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Slow Wi-Fi? My 10 go-to fixes to speed up home internet and get better coverage

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-10-11 20:45:27

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Check your incoming Internet before fooling with your network. There are simple steps you can take to speed up your Wi-Fi network. To get the most from your network, you'll need to fine-tune its settings. Even with a Netgear Orbi 970 mesh Wi-Fi network, backed by a 2Gbps AT&T fiber-optic Internet connection, I sometimes have Wi-Fi slowdowns. That's because my home has two buildings. One

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This Sony soundbar delivers glorious audio for virtually any genre of content - and it's priced well

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-10-11 20:57:00

Sony Bravia Theater System 6 ZDNET's key takeaways The Bravia Theater System 6 consists of a center channel soundbar, two rear speakers, and an external subwoofer for $800. It offers great sound, in-app Bravia audio features, and a simple user experience. Without Wi-Fi connectivity, many wireless streaming options are unavailable, but the movie and TV watching experience remains unchanged $798 at Walmart $798 at B&H Photo-Video $798 at Crutchfield more buying choices Follow ZDNET: Add us as a

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I Spent Three Nights Solving Listen Labs Berghain Challenge (and Got #16)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-08 21:11:12

When a cryptic billboard led to the most addictive coding challenge of 2025 Optimization problems are quite literally digital crack cocaine. Once you get a taste of turning 1,200 rejections into 1,150, then 1,000, then watching that number drop digit by agonizing digit - you’re hooked (even when each run takes ~40 minutes). And when Listen Labs accidentally created the most engaging technical challenge of 2025 with their Berghain Challenge, I found myself tumbling down a rabbit hole that would

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How to Lead in a Room Full of Experts

news.ycombinator.com Ibrahim Diallo 2025-10-11 19:52:52

Here is a realization I made recently. I'm sitting in a room full of smart people. On one side are developers who understand the ins and outs of our microservice architecture. On the other are the front-end developers who can debug React in their sleep. In front of me is the product team that has memorized every possible user path that exists on our website. And then, there is me. The lead developer. I don't have the deepest expertise on any single technology. So what exactly is my role when I'

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Learning Persian with Anki, ChatGPT and YouTube

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-11 19:45:07

I’ve been learning Persian (Farsi) for a while now, and I’m using a bunch of tools for it. The central one is certainly Anki, a spaced repetition app to train memory. I’m creating my own never-ending deck of cards, with different types of content, for different purposes. The most frequent type of cards is grammar focused phrases (very rarely single words) coming sometimes from my own daily life, but also very often directly from videos of the Persian Learning YouTube channel, created by Majid, a

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How Al Gore used AI to track 660M polluters

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-10-11 17:00:00

Former Vice President Al Gore’s latest project gives polluters nowhere to hide. The nonprofit Climate Trace, which Gore co-founded, on Wednesday launched a tool that uses AI to track fine particulate pollution from more than 660 million sources worldwide. Many people are aware that burning fossil fuels warms the planet, but fewer know that burning them creates fine particulate matter that kills as many as 10 million people every year. “For some time, I’ve been trying to bring more attention t

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It’s surprisingly easy to stumble into a relationship with an AI chatbot

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-10-12 07:00:00

“The demand for chatbot relationships is there, and it is notably high—pretending it’s not happening is clearly not the solution,” she says. “We’re edging toward a moral panic here, and while we absolutely do need better guardrails, I worry there will be a knee-jerk reaction that further stigmatizes these relationships. That could ultimately cause more harm.” The study is intended to offer a snapshot of how adults form bonds with chatbots and doesn’t capture the kind of dynamics that could be a

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5 things the new Google Home Speaker needs before I’ll buy it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-12 07:00:12

Adam Molina / Android Authority It’s been a while since Google released a new smart speaker, but that’s set to change in the very near future. Just about five years after the Nest Audio launched in October 2020, word on the street is that Google will soon debut the “Google Home Speaker.” Google first teased its new speaker in August during the Pixel 10 launch event, while subsequent leaks have confirmed its existence and indicated that it’s almost certainly being released before the end of the

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, Sept. 24

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-12 01:20:00

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Kitchen Crutches: 4 Cooking Tools and Shortcuts You're Using Too Often

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-12 07:55:03

We love a good cooking hack, whether foolproof ways to check steak for doneness or using your air fryer for everything from grilled cheese to weeknight salmon. So, when does a potentially clever hack or safe-bet kitchen tool spill over into a crutch? When it doesn't produce results that make it worth any time or effort saved. Suppose you're automatically reaching for the same tools, equipment or resources whenever you're in the kitchen or grocery store, without considering whether there's a bet

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13 of the Best Peacock Shows to Stream Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-12 08:00:05

If you're trying out Peacock for the first time or unsure what the streaming service offers in addition to NBC and Bravo favorites, it sounds like you could use a guide to the streamer's best original series. Peacock has generated buzz with series like The Day of the Jackal, Love Island USA, and, more recently, The Office spinoff The Paper. The streaming service hiked prices in July, but if you're keeping it in your rotation, you can't go wrong with these 13 standout shows. Ad-based Peacock run

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Supermicro server motherboards can be infected with unremovable malware

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-12 09:15:06

Servers running on motherboards sold by Supermicro contain high-severity vulnerabilities that can allow hackers to remotely install malicious firmware that runs even before the operating system, making infections impossible to detect or remove without unusual protections in place. One of the two vulnerabilities is the result of an incomplete patch Supermicro released in January, said Alex Matrosov, founder and CEO of Binarly, the security firm that discovered it. He said that the insufficient f

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Building a better online editor for TypeScript

news.ycombinator.com Wolf Mermelstein 2025-10-10 07:22:32

Val Town makes it easy to ship TypeScript automations and applications to the internet via an integrated web editor experience. We strive to offer a magical tight feedback loop, with 100ms deploys on save. That online editor experience should be great: we should support high-quality highlighting, autocompletion, information for when you hover over bits of code. But unfortunately it hasn't been so: our previous editor has been buggy and slow to give useful TypeScript feedback. But now, we've re

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Tether CEO confirms major capital raise at a reported $500 billion valuation

cnbc.com Pia Singh Dylan Butts 2025-10-12 11:07:31

Venezuelan Bolivar and U.S. Dollar banknotes and representations of cryptocurrency Tether are seen in this illustration taken Sept. 8, 2025. Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin, is evaluating a major fundraising round, its CEO Paolo Ardoino, has confirmed, in a deal that could reportedly put the crypto company's value on par with OpenAI. The El Salvador-based company is looking to raise between $15 billion and $20 billion for a roughly 3% stake through a private placement, acc

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I did not expect this midrange Sony soundbar to rival my Sonos system like this

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-10-12 09:00:32

Sony Bravia Theater System 6 ZDNET's key takeaways The Bravia Theater System 6 consists of a center channel soundbar, two rear speakers, and an external subwoofer for $800. It offers great sound, in-app Bravia audio features, and a simple user experience. Without Wi-Fi connectivity, many wireless streaming options are unavailable, but the movie and TV watching experience remains unchanged $798 at Walmart $798 at B&H Photo-Video $798 at Crutchfield more buying choices Follow ZDNET: Add us as a

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How is einx notation universal?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-09 15:11:50

To address this question, let’s first look at how tensor operations are commonly expressed in existing tensor frameworks. Classical notation# Tensor operations can be dissected into two distinct components: An elementary operation that is performed. Example: np.sum computes a sum-reduction. A division of the input tensor into sub-tensors. The elementary operation is applied to each sub-tensor independently. We refer to this as vectorization. Example: Sub-tensors in np.sum span the dimensions

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Need a portable speaker? JBL’s hottest ones are on sale!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-12 12:38:28

Many people consider having a good portable speaker a necessity. They are great for use around the house or for adventures, picnics, camping trips, etc. If you’re looking for a good one, the JBL Charge 6 is our favorite, and the JBL Flip 7 doesn’t fall far behind. Both are on sale, but you might want to buy yours soon. These keep going in and out of stock, so we’re unsure how long these sales will last. Buy the JBL Charge 6 for just $139.95 ($60 off) Buy the JBL Flip 7 for just $99.95 ($60 off)

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Nothing Ear 3 Review: Super Sounding Wireless Earbuds, Not-So-Super Mic

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-10-12 12:00:49

From the start, Nothing was designed to be an antidote to Apple and its omnipresent AirPods. While Apple focused on a sort of all-purpose minimalism, Nothing adopted a hallmark transparent look that, if not altogether disparate (both pairs of wireless earbuds have a similar stem design), at least gave its Ear products a unique design language. That quest for being different extended into features, too. In 2023, Nothing introduced personalized EQ, giving it a visual and technological difference o

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When “no” means “yes”: Why AI chatbots can’t process Persian social etiquette

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-12 16:23:22

If an Iranian taxi driver waves away your payment, saying, "Be my guest this time," accepting their offer would be a cultural disaster. They expect you to insist on paying—probably three times—before they'll take your money. This dance of refusal and counter-refusal, called taarof, governs countless daily interactions in Persian culture. And AI models are terrible at it. New research released earlier this month titled "We Politely Insist: Your LLM Must Learn the Persian Art of Taarof" shows tha

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Pennywise gets an origin story in Welcome to Derry trailer

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-12 16:34:34

Director Andy Muschietti's two-film adaptation of Stephen King's bestselling horror novel IT racked up over $1 billion at the box office worldwide. Now Muschietti is back with a nine-episode prequel series for HBO, IT: Welcome to Derry, exploring the origins of Pennywise the Clown (Bill Skarsgård), the ancient evil that terrorized the fictional town every 27 years. And now we have an official trailer a month before the prequel's October debut. (Some spoilers below for IT and IT: Chapter Two.)

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Inside Charlie Kirk’s megachurch memorial service

theverge.com Tina Nguyen 2025-10-12 15:58:43

Hello and welcome to Regulator. According to a rough transcript of Charlie Kirk’s memorial service, the word “martyr” was uttered less than 10 times. But to the 90,000-plus people watching live in Glendale, Arizona, and the 100 million who reportedly watched the livestream, it didn’t have to be stated so explicitly. As every speaker at the four-hourlong service repeatedly exhorted, the 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder had died as a faithful servant of Christ, bringing the gospel to coll

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OpenAI is building five new Stargate data centers with Oracle and SoftBank

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-10-12 16:24:17

In Brief OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it plans to build five new AI data centers across the United States with partners Oracle and SoftBank through its Stargate project. The new data centers will bring Stargate’s planned capacity to seven gigawatts — enough energy to power more than five million homes. Three of the new sites are being developed with Oracle. They’re located in Shackelford County, Texas; Doña Ana County, New Mexico; and an undisclosed location in the Midwest. The other two s

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If You Get a Hypertension Notification on Your Apple Watch, This Is What You Should Do Next

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-12 20:33:00

During Apple's "awe dropping" event earlier this month, the company unveiled its Hypertension Notifications feature, which is now available on WatchOS 26 devices, including the new Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3. Similar to sleep apnea, noise and heart health notifications on the Apple Watch, Hypertension Notifications aim to alert users of possible hypertension. But then, what do you do with that information? Below, we discuss everything you should know to help you better understand how Hyp

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OpenAI Teams Up With Oracle and SoftBank to Build 5 New Stargate Data Centers

wired.com Zoë Schiffer 2025-10-12 20:00:00

OpenAI is planning to build five new data centers in the United States as part of the Stargate initiative, the company announced on Tuesday. The sites, which are being developed in partnership with Oracle and SoftBank, bring Stargate’s current planned capacity to nearly 7 gigawatts—roughly the same amount of power as seven large-scale nuclear reactors. “AI is different from the internet in a lot of ways, but one of them is just how much infrastructure it takes,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said durin

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3,000 Pounds of Poke From Costco Recalled for a Surprising Reason

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-10-13 00:30:32

Have you recently purchased Kirkland Signature brand Ahi Tuna Wasabi Poke from Costco? You should check to make sure it wasn’t part of a new recall. Western United Fish Company (also known as Annasea Foods Group) of Kent, Washington, has issued a recall for 3,314 pounds of Kirkland Signature brand Ahi Tuna Wasabi Poke packed on Sept. 18, 2025, with a sell-by date of Sept. 22, 2025. The recall is over concerns about Listeria contamination, which can be fatal among young kids, the elderly, and p

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Companies Are Being Torn Apart by AI “Workslop,” Stanford Research Finds

futurism.com Frank Landymore 2025-10-13 08:09:57

AI is supposed to revolutionize workforce productivity, but so far that hasn’t been the case. One study from MIT found that a damning 95 percent of companies that gambled on integrating the tech saw no meaningful growth in revenue. Another study exploring one of its most hyped up applications, AI coding assistants, showed that programmers actually became slower when they depended on the AI tools. Meanwhile, a slew of reports tell an increasingly familiar tale of companies firing their workers t

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Inbox swamped? Perplexity's new Email Assistant works for Gmail and Outlook

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-10-13 16:17:00

MirageC/Moment via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Email Assistant can help you review, organize, and draft emails. It's available to paid subscribers of Perplexity Max. AI companies are marketing heavily to enterprise customers. Perplexity is bringing its AI directly to white-collar workers' inboxes with an automated assistant that can review and organize emails, and respond to messages in an approximation of their human users' voic

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Smooth weighted round-robin balancing

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-09 17:34:48

For edge case weights like { 5, 1, 1 } we now produce { a, a, b, a, c, a, a } sequence instead of { c, b, a, a, a, a, a } produced previously. Algorithm is as follows: on each peer selection we increase current_weight of each eligible peer by its weight, select peer with greatest current_weight and reduce its current_weight by total number of weight points distributed among peers. In case of { 5, 1, 1 } weights this gives the following sequence of current_weight's: a b c 0 0 0 (initial state) 5

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Rand Paul: FCC chair had “no business” intervening in ABC/Kimmel controversy

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-12 19:27:36

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) slammed Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr for policing speech after the FCC chair pressured ABC into suspending Jimmy Kimmel. Carr's statement that ABC must take action against Kimmel was "absolutely inappropriate," Paul said on NBC's Meet the Press yesterday. "Brendan Carr has got no business weighing in on this." Paul went on to say that employees can be fired for "despicable comments" and that broadcast station owners like Sinclair have the right

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Judge lets construction on an offshore wind farm resume

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-13 16:21:17

On Monday, a judge blocked the Trump Administration's latest attempt to stifle the US's nascent offshore wind industry. The ruling allows construction to restart on Revolution Wind, which the Danish company Orsted is building in the waters off Rhode Island and Connecticut. While the preliminary injunction can still be appealed, the project is already 80 percent complete, so construction could potentially wrap up while the case is still pending. The Trump Administration has made no secret of its

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Latest Tech News

Slow Wi-Fi? My 10 go-to fixes to speed up home internet and get better coverage

This Sony soundbar delivers glorious audio for virtually any genre of content - and it's priced well

I Spent Three Nights Solving Listen Labs Berghain Challenge (and Got #16)

How to Lead in a Room Full of Experts

Learning Persian with Anki, ChatGPT and YouTube

How Al Gore used AI to track 660M polluters

It’s surprisingly easy to stumble into a relationship with an AI chatbot

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Building a better online editor for TypeScript

Tether CEO confirms major capital raise at a reported $500 billion valuation

I did not expect this midrange Sony soundbar to rival my Sonos system like this

How is einx notation universal?

Need a portable speaker? JBL’s hottest ones are on sale!

Nothing Ear 3 Review: Super Sounding Wireless Earbuds, Not-So-Super Mic

When “no” means “yes”: Why AI chatbots can’t process Persian social etiquette

Pennywise gets an origin story in Welcome to Derry trailer

Inside Charlie Kirk’s megachurch memorial service

OpenAI is building five new Stargate data centers with Oracle and SoftBank

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OpenAI Teams Up With Oracle and SoftBank to Build 5 New Stargate Data Centers

3,000 Pounds of Poke From Costco Recalled for a Surprising Reason

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Inbox swamped? Perplexity's new Email Assistant works for Gmail and Outlook

Smooth weighted round-robin balancing

Rand Paul: FCC chair had “no business” intervening in ABC/Kimmel controversy

Judge lets construction on an offshore wind farm resume

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