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RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Votes Down Its Own Proposal to Require Prescriptions for Covid-19 Shots

wired.com Emily Mullin 2025-09-20 02:39:56

On the second day of a pivotal vaccine meeting that was at times heated, confusing, and chaotic, a group of federal advisers chosen by Health and Human Services secretary and longtime anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted against requiring a prescription to receive a Covid-19 vaccination. The vote took place after hours of discussion, in which several advisers sowed doubts about the Covid-19 vaccines and went on tangents about their safety and efficacy—both of which have been well-e

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Trevor Milton's Nikola case dropped by SEC following Trump pardon

news.ycombinator.com Matilde Is A Law-Backed Writer Who Joined Carba In April As A Junior Reporter. 2025-09-20 10:43:29

The US Securities and Exchange Comission (SEC) has dropped its fraud case against Nikola‘s founder and former CEO Trevor Milton, after Trump’s pardon six months ago. Trevor Milton, who had been convicted of securities fraud, received a pardon from the US President Donald Trump in March, a month after the Phoenix-based electric and hydrogen truck maker Nikola filed for bankrupcy. The full and unconditional presidential pardon overturned a four-year prison sentence, imposed in December 2023, for

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‘AI Scheming’: OpenAI Digs Into Why Chatbots Will Intentionally Lie and Deceive Humans

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-20 14:20:16

At this point, most people know that chatbots are capable of hallucinating responses, making up sources, and spitting out misinformation. But chatbots can lie in more human-like ways, “scheming” to hide their true goals and deceiving the humans who have given them instructions. New research from OpenAI and Apollo Research seems to have figured out ways to tamp down some of these lies, but the fact that it is happening at all should probably give users pause. At the core of the issue with AI int

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So… is there a TikTok deal or not?

theverge.com Adi Robertson 2025-09-20 13:35:20

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on VR, online platforms, and free expression. Adi has covered video games, biohacking, and more for The Verge since 2011. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. China and the US have “made progress” on granting permission for ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American consortium, fulfilling a nine-months-overdue legal requirement. After saying a tentative deal had been reached Monday and that approval woul

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Trump and ByteDance tout TikTok deal approval, but no official details yet

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-20 18:20:53

President Trump on Friday announced that the TikTok deal, which would potentially see the video platform controlled by a consortium of U.S. investors, had been approved by President Xi of China. TikTok owner ByteDance also issued a public statement saying the company would work to ensure that TikTok “remains available to American users through TikTok U.S.” No further details about the deal were offered at the time. The two countries have been working on a way to save TikTok’s U.S. business, af

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Pasta Sauce Physics, Eating Teflon, and Drunk Bats: The 2025 Ig Nobel Prizes Celebrate the Joy of Offbeat Science

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-09-20 22:41:25

The 2025 Nobel Prizes will be announced in early October. But if you’re like me, a science aficionado with an insatiable desire for ridiculous, intelligent research, yesterday’s parody of the prestigious prize may be of more interest. I am talking, of course, about the 35th Ig Nobel Prizes—an annual ceremony highlighting the weirdest research across all scientific disciplines. As always, the 10 prizes were selected by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine and presented by “a gaggle of bemu

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Trevor Milton's Nikola Case Dropped by SEC Following Trump Pardon

news.ycombinator.com Matilde Is A Law-Backed Writer Who Joined Carba In April As A Junior Reporter. 2025-09-21 01:43:29

The US Securities and Exchange Comission (SEC) has dropped its fraud case against Nikola‘s founder and former CEO Trevor Milton, after Trump’s pardon six months ago. Trevor Milton, who had been convicted of securities fraud, received a pardon from the US President Donald Trump in March, a month after the Phoenix-based electric and hydrogen truck maker Nikola filed for bankrupcy. The full and unconditional presidential pardon overturned a four-year prison sentence, imposed in December 2023, for

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If you own a Volvo EX90, you’re getting a free computer upgrade

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-21 02:17:44

If you own a 2025 Volvo EX90, here's some good news: you're getting a car computer upgrade. Even better news? It's free. The Swedish automaker says that owners of model year 2025 EX90s—like the one we tested earlier this summer—are eligible for an upgrade to the electric vehicle's core computer. Specifically, the cars will get a new dual Nvidia DRIVE AGX Orin setup, which Volvo says will improve performance and reduce battery drainage, as well as enabling some features that have been TBD so far

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What Is a High Refresh Rate? Explaining 120 Hz on Phones, TVs, and Monitors

wired.com Simon Hill 2025-09-21 06:00:00

Many of our favorite TVs and monitors feature displays with high refresh rates, promising smoother on-screen action and a sharper picture. The same is true for the best Android phones and all of Apple's iPhone Pro models (since the 13 Pro and onward). Today, every iPhone 17 model can reach a 120-Hz refresh rate. It has become standard across the board. High refresh rates are frequently discussed in gaming, where fast reactions and instant on-screen updates can mean the difference between victor

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Meet the latest VC judges joining Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-09-21 06:30:00

The Startup Battlefield 200 global pitch competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West, is just weeks away, and the stakes have never been higher. Twenty founders will pitch their companies on the Disrupt Stage, but only one will walk away with the $100,000 equity-free prize and the coveted Disrupt Cup. Helping to decide the winner is our world-class roster of judges, investors, and operators who know what it takes to build enduring companies

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

news.ycombinator.com Alex Taylor 2025-09-21 10:22:54

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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OpenAI's $4 GPT Go plan may expand to more regions

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-21 02:30:00

OpenAI released $4 GPT Go in August, but it was limited to just India. Now, OpenAI is expanding GPT Go to include new regions. OpenAI could bring GPT Go to regions like Indonesia in the coming weeks. If you live in Indonesia or India, you'll see a nudge to try GPT Go when you're using a free account. Source: BleepingComputer OpenAI might bring GPT Go to the United States in future because the product price pages already includes references to USD. GPT Go includes pricing in EUR (€4), USD ($

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Trump Says TV Networks That Criticize Him Should Lose Their Licenses

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-09-21 14:45:47

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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Rocket Report: European rocket reuse test delayed; NASA tweaks SLS for Artemis II

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-21 23:00:51

Welcome to Edition 8.11 of the Rocket Report! We have reached the time of year when it is possible the US government will shut down its operations at the end of this month, depending on congressional action. A shutdown would have significant implications for many NASA missions, but most notably a couple of dozen in the science directorate that the White House would like to shut down. At Ars, we will be watching this issue closely in the coming days. As for Artemis II, it seems to be far enough a

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Classic recessive-or-dominant gene dynamics may not be so simple

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-21 20:52:21

In brief A new Stanford study explores how fruit fly populations maintain genetic diversity amid changing environments, which is crucial for survival against future challenges. The research provides direct evidence to support the theory of “dominance reversal” in genetics. Findings indicate that genetic variants can act as dominant or recessive based on environmental conditions – which gives the flies long-term pesticide resistance. Populations live in rapidly changing environments – droughts

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Visual lexicon of consumer aesthetics from the 1970s until now

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-18 22:15:53

CARI, or Consumer Aesthetics Research Institute, is an online community dedicated to developing a visual lexicon of consumer ephemera from the 1970s until now. We hope that you will participate with us in researching and developing this new medium of cataloging design history. If you like what we're doing, please consider donating using the link above to further support our research.

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These Are the 15 New York Officials ICE and NYPD Arrested in Manhattan

wired.com Dell Cameron 2025-09-22 02:18:10

Police arrested more than a dozen New York state and city elected officials Thursday at 26 Federal Plaza, the Manhattan immigration court and an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office, many as they pressed to gain access to the building’s 10th-floor lockup, where recent court rulings—including a temporary restraining order—directed ICE not to cram immigrants into overcrowded, unsanitary conditions. The lawmakers and other officials, arrested around 3:45 pm local time, say they w

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OpenAI’s research on AI models deliberately lying is wild

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-09-22 06:54:20

Every now and then, researchers at the biggest tech companies drop a bombshell. There was the time Google said its latest quantum chip indicated multiple universes exist. Or when Anthropic gave its AI agent Claudius a snack vending machine to run and it went amok, calling security on people, and insisting it was human. This week, it was OpenAI’s turn to raise our collective eyebrows. OpenAI released on Monday some research that explained how it’s stopping AI models from “scheming.” It’s a prac

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ExpressVPN Launches EventVPN, a Free VPN Service for Apple Users That Takes Privacy Seriously

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-22 13:17:00

A brand-new free VPN service built by the people behind ExpressVPN just dropped. On Thursday, ExpressVPN announced the release of EventVPN, a standalone free VPN for Apple mobile devices and computers built on ExpressVPN’s infrastructure that doesn’t compromise on privacy, impose usage limits or restrict bandwidth. The free version of EventVPN allows you to use one device at a time and includes access to servers in 35-plus locations in countries like the United States, Canada, Italy, Japan, Arg

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PostgreSQL Maintenance Without Superuser

news.ycombinator.com Radim Marek 2025-09-19 10:17:29

How many people/services have superuser access to your PostgreSQL cluster(s)? Did you ever ask why your software engineers might need it? Or your BI team? Why those use cases require same privileges as someone who can drop your databases? The answer isn't because these operations are inherently dangerous - it's because PostgreSQL historically offered limited options for operational access or simply because not enough people are aware of the options. So the common practice is to either got basic

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Learn Your Way: Reimagining Textbooks with Generative AI

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-22 21:42:56

Grounded in learning, built for the student Our approach is built on two key pillars that work together to augment the learning experience: (1) generating various multimodal representations of the content, and (2) taking foundational steps toward personalization. The seminal dual coding theory states that forging mental connections between different representations strengthens the underlying conceptual schema in our brain. Subsequent research indeed showed that when students actively engage wi

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OneDev – Self-hosted Git server with CI/CD, Kanban, and packages

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-23 01:24:19

🐒 Smart query that can be saved and subscribed Powerful and intuitive query for everything. Save query for quick access. Subscribe to query to get notified of interesting events.

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Netskope opens at $23 after cybersecurity firm prices shares at top of range

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-23 06:44:43

Netskope shares opened at $23 in their Nasdaq debut after the cybersecurity software provider sold shares at the top end of its range. Shares were last up more than 20%. The company, which trades under the ticker symbol "NTSK," priced shares at $19 on Wednesday evening, raising over $908 million and valuing the company at $7.3 billion. Earlier this week, the company upped its expected range from between $15 and $17 a share to $17 to $19. CEO and co-founder Sanjay Beri said in an interview wit

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Meta product chief Chris Cox says smart glasses are the future of computing

cnbc.com Jaures Yip 2025-09-23 06:58:29

Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox said on Thursday that smart glasses are the future of computing devices. "We talk to them, we will see with them, we will use gestures the same way we interact with each other to interact with our computers," Cox told CNBC's Julia Boorstin. "The interfaces will get more natural, and so we certainly believe that the next really important wearable technology is going to be a pair of glasses." The $799 Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, which were revealed on Wedne

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Scientists Just Found South America’s First Amber-Preserved Insects—and They’re Stunning

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-09-23 10:00:35

For the first time, scientists have uncovered a large amber deposit in South America containing fossilized insects and other preserved creatures. The small, half-transparent fossils hold a rich assortment of ancient bugs—and a slice of life from little-known ecosystems from over 100 million years ago. A Communications & Earth Environment study published today details amber samples from Ecuador’s Genoveva quarry—the first discovery in South America to yield fossilized insects and other life form

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Jaguar Smashes Record for the Species’ Longest Recorded Swim, Baffling Scientists

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-09-23 10:12:47

Despite what they say about cats and water, jaguars are powerful swimmers. These predators rarely stray from the rivers and wetlands that permeate their rainforest habitat, and they readily dive in to hunt for prey. Usually, these dips are relatively brief: Until now, the farthest jaguar swim on record was just 656 feet (200 meters). But now, scientists have observed a jaguar in Brazil smashing that record as if they were a feline Michael Phelps, with the big cat seemingly paddling for more tha

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SystemBC malware turns infected VPS systems into proxy highway

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-23 14:35:53

The operators of the SystemBC proxy botnet are hunting for vulnerable commercial virtual private servers (VPS) and maintain an average of 1,500 bots every day that provide a highway for malicious traffic. Compromised servers are located all over the world and have at least one unpatched critical vulnerability, some of them being plagued by tens of security issues. SystemBC has been around since at least 2019 and has been used by various threat actors, including several ransomware gangs, to del

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Flipper Zero Geiger Counter

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-23 18:28:59

Flipper Zero Geiger Counter 注意：所有模块均在第三方固件中测试，推荐使用: unleashed固件，链接：[https://github.com/DarkFlippers/unleashed-firmware] Momentum固件，链接：[https://github.com/Next-Flip/Momentum-Firmware] Compatible apps Geiger counter This app gives you a graph view with counts per second (instantaneous measure of the radioactivity) as CPS and per minute as CPM. There is extra functionality to record, zoom, change units, etc. (credits to nmrr) CPS: counts per second (instantaneous measure of the radioactivi

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Microsoft’s AI Copilot Invades Congress

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-09-23 18:10:43

AI has swiftly taken over much of the economy, and now, it appears to be invading our nation’s hallowed halls of power. Axios reports that Microsoft’s AI chatbot, Copilot, will be made available to staff in the House of Representatives, where lawmakers will use it to…well, that part isn’t exactly clear yet. The House will soon begin using M365 Copilot as part of a broader effort to integrate AI “into its daily operations,” Axios says. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is expected to announce th

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The Download: AI-designed viruses, and bad news for the hydrogen industry

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-09-23 22:10:00

Artificial intelligence can draw cat pictures and write emails. Now the same technology can compose a working genome. A research team in California says it used AI to propose new genetic codes for viruses—and managed to get several of them to replicate and kill bacteria. The work, described in a preprint paper, has the potential to create new treatments and accelerate research into artificially engineered cells. But experts believe it is also an “impressive first step” toward AI-designed l

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Latest Tech News

RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Votes Down Its Own Proposal to Require Prescriptions for Covid-19 Shots

Trevor Milton's Nikola case dropped by SEC following Trump pardon

‘AI Scheming’: OpenAI Digs Into Why Chatbots Will Intentionally Lie and Deceive Humans

So… is there a TikTok deal or not?

Trump and ByteDance tout TikTok deal approval, but no official details yet

Pasta Sauce Physics, Eating Teflon, and Drunk Bats: The 2025 Ig Nobel Prizes Celebrate the Joy of Offbeat Science

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Meet the latest VC judges joining Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

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

OpenAI's $4 GPT Go plan may expand to more regions

Trump Says TV Networks That Criticize Him Should Lose Their Licenses

Rocket Report: European rocket reuse test delayed; NASA tweaks SLS for Artemis II

Classic recessive-or-dominant gene dynamics may not be so simple

Visual lexicon of consumer aesthetics from the 1970s until now

These Are the 15 New York Officials ICE and NYPD Arrested in Manhattan

OpenAI’s research on AI models deliberately lying is wild

ExpressVPN Launches EventVPN, a Free VPN Service for Apple Users That Takes Privacy Seriously

PostgreSQL Maintenance Without Superuser

Learn Your Way: Reimagining Textbooks with Generative AI

OneDev – Self-hosted Git server with CI/CD, Kanban, and packages

Netskope opens at $23 after cybersecurity firm prices shares at top of range

Meta product chief Chris Cox says smart glasses are the future of computing

Scientists Just Found South America’s First Amber-Preserved Insects—and They’re Stunning

Jaguar Smashes Record for the Species’ Longest Recorded Swim, Baffling Scientists

SystemBC malware turns infected VPS systems into proxy highway

Flipper Zero Geiger Counter

Microsoft’s AI Copilot Invades Congress

The Download: AI-designed viruses, and bad news for the hydrogen industry

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