When Donald Trump took office in January, volunteer archivists got to work, ensuring that government websites were backed up before the incoming administration had a chance to purge more than 110,000 government pages.As part of the administration's extremist anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion agenda, agencies were forced to take down any material related to anything from supporting transgender youth to mentions of women in leadership at NASA — a "digital book burning," according to Harvard University social epidemiologist Nancy Krieger.And now, the Trump administration is exacting revenge. The San Francisco Standard reports that Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency, which has spearheaded a highly destructive and ill-conceived gutting of government agency budgets, is now targeting federal grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Among them? One funding the Internet Archive, a nonprofit founded in 1996 with the aim of providing free access to digitized media, including websites, software, music, and print materials.The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine has proven invaluable to researchers, journalists, and archivists, allowing users to go back in time and see how websites looked in the past.According to the Standard, the nonprofit was halfway through an NEH grant of $345,000 when its funding was abruptly cut.It's an especially important initiative, considering the organization was busy archiving websites targeted by the Trump administration."This is really going to impact institutions that we take for granted," Internet Archive director of archiving and data services Jefferson Bailey told the Standard, "like our museums, our historical societies, our public libraries, our academic libraries — just a lot of people that keep information free and accessible and online."Fortunately, according to Bailey, the Internet Archive has other independent streams of funding that will keep it afloat for now.However, smaller nonprofits could suffer greatly as a result of DOGE's NEH cuts. Bay Area-based producer Marc Shaffer called it a "catastrophic development, if not a death blow" for filmmakers."NEH documentaries contribute significantly to American culture," he told the Standard. "They are national treasures deserving of far more support than they receive."While other sources of funding are keeping the Internet Archive afloat, the nonprofit has plenty of other fires to put out as well.Earlier this week, the Internet Archive launched a petition in light of a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels.However, since then, hundreds of musicians have come to speak out in support of the nonprofit.And it's not just musicians — the Internet Archive has grown to be an extremely important tool to ensure that the Trump administration is unable to simply erase the historical record."There's a groundswell of support for the Internet Archive because of the dramatic shift that's going on in parts of the government web infrastructure that you wouldn't imagine would change," Internet Archive founder and director Brewster Kahle told NPR last month. "People are coming and rallying behind us — by using it, by pointing at things, helping organize things, by submitting content to be archived — data sets that are under threat or have been taken down."Share This Article

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Ready or Not is coming to console and Epic Games Store later this year Rock ready. Image credit: Void Interactive News by Vikki Blake Contributor Published on April 19, 2025 Void Interactive's tactical FPS Ready or Not is coming to consoles later this year. Whilst the developer stopped short of confirming a firm release date - "summer" (Q3) is the closest we have right now - it did reveal the shooter would also be coming to Epic Games Store and the Microsoft Store, too. To celebrate, here's a brand new cinematic trailer that debuted at the Galaxies Showcase: Ready or Not – Console Reveal Trailer (PS5/Xbox Series X | S).Watch on YouTube Ready or Not sees you visit Los Sueños, where a surge of crime across the greater Los Sueños metropolitan area has severely depleted resources, threatening to "overwhelm the department's ability to maintain order". In response to the growing threats facing residents, LSPD is mobilising its SWAT teams to respond to high-threat scenarios, including active bomb threats, barricaded suspects, and high-risk hostage situations. Ready or Not features "immersive tactical gameplay, full flexibility of approach, and authentic equipment that SWAT teams utilise in the field". You can expect 20 single-player or online co-op missions to play with up to four pals, as well as two new missions as part of the Stories from Los Sueños free DLC update. You'll also get two DLCs that introduce six additional levels, and, in Dark Waters DLC, the UH-60 support helicopter. There are also "dozens of options to customise a player’s entire SWAT team" including armour, weapons, and apparel. PC players will have access to the new missions in a free update day-and-date with console launch. Pre-orderers will also secure the M32A1 grenade launcher, MK-V pistol, 590M shotgun, with players who already have the game on PC also getting the freebies. The game will cost £45 ($50 / €50) whether you buy the base game or the Day One Edition, which includes the pre-order items. There's also a £60 ($70 / €70) Deluxe Edition that includes the base game with three DLC packs - Home Invasion, Dark Waters, and an unannounced one - plus the pre-order goodies also bundled in. Void Interactive lost the publisher for Ready or Not days after comments suggested it would include a school shooting mission. The game was released in early access on 17th December, but in a statement on Twitter shortly afterwards, Void Interactive said it had parted ways with publisher Team17. Though no reasons were given at the time, the change came shortly after a developer responded to a Reddit post about including a school shooting with the statement: "You better believe it's gonna". Ready or Not was briefly taken offline in 2022 following a trademark dispute.

The apartment’s furnishings have also been thought out down to the smallest detail. There are handcrafted chairs from the Greek island of Skyros, plaster works from Florence, and vintage pieces, such as Eames chairs from Vitra and Audiorama 4000 spherical speakers from Grundig. Other design icons include a sofa from Roche Bobois and the Arc coffee table from Wendelbo.The bathroom features a waxed concrete sink and painting by an unknown Beaux-Arts artist from Paris. A green marble shower and sink base continues the stone thematic into all rooms of the house. The soap is by Frama. The space is complemented by several works of art, including a lithograph by the Greek artist Alekos Fassianos, while the painting in the bathroom was created by an unknown artist from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In the area that was previously used to store the owner’s costumes from her stage performances, there’s now a bathtub made of green Rajasthani marble, which was at the top of the client’s wish list. It’s elegant design matches the owner’s theatrical and refined personality.To make the apartment feel larger, it was essential to create different common areas and different perspectives within the space while also integrating plenty of storage into the design. “The solution was to move the kitchen and to use the same materials throughout the apartment which would have the effect of making it feel larger and more functional. That is why, for example, we used green marble in all the areas of the home,” Alexopoulos concludes.The green marble used to colordrench the bathtub is from Rajasthan. “My advice,” Alexopoulos shares, “is to choose materials that age well and add character to a space as well as to make it efficient by using custom designed furniture. Create focal points that structure the floorplan and make sure there are multiple seating areas, to offer different perspectives and places with different energies. Finally, being consistent when it comes to materials and colors will allow you to make the home appear larger than it is.”A detail of the bedroom shows off another plaster bust. A detail of the bathroom highlights a small painting. This 538-square-foot apartment was originally published in AD Italy.

Eclectic houses of the late 19th and early 20th centuries are my favorite as they showcase how architects of the time blend features and break the strict mold of academic styles. This example is found in the Cottage Farm neighborhood of Brookline and dates to 1905. Designed by relatively unknown architect, Alfred Lyman Darrow, who studied at MIT, before opening his own practice. The house was first owned by Hugh G. Brown, who founded the Brown’s News Company and the Hotel & Railroad News Company. The house exhibits half-timbering in the gable ends and decorative corbelled chimneys that derive from the Tudor Revival; the front porch parapet appears to derive from the Spanish Mission style; along with stucco siding and unique windows typical of the Arts and Crafts movement.

Recommended By Fox News Staff Fox News Published April 19, 2025 8:00am EDT close Can this $70,000 robot transform AI research Reachy 2 is touted as a "lab partner for the AI era." Welcome to Fox News’ Artificial Intelligence newsletter with the latest AI technology advancements.IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- 'Terminator' director James Cameron flip-flops on AI, says Hollywood is 'looking at it all wrong'- Nvidia announces plans to make AI supercomputers in US for first time- 4-legged hydrogen-powered robot you can actually ride Director James Cameron attends the "Avatar: The Way Of Water" World Premiere at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in 2022 in London, England.  (Karwai Tang/WireImage)'I'LL BE BACK': James Cameron’s stance on artificial intelligence has evolved over the past few years, and he feels Hollywood needs to embrace it in a few different ways.MADE IN AMERICA: Nvidia on Monday announced plans to manufacture its artificial intelligence supercomputers entirely in the U.S. for the first time.RIDEABLE 4-LEGGED ROOT: Kawasaki Heavy Industries has introduced something that feels straight out of a video game: CORLEO, a hydrogen-powered, four-legged robot prototype designed to be ridden by humans. Unveiled at the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, this futuristic machine is built to handle rugged terrain with ease, combining cutting-edge robotics and sustainable energy. Reachy 2 Humanoid robot is pictured. (Hugging Face)AI LAB PARTNER: The folks at Hugging Face, the open-source artificial intelligence gurus, just jumped into the world of robotics by acquiring Pollen Robotics. And right out of the gate, they are offering the Reachy 2, a super-interesting humanoid robot designed as a "lab partner for the AI era."AI MIND READER: Researchers in California have achieved a significant breakthrough with an AI-powered system that restores natural speech to paralyzed individuals in real time, using their own voices, specifically demonstrated in a clinical trial participant who is severely paralyzed and cannot speak. ROBOT MILKS COWS: In a dairy barn managed by robots, cows can choose to be milked whenever they like, which is often more frequent than the twice-a-day schedule in traditional farms. This increased frequency is more comfortable for the cows and can lead to roughly a 10% increase in milk production. Astronaut milking robot in a photo. (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson)FOLLOW FOX NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIASIGN UP FOR OUR OTHER NEWSLETTERSDOWNLOAD OUR APPSWATCH FOX NEWS ONLINEFox News GoSTREAM FOX NATIONFox NationStay up to date on the latest AI technology advancements and learn about the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for the future with Fox News here. This article was written by Fox News staff.

Just_Super/Getty ImagesAn app that generates a custom to-do list is entirely different from an app for playing a first-person shooter. An app that lets you order a personal taxi or book a hotel room is vastly different from an app that lets you design 3D objects. Many apps are much more than just a pretty interface. Take, for example, Instacart. Sure, the app has a database of products to choose from, an e-commerce component for managing purchases and billing, and a messaging interface between customers and shoppers. Also: The best AI for coding in 2025 (and what not to use - including DeepSeek R1)But it also has a vast infrastructure of deals with food outlets that allow it to keep inventory updated and deals that allow its shoppers to roam those outlets' aisles. It has mapping and route optimization capabilities for managing the shoppers and optimizing their experience. Writing code is not only complex, it's multi-disciplinary. At least it is for fairly big projects. The Apple visionWhich gives you some context for today's topic: Vibe coding apps with Siri.The fine folks at 9to5Mac recently ran an article, "Apple wanted people to vibe code Vision Pro apps with Siri." The idea came from a report describing how "Apple hopes that even people who don't know computer code could tell the headset, via the Siri voice assistant, to build an AR app that could then be made available via Apple's App Store for others to download." Apparently, Apple execs discussed such a feature, but it has not yet been implemented. On one hand, the idea seems ludicrous. How many times has Siri screwed up merely transcribing a text message to a friend? To assume Siri can do something as complex and powerful as creating an app would assume Siri is not the fairly simplistic AI we all know and love. Also: How I used this AI tool to build an app with just one prompt - and you can tooBut let's assume Apple Intelligence can eventually rise above the crushing disappointment it's been, and that Siri eventually has AI skills on a par with ChatGPT or Google Gemini. Then we've got a starting point. I've repeatedly shown that AIs can code. In my recent tests, ChatGPT and Gemini Pro 2.5 hit bases-loaded home runs. It's not unrealistic, then, to think that Apple will (some day soon?) have a Siri that works at least at the level of its competitors.What would it take for Apple to be able to vibe code --  aka, AI code -- apps with Siri? We must discuss three major factors: technology, Apple's relationship to coding, and managed expectations. The technology is hereThere's some precedent for the idea that you could describe an app in a sentence, and an AI could write it. Last week, I showcased how GitHub Spark could build a code analysis tool out of a single sentence. Yes, the interface was ugly, and yes, I tried somewhat fruitlessly to refine it, but the fact was, an AI did build a working app from a single sentence description. Shortly after ChatGPT hit the big time, I asked it to create a full WordPress plugin, including the user interface, and it did. The plugin was fairly simple, and it took more than one sentence, but ChatGPT amazed me then with its ability to get the job done. So, while it might take some time to get it right, the technology is there to do the job. Apple's history with empowering citizen developersApple has a long history of empowering developers, but also misunderstanding what development entails. I know. I was there. The Apple II was the original consumer computer hit, not just because of its friendly shell, but because Apple included a programming language, BASIC, accessible to new users. When Apple introduced the Mac, it also introduced a vast library of books that included interface guidelines and coding guidelines so third-party developers could make Mac apps that looked like Mac apps. Apple introduced each of these products with the awareness that developers, developers, developers would drive hardware acceptance. After all, it's what you can do with the machines that makes them worthwhile, right? Also: Brace yourself: The era of 'citizen developers' creating apps is here, thanks to AIApple's first major low-code product was the revolutionary HyperCard, a tool that let you draw a user interface and connect the modules with minimal code. (I know, because I started the first company that built tools for HyperCard developers and ran a HyperCard project for Apple.)But there was a big disconnect within Apple. I remember sitting in the office of HyperCard's product manager at Apple and hearing him tell me that nobody wants to make custom applications. Apple users don't want custom, he told me. Yet, every day, I talked to school teachers, sports coaches, doctors, tradespeople, small business owners, and even the occasional big-budget movie director and sitcom star, all of whom most definitely wanted to build their own apps to help them get their jobs done. Also: The most popular programming languages (and what that even means)Other low-code tools Apple has introduced include Automator, Shortcuts, Playgrounds (as part of Swift), and the Xcode Interface Builder. Apple even toyed with AR creation tools like Reality Composer, introduced in 2019, which allowed developers to do drag-and-drop 3D asset placement, animations, and basic interactions without writing code. I think of these tools as resources that empower citizen developers. These people are not necessarily developers first, but are willing to learn whatever skills they need to get the job done. While not everyone wants to build an app, and there are a bunch of people who want to develop apps just because they think they can strike it rich, there are also a surprisingly large and varied group of people who want to build apps because they just want to make their computers do specialized tasks on their behalf. Managing expectationsThis brings us to the crux of all AI coding for the masses. The naïve newbie wants to be able to utter a single line command and suddenly be at the helm of the next billion-dollar Uber. That's never going to be possible, but it's entirely likely that AI coding tools can help Uber developers maintain and improve their code. It is possible for AI tools to vibe code an app. We saw it with the GitHub Spark and WordPress plugin examples. It's also possible to create drag-and-drop interfaces for interactive experiences. Reality Composer helped folks do that as far back as six years ago. The real question is: What kind of app can an AI build for you? How much work are you willing to put in? How well does the AI handle iteration and stepwise improvement? Also: This AR headset is changing how surgeons see inside their patientsSo far, AIs are terrible at incrementally improving their work. They function far better when they're asked to recreate something entirely, but with a few new elements. This makes it particularly difficult to get an AI to make incremental changes without something fundamental also randomly changing between iterations. Some projects are not practical regarding the sort of your-wish-is-my-command coding that vibe coding seems to imply. For example, while it may well be possible for non-coders or low-coders to build AR and VR environments, it takes a team of very experienced engineers to build an AR experience that allows spinal surgeons to confidently cut open and repair patients' spines. As we consider vibe coding to create apps, it's important to realize that such tools work well for certain applications (forms-based apps in particular) and not so well for other kinds of applications, particularly the big and complex titles that drive billion-dollar businesses. Painting the vistaIn marketing, the term "paint the vista" refers to the practice of presenting a marketing message so vivid that it creates a mental image, thereby capturing both the essence of what you're trying to sell and the imagination of your prospects. Often, the practice exaggerates the actual experience of using the product, but it resonates with prospects and helps boost sales. So, is it silly to expect people to be able to vibe code Vision Pro apps with Siri? That's some serious vista painting there, I'll tell you. First, Vision Pro sales are struggling. For those who need the device, it would be better if they could build their own applications, because the device hasn't sold enough to justify the development effort of a more commercial coding shop. Also: Apple Vision Pro's killer feature is finally hereSecond, Siri still needs a lot of work before most of us trust it to send a text properly. But is low-code, AI-supported, vibe coding-ish application development for AR and VR experiences part of a possible future? Heck yeah! None of that is impossible. The technology is already here (just not in Apple Intelligence). The rest is a matter of stepwise improvement, figuring out what works and needs help, and then waiting for that to be implemented. Bottom lineJust keep your expectations in check. Get to know the tools, what they work well for, and where they run into a wall. While I doubt that Apple would approve a ton of amateur-coded VR and AR apps for the App Store, undoubtedly, there will be some great work by folks who don't code for a living, and we may get to see some amazing works. Also: My favorite XR glasses for productivity and traveling got 3 major upgradesBottom line: AI vibe coding a Vision Pro AI app with Siri is not an unrealistic expectation. But it does need some work before we get there, and you need to keep expectations under control.What do you think? Could you see yourself building an app just by describing it to Siri? Have you tried any low-code or no-code tools like HyperCard, Shortcuts, or Reality Composer? Do you think Apple is on the right track with this vision, or are we just painting the vista a bit too vividly? Let us know in the comments below. You can follow my day-to-day project updates on social media. Be sure to subscribe to my weekly update newsletter, and follow me on Twitter/X at @DavidGewirtz, on Facebook at Facebook.com/DavidGewirtz, on Instagram at Instagram.com/DavidGewirtz, on Bluesky at @DavidGewirtz.com, and on YouTube at YouTube.com/DavidGewirtzTV.Get the biggest stories in tech every Friday with ZDNET's Week in Review newsletter.Featured

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Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for! A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test your crossword skills daily in a lot less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). While The Mini is smaller and simpler than a normal crossword, it isn’t always easy. Tripping up on one clue can be the difference between a personal best completion time and an embarrassing solve attempt. Recommended Videos Just like our Wordle hints and Connections hints, we’re here to help with The Mini today if you’re stuck and need a little help. Related Below are the answers for the NYT Mini crossword today. New York Times Across Subject of a song that ends “Next time won’t you sing with me?” – ABCS Play at a loud volume – BLARE Totally convinced of – SOLDON It wrote this clue: “Virtual assistant with the gift of gab (4, 3). Let me know if you’d like any tweaks!” – CHATGPT Mascara targets – LASHES Place to make a lifelong promise – ALTAR Best coast for sunsets – WEST Down The whole package, so to speak – ALLTHAT Honey ___, animal that “don’t care” in a meme – BADGER Makes smaller, as a photo – CROPS Like emails you can’t take back – SENT Acts like a braggart – BOASTS Rock that easily fractures – SHALE Grabber of stuffed animals in an arcade – CLAW Editors’ Recommendations

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