storage.

💡 Comparison between Amazon LightSail and Amazon EC2. LightSail is suitable for simple platforms, while EC2 provides scalable compute capacity. Consider future requirements when choosing between the two. EC2 offers more instance types, application blueprints, containerization options, data transfer pricing, load balancing flexibility, CDN support, and performance scaling.

💡 Step-by-step guide to creating a counter application with React. Covers setting up the application, creating state variables, callback functions, JSX components, and CSS styling. Requires NPM and create-react-app installed, along with a basic understanding of React's useState hook. Includes detailed instructions and screenshots for each step.

💡 Sony shipped almost five times more PlayStation 5 units than Microsoft shipped Xbox Series X and S consoles during the last financial quarter. Microsoft's Xbox hardware revenue declined 31% with estimated sales of approximately 900,000 units compared to PS5's 4.5 million units. The gap between PS5 and Xbox Series X and S sales is widening, with Xbox struggling to catch up.

💡 Microsoft has put 66 Xbox 360 games on sale ahead of the planned shutdown of the Xbox 360 Store. Price reductions will remain in place until the store closes on July 29, 2024. After this date, new purchases will not be supported, but previously purchased content will still be playable. The list of discounted games includes titles like Alien Rage, Child of Light, and Far Cry 4.

💡 Enotria: The Last Song, a sun-kissed soulslike game, has been delayed to September 19 but will release an eight-hour playable demo on May 22 for PS5 and PC. The demo features 4 weapon classes, 6 unique masks, over 20 spells, and 30 perks. The full game will also be available for Xbox Series X|S. Developer Jyamma Games provides an overview of gameplay mechanics and PC specs.