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Stop putting your phone face up on the table - here's why

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-02-24 20:47:00

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET A friend of mine recently told me, "I always keep my phone on silent mode… which doesn't matter because I compulsively look at it every three minutes anyway." He's not the only one. From becoming a text addict to having full-blown smartphone dependency, the urge to look at and interact with our "flat things" has been deeply ingrained into our collective behavior for some time now. Also: I ditched my phone for this E Ink handset for two weeks - here's my buying advice now

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This 5-Star 43″ Amazon Fire TV Hits All-Time Low, Includes 4-Year Protection a Week Before 4th of July

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2026-02-24 20:10:02

Your entertainment center at home is your way to enjoy all your favorite movies and TV shows. Why not make it as extravagant as possible, as long as it fits within your budget? If that’s something you’re interested in, you can make it happen thanks to this fantastic deal, straight from Amazon. See at Amazon Head to Amazon now to get the 43-inch Amazon Fire TV for just $261, down from its usual price of $385. That’s $124 off and a discount of 32%. This TV also comes with a 4-year protection pla

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Jeff Bezos’s Wedding Invitation Is a Billionaire Fantasy Wrapped in Eco-Fluff

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-24 20:20:09

It’s being billed as the wedding of the decade, a spectacle of wealth and power set against the romantic backdrop of Venice. The union of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 61, and former journalist Lauren Sánchez, 55, this weekend is more than just a party. It’s a coronation for a new kind of royalty. This marriage confirms the reality that tech luminaries now dominate all spheres of social life, flaunting their immense wealth with the glamour once reserved for Hollywood and monarchs. The Bloomberg Bi

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Kinetic Internet Review: Plans, Pricing, Speed and Availability

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-24 18:30:00

Unavailable in Provider unavailable in 90001 Edit . . . Starting at $40 Or call: Or call to learn more: (855) 380-0301 Kinetic home internet rating 6.7 /10 CNET Score We score internet providers for speed, value and customer care. Our data sources include the FCC, J.D. Power, The American Customer Satisfaction Index and extensive in-house research. Read more How we calculated our rating 6.7 / 10 SCORE Speed 7/10 Value 6.5/10 Customer Care 6.5/10 Pros Fast speeds for rural areas Fast speeds for

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No One Is in Charge at the US Copyright Office

wired.com Kate Knibbs 2026-02-24 20:20:43

It’s a tumultuous time for copyright in the United States, with dozens of potentially economy-shaking AI copyright lawsuits winding through the courts. It’s also the most turbulent moment in the US Copyright Office’s history. Described as “sleepy” in the past, the Copyright Office has taken on new prominence during the AI boom, issuing key rulings about AI and copyright. It also hasn’t had a leader in more than a month. In May, Copyright Register Shira Perlmutter was abruptly fired by email by

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5 apps I recommend to every savvy investor

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-25 00:00:35

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority I’m really into finance and have been investing for a long time. From stocks and crypto to swing trading and holding, I’ve done it all. Over the years, I’ve also tried out all sorts of investment apps in hopes of getting the proper data and setting up a system that works for me. Some were good, others not so much. In this post, I’ll highlight the good ones and talk about why you should consider using them. Before we dive into the list, I want to clarify that

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Meta is reportedly looking to acquire AI voice replicator PlayAI

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-25 00:30:32

The company will be getting its technology and some of its employees if the deal pushes through. Meta is in currently in acquisition talks with PlayAI, a California-based startup that provides its users with an AI voice cloning tool, according to Bloomberg. According to the news organization, Meta is looking to buy the startup's technology, as well as to absorb some of its employees into the company. The parties haven't come to an agreement yet, but if the acquisition pushes through, it could g

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This 1TB Crucial SSD Costs Less Than It Did Last Prime Day, 4.7-Stars With 126K+ Reviews on Amazon

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2026-02-25 00:40:57

If your computer has been slowing down lately and you’ve been putting off an upgrade, now might be the perfect time to make a simple change that can make a big difference. A new hard drive could totally change the way you get things done. Or unwind. Simply put, having more space can mean significantly improved load times, and you don’t have to worry about deleting files you don’t want to get rid of. Head to Amazon to get the Crucial BX500 1TB Internal SSD for $57, down from its usual price of $

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This smart smoke alarm could be a worthy Nest Protect replacement

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2026-02-25 00:49:07

A new line of smoke and CO alarms from Gentex called Place is packed with smart features, including phone notifications, a nightlight, motion detection, and temperature and humidity sensing. There’s also optional air quality monitoring and a camera/intercom. The four Place models start at $139, and are available now at The Home Depot. With the excellent Nest Protect now discontinued, many homeowners have been seeking an alternative smart alarm that can similarly alert them to a smoke or carbon

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Salesforce CEO says 50% of company work is now done by AI

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-02-25 05:42:00

What just happened? Not every company is slowing down its rush to go all-in on AI – Salesforce certainly isn't. According to CEO Marc Benioff, up to 50% of work being done at the software giant is now performed by AI. Benioff had plenty of praise for the technology, but said little about how it will impact those it puts out of work. Speaking in an interview on Bloomberg's The Circuit with Emily Chang, Benioff said "All of us have to get our head around this idea that AI could do things, that be

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Android 16 can warn you if a fake cell tower is trying to spy on you

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-25 05:00:05

TL;DR Android 16 is adding a new security feature to warn you when your phone connects to a fake or insecure mobile network known as a “stingray.” This feature alerts you to unencrypted connections or when the network requests your phone’s identifiers, which helps protect against surveillance. Due to new hardware requirements, this protection will likely only be on new devices launching with Android 16, such as the upcoming Pixel 10. There are many simple things you can do to keep your privat

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The Pixel Watch 3 is the first Android device with this precise Bluetooth tracking feature

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-25 05:30:10

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Pixel Watch 3 is the first known Android device to support Bluetooth Channel Sounding, enabling precise, centimeter-level distance tracking. This feature is more accurate than traditional Bluetooth signal strength for finding items and serves as a widespread, low-cost alternative to UWB. While the watch supports Channel Sounding after its Wear OS 5.1 update, the feature is not yet in use, likely in preparation for a future Find Hub app relea

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Show HN: A Python Language Server, Mypy-compatible

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-25 05:33:25

In 2012, I created Jedi—a Python auto-completion library that eventually reached millions of users and billions of downloads. But as the ecosystem evolved, one limitation became clear: speed. Jedi’s architecture couldn’t deliver the performance needed for large-scale projects. In 2020, I started over—with everything I’d learned—building ZubanLS from the ground up in Rust. After five years of full-time work, ZubanLS is now the first truly fast Python language server. ZubanLS is built for profes

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Best Resume Writing Services for College Grads, Career Changes and Promotions in 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-25 04:00:00

Ease of use Creating a resume can be difficult enough on its own, so you'll want a resume writing tool or service that's easy to use. Luckily, many tools on this list walk you through what you need in your resume, like offering guidance on what to elaborate on. Some also make it simple to change the layout of your resume to help you differentiate yourself from other applicants. Many of the services here will connect you with a person who will ask questions about your work experience and then c

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An Internet Co-op for the People: How Ex-Spectrum Employees Are Making a Difference in the Bronx

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-25 04:00:00

In New York City, the vision of free, high-speed and community-owned internet was once more than just a dream. The People's Choice Communications, a worker- and community-owned internet cooperative, launched in 2020 -- and thanks to subsidies from the Affordable Connectivity Program, it successfully offered fast, cheap internet in the Bronx while the ACP was still active. "No one believed that we could actually build out the system," said Troy Walcott, president of People's Choice, "and then we

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The Next Acetaminophen Tablet You Take Could Be Made From PET

wired.com Fernanda González 2026-02-25 05:53:19

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have succeeded in transforming certain plastic waste into acetaminophen using the natural properties of the common bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli). This breakthrough represents a milestone with the potential to drive more sustainable methods of drug production and, at the same time, contribute to the reduction of plastic pollution globally. The study, led by Stephen Wallace, revealed that E. coli cells contain phosphate, an organic compound capabl

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If you’re using Android 16, you should turn on this important security feature ASAP

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-25 14:30:41

Joe Maring / Android Authority It’s been just about two weeks since Google launched Android 16, and for the most part, it’s an update that came and went without too much fanfare. I’ve been playing around with Android 16 on my Pixel 9a since the update was released, but it wasn’t until a few days ago that I finally enabled Advanced Protection — a new security feature tucked away in the Settings app. Advanced Protection enables a load of robust security features for your phone with the flick of

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Apple Will Transition from the CTF to the CTC for EU Businesses

news.ycombinator.com Apple Inc. 2026-02-25 10:30:44

The European Commission has required Apple to make a series of additional changes under the Digital Markets Act: Communication and promotion of offers Today, we’re introducing updated terms that let developers with apps in the European Union storefronts of the App Store communicate and promote offers for purchase of digital goods or services available at a destination of their choice. The destination can be a website, alternative app marketplace, or another app, and can be accessed outside the

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This 15″ Travel Monitor Is Nearly Free, Amazon Clears Out Its Stock With an Early Prime Day Deal

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-25 16:40:24

Portable monitors have quickly become a necessity for anyone who wishes to have an extra screen on the go, and now they’re one of the best-selling items in the Electronics section on Amazon. If you’ve ever shelled out cash for a 15-inch 1080p portable monitor, you’ll be well aware that the price usually ranges between $60 and $150, with the $60 price mark usually being set for the biggest sale days such as Black Friday or Prime Day. But Amazon has just released a deal that’s hard to swallow: th

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New EU rules on digital accessibility to come into force

news.ycombinator.com Brian O'Donovan 2026-02-25 16:47:29

New EU rules come into force tomorrow which will require websites, apps and devices to be accessible for people with disabilities and older people. If companies fail to comply with the European Accessibility Act they could be hit with fines and even prison sentences for senior staff. Brian Dalton is blind and is a wheelchair user. He is also a senior accessibility test engineer who works with clients to ensure their websites are accessible. Mr Dalton relies on screen reader software to navig

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Parameterized types in C using the new tag compatibility rule

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-25 15:31:56

June 26, 2025 nullprogram.com/blog/2025/06/26/ C23 has a new rule for struct, union, and enum compatibility finally appearing in compilers starting with GCC 15, released this past April, and Clang later this year. The same struct defined in different translation units (TU) has always been compatible — essential to how they work. Until this rule change, each such definition within a TU was a distinct, incompatible type. The new rule says that, ackshually, they are compatible! This unlocks some

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SpaceX crane collapse in Texas being investigated by OSHA

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2026-02-25 18:27:43

The SpaceX Starbase industrial complex and rocket launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas, US, on Thursday, April 17, 2025. A SpaceX crane collapse at the company's Starbase, Texas facility on Tuesday has prompted an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the federal agency told CNBC in an email. The crane collapse was captured in a livestream by Lab Padre on YouTube, a SpaceX-focused channel. Clips from Lab Padre were widely shared on social media, including on X, wh

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This battery recycling company is now cleaning up AI data centers

technologyreview.com James Temple 2026-02-25 18:30:00

The event marked the launch of the company's new business line, Redwood Energy, which will repurpose (rather than recycle) batteries with years of remaining life to create renewable-powered microgrids. Such small-scale energy systems can operate on or off the larger electricity grid, providing electricity for businesses or communities. Redwood Materials says many of the batteries it takes in for processing retain more than half their capacity. “We can extract a lot more value from that materia

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I chatted with five AI bots - these made the best conversations

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-02-25 17:00:13

Lance Whitney/ZDNET Many popular AIs offer a voice mode that enables you to carry on live conversations with a chatbot. Often, chatting by voice is more convenient, more natural, and more fun than trying to converse through text prompts. Plus, you can typically review a transcript of the conversation after you're done, so you still have access to the actual text. But which AIs are the best conversationalists? I tried chatting by voice with ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Meta AI, an

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T-Mobile Data Breach Settlement Checks Are Arriving Finally: Here's the Scoop

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-25 17:41:00

Some extra cash would be useful about now, right? Check your bank account -- there may be an unexpected deposit from a company you may not recognize. It could be the money you're due from T-Mobile's 2022 class-action settlement. Those who qualify were told to expect settlement checks in April, but then that was moved to May. And now, in mid-June, as cited by Android Authority, Reddit users are saying they are seeing money in their bank accounts. Some are saying they received $56, but others are

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Changing one gene can restore some tissue regeneration to mice

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-26 00:09:26

Regeneration is a trick many animals, including lizards, starfish, and octopuses, have mastered. Axolotls, a salamander species originating in Mexico, can regrow pretty much everything from severed limbs, through eyes and parts of brain, to the spinal cord. Mammals, though, have mostly lost this ability somewhere along their evolutionary path. Regeneration persisted, in a limited number of tissues, in just a few mammalian species like rabbits or goats. “We were trying to learn how certain anima

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Reserve your upcoming Samsung foldable phone and get $50 off

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-26 05:08:31

Samsung Are you already dreaming of that next Samsung foldable phone? Samsung is preparing for its next Unpacked event, where we should see the new Galaxy Fold 7 and Flip 7 models. We don’t know anything official yet, but Samsung already offers some incentives if you’re considering getting one. Let’s take a look at them! Reserve a new Samsung foldable phone and get a $50 credit, enhanced trade-in value, and a chance to win $5,000 This offer is available directly from Samsung’s website. It is o

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Google’s new and improved Ask Photos is back on track — and rolling out now!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-26 05:17:12

Google I/O TL;DR Ask Photos is a Google Photos feature designed to answer questions about the contents of your photo library. While announced at Google I/O 2024, access over the past year has been extremely limited. Earlier this month we heard the rollout was paused while Google worked to address a few issues, but today it’s back on track. Over the past couple years, AI has been changing the way we do lots of things, and while there is absolutely no shortage of controversial uses of the tech

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How much slower is random access, really?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-22 06:49:31

by Sam Estep, 2025-06-23 You may know that, because your computer has different caches (L1, L2, L3...), and memory operations operate on cache lines of about 64 bytes each, you should write programs that exhibit locality to get maximum performance. L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L3 RAM (Disk not shown, of course.) But how well do you understand this idea? For instance, let's say you have an array of floating-point numbers, and an array of all the indices of the first array. You have a p

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Alternative Layout System

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-26 03:31:29

This script imitates a method used in certain manuscripts, where the space between the last word of a line and the end of the text block is filled with various elements ― such as a simple or wavy pen stroke, repetition of the last letter, punctuation marks, embellished slashes, full stops, etc. It allows you to fill this space with one or more glyphs of your choice, or by repeating the last letter of the line.

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Stop putting your phone face up on the table - here's why

This 5-Star 43″ Amazon Fire TV Hits All-Time Low, Includes 4-Year Protection a Week Before 4th of July

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The Next Acetaminophen Tablet You Take Could Be Made From PET

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Changing one gene can restore some tissue regeneration to mice

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How much slower is random access, really?

Alternative Layout System

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