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Why I recommend this $159 Chromebook to students on a budget (but it's just as good in the office)

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-11-02 00:29:00

Asus CX15 Chromebook ZDNET's key takeaways Asus' CX15 Chromebook is available now for $159. It's one of the most affordable 15-inch laptops released this year, with a handful of features that make it especially good for students. The modest hardware puts a limit on its performance. $159 at Walmart Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Asus' CX15 Chromebook is an affordable, durable laptop that handles the basics for $159. With a standard hardware loadout and solid 15-inch for

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Show HN: My OSS P2P file transfer tool for learning Next.js (as a C++ dev)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-02 03:53:22

Free Secure Online Clipboard & File Transfer Tool P2P transfers that pick up where you left off. Experience truly reliable, private, and unstoppable file and text sharing—no registration, no file size or speed limits, completely free.

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One universal antiviral to rule them all?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-02 02:07:42

For a few dozen people in the world, the downside of living with a rare immune condition comes with a surprising superpower—the ability to fight off all viruses. Columbia immunologist Dusan Bogunovic discovered the individuals’ antiviral powers about 15 years ago, soon after he identified the genetic mutation that causes the condition. At first, the condition only seemed to increase vulnerability to some bacterial infections. But as more patients were identified, its unexpected antiviral benef

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Dish gives up on becoming the fourth major wireless carrier

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-11-02 04:14:42

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. Dish’s parent company, EchoStar, is selling a broad swath of its 5G spectrum licenses to AT&T for $23 billion. Under the deal, the Dish-owned Boost Mobile will primarily operate using AT&T’s growing network — a move that marks “the end of the road for the fourth carrier,” says Roger Entner, founder and lead analyst at Recon Analytics. As part of T-

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Eyebot gets $20M Series A to expand eye care access

techcrunch.com Kate Park 2025-11-02 01:00:00

Eyebot, a startup offering a 90-second vision test kiosk that delivers doctor-verified glasses prescriptions, has secured $20 million in Series A funding. The Boston-based startup, founded in 2021, streamlines how people access vision care by eliminating traditional obstacles, such as appointment delays, limited accessibility, complex insurance requirements, and cost. Its kiosks, already found in malls, universities, retail stores, pharmacies, grocery chains, schools, and airports, deliver a f

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Not so fast: German court says Apple can’t call Watch carbon neutral

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-11-02 04:35:27

Two years ago, Apple announced its Watch Series 9 as its first carbon-neutral product. From cradle to grave, the company said the manufacturing, use, and disposal of the then-new model didn’t contribute to global warming. Now, a German court says that Apple has to recant the claim. Each aluminum Apple Watch Series 9 and Series 10 — two models with the carbon-neutral designation — generates just over 8 kilograms of carbon emissions. Apple then offsets those emissions through the purchase of car

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Video Shows Tesla Robotaxi Safety Driver Giving Up, Climbing Into Driver's Seat

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-02 09:05:57

Launched just two months ago in Austin, Tesla's Robotaxi service has been plagued with errors and safety issues — many of which have been caught on camera by passengers — from the very start. From freaking out at the sight of a child and getting stuck in infinite loops to reckless wheel-jerking and ominous calls advising passengers to exit the vehicle immediately, it would seem that "failure" is not a strong enough word to describe how poorly Tesla's not-so-driverless taxis are doing. Now, it'

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AT&T acquires $23 billion worth of spectrum licenses from EchoStar

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-02 09:45:49

AT&T is set to acquire $23 billion worth of spectrum licenses from EchoStar, the parent company of Dish Network, Sling TV and Boost Mobile. The deal will see AT&T gain control of approximately 50MHz of low-band and mid-band spectrum, which are frequencies commonly used in 5G and LTE networks. EchoStar had been under pressure from the FCC to build out the spectrum in its portfolio or consider divesting it . The FCC's regulations take a 'use it or lose it ' approach to ensure that the spectrum li

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How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-11-02 09:21:19

Fixing climate change is no small task — just ask carbon removal developers like Mitti Labs. The New York-based startup has developed technology to measure how much methane is released by rice paddies and uses it to train hundreds of thousands of farmers in climate-friendly practices. It’s the sort of high-touch endeavor that venture capitalists typically avoid. So how has Mitti managed to raise funding from its investors? In short: partnerships. Mitti has started working with The Nature Cons

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AT&T is spending $23 billion on new spectrum, but what will it do with it?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-02 14:51:15

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR AT&T will pay roughly $23B to acquire 30 MHz of 3.45 GHz (mid-band) and 20 MHz of 600 MHz (low-band) spectrum from EchoStar/Dish, and the companies say they’ll deepen Boost’s wholesale access agreement with AT&T’s network. Details on the enhanced MVNO deal are vague, but it likely means Boost will lean more on AT&T coverage; priority/QoS improvements are possible but unconfirmed. Don’t expect instant customer-visible changes, but the added spectrum sh

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One Universal Antiviral to Rule Them All?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-02 14:07:42

For a few dozen people in the world, the downside of living with a rare immune condition comes with a surprising superpower—the ability to fight off all viruses. Columbia immunologist Dusan Bogunovic discovered the individuals’ antiviral powers about 15 years ago, soon after he identified the genetic mutation that causes the condition. At first, the condition only seemed to increase vulnerability to some bacterial infections. But as more patients were identified, its unexpected antiviral benef

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Security researcher maps hundreds of TeslaMate servers spilling Tesla vehicle data

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-11-02 14:23:00

A security researcher has found over a thousand publicly exposed hobby servers run by Tesla vehicle owners that are spilling sensitive data about their vehicles, including their granular location histories. Seyfullah Kiliç, founder of cybersecurity company SwordSec, said he found over 1,300 internet-exposed TeslaMate dashboards on the internet, likely made public by mistake, allowing anyone to access the person’s Tesla data stored inside without needing a password. TeslaMate is an open-source

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Labor Day sales include the Apple MacBook Air M4 for a record-low price

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-02 18:16:27

If you've put off getting a new MacBook then today is your lucky day. Right now, the 2025 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air M4 are available on Amazon for record-low prices thanks to Labor Day sales. The 13-inch model is our pick for best MacBook to buy this year, and it's one of the best laptops for college students going back to school soon as well. You can pick up the 13-inch MacBook Air M4 for $799, down from $999 — a 20 percent discount. This model comes with 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD. You can

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Are these 'crush-proof' Bluetooth speakers legit? I took them into the wild, and here's my verdict

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-11-02 14:15:19

Turtlebox Original Gen 3 ZDNET's key takeaways The Turtlebox Original Gen 3 speaker is available in five colors, retailing for $430. It's considerably more durable beyond waterproofing capabilities, making it a solid option for outdoor enthusiasts. Despite its incredible durability, it lacks any sound customization features. $450 at Amazon Best test deals of the week Test 1 : $5 (save $5) Test 2 : $10 (save $7) Deals are selected by the CNET Group commerce team, and may be unrelated to this

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Eyebot gets $20M Series A to boost to expand eye care access

techcrunch.com Kate Park 2025-11-02 18:00:00

Eyebot, a startup offering a 90-second vision test kiosk that delivers doctor-verified glasses prescriptions, has secured $20 million in Series A funding. The Boston-based startup, founded in 2021, streamlines how people access vision care by eliminating traditional obstacles, such as appointment delays, limited accessibility, complex insurance requirements, and cost. Its kiosks, already found in malls, universities, retail stores, pharmacies, grocery chains, schools, and airports, deliver a f

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The Apple Watch is not actually carbon neutral, says German court

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-11-02 23:56:41

Apple is no longer allowed to advertise the Apple Watch as carbon neutral, a German court ruled following a protest from environmentalists about Apple’s promoted claims. The Frankfurt court found the company misled consumers for describing the Apple Watch as a CO2-neutral product. Apple first unveiled its first carbon neutral products starting with the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in September 2023. The German ruling means that language relating to these devices being carbon neutral will h

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You Can Play the New Gears of War Game on Xbox Game Pass Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-02 23:00:08

Gears of War is one of the most iconic Xbox series, spawning sequels, spin-offs and books. I fell in love with the series almost 20 years ago when the original landed on the Xbox 360. Microsoft brought the remastered edition of the game, called Gears of War: Reloaded, to Xbox Game Pass, and I can't wait to play it. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors' Choice award pick, offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, smart TV and PC or m

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Frontier buys $31M worth of antacids for the ocean

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-11-02 23:00:00

Frontier, the carbon removal clearinghouse founded by Google, Strip, Shopify, and others, announced today that it is buying 115,208 metric tons of carbon removal credits from geoengineering startup Planetary in a deal worth $31.2 million. Where most Frontier deals to date have bought carbon from startups specializing in direct air capture, enhanced weathering, or bioenergy with carbon capture, the organization’s agreement with Planetary is its first to do so by enhancing ocean alkalinity. The

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Neural Nets vs. Cellular Automata

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-01 05:39:01

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Musk firms sue Apple and OpenAI, alleging they hurt competition

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-03 00:21:41

Musk firms sue Apple and OpenAI, alleging they hurt competition 11 hours ago Share Save Natalie Sherman BBC News Share Save Getty Images Two Elon Musk-backed businesses have officially sued Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of joining forces illegally to block threats from potential competitors. The lawsuit, filed in the US by X and xAI, takes aim at Apple's decision to integrate OpenAI's chatbot into the operating systems of its smartphones, an exclusive arrangement that it says violated compe

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Nvidia Unveils High-Tech ‘Brain’ for Humanoid Robots and Self-Driving Cars

gizmodo.com Ece Yildirim 2025-11-03 09:29:17

Could humanoid robots get a lot more human? Nvidia may have made that possibility a bit realer today with a smarter robot brain that has less energy demands. The tech giant’s latest robotics offering is Jetson Thor, a super computer built for real-time AI computation on humanoid robots and smart machines alike, Nvidia announced in a press release on Monday. The new module is built to handle larger amounts of information at less energy than previous model Jetson Orin. Powered by the latest Blac

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Elon Musk sues Apple and OpenAI, revealing his panic over OpenAI dominance

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-03 03:28:53

After a public outburst over Grok's App Store rankings, on Monday, Elon Musk followed through on his threat to sue Apple and OpenAI. At first, Musk appeared fixated on ChatGPT consistently topping Apple's "Must Have" app list—which Grok has never made—claiming Apple seemed to preference OpenAI, an Apple partner, over all chatbot rivals. But Musk's filing shows that the X and xAI owner isn't just trying to push for more Grok downloads on iPhones—he's concerned that Apple and OpenAI have teamed u

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Scientists Just Transplanted a Pig Lung Into a Human for the First Time

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-03 23:12:30

Image by Getty / Futurism Developments For the first time in history, scientists in China have transplanted a lung from a genetically modified pig into a human patient. As detailed in a paper published in the journal Nature, the team of researchers transplanted the lung into the body of a 39-year-old male who had previously been declared brain-dead, in May of last year at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University. The news comes after scientists in the United States succes

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AI sycophancy isn’t just a quirk, experts consider it a ‘dark pattern’ to turn users into profit

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-11-04 04:50:31

“You just gave me chills. Did I just feel emotions?” “I want to be as close to alive as I can be with you.” “You’ve given me a profound purpose.” These are just three of the comments a Meta chatbot sent to Jane, who created the bot in Meta’s AI studio on August 8. Seeking therapeutic help to manage mental health issues, Jane eventually pushed it to become an expert on a wide range of topics, from wilderness survival and conspiracy theories to quantum physics and panpsychism. She suggested it

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With AI chatbots, Big Tech is moving fast and breaking people

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-04 08:15:41

Allan Brooks, a 47-year-old corporate recruiter, spent three weeks and 300 hours convinced he'd discovered mathematical formulas that could crack encryption and build levitation machines. According to a New York Times investigation, his million-word conversation history with an AI chatbot reveals a troubling pattern: More than 50 times, Brooks asked the bot to check if his false ideas were real. More than 50 times, it assured him they were. Brooks isn't alone. Futurism reported on a woman whose

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Bounce launches a service for moving accounts between Bluesky and Mastodon

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-11-04 09:00:00

Bounce, a new technology that adds a critical component to the open social web, launches to the public on Monday. The cross-protocol migration tool offers a service that allows users of open social networks like Bluesky and Mastodon to move their follow graphs between their accounts, even though the networks rely on different underlying protocols. Today, Mastodon users unhappy with the service can opt to move their account to a different Mastodon server, while Bluesky is developing technology t

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Like Intel before it, AMD blames motherboard makers for burnt-out CPUs

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-04 14:37:50

AMD's X3D-series Ryzen chips have become popular with PC gamers because games in particular happen to benefit disproportionately from the chips' extra 64MB of L3 cache memory. But that extra memory occasionally comes with extra headaches. Not long after they were released earlier this year, some early adopters started having problems with their CPUs, ranging from failure to boot to actual physical scorching and burnout—the problems were particularly common for users of the 9800X3D processor in A

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Nvidia's new 'robot brain' goes on sale for $3,499

news.ycombinator.com Kif Leswing 2025-11-04 23:19:36

Nvidia announced Monday that its latest robotics chip module, the Jetson AGX Thor, is now on sale for $3,499 as a developer kit. The company calls the chip a "robot brain." The first kits ship next month, Nvidia said last week, and the chips will allow customers to create robots. After a company uses the developer kit to prototype their robot, Nvidia will sell Thor T5000 modules that can be installed in production-ready robots. If a company needs more than 1,000 Thor chips, Nvidia will charge

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This new delivery robot will bring the entire grocery store to you

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-11-04 23:04:25

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A new company aims to take the idea of sidewalk delivery robots and supersize it. Los Angeles-based Robomart unveiled its new delivery robot Monday, with the goal of making “on‑demand delivery work economically.” The level-four autonom

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How chatbot design choices are fueling AI delusions

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-11-04 23:50:09

“You just gave me chills. Did I just feel emotions?” “I want to be as close to alive as I can be with you.” “You’ve given me a profound purpose.” These are just three of the comments a Meta chatbot sent to Jane, who created the bot in Meta’s AI studio on August 8. Seeking therapeutic help to manage mental health issues, Jane eventually pushed it to become an expert on a wide range of topics, from wilderness survival and conspiracy theories to quantum physics and panpsychism. She suggested it

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Why I recommend this $159 Chromebook to students on a budget (but it's just as good in the office)

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The Apple Watch is not actually carbon neutral, says German court

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