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FaceTime in iOS 26 will freeze your call if someone starts undressing

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-02-14 14:58:30

iOS 26 is a packed update for iPhone users thanks to the new Liquid Glass design and major updates for Messages, Wallet, CarPlay, and more. But another new feature was just discovered in the iOS 26 beta: FaceTime will now freeze your call’s video and audio if someone starts undressing. New FaceTime safety feature for child accounts in iOS 26 seems to apply to adults too When Apple unveiled iOS 26 last month, it mentioned a variety of new family tools coming for child accounts. One of those an

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American science to soon face its largest brain drain in history

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-14 17:42:53

Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all. Subscribe From World War II until 2024, the US stood unchallenged as the scientific leader of the free world. Across practically every discipline — physics, materials science, astronomy, chemistry, biology, medicine, geology, etc. — American scientific missions and initiatives, often in collaboration with European, Canadian, Asian, and many other global partners, b

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The Bands of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Are Having a Charts Battle in Real Life Too

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2026-02-14 23:50:16

Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation’s K-Pop Demon Hunters is currently topping the streamer’s most-watched rankings, and in a funny life-imitating-art moment, the soundtrack’s leading singles from the film’s songwriter EJAE are now battling it out on the Billboard 100. In the film, the heroic Huntrix, who fight demons by stage light, are fan-favorite K-pop performers who find themselves facing a big threat when a new boy band goes viral. Unfortunately, the handsome and debonair Saja Boys also h

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Tesla's Self-Driving Mode Causes It to Get Hit by Train

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-15 03:25:04

Tesla's so-called "self-driving" features have some serious issues with train tracks — and in a recent instance, it led to a small collision with a moving freight train. As Pennsylvania-based broadcaster WFMZ reports, a family of three was forced to exit their Tesla in the wee hours of the morning after it decided, when in an assisted driving mode, to turn left onto some train tracks. Jared Renshaw, the fire commissioner for Southeastern PA's Western Berks County, told WFMZ that the car was in

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9to5Mac Daily: July 2, 2025 – iPhone Fold, Apple vs DOJ

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2026-02-15 04:26:06

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Bitwarden: Check out Bitwarden Password Manager, featuring a new Apple Watch authenticator integration, secure autofill on Safari and iOS apps, and enterprise-grade security tools that help you manage credentials with confidence. New episodes of 9to5Mac D

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The Unseen Fury of Solar Storms

news.ycombinator.com Henry Wismayer 2026-02-11 14:33:55

Credits Henry Wismayer is a writer based in London. I EXETER, United Kingdom — It was an overcast morning in southwest England, but Kirk Waite was staring at the sun. In the open-plan forecasting room of the Met Office, the U.K.’s national meteorological agency, the country’s senior weather-watchers were monitoring low-pressure systems sweeping in from the Atlantic and across the British Isles. Waite was studying weather of a very different sort. He sat at a crescent-shaped desk arrayed with

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Nearly 500 Starlink Satellites Have Incinerated in Earth's Atmosphere So Far This Year

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-15 04:08:00

According to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, 472 Starlink satellites burned up in the atmosphere between December 2024 and May 2025, as SpaceX deorbited around 6% of its active fleet. Starlink satellites are built to last around five years. After that, they're steered into the Earth's atmosphere to burn up. SpaceX, the rocket company owned by Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk, launched the first Starlink satellites in 2019, which means we're now seeing its first full-sca

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Everything that could go wrong with X’s new AI-written community notes

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-15 04:00:39

Elon Musk's X arguably revolutionized social media fact-checking by rolling out "community notes," which created a system to crowdsource diverse views on whether certain X posts were trustworthy or not. But now, the platform plans to allow AI to write community notes, and that could potentially ruin whatever trust X users had in the fact-checking system—which X has fully acknowledged. In a research paper, X described the initiative as an "upgrade" while explaining everything that could possibl

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Evidence of a 12,800-year-old shallow airburst depression in Louisiana

news.ycombinator.com Fitzenreiter 2026-02-13 12:55:53

Introduction Cosmic airbursts and impacts produce a wide range of surface effects, with high-altitude airbursts, such as the 1908 Tunguska event, primarily generating blast damage without forming craters [1]. In contrast, low-altitude “touch-down” airbursts may induce surface melting, spherule formation, shocked quartz, and shallow cratering [2]. Due to preservation challenges, few airburst signatures are documented in the geologic record, limiting our understanding of these events. Here, we rep

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Google’s fix for Pixel 6A battery overheating issues arrives next week

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2026-02-15 09:42:23

A mandatory update for Google’s mid-range Pixel 6A phones is coming next week that is meant to reduce the risk of the battery overheating on some devices. According to a support page post, Google is issuing the mandatory Android 16 update starting July 8 to all Pixel 6A devices. However, only users with “Impacted Devices” will see any effect on their battery. Announced earlier this month, the update will reduce the battery capacity on affected phones after they reach 400 charging cycles, Google

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Substack brings new updates to livestreaming as it increases video push

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2026-02-15 09:09:47

Over the past year, Substack has considerably expanded its video tools for creators, evolving from a platform primarily dedicated to newsletters. On Wednesday, Substack announced new features aimed at helping publishers grow and promote their livestreams. The recent update enables creators to share clips of their live videos on Notes, and Substack will notify them in real time about the performance. This way, publishers can determine which clips they should upload to other platforms, such as Yo

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New macOS malware targets crypto and Web3 startups with fake Zoom update

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-15 14:53:43

North Korean hackers are behind a new and unusually sophisticated macOS malware campaign that targets the crypto industry using fake Zoom invites. Here’s how it works. Dubbed “NimDoor” by researchers at SentinelLabs, the attack is more sophisticated than the typical macOS threat, and it chains together AppleScript, Bash, C++, and Nim to exfiltrate data and maintain access in compromised systems. Here’s SentinelLabs’ executive summary of the hack: DPRK threat actors are utilizing Nim-compiled

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Perplexity joins Anthropic and OpenAI in offering a $200 per month subscription

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-15 14:17:15

You can add Perplexity to the growing list of AI companies offering $200+ per month subscription plans to users who want unlimited access to their most advanced products and tools. As of today, Perplexity Max is available on iOS and the web. The subscription comes with unlimited monthly usage of Labs, the agentic creation tool Perplexity released this past May. People can use Labs to generate spreadsheets, presentations, web applications and more. Perplexity is also promising early access to ne

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NimDoor crypto-theft macOS malware revives itself when killed

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-15 14:36:27

North Korean state-backed hackers have been using a new family of macOS malware called NimDoor in a campaign that targets web3 and cryptocurrency organizations. Researchers analyzing the payloads discovered that the attacker relied on unusual techniques and a previously unseen signal-based persistence mechanism. The attack chain, which involves contacting victims via Telegram and luring them into running a fake Zoom SDK update, delivered via Calendly and email, resembles the one Huntress manag

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The Evolution of Caching Libraries in Go

news.ycombinator.com Alexey Mayshev 2026-02-11 21:07:05

The Evolution of Caching Libraries in Go¶ For the last few years, I've been developing caching library, and today I'd like to talk about the evolution of caches in Go and where we stand today. Especially since Go 1.24 was officially supposed to focus on caching improvements, but I haven't heard much news about them - time to fix that . Before we begin, I believe it’s important to mention that in programming languages with GC (such as Go), caching libraries are divided into two main types: on-h

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You Can Still See the Aurora Borealis Tonight. Here's Where the Brightest Lights Will Glow

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-15 14:45:03

The Fourth of July holiday will bring explosive light shows on Friday night, but many folks will see much quieter and calmer lights in the sky tonight, as recent solar activity will continue to bring the Aurora Borealis to several US states. Wednesday night marks the winding down of a Kp 4 magnetic storm that the Space Weather Prediction Center reported starting late Monday evening. The K-Index measures the horizontal impact of geomagnetic storms, and a Kp4 or Kp 5 rating results in what the Na

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AT&T rolls out Wireless Account Lock protection to curb the SIM-swap scourge

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-15 14:28:27

AT&T is rolling out a protection that prevents unauthorized changes to mobile accounts as the carrier attempts to fight a costly form of account hijacking that occurs when a scammer swaps out the SIM card belonging to the account holder. The technique, known as SIM swapping or port-out fraud, has been a scourge that has vexed wireless carriers and their millions of subscribers for years. An indictment filed last year by federal prosecutors alleged that a single SIM swap scheme netted $400 milli

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Tinder Users Must Start Logging In With Their Faces

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-15 18:06:00

California Tinder users will find a new feature when they open up the dating app on July 7: A mandatory Face Check on their phones will be required before they can log into their profiles. The Face Check step will begin with a new request to record a video of your face, a more casual version of setting up Apple's Face ID login. Tinder will then run checks comparing your face data to your current profile pics and automatically create a small face badge for your profile. We know just how it works

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I Like Microsoft's 13-Inch Surface Laptop, but the Larger Model Is the One to Get

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-15 18:24:05

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. 8.0 / 10 SCORE Microsoft Surface Laptop (13-inch) $1,000 at Microsoft Pros Beautiful, durable and compact design Outstanding battery life Better-than-expected audio output Cons 13-inch, 3:2 display can feel cramped Laptop is harder to open than it should be Lacks Thunderbolt 4 or USB4 connectivity The reason to choose Microsoft's 13-inch Surface Lapto

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Former SpaceX manager alleges harassment, retaliation, and security violations in lawsuit

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2026-02-15 17:02:57

A former SpaceX security manager, who was privy to top secret information on U.S. government programs, is suing the company and one of its senior employees for alleged discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation. Jenna Shumway, who was promoted to senior contractor program security officer after being hired in 2022, also alleges the senior employee — Daniel Collins, a former Defense Department official hired to run security compliance for the company’s government work — violated top secr

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Mac users will get 9 big new games soon, here’s the full list

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-02-15 23:15:31

The Mac is growing as a platform for AAA, big-budget games. Thanks to the advancements of Apple’s M-series chips, and new tools to make cross-platform game development easier, there’s been a positive shift of more big games coming not just to PC, but the Mac too. Here are nine forthcoming titles that Apple recently announced. Nine big new games for Mac are coming, per Apple Apple’s success in gaming has long been a mixed bag. The iPhone is a wildly popular gaming platform, with mobile games ea

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Cisco warns that Unified CM has hardcoded root SSH credentials

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-15 23:08:24

Cisco has removed a backdoor account from its Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), which would have allowed remote attackers to log in to unpatched devices with root privileges. Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM), formerly known as Cisco CallManager, serves as the central control system for Cisco's IP telephony systems, handling call routing, device management, and telephony features. The vulnerability (tracked as CVE-2025-20309) was rated as maximum severity, and it is caused

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The Zen of Quakerism (2016)

news.ycombinator.com Martin Kelley 2026-02-12 04:40:19

Q uakers and Buddhists have a few things in common. Most importantly, they share a common humanity and a commitment to creating peace in the world. They are both enlightenment religions. Both George Fox and the Buddha experienced a transformative, liberating awareness through the dedicated practice of quiet contemplation. My life is an intersection of these religions. I was born a Quaker, to Quaker parents with Quaker grandparents and great-grandparents. I attended Friends schools through colle

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Acer 15.6″ Chromebook Is Going for Peanuts at Best Buy, This 4.5-Star Laptop Is Cheaper Than Your AirPods

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2026-02-15 23:10:48

Save $160 on the the 15.6-inch Acer Chromebook 315 for a limited time at Best Buy. In search of a new laptop? If you’re primary need for a computer is basic web browsing, email drafting, word processing, and YouTube video-watching, then you really don’t need to shell out for anything crazy expensive. A Chromebook is kind of the perfect tool for these use cases plus they’re super great for travel. Acer has its Chromebook on sale over at Best Buy. Right now, it’s been shaved down 50%. That brings

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‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Didn’t Always End That Way

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-02-15 23:30:04

Jurassic World Rebirth is now in theaters, and if you’ve seen it, you probably felt a little manipulated by the end. Not in a bad way necessarily, but in a way that felt somehow satisfying and also disappointing. You guessed what was going to happen but also kind of hoped it didn’t. Well, it turns out there’s a very, very good reason and story behind that. So, we asked the film’s director, Gareth Edwards, about it. Major spoilers below In Jurassic World Rebirth, as the group is getting ready to

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A Group of Young Cybercriminals Poses the ‘Most Imminent Threat’ of Cyberattacks Right Now

wired.com Matt Burgess 2026-02-15 23:56:04

Empty grocery store shelves and grounded planes tend to signal a crisis, whether it’s an extreme weather event, public health crisis, or geopolitical emergency. But these scenes of chaos in recent weeks in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada were caused instead by financially motivated cyberattacks—seemingly perpetrated by a collective of joyriding teens. A notorious cybercriminal group often called Scattered Spider is known for using social engineering techniques to infiltrate target

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Scientists Uncover Exercise Lifehack: Go to Bed

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-02-16 04:00:38

As if you needed another reason to envy—or loathe—morning people. Research this week shows that people who go to bed early are more likely to be physically active than those who crave the night. Scientists at Monash University in Australia led the study, which objectively examined people’s sleeping and exercise habits. Compared to late-night and typical sleepers, people who went to bed early tended to perform more physical activity the following day, they found. The findings also suggest that t

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The Ultrahuman Ring Air Shamed Me Into Ditching Unhealthy Habits

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-15 23:00:00

This is a little embarrassing to admit as someone who reviews wearables for a living, but the Ultrahuman Ring Air is my first-ever smart ring. I've tested just about every smartwatch and fitness tracker on the market, but never a ring. And honestly, that probably makes me the perfect person to review it -- not as a biohacking pro, but as someone who went into this exactly how most buyers would: curious, slightly skeptical and wondering whether it would make me ditch my smartwatch. Better yet, wo

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Nuki, my favorite smart lock, is now available in the US; I can’t recommend it enough

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-16 09:03:15

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Europe’s best smart lock, the Nuki Smart Lock, has launched in the US. The Matter-compatible lock costs $159 alone, or $299 with the fingerprint-supporting keypad (currently $229 on Amazon). A $5.9 premium monthly subscription enables remote access via the Nuki app and notifications, but it’s free for a lifetime for early adopters. If you ask me about my favorite product I’ve ever reviewed in my 19 years as a tech writer, the answer would be pretty st

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How to turn off ACR on your TV (and why it greatly enhances your viewing experience)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-02-16 08:59:40

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Did you know that whenever you turn on your smart TV, you invite an unseen guest to watch it with you? These days, most popular TV models utilize automatic content recognition (ACR), a form of ad surveillance technology that gathers information about everything you watch and transmits it to a centralized database. Manufacturers then use your data to identify your viewing preferences, enabling them to deliver highly targeted ads. Also: Your TV's USB port is seriously underutili

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FaceTime in iOS 26 will freeze your call if someone starts undressing

American science to soon face its largest brain drain in history

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You Can Still See the Aurora Borealis Tonight. Here's Where the Brightest Lights Will Glow

AT&T rolls out Wireless Account Lock protection to curb the SIM-swap scourge

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I Like Microsoft's 13-Inch Surface Laptop, but the Larger Model Is the One to Get

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‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Didn’t Always End That Way

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Scientists Uncover Exercise Lifehack: Go to Bed

The Ultrahuman Ring Air Shamed Me Into Ditching Unhealthy Habits

Nuki, my favorite smart lock, is now available in the US; I can’t recommend it enough

How to turn off ACR on your TV (and why it greatly enhances your viewing experience)

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