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The Verge Tech

Coyote vs. Acme is even funnier because Warner Bros. Discovery tried to kill it

There's an argument to be made that people wouldn't be all that interested in Coyote vs. Acme if it weren't for the way David Zaslav tried to kill it. By trying to shelve the project, Warner Bros. Discovery only drew attention to its habit of disappearing nearly completed movies in order to cash in on tax write-offs. Coyote vs. Acme's generally positive reviews are on the money; it really is one of the best Looney Tunes movies in years. In theory, this suggests that the movie might do well at t

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The Verge Tech

Comcast is turning millions of its routers into motion detectors

Xfinity gateways XB7 and newer can now act as motion sensors in your home. | Image: Comcast Comcast is bringing Wi-Fi motion sensing to millions of routers that are already in customers' homes, turning the devices into activity monitors. A new update to the Xfinity Internet app, arriving today, August 18th, enables the feature on compatible Xfinity routers at no extra cost. Announced as part of its new Xfinity Shield service, WiFi Motion can monitor activity in your home and send you notifica

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DZone

Vector Database Indexing Explained: Why It Matters More Than the Embeddings Themselves

Most conversations about vector databases start and end with embeddings. Discussions typically center around how they're generated, which model produced them, how many dimensions they carry. Embeddings get all the attention, but they aren't what determines whether your AI search, RAG pipeline, or recommendation engine feels instant or painfully slow in production. That comes down to indexing.

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