Tom's Hardware on MSN

Microsoft debuts DirectStorage 1.4 at GDC 2026, with Zstandard compression and GACL

DirectStorage 1.4 brings along key upgrades to the API, including support for Zstandard compression as well as CreatorID for ...

Texture pop-in may be about to pop-out of existence thanks to even faster asset streaming ushered in by new Zstandard support in DirectStorage

According to Microsoft's own benchmarks, GDeflate is still the way to go for developers wanting to let the GPU handle asset loading, but Zstd is better for CPU-intensive projects. Zstd does also offer ...
Art of the Problem on MSN

The algorithm that makes data smaller: How Lempel-Ziv compression works

Every day humanity creates billions of terabytes of data, and storing or transmitting it efficiently depends on powerful compression algorithms. This video explains the core idea behind lossless ...
IEEE

The Cost of Randomness in Evolutionary Algorithms: Crossover Can Save Random Bits

Abstract: Evolutionary algorithms make countless random decisions during selection, mutation, and crossover operations. These random decisions require a steady stream of random numbers. We analyze the ...
IEEE

End-to-End Optimized Lossless Hyperspectral Image Compression With Bit Partition

Abstract: Lossless compression of hyperspectral images (HSI) is crucial in applications such as scientific archiving, geological exploration, and material identification, where spectral fidelity must ...