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Tech Roundup: PS2 Games in Browser, Faster AI Inference, and NetBSD

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This week's tech news roundup includes a variety of interesting projects and developments. One highlight is the ability to run PlayStation 2 games in a web browser using static recompilation to WebAssembly. Additionally, the open-source inference engine Magnitude is noted for its speed, reportedly being about 2.2 times faster than Ollama for decoding. The roundup also touches on NetBSD's status as an "AI-free" OS, a Wi-Fi 7 router repurposed as an SDR receiver, and an MCP server compatible with OpenWrt routers. AI

IMPACT Highlights include a faster open-source inference engine, suggesting ongoing improvements in local AI deployment.

RANK_REASON The item is a weekly tech news roundup, not a primary announcement of a new frontier model, significant industry event, or research paper.

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Tech Roundup: PS2 Games in Browser, Faster AI Inference, and NetBSD

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    48 links this week, from decompilation to local inference. 🧩 PS2 games in the browser through static recompilation to WebAssembly ⚡ Magnitude: open source infer

    48 links this week, from decompilation to local inference. 🧩 PS2 games in the browser through static recompilation to WebAssembly ⚡ Magnitude: open source inference engine, about 2.2x faster decode than Ollama 🐧 NetBSD as the AI-free FOSS OS, with record donations to match 📡 A Wi…

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