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The Trump Phone Isn’t Just a Bad Deal, It’s a Full-On Privacy Nightmare

gizmodo.com James Pero 2026-04-10 23:00:00

Bad news, folks: we all went to sleep, woke up, and the Trump phone is still here. That means a couple of things. For one, it means the T1 phone wasn’t the result of a spicy, food-fueled fever dream or a bad batch of crazy-style mushrooms—it’s a real phone that costs real money, made by a real president, who thinks “fox in the henhouse” is an allegory for how to win bigly in the U.S. government. It also means something else depressing, and it’s got nothing to do with making America great and eve

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Surgery Still Beats Ozempic and Other GLP-1 Drugs in Real-World Weight Loss Study

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-04-10 23:05:43

When it comes to weight loss, surgery still reigns supreme. Research out today shows that people undergoing bariatric surgery tend to lose significantly more weight than people taking the newest, most effective GLP-1 medications for obesity. Scientists at New York University conducted the study, which analyzed real-world data from obesity patients. People who received surgery lost five times more weight over a two year span on average than those who were prescribed a GLP-1 drug, they found. The

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ChatGPT search just got smarter - but can it replace Google for you yet?

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-04-11 03:56:08

Dmitry Kovalchuk/Getty Watch out, Google. OpenAI has beefed up its ChatGPT search tool to try to win over more people. And it may be working. In a new support article published last Friday, OpenAI described a recent upgrade designed to improve the quality and performance of its search option. In general, ChatGPT search has been enhanced to provide more comprehensive and up-to-date responses. Based on its own testing, OpenAI said that users preferred the new search process over the previous exp

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OpenAI weighs “nuclear option” of antitrust complaint against Microsoft

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-04-11 03:26:28

OpenAI executives have discussed filing an antitrust complaint with US regulators against Microsoft, the company's largest investor, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions between the two long-term AI partners. OpenAI, which develops ChatGPT, has reportedly considered seeking a federal regulatory review of the terms of its contract with Microsoft for potential antitrust law violations, according to people familiar with the matter. The potential antitr

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Peak Design’s new portable pro tripods can support up to 40 pounds of camera gear

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2026-04-11 03:00:00

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Peak Design has announced three new tripods with features and functionality that cater to professional photographers and videographers. The company’s first tripod was a travel model that folded to be as slim as a soda can to prioritize portability. Its new pro tripods, available in three versions, are slightly thicker when collapsed, but they can

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The first two Netflix entertainment complexes will open at the end of the year

engadget.com Unknown 2026-04-11 07:21:29

They'll be located in Dallas and outside Philadelphia, with a third branch coming to Vegas in 2027. Looking to grab an official Tires shirt or a sandwich based on Arnold Schwarzenegger's FUBAR? Netflix will have you covered in the near future. The streaming platform's long-promised Netflix House amusement centers will open up shop in Dallas and outside of Philadelphia by the end of the year , with a third location coming to Las Vegas in 2027. These 100,000-square feet behemoths will operate th

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Why JPEGs Still Rule the Web After 30 Years

news.ycombinator.com Ernie Smith 2026-04-11 07:51:10

A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, Ernie Smith’s newsletter, which hunts for the end of the long tail. For roughly three decades, the JPEG has been the World Wide Web’s primary image format. But it wasn’t the one the Web started with. In fact, the first mainstream graphical browser, NCSA Mosaic, didn’t initially support inline JPEG files—just inline GIFs, along with a couple of other formats forgotten to history. However, the JPEG had many advantages over the format it quickl

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Honda Conducts Successful Launch and Landing of Experimental Reusable Rocket

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-11 07:02:12

As announced in 2021, Honda has been pursuing research and development in the field of space technologies while viewing it as a place to take on challenges to realize the “dreams” and “potential” of people worldwide while leveraging its core technologies. Honda has the aim to enable people to transcend the constraints of time, place or ability and make people’s daily lives more enjoyable. Examples of Honda initiatives toward creating new value in the ultimate environment of outer space include r

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No Kings, Just Water

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2026-04-11 07:10:02

It was a lovely day for a protest until the cops decided to riot. Millions took to the streets on Saturday for No Kings Day, nationwide protests in cities big and small, timed to provide counter-programming for Donald Trump’s own military parade in Washington D.C.—an embarrassing spectacle that coincided with the president’s 79th birthday. Los Angeles, the second largest city in the country, had its own No Kings protest downtown that saw tens of thousands turn out. And it was incredible to witn

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Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 Is Going for Peanuts With Over 60% Off, a Limited Best Buy Certified Refurb Deal

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2026-04-11 07:10:39

Looking to replace you laptop but don’t feel like shelling out thousands for the latest MacBook? Well you don’t need to sweat. You can grab yourself something perfectly capable of meeting your everyday needs. New is overrated. Like-new is good enough for just about anything and is a great way to save yourself hundreds and hundreds of dollars. What happens to new products anyway? Well I’ll tell you. They become old. It happens to us all. Stop trying to fight the entropy of the universe and just a

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Alaska Issued Its First Heat Advisory, and Only 2% of Homes Have AC

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-04-11 07:41:21

Alaska got its first-ever heat advisory over the weekend, which is in effect until June 17. Over the last few days, temperatures in central Alaska have reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit (that's 30 Celsius). It's not as if Alaska never gets hot in the summer. However, as Jason Laney, a warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks, Alaska, told CNET, "The frequency with which the heat is coming up is starting to be a bit of a concern." This heat advisory seems pr

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Stop Waking Up So Often to Pee in the Middle of The Night. Use These 5 Tips, Instead

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-04-11 07:44:13

There's nothing worse than having to get up and leave your warm, cozy bed when the feeling of having to pee disrupts your sleep. What's even worse is if this happens to you multiple times during the night, significantly interfering with your sleep and making it harder for you to get through the next day. CNET Urine production typically decreases when you sleep, allowing 6 to 8 hours of uninterrupted rest. That's why bathroom breaks can be so annoying, preventing you from getting those hours of

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PS2 emulation on Android just got a big update, but be careful which version you install

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-04-11 12:42:23

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR PS2 emulator NetherSX2 dropped its first major update of the year. There are two versions, Classic (3668) and standard (4248), with performance differences. Both versions have an updated GameDB conversion script for improved performance. PS2 emulation on Android has been advancing slowly since AetherSX2 shuttered its doors, but things have been picking up once again now that developer Trixarian has been actively improving the NetherSX2 fork. The first

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Fleet lands $27M Series B to expand open device management with cloud and self-hosting flexibility

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2026-04-11 12:00:00

Device management vendor Fleet has raised $27 million in Series B funding to accelerate development of its open device management platform. The round was led by Ten Eleven Ventures and brings Fleet’s total funding to $52.3 million. The company reports 6x revenue growth over the past two years and plans to use the funding to expand adoption across enterprises looking for flexible deployment options. Some of my favorite gear eufyCam 2C Upgrade your home security with wireless cameras that include

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Best Internet Providers in Tucson, Arizona

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-04-11 08:04:00

What is the best internet provider in Tucson, Arizona? CNET experts rate Xfinity as the best internet provider in Tucson thanks to a wide range of plans and consistently fast speeds. You can get 400Mbps speeds for just $40 a month, which makes it one of the most affordable options in the city. If you need more bandwidth, Xfinity also offers plans with speeds up to 1,300Mbps. If you want fiber, and it’s available at your address, Quantum Fiber is also worth checking out. For cable or fixed wirel

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Microsoft study finds "infinite workday" is hurting productivity

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-04-11 15:24:00

In brief: Remember during and immediately after the lockdowns, when so many companies promised a new era of work-life balance and flexibility? According to new research from Microsoft, the opposite is now true, with most people working an "infinite workday" that lasts more than 12 hours and bleeds into weekends. It's impacting productivity, and while AI could make things better, it could also make them worse. Microsoft's June 2025 Work Trend Index Special Report warns that more people are now t

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Firefox quietly starts testing Perplexity AI as a built-in search engine

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-04-11 15:59:41

Mozilla is making its first official move toward AI-powered search in Firefox. As part of a new experiment, Perplexity AI is now being offered as an optional search engine directly in the browser’s address bar. Here’s how to try it. A test running on select countries, but with a global workaround As noted by Windows Report, the integration is still in the early stages. Perplexity won’t appear as your default search engine just yet, but Firefox users in select countries can now select it from t

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This smart thermostat mistake may be costing you money - here's the best place to install it

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-04-11 15:00:20

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Have you ever found yourself in a thermostat tug-of-war? One room feels like a sauna, another like an icebox, all while your trusty thermostat claims your home is at a perfectly average and comfortable 72 degrees? The truth is, you're probably not imagining things, and the culprit could be hanging right there on your wall. As it turns out, where your thermostat is located can make a world of difference to both your comfort and your energy bills. Also: How to disable ACR on yo

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The first two Netflix Houses will finally open in late 2025

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2026-04-11 15:15:00

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Netflix has announced that its first two Netflix House venues will open in late 2025. There’s still no specific opening date yet. The venues were first announced in late 2023 and later confirmed for two initial locations in the US including the King of Prussia Mall outside Philadelphia and the Galleria Dallas mall in Texas. They’ll be taking ove

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OpenAI awarded $200 million US defense contract for the use of its AI models

engadget.com Unknown 2026-04-11 19:00:52

OpenAI has just launched an initiative called OpenAI For Government starting with a modest new contract. The company was awarded $200 million by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to develop "prototype frontier AI capabilities to address critical national security challenges in both warfighting and enterprise domains," according to the DoD's website. The contract is the DoD's first with OpenAI. It will last a year and take place largely in an area that includes Washington, DC and nearby countie

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What happens when clergy take psilocybin

news.ycombinator.com Kristen French 2026-04-11 04:34:09

Almost a decade ago, a Baptist Biblical scholar, a Catholic priest, several rabbis, an Islamic leader, a Zen Buddhist roshi, and more than a dozen other religious leaders walked into a lab—and took high doses of magic mushrooms. All of them said it was their first time taking the drug. The mind-altering details of these guided trips were recorded at the time and over the following 16 months, but it wasn’t until recently that the results of the controversial experiment came to light. One might

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Is documentation like pineapple on pizza?

news.ycombinator.com Daniel Idaszak 2026-04-11 19:38:17

Internal software documentation is often a controversial topic. Many developers avoid writing it and aim to produce just enough to get the project running. If you browse discussions on platforms like Reddit or Quora, most questions about documentation focus on why it's so poorly done or disliked by developers. On the other hand, avoiding documentation slows down the team. It creates friction, forcing knowledge transfers to happen in person or requiring developers to reverse-engineer the code ju

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OpenAI and Microsoft Execs Reportedly Considering the ‘Nuclear Option’

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2026-04-11 19:40:38

OpenAI and Microsoft like to present themselves as the power couple of Silicon Valley, but behind closed doors, it’s looking increasingly like a distraught and loveless marriage. The two companies, which are bound together by cash flows and an entwined product base, have been undergoing a turbulent negotiation surrounding OpenAI’s desire for a shorter leash and the opportunity to turn itself into a for-profit company. Microsoft appears to be resistant to some of those goals. Now, a new report cl

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Best Internet Providers in Connecticut

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-04-11 19:31:00

What is the best internet provider in Connecticut? Frontier Fiber is CNET's top pick of the best internet provider in Connecticut. The ISP offers fast, symmetrical speeds, with solid availability across the state and clear pricing that doesn't come with extra fees to get equipment or unlimited data. If you want the fastest internet in the state, there are a couple of solid options. Frontier Fiber offers speeds up to 7,000Mbps at a starting monthly price of $110. Optimum is also a solid option

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Best Open Earbuds, Tested and Reviewed (2025): Bose and More

wired.com Ryan Waniata 2026-04-11 19:33:00

Open earbuds (AKA open-ear buds) are among the fastest-growing trends in audio. Thanks to their distinctive design that keeps your ear canals clear, the best open earbuds let you enjoy your favorite music or media while staying naturally aware of the world. Without any way to block ambient sounds, these probably can't be your everything buds, but they will let you hear everything. We’ve tested dozens of open-ear gadgets, from clip-on buds to audio glasses and everything in between. These are our

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OpenAI awarded $200 million US defense contract

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-04-11 17:35:46

OpenAI is officially on the Pentagon’s payroll. The Department of Defence announced a $200 million contract with OpenAI to provide the US government with new artificial intelligence tools, including those used for proactive cyber defense. In a post outlining its latest contracts, the DoD said that OpenAI “will develop prototype frontier AI capabilities to address critical national security challenges in both warfighting and enterprise domains.” The work will primarily be completed in the Washin

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Thieves cut fiber lines in failed copper theft, causing Spectrum outage

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2026-04-12 04:15:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust The big picture: Internet outages typically occur due to faulty equipment, accidents, or adverse weather conditions. Deliberate sabotage is rare, and incidents resulting from a mistaken search for copper should be even rarer. But telecoms say it's a growing problem, as a recent major incident near Los Angeles shows. Suburbs near Los Angeles suffered a widespread internet outage over Father's Day we

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Show HN: FaynoSync Self-Hosted API for Automatic App Updates

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-12 01:44:27

FaynoSync This application is a simple API server for automatically updating client applications. It allows you to upload your application to S3 and set the version number. The client application can then check the version number against the auto updater service API. If the service has a newer version, it will return a link to the updated service, and the client application will show an alert. The API server is designed for straightforward and intuitive application management. It supports upda

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No Hello

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-12 03:09:22

Note that Keith could have got his answer minutes sooner, and needn't have kept Tim waiting. In fact, Tim could have started thinking about the question right away! People who do this are generally trying to be polite by not jumping right into the request, like one would in person or on the phone - and that's great! But it's 2022 and chat is neither of those things. For most people, typing is much slower than talking. So despite best intentions, you're actually just making the other person wait

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Best Internet Providers in Mesa, Arizona

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-04-12 04:00:00

halbergman What is the best internet provider in Mesa, Arizona? The best internet provider in Mesa is Cox Communications, thanks to its range of speeds, competitive introductory pricing and wide availability. According to the latest data from the Federal Communications Commission, Cox covers the largest area in the city at 82% as a non-business and non-satellite internet provider. If you're looking for fast speeds, Quantum Fiber offers the fastest plans in the city, with speeds up to 8,000 me

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The Trump Phone Isn’t Just a Bad Deal, It’s a Full-On Privacy Nightmare

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