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Events in La Spezia, Massa-Carrara and Versilia

Food festivals, concerts, theatre, exhibitions, hiking, markets and vintage cars between the Cinque Terre, the Gulf of Poets, Lunigiana, the Apuan Alps and Versilia. Gathered every day from dozens of local sources.
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EventiPerTe.eu: events in La Spezia, Massa-Carrara and Versilia, what's on today and this weekend
What to do today and this weekend in La Spezia, the Cinque Terre, Lunigiana, Massa, Carrara and Versilia: 345 upcoming events including food festivals…
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October 14, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Today on GitHub: Huly, MiniCPM-V, storytold/artcraft and Engram stand out — project management, on-device models, creative engines and agent memory. Here's the full digest.
GitHub Digest — October 14, 2026
Today on GitHub: Huly, MiniCPM-V, storytold/artcraft and Engram stand out — project management, on-device models, creative engines and agent memory. Here's the full digest.
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October 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
A microcontroller inside the frame can track gaze at 140 Hz without a main processor. Viewpointsystem says glasses battery life could rise up to 15 times. A claim to verify, but the direction is clear.

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Viewpointsystem Runs Eye Tracking on a Glasses Microcontroller
A microcontroller inside the frame can track gaze at 140 Hz without a main processor. Viewpointsystem says glasses battery life could rise up to 15 times. A claim to verify, but the direction is clear
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October 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Apple revealed HomeView's faces: shared family photos, animations that react to people nearby and up to nine live camera feeds. It costs $299 and arrives November 13, but only in the U.S. for now.
HomeView gets a Snoopy face and family photos on screen
Apple revealed HomeView's faces: shared family photos, animations that react to people nearby and up to nine live camera feeds. It costs $299 and arrives November 13, but only in the U.S. for now.
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October 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
OpenAI retires GPT-4o and GPT-4.1 from its API on January 14, 2027. Developers have three months to move to GPT-6 Luna, roughly twenty-five times cheaper on input. The notice is shorter than the six months its own policy aims for.
OpenAI retires GPT-4o from its API, pushing developers toward cheaper Luna
OpenAI retires GPT-4o and GPT-4.1 from its API on January 14, 2027. Developers have three months to move to GPT-6 Luna, roughly twenty-five times cheaper on input. The notice is shorter than the six m
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October 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Anthropic's co-founder moves his forecast for AI that improves itself to 2027. The reason is a benchmark: Claude Opus 5.5 beats 24 human experts on research taste, at a thirtieth of the cost. A claim worth watching closely.
Jack Clark sees AI improving itself by 2027
Anthropic's co-founder moves his forecast for AI that improves itself to 2027. The reason is a benchmark: Claude Opus 5.5 beats 24 human experts on research taste, at a thirtieth of the cost. A claim
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October 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Elon Musk's Terafab will get ASML's first EUV scanner in 2027, but it will sit idle for months while the fab is finished. A delay that matters less than it seems for a company that will mostly make chips for itself.
Terafab's first EUV scanner arrives in 2027 and will sit idle for months
Elon Musk's Terafab will get ASML's first EUV scanner in 2027, but it will sit idle for months while the fab is finished. A delay that matters less than it seems for a company that will mostly make ch
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October 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Without EUV machines, Huawei is betting on stacking chips with LogicFolding. Early tests on the 2027 Kirin reportedly met internal targets. Now mass production and cost matter most.
Huawei sidesteps EUV with LogicFolding; early 2027 Kirin tests hit targets
Without EUV machines, Huawei is betting on stacking chips with LogicFolding. Early tests on the 2027 Kirin reportedly met internal targets. Now mass production and cost matter most.
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October 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Intel wants to build chips twelve times the reticle limit, linking chiplets with small silicon bridges. EMIB-T is expected in production in 2027. Packaging has become the battleground for AI.
Intel bets on EMIB and Foveros to build chips ten times larger
Intel wants to build chips twelve times the reticle limit, linking chiplets with small silicon bridges. EMIB-T is expected in production in 2027. Packaging has become the battleground for AI.
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October 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
DJI Dock 4 swaps the drone battery in 25 seconds instead of 30 minutes of charging. A hangar built for emergency response, inspections and night surveillance.
DJI Dock 4 swaps drone batteries in 25 seconds
DJI Dock 4 swaps the drone battery in 25 seconds instead of 30 minutes of charging. A hangar built for emergency response, inspections and night surveillance.
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October 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
KDE turns 30 and marks it with Plasma 6.8. More Wayland work, terminal control for monitors and better graphics memory use. A gift for daily Linux users, and a date to remember.
KDE Plasma 6.8 arrives on the project's 30th birthday
KDE turns 30 and marks it with Plasma 6.8. More Wayland work, terminal control for monitors and better graphics memory use. A gift for daily Linux users, and a date to remember.
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October 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Bigme's 13.3-inch B13 Pro doubles e-ink refresh to 60 Hz. Pre-orders at $569, but no shipping date yet.
Bigme B13 Pro: 13-inch color e-ink monitor reaches 60 Hz
Bigme's 13.3-inch B13 Pro doubles e-ink refresh to 60 Hz. Pre-orders at $569, but no shipping date yet.
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October 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
A 27-inch monitor that switches refresh rate with a button: up to 920 Hz at Full HD. Asus is betting on esports, but reaching those numbers needs a PC and graphics card to match.
Asus ROG Strix XG27ACNS offers three modes up to 920 Hz
A 27-inch monitor that switches refresh rate with a button: up to 920 Hz at Full HD. Asus is betting on esports, but reaching those numbers needs a PC and graphics card to match.
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October 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
WhatsApp now lets you invite anyone to a call with a simple link. No account, no cost, up to 32 people. A direct challenge to FaceTime on its home turf.
WhatsApp now lets anyone join calls without an account
WhatsApp now lets you invite anyone to a call with a simple link. No account, no cost, up to 32 people. A direct challenge to FaceTime on its home turf.
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October 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Japan launches MMX on 19 October: the probe will head to Phobos, Mars's moon, to collect a sample and return it to Earth in 2031. It would be a first.
Japan launches MMX to bring back the first sample from Phobos
Japan launches MMX on 19 October: the probe will head to Phobos, Mars's moon, to collect a sample and return it to Earth in 2031. It would be a first.
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October 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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October 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Anthropic has dropped Git. Its daily code merges climbed from 2,500 to 30,000 in four months, and traditional systems could not keep pace. The bottleneck is now managing code, not writing it.
Anthropic replaces Git with Scion after 30,000 merges a day
Anthropic has dropped Git. Its daily code merges climbed from 2,500 to 30,000 in four months, and traditional systems could not keep pace. The bottleneck is now managing code, not writing it.
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October 14, 2026 at 12:42 PM
A new report shows open-weight AI models lose their safety filters in under three days. Of 134 models tested, 81 failed the anti-terrorism benchmark.
AI models without filters: 81 of 134 fail the anti-terror test
A new report shows open-weight AI models lose their safety filters in under three days. Of 134 models tested, 81 failed the anti-terrorism benchmark.
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October 14, 2026 at 12:42 PM
An AI model that runs on your phone and warns about scams without reading your messages in the cloud. Google DeepMind and Singapore's government are building it for Android. Conversational scams are now the costliest form of fraud in the country.
An AI model on your phone to stop scams before money is sent
An AI model that runs on your phone and warns about scams without reading your messages in the cloud. Google DeepMind and Singapore's government are building it for Android. Conversational scams are n
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October 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Over 300 scientists from 32 countries want AI systems capable of cyberattacks tested in environments cut off from the internet. After the Hugging Face breach, they also call for an international body to log and publish AI security failures.
Over 300 scientists call for tighter AI cyber controls
Over 300 scientists from 32 countries want AI systems capable of cyberattacks tested in environments cut off from the internet. After the Hugging Face breach, they also call for an international body
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October 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Microsoft may be preparing an AI assistant for Edge that fixes browser problems. The «Fix an issue» feature is already visible in the test version but not yet working. Microsoft says data is collected only with user consent.
Edge may soon get an AI assistant to fix browser problems
Microsoft may be preparing an AI assistant for Edge that fixes browser problems. The «Fix an issue» feature is already visible in the test version but not yet working. Microsoft says data is collected
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October 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Apple's new HomeView smart home hub will not reach the European Union. The reason is that Siri AI is unavailable on iOS in the region, and Apple's whole home lineup is built around that assistant.
HomeView won't reach the EU because Siri AI is blocked on iPhone
Apple's new HomeView smart home hub will not reach the European Union. The reason is that Siri AI is unavailable on iOS in the region, and Apple's whole home lineup is built around that assistant.
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October 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
A fixed wireless module reaches 10 Gbps thanks to the new upper 6 GHz band. Fibocom unveils it with the MediaTek T930 chip, while a commercial network is already live in the Middle East.
Fibocom brings upper 6 GHz band to 5G-A modules for wireless home broadband
A fixed wireless module reaches 10 Gbps thanks to the new upper 6 GHz band. Fibocom unveils it with the MediaTek T930 chip, while a commercial network is already live in the Middle East.
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October 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
A Commodore 64 talking to your phone: the SID sound chip sings again over USB thanks to an open source board. The project is entered in the Retrocomputing Challenge 2026.
USBSID-Pico brings Commodore 64 SID chips to USB via RP2040
A Commodore 64 talking to your phone: the SID sound chip sings again over USB thanks to an open source board. The project is entered in the Retrocomputing Challenge 2026.
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October 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Poco launches the X8 Pro series: the Pro Max has an 8,500 mAh battery and a flagship chip, the Pro stays compact with a 6.59-inch screen. The real test will be real-world battery life.
Poco X8 Pro Max with 8,500 mAh battery and Dimensity 9500s chip
Poco launches the X8 Pro series: the Pro Max has an 8,500 mAh battery and a flagship chip, the Pro stays compact with a 6.59-inch screen. The real test will be real-world battery life.
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October 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM