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Some much-needed upgrades are coming to Powerbeats Pro 2 with iOS 26

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-29 23:17:16

Fortunately for Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 owners, the FOMO from Apple's announcement of its AirPods Pro 3 last week was short-lived. After introducing the latest Beats ear hook style headphones in February, Apple is introducing new features and updating the heart rate tracking functionality of the Powerbeats Pro 2 with the upcoming release of iOS 26. With the latest iOS upgrade, Powerbeats Pro 2 integrates better with Apple's Fitness app, giving users more accurate data and the choice of up to 50

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The Witcher Season 4 will hit Netflix in October with its new Geralt

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-29 23:32:41

It's been quite the wait, but the fourth season of The Witcher is almost here. In a teaser shared this weekend, Netflix finally revealed the release date: October 30. The video also provided an extended look at Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia — a casting change that fans naturally have a lot of feelings about after Henry Cavill won their hearts with his take on the character in the first three seasons. The minute-and-a-half-long clip doesn't give away too much about season four, but we now hav

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The Stop Killing Games movement is nearing an official meeting with EU lawmakers

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-30 00:15:35

The Stop Killing Games campaign is continuing to gain momentum after hitting more than a million signatures in July. After a July 31st deadline, the movement secured around 1.45 million signatures, which the organizers are currently in the process of verifying. The initiative aims to enact legislation that preserves access to video games, even when developers decide to end support, as seen with Ubisoft when it delisted The Crew and revoked access to players who already purchased the game. There

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FBI warns of UNC6040, UNC6395 hackers stealing Salesforce data

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-30 02:56:40

The FBI has issued a FLASH alert warning that two threat clusters, tracked as UNC6040 and UNC6395, are compromising organizations’ Salesforce environments to steal data and extort victims. "The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is releasing this FLASH to disseminate Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) associated with recent malicious cyber activities by cyber criminal groups UNC6040 and UNC6395, responsible for a rising number of data theft and extortion intrusions," reads the FBI's FLASH advis

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Eye drops could replace glasses or surgery for longsightedness, study says

news.ycombinator.com Andrew Gregory 2025-09-29 22:59:16

Doctors have developed special eye drops for people with longsightedness that could replace the need for reading glasses or surgery. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide have presbyopia, which is when the eyes find it difficult to focus on objects and text up close. Glasses or surgery can usually resolve the problem but many find wearing spectacles inconvenient and having an operation is not an option for everyone. Now experts say the solution could be as simple as using eye drops twice a

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Fukushima insects tested for cognition

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-29 15:32:22

In the contaminated area around Fukushima, Japan, scientists are studying the impact of radioactivity on the cognitive abilities of pollinating insects such as honeybees and giant hornets. Bees and hornets are known to have a wide range of cognitive skills, including the ability to recognise colours and navigate in space. However, pollution by substances released into the environment by humans, such as pesticides, can impair their performance. Olivier Armant, from the radionuclide ecology and

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Rolling Stone Publisher Sues Google Over AI Overview Summaries

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-30 00:45:05

Google has insisted that its AI-generated search result overviews and summaries have not actually hurt traffic for publishers. The publishers disagree, and at least one is willing to go to court to prove the harm they claim Google has caused. Penske Media Corporation, the parent company of Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter, sued Google on Friday over allegations that the search giant has used its work without permission to generate summaries and ultimately reduced traffic to its publicati

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Premier League Soccer: Stream Man City vs. Man United Live From Anywhere

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 17:30:03

There's more than just bragging rights at stake on Sunday as fierce city rivals Man City and Man United go in search of a much-needed win, both teams having made poor starts to the new season. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching English Premier League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. The hosts come into the match looking to avoid a third successive defeat following back-to-back losse

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Eagles vs. Chiefs Livestream: How to Watch NFL Week 2 Online Today

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 22:30:03

When to watch the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Sept. 14, at 4:25 p.m. ET (1:25 p.m. PT). Where to watch The Eagles-Chiefs game will be broadcast nationally on Fox, with Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady on the call. There are usually a couple games in the late window on Sunday afternoon, but this Week 2 matchup is so tasty that the NFL has made it a national broadcast. It's Jalen Hurts and the Philly Tush Push going up against the magic of Patrick Mahomes and the Andy Reid-

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Sunday Night Football: How to Watch Falcons vs. Vikings Tonight

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-30 02:00:03

In his first NFL start, J.J. McCarthy led the Vikings to a furious fourth-quarter comeback, throwing for two touchdowns and rushing for a third to beat the Bears in Chicago. Now, McCarthy gets his first home start in primetime against the Falcons. The Falcons dropped their opener last week, but second-year QB Michael Penix Jr. looked good in defeat, passing for nearly 300 yards and a touchdown while also running in another, all without turning the ball over. The Falcons-Vikings Sunday Night Foo

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This Apple Music promotion gives new subscribers three free months of the Family Plan

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-29 23:36:26

Apple Music is running a promo in which new subscribers can get three free months of the Family Plan tier. That's a savings of $51, which is nothing to sneeze at. After this lengthy free trial is up, it costs $17 per month. The Family Plan allows six different users to access the platform. It offers cross-device support and each user is tied to an Apple ID, so their favorite music won't mess with anyone else's algorithm. Apple Music actually topped our list of the best music streaming platform

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Writing an operating system kernel from scratch

news.ycombinator.com Uros Popovic 2025-09-30 01:44:44

Posted on: September 13, 2025 | at 09:30 AM Follow @popovicu94 I recently implemented a minimal proof of concept time-sharing operating system kernel on RISC-V. In this post, I’ll share the details of how this prototype works. The target audience is anyone looking to understand low-level system software, drivers, system calls, etc., and I hope this will be especially useful to students of system software and computer architecture. This is a redo of an exercise I did for my undergraduate cours

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New Nuclear Rocket Concept Could Slash Mars Travel Time in Half

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-09-30 00:00:58

Engineers from Ohio State University are developing a new way to power rocket engines, using liquid uranium for a faster, more efficient form of nuclear propulsion that could deliver round trips to Mars within a single year. NASA and its private partners have their eyes set on the Moon and Mars, aiming to establish a regular human presence on distant celestial bodies. The future of space travel depends on building rocket engines that can propel vehicles farther into space and do it faster. Nucl

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Get Your Wig and Sword Ready, ‘The Witcher’ Returns in October

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-09-30 00:30:32

At long last, we have a release date for The Witcher season four: October 30. On Saturday night, Netflix released a first look at the new season, which sees Liam Hemsworth as the new Geralt of Rivia after Henry Cavill bowed out. We see Geralt’s still doing his monster-slaying thing, and the clip goes out of its way to assure Hemsworth’s got the look and action chops to carry the show for its final two seasons. Like the Cavill-led era, this new adventure for Geralt will span eight episodes, and

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Galaxy Buds 3 FE Review: Samsung’s ‘Fan Edition” Wireless Earbuds Are Just Enough

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-09-30 02:00:58

If you’re a Samsung fan and you see “FE” branding, you probably think a few things. The first thing that comes to mind is probably, “I’m saving some money.” For those not fluent in Samsung lingo, FE, which is actually short for “Fan Edition,” is the equivalent of SE in Apple-speak, meaning it’s a more budget-friendly alternative to the flagship-level gadgets. But it’s not just savings you want when you’re seeking something FE-branded—you want quality, too. Maybe you’re not expecting every bell a

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The AirPods Pro 3 Will Detect Your Heart Rate During a Workout, Apple Watch Not Required

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 22:00:00

The new AirPods Pro 3 were unveiled during Apple's iPhone 17 event Tuesday. The latest version of the Pro earpods has improved noise cancellation, can translate languages in real time, has better and clearer sound quality, and water resistance, so it can handle your sweatiest workouts. But the AirPods Pro 3's newest standout feature is its ability to read your heart rate using a small sensor implanted in the earpiece. That means during your daily walks or workouts, your AirPods will be able to

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The Quest to Find the Longest-Running Simple Computer Program

wired.com Ben Brubaker 2025-09-29 21:00:00

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107 and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If you’re stumped, you’re not alone. These are the first five busy beaver numbers. They form a sequence that’s intimately tied to one of the most notoriously difficult questions in theoretical computer science. Determining the values of busy beaver numbers is a daunting challenge that has attracted a cult

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Liam Hemsworth is Geralt in the first Witcher season 4 trailer

theverge.com Andrew Webster 2025-09-29 11:30:29

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s been a few years since Netflix confirmed that Liam Hemsworth would be taking over as Geralt of Rivia in the live-action Witcher series. And while we caught a brief glimpse of him in action last year, the first proper clip from season 4 of the show reveals just how Hemsworth will be inhabiting the role — including his take on Geralt’s signature growling voice. In addition to giving us a better look at G

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Rolling Stone owner Penske Media sues Google over AI summaries

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-09-30 02:20:00

Google faces a new lawsuit accusing the company of illegally using news publishers’ content to create AI summaries that damage their business. The lawsuit comes from Penske Media (PMC), which owns industry publications such as Rolling Stone, Billboard, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Vibe, and Artforum. While Penske’s suit is the first targeting Google and its parent company Alphabet over showing AI-generated summaries in search, both publishers and authors have sued other AI companies o

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iPhone 17 sales off to a strong start in China, while iPhone Air launch is blocked

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-09-30 00:59:43

The iPhone 17 is seemingly resonating with Chinese consumers, with seemingly strong preorder sales volume. The South China Morning Post reports that iPhone 17 sales at JD.com (a large online Chinese retailer) within the first hour of preorders going on sale exceeded the first day of iPhone 16 preorders last year. The base iPhone 17 with 256 GB storage was said to be the most popular model. Meanwhile, the launch of the iPhone Air is indefinitely delayed while Apple waits for eSIM-related regulat

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My first impressions of Gleam

news.ycombinator.com Michael Lynch 2025-09-29 04:15:26

I’m looking for a new programming language to learn this year, and Gleam looks like the most fun. It’s an Elixir-like language that supports static typing. I read the language tour, and it made sense to me, but I need to build something before I can judge a programming language well. I’m sharing some notes on my first few hours using Gleam in case they’re helpful to others learning Gleam or to the team developing the language. My project: Parsing old AIM logs 🔗︎ I used AOL Instant Messenger

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Geedge and MESA leak: Analyzing the great firewall’s largest document leak

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-29 07:43:26

1. Introduction The Great Firewall of China (GFW) experienced the largest leak of internal documents in its history on Thursday September 11, 2025. Over 500 GB of source code, work logs, and internal communication records were leaked, revealing details of the GFW’s research, development, and operations. The leak originated from a core technical force behind the GFW: Geedge Networks (whose chief scientist is Fang Binxing) and the MESA Lab at the Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Aca

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Premier League Soccer: Livestream Burnley vs. Liverpool From Anywhere

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-30 01:00:04

Arne Slot's Liverpool will look to make it 12 points from four games on Sunday as the Reds take on a Burnley team still adjusting to life in the English Premier League. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching EPL games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. The defending champs had a tough but fruitful August, with three wins from three, including a narrow 1-0 win over potential title rival Arsenal

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Presence in VR should show tiny people, not user avatars (2022)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-26 08:49:25

Since picking up a virtual reality headset a couple weeks ago, I’ve been asking myself: how should the future operating system for apps work? Like: how do you write docs? How do you collaborate on a deck? How do you launch your messaging app? Games are easy because they get to be weird. But for apps you need standard behaviours. So I’m trying to think through this from first principles and see what comes to mind… ALSO keep in mind that I have become obsessed with the overview mode in Walkabou

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Two Slice, a font that's only 2px tall

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-29 19:50:25

Two Slice A font that's only 2px tall, and somewhat readable! Uppercase and lowercase have some different variants, in case you find one more readable than the other. Numbers (sort of) and some punctuation marks are included. You can probably read this, even if you wish you couldn't. It tends to be easier to read at smaller sizes. Try it out below, or download it (under CC BY-SA license, so you can use it commercially but you have to give credit).

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Myocardial infarction may be an infectious disease

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-29 17:55:42

According to the recently published research, an infection may trigger myocardial infarction. Using a range of advanced methodologies, the research found that, in coronary artery disease, atherosclerotic plaques containing cholesterol may harbour a gelatinous, asymptomatic biofilm formed by bacteria over years or even decades. Dormant bacteria within the biofilm remain shielded from both the patient’s immune system and antibiotics because they cannot penetrate the biofilm matrix. A viral infect

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Perceived Age (2024)

news.ycombinator.com Surya Dantuluri 2025-09-25 23:06:49

"To live is to be other. It's not even possible to feel, if one feels today what he felt yesterday. To feel today what one felt yesterday is not to feel—it's to remember today what was felt yesterday, to be today’s living corpse of what yesterday was lived and lost." -- Fernando Pessoa At 2:15 PM on June 5th, kids burst through school doors, sprinting towards three months of freedom. Summer felt endless back then, August an eternity away. A day at Great America stretched like a week, and road t

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Show HN: Vicinae – A native, Raycast-compatible launcher for Linux

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-25 21:10:00

Vicinae (pronounced "vih-SIN-ay") is a high-performance, native launcher for your desktop — built with C++ and Qt. It includes a set of built-in modules, and extensions can be developed quickly using fully server-side React/TypeScript — with no browser or Electron involved. Inspired by the popular Raycast launcher, Vicinae provides a mostly compatible extension API, allowing reuse of many existing Raycast extensions with minimal modification. Vicinae is designed for developers and power users

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My first impressions of gleam

news.ycombinator.com Michael Lynch 2025-09-29 14:15:26

I’m looking for a new programming language to learn this year, and Gleam looks like the most fun. It’s an Elixir-like language that supports static typing. I read the language tour, and it made sense to me, but I need to build something before I can judge a programming language well. I’m sharing some notes on my first few hours using Gleam in case they’re helpful to others learning Gleam or to the team developing the language. My project: Parsing old AIM logs 🔗︎ I used AOL Instant Messenger

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Heart attacks may be triggered by bacteria

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-29 22:55:42

According to the recently published research, an infection may trigger myocardial infarction. Using a range of advanced methodologies, the research found that, in coronary artery disease, atherosclerotic plaques containing cholesterol may harbour a gelatinous, asymptomatic biofilm formed by bacteria over years or even decades. Dormant bacteria within the biofilm remain shielded from both the patient’s immune system and antibiotics because they cannot penetrate the biofilm matrix. A viral infect

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Latest Tech News

Some much-needed upgrades are coming to Powerbeats Pro 2 with iOS 26

The Witcher Season 4 will hit Netflix in October with its new Geralt

The Stop Killing Games movement is nearing an official meeting with EU lawmakers

FBI warns of UNC6040, UNC6395 hackers stealing Salesforce data

Eye drops could replace glasses or surgery for longsightedness, study says

Fukushima insects tested for cognition

Rolling Stone Publisher Sues Google Over AI Overview Summaries

Premier League Soccer: Stream Man City vs. Man United Live From Anywhere

Eagles vs. Chiefs Livestream: How to Watch NFL Week 2 Online Today

Sunday Night Football: How to Watch Falcons vs. Vikings Tonight

This Apple Music promotion gives new subscribers three free months of the Family Plan

Writing an operating system kernel from scratch

New Nuclear Rocket Concept Could Slash Mars Travel Time in Half

Get Your Wig and Sword Ready, ‘The Witcher’ Returns in October

Galaxy Buds 3 FE Review: Samsung’s ‘Fan Edition” Wireless Earbuds Are Just Enough

The AirPods Pro 3 Will Detect Your Heart Rate During a Workout, Apple Watch Not Required

The Quest to Find the Longest-Running Simple Computer Program

Liam Hemsworth is Geralt in the first Witcher season 4 trailer

Rolling Stone owner Penske Media sues Google over AI summaries

iPhone 17 sales off to a strong start in China, while iPhone Air launch is blocked

My first impressions of Gleam

Geedge and MESA leak: Analyzing the great firewall’s largest document leak

Premier League Soccer: Livestream Burnley vs. Liverpool From Anywhere

Presence in VR should show tiny people, not user avatars (2022)

Two Slice, a font that's only 2px tall

Myocardial infarction may be an infectious disease

Perceived Age (2024)

Show HN: Vicinae – A native, Raycast-compatible launcher for Linux

My first impressions of gleam

Heart attacks may be triggered by bacteria

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