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Maker compresses a 2.9MB song by 1000x and prints it on paper as eight QR codes — 21KB song is two minutes long, requires a neural network for playback

A maker known as Makestreme has printed an entire two-minute song onto a sheet of paper, publishing the full build and source code on Hackster. io. The trick is Meta's EnCodec neural audio codec, which crunched a 2.

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Newatlas ·2 days ago

Folding kitchen fits in an SUV, feeds up to eight people

BBQ is arguably best enjoyed outside, but cooking outdoors comes with quite a bit of planning. Not to mention that most barbecues are not really portable.

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Pcgamer ·4 days ago

Lego shut down a Bionicle fangame 8 years in the making—1 year later, its developers are back with something legally distinct and arguably cooler

It's always heartbreaking when fan projects get axed—but one sorrow from last year was Bionicle: Masks of Power, which was shut down by Lego after it had peacefully co-existed with it for eight whole years.

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TechRadar ·15 days ago

Disney doesn’t just grow topiaries — it engineers them. Inside the eight-month process behind EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival

"It takes close to eight months to produce the topiaries," explained Debbie Mola Mickler, area manager at Disney's Horticulture — for installations that were on display for just a few weeks.

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TechRadar ·21 days ago

US launches robotic satellite mechanic with dual-use technology

Northrop Grumman's MRV launched with two satellite-servicing robotic armsMission Extension Pods can stretch a satellite's working life by eight yearsThe spacecraft can inspect, refuel, tow, and relocate active orbital…

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Ign ·26 days ago

'Not Just an Action Spectacle' — Eight-Episode Robocop Reboot Series Coming to Prime Video

An eight-episode Robocop series is coming to Prime Video, with The Conjuring creator James Wan set to executive produce. The project has been in development since Amazon acquired MGM back in 2022.

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TechRadar ·27 days ago

NATO expands space ambitions for faster launches and wider surveillance

NATO wants eight allies to share satellite power without surrendering national controlHALO aims to connect military satellites for faster communications and missile trackingNATO says isolated satellite fleets remain…

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Carscoops ·last mo.

Automakers Keep Adding Colors, Yet Eight In Ten New Cars Are Grayscale | Carscoops

- 80. 4% of 2025 vehicles had a grayscale color such as white, black, silver or gray. - The only ‘fun’ color to crack into the top five was blue with a 9.