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Oppo’s new foldable can remote control a Mac

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-06-08 07:37:05

Today Oppo launched the Find N5, the thinnest book-style foldable phone yet, but there’s more to the phone than a slim design: it’s capable of connecting to a Mac for file transfers and even remote control. It’s not quite the first Android phone to do so, but it is the only one you can buy outside of China. To link the Find N5 with a Mac you first have to install Oppo’s O Plus Connect app on the Mac, which will be available from Oppo’s website — I’ve been testing out a beta version. Linking the

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Spore.Bio raises $23M to apply machine learning to microbiology testing

techcrunch.com Romain Dillet 2025-06-08 01:00:00

Recalls in the food and beverage industry due to contamination incidents can be catastrophic for a company. Not only do companies have to pay fines and damages, but the impacts on the brand’s reputation can be long-lasting. That’s why Spore.Bio, a Paris-based deeptech startup, is trying to reinvent microbiology testing to get ahead of the next PR crisis in the food industry. The company recently secured a $23 million Series A round, a little more than a year after it raised an €8 million pre-se

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Immutable-backed Inevitable Games Fund grows 180% in 9 months

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-06-08 03:00:00

Immutable, in collaboration with King River Capital and Polygon Labs, today announced the inaugural returns on liquid investments of the Inevitable Games Fund (IGF). The fund recorded a 2.8 multiple on invested capital (MOIC) for investments that have launched token generation events (TGEs), outpacing the 1.36 multiple seen from Bitcoin during the same time period. Anchored by Alpha Wave Ventures, backed by Alpha Wave Global and the Abu Dhabi Royal Group’s Chimera Capital, IGF has made investm

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iPhone 16e camera seems to lack latest-generation Photographic Styles

9to5mac.com Filipe Espósito 2025-06-08 02:05:17

With the iPhone 16 lineup, Apple has completely revamped the Photographic Styles feature – which was first introduced with the iPhone 13. However, despite the new iPhone 16e having almost the same hardware as its more expensive siblings, the device seems to lack the latest-generation Photographic Styles. iPhone 16e and Photographic Styles Based on Apple’s official webpage that compares different iPhone models, only the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro feature the latest-generation Photographic Styl

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The best password managers for businesses in 2025: Expert tested

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2025-06-08 03:14:53

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Scented products cause indoor air pollution on par with car exhaust

news.ycombinator.com Patra Et Al. 2025-06-08 01:53:28

Using scented products indoors changes the chemistry of the air, producing as much air pollution as car exhaust does outside, according to a new study. Researchers say that breathing in these nanosized particles could have serious health implications. When you hear or see the words ‘air pollution,’ you most likely think of things like factories and car exhaust. That’s pollution that is out there – outside your house. But have you thought about how you’re contributing to air pollution inside of

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32 of the Best Gifts Under $100 for 2025

cnet.com Desiree Denunzio 2025-06-08 02:32:00

They say dogs are a man's best friend but so are these personalized pet pillows. Whether it's to liven up their office or home, if someone's not actually cuddling with their pet, they can do the next best thing -- cuddle with their likeness in pillow form. You can choose from eight different colorful backgrounds, from gray to mint to lavender, and all you have to do is upload a photo of the pet to Etsy seller DrawYourPortrait. I gifted this pillow to a family that I Chihuahua-sit for, and they l

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The Thing and the Human Torch Are Coming to Marvel Rivals on Feb. 21

cnet.com Oscar Gonzalez 2025-06-08 03:09:00

The Fantastic Four were the first new characters to join the roster in Marvel Rivals season 1, but so far only Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman have been added. The team will be in full force on Feb. 21 as the Thing and the Human Torch will make their debut in the hero shooter. Developer NetEase Games confirmed the addition of the two heroes on Tuesday on its Dev Talk blog. The characters' introduction to the game will conclude the first half of season 1 and bring with it some major balanc

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Make-A-Wish is auctioning off the chance to become an NPC in The Elder Scrolls 6

techspot.com Cal Jeffrey 2025-06-08 04:47:00

In a nutshell: Bethesda has remained mostly radio silent regarding The Elder Scrolls 6 development since announcing the project in 2018. The silence ended on Monday when the studio revealed it would be developing an NPC based on the winner of an auction to benefit charity. In a partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Bethesda has agreed to "immortalize" one fan as an NPC in The Elder Scrolls 6. As part of a charity event, the chance isn't free. Interested fans must participate in a silent

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Xbox’s AI initiative with Muse is an attempt to read the tea leaves, not the room

venturebeat.com Imran Khan 2025-06-08 04:11:18

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Earlier today, the heads of Microsoft’s Xbox division revealed Muse, a generative AI model that intends to create both visuals and gameplay for games. The model, which was trained on the largely forgotten Ninja Theory multiplayer game Bleeding Edge, is not a shocking leap for Microsoft’s Xbox division. The company as a whole, from CEO Satya Nadella down, has wholeheart

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Google Translate gets a strange new vibe in latest makeover

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-06-08 04:42:36

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing out a new effect for the Translate button in Google Lens. The Translate button has a bluish-purple ring that will pulsate when there’s text to translate. The change appears in the latest beta of the Google app. Google often likes to tinker with the UI of its products. So you may occasionally see something like a button moved to a different location, a new tab in a Google app, and so on. However, these tweaks don’t usually go against

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Google Meet will now create your post-meeting to-do list

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-06-08 04:43:31

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Meet is rolling out a new “next steps” feature that uses AI to identify and organize follow-up tasks discussed during meetings. The update builds on Google Meet’s existing “Take notes for me” feature, which captures key discussion points during meetings. The feature began its gradual rollout on February 18, 2025, and is available for Google Workspace Business and Enterprise plans, as well as the Gemini Education Premium add-on. Google is takin

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Horror game Mouthwashing will land on consoles later this year

engadget.com Unknown 2025-06-08 04:48:17

Indie horror game Mouthwashing is making the leap to consoles. Developer Wrong Organ shared today that its creepy creation will be available on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch later this year. As well as appearing in the digital storefronts, the console versions will get a physical release and additional merch courtesy of Fangamer. This is one of many truly excellent horror games that debuted in 2024. Mouthwashing harkens back to the low-poly look of games from the early

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Netflix's content briefly showed up in the Apple TV app

engadget.com Unknown 2025-06-08 05:16:59

Breaking: Someone made an oopsie. On Thursday, word spread online that some of Netflix's content began appearing in the Apple TV app. The lack of an official announcement (and extremely buggy nature) of the integration was enough to cast doubt on the news. But that didn't stop users from rejoicing and sharing "FINALLY!" GIFs on social media. Unfortunately, your triumphant festivities weren't warranted, as the company has said it was unintentional. A Netflix spokesperson told The Verge on Friday

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Mistral's new AI model specializes in Arabic and related languages

zdnet.com Matene Toure 2025-06-08 04:37:37

chrispecoraro/Getty Images Paris-based AI startup Mistral is focusing on providing large language models (LLMs) that understand regional-specific languages and are tailored to grasp the cultural nuances sometimes overlooked in larger, more general-purpose models trained to be versed in multiple languages. Mistral has released its first "specialized" regional language-focused model, Saba. According to Mistral, the 24-billion-parameter model has been trained on "meticulously curated datasets" fr

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"Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies" – Executive Order

news.ycombinator.com Executive Order 2025-06-07 14:49:46

Presidential Actions Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy and Purpose. The Constitution vests all executive power in the President and charges him with faithfully executing the laws. Since it would be impossible for the President to single-handedly perform all the executive business of the Federal Government, the Constitution also provides for

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Relaxed Radix Balanced Trees (2024)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-06-08 00:05:10

Relaxed Radix Balanced Trees I’m adding immutable vectors to my language, Ivan, and needed to pick a suitable data structure to implement them. Clojure uses Persistent Vectors (PVs) which support lookups, updates, and appends all in ‘effectively’ constant time. However, it doesn’t have efficient insert or merge operations. Relaxed Radix Balanced (RRB) Trees, introduced by Bagwell and Rompf in 2011, address this shortcoming. I had to read a few different papers to properly understand how they w

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US Soldier Accused of Verizon and AT&T Hacks Pleads Guilty

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-06-08 04:40:30

Cameron John Wagenius, a former US Army soldier, pleaded guilty to his role in a hack that affected AT&T and Verizon and resulted in the theft of data from well over 100 million customers of the companies, according to TechCrunch. Wagenius, a 20-year-old stationed in Texas, copped to two counts of “unlawful transfer of confidential phone records information” and will face a fine of up to $250,000 and up to 10 years in prison for each of the charges. Wagenius was taken into custody last year aft

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This Logitech HD Webcam Hits Its Lowest Price, Over 10K Sold in Recent Months on Amazon

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-06-08 04:25:29

When you spent most of your time working online or at a remote job, a reliable webcam isn’t just a luxury, it’s essential. The Logitech C920x HD Pro has long been the gold standard for affordable quality, delivering professional-grade video that makes you look your best whether you’re in a business meeting or catching up with family. Amazon has dropped the price of the C920x to just $50, down from its usual $70 at Amazon. That’s a solid $20 (29%) savings on what’s widely considered the benchmar

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NASA Captures Devastating Tennessee Floods From Space After Winter Storm Drenches Region

gizmodo.com Isaac Schultz 2025-06-08 04:25:42

A large winter storm system that moved across the East Coast over the weekend caused serious floods in Tennessee and Kentucky, as seen in newly released NASA satellite images. The images show the Mississippi River’s serpentine path in western Tennessee and eastern Arkansas and Missouri. They also show the rivers and water bodies east of the Mississippi—in Tennessee—inundated by up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain over a 48-hour period. A state of emergency was declared in Tennessee after a

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These Are 27 of the Best TV Shows on Netflix That Won't Disappoint

cnet.com Abrar Al-Heeti 2025-06-08 03:57:19

Netflix has become a reliable platform for dating shows with a twist, like Love Is Blind, the one where you have to get engaged immediately, or Too Hot To Handle, the one where everyone has to be celibate. On the Japanese series Is She The Wolf? the big twist is more along the lines of The Traitors or The Mole: Planted among all of the legitimate contestants searching for love is a decoy. In the very first episode, you learn that one woman brought on the show is not allowed to fall in love, and

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Russia-aligned hackers are targeting Signal users with device-linking QR codes

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-06-08 04:21:06

Signal, as an encrypted messaging app and protocol, remains relatively secure. But Signal's growing popularity as a tool to circumvent surveillance has led agents affiliated with Russia to try to manipulate the app's users into surreptitiously linking their devices, according to Google's Threat Intelligence Group. While Russia's continued invasion of Ukraine is likely driving the country's desire to work around Signal's encryption, "We anticipate the tactics and methods used to target Signal wi

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Xbox Pushes Ahead With Muse, a New Generative AI Model. Devs Say ‘Nobody Will Want This’

wired.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-06-08 04:40:40

Microsoft is wading deeper into generative artificial intelligence for gaming with Muse, a new AI model announced today. The model, which was trained on Ninja Theory’s multiplayer game Bleeding Edge, can help Xbox game developers build parts of games, Microsoft says. Muse can understand the physics and 3D environment inside a game and generate visuals and reactions to players’ movements. Among the various use cases for Muse that Microsoft outlines in its announcement, perhaps the most intriguin

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Limited Run says potentially damaging NES carts are supplier’s fault

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-06-08 04:50:03

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Limited Run Games has apologized for a potential issue with two games it has offered on NES carts — Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland and Piopow — that could cause damage to the cartridges or to NES consoles. The statement follows a Time Extension report about the games. In a statement emailed to customers, Limited Run says those two games weren’t manufactured by its “regular”

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Here are the best iPad deals right now

theverge.com Quentyn Kennemer 2025-06-08 04:54:31

While the best iPad deals usually land during major sale events like Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day, many great iPad deals are attainable outside those times. The day-to-day discounts may come and go like changing winds, but there’s often something to be saved, particularly on the more affordable iPads. The most recent iPad Pro and iPad Air are also regularly discounted, and you can even save a bit on Apple’s new iPad Mini. It’s difficult to know where exactly you can find the most notable i

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Tesla Cybertruck: all the news about Elon Musk’s futuristic pickup truck

theverge.com Verge Staff 2025-06-08 05:43:12

Here’s everything you need to know about Tesla’s first pickup truck, which Elon Musk has called “heart-stopping” and his “personal favorite” of Tesla’s vehicles. Pickups have become more popular lately — their share of the US light vehicle market increased to 17.5 percent in 2019, from just under 13 percent in 2012. They’re also the fastest-growing auto segment in the US. That makes Tesla’s entry into pickups sensible, analysts say. Another pickup perk: pricing. Pickups tend to be expensive. E

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Nvidia is launching ‘priority access’ to help fans buy RTX 5080 and 5090 FE GPUs

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-06-08 05:52:54

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Nvidia has yet to explain why it launched its GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs with barely any inventory, some major launch driver issues, and the occasional melting power connector, but it has apparently reconsidered its stance when it comes to scalpers. The company’s just announced a way for Nvidia fans to sign up for “Verified Priority Acc

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Amazon's Prime Video Appears to Have Left AI Slop in the Public Description of an Oscar-Winning Al Pacino Film

futurism.com Unknown 2025-06-08 05:26:15

Amazon's Prime Video on-demand streaming service appears to be using generative AI to write up public movie summaries — and the results are embarrassing, with what looks like AI slop getting copy-pasted into the description of an iconic film. A viral image on Bluesky shows the description of the Oscar-winning 1975 drama "Dog Day Afternoon," starring Al Pacino, which includes the suspicious phrase: "Unfortunately I do not have enough information to summarize further within the provided guideline

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Cybertruck Guy Makes Mocha Frappuccino While Cruising on Self-Driving Mode

futurism.com Unknown 2025-06-08 05:32:45

Cybertruck fan Jeremy Judkins, who has seemingly made owning the divisive vehicle his entire personality, made a "mocha frappuccino" while the car's "Full Self-Driving" driver assistance feature was steering it through the streets. The video shows Judkins giddy with excitement as he uses a red Vitamix blender to make the concoction. The Cybertruck's steering yoke can be seen completing turns on its own as he licks the blender's tamper. "All you have to do is keep your eyes on the road," he wro

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Apple’s new iPhone 16e is full of firsts, and the Pixel 9a should be worried

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-06-08 05:34:34

TL;DR Apple has launched the iPhone 16e, which succeeds the iPhone SE (2022), aka the iPhone SE3, with a starting price of $599. The iPhone 16e features the Apple A18 processor, a front similar to the iPhone 14, an Action button, and the new Apple C1 modem. The company has also stopped selling the iPhone 14, making the iPhone 16e the cheapest iPhone available. After practically years of rumors, Apple has finally launched the iPhone 16e, a successor to the iPhone SE 3 (also known as the iPhone

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Oppo’s new foldable can remote control a Mac

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US Soldier Accused of Verizon and AT&T Hacks Pleads Guilty

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