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Is Meta’s Superintelligence Overhaul a Sign Its AI Goals Are Struggling?

gizmodo.com Ece Yildirim 2025-12-16 03:37:18

Meta is splitting its AI division Meta Superintelligence Labs less than two months after the company announced its formation in June. The group will be split into four smaller groups, according to a New York Times report. One group will focus on AI research, another one on infrastructure and hardware projects, one on AI products, and another one on building out AI superintelligence, a hypothetical AI system that could outperform human intelligence on any and all scales. Facebook did not respon

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The Creator of ‘Severance’ Just Explained a Key Logistical Question

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-12-16 03:45:59

When it comes to Severance, there are rarely simple answers. Everything is wrapped in mystery and intrigue. Which, admittedly, is kind of the best part about it. We love to explore and speculate about what’s going on at Lumon. And yet, getting an answer, even a small one, here and there is nice. Which is what the creator of the show, Dan Erickson, just did. Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Erickson dodged questions about big topics like the structure of season three or the ultimate length of

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Black Myth: Zhong Kui is the next title from Game Science Studio

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-16 08:15:37

Game Science Studio isn't resting on its laurels after the success of Black Myth: Wukong. The developer teased a follow-up project as the closer to Gamescom's Opening Night Live showcase with a brief but beautifully detailed glimpse at Black Myth: Zhong Kui. There's no date attached to the cinematic teaser, and that's because the game is still very much a work in progress. According to the FAQ entry about a possible release window, the team says "Well, to be honest—even Yocar himself has absolu

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The forgotten meaning of "jerk"

news.ycombinator.com David Marjanović 2025-12-16 08:11:29

by Ben Lindbergh at the Ringer asks “When did jerk stop meaning ‘stupid’?” He starts with the Steve Martin movie The Jerk, saying of its protagonist: Navin is oblivious, not obnoxious. He’s ignorant, not intolerant. He’s naive, not intentionally cruel. He’s a bumpkin, a rube, and a moron, maybe, but a jerk? For the most part, no, I wouldn’t say so. There he is, of course, using the current sense of jerk: “There’s definitely been a semantic shift in ‘jerk’ over the years,” says linguist, lexi

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Sling's New $20 'Select' Package Gives You 11 Channels

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-16 06:41:00

There's a new $20 skinny bundle on the scene, and you probably want to know what the low-priced live TV package gets you. Sling introduced a fresh package called Sling Select on Tuesday, joining its prior offerings of Sling Orange, Sling Blue and Sling Orange & Blue plans. Select's selection is a pared-down version of Blue (plus some outliers not found in Blue or Orange), and its price reflects that. Select includes Fox News, FS1, FX, National Geographic, NFL Network, Lifetime Movie Network, Ga

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Grammarly Pushes Beyond Proofreading With AI-Powered Writing Guidance

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-16 06:45:04

Grammarly is expanding beyond its grammar-checking roots. The company has announced the launch of several specialized AI "agents" and a new writing tool called Grammarly Docs, designed to help students and professionals with everything from drafting essays to polishing workplace emails. It's another example of generative AI expanding beyond general-purpose chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini into more specialized domains. Other examples of gen AI in educational circles include Google's NotebookLM

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Fallout S2 teaser brings us to New Vegas

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-16 08:24:05

Prime Video has dropped an extended teaser for the much-anticipated second season of Fallout, widely considered to be among the best TV adaptations of a gaming franchise. In our 2024 year-end roundup, Ars senior editor Samuel Axon wrote that the first season gave us "a specific cocktail of tongue-in-cheek humor, sci-fi campiness, strong themes, great characters, and visceral violence [that] came together into a fantastic show." The second season looks like it will bring us more of the same, alon

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Last-minute Pixel 10 leak suggests controversial change is really happening

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-16 12:22:11

Google TL;DR A new leak appears to show Pixel 10 packaging with a message about eSIM setup. The image would support earlier claims that most Pixel 10 models may drop physical SIM trays. The Pixel 10 Pro Fold is still expected to support hardware SIMs. With the Google Pixel 10 series launch less than 24 hours away, one question that remains after the many leaks and rumors is whether the phones will ditch physical SIM cards. A new image from reliable leaker Evan Blass might be our biggest clue

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Unsealed Apple Pay ruling explains Fintiv’s Texas retreat and weakens new Georgia case

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-16 11:55:04

A newly unsealed opinion shows why Apple had little patience for Fintiv’s long-running claims in Texas. As it turns out, after seven years of litigation, Fintiv still could not point to any evidence that Apple Pay or Apple Wallet ever used the kind of “widget” described in its patent. That finding explains the company’s abrupt retreat in Texas and bodes poorly for its latest attempt to profit off Apple Pay in Georgia. Why Fintiv’s Texas claims collapsed Judge Alan Albright, who oversees one of

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Vendors that treat single sign-on as a luxury feature

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 10:38:38

Why does this exist? Single sign-on (SSO) is a mechanism for outsourcing the authentication for your website (or other product) to a third party identity provider, such as Google, Okta, Entra ID (Azure AD), PingFederate, etc. In this context, SSO refers to a SaaS or similar vendor allowing a business client to manage user accounts via the client’s own identity provider, without having to rely on the vendor to provide strong authentication with audit logs, and with the ability to create and del

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I'm Enjoying Sony's New Inzone H9 II Gaming Headset, but Its Price Is Startling

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-16 06:00:00

Sony isn't so known for its PC gaming accessories, but it's trying to change that by leveling up and broadening its Inzone line with five new accessories. These include the upgraded flagship Inzone H9 II wireless headset ($350), Inzone E9 in-ear monitors ($150), Inzone KBD-H75 keyboard ($300), the Inzone Mouse-A gaming mouse ($150) and two mousepads, which were all developed in collaboration with the prominent esports team Fnatic, and are optimized for first-person shooters. They're available n

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Gamescom 2025 Opening Night Live: Black Myth Wukong Sequel, Resident Evil 9 and More

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-16 11:38:00

Europe's major gaming event of the year, Gamescom 2025, has kicked off in Cologne, Germany, with Opening Night Live, an extensive trailer showcase giving early looks at the biggest games coming later this year and into 2026. Last year's Gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live had a ton of reveals, including Mafia: The Old Country and trailers for then-upcoming games like Marvel Rivals, Dune Awakening and more. This year's showcase had some big reveals and some tantalizingly short teases -- like around

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 20, #801

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-16 12:15:46

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle is a real headache. The NYT puzzle writers are really pulling some obscure connections out of the air, and I did not do well today at all. Need some help? Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot

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Google announced the next step in its nuclear energy plans

theverge.com Justine Calma 2025-12-16 11:45:58

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google is one step closer to reaching its nuclear ambitions now that it’s working with public power utility Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to purchase electricity from a next-generation

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Meta's AI voice translation feature rolls out globally

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-16 17:09:45

On Tuesday, Meta rolled out its new voice dubbing feature globally. The Reels feature uses generative AI to translate your voice, with optional lip-syncing. Mark Zuckerberg first previewed the feature at Meta Connect 2024. At launch, the translations are only available for English to Spanish (and vice versa). The company says more languages will arrive later. At least at first, it's restricted to Facebook creators with 1,000+ followers. However, anyone with a public Instagram account can use it

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PyPI now blocks domain resurrection attacks used for hijacking accounts

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-16 17:08:23

The Python Package Index (PyPI) has introduced new protections against domain resurrection attacks that enable hijacking accounts through password resets. PyPI is the official repository for open-source Python packages. It is used by software developers, product maintainers, and companies working with Python libraries, tools, and frameworks. Accounts of project maintainers publishing software on PyPI are linked to email addresses. In the case of some projects, the email address is tied to a do

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The SSO Wall of Shame – Vendors that treat SSO as luxury feature

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 16:38:38

Why does this exist? Single sign-on (SSO) is a mechanism for outsourcing the authentication for your website (or other product) to a third party identity provider, such as Google, Okta, Entra ID (Azure AD), PingFederate, etc. In this context, SSO refers to a SaaS or similar vendor allowing a business client to manage user accounts via the client’s own identity provider, without having to rely on the vendor to provide strong authentication with audit logs, and with the ability to create and del

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The Star-Studded Trailer for ‘Anniversary’ Takes a Dystopian Detour

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-12-16 17:30:19

The best trailers make you want to see a movie but also leave you unsure exactly what it’s about. The first trailer for Anniversary, which stars Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, Dylan O’Brien, Phoebe Dynevor, and others, does just that. To start, it looks like a slick thriller about an out-of-place new girlfriend causing havoc. From there, though, a few twists and turns reveal the world of the film is much, much darker than you’d expect. Then you throw in a star of The Handmaid’s Tale, and the intrigu

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Robinhood Tries to Rebrand Sports Betting as Investing

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-12-16 17:45:07

Robinhood has gotten a reputation as a platform where people make wildly speculative investments without sufficient guardrails. So it’s only right that it’s getting into the sports betting business. The company announced on Tuesday that it is launching “prediction markets” for college and professional football as part of a partnership with Kalshi. According to the company, it’ll start listing “contracts” for NFL and NCAA games in the coming days, with plans to make each matchup open for two wee

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Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Beta Dates Have Been Revealed. Here's How to Join

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-16 16:11:00

Clear your calendars for early October: The Black Ops 7 beta dates have been revealed on the game's Xbox store listing, and they're only a couple months away. The next Call of Duty game is a collaboration between developers Treyarch and Raven Software, and it takes place after Black Ops 2 in the series' chronology. While the Black Ops games jump around a confusing timeline, Black Ops 7 is a direct sequel to a 13-year-old game. The game's beta will focus on classic Call of Duty multiplayer mode

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Microsoft employees occupy headquarters in protest of Israel contracts

theverge.com Hayden Field 2025-12-16 17:22:39

is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. On Tuesday, a group of current and former Microsoft employees, as well as community members, took over a plaza at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, as part of a No Azure for Apartheid protest. They declared the area a “Liberated Zone” encampment and said they had changed its name from East Campus Plaza to “The Mar

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Crypto stocks tumble as investors go into risk-off mode

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-12-16 22:41:09

Meanwhile, the price of bitcoin pulled back nearly 3% to just over $113,000. Ether was down more than 4% to the $4,100 level, according to Coin Metrics. Investors appeared to rotate out of tech names Tuesday. The sector had seen a boost last week as traders weighed the prospect of more interest rate cuts. Also, bitcoin touched an intraday all-time high near $125,000 last week. On Tuesday, the Nasdaq Composite was down more than 1%, weighed down by declines in Nvidia and other tech heavyweights

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Databricks says it's valued at over $100 billion in latest funding round

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-12-16 22:18:28

Databricks has just entered an exclusive club. The data analytics software vendor said Tuesday that it's raising a funding round that values the company at over $100 billion. That would make Databricks just the fourth private company to eclipse the $100 billion mark, following SpaceX, ByteDance and OpenAI, according to data from CB Insights. Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi told CNBC's Brian Sullivan that the total round will exceed $1 billion. The company was last valued by private investors at $62

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Scientists Find Evidence That You're a Hypocrite Who's Causing More Than Your Share of Climate Change

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-16 18:08:00

When it comes to personal contributions to climate change, most Americans seem to have no clue how damaging some of their individual actions can be. Folks who happily recycle and switch to more energy-efficient appliances, per a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nexus journal, likely have a far larger carbon footprint than they realize. When it comes to personal behavioral changes to mitigate climate change, not all interventions are created equal. A

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Watch Britt Lower’s self-recorded audition tape for ‘Severance’

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-16 22:16:45

If you listen to the Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller & Adam Scott, you probably remember the episode where Britt Lower, who plays Helly R., said she recorded her audition tape on her bathroom floor. Now, The Hollywood Reporter has published the tape, and it is impressive how spot-on she was from the get-go. Here’s Lower’s own account of how her audition tape came to be: “And you know, this was prior to COVID, so you were still doing in-person auditions at that time. And initially, you guys

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 arrives on November 14

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-16 21:08:34

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will launch on November 14. Microsoft revealed the release date for the upcoming shooter sequel alongside a new trailer during Opening Night Live at Gamescom 2025. Notably, while Black Ops 7 will be on PC, PlayStation and Xbox at launch, it'll skip the Switch 2, despite a binding legal agreement between Microsoft and Nintendo that requires that the company's consoles receive the same access to Call of Duty as Xbox. Similar to past games in the series, Call of Duty: Bla

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Beyerdynamic launches two new wireless headsets at Gamescom

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-16 22:10:11

Beyerdynamic has announced two new wireless gaming headsets at Gamescom 2025. The MMX 150 and MMX 230 are the latest entries in the company's MMX gaming lineup. The new headsets will be available exclusively in Europe and Canada, and are displayed in Cologne for gamescom attendees. The MMX 150 wireless is intended for casual gaming as well as everyday listening. It carries up to 50 hours of battery life and offers an EQ via the beyerdynamic app. It comes with a detachable voice microphone with

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Google to pay $30 million to settle class-action suit over children's privacy

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-16 22:39:03

Google has reached a settlement over a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected data from child users without parental consent through its YouTube video platform and then sent them targeted ads. The tech giant will shell out $30 million to settle the proposed class-action suit. According to Reuters , the plaintiffs' lawyers said there could be 35 million to 45 million class members. Children aged 13 or younger who watched YouTube between July 1, 2013 and April 1, 2020 could be covered. The pr

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Why Semantic Layers Matter (and how to build one with DuckDB)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 18:49:15

Many ask themselves, "Why would I use a semantic layer? What is it anyway?" In this hands-on guide, we’ll build the simplest possible semantic layer using just a YAML file and a Python script—not as the goal itself, but as a way to understand the value of semantic layers. We’ll then query 20 million NYC taxi records with consistent business metrics executed using DuckDB and Ibis. By the end, you’ll know exactly when a semantic layer solves real problems and when it’s overkill. It's a topic that

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How Figma’s multiplayer technology works (2019)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-12 22:41:02

Operational transformation (OT) is a technology for supporting a range of collaboration functionalities in advanced collaborative software systems. Hero illustration by Rose Wong. When we first started building multiplayer functionality Multiplayer Editing in Figma Today’s public release of Figma contains two long-awaited changes. in Figma four years ago, we decided to develop our own solution. No other design tool offered this feature, and we didn’t want to use operational transforms (a.k.a.

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Is Meta’s Superintelligence Overhaul a Sign Its AI Goals Are Struggling?

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Google announced the next step in its nuclear energy plans

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PyPI now blocks domain resurrection attacks used for hijacking accounts

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Beyerdynamic launches two new wireless headsets at Gamescom

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