HackerNews Summary (2023-05-18 06AM)

Source: 7-Zip

Summary
7-Zip is a free and open-source file archiver with a high compression ratio supporting various formats. It provides strong AES-256 encryption, self-extracting capability, integration with Windows Shell, powerful file manager, and command-line versions, and localizations for 87 languages. It works with Windows versions from XP to 11.

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💾 7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio

💻 7-Zip works with Windows versions from XP to 11 and Linux/Posix

🔒 Provides strong AES-256 encryption and compression ratio of 2-10% better than most other zip-compatible programs

🌐 It supports packing and unpacking of various formats including 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, and WIM and unpacking of other formats such as ARJ, CAB, RAR, SQSH

👥 7-Zip does not require registration or payment

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Source: Legend of Zelda game sells 10 million copies in three days

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has sold more than 10 million copies in three days, becoming the fastest-selling Zelda game ever. It is the second-best-selling Zelda game, after Breath of the Wild, which sold almost 30 million units. The game has also become the biggest physical video game launch in the UK in 2023.

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🎮 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has sold over 10 million copies worldwide in just three days.

🏆 Breath of the Wild is the best-selling Zelda game, having sold almost 30 million units, while Tears of the Kingdom is the second-best-selling Zelda game.

🇬🇧 The game has become the biggest physical video game launch in the UK in 2023, selling 50% more copies than Hogwarts Legacy.

💰 Tears of the Kingdom has estimated gross sales of well over $600m, which is comparable to some of the biggest-ever game launches.

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Source: YouTube on TVs getting unskippable 30-second and pause screen ads

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YouTube will be adding unskippable 30-second ads for connected TVs and TVs that use YouTube Select. They are also introducing ads that appear when people pause a video. Neal Mohan, YouTube’s head, announced how Google AI will transform videos for creators and that Google AI will help advertisers market according to consumers’ speed.

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📺 YouTube will add unskippable 30-second ads for connected TVs and YouTube Select.

🛑 Ads will appear when people pause a video.

🏈 YouTube will offer new original programming like “Game Day All Access” and “NFL Creator of the Week” shorts series.

🤖 Google AI will transform the way creators make videos, from changing hair color to transporting a person from the desert to a forest with one click.

💼 Google AI helps businesses market at consumers’ speed, with video content and ad iteration.

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Source: USDC Issuer Circle Moves $8.7B to Repo Agreements to Protect Reserves From U.S. Government Default

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Circle is operating amid U.S. debt-ceiling discussions. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen noted early June as the critical deadline for the Treasury Department to run out of cash if the limit is not increased.

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💰 Circle is operating amid uncertainty around the US debt ceiling.

⏰ The US Treasury is projected to run out of cash by early June unless the debt limit is raised.

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Source: The AI takeover of Google Search starts now

Summary
Google is introducing “AI snapshot,” a feature that will use artificial intelligence to generate small summaries and links to research found all over the internet right in its search results page.

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🤖 “AI snapshot” generates small summaries using Google’s large language models.

📱 The new feature is built to work on mobile, with AI taking up the entire first page results.

🔑 AI also offers corroboration of sources, and gives links for further research on specific sentences.

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