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Microsoft Favors Anthropic over OpenAI for Visual Studio Code

news.ycombinator.com Tom Warren 2025-09-29 02:48:37

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is adding automatic AI model selection to its Visual Studio Code editor that will automatically pick the best model for “optimal performance.” This new auto model feature will select between Claude Sonnet 4, GPT-5, GPT-5 mini and other models for GitHub Copilot free users, but pai

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Welcome to the Age of Ultra-Cheap, Ad-Filled Projectors

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-09-29 03:15:03

With all the Roku-native TVs crowding the market, the company behind today’s popular streaming platform wants to project a new kind of cheap option for streaming. Roku partnered up with Aurzen, the makers of the $300 Z-shaped Aurzen Zip mini projector, and now they have a full $250 cinema you can set up for quick and dirty Netflix or Howdy (Roku’s $3/month ad-free streaming service) and chill sessions on your bedroom wall—as long as you’re not expecting the brightest display. Take a breath and

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Salesforce launches ‘Missionforce,’ a national security-focused business unit

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-09-29 02:00:00

Salesforce is increasing its focus on national security. The customer relationship management giant announced the creation of a new business unit called Missionforce on Tuesday. It will be focused on incorporating AI into defense workflows in three main areas: personnel, logistics, and decision making, according to a company press release. Missionforce will be helmed by Kendall Collins, who joined Salesforce in 2023 and is currently the chief business officer and chief of staff to Salesforce C

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BlackBerry Passport getting set to follow Classic with a new life on Android

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-29 07:28:53

Blackberry The original BlackBerry Passport TL;DR The team behind BlackBerry Classic’s Android revival is now working on a similar project for the BlackBerry Passport. Zinwa Technologies, the team behind the project, plans to sell DIY kits that will allow users to run Android on the Passport. The kits aren’t available immediately, but will be available sometime in 2026, which is slightly disappointing. Old, discarded BlackBerry phones are having a renaissance moment. We recently witnessed an

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The first Roku-powered smart projector is here

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-29 07:31:55

Folks in the US can now snap up the first smart projector that's powered by Roku tech. The Aurzen Roku TV Smart Projector D1R Cube is available on Amazon for a regular price of $250. Until October 1, though, there's a coupon that drops the price to $180 (a discount of $70). There was a Roku-branded 3M projector that arrived all the way back in 2012 , but that required a Roku Streaming Stick. The new Aurzen model has Roku's operating system built in. You'll be able to operate this projector usi

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The Casting Rumors for the ‘Gundam’ Movie Are Only Getting Weirder

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-09-29 07:00:07

Greg Nicotero teases a Jason Voorhees-inspired zombie on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. Na Hong-jin’s alien invasion movie gets a poster, and Matt Reeves teases new ground for Robert Pattinson’s Dark Knight in The Batman, Part II. Spoilers, away! Mobile Suit Gundam The latest edition of Jeff Sneider’s newsletter, the InSneider, alleges that Legendary is eyeing singer Benson Boone to join the cast of its adaptation of the mecha anime legend, in an undisclosed role alongside the previously rumor

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Is Waking Up to Pee Ruining Your Sleep? Here's the Fix

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 07:00:05

We've all been there: You wake up from a deep sleep with that unmistakable urge to use the bathroom. You might try to fight it and fall back asleep, but that feeling just won't go away. When this starts happening multiple times a night, it does more than just annoy you -- it can seriously disrupt your sleep quality and leave you feeling exhausted the next day. If you're tired of these middle-of-the-night bathroom trips, the good news is you don't just have to live with it. There are several sim

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Salesforce launches ‘Missonforce,’ a national security-focused business unit

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-09-29 07:00:00

Salesforce is increasing its focus on national security. The customer relationship management giant announced the creation of a new business unit called Missionforce on Tuesday. It will be focused on incorporating AI into defense workflows in three main areas: personnel, logistics, and decision making, according to a company press release. Missionforce will be helmed by Kendall Collins, who joined Salesforce in 2023 and is currently the chief business officer and chief of staff to Salesforce C

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First smart projector with Roku TV built-in is here, and you can buy it now

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-29 11:00:10

Aurzen & Roku TL;DR The first smart projector with the Roku TV interface is now available for sale. The D1R Cube is made by Aurzen and supports Roku’s ecosystem of products, including wireless speakers, soundbars, and sub-woofers. The projector weighs just 4 lbs. and can project screens measuring up to 150 inches. Roku offers a diverse lineup of smart TVs, which includes its self-branded TV models, as well as those from other brands that license its software. It recently expanded into the ca

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Sony and other music labels settle copyright lawsuit against the Internet Archive

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-29 11:00:23

In 2023, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and a handful of other music labels filed a lawsuit against the Internet Archive over the Great 78 Project, which sought to preserve and digitize 78 rpm shellac records. Now, both parties have announced in a filing that they have reached a settlement and that they're filing to dismiss the lawsuit within 45 days. The plaintiffs said in the filing that they were "writ[ing] to advise this court that they have settled this matter." They didn't

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Hydrow’s new Arc rowing machine has a bigger screen and, alas, AI

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-29 11:00:54

Hydrow is adding a third model to its lineup of snazzy modern-day rowing machines, and this time it’s bringing along a dollop of AI. The Hydrow Arc sits on the same footprint as its former Pro machine, but gets a bigger, 24-inch touchscreen display. It’s also equipped with what the company is calling “premium sound” and better workout recommendations. But what the company really wants to talk about is its new HydroMetrics Index, using AI to look at your workout and give you a single score at th

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Jaguar Land Rover extends shutdown after cyberattack by another week

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-29 11:08:16

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced today that it will extend the production shutdown for another week, following a devastating cyberattack that impacted its systems at the end of August. JRL is a standalone entity under Tata Motors India, following its acquisition from Ford in 2008. JLR employs approximately 39,000 people, makes more than 400,000 vehicles each year, and has reported an annual revenue of over $38 billion (£29 billion). The British automaker has been working to resume operations

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Google may shift to risk-based Android security patch rollouts - what that means for you

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2025-09-29 11:58:33

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Google may change how Android security updates work. But larger patch cycles might give hackers more time. 'High-risk first' model could streamline OEM patches. Google is considering an overhaul of security patch update rollouts in a bid to improve Android security. Risk-based update system According to Android Authority, the new system -- dubbed the "Risk-Based Update System" (RBUS)

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Duolingo Chess Players Soon Can Play Matches With Others

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 11:00:05

Android, it's your move. Language-learning app Duolingo announced Tuesday that it is launching its chess instruction to Android phones, three months after introducing the game to iOS devices. The company also said that it will be bringing a player-versus-player mode to iOS in the coming weeks. Duolingo announced the news Tuesday at its flagship conference Duocon, which is being held virtually on the Duolingo website. The company said a "very small percentage" of Duolingo customers had early ac

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Roku and Aurzen Unveil First Projector With Roku Built-In

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 11:00:05

Roku and Aurzen have premiered the Aurzen Roku TV Smart Projector D1R Cube, a mouthful of a name for a diminutive projector, for "under $200." This is the first projector to use Roku OS as its built-in streaming interface while the majority of projectors on the market now use Google TV as their interface. The D1R Cube is a budget projector with a claimed 330 lumens and 1080p resolution. Also read: Best Projectors for 2025 "Cube" You don't need to point the remote at the screen. Roku The D1R

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When will Jaguar Land Rover restart production? “No one actually knows.”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-29 11:51:10

Jaguar Land Rover’s dealers and suppliers fear the British carmaker’s operations will take another few months to normalize after a cyber attack that experts estimate could wipe more than £3.5 billion off its revenue. JLR, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors, had been forced to shut down its systems and halt production across its UK factories since August 31, wreaking havoc across the country’s vast supply chain involving roughly 200,000 workers. JLR on Tuesday said it would extend its produc

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This is the first Roku TV smart projector

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-29 11:00:00

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Aurzen has announced a new portable projector that will be the first to run the Roku TV OS already found on TVs from brands like TCL and Hisense. The new Aurzen D1R Cube will have access to popular streaming apps like Netflix, Disney Plus, and Amazon Prime, p

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This $30M startup built a dog crate-sized robot factory that learns by watching humans

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-09-29 11:00:00

While many robotics companies are building human-sized robots, or working to automate entire factories, MicroFactory is instead trying to think big by building small. San Francisco-based MicroFactory built a general-purpose, tabletop manufacturing kit that’s about the size of my Siberian Husky’s dog crate. This compact factory includes two robotic arms and can be trained by human demonstration, as well as through AI. “General purpose robots are good, but it’s not necessary [to] be humanoid,” s

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Google launches new protocol for agent-driven purchases

techcrunch.com Russell Brandom 2025-09-29 11:00:00

On Tuesday, Google announced a new open protocol for purchases initiated by AI agents — automated software programs that can shop and make decisions on behalf of users — with backing from more than 60 merchants and financial institutions. Called the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), the system is meant to be interoperable between AI platforms, payment systems and vendors, providing a traceable paper trail for each transaction. In a post announcing the protocol, Google executives emphasized their c

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Survey shows Android 16’s Expressive redesign is a big hit

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-29 15:23:16

Google launched the stable Android 16 update back in June, but we had to wait a few months for the promised Material 3 Expressive redesign to appear. Fortunately, this visual overhaul landed in early September, giving us a fresh coat of paint. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? We recently asked what you thought of this visual redesign. Now that the dust has settled and you’ve had time to explore the update, here’s how you answered that question. Over 3,000 votes were tallied

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Webinar: Your browser is the breach — securing the modern web edge

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-29 14:01:08

The web browser has quietly become one of the most critical components of enterprise infrastructure—and one of the most dangerous. On September 29th at 12:00 PM ET, BleepingComputer and SC Media will co-host a live webinar with browser security experts from Push Security, exploring how modern web browsers have become the primary attack surface for identity-based intrusions, SaaS abuse, and session hijacking. The webinar "Your Browser Is the Breach: Securing the Modern Web Edge" will explore th

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New FileFix attack uses steganography to drop StealC malware

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-29 15:00:00

A newly discovered FileFix social engineering attack impersonates Meta account suspension warnings to trick users into unknowingly installing the StealC infostealer malware. FileFix is a new variant of the ClickFix family of attacks, which uses social engineering attacks to trick users into pasting malicious commands into operating system dialog boxes as supposed "fixes" for problems. The FileFix technique was created by red team researcher mr.d0x, and instead of convincing users into pasting

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Apple backports zero-day patches to older iPhones and iPads

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-29 15:16:53

Apple has released security updates to backport patches released last month to older iPhones and iPads, addressing a zero-day bug that was exploited in "extremely sophisticated" attacks. This security flaw is the same one Apple has patched for devices running iOS 18.6.2 and iPadOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 17.7.10, and macOS (Sequoia 15.6.1, Sonoma 14.7.8, and Ventura 13.7.8) on August 20. Tracked as CVE-2025-43300, this vulnerability was discovered by Apple security researchers and is caused by an out-

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Ask HN: Generalists, when do you say "I know enough" about any particular topic?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-29 14:51:18

The idea is generalists know a lot about everything and when to pass it off to a subject matter expert. In 2025, with everything in tech changing by the minute, I’m realizing I need to set boundaries about how deep I go on any particular topic. But I’m unsure how. Particularly if I don’t want to get left behind as things continue to evolve. Curious how other folks approach this?

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This upcoming Android flagship will offer a video feature not even the iPhone has

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-29 21:28:16

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Vivo has confirmed that the upcoming X300 series of phones will offer 4K/60fps Cinematic Portrait video capture. By contrast, the latest iPhones support 4K/30fps Cinematic video recording. Vivo claims this is a first for both Android and Apple devices. Apple’s iPhones are widely considered to be the best phones for video capture, but they’ve played catch-up to Android when it comes to some features. This includes 4K/120fps video capture, multi-camera r

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Google Pixel battery woes continue, but when will enough be enough?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-29 23:25:32

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority 🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. According to community reports, another Google Pixel model is now facing battery issues. According to Google support forum posts, several Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro users suffer from swollen batteries, some of which are causing the screen to separate from the device’s chassis. Notably, some of our

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AirPods Pro 3 heart rate monitoring ‘mind-bogglingly good’ – unlike PowerBeats 2 Pro

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-09-30 00:25:54

We yesterday published our own in-depth review of AirPods Pro 3, with our editor-in-chief Chance Miller concluding that the latest iteration feels like a turning point for the product. Triathlete DC Rainmaker conducted detailed comparative tests of the new heart rate monitor as part of his own review, and concluded that it was “mind-bogglingly good” … In his review, Chance noted that while this isn’t the first time Apple has made earbuds with heart rate monitoring capabilities, the AirPods Pro

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The Morning After: The verdict on AirPods Pro 3

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-30 00:15:58

Apple’s third-gen pro earbuds make a very strong case for upgrading. Alongside all those iPhones and Watches, Apple revealed the AirPods Pro 3, packing in major new features, like live translation and heart-rate sensing, all while tangibly boosting active noise cancellation (ANC). Those ANC upgrades? Ultra-low-noise microphones combine with advanced computational audio to silence even more noise, while new foam-infused ear tips play a major role here too, since they offer increased passive nois

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I was struggling to hear TV dialogue until this soundbar fixed everything for cheap

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-09-29 23:38:00

Creative Stage Pro soundbar ZDNET's key takeaways The Creative Stage Pro soundbar is available on Amazon for $170. This cost-effective soundbar excels at producing clear dialogue. The Stage Pro subwoofer won't blow you away, but it does add some depth to voices. View now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. This space-saving soundbar/subwoofer combo from Creative might not meet the lofty demands of an audiophile, but for anyone who wants more sound from their movie

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The 8 Foods You're Eating That Likely Contain Microplastics

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 23:22:04

Whether it's in food storage or kitchen tools, microplastics are everywhere in our kitchens -- and, unfortunately, that includes in the food we eat. In fact, it's been estimated that Americans consume between 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic particles annually. They come from our environment, food packaging or additives that make their way into our diets. To find out which foods are most likely to contain microplastics, and how they affect our health, we spoke with a family physician. Don't miss

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Microsoft Favors Anthropic over OpenAI for Visual Studio Code

Welcome to the Age of Ultra-Cheap, Ad-Filled Projectors

Salesforce launches ‘Missionforce,’ a national security-focused business unit

BlackBerry Passport getting set to follow Classic with a new life on Android

The first Roku-powered smart projector is here

The Casting Rumors for the ‘Gundam’ Movie Are Only Getting Weirder

Is Waking Up to Pee Ruining Your Sleep? Here's the Fix

Salesforce launches ‘Missonforce,’ a national security-focused business unit

First smart projector with Roku TV built-in is here, and you can buy it now

Sony and other music labels settle copyright lawsuit against the Internet Archive

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Google may shift to risk-based Android security patch rollouts - what that means for you

Duolingo Chess Players Soon Can Play Matches With Others

Roku and Aurzen Unveil First Projector With Roku Built-In

When will Jaguar Land Rover restart production? “No one actually knows.”

This is the first Roku TV smart projector

This $30M startup built a dog crate-sized robot factory that learns by watching humans

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Survey shows Android 16’s Expressive redesign is a big hit

Webinar: Your browser is the breach — securing the modern web edge

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AirPods Pro 3 heart rate monitoring ‘mind-bogglingly good’ – unlike PowerBeats 2 Pro

The Morning After: The verdict on AirPods Pro 3

I was struggling to hear TV dialogue until this soundbar fixed everything for cheap

The 8 Foods You're Eating That Likely Contain Microplastics

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