A blog post means it’s real:

An official* logo for HTML (from @sstephenson)

https://www.zachleat.com/web/html-logo/

A few years ago, I was involved in the development of custom select, back when it was called <selectlist>.

Now, it's just <select> and it comes with a bunch of CSS to make it do whatever you want, like this circular demo!

Can't wait for broader support.
https://web-platform-dx.github.io/web-features-explorer/features/customizable-select/

The Metaverse is dead. It fell on its head.

Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg’s Vision Fails
The division has lost over $77 billion since its inception in 2020.
https://futurism.com/future-society/meta-reality-vr-layoffs

I'm excited to release Just the Browser! It helps you remove AI features, sponsored content, shopping integrations, and other annoyances from desktop web browsers.

This project includes configuration files (group policies), a simple setup script, and guides for manual installation. It supports Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. Everything is open-source on GitHub.

https://justthebrowser.com

In honor of Meta's latest announcement, a thread on 175 years of 3D failure.

Let's first go all the way back to 1851 with the Brewster Stereoscope. No less a person than Queen Victoria was impressed, kicking off a fad that quickly sold over 250,000 units. Turns out it was not the future of photography.

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“Language does not lead to intelligence; intelligence leads to language.”

Animals plan, adapt, and solve problems without words, and human infants do the same long before speech appears. Language emerges as a way to compress, coordinate, and transmit existing understanding.

We should not expect AGI to emerge from language, but from intelligence that can use language; so far, there is little evidence of such intelligence.

#agi #genAI