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THE `SELECT` ELEMENT CAN NOW BE CUSTOMIZED WITH CSS

The new CSS property, appearance: base-select, puts the `select` element into a new, configurable, and styleable state.

BKND

bknd provides a fully functional backend for database management, authentication, media, and workflows that can be deployed nearly anywhere.

AMAZON'S NEW AI AGENT IS DESIGNED TO DO YOUR SHOPPING

Amazon's Nova Act, currently only available to developers in research preview, is designed to perform tasks like online shopping in users' browsers.

APPLE AND MUSK CLASH OVER SATELLITE EXPANSION PLANS

Apple and SpaceX are competing for valuable spectrum rights, which are in limited supply.

23ANDME BANKRUPTCY: WITH AMERICA'S DNA PUT ON SALE, MARKET PANIC GETS A NEW TWIST

The collapse of 23andMe serves as a reminder about the everyday cyber hazards related to personal information.

STABLECOINS AND THE PARALLELS WITH MONEY MARKET FUNDS

The upcoming stablecoin legislation is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to upgrade the financial system.

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AMAZON NOVA ACT

Amazon has introduced Nova Act, an AI model that allows agents to perform tasks within web browsers. A research preview SDK is available. The SDK helps developers create agents to execute complex, multi-step tasks by breaking them down into atomic commands and enabling browser manipulation for improved reliability. Nova Act aims to expand agent capabilities beyond simple tasks covered by APIs, enhancing business productivity and task automation.

RUNWAY'S NEW VIDEO MODEL

Runway has released its next-generation video model, which excels at prompt adherence and cinematic motion generation.

OPENAI TO RELEASE AN OPEN WEIGHT MODEL

OpenAI is soliciting feedback for an open weight model that has reasoning.

VIDEO GENERATION FAITHFULNESS BENCHMARK

A benchmark to determine how faithful video generation is to the prompt given. It also proposes methods to encourage model generation quality with respect to the user's input prompt.

UNLEARNING SENSITIVE CONTENT FROM LLMS

This paper proposes a model merging technique to selectively forget sensitive content in LLMs while preserving general knowledge.

OPTIMAL STEPSIZE IN DIFFUSION MODELS

Optimal Stepsize for Diffusion Sampling (OSS) optimizes sampling in diffusion models by learning efficient stepsize schedules through dynamic programming. It achieves 10x speedup while preserving nearly full generation quality.

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SAMWISE VIDEO SEGMENTATION

This work gives SAM 2 open vocabulary segmentation and more precise semantic tracking over long videos.

ORPHEUS

Orpheus is a text-to-speech system. It is easy to install and runs without a GPU, similar to Llama cpp.

VIDEO-R1

Video-R1 introduces a rule-based RL approach for video reasoning using a temporal variant of GRPO and new datasets. It can be trained efficiently on 4 H20 or 5 A100 GPUs.

FAST TEXT-TO-3D

Using Progressive Rendering Distillation to train 3D generators from text prompts without ground-truth meshes generates high-quality 3D meshes in 1.2 seconds and outperforms prior methods.

TIDE FOR UNDERWATER SCENE UNDERSTANDING

A text-to-image and dense annotation generation method for underwater scenes that enables high-quality synthetic datasets with consistent pixel-level labels.

EARTH AI'S ALGORITHMS FOUND CRITICAL MINERALS IN PLACES EVERYONE ELSE IGNORED

Earth AI has discovered promising mineral deposits in previously overlooked regions of Australia using AI-driven analysis. Unlike traditional methods, Earth AI's technology scans large areas rapidly to identify potential sites for minerals like copper and cobalt. This innovative approach highlights a shift in mining towards leveraging AI for more efficient exploration.

QUORA'S POE LAUNCHES ITS MOST AFFORDABLE SUBSCRIPTION PLAN FOR $5/MONTH

Quora's chatbot app, Poe, launched new subscription plans at $5/month for 10,000 daily points and $250/month for 12.5 million points.

NVIDIA'S AI ASSISTANT IS HERE TO OPTIMIZE YOUR GAMING PC

Nvidia's Project G-Assist is a real AI assistant for RTX GPU owners that optimizes game settings, measures frame rates, and controls accessory lighting.

NVIDIA IS REPORTEDLY IN TALKS TO ACQUIRE LEPTON AI

Nvidia is in talks to acquire server rental company Lepton AI for several hundred million dollars.

CIRCLE INTERNET FINANCIAL TAPS JPMORGAN, CITI FOR DELAYED IPO

Circle Internet Financial, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, is preparing for an IPO with help from JPMorgan and Citi. It aims to go public by mid-2025. A previous SPAC attempt fell through. The IPO would mark one of the biggest crypto-related listings since Coinbase, though questions remain about Circle's revenue model, which heavily relies on interest from USDC reserves.

BITCOIN MINER MARA EYES $2 BILLION STOCK OFFERING

A SIMPLE L2 SECURITY AND FINALIZATION ROADMAP

Vitalik Buterin's vision for Ethereum involves advancing L2 security and finality with expanded blob space targets and new high-quality zkEVM options for shorter finality times than optimistic rollups. A proposed 2-of-3 proof system using optimistic, ZK, and TEE-based provers would deliver instant finality under normal conditions and trustlessness when proof systems perform as expected. Standardized proof aggregation layers across Ethereum are required to streamline costs for various apps and L2s and improve interoperability.

PRIVACY POOLS HAS LAUNCHED

Aiming to "Make Privacy Normal Again," Privacy Pools has officially launched on Ethereum mainnet, offering users a way to transact privately while filtering out illicit activity. Backed by figures like Vitalik Buterin and firms like Bankless Ventures, this compliant, non-custodial system allows screened ETH deposits of up to 1 ETH, with user-friendly features like partial withdrawals and a single privacy seed phrase.

ANATOMY OF A BEAR MARKET

The crypto market has been leaning bearish, with significant declines in Bitcoin and altcoins amid broader economic uncertainty. There are three potential scenarios – a prolonged, choppy downtrend driven by liquidity constraints and hedging pressures, a rapid collapse following overextended leveraged positions, or minimal upward momentum – each with unique risks and opportunities. Disciplined trading, effective risk management, and capital preservation are critical to navigating the persistent volatility and uncertainty of the markets.

DEMYSTIFYING THE NORTH KOREAN THREAT

A massive hack on Bybit, initially mistaken for routine maintenance, turned out to be the largest crypto theft ever. The attack was attributed to North Korea's highly sophisticated cyber unit, which had compromised SafeWallet infrastructure to target the exchange. The article breaks down North Korea's complex cyber apparatus, including groups like Lazarus, AppleJeus, and TraderTraitor, and offers insights into their tactics, structure, and how the crypto industry can defend against them.

WHY DEPIN MATTERS

DePIN protocols aim to change how we view traditional infrastructure (e.g., energy, telecom, and storage) by decentralizing control, reducing capital expenditures, and enabling permissionless innovation, which can break the grip of inefficient monopolies. To succeed, these projects must accurately verify physical services and effectively integrate with existing centralized systems so that the resulting networks are transparent, competitive, and capable of unlocking new economic opportunities.

UNLEASHING ONCHAIN INTEREST IS A WIN-WIN

A new push is underway to allow stablecoin holders to earn onchain interest, letting consumers, not just issuers, benefit from the yield on U.S. Treasuries that back tokens like USDC. Advocates argue that enabling this would democratize access to fair market returns, expand dollar access globally, and strengthen the U.S. economy, all while modernizing outdated financial laws.

WHY L1S WILL BECOME L2S

Celo's transition from an independent blockchain to an Ethereum-based L2 marks a strategic shift in economic design.

UNISWAP'S APP STORE RANKING DIVES AS USER ACTIVITY AND TRADING VOLUME DECLINE

Uniswap's app store ranking has dropped significantly (#99 to #364) because of decreasing user activity and trading volume, highlighting a slowdown in platform engagement.

FTX TO BEGIN CRYPTO REPAYMENTS

FTX will begin compensating creditors with claims over $50k on May 30 using its $11.4B cash reserve.

ALTCOINS SEE INFLOWS FOR FIRST TIME IN 5 WEEKS

Global crypto funds saw $226M in net inflows last week, marking the second consecutive week of positive sentiment.

JAPAN MULLS OFFICIALLY CLASSIFYING CRYPTO AS FINANCIAL PRODUCT

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) is considering officially classifying cryptocurrencies as financial products, a move that would bring digital assets under a formal regulatory framework similar to traditional securities(e.g., stocks and bonds).

MICROSOFT IS REDESIGNING THE WINDOWS BSOD AND IT MIGHT CHANGE TO BLACK

Microsoft is testing a redesigned Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) for Windows 11 that ditches the classic blue background, sad face, and QR code for a cleaner, more modern look—possibly switching to black. The new version, now in test builds, still includes error details but aligns better with Windows 11's design and aims to get users back up and running faster. It's not final yet, but this marks the biggest visual change to the BSOD since the sad face was introduced in Windows 8.

REDESIGNED MACBOOK PRO ON TRACK TO LAUNCH NEXT YEAR WITH THREE NOTEWORTHY UPGRADES

Apple's 2026 MacBook Pro redesign is expected to feature an OLED display, a thinner design, and an M6 chip built on TSMC's 2nm technology for improved performance and efficiency. The OLED screen will offer better brightness, contrast, and colors. The notch will be replaced with a smaller camera cutout.

STREAMING SERVICE PLEX ROLLS OUT A REVAMPED MOBILE APP

Plex has launched a redesigned mobile app with a cleaner layout, more straightforward navigation, and a dedicated tab for its popular universal Watchlist feature. The update adds richer visuals like title artwork and improves key areas like show details, user profiles, and library organization—especially for home media enthusiasts. A similar update for Plex's TV app is coming soon as the company works to unify the experience across platforms.

THE DISINFECTING OF DESIGN

Modern design has become overly sanitized to reduce risk, leading to safe, incremental products that lack creativity and innovation. To restore design's potential, we must embrace exploration, take calculated risks, and challenge pre-validated, low-risk processes that stifle groundbreaking ideas.

I CHOOSE OPTIMISM – WHAT HAVE WE GOT TO LOSE?

Optimism and bold ideas can drive meaningful transformation amid economic uncertainty. The success of companies like Wild demonstrate how creativity and sustainable innovation remain commercially viable and prove that new ideas can break through and shape the future.

CAN WE ACTUALLY DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY?

UX design affects internet emissions and climate change, making sustainable practices essential. Designers can create eco-friendly products without compromising usability by reducing media energy use, minimizing data consumption, optimizing user journeys, and promoting sustainable behavior.

HIGH-PRODUCTION SCREEN RECORDING

Capture your screen, share it instantly, and communicate like a pro.

SEE HOW YOUR LINKS LOOK ACROSS DIFFERENT PLATFORMS

MetaCheck ensures your website links display perfectly on social media and messaging apps. Analyze and preview your OG image, meta tags, favicon, and more.

CREATE UNIQUE, CUSTOM PIECES WITH AI

Arcade is an AI product creation platform where everything that can be dreamed of can be made.

DON'T JUST ADD AI ON TOP: RETHINKING MOBILE EMAIL UX FOR ALL WORKFLOWS

Current mobile email UIs waste screen space with AI popups and rely on user memory. Content-Driven Local Response (CDLR) integrates AI drafting into the reading process, enhancing engagement while reducing typing effort and errors.

“BY DESIGNERS, FOR DESIGNERS” – A NEW BREED OF AI TOOLS COMES IN PEACE

Exactly.ai and FLORA are reshaping AI's role in creative industries, prioritizing control and collaboration. Exactly.ai lets designers train AI on their portfolios, maintaining creative ownership and monetization. FLORA optimizes workflows instead of generating assets. Both challenge AI's threat to creativity, advocating AI as an enhancer rather than a replacement.

THE UX DESIGN PROCESS WHEEL

Misunderstandings about UX design processes can lead to inefficiency. Traditional models often fail to align with development needs. The UX Design Process Wheel solves this by structuring activities into three spokes: Find Out, Translate, and Create. This model ensures continuous progress, tight feedback loops, and strong cross-functional collaboration.