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Ahead of Google Assistant’s death, Gemini finally inherits this much-loved feature

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-09 14:13:08

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini has finally received another long-awaited Google Assistant feature. The chatbot can now identify songs playing nearby using the Google app’s Song Search feature. Previously, Gemini would recommend using third-party music recognition apps when asked to identify a song. Gemini lacked several Google Assistant features at launch, but steady updates from Google have brought it closer to being a comprehensive replacement for the legacy voice assistant.

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Painting with Math: A Gentle Study of Raymarching (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-09 14:52:17

Most of my experience writing GLSL so far focused on enhancing pre-existing Three.js/React Three Fiber scenes that contain diverse geometries and materials with effects that wouldn't be achievable without shaders, such as my work with dispersion and particle effects. However, during my studies of shaders, I always found my way to Shadertoy, which contains a multitude of impressive 3D scenes featuring landscapes, clouds, fractals, and so much more, entirely implemented in GLSL. No geometries. No

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The New Titan Submersible Doc Hits Netflix's Top 10, but There's Another Titan Doc You Should See

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-11 17:00:05

Every week, Netflix unveils its Top 10 lists for the week before, ranking TV shows and movies by viewership. This week, Netflix's Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster was the no. 2 film on Netflix's Top 10, but the documentary about the deadly 2023 Titan submersible implosion isn't the only film about the catastrophic undersea tragedy. Another, Max's Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster, came out in May. Both reveal the lengths that explorer and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush went to in order

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NFC Release 15 quadruples contactless range for faster, easier tap-to-pay

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-03-11 21:17:00

Why it matters: If you get anxiety about trying to line your device up with a terminal to make a contactless payment, here's some good news: the NFC Forum has announced that version 15 of the standard is quadrupling the distance of contactless connections, from the current 0.5 cm (0.19 inches) to 2 cm (0.78 inches). Anyone who knows the struggle of trying to line up a device, especially a smartwatch, with a payment terminal will be relieved to know that the range, also known as the operating vo

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Upcoming NFC Release 15 quadruples contactless range, making tap-to-pay faster and easier

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-03-12 12:17:00

Why it matters: If you get anxiety about trying to line your device up with a terminal to make a contactless payment, here's some good news: the NFC Forum has announced that version 15 of the standard is quadrupling the distance of contactless connections, from the current 0.5 cm (0.19 inches) to 2 cm (0.78 inches). Anyone who knows the struggle of trying to line up a device, especially a smartwatch, with a payment terminal will be relieved to know that the range, also known as the operating vo

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Painting with Math: A Gentle Study of Raymarching

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-10 20:52:17

Most of my experience writing GLSL so far focused on enhancing pre-existing Three.js/React Three Fiber scenes that contain diverse geometries and materials with effects that wouldn't be achievable without shaders, such as my work with dispersion and particle effects. However, during my studies of shaders, I always found my way to Shadertoy, which contains a multitude of impressive 3D scenes featuring landscapes, clouds, fractals, and so much more, entirely implemented in GLSL. No geometries. No

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Amazon Rebuilt Alexa Using a ‘Staggering’ Amount of AI Tools

wired.com Reece Rogers 2026-03-13 10:29:22

Daniel Rausch, Amazon’s vice president of Alexa and Echo, is in the midst of a major transition. More than a decade beyond the launch of Amazon’s Alexa, he’s been tasked with creating a new version of the marquee voice assistant, one that’s powered by large language models. As he put it in my interview with him, this new assistant, dubbed Alexa+, is “a complete rebuild of the architecture.” How did his team approach Amazon’s largest ever revamp of its voice assistant? They used AI to build AI,

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Android may soon recommend you use an ‘optimized’ voice assistant — here’s what that really means

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-14 06:00:30

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR OEMs can now highlight specific digital assistants as “optimized” for their Android devices in the default app settings. Google says it created the feature at an OEM’s request so OEMs can recommend assistants verified to work with their first-party applications. While Google says it won’t do this on its own Pixel phones, the feature comes as the company is facing growing regulatory pressure. For many years, Google Assistant was widely seen as the best

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The best instant cameras you can buy right now

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2026-03-14 22:30:00

Even with the ability to take excellent photos with our phones and instantly share them across the world, there’s something magical about the old-school instant camera. With just a click of a button, you can capture a moment in a photo that you can see and touch almost immediately. Images captured by an instant camera aren’t as pristine or perfect as those produced by modern digital cameras, but their soft images and imperfections are often a big part of the allure. Yet not all instant cameras

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Calculating Oil Storage Tank Occupancy with Help of Satellite Imagery

news.ycombinator.com Tankertrackers.Com 2026-03-13 18:30:07

A Beginner’s Guide To Calculating Oil Storage Tank Occupancy With Help Of Satellite Imagery TankerTrackers.com🛢 Follow 4 min read · Sep 27, 2017 -- 1 Listen Share At TankerTrackers.com, our mission statement is to present a bird’s eye view of the physical oil market with help of tanker-tracking, storage changes and official government statistics. We affectionately call it our “oil painting”. We gather a lot of data and analyze many events that will help professional and amateur traders on under

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Sally celebrates complicated legacy of first US woman in space

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-15 22:40:40

"Sally Ride became the first American woman to blast off into space, but beneath her unflappable composure, she carried a secret." On June 18, 1983, NASA astronaut Sally Ride made history as the first American woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. National Geographic is marking the occasion with a new documentary on the astronaut's life: Sally. In addition to revisiting her storied career, the film provides an unprecedented look at the famously private Ride's personal life—notably

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Scientists achieve 1,000-fold increase in solar electricity using ultra-thin layers

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-03-16 02:03:00

Forward-looking: A team of German researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg has unveiled a significant advancement in solar energy technology, revealing a method to dramatically increase the amount of electricity certain materials can generate when exposed to light. Their approach involves stacking ultra-thin layers of different crystals in a precise sequence, resulting in a solar absorber that far outperforms traditional materials. At the core of this discovery, published in S

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Satechi’s new SSD enclosure matches the Mac Mini

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2026-03-16 02:00:00

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Satechi has announced a new SSD enclosure with an aluminum design that matches the black and silver finish and dimensions of Apple’s Mac Mini M4, but thinner so it can perch atop the tiny desktop computer or be used as a matching stand. But since it connects using an included braided USB-C cable, the enclosure is compatible with any device that s

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Best Organic Mattresses (2025): Certified Nontoxic, Natural Sleep

wired.com Scott Gilbertson 2026-03-17 09:03:00

Certified organic mattresses are made of natural, organic materials that have been independently tested to meet standards. Not all “organic”mattresses are equal though. We’ve narrowed our search by sticking with companies that have certifications like the Global Organic Latex Standard (GOLS) and ‌Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). GOLS covers latex, which has a pretty complex manufacturing process that is not always the healthiest, but GOLS ensures that the finished results is as free of ha

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The Future of ‘Star Wars’ May Not Be as Connected as We Expect

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-03-17 18:30:04

One of the best, and worst, things about Star Wars in recent years is just how connected everything has been. It meant characters who may have at first seemed tangential, like Cassian Andor in Rogue One, could be greatly expanded in something like Andor. It also meant audiences who had never watched an animated show like Clone Wars or Rebels might be left confused with the stories in something like Ahsoka. In those cases and others, there always seemed to be some kind of guardrails on what was p

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Charge your Apple Watch on this tiny iMac G3 replica

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2026-03-17 22:42:11

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Previous additions to Spigen’s Classic C1 series of Apple accessories include iPhone and AirPods cases inspired by the iMac G3’s bright colors. Its new Apple Watch stand goes one step further and recreates the entire design of the iconic computer in miniature so it can fit on your bedside table and charge your smartwatch overnight. The Apple Wat

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MagSafe Monday: ArmorGo Magnetic Wallet Stand adds a solid kickstand and RFID protection in a slim design

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2026-03-18 03:00:00

MagSafe accessories continue to be a mix of great ideas and daily annoyances, but I keep trying them all. I’ve tried enough wallets to fill a drawer in my desk, and most of them get something right, but miss on a few minor things. Recently, I’ve been trying some new wallets that do more than hold credit cards. That’s what caught my eye with the BENKS ArmorGo Magnetic Wallet Stand, and I’ve been using it for the past few weeks. Some of my favorite gear Abode Home Security System Abode is the bes

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Your Next Instant Pot Might Be Made by Donald Trump

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2026-03-18 06:15:37

Donald Trump sells everything from Trump-branded Bibles to MAGA sneakers, as the billionaire hustler profits from the presidency in a way that no other U.S. leader has ever attempted. And it looks like we can add a few more products to the list today, including a MAGA Instant Pot, if you can believe it. The new Instant Pot is being dubbed the 45/47 Collaboration, according to a new report from Semafor, a reference to Trump being both the 45th and 47th president of the United States. It’s not cl

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Ford’s new modified Mustang Mach-E is ready to fly up Pikes Peak

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2026-03-18 06:00:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is a racing event that’s been going on since 1916. It’s a 12.42-mile run that climbs 4,720 feet and serves as a proving ground for carmakers to test the speed and agility of their new vehicles. Electric cars tend to do well in the Pikes Peak race; they don’t have to deal with the pro

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Aspora gets $50M from Sequoia to build remittance and banking solutions for Indian diaspora

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-03-19 05:00:00

India has been one of the top recipients of remittances in the world for more than a decade. Inward remittances jumped from $55.6 billion in 2010-11 to $118.7 billion in 2023-24, according to data from the country’s central bank. The bank projects that figure will reach $160 billion in 2029. This means there is an increasing market for digitalized banking experiences for non-resident Indians(NRIs), ranging from remittances to investing in different assets back home. Aspora (formerly Vance) is

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DARPA program sets distance record for power beaming

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-19 04:40:40

In a series of recent tests in New Mexico, the Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program achieved several new records for transmitting power over distance. The team recorded more than 800 watts of power delivered during a 30-second transmission from a laser 8.6 kilometers (5.3 miles) away. Over the course of the test campaign, more than a megajoule of energy was transferred. Previously, the greatest reported distance records for an appreciable amount of optical power (>1 microwat

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Aspora gets $50M from Sequioa to build remittance and banking solutions for Indian diaspora

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-03-19 10:00:00

India has been one of the top recipients of remittances in the world for more than a decade. Inward remittances jumped from $55.6 billion in 2010-11 to $118.7 billion in 2023-24, according to data from the country’s central bank. The bank projects that figure will reach $160 billion in 2029. This means there is an increasing market for digitalized banking experiences for non-resident Indians(NRIs), ranging from remittances to investing in different assets back home. Aspora (formerly Vance) is

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Tanks, guns and face-painting

theverge.com Tina Nguyen 2026-03-19 02:36:29

Of all the jarring things I’ve witnessed on the National Mall, nothing will beat the image of the first thing I saw after I cleared security at the Army festival: a child, sitting at the controls of an M119A3 Howitzer, being instructed by a soldier on how to aim it, as his red-hatted parents took a photo with the Washington Monument in the background. The primary stated reason for the Grand Military Parade is to celebrate the US Army’s 250th birthday. The second stated reason is to use the even

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MUMPS

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-19 14:52:34

Programming language This article is about the programming language. For the disease, see Mumps . For other uses, see Mumps (disambiguation) MUMPS ("Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System"), or M, is an imperative, high-level programming language with an integrated transaction processing key–value database. It was originally developed at Massachusetts General Hospital for managing patient medical records and hospital laboratory information systems. MUMPS technology ha

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Mumps (Programming Language)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-19 19:52:34

Programming language This article is about the programming language. For the disease, see Mumps . For other uses, see Mumps (disambiguation) MUMPS ("Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System"), or M, is an imperative, high-level programming language with an integrated transaction processing key–value database. It was originally developed at Massachusetts General Hospital for managing patient medical records and hospital laboratory information systems. MUMPS technology ha

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This Anker MagSafe iPhone Charger That Doubles as a Stand Hits All-Time Low, Part of Father’s Day Deals

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2026-03-20 10:40:55

Time is running of to find the right gift for your Dad. This weekend is Father’s Day so if you’re still on the hunt for something practical to show your love that you just know your dad will appreciate, consider this. This deal on the Anker 633 magnetic battery could be your saving grace. Check if your dad has a new enough phone that supports magnetic wireless charging, then get him this charging stand that’s down 33% right now. You can scoop it up for just $40. Anker is really firing on all cy

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Another one for the graveyard: Google to kill Instant Apps in December

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-20 10:32:16

Apps used to be the measure of a mobile platform's worth, with Apple and Google dueling over who could list the most items in their respective stores. Today, the numbers don't matter as much—there are enough apps, and Google's attempt to replace parts of the web with apps is going away. Instant Apps, a feature that debuted in 2017, will reportedly be scrapped in December 2025. In its place, you'll just have to use the Internet. Developer Leon Omelan spotted this news buried in the latest Canary

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Google is shutting down Android Instant Apps over ‘low’ usage

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2026-03-21 11:47:23

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Google has confirmed that it plans to shut down Android’s Instant Apps later this year, attributing the decision to “low” usage of the functionality. Instant Apps were introduced in 2017, and allow developers to create mini versions of Android apps that load, well, instantly. Users can try apps and demo games from the click of a link, without having to fully install them. Th

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Apple's AI-infused Siri may not show up until spring 2026

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-21 18:12:12

The new version of Siri that was demoed alongside Apple Intelligence might not be released until Spring 2026, Bloomberg reports. Apple officially delayed Siri's release to some time "in the coming year" back in March. The new Siri could be included in a planned iOS 26.4 update next year, which Bloomberg writes will likely arrive in March. Apple announced the smarter and more personal version of Siri at WWDC 2024 over a year ago now, and nearly two years before this hypothetical Spring 2026 rele

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How Steve Jobs Wrote the Greatest Commencement Speech Ever

wired.com Steven Levy 2026-03-21 16:00:00

In early June 2005, Steve Jobs emailed his friend Michael Hawley a draft of a speech he had agreed to deliver to Stanford University’s graduating class in a few days. “It’s embarrassing,” he wrote. “I'm just not good at this sort of speech. I never do it. I'll send you something, but please don't puke.” The notes that he sent contained the bones of what would become one of the most famous commencement addresses of all time. It has been viewed over 120 million times and is quoted to this day. Pr

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Ahead of Google Assistant’s death, Gemini finally inherits this much-loved feature

Painting with Math: A Gentle Study of Raymarching (2023)

The New Titan Submersible Doc Hits Netflix's Top 10, but There's Another Titan Doc You Should See

NFC Release 15 quadruples contactless range for faster, easier tap-to-pay

Upcoming NFC Release 15 quadruples contactless range, making tap-to-pay faster and easier

Painting with Math: A Gentle Study of Raymarching

Amazon Rebuilt Alexa Using a ‘Staggering’ Amount of AI Tools

Android may soon recommend you use an ‘optimized’ voice assistant — here’s what that really means

The best instant cameras you can buy right now

Calculating Oil Storage Tank Occupancy with Help of Satellite Imagery

Sally celebrates complicated legacy of first US woman in space

Scientists achieve 1,000-fold increase in solar electricity using ultra-thin layers

Satechi’s new SSD enclosure matches the Mac Mini

Best Organic Mattresses (2025): Certified Nontoxic, Natural Sleep

The Future of ‘Star Wars’ May Not Be as Connected as We Expect

Charge your Apple Watch on this tiny iMac G3 replica

MagSafe Monday: ArmorGo Magnetic Wallet Stand adds a solid kickstand and RFID protection in a slim design

Your Next Instant Pot Might Be Made by Donald Trump

Ford’s new modified Mustang Mach-E is ready to fly up Pikes Peak

Aspora gets $50M from Sequoia to build remittance and banking solutions for Indian diaspora

DARPA program sets distance record for power beaming

Aspora gets $50M from Sequioa to build remittance and banking solutions for Indian diaspora

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MUMPS

Mumps (Programming Language)

This Anker MagSafe iPhone Charger That Doubles as a Stand Hits All-Time Low, Part of Father’s Day Deals

Another one for the graveyard: Google to kill Instant Apps in December

Google is shutting down Android Instant Apps over ‘low’ usage

Apple's AI-infused Siri may not show up until spring 2026

How Steve Jobs Wrote the Greatest Commencement Speech Ever

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