👁️ Gemini 3 Pro: The Cutting Edge of Vision AI
Gemini 3 Pro demonstrates how multimodal AI is evolving from recognition to true interpretation—a shift poised to redefine OCR, data extraction, and digital preservation.
Google’s Gemini 3 Pro represents a major leap in visual AI, mastering complex document understanding that merges text, images, equations, and layout reasoning. It can parse and reconstruct visual data into structured formats like HTML or LaTeX through a process known as ‘derendering.’
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📉 Influential Study on Glyphosate Safety Retracted After 25 Years
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💊 Why a $20 European Drug Costs $800 in the U.S.
This article exposes the systemic flaws of American pharmaceutical economics—where regulation and marketing strategy often outweigh medical innovation in determining drug costs.
Miebo, an eye drop by Bausch & Lomb, sells for about $800 per month in the U.S., while its European counterpart, EvoTears, is available over-the-counter for just $20. The difference stems from regulatory choices that classify the U.S. version as a prescription drug, enabling higher profit margins through patent and market protections.
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🧩 When Square Pixels Aren’t Actually Square
A highly practical read that bridges the gap between video encoding theory and browser rendering—essential for multimedia and web performance enthusiasts.
Alex Chan dives into the technical reasons behind distorted digital video playback, focusing on pixel aspect ratio mismatches. Through practical examples and ffprobe analysis, he demonstrates how stored and displayed resolutions differ and offers Python code to compute the correct display aspect ratio.
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🦀 Rust’s Gradual Arrival in CPython
The discussion mirrors a larger industry trend—legacy ecosystems like Python cautiously embracing Rust for modern safety and efficiency while preserving their inclusive, cross-platform nature.
Python core developers have proposed progressively introducing Rust into CPython through optional extensions to enhance safety and performance. While the move has broad support, concerns remain over complexity and ecosystem stability. Plans to make Rust mandatory have been postponed indefinitely, with ongoing community debate.
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