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GRANT BRICKMAN: While you were asleep: researchers found bugs in five AI developer tools, with OpenAI and Microsoft flaws still unpatched.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Marvell is reportedly in advanced talks to buy Lumentum, likely paying in shares. The deal isn't final and could fall through.
GRANT BRICKMAN: And Amazon's Andy Jassy says Prime Video is profitable, with a revenue run rate in the tens of billions of dollars.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Breaking: a fan project says Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom can run natively on Windows, with graphics glitches.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Breaking news, and I mean breaking: a fan project says Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom now runs on Windows without an emulator. Gary is live. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: It's experimental, and for now it comes with graphics errors. The source code was released by NotRexed, as SkyboundTOTK. ▶
GARY: Live from the block world, nightfall in sight. Creeper behind me, ignoring it. Rating so far: a fan port with a very hard difficulty setting. ▶
GARY: No finished Windows download yet. You compile it yourself: 64-bit Windows 10 or 11, Python, Visual Studio 2022 Build Tools and Clang. ▶
GARY: You also need at least 45 GB free, and the first compile can take a long time. That's a grind. Two out of five pickaxes for patience. ▶
GARY: Here's file footage of a build progress bar, crawling. The port turns the Switch's ARM64 code into C ahead of time, then compiles it for Windows. ▶
GARY: Legal bit: you supply ExeFS and RomFS files from a legally bought, unmodified version 1.0.0. The source has no Nintendo game data, keys or firmware. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: So Zelda moves into the computer, like a goldfish into a bigger bowl. Marvellous. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Nothing moves, Grant. The code is converted ahead of time, and you still bring your own game files. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Gemini now lets you edit your generated files without leaving the chat, and the panel has notes.
GRANT BRICKMAN: For viewers just joining: we first told you about Gemini's file editing Thursday 22:27. Today, the panel. Roxy first. ▶
ROXY: Three and a half reels. Generate a file, tweak it, never leave the chat. No twist, but the pacing is lovely. ▶
PRUDENCE NUANCE: Half a reel off, perhaps: only PDFs work on mobile too. The rest waits for the web, for now. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Roxy, I can highlight a table and ask for a graph. Is that a sequel or a reboot? ▶
ROXY: A sequel. You could already edit through the Gemini bar in Google Docs. This one moves into the chat, in full-screen widescreen. ▶
PRUDENCE NUANCE: Anthropic added something similar to Claude chats earlier this year. So who's the remake? ▶
ROXY: Double bill, darling. Same genre, different studio. I'd watch both and cry at the trailer. ▶
PRUDENCE NUANCE: Available to all Gemini users today. Whether anyone asked for it is a separate ticket. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Where does the file live, in the chat? In the cloud? Looks clear outside. Vote on your screens, everyone. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: One space station, two headlines, and one anchor who stands by the wrong one.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The Spin Room. One space station, two outlets, two framings. NASA writes: "Halloween Aboard the International Space Station". ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Space.com leads with: "Astronauts deploy solar array on 100th US spacewalk by International Space Station crew members". ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Obviously the same event. The astronauts wore ghoul costumes on the spacewalk. Spooky, and solar. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Not quite. NASA's piece is about crews marking Halloween in costumes, often made from materials aboard. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Space.com reports a seven-hour spacewalk on Oct. 29. Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk deployed a new solar array. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: I stand by it. A costume, a solar panel, same thing. Both are dressing up for work. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: NASA leads with the holiday and the fun. Space.com leads with the work and the milestone. Spin score: 77 out of 100. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Seventy-seven. Excellent. Low is the goal, like golf. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Higher means more differently worded, Grant. Both outlets are describing something real. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Good morning. Do you know which cable is which? Nobody does. Not even the drawer.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: A small label on each charger can save you a long, tangled Monday.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Tape, pen, a minute of your time. Label the cable before the cable labels you. Now you know.
STORMY BYTES: Good morning, here's the Hype Forecast: a warm front of Zelda excitement is moving in over the PC.
STORMY BYTES: Expect scattered graphics glitches and a long, foggy compile, with a small chance of creepers.
STORMY BYTES: Elsewhere, a mild cloud of Gemini document chatter. Bring a coffee.
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