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Kevin Feige Says Mephisto Was Never the Plan for ‘WandaVision’

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-01-18 18:45:38

By the time Mephisto, played by Sacha Baron Cohen, appeared at the end of Ironheart to strike a sinister deal with Riri Williams, it felt almost anticlimactic for Marvel fans. That’s because it was long anticipated that the character would appear on WandaVision, or perhaps, when that didn’t happen, its witchy spin-off Agatha All Along. There were certainly teases about it, but it wasn’t meant to be until Marvel’s most recent series—and that’s according to Kevin Feige himself. As reported by CBR

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Mercedes-AMG gives us a ride in its next high-performance EV

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-18 18:01:34

Mercedes-Benz provided flights from Detroit to Stuttgart, Germany, and accommodation so Ars could be briefed on the AMG.EA prototype as well as the GT XX that we covered last month. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. First-generation high-performance electric vehicles, like the Tesla Model S Plaid, had a party trick that would wow first-timers: straight-line acceleration. Feeling your internal organs shift under the G forces of acceleration is cool the first few times but gets annoying

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Serial spyware founder Scott Zuckerman wants the FTC to unban him from the surveillance industry

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2026-01-18 18:40:44

The founder of a spyware company who was banned from the surveillance industry following an earlier data breach is now seeking to undo the ban, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In a notice on Friday, the federal watchdog said Scott Zuckerman sought to rescind or modify the 2021 ban imposed by the FTC on his company Support King and its subsidiaries. The ban included a provision requiring Zuckerman to maintain certain cybersecurity practices and undergo frequent audits for any of his

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Chinese startup Manus challenges ChatGPT in data visualization: which should enterprises use?

venturebeat.com Ujas Patel 2026-01-18 23:38:23

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now The promise sounds almost too good to be true: drop a messy comma separated values (CSV) file into an AI agent, wait two minutes, and get back a polished, interactive chart ready for your next board presentation. But that’s exactly what Chinese startup Manus.im is delivering with its latest data visualization feature, launched this month.

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Videos and images in Google Messages have a smooth new animation (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-18 23:53:17

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages may introduce a new animation for the media player. Videos and images now slide into view from the bottom of the screen instead of fading in and out. You can also swipe down to close an image or video. Google is not new to tweaking its apps. Sometimes, those changes improve the experience, make the experience worse, or have no effect at all. The next tweak is coming for the Messages app, and it seems like an update that will fall into

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Amazon and the “Profitless Business Model” Fallacy

news.ycombinator.com Eugene Wei 2026-01-15 17:37:55

[DISCLOSURE: As always when I write about Amazon, I'll note I worked there from 1997-2004 and that I still own some shares in the company. I still have many friends who work there, though I have no more idea what Amazon is working on now than any of you in the public.] With every quarterly earnings call, my Twitter feed lights up with jokes about how Amazon continues to grow its revenue and make no profits and how trusting investors continue to rewards the company for it. The apotheosis of that

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Polymarket Says It’s Coming Back to the U.S.

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2026-01-18 21:55:31

In 2022, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission accused Polymarket of having offered illegal trading services. Since then, as part of its settlement with the government, the site hasn’t operated inside the United States. However, the platform—which lets web users earn or burn cash via bets on anything and everything (from political races to farts)—now appears to be headed back to America, thanks in part to a recent business deal. In a press release published Monday, Polymarket announced tha

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Superman Saving a Squirrel Was Cut Out of the Movie, but James Gunn Put It Back In

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-01-18 23:45:04

There are plenty of weird and unexpected moments in James Gunn’s Superman, but one of the most unexpected has to be when he saves a squirrel in the middle of a giant battle. Not a human, not a group of animals, but a single, solitary squirrel. It speaks to the character’s kindness and respect for all life in a fun, quirky way, but apparently not everyone liked it. “It was probably the second- or third-most hotly debated moment in the movie,” Gunn said in a wide-ranging interview with Rolling St

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MagSafe Monday: KraftGeek’s JustTap Tripod is perfect for Continuity Camera

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2026-01-19 04:30:00

At first glance, the KraftGeek JustTap Tripod might seem like it’s only useful for content creation, but in my testing, it’s a lot more than that. It’s obviously great for mobile creators who don’t want to worry about whether their mount fits their case, but I also found it super useful for getting your iPhone at the perfect angle when using it as a Mac webcam. Some of my favorite gear Abode Home Security System Abode is the best home security system and includes compatibility with HomeKit. Ma

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1990 Networking: LAN Manager 2.0

news.ycombinator.com Posted On 2026-01-16 18:03:27

In 1990, Microsoft released LAN Manager (LM) 2.0, a member of a long line of Microsoft’s networking products that started with MS-NET circa 1984 and eventually morphed into Windows NT file sharing. Microsoft LAN Manager 2.0 admin interface LAN Manager 1.0 was released in 1988 as an OEM-only product, with the largest OEM being 3Com and their 3+Open. Microsoft collaborated with 3Com and the two companies jointly published the NDIS specification for network drivers. However, the relationship sour

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Ted Lasso Kicks Off Filming for Season 4 in Kansas City. Here's What We Know So Far

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-19 02:24:00

Macy Meyer Writer II Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics, including home security, fitness and nutrition, smart home tech and more. In each article, Macy helps readers get the most out of their home, tech and wellness. When Macy isn't writing, she's volunteering, traveling, walking her dog, Holden, or watching sports.

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OpenAI jumps gun on International Math Olympiad gold medal announcement

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-18 23:02:04

On Saturday, OpenAI researcher Alexander Wei announced that a new AI language model the company is researching has achieved gold medal-level performance on the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), matching a standard that fewer than 9 percent of human contestants reach each year. The announcement came despite an embargo request from IMO organizers asking AI companies to wait until July 28 to share their results. The experimental model reportedly tackled the contest's six proof-based probl

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Alarming Video Shows Experimental Fighting Robot Thrashing Uncontrollably

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-19 06:33:57

"I'm so sorry." Breaking Away A video making the rounds on social media shows a humanoid robot flailing its arms and legs, seemingly trying to break free of a harness. The clip shows the robot causing the crane it's hanging from to collapse to the ground as a nearby human watches in shock, putting his hands on his head as he surveys the damage. "Oh my god, what the f*ck was that?" a female voice, presumably belonging to robot combat company REK CTO Amanda Watson, can be heard saying in the b

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The Krull dimension of the semiring of natural numbers is equal to 2

news.ycombinator.com Antoine Chambert-Loir 2026-01-15 10:48:39

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I know genomes. Don't delete your DNA

news.ycombinator.com Steven Salzberg 2026-01-19 08:52:26

As word spread last year that 23andMe was about to go bankrupt, many of their millions of customers wondered if they should delete their data. Social and conventional media were quick to offer advice, sometimes coming from experts in genetics and genomics–my field, I should note–on how to go onto the 23andMe website and delete all of your data. In March of this year, the California attorney general issued a warning that 23andMe was “in financial distress,” and he told Californians that they oug

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Polymarket Says Its Coming Back to the U.S.

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2026-01-19 09:55:31

In 2022, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission accused Polymarket of having offered illegal trading services. Since then, as part of its settlement with the government, the site hasn’t operated inside the United States. However, the platform—which lets web users earn or burn cash via bets on anything and everything (from political races to farts)—now appears to be headed back to America, thanks in part to a recent business deal. In a press release published Monday, Polymarket announced tha

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Ted Lasso Kicks Off Season 4 Filming in Kansas City. Here's What We Know So Far

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-19 08:24:19

Macy Meyer Writer II Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics, including home security, fitness and nutrition, smart home tech and more. In each article, Macy helps readers get the most out of their home, tech and wellness. When Macy isn't writing, she's volunteering, traveling, walking her dog, Holden, or watching sports.

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How to remove personal information to protect yourself from stalkers

9to5mac.com Sponsored Post 2026-01-17 05:00:00

With data brokers making big money by selling your personal details, it’s never been easier for bad actors to get access to your phone number, email address, physical address, and even sensitive data like your social security number. That doesn’t just leave you at risk from spammers and scammers, but some people unfortunately have to worry about their contact details being used for stalking and harassment … How to remove personal information Data brokers are companies whose business is buying

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Reverse Engineering the Mysterious Up-Data Link Test Set from Apollo

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-19 11:56:36

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‘Futurama’ Season 13 Arrives in September as a Binge Release

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-01-19 14:05:43

Futurama is back! Again! This time, at least, we knew it was coming. The series, most recently revived by Hulu, returned after 10 years in 2023—and is now renewed up through season 14. Season 13 is the next to arrive, and now we know exactly when it’ll be hitting the streamer, with a new twist to its release to boot. Season 13 arrives September 15, and all 10 episodes will drop together. (Unless you prefer to watch on FXX, then you’ll get two episodes per week starting September 15.) This marks

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Here Comes the Pain From Trump’s Tariffs

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2026-01-19 14:35:02

As Donald Trump has given the automotive industry whiplash with his tariffs, which have, at different periods, applied to cars and car parts or haven’t applied at all. While it was hard to tell how the import tax would hit auto manufacturers, the impact is starting to look more concrete, and it ain’t pretty. As CNBC notes, Stellantis, the maker of Jeep, Dodge, Fiat, Chrysler, and Peugeot, warned on Monday that it’s expecting to lose about $2.6 billion this quarter due to Trump’s tariffs, accordi

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Here’s why there are so few new cars for under $30,000

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-19 14:05:23

The affordability crisis affecting the US automobile market shows little signs of abating. The average price of a new car continues to rise: In June the average new vehicle MSRP was $51,124, according to Kelly Blue Book, with average transaction prices a little lower at $48,907. While one might imagine this has had a dampening effect on car sales, the opposite is true—the first half of 2025 has seen a robust market with some months seeing extremely high volumes. But most signs point to a tighten

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Google adds separate work and personal accounts to Chrome on iOS

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-19 18:00:32

Google has introduced new features for Chrome on iOS that help users bifurcate work and personal data by using separate Google accounts. As more employers implement bring your own device (BYOD) policies, employees increasingly access company resources from browsers on their personal devices. Devices connected to a managed Google Workspace are able to leverage these additions. Chrome now supports easy account switching and data separation on iOS, similar to its approach on Android and Chrome for

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Make Map Icons with Orthographic Projections

news.ycombinator.com You Are Going To Send Email To 2026-01-19 18:01:06

An orthographic projection is the best approximation of a view of the earth from space. It’s an azimuthal perspective projection which creates an illusion of a three-dimensional globe. It’s an old projection, believed to have first been developed by the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks. In our time this perspective feels natural since our culture has assimilated how our planet looks from a spacecraft. A good example is Earth’s first portrait, taken from Apollo 8 mission astronauts in 1968: This pr

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Amazon and the "Profitless Business Model" Fallacy

news.ycombinator.com Eugene Wei 2026-01-16 17:37:55

[DISCLOSURE: As always when I write about Amazon, I'll note I worked there from 1997-2004 and that I still own some shares in the company. I still have many friends who work there, though I have no more idea what Amazon is working on now than any of you in the public.] With every quarterly earnings call, my Twitter feed lights up with jokes about how Amazon continues to grow its revenue and make no profits and how trusting investors continue to rewards the company for it. The apotheosis of that

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OpenAI's New CEO of Applications Strikes Hyper-Optimistic Tone in First Memo to Staff

wired.com Kylie Robison 2026-01-19 18:05:42

OpenAI’s incoming CEO of applications, Fidji Simo, sent her first note to staff on Monday, telling employees the tools they’re developing “will unlock more opportunities for more people than any other technology in history.” “If we get this right, AI can give everyone more power than ever,” Simo wrote, striking a hyper-optimistic tone, according to a copy of the memo viewed by WIRED. “But I also realize those opportunities won’t magically appear on their own.” Simo previously worked as the CEO

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Figma looks to raise nearly $1B as it kicks off its IPO roadshow

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2026-01-19 15:47:17

In Brief Enterprise design startup Figma has entered the next step of its IPO journey. Figma announced Monday it is kicking off its IPO roadshow. The company plans to offer more than 36 million shares of class A stock that are expected to be priced between $25 and $28 a share. This offering includes a mix of primary and secondary shares and would allow the company to raise around $1 billion. The company is expected to price its IPO the week of July 28. If the company prices its shares in the

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Chrome for iOS makes it easier to switch between work and personal Google accounts

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-01-19 18:00:00

Google announced Monday that it’s introducing a new feature that lets iOS users easily switch between work and personal Google accounts in Chrome. Previously, iOS users had to completely sign out of a Google account and then log in with another, and repeat this process every time they want to access a different account. “People often use their mobile device for both work and personal tasks, requiring them to sign in and out with different Google accounts,” the company wrote in a blog post. “To

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Figma’s Dylan Field will cash out about $60M in IPO, with Index, Kleiner, Greylock, Sequoia all selling, too

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-01-19 18:50:49

When Figma announced its initial hoped-for price range on Monday ($25-$28), it also revealed an unusual decision for its highly anticipated IPO. It will allow existing shareholders to sell more shares than the company plans to sell, by a high ratio. The company plans to offer about 12.5 million shares. Yet existing shareholders will be allowed to cash out of nearly 24.7 million shares, it said. In addition, should this IPO be as hot as everyone thinks it will be, existing shareholders will get

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Figma IPO could value design software maker at $16 billion

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-01-19 23:25:54

Dylan Field, co-founder and CEO of Figma Inc., after the morning sessions at the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 11, 2024. Design software company Figma on Monday published an updated prospectus for its initial public offering. The company said it expects to sell about 37 million shares at $25 to $28 each. That would generate as much as $1 billion in proceeds, between the company and selling shareholders. The IPO could value Figma, led by co-founder D

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Kevin Feige Says Mephisto Was Never the Plan for ‘WandaVision’

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Serial spyware founder Scott Zuckerman wants the FTC to unban him from the surveillance industry

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Figma looks to raise nearly $1B as it kicks off its IPO roadshow

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Figma’s Dylan Field will cash out about $60M in IPO, with Index, Kleiner, Greylock, Sequoia all selling, too

Figma IPO could value design software maker at $16 billion

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