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Yelp is creating its own AI videos about restaurants

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-01-04 12:00:00

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Yelp is going to use AI to stitch together user-posted content about restaurants, food, and nightlife businesses to make short videos about those businesses. The company initially started testing the AI-stitched videos last year, but they’re now available nationwide on the iOS app’s TikTok-like vertically scrolling home feed. Business operators can’t currently see the videos

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Xbox adds age checks in UK to comply with Online Safety Act

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-01-04 17:22:00

Recap: Digital platforms across the United Kingdom are adjusting their operations after the country's new Online Safety Act came into force, with Microsoft's Xbox gaming service among the latest to announce compliance measures. The legislation, aimed at making digital spaces safer for children and young people, has set off a wave of new regulations that require internet companies to verify users' ages if their platforms could potentially host explicit or harmful content. Microsoft confirmed thi

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Spotify CEO Ek says he's 'unhappy' with ads business as stock falls 9% on weak guidance

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-04 17:54:42

The company expects revenues to reach 4.2 billion euros, compared to a 4.47 billion euro estimate from StreetAccount. Spotify said the forecast accounts for a 490-basis-point headwind due to foreign exchange rates. Spotify said that higher personnel, marketing and professional services costs and 115 million euros worth of what it called social charges contributed to the results. The Swedish platform's revenues rose 10% from about 3.81 billion euros in the year-ago period. The company posted a

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What you may have missed about Trump’s AI Action Plan

technologyreview.com James O'Donnell 2026-01-04 11:00:00

But if you dig deeper, certain parts of the plan that didn’t pop up in any headlines reveal more about where the administration’s AI plans are headed. Here are three of the most important issues to watch. Trump is escalating his fight with the Federal Trade Commission When Americans get scammed, they’re supposed to be helped by the Federal Trade Commission. As I wrote last week, the FTC under President Biden increasingly targeted AI companies that overhyped the accuracy of their systems, as we

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Do variable names matter for AI code completion? (2025)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 09:35:25

Do Variable Names Matter for AI Code Completion? When GitHub Copilot suggests your next line of code, does it matter whether your variables are named current_temperature or just x ? I ran an experiment to find out, testing 8 different AI models on 500 Python code samples across 7 naming styles. The results suggest that descriptive variable names do help AI code completion. The Experiment Each code sample was transformed into different naming conventions: Descriptive ( process_user_input )

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Photoshop's New AI Tool Wants to Help You Spend Less Time Relighting Photos

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-04 16:00:06

Photoshop is getting a new dose of generative AI, Adobe announced Tuesday. Three new Firefly-powered editing tools are rolling out now, including a new photo harmonization tool, a new upscaling feature to make images sharper and updates to its AI eraser. Adobe users got a sneak peek at the harmonize tool at last fall's creator conference, Adobe Max, when it was known as Project Perfect Blend. Adobe Applied Research Scientist Mengwei Ren told CNET at the time that the tool uses AI to create new

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What’s on your desk, Cameron Faulkner?

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2026-01-04 17:00:00

Cameron Faulkner describes himself as “a New York City transplant who’s lived in Brooklyn since 2012.” He continues, “When I’m not at work, I try to get as far away from my computer as I can (I don’t always succeed), spending time with my wife, 15-month-old son, and two cats. I enjoy walking around, playing video games, drinking coffee, and keeping myself busy with a never-ending list of tasks.” He is currently commerce editor at The Verge, where he helps other commerce writers find good deals,

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You can get two long-range Tile Pro trackers for the price of one

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2026-01-04 17:49:05

The Tile Pro is a helpful gadget that lets you more easily find your stuff, whether you’re gearing up for summer vacation or heading back to school. Attach it to anything from dorm keys to luggage, and its 500-feet Bluetooth range (combined with Tile Network and Amazon Sidewalk) boosts your chances of finding things you may otherwise lose. Right now, you can get the best price ever on the Tile Pro at Woot. Buying a single tracker costs $23.99 ($11 off), while a two-pack costs just $34.99 ($25 of

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How to use a VPN on iPhone

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2026-01-04 22:34:33

With worldwide government regulations increasingly cracking down on what content is available, and various streaming services increasingly locking content behind geographic paywalls, more and more people are turning to VPNs. Setting up a VPN used to be complicated, but in the last decade, the process has become incredibly streamlined. Here’s how to set up and use a VPN on your iPhone. What is a VPN for? A VPN is a virtual private network. VPNs act as a private encrypted tunnel for all network

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FBI seizes $2.4M in Bitcoin from new Chaos ransomware operation

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-04 22:52:41

FBI Dallas has seized approximately 20 Bitcoins from a cryptocurrency address belonging to a Chaos ransomware member that is linked to cyberattacks and extortion payments from Texas companies. The crypto was seized on April 15, 2025, and was traced to an affiliate named "Hors," who is suspected of launching the attacks against the companies. "The seized funds were traced to a cryptocurrency address allegedly associated with a member of the Chaos ransomware group, known as 'Hors,' who has been

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This new Photoshop feature can boost image resolution in just one click, thanks to AI

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2026-01-04 22:00:18

Adobe / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Adobe Photoshop is a powerful photo-editing tool; however, learning how to use it can be daunting at first. As a result, Adobe has been sprinkling in AI features that make it easier to do more with a single click -- and today's drop is no different. Also: The best graphic design software of 2025: Feature-packed, professional tools On Tuesday, Adobe launched two new generative AI features in beta, powered by Adobe Firefly: Harmonize and Generative Upscale.

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Ask HN: How will the OSA affect small Mastodon instances?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-04 21:40:13

I am not currently a user of Mastodon, but I have some interest in the project. I was looking at some stuff that seemed to indicate to me that the OSA could make it difficult to self host Mastodon without providing age verification. I was then reading the provisions and realsised that it didn't really affect you unless you have at least 3 million monthly users, so in theory would not affect self hosters with only a few users. But then I thought that if you are federated with a very large instanc

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Bat-Mite Is No Longer Canon in James Gunn’s DCU

gizmodo.com Gordon Jackson 2026-01-04 22:00:52

Thunderbolts director Jake Schreier talks X-Men, Eddie Murphy provides an update on Shrek 5, and Alien: Earth introduces a “ruthless” cyborg. Your bongo to Theed is now arriving; it’s Morning Spoilers! Shrek 5/Donkey In conversation with Screen Rant, Eddie Murphy confirmed he’s “still in the booth” recording lines for Shrek 5 before beginning work on a Donkey spinoff movie this September. We’re still in the booth, and literally, we’re still doing Shrek. We start in September on Donkey, we’re

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Futurehome smart hub owners must pay new $117 subscription or lose access

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-04 03:30:53

Smart home device maker Futurehome is forcing its customers’ hands by suddenly requiring a subscription for basic functionality of its products. Launched in 2016, Futurehome’s Smarthub is marketed as a central hub for controlling Internet-connected devices in smart homes. For years, the Norwegian company sold its products, which also include smart thermostats, smart lighting, and smart fire and carbon monoxide alarms, for a one-time fee that included access to its companion app and cloud platfo

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TikTok adds YouTube Music as an option to save songs playing in videos

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-01-04 22:00:00

TikTok has been making it easier for users to save the songs they hear in video clips on the platform to their choice of music streaming platform. The short video service today added YouTube Music as an option to this list. The company first introduced this feature in the U.S. and the U.K. with support for Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music in November 2023. In February 2024, it rolled out this feature to more than 160 countries across the globe. Over time, TikTok has added Deezer and Sound

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Spotify hits 696M users, but returned to making a loss

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-01-05 03:11:44

Spotify has posted its latest earnings report, stating that both paid and free users were up more than 10% year-on-year, but the company returned to making a loss … Spotify announced solid growth in both subscribers and revenue: Subscribers climbed 12% Y/Y to 276 million. climbed 12% Y/Y to 276 million. Monthly Active Users grew 11% Y/Y to 696 million. grew 11% Y/Y to 696 million. Total Revenue increased 10% Y/Y to €4.2 billion. increased 10% Y/Y to €4.2 billion. Gross Margin improved by 22

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25 Best Cheap Watches Under $1,000 (2025): Timex, Hamilton, and Seiko

wired.com Andy Boxall 2026-01-05 02:32:00

Whether an automatic or a quartz watch is the better buy is an age-old question watch nerds have argued about since the '70s when quartz first made a splash. The answer is actually simple—don’t let it worry you. The convenience of a quartz watch being always ready to go when you put it on may outweigh the pleasure of seeing the lovely smooth sweep of the second hand on an automatic. Below a certain price there will always be more quartz watches than automatics, but as automatic movements get mo

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Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti vs AMD Radeon 9060 XT with DLSS and FSR Enabled

techspot.com Tim Schiesser 2026-01-05 12:20:00

When looking to buy a mid-range graphics card for a gaming PC, you're probably choosing between the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and the Radeon RX 9060 XT, and per our recommendation, 16GB versions for both GPU models. In today's review, we will be comparing these GPUs with multiple upscaling modes enabled to determine which model performs best in realistic gaming configurations. We know many of you will be using DLSS 4 on a GeForce GPU and FSR 4 on a Radeon GPU, and this review includes performance data

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Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti vs AMD Radeon 9060 XT with DLSS and FSR Enabled

techspot.com Tim Schiesser 2026-01-05 12:20:00

When looking to buy a mid-range graphics card for a gaming PC, you're probably choosing between the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and the Radeon RX 9060 XT, and per our recommendation, 16GB versions for both GPU models. In today's review, we will be comparing these GPUs with multiple upscaling modes enabled to determine which model performs best in realistic gaming configurations. We know many of you will be using DLSS 4 on a GeForce GPU and FSR 4 on a Radeon GPU, and this review includes performance data

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Google Photos could soon get a new “Help me edit” feature (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-05 10:10:24

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos is testing a new “Help me edit” feature that would leverage Gemini-powered AI for editing. This tool will use a text box allowing users to input specific edits they’d like applied to their images. Google Photos is a very handy app for photo management and editing. With its Gemini push, Google has also blessed Photos with several AI features, such as Magic Eraser, Magic Editor, and more. Google appears to be working on adding one more to

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Félix Nadar: the first celebrity photographer (2019)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 21:26:05

Having his subjects sit for him allowed him to hone his skill for observation, resulting in wittily accurate portrayals that seemed to nail their personality and character traits. His genuine fascination for those he depicted would prove invaluable when he turned to photography in 1854, having first installed his artist brother Adrien in the profession. “He had figured out that people were willing to pay for images of famous people and this was a great tool as the images were quickly replicable

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50x rendering speed improvements in Hologram (Elixir web framework)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 10:27:54

Hologram v0.5.0 Released! Hologram 0.5.0 represents a major evolution of the framework, delivering significant new features, performance improvements, and architectural changes that provide a more robust foundation for future development. This release brings substantial performance enhancements across the entire stack - execution times have improved from milliseconds to microseconds in many core client-side operations, making Hologram fast enough to handle real-time interactions like mouse mov

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Wikimedia Foundation Challenges UK Online Safety Act Regulations

news.ycombinator.com Wikimedia Foundation 2026-01-05 12:12:29

17 July 2025 — Next week, on 22 and 23 July 2025, the High Court of Justice in London will hear the Wikimedia Foundation’s legal challenge to the Categorisation Regulations of the United Kingdom (UK)’s Online Safety Act (OSA). The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, announced its legal challenge earlier this year, arguing that the regulations endanger Wikipedia and the global community of volunteer contributors who create the information on

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Want to Buy a New iPhone? You Should Probably Wait

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 10:45:05

If you're ready to upgrade your iPhone, you'll probably want to hang tight. Apple tends to unveil its new phones in September, as it did last year with the iPhone 16 lineup. It's expected to release the iPhone 17 series at the same time this year. So, if you can wait a couple more months, you'll either score the latest device or get a discount on previous models. Watch this: Hey, Apple: Steal These S25 Edge Features for a Skinny iPhone 04:33 Newer iPhones tend to include camera and processor

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Yes, Starlink Is Now Much Cheaper: Here's the Catch

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 12:00:00

If you live in a rural or remote area, you likely already know how difficult it is to get a good internet connection. Most rural internet providers are devastatingly slow and typically expensive. Starlink's standard plan has become a lifesaver for those without decent rural internet options, but the hefty up-front cost of equipment, $349, and the monthly rate of $120 make Starlink an unaffordable option for many families in rural areas. Now, if you've been looking for a chance to try Starlink,

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Europe sets its sights on multi-billion-euro gigawatt factories as it plays catch-up on AI

cnbc.com April Roach 2026-01-05 12:02:29

Data storage tapes are stored at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) facility at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which will house the U.S. supercomputer to be powered by Nvidia's forthcoming Vera Rubin chips, in Berkeley, California, U.S. May 29, 2025. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Europe is setting its sights on gigawatt factories in a bid to bolster its lagging artificial intelligence industry and meet the challenges of a rapidly-changing sector. Buzz aroun

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The best budgeting apps for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-05 15:01:26

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 . Managing your finances doesn’t have to be complicated, and there are so many tools available now that can make things easier (and even partially automated) for you. I was a Mint user for many years, but I was forced to find a new budgeting app after the service shut down in March 2024.

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The Vatican observatory looks to the heavens

news.ycombinator.com Rebecca Mead 2026-01-05 03:34:40

When the late Pope Francis was elected, a dozen years ago, and famously declined the pomp and perquisites typically associated with the office, among his renunciations was the use of the papal summer residence—a seventeenth-century palazzo in Castel Gandolfo, about fifteen miles south of Rome. Generations of Popes had enjoyed the use of the mansion, which overlooks a volcanic lake and is surrounded by spectacular terraced gardens. The palazzo is now a museum where visitors can admire a gallery o

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Built a rickroll machine that rickrolls you with microservices

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 22:24:41

Chaotic Rickroll Machine an API chain made with express and NodeJS for the sole purpose of rickrolling the user a RaaS(Rickroll as a Service) if you will

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Truchet Tiles

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 14:53:50

Square tiles used in graphic design In information visualization and graphic design, Truchet tiles are square tiles decorated with patterns that are not rotationally symmetric. When placed in a square tiling of the plane, they can form varied patterns, and the orientation of each tile can be used to visualize information associated with the tile's position within the tiling.[1] Truchet tiles were first described in a 1704 memoir by Sébastien Truchet entitled "Mémoire sur les combinaisons", and

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