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How Roomba invented the home robot — and lost the future

For many, iRobot's Roomba robot vacuum was their first experience with a home robot. When I got my Roomba in 2005, I felt like I was a step closer to my dream of living in a Jetsons-style home where a robot did my chores for me. It was expensive, around $300 for a small black […]

Apple TV adds Google Cast streaming, but only on Android

Now it will be easier for Android users to watch Apple TV content on their TV with the addition of Google Cast support. However, even after this update, Google Cast is only an option on the Android version of Apple TV, not the iOS version. Likewise, the Android version still doesn't support AirPlay. The addition […]

All Three Casino Proposals Hit Jackpot

New York State Gaming Commission Chair Brian O’Dwyer speaks after the board voted in Manhattan to approve three casino bids,

The New York State Gaming Commission on Monday dealt a winning hand to all three casino applicants vying for a lucrative commercial gaming license, unanimously giving Bally’s Bronx and Hard Rock Metropolitan Park and Resorts World in Queens the final approval needed to operate in New York City.  The Bally’s and Resorts World licenses will […]

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Sources: Disney's Sora deal is entirely in OpenAI stock rather than a cash licensing fee; Disney has the option to buy additional stock beyond the $1B stake (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Sources: Disney's Sora deal is entirely in OpenAI stock rather than a cash licensing fee; Disney has the option to buy additional stock beyond the $1B stake  —  OpenAI is getting access to Disney's kingdom without cutting a check.  —  The artificial intelligence company's recent deal …

Entity Inheritance Slowdowns

Fatbobman: Core Data/SwiftData does not create separate tables for each subclass. Instead, it merges data from the parent entity and all its child entities into a single table (usually named after the parent entity). […] The Wide Table Problem: If there are many types of child entities with distinct attributes, this table will end up […]