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The Absolute Worst Deals of July 2025’s Excessively Long Prime Day

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-08-14 02:01:03

At this point, Amazon’s July Prime Day should be called “Prime Week.” This latest manufactured shopping holiday is supposed to last for four days through Friday, July 11, exhausting our collective eyeballs with big red percentage stickers. If you weren’t tired of the number of tiring deals posts crowding the internet, Amazon’s extra-long shop-a-thon has already dealt us a fair share of discounted products that stretch what any sane person would consider a good buy. Same as it ever was. Already,

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Fed up with AI scraping your content? This open-source bot blocker can help - here's how

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-08-14 10:10:00

Anubis / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Anyone who runs a website knows how annoying AI bots are these days. F5, the application delivery network company, found that more than half of all web visits come not from people but from data scrapers, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Perplexity AI bots. Also: AI bots scraping your data? This free tool gives those pesky crawlers the run-around (Disclosure: Ziff Davis, ZDNET's parent company, filed an April 2025 lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging

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Musk says Grok chatbot was 'manipulated' into praising Hitler

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-14 12:02:11

Musk says Grok chatbot was 'manipulated' into praising Hitler 3 hours ago Share Save Peter Hoskins & Charlotte Edwards • @edwardsclm Business & technology reporters, BBC News Share Save Reuters Elon Musk has sought to explain how his artificial intelligence (AI) firm's chatbot, Grok, praised Hitler. "Grok was too compliant to user prompts," Musk wrote on X. "Too eager to please and be manipulated, essentially. That is being addressed." Screenshots published on social media show the chatbot sa

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The price of these workout earbuds from Beats just dropped even lower

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-08-14 14:19:42

ZDNET's key takeaways The Powerbeats Pro 2 retail for $250 in vibrant Black, Quick Sand, Hyper Purple, and Electric Orange colorways. The earbuds can replace your smartwatch or fitness tracker, offering exercise and activity data via companion apps. The sound isn't very robust, delivering weak bass and hollow mids. View now at Apple The Powerbeats Pro 2 are $80 off right now on Amazon, during Amazon's third day of Prime Day. This is $30 more savings compared to the past two days of Prime Day.

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Looking for a tablet for your kid? They're as low as $55 during Amazon Prime Day

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-14 14:31:00

My kids love their Fire tablets, and I love the convenience of parental controls they offer. Maria Diaz/ZDNET Amazon is offering some huge deals on its latest Fire Kids Tablets during Prime Day, my kids' favorite device for home and on-the-go entertainment. The newest Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids tablet is 54% off at $65, the Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids Pro tablet for older kids is also down to $65, and the larger Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro is down to $105. Also: The best Prime Day deals you can shop now

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10 ways an IT home lab can help you land your next job - and how to get started (it's easy!)

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2025-08-14 14:52:00

EschCollection/Getty Images When I was a kid, my home lab consisted of test tubes and beakers, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), acetic acid (vinegar), and the occasional boom, followed closely by the sound of my mom in the distance yelling, "David Allen Gewirtz, you stop that right now." When the scold transitioned from "David Gewirtz" to "David Allen Gewirtz," I knew I was in trouble. To be fair, nothing prepared my nontechnical mom and dad to raise a future engineer. I was forever taking th

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Major US power operator says AI and data center demands are pushing prices up

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-14 18:00:30

PJM Interconnection (PJM) is the largest power grid operator in the US, serving 65 million customers across the District of Columbia and 13 states, namely Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. But this summer, some parts of PJM's power grid are expected to use so much electricity that people's bills for the summer are projected to be 20 percent higher than before, according to Reuters. Th

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The SEC Is Crashing the Digital Stocks Party

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-08-14 18:20:28

For years, the promise of blockchain technology has captivated the financial world, hinting at a future where traditional assets are transformed into nimble, digital “tokens.” This vision, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce puts it, is “enchanting, but not magical.” She just sent a clear message to anyone hoping blockchain would free them from financial regulation: not so fast. Commissioner Peirce acknowledged the promise of tokenization, the process

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Wireless Emergency Alerts system was used for the Texas floods – but several problems

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-14 22:02:06

Authorities came under fire when it was suggested there were no warnings of the flash floods in Texas, which resulted in at least 120 lives being lost, with many more people still missing. In fact, the Wireless Emergency Alerts system was used to send multiple warnings, but a number of issues meant that many Texans didn’t receive them or act on them – and a new report suggests that’s a hard problem to fix … Texas flood tragedy CNN reports that 120 people are confirmed to have died, and that t

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Magic .env files built for sharing: Human-first, AI-friendly

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-14 20:59:06

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This tool strips away anti-AI protections from digital art

technologyreview.com Peter Hall 2025-08-15 05:00:00

To be clear, the researchers behind LightShed aren’t trying to steal artists’ work. They just don’t want people to get a false sense of security. “You will not be sure if companies have methods to delete these poisons but will never tell you,” says Hanna Foerster, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge and the lead author of a paper on the work. And if they do, it may be too late to fix the problem. AI models work, in part, by implicitly creating boundaries between what they perceive as d

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My Galaxy phone was missing this crucial Contacts feature, but I found a workaround

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-15 07:00:36

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority There aren’t many tasks the latest Android phones can’t assist with, which makes it all the stranger when you discover some fundamental functionality missing. This happened to me recently, when I finally got around to cleaning up my contacts list. The chore would be made a whole lot easier if I could sort my contacts by the date I added them, but I realized that this isn’t something you can do. When this issue comes up online, people usually want to look up re

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Cmdk – CD anywhere and open anything in your terminal

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-12 15:35:53

cmdk The ⌘-k "access anything" shortcut is awesome on Notion, Slack, etc. The terminal, by comparison, is a dinosaur: tons of repeated cd and ls and TAB just to get anywhere. This is ⌘-k for the terminal: access anything on your filesystem, from anywhere, with previews before you open: When you press enter... Directories get cd d to d to Text files get opened in vim Images and PDFs get opened in the Preview app .key files get opened in Keynote I'm extremely grateful to fzf; this project

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Skip the AI ‘bake-off’ and build autonomous agents: Lessons from Intuit and Amex

venturebeat.com Leon Yen 2025-08-15 07:12:41

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 As generative AI matures, enterprises are shifting from experimentation to implementation—moving beyond chatbots and copilots into the realm of intelligent, autonomous agents. In a conversation with VentureBeat’s Matt Marshall, Ashok Srivastava, SVP and Chief Data Officer at Intuit, and Hillary Packer, EVP and CTO at American Express at VB

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The Origin of the Research University

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-12 03:50:52

If you were alive in 1800 and someone asked you about the future of research, it wouldn’t occur to you to mention the university. Real scholarship happened in new, modern, enlightened institutions like the British Royal Society or the French Académie des sciences. Universities were a medieval relic. And nowhere was it more medieval, hidebound, and generally dysfunctional than in the German-speaking world. But something happened to German universities at the turn of the 19th century — they develo

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Prime Day Deal: Everyone Should Have Exactly Three Pairs of Headphones. Two of My Picks Are on Sale Today

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-15 09:09:00

Amazon Prime Day deal: The OnePlus Buds 3, my top choice for everyday earbuds, are 12% off for Prime Day, dropping the price to $88 from their usual list price of $100. The Beats Powerbeats Pro 2, my go-to for running, are seeing a whopping 28% discount on Amazon. That brings them down to an all-time low price of $180. When most people ask you what your "big three" are, they're likely inquiring about your sun, moon and rising signs. But when I ask you the same question, I'm not trying to determ

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 10, #290

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-15 09:24:00

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 is a mix. The blue category was tough, and two categories require you to know athlete names. Stumped? 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 a sign that the ga

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What Your Poop Is Signaling to You About Your Digestive Health

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-15 09:30:00

Nobody enjoys talking about their bodily functions, and bowel movements are right up there in the uncomfortable stakes. But once you get beyond the embarrassment, there is a lot that you can learn about yourself if you know what to pay attention to. How often you poop, how long it takes and what your stools look like can reveal a lot about your health. Knowing what to pay attention to is important. That's why we spoke with three gastroenterologists about the frequency of regular bowel movements

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The Powerbeats Pro 2 are down to their best price yet for Prime Day

theverge.com Brandon Russell 2025-08-15 10:30:00

The Powerbeats Pro 2 are only a few months old, but they’re already on sale for an all-time low of around $179.95 ($70 off) at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. We’ve seen the wireless earbuds drop in price here and there since launching in February, but Amazon is currently one-upping the previous low by a cool $20 for Prime Day. The earbuds aren’t quite as cheap as Apple’s second-gen AirPods Pro, which are down to $149 ($100 off) at Amazon, but if you want a pair specifically for working out, the

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Anker Recalls More Power Banks: Here's How to Get a Free Replacement or Gift Card

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-15 13:28:00

Electronics company Anker expanded an official global recall of some of its Power Bank products, adding five more models to a recall of the Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks with the model number A1263 announced earlier in June. The recall was initiated following 19 reports of the portable chargers catching fire and exploding. Anker's products are made in China. In addition to the June recall of the A1263 and a previous October 2024 recall of the A1642 PowerCore 10000, new products recalled are

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Show HN: MCP server for searching and downloading documents from Anna's Archive

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-15 18:06:38

Anna's Archive MCP Server An MCP server for searching and downloading documents from Anna's Archive Note Notwithstanding prevailing public sentiment regarding Anna's Archive, the platform serves as a comprehensive repository for automated retrieval of documents released under permissive licensing frameworks (including Creative Commons publications and public domain materials). This software does not endorse unauthorized acquisition of copyrighted content and should be regarded solely as a util

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‘Lord of the Rings Online’ Players Successfully Get Small Hobbit Army Lost Inside Mount Doom

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-08-15 18:25:13

MMORPG players love making challenges for themselves beyond the actual challenges offered by their games. Setting artificial level caps, soloing content designed for groups, empowering yourself through ways outside of the typical grind—you name it, someone has probably tried it in an MMO. But a group of Lord of the Rings Online players have managed an impossibility that triumphantly shows the source material’s thematic heart of hope in the face of despair so perfectly Tolkien could’ve come up wi

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 10 #494

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-15 17:00:03

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a bit tricky. There's at least one answer that seems more British than American, so think globally. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connect

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“Things we’ll never know” science fair highlights US’s canceled research

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-15 21:55:56

Washington, DC—From a distance, the gathering looked like a standard poster session at an academic conference, with researchers standing next to large displays of the work they were doing. Except in this case, it was taking place in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, and the researchers were describing work that they weren’t doing. Called "The things we’ll never know," the event was meant to highlight the work of researchers whose grants had been canceled by the Trump administrat

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Get the Beats Studio Pro headphones at $180 off in this non-Prime deal

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-16 02:30:28

Adam Molina Beats fans and audio enthusiasts, there’s a significant opportunity to grab the Beats Studio Pro headphones at a great price. As part of the Prime Day event, you can purchase them for $169.99, down from their $349.99 retail price. This impressive 51% markdown matches their lowest price point this year. Beats Studio Pro for $169.99 (51% off) The Beats Studio Pro headphones offer a compelling set of features. With active noise cancelation, transparency mode, and personalized spatial

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“Things we’ll never know” science fair highlights US’ canceled research

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-16 02:55:56

Washington, DC — From a distance, the gathering looked like a standard poster session at an academic conference, with researchers standing next to large displays of the work they were doing. Except in this case, it was taking place in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, and the researchers were describing work that they weren’t doing. Called "The things we’ll never know," the event was meant to highlight the work of researchers whose grants had been canceled by the Trump administr

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14 Ports for Peanuts as This Anker Docking Station Drops to All-Time Low for Prime Day

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-08-16 10:25:05

There are times in our lives when we just need more. On a daily basis, we all need a little more money, a little more sleep, and probably a little more coffee. It happens to our devices too though. How many times have you gone to plug something into your laptop, only to find that all of the ports are already in use? Well, you don’t have to suffer that anymore, because we’ve found the answer to that very specific problem. See at Amazon The Anker 14-in-1 Laptop Docking Station adds a huge chunk

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OpenAI closes its deal to buy Jony Ive’s io and build AI hardware

theverge.com Hayden Field 2025-08-16 10:40:05

is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. OpenAI has officially closed its nearly $6.5 billion acquisition of io, the hardware startup co-founded by famed former Apple designer Jony Ive, the company announced Wednesday. But it was careful to only refer to the startup as io Products Inc. The blog post initially announcing the acquisition was also scrubbed from OpenAI’s

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9to5Mac Daily: July 9, 2025 – Apple executive changes, more

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2025-08-16 14:53:41

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Roborock:The smartest vacuums just got more affordable. Roborock’s Prime Day sale has arrived—with exclusive, limited-time savings on their top models. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or

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This open-source bot blocker shields your site from pesky AI scrapers - here's how

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-08-16 14:15:08

Anubis / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Anyone who runs a website knows how annoying AI bots are these days. Also: AI bots scraping your data? This free tool gives those pesky crawlers the run-around F5, the application delivery network company, found that more than half of all web visits come not from people but from data scrapers, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Perplexity AI bots. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis, ZDNET's parent company, filed an April 2025 lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging

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