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Stop Building AI Tools Backwards

news.ycombinator.com Hazel Weakly 2026-01-15 00:56:31

I’ve been reading this week about how humans learn, and effective ways of transferring knowledge. In addition, I’ve also had AI in the back of my mind, and recently I’ve come to the realization that not only is our industry building AI tools poorly, we’re building them backwards. Which, honestly, is really depressing to me because there is so much unrealized potential that we have available–is it not enough that we built the LLMs unethically, and that they waste far more energy than they return

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Proxmox Donates €10k to the Perl and Raku Foundation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-15 00:48:22

Proxmox Donates €10,000 to The Perl and Raku Foundation The Perl and Raku Foundation (TPRF) is delighted to announce a generous €10,000 donation from Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH, supporting the critical Perl 5 Core Maintenance Fund. Corporate partnerships play a critical role in enabling TPRF to fulfill its mission. A Partner in Open Source Proxmox Virtual Environment is a complete, open-source server management platform for enterprise virtualization. It tightly integrates the KVM hyperviso

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GM Re‑Embraces Gas Cars as EV Dream Hits a Major Pothole

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-15 02:09:34

The electric vehicle revolution just got a harsh reality check. General Motors is tapping the brakes on its all-electric push, signaling that the gasoline-powered cars we’ve known for a century have a much “longer runway” than previously predicted. This marks a strategic pivot that speaks volumes about the cooling EV market. The shift in tone and strategy was laid bare during the company’s second-quarter conference call with analysts Tuesday, where executives announced plans to increase product

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Wow, James Gunn Really Hated Those ‘Peacemaker’ Cameos in the Old DCU

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2026-01-15 02:15:20

The second season of Peacemaker, starring WWE champion and actor John Cena, is just around the corner. With it comes a lot of questions about how the anti-hero will fit into both the old and new DC canon, given his limbo status, which has even led DC Studios head James Gunn to voice his frustration. Speaking with Den of Geek ahead of San Diego Comic-Con, Gunn reiterated that the second season of Peacemaker will address all the continuity confusion questions related to DC’s past and present. “T

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I Test Cooking Tools for a Living. This Is the Best $25 You Can Spend on Your Kitchen

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-15 02:08:00

As a former girl scout I believe in leaving a place better than I found it. As a food writer and former culinary school student, this entails leaving behind a certain feature in any kitchen where I've lived. (As a former NYC resident, there were numerous kitchens.) It's the first thing I buy for a new kitchen, without even needing to take measurements. Where I put it might be up for grabs, but it's guaranteed to be going somewhere. I'd sooner live without a microwave or a (*gasps*) air fryer th

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Amazon buying the world’s creepiest Apple Watch app and wearable, Bee

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-01-15 06:35:15

Amazon has confirmed it’s in the process of buying Bee, an Apple Watch app and wearable that records everything it hears. The platform describes itself as “a personal Al that transforms your conversations, tasks, places and more into summaries, personal insights and timely reminders” … The company’s website has a banner saying that “Bee is joining Amazon,” which links to a statement by founder, Maria de Lourdes Zollo. Bee is joining Amazon and we couldn’t be more excited! When we started Bee,

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In defense of fake smartwatches

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-15 11:09:07

Here in the mobile tech world, we absolutely love slapping labels on products, breaking the market down into categories. Some of those are clearly defined: While they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, no one’s really debating what counts as a “foldable” smartphone. But others have been far more nebulous — remember 15 years ago when “phablets” suddenly descended upon us, but no one quite seemed to agree on where to draw the line between those and regular smartphones? Some of those ambiguiti

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Apple and Google singled out under new UK Digital Markets regulation

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-15 11:33:21

Battersea Power Station is home to Apple's UK headquarters Apple and Google can now add the UK to the ever-growing list of countries and regions ramping up regulatory scrutiny. Here’s what happened. Apple and Google designated as having ‘strategic market status‘ The UK is gearing up to start enforcing its new Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act (DMCC), a law aimed at reining in dominant tech platforms. And today, as reported by CNBC: “(…) the Competition and Markets Authority p

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9to5Mac Daily: July 23, 2025 – AppleCare One, iOS 26 beta 4 changes

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2026-01-15 11:53:15

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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Manticore Search: Fast, efficient, drop-in replacement for Elasticsearch

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-15 11:23:49

Easy to use open source fast database for search Manticore Search is an easy-to-use, open-source, and fast database designed for search. It is a great alternative to Elasticsearch. Introduction ❗Read recent blog post about Manticore vs Elasticsearch❗ What distinguishes it from other solutions is: It's very fast and therefore more cost-efficient than alternatives, for example Manticore is: 182x faster than MySQL for small data (reproducible❗) 29x faster than Elasticsearch for log analytics (

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Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (July 23)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-15 16:30:16

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and come without watermarks. File formats are JPG and PNG, and we’ll provide images in both landscape and portrait modes, so they’ll be optimized for various screens. For the newest wall

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Analyst corroborates iPhone Fold dimensions, as rumor mill heats up

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-15 16:23:22

At this point, it’s getting increasingly harder to believe that Apple won’t launch a foldable iPhone, than the alternative. From Ming-Chi Kuo to Mark Gurman, from reports to leaks, the timeline and hardware details have started to align. And now, yet another analyst has joined the chorus. TrendForce doubles down on iPhone Fold screen dimensions In its latest market forecast, TrendForce echoes recent rumors and reports that claim Apple’s debut in the foldable space is likely to happen in the se

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Maingear's Retro95 PC blends '90s workstation nostalgia with modern horsepower

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-15 16:30:27

Maingear's latest (appropriately named) Retro95 is a deceptive love letter to old-school "pizza box" PCs: Wolfenstein 3D and Sierra adventure games on the outside; Cyberpunk 2077 in ray-traced 4K on the inside. That's because you can fit this sucker with up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 graphics. It supports Intel and AMD processors, up to the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. You can also customize it with up to 96GB of DDR5 memory, 8TB of Gen4 NVMe storage, Noctua fans and an 850W PSU. It's a ray-traced wolf in

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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Could've Been Incredible. Here's Why It's Not

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-15 04:00:00

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is the latest high-profile Soulslike game, this time coming from Chinese developer Leenzee. Unlike some of the most recent Soulslike releases, Wuchang is more faithful to the formula created by FromSoftware's Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, but the changes it does make might be the game's downfall. Still, for fans of the genre, it's another intriguing addition to an ever-growing list of standout gaming experiences. Wuchang is an ambitious Soulslike, which helps it stand o

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This Tiny Gadget Should Be at the Heart of Every Smart, Energy-Saving Home

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-15 15:08:00

We're now firmly in the summer months which means that we're in air conditioning territory. But whether you're keeping your home cool or looking to get toasty in the cooler months, one handy bit of tech could be the secret to keeping you comfortable and controling your energy bills. Getting the temperature just so is so easy in my smart home that I can do it using nothing more than my voice. "Hey Google, show me my thermostat," I say. "Got it," my Nest display responds. It brings up all my Nes

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Maingear’s Retro95 combines ’90s-era PC design with modern specs

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-01-15 16:30:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Maingear is launching a ’90s-era horizontal desktop with modern components inside. The Retro95 is a beige sleeper build and is for anyone who is nostalgic for the days of Windows 95, floppy discs, dial-up internet, and LAN parties. The Retro95 is a prebuilt, customized iteration of the SilverStone FLP01, a case that originated as an April Fools’ joke before becoming a reality

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Apple and Google have 'effective duopoly' in UK says regulator

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-16 03:11:23

Apple and Google have 'effective duopoly' in UK says regulator 50 minutes ago Share Save Liv McMahon & Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporters Share Save Getty Images Apple and Google may be required to change the way they operate some of their mobile services in the UK, according to proposed decisions by the UK's competition regulator. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the tech giants over their app stores, browsers and operating systems. "Around 90-100% of UK mobi

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UK pushes Apple and Google for mobile changes to curb market power

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2026-01-16 03:25:42

In this article AAPL GOOGL GOOG Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A series of iPhone 16s on display inside the Apple store at Tun Razak Exchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sept. 20, 2024. Annice Lyn | Getty Images News | Getty Images Britain's competition regulators on Wednesday took aim at the mobile ecosystems of Apple and Google, pushing the two companies to make changes to areas like their app stores. On Wednesday, the Competition and Markets Authority proposed designati

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I continue to use Google Home and its speakers, but I hate everything about it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-16 03:30:19

I’ve been in the Google Home camp since the first speaker launched in November of 2016, though you might even say that I started earlier, with the first Chromecast in 2013. Since then, I’ve had a couple of Lenovo Smart Displays, some JBL Link speakers, the JBL Link View, the Google Home Mini, Nest Audio, Nest Hub, and many others that are too esoteric to remember. Today, my home houses two Nest Audios, a Pixel Tablet, and a Nest Hub, scattered across three floors, and even though I’m at the end

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Show HN: Header-only GIF decoder in pure C – no malloc, easy to use

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-16 03:36:33

I built a lightweight GIF decoder in pure C, ideal for embedded or performance-critical environments. It’s header-only, zero dynamic memory allocations, and fully platform-independent. Supports both static and animated GIFs, with turbo and safe decoding modes. Works great on microcontrollers, IoT devices, and anything with a framebuffer. Would love feedback or ideas where this could be useful. Github: https://github.com/Ferki-git-creator/TurboStitchGIF-HeaderOn...

Topics: allocations animated built creator github

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I Played ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ on Mac and It Feels Perilously Close to PC Gaming

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2026-01-16 03:30:24

Cyberpunk 2077 strode like a solo cyberninja onto MacBooks with the kind of swaggering bravado you’d expect from a chromed-up Night City merc. Knowing you can run CD Projekt Red’s graphically intense game, even if not at the peak ultra settings, is a mark of how well the device plays AAA titles. In case you missed it, Cyberpunk is now on Mac, and I’ve tested it on a plethora of Apple’s M-series laptops from the last few years. The good news is it’s playable, but for many Apple fans, this will be

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Microsoft servers hacked by Chinese groups, says tech giant

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-15 22:53:31

Microsoft servers hacked by Chinese groups, says tech giant "Investigations into other actors also using these exploits are still ongoing," Microsoft said in a statement. The US tech giant has released security updates in response and has advised all on-premises SharePoint server customers to install them. China state-backed Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon as well as China-based Storm-2603 were said to have "exploited vulnerabilities" in on-premises SharePoint servers, the kind used by firms

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Countries across the world see food price shocks from climate extremes

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-15 23:57:02

"Until we get to net-zero emissions, extreme weather will only get worse, and it's already damaging crops and pushing up the price of food all over the world,” said Maximilian Kotz, BSC researcher and lead author of the study. British potatoes, Californian vegetables, South African maize and Indian onions are among many foods affected by recent price shocks driven by weather extremes, according to a team of international scientists. The study, led by Maximillian Kotz of the Barcelona Supercomp

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Show HN: WTFfmpeg – Natural Language to FFmpeg Translator

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-16 00:03:53

wtffmpeg - Natural Language to FFmpeg Translator wtffmpeg is a command-line tool that uses a local Large Language Model (LLM) to translate plain English descriptions of video and audio tasks into executable ffmpeg commands. Stop searching through Stack Overflow and documentation for that one specific ffmpeg flag. Just ask for what you want. Example: > wtff " convert my_video.avi to mp4 with no sound " Loading model... (this may take a moment) Model loaded. Generating command... --- Generated

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Extending Emacs with Fennel (2024)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-16 02:54:21

After watching this year’s EmacsConf and seeing Guile Emacs being resurrected I thought to myself - why limit ourselves to Guile? Sure, Guile isn’t just a Scheme implementation, thanks to its compiler-tower-based design. Other languages exist for Guile VM, such as Emacs Lisp, and Guile manual lists the following languages with various stages of completeness: ECMAScript Brainfuck Lua Ruby Python Sure, it would be nice, if Emacs could natively run all of these, but we have to understand, tha

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Microsoft servers hacked by Chinese groups, firm says

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-16 04:53:31

Microsoft servers hacked by Chinese groups, firm says "Investigations into other actors also using these exploits are still ongoing," Microsoft said in a statement. The US tech giant has released security updates in response and has advised all on-premises SharePoint server customers to install them. China state-backed Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon as well as China-based Storm-2603 were said to have "exploited vulnerabilities" in on-premises SharePoint servers, the kind used by firms, but

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Trump met with Amazon's Jeff Bezos at the White House last week, sources say

cnbc.com Eamon Javers Annie Palmer 2026-01-15 22:43:54

Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon, takes the stage during The New York Times' annual DealBook Summit, at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on Dec. 4, 2024. President Donald Trump met with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos at the White House last week, CNBC has learned. The meeting between Trump and Bezos, one of the world's richest men, lasted for more than an hour, according to two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the conversation was private.

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Wild Video Shows Robot Changing Its Own Battery

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-16 00:10:13

What do they even need us for anymore? Self Swap As we continue on our path towards a potential future filled with tireless humanoid robots staffing factory floors, companies are looking to solve a major pain point of the tech: a limited battery life. Chinese company UBTECH recently showed off its bipedal Walker S2 robot contorting its arms to hot swap one of its battery packs — a "world's first," seemingly — which means the 95-pound automaton could technically work 24 hours a day, an integra

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Pre-order deals: Samsung foldable phones still come with some freebies

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-16 02:12:11

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority These offers are all available from Amazon as “limited time deals.” They are pre-order offers, so these deals will likely be gone after the release date. The offer applies to all color versions for all models available. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 + $300 Amazon Gift Card Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 + $300 Amazon Gift Card Thin, light, high-powered, and it folds! The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 offers an 8-inch OLED screen, a 200MP camera, the Snap

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A media company demanded a license fee for an Open Graph image I used

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-16 02:27:43

22nd July 2025 I displayed an open graph image and had to pay how much?! A media company demanded a license fee for an Open Graph image used on my twitter archive. I gave in and paid it, but what does that mean for open graph images and copyright? In April 2025, I received an email from an image licensing company (hereby "licensor") regarding an image used on my twitter archive. That image was owned by them, but used as the Open Graph image for a news article. They demanded I purchase a licen

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