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X replaces DMs with Chat, a new messaging system that it says is E2EE, supports file sharing, video calling, and more, rolling out first to iOS and the web (Karissa Bell/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/social-media/x-is

X is finally rolling out Chat, its DM replacement with encryption and video calling
X has finally revealed its long-promised chat platform, which replaces the service's basic DM functionality with features more like the messaging...

A High-Level Feature Model to Predict the Encoding Energy of a Hardware Video Encoder
Diwakara Reddy, Christian Herglotz, Andr\'e Kaup
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12754 https…

A High-Level Feature Model to Predict the Encoding Energy of a Hardware Video Encoder
In today's society, live video streaming and user generated content streamed from battery powered devices are ubiquitous. Live streaming requires real-time video encoding, and hardware video encoders are well suited for such an encoding task. In this paper, we introduce a high-level feature model using Gaussian process regression that can predict the encoding energy of a hardware video encoder. In an evaluation setup restricted to only P-frames and a single keyframe, the model can predict the e…

Apple einigt sich mit WeChat, erlaubt Mini-Apps gegen Provision
Apple hat sich nach langen Gesprächen mit der WeChat-Mutter Tencent auf eine Provision auf Transaktionen in Mini-Apps geeinigt. Sie gilt auch für andere Devs.

Lower-depth local encoding circuits for the surface code
Jahan Claes
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.09779 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.09779

Lower-depth local encoding circuits for the surface code
The surface code is the most studied error-correcting code thanks to its high threshold, simple decoding, and locality in two dimensions (2D). A key component of any code is its encoding circuit, which maps an unencoded state to the corresponding encoded state. The best previous surface code encoding circuit compatible with 2D local connectivity requires depth $2d$ to encode distance-$d$ surface codes. This paper presents depth $d$ encoding circuits for the rotated surface code. Our circuit is …

Warum die Elektromobilität nur langsam abhebt
Die Stromerzahlen steigen, allerdings langsamer als einst erwartet. Das ist ein Problem für Autokonzerne und EU. Woran es liegt.
https://www.…

He’s coming to Vancouver as well: #enshittification

39. Cory Doctorow: Enshittification - Granville Island Stage - Vancouver - Oct 23, 2025
EVENT DESCRIPTION At last, a word has been coined that encapsulates our modern era, that eloquently sums up the pressing issues of our times: Enshittification. The term—which creator Cory Doctorow describes as a diagnosis about the state of exploitative online services, and the disheartening digital world as a whole—resonated so strongly that the American Dialect Society named it the 2023 Word of the Year, and it was cited as an inspiration for the 2025 season of Black Mirror. With incisive…

@… gerepliceerd met je boom!
Enschedese mammoetboom van 35 meter hoog is de Boom van het Jaar 2025
Enschedese mammoetboom van 35 meter hoog is de Boom van het Jaar 2025

SG-XDEAT: Sparsity-Guided Cross-Dimensional and Cross-Encoding Attention with Target-Aware Conditioning in Tabular Learning
Chih-Chuan Cheng, Yi-Ju Tseng
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12659

SG-XDEAT: Sparsity-Guided Cross-Dimensional and Cross-Encoding Attention with Target-Aware Conditioning in Tabular Learning
We propose SG-XDEAT (Sparsity-Guided Cross Dimensional and Cross-Encoding Attention with Target Aware Conditioning), a novel framework designed for supervised learning on tabular data. At its core, SG-XDEAT employs a dual-stream encoder that decomposes each input feature into two parallel representations: a raw value stream and a target-conditioned (label-aware) stream. These dual representations are then propagated through a hierarchical stack of attention-based modules. SG-XDEAT integrates th…

Galaxy XR im Einsatz, Muse-Pencil für die Vision Pro | TNBT-Podcast
Themen: Erste persönliche Erfahrungen mit Samsungs Galaxy XR und Vergleich zur Vision Pro; Logitechs Muse mit tiefer visionOS-Integration.

1000 Kontrollen pro Stunde: Heidelberg testet Scan-Auto gegen Falschparker
Baden-Württemberg erlaubt als erstes Bundesland den Einsatz von Scan-Autos gegen Parksünder. In einem Pilotprojekt beginnt Heidelberg mit einem Fahrzeug.