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Microsoft adds Copilot Mode to Edge browser, brings AI chat and voice control

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-25 22:17:00

What just happened? Microsoft is taking a bigger swing at everyday AI integration with the launch of Copilot Mode in its Edge browser. Now available on Windows and Mac, the update marks a significant step in Microsoft's push to embed AI directly into the browsing experience, making tasks like research, comparison shopping, and online navigation faster (to be seen), and voice-enabled. Copilot Mode blends chat, search, and navigation in a single input field. Rather than relying on users to manage

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Ask HN: How will the OSA affect small Mastodon instances?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-25 21:40:13

I am not currently a user of Mastodon, but I have some interest in the project. I was looking at some stuff that seemed to indicate to me that the OSA could make it difficult to self host Mastodon without providing age verification. I was then reading the provisions and realsised that it didn't really affect you unless you have at least 3 million monthly users, so in theory would not affect self hosters with only a few users. But then I thought that if you are federated with a very large instanc

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Futurehome smart hub owners must pay new $117 subscription or lose access

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-25 03:30:53

Smart home device maker Futurehome is forcing its customers’ hands by suddenly requiring a subscription for basic functionality of its products. Launched in 2016, Futurehome’s Smarthub is marketed as a central hub for controlling Internet-connected devices in smart homes. For years, the Norwegian company sold its products, which also include smart thermostats, smart lighting, and smart fire and carbon monoxide alarms, for a one-time fee that included access to its companion app and cloud platfo

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TikTok adds YouTube Music as an option to save songs playing in videos

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-12-25 22:00:00

TikTok has been making it easier for users to save the songs they hear in video clips on the platform to their choice of music streaming platform. The short video service today added YouTube Music as an option to this list. The company first introduced this feature in the U.S. and the U.K. with support for Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music in November 2023. In February 2024, it rolled out this feature to more than 160 countries across the globe. Over time, TikTok has added Deezer and Sound

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Stop selling “unlimited”, when you mean “until we change our minds”

news.ycombinator.com Brendan O'Leary 2025-12-25 23:15:19

Bottom line: Anthropic just added weekly limits to Claude Pro ($20/month) and Claude Max ($200/month), affecting their heaviest users of Claude Code…mid-workflow. Why it matters: This is the same playbook we’ve seen AI companies use before—hook users with "unlimited" access, then cap the power users who matter most. Theo from t3.chat summed it up perfectly: "No free lunch lasts forever." The Same Playbook, Different Day Here's how the AI pricing bait-and-switch works: Launch with generous/u

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Tea app security breaches reveal private chats and photo ID, as it tops App Store

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-26 14:27:41

Two major security vulnerabilities in the Tea app – which claims to make dating safer for women – have exposed the private chats and personal data of at least tens of thousands of users. The app, designed to allow women to share “red flags” for men they had dated, claimed four million active users after it hit the top slot in the App Store last week … The Tea app allows female users to tag men’s dating profiles with one of a number of “red flags,” as well as allowing reverse image searches to

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Google Search's AI Mode is rolling out in the UK

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-26 14:00:11

Earlier this year, Google rolled out AI Mode to Search users in the US. Now, the notoriously inaccurate "tool" is coming to the UK. While Google's AI overviews have been available in the UK since last summer, AI Mode provides more conversational responses and fewer links to other pages. Google touts AI Mode as a more intuitive method for asking multi-part questions or follow-ups. It uses Google's Gemini 2.5 model to detail how-tos, compare products or plan a trip. Instead of searching for somet

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Stop promising "unlimited", when you mean "until we change our minds"

news.ycombinator.com Brendan O'Leary 2025-12-26 11:15:19

Bottom line: Anthropic just added weekly limits to Claude Pro ($20/month) and Claude Max ($200/month), affecting their heaviest users of Claude Code…mid-workflow. Why it matters: This is the same playbook we’ve seen AI companies use before—hook users with "unlimited" access, then cap the power users who matter most. Theo from t3.chat summed it up perfectly: "No free lunch lasts forever." The Same Playbook, Different Day Here's how the AI pricing bait-and-switch works: Launch with generous/u

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No more links, no more scrolling—The browser is becoming an AI Agent

venturebeat.com Taryn Plumb 2025-12-26 11:23:53

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 Rumors that OpenAI is set to release a gen AI-powered web browser to rival Alphabet‘s Google Chrome have amped up excitement about the future of search and how AI will fundamentally change how we browse the web. In this seeming next phase of the internet, search engines won’t just point to information; intelligent agents will find it for u

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Anthropic throttles Claude rate limits, devs call foul

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2025-12-26 16:18:31

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 Anthropic announced today it would introduce weekly rate limits for Claude subscribers, claiming that some users have been running Claude 24/7, with the majority of usage centered around its Claude Code product. Overall weekly limits will begin on August 28 and will be in conjunction with the current 5-hour limits. Anthropic said the throt

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Samsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phones

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-26 22:05:48

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Samsung’s One UI 8 update seems to prevent users from unlocking their device’s bootloader to load custom ROMs, as spotted earlier by SammyGuru. Over the weekend, users on the XDA Developers forum noticed that Samsung appears to have disabled the option on devices in regions outside the US, where the option had already been locked for years. By unlo

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Bankrupt Futurehome suddenly makes its smart home hub a subscription service

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-27 03:30:53

Smart home device maker Futurehome is forcing its customers’ hands by suddenly requiring a subscription for basic functionality of its products. Launched in 2016, Futurehome’s Smarthub is marketed as a central hub for controlling Internet-connected devices in smart homes. For years, the Norwegian company sold its products, which also include smart thermostats, smart lighting, and smart fire and carbon monoxide alarms, for a one-time fee that included access to its companion app and cloud platfo

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bitchat mesh, Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app, debuts on the App Store

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-27 08:37:21

After a short beta period, Jack Dorsey’s new Bluetooth messaging app has officially launched on the App Store. Here’s how it works. A few weeks ago, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey announced bitchat, an open-source weekend project of a messaging app that relied on Bluetooth, rather than the internet, to connect users. Now, the app is live on the App Store, although Dorsey has confirmed that a bug in the iOS version is preventing it from connecting to Android devices. A fix has already been subm

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Control your computer with your mind? Meta's working on that

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-12-27 08:24:00

Hand gestures on the Project Moohan headset demoed by ZDNET's Kerry Wan at Google I/O. Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Since the onset of the command line, the way humans have interacted with their computers has been restricted to a keyboard. Meta's new wristband seeks to change that. Last week, Reality Labs at Meta, the team responsible for developing the company's AR and VR offerings, published a paper in Nature detailing plans for a noninvasive wristband that uses electrical signals from the user's bod

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Women’s ‘red flag’ app Tea is a privacy nightmare

theverge.com Tanya Tianyi Chen 2025-12-27 08:22:15

An app designed to help women spot the “red flags” of men they date has incidentally put its users at risk. 404 Media reported that Tea was hacked by 4chan users last week, resulting in the selfies and driver’s licenses of its mostly women users being posted to 4chan. An independent researcher for 404 Media has since discovered that messages between users discussing infidelity, abortion, and personal phone numbers are also vulnerable to hackers. Tea was founded by software developer Sean Cook,

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Flaw in Gemini CLI AI coding assistant allowed stealthy code execution

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-27 12:40:44

A vulnerability in Google's Gemini CLI allowed attackers to silently execute malicious commands and exfiltrate data from developers' computers using allowlisted programs. The flaw was discovered and reported to Google by the security firm Tracebit on June 27, with the tech giant releasing a fix in version 0.1.14, which became available on July 25. Gemini CLI, first released on June 25, 2025, is a command-line interface tool developed by Google that enables developers to interact directly with

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Claude Code weekly rate limits

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-27 11:27:51

Hi there, Next month, we're introducing new weekly rate limits for Claude subscribers, affecting less than 5% of users based on current usage patterns. Claude Code, especially as part of our subscription bundle, has seen unprecedented growth. At the same time, we’ve identified policy violations like account sharing and reselling access—and advanced usage patterns like running Claude 24/7 in the background—that are impacting system capacity for all. Our new rate limits address these issues and

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Microsoft Edge is now an AI browser with launch of ‘Copilot Mode’

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-12-27 12:43:22

With demand for AI-powered browsers on the rise, Microsoft on Monday launched a new feature in its Edge browser called Copilot Mode, which allows users to browse the web while being assisted by AI. The idea is that the AI can become a helper that can understand what the user is researching, predict what they want to do, and then take action on their behalf. How well it works in practice remains to be seen, but Microsoft notes that Copilot Mode is still considered an experimental feature. It’s a

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Tea app confirms data leak after 4Chan users discover unsecured cloud storage

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-12-27 14:16:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust What just happened? Tea, officially known as "Tea Dating Advice," is a dating safety app that allows women to anonymously share information about men and potential red flag behavior. Now the top free app in the App Store, Tea has been hacked. 4Chan users linked to a public storage bucket containing about 72,000 images, including 13,000 selfies and government-issued IDs used for gender verification.

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Claude Code new limits – Important updates to your Max account usage limits

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-27 17:37:43

Hi there, Next month, we're introducing new weekly rate limits for Claude subscribers, affecting less than 5% of users based on current usage patterns. Claude Code, especially as part of our subscription bundle, has seen unprecedented growth. At the same time, we’ve identified policy violations like account sharing and reselling access—and advanced usage patterns like running Claude 24/7 in the background—that are impacting system capacity for all. Our new rate limits address these issues and

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Subscribers to Fashion Magazine Vogue Disgusted When They Realize Where Its New Two-Page "Photos" Really Came From

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-27 21:27:12

Subscribers to the iconic fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue were horrified after spotting a double-page ad for the brand Guess, featuring a blonde model who didn't look quite right. Unsurprisingly, a small caption in the top left-hand corner revealed that the two images, which showed the fake model sporting two different looks, were "produced" by AI marketing company Seraphinne Vallora. Vogue isn't just another fashion rag; it's a flagship brand of Condé Nast's publishing empire, as well as

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The UK is slogging through an online age-gate apocalypse

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-12-27 22:05:25

People across the United Kingdom have been faced with a censored and partially inaccessible online landscape since the country introduced its latest digital safety rules on Friday. The Online Safety Act mandates that web service operators must use “highly effective” age verification measures to stop kids from accessing a wide range of material, on penalty of heavy fines and criminal action against senior managers. It’s primarily focused on pornography and content that promotes suicide, self-har

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Subscribers to Fashion Magazine Vogue Disgusted When They Realize Where Its New Two-Page "Photo" Really Came From

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-28 03:27:12

Subscribers to the iconic fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue were horrified after spotting a double-page ad for the brand Guess, featuring a blonde model who didn't look quite right. Unsurprisingly, a small caption in the top left-hand corner revealed that the two images, which showed the fake model sporting two different looks, were "produced" by AI marketing company Seraphinne Vallora. Vogue isn't just another fashion rag; it's a flagship brand of Condé Nast's publishing empire, as well as

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Simplify, then add delightness: On designing for children

news.ycombinator.com Shane O'Sullivan 2025-12-28 02:21:13

I’ve been building Kidz Fun Art (web, iPad & Windows) since 2021, so 4 years at time of writing. It’s a tablet optimized application intended to be used by children of all ages – my daughters were 3 and 5 when I started, and are 7 and 9 now, so I’ve seen how they use it almost daily at various ages. I’ve learned a few things about designing for their usability and how it differs from some more common patterns found in adult focused applications. Topics Covered Minimize Text Use If you want ki

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UK starts enforcing online age-check rules

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-12-25 22:29:26

In Brief A U.K. law requiring that pornography websites verify the age of their users took effect Friday. The BBC reports that around 6,000 porn sites have said they will start verifying users’ ages to comply with the Online Safety Act, although at least one major site was not requiring age checks as of Friday morning. The law also requires that online platforms prevent children from being exposed to harmful content, which is why sites like Reddit, Bluesky, X, and Grindr have also begun askin

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VPNs top download charts as age verification law kicks in

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-12-28 12:25:21

VPNs top download charts as age verification law kicks in 35 minutes ago Share Save Liv McMahon Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images Virtual private network (VPN) apps have become the most downloaded on Apple's App Store in the UK after sites such as PornHub, Reddit and X began requiring age verification of users on Friday. VPNs can disguise your location online - allowing you to use the internet as though you are in another country. It means that people are likely using them to bypass

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Proton launches Lumo, a privacy-focused AI chatbot

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-12-24 23:48:00

TL;DR: Proton recently introduced Lumo, a new chatbot service designed with a focus on confidentiality and security. Billed as a "privacy-first" AI tool, Lumo aims to deliver the benefits of modern artificial intelligence without compromising user privacy or misusing personal data. While results may vary, Proton appears confident enough to position Lumo alongside established competitors in the AI market. The idea behind Lumo is that while AI can provide significant opportunities for users and b

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Android users can now remotely lock their Windows PC from their phone

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2025-12-25 00:36:00

Microsoft's Link to Windows app on Android is reportedly getting a useful new feature: the ability to lock a PC remotely from a smartphone. Windows Central notes that the feature is rolling out gradually with version 1.25071.165 and isn't available to everyone just yet. Android users could already configure their Windows PCs to lock automatically when they walk away, using their phone's Bluetooth signal as a proximity trigger. However, the new update gives users a manual option as well, allowin

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Steam beta update rolls out redesigned store, makes game discovery easier

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-27 09:34:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust In context: Steam is known for its periodic overhauls, which aim to enhance how users interact with its vast catalog of games. The latest update, introduced in the Steam client beta, marks another step in this ongoing process, featuring a redesigned store menu and several new features intended to improve navigation and personalization on the platform. One of the most noticeable changes is the mergi

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Here’s why people are putting grip tape on their $2,000 Galaxy Z Fold 7

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-29 06:41:38

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Despite largely positive reviews, several Galaxy Z Fold 7 users report difficulty opening the device due to its ultra-thin sides and strong magnets. Community members have tried cases, skins, grip tape, and techniques like optimal thumb placement as workarounds. Some suggest hardware changes, like grippier textures or indentations, could improve usability without compromising the design too much. Chinese foldables have dominated the last few years, mai

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Latest Tech News

Microsoft adds Copilot Mode to Edge browser, brings AI chat and voice control

Ask HN: How will the OSA affect small Mastodon instances?

Futurehome smart hub owners must pay new $117 subscription or lose access

TikTok adds YouTube Music as an option to save songs playing in videos

Stop selling “unlimited”, when you mean “until we change our minds”

Tea app security breaches reveal private chats and photo ID, as it tops App Store

Google Search's AI Mode is rolling out in the UK

Stop promising "unlimited", when you mean "until we change our minds"

No more links, no more scrolling—The browser is becoming an AI Agent

Anthropic throttles Claude rate limits, devs call foul

Samsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phones

Bankrupt Futurehome suddenly makes its smart home hub a subscription service

bitchat mesh, Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app, debuts on the App Store

Control your computer with your mind? Meta's working on that

Women’s ‘red flag’ app Tea is a privacy nightmare

Flaw in Gemini CLI AI coding assistant allowed stealthy code execution

Claude Code weekly rate limits

Microsoft Edge is now an AI browser with launch of ‘Copilot Mode’

Tea app confirms data leak after 4Chan users discover unsecured cloud storage

Claude Code new limits – Important updates to your Max account usage limits

Subscribers to Fashion Magazine Vogue Disgusted When They Realize Where Its New Two-Page "Photos" Really Came From

The UK is slogging through an online age-gate apocalypse

Subscribers to Fashion Magazine Vogue Disgusted When They Realize Where Its New Two-Page "Photo" Really Came From

Simplify, then add delightness: On designing for children

UK starts enforcing online age-check rules

VPNs top download charts as age verification law kicks in

Proton launches Lumo, a privacy-focused AI chatbot

Android users can now remotely lock their Windows PC from their phone

Steam beta update rolls out redesigned store, makes game discovery easier

Here’s why people are putting grip tape on their $2,000 Galaxy Z Fold 7

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