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Congress moves to reject bulk of White House’s proposed NASA cuts

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-03 01:05:09

A budget-writing panel in the House of Representatives passed a $24.8 billion NASA budget bill Tuesday, joining a similar subcommittee in the Senate in maintaining the space agency's funding after the White House proposed a nearly 25 percent cut. The budget bills making their way through the House and Senate don't specify funding levels for individual programs, but the topline numbers—$24.8 billion in the House version and $24.9 billion the Senate bill—represent welcome news for scientists, ind

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Amazon’s Kuiper satellites to get boost from rival SpaceX

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-08-03 01:26:10

Amazon’s race to challenge SpaceX in orbit is getting a helping hand from its chief competitor: SpaceX itself, which will launch the next batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet satellites skyward on Wednesday. A flock of 24 Kuiper internet satellites will ride aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket before dawn. The mission, dubbed KF-01, has a 27-minute launch window that opens at 2:18 AM ET and will lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Once complete, it will bring the total number of

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The Chainsmokers’ Mantis Ventures closes $100M third fund

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-08-03 01:36:04

In Brief Mantis Ventures, the venture capital firm co-founded by Alex Pall and Drew Taggart of the electronic DJ group The Chainsmokers, has raised $100 million in commitments for its third fund. At $100 million, the firm’s newest fund is 25% larger than Mantis’s previous $80 million fund, a notable achievement at a time when many venture firms are struggling to maintain their existing fund sizes or secure new capital. Mantis has invested in B2B companies, such as cybersecurity firm Chainguar

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Emmy Awards 2025: Apple TV+ just landed nominations in all major categories

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-03 01:23:35

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences just announced the contenders for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, and Apple just scored big with Severance alone receiving 27 nominations, more than any other series. Check below if your favorite series and movies made the cut, or update your watchlist ahead of the ceremony. Severance (27) and The Studio (23) score most nominations for Apple TV+ Last year, Apple scored 8 wins, including Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling and Makeup (Non-prosthetic) f

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What caused the 'baby boom'? What would it take to have another?

news.ycombinator.com Derek Thompson 2025-08-02 23:59:04

Thanks for reading! If you enjoy this article, last week’s essay on The Death of Partying in the U.S.A., or my feature story on The Anti-Social Century, consider becoming a subscriber to this newsletter to receive more essays on the social crises of our age. In rich countries around the world, birth rates have fallen to historically low levels. Governments have responded with a confetti cannon of policy ideas to increase the number of babies, including parental leave plans, preschool programs,

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How Disneyland’s New Walt Animatronic Helps Celebrate the Past

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-08-03 05:00:22

Walt Disney—A Magical Life finally joins the Disneyland 70 anniversary festivities at the Disneyland Resort. The long-anticipated docu-style attraction featuring Walt Disney himself in audio-animatronic form is set to become a permanent feature at the Opera House on Main Street, USA, at the park’s entrance. io9 was on hand for the media preview of the show ahead of its premiere July 17, the day the park turns 70. As part of the new show, the lobby gallery inside the Opera House has a new exhibi

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 16, #1488

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-03 04:00:04

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 Specs vs. Motorola Razr Ultra: Comparing the High-End Flip Phones

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-03 04:37:00

Samsung's Galaxy Flip 7 was unveiled at the company's July Galaxy Unpacked event, debuting a redesigned cover screen, a slightly thinner body and -- unlike the now-$2,000 Galaxy Z Fold 7 -- the same $1,100 price of Samsung's prior Flip phones. Watch this: Ultra Thin: First Look at the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 02:45 This Z Flip 7 will face Motorola's $1,300 Razr Ultra, which has a similar flip design but takes a different approach. Even though Motorola's phone costs $200 more, the company t

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Amazon turns to rival SpaceX to launch next batch of Kuiper internet satellites

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-08-03 09:23:40

United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the first two demonstration satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation stands ready for launch on pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on October 5, 2023 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. As Amazon chases SpaceX in the internet satellite market, the e-commerce and computing giant is now counting on Elon Musk's rival company to get its next batch of devices into space. On Wednesday, weather permitting,

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The most immersive gaming speaker system I've ever tested is $101 off

zdnet.com Taylor Clemons 2025-08-03 09:21:35

ZDNET's key takeaways The SteelSeries Arena 9 features a full-fledged 5.1 surround sound system, including subwoofers for added bass. It allows you to connect three devices simultaneously via Bluetooth, USB, and optical cable. While it offers robust EQ customization via the OLED dial and Sonar desktop app, the OLED dial doesn't give you as much control as the Sonar app for non-PC devices. $578.99 at Amazon $679.99 at Lenovo $679.99 at Best Buy more buying choices The SteelSeries Arena 9 syste

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The Skylight Calendar is perfect for busy families, and easy enough for kids to use

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-03 09:52:20

ZDNET's key takeaways The 15-inch Skylight Calendar is a smart display for $320, with a 10-inch version available for $160. It's a touchscreen calendar designed with busy lifestyles in mind that allows for shared use within a household or team. Though it's proven indispensable for my family, I wish the chores, not just the events, were visible in the calendar view, and the 15-inch version is expensive at $320. $319.99 at Amazon Getting organized is a never-ending battle for me. As a self-proc

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Fyre Festival’s Brand Rights Get a Fire Sale on eBay

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-08-03 09:50:02

Seems a little steep, but sure. Fyre Festival, the doomed-from-the-start music festival that never was, is one of the most notorious failures of the internet era. And now it can be yours! Well, it could have been if you got in on the eBay auction that sold off the rights to the Fyre Festival brand in Billy McFarland’s latest bid to pay back the $26 million in restitution that he still owes to the people he defrauded. Unfortunately for McFarland, his plan to monetize the Fyre Festival name is b

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Trump announces billions in investments to make Pennsylvania an AI hub

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-08-03 09:46:41

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. President Donald Trump helped announce more than $90 billion in investments in AI and energy at an event in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Among those investments include some multi-billion dollar commitments from Google. The company is planning to invest $25 billion to build data centers and AI infrastructure for the electric grid in the PJM region, according to remarks from presi

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A former OpenAI engineer describes what it’s really like to work there

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-08-03 09:58:31

Three weeks ago, an engineer named Calvin French-Owen, who worked on one of OpenAI’s most promising new products, resigned from the company. He just published a fascinating blog post on what it was like to work there for a year, including the sleepless sprint to build Codex. That’s OpenAI’s new coding agent that competes with tools like Cursor and Anthropic’s Claude Code. French-Owen said he didn’t leave because of any “drama,” but because he wants to get back to being a startup founder. He wa

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I replaced my dual-monitor setup with this ultrawide OLED - and I don't think I'll switch back

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-08-03 13:00:17

ZDNET's key takeaways The Alienware 34 240Hz QD-OLED Gaming Monitor retails for $800. It is a large, 34-inch curved gaming monitor with impressive visual output and an immersive design. Be aware that this display does not come with internal speakers. View now at Dell View now at Amazon more buying choices For the longest time, I considered curved monitors to be nothing more than a gimmick like 3D TVs (remember those?). But over the years and through personal experience, I've learned that thes

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Why my p(doom) has risen, dramatically

news.ycombinator.com Gary Marcus 2025-08-03 11:43:45

The chance that humans will literally go extinct at the hands of AI, I told Liron Shapira, in his podcast Doom Debates in May, was low. Humans are genetically diverse, geographically diverse, and remarkably resourceful. Some humans might die, at the hands of AI, but all of them? Shapira argued that doom was likely; I pushed back. Catastrophe seemed likely; outright doom seemed to me, then, to be vanishingly unlikely. Part of my reasoning then was that actual malice on the part of AI was unlikel

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KDE's official Roku/Android TV alternative is back from the dead

news.ycombinator.com David Uzondu 2025-08-03 11:35:42

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works Lately, some KDE projects have seen a revival, like Karton (the native virtual machine manager for KDE) and the improved ISO Image Writer. Now, another abandoned KDE project, Plasma Bigscreen, is looking to return from the dead after long-time Plasma Mobile contributor Devin decided to spend a week overhauling the thing. If you have not heard of it, Plasma Bigscreen is a Plasma shell for telev

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Helix Editor Release 25.07 Highlights

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-03 13:16:59

Release 25.07 Highlights 15 July 2025 A long-awaited 25.07 release is finally here. This release saw the replacement of a major, core component of Helix and the addition of plenty of flashy features besides. This release saw changes from 195 contributors. A hearty thank you to everyone who made this release possible. New to Helix? Helix is a modal text editor with built-in support for multiple selections, Language Server Protocol (LSP), tree-sitter, and experimental support for Debug Adapter

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My Favorite Way to Make Cauliflower Takes Less than 15 Minutes

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-03 13:00:03

There are a few things I won't put in an air fryer. Soup? Definitely not. Casserole? Maybe. Cauliflower? Well, yes. In fact, it's become my preferred cooking method, and I'm always happy with the results of cooking up this healthy and delicious snack. I like cauliflower each and every way, but as with anything, I especially love this veggie doused in buffalo sauce. Now, I'm not here to convince you that buffalo cauliflower tastes identical to the buffalo chicken wings that I also whip up in my

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Adidas now offers a laced version of its 3D-printed shoes

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-08-03 13:44:22

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Adidas has released a new variant of its 3D-printed Climacool shoes with laces so you can adjust their fit and potentially tone down how tightly they hug your feet. Featuring a breathable lattice structure created through an additive printing process, the shoes have previously only been available as slip-ons in a single off-white colorway, but no

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Finally, a dev kit for designing on-device, mobile AI apps is here: Liquid AI’s LEAP

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2025-08-03 15:46:57

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Liquid AI, the startup formed by former Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers to develop novel AI model architectures beyond the widely-used “Transformers“, today announced the release of LEAP aka the “Liquid Edge AI Platform,” a cross-platform software development kit (SDK) designed to make it easier for developers to int

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KDE's official Android TV alternative is back from the dead

news.ycombinator.com David Uzondu 2025-08-03 16:35:42

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works Lately, some KDE projects have seen a revival, like Karton (the native virtual machine manager for KDE) and the improved ISO Image Writer. Now, another abandoned KDE project, Plasma Bigscreen, is looking to return from the dead after long-time Plasma Mobile contributor Devin decided to spend a week overhauling the thing. If you have not heard of it, Plasma Bigscreen is a Plasma shell for telev

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Crypto super PAC Fairshake reports $141 million war chest

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-08-03 21:00:52

Fairshake, the cryptocurrency industry's most powerful political action committee, announced Tuesday that it now holds more than $141 million in cash on hand, underscoring the sector's growing influence as Congress takes up landmark legislation this week. The total, which includes liquid assets like crypto, stock, and cash, reflects a surge of donations from digital asset executives and firms, including a fresh $25 million from Coinbase . Fairshake and its two affiliated PACs — Defend American

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iOS 26 public beta rumored to launch next week

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-08-03 21:49:41

iOS 26 has been in beta testing with developers for over a month, and there’s still been no public beta release yet. Apple has only confirmed a July launch, but according to Mark Gurman, there’s a specific day next week being targeted. Apple reportedly targeting July 23 for iOS 26 public beta Historically, Apple tends to launch its summer public betas about a week after beta 3 debuts. But iOS 26 beta 3 arrived last Monday, July 7 and we’re now over a week later with no public beta. According

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These budget earbuds turned an audiophile into an open-ear believer

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-08-03 21:18:59

ZDNET's key takeaways The Soundpeats PearlClip Pro earbuds are available now on Amazon for $59. The PearlClip Pro earbuds offer high-quality sound and a design that holds to your ear, no matter how active you are. The controls of the PearlClip Pro earbuds take some getting used to. $49.99 at Amazon As a runner and a lover of music, I'm always looking for earbuds that can marry those two things in an active form factor. For the longest time, the ideal option has been bone-conducting headphones

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I replaced my MacBook Pro with the M3 iPad Air - and I might never go back

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-03 21:42:37

ZDNET's key takeaways The 2025 iPad Air is available in an 11-inch model starting at $600 and a 13-inch model starting at $800. The latest iPad Air features Apple Intelligence, an M3 processor, and some of the best performance I've seen on an iPad to date. But the iPad Air gets expensive quickly, with the 13-inch model selling for as much as $1,300. View now at Amazon View now at Best Buy more buying choices I've grown rather attached to my work MacBook Pro. I use it every day, take it with m

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Reflections on OpenAI

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-03 20:49:06

I left OpenAI three weeks ago. I had joined the company back in May 2024. I wanted to share my reflections because there's a lot of smoke and noise around what OpenAI is doing, but not a lot of first-hand accounts of what the culture of working there actually feels like. Nabeel Quereshi has an amazing post called Reflections on Palantir, where he ruminates on what made Palantir special. I wanted to do the same for OpenAI while it's fresh in my mind. You won't find any trade secrets here, more

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From the hospital to the car plant: What is GM doing with CT scanners?

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-03 21:07:21

More and more, we're seeing imaging technologies and machine learning showing up in automotive applications. It's usually to diagnose some kind of problem like quality control, although not always—the camera-based system by UVeye that we wrote about a few years ago made news recently after Hertz started using it to charge renters for things like scuffs on hubcaps. I have fewer concerns about customer abuse with General Motors' use of CT scanning, which simply seems like a clever adaptation of me

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Our biggest questions about ChromeOS and Android merging

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2025-08-03 21:43:48

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. What is the point of merging ChromeOS and Android? Android has an enormous app ecosystem, but many of those apps still struggle on larger screens, like tablets. And Android doesn’t have great multitasking or window management, which are both important on large displays. ChromeOS, on the other hand, does browser stuff and window managem

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Google Discover adds AI summaries, threatening publishers with further traffic declines

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-08-03 21:19:47

As publishers fret about decreased traffic from Google, the search giant has begun rolling out AI summaries in Discover, the main news feed inside Google’s search app on iOS and Android. Now, instead of seeing a headline from a major publication, users will see multiple news publishers’ logos in the top-left corner, followed by an AI-generated summary that cites those sources. The app warns that these summaries are generated with AI, “which can make mistakes.” Image Credits:Google The feature

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