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Plague Case Confirmed Near Lake Tahoe After Likely Flea Bite

gizmodo.com Natalia Mesa 2025-11-13 09:55:17

A California resident has tested positive for the plague after camping near Lake Tahoe, local health officials confirmed. It’s the latest in a string of positive cases in the western U.S. this year. The infected person was likely bitten by a plague-infected flea in the South Lake Tahoe area, according to local health officials. This is the first local case in the area since 2020. The person is currently recovering and is undergoing medical treatment at home. “Plague is naturally present in man

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AT&T Promo Code: Get Up to $200 in August

wired.com Kat Merck 2025-11-11 17:30:00

Major wireless carriers: A necessary evil if you travel a lot, have a family, or are just interested in coverage that’s reliably consistent and widespread. AT&T is the third-largest provider in the US (first for 5G), with the largest coverage map. I’ve had various AT&T plans for more than a decade, first for just myself and now for my whole family, even though I only get one cell bar at my house and have to stand in one 5-square-foot patch of yard to make a phone call. And have lost entire days

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Show HN: Strudel Flow, a pattern sequencer built with Strudel and React Flow

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-11 09:34:43

Strudel Flow A visual drum machine and pattern sequencer built with Strudel.cc, React Flow, and styled using Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui. Create complex musical patterns by connecting instrument nodes to effect nodes with a drag-and-drop interface. Table of Contents Getting Started To get started, follow these steps: Install dependencies: npm install # or yarn install # or pnpm install # or bun install Run the development server: npm run dev # or yarn dev # or pnpm dev # or bun dev Tech Sta

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Google launches a new Pixel Journal app

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-11-13 23:00:00

Google launched a new journaling app called the Pixel Journal at its Pixel 10 launch event, which comes nearly two years after Apple introduced its Journal app in 2023 with the arrival of iOS 17. Google said its Pixel Journal uses on-device AI models to prompt users to fill out journal entries. The app can also suggest writing prompts based on memories, past entries, or your goals. Plus, you can add photos, locations, and activities to a journal entry apart from logging your mood. Image Credi

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Apple TV+ reveals darker, cutthroat return of The Morning Show in new trailer

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-14 09:30:24

One of the longest running hits for Apple TV+, The Morning Show, is returning soon with season 4. And the new trailer reveals a darker turn coming for the series. The Morning Show season 4 trailer debuts ahead of September return When Apple TV+ launched in 2019, its biggest flagship series was The Morning Show, headlined by stars Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Steve Carrell. Now six years later, The Morning Show remains one of Apple’s most popular series, and its star-studded cast k

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The End of Handwriting

news.ycombinator.com Angela Watercutter 2025-11-12 18:37:25

People often credit my good handwriting to my Catholic school education—like a nun with a ruler and a taste for corporal punishment perfected my penmanship. But that’s not why. It’s because of my mom. An engineer by trade, she can execute the kind of perfect block letters that only come with years of working on a drawing board. As a kid, I worked to mimic her print as well as her incredibly ornate cursive. I don’t practice those skills nearly enough as an adult, though: As a reporter, speed trum

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Government Staffing Cuts Have Fueled an Ant-Smuggling Boom

wired.com Kate Knibbs 2025-11-15 04:30:00

It’s hard to keep track of all the ways that the United States has changed since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January. The nation’s foreign aid programs have been destroyed, chaotic tariff policies have upended global trade, and press freedom has been repeatedly attacked. But there are also innumerable smaller shifts taking place and incrementally warping day-to-day life. One involves some of the country’s tiniest inhabitants: ants. Sources tell WIRED that ant smugglers in the US

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Verizon-powered prepaid brands just got a lot more travel-friendly

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-15 04:00:32

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Verizon-powered prepaid providers, Simple Mobile and Total Wireless, are introducing several travel-friendly perks across their plans. The updated plans offer new international calling, texting, and roaming benefits, and in some cases, bundled streaming services. Verizon will soon power new global connectivity options for prepaid customers of Simple Mobile and Total Wireless. Starting August 28, the two no-contract prepaid providers under Verizon’s Va

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Intel Foundry Demonstrates First Arm-Based Chip on 18A Node

news.ycombinator.com Zak Killian 2025-11-13 03:31:18

Images in this post: Intel, via TechPowerUp! Intel Foundry needs external customers, as the company claims that if it doesn't find more, it may have to "pause or discontinue our pursuit of Intel 14A and successor nodes." That could explain why the company posted a video today on its YouTube channel showing off "Deer Creek Falls", a new "reference SoC" fabricated on its 18A process.The video has since been removed, which is why we're crediting TechPowerUp on the screenshots, but it clearly sho

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, Aug. 20

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-15 06:13:00

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Without the futex, it's futile

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-15 09:53:42

Phil Eaton’s book club is starting The Art of Multiprocessor Programming, 2nd Edition , which is a very well regarded textbook, and pretty recently updated (2021). I’ve even heard of a couple of authors. I’ve done a lot of concurrent programming, and have always felt like I’ve still got plenty to learn, so I was excited for the topic. So far, what I’ve learned is that I would never recommend this book, despite any merits. Academia certainly struggles to find the right balance between teaching

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 20, #1523

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-15 18:08:59

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Scientists Testing New LASIK-Like System That Doesn't Use a Laser on Eyeball

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-15 22:50:32

Image by Valeria Blanc / Getty Images Treatments Researchers have come up with a potentially groundbreaking — and entirely laser-free — alternative to LASIK, a popular surgical procedure that uses high-power lasers to reshape the cornea to correct vision problems. During a meeting of the American Chemical Society, a team of scientists led by Occidental College chemistry professor Michael Hill showed off a new approach, called "electromechanical reshaping" (EMR), that uses small jolts of electr

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Wyoming Launches the First State-Issued Stablecoin

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2025-11-16 09:10:04

Wyoming just became the first U.S. state to launch its own stablecoin, promising lower fees and instant transactions. The Wyoming Stable Token Commission, created in 2023, announced on Tuesday the launch of the mainnet blockchain network for its new Frontier Stable Token (FRNT). The commission says FRNT will make digital payments faster and more secure for individuals, businesses, and institutions around the world. How that’s different from any other stablecoin’s promises is anyone’s guess. “F

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French government demands answers over streamer's death

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-16 14:08:44

French government demands answers over streamer's death The French government has launched an investigation into the death of online personality Raphaël Graven, known as "Jean Pormanove", who died in his sleep aged 46. The streamer had been livestreaming on the platform Kick prior to his death according to French media reports. France's digital affairs and artificial intelligence (AI) minister Clara Chappaz wrote in a post on X on Tuesday Pormanove had been "humiliated" and "mistreated" durin

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Staff disquiet as Alan Turing Institute faces identity crisis

news.ycombinator.com Dan Milmo 2025-11-14 20:18:58

When the UK government announced the creation of the Alan Turing Institute in 2014 it promised a “fitting memorial” to the renowned computer scientist and artificial intelligence pioneer. More than a decade on, Britain’s leading AI institute is in turmoil as staff warn it may be in danger of collapse and ministers demand a shift in focus to defence and security work. “The ATI brand is well recognised internationally,” says Dame Wendy Hall, a professor of computer science at the University of S

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Trump admin says it convinced UK to drop demand for Apple backdoor

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-16 14:27:50

The UK has dropped its demand that Apple create a backdoor for government security officials to access encrypted data, according to US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard wrote in a post on X last night that she has "been working closely with our partners in the UK... to ensure Americans' private data remains private and our Constitutional rights and civil liberties are protected. As a result, the UK has agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a 'back door' that wou

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Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers told

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-16 05:39:49

Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers told 11 hours ago Share Save Ottilie Mitchell BBC News Charlotte Sexton BBC Newsnight Share Save Getty Images The government needs to stop children using virtual private networks (VPNs) to bypass age checks on porn sites, the children's commissioner for England has said. Dame Rachel de Souza told BBC Newsnight it was "absolutely a loophole that needs closing" and called for age verification on VPNs. VPNs can disguise your location online - all

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Trump administration reportedly weighs 10% stake in Intel via CHIPS Act grants, making government top shareholder

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-11-16 18:03:22

Lip-Bu Tan, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., departs following a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. Alex Wroblewski | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration is discussing taking a 10% stake in Intel , according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday, in a deal that could see the U.S. government become the chipmaker's largest stakeholder. As part of a potential deal, the government is also considering converting some or all of Intel's grants f

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India’s government to propose blanket ban on real-money gaming

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-11-16 18:03:34

Real-money gaming companies are reeling as India moves to propose a blanket ban on their operations under a new legislation. The Indian government plans to prohibit real-money games — whether based on skill or chance — under its proposed online gaming regulation, per a draft seen by TechCrunch, which was also verified by three sources, including one consultant with the Indian IT ministry and two people working closely with the Indian government and real-money gaming companies. Proposed to be c

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UK Official Calls for Age Verification on VPNs to Prevent Porn Loophole

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2025-11-17 04:55:45

A U.K. government official wants tougher rules to stop kids from using VPNs to dodge the country’s latest online safety laws. The Online Safety Act, which went into effect this summer, puts new legal pressure on online platforms, including search engines and social media sites, to protect users from harmful content. The laws are mostly aimed at keeping children away from porn and other “harmful” material tied to self-harm, suicide, and eating disorders. One of the act’s main provisions is that

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Tesla will sell you back the turn signal stalk it removed from the Model 3

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-11-17 04:32:48

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. For a company that likes to fire a bunch of people, only to later regret the decision and try to hire those same people back, this latest news shouldn’t come as much of a surprise: Tesla is selling a retrofit turn signal stalk to replac

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NVIDIA is reportedly developing an AI chip for China more powerful than the H20

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-17 09:30:57

NVIDIA is working on a new AI chip meant for the Chinese market that's more powerful than the H20, according to Reuters. It will reportedly be based on the company's latest Blackwell architecture, which can produce chips between seven and 30 times faster than its previous AI platform. Reuters says the product is tentatively named B30A and will have a single-die design, putting all its main components on a single piece of silicon. It will apparently be capable of half the computing power of NVIDI

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Without the Futex, It's Futile

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-17 09:53:42

Phil Eaton’s book club is starting The Art of Multiprocessor Programming, 2nd Edition , which is a very well regarded textbook, and pretty recently updated (2021). I’ve even heard of a couple of authors. I’ve done a lot of concurrent programming, and have always felt like I’ve still got plenty to learn, so I was excited for the topic. So far, what I’ve learned is that I would never recommend this book, despite any merits. Academia certainly struggles to find the right balance between teaching

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, Aug. 19

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-16 21:26:00

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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AT&T Promo Code: Get Up to $300 in August

wired.com Kat Merck 2025-11-16 23:30:00

Major wireless carriers: A necessary evil if you travel a lot, have a family, or are just interested in coverage that’s reliably consistent and widespread. AT&T is the third-largest provider in the US (first for 5G), with the largest coverage map. I’ve had various AT&T plans for more than a decade, first for just myself and now for my whole family, even though I only get one cell bar at my house and have to stand in one 5-square-foot patch of yard to make a phone call. And have lost entire days

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The POCO Carnival 2025 brings fun games, social media challenges, and massive discounts

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-17 14:46:38

Starting as an independent brand under the Xiaomi Corporation in 2018, POCO quickly made a name for itself as a key player in the smartphone world, now reaching over 98 countries worldwide. One of the main reasons for its rapid success is POCO’s focus on appealing to a younger audience of smartphone enthusiasts. With its vibrant, eye-catching, and cool designs that truly stand out among the usual boring slabs, POCO offers a wide range of gaming, entertainment, and performance-focused phones, al

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Tesla offers a $350 retrofit turn signal stalk after removing it from the Model 3

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-17 14:30:34

Leave it to Tesla to charge its customers for a feature it purposely left out. The company is now selling an almost $350 retrofit turn signal stalk for its Model 3 cars after removing from the initial model. Instead, it used buttons to activate the turn signal. As of now, the add-on is only available in the Chinese market. But, Model 3 drivers will need to shell out another 2,499 yuan ($348) to get a normal part of almost every car. However, there's a slight catch: The turn signal stalk is only

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Trump administration reportedly weighs 10% stake in Intel via Chip Act grants, making government top shareholder

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-11-18 00:38:33

At the embattled chipmaker's current market value, a 10% stake would be worth roughly $10.4 billion. Meanwhile, Intel has been awarded about $10.9 billion in Chips Act grants, including $7.9 billion for commercial manufacturing and $3 billion for national security projects. As part of a potential deal, the government is also considering converting some or all of Intel's grants from the 2022 U.S. CHIPS and Science Act into equity in the company, the report said, citing a White House official and

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Shein reportedly weighs moving back to China in a bid for Hong Kong IPO approval

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-11-18 02:50:56

Shein is considering moving its base back to China from Singapore in a bid to convince Beijing authorities to approve the e-commerce company's Hong Kong initial public offering, according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday. The report said that Shein had gone so far as to consult lawyers about setting up a parent company in mainland China, citing people familiar with the matter. However, it added that there was no guarantee that Shein would act upon the preliminary discussions. Shein, which sour

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Latest Tech News

Plague Case Confirmed Near Lake Tahoe After Likely Flea Bite

AT&T Promo Code: Get Up to $200 in August

Show HN: Strudel Flow, a pattern sequencer built with Strudel and React Flow

Google launches a new Pixel Journal app

Apple TV+ reveals darker, cutthroat return of The Morning Show in new trailer

The End of Handwriting

Government Staffing Cuts Have Fueled an Ant-Smuggling Boom

Verizon-powered prepaid brands just got a lot more travel-friendly

Intel Foundry Demonstrates First Arm-Based Chip on 18A Node

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, Aug. 20

Without the futex, it's futile

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 20, #1523

Scientists Testing New LASIK-Like System That Doesn't Use a Laser on Eyeball

Wyoming Launches the First State-Issued Stablecoin

French government demands answers over streamer's death

Staff disquiet as Alan Turing Institute faces identity crisis

Trump admin says it convinced UK to drop demand for Apple backdoor

Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers told

Trump administration reportedly weighs 10% stake in Intel via CHIPS Act grants, making government top shareholder

India’s government to propose blanket ban on real-money gaming

UK Official Calls for Age Verification on VPNs to Prevent Porn Loophole

Tesla will sell you back the turn signal stalk it removed from the Model 3

NVIDIA is reportedly developing an AI chip for China more powerful than the H20

Without the Futex, It's Futile

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, Aug. 19

AT&T Promo Code: Get Up to $300 in August

The POCO Carnival 2025 brings fun games, social media challenges, and massive discounts

Tesla offers a $350 retrofit turn signal stalk after removing it from the Model 3

Trump administration reportedly weighs 10% stake in Intel via Chip Act grants, making government top shareholder

Shein reportedly weighs moving back to China in a bid for Hong Kong IPO approval

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