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Silicon Valley's AI deals are creating zombie startups: 'You hollowed out the organization'

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot Salvador Rodriguez Annie Palmer 2025-12-17 14:36:59

Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Jeff Wang got a big promotion last month. There were lots of tears, but not the happy kind. The 39-year-old was unexpectedly named interim CEO of artificial intelligence coding startup Windsurf. The company had been in discussions with OpenAI about a potential acquisition that would have resulted in a handsome payday for many employees. But the talks fell apart and, on July 11, several founders and top researchers instead left to join Google as part of a $2

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The Download: clean energy progress, and OpenAI’s trilemma

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-12-17 14:10:00

—Joshua A. Basseches is the David and Jane Flowerree Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Public Policy at Tulane University. The second Trump administration is proving to be more disastrous for the climate and the clean energy economy than many had feared. Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act repealed most of the clean energy incentives in former president Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. Meanwhile, his EPA administrator has moved to revoke the endangerment finding, t

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NY Business Council discloses data breach affecting 47,000 people

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-17 14:04:08

The Business Council of New York State (BCNYS) has revealed that attackers who breached its network in February stole the personal, financial, and health information of over 47,000 individuals. As the state's largest statewide employer association, BCNYS represents over 3,000 member organizations, including chambers of commerce, professional and trade associations, and other local and regional business organizations, as well as some of the largest corporations worldwide, which employ more than

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Could AI help you finally escape the office? Most workers think so

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-12-17 14:39:40

gremlin/E+ via Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways: AI tools are taking over some mundane, narrow tasks for workers. Most respondents said AI could also help their work-life balance. The tech is raising concerns about burnout and other issues. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Artificial intelligence is accelerating a cultural slide away from in-office work, according to a new study conducted by IT software company Go

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Intel 80286 emulator for Raspberry Pico

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-17 09:53:23

🕹️ Pico-286 Project The Pico-286 project is an endeavor to emulate a classic PC system, reminiscent of late 80s and early 90s computers, on the Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040/RP2350 microcontroller). It aims to provide a lightweight and educational platform for experiencing retro computing and understanding low-level system emulation. 🖥️✨ ⭐ Key Features 🧠 8086/8088/80186/286 CPU Emulation: At its core, the project emulates an Intel cpu up to 286 family. At its core, the project emulates an Intel

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PyPI Preventing Domain Resurrection Attacks

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-17 11:32:41

Preventing Domain Resurrection Attacks Summary PyPI now checks for expired domains to prevent domain resurrection attacks, a type of supply-chain attack where someone buys an expired domain and uses it to take over PyPI accounts through password resets. These changes improve PyPI's overall account security posture, making it harder for attackers to exploit expired domain names to gain unauthorized access to accounts. Since early June 2025, PyPI has unverified over 1,800 email addresses when

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Samsung’s New ‘Fan Edition’ Earbuds Beat the Pricier Buds 3 Pro in One Key Way

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-12-16 18:45:05

After some major leaks earlier this month, Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 FE are finally here, and on paper, they look like a pretty good deal. While the “FE” moniker, short for Fan Edition, often signifies a lower price point in exchange for some compromises on features, the new Galaxy Buds 3 FE actually beats Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro in a couple of key areas, and one of those battlegrounds is battery life. See Galaxy Buds3 FE at Samsung.com According to Samsung, the $150 Buds 3 FE offer 6 hours

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‘Skibidi,’ ‘Tradwife,’ and 6,000 Other New Words Are in the Dictionary Now

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-12-17 14:45:07

Before you roll your eyes at the Gen Alpha in your life for using made-up words, you might want to check the latest update to the dictionary. Cambridge University announced that its most recent revisions to the Cambridge Dictionary add 6,000 new words, including a slew of internet-pilled ones like skibidi, tradwife, and delulu. “It’s not every day you get to see words like skibidi and delulu make their way into the Cambridge Dictionary. We only add words where we think they’ll have staying powe

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The 15 Best Golf Gifts for Every Kind of Golfer (2024)

wired.com Ryan Waniata 2025-12-17 14:03:00

Why do we golf? We may never get good at it, and even when we cross some self-imposed pinnacle of proficiency we face near-infinite new challenges and a good chance of the dreaded backslide. Yet once you catch the bug, driven by the euphoria of the perfect shot and the temperance to conquer your own emotions, you're hooked for life. The good news is there's an ever-evolving bounty of gear and gadgets offering new ways to improve, enrich, and enhance the game we hate to love. To help you hone yo

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Should AI flatter us, fix us, or just inform us?

technologyreview.com James O'Donnell 2025-12-17 22:00:00

He faces a trilemma. Should ChatGPT flatter us, at the risk of fueling delusions that can spiral out of hand? Or fix us, which requires us to believe AI can be a therapist despite the evidence to the contrary? Or should it inform us with cold, to-the-point responses that may leave users bored and less likely to stay engaged? It’s safe to say the company has failed to pick a lane. Back in April, it reversed a design update after people complained ChatGPT had turned into a suck-up, showering the

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Survey shows 98% of Android users want at least one of these big PIN upgrades

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-17 23:30:28

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Old vs new lock screen PIN entry screen UI in Android A regular lock screen PIN on your Android phone does the job most of the time, but what if you’re forced to unlock your phone when you really don’t want to? That’s where things get tricky. We recently asked you whether Android should go beyond the basics and offer something more innovative, such as a duress or decoy PIN. Plenty of you had a view about it. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority?

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Apple @ Work Podcast: Streamlining patch management for macOS

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-12-17 23:00:00

Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with

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Substack lets you subscribe as an in-app purchase – but you shouldn’t

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-18 00:26:37

Indie content platform Substack now lets you subscribe to newsletters, podcasts, and video channels via an in-app purchase. However, while this removes friction from the subscription sign-up process, you definitely shouldn’t use it, for two reasons … The last few years have seen growth in subscriber-funded independent newsletters, with Ben Thompson’s Stratechery one of the earlier successful examples. Substack was created to handle the business aspects of this, leaving independent creators fr

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Spotify now lets you create seamless transitions between songs on your custom playlists

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-17 23:00:51

Spotify routinely debuts new playlist features for its users, but the company's latest update has the potential to dramatically alter custom mixes. Starting today, premium users will have access to a new tool for creating customized transitions within playlists. This will allow seamless progression from one track to the next, with natural-sounding changeovers and no awkward silence. Once you've created a playlist, you'll notice a Mix option on the toolbar. When selected, the tool gives you the

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The Life and Death of London's Crystal Palace (2021)

news.ycombinator.com I'M The Engagement 2025-12-13 03:35:15

Joseph Paxton’s Crystal Palace was one of the world’s most inspiring buildings. The interior of the Crystal Palace’s ‘Tropical’ end with its Winter Garden, which was destroyed by fire on 30 December 1866. © Historic England Archive. DP004607. From the opening of the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park to its final demise, its compelling glass and iron design and awe-inspiring vastness attracted the attention of photographers on the ground and in the air. Here we take a look at some of the remarkabl

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In 2006, Hitachi developed a 0.15mm-sized RFID chip

news.ycombinator.com Hitachi Global 2025-12-13 09:28:56

News releases PDF Download(PDF Type, 114Kbyte) February 6, 2006 World's smallest and thinnest 0.15 x 0.15 mm, 7.5µm thick RFID IC chip - Enhanced productivity enabled by 1/4 surface area, 1/8th thickness - Tokyo, 6th February 2006 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) today announced it has developed and verified operation of a 0.15 x 0.15 millimeter (mm), 7.5 micrometer (µm)*1 thick contactless IC chip, the smallest and thinnest in the world, to date. The chip is a smaller version of the

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The Mysterious Origins of the Most Energetic Neutrino Ever Detected

wired.com Jorge Garay 2025-12-18 00:00:00

In February 2023, a cosmic particle detector housed deep in the Mediterranean Sea recorded the arrival of a neutrino with approximately 20 to 30 times more energy than any other neutrino documented previously. Labelled KM3-230213A, the particle had a calculated energy of 220 petaelectronvolts (PeV), far greater than the 10 PeV of the previously most energetic neutrino. The finding generated a lot of excitement among physicists, but raised also many questions. Neutrinos are the most abundant par

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Silicon Valley Is Panicking About Zohran Mamdani. NYC’s Tech Scene Is Not

wired.com Caroline Haskins 2025-12-18 00:00:00

In the weeks since Zohran Mamdani’s New York City Democratic primary win on June 20, a slew of tech executives who do not have a primary residence in the city or state of New York have been panicking about the prospect of him becoming mayor. Every member of the popular All-In podcast, including current White House “AI and crypto czar” David Sacks, has raised alarms on X about the prospect of a Mamdani mayoralty. “Wake up, Silicon Valley,” Sacks posted on June 29, sharing a video of Mamdani on

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Spotify’s latest feature lets you add your own transitions to playlists

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-12-17 23:00:00

Spotify is introducing a new feature that allows subscribers to create more professional, personalized playlists. On Tuesday, the company launched a custom transitions feature that lets you either automatically add transitions between a playlist’s tracks or customize your own using preset options like fade, rise, or blend, along with other options. To use the feature, open any playlist and select “Mix” from the toolbar to begin editing. While customizing the track with different transition styl

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Figure’s IPO filing marks Mike Cagney’s return to public markets

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2025-12-18 00:23:41

Figure Technology, a seven-year-old blockchain-based lending company, has filed for an IPO of its Class A common stock on Nasdaq, with Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, and BofA Securities serving as its lead bookrunners. The number of shares on offer and price range have not yet been determined. Figure says in its IPO paperwork that its revenue rose 22.4% to $191 million in the six months ended June 30, and that it reported a profit of $29 million in the same period, compared with a loss of $13 milli

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US says UK has withdrawn demand to access Apple users' encrypted data

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-12-18 02:45:24

US says UK has withdrawn demand to access Apple users' encrypted data The Home Office has been approached for comment. The BBC understands Apple has not yet received any formal communication from either the US or UK governments. Tulsi Gabbard said in a post on X the UK had agreed to drop its instruction for the tech giant to provide a "back door" which would have "enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroached on our civil liberties". The US director of na

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Trump administration reportedly weighs 10% stake in Intel via Chip Act grants, making government top shareholder

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-12-18 00:38:33

At the embattled chipmaker's current market value, a 10% stake would be worth roughly $10.4 billion. Meanwhile, Intel has been awarded about $10.9 billion in Chips Act grants, including $7.9 billion for commercial manufacturing and $3 billion for national security projects. As part of a potential deal, the government is also considering converting some or all of Intel's grants from the 2022 U.S. CHIPS and Science Act into equity in the company, the report said, citing a White House official and

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Shein reportedly weighs moving back to China in a bid for Hong Kong IPO approval

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-12-18 02:50:56

Shein is considering moving its base back to China from Singapore in a bid to convince Beijing authorities to approve the e-commerce company's Hong Kong initial public offering, according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday. The report said that Shein had gone so far as to consult lawyers about setting up a parent company in mainland China, citing people familiar with the matter. However, it added that there was no guarantee that Shein would act upon the preliminary discussions. Shein, which sour

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The best gaming handhelds for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-18 02:00:36

Handheld gaming systems are having a moment. While people have been gaming on the go since the halcyon days of the Game Boy, recent years have brought an avalanche of devices that let you play all sorts of games anywhere you want. But new machines seem to arrive every week, and figuring out which ones are actually worth buying can be overwhelming. Depending on your tastes, the right handheld could be a $70 emulator or an $800 portable PC. To help you narrow things down, we’ve spent months resear

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Massive Allianz Life data breach impacts 1.1 million people

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-18 02:17:57

Hackers have stolen the personal information of 1.1 million individuals in a Salesforce data theft attack, which impacted U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life in July. Allianz Life has nearly 2,000 employees in the United States and is a subsidiary of Allianz SE, which has over 128 million customers worldwide and ranks as the world's 82nd largest company based on revenue. As the company disclosed last month, information belonging to the "majority" of its 1.4 million customers was stolen by attack

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How to Build a Medieval Castle

news.ycombinator.com Ben O'Donnell 2025-12-17 22:49:35

Sometimes it takes a village to raise a window. Between 2015 and 2017, skilled masons meticulously carved and beveled arches and four-lobed flourishes for a Gothic-style stone window frame in Guédelon Castle’s ornate Chapel Tower. All that remained was to install some glass. But there was a problem, and the carpenters, painters, blacksmiths, basket weavers, historians, and archaeologists who work on-site were all enlisted to figure it out. Eight years later, the matter of what to put in the wind

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Croatia just revised its digital nomad visa to last up to 3 years

news.ycombinator.com Celia Fernandez 2025-12-13 18:55:24

The digital nomad movement experienced a surge after the covid-19 pandemic. Years later, workers are still seeking alternatives to being glued to a desk in the company office, says Dr. Laura Madrid Sartoretto, research lead at the Global Citizen Solutions Global Intelligence Unit. Growth rates have slowed down compared to the pandemic peak, but the total number of digital nomads is still 150% higher than in 2019, according to Global Citizen Solutions. "Remote work is steadily growing, so we thin

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Lazy-brush – smooth drawing with mouse or finger

news.ycombinator.com Jan Hug 2025-12-13 20:30:47

Lazy Brush JavaScript library to draw smooth curves and straight lines with your mouse, finger or any pointing device. Enabled Lazy radius 60 The minimum distance required before the brush is pulled towards the pointer. Friction 0.10 Makes the brush lag behind the cursor. 0 = no lag, 1 = infinite lag. Brush radius 13 The size of the brush. Has no effect on the functionality of lazy-brush. Clear

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Trump administration eyes 10% stake in Intel using CHIPS Act funds, stock slides

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-17 23:41:32

A few days ago, news broke that following a meeting with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, the Trump administration was looking to take an unspecified stake in Intel. Now, Bloomberg says the number being discussed is around $10.5 billion. Here are the details. Not what the market seemed to be expecting Intel stock slid today, following Bloomberg‘s report that the Trump administration was considering converting Intel’s $10.9 billion CHIPS Act funding into an equity stake, potentially giving the U.S. govern

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Ted Chiang: The Secret Third Thing

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-17 23:05:59

I really like Ted Chiang’s writing. I think he's probably the best science fiction short story writer alive, and possibly the best short story writer, period. I've read every one of his stories at least twice, and The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate more like seven times. I’ve noticed many of his readers, including some of his most positive reviewers, miss one key point or another of his works, and thus don't fully appreciate his genius. This review covers what he does extremely well, espec

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