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Air Conditioners Can Actually Support the Power Grid. Here’s How

gizmodo.com Johanna Mathieu 2025-09-24 12:00:09

As summer arrives, people are turning on air conditioners in most of the U.S. But if you’re like me, you always feel a little guilty about that. Past generations managed without air conditioning – do I really need it? And how bad is it to use all this electricity for cooling in a warming world? If I leave my air conditioner off, I get too hot. But if everyone turns on their air conditioner at the same time, electricity demand spikes, which can force power grid operators to activate some of the

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Best Internet Providers in Raleigh, North Carolina

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-24 03:53:00

What is the best internet provider in Raleigh? AT&T Fiber is CNET’s top pick for internet in Raleigh thanks to its widespread fiber coverage, fast upload and download speeds, and competitive pricing. It’s the best all-around option in a city that’s already ahead of the curve when it comes to internet performance. If you’re looking for even faster speeds, Google Fiber is the fastest provider in Raleigh, though its premium pricing may not fit every budget. For those outside fiber coverage areas

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You Still Can't Use Apple Pay at Walmart but You Have Another Digital Wallet Option

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-24 10:02:00

If you're shopping at Walmart, your digital payments options are limited to the OnePay Wallet or Walmart Pay. Kativ/Getty Images If you're shopping in-store at Walmart, you can't use Apple Pay or Google Pay to make a purchase. But Walmart introduced a credit card that already offers its own digital wallet. OnePay, a Walmart majority-owned fintech, announced it's partnering with financial service Synchrony to introduce a Walmart-branded credit card this fall but you can use the OnePay digital w

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'Textbook Copyright Infringement': Disney and Universal Sue AI Image Generator Midjourney

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-24 12:00:05

Disney, Universal and several of their entertainment companies filed a lawsuit against popular AI creative service Midjourney on Wednesday, alleging that the company committed copyright infringement. It's a big move from power players and will no doubt create ripple effects across the AI and entertainment industries that will flow all the way to what you can create using AI tools. Midjourney is one of many AI image generators that use generative AI text-to-image technology. With an account, any

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My T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Experience: 5 Things I Love and a Few I Don't

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-24 12:30:00

Albuquerque, New Mexico: home of green chiles, 300 days of sunshine, the International Balloon Fiesta... and achingly slow internet. Of the top 100 cities in the US, Albuquerque ranks 85th, according to data from Ookla. (Disclaimer: Ookla is owned by Ziff Davis, the same company that owns CNET.) Home internet was a two-horse race in Albuquerque for years: CenturyLink DSL and Xfinity cable. I spent decades on DSL, watching my internet speed tests march slowly up to a maximum of 20 megabits per se

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Fujifilm's X-E5, New Bose Speakers, and Qualcomm's Smart Glasses Chip—Your Gear News of the Week

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2025-09-24 12:00:00

Fujifilm announced a new camera this week, the X-E5, the latest in its X-E rangefinder-style mirrorless camera series. Think of the X-E as an interchangeable lens version of the X100. The big news in the X-E5 is Fujifilm's latest 40-megapixel APS-C sensor and 7-stop in-body image stabilization (IBIS). This is the first X-E series camera with IBIS, which Fujifilm says will gain you about 7 stops of handholding. The new sensor also means video specs jump to 6.2K at 30 frames per second (with a 1.2

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11 Best Planners: Weekly and Daily Notebooks and Accessories (2025)

wired.com Nena Farrell 2025-09-24 12:02:00

There's nothing like the feeling of a brand-new planner. Whether it's the start of a new year or even just the month of June, we've found the best planners to deliver that satisfying rush of a fresh start and a blank page. The sensation of writing things down not only feels satisfying but helps improve retention, and paper planners give a sense of delight in a world that can feel bleak. A great planner will help you keep your life on track, but that means something different for everyone—do you

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Shaping Light – Volumetric Lighting

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-20 15:56:03

As I became more familiar with post-processing over the past few months, I was curious to push those newly learned techniques beyond pure stylization to achieve something more functional. I wanted to find new ways to enrich my 3D work which wouldn't be possible without leveraging effects and passes alongside custom shaders. As it turns out, post-processing is great entrypoint to enhance a 3D scene with atmospheric and lighting effects, allowing for more realistic and dramatic visuals. Because t

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SIMD-friendly algorithms for substring searching

news.ycombinator.com Wojciech Muła 2025-09-24 10:31:18

Introduction Popular programming languages provide methods or functions which locate a substring in a given string. In C it is the function strstr , the C++ class std::string has the method find , Python's string has methods pos and index , and so on, so forth. All these APIs were designed for one-shot searches. During past decades several algorithms to solve this problem were designed, an excellent page by Christian Charras and Thierry Lecroq lists most of them (if not all). Basically these al

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New York passes a bill to prevent AI-fueled disasters

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-09-24 20:09:17

New York state lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday that aims to prevent frontier AI models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic from contributing to disaster scenarios, including the death or injury of more than 100 people, or more than $1 billion in damages. The passage of the RAISE Act represents a win for the AI safety movement, which has lost ground in recent years as Silicon Valley and the Trump Administration have prioritized speed and innovation. Safety advocates including Nobel prize laur

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With iOS 26, Apple is finally solving one of the biggest passkey headaches

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-25 00:20:14

Apple’s next round of OS updates will introduce a long-overdue feature for anyone trying to live in a world without passwords: a seamless, secure way to export and import passkeys across platforms and apps. Here’s how it’s going to work. As noted by Ars Technica’s Dan Goodin (via SixColors), the new capability, which Apple demonstrated during WWDC25, addresses one of the biggest pain points with passkeys to date. Until now, passkeys created on a Mac, iPhone, or iPad were largely trapped inside

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23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki will regain control of embattled DNA company after all

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-25 00:45:34

In a surprise twist, 23andMe founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki is set to regain control of the DNA company's assets, according to a press release from 23andMe. In May, a company called Regeneron bought 23andMe for $256 million in a bankruptcy auction, but Wojcicki's nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute, was able to reopen bidding with an "unsolicited offer" of $305 million, The Wall Street Journal reports. A bankruptcy judge agreed to reopen bidding on 23andMe under the condition that Regenero

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Best Buy is giving away $300 gift cards when you buy a Hisense TV - here's how to qualify

zdnet.com Taylor Clemons 2025-09-25 00:51:44

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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All the Kookiest Things to Remember About ‘Wednesday’ Before Season 2

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-09-25 00:15:46

Happy Friday the 13th, you Wednesday fandom kooks. The Jenna Ortega-starring Addams Family spin-off series from Tim Burton follows the Addams’ eldest as she attends a boarding school filled with other supernaturally inclined youths in a sprawling mystery that has only begun. Wednesday returns to Netflix in less than two months, so we’re taking this spooky occasion to pull out our Nevermore notes before school gets back in session. Here’s what you need to remember—besides Wednesday having a Frid

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 14, #264

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-25 00:24:00

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition has a whopper of a purple category, but since the other three categories aren't that tough, it kind of fills itself in. Read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That's

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iPhone XS now vintage, here’s what that means for repair and support

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-25 04:17:44

Apple has officially added the iPhone XS to its list of vintage products, marking the end of an era for one of the more iterative chapters in the iPhone’s history. Here’s what that means if you’re still rocking yours. Last November, Apple added the iPhone XS Max to its vintage list. And today, as noted by Macrumors’ Joe Rossignol, the device’s junior sibling has also officially joined the club. Apple classifies a device as “vintage” once five years have passed since it stopped being sold by of

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New iOS 26 design makes me want an iPhone 17 Air more than ever

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-25 04:42:24

After months of rumors, Apple has officially unveiled its big iOS 26 ‘Liquid Glass’ redesign, and already the new design has made me want the forthcoming iPhone 17 Air more than ever. Here’s why. Liquid Glass blends iPhone hardware and software more seamlessly than ever The new Liquid Glass design of iOS 26 and Apple’s other platforms is not a short-term change. As Craig Federighi said in the keynote, this is a once-in-a-decade kind of shift for Apple. It sets the stage for years of upcoming

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I replaced my premium headphones with this classic Bose pair - and didn't regret it

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-09-25 04:04:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Bose QuietComfort Headphones are available in seven colors for $349, and are often up to $100 off. They are true to the QuietComfort namesake, providing excellent noise cancellation and all-day comfort. However, like all of Bose's over-ear headphones, the QuietComfort have a short, 24-hour battery life. View now at Bose The Bose QuietComfort Headphones are on sale for $249, $100 off their retail price. According to Bose, this deal is valid until June 15, 2025. I hav

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How to uninstall the iOS 26 beta on your iPhone (and why you might want to)

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-09-25 04:43:00

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Wing and Walmart are bringing drone delivery to 100 new stores

news.ycombinator.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-25 04:46:02

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. Wing, the drone company owned by Alphabet, and Walmart are expanding their delivery partnership to five new cities in the US, the companies announced today. Customers who shop at Walmart stores in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa will soon have the ability to request a drone deliver their online shopping orde

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Student discovers fungus predicted by Albert Hoffman

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-22 08:36:00

Corinne Hazel, a WVU environmental microbiology major from Delaware, Ohio, has discovered a new species of fungus that may treat a variety of medical conditions. (WVU Photo/Brian Persinger) Making a discovery with the potential for innovative applications in pharmaceutical development, a West Virginia University microbiology student has found a long sought-after fungus that produces effects similar to the semisynthetic drug LSD, which is used to treat conditions like depression, post-traumatic

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The Plane That Crashed Yesterday Was the Same One a Dead Boeing Whistleblower Warned About

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-09-25 04:40:16

Last year, a former quality manager at Boeing warned that the factory that made the 787 Dreamliner—one of the company’s newer models of airplane—was plagued by shoddy work practices and poor oversight. John Barnett, who had worked for the airplane manufacturer for many years before becoming one of its most outspoken critics, said that Boeing was building the planes with ‘sub-standard’ parts and that its mandate of speed and efficiency was endangering lives. Barnett, who refused to fly on the Dre

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for June 14, #734

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-25 04:06:00

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Dog-lovers, today's NYT Connections puzzle is barking out your name. Two dog-related categories should make it easy for fans of our furry friends. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there aft

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for June 14, #1456

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-25 04:06:00

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's Wordle puzzle might make you think of Halloween. People who use ADIEU as your first word, this is not your day. There's only one vowel and it's not in that word. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you

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Alaska, Where Only 2% of Homes Have AC, Just Issued Its First Heat Advisory Ever

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-25 04:37:42

Alaska just crossed a first off its bucket list with the first-ever heat advisory for Sunday, June 15. Temperatures in central Alaska are expected to reach 86 degrees Fahrenheit (that's 30 Celsius) through the weekend and into the week of June 16. It's not as if Alaska never gets hot in the summer. However, as Jason Laney, a warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks, Alaska, told CNET, "The frequency with which the heat is coming up is starting to be a bi

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Snapseed sprouts its first new growth in years, as major update blooms

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-25 08:51:17

Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Google has rolled out a big update to the Snapseed app for iPhone and iPad. The update refreshes the look and adds a new “Faves” tab. It appears there are no plans to update the Android version. You may remember Snapseed, the photo editing app Google acquired back in 2012. It’s been a while since Snapseed received a big update, but it looks like one just rolled out. The catch is that the update is only available for the iPhone and iPad. Spotted by 9to5G

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The Internet Archive modernizes its GeoCities GIF search engine

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-25 08:23:15

The Internet Archive made it easier to search for '90s-era GIFs. GifCities contains millions of animations from the decade of flannel shirts and Soup Nazis. The GIFs were pulled from old GeoCities webpages, which (mostly) bit the dust in 2009. The new version of GifCities is much easier to search. You can now search semantically, based on the animation's content. In other words, it's much more likely to bring up the topic or scene you're looking for by describing it. In GifCities' old version,

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The best Alexa devices of 2025: Expert tested

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-09-25 08:23:46

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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The best kids tablets of 2025 recommended by parents

zdnet.com Allison Murray 2025-09-25 08:30:00

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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The best drawing tablets of 2025: Expert tested

zdnet.com Allison Murray 2025-09-25 08:50:00

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Air Conditioners Can Actually Support the Power Grid. Here’s How

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