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I’m fed up with ads on my Google TV, so I got rid of them with this third-party launcher

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-12 08:00:39

Joe Maring / Android Authority Ever since Android TV underwent its transformation to Google TV a few years ago, I have had mixed feelings about the subsequent redesign of the home screen interface. While I appreciate the more modern-looking interface on one hand, the number of sponsored content suggestions has steadily increased over the years to the point of frustration. Simply put, I find sponsored content unacceptable after paying a fair price for the underlying hardware. And unfortunately,

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Apple steps in to save decade-long Cupertino transit project

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-12 08:02:43

Recently, Apple spent more than half a billion dollars to acquire two office campuses it had already been leasing. Now, it shelled out a few million more to avoid a potential traffic disaster in its own backyard. A long-planned overhaul of the Interstate 280 and Wolfe Road interchange, the junction between Apple Park and a massive upcoming housing development called The Rise, was on the brink of being canceled due to a funding shortfall. But Apple has stepped in with a $4 million contribution

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Amazon Is Going Nuts on Prices, GoPro HERO13 Black Is Flying Off Shelves For Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-12 08:25:19

Amazon is rolling out its Prime Day sale this Tuesday, but the discounts unofficially began showing up on Monday. Among the best deals is the GoPro Hero13 Black, the top-selling action camera in the world, which is now selling exceptionally cheaper. The Hero13 Black is now available for $329, down from its regular price of $429. How much more sweeter it gets is that it’s offered to all, not just Prime members but we don’t know how long it will last. There’s also a special bundle deal with extra

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This Lenovo gaming laptop made me ditch my ThinkPad for work - and it's on sale

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-08-12 18:00:14

ZDNET's key takeaways Lenovo's Legion Pro 7i is a top-tier gaming laptop, on sale now for $3,600. It effortlessly runs the latest gaming titles, exudes premium power, and features a 16-inch OLED display that demands your attention. Besides the high starting price, all that hardware runs hot, it's extremely power-hungry, and it has a big, bulky power supply. $3,099 at B&H Photo-Video Over at Lenovo's website, the Gen 10 Legion Pro 7i with the GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card is on sale for $3,05

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Show HN: Modernized file manager and program manager from Windows 3.x

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-12 10:55:24

Heirloom apps Lightly modernized classics for Windows Heirloom Program Manager An alternative to the Start menu for launching shortcuts. This is a reimplementation of the classic Program Manager. Heirloom File Manager Browse, organize, and manipulate files. An alternative to File Explorer for basic tasks. This direct derivative of the classic Windows File Manager adds the following features: High-DPI screen support Recycle Bin Bookmarks Drag and drop Create and extract zip archives

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Forget the hype — real AI agents solve bounded problems, not open-world fantasies

venturebeat.com Sean Falconer 2025-08-12 12:15:00

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 Everywhere you look, people are talking about AI agents like they’re just a prompt away from replacing entire departments. The dream is seductive: Autonomous systems that can handle anything you throw at them, no guardrails, no constraints, just give them your AWS credentials and they’ll solve all your problems. But the reality is that’s ju

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Hannah Cairo: 17-year-old teen refutes a math conjecture proposed 40 years ago

news.ycombinator.com Ágata A. Timón 2025-08-12 07:15:51

Hannah Cairo was stuck on a math problem. All she could think about during those weeks was a new approach. “After months of trying to prove the result, I managed to understand why it was so difficult. I realized that if I used that information correctly, I might be able to refute the claim. Finally, after several failed attempts, I found a way to construct a counterexample [a case that does not satisfy the studied property and therefore proves it is not universally true].” Ciaro says it required

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I extracted the safety filters from Apple Intelligence models

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-12 11:50:02

Decrypted Generative Model safety files for Apple Intelligence containing filters Structure decrypted_overrides/ : Contains decrypted overrides for various models. com.apple.*/ : Directory named using the Asset Specifier assosciated with the safety info Info.plist : Contains metadata for the override AssetData/ : Contains the decrypted JSON files : Contains decrypted overrides for various models. get_key_lldb.py : Script to get the encryption key (see usage info below) : Script to get the en

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This $179 portable projector has a 190-degree gimbal that has turned my ceiling into a cinema screen

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-12 08:00:38

Dangbei N2 Mini A compact, portable projector with crisp visuals and built-in streaming apps, the Dangbei N2 Mini offers a budget-friendly option for casual movie nights. Its clever, built-in gimbal makes even the ceiling fair game for an impromptu screening location. I don’t need an excuse to head to bed early, but I’ll take one if it presents itself. With the ability to project my favorite shows right on the ceiling of my bedroom, the Dangbei N2 Mini projector has quickly become a quiet favor

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Researchers seek to influence peer review with hidden AI prompts

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-08-12 13:03:55

In Brief Academics may be leaning on a novel strategy to influence peer review of their research papers — adding hidden prompts designed to coax AI tools to deliver positive feedback. Nikkei Asia reports that when examining English-language preprint papers available on the website arXiv, it found 17 papers that included some form of hidden AI prompt. The paper’s authors were affiliated with 14 academic institutions in eight countries, including Japan’s Waseda University and South Korea’s KAIST

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Data everywhere, alignment nowhere: What dashboards are getting wrong, and why you need a data product manager

venturebeat.com Seojoon Oh 2025-08-12 07:15:00

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 In the past decade, companies have spent billions on data infrastructure. Petabyte-scale warehouses. Real-time pipelines. Machine learning (ML) platforms. And yet — ask your operations lead why churn increased last week, and you’ll likely get three conflicting dashboards. Ask finance to reconcile performance across attribution systems, and

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Here are three reasons why AirPods Pro 2 are still worth picking up in 2025

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-08-12 09:28:32

We’re likely going to see yet another version of AirPods Pro this September, alongside the launch of the iPhone 17 lineup. Despite the current set of AirPods Pro coming up on nearly three years old, I don’t think that those in the market to buy new AirPods should necessarily waste their time waiting for a potentially upcoming model. AirPods Pro 2 keep getting better Even though we should get a new pair of AirPods Pro in the coming months, that hasn’t stopped Apple from continually making this

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QSBS Limits Raised

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-11 23:14:40

On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its own version of proposed legislation following the House’s passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1). While the House bill did not introduce any changes to Section[1] 1202 for “qualified small business stock” (QSBS), the Senate Finance proposal introduces significant expansions of the tax benefits of QSBS acquired after the date of the enactment of the final legislation. Summary of Current Law The QSBS exemption allows nonco

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Why AO3 Was Down

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-12 05:23:35

An unofficial sub devoted to AO3. The Archive of Our Own (AO3) offers a noncommercial and nonprofit central hosting place for fanworks. We are proactive and innovative in protecting and defending our work from commercial exploitation and legal challenge. We preserve our fannish economy, values, and creative expression by protecting and nurturing our fellow fans, our work, our commentary, our history, and our identity while providing the broadest possible access to fannish activity for all fans.

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Open Source and FPGA Maker Board for Networking

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-12 04:16:10

Open Source and FPGA Maker Board for Networking Private Island Networks Inc. is pleased to announce that we will sponsor and support a limited number of university efforts this upcoming academic year (2025/2026) for students that desire to work with the Private Island ® open source networking stack in the areas of network security, privacy, and machine learning. We believe that this open source networking project and the Betsy™ maker board are ideal for university senior projects, master these

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Show HN: AirBending – Hand gesture based macOS app MIDI controller

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-12 03:40:02

As a standard MIDI controller, AirBending works seamlessly with any digital audio workstation (DAW) including Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Cubase, and more. Connect to external hardware synthesizers, software instruments, and effects processors. No special drivers or plugins required—just standard MIDI communication that every music production setup understands. Advanced Preset Manager AirBending offers a sophisticated preset system that allows you to customize every aspect of your gest

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A rare look inside the durability lab where Apple tortures its products

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-12 05:00:00

Apple puts its products through a lot of tests during the development process, intended to ensure they have a long and reliable life even in challenging conditions. The company tests at least 10,000 iPhones prior to launch in an attempt to cover all the bases. It’s not often the iPhone maker lets outsiders into its labs, but Apple invited some of those attending WWDC 2025 to visit one to see for themselves the conditions it expects its gadgets to survive … To be clear, it’s not the first time

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Prompting LLMs is not engineering

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-12 20:38:04

Prompting LLMs is not engineering published in: With the proliferation of AI models and tools, there's a new industry-wide fascination with snake oil remedies called "prompt engineering". As of July 2025 the term is now "context engineering" or "context prompting" or "context manipulation". To put it succinctly, prompt engineering is nothing but an attempt to reverse-engineer a non-deterministic black box for which any of the parameters below are unknown: training set weights constraints o

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Show HN: AirBending – hand gesture based macOS app MIDI controller

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-12 23:40:02

As a standard MIDI controller, AirBending works seamlessly with any digital audio workstation (DAW) including Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Cubase, and more. Connect to external hardware synthesizers, software instruments, and effects processors. No special drivers or plugins required—just standard MIDI communication that every music production setup understands. Advanced Preset Manager AirBending offers a sophisticated preset system that allows you to customize every aspect of your gest

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The best earbuds we’ve tested for 2025

theverge.com Chris Welch 2025-08-13 16:00:00

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, and more. Editor’s note: Amazon Prime Day kicks off on July 8th; however, if you want to get a head start on your online shopping, we’ve rounded up the best early Prime Day deals you can already get. It’s hard to buy a bad pair of wireless earbuds these days, and with constant discounts and deals wherever you l

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Show HN: A cross-platform terminal emulator written in Java

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-10 12:11:01

ForceTerm The Terminal Strikes Back. Fully featured terminal based on jediterm. Usage Download and run a binary Head over to the releases section. We provide MSI installers for Windows, zipped appliation bundles for macOS and AppImage self-contained executables for Linux. Run from source There are two ways to run the application from source. Variant 1 (Linux and macOS only): ./gradlew clean create ./scripts/forceterm Variant 2 (cross-platform): ./gradlew pinpitRun Hacking To work on

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Eero Pro 7 Review: Great Mesh Networking, Even if You Don’t Have Wi-Fi 7

gizmodo.com Wes Davis 2025-08-14 04:00:29

It’s been years since I had consistently shitty Wi-Fi in my home. Around the time that Apple discontinued its AirPort routers in 2018, I cobbled together a mesh network comprised of a second-generation Eero Pro and one of the company’s entry-level Eeros. I’ve upgraded a couple of times since then, getting higher throughput and a couple extra bells and whistles, but generally the experience has been a stable one that’s asked little of me. Now, having spent some time with the Wi-Fi 7-capable Eero

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Show HN: BunkerWeb – the open-source and cloud-native WAF

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-14 07:55:57

Introduction Overview Make your web services secure by default! BunkerWeb is a next-generation, open-source Web Application Firewall (WAF). As a full-featured web server (based on NGINX under the hood), it protects your web services to make them "secure by default." BunkerWeb integrates seamlessly into your existing environments (Linux, Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes, …) as a reverse proxy and is fully configurable (don't panic, there is an awesome web UI if you don't like the CLI) to meet your s

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I test all the best Android phones every year, and these are the ones you should buy in 2025

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-14 16:00:44

It’s a funny thing, this idea of calling something the best. After all, everyone wants to think that their favorite of anything is the best — the best album, book, or cup of coffee — but that can’t always be true. And, when you apply the idea of being the best to a category as wide open as Android phones, which can come in different shapes, sizes, and prices, the task becomes even greater. However, I think I have a pretty good idea of what makes an Android phone great. I test and review dozens

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All of the best 4th of July Apple deals

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-08-14 18:09:23

Here is your collection of the best Apple deals up for grabs for the July 4th 2025. While we are still a few days away from the start of the major summer sales, including Amazon’s Prime Day event, there are some seriously notable discounts live right now on current-generation iPads, $150 off the M4 MacBook Air lineup, Apple Pencil Pro, AirPods Max, and more. You’ll also find a collection of discounts across other products categories waiting down below as well, from accessories and storage gear t

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Developing with GitHub Copilot Agent Mode and MCP

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-11 02:47:28

I'm always looking for ways to work more efficiently and deliver better code faster. Recently, The GitHub Copilot Agent Mode in combination with Model Context Protocol (MCP) has transformed my development workflow. The magic starts with Customizing AI responses in VS Code. Instead of repeatedly explaining my preferences to the AI, I can now define: Custom instructions for consistent coding practices for consistent coding practices Custom prompts for reusable task templates for reusable task

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After Years of Testing Skincare, I Found a Product That Calms My Breakouts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-14 16:34:04

CNET's key takeaways The Tower 28 SOS Rescue Spray always calms my skin when I'm dealing with a breakout or redness. It can be purchased for as low as $12 for a travel size. The SOS Rescue Spray contains hypochlorous acid, a natural anti-inflammatory and antibacterial. When I was a teenager, I dealt with acne and spent years testing various products to get rid of it to no avail. Now, as an adult, I still have the occasional breakout, but I've since found a product that calms my skin and redu

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Google Messages could give profile pages a dash of Material 3 Expressive personality (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-14 18:29:02

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR In addition to other areas of the Google Messages app, Google is testing Material 3 Expressive design changes for the profile section. The profile section will soon feature updated buttons that change shape and include tap animations. Android 16 is here, but most of its Material 3 Expressive changes will be coming with the Android 16 QPR1 release later in the year. However, that doesn’t stop apps from updating themselves with Material 3 Expressive ele

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Best Internet Providers in Glendale, California

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-14 16:52:00

What is the best internet provider in Glendale, California? For a city located in one of the most populous counties in the US, Glendale, California, has somewhat limited options in terms of home internet. Thankfully, the providers that service this Los Angeles suburb are some of the best in the nation. The best internet provider in Glendale is AT&T Fiber, and it’s arguably the best internet provider in the country. AT&T Fiber offers symmetrical upload and download speeds, straightforward pricin

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Cluely’s ARR doubled in a week to $7M, founder Roy Lee says. But rivals are coming.

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-08-15 00:33:48

Cluely’s revenue has skyrocketed to about $7 million in ARR since it launched its new enterprise product a week ago, founder Roy Lee told TechCrunch. “Every single person who has a meeting or an interview is testing this out.” Cluely, one of Silicon Valley’s most-talked-about startups, offers products that use AI to analyze online conversations, deliver real-time notes, provide context, and suggest questions to ask. This information appeared discreetly on the user’s screen, invisible to others.

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