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Nearly 3 out of 4 Oracle Java users say they've been audited in the past 3 years

news.ycombinator.com Lindsay Clark 2025-09-29 08:00:23

A survey of 500 IT asset managers in organizations that use Oracle Java has found that 73 percent have been audited in the last three years. Deal to 'save' UK colleges £45M in Oracle Java licensing fees followed audit requests READ MORE At the same time, nearly eight out of 10 Oracle Java users said they had migrated, or planned to shift, to open source Java to try to avoid the risk and high costs of the dominant vendor's development and runtime environments. Oracle introduced a paid subscrip

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CoinTracker (YC W18) is hiring to solve crypto taxes and accounting (remote)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-29 08:00:04

CoinTracker enables consumers, businesses, and exchanges to manage cryptocurrency taxes and accounting automatically. We solve challenging technical problems: tracking crypto assets across wallets and exchanges, classifying complex transactions like DeFi and NFTs, global stablecoin payments, and helping users stay compliant in an evolving global regulatory landscape. We currently track $100B+ in crypto assets across 3M users. Our customers range from everyday dabblers in crypto to large enterp

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To be a better programmer, write little proofs in your head

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-29 08:05:39

This is a brief write-up of a trick I learned that helps me write code faster and more accurately. I say "trick", but it's really something I started to do without noticing as I moved further into my career. When you're working on something difficult, sketch a proof in your head as you go that your code will actually do what you want it to do. A simple idea, but easier said than done: doing this "online" without interrupting your flow takes a lot of practice. But once you get really good at it,

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A Solar System Internet? Space Laser Test Moves Us Closer

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-09-29 07:20:56

Scientists at the European Space Agency used a laser to communicate with a spacecraft 165 million miles (265 million kilometers) away in deep space for the first time, marking a major step forward in their efforts to build optical communication systems for future missions to the Moon and beyond. Scientists at the Kryoneri Observatory near Athens, Greece, shot a powerful laser at NASA’s Psyche mission, which then sent a return signal to the Helmos Observatory, which lies some 23 miles (37 km) aw

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Move Over, Telsa Powerwall. EcoFlow Says This New Battery Is Better for Disaster-Prone Areas

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 04:00:00

Between floods, hurricanes, and brownouts, being a homeowner in states like California, Texas and Florida can make it challenging to keep the lights on. A whole-home battery backup is usually a good solution, letting you charge the battery while the power is on and then kick in when the power goes out. EcoFlow is the latest to enter this market with the Ocean Pro, which the company says is the first "full integrated, multi-source home energy system in the US." What that means in simpler terms,

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Tech Billionaires Back Erebor in the Wake of Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

wired.com Adam Willems 2025-09-29 08:29:20

Palmer Luckey, cofounder of the weapons manufacturer Anduril, along with firms connected to Palantir cofounders Joe Lonsdale and Peter Thiel, are investing in a new bank that is aiming to fill a gap left by Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse two years ago. The venture is expected to be backed by upwards of $250 million in funding from Luckey, Lonsdale’s venture firm 8VC, Thiel’s Founders Fund, crypto-focused VC Haun Ventures, and several angel investors whose identities are not yet publicly known.

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Sony’s pocket-sized RX1R camera returns with its first update in 10 years

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-29 08:57:19

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. After nearly a decade, Sony has announced a new version of its fixed-lens compact RX1R camera that was last updated in 2015. The new third generation RX1R III arrives with the same 35mm full-frame Exmor R sensor as its predecessor, but with a bump from 42.4 to 61 megapixels. It also benefits from Sony’s latest Bionz XR and AI image processors to

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Google Discover adds AI summaries, threatening publishers with further traffic declines

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-29 08:19:47

As publishers fret about decreased traffic from Google, the search giant has begun rolling out AI summaries in Discover, the main news feed inside Google’s search app on iOS and Android. Now, instead of seeing a headline from a major publication, users will see multiple news publishers’ logos in the top-left corner, followed by an AI-generated summary that cites those sources. The app warns that these summaries are generated with AI, “which can make mistakes.” Image Credits:Google The feature

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MP Materials stock rips 24% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-29 12:20:13

People look at iPhones at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York City on May 23, 2025. Apple and miner MP Materials announced a $500 million deal Tuesday for rare earth magnets and the development of a recycling facility that will reinforce the iPhone maker's U.S. supply chain. MP Materials stock climbed 24%. Shares of Apple were marginally higher. As part of the agreement, Apple will buy rare earth magnets created at the company's facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Both companies will combine

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Users Immediately Find Grok's Anime Waifu Persona Has Hidden "Full Gooner Mode"

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-29 10:26:45

Elon Musk's hate speech-spewing AI chatbot Grok, which recently gave itself the nickname "MechaHitler," didn't exactly fit into the gender binary — but you have to admit that its edgelord persona had a certain masculine energy. Well, scratch that: Musk has officially swapped Grok's gender into... a goth anime waifu? We wish we were kidding. The mercurial CEO's xAI startup announced that its Nazi-loving assistant will now be able to take on several personas, including a lingerie- and corset-wea

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Charge on the go: Satechi launches new GaN wall charger and lanyard cable

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-29 12:00:40

Satechi TL;DR Satechi is launching two new additions to its OntheGo collection. These additions include the 67W Slim Wall Charger and USB-C Lanyard Cable. Both items are available in Black, Sand, and Desert Rose. When you’re on the road, you never know when you’ll need to stop to charge your various devices. That’s why it’s crucial to always pack a charger and cable. And the more travel-friendly those items are, the better. On this front, Satechi has a whole line of products designed to be c

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This new power bank is a Qi 2.2 first. Here’s what it means for your next phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-29 12:15:24

TL;DR The UGREEN MagFlow is the first power bank with official Qi 2.2 certification. Qi 2.2 enables faster 25W magnetic wireless charging with improved heat control. Most Android phones can’t take full advantage yet, but support is expected to grow. Magnetic wireless charging has been a talking point in 2025, with Android phones like the Galaxy S25 offering partial support through accessories, but no true adoption of the full Qi 2 standard. However, UGREEN’s latest announcement of a new miles

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Xbox's second batch of Game Pass additions for July includes Grounded 2 and Wheel World

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-29 12:44:50

Xbox has confirmed the second batch of Game Pass additions for July . There's no obvious headliner here, but there are a bunch of great additions to the catalog. These include indie hits like Wheel World and blockbusters like Robocop: Rogue City. Let's get into it. Robocop: Rogue City came as a huge surprise back in 2023. A game based on a decades-old sci-fi franchise by a relatively unknown developer? It should have been a train wreck. Instead, it's a solid 3D action title that perfectly captu

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Petabit-class transmission over > 1000 km using standard 19-core optical fiber

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-26 20:06:20

An international research team led by the Photonic Network Laboratory at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT, President: TOKUDA Hideyuki Ph.D.), and including Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Electric, President: INOUE Osamu) have set a new world record in optical fiber communications, achieving data transmission at 1.02 petabits per second over a distance of 1,808 kilometers (roughly equivalent to the distance from Sapporo to Fukuoka, from Misso

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Blender 4.5 LTS Released

news.ycombinator.com Blender Foundation 2025-09-29 11:06:44

The final frontier. After years of work, support for the popular backend in Blender is now on par with OpenGL. It’s not enabled by default yet; make it so in the Preferences. Make sure to keep your drivers up to date! Blender works closely with hardware manufacturers to ensure Vulkan performs as good as possible. See the supported platforms and drivers, and the current limitations.

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ChromeOS Needs More Love and Attention Than a Mobile Makeover With Android

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-09-29 12:00:40

After diving into the luxurious Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14, I have ChromeOS on my mind. Apparently, so does Google. In an interview with TechRadar, Android “daddy” Sameer Samat dropped a small bombshell about the future of ChromeOS, though without providing any of the raw details. He said Google plans to combine ChromeOS and Android “into a single platform.” This project seems to be in the early phase of development. Samat said he was analyzing what apps people are using on their PCs or Macs, whi

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‘Andor’ Gets 14 Emmy Nominations in a Genre-Heavy Year

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-09-29 12:17:14

Television, it turns out, is geeky as hell. That seemed to be the major takeaway as the 77th annual Emmy Award nominations were announced Tuesday, with Severance leading all nominees with 27 total, HBO’s The Penguin coming in second with 24, The Last of Us in fifth with 16, and Andor coming in sixth with 14, including Outstanding Drama Series. Other genre shows, such as The Acolyte, Agatha All Along, Black Mirror, The Boys, Cobra Kai, Dune: Prophecy, House of the Dragon, Invincible, Paradise, P

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How We Test Products and Services

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 12:00:58

For nearly 30 years, CNET has built a reputation as the premier source for trustworthy, unbiased reviews on all things tech – from phones to TVs to laptops to wireless earbuds to streaming and VPN services. If you can scroll your feeds on it, watch it, type on it or subscribe to it, chances are we've reviewed it. As technology has evolved over time, we've expanded to test artificial intelligence tools, home products, health and wellness, broadband services and personal finance services, evaluat

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Roblox creators can now make their own Stranger Things and Twilight games

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-09-29 12:00:00

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Roblox is launching a new licensing platform that will make it easier for companies to offer their intellectual property (IP) to creators so they can build approved experiences. The platform includes a license manager that “equips rights holders with new self-serve IP management tools” and a licenses catalog that creators can browse and use to apply for “licensed use of IP,” a

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Faster Qi2.2 wireless power banks are on the way

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-29 12:45:11

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. Ugreen has announced what it claims is the “world’s first Qi2.2-certified power bank” that can wireless charge devices at speeds of up to 25W. Most wireless chargers in the US currently max out at just 15W of power delivery, but the Ugreen MagFlow Magnetic Power Bank will push that to 25W, matching the speed of the updated MagSafe charger Apple i

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Uber is close to completing its quest to become the ultimate robotaxi app

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-29 12:55:18

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Uber just announced a deal today with the company that runs one of the largest robotaxi fleets in China, as the ridehail giant nears its goal of becoming the world’s ultimate autonomous vehicle clearinghouse. Uber and Baidu said they are teaming up to deploy robotaxis in countries outside the US and China, with an initial

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Research leaders urge tech industry to monitor AI’s ‘thoughts’

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-09-29 12:00:00

AI researchers from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic, as well as a broad coalition of companies and nonprofit groups, are calling for deeper investigation into techniques for monitoring the so-called thoughts of AI reasoning models in a position paper published Tuesday. A key feature of AI reasoning models, such as OpenAI’s o3 and DeepSeek’s R1, are their chains-of-thought or CoTs — an externalized process in which AI models work through problems, similar to how humans use a scratch pad to wo

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AI coding tools are shifting to a surprising place: the terminal

techcrunch.com Russell Brandom 2025-09-29 12:30:00

For years, code-editing tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and GitHub’s Copilot have been the standard for AI-powered software development. But as agentic AI grows more powerful and vibe-coding takes off, a subtle shift has changed how AI systems are interacting with software. Instead of working on code, they’re increasingly interacting directly with the shell of whatever system they’re installed in. It’s a significant change in how AI-powered software development happens – and despite the low profile

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The Hidden Costs of AI: How Small Inefficiencies Stack Up

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-09-29 14:00:42

AI is having a major impact on society, from consumer technologies to driving businesses. But among all these large language models and deep neural networks, there are lurking inefficiencies that most people aren’t taking into account. Wasted computational power, hidden costs, the environmental footprint, and more. Whether these inefficiencies are big or small, they all add up. With 58% of companies planning on increasing their investments in AI this year, it’s essential these decision-makers k

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iOS 26 gives Apple’s Reminders app a new, faster way to add tasks

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-29 16:23:06

Apple’s Reminders app is getting a fresh Liquid Glass look in iOS 26, plus a handful of other new features. One standout addition enables you to create new reminders faster than ever, here’s how it works. ‘New Reminder’ control in iOS 26 enables fast task creation without opening the app I’ve tried many task managers over the years, and while they all have their strengths and weaknesses, one of the most important details to me is task input. Creating new tasks should be quick and easy, and if

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Apple commits $500 million over several years to buy US-made rare earth magnets

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-29 16:29:30

Apple just announced a commitment of $500 million over several years to buy rare earth magnets from the US-based company MP Materials. These rare earth magnets are used in a number of products, including iPhones, MacBooks and the Apple Pencil stylus. The American-made magnets will be shipped throughout the world, to help "meet increasing global demand for the material." MP Materials is the only fully integrated rare earth producer in the country. The two companies have also pledged to work toge

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I've tested dozens of ultralight laptops this year, but I keep coming back to this one

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-09-29 15:57:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Asus Zenbook A14 with 16GB of memory is on sale at Best Buy for $799. It's a fantastic balance of innovation and value with an OLED display, competitive hardware, and a satisfying physical form. While its use case is clearly defined, the laptop has its limits when it comes to high-end performance. View now at Best Buy The Asus Zenbook A14 is on sale for $799 at Best Buy for the 16GB model. When Asus officially announced the Zenbook A14 at CES this year, I wasn't the

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My favorite accessory brand finally made a MagSafe wallet with FindMy built-in, and it's super sleek

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-09-29 16:17:32

ZDNET's key takeaways The Nomad Leather Mag Wallet is an $80 MagSafe wallet with built-in Apple Find My technology. It's sleek, holds up to four cards, is made of Horween leather, and is Qi rechargeable. It lacks storage for cash, and the four-card storage might not be enough for some. View now at Nomad Goods Here at ZDNET, we're no strangers to Nomad's top-notch accessories. The brand makes some of my favorite accessory products, including the Slim Sport Apple Watch Band, the Universal Cable

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I replaced my Apple Watch with these heart-rate-monitoring earbuds from Beats (and they did some things better)

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-09-29 16:25:42

ZDNET's key takeaways The Powerbeats Pro 2 retail for $250 in vibrant Black, Quick Sand, Hyper Purple, and Electric Orange colorways. The earbuds can replace your smartwatch or fitness tracker, offering exercise and activity data via companion apps. The sound isn't very robust, delivering weak bass and hollow mids. View now at Apple I've tested dozens of earbuds over the past year, and even new releases can feel monotonous after a while. Most brands make product upgrades in small strides, kee

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I take this Sony speaker to the beach every summer - for one obvious reason

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-09-29 16:34:09

Sony Ult Field 1 ZDNET's key takeaways The Sony Ult Field 1 is a portable speaker available for $130 (but on sale for $98) The speaker prioritizes crystal-clear sound and pronounced bass, with vibrant audio that sounds like it's coming from a much more expensive device It doesn't boast as long a battery life as its predecessor, but what it lacks in battery, it makes up for in stellar sound. $99.99 at Target Amazon is discounting this Sony Ult Field 1 speaker by $30 right now, bringing the pri

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Nearly 3 out of 4 Oracle Java users say they've been audited in the past 3 years

CoinTracker (YC W18) is hiring to solve crypto taxes and accounting (remote)

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Tech Billionaires Back Erebor in the Wake of Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

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MP Materials stock rips 24% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

Users Immediately Find Grok's Anime Waifu Persona Has Hidden "Full Gooner Mode"

Charge on the go: Satechi launches new GaN wall charger and lanyard cable

This new power bank is a Qi 2.2 first. Here’s what it means for your next phone

Xbox's second batch of Game Pass additions for July includes Grounded 2 and Wheel World

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I replaced my Apple Watch with these heart-rate-monitoring earbuds from Beats (and they did some things better)

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