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Leaked Slack Messages Show CEO of "Ethical AI" Startup Anthropic Saying It's Okay to Benefit Dictators

futurism.com Unknown 2025-07-25 21:15:52

In the so-called "constitution" for its chatbot Claude, AI company Anthropic claims that it's committed to principles based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, instructing its chatbot to prioritize freedom, equality, freedom of thought, and adequate standards of living in its responses. Anthropic has long attempted to distinguish itself as putting safety first. The firm was founded by former OpenAI members, with a commitment to advancing AI ethically and responsibly. But four years o

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The Galaxy Z Fold 7 has a photo editing feature other Galaxy phones won’t get

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-25 20:16:09

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s One UI 8 software on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 brings enhancements to the camera and photo editor to better utilize the large display. The camera’s Capture View mode has been redesigned and now includes an always-on menu to quickly favorite, share, or delete recent shots. A new “Side-by-Side Editing” mode for Generative Edit lets you compare the original and AI-edited images. Samsung’s recently unveiled Galaxy Z Fold 7 is one of the first devices

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iOS 26 beta 4 adds (and removes) CarPlay wallpaper options

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-07-25 22:17:27

Apple has changed up the wallpaper collection on CarPlay in iOS 26 beta 4. Several new options have been added. The update also removes many of the existing wallpaper options that were still hanging around from older iOS versions. CarPlay in iOS 26 developer beta 4 includes nine wallpaper choices. Each wallpaper changes its appearance for light and dark mode, creating 18 possible options. CarPlay previously featured a variety of wallpaper styles, including versions based on iPhone default wall

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Apple TV+ teases new show coming soon from Breaking Bad creator

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-07-25 22:36:16

Three years ago, Apple struck a deal with Vince Gilligan, creator of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, for a new show at Apple TV+. Now, the company is teasing its unveiling with a live countdown timer. New Apple TV+ series reunites Better Call Saul creator and star Today Apple TV’s X account posted a cryptic teaser that read: “Happiness is Contagious.” The new show in question is Vince Gilligan’s next project, starring Rhea Seehorn from Better Call Saul. Very little is known about the new

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Windows 11 gets new Black Screen of Death, auto recovery tool

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-25 22:30:25

Microsoft is rolling out significant changes to Windows 11 24H2 as part of the Windows Resilience Initiative, designed to reduce downtime and help devices recover from serious failures, as well as an overhaul of the all-too-familiar BSOD crash screens. Microsoft's Windows Resiliency Initiative is a new effort by Microsoft to make Windows more stable, self-healing, and faster to recover from critical failures. This initiative is in direct response to recent incidents that caused widespread disru

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Blip: Peer-to-peer massive file sharing

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-25 18:54:31

Really fast. Blip’s fast relay supports multi-gigabit speeds, even over long distances where other services slow down. Because there are no separate “upload” and “download” steps, sending with Blip can be at least twice as fast as many other services. The recipient will start receiving right away rather than having to wait for you to finish uploading. Now, Blip might seem like magic, but it can’t break the laws of physics! Performance will be affected by the upload speed of the sender’s intern

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TODOs aren't for doing

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-25 16:43:16

July 21, 2025 Some teams require that every TODO comment in a codebase gets logged in the bug tracker. Others automatically delete any “stale” TODO that has been in the codebase for over a year. Don’t do it! TODO comments don’t need to get done in order to be valuable. If you have // TODO: Write the second half of this file so next week's launch won't explode then sure, you should probably track that somewhere. But to me, a good TODO looks more like this: // TODO: If the user triple-clicks

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OSS Rebuild: open-source, rebuilt to last

news.ycombinator.com Posted Matthew Suozzo 2025-07-25 16:53:46

Today we're excited to announce OSS Rebuild, a new project to strengthen trust in open source package ecosystems by reproducing upstream artifacts. As supply chain attacks continue to target widely-used dependencies, OSS Rebuild gives security teams powerful data to avoid compromise without burden on upstream maintainers. The project comprises: Automation to derive declarative build definitions for existing PyPI (Python), npm (JS/TS), and Crates.io (Rust) packages. SLSA Provenance for thousan

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Show HN: Any-LLM – Lightweight router to access any LLM Provider

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-25 20:40:40

any-llm A single interface to use and evaluate different llm providers. Key Features any-llm offers: Simple, unified interface - one function for all providers, switch models with just a string change - one function for all providers, switch models with just a string change Developer friendly - full type hints for better IDE support and clear, actionable error messages - full type hints for better IDE support and clear, actionable error messages Leverages official provider SDKs when availab

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Android Earthquake Alerts: A global system for early warning

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-25 21:23:14

Earthquakes are a constant threat to communities around the globe. While we’ve gotten good at knowing where they’re likely to strike, we still face devastating consequences when they do. What if we could give people a few precious seconds of warning before the shaking starts? Those seconds can be enough time to get off a ladder, move away from dangerous objects and take cover. For years, that’s been the goal of earthquake early warning (EEW) systems. But the expensive seismic networks on which t

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First Hubble telescope images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-25 19:41:32

JavaScript Required This is a heavily interactive web application, and JavaScript is required. Simple HTML interfaces are possible, but that is not what this is. Learn more about Bluesky at bsky.social and atproto.com.

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Show HN: Compass CNC – Open-source handheld CNC router

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-22 10:48:15

Shaky hands? Don’t feel like making jigs? You can still be confident your design will be made perfectly. Compass CNC allows you the hands-on satisfaction of working with wood, while auto-correcting in real time to eliminate user error.

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Disney World Is Shutting Down One Part of Its ‘Star Wars’ Experience

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-07-25 22:00:38

Another Walt Disney World attraction will be making way for something new at Hollywood Studios. Star Wars Launch Bay will be closing down for good and will be replaced by The Magic of Disney Animation. The Disney Parks Blog news follows the final days of Muppet*Vision 3-D and the courtyard closure to begin construction for the new Monsters Inc. Monstropolis area and attraction. The Launch Bay area has been overdue for some sprucing, and really, once Galaxy’s Edge opened, its days were clearly n

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Neptune Dances in Sync With a Rare Distant Object, Astronomers Find

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-07-25 22:10:59

For lovers of newly identified space objects, July has indeed been an exciting month. Last week, astronomers described Ammonite, a potential dwarf planet beyond Pluto. Yesterday, astronomers announced the existence of BetelBuddy, a small companion star orbiting Betelgeuse. And now we have another exciting discovery to share. In a Planetary Science Journal paper published earlier this month, astronomers with the Large inclination Distant Objects (LiDO) survey reported the discovery of 2020 VN40,

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RIP Ozzy Osbourne, Music Legend and Master of the Macabre

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-07-25 22:37:38

Ozzy Osbourne, famed heavy metal singer, has died at the age of 76—just a few weeks after performing in Black Sabbath’s last official concert. He also enjoyed a robust solo career as well as fame that went beyond music. That included stints as a reality TV superstar thanks to MTV’s hit series The Osbournes, but also as a touchstone figure for fans who revered his notorious antics over the years as “the Prince of Darkness.” While many obituaries will go out today highlighting Osbourne’s many con

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This Weird Haptic VR Glove Evokes One of Nintendo’s Most Iconic Flops

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-07-25 22:53:53

VR is an exciting area for many reasons, but I personally love it because it’s still a new enough niche to get really strange. That means all sorts of passion projects from lesser-known developers, 3D-printed accessories, and whatever the hell this is actually wind up seeing the light of day. Relatedly, it also means Sharp might, for real, produce this ridiculous haptic VR glove that evokes Nintendo’s most iconic and infamous flops. YO. Sharp has made a haptic vr controller! Also the first imag

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460,000 Student Loan Borrowers Seeking Lower Payments Will Be Denied. What to Do If You're One of Them

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-25 18:08:00

The Department of Education will deny nearly half a million student loan borrowers who applied for the lowest repayment plan based on their income. Getty Image/Zooey Liao/CNET Nearly half a million federal student loan borrowers who applied for lower monthly payments will be denied by the Department of Education. Based on internal documents obtained by Politico, the department is rejecting 460,000 student loan borrowers who selected the lowest payment option based on their income. For most app

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T-Mobile Is Bringing Starlink to Your Phone Tomorrow. See If You’ll Get It For Free

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-25 18:47:00

Going off-grid might soon be a thing of the past, as T-Mobile’s partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service gets ready to launch on July 23. The direct-to-cell messaging service, called T-Satellite, will also be available to AT&T and Verizon cellphone customers. T-Mobile says its goal is to "eliminate mobile dead zones for good" by way of 657 Starlink satellites that'll be used exclusively for cellphone service. T-Satellite has been in beta testing since December 2024, with ne

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Honda, Acura EVs Can Now Charge at Tesla Superchargers via Adapter

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-25 22:06:55

Table of Contents Honda, Acura EVs Can Now Charge at Tesla Superchargers via Adapter Good news, owners of the Honda Prologue EV or Acura ZDX: You now have more than 23,500 more places to charge on your next road trip. Honda has unlocked access to the Tesla Supercharger fast-charging network for the two electric SUVs and is now offering a Honda-approved adapter for connecting to any North American Charging System (NACS) DC fast-charging point. Pioneered by EV giant Tesla before being opened to

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Some Jobs Are Too Good to Be True, Especially in a Tough Labor Market

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-25 22:12:00

ArtMarie/Getty Images The job market feels tougher than ever right now, despite relatively low unemployment rates. So imagine being one of the 1.6 million Americans hunting for a job for at least six months, then, at long last, you get an unprompted message from a recruiter. You're offered a work-from-home position, making thousands of dollars a day. All you have to do is fill out a form with your personal information or in some cases, pay for a starter business kit. Too good to be true, righ

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“Surface Laptop 5G” for businesses shows Microsoft isn’t done with Intel yet

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-25 20:00:22

Microsoft has gone all-in on Arm-based Qualcomm Snapdragon X-series chips for its Surface PCs, including the less-expensive-but-more-compromised 13-inch Surface Laptop and 12-inch Surface Pro from this spring. But the company still hasn't quite given up on businesses and individuals who still want or require a traditional Intel or AMD-based x86 PC. The latest addition to the lineup is the "Surface Laptop 5G," an updated version of the Intel-based 13.8-inch Surface Laptop with built-in 5G cellul

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California backs down to Trump admin, won’t force ISPs to offer $15 broadband

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-25 22:37:45

A California lawmaker halted an effort to pass a law that would force Internet service providers to offer $15 monthly plans to people with low incomes. Assemblymember Tasha Boerner proposed the state law a few months ago, modeling the bill on a law enforced by New York. It seemed that other states were free to impose cheap-broadband mandates because the Supreme Court rejected broadband industry challenges to the New York law twice. Boerner, a Democrat who is chair of the Communications and Con

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Marine biologist for a day: Ars goes shark tagging

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-25 22:45:48

MIAMI—We were beginning to run out of bait, and the sharks weren't cooperating. Everybody aboard the Research Vessel Garvin had come to Miami for the sharks—to catch them, sample them, and tag them, all in the name of science. People who once wanted to be marine biologists, actual marine biologists, shark enthusiasts, the man who literally wrote the book Why Sharks Matter, and various friends and family had spent much of the day sending fish heads set with hooks over the side of the Garvin. But

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Netflix and Apple are backing away from great games

theverge.com Ash Parrish 2025-07-25 21:29:56

is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities. For the last few years, subscription gaming services like Apple Arcade and Netflix have offered mobile game developers something of a haven for high-quality, premium mobile games: a type of game that had become vanishingly rare following the rise of the microtransaction-stuffed free-to-play model. But as these services’ once

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Why I love my little round Dell USB-C mobile adapter

theverge.com Barbara Krasnoff 2025-07-25 22:00:00

Barbara Krasnoff is officially the reviews editor for The Verge, but although she has done a great deal of reviewing in her time, she doesn’t tend to do a lot of it in her current position. “I was originally hired here to write and edit to-do articles,” she explains. “Now, I spend most of my time editing, overseeing various projects, and coaxing staffers to write about their favorite stuff.” Where did you first hear about the Dell mobile adapter? I didn’t actually hear about it — I saw it at a

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Democrats are desperately trying to revive the click-to-cancel rule

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2025-07-25 22:59:56

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. Democratic lawmakers are taking multiple routes to try to revive the Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel” rule after an appeals court blocked it on procedural grounds right before it was set to take effect. Democrats already introduced legislation earlier this month to cod

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UK government wants ransomware victims to report breaches so it can carry out ‘targeted disruptions’ against hackers

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-07-25 19:36:20

The U.K. government wants to require victims of ransomware to report if they were breached with the goal of providing law enforcement with information that could help target the cybercriminals responsible. On Tuesday, the U.K.’s interior ministry, the Home Office, published a proposal with the aim of changing the British government’s strategy to counter ransomware. Among the three key proposals is a reporting requirement, which would aid authorities in identifying and disrupting hacking operati

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Towards A Unified Quantum Platform

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-07-26 00:25:03

Since its conception in the 1980s, quantum computing (QC) has presented academia and industry with numerous challenges as the technology has scaled. While QC systems have grown exponentially, with qubit numbers per system increasing from single digits to more than a thousand, a byproduct of this growth is a fragmented software and hardware ecosystem that makes further progress more difficult. Researchers have recently addressed this issue by creating a unified software and hardware platform to s

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Clout wars: Jensen Huang eclipses Elon Musk and Tim Cook in Washington

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-07-25 18:01:40

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) listens as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House during an event on "Investing in America" on April 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images The China-U.S. trade war in the first Donald Trump administration saw Apple CEO Tim Cook go on a charm offensive with the president while maintaining strong relations with Beijing. Apple avoided U.S. tariffs and continued to grow in China, while Cook earned the reputation as a sk

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Elon Now Facing the Possibility That SpaceX Will Never Get Starship Working

futurism.com Unknown 2025-07-26 01:13:23

SpaceX is nine full-scale test launches into developing its enormous, nearly 400-feet-tall Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built. Over the last two and a half years, we've seen over half a dozen spectacular explosions. Two launches earlier this year sent massive streaks of debris hurtling over the Turks and Caicos Islands, prompting airspace closures. Its most recent test in May ended in an uncontrolled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico after helplessly spinning on its axis and suffering

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Leaked Slack Messages Show CEO of "Ethical AI" Startup Anthropic Saying It's Okay to Benefit Dictators

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 has a photo editing feature other Galaxy phones won’t get

iOS 26 beta 4 adds (and removes) CarPlay wallpaper options

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Elon Now Facing the Possibility That SpaceX Will Never Get Starship Working

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