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Dell Premium 14 review: New name, same great laptop

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-09 17:00:47

Every now and then companies make truly boneheaded decisions, which is exactly what happened when Dell killed off the name of its most iconic PC line and replaced it with something generic. It's like if Ford decided to rebrand Mustang and call it The Prime Sportscar instead. It doesn't make sense. But now that XPS has become Premium, it's time to see if Dell's latest flagship 14-inch ultraportable — the Dell 14 Premium (you see how dumb that sounds?) — still has the DNA that made its predecessor

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Trump tells states they'll lose out on broadband fund if they try to dictate rates

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-09 17:30:20

States will lose out on their share of a $42 billion broadband fund if they attempt to dictate rates that internet services providers (ISPs) charge low-income customers, according to a new FAQ from the Trump administration seen by Ars Technica. That means ISPs — which are subsidized by the government in order to provide low-cost plans — will be able to set such rates under the BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment) program. The new language appeared in a BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice

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Nvidia rejects US demand for backdoors in AI chips

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-12-10 04:27:18

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nvidia’s chief security officer has published a blog post insisting that its GPUs “do not and should not have kill switches and backdoors.” It comes amid pressure from both sides of the Pacific, with some US lawmakers pushing Nvidia to grant the government backdoors to AI chips, while Chinese officials have alleged that they already exist. “To mitigate the risk of misuse, some pundits and policymakers propo

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Chinese nationals charged with exporting Nvidia AI chips to China

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-12-10 02:13:15

Chinese nationals charged with exporting Nvidia AI chips to China The case shows that smuggling its chips "is a nonstarter," an Nvidia spokesperson said. Court documents seen by the BBC allege the shipments included Nvidia's H100 graphics processing units (GPUs), which have become a key focus of US export controls aimed at stopping China purchasing the cutting-edge technology. The DOJ alleged that over the last three years ALX Solutions, a company it said was run by Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang

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Murena’s Pixel Tablet is helping to wean me off Google

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-09 17:01:04

A lot of people are overly reliant on Google. They put all of their important messages, appointments, musings, contacts, and spreadsheets into Google products. Many are aware that Google, like many tech firms, is likely to prioritize its own interests over user privacy. But signing data away for technological conveniences is a common occurrence. Murena's Pixel Tablet takes a stance against that norm. It's Google’s Pixel Tablet hardware running an Android fork but without any Google tracking or

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U.S. charges two Chinese nationals for illegally shipping Nvidia AI chips to China

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-12-10 06:42:12

China is one of Nvidia's largest markets, particularly for data centers, gaming and artificial intelligence applications. Two Chinese nationals in California have been arrested and charged with the illegal shipment of tens of millions of dollars' worth of AI chips, including those made by Nvidia , the Department of Justice said Tuesday. Chuan Geng, 28, and Shiwei Yang, 28, exported the sensitive chips and other technology to China from October 2022 through July 2025 without obtaining the requi

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When Disney Went Digital

news.ycombinator.com Animation Obsessive Staff 2025-12-07 23:03:12

A still from The Lion King (1994) Welcome! It’s time for a new Sunday issue of the Animation Obsessive newsletter. This is our slate for today: 1) How computers changed Disney animation. 2) Newsbits. With that, we’re off! 1 – Into the computer age Computers and animation go way back. During the ‘50s, artist John Whitney used one to draw the opening titles for Vertigo. His experiments led him to digital films like Arabesque in the ‘70s. And he was one of many animators toying with the techn

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Nvidia says its AI chips don't have a 'kill switch' after Chinese accusation

cnbc.com Kif Leswing 2025-12-11 08:07:22

Nvidia on Tuesday rejected Chinese accusations that its data center GPUs for artificial intelligence include a hardware function that could remotely deactivate the chips, which is commonly called a "kill switch." "NVIDIA GPUs do not and should not have kill switches and backdoors," wrote Nvidia's Chief Security Officer David Reber in a blog post on Tuesday. The blog post comes after the Cyberspace Administration of China said last week that it needed Nvidia to provide documents about what it c

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Consider using Zstandard and/or LZ4 instead of Deflate

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-11 12:18:37

One of the issues we have with .PNG is slow read/write times. There are now new lossless open source codecs without patent concerns, such as Zstandard (maintained by Facebook) or LZ4: https://facebook.github.io/zstd/ https://github.com/lz4/lz4 Zstandard is used by the new Khronos KTX2 GPU texture format specification. I propose that it be added as an option to a future version of .PNG. The possible speedups are quite significant, and for users that read and write a lot of .PNG's as part of th

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Report: Intel struggles with new 18A process as it cuts workers and cancels projects

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-11 17:37:09

Intel has a lot riding on "18A," its next-generation manufacturing process for silicon chips that the company claims will help it catch up to the lead that competitors like TSMC have built up over the last few years. With 18A, Intel would return to manufacturing its own processor designs in its own factories, including the upcoming Series 3 Core Ultra chips for laptops (codenamed Panther Lake), after manufacturing parts of all other Core Ultra chips with TSMC. Intel is also offering 18A manufact

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 problems and how to fix them

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-12 02:35:35

Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority The Galaxy Z Flip 6 isn’t the latest member of the Galaxy Z Flip family anymore, but it’s still a solid device. Of course, nothing is perfect, and the Z Flip 6 isn’t immune to bugs and glitches. We take a look at some common Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 problems and offer potential solutions on how to fix them. Editor's note: It's important to remember that not every Z Flip 6 owner will come across these problems. In fact, it's more likely that you won't face any iss

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Google is building a Linux terminal app for native Android development - here's why that's huge

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-12-12 03:19:45

Jack Wallen/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Google is developing another Linux terminal app. The app runs a full Debian environment. Developers will be able to build Android apps on device. For some time, Android has had access to a terminal app that ran a full-blown, text-only Linux environment. This app is enabled via Android's developer options feature and makes it possible for users to run Linux commands (even SSH). From Google's perspective, that wasn't enough. Also: 5 Linux terminal app

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14 Best Beauty Box Subscriptions, Tested for Months (2025)

wired.com Louryn Strampe 2025-12-12 22:31:00

Ipsy is likely best known for its Glam Bags, which include a cute makeup bag each month filled with five deluxe samples. It was cofounded by OG beauty guru Michelle Phan in 2011. I received some excellent deluxe samples, including Fenty Beauty mascara, a BYOD blush brush, and a Just Ximena highlighter. And unlike some other sample sizes I've received, Ipsy actually sent enough of each hair product to be useful. My mane of curly hair initially laughed at the 50-milliliter bottle of Marc Anthony l

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Introduction to Unikernel: Building, deploying lightweight, secure applications

news.ycombinator.com Om Prakash Yadav 2025-12-08 14:22:45

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have everything in the world just for yourself — where every resource and every service is just for you? Imagine you have rented a private villa on a small, quiet island. Everything in the villa — the rooms, the pool, and the beach — is just for you. No other guests can use anything there, and the staff are there just for you. Isn’t that exciting? I’m sure it is! This concept also applies to applications, which are given their own space to work in

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Best Cheap Laptop: Budget Computers for Every Use

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-13 06:18:00

There are a ton of models for less than $1,000 on the market at any given moment, and a large fraction of those are less than $500. As long as you manage your expectations regarding options and specs, you can still get quite a bit from a budget laptop model, including good battery life and a reasonably lightweight laptop body. (If you're replacing an old Windows laptop that's not up to running Windows anymore, consider turning it into a Chromebook.) Price If the statistics Intel and PC manufac

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Scientists are growing tumors in space to study how to personalize cancer treatment

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-14 08:48:00

Forward-looking: Although precision medicine has advanced rapidly in recent years, many cancer patients still undergo standard treatments that may not work for everyone. Research underway on the International Space Station offers a glimpse of future care, where doctors map out each course of therapy using a detailed simulation of the patient's cancer. In a laboratory more than 249 miles above Earth, a new generation of cancer research is unfolding. A biotech startup is harnessing the microgravi

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Expert Says Collapse of Human Civilization Looks Like the Most Likely Scenario

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-14 11:13:12

New research is warning that the most likely outcome is that human civilization is poised for collapse. As The Guardian reports, a sweeping new historical survey that analyzes 5,000 years and the collapse of more than 400 societies makes the case that we're in for a rude awakening. "We can’t put a date on Doomsday, but by looking at the 5,000 years of [civilisation], we can understand the trajectories we face today — and self-termination is most likely," Luke Kemp, research fellow at the Cente

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Lyft and Baidu Plan to Launch Robotaxis in Europe Next Year

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-14 16:09:00

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Google is making it easier to hide sensitive files in your Pixel’s Private Space

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-14 22:34:32

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is making it simpler to move sensitive files into Private Space, the built-in feature on Pixel devices for hiding apps and data. While the tool has always made it straightforward to add apps to the profile, adding files has been less intuitive. An upcoming update adds a new “Add files” option that lets you directly copy or move files from your main profile into the Private Space. If you want to hide apps, files, and folders on your Android devi

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Google removes over 50 DEI groups from a list of groups it helps fund

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2025-12-14 22:52:45

In Brief Google has removed the names of more than 50 DEI groups from a list of companies to which it substantially contributes, according to a new watchdog report and as reported by CNBC. The list, Google’s 2024 selection of groups and organizations backed by Google’s U.S. Government Affairs and Public Policy team, no longer features the names of 58 DEI groups, including the Latino Leadership Alliance and the ACLU of Illinois. The discovery of the changes comes after the Trump administration

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The ‘Epstein files’ implosion bleeds into foreign policy

theverge.com Tina Nguyen 2025-12-12 18:00:00

While the summer doldrums have hit Washington, the MAGA influencers can never truly go on vacation, especially if they’ve spent their careers promising to reveal the truth about Jeffrey Epstein. Although their politicians are now in power, they’re getting stonewalled, and in the absence of juicy “Epstein files” to feed to their audiences, a new maelstrom of discontent is brewing, one that implicates much more than allegations about a pedophile’s sex trafficking ring. The complex rift around Dona

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7 Red Flags When Choosing Cheap PC Components

techspot.com Amir Shoam 2025-12-15 05:08:00

With rising graphics card prices, you may want to save on other components when building a gaming PC. If you've read our CPU reviews, which compare current processors using high-quality motherboards, memory and PSUs, you may come to the conclusion that only the graphics card matters when playing at appropriate resolutions, and that the best-value PC is one built with the cheapest modern components elsewhere. That couldn't be further from the truth. While the GPU is the most important component

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7 Red Flags When Choosing Cheap PC Components

techspot.com Amir Shoam 2025-12-15 05:08:00

With rising graphics card prices, you may want to save on other components when building a gaming PC. If you've read our CPU reviews, which compare current processors using high-quality motherboards, memory and PSUs, you may come to the conclusion that only the graphics card matters when playing at appropriate resolutions, and that the best-value PC is one built with the cheapest modern components elsewhere. That couldn't be further from the truth. While the GPU is the most important component

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Here's How You Can Lock and Hide Apps on Your iPhone in a Few Easy Steps

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-15 17:00:04

Sometimes my nephew will want to watch a monster truck video on YouTube so I'll pull up a video and hand him my iPhone. But if I take my eyes off him for a moment he finds a way to shoot a video on my camera or post something on social media. When Apple released iOS 18 in September, the tech giant introduced a feature to lock certain apps on your iPhone. That way you can keep kids and others out of your apps. You can also hide certain apps in their own hidden folder so others are not tempted to

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Leak claims the PS6 could have triple the performance as the PS5 for the same price

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-15 12:38:01

We're nearly five years out from the release of the original PlayStation 5 and rumors of Sony's next-gen console are starting to bubble up to the surface. In a YouTube video from Moore's Law is Dead, the leaker shares extensive information about the PlayStation 6's possible specs, starting price and release timing. It's always important to take these early leaks with a large grain of salt and Moore's Law is Dead even adds a disclaimer in the video that the info was sourced from a leaked AMD pres

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Google has dropped more than 50 DEI-related orgs from one of its funding lists

news.ycombinator.com Jennifer Elias 2025-12-15 15:11:58

Google CEO Sundar Pichai gestures to the crowd during Google's annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, on May 20, 2025. Google has purged more than 50 organizations related to diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, from a list of organizations that the tech company provides funding to, according to a new report. The company has removed a total of 214 groups from its funding list while adding 101, according to a new report from tech watchdog organization The Tech Transp

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I went on Airplane Mode for 8 days and these are the tools I missed most

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 08:00:35

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority When I boarded a cruise ship last week with roughly thirty family members, I knew I’d be off the grid, but I also figured most of the important people in my life were with me anyway. What I didn’t realize was how much I rely on my phone for everything from logistics to late-night distraction. The ship technically offered Wi-Fi, but shoddy service made messages sporadic and Google searches impossible. Here’s what I missed the most. Do you utilize Airplane Mode

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This is the Google Maps feature I really want to see

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 09:00:23

Andy Walker / Android Authority Thanks to my extremely poor sense of direction, Google Maps is an essential travel app for me — for both short trips to different parts of the city, as well as longer routes that I have no chance of memorizing. I’ve come to love the traffic estimates, alternate route options, and the ability to avoid tolls. But there’s a feature that I think Google Maps sorely needs: warning users of dangerous routes with high crime, with alternative routes suggested. Do you tr

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5 productivity apps I swear by, and one of them unlocks the rest

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 11:00:04

Joe Maring / Android Authority Productivity apps are the bane of the app world. On one end of the spectrum are the total nerds who could shame a cyborg with their organizing skills, and on the other are those who dump everything into Google Keep just to have everything in one place. I live somewhere in the middle. I’m not pedantic enough to run the most complex Notion server and flex about it on Reddit, nor am I a simpleton who relies solely on a notes app. I use a bunch of apps every day to i

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Show HN: My Bytecode Optimizer Beats Copilot by 2X

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-12 00:15:25

Even amid the AGI race, a specialized tool really outperforms general‑purpose models. And even when this specialized tool is a side-project and at a very early stage. I am building as a side-project a tool called SuperVM. It optimizes bytecode and machine code similarly to how a LLM would do but instead of using statistical systems, it uses deterministic systems and reasons from facts instead of probabilities (nothing new here these things have been around forever). All the generated code is

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