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Deals: 24GB Mac mini $150 off, M3 MacBook Air $450+ off, iPad Air, Twelve South MagSafe stand $60, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2026-03-18 21:43:50

Today’s Apple deals are now ready to roll starting off with another shot at saving $150 off the sticker price on Apple’s latest 24GB M4 Mac mini with the 512GB SSD. Next we move over to some clearance pricing on the M3 MacBook Air lineup – M4 models are still $150 off, but you’ll now find 24GB M3 variants at $450 off the list. The same goes for iPad Air – current M3 configs are $100 off but we have up to $400 off M2 variants right now. All of that and more awaits below. Apple’s 24GB M4 Mac mini

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Xbox will reportedly conduct another major round of layoffs next week

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-18 20:58:46

It seems the cuts just keep on coming within Microsoft's gaming division. A company-wide reorganization is taking place, and that's slated to include another major round of layoffs within the Xbox team. Those cuts will be confirmed next week, according to Bloomberg. Engadget has contacted Microsoft for comment. Microsoft confirmed last month that it would lay off about three percent of its total workforce across all teams, levels and regions in an attempt to streamline operations and flatten it

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Our favorite mesh Wi-Fi system drops to a record-low price ahead of Prime Day

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-18 21:13:26

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 . Prime Day is still two weeks away, but the early deals are already arriving on Amazon. There's everything from the fun, like 8BitDo's Micro Bluetooth gamepad, to the practical, like the Levoit Core 400S air purifier. Falling firmly in the latter category is Amazon's latest offer, a 29

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Google brings historical Street View to Google Earth

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-18 21:30:40

Google Earth is celebrating its 20th birthday, and to mark the occasion, Google is bringing historical Street View imagery to the service. In a blog post , Google said the anniversary update allows users to "explore the wonders of the planet from even more viewpoints, whether it’s a bird’s eye view or at street level." From today, when you load up Google Earth you’ll see a new option for historical imagery in the toolbar, which allows you to move back and forth between now and years gone by. Se

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Apple's 15-inch M3 MacBook Air is $450 off ahead of Prime Day

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-18 21:45:37

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 . Picking up a new MacBook can be pricey, so we always like sharing when a great model is having a steep sale. If you’re in the market for a lightweight yet powerful laptop, then Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air with the M3 processor might fit the bill, and it’s $450 off right now. In particu

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Malware on Google Play, Apple App Store stole your photos—and crypto

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-17 22:44:56

A new mobile crypto-stealing malware called SparkKitty was found in apps on Google Play and the Apple App Store, targeting Android and iOS devices. The malware is a possible evolution of SparkCat, which Kaspersky discovered in January. SparkCat used optical character recognition (OCR) to steal cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases from images saved on infected devices. When installing crypto wallets, the installation process tells users to write down the wallet's recovery phrase and store it

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How Today’s Pentest Models Compare and Why Continuous Wins

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-18 20:01:11

As threat actors grow faster, stealthier, and more persistent, the approach to pentesting needs to keep evolving. Traditional, periodic assessments no longer keep up with rapidly changing attack surfaces. Static tests offer a snapshot, but attackers see a live stream. Security testing needs to shift testing models to mirror how real-world attackers operate. At Sprocket Security, our Continuous Penetration Testing (CPT) solution is an always on, always active, and hybrid pentesting model. In th

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New FileFix attack weaponizes Windows File Explorer for stealthy commands

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-18 21:00:09

A cybersecurity researcher has developed FileFix, a variant of the ClickFix social engineering attack that tricks users into executing malicious commands via the File Explorer address bar in Windows. FileFix, a variation of the social-engineering attack called ClickFix, allows threat actors to execute commands on the victim system through the File Explorer address bar in Windows. Cybersecurity researcher mr.d0x discovered the new method and demonstrated that it could be used in attacks targeti

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My favorite AirTag wallet alternative also works with Android phones - and it's on sale

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-03-18 21:07:00

ZDNET's key takeaways KeySmart's SmartCard is available on Amazon for $40 (3-pack for $90). It's super thin, works with both Android and Apple iOS, has a wireless rechargeable battery, and is IPX7-rated. It needs to be recharged every 5 months or so. View now at Amazon Amazon is selling the KeySmart SmartCard for 20% off when you check out with the promo code 'KSPRIME20'. Apple AirTags have changed my life, saving me countless hours looking for keys and other items that I absent-mindedly mis

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Don't make the same Apple Watch mistake as me - this is the band I'm buying instead

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-03-18 21:10:00

The weak link! Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET My Apple Watch Ultra 2 is, as of today, 626 days old, and apart from charging, it has been on my wrist pretty much continuously. It's accompanied me on many an adventure, been in several countries, found itself deep inside loads of car engine bays, been covered in dirt and mud, and it still looks like new. Regular readers will have seen it in countless photos here on ZDNET. Also: Why I replaced my Whoop band with this fitness strap (hint: there's no

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Meta just launched a $400 Xbox Edition Quest 3S headset - and it's full of surprises

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2026-03-18 21:27:00

Meta Meta has officially entered into a new partnership with Microsoft by launching its "first-ever limited edition" headset -- the Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition. For this new bundle, the tech giant isn't changing the headset's hardware. It's still the same Quest 3S running on a Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset. It still supports full-color pass-through and can display content on a huge, 26-foot digital screen. The hardware may be staying the same, but the various differences will make this package a

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I'm an off-grid expert, and this 2600W power station on sale for $800 off won't last long

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-03-18 21:52:12

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Power stations are increasingly popular, but as their capacity grows, so does the price tag. A system capable of handling heavy loads and providing enough battery capacity to power a home during an outage typically costs around $2,000. Also: The best early Amazon Prime Day deals live now However, there are opportunities to find great deals. Bluetti is promoting the new Elite 200 V2 power station significantly. This model boasts an impressive 2073.6Wh power capacit

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How to clear your TV cache (and why it makes such a big difference to performance)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-03-18 21:58:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET In the age of smart TVs, convenience is king. With just a few clicks, we can dive into endless entertainment -- but that ease comes with a downside: the buildup of cache data. Also: How to disable ACR on your TV (and why doing so makes such a big difference) Just like on your phone or computer, a cluttered TV cache can lead to sluggish performance, app crashes, and even hinder new content from loading properly. That's why it's important to clear all that extra cache and make y

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New Firefox Add-On Policies

news.ycombinator.com Scott Devaney 2026-03-18 20:59:38

We’ve updated Add-on policies for addons.mozilla.org (AMO). Here’s a summary of the changes and their impact on AMO’s publishing process. Our main objective was to simplify and clarify Add-on policies for the developer community. The following policy updates will take effect on 4 August, 2025. “Closed group” prohibition lifted Closed group extensions are typically intended for internal or private use among a relatively small group of users. In the past AMO did not allow closed group extensions

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The United States has lower life expectancy than most similarly wealthy nations

news.ycombinator.com Pearson 2026-03-18 20:30:50

Since taking over as the top US health official in February, Robert F. Kennedy Jr has overseen radical changes that have alarmed many public-health experts. The agency he leads announced that it would cut its workforce by 20,000, and cancelled billions of dollars in federal funding for research and public health. Earlier this month, Kennedy replaced all the members of an influential vaccine advisory committee with hand-picked ones, including some who have expressed scepticism about vaccines. His

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How Cloudflare blocked a monumental 7.3 Tbps DDoS attack

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-15 00:34:21

9 min read This post is also available in Français ไทย and Deutsch In mid-May 2025, Cloudflare blocked the largest DDoS attack ever recorded: a staggering 7.3 terabits per second (Tbps). This comes shortly after the publication of our DDoS threat report for 2025 Q1 on April 27, 2025, where we highlighted attacks reaching 6.5 Tbps and 4.8 billion packets per second (pps). The 7.3 Tbps attack is 12% larger than our previous record and 1 Tbps greater than a recent attack reported by cyber securit

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Breaking WebAuthn, FIDO2, and Forging Passkeys

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-14 22:55:39

Okay, but why does this even work? Forging Passkeys: Exploring the FIDO2 / WebAuthn Attack Surface Fri Jun 20 2025 authored by vmfunc Introduction Passwords are dying—slowly, awkwardly, and not without a fight. Large parts of the internet are already nudging users toward "passkeys", the marketing-friendly name for FIDO2 credentials that live on your phone, security key, or TPM. In theory passkeys solve phishing and credential-stuffing in one swoop. In practice... they might introduce a shin

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Show HN: Autumn – Open-source infra over Stripe

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-18 18:48:48

Autumn Autumn is an open-source layer between Stripe and your application, allowing you to create any pricing model and embed it with a couple lines of code. On Autumn you can build: Subscriptions Credit systems & top ups Usage-based models & overages Custom plans for large customers All this without having to handle webhooks, upgrades/downgrades, cancellations or payment fails. Getting Started Cloud: The quickest way to start using Autumn is through our cloud service. Self Hosted: If y

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Gemini Robotics On-Device brings AI to local robotic devices

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-18 20:05:10

We’re introducing an efficient, on-device robotics model with general-purpose dexterity and fast task adaptation. In March, we introduced Gemini Robotics, our most advanced VLA (vision language action) model, bringing Gemini 2.0’s multimodal reasoning and real-world understanding into the physical world. Today, we’re introducing Gemini Robotics On-Device, our most powerful VLA model optimized to run locally on robotic devices. Gemini Robotics On-Device shows strong general-purpose dexterity an

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The Bitter Lesson is coming for Tokenization

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-18 20:14:03

The Bitter Lesson is coming for Tokenization 24 Jun, 2025 a world of LLMs without tokenization is desirable and increasingly possible Published on 24/06/2025 • ⏱️ 29 min read In this post, we highlight the desire to replace tokenization with a general method that better leverages compute and data. We'll see tokenization's role, its fragility and we'll build a case for removing it. After understanding the design space, we'll explore the potential impacts of a recent promising candidate (Byte

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MCP is eating the world

news.ycombinator.com Young-Jin Park 2026-03-15 22:30:40

Despite the hype, Model Context Protocol (MCP) isn’t magic or revolutionary. But, it’s simple, well-timed, and well-executed. At Stainless, we’re betting it’s here to stay. “MCP helps you build agents and complex workflows on top of LLMs”. If you’ve paid attention, you know we’ve been here before. There are numerous past attempts at connecting the world to an LLM in a structured, automatic way. Function/tool calling : Write a JSON schema, the model picks a function. But you had to manually wir

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Nordic Semiconductor Acquires Memfault

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-18 21:07:49

Memfault has established itself as the leading platform provider for device observability and management, and secure over-the-air (OTA) software updates to ensure the highest device reliability without field returns. It is trusted by a growing developer community and customers to monitor, maintain, and scale connected products. Nordic will integrate Memfault’s capabilities across its complete product portfolio and into its existing nRF Cloud services platform, creating a significantly more power

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PlasticList – Plastic Levels in Foods

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-18 20:18:11

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Writing toy software is a joy

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-18 21:09:12

I am a huge fan of Richard Feyman’s famous quote: “What I cannot create, I do not understand” I think it’s brilliant, and it remains true across many fields (if you’re willing to be a little creative with the definition of ‘create’). It is to this principle that I believe I owe everything I’m truly good at. Some will tell you to avoid reinventing the wheel, but they’re wrong: you should build your own wheel, because it’ll teach you more about how they work than reading a thousand books on them

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See How ‘X-Men ’97’ Brought Cyclops to Life With a Look Inside Its Gorgeous New Artbook

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-03-18 21:00:25

There was a lot to love about X-Men ’97‘s continuation and evolution of the iconic X-Men: The Animated Series when its first season rolled out last year, but perhaps one of the best was the reminder to X-fans who’s primary experience with the character had been in adaptation, rather than in the comics, that Cyclops has always been one of the best X-Men characters. Marrying people’s memories of Scott from the original show with the huge development the character underwent throughout the 21st cent

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SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO MicroSD Card Drops Below Last Prime Day Price, Feels Like an Amazon Giveaway

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2026-03-18 21:10:40

If you’ve ever lost footage or had your camera freeze up in the middle of recording, you know how critical a good memory card really is. If you lose all the work you just did, there’s no way you want to do it all again. And you don’t want to lose important memories you took while on a trip or even video game saves. On the flip side, you might just need to expand the memory for a console or a device you’re using. And you can do all this with a new microSD card. We’ve got one in mind, too. And you

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Anker Mini Bluetooth Speaker Drops Below Prime Day Prices, Backed by 100,000 Five-Star Reviews

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-03-18 21:18:01

Whether biking with mates, sunbathing at the beach or relaxing on your balcony, a good wireless speaker is your best friend. Every year, when the temperatures go up, so does demand for these convenient devices with sales peaking just before summer kicks in. Among all models available, there’s one that always stays in front: the Anker Soundcore 2 portable Bluetooth speaker. And it is currently the #1 best-selling portable Bluetooth speaker on Amazon. The Anker speaker currently retails at an all

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Your Bitcoin Might Soon Get You a Mortgage—No, Really

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-03-18 21:34:43

In a move that should send a chill down the spine of anyone who remembers 2008, the man now in charge of regulating a huge chunk of the U.S. housing market wants to see if your crypto holdings—like Bitcoin or Solana—should count when Americans apply for a mortgage. That’s right: your dog-themed coin stash might one day help you buy a house. Bill Pulte, the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), announced the plan on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “We will study t

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Anker’s 4.8-Star Rated USB-C Car Charger Hits Its Lowest Price Ever, Early Prime Day Makes It Almost Free

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2026-03-18 21:40:28

If you’re someone who spends a lot of time in their car, then you’re probably also someone who’s constantly suffering from mobile battery issues. Mobile phones can do everything, including being a GPS and a music player, which means that they get a lot of use in the car, helping us all get from one place to another. That’s especially true if your job is driving too, like deliveries or something else. See at Amazon If you’re sick of your battery running low or running out, then a really good ca

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This 10,000mAh Power Bank Costs Only $16, Scores 4.6/5 from 78,000 Amazon Reviews

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-03-18 21:44:41

Going out without a power bank is a risk many of us can’t afford to take anymore. The fear of your phone dying at the worst possible moment is real. In the past, power banks were bulky, heavy and awkward to carry around but technology has come a long way: Today you can have the best models in your pocket, ready to charge your devices whenever you need to use them. One of the best models available on the market today is the INIU portable charger which is among the world’s thinnest and capable of

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Deals: 24GB Mac mini $150 off, M3 MacBook Air $450+ off, iPad Air, Twelve South MagSafe stand $60, more

Xbox will reportedly conduct another major round of layoffs next week

Our favorite mesh Wi-Fi system drops to a record-low price ahead of Prime Day

Google brings historical Street View to Google Earth

Apple's 15-inch M3 MacBook Air is $450 off ahead of Prime Day

Malware on Google Play, Apple App Store stole your photos—and crypto

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New FileFix attack weaponizes Windows File Explorer for stealthy commands

My favorite AirTag wallet alternative also works with Android phones - and it's on sale

Don't make the same Apple Watch mistake as me - this is the band I'm buying instead

Meta just launched a $400 Xbox Edition Quest 3S headset - and it's full of surprises

I'm an off-grid expert, and this 2600W power station on sale for $800 off won't last long

How to clear your TV cache (and why it makes such a big difference to performance)

New Firefox Add-On Policies

The United States has lower life expectancy than most similarly wealthy nations

How Cloudflare blocked a monumental 7.3 Tbps DDoS attack

Breaking WebAuthn, FIDO2, and Forging Passkeys

Show HN: Autumn – Open-source infra over Stripe

Gemini Robotics On-Device brings AI to local robotic devices

The Bitter Lesson is coming for Tokenization

MCP is eating the world

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PlasticList – Plastic Levels in Foods

Writing toy software is a joy

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SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO MicroSD Card Drops Below Last Prime Day Price, Feels Like an Amazon Giveaway

Anker Mini Bluetooth Speaker Drops Below Prime Day Prices, Backed by 100,000 Five-Star Reviews

Your Bitcoin Might Soon Get You a Mortgage—No, Really

Anker’s 4.8-Star Rated USB-C Car Charger Hits Its Lowest Price Ever, Early Prime Day Makes It Almost Free

This 10,000mAh Power Bank Costs Only $16, Scores 4.6/5 from 78,000 Amazon Reviews

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