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Latest Covid Variant Now Driving Over a Third of U.S. Cases

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-09-11 20:46:23

The newest concerning variant of covid-19 is rapidly advancing across the U.S. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that NB.1.8.1 has started to supplant other circulating strains of the coronavirus. According to the CDC’s latest Nowcast, covering the last two weeks through June 7, NB.1.8.1 is likely causing 37% of all covid-19 cases in the U.S., just barely behind the current dominant variant, LP.8.1 (38%). It’s an estimate, but the CDC’s numbers indicate a large surg

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Sally celebrates complicated legacy of first US woman in space

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-12 04:40:40

"Sally Ride became the first American woman to blast off into space, but beneath her unflappable composure, she carried a secret." On June 18, 1983, NASA astronaut Sally Ride made history as the first American woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. National Geographic is marking the occasion with a new documentary on the astronaut's life: Sally. In addition to revisiting her storied career, the film provides an unprecedented look at the famously private Ride's personal life—notably

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Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox has an AMD chip inside and is ‘not locked to a single store’

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-09-12 04:28:41

At Xbox our vision is for you to play the games you want with the people you want, anywhere you want. That’s why we’re investing in our next-generation hardware lineup — across console, handheld, PC, cloud, and accessories. I’m thrilled to share we’ve established a strategic multi-year partnership with AMD to co-engineer silicon across a portfolio of devices — including our next-generation Xbox consoles in your living room and in your hands. Together with AMD we’re advancing the state of art in

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Take Us North Kickstarter campaign launches for game about crossing the U.S.-Mexico border

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-11 12:30:00

Anima Interactive has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its game, Take Us North, about the experiences of migrants and asylum seekers on crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Take Us North is an adventure/survival game that follows the journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border. It’s about the human story behind the politics and headlines, and stories about what the actual crossing is like. The game has raised $12,000 to date and is targeting hitting $30,000

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OpenAI weighs “nuclear option” of antitrust complaint against Microsoft

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-12 08:26:28

OpenAI executives have discussed filing an antitrust complaint with US regulators against Microsoft, the company's largest investor, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions between the two long-term AI partners. OpenAI, which develops ChatGPT, has reportedly considered seeking a federal regulatory review of the terms of its contract with Microsoft for potential antitrust law violations, according to people familiar with the matter. The potential antitr

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Anysphere launches a $200-a-month Cursor AI coding subscription

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-09-12 08:45:37

Anysphere launched a new $200-a-month subscription plan for its popular AI coding tool, Cursor, the company announced in a blog post on Monday. The new plan, Ultra, offers users 20x more usage on AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and xAI compared to the company’s $20-a-month subscription plan, Pro. Anysphere also says Cursor users on the Ultra plan will get priority access to new features. Anysphere CEO Michael Truell said in a blog that the Ultra plan was made possible throug

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This Anker Solix C1000 Portable Power Station Matches Its Black Friday Price as Amazon Clears Out Stock

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-09-12 16:10:01

It really pays to have a good portable power station these days. Whether you’re going camping for a long weekend, spending all day at the beach, or you just want a backup in case something happens to the power grid, having one of these devices around can be a huge help. They’re very expensive normally though, so you’re nearly always best off waiting for a really good deal. See at Amazon Well, we just so happen to have found a really good deal today, and on a really good brand. The Anker Solix

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How you breathe is like a fingerprint that can identify you

news.ycombinator.com Basilio 2025-09-10 13:41:31

Every breath you take ... could add to a breathing pattern that is unique to you, a study finds.Credit: Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto via Getty Like the swirls in fingerprints, a person’s breathing pattern might be unique to them — offering a way not only to identify individuals, but also to identify some of their physical and mental traits. A team of researchers measured the breathing of 97 healthy people for 24 hours, and found that they could identify participants with relatively high accuracy f

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The Download: power in Puerto Rico, and the pitfalls of AI agents

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-09-13 00:10:00

On the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico lies the country’s only coal-fired power station, flanked by a mountain of toxic ash. The plant, owned by the utility giant AES, has long plagued this part of Puerto Rico with air and water pollution. Before the coal plant opened Guayama had on average just over 103 cancer cases per year. In 2003, the year after the plant opened, the number of cancer cases in the municipality surged by 50%, to 167. In 2022, the most recent year with available data, cas

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Lenovo 15.6″ Touchscreen IdeaPad (40GB RAM, 1TB SSD) Drops 74%, $1,700 Off Makes It Practically Free

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-09-13 00:40:07

Buying a new laptop? There are a few things you have to keep in mind. You want something fast and reliable, but you also don’t want to pay a fortune for features you might not use. It’s gotta be able to handle your daily workload and then some, but it can’t be an absolute chunk of gold that you have to plunk down an absurd amount of money on. Well, we’ve got your back with an incredible deal. That’s exactly where the 15.6-inch Lenovo IdeaPad touchscreen laptop shines. See at Amazon Right now,

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What does it mean for an algorithm to be “fair”?

technologyreview.com Eileen Guo 2025-09-13 06:49:25

Van der Vliet and other welfare advocates I met on my trip, like representatives from the Amsterdam Welfare Union, described what they see as a number of challenges faced by the city’s some 35,000 benefits recipients: the indignities of having to constantly re-prove the need for benefits, the increases in cost of living that benefits payments do not reflect, and the general feeling of distrust between recipients and the government. City welfare officials themselves recognize the flaws of the sy

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Puerto Rico’s power struggles

technologyreview.com Alexander C. Kaufman 2025-09-13 08:00:00

The plant, owned by the utility giant AES, has long plagued this part of Puerto Rico with air and water pollution. During Hurricane Maria in 2017, powerful winds and rain swept the unsecured pile—towering more than 12 stories high—out into the ocean and the surrounding area. Though the company had moved millions of tons of ash around Puerto Rico to be used in construction and landfill, much of it had stayed in Guayama, according to a 2018 investigation by the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo,

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The best antivirus software of 2025

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2025-09-13 07:00:19

Cyber threats are constantly evolving. While most devices come with built-in antivirus software, these programs may not offer comprehensive protection. A dedicated antivirus program detects threats like phishing, ransomware, trojans, and worms. The service will also alert you when you visit suspicious websites, try to download or execute potentially malicious software, or if malware otherwise finds its way to your system. You can also perform regular scans to remove threats from your system with

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The Atlantic is making a big push into games

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-09-13 09:00:00

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Daily puzzle games are seemingly everywhere right now, and starting today, you’ll be able to add a new stop to your puzzle rotation: The Atlantic. The publication is launching a new hub for its growing game offerings, including already available games like Bracket City and Caleb’s Inferno Crossword Puzzle, as well as some new puzzles. You’ll be able to access the hub on both

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New COVID variant swiftly gains ground in US; concern looms for summer wave

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-13 16:30:43

While COVID-19 transmission remains low in the US, health experts are anxious about the potential for a big summer wave as two factors seem set for a collision course: a lull in infection activity that suggests protective responses have likely waned in the population, and a new SARS-CoV-2 variant with an infectious advantage over other variants. The new variant is dubbed NB.1.8.1. Like all the other currently circulating variants, it's a descendant of omicron. Specifically, NB.1.8.1 is derived

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I Have Questions About the Official ‘Fantastic Four’ Pizza

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-09-13 20:15:53

Giving the foodie world a spin is Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and here’s a preview of the upcoming snack tie-ins at major chain restaurants and snack companies. If you thought that AMC Theaters’ Herbie popcorn robot was peak—well, let us introduce you to a four-quadrant pizza inspired by Marvel’s First Family being released at Little Caesars. What’s so audacious about the flavors of each section is what they say about Marvel’s Fantastic Four heroes. Obviously pepperoni and

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Why This Budget-Friendly VPN & Antivirus Combo Is Blowing Up

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-13 20:45:18

A VPN is an excellent option for enhancing your online privacy and security. Meanwhile, virus protection is always welcome if you’re an avid trouble avoider. While these two rarely mix, when they do, it’s always noteworthy. Surfshark, one of the most revered VPNs this year, offers a feature-rich bundle. It features a VPN service with virus protection for all devices for a pocket-change price. The offer is time-limited, so you should act quickly. Get Surfshark + Antivirus At 86% Off VPN + Anti

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Norton Antivirus Review 2025: Solid Value for Fast, Effective Protection

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-14 04:00:00

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. 8.6 / 10 SCORE Norton Antivirus Buy at Norton Pros Resource-light Fast scans Performance optimization tools Superior VPN Cons No identity theft insurance No online account management/data visualization tools AI-heavy customer support Mediocre phone support Founded in 1982, Norton is one of the oldest digital security companies on the planet, and it’

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Your Next Instant Pot Might Be Made by Donald Trump

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-09-14 12:15:37

Donald Trump sells everything from Trump-branded Bibles to MAGA sneakers, as the billionaire hustler profits from the presidency in a way that no other U.S. leader has ever attempted. And it looks like we can add a few more products to the list today, including a MAGA Instant Pot, if you can believe it. The new Instant Pot is being dubbed the 45/47 Collaboration, according to a new report from Semafor, a reference to Trump being both the 45th and 47th president of the United States. It’s not cl

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Quantum upgrade makes random number generation fully traceable

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-09-14 16:11:00

Trust, but verify: Random number generation is a serious matter in modern computing. Most systems rely on a purely hardware-based approach to RNG, but the process is essentially impossible to verify or trace. Now, a new quantum-based method developed by US researchers could offer a potential solution to this RNG puzzle. Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado, have upgraded their previously developed quantum-based method for true random number gener

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11 of the Best Peacock Shows to Stream This Week

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-14 16:23:37

No, it's not an original Peacock series. But I'd be doing anyone reading this a huge disservice if I didn't mention that the seven-season sitcom focused on the zany occupants of Pawnee, Indiana, has a home on Peacock. This goofy, big-hearted show has drawn genuine belly laughs out of me countless times. It's buoyant, witty and just as good on rewatch. The point is, you'll want to keep this one handy for a mood refresh when you can't get creepy Dr. Death and his spooky scalpel out of your head.

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Quantum mechanics provide truly random numbers on demand

news.ycombinator.com National Institute Of Standards 2025-09-12 16:26:38

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Instrumentation for the quantum random number generator in the NIST Boulder laboratories. Credit: NIST Randomness is incredibly useful. People often draw straws, throw dice or flip coins to make fair choices. Random numbers can enable auditors to make completely unbiased selections. Randomness is also key in securit

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This Smallest 10,000mAh Portable Charger Is Nearly Free as Amazon Clears Out Its Best-Sellers

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-09-14 20:10:47

If you’ve ever watched your phone battery dip into the danger zone right when you needed it most, you know the sinking feeling that comes with being powerless. Portable chargers are more than just handy now. You need them in your bag or with you in your car if you want to get yourself out of a no phone emergency. But not all power banks are created equal. See at Amazon Tons of them are bulky, charge too slowly, or just can’t hold up under repeated use. And some are outdated and unsafe. Fires,

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This 15.6″ Lenovo Laptop With Windows 11 Pro Is Now 69% Off, Nearly $1,000 in Savings While Supplies Last

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-09-15 04:40:12

Need a laptop? You’d better hope the one that catches your eye fits in your budget. Computers are expensive, especially if you want something that can help you stay productive at work, play games, or watch your favorite shows and movies. Fortunately, most people don’t need the latest and greatest tech. They need something that’s reliable, roomy, and fast enough to get through the day. That’s exactly what this 15.6-inch Lenovo laptop delivers, and it even comes with Windows 11 Pro pre-installed f

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How to download your information from Facebook

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-15 08:14:04

Once upon a time Facebook was filled with posts about the minutiae of your day and album after album of photos of just about every experience you had. By now, a lot of this media is likely hidden with the "only me" setting. But, regardless of how much you use Facebook these days, it's probably home to a lot of memories you want to hold on to — or at least have the opportunity to laugh at later. The good news is that you can download your Facebook information. You can access things such as your

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Summer Blackout To-Do List: 9 Things to Keep Everyone Cool and Safe

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-15 08:02:03

Climate Central reports that from 2014 to 2023, the US experienced 60% more power outages during the summer season than it did from 2000 to 2009. This can be due to the increased use of electricity for air conditioners, wildfires, severe weather and downed power lines. Being prepared for a summer blackout is especially important because, according to the US Energy Information Administration, the average blackout is over 5 hours. That means over 5 hours without air conditioning, which can lead t

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Best Internet Providers in San Antonio, Texas

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-15 08:37:00

What is the best internet provider in San Antonio? CNET’s experts rank AT&T Fiber as the best internet provider in San Antonio, thanks to its wide availability, reliable performance and fast fiber speeds starting at just $55 per month. It even edges out Google Fiber as our top pick thanks to better coverage in more neighborhoods. Other strong contenders include Spectrum for cable internet and Astound, which offers a solid 300Mbps plan for just $30 a month, making it perfect for budget-conscious

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Jensen Huang hits back at Anthropic CEO's warning that AI will eliminate half of white-collar jobs

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-15 11:51:00

What just happened? Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's recent warning that AI could wipe out about half of all entry-level white-collar jobs in the next five years has been disputed by Nvidia boss Jensen Huang. It's not the first time the two companies have clashed, and Anthropic has hit back with claims that Huang is putting words into Amodei's mouth. Amodei made his ominous prediction about AI's impact on entry-level, white-collar jobs in May, warning that the eradication of these positions will le

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Nvidia CEO criticizes Anthropic boss over his statements on AI

news.ycombinator.com Jowi Morales 2025-09-15 12:03:24

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang criticized Anthropic head Dario Amodei over his recent claims that 50% of all entry-level white-collar jobs could be wiped out by artificial intelligence, causing unemployment to jump to 20% within the next five years. Huang disagreed with Amodei’s predictions when he was asked about it during VivaTech in Paris, where he said that he “pretty much disagree[s] with almost everything” the Anthropic CEO said, according to Fortune. “One, he believes that AI is so scary that o

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Best Cheap Home Security Systems for 2025: I Found the Real Deals

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-15 08:00:00

SwitchBot Not sure how to make up your mind? Here are the most important factors when considering a home security system that will spare your wallet. Pricing and subscriptions Security systems can be opaque when it comes to final pricing. The listed cost is often replaced by constant, rotating discounts which are more representative of the actual cost, and total subscription fees may not be obvious. For our list, we chose DIY companies with upfront pricing models so you can see what you get,

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Latest Covid Variant Now Driving Over a Third of U.S. Cases

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