GoKawiil - Latest Tech News & Aggregated Headlines

James Gunn Slams AI-Generated Batman

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-01 22:45:50

As generative AI slop is threatening to turn Hollywood on its head, not everybody in the industry is enthusiastic about the tech. In a hilarious counter to a fan's AI-generated image of actor Brandon Sklenar dressed as the DC Comics' Batman, DC Studios filmmaker and "Superman" director James Gunn quipped in a Threads post that "it would be weird to cast an AI Batman with a 14 inch arm." Gunn was alluding to the AI-generated Batman's unnaturally short appendages, pointing out the AI's failure t

Topics: ai batman generated gunn image

Shop Amazon

M5 MacBook Pro: Here’s what to expect

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-10-02 04:05:30

Apple is reportedly working on a new MacBook Pro refresh, as they tend to do almost every year. This refresh is quite minor, but if you’re in the market for a new laptop, we’ll be breaking down everything you need to know about the next MacBook Pro update. What’s new As always, these new MacBook Pro models will come with a new generation of Apple Silicon. That means we’ll see the introduction of M5, M5 Pro, and M5 Max. These chips will still be based on TSMC’s 3nm process, specifically N3P, t

Topics: apple macbook model new pro

Shop Amazon

The PC was never a true 'IBMer'

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-01 21:13:39

The IBM Personal Computer was launched on 12 August 1981. Designed by an IBM team in Boca Raton, Florida led by Philip Don Estridge and William C. Lowe. That first PC, given the less than charismatic designation as the ‘Model 5150’, and its successors quickly set the standard for personal computing, first in business and then in homes. So much so that they became known as just ‘PCs’. But the PC was never an true ‘IBMer’, the colloquial term used for IBM employees. Wait a moment! The IBM PC. D

Topics: business ibm intel market pc

Shop Amazon

The AI Label Is on Everything Now: That's a Problem for Buyers and Home Brands Alike

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-01 23:00:00

If there's one thing I learned from Berlin's 2025 IFA consumer tech show, it's that AI has taken over marketing, too. Even with my smart home focus, it was difficult to find a new product or announcement that didn't have "AI" somewhere in its promotion. That's a problem for the average tech enjoyer, because it's no longer clear what AI means, if it's actually AI in the modern sense (which some would argue isn't even true AI at all), or if it adds anything worth having. Read more: Promptware Thr

Topics: ai home smart tech voice

Shop Amazon

Feds try to dodge lawsuit against their bogus climate report

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-30 08:58:03

While the Trump administration has continued to refer to efforts to avoid the worst impacts of climate change as a scam, it has done almost nothing to counter the copious scientific evidence that demonstrates that climate change is real and doing real damage to the citizens of the US. The lone exception has been a draft Department of Energy report prepared by a handful of carefully chosen fringe figures that questioned the mainstream understanding of climate change. The shoddy work and questiona

Topics: change climate committee report science

Shop Amazon

The Best Mushroom Coffee, WIRED Tested and Reviewed (2025)

wired.com Pete Cottell 2025-10-01 23:35:00

Photograph: Pete Cottell Others Tested Four Sigmatic Organic Coffee for $17: Four Sigmatic was founded about a decade ago by Finnish-American bohos who had the prescience to market mushroom coffee to woo-woo Angelenos who are rich enough to disregard science. Its catalog is expansive and includes a whole constellation of mushroom-infused ingestibles, with bagged, preground coffee serving as the flagship product alongside instant latte mixes, smoothie add-ins, and “capsules.” Buying from Four S

Topics: blend coffee cup focus sigmatic

Shop Amazon

Hey Google, let’s get rid of ads in Gmail

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-02 02:00:54

Stephen Headrick / Android Authority I hate ads. But I love Google. What a conundrum. We live in an online world that largely runs on ads, and I think it’s important to have this option so that products can continue to be used for free by the majority of the world. In fact, the free website you’re currently visiting to read these words right now is largely powered by ads. Again, this is a vital part of the internet being what it is today. I think it’s safe to say, however, that we are long over

Topics: ad free gmail google youtube

Shop Amazon

These five iPhone deals are a great pick if you’re not quite interested in iPhone 17

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-10-01 23:31:48

If you’re trying to buy a new iPhone but don’t quite want an iPhone 17, it can often be hard to find something on a tighter budget. Sure, Apple offers the iPhone 16e at $599 – but not everyone finds that to be a compelling phone. Luckily, there’s plenty of great options if you want to buy used, and I’ll be delving into five great picks for varying needs. #1 – iPhone 15 Pro If you’re after higher end features like a ProMotion display, Apple Intelligence, and a telephoto lens – the iPhone 15 Pro

Topics: 15 iphone ll making want

Shop Amazon

Hands-on with MOFT’s iPhone 17 cases and more: Fantastic options for a leather feel

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-10-02 01:47:50

For the iPhone 17 lineup, MOFT has a number of neat new cases and MagSafe wallets. Also, the company has new Apple Watch bands for the first time. All of these products are available already, just in case you’re shopping for a new case for your iPhone 17. These new cases, wallets, and watch bands are part of the companies new ‘Snap’ collection, made out of MOFT’s soft-touch MOVAS vegan leather material. I must say, they do feel incredibly nice – probably some of the best vegan leather I’ve felt

Topics: amazon moft new snap watch

Shop Amazon

Kodak's mini camera fits on your keyring and is smaller than an AirPods case

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-01 16:42:27

Kodak has shrunk a camera to fit onto a keyring, but it still manages to shoot both photo and video. It's hard not to compare the Kodak Charmera to the ubiquitous Labubu craze, considering the highly collectible nature of Reto Pro selling these officially licensed mini cameras as a single blind box for $29.99 or a full set of six for $179.94. The keyring cameras, which only weigh 30 grams, are already sold out on the Reto Pro website, but are expected to be restocked. The blind box can be unwra

Topics: camera charmera images keyring kodak

Shop Amazon

Indie App Spotlight: ‘SUMRY’ turns your Apple Watch activity into workout stories

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-10-01 22:30:00

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. If you’re an avid Apple Watch fan (or use another fitness tracker that syncs to Apple Health), you’ll find SUMRY incredibly useful. It allows you to pull multiple Apple Health workouts together, and it creates comprehensive summaries that tell a story about your activity. Top features SUMRY works with

Topics: app apple ll nice summaries

Shop Amazon

Here’s a fantastic MacBook Air deal you should consider if you’re eyeing an upgrade

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-10-02 01:06:03

With every new Apple product launch, deals slowly crop up over time – and the MacBook lineup is no exception. The best deals tend to come after a model is no longer the latest and greatest, and there’s currently an unbeatable M3 MacBook Air deal that’s hard to pass up on, and once it sells out, there likely won’t be any more to go around. Apple released the new M4 MacBook Air in March, and since then, retailers have been trying to move inventory of older M3 models. For the most part, they have

Topics: apple m3 m4 macbook model

Shop Amazon

Orange rivers signal toxic shift in Arctic wilderness

news.ycombinator.com Author 2025-09-29 19:24:05

In Alaska’s Brooks Range, rivers once clear enough to drink from now run orange and hazy with toxic metals. As warming thaws formerly frozen ground, it sets off a chemical chain reaction that is poisoning fish and wreaking havoc on ecosystems. Researcher testing murky waters in Alaska's Brooks Range. (Photo: Taylor Rhoades) As the planet warms, a layer of permafrost — permanently frozen Arctic soil that locked away minerals for millennia — is beginning to thaw. Water and oxygen creep into the

Topics: fish like permafrost river salmon

Shop Amazon

‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ Opening Is a Game of Hide and Seek

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-10-01 21:50:15

You may not know it, but we’re a few weeks out from The Strangers: Chapter 2. To help drum up interest for the film, Lionsgate’s put out a clip from the first few minutes of the film, which picks up where 2024’s Chapter 1 concluded. Last we left off, Maya (Madelaine Petsch) survived the attack from the titular Strangers that left her boyfriend Ryan dead, and she ended the film recuperating in the hospital. But before she can worry about her health bill, she realizes that she’s not as free of th

Topics: chapter film maya petsch strangers

Shop Amazon

CEOs Are Obsessed With AI, But Their Pushes to Use It Keep Ending in Disaster

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-01 18:45:14

There may be nobody else on Earth more excited about AI than CEOs. Driven by a compulsion to cut overhead costs — and avoid the wrath of similarly AI-fixated shareholders — executive teams across the US can’t wait to force AI onto their workforces, consequences be damned. Corporate executives have become giddy at the thought of automating their workforces, boasting about supposed productivity gains as they lay off human workers, who now face one of the worst job markets in recent history. Even

Topics: ai ceos companies hard human

Shop Amazon

Scientists Say They Can't Explain the Signal They Just Detected From Beyond Our Galaxy

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-01 20:15:24

Gamma ray bursts are some of the most powerful explosions in the universe, unleashing as much energy in mere seconds as the Sun will in its entire 10 billion year lifespan. Typically, they're produced by stars dying in a spectacular supernova — a rapid collapse that completely obliterates the stellar object. But now, astronomers say they've detected a gamma ray burst that utterly defies explanation: it repeated multiple times over the course of a single day, as if the star somehow suffered back

Topics: black hole martin said star

Shop Amazon

Sam Altman Concerned That the Whole Internet Now Feels Fake as AI Takes Over

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-01 21:00:25

Has Sam Altman spent too much time talking with ChatGPT lately, or has he finally taken a break from his delusion-inducing chatbot and smelled the roses? We ask because the man responsible for unleashing the Automated Soulless Text Machine on the world has recently caught on that the internet has started feeling super fake, and he's now pontificating about this novel observation again on X-formerly-Twitter, seemingly mystified at how this all came to pass. Prompting his latest musing was a scr

Topics: ai altman dead internet like

Shop Amazon

Apple @ Work: Apple says it’s past time to get serious about Declarative Device Management

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-10-01 21:00:00

Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with

Topics: apple ddm management mosyle work

Shop Amazon

An Annual Blast of Pacific Cold Water Did Not Occur, Alarming Scientists

news.ycombinator.com Sachi Kitajima Mulkey 2025-10-01 21:54:31

Each year between January and April, a blob of cold water rises from the depths of the Gulf of Panama to the surface, playing an essential role in supporting marine life in the region. But this year, it never arrived. “It came as a surprise,” said Ralf Schiebel, a paleoceanographer at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry who studies the region. “We’ve never seen something like this before.” The blob is as much as 10 degrees Celsius colder than the surface water. In Fahrenheit terms, the wate

Topics: cold gulf panama surface water

Shop Amazon

The Value of Bringing a Telephoto Lens

news.ycombinator.com Avid Andrew 2025-09-28 00:08:33

They usually aren't light, and they certainly aren't small, but the unique perspective a telephoto lens brings makes it an indispensable part of your kit, even when traveling. Let's review some shots taken with a telephoto to see how we can justify its size and weight. Avoiding Distractions In some cases, distracting buildings or people may be unavoidable. However, a telephoto can help eliminate those distractions and bring your subject, in this case the clouds and mountains, front-and-center:

Topics: contrast mask mountains shot telephoto

Shop Amazon

Open Source SDR Ham Transceiver Prototype

news.ycombinator.com Wojciech Kaczmarski 2025-09-28 09:38:28

The future is here: LinHT booted up successfully for the first time. We believe that Software Defined Transceivers will be the next big trend in amateur radio. LinHT is the most important hardware project in Amateur Radio today. Bruce Perens, K6BP https://perens.com/2025/08/12/whats-wrong-with-ardc/ The test device has no RF amplifier (although we will include GRF5604 RF amplifier in the next revision, see this). The output power of this test setup is around 5dBm. Frequency range: 420-450MHz

Topics: amateur amplifier design device linht

Shop Amazon

Mago: A fast PHP toolchain written in Rust

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-01 22:20:01

An extremely fast PHP linter, formatter, and static analyzer, written in Rust. Mago is a comprehensive toolchain for PHP that helps developers write better code. Inspired by the Rust ecosystem, Mago brings speed, reliability, and an exceptional developer experience to PHP projects of all sizes. Table of Contents Installation The most common way to install Mago on macOS and Linux is by using our shell script: curl --proto ' =https ' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://carthage.software/mago.sh | bash Fo

Topics: analysis code mago php rust

Shop Amazon

Charlie Kaufman Holds Hollywood Responsible for Today’s ‘Terrible’ World

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-10-01 22:30:18

Filmmaker Charlie Kaufman’s got a lot to say about the state of the world—and why he thinks Hollywood is at least partially to blame for it. In a new interview with The Guardian, the mind behind 2004’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and this year’s short How to Shoot a Ghost said the film industry has “everything to do with [why] the world is in a terrible, terrible situation right now.” As part of said industry, Kaufman considers it a personal responsibility to “not put garbage into th

Topics: ai hollywood industry kaufman said

Shop Amazon

60 years after Gemini, newly processed images reveal incredible details

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-01 19:15:47

Six decades have now passed since some of the most iconic Project Gemini spaceflights. The 60th anniversary of Gemini 4, when Ed White conducted the first US spacewalk, came in June. The next mission, Gemini 5, ended just two weeks ago, in 1965. These missions are now forgotten by most Americans, as most of the people alive during that time are now deceased. However, during these early years of spaceflight, NASA engineers and astronauts cut their teeth on a variety of spaceflight firsts, flying

Topics: book gemini human missions spaceflight

Shop Amazon

The 25 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now (September 2025)

wired.com Matt Kamen 2025-10-01 19:00:00

While Netflix is busy pumping out more series than any one person could watch (probably), some of the best shows are on Amazon Prime Video. Trouble is, navigating the service’s labyrinthine menus can make finding the right series a pain. We’re here to help. Below are our favorite Amazon series—all included with your Prime subscription. For more viewing picks, read WIRED’s guide to the best movies on Amazon Prime, the best movies on HBO’s Max, and the best movies on Netflix. If you buy somethin

Topics: amazon prime season series world

Shop Amazon

How Often Should You Replace Your Mattress and Bedding?

wired.com Julia Forbes 2025-10-01 19:39:00

As foreboding as it sounds, nothing lasts forever—not even your mattress, sheets, and pillows. It’s essential to know how often to replace your mattress and bedding, not just for hygiene reasons, but for ensuring you’re getting optimal support and comfort to aid in sleep. I have seen some severe cases of people using wildly outdated or damaged mattresses (think 20 years or more, or covered in duct tape), and pillows so shredded into tatters that it makes you wonder how they even resembled pillow

Topics: like mattress pillow sheets support

Shop Amazon

6 Best Digital Notebooks, Tablets, and Smart Pens (2025)

wired.com Nena Farrell 2025-10-01 22:01:00

Comparing Our Favorite Digital Notebooks Model Display Resolution Color? Storage Weight Battery life reMarkable Paper Pro 10.8 inches, adjustable front light 229 pixels per inch Yes 64 GB 1.16 pounds Up to 2 weeks reMarkable Paper Pro Move 7.3 inches, adjustable front light 264 pixels per inch Yes 64 GB 0.51 pounds Up to 2 weeks Kindle Scribe 10.2 inches, adjustable warm light, auto-adjusting front light 300 pixels per inch No 16, 32, or 64 GB 0.96 pounds Up to 12 weeks reMarkable 2 9.7 inches

Topics: notebook notes paper pen smart

Shop Amazon

Time is running out to get half off a year of Paramount Plus

theverge.com Barbara Krasnoff 2025-10-02 00:00:00

is a reviews editor who manages how-tos and various projects. She’s worked as an editor and writer (and occasional sci-fi author) for more years than she cares to admit to. It’s September, and many among us are dealing with back to school, and anticipating the colder weather that’s on its way (at least, if you live in the northern climes). This, plus a somewhat fraught political atmosphere, means that you might be looking for reliable, affordable ways to escape the doldrums. You don’t need us

Topics: 99 amazon deal price week

Shop Amazon

Behind Kamathipura's Closed Doors

news.ycombinator.com Failed Architecture 2025-09-28 03:03:03

On the rickshaw, in the evening rush hour. An elderly driver, hands on the steering wheel, khaki shirt, marking his station. His neck hesitantly swivels, as if to say something: they have arrived at their destination. An alien territory in the white-washed city. Coquettish beckonings are lined up on fractured doors as street lamps in the narrow alleys. Collapsing buildings constrict ventilation and light. A landlord’s greed is made manifest: two-storeyed houses buried beneath off-balanced extens

Topics: kamathipura neighborhood redevelopment sex workers

Shop Amazon

Resizing images in Rust, now with EXIF orientation support

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-27 23:31:22

Resizing images in Rust, now with EXIF orientation support Resizing an image is one of those programming tasks that seems simple, but has some rough edges. One common mistake is forgetting to handle the EXIF orientation, which can make resized images look very different from the original. Last year I wrote a create_thumbnail tool to resize images, and today I released a small update. Now it’s aware of EXIF orientation, and it no longer mangles these images. This is possible thanks to a new ver

Topics: exif image images orientation thumbnail

Shop Amazon

Latest Tech News

James Gunn Slams AI-Generated Batman

M5 MacBook Pro: Here’s what to expect

The PC was never a true 'IBMer'

The AI Label Is on Everything Now: That's a Problem for Buyers and Home Brands Alike

Feds try to dodge lawsuit against their bogus climate report

The Best Mushroom Coffee, WIRED Tested and Reviewed (2025)

Hey Google, let’s get rid of ads in Gmail

These five iPhone deals are a great pick if you’re not quite interested in iPhone 17

Hands-on with MOFT’s iPhone 17 cases and more: Fantastic options for a leather feel

Kodak's mini camera fits on your keyring and is smaller than an AirPods case

Indie App Spotlight: ‘SUMRY’ turns your Apple Watch activity into workout stories

Here’s a fantastic MacBook Air deal you should consider if you’re eyeing an upgrade

Orange rivers signal toxic shift in Arctic wilderness

‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ Opening Is a Game of Hide and Seek

CEOs Are Obsessed With AI, But Their Pushes to Use It Keep Ending in Disaster

Scientists Say They Can't Explain the Signal They Just Detected From Beyond Our Galaxy

Sam Altman Concerned That the Whole Internet Now Feels Fake as AI Takes Over

Apple @ Work: Apple says it’s past time to get serious about Declarative Device Management

An Annual Blast of Pacific Cold Water Did Not Occur, Alarming Scientists

The Value of Bringing a Telephoto Lens

Open Source SDR Ham Transceiver Prototype

Mago: A fast PHP toolchain written in Rust

Charlie Kaufman Holds Hollywood Responsible for Today’s ‘Terrible’ World

60 years after Gemini, newly processed images reveal incredible details

The 25 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now (September 2025)

How Often Should You Replace Your Mattress and Bedding?

6 Best Digital Notebooks, Tablets, and Smart Pens (2025)

Time is running out to get half off a year of Paramount Plus

Behind Kamathipura's Closed Doors

Resizing images in Rust, now with EXIF orientation support

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising

Latest Tech News

Trending Topics

Hot Now

Popular

Emerging

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising