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If This Planet Is Real, It Would Break So Many Records

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2026-01-20 02:05:23

Exoplanet hunters have had an eye on Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth at just four light-years away, for decades. We know that it consists of two Sun-like stars, Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B, as well as a faint red dwarf star, Proxima Centauri. But while researchers have previously discovered three exoplanets orbiting Proxima Centauri, the search for more worlds orbiting the system’s other two stars has proven difficult. Until now: New evidence from the James Webb Space

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“We Miss All the Trains to Get Rich”: The Real Story of Crypto and the Black Community

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-20 02:23:51

I’ve been at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Annual Convention in Cleveland since August 6. I came expecting to hear about the state of our industry under Donald Trump’s second presidency, especially how to navigate the administration’s anti-DEI policies, which many in the Black community see as a direct attack on progress. I thought the talk would be about AI: how to use it, how to control it, and whether it was a threat to our profession. I definitely did not expect to ta

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Trump wanted a US-made iPhone. Apple gave him a gold statue.

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-20 02:12:54

It's now clear that Apple plans to survive Donald Trump's trade war by playing to the president's ego. On Wednesday, Trump announced that Apple would be exempt from a threatened 100 percent tariff on semiconductors that could have driven up the cost of iPhones globally, Reuters reported. In an apparent effort to secure this exemption, Apple promised to increase its total investment commitment in the US by $100 billion, while also gifting Trump a one-of-a-kind statue that Apple CEO Tim Cook had

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Monte Carlo Crash Course: Quasi-Monte Carlo

news.ycombinator.com Max Slater 2026-01-15 18:53:08

Monte Carlo Crash Course Quasi-Monte Carlo We’ve learned how to define and apply Monte Carlo integration—fundamentally, it’s the only tool we need. In the remaining chapters, we’ll explore ways to reduce variance and successfully sample difficult distributions. Variance & Correlation In chapter two, we determined that the variance of a Monte Carlo estimator is inversely proportional to its sample count. Empirically, we confirmed that our integrators’ expected error scaled with $$\frac{1}{\sq

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Pranksters Interrupt Education Secretary Linda McMahon With Circus Music

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2026-01-20 05:30:23

Pranksters were able to play disruptive audio clips, including the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme and circus music, during an interview with Education Secretary Linda McMahon at the Young America’s Foundation student conference in Washington D.C., on Wednesday. And Trump supporters would like you to know that they aren’t bothered by it at all. Not one little bit. McMahon, who previously worked as a professional wrestling promoter, was appointed by Trump to dismantle the Department of Education and

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The Best Hearing Aids of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Christopher Null 2026-01-20 06:00:00

How much money should you expect to spend on a hearing aid? The answer depends primarily on whether you’re looking into over-the-counter or prescription hearing aids. Unsurprisingly, the latter is a wallet guzzler, with average costs between $2,000 to $8,000. But OTCs can ring up quite a tab in their own right, and our most highly rated devices will still run you about $800 to $2,000 a pair. So far, we haven’t found an OTC device under this $800 price that is truly effective at treating hearing

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HBO Max is going to get even more annoying about password sharing

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-01-20 06:32:50

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. HBO Max’s password-sharing crackdown is about to get stricter. During an earnings call on Thursday, Warner Bros. Discovery streaming head JB Perette said prompts surrounding account sharing will become more persistent starting next month, pushing people toward p

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Truth Social’s AI search is powered by Perplexity, but the platform can set limits on sources

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2026-01-20 06:18:23

AI startup Perplexity is powering a new AI-powered search engine on Truth Social, President Donald Trump’s social media platform. The search engine, dubbed Truth Search AI, is already available on the web version of Truth Social, with public Beta testing on its iOS and Android apps planned for “the near future.” Trump Media said in a press release that Perplexity’s tech provides “direct, contextually accurate answers with transparent citations” which will help Truth Social “exponentially incre

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My favorite projector from Samsung doubles as a gaming hub, and it's on sale

zdnet.com Allison Murray 2026-01-20 11:34:00

Allison Murray/ZDNET The Samsung Freestyle 2 projector is on sale for $200 off when you purchase it at Best Buy, making the new price $600 for a limited time. ZDNET's key takeaways The Samsung Freestyle 2 is a solid projector available for $800. Sharp image quality, an internal battery, and the ability to play games without a console make this projector ultraportable. The second-generation feature upgrades are geared toward gaming, which may not be relevant for all users. There's a sayin

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This $15 Sunscreen Applicator for Kids Prevents Meltdowns Before Outdoor Adventures With My Toddler

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-20 10:00:00

CNET key takeways This affordable sunscreen applicator sells for $15 or less and is effective for sun protection on young children. It’s mess-free, BPA-free and travel-friendly. Since it’s kid-friendly, older kids can apply sunscreen on their own. If you have a toddler like mine, you know what a battle it can be to get them out the door. It’s an even bigger challenge when I apply sunscreen to my son’s face, arms and legs. It’s the equivalent of wrestling an alligator, and as much as I’d love

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I Hate Worms, but I'll Still Play This Game on Apple Arcade

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-20 10:00:10

Worms are everywhere. I know and accept this, but I hate those little critters and they freak me out. Their wriggly bodies make my skin crawl, and I actively avoid them at all costs. But Apple Arcade added Worms Across Worlds, the next installment in the award-winning Worms series, and I'll play it because the game's cartoony style make these worms palatable for me. Apple Arcade is filled with familiar and classic games, alongside exclusive titles, that you can play for $7 a month (£7, AU$10).

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Xbox Game Pass Subscribers Can Play Assassin's Creed Mirage Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-20 10:00:12

The Assassin's Creed franchise is one of the biggest series in gaming today. Ubisoft, the publisher of the series, said in 2023 that it has sold more than 155 million copies of Assassin's Creed games, making it one of the bestselling franchises in history. And Xbox Game Pass subscribers can play one of the most recent entries in the series, Assassin's Creed: Mirage, right now. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors Choice award pick, offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X,

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iPhone Gaming Is Convoluted. Here's What the iPhone 17 Needs to Sway Me as a Gamer

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-20 10:00:20

I've been trying to use my iPhone as a gaming handheld for years but I often hit the same roadblocks when trying to have it replace my Nintendo Switch when I travel. And it's not for lack of Apple and other companies trying, as there's tons of gaming content available for the iPhone between titles that run directly from the device to more-intensive games that I can stream over a strong internet connection. Gaming on the iPhone is more convoluted than it should be and it's frankly easier to do o

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Apple’s first OLED MacBook may borrow a key iPhone feature

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2026-01-20 16:10:02

Samsung Display has reportedly secured Apple’s first OLED panel order for the MacBook Pro, marking a major milestone in the transition to OLED in Apple’s Mac lineup beginning in 2026. Does OLED mean Dynamic Island? According to Omdia (via Digitimes), Apple will switch to OLED for the MacBook Pro next year, with Samsung Display supplying the panels and likely enabling a shift to a pill-shaped camera cutout design. This could mean the MacBook Pro will feature the Dynamic Island first introduced

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Apple is reportedly working with Samsung to build iPhone image sensors in Texas

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-20 16:00:21

Apple has announced that it's working with Samsung at its Texas plant to "launch an innovative new technology for making chips." Those chips are reportedly cutting-edge image sensors for iPhones, according to The Financial Times. That in turn means that Sony may no longer be Apple's only supplier of smartphone camera sensors for its upcoming phones. The chips in question are reportedly three-layer stacked image sensors that will allow for fast smartphone camera shooting speeds and high-frame-ra

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Six arrests over attempted theft of trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process [U]

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-01-21 02:41:57

Six people have been arrested after Apple chipmaker TSMC said that several then-employees tried to steal trade secrets relating to the company’s most advanced chip process. TSMC fired the individuals concerned and is now taking legal action against them. See update at the end about a potential motive. The report relates to the company’s 2-nanometer chip process, which is expected to be used for the A20 chips across next year’s iPhone 18 lineup … TSMC 2nm process expected to debut in iPhone 18

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Apple chipmaker TSMC says it too is exempt from US tariffs

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-01-21 03:10:52

After Apple committed to an additional $100 billion in US manufacturing spend and presented Trump with a trinket for his desk, the president declared that the company would be exempt from his planned 100% tariff on chips imported into the country. Apple chipmaker TSMC says it too will be exempt from these tariffs thanks to its plants in Arizona … Apple’s exemption from new chip tariffs Trump yesterday declared that he would be imposing an import tariff on chips of “approximately 100%.” We’re

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Senior AI researchers desert Apple amid ‘a crisis of confidence’

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-01-21 03:40:49

There have been a number of reports of senior AI researchers leaving Apple, and the latest of these indicates the problem may be bigger than previously known. One AI recruitment company has suggested there is a crisis of confidence within Apple, with tech rivals now considering it open season on poaching the company’s engineers … We learned a month ago that Apple’s top AI exec, Ruoming Pang, had left the company to join Meta. Pang joined Apple from Google in 2021, and had been managing the ro

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Splatshop: Efficiently Editing Large Gaussian Splat Models

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-17 09:53:44

Splatshop: Efficiently Editing Large Gaussian Splat Models Markus Schütz, Christoph Peters, Florian Hahlbohm, Elmar Eisemann, Marcus Magnor, Michael Wimmer. 2025–06 in Computer Graphics Forum (Proc. HPG) 44, 8. Official version Abstract We present Splatshop, a highly optimized toolbox for interactive editing (selection, deletion, painting, transformation, ...) of 3D Gaussian Splatting models. Utilizing a comprehensive collection of heuristic approaches, we carefully balance between exact an

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Apple to Pump $100 Billion More Toward Manufacturing in US

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-20 11:23:00

Apple said Wednesday it plans to invest another $100 billion during the next four years to increase manufacturing in the US. The company's wide-ranging announcement -- which was leaked early by the White House -- said it will now spend $600 billion to hire more US workers and expand some of its manufacturing across 10 states. Apple CEO Tim Cook joined President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to unveil its American Manufacturing Program. The program includes plans to develop 100%

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Apple’s mysterious chip tech will help Samsung make iPhone image sensors in Texas

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-01-20 23:51:38

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple is teaming up with Samsung to produce digital image sensors for future iPhone models, according to The Financial Times. This is tied to Apple’s Wednesday announcement that it is working with Samsung’s semiconductor facility in Austin, Texas, to launch “an innovative new technology for making chips, which has never been used before anywhere in the world.” The Financial Times reports that Samsung will u

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Apple to invest $100bn after pressure from Trump

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-20 17:04:06

Apple to invest $100bn after pressure from Trump 10 hours ago Share Save Natalie Sherman BBC News Share Save Watch: Tim Cook presents Trump with glass statue after $100bn investment announcement Apple plans to boost investment in the US by another $100bn (£75bn) as the tech giant comes under pressure from President Donald Trump. The White House said the money would be used to encourage firms to make more Apple parts in the US and would add to the company's previous pledge to spend $500bn in t

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Samsung will soon make chips for iPhones in the US

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-21 02:48:50

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Apple has said that Samsung’s US factory will make chips for a number of its products, including iPhones. It’s unclear if Apple is referring to its A series chips that are the heart and soul of iPhones. Samsung has historically produced A series chips for Apple, but it’s been a while since anyone but TSMC manufactured iPhone chips. Apple says Samsung’s facility will supply chips that “optimize power and performance of Apple products.” Apple has announce

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Apple just gifted Trump a 24k gold Gorilla Glass statue, and a $100 billion peace offering

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-21 04:26:44

NBC News TL;DR Apple CEO Tim Cook has gifted US President Donald Trump a circular Gorilla Glass statue with a gold Apple logo and a 24K gold base. The commemorative statue was presented to Trump ahead of Cook’s $100 billion US investment announcement at the White House. The peace offering comes after the President criticized and pressured Apple to bring more of its supply chain stateside. In a heartwarming display of capitalism, Apple has gifted US President Donald Trump what may be the worl

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Apple Watch Ultra 3 sounds like it will be very much worth the wait

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-20 09:24:38

Last year, Apple was rumored to launch a new Apple Watch Ultra—but it didn’t. Instead, we only got a black finish for the existing Ultra 2. Now, with an Apple Watch Ultra 3 upgrade truly around the corner, it’s increasingly sounding like it will be very much worth the wait. Two-year wait for Apple Watch Ultra 3 will result in bigger upgrades As far as Apple products go, Apple Watch Ultra is a relative newcomer. The first model launched in 2022, with a second-gen landing a year later in 2023.

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Rules by which a great empire may be reduced to a small one (1773)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-20 18:29:11

The substance behind the “Rules” was scarcely new. Franklin had, in more sober fashion, made almost every point before. He touched hardly at all upon the constitutional issues that the Bostonians had set boiling, no doubt because they were difficult to treat satirically; but he marshaled most of the other themes that were his stock in trade as a controversialist. Some related to the colonies in general, some to Massachusetts in particular, and they ran the gamut from old trade restrictions and n

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Tornado Cash sold crypto “privacy”; the US saw “money laundering.”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-20 16:29:20

"Crypto mixers" exist because of a peculiar feature of cryptocurrencies—most are fully traceable using their public blockchain ledgers. To provide more privacy to crypto account owners, a mixer will let people toss their crypto into a large pool, where it is "mixed" with other people's crypto. At a later date, each crypto owner can choose to withdraw their money from the pool into a new, anonymous wallet, thus making the movement of the crypto harder to track. Of course, the obfuscation doesn't

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OpenAI’s new GPT-5 models announced early by GitHub

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-01-21 04:29:37

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. GitHub has accidentally announced OpenAI’s new range of GPT-5 models. A now-deleted GitHub blog post reveals that GPT-5, which will be available in four different versions, offers “major improvements in reasoning, code quality, and user experience.” Reddit posters noticed a new GitHub blog

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The Browser Company launches a $20 monthly subscription for its AI-powered browser

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-01-21 03:26:41

The Browser Company has launched a Pro subscription plan for Dia, its new web browser that heavily integrates AI features. The plan costs $20 per month and provides unlimited access to Dia’s AI-powered chat and skills features. The introduction of a paid tier means free users will now face usage limits on AI features. While The Browser Company hasn’t specified exact limits, CEO Josh Miller told The New York Times in July that the browser will remain free for those who use AI features “a few tim

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iPhone 17 cases may have a new feature

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2026-01-20 14:32:04

When Apple unveils the iPhone 17 lineup next month, it seems like we’ll also see a new version of Apple’s first-party protective cases as well. If the latest rumors are true, the iPhone 17 case lineup will take a design cue from the AirPods Pro 2 charging case. It appears Apple is planning to add support for an optional lanyard loop to its official iPhone 17 cases. That’s according to leakers Majin Bu and DuanRui. Apple already includes a similar lanyard loop slot on the AirPods Pro 2 charging

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If This Planet Is Real, It Would Break So Many Records

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Trump wanted a US-made iPhone. Apple gave him a gold statue.

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HBO Max is going to get even more annoying about password sharing

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iPhone Gaming Is Convoluted. Here's What the iPhone 17 Needs to Sway Me as a Gamer

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Apple is reportedly working with Samsung to build iPhone image sensors in Texas

Six arrests over attempted theft of trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process [U]

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Tornado Cash sold crypto “privacy”; the US saw “money laundering.”

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