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The Consult package for Emacs deliberately delays asynchronous search commands like consult-ripgrep and consult-grep using debounce, throttle, and refresh-delay settings rather than firing a new search on every keystroke. Users can lower these default values, such as setting consult-async-input-debounce to 0.05 seconds, to make the interface feel snappier and closer to how Counsel behaves.
Apple introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, keeping the design language of last year's models but adding a second Neural Engine, a new A20 Pro chip built on a 2nm process, and a variable aperture 48MP main camera. The phones also gain a smaller Dynamic Island supporting three simultaneous Live Activities, four new color options, and improved battery life through a redesigned vapor chamber cooling system.
Apple introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max at its September event, starting at $1,199 and $1,299 respectively for 256GB models. The devices feature a new A20 Pro chip described as 20% faster than its predecessor, a 48-megapixel main camera with a mechanically variable aperture, and improved battery life with the Pro Max reaching 45 hours of video playback. Preorders open Saturday, with sales starting September 18.
Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max at its September event, starting at $1,199 and $1,299 respectively for 256GB models, with preorders opening Saturday and sales beginning September 18. The phones feature a new A20 Pro chip, a variable-aperture 48-megapixel main camera using six ultra-thin blades, updated Pro camera controls, and longer battery life with the Pro Max rated for 45 hours of video playback.
Stephanie Yuhas, an award-winning TV and film writer and producer, launched a pet-sitting side business called The Funny Sitter after industry disruptions from the pandemic, writers' strikes, and a personal divorce upended her entertainment career. The business grew through word-of-mouth referrals, and she eventually hired trusted staff to help expand operations. It now brings in about $5,000 monthly on average, with earnings surging to roughly $15,000 during the holiday season.
Google announced a record €13bn investment in Finland to build three new data centres, expand its existing Hamina facility, and support energy infrastructure for AI growth. As part of the deal, Google signed a 22-year agreement with Fortum to purchase up to half the electricity output from the Loviisa nuclear plant.
CERT/CC disclosed that Skullcandy Dime 3 earbuds running firmware 1.0.0.28 accept Bluetooth pairing from nearby devices without any user approval, due to a flaw in the Airoha Bluetooth Audio SDK tracked as CVE-2025-20701. Skullcandy has released firmware 1.0.0.30 to fix the bug, but there is no way for users to update their earbuds manually or through the companion app.
A Maine business that sold fox and coyote urine to hunters as a cover scent noticed an unusually large order from a lawn and garden store outside hunting season. A phone call revealed the retailer's customers were gardeners using the same product to scare rabbits away from vegetable patches, uncovering an entirely new customer base the founder hadn't realized existed.
Jacob Coxon left his role at Anthropic and publicly stated that frontier AI labs are knowingly gambling with humanity's survival by racing toward self-improving superintelligent systems. He argued these future systems could hack any infrastructure, seize resources, and cause catastrophic harm by decade's end. Anthropic's own Alignment Science lead, Evan Hubinger, backed the warning, estimating over 10% odds of AI causing human extinction within ten years.
Douglas Yao, a self-taught chemist working outside any pharmaceutical company, says he used ChatGPT to design a new compound called PAC-3310, targeting the same receptor as the approved antipsychotic Cobenfy. He claims to have built a chemistry lab in his garage, synthesized the compound himself, and is now testing it in cell lines and mice, part of a broader effort to generate thousands of AI-designed drug candidates.
A team tasked with speeding up ClickHouse for its largest customers found a critical dashboard query taking over 85 seconds and scanning nearly 2 billion rows across 198GB of data. Over four months, they applied a series of incremental, non-flashy optimizations—tackling issues like the overhead of ReplacingMergeTree's FINAL clause on mutable event data and an inefficient partition key—to bring the query down to sub-second response times.
Plaion Replai has pushed back the launch of its Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System+ remake from November 2025 to September 16, 2027. The company cites overwhelming demand plus a global memory chip shortage fueled by AI infrastructure investment as reasons for the delay. Pricing remains unchanged, with the standard edition at $250 and the 35th anniversary bundle at $350.