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6 days until TechCrunch All Stage kicks off in Boston — and up to $475 in ticket savings disappear

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-08-10 01:00:00

In just 6 days, the doors to TechCrunch All Stage swing open in Boston’s SoWa Power Station — and your chance to save up to $475 slams shut. This isn’t just another founder event. It’s the summit designed to help startups move faster, fundraise smarter, and scale more effectively. Whether you’re refining your pitch, preparing to raise capital, or leading a growing team, TC All Stage delivers the tools, tactics, and connections you need to move forward. Right now, Founder Passes are only $100 a

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Appeals court strikes down ‘click-to-cancel’ rule

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2025-08-10 05:16:59

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. A federal appeals court just threw out a new government regulation that would have required subscription services to give consumers an easy way to cancel. The Federal Trade Commission’s click-to-cancel rule was set to take effect next week, and would have required everything from

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Apple Support app may soon get a generative AI assistant, and that’s a good thing

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-10 09:31:54

Apple might be the next company to add a ChatGPT-style chatbot to its Support app, likely as a way to automatically handle cases covered in its documentation and hand off only the trickier ones to a human. All things considered, this is a good move. A ‘Support Assistant’ potentially powered by a third-party model The Support app already has a live chat feature that connects users to actual humans, but wait times can get a bit unpredictable depending on the time of day, or after peak seasons li

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Heavy AI use makes you more likely to burn out and quit your job, new study finds

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-08-10 09:00:14

Boris Zhitkov/Getty The adoption of AI tools in the workplace is making employees more productive, but new research from freelance hiring firm Upwork suggests it might also be hurting their mental health. Following a survey of 2,500 workers (including executives, full-time employees, and freelancers) across multiple countries, the research showed that the most devoted users of AI tools, including agents, are also 88% more likely to experience burnout and twice as likely to quit, compared to th

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Using MPC for Anonymous and Private DNA Analysis

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-10 08:52:29

Earlier this year, Monadic DNA kicked off an experiment to demonstrate that people can access and analyze their genetic data with anonymity and privacy. Monadic DNA collected saliva samples from thirty encrypted genomics pioneers at an event in Denver. These participants later used a Web app to claim their genotyping results using a unique kit ID and a self-selected PIN. The app guided users through uploading their data to encrypted storage powered by Nillion’s multi-party compute (MPC) techno

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If You Want an Alexa Speaker, the Newest Echo Spot Now Costs Peanuts on Amazon

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-10 09:55:04

The Echo Spot is the top-selling Alexa speaker, and it is easy to see why. Compared to the Echo Dot or Pop, which offer the voice assistant of Alexa without a display, the Echo Spot features a bright adjustable display that takes the entire smart home experience to an entirely new level. For a few dollars more, you’ve got a device that isn’t just smarter but also much more useful. To mark Prime Day, Amazon is offering the newest Echo Spot for its all-time lowest price of just $44, half its regu

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Can you use a cellular watch with a prepaid carrier? Here’s what I found out

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-10 17:30:30

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Smartwatches have been around in some form for a little over a decade, and while Wi-Fi-only models remain the most common, there is growing interest in cellular watches as well. Typically, cellular smartwatches target postpaid customers of Verizon, T-Mobile, or AT&T. But can you use a cellular smartwatch with your prepaid plan? The answer isn’t simply yes or no. While more than a dozen carriers technically support cellular watches, compatibility varies greatl

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HomeKit-compatible smart homes becoming more affordable as Ikea Matters

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-10 18:33:04

You won't need to use Ikea's own app any more HomeKit compatibility used to attract a noticeable price premium when buying smart home products, but the Matter standard is changing that – and Ikea is now going all-in on this. The company says that it has more than 20 new affordable Matter-compatible smart home devices in the works, with likely plans to expand into completely new product types too … A quick recap on Matter and HomeKit Originally, brands wanting to offer HomeKit compatibility h

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The best smart scales for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-10 16:00:35

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Finding the best smart scale isn't just about tracking your weight anymore. Today’s smart bathroom scales do much more than older analog or digital models — they can give you detailed body composition measurements, track trends over time and sync effortlessly with health apps on your p

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SUSE launches new European digital sovereignty service to meet surging demand

news.ycombinator.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-08-10 14:24:13

Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Wary of the US government and tech companies, the European Union (EU) has seen a surge in support for open source and Linux. In the last few months, local EU governments, including the city of Lyon in France, the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, and Denmark, have begun their move to Linux and open-source software from Microsoft Windows and Office. Now, Luxembourg-based European open-source powerhouse SUSE is offering extensive support to

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IKEA ditches Zigbee for Thread going all in on Matter smart homes

news.ycombinator.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-08-10 16:42:17

Ikea is relaunching its smart home line in a move that will make its low-cost products work with other brands, with or without Ikea’s own hub. Starting in January, the Swedish furniture giant will release more than 20 new Matter-over-Thread smart lights, sensors, and remotes with “more new product types and form factors to come,” David Granath of Ikea of Sweden, tells The Verge in an exclusive interview. Ikea is also rebooting its audio offerings as it seeks to fill the Sonos Symfonisk-shaped h

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The Army Is Giving Up on War Horses

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-08-10 18:00:59

The U.S. military is finally done horsing around. According to a report from Task and Purpose, the Department of Defense is significantly cutting back on funding for its Military Working Equid program, and it plans to put an end to almost all horse-related operations. Apparently, steeds are no longer fit for modern warfare in the eyes of some folks at the Pentagon. Per the report, the Army will be redirecting $2 million that currently gets funneled into the Military Working Equid program to pro

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I Tried Living Without the Internet for a Day: It Made Me Want to Throw Away My Phone

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-10 16:00:00

I stood on a ridge in the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico, surrounded by pinyon trees and red-barked pines, listening to the trill of dark-eyed juncos jostling through the underbrush. Amid all this beauty, my phone chimed. And chimed again. And buzzed and beeped. A friend sent an Instagram link. Uber Eats offered a discount deal. Target had a coupon for cleaning products. Someone drove by my Ring doorbell camera. Our lives are so dependent on the internet, the thought of living wi

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Thread count: Ikea is stitching together a smarter home

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-08-10 16:00:00

Ikea is relaunching its smart home line in a move that will make its low-cost products work with other brands, with or without Ikea’s own hub. Starting in January, the Swedish furniture giant will release more than 20 new Matter-over-Thread smart lights, sensors, and remotes with “more new product types and form factors to come,” David Granath of Ikea of Sweden, tells The Verge in an exclusive interview. Ikea is also rebooting its audio offerings as it seeks to fill the Sonos Symfonisk-shaped h

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Teachers urge parents not to buy children smartphones

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-10 19:33:14

Teachers urge parents not to buy children smartphones 28 minutes ago Share Save Will Fyfe BBC News Share Save 'One of my friends had a smartphone when they were three or four' Parents of thousands of children have been asked not to give them a smartphone until they're at least 14 amid fears some were using devices for eight hours a day. Many schools have already banned smartphones on site but one part of the UK thinks it will be the first to have a countywide policy advising parents against g

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I'm Building LLM for Satellite Data EarthGPT.app

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-08 22:33:14

EarthGPT Work with multi-spectral satellite imagery by leveraging the power of LLMs and modern remote sensing.

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Scientists Discover Secret Weapon That Allows Pythons to Digest Bones

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-08-10 19:00:40

Pythons are notorious for their eating habits. After suffocating their prey with their lithe bodies, these large snakes swallow the animal whole. Now, researchers have shed new light on the cellular mechanisms that allow them to digest entire skeletons. The study, presented July 9 at the Society for Experimental Biology Annual Conference in Belgium and published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, investigated the intestinal cells of Burmese pythons. Adult males can grow to be 10 to 16 feet

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European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones

techcrunch.com Anna Heim 2025-08-10 17:00:00

Defense tech has gone from a no-go zone for VCs to a hot investment sector. However, dual use — meaning that the technology must also have civilian applications — is still a requirement for most of them, including the NATO Innovation Fund. Estonian VC firm Darkstar breaks from this trend by investing in purely military applications, with the goal of helping rearm Europe using combat-proven solutions emerging from Ukraine. “This is very critical, not only today but for the next 10 years,” said i

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Teachers want parents to stop giving children under 14 smartphones

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-10 14:59:18

Teachers want parents to stop giving children under 14 smartphones 6 hours ago Share Save Will Fyfe BBC News Reporting from Monmouthshire Share Save 'One of my friends had a smartphone when they were three or four' Parents of thousands of children have been asked not to give them a smartphone until at least 14-years-old amid fears some were using devices for eight hours a day Many schools have already banned smartphones on site but one part of the UK thinks it will be the first to have a coun

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How passkeys work: The complete guide to your inevitable passwordless future

zdnet.com David Berlind 2025-08-10 19:00:14

Owaki - Kulla/Getty Images I've been writing a lot about passkeys recently -- and with good reason. This year, some of the world's largest technology companies are doubling down on efforts to convince their billions of global users to start using passkeys instead of passwords when signing into websites, apps, and other services. Passwords versus passkeys How passkeys work Do your favorite sites even support passkeys? Join us on a typical passkey journey from discovery to registration to authe

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New Horizons images enable first test of interstellar navigation

news.ycombinator.com Author.Fullname 2025-08-08 15:12:09

By looking at the shifting of stars in photos from the New Horizons probe, astronomers have calculated its position in the galaxy – a technique that could be useful for interstellar missions Artist’s illustration of NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in the outer solar system Joe Olmsted/STScI As it hurtles out of our solar system, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is so far from Earth that the stars in the Milky Way appear in markedly different positions compared with our own view. Astronomers have

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Xenharmlib: A music theory library that supports non-western harmonic systems

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-10 20:37:21

Xenharmlib 0.3.0 has just been released. Find out what’s new Welcome to xenharmlib’s documentation!¶ Xenharmonic (adj.): Pertaining to music which sounds unlike that composed in the familiar 12 tone equal-tempered scale. —Ivor Darreg Xenharmlib is a generalized music theory library that supports traditional Western and non-western harmonic systems, unconventional microtonal and macrotonal tunings, diatonic and posttonal set theory and non-standard notations. It is easy to use, extendable, an

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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Watch Party: Join CNET Live as We See What Unfolds

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-10 20:37:00

Bridget Carey Editor at Large Bridget Carey is an award-winning reporter who helps you level-up your life -- while having a good time geeking out. Her exclusive CNET videos get you behind the scenes as she covers new trends, experiences and quirky gadgets. Her weekly video show, "One More Thing," explores what's new in the world of Apple and what's to come. She started as a reporter at The Miami Herald with syndicated newspaper columns for product reviews and social media advice. Now she's a mo

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Two charged in $650 million global crypto scam that promised 300% returns

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-08-11 01:30:25

A U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. Federal prosecutors have charged two men in connection with a sprawling cryptocurrency investment scheme that defrauded victims out of more than $650 million. The indictment, unsealed in the District of Puerto Rico, accuses Michael Shan

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The Earth's Rotation Is About to Spin Up So Much That Tomorrow Will Be Much Shorter Than Today

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-11 01:17:57

The Earth's Rotation Is About to Spin Up So Much That Tomorrow Will Be Much Shorter Than Today I Want to Get Off Mr. Bones' Wild Ride "The cause of this acceleration is not explained." Spin Cycle The Earth's rotation is about to accelerate significantly. According to scientists, July 9, July 22, and August 5 of this year will be some of the shortest days in recent memory as a result, slicing well over a millisecond off the usual 24 hours, Timeanddate.com reports. That's despite the Earth's

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Deal: Get 4 Apple AirTag trackers for just $64.99

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-11 01:14:53

Eric Zeman / Android Authority Do you keep losing your stuff? If you have an iPhone, you should definitely invest in some Apple AirTag trackers. Right now, they are at a low price of $64.99 for a 4-pack! Buy the Apple AirTag 4-Pack for just $64.99 ($34.01 off) This offer is available from Amazon. Keep in mind this is not officially part of Prime Day (though likely influenced by it). As such, you need no Amazon Prime subscription to access this deal. Just throw it in your cart and check out! A

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LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-08-11 01:24:15

LangChain, an AI infrastructure startup providing tools to build and monitor LLM-powered applications, is raising a new round of funding at an approximate $1 billion valuation led by IVP, according to three sources with knowledge of the deal. LangChain began its life in late 2022 as an open-source project founded by Harrison Chase, who was then an engineer at machine learning startup Robust Intelligence. After generating significant developer interest, Chase transformed the project into a start

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Rivian spinoff Also raises another $200M to build e-bikes and more

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-08-11 01:51:52

In Brief Also Inc., the micromobility startup spun out of Rivian earlier this year, has raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital, according to a new report from Bloomberg News. The funding round brings Also’s post-money valuation to $1 billion. The startup raised $105 million from Eclipse Ventures earlier this year when it was cleaved from Rivian. Also started as a skunkworks team inside Rivian in 2022 known as Project Inder, as TechCrunch previously reported. The team started working on an

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IDC: Mac shipments up 21% in Q2, but U.S. sales stalled ahead of tariff deadline

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-11 05:28:11

According to a preliminary report issued by IDC today, Apple saw the strongest year-over-year growth during Q2 compared to its closest competitors in the PC market, except in the U.S., where sales basically flatlined. Here are the details Based on today’s numbers, Apple outpaced the competition by a lot, with 21.4% growth year-over-year. However, it came up once again in fourth place with 9.1% market share. In practice, that translated to 6.2 million PCs shipped worldwide, up from 5.1 million

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Samsung's Frame Pro TV is my ideal blend of style and tech (and it's $300 off)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-08-11 05:23:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Samsung Frame Pro (65-inch) is on sale at Amazon for $1,897. Unlike most TVs, it looks great even when it's turned off. Plan on getting a soundbar for the most immersive experience. $1,947.99 at Amazon Currently, the Frame Pro TV is on sale for $1,897 at Amazon, with similar discounts at both Best Buy and Samsung. My friend who works for an international shipping company said the breakroom at his office has three Samsung Frame TVs hanging on the walls. None of them

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6 days until TechCrunch All Stage kicks off in Boston — and up to $475 in ticket savings disappear

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Apple Support app may soon get a generative AI assistant, and that’s a good thing

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HomeKit-compatible smart homes becoming more affordable as Ikea Matters

The best smart scales for 2025

SUSE launches new European digital sovereignty service to meet surging demand

IKEA ditches Zigbee for Thread going all in on Matter smart homes

The Army Is Giving Up on War Horses

I Tried Living Without the Internet for a Day: It Made Me Want to Throw Away My Phone

Thread count: Ikea is stitching together a smarter home

Teachers urge parents not to buy children smartphones

I'm Building LLM for Satellite Data EarthGPT.app

Scientists Discover Secret Weapon That Allows Pythons to Digest Bones

European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones

Teachers want parents to stop giving children under 14 smartphones

How passkeys work: The complete guide to your inevitable passwordless future

New Horizons images enable first test of interstellar navigation

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Two charged in $650 million global crypto scam that promised 300% returns

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LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say

Rivian spinoff Also raises another $200M to build e-bikes and more

IDC: Mac shipments up 21% in Q2, but U.S. sales stalled ahead of tariff deadline

Samsung's Frame Pro TV is my ideal blend of style and tech (and it's $300 off)

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