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Trump gives TikTok another ban extension

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2026-04-07 18:00:00

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. For the third time, President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for TikTok to spin out from its Chinese parent company or face a US ban. As White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed in a statement Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order on Thursday extending the

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Neural Texture Compression demo shows it can do wonders for VRAM usage

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2026-04-08 05:35:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust In context: Modern game engines can put severe strain on today's hardware. However, Nvidia's business decisions have left many GPUs with less VRAM than they should. Fortunately, improved texture compression in games helps make the most of what's available. Neural Texture Compression (NTC) is a new technique that improves texture quality while reducing VRAM usage. It relies on a specialized neural n

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Maximum Football launches on PC and consoles as community-driven football sim

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2026-04-08 05:16:00

Maximum Football has debuted on the game consoles and the PC as a community-driven football sim from Maximum Entertainment. The game is officially out now on PlayStation5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Following a successful period in Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview, today marks the game’s full 1.0 launch, bringing with it a wave of new content, polish, and performance upgrades. Since its initial early access release, Maximum Football has grown with direct input from its passiona

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End of 10: Upgrade your old Windows 10 computer to Linux

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-08 00:14:32

Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again? If you bought your computer after 2010, there's most likely no reason to throw it out. By just installing an up-to-date Linux operating system you can keep using it for years to come. Installing an operating system may sound difficult, but you don't have to do it alone. With any luck, there are people in your area ready to help! Find so

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Eufy’s X10 Pro Omni mopping robovac has returned to its best price to date

theverge.com Brandon Russell 2026-04-08 05:00:00

Now that warmer weather is here, spring cleaning duties are likely falling by the wayside. But the good news is you can enjoy the outdoors and clean your home with zero effort by letting a robot vacuum do the hard work for you. For that, we recommend a versatile model like the Eufy X10 Pro Omni, which is currently on sale at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy to $549.99 ($250 off), matching its all-time low. The X10 Pro Omni, one of our favorite midrange vacuum / mop combos, boasts an array of featu

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First Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Double XP Weekend Dates Announced for Season 4

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-04-08 09:00:00

It's finally time to get ahead on the battle pass with the first set of double XP boosts in Black Ops 6 Season 4. Developer Treyarch has your back with a new double XP weekend featuring three boosts for players to take advantage of -- you'll be able to speed through account levels, weapon attachment unlocks and battle pass tiers to kickstart your advancement of the newest seasonal content. This double XP weekend runs from Thursday to Monday. Anyone playing Black Ops 6 during the event period ha

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Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. Make your current one secure again?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-08 10:14:32

Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again? If you bought your computer after 2010, there's most likely no reason to throw it out. By just installing an up-to-date Linux operating system you can keep using it for years to come. Installing an operating system may sound difficult, but you don't have to do it alone. With any luck, there are people in your area ready to help! Find so

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Netflix to offer live TV channels for the first time in deal with France's TF1

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-04-08 17:17:00

The big picture: The media landscape is rapidly evolving as streaming platforms and traditional broadcasters explore new partnerships to engage viewers. With Netflix now adding linear TV channels featuring live sports and games, the streaming giant is starting to resemble the very cable TV model it once sought to disrupt. Netflix is set to break new ground in the television industry by offering live, linear TV channels for the first time, following a landmark agreement with France's largest com

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Google Photos’ upcoming Remix feature could launch with a video upgrade (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-04-08 17:24:20

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos’ upcoming Remix feature, internally codenamed “Bluejay,” will likely support video editing. When it launches, the feature will use generative AI to transform videos into various styles, with options potentially including “I’m feeling lucky,” “Subtle movements,” and “Go wild.” Creating AI photos and videos is all the rage these days, but many people are using AI to remix their existing photos and videos. For instance, the Studio Ghibli tr

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Samsung’s next foldables look crazy thin in this new leak

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-04-08 17:52:32

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR New “official” images of the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 have leaked. The images show both foldables in two different colorways. These colorways are said to be called Blue Shadow and Jet Black. Samsung is gearing up to launch the next generation of its foldable phones. As we inch closer to the eventual announcement, predictably, leaks have been ramping up. Previously, we’ve seen CAD renders of both the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7. Now,

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Netflix signs deal to host live TV channels in France

engadget.com Unknown 2026-04-08 17:38:52

Everything old is new again. Netflix just inked a deal to air live television broadcasts in France , turning the streaming giant into, well, regular TV. The platform will host five traditional broadcast channels from French TV behemoth TF1. Subscribers in the region will have access to live programming and on-demand content. The partnership officially begins next summer. The channels underneath TF1's umbrella air everything from reality shows like The Voice to live sports, including the French

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The Scheme That Broke the Texas Lottery

news.ycombinator.com Rachel Monroe 2026-04-08 15:01:16

On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, the Lotto Texas jackpot was seventy-three million dollars. There was no winner that night—there hadn’t been a winner for the past ninety-one drawings—and so the pool of money rolled over. By the next drawing, that Saturday, it had reached ninety-five million. Dawn Nettles started getting worried. For the jackpot to have grown so quickly, sales volume must have been ten times what Nettles thought was normal. “I knew right then,” she told me. “Somebody was buying all

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SpaceX Starship Explodes in Spectacular Fireball at Texas Test Facility

gizmodo.com George Dvorsky 2026-04-08 17:22:25

The upper stage prototype, designated Ship 36, exploded shortly before midnight local time on June 18 during routine preparations for an upcoming test flight. SpaceX is in the midst of preparing for Starship’s next fully integrated test, known as Flight 10. The last several tests haven’t gone well, but this prototype never even left the ground. The explosion—as shown in spectacular footage from NASASpaceFlight.com—occurred at SpaceX’s Massey facility, a test site located several miles from the

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'A Minecraft Movie': Release Date and Time on Max

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-04-08 16:30:04

If you caught some morsels from A Minecraft Movie on social media -- videos of theater audiences going wild over a chicken jockey or Jack Black passionately singing about cooking chicken with lava -- tomorrow you can stream the flick that started it all. The Max streaming service, which will soon take on the title of HBO Max again, previously announced that the video game movie would premiere in June. Now it's shared the exact release date for the PG-rated comedy. A Minecraft Movie stars Black,

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Pope Leo XIV warns of AI risks, urges action to protect human dignity

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-04-08 19:04:00

The big picture: Two days after his election, Pope Leo XIV addressed a gathering of cardinals in Rome and made it clear that artificial intelligence would be at the center of his papacy. The new pontiff, who hails from Chicago and holds a mathematics degree, invoked the legacy of his namesake, Leo XIII, who had defended workers' rights during the upheaval of the industrial revolution. "Today, the church offers its trove of social teaching to respond to another industrial revolution and to innov

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Elon Musk responds to report that xAI is burning through $1 billion a month

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-04-08 21:29:00

In brief: Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is burning through cash at an astounding rate. According to a new report, the company expects to spend at least $13 billion throughout all of 2025, equivalent to just over $1 billion every month. Musk, of course, has called the report "nonsense." Citing the usual anonymous people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg writes that the $500 million that xAI will earn this year looks positively tiny next to the $13 billion it plans to spend.

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Samsung may soon release One UI 8 beta builds for the Galaxy S24 series

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-04-08 21:16:37

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has begun internal testing of the One UI 8 update for the Galaxy S24 series. A tipster has spotted the first internal test build for the Galaxy S24 Ultra, suggesting that the One UI 8 beta program for the lineup could be around the corner. Samsung plans to release stable One UI 8 this summer, starting with its upcoming foldables and gradually extending the rollout to older models. Samsung has confirmed plans to release stable One UI 8 this sum

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Gemini Space is coming to Pixel phones, and it could be Google’s take on Samsung’s Now Bar

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-04-08 21:52:06

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google is developing a new feature called “Gemini Space” for its Pixel phones, which is expected to debut on the upcoming Pixel 10 series. “Gemini Space” could be a rebrand of the At a Glance widget that will add new information like finance recaps and sports scores. This new feature could be Google’s version of Samsung’s “Now Brief,” providing a full-screen, contextual summary of your day from the lock screen. Google is locked in a race with rival OpenA

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Special Webinar: Key Insights from Verizon’s 2025 DBIR

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-04-08 21:04:50

The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is one of cybersecurity's most authoritative annual reports. The 2025 DBIR highlights critical trends including rising GenAI-related risks, credential theft, and vulnerabilities from third-party partners. LayerX is hosting Alex Pinto, one of the lead authors of the 2025 DBIR for a special webinar to discuss the modern threat landscape and how enterprises should protect themselves. Register directly for the webinar here. Verizon DBIR: Cr

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This Linux app makes sharing files to Android a breeze - here's how

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-04-08 21:36:23

Must. Connect. To. Linux. Jack Wallen/ZDNET Almost daily, I need to send a file from my Pop!_OS Linux desktop to my Android device. Over the years, I've found some solutions, but this latest option, called Packet, makes sending files from Linux to Android a breeze. Packet works with Quick Share, and both desktop and mobile devices only have to be on the same wireless network to function. Once on the same network, sending a file to Android is simple. Also: My 6 favorite open-source Android app

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Posit floating point numbers: thin triangles and other tricks (2019)

news.ycombinator.com Marc B. Reynolds 2026-04-08 21:42:03

WARNING: Some numerical analysis and mathematics will be mentioned in passing. Also the number systems will not be treated like black-boxes. Risk of physical injury, however, is negligible. I like magic tricks. Watching the performer do the show and attempting to catch the “slight-of-hand” that makes the impossible seem possible. It’s fun and makes me believe in magic for a few moments. So I’m going to give a shot at doing some floating point magic tricks. Throughout my performance I’ll use

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Struggling With Hair Loss? This New Prescription Gummy Could Help Regrow It

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-04-08 19:43:31

You've tried the serums, the vitamins and the topical solutions. But have you tried a prescription gummy for hair loss? Hers, a telehealth company that provides online healthcare services and products for women, announced the launch of its Biotin plus Minoxidil Gummy, the first-of-its-kind prescription gummy formulated to support hair regrowth. Available through forhers.com, this gummy combines prescription-strength minoxidil, the only FDA-approved ingredient for female hair loss, with biotin, a

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I Tried the Future of Smart Glasses at WWDC. They Weren't Made by Apple

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-04-08 20:00:04

On a bright sunny day in Cupertino, California, I crammed into my seat, unlocked my laptop, connected to Wi-Fi and checked in on Slack. Apple's WWDC keynote was about to begin. This time, however, I added a new step to my live event coverage routine. I plugged the Xreal One Pro glasses into my MacBook and activated the dimmer. They became my smart display-enabled sunglasses. For the next 2 hours, I covered Apple's announcements wearing Xreal's display glasses, and they worked better than I expe

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Modder runs AMD FSR 4 on unsupported Radeon 7000 series GPUs, performance lags behind FSR 3.1

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2026-04-09 01:13:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust In brief: AMD's new FSR 4 upscaling solution improves tremendously upon FSR 3 but only supports the company's Radeon RX 9070 and 9060 graphics card families. However, the latest version of Mesa for Linux provides a loophole that allowed a modder to benchmark FSR 4 on an older GPU, with intriguing results. Redditor Virtual-Cobbler-9930 recently shared encouraging data after testing AMD's FSR 4 on a

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Texas Instruments unveils $60 billion 'historic' plan to expand US chipmaking

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-04-09 01:47:00

Forward-looking: Texas Instruments has unveiled plans to invest more than $60 billion to expand its semiconductor manufacturing operations in the United States, marking what the company describes as the largest single investment in foundational chip production in US history. The initiative will include the construction and expansion of seven semiconductor fabrication plants across Texas and Utah, a move expected to create approximately 60,000 jobs. The investment comes amid ongoing efforts by t

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Nothing Phone 3 says goodbye to Glyph Interface, hello to Glyph Matrix

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-04-09 01:29:53

TL;DR Nothing teases its upcoming Phone 3 with a new design element called “Glyph Matrix.” The teaser suggests dot matrix-style lighting on the back of the device, potentially for more intricate light patterns. Previously leaked renders of the Phone 3 do not align with the newly teased Glyph Matrix design. In typical Carl Pei fashion, the Nothing Phone 3 hype train is at full speed. We’ve just about recovered from the heartbreak after learning about the Phone 3’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor

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SpaceX's Starship explodes on the ground during a routine test

engadget.com Unknown 2026-04-09 01:00:25

A SpaceX Starship vehicle has exploded yet again, and this time, it happened before it even took off. NASASpaceflight has captured the event in a livestream, wherein you can see the spacecraft (Ship 36) suddenly explode into a fireball after the company tested its forward flap and just before it was supposed to conduct a static fire test. The company said on X that on June 19 at approximately 12AM Eastern time, the Starship it was preparing for its 10th flight test "experienced a major anomaly"

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Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash

news.ycombinator.com Julie Bort 2026-04-09 02:31:14

There’s a lot of talk in the startup world about how AI makes individuals so productive that it could give rise to a generation of “solo unicorns” — one-person companies worth over $1 billion. While an actual solo unicorn remains a mythical creature, Israeli developer Maor Shlomo provided compelling evidence Wednesday that the concept might not be impossible. Shlomo sold his 6-month-old, bootstrapped vibe-coding startup Base44 to Wix for $80 million, Wix announced Wednesday. And the deal was c

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SpaceX's Starship explodes again while still on the ground

news.ycombinator.com Richard Speed 2026-04-09 05:02:32

SpaceX has made excellent progress with its Starship rocket. The stainless steel vehicle can now explode before even leaving the Earth. The latest setback happened just before a planned static fire this morning. The rocket was fueled ahead of a test firing of its Raptor engines, but abruptly exploded. The explosion occurred on a test stand, and it is unclear how much damage the facility sustained. According to SpaceX, "a safety clear area around the site was maintained throughout the operation

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Orthopedic Doctors Evaluate if Biological Age TikTok Challenges Are the Real Deal

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-04-09 00:00:00

If you’ve scrolled through TikTok or Instagram, you’ve probably seen fitness challenges focused on your biological age. In some cases, it’s funny to see people attempting these challenges or impressive to see them succeed. You’ve probably felt inspired to try out some of these challenges and even questioned their legitimacy. “Most of these challenges, like completing 11 consecutive push-ups (for women), doing pull-ups or performing a kneeling-to-squat jump, are quick screens of muscular strengt

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Trump gives TikTok another ban extension

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Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash

SpaceX's Starship explodes again while still on the ground

Orthopedic Doctors Evaluate if Biological Age TikTok Challenges Are the Real Deal

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