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The sordid reality of retirement villages: Residents are being milked for profit

news.ycombinator.com Alex Taylor 2025-09-19 18:22:54

It’s curry night and service is in full swing. Baileys and bitter flow from the bar, kormas are ladled at tables, and laughter, complaints, and spills erupt through dentures. As I give a Nan a naan, a yell cuts through the noise; an older lady has fallen by the serving hatch and is unable to stand unassisted. “Would you give me a hand, sweetheart?”, she calmly asks, “Don’t touch her!” the bar manager snaps as I bend towards her. “You’re not allowed to touch her!” The woman blinks up at me, confu

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Trump Says TV Networks That Criticize Him Should Lose Their Licenses

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-09-19 22:45:47

ABC suspended the show Jimmy Kimmel Live indefinitely on Wednesday under pressure from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, setting off a national discussion about whether the president should be able to dictate what Americans see on TV. And Trump made his threats against free speech even more explicit Thursday, telling reporters that any TV channel that was critical of him should lose its broadcasting license. Trump was asked on Air Force One about Carr, who had made threats against ABC while speaking

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Trump’s Golden Dome will cost 10 to 100 times more than the Manhattan Project

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-19 16:38:22

One thing that's evident about President Donald Trump's proposal for the Golden Dome missile defense shield is that designing, deploying, and sustaining it will cost a lot of money, at least several hundred billion dollars, over the course of several decades. Beyond that, it's really anyone's guess. That doesn't sit well with some lawmakers, but the Republican-controlled Congress committed $25 billion in July as a down payment for new missile-defense technologies. The White House stated in May

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A better future for JavaScript that won't happen

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-21 18:18:28

In the wake of the largest supply-chain attack in history, the JavaScript community could have a moment of reckoning and decide: never again. As the panic and shame subsides, after compromised developers finish re-provisioning their workstations and rotating their keys, the ecosystem might re-orient itself towards solving the fundamental flaws that allowed this to happen. After all, people have been sounding the alarm for years that this approach to dependency management is reckless and dangero

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How weak passwords and other failings led to catastrophic breach of Ascension

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-21 22:31:22

Last week, a prominent US senator called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft for cybersecurity negligence over the role it played last year in health giant Ascension's ransomware breach, which caused life-threatening disruptions at 140 hospitals and put the medical records of 5.6 million patients into the hands of the attackers. Lost in the focus on Microsoft was something as, or more, urgent: never-before-revealed details that now invite scrutiny of Ascension’s own security

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Auk Mini Review: Start Your Own Seeds, Scandinavian Style

wired.com Kat Merck 2025-09-22 02:00:00

In my ongoing quest to put as many of the popular indoor hydroponic garden systems as I can through their paces, I have noticed something irritating. Many, if not most, of these systems require—or at minimum, strongly suggest—ordering proprietary seed pods, inserts, or capsules from the company itself. You can jury-rig, of course, but usually at your own hassle and failure risk. If you order through the companies, not only can the excess packaging be wasteful, the costs add up quickly (competit

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Google will use hashes to find and remove nonconsensual intimate imagery from Search

theverge.com Terrence O'Brien 2025-09-22 02:42:46

On Wednesday, Google announced a partnership with StopNCII.org to combat the spread of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), the company announced today . Over the next few months, Google will start using StopNCII’s hashes to proactively identify nonconsensual images in search results and remove them. Hashes are algorithmically-generated unique identifiers that allow services to identify and block imagery flagged as abuse without sharing or storing the actual source. StopNII says it uses PDQ f

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Pnpm has a new setting to stave off supply chain attacks

news.ycombinator.com Zoltan Kochan 2025-09-22 11:12:56

There have been several incidents recently where popular packages were successfully attacked. To reduce the risk of installing a compromised version, we are introducing a new setting that delays the installation of newly released dependencies. In most cases, such attacks are discovered quickly and the malicious versions are removed from the registry within an hour. The new setting is called minimumReleaseAge . It specifies the number of minutes that must pass after a version is published before

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Students are using AI tools instead of building foundational skills - but resistance is growing

zdnet.com Joe Mckendrick 2025-09-22 16:47:55

imaginima/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways There is growing concern about student dependence on AI. Today's computer science grads might understand less about IT systems. Some technology professors are pushing back against AI in classrooms. Whether you are studying information technology, teaching it, or creating the software that powers learning, it's clear that artificial intelligence is challenging and changing educatio

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Trump admin says Social Security database wasn’t “leaked, hacked, or shared”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-23 13:39:44

The Trump administration yesterday issued a lengthier denial of a whistleblower's allegation that DOGE officials at the Social Security Administration (SSA) copied the agency's database to an insecure cloud system. The allegation centers on the Numerical Identification System (NUMIDENT) database containing Americans' personally identifiable information. The cloud location described by the whistleblower report "is actually a secured server in the agency's cloud infrastructure which historically

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SonicWall warns customers to reset credentials after breach

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-23 22:23:14

SonicWall warned customers today to reset credentials after their firewall configuration backup files were exposed in a security breach that impacted MySonicWall accounts. After detecting the incident, SonicWall has cut off the attackers' access to its systems and has been collaborating with cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies to investigate the attack's impact. "As part of our commitment to transparency, we are notifying you of an incident that exposed firewall configuration backup fil

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Google's new study tool personalizes your learning material - here's how

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-09-23 22:42:48

MirageC/Moment via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Learn Your Way is now available in Google Labs. Google's education-centered AI models personalize material. AI companies continue to market study tools to younger users. Google is introducing a new way to interact with textbooks, using gen AI to personalize your studying methods. The experience, called Learn Your Way, uses LearnLM, Google's education-specific models, to first person

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Trump's Biggest Fans Furious at His Embrace of AI

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-25 08:55:57

Partisan politics in the United States makes for a generally contentious atmosphere But these days, the mainstream rift isn't just between blue and red — even some of president Donald Trump's most diehard fanatics have become openly belligerent over the president's obsession with AI. Following the release this summer of president Trump's "AI Action Plan" — a sweeping blueprint outlining the white house's strategy to ramp up AI development while slashing regulation — a number of far-right stalwa

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Eli Lilly to Build $5 Billion Drug Manufacturing Plant in Virginia

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-09-25 10:00:38

Eli Lilly announced plans on Tuesday to build a $5 billion drug manufacturing facility in Virginia. The announcement comes amid pressure from President Donald Trump to bring more drug manufacturing to the U.S. and threats to slap heavy tariffs on pharmaceuticals coming from overseas. The new manufacturing plant will be built west of Richmond, Virginia, in Goochland County, according to a press release from the company. Eli Lilly says it expects the project to be completed in five years and clai

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Google to invest £5 billion in UK AI as Trump heads for state visit

cnbc.com Sam Meredith 2025-09-27 04:59:51

General view of the Google headquarters in King's Cross as the tech giant faces a 5 billion pound lawsuit in the UK for allegedly abusing its online search dominance. Google owner Alphabet on Tuesday announced a £5 billion ($6.8 billion) investment in the U.K.'s artificial intelligence development, just as the country prepares for U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit this week. The U.S. president is scheduled to arrive in Britain on Tuesday evening, before the pomp and pageantry gets unde

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Trump's willingness to let TikTok go dark motivated China to make deal, says Bessent

cnbc.com Chris Eudaily 2025-09-27 07:48:49

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a press conference, following a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, on the day of U.S.-China talks on trade, economic and national security issues, in Madrid, Spain, September 15, 2025. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that President Donald Trump was willing to let TikTok go dark, and it was "what turned the tide" in the deal framework with China. "President Trump made it clear that he

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Your Valdobbiadene Is at Risk of Shattering!

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-09-27 18:20:37

Did you buy any Kirkland Signature Prosecco Valdobbiadene at Coscto in the past year? You might want to be careful with that bottle. It could shatter for absolutely no discernible reason. Costco has sent out a warning to consumers who’ve purchased the Prosecco Valdobbiadene, a sparkling white wine, because the company says, “there is a risk of unopened bottles shattering, even when not handled or in use.” Unlike many other food recalls, this one specifically states that consumers shouldn’t ret

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Locking Your Social Security Number Can Protect You From Identity Theft – Here's How It Works

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-28 01:55:25

Credit freezes are your free shield against thieves. fstop123/Getty Images Your Social Security number is a crucial piece of personal information. It's used for everything from getting a new job to securing lines of credit, making it a prime target for identity thieves. This nine-digit number is linked to health benefits, taxes and more. As we see major breaches happen more and more often, protecting your SSN is more important than ever. You can pay for monitoring, but there is a tougher, free

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A TikTok deal may finally be happening

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-28 14:04:49

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that the United States and China have reached a framework deal on TikTok. Speaking to reporters in Madrid after two days of talks with his Chinese counterparts, Bessent said, “It’s between two private parties, but the commercial terms have been agreed upon.” President Trump said in a Truth Social post that he will be speaking with Xi Jinping this Friday regarding the potential deal, among other things. This breakthrough comes after the Trump administ

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Trump Admin Says ‘Framework’ Reached for U.S. Owners to Take Control of TikTok

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-09-28 14:20:34

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that the U.S. has “a framework for a TikTok deal,” suggesting that some kind of agreement is imminent to allow the social media platform to continue operating in the U.S. despite a law passed in 2024 that sought to ban the app or force a sale. The comments from Bessent came as he and U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer took questions from reporters after two days of meetings with Chinese officials in Madrid. “We believe we have an agreement. It

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US, China reach ‘framework’ deal for TikTok

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-09-29 02:24:49

In Brief The U.S. has reached a “framework” deal with China for social media platform TikTok, CNBC reported, citing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “It’s between two private parties, but the commercial terms have been agreed upon,” CNBC quoted Bessent as saying on the sidelines of a meeting between the two countries in Madrid on Monday. The news comes barely an hour after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted on his social media platform Truth Social that a deal for the short-video app had bee

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Titania Programming Language

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-29 12:29:49

Titania Programming Language Based on the Oberon-07 programming language designed by the late Niklaus Wirth. This is designed to be a language to teach compiler development with. Meaning behind the name: Titania is the wife of Oberon (Fairy King) in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titania_(A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream) This is just a codename, and probably not final for this teaching language Grammar module = "module" ident ";" [import_list] decl_sequ

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The case against social media is stronger than you think

news.ycombinator.com Nathan Witkin 2025-09-28 23:39:17

The Mob, 1935, by Carl Hoeckner 1. Introduction The philosopher Dan Williams recently published two pieces on social media— “Scapegoating the Algorithm” at Asterisk Magazine, and “The Case Against Social Media is Weaker Than You Think” at his Substack. As their titles attest to, both argue that the case against social media, on epistemic and political grounds, has been considerably overstated. I recently published a lengthy essay arguing the opposite: that the case against social media has, i

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The Case Against Social Media Is Stronger Than You Think

news.ycombinator.com Nathan Witkin 2025-09-29 04:39:17

The Mob, 1935, by Carl Hoeckner 1. Introduction The philosopher Dan Williams recently published two pieces on social media— “Scapegoating the Algorithm” at Asterisk Magazine, and “The Case Against Social Media is Weaker Than You Think” at his Substack. As their titles attest to, both argue that the case against social media, on epistemic and political grounds, has been considerably overstated. I recently published a lengthy essay arguing the opposite: that the case against social media has, i

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Tesla board chair calls debate over Elon Musk’s $1T pay package ‘a little bit weird’

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-09-29 07:33:34

In Brief With Tesla shareholders set to vote on a proposed 10-year, $1 trillion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk in November, board chair Robyn Denholm spoke to The New York Times to defend what would be the largest pay package in corporate history. Denholm, who was also on the special committee that put the compensation proposal together, argued that Musk needs to be motivated by extraordinary challenges tied to extraordinary compensation. At the same time, she suggested he’s less inter

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Kefir: Solo-developed full C17/C23 compiler with extensive validation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-25 20:34:56

To whom it may concern, Today I release Kefir — an independent C17/C23 compiler. Solo-built. Extensively validated, for x86_64 & System-V ABI. With SSA-based optimization pipeline, DWARF-5 support and position-independent code generation. What? Implements the C17/C23 standard. Plus certain GNU C extensions. For Linux (glibc & musl), FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD. Extensive and transparent validation suite. Compiles and runs well-known open source projects — GNU core- and binutils, Curl, Git, Ngi

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Eden becomes the first Nintendo Switch emulator on the Google Play Store

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-29 22:04:25

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR The first Nintendo Switch emulator is up on the Google Play Store. Eden Emulator is a fork of one of the most successful and infamous Switch emulators. Your phone will need to be running on Android 11 or later. At the end of last week, Nintendo Switch emulator Eden received a major update that saw the official stable release of version 0.0.3. This update fixed a number of bugs, provided some performance boosts, integrated EmuReady, and brought support

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Lumina-DiMOO: An open-source discrete multimodal diffusion model

news.ycombinator.com Equal Contributions 2025-10-01 00:45:58

A striking photograph of a glass of orange juice on a wooden kitchen table, capturing a playful moment. The orange juice splashes out of the glass and forms the word "Smile" in a whimsical, swirling script just above the glass. The background is softly blurred, revealing a cozy, homely kitchen with warm lighting and a sense of comfort. A collection of vibrant red roses is artfully arranged on a rustic wooden surface. The roses, in full bloom, display their intricate petal layers and deep red hu

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Becoming the person who does the thing

news.ycombinator.com Fred Rivett 2025-10-01 14:24:36

It can be disorienting when our beliefs shift. The world we helped create no longer exists, and our role in it transforms too. It can be unsettling, naturally. But that's kind of the point. Looking back at times when I held certain beliefs—about how the world works, and what my role in this story is—it can feel less like a mod was installed and more like an entirely new operating system was swapped in. Up until my late twenties, I could count the number of times I had been to the gym on one h

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Senator demands to know status of 'duplicate' SSA database 'immediately'

news.ycombinator.com Brandon Vigliarolo 2025-10-01 18:15:07

A US Senator is demanding answers after a Social Security Administration (SSA) employee who blew the whistle on Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) dealings involuntarily resigned last month, citing workplace hostility in response to his concerns. Republican Senator Mike Crapo (it's pronounced Cray-poe), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to the SSA's commissioner, Frank Bisignano, giving him just two weeks to provide answers to concerns raised last month by now-form

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The sordid reality of retirement villages: Residents are being milked for profit

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