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Apple surveys Vision Pro users and asks about Meta’s Ray-Bans

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-20 09:38:13

Apple is surveying Vision Pro owners, and some of the questions go beyond the device’s comfort or resolution. In addition to features like Guest Mode, and which accessories people actually use, Apple wants to know what its users see in rival products (even in categories where it doesn’t compete yet). Apple is already exploring ways to compete in the smart glasses market As reported by MacRumors, Apple is asking Vision Pro users whether they also own products like the Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest P

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$1,320 Off the Most Trusted Lifetime Cloud Storage – Act Fast!

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-20 08:30:27

Lifetime storage inventors should be given a Nobel Prize. While we’re not sure pCloud invented it, its Lifetime cloud storage offers have always been worthy of one. This time, it’s no different, as you can save up to $1,320 on its cloud storage with client-side encryption. However, the deal won’t last forever, as encryption is regularly a paid add-on. So, if you’re enthralled by exciting news, let’s explain the whole deal and see how to claim it before it evaporates. Save up to 70% on pCloud

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U.S. warns of Iranian cyber threats on critical infrastructure

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-20 14:24:46

U.S. cyber agencies, the FBI, and NSA issued an urgent warning today about potential cyberattacks from Iranian-affiliated hackers targeting U.S. critical infrastructure. CISA says there are no indications of an ongoing campaign but urges critical infrastructure organizations and other potential targets to monitor their defense due to the current unrest in the Middle East and cyber attacks previously linked to Iran. In a joint fact sheet, the cyber agencies warn that Defense Industrial Base (DI

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Stablecoin issuer Circle applies for a national bank charter

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2026-02-20 18:40:28

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on the day of Circle Internet Group's IPO, in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group has applied for a national trust bank charter, moving forward on its mission to bring stablecoins into the traditional financial world after the firm's big market debut this month, CNBC confirmed. Shares rose 1% after hours. If the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency grants the bank charter, Circle will

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Ask HN: 80s electronics book club; anyone remember this illustrator?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-17 10:46:18

In the early 80's in the US, a popular DIY electronics magazine had a book of the month club that I loved. Most were small and leather bound hardback with topics like: make your own hydrophone; augmented reality (required a full room and a boom arm, sadly); an LCD model rocket launcher ignition; computer vision; lots and lots of robots. One book I remember (large, softcover, yellow cover) featured black and white, pen and ink illustrations of fantastically complex robots and machines. One that

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The New Skill in AI Is Not Prompting, It's Context Engineering

news.ycombinator.com Philipp Schmid 2026-02-20 17:53:55

June 30, 2025 5 minute read Context Engineering is new term gaining traction in the AI world. The conversation is shifting from "prompt engineering" to a broader, more powerful concept: Context Engineering. Tobi Lutke describes it as "the art of providing all the context for the task to be plausibly solvable by the LLM.” and he is right. With the rise of Agents it becomes more important what information we load into the “limited working memory”. We are seeing that the main thing that determine

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 1, #281

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-20 17:00:04

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. O Canada! Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle pays tribute to the Great White North. So grab your poutine and a Nanaimo bar and read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That's a sign that the g

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 1, #751

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-20 17:00:05

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle could be tricky. The purple category requires you to really think about how four words fit with another word that's not in the puzzle. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for W

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Analyst: M5 Vision Pro, Vision Air, and smart glasses coming in 2026–2028

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-20 18:24:19

Apple's Vision Pro hasn't made huge waves in the market, partly due to its steep price and "everything including the kitchen sink" feature set. But Apple hasn't given up on the platform yet; a prominent analyst with a strong record of accurate projections for Apple's product lineup, Ming-Chi Kuo, published a roadmap that shows Apple beginning to roll out a new wave of mixed reality devices in 2027. Kuo says Apple still "views head-mounted devices as the next major trend in consumer electronics.

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When to Stream the 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Reunion

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-20 21:30:04

Ready for more of Hulu's Mormon Wives? The hit reality show that follows Taylor Frankie Paul, Jen Affleck and more Mormon mom influencers premiered its 10-episode second season on May 15. Now, the cast is assembling for the show's first reunion special. Season 1 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives debuted in 2024 and followed a group of Mormon women -- dubbed #MomTok -- in the aftermath of a swinging sex scandal. Former Bachelor and Bachelorette star Nick Viall will host the season 2 reunion, w

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I tested a bunch of Switch 2 screen protectors, and these are the best

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2026-02-20 23:11:56

is an editor covering deals and commerce. He joined in 2018, and served as commerce editor at Polygon until May 2025. A glass screen protector is one of a few “set it and forget it” purchases that every Switch 2 owner should make, along with buying a microSD Express card and a protective case for the console. In fact, it should be a priority to stick one onto the console’s screen as soon as possible to avoid accidental scratches. I’ve been installing and removing Switch 2 screen protectors to

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New to Linux? Seven things every beginner should know

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-02-21 09:16:09

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET I can still remember the moment I switched from Windows to Linux. Back then, I didn't have anyone there to tell me what to expect. It would have been nice to get even a bit of advice from someone with Linux experience in the know to say, "Hey, you'll want to know about this before you start down that path." It would have made things easier. Instead, I took just dove right in, hoping I could figure it all out as I went. The good news: Linux today is n

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Nearly 12 million people would lose health insurance under Senate GOP bill

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-21 09:37:24

The Senate Republicans' version of President Trump's tax bill would slash federal spending on health provisions—Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act—by $1.1 trillion by 2034. And in that time, an estimated 11.8 million people would lose their health insurance. That’s according to an analysis released over the weekend by the Congressional Budget Office. The massive piece of legislation is likely to change as senators are currently running a "vote-a-rama" for rapid-fire amendment propo

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Songscription launches an AI-powered ‘Shazam for sheet music’

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2026-02-21 09:41:19

A small company called Songscription launched last week with AI models that automate music transcription, turning an audio file of a song into sheet music within minutes. Operating on a freemium model, the product is geared toward both professional and hobbyist musicians. “We hope to make playing music more enjoyable,” Andrew Carlins, CEO of Songscription and a student in Stanford’s MBA/MA in Education program, told TechCrunch. “We imagine a future where a rural Nebraska high school band teache

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US lawmakers allege that OnePlus phones transmit data to Chinese servers without user consent

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-21 14:52:05

A pair of US lawmakers have called on the US Department of Commerce to investigate OnePlus over allegations that the company's devices transmit data to Chinese servers without user consent, according to a report by Reuters . This is a bipartisan effort, with Republican Representative John Moolenaar (MI) and Democratic Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL) spearheading the calls for an investigation. There's no actual data to go along with these allegations, but the lawmakers claim to have see

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Trump's big, revised bill will slash AI funding for states that regulate AI

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2026-02-21 12:19:00

ANDREY DENISYUK/Getty The Trump administration's tax bill -- also called its "big, beautiful bill," which is facing a vote today -- includes a rule that would prevent states from enforcing their own AI legislation for five years, and would withhold up to $500 million in funding for AI infrastructure if states don't comply. Over the weekend, senators also added exemptions for state laws targeting unfair or deceptive practices and child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The initial version of the ru

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Asynchronous Error Handling Is Hard

news.ycombinator.com Nicholas Wilt 2026-02-20 12:35:17

(Ed. note: This article was originally published on The CUDA Handbook blog on November 2, 2023.) Every API designer has struggled with the question of how best to propagate errors to their callers, since before the term “API” was invented. Even decades ago (say 30+ years), interface designers knew to separate the error return from the payload, in functions that return other results to their caller. Since it is sometimes useful to know what not to do: My favorite example of an antipattern in th

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14.ai (YC W24) hiring founding engineers in SF to build a Zendesk alternative

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-21 14:00:57

We are an intense, tightly-knit team based in the heart of San Francisco. Our customers range from fast-growing startups to established enterprise companies, and we obsess over listening to each of them and helping them succeed. Our development pillars are security, reliability and performance, combined with pragmatism to always find working solutions and be ultra-responsive to customer feedback and requests. Working both at the infrastructure and product level, we strive to build correct, futur

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Senate pits AI regulation against state funding

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2026-02-21 18:19:00

ANDREY DENISYUK/Getty The Trump administration's tax bill -- also called its "big, beautiful bill," which is facing a vote today -- includes a rule that would prevent states from enforcing their own AI legislation for five years, and would withhold up to $500 million in funding for AI infrastructure if states don't comply. Over the weekend, senators also added exemptions for state laws targeting unfair or deceptive practices and child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The initial version of the ru

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Donkey Kong Country 2 and Open Bus

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-21 17:01:12

Donkey Kong Country 2 has a pretty well-known bug in the old SNES emulator ZSNES where some stages have spinning barrels that don’t work properly. One of the earliest pictured here, in the first stage of Krem Quay (third world): After you jump into the barrel, you’re supposed to be able to completely control its rotation by pressing left and right on the d-pad, with the barrel only rotating while you’re holding left or right. In ZSNES, this is horribly bugged. Tapping left or right makes the ba

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Gemini Live looks like it’s getting ready to work with all your favorite apps (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-21 23:42:41

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Back in May, Google announced the first wave of Gemini Live extension support. Initial extensions for Maps, Calendar, Keep, and Tasks are slowly starting to hit users. Beyond these, we’ve uncovered a large list of Live extensions that appear to be in development. Gemini Live has been both technically impressive and quite a bit of fun to interact with, right from the get-go; the combination of Gemini’s powerful models and a naturally flowing conversati

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Here’s how the Play Store will soon make it easier to track download progress (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-21 23:55:50

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Play Store could soon receive a new download progress notification, allowing users to easily keep track of app downloads. We first spotted the notification in a teardown earlier this year, but Google has since made some improvements. The notification will list up to three recently downloaded apps and games, and let users open the apps right from the notification shade. The Google Play Store is set to receive a more helpful download progres

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Do We Need to Wear Sunscreen Indoors? This Is What a Skin Expert Says

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-21 18:00:00

You know the drill -- whenever you're outside, especially during the summer, you should wear sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun's UV rays. But what about wearing sunscreen indoors? Can sunlight coming in through windows still negatively affect your skin, making SPF necessary even when you're inside your home? We reached out to a dermatologist for the answer. Do I need to wear sunscreen indoors? Yes, wearing sunscreen indoors is necessary. Even though you're sitting comfortably in your

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Will Mortgage Rates Drop in a Recession? This Realtor Has a Hot Take

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-21 23:32:02

Mortgage rates have typically fallen during recessionary periods. Douglas Rissing/Getty Images In today's news cycle, recession headlines come and go. Amid trade war anxieties, stock market roller-coaster rides and global conflict, no one is hoping for a major economic setback -- except recessions have often created more favorable conditions for mortgage rates. Since the beginning of 2025, average 30-year fixed mortgage rates have been stuck in the high 6.5% to 7% range. Most housing experts,

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The Project Hail Mary trailer looks like The Martian all over again (in a great way)

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-22 04:21:19

Andy Weir's sci-fi books are practically built to be turned into movies, especially in the hands of great writers and directors. That's what happened with The Martian, which was a delightfully nerdy self-published novel that was transformed into a thrilling film adaptation — thanks to Drew Goddard's script and Ridley Scott's bold direction. And I have a feeling the same will be true for the latest Weir adaptation, Project Hail Mary, judging from the first trailer released today. It's got everyt

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Hikvision Canada ordered to cease operations over security risks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-22 04:11:17

The Canadian government has ordered Hikvision’s subsidiary in the country to cease all operations following a review that determined them to pose a national security risk. The order was forwarded to Hikvision last Friday, and the matter was made public over the weekend by Mélanie Joly, Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry. “Following a National Security Review under the Investment Canada Act, the Government of Canada has ordered Hikvision Canada Inc. to cease all operations in

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Kristen Craft brings fresh fundraising strategy to the Foundation Stage at TechCrunch All Stage

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2026-02-22 04:00:00

Raising in 2025 doesn’t look anything like it did in 2021 — and that’s exactly the point. At TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station, Kristen Craft, Head of Business Development at Fidelity Private Shares, will lead a roundtable session titled “It’s Not 2021 Anymore. Navigating the 2025 VC Landscape,” happening on the Foundation Stage. In this conversation, Craft will guide founders through the new norms of venture capital. From shifting investor expectations to sharper

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Google makes first foray into fusion in venture with MIT spinoff Commonwealth Fusion Systems

cnbc.com Kate Dore 2026-02-22 09:00:01

Google on Monday announced a partnership with Commonwealth Fusion Systems, or CFS, a private company spun off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which marks the tech giant's first commercial commitment to fusion. The company unveiled plans to buy 200 megawatts of clean fusion power from what CFS describes as the world's first grid-scale fusion power plant, known as ARC, based in Chesterfield County, Virginia. ARC is expected to come online and generate 400 megawatts of clean, zero

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NativeJIT: A C++ expression –> x64 JIT (2018)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-21 20:59:52

NativeJIT NativeJIT is an open-source cross-platform library for high-performance just-in-time compilation of expressions involving C data structures. The compiler is light weight and fast and it takes no dependencies beyond the standard C++ runtime. It runs on Linux, OSX, and Windows. The generated code is optimized with particular attention paid to register allocation. The compiler was developed by the Bing team for use in the Bing search engine. One important use is scoring documents contai

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‘Foundation’ Returns With Its Best Season Yet

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-02-22 09:00:48

Foundation is not a show that lends itself to casual viewing. Its nuances and details, not to mention its constantly shifting settings, mean you must pay close attention to understand what’s happening. It’s also not really a show you can decide to start watching midway through, something to consider ahead of its third season premiere. But the rewards are worth it: it’s wildly entertaining—thanks to its writing, layered world-building, and performances—and while it’s a show that deals with very

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