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Critical preventive care will remain free under ACA health plans, SCOTUS rules

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-23 16:49:19

The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires health plans to fully cover many preventive health care services recommended by a federal panel. The ruling means that tens of millions of Americans can continue getting a variety of preventive services for free under their plans. Those cost-free services include an array of screenings, such as cancer screenings like mammograms and colonoscopies, as well as screens for obesity, lead exposure in childr

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Anthropic says Claude helps emotionally support users - we're not convinced

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2026-02-23 20:40:25

Richard Drury/Getty Images More and more, in the midst of a loneliness epidemic and structural barriers to mental health support, people are turning to AI chatbots for everything from career coaching to romance. Anthropic's latest study indicates its chatbot, Claude, is handling that well -- but some experts aren't convinced. Also: You shouldn't trust AI for therapy - here's why On Thursday, Anthropic published new research on its Claude chatbot's emotional intelligence (EQ) capabilities -- w

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US Supreme Court limits federal judges' power to block Trump orders

news.ycombinator.com Joseph Gedeon 2026-02-23 17:38:08

The US supreme court has supported Donald Trump’s attempt to limit lower-court orders that have so far blocked his administration’s ban on birthright citizenship, in a ruling that could strips federal judges of a power they’ve used to obstruct many of Trump’s orders nationwide. The decision represents a fundamental shift in how US federal courts can constrain presidential power. Previously, any of the country’s more than 1,000 judges in its 94 district courts – the lowest level of federal court

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New Process Uses Microbes to Create Valuable Materials from Urine

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-23 18:43:41

Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), UC Irvine, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), have used biology to convert human urine into a valuable product. The team genetically modified yeast to take the elements present in urine and create hydroxyapatite – a calcium and phosphorus-based mineral naturally produced by humans and other animals to build bones and teeth. Commercially manufactured hydroxyapatite is used in surgery and dentistry to

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SymbolicAI: A neuro-symbolic perspective on LLMs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-23 18:49:57

SymbolicAI: A neuro-symbolic perspective on LLMs What is SymbolicAI? SymbolicAI is a neuro-symbolic framework, combining classical Python programming with the differentiable, programmable nature of LLMs in a way that actually feels natural in Python. It's built to not stand in the way of your ambitions. It's easily extensible and customizable to your needs by virtue of its modular design. It's quite easy to write your own engine, host locally an engine of your choice, or interface with tools l

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 28, #278

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-23 21:00:06

Looking for the most recent regular 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 and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition has some oddball categories that I wouldn't really consider sports. They're more like games, and hobbies or leisure activities. But you get the idea. Read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Supe

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for June 28, #748

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-23 21:00:07

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 could be tough. Just remember, sometimes last names can disguise themselves as regular nouns. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive

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Facing Billions in DMA Fines, Apple Lets EU iPhone Users Install Apps Outside the App Store

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-23 21:38:29

In a scramble to sidestep penalties that could soar into the billions, and with Brussels regulators watching closely, Apple has agreed to let Europeans download iPhone apps from outside its own App Store. With just hours left before an EU compliance deadline, the company said residents of the 27-nation bloc will soon be able to grab apps from rival marketplaces or straight off a developer's website. The change rolls out later this year with iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, and also lets users set a di

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TikTok is testing its own version of Instagram’s ‘broadcast channels’

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-02-23 21:22:00

TikTok is testing a new messaging tool called “bulletin boards,” the social network confirmed to TechCrunch on Friday. The feature lets brands and creators share public, one-to-many messages to their followers. Bulletin boards are pretty similar to Instagram’s broadcast channels feature that launched in 2023. Just like with broadcast channels on Instagram, only the creator of a bulletin board can post messages, and followers are limited to leaving emoji reactions. Bulletin boards support text,

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Kumo’s ‘relational foundation model’ predicts the future your LLM can’t see

venturebeat.com Ben Dickson 2026-02-24 02:40:12

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more The generative AI boom has given us powerful language models that can write, summarize and reason over vast amounts of text and other types of data. But when it comes to high-value predictive tasks like predicting customer churn or detecting fraud from structured, relational data, enterprises remain stuck in the world of traditional machin

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Slightly better named character reference tokenization than Chrome, Safari, FF

news.ycombinator.com Ryan Liptak 2026-02-23 03:27:26

Slightly better named character reference tokenization than Chrome, Safari, and Firefox 2025-06-26 Note: I am not a 'browser engine' person, nor a 'data structures' person. I'm certain that an even better implementation than what I came up with is very possible. A while back, for no real reason, I tried writing an implementation of a data structure tailored to the specific use case of the Named character reference state of HTML tokenization (here's the link to that experiment). Recently, I to

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Meta is offering multi-million pay for AI researchers, but not $100M ‘signing bonuses’

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-02-24 02:02:42

Meta is definitely offering hefty multi-million-dollar pay packages to AI researchers when wooing them to its new Superintelligence Lab. But no one is really getting a $100 million “signing bonus,” according to a poached researcher and comments from a leaked internal meeting. During a company-wide all-hands meeting on Thursday leaked to The Verge, some of Meta’s top executives were asked about the bonuses that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Meta had offered to top researchers. Meta’s CTO Andrew Bo

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You may soon be scanning your ID just to access websites, and you’ve the SCOTUS to blame

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-24 06:08:29

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Texas House Bill 1181 requires age verification for users trying to access websites offering adult content. After lower courts ruled it unconstitutional, the Supreme Court has upheld the bill in a 6–3 ruling. States are now free to force websites to demand a copy of your ID, raising substantial privacy concerns. Being asked to prove who you are is just an everyday part of going online: select all the bicycles if you’re not a robot; click this box aff

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Google Maps makes starting a collaborative list less confusing

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-24 06:59:34

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Google Maps is rolling out a tweaked sharing menu for places. When a place is selected, tapping on the Share chip will bring up a new Share sheet with options for: Share this place, Copy link, and Share as a collaborative list. In 2023, Google Maps introduced a feature to allow users to create collaborative lists with friends and family, consisting of places everyone wanted to visit. The process was as simple as selecting a place, tapping share, and fi

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Apple TV+ confirms return date for award-winning animated series ‘Stillwater’

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-24 06:44:39

Stillwater is one of the highest-rated Apple TV+ shows for kids, and it has snatched quite a few awards since it premiered in 2020. And after a two-year hiatus since the end of last season, Apple has officially confirmed the show’s return date for season 4. Stillwater returns for season 4 on August 1 For those unfamiliar, Stillwater is Apple’s gentle, mindfulness-focused animated series based on Jon J Muth’s bestselling Zen book collection. The show follows three siblings, Karl, Addy, and Mic

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Prime Day invitation-only deals returning to Amazon - here's how to sign up

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-02-24 06:54:00

With Amazon preparing to kick off Prime Day in less than two weeks, some great deals have already appeared. If years past are any indication, we can expect to see even more significant discounts on July 8 through July 11, with little time to grab them before they're gone. Alexa can help you watch for some highly sought-after deals, but Amazon has also offered a few "invitation-only" opportunities ahead of previous Prime Day events. Also: Best Prime Day Apple deals: My 15 favorite sales live now

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Donald Trump is reportedly preparing a sweep of pro-AI executive orders

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-24 11:18:56

We know what you’re thinking: there just isn’t enough AI around right now. Luckily for you, Donald Trump emphatically agrees. According to a new report from Reuters, his administration is assembling a number of executive actions that would significantly increase the energy supply used for expanding artificial intelligence. The US and China are currently battling it out to lead the way in the rapidly growing sector, but American companies will need more infrastructure to make the advances Trump w

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I changed 6 settings on my Roku TV to give it an instant performance boost

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-02-24 11:08:00

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Few things ruin the joy of watching a good show more than suddenly seeing that rotating asterisk symbol or swirly icon that tells you your TV is buffering. Or maybe it's stuttering, or altogether freezing. If this is happening on your Roku TV, don't give up on it just yet. Also: How to disable ACR on your TV (and why doing so makes such a big difference) Like phones and computers, Rokus have caches that accumulate temporary data, which inevitably slows them down over time. Th

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How to turn off ACR on your TV (and why it make such a big difference)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-02-24 11:12:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Did you know that whenever you turn on your smart TV, you invite an unseen guest to watch it with you? These days, most popular TV models utilize automatic content recognition (ACR), a form of ad surveillance technology that gathers information about everything you watch and transmits it to a centralized database. Manufacturers then use your data to identify your viewing preferences, enabling them to deliver highly targeted ads. Also: Your TV's USB port is seriously underutili

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Bitmovin (YC S15) Is Hiring a Junior Solutions Engineer in Denver

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-24 11:00:16

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Best Buy Has a 4.7-Star LG Monitor for Almost Free, Now Nearly 50% Off for 4th of July

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2026-02-24 16:10:50

Prime Day is still a couple weeks away. It’s an excellent time of the year to stock up on some new accessories, especially tech like computer mice, keyboards, and monitors. Though you don’t have to wait for mid July to start saving. Some retailers are trying to get ahead of Amazon are are showcasing some great opportunities to save on their products right now. For instance, Best Buy has this LG monitor for $98 off. It’s normally just shy of $200, so now, it’s just shy of $100—coming in at the li

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Anker’s Upgraded Portable Power Station Hits Its Lowest Price of the Year Ahead of Amazon Prime Day

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2026-02-24 16:40:31

It’s a lovely time of year to be outdoors. The weather is nice, the vibes are on point, and there’s no denying the appeal of a good long walk, a day at the beach, or just hanging out in the forest. However, just because you’re going back to nature doesn’t mean you have to do away with all of the lovely modern conveniences, and that’s where a great portable power station comes in. See at Amazon Thanks to a great deal on Amazon right now, you can get your hands on the excellent Anker 521 Portabl

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This Once-a-Month Ozempic Rival Just Delivered Big Results

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-02-24 16:45:22

Having to take Ozempic or other weight loss drugs can be a real pain in the ass, with users often having to jab themselves once each week. In newly released clinical trial data, Amgen’s once-monthly experimental drug MariTide performed as well as or even better than the existing blockbuster GLP-1 medications semaglutide and tirzepatide. People taking MariTide consistently lost more weight than those on placebo, with some losing up to 20% of their baseline weight over a year’s time. Amgen is mov

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This Action Camera Is Practically Free Compared to GoPro for Amazon Early Prime Day, Stock Is Limited

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2026-02-24 21:10:50

Whether you’ve got kids, pets, or just friends who are more than a little extroverted, it can be nice to have a really solid action camera. Not every camera can handle capturing action as it happens, let alone when things go underwater or especially quickly. That’s where a good action camera really shines, but they can also be really expensive. They don’t have to be though. See at Amazon Today, you can pick up the Akaso EK7000 Action Camera for just $53. That’s 34% off the usual price of $80,

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Supreme Court Says Age Verification Laws for Porn Sites Are Constitutional

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2026-02-24 21:33:17

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that states with laws requiring age verification for porn sites is constitutional. The case, known as Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton (Ken Paxton is the Attorney General of Texas), was decided 6-3 with the court’s three liberal justices dissenting. The Texas law, which requires age verification using a credit card or a government-issued ID document, went into effect in 2023 and Pornhub started blocking access to the site in the Lone Star State in protest.

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Amazon’s Practically Giving Away the Newest AI-Powered 4K Fire TV Stick for 50% Off Before Prime Day

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2026-02-24 21:40:57

Is your TV dumb? That’s not a personal slight directed at your big screen, but just in case it’s not a smart TV, we have a $25 solution that will blow your mind while giving your TV a better one. Amazon’s selling its latest and best version of the Fire TV Stick — the 4K Ultra HD version — for half price. This is the lowest price on the Fire TV Stick 4K since the Black Friday/Cyber Week blowout sale last year, and even with Prime Day just weeks away, the price might not go lower than it is now.

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With Built-In Cables, This 10,000mAh Travel Charger Goes for Peanuts Thanks to Early Prime Day.

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-24 21:55:25

With dozens of power banks to select from on Amazon, it’s easy to feel snowed under with options but not all portable chargers are created equal. There are good reasons to look beyond the ratings and take a look at features that really matter: If you require a power bank that’s skinny, robust, affordable, and packed with innovative features like many outputs and cables integrated so you don’t need to carry spares – this is a model worth buying. Presently, there’s a 10,000mAh portable charger wi

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The 1975 at Glastonbury 2024: Livestream Their Headline Festival Set From Anywhere for Free

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-24 20:30:02

After a nine-year absence from Worthy Farm, The 1975 are back at Glastonbury, with the band this time playing a prestigious headline set on the festival's Pyramid main stage. Below, we'll outline which live TV streaming service will be streaming this headline act at Glastonbury, wherever you are in the world. We'll also explain how to use a VPN if you're outside of the UK. Led by provocative frontman Matty Healy, The 1975 last played the event as an early act on the festival's Other Stage back

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There's Still Time to Grab 'Superman' Early Screening Tickets if You Have Prime

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-24 20:39:20

Don't want to wait until July 11 to watch James Gunn's Superman movie? If catching what's likely to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer three days early sounds like a game-changer, Amazon could be your hero. Until July 8 -- also the start of Amazon Prime Day -- Prime members in the US can now buy tickets for early access screenings of Superman that will take place in select theaters on July 8 at 7 p.m. local time, DC Studios and Amazon said earlier in June. A Prime membership costs

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Space Elevators Could Totally Work—if Earth Days Were Much Shorter

wired.com Rhett Allain 2026-02-24 18:00:00

Suppose you could speed up Earth’s rotation so that a day was only half as long? What would happen? Well, for starters we’d have to make new clocks that only have hours 1 to 6 for am and pm. If you had tickets to an 8 o’clock concert, you’d be out of luck: 8 o’clock no longer exists. But maybe a more germane question is, why do physicists ask nutty questions like this? It’s never going to happen—just move on, right? Well, here’s the deal. Thinking about counterfactual scenarios gives us insight

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Critical preventive care will remain free under ACA health plans, SCOTUS rules

Anthropic says Claude helps emotionally support users - we're not convinced

US Supreme Court limits federal judges' power to block Trump orders

New Process Uses Microbes to Create Valuable Materials from Urine

SymbolicAI: A neuro-symbolic perspective on LLMs

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 28, #278

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for June 28, #748

Facing Billions in DMA Fines, Apple Lets EU iPhone Users Install Apps Outside the App Store

TikTok is testing its own version of Instagram’s ‘broadcast channels’

Kumo’s ‘relational foundation model’ predicts the future your LLM can’t see

Slightly better named character reference tokenization than Chrome, Safari, FF

Meta is offering multi-million pay for AI researchers, but not $100M ‘signing bonuses’

You may soon be scanning your ID just to access websites, and you’ve the SCOTUS to blame

Google Maps makes starting a collaborative list less confusing

Apple TV+ confirms return date for award-winning animated series ‘Stillwater’

Prime Day invitation-only deals returning to Amazon - here's how to sign up

Donald Trump is reportedly preparing a sweep of pro-AI executive orders

I changed 6 settings on my Roku TV to give it an instant performance boost

How to turn off ACR on your TV (and why it make such a big difference)

Bitmovin (YC S15) Is Hiring a Junior Solutions Engineer in Denver

Best Buy Has a 4.7-Star LG Monitor for Almost Free, Now Nearly 50% Off for 4th of July

Anker’s Upgraded Portable Power Station Hits Its Lowest Price of the Year Ahead of Amazon Prime Day

This Once-a-Month Ozempic Rival Just Delivered Big Results

This Action Camera Is Practically Free Compared to GoPro for Amazon Early Prime Day, Stock Is Limited

Supreme Court Says Age Verification Laws for Porn Sites Are Constitutional

Amazon’s Practically Giving Away the Newest AI-Powered 4K Fire TV Stick for 50% Off Before Prime Day

With Built-In Cables, This 10,000mAh Travel Charger Goes for Peanuts Thanks to Early Prime Day.

The 1975 at Glastonbury 2024: Livestream Their Headline Festival Set From Anywhere for Free

There's Still Time to Grab 'Superman' Early Screening Tickets if You Have Prime

Space Elevators Could Totally Work—if Earth Days Were Much Shorter

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