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Rocket Lab stock jumps 8%, building on strong two-month rally

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-08-03 17:44:04

An Electron rocket launches the Baby Come Back mission from New Zealand on July 17, 2023. Rocket Lab stock soared 8% Monday, building on a strong run fueled by space innovation. Shares of the space infrastructure company have nearly doubled over the last two months following a slew of successful launches and a deal with the European Union. The stock is up 63% year to date after surging nearly sixfold in 2024. Last month, Rocket Lab announced a partnership with the European Space Agency to la

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I've tested dozens of cheap portable power stations and this EcoFlow is my favorite

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-08-03 21:00:02

The EcoFlow River 2. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Power banks have given way to power stations. And while I really like the colossal capacity offered by those behemoths, sometimes I want something I can grab quickly to take with me on a job or in an emergency. The EcoFlow River 2 fits the bill. EcoFlow River 2 specs Capacity : 256Wh : 256Wh Net Weight : Approximately 7.7lbs : Approximately 7.7lbs Dimensions : 9.6 x 8.5 x 5.7inches : 9.6 x 8.5 x 5.7inches AC Input : 100-120V 50Hz/60Hz, 36

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This countertop ice maker makes the 'good ice' you only get in restaurants

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-08-03 21:52:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The GE Profile Opal 2.0 nugget ice maker is a smart kitchen appliance that sells for $599. This machine will do the trick if you want those satisfyingly munchable ice pellets often served at fast food restaurants It's also operable via a mobile app. It's pricey, especially given what it is, but I've found the machine well worth the investment. View now at Amazon Whether you call it the good ice, Sonic ice, nugget ice, or pellet ice, there's no denying that the small, mu

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Embedding User-Defined Indexes in Apache Parquet

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-03 21:29:02

Embedding User-Defined Indexes in Apache Parquet Files Posted on: Mon 14 July 2025 by Qi Zhu, Jigao Luo, and Andrew Lamb It’s a common misconception that Apache Parquet files are limited to basic Min/Max/Null Count statistics and Bloom filters, and that adding more advanced indexes requires changing the specification or creating a new file format. In fact, footer metadata and offset-based addressing already provide everything needed to embed user-defined index structures within Parquet files w

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I recommend this Lenovo ThinkPad to remote workers - and it's on sale for a limited time

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-08-04 01:53:54

ZDNET's key takeaways Lenovo's fifth-generation ThinkPad T14s is available now for $2,649. It's a particularly hardy laptop and boasts solid battery life. However, the Intel chipset delivers puts a cap on high-end performance. View now at Best Buy View now at Lenovo more buying choices Lenovo is holding a new clearance sale for the ThinkPad T14s Gen 5. The base model has dropped to $1,214, its lowest price yet. Lenovo has seven distinct ThinkPad categories on its website, each with a unique

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NetBox Labs secures $35M as demand for network infrastructure management surges

news.ycombinator.com More This Author 2025-08-04 01:43:21

The platform’s technical foundation centers on modeling infrastructure relationships in detail. The NetBox model encodes realistic relationships, such as an IP address’s provision on an interface, where the interface is on the switch, and where the switch sits in a rack. In addition, NetBox Labs has expanded the core platform with complementary products that address operational pain points while leveraging the central data repository. NetBox Discovery provides automated network device and serv

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This Common Pain Med Could Be Raising Dementia Risk

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-08-04 01:40:38

Chronic pain can be a debilitating experience. A common medication used to manage the condition may come with its own serious dangers, however. Recent research finds an upsetting link between the drug gabapentin and a higher risk of dementia. Scientists at Case Western Reserve University led the study, which examined the medical records of people with chronic low back pain. People taking gabapentin for their back were significantly more likely to develop dementia over time compared to non-users

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How I easily set up passkeys through my password manager - and why you should too

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-08-04 05:25:55

J. W. Burkey/Getty Images Passkeys promise a more secure, easier authentication method than passwords. Instead of creating and remembering a password for each account, a passkey is automatically generated for you by the respective website or app. To authenticate your login, you can use a PIN, fingerprint recognition, facial ID, or a physical security key. Also: How passkeys work: The complete guide to your inevitable passwordless future Sounds great, right? The main hiccup is that passkeys ca

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Musk says he does not support a merger between Tesla and xAI but backs investment

cnbc.com Ruxandra Iordache Arjun Kharpal 2025-08-04 05:13:00

Elon Musk on Monday said he does not support a merger between xAI and Tesla, as questions swirl over the future relationship of the electric automaker and artificial intelligence company. X account @BullStreetBets_ posted an open question to Tesla investors on the social media site asking if they support a merger between Tesla and xAI. Musk responded with "No." The statement comes as the tech billionaire contemplates the future relationship and possible integration between his multiple busines

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First look at Gemini Space: Google’s Now Bar-like upgrade to Pixel’s At a Glance (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-04 09:03:06

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini Space is an upcoming upgrade to the Pixel’s At a Glance experience. It’s seemingly inspired by Samsung’s Now bar and Now Brief, which show contextual cards on the lock screen and other places. In its current state, Gemini Space displays sports and birthday cards, but finance and Daily Hub features are expected in the future. We’ve previously spotted Google working on a feature called Gemini Space for Pixel devices. Based on the handful of clues

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A Donkey Kong movie is a safe bet for Nintendo’s growing entertainment empire

theverge.com Andrew Webster 2025-08-04 09:40:17

It’s looking like Nintendo might have a DK-sized addition to its feature film lineup. The company has filed a copyright notice for a motion picture listed as an “Untitled Donkey Kong Project.” And last month, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said in an investors call that the company was working on more movies, explaining that “although we cannot discuss our plans beyond The Legend of Zelda movie at this time, we are working on various other projects.” So even though a Donkey Kong movie isn’

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Discord’s virtual reward, ‘Orbs,’ launches out of beta

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-08-04 09:00:00

After announcing in late May that the platform would be experimenting with a new virtual reward system, Discord is now launching it to the public. The aim of the rewards, called Orbs, is to get people to click on more interactive ads. Users earn Orbs after completing Quests, which involve interacting with ads for products or games to get virtual items. Users can redeem Orbs for digital items in Discord’s Shop, like a three-day Nitro credit, an Orb-themed profile badge, profile effects, avatar d

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The best deals on AirPods, iPads, MacBooks and other Apple gear you can get right now

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-04 13:06:28

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 . It’s obvious that Apple products are some of the most sought-after in the tech world — that means sales are fewer and farther between than other gadgets, and they’re often the first things to sell out when discounts do arrive. But it would be a mistake to assume you’re doomed to always

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Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think

news.ycombinator.com Anurag Srivastava 2025-08-04 13:38:18

It’s hard work soaking up sunlight to generate clean electricity. After about 25 to 30 years, solar panels wear out. Over the years, heating and cooling cycles stress the materials. Small cracks develop, precipitation corrodes the frame and layers of materials can start to peel apart. In 2023, about 90% of old or faulty solar panels in the U.S. ended up in landfills. Millions of panels have been installed worldwide over the past few decades – and by about 2030, so many will be ready to retire t

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You can bring back Launchpad in macOS 26, but you shouldn’t

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-04 22:48:35

While macOS 26 is set to bring a whole new look and feel, three new apps, and a slew of new features, it does also remove a very old feature still loved by some: Launchpad. Launchpad dates all the way back to 2010, and lets you see and organize all your Mac apps across a series of screens. There are two main reasons some people still use it today … Two reasons to use Launchpad First, if you regularly use a lot of different Mac apps, then keeping them all in the Dock can be a squeeze. Launchpa

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Lasagna Battery Cell

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-01 06:19:58

Published On: 8/29/2012 Last Modified: 6/17/2025 Beware of reactive pans and be afraid of the lasagna cell. Reactive pots and pans made of aluminum, cast iron, hammered steel, brass, or copper can react with some chemicals in foods, especially the acids and salts in sauces, brines, and marinades, and they can undergo a chemical reaction and create off flavors, and in rare cases, are toxic. Non-reactive containers made of stainless steel, glass, porcelain, and enamel will not change when subje

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Dyson Reveals Its Futuristic Farming Vision

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-04 11:38:00

Dyson, a company best known for its vacuums and hair dryers, unveiled a new circular farm design featuring rows of strawberry plants that rotate to share sunlight, robots that do everything from harvesting to releasing helpful insects, and sensors to help farmers keep an eye on things. The company is also getting into the renewable energy game. Check out the video in this article to find out how it all connects and what it could mean for the future of food.

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The Structure of Ice in Space Is Neither Order nor Chaos—It’s Both

wired.com Jorge Garay 2025-08-04 20:00:00

Ice is a key component in the universe. There are frozen water molecules on comets, moons, exoplanets, and in your drink as you cool off from the summer heat. However, under the microscope, not all ice is the same, even though it is made of the same components. The internal structure of Earth’s ice is a cosmological oddity. Its molecules are arranged in geometric structures, usually hexagons that repeat each other. Ice on Earth forms this way due to the temperature and pressure of the our plane

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These are the closest-ever images of the sun from Parker Solar Probe's historic flyby

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-04 13:55:49

NASA's Parker Solar Probe made history with the closest-ever approach to the sun last December, and we're finally getting a look at some of the images it captured. The space agency released a timelapse of observations made using Parker's Wide-Field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR) while it passed through the sun's corona (the outer atmosphere) on December 25, 2024, revealing up close how solar wind acts soon after it's released. The probe captured these images at just 3.8 million miles from the so

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Hypercapitalism and the AI talent wars

news.ycombinator.com John Luttig 2025-08-04 12:09:34

Meta’s multi-hundred million dollar comp offers and Google’s multi-billion dollar Character AI and Windsurf deals signal that we are in a crazy AI talent bubble. The talent mania could fizzle out as the winners and losers of the AI war emerge, but it represents a new normal for the foreseeable future. If the top 1% of companies drive the majority of VC returns, why shouldn’t the same apply to talent? Our natural egalitarian bias makes this unpalatable to accept, but the 10x engineer meme doesn’

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A Century of Quantum Mechanics

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-01 02:41:58

Lieber Pauli... Read the translation of the letter sent by Werner Heisenberg to Wolfgang Pauli on 9 July 1925. The original letter is preserved in CERN’s Wolfgang Pauli Archive. (Copyright: Heisenberg Society) Dear Pauli, If you believe that I read your letter laughing mockingly, then you are gravely mistaken; quite the contrary – since Helgoland, my views on mechanics have become more radical with each passing day, and it is my firm conviction that Bohr’s theory of the hydrogen atom, in its pre

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Dyson Reveals Futuristic Farming Vision

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-04 16:38:19

Dyson, a company best known for its vacuums and hair dryers, unveiled a new circular farm design featuring rows of strawberry plants that rotate to share sunlight, robots that do everything from harvesting to releasing helpful insects, and sensors to help farmers keep an eye on things. The company is also getting into the renewable energy game. Check out the video in this article to find out how it all connects and what it could mean for the future of food.

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Meta acquires voice startup Play AI

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-08-04 18:32:25

In Brief Meta has acquired Play AI, a startup that uses AI to generate human-sounding voices. A Meta spokesperson has confirmed the acquisition, according to Bloomberg, which also reports that an internal memo stated that the “entire PlayAI team” will be joining the company next week. (TechCrunch has also reached out to Meta for confirmation.) Meta’s memo reportedly said that PlayAI’s “work in creating natural voices, along with a platform for easy voice creation, is a great match for our wor

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The Amount of Electricity Generated From Solar Is Suddenly Unbelievable

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-04 15:30:42

If it feels like the world is being deluged with bad news lately, here's an actual bright spot: the Sun has become the go-to source of energy for tens of millions across the globe. A recent story by The New Yorker dove into the astonishing growth of solar energy over the past few years. Among other extensive data, the magazine notes that renewables made up 96 percent of demand for new energy throughout the globe in 2024; In the United States, 93 percent of new energy capacity came from solar an

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Let me pay for Firefox

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-04 10:38:52

Hi Mozilla community, I’m a long time Mozilla supporter, I’ve published free (as in freedom) and open-source software, and I desperately want Mozilla to charge for Firefox. If that sounds like a contradiction, please keep reading. I first became involved with the Mozilla community around 2006. I was active in the Spread Firefox project, where I ran a contest that encouraged others to promote Firefox in the most creative ways they could imagine. In hindsight, I guess it could have been called a

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Local Chatbot RAG with FreeBSD Knowledge

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-04 15:48:49

Out of multiple conversations with people at BSD conferences, I noticed that many would love to see a chatbot that provides precise information on FreeBSD—for users, admins, and developers. I strongly believe that there should not be an official chat.freebsd.org . Local chatbots work well and can be tweaked to fit personal needs. This documentation is written for macOS with Apple Silicon (because of the GPU support), but should work on other OSes as well. Step 1: Install Ollama (API for Multi

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Microsoft Plans to Purge Passwords — Here's How to Protect Yours

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-04 12:00:00

Microsoft is moving closer to a password-free future, and if you're still using the Authenticator app to manage logins, big changes are coming fast. Starting Aug. 1, the app will no longer support passwords at all. This shift has already been in motion-new password creation was disabled in June, and autofill support was cut off in July. For years, Microsoft Authenticator was a go-to for managing both multi-factor authentication and saved passwords. But now, it's being refocused to support passk

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For Algorithms, Memory Is a Far More Powerful Resource Than Time

wired.com Ben Brubaker 2025-08-04 13:00:00

That classic result was a way to transform any algorithm with a given time budget into a new algorithm with a slightly smaller space budget. Williams saw that a simulation based on squishy pebbles would make the new algorithm’s space usage much smaller—roughly equal to the square root of the original algorithm’s time budget. That new space-efficient algorithm would also be much slower, so the simulation was not likely to have practical applications. But from a theoretical point of view, it was n

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX might invest $2 billion in Musk’s xAI

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-08-04 17:12:17

In Brief One Elon Musk business might be making a big investment in another. According to a Wall Street Journal report that cites investors close to SpaceX, the company has agreed to invest $2 billion in Musk’s AI startup xAI. The investment would reportedly be part of the $5 billion equity raise (along with another $5 billion in debt) that Morgan Stanley announced at the end of June. This would be SpaceX’s first investment in xAI, and one of its biggest investments in another company. The WS

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Edward Burtynsky's monumental chronicle of the human impact on the planet

news.ycombinator.com Bill Mckibben 2025-08-04 09:47:00

If there was one absence in Burtynsky’s account of our time, however, it was the single greatest result of all that mining, burning, and consuming: the transformation of the atmosphere. Nothing else comes close in scale to the chemical disruption of the air—the flood of CO 2 now rapidly overheating the Earth and producing a series of changes so titanic they dwarf even the forces that these photos depict. But carbon dioxide is invisible, which is a problem for photographers. That’s why in some w

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Rocket Lab stock jumps 8%, building on strong two-month rally

I've tested dozens of cheap portable power stations and this EcoFlow is my favorite

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NetBox Labs secures $35M as demand for network infrastructure management surges

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Discord’s virtual reward, ‘Orbs,’ launches out of beta

The best deals on AirPods, iPads, MacBooks and other Apple gear you can get right now

Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think

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Lasagna Battery Cell

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The Structure of Ice in Space Is Neither Order nor Chaos—It’s Both

These are the closest-ever images of the sun from Parker Solar Probe's historic flyby

Hypercapitalism and the AI talent wars

A Century of Quantum Mechanics

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX might invest $2 billion in Musk’s xAI

Edward Burtynsky's monumental chronicle of the human impact on the planet

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