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WiFi signals can measure heart rate

news.ycombinator.com Emily Cerf 2025-10-16 06:53:50

Home Health WiFi signals can measure heart rate—no wearables needed Engineers prove their technique is effective even with the lowest-cost WiFi devices Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Nayan Bhatia demonstrates Pulse-Fi, technology that uses WiFi signals to measure a person's heart rate. Photos by Erika Cardema/UC Santa Cruz Press Inquiries Press Contact Media Access Access Paper Key takeaways The Pulse-Fi system is highly accurate, achieving clinical-level heart rate monitoring

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The 35 Best Movies on HBO Max Right Now (September 2025)

wired.com Jennifer M. Wood 2025-10-16 11:00:00

As the birthplace of prestige TV shows like The Sopranos and The Wire, HBO—and, by extension, HBO Max—is best known for its impressive lineup of original series. The network has also been upping the ante with feature-length content that is the stuff of Oscar dreams. Below is a list of some of our favorite films streaming on HBO Max—from Oscar-winning epics to dystopian sci-fi classics. If you decide you’re in more of a TV mood, head over to our picks for the best shows on HBO Max. If you’re loo

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Southwest Airlines Announces Free Wi-Fi for Everyone, Months After Taking Away Free Checked Bags

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-10-16 16:20:36

Southwest Airlines announced Thursday that it will start offering free wifi on all flights through a partnership with T-Mobile starting Oct. 24. The service will be available to all Southwest Rapid Rewards members, the airline’s free loyalty program. The announcement comes just a few months after Southwest ended its free checked bags policy. The airline previously allowed bags to “fly free” until it announced at the end of May that first checked bags would cost $35 and a second would be $45. S

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The New ‘Street Fighter’ Movie Has a Release Date and Perfect Casting Announcment

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-10-16 16:32:25

Let out the biggest “Hadouken!” you’ve got because Street Fighter is coming. Thanks to a new deal between Legendary and Paramount, the studio just announced it will release the latest adaptation of the iconic Capcom fighting game on October 16, 2026. Plus, it made all the previously rumored casting official in an incredible way. According to the press release, this Street Fighter is set in 1993 and follows Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken (Noah Centineo), who are “thrown back into combat when the myst

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Finally, a smartwatch for fishing enthusiasts - my verdict after taking it on the river

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-10-16 20:46:00

Coros Nomad smartwatch ZDNET's key takeaways The Coros Nomad is available now in Green, Brown, and Dark Grey for $349. It's built to withstand the elements with detailed metrics and focused journal utilities for fishing. There is no speaker to playback voice notes, no solar charging, and no LED flashlight to see in the dark. View now at Coros Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've had the opportunity to test a lot of smartwatches, but it's still tough to find one watch th

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AI Not Affecting Job Market Much So Far, New York Fed Says

news.ycombinator.com Sept. 2025-10-16 18:47:45

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -Rising adoption of artificial intelligence technology by firms in the Federal Reserve's New York district has not been much of a job-killer so far, the regional Fed bank said in a blog on Thursday. "Businesses reported a notable increase in AI use over the past year, yet very few firms reported AI-induced layoffs," New York Fed economists wrote in the blog. "Indeed, for those already employed, our results indicate AI is more likely to result in retrainin

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'The Thursday Murder Club' Has a Few Obvious Easter Eggs, and a Couple Hidden Ones, Too

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-16 20:00:03

Each week, Netflix drops a list of the top 10 films and TV shows dominating the platform, and for the week ending Aug. 31, the new crime caper The Thursday Murder Club was the No. 2 film on the platform. The film is a who's who of British talent, starring Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie as a quartet of sleuths living together in a retirement home called Coopers Chase. Their pastime is researching cold murder cases, and when one of the owners of their (gorgeous, castle-

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Oh, Biscuits! ‘Bluey’ Movie to Hit Cinemas August 2027

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-10-16 21:32:49

Parents, start those timers and mark those calendars: The Bluey Movie has a release date. It’s August 6, 2027. A mere 701 days away. We first heard that a feature-length film based on the incredibly popular Australian kids TV series was in development in 2024, and it will feature the titular blue heeler dog, Bluey, and her parents, Chili and Bandit, and little sister Bingo. Series creator Joe Brumm will write, direct, and executive produce the film, and the show’s voice actors Melanie Zanetti

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Company Replaces Customer Support With AI, Then Panics and Forces Engineers to Work the Phones as the AI Fails

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-17 03:05:26

Of all the startups that have come and gone, the personal finance company Klarna might be one of the best bellwethers for the finance industry overall. Specializing in "buy now pay later" microloans — tiny cash advances for purchases that don't need to go through a bank — Klarna hit app stores at a time when US consumer debt was climbing toward a record high. Now a giant of the personal finance landscape, the billion-dollar company recently reported a jaw dropping 17 percent default rate on its

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If you’re upgrading wireless router, look for this brand new standard

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-10-17 04:00:00

If you’re planning to replace your wireless router with a new one and you have a smart home, there’s a new certification you’re going to want … When your home Wi-Fi router is more than a few years old, one of the best moves you can make when it comes to improving your connection and improving the reliability of your smart home products is to upgrade to a more modern model. For smart homes, you’ll want to check your planned purchase comes with a brand new certification: Wi-Fi for Matter. That’s

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WiFi signals can measure heart rate–no wearables needed

news.ycombinator.com Emily Cerf 2025-10-17 02:53:50

Home Health WiFi signals can measure heart rate—no wearables needed Engineers prove their technique is effective even with the lowest-cost WiFi devices Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Nayan Bhatia demonstrates Pulse-Fi, technology that uses WiFi signals to measure a person's heart rate. Photos by Erika Cardema/UC Santa Cruz Press Inquiries Press Contact Media Access Access Paper Key takeaways The Pulse-Fi system is highly accurate, achieving clinical-level heart rate monitoring

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Show HN: A Map of All YC Companies (5,300 Startups by Batch and Location)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-17 03:52:43

All Batches All Countries Want your own map? Get a white-label version for your accelerator, university, or VC firm.

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This Dyson air purifier shoots out fresh air like a jet engine

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-10-17 04:00:00

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Dyson is launching a new air purifier that’s designed to look — but thankfully, not sound — like a jet engine. The Dyson HushJet Purifier Compact is launching in the US on September 30th for $349.99, featuring a new nozzle design that’s shaped to help the device blast jets of air at high speed, similar to how a concentrator works on a hairdryer. The increase in airflow velocity allows the HushJet Purifier C

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The Hand-Drawn Hits That Hollywood Isn't Making

news.ycombinator.com Animation Obsessive Staff 2025-10-14 02:08:23

Detail from a poster for Nobody (2025) by Shanghai Animation Film Studio Welcome! This is a new Sunday edition of the Animation Obsessive newsletter. Our lineup today: 1) Why 2D movies are booming elsewhere. 2) Newsbits. With that, let’s go! 1 – Stories that resonate Folks who follow the animation news have already heard. Right now, hand-drawn features are taking over. It’s happening in Japan, where Infinity Castle (of the Demon Slayer series) just became the third-biggest movie in the co

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‘The Black Phone 2’ Trailer Sees Ethan Hawke Call Collect Supernatural Vengeance

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-10-17 08:05:22

Universal Pictures and Blumhouse just released a new trailer for the sequel to Ethan Hawke’s terrifying horror film, Black Phone 2. The short story that the original movie is based on, written by Joe Hill (son of Stephen King), follows a masked serial killer who abducts children, locks them in his basement, and torments them. That is until one kid, Finney (Mason Thames), uses a black rotary phone to speak to the ghosts of The Grabber’s victims and hatches a plan to escape, kill the Grabber, and

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Pixel phones could soon let you set up unique vibrations for each contact (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-17 12:53:10

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR We spotted Google Contacts code that hints at contact-specific vibration patterns for Pixel phones. Apple and Samsung already allow you to assign specific haptics to your contacts. If it rolls out, the feature would tell you who’s calling even when your Pixel is in silent mode. Pixel phones already let you set custom ringtones for individual contacts, but Google could be preparing to take things further. Code hidden in the latest version of the Google

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Figma's stock slumps 18% after first earnings report to lowest since IPO

cnbc.com Ari Levy 2025-10-17 16:51:22

Figma shares plummeted nearly 20% on Thursday, falling to the lowest price since the design software vendor's IPO in July after the company reported earnings for the first time as a public company. Results for the second quarter were largely inline with expectations, as Figma had issued preliminary results a little over a month ago. Revenue increased 41% from a year earlier to $249.6 million, slightly topping analyst estimates of $248.8 million, according to LSEG. Analysts at Piper Sandler des

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This might be the first mobile hotspot with a 20,000mAh power bank

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-17 16:30:59

Baseus TL;DR Baseus is launching the “world’s smallest” detachable AC plug/MagSafe power bank. Additionally, it’s rolling out the “world’s first” MiFi/20,000mAh power bank. IFA 2025 has hit the ground running with keynote addresses and product reveals coming in left and right. If power banks are your thing, mobile accessory brand Baseus has you covered. The company had a couple of announcements for people looking to keep their devices charged. EnerGeek GX11 MiFi Power Bank 20000mAh 67W Base

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LinkedIn takes on hiring scams with recruiter verification

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-10-17 16:00:00

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. LinkedIn is trying to help put a stop to recruitment scams by requiring anyone with a recruitment-related job title to verify their place of employment. Executives will have to go through the same process, while company page verification is now rolling out more widely too. Existing recru

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From Battery Health to fingerprint unlock, Google just fixed a lot on your Pixel

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-18 07:00:15

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google has started rolling out the September 2025 security patch for Pixel phones. The update is arriving for the Pixel 6 and newer devices, including the Pixel Tablet. As usual, the security update is rolling out alongside the latest Pixel Drop. Google is now rolling out the September security update to Pixel phones. Over the next few weeks, all supported Pixel devices, i.e., Pixel 6 and above, running Android 16, will get the latest patches. The Sep

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10 Horror Sequels to Watch on Peacock

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-10-18 12:30:02

Horror is a staple on nearly every streaming service, but what if you’ve seen all the important classics and are looking to venture a little further afield? One way to keep mainlining your favorite villains and settings is to dive into sequel territory. Not all horror sequels are created equal, but for every misguided cash grab, there’s a cult classic waiting to be rediscovered. Head to Peacock, home of next year’s Crystal Lake prequel series, to check out these 10 horror sequels. Halloween II

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Figma's stock plunges after company's first earnings report since IPO

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-10-18 20:44:04

Dylan Field, co-founder and CEO of Figma, center, appears on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on July 31, 2025. Figma Inc. shares surged as much as 229% after the design software maker and some of its shareholders raised $1.2 billion in an IPO, with the trading valuing the company far above the $20 billion mark it would have reached in a now-scrapped merger with Adobe Inc. Figma shares plunged 13% in extended trading on Wednesday after the design software company reported re

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OpenAI is hiring 'AI-pilled' academics to build a scientific discovery accelerator

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-10-18 20:16:05

Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways OpenAI for Science was announced in a Tuesday X post. Its goal is to accelerate scientific discovery through AI. The post suggests GPT-5 will play a key role in the effort. Artificial intelligence researchers have long dreamed of automating the process of scientific discovery. Now OpenAI is setting out to turn that vision into reality. The company is launching an initiative call

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FirstClub bucks India’s speed obsession, quickly triples valuation to $120M with premium approach

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-10-18 20:21:08

While quick commerce in India has become synonymous with 10-minute deliveries — and the hottest play for startups and investors — FirstClub is taking a slower, more curated route. Yet just three months after launching its app, the 8-month-old startup has tripled its valuation. At a post-money valuation of $120 million, the Bengaluru-based startup has raised $23 million in a Series A round (comprising more than 90% equity and the rest in debt) co-led by returning investors Accel and RTP Global.

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US offers $10 million bounty for info on Russian FSB hackers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-19 00:01:46

The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on three Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers involved in cyberattacks targeting U.S. critical infrastructure organizations on behalf of the Russian government. The three individuals, Marat Valeryevich Tyukov, Mikhail Mikhailovich Gavrilov, and Pavel Aleksandrovich Akulov, are part of the FSB's Center 16 or Military Unit 71330, which is tracked as Berserk Bear, Blue Kraken, Crouching Yeti, Dragonfl

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Are you ready for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple trailer?

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-19 00:19:38

Fans of the 28 Days Later franchise were thrilled to finally get a follow-up this year with 28 Years Later—and they weren't disappointed. Sony Pictures has already wrapped filming on a sequel: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, slated for release early next year and directed by Nia DaCosta. The first trailer just dropped and the film looks as grimly compelling as its predecessor, while hopefully also retaining something of the 2025 film's heart. (Spoilers for 28 Years Later below.) As previously

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Android’s Quick Share upgrade is here to make file transfers more convenient

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-19 04:00:19

Damien Wilde / Android Authority TL;DR Google is widely rolling out its redesign of Quick Share. The redesigned UI introduces separate “Send” and “Receive” screens. Users can select files directly from the Send screen and preview them. Google’s Quick Share makes it easy to share files between devices wirelessly, whether that’s with another Android device, Windows PC, or Chromebook. Since April, we’ve been aware that Google was working on a major revamp to the UI. That redesign even started r

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Mis-issued certificates for 1.1.1.1 DNS service pose a threat to the Internet

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-19 04:40:38

People in Internet security circles are sounding the alarm over the issuance of three TLS certificates for 1.1.1.1, a widely used DNS service from content delivery network Cloudflare and the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) Internet registry. The certificates, issued in May, can be used to decrypt domain lookup queries encrypted through DNS over HTTPS, a protocol that provides end-to-end encryption when end-user devices seek the IP address of a particular domain they want to acce

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This Whoop Copycat Doesn’t Gouge You With Subscriptions

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-10-19 12:37:42

As great as having a fitness wearable that doesn’t distract you with another screen is on paper, I bet there’s one thing about gadgets like those made by Whoop that people aren’t as excited about—subscriptions. If you love what Whoop is putting down with its screenless fitness bands but don’t want to pay another subscription in perpetuity, Polar might be there to give you just what you need. As a part of IFA 2025, Polar announced the Polar Loop, which does what Whoop does and looks just as inof

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Warp Code: the fastest way from prompt to production

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-19 16:31:31

The primary use case here is small edits to agent-generated code – because sometimes a hand-edit is faster than re-prompting; like when you just want to change a variable name, edit a bit of copy, or rewrite a small function. We also shipped a simple file tree for browsing, opening, and adding files as context, as well as file opening and creation using the file palette (cmd-O). We aren’t trying to rebuild an IDE here – we think the ADE approach is where things are headed. But, we do see the v

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