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Tanks, guns and face-painting

theverge.com Tina Nguyen 2025-09-21 14:36:29

Of all the jarring things I’ve witnessed on the National Mall, nothing will beat the image of the first thing I saw after I cleared security at the Army festival: a child, sitting at the controls of an M119A3 Howitzer, being instructed by a soldier on how to aim it, as his red-hatted parents took a photo with the Washington Monument in the background. The primary stated reason for the Grand Military Parade is to celebrate the US Army’s 250th birthday. The second stated reason is to use the even

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The World Birth Rate Is Now Dropping Precipitously

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-21 11:15:12

Image by Getty / Futurism Studies Whoever wrote in the Book of Genesis "be fruitful and multiply" never accounted for the cost of children these days, especially when you factor in expenses like college tuition, sports, tutors, clothes and childcare. And that's one of the reasons why people are having less kids, according to new reporting from the BBC. A new paper from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has revealed that one in five adults in 14 countries don't have, or think they won

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How to Build Conscious Machines

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-21 09:53:13

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Answering the Nintendo Switch 2’s lingering accessibility questions

theverge.com Geoffrey Bunting 2025-09-21 13:00:00

One of the biggest surprises of the Nintendo Switch 2’s reveal was its proposed accessibility. For years, Nintendo has been known for accidentally stumbling on accessibility solutions while stubbornly refusing to engage with the broader subject. Yet, in the Switch 2, there appeared a more holistic approach to accessibility for which disabled players have been crying out. This was supported by a webpage dedicated to the Switch 2’s hardware accessibility. However, specifics were thin and no furth

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You Can Tell When War Is Breaking Out Because the Pentagon's Pizza Orders Spike Drastically

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-22 05:10:53

You Can Tell When War Is Breaking Out Because the Pentagon's Pizza Orders Spike Drastically "Who says pie charts aren't useful?" Pizza Premonition A flurry of activity at pizza delivery outlets near the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, is a surprisingly accurate predictor of war, as hungry military leadership hunkers down to monitor unfolding military activities. As painstakingly documented by X account Pentagon Pizza Report, a "busier than usual" indicator on the Google Maps profile of the

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CBP's Predator Drone Flights Over LA Are a Dangerous Escalation

wired.com Lily Hay Newman 2025-09-23 02:48:50

On Wednesday, United States Customs and Border Protection confirmed to 404 Media that it has been flying Predator drones over Los Angeles amid the LA protests. The military drones, a CBP statement said, “are supporting our federal law enforcement partners in the Greater Los Angeles area, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with aerial support of their operations.” State-level law enforcement agencies across the US use various types of drones and other vehicles, like helicopters, to c

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9 Best 2-in-1 Laptops (2025), Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Luke Larsen 2025-09-23 06:30:00

A 2-in-1 is a laptop that can go from a standard clamshell laptop configuration to a tablet setup. Over the years, there are really two types of designs that fall into this category: the convertible 2-in-1 laptop and the detachable tablet. Laptops with rotating displays—also called convertibles—use a 360-degree hinge that can position the screen flat, in “tent” mode, or flush against the underside of the laptop. Think of this as a touchscreen clamshell laptop with a fancy hinge. The flexibility

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LEGO Isn’t Only Treating Star Wars Fans, Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle Set Drops to New Record Low Price

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-09-23 10:40:23

If you’re looking for a gift to get someone who loves Harry Potter, then you’re probably staring at a long list of options, all of them feeling a little bit overwhelming. There are plenty of things to choose from, sure, but how many of them will be really special? Well, the answer to this conundrum, and plenty of other ones, is Lego. See at Amazon That’s because you can currently grab the Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Grounds set with 15% off. This thing is an absolute beauty once it’s

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Instagram May Soon Let You Rearrange Your Grid. What to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-24 05:51:00

If you like to keep your Instagram profile as more of a personal photo album and less of a public bulletin board, Instagram's upcoming feature is for you. Instagram will let users quietly post to your profile without broadcasting it to your followers, the company said on Thursday. Instagram also said it would let you rearrange your profile grid. It's not clear how either feature will work yet. Static posts and Reels have historically appeared in chronological order on Instagram, so this could o

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Isaacman’s bold plan for NASA: Nuclear ships, seven-crew Dragons, accelerated Artemis

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-24 10:01:25

Nearly two weeks have passed since Jared Isaacman received a fateful, brief phone call from two officials in President Trump's Office of Personnel Management. In those few seconds, the trajectory of his life over the next three and a half years changed dramatically. The president, the callers said, wanted to go in a different direction for NASA's administrator. At the time, Isaacman was within days of a final vote on the floor of the US Senate and assured of bipartisan support. He had run the g

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There's a Giant Problem With SpaceX's Starlink Satellites

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-24 17:27:06

Astronomers' attempts to peer into the earliest reaches of the universe could be threatened by thousands of SpaceX Starlink satellites leaking radio emissions that ruin observations made with highly sensitive telescopes. As New Scientist reports, a team of researchers led by Curtin University radio astronomy professor Steven Tingay tracked the signals of almost 2,000 Starlink satellites, with the help of a prototype telescope from the Square Kilometre Array, which is currently under constructio

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Tesla Drivers Sue Elon Musk for Turning Their Cars Into "Extreme" Right-Wing Symbols

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-24 21:08:11

"Tesla branded vehicles have become strong political symbols and now appear to be veritable extreme-right 'totems.'" The Implications Tesla drivers in France are suing Elon Musk's EV maker for turning their vehicles into what they characterize as "extreme-right" symbols. As news agency France 24 reports, the owners are demanding that their lease contracts be terminated and reimbursed for the accrued legal costs. "Because of Elon Musk's actions... Tesla branded vehicles have become strong pol

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Blue Origin Delays New Glenn Again—and It’s a Bigger Setback Than It Seems

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-09-25 06:30:00

After gaining momentum last year, Jeff Bezos’ rocket venture has hit another snag. The second flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn slipped from early spring to late August, messing with the company’s original plan to launch its giant rocket eight times in 2025. Beyond missing launch targets, New Glenn’s recent delay also puts Project Kuiper—the internet satellites owned by Amazon—at risk of losing a critical operations license. This week, Dave Limp, the chief executive of Blue Origin, announced th

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Apple's AirPods 4 earbuds are cheaper than ever right now

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-25 14:42:24

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Just in time for a last-minute Father's Day gift (or perhaps a little treat for yourself, because you deserve nice things), Apple's AirPods 4 have dropped back down to their lowest price to date. You can snap up a pair for $99 . That's $30 off the list price. This discount is for the

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The Download: AI agents’ autonomy, and sodium-based batteries

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-09-25 22:10:00

In recent months, a new class of agents has arrived on the scene: ones built using large language models. Any action that can be captured by text—from playing a video game using written commands to running a social media account—is potentially within the purview of this type of system. LLM agents don’t have much of a track record yet, but to hear CEOs tell it, they will transform the economy—and soon. Despite that, like chatbot LLMs, agents can be chaotic and unpredictable. Here’s what could

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Danish Ministry Replaces Windows and Microsoft Office with Linux and LibreOffice

news.ycombinator.com Martin Holland 2025-09-26 04:37:22

The Danish Ministry of Digitization is to completely abandon Microsoft in the coming months and use Linux instead of Windows and switch from Office 365 to LibreOffice. Minister Caroline Stage (Moderaterne) announced this in an interview with the daily newspaper Politiken. It comes just a few days after the country's two largest municipalities initiated similar steps. This summer, half of the ministry's employees will be equipped with Linux and LibreOffice. If everything goes as expected, the ent

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First Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 3 leak has bad news for 2027’s flagship phones

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-26 07:26:07

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR The first major Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 3 leak suggests Qualcomm could offer two versions of the chip, akin to Apple. The leaker also asserts that 2027’s flagship phones could be more expensive due to the cost of the chipset. It also sounds like standard flagship phones could use a less capable flagship Snapdragon processor. The Snapdragon 8 Elite powers plenty of great Android phones today, but we’ve already seen some Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 leaks. N

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Windows on Arm users now spend 90% of time in native apps, says Arm

techspot.com Zo Ahmed 2025-09-25 02:31:00

Why it matters: Windows on Arm may have finally hit its stride. Arm recently announced that users on the platform now spend more than 90% of their time using native applications. This bump marks a significant milestone, suggesting that historical concerns over app compatibility may be becoming less of a problem. Concerns about app compatibility have long held back the adoption of Arm-based Windows PCs. Since the launch of Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ devices last year, Arm says developer support

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The cloud is not enough: Cisco embraces the shift toward Hybrid AI workloads

techspot.com Bob O'Donnell 2025-09-25 10:09:00

Bottom line: At this year's Cisco Live event in San Diego, one thing became apparent: the opportunity to run modern applications like GenAI and autonomous agents is no longer limited to the cloud. Cisco was ready to highlight several new products and services specifically targeted at major cloud computing providers and large ISPs. They also noted that interest in expanding the capabilities of on-premises data centers is not only still alive, but it's being reinvigorated by the rapid transition t

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Startup aims to shrink particle accelerators to transform semiconductor manufacturing

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-09-25 23:03:00

Something to look forward to: In a modest laboratory tucked beneath the offices of Y Combinator in San Francisco, a young startup is working to upend one of the most entrenched technologies in chip manufacturing. Inversion Semiconductor, founded in 2024 by Rohan Karthik and Daniel Vega, is betting that shrinking particle accelerators down to tabletop size could unlock a new era of faster, more powerful semiconductor production. Today, the world's most advanced chips are made with extreme ultrav

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Amazon Kuiper second satellite launch delayed by ULA due to weather

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-09-25 07:25:39

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is on the launch pad carrying Amazon's Project Kuiper internet network satellites, which are expected to eventually rival Elon Musk's Starlink system, at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 9, 2025. United Launch Alliance said Tuesday it was pushing back the second flight carrying Amazon 's Project Kuiper internet satellites due to "multiple weather delays during launch processing." The launch from Florida's Space

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The Pentagon is gutting the team that tests AI and weapons systems

technologyreview.com James O'Donnell 2025-09-24 20:00:00

It is a significant overhaul of a department that in 40 years has never before been placed so squarely on the chopping block. Here’s how today’s defense tech companies, which have fostered close connections to the Trump administration, stand to gain, and why safety testing might suffer as a result. The Operational Test and Evaluation office is “the last gate before a technology gets to the field,” says Missy Cummings, a former fighter pilot for the US Navy who is now a professor of engineering

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iOS 26 beta reveals there’s another Apple app that will work via satellite

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-09-25 00:23:04

Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite service has been slowly expanding from a major emergency role – essentially letting you call in an air ambulance when injured in a remote location – to a broader way of remaining in touch when outside mobile data coverage. A new satellite-based service spotted in the iOS 26 developer beta will be useful in both extreme situations and more everyday scenarios in areas with poor mobile coverage … Namely, access to weather reports, as spotted by Macworld. Apple

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Show HN: S3mini – Tiny and fast S3-compatible client, no-deps, edge-ready

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-25 19:55:47

s3mini is an ultra-lightweight Typescript client (~14 KB minified, ≈15 % more ops/s) for S3-compatible object storage. It runs on Node, Bun, Cloudflare Workers, and other edge platforms. It has been tested on Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, DigitalOcean Spaces, and MinIO. (No Browser support!) [github] [issues] [npm] Dev: Performance tests was done on local Minio instance. Your results may vary depending on environment and network conditions, so take it with a grain of salt. The library support

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This JBL PartyBox Club 120 Speaker Is Cheaper Than Last Prime Day, No Need to Wait for Upcoming Sales

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-09-26 08:10:18

We can all agree that Summer is here, right? Sure, it might not be the kind of Summer we’re all excited about, but the season of long days, BBQs, and big old get-togethers is upon us. It’s just nice to get outdoors and spend time with friends and family, and one key part of all of these things is music. That’s where this JBL PartyBox Club 120 portable party speaker comes in, and it’s currently $100 off on Amazon. This thing is an excellent way to boost the vibes at any party, no matter where yo

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Researchers figure out how to get fresh lithium into batteries

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-06-11 02:33:10

As the owner of a 3-year-old laptop, I feel the finite lifespan of lithium batteries acutely. It's still a great machine, but the cost of a battery replacement would take me a significant way down the path of upgrading to a newer, even greater machine. If only there were some way to just plug it in overnight and come back to a rejuvenated battery. While that sounds like science fiction, a team of Chinese researchers has identified a chemical that can deliver fresh lithium to well-used batteries

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YouTube Premium Lite set to launch in the US, offering a cheaper ad-free experience

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-06-11 02:13:00

Something to look forward to: It's been almost four years since YouTube piloted a more affordable version of its premium subscription service in some European countries, but it was axed in 2023. Now, it seems YouTube is preparing to bring back Premium Lite – including in the US – which will remove ads from most uploaded videos. According to a source familiar with the plans who spoke to Bloomberg, YouTube's Premium Lite tier will be announced soon in the US, Australia, Germany, and Thailand. La

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YouTube May Finally Offer a Cheaper Way to Get Rid of Ads

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-06-11 02:30:08

Folk who want to watch their multi-hour-long YouTube documentaries without an ad break every few minutes may finally have a cheaper way to do it. The Alphabet-owned streaming service has long been testing a cheaper ad-less subscription tier called YouTube Premium Lite. If the latest reports can be believed, it may come to fruition in 2025, though it probably won’t offer all the perks of the $14-a-month Premium subscription. The last time we heard about Premium Lite was in October last year. You

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Google may be close to launching YouTube Premium Lite

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-06-10 22:42:33

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. YouTube is about to officially launch a cheaper, “premium lite” version of its subscription service in the US, Australia, Germany and Thailand, according to Bloomberg. This new tier will “target viewers who primarily want to watch programs other than music videos,” Bloomberg says. The publication didn’t say what the price might be. YouTube piloted a no-ads version of a tier c

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YouTube Premium Lite is coming to the US for the first time, but there’s a catch for music lovers

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-06-11 02:47:33

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube plans to launch a “Premium Lite” plan. This plan will allow users to watch videos, except for music videos, without ads. Premium Lite will be announced soon for the US, Australia, Germany, and Thailand. Late last year, there were reports of users seeing offers to subscribe to YouTube Premium Lite, a cheaper alternative to Premium that ended in 2023. At the time, a spokesperson for Google told Android Authority that the company was “testing a

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