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Thumby Color micro-review: a delightfully tiny GBA clone that doesn’t play Nintendo

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-12-20 04:21:53

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. It’s always a risk betting on new video game hardware from a little-known company: what if game developers never show up? But the $50 Thumby Color, on sale this week, is an easier sell — the two-inch handheld is cute as a button, fits on your keychain, lets aspiring programmers build and publish games right on the web, and I’m finding it so

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Kleiner Perkins-backed Ambiq pops on IPO debut

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-12-21 05:00:24

Ambiq Micro, a 15-year-old manufacturer of energy-efficient chips for wearable and medical devices, closed its first day of trading on Wednesday at $38.53 a share, a 61% increase from the $24 IPO price the company set the previous day. The success of the IPO signals strong investor demand in the public market for new small-cap companies benefiting from AI innovation. Ambiq closed its first day as a public company with a valuation of $656 million (excluding employee options). This represents a

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US fertility rate fell to a record low in 2024, mirroring a global trend

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-12-23 23:19:00

In a nutshell: The CDC released data this month that shows the US fertility rate fell to an all-time low in 2024, but the number of babies that were born last year increased YoY. It means that while there were more births overall, a smaller percentage of women of childbearing age are having children. There were 3.6 million babies born in the US in 2024, up 1% compared to the previous year, according to the CDC's data. But the general fertility rate – the number of live births per 1,000 women of

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Exclusive: A record-breaking baby has been born from an embryo that’s over 30 years old

technologyreview.com Jessica Hamzelou 2025-12-24 15:36:56

Cumbersome and explosive In the early days of IVF, embryos earmarked for storage were slow-frozen. This technique involves gradually lowering the temperature of the embryos. But because slow freezing can cause harmful ice crystals to form, clinics switched in the 2000s to a technique called vitrification, in which the embryos are placed in thin plastic tubes called straws and lowered into tanks of liquid nitrogen. This rapidly freezes the embryos and converts them into a glass-like state. The

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: WebAssembly SDK

news.ycombinator.com Mark Alexander 2025-12-21 17:44:17

WEBASSEMBLY (WASM) In order to provide both security and portability, it was decided to move away from add-ons distributed as DLL s in favour of add-ons distributed as WebAssembly modules. In order to do so without requiring a full rewrite of existing add-ons, a new platform toolset was designed for Visual Studio with the following capabilities: Direct compilation of C/C++ projects into WebAssembly (as WASM). Debugging of WebAssembly modules by attaching to the game executable. Full support

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What's the Difference Between Megabits and Megabytes? Here's What You Need to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-26 03:00:00

Knowing how your home internet works may rely on understanding these two key terms: Megabits and Megabytes. Internet terminology is often maddeningly confusing. Case in point: Megabits and megabytes. Both refer to units of digital information, but the difference is subtle enough to cause plenty of confusion. Knowing the difference between the two terminologies can make all the difference when picking out an internet plan or figuring out how quickly you can download a file. Don’t worry -- we’ll c

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Structural-Demographic Theory

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-26 16:04:03

The causes of revolutions and major rebellions are in many ways similar to processes that cause earthquakes (Goldstone 1991: 35). In both revolutions and earthquakes it is useful to distinguish the structural conditions (pressures, which build up slowly) from triggers (sudden releasing events, which immediately precede a social or geological eruption). Specific triggers of political upheavals, such as self-immolation of a fruit vendor, which triggered the Arabic Spring in Tunisia, are very hard

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When Can You Get the iPhone 17? Here's What Date to Expect Its Release

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-27 21:00:00

While leaks and speculation about the new iPhone have been popping up everywhere lately, one question could resolve all the others: When will the iPhone 17 be released? Once the rumored iPhone 17 -- as well as the iPhone 17 Air, Pro and Pro Max -- is revealed, we'll be able to confirm speculation about colors, display, cameras and more. We'll also learn how much the new iPhone will cost, which is also still up in the air, thanks in part to looming tariffs. Based on previous releases, the new i

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How to draw lambda diagrams (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-30 02:57:31

If you don’t want spoilers for my puzzle a few days ago, don’t read ahead! I think lambda diagrams are extremely cool, and haven’t seen any detailed description on how they work online. I’ll start by showing some very simple examples of lambda diagrams, and then build up to more complicated ones. First of all, what are lambda diagrams? They are pictorial representations of lambda expressions, and hence count as a pictorial system for a large portion of mathematics. I will assume that you under

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Efficient Computer's Electron E1 CPU – 100x more efficient than Arm?

news.ycombinator.com Dr. Ian Cutress 2025-12-30 06:30:44

We've been building general-purpose CPUs wrong for decades, apparently. That's the bold claim from Efficient Computer, a new startup stepping into the embedded market with their Electron E1 chip. For too long, our processors have been stuck in a control flow model, constantly shuffling data back and forth between caches, memory, and compute units – a process I think we can all agree that burns significant energy at every step. Efficient’s goal is to approach the problem by static scheduling and

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100X More Efficient Than ARM Processors – Electron E1

news.ycombinator.com Dr. Ian Cutress 2025-12-30 12:30:44

We've been building general-purpose CPUs wrong for decades, apparently. That's the bold claim from Efficient Computer, a new startup stepping into the embedded market with their Electron E1 chip. For too long, our processors have been stuck in a control flow model, constantly shuffling data back and forth between caches, memory, and compute units – a process I think we can all agree that burns significant energy at every step. Efficient’s goal is to approach the problem by static scheduling and

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Ember’s Travel Mug 2 with Find My is $30 off right now

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-31 09:51:00

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 . The annoying thing about coffee is that its ideal temperature is fleeting. Get caught up in a particularly lively debate in your morning meeting and by the time you return to your cup of joe, it’s cooled right down. That’s where Ember’s smart heated mugs come in, and right now one of i

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I wasted weeks hand optimizing assembly because I benchmarked on random data

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-29 06:40:01

Once upon a time I worked in the field of Java Optimizations. The target system was a distributed data processing platform that ran across hundreds of thousands of machines. At such scales, a 0.5% improvement would easily make up my salary going forward, and 2% was a good result for the half. That doesn’t mean it was easy. Never have I ever seen such a highly optimized Java codebase. Not before, not since. Every low hanging fruit had long since been picked clean. For example, there was minima

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A valid HTML zip bomb

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-02 16:16:29

Many sites have been affected by the aggressiveness of web crawlers designed to improve LLMs. I’ve been relatively spared, but since the phenomenon started, I've been looking for a solution to implement. Today, I present a zip bomb gzip and brotli that is valid HTML. The initial problem is the aggressiveness of LLM web crawlers that don't respect robots.txt . The first idea that comes to mind is IP blocking. However, web crawlers have circumvented this restriction by using individual IPs via

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Here’s your first look at Battlefield 6

theverge.com Andrew Webster 2026-01-02 18:08:12

The trailer offers a first look at Pax Armata, a Private Military Corporation bankrolled by former NATO states whose agenda threatens to throw the world into global conflict. This sets the scene for what players can expect on the battlefield — both in multiplayer and the return of the series’ single player campaign. In Battlefield 6, the series’ incredible blend of visceral combat, epic warfare, and player freedom returns. Blow through walls and bring down buildings for a tactical advantage or

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Killing Floor 3 Perks Explained: Which Class Makes Sense for You?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-02 22:00:00

Killing Floor 3 completely revamps the series' perk system, bringing the game's classes more in line with hero shooters such as Overwatch or Marvel Rivals. This streamlined perk system differentiates every character, with each getting a unique arsenal of weapons as well as a signature gadget and grenade. But you start to feel the real differences as you level up and unlock nodes throughout the specialized perk skill trees. Killing Floor 2 veterans are used to having 10 perks to choose from, bu

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iRobot’s new Roomba could solve the roller mop’s biggest problem

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-01-03 04:56:09

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. iRobot’s first roller mop-equipped robovac has a unique trick to help keep your carpets dry. Announced this week, the Roomba Max 705 Combo is an upgraded version of the robovac iRobot launched in April, offering a “first-of-its-kind” mop cover that it automatically deploys when cleaning carpets. Unlike with mopping pads, many robovacs with roller m

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Amazon venture fund backs startup developing fix for return fraud

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2026-01-03 09:00:01

Packages ride on a conveyor belt during Cyber Monday at an Amazon fulfillment center on December 2, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. The company has just closed a $12 million seed financing, led by venture firm Felicis, with participation from Amazon's $1 billion Industrial Innovation Fund and other investors. Cambridge Terahertz, a Sunnyvale, California-based startup, has developed a 3D imaging system that can see inside unopened packages, enabling retailers to more easily and quickly spot cases of

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Boost HTML5 Game Performance with WebAssembly

news.ycombinator.com Gaming Writer 2026-01-05 04:45:03

Who this article is for: Game developers looking to improve the performance of their HTML5 games Technical leads and engineers interested in integrating WebAssembly into their projects Students or professionals learning about web technologies and game development HTML5 game development has transformed web gaming, but it’s the integration of WebAssembly that’s truly revolutionizing performance capabilities. When players experience stuttering frame rates or input lag in browser games, they don’

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The fastest US mobile carriers and ISPs in 2025, ranked

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-01-05 23:49:04

Artur Debat / Getty Images T-Mobile has again earned top marks as the fastest mobile carrier in the land. In a new report released Wednesday, Speedtest provider Ookla highlighted the Uncarrier for providing the top mobile network in the US during the first half of the year. Also: The fastest Wi-Fi 7 internet providers in the US, ranked (Disclosure: Ookla is owned by Ziff Davis, ZDNET's parent company.) The top US mobile carriers In its report, Ookla cites T-Mobile for having the best and fa

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US nuclear weapons agency reportedly breached in Microsoft SharePoint attacks

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-01-06 11:24:26

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Hours after Microsoft revealed hacking groups affiliated with the Chinese government have been exploiting a flaw in its SharePoint software, Bloomberg News reports that the National Nuclear Security Administration has also been breached in the attacks. A single source tells Bloomberg that the department, which provides the Navy with nuclear reactors for submarines, was caught

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Comparing the Glove80 and Maltron Keyboards

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-06 23:12:25

Computer keyboards largely go unnoticed in daily life: most of us have to use them at some point or another, but they tend to be seen as interchangeable lumps of plastic and metal . For some of us, however, what keyboard we use has an effect on our health. I have typed a lot, for well over 30 years. 25 years ago I had prolonged period of pain in my hands that was, in part, brought on by extensive keyboard usage. After 3 months of not typing at all, I resolved to do anything I could to lessen th

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iOS 26 developer beta 4 brings Silence Unknown Callers to Call Screening

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-07 18:44:44

If you’re running the developer beta on your iPhone and get a lot of spam or robocalls, you might have noticed that the Silence Unknown Callers feature had gone missing, at least for some users. With today’s beta release, it’s back, now integrated as part of the new Call Screening feature. Call Screening is one of the most useful features coming in iOS 26. When enabled, your iPhone will automatically answer calls from unknown numbers, ask the caller for more information, and decide whether to l

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Unexpected inconsistency in records

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-05 06:12:04

Unexpected inconsistency in records The other day, I was trying to figure out a bug in my code, and it turned out to be a misunderstanding on my part as to how C# records work. It’s entirely possible that I’m the only one who expected them to work in the way that I did, but I figured it was worth writing about in case. As it happens, this is something I discovered when making a change to my 2029 UK general election site, but it isn’t actually related to the election, so I haven’t included it i

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Unexpected inconsistency in records – Jon Skeet's coding blog

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-05 12:12:04

Unexpected inconsistency in records The other day, I was trying to figure out a bug in my code, and it turned out to be a misunderstanding on my part as to how C# records work. It’s entirely possible that I’m the only one who expected them to work in the way that I did, but I figured it was worth writing about in case. As it happens, this is something I discovered when making a change to my 2029 UK general election site, but it isn’t actually related to the election, so I haven’t included it i

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How to Spot and Guard Against Wrong Number Scams

wired.com David Nield 2026-01-09 10:00:00

Something you can be sure of when it comes to scams and swindles is that the methods used to try to part you from your data, your money, or both are constantly changing—which of course makes it more difficult to spot scenarios where someone is attempting to trick you. One simple scam that's continuing to get more common starts off with text from someone who has apparently messaged the wrong number. There's no mistake though: Your number is being deliberately targeted by a fraudster. A wrong nu

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Erlang 28 on GRiSP Nano using only 16 MB

news.ycombinator.com Peer Stritzinger Gmbh 2026-01-09 03:40:15

Booting Erlang in 16 MB – A New Milestone for GRiSP Nano Last Monday (2 June) at Code BEAM Light Stockholm Peer opened his presentation with the question Can the BEAM fit into 16 MB? Two days later, the GRiSP Nano prototype answered with an Erlang shell prompt. That success rests on work we’ve carried out since mid-2024. The 16 MB Hardware Budget GRiSP Nano pairs an STM32U5 Cortex-M33 (3 MB internal SRAM) with 16 MB of OctoSPI DRAM. A micro-SD slot handles storage; 4 PMOD™ connectors expo

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Show HN: Intercepting proxy for semantic search over visited pages

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-09 04:21:34

A proxy that embeds every web page you visit and lets you run similarity searches. Each successful HTTP GET 200 response (except for localhost) is re-fetched from pure.md to obtain clean Markdown. The cleaned text is embedded through llm. A minimal Flask UI provides search and cached-page views. Installation This is not a stand-alone program. It is a plugin for llm. If you are not using llm yet, install it with pipx first. pipx install llm Now you can install this plugin: llm install git+h

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Yes, You Can Still Get Games for Less Than $50. These Are the Best I've Played

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-09 16:45:00

It's hard to express just how good this game is. Sandfall Interactive's Claire Obscur: Expedition 33 feels as impactful and genre-defining as ground-breaking Japanese-style roleplaying games before it, like Final Fantasy. It mixes classic turn-based combat with real-time action gameplay, giving the combat a new yet familiar feel. The story pulls you in right from the start with its melancholy tone and gorgeous French setting, and the cast of characters will no doubt be forever etched into video

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The iPhone 17 Could Be Revealed in Less Than Two Months. Here's What Date to Expect It

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-09 17:00:00

Anticipation is growing as the release of the rumored iPhone 17 draws near, but recent speculation about the release date offers us a glimpse into when we'll learn everything about the new iPhone. In his Power On newsletter on July 13, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that the announcement should come Sept. 9 or 10. That generally aligns with CNET Senior Editor Patrick Holland's prediction, based on his assessment of Apple's past announcements and a decade of reviewing mobile phones. We'll get more

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Latest Tech News

Thumby Color micro-review: a delightfully tiny GBA clone that doesn’t play Nintendo

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Here’s your first look at Battlefield 6

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iRobot’s new Roomba could solve the roller mop’s biggest problem

Amazon venture fund backs startup developing fix for return fraud

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Comparing the Glove80 and Maltron Keyboards

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