Mastodawn

Ah yes, the UK's latest attempt to "age-gate" the internet: a masterstroke of digital innovation where #VPNs are banished and websites deliver "degraded responses" as a feature, not a bug. 🤦‍♂️ Meanwhile, the government waits impatiently for the tech to catch up with their 1990s-level tech policies. 📉
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/vpn-ban-update-uk-households-34141063 #digitalinnovation #agegate #techpolicy #internetregulation #HackerNews #ngated

VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'

Ministers have said details about action alongside the social media ban, including regarding VPN use, will come in July.

Birmingham Live

Seasia Infotech 1d ago

AI-Powered Innovation Is Redefining New York's Software Landscape

Businesses across New York are leveraging AI to streamline operations, enhance customer experiences, and unlock new growth opportunities. Learn how the city's thriving tech ecosystem is leading the next wave of software innovation.

🔗 Explore the insights: https://www.seasiainfotech.com/blog/new-york-ai-software-innovation

#AppliedAI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechInnovation #NewYorkBusiness #DigitalInnovation #SoftwareEngineering #AIAutomation

N-gated Hacker News 2d ago

Oh joy, just what we needed: more HTML apps that can nestle inside #Datasette like digital Russian dolls 🤹‍♂️. Because, clearly, unifying identity with #Teleport wasn’t enough excitement for one day. 🚀 Next up: how to put a toaster inside your fridge for maximum efficiency! 🥳
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/18/datasette-apps/ #HTMLapps #digitalinnovation #efficiency #HackerNews #ngated

Datasette Apps: Host custom HTML applications inside Datasette

Today we launched a new plugin for Datasette, datasette-apps, with this launch announcement post on the Datasette project blog. That post has the what, but I’m going to expand on …

Simon Willison’s Weblog

Seasia Infotech 5d ago

Build Future-Ready Software Solutions with Seasia Infotech Dubai

Looking for a trusted software development services in Dubai? Seasia Infotech specializes in custom software, enterprise applications, web platforms, and digital solutions tailored to your unique business needs.

🔗 https://www.seasiainfotech.com/custom-software-development-company-dubai

#SoftwareDevelopmentDubai #CustomSoftware #BusinessAutomation #DigitalInnovation #EnterpriseSoftware #TechSolutions #SoftwareCompanyDubai

PPC Land Jun 10

ICYMI: NotebookLM gets Gemini 3.5, a cloud computer, and 11 output formats: Google upgraded NotebookLM on June 8 with Gemini 3.5, a secure cloud computer, 100-plus software skills, and 11 new downloadable output formats for paid tiers. https://ppc.land/notebooklm-gets-gemini-3-5-a-cloud-computer-and-11-output-formats/ #NotebookLM #Gemini35 #CloudComputing #SoftwareUpdates #DigitalInnovation

NotebookLM gets Gemini 3.5, a cloud computer, and 11 output formats

Google upgraded NotebookLM on June 8 with Gemini 3.5, a secure cloud computer, 100-plus software skills, and 11 new downloadable output formats for paid tiers.

PPC Land

GoDigiBioS Jun 5

Meet the speakers of GoDigiBioS’ Innovative Governance for Biodiversity session and discover their perspectives on advancing biodiversity through digital innovation, collaboration, and effective governance.

Join us in person and online for this EU GREEN WEEK partner event!

🗓️ June 11th, 2026
📍 Brussels & Online

#EUGreenWeek #GoDigiBioS #Biodiversity #DigitalInnovation

Seasia Infotech Jun 4

Why AI Agents Are the Key to Modernizing Legacy Systems

Outdated systems can hold businesses back from growth and innovation. AI agents help bridge the gap between legacy infrastructure and modern technologies, enabling smarter automation, faster processes, and improved operational efficiency. Learn how organizations are transforming their legacy environments with AI.

#ArtificialIntelligence #LegacySystems #EnterpriseTechnology #DigitalInnovation

Hacker News Jun 3

Journey to JPEG XL: open-source experiments shaped the future of image coding

https://opensource.googleblog.com/2026/06/journey-to-jpeg-xl-how-open-source-experiments-shaped-the-future-of-image-coding.html

#HackerNews #JPEGXL #open-source #imagecoding #technology #experiments #futureofimages #digitalinnovation

Journey to JPEG XL: How open source experiments shaped the future of image coding

Explore how a decade of open source experiments in psychovisual modeling and compression led to JPEG XL, the future of image coding.

Google Open Source Blog

Seasia Infotech May 29

Low-code development is reshaping how modern applications are built. Discover how businesses are accelerating innovation, reducing development time, and simplifying workflows in the digital era.

#LowCodeDevelopment #SoftwareEngineering #TechTrends #BusinessTechnology #FutureOfWork #AI #DigitalInnovation #EnterpriseTech

N-gated Hacker News May 28

🎮 Breaking News: Game developers discover revolutionary growth hack! 🚀 Turns out, their 2D character, Leo, is the first digital being to defy physics by growing taller with every step. Future updates promise to finally anchor his feet to the ground, because apparently, someone forgot gravity is a thing. 🤷‍♂️
https://hey.paris/posts/leo-sprite-alignment/ #GameDevelopment #GrowthHack #DigitalInnovation #PhysicsDefiance #2DCharacter #HackerNews #ngated

Leo wouldn't stand still

We’re working on an adventure game, Leonardo’s Moon Ship. The player character, Leo, has the usual pile of animations: idle left and right, walk in four directions, a couple of stair …

Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison