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news.ycombinator.com View Archive 2025-12-30 21:49:10

This is a furry blog, where I write about whatever interests me and sign it with my fursona’s name. I sometimes talk about furry fandom topics, but I sometimes also talk about applied cryptography. If you got a mild bit of emotional whiplash from that sentence, the best list of posts to start reading to get a feel for my usual fare is here. When one of my more technical blog posts makes it to Hacker News or Reddit, I will inevitably read some pearl-clutching comment declaring the inclusion of

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Meta to stop selling political ads in the EU from October

techcrunch.com Ram Iyer 2025-12-31 09:24:43

In response to the European Union’s incoming regulation of political advertising, Meta said on Friday that it will stop selling and showing political ads in the EU from October. Calling the legislation’s requirements “unworkable,” the tech giant wrote in a blog post that the law, dubbed Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising (TTPA), introduces “significant, additional obligations to our processes and systems that create an untenable level of complexity and legal uncertainty for adv

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Pepsi Is Launching Its Own Prebiotic Soda, but Does a 'Healthy' Soda Really Exist? 6 Experts Answer

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-31 21:10:04

Pepsi is jumping on the prebiotic soda train, announcing that it will launch its own cola packed with prebiotics in the fall. This comes after PepsiCo bought prebiotic soda brand Poppi for $1.95 billion back in March. According to CBS News, Pepsi's own functional soda will have 5 grams of cane sugar, 3 grams of prebiotic fiber, 30 calories per serving and no artificial sweeteners. It will be available in the flavors cola and cherry vanilla. Along with the homemade healthy Coke trend and people'

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Revisiting Moneyball

news.ycombinator.com Pardis Noorzad 2026-01-01 14:22:15

You can build a player in aggregate. The A’s discovered they could construct effective offensive production by combining players with complementary skills rather than seeking complete players. This insight challenged the traditional scouting preference for “five-tool players” who could hit for average, hit for power, run, field, and throw. Instead of expensive superstars, the A’s assembled a roster where different players contributed specific, undervalued skills: Scott Hatteberg: Exceptional

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‘First Steps’ Includes a Touching Quartet of Cameos Bridging ‘Fantastic Four’ History

gizmodo.com Gordon Jackson 2026-01-01 14:00:57

As detailed in a new article over at Vanity Fair, The Fantastic Four: First Steps includes a few truly unexpected cameos outside of Paul Walter-Hauser’s Mole Man or its brief nods to other 60’s-era Marvel antagonists. As this site’s own intergalactic herald, may all who pass the purple portent below know they will be irreparably spoiled… If you’ve already seen First Steps in its early screenings today, you may have recognized appearances from the original live-action Fantastic Four. Of course,

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The Pixel 10 is probably getting Qi2 25W. I just hope Google doesn’t screw it up

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-03 06:30:51

Although wireless charging typically isn’t the most exciting thing to talk about with a new Android phone, that’s due to change very soon. On Wednesday, the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announced its new Qi 2.2.1 specification, which will be better known going forward as “Qi2 25W.” As the name suggests, Qi2 25W boosts wireless charging speeds to an impressive 25W — a notable step up from the 15W limit that standard Qi2 is currently capped at. The WPC says that “major Android smartphones” are

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Bandai Asks Japanese Politicians to Not Dress Up as ‘Gundam’ Characters to Campaign

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-01-03 23:00:01

Sure, America occasionally has a “The White House is photoshopping the president’s head onto Superman posters” problem, but it turns out plenty of other countries also have a bit of an issue with politicians leveraging pop culture cosplaying for political gain. It’s just that those other countries will have studios telling them to quit it. Earlier this week, Japanese politician Taro Yamamoto, the founder of the left-populist political party Reiwa Shinsengumi, went viral on social media for reco

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Ralph Ineson Actually Got in the Galactus Suit for ‘Fantastic Four’

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2026-01-04 04:00:45

Friday’s Fantastic Four: First Steps reintroduces moviegoers to Galactus, one of the heroes’ biggest (literally) enemies. While comics fans love that he’s actually a giant man this time around and not a cloud, the bigger selling point is that Ralph Ineson, who lent his deep voice and whole body to portray the comics character. Talking to the Hollywood Reporter, Ineson discussed the process of bringing Galactus to giant-sized life. He’d been offered the role by director Matt Shakman, who Ineson

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Apple TV+ just confirmed a new season for its latest hit comedy

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-04 23:36:34

Apple TV+ is having its biggest year ever. While Severance is the undisputed highlight, comedies on the streamer have been on a hot streak too. And the latest hit comedy, Stick, just got an official season 2 renewal. Stick lands season 2 renewal at Apple TV+ You don’t have to be a sports fan, or care at all about golf, to root for Owen Wilson’s Pryce Cahill. Cahill is the title character in comedy Stick, which has often topped Apple TV+ viewership charts throughout its first season run. Stic

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CarPlay and AirPods work better than ever together in iOS 26, here’s how

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-05 09:02:13

For the longest time, one of AirPods’ best features has been absent when in the car. But in iOS 26, Apple is making AirPods and CarPlay work better together than ever. Here’s how. AirPods automatic switching supports CarPlay in iOS 26 Automatic switching is one of those ‘magic moment’ features that can make the Apple ecosystem so appealing. Essentially, the AirPods feature detects which Apple product you’re using at any given moment, and switches your AirPods to connect to that active device.

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I Test Cooking Tools for a Living. This Is the Best $25 You Can Spend on Your Kitchen

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 14:08:00

As a former girl scout I believe in leaving a place better than I found it. As a food writer and former culinary school student, this entails leaving behind a certain feature in any kitchen where I've lived. (As a former NYC resident, there were numerous kitchens.) It's the first thing I buy for a new kitchen, without even needing to take measurements. Where I put it might be up for grabs, but it's guaranteed to be going somewhere. I'd sooner live without a microwave or a (*gasps*) air fryer th

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Politico's Owner Is Embarrassing Its Journalists With Garbled AI Slop

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-05 17:10:40

Axel Springer, the German parent company of Politico and the largest publisher in Europe, is trying to force some horrendous AI slop onto the political news publication. And its writers aren't happy. This month, a union representing journalists at Politico and its sister site E&E News, the PEN Guild, took the site's leadership to arbitration, arguing that it had violated the terms of its contract by deploying dodgy AI technology. The saga kicked off last year during the Democratic National Con

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Manticore Search: Fast, efficient, drop-in replacement for Elasticsearch

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-05 23:23:49

Easy to use open source fast database for search Manticore Search is an easy-to-use, open-source, and fast database designed for search. It is a great alternative to Elasticsearch. Introduction ❗Read recent blog post about Manticore vs Elasticsearch❗ What distinguishes it from other solutions is: It's very fast and therefore more cost-efficient than alternatives, for example Manticore is: 182x faster than MySQL for small data (reproducible❗) 29x faster than Elasticsearch for log analytics (

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This Weird Haptic VR Glove Evokes One of Nintendo’s Most Iconic Flops

gizmodo.com James Pero 2026-01-07 14:53:53

VR is an exciting area for many reasons, but I personally love it because it’s still a new enough niche to get really strange. That means all sorts of passion projects from lesser-known developers, 3D-printed accessories, and whatever the hell this is actually wind up seeing the light of day. Relatedly, it also means Sharp might, for real, produce this ridiculous haptic VR glove that evokes Nintendo’s most iconic and infamous flops. YO. Sharp has made a haptic vr controller! Also the first imag

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Microsoft Will Wipe Out Your Passwords on Aug. 1. What to Do Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 18:15:00

Microsoft is getting rid of passwords in less than two weeks. On Aug. 1, the Microsoft Authenticator app will no longer store or manage passwords, which could be a problem for a lot of users. Microsoft Authenticator has been one of the best password managers for years. You were able to save passwords, enable two-factor authentication and auto-fill. This change means that if you're using the Authenticator app as a password manager, you'll need to look for another option soon. At the same time,

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Fantastic Four: First Steps’ greatest superpower is its gorgeous visuals

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2026-01-07 23:15:00

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. When Disney acquired 21st Century Fox in 2019, you could see flashes of the studio’s plan to further expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After years of Marvel Studios building up the Avengers, the Fox deal put the company in a position to start telling stories about the characters who ushered in the modern superhero movie frenzy, li

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Finally! Chrome is getting vertical tabs - why I'm a huge fan, and where you can try them now

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-08 04:10:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Chrome is catching up to other browsers with vertical tabs. This feature has been requested for years and is already available in several popular browsers, such as Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Vivaldi. And given that Edge, Brave, and Vivaldi are also based on Chromium, this should have been a no-brainer for Google all along. No more third-party extensions Well, according to Windows Report, the Chromium Gerrit (a code review system for Chromium projects) now

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‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Isn’t Quite Fantastic, But It’s Pretty Great

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-01-08 04:00:22

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is like an ice-cold drink on a warm summer’s day. A slice of apple pie with a glass of milk. It’s a nice, simple, familiar-feeling movie that will make you feel warm and fuzzy for a while but maybe doesn’t have the lasting power of something stronger. It’s easily the best Fantastic Four movie ever, and yet, falls just short of being fully “fantastic.” Nevertheless, it’s still highly enjoyable. Directed by Matt Shakman (Wandavision), Fantastic Four takes place fou

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It's Wise to Wash All Produce, but These 12 Fruits and Veggies Are the Dirtiest

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-08 03:47:00

Cleaning your fridge and freezer is important to do every so often, but what about the food sitting inside it? Specifically, that bottom drawer, where fruits and veggies go to retire. Even the healthiest-looking produce can carry unwelcome hitchhikers like dirt, bacteria and trace pesticides. Now, don't freak out. According to the USDA's Pesticide Data Program, over 99% of tested foods were well within the EPA's safety limits -- and more than a quarter didn't have a speck of pesticide residue.

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'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Review: Phenomenal Visuals and Heart-Centered Story Will Satisfy Fans

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-08 04:19:12

Welcome to Phase 6 of the MCU, Marvel fans. The Fantastic Four: First Steps is finally here with impeccable visuals that feel like a hymn to Jack Kirby's original vision for this universe and its characters. From the opening credits sequence to its retrofuturistic style and immersive deep space scenes, the imagery is vividly brought to life, directly from the pages of the Galactus comic book trilogy and the early aughts of Kirby's Fantastic Four cartoon run. The Fantastic Four: First Steps offi

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You Don’t Want to Know Where Scientists Just Found 27 Million Tons of Plastic

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2026-01-08 09:55:20

Despite the hundreds of millions of metric tons of plastic floating in our oceans—not to mention the microplastics in our saliva, blood, breast milk, and semen—researchers have been unable to account for all the plastic ever produced. A new study has just tracked down a large portion of it. Researchers from the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and Utrecht University claim to be the first to provide a real estimate of ocean-polluting nanoplastics. Their research indicates that

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The .a file is a relic: Why static archives were a bad idea all along

news.ycombinator.com Eyal Itkin 2026-01-04 16:59:59

From the perspective of an SDK provider, we must not limit our customers. As such, we are expected to provide both the dynamic linking option, as well as the static linking one. And what will this mean? Dynamic linking — Provide Shared Object ( .so ) libraries, as well as matching compilation ( .pc ) definitions. ) libraries, as well as matching compilation ( ) definitions. Static linking — Provide Static Archive ( .a ) files, as well as matching compilation ( .pc ) definitions. When we bundl

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DC Has Found a Familiar Face to Write the ‘Wonder Woman’ Movie

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-01-08 18:00:48

We may know how the new Resident Evil movie fits in with the games. Matt Shakman talks about working with the Russo Brothers to prep the Fantastic Four for Avengers: Doomsday. Plus, Ross Duffer debunks those wild Stranger Things season 5 runtime rumors. Spoilers, away! Wonder Woman The Wrap reports that Supergirl screenwriter Ana Nogueira has been tapped to pen DC Studio’s fast-tracked Wonder Woman movie. Resident Evil A synopsis for the new Resident Evil movie (via DanielRPK and Comic Book)

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Best Amazon Fire TV Stick VPNs 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2026-01-09 08:30:17

Signing up for a virtual private network (VPN) that works with Amazon's Fire TV Stick has many benefits. You can circumvent app and smart TV operating system restrictions, change your IP location to appear to come from another country, and potentially explore more streaming content libraries than those usually available in your home region. Amazon Fire TV Stick VPNs are not all equal, however. Some VPNs excel in terms of speed and stability, while others focus on country and server selection, s

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The .a File Is a Relic: Why Static Archives Were a Bad Idea All Along

news.ycombinator.com Eyal Itkin 2026-01-05 16:59:59

From the perspective of an SDK provider, we must not limit our customers. As such, we are expected to provide both the dynamic linking option, as well as the static linking one. And what will this mean? Dynamic linking — Provide Shared Object ( .so ) libraries, as well as matching compilation ( .pc ) definitions. ) libraries, as well as matching compilation ( ) definitions. Static linking — Provide Static Archive ( .a ) files, as well as matching compilation ( .pc ) definitions. When we bundl

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This $20 Item Is the Thing I Buy First for My Kitchen When I Move

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-09 09:00:21

As a former girl scout I believe in always leaving a place better than I found it. As a food writer and former culinary school student, this entails always leaving behind a certain feature in any kitchen where I've lived. (As a former NYC resident, yes, there were numerous kitchens.) It's the first thing I buy for a new kitchen, without even needing to take measurements. Where I put it might be up for grabs, but it's guaranteed to be going somewhere. I'd sooner live without a microwave or a (*g

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Google DeepMind makes AI history with gold medal win at world’s toughest math competition

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2026-01-09 12:33:34

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 Google DeepMind announced Monday that an advanced version of its Gemini artificial intelligence model has officially achieved gold medal-level performance at the International Mathematical Olympiad, solving five of six exceptionally difficult problems and earning recognition as the first AI system to receive official gold-level grading from

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Gemini with Deep Think achieves gold-medal standard at the IMO

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-09 11:36:13

The International Mathematical Olympiad (“IMO”) is the world’s most prestigious competition for young mathematicians, and has been held annually since 1959. Each country taking part is represented by six elite, pre-university mathematicians who compete to solve six exceptionally difficult problems in algebra, combinatorics, geometry, and number theory. Medals are awarded to the top half of contestants, with approximately 8% receiving a prestigious gold medal. Recently, the IMO has also become a

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Behold the Distressingly Blue Mozzarella Stick Disneyland Will Sell You to Celebrate ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-01-10 04:15:55

A new movie inevitably means new tie-in food, especially at a theme park operated by a studio hoping to cash in on its latest release. The Fantastic Four: First Steps hits theaters this week and is therefore in its prime time for this kind of marketing. We’ve all seen and/or shuddered at the blue Pop-Tarts, the questionable Little Caesars pizza, and the blue milk—but Disney Parks has just entered the chat with its own color-coordinated munchies. The top image seen here is the most startling ite

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You’ll Be Able to Shoot People as the MCU Fantastic Four in Two Games This Week

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-01-10 14:45:43

Everyone loves a movie collab these days, and with Marvel being big in not just its own video game shooter and pretty tight with one of the other biggest shooters on the planet, it’s not too surprising that we’re going to be seeing a battle of the collabs this Friday as both Marvel Rivals and Fortnite prepare to welcome the MCU Fantastic Four. Rivals, of course, has had the First Family around for a little longer, having introduced Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben over the course of its first season

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