NETFLIX OPEN CONTENT

kept by eddie dec 31, 25

Netflix offers free, open-source 4K HDR test footage (Dolby Vision, Atmos) under CC license for R&D in codecs and display tech.

Blender 5.0 | Hacker News
Blender 5.0 introduces revamped HDR and wide-gamut color management, ACES 1.3/2.0 workflows, multi-scattering sky textures, and radial tiling nodes.
also on Blender, #open-source
The Next Frontier of Visual AI Is Code - by Yoko Li - a16z
Visual AI is shifting from generating pixel outputs to producing code artifacts (SVG, HTML/CSS, Blender scripts) that can be edited, iterated, and debugged in a closed-loop render-inspect-revise cycle.
also on Blender
Netflix Bets a New ‘Hot Ones’ Show Will Keep You Watching
Netflix ordered a spinoff of the YouTube series "Hot Ones" to air after live sports events, aiming to keep viewers on its platform by mimicking traditional broadcast post-game programming.
also on Netflix, #streaming
The Flat Curve Society
Steve Yegge argues AI intelligence growth will appear to plateau for most people due to government restrictions and human discernment limits, while actually continuing exponentially behind locked doors.
also on Netflix, #open-source
Inside Thinking Machines’ Interaction Models
Thinking Machines argues current turn-based AI voice systems have a scalability ceiling and proposes interaction models using time-aligned micro-turns and a two-model architecture for true real-time collaboration.
also on #streaming