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All the Polygons

news.ycombinator.com Alice Bucknell 2025-10-31 04:35:41

How real is your world? How do you know? Maybe it’s the gentle sway of leaves in the wind. Or the sound of crickets chirping at dusk. Or the softness of the light in the summer. Take a step back, blink. Turn your head to the side. Are you sure? From the earliest 8-bit bush in The Legend of Zelda (1986) to the peatbog sublime of Death Stranding (2018), video games have long been on a quest for perfect simulation. The benefits are obvious: more convincing worlds equals more immersive gameplay; mor

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2025 Mazda MX-5 RF review: Buy the soft top; the hardtop sucks

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-01 15:09:32

In the golden days of the Internet, before dysfunctional social media, when forums ruled the roost and people formed communities, someone looking for car advice would invariably be told, more than once, "Just get a Miata." For 35 years, the Miata, or MX-5 as it's better known globally, has stuck to the same simple recipe: two seats and a four-cylinder engine in front that drives the rear wheels behind, wrapped in about as small of a body as is possible while still meeting international crash reg

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I'm an audiophile, and these $20 earbuds pass my sound quality check

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-11-01 19:24:00

JLab Go Pods ANC earbuds ZDNET's key takeaways The JLab Go Pods ANC earbuds are available on Amazon for $22. They sound amazing, especially for the price. The JLab app is necessary to get the most out of these earbuds. $29.99 at Amazon Some might think noise-canceling is a gimmick and avoid using it on their earbuds. That's a mistake, because noise-canceling technology can make a big difference in earbuds' overall audio quality. Also: These $60 headphones have no business sounding this good

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Michigan Supreme Court: Unrestricted Phone Searches Violate Fourth Amendment

news.ycombinator.com Ken Macon 2025-11-01 19:36:57

The Michigan Supreme Court has drawn a firm line around digital privacy, ruling that police cannot use overly broad warrants to comb through every corner of a person’s phone. In People v. Carson, the court found that warrants for digital devices must include specific limitations, allowing access only to information directly tied to the suspected crime. Michael Carson became the focus of a theft investigation involving money allegedly taken from a neighbor’s safe. Authorities secured a warrant

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Google Translate's latest feature is its take on Duolingo

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-01 23:00:35

Considering its popularity, Google Translate sure hasn't received much attention lately. However, that just changed with a big update. The latest app introduces AI-powered live translation along with new language learning tools that might give Duolingo a run for it's money. Google said it heard from users that the toughest skill to master was conversation — ie, learning to listen and speak with confidence. To that end, it's piloting a new language practice feature (on iOS or Android) targeted t

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Best Sleep Headphones of 2025, Tested by Sleep and Headphone Experts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-01 10:26:00

Cole Kan/CNET If you're a light sleeper who's sensitive to sound, then you know how difficult it can be to catch some Zs. Fortunately, devices like sleep headphones now exist, and they're designed to help you get consistent, quality rest no matter what's going on around you. I, a CNET sleep team expert, teamed up with David Carnoy, CNET executive editor and resident headphone expert, to find the best sleep headphones, ranging from wireless Bluetooth earbuds and headbands to active noise-canceli

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Silicon Valley is pouring millions into pro-AI PACs to sway midterms

news.ycombinator.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-11-02 03:25:36

In Brief Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI President Greg Brockman are among the Silicon Valley veterans putting more than $100 million into a network of political action committees (PACs) that will advocate against strict AI regulations in next year’s midterm elections, reports The Wall Street Journal. The new pro-AI super-PAC network dubbed “Leading the Future” aims to use campaign donations and digital ads to advocate for favorable AI regulation and oppose candidates that the group thinks will

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Apple May Take AirPods Pro 3 Beyond Audio

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-11-02 03:45:48

It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like Apple is finally ready to release the next pair of AirPods Pro. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the AirPods Pro 3 will likely be among the major product releases at next month’s annual iPhone 17 event. That’s big news for anyone who turns to Apple for wireless audio, but the new active noise cancellation (ANC) buds could be an even bigger deal for anyone who’s interested in Apple as a player in health-focused wearables. On top of improved AN

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The Relativity of Wrong (1988)

news.ycombinator.com Isaac Asimov 2025-11-02 11:27:55

The Relativity of Wrong by Isaac Asimov I received a letter from a reader the other day. It was handwritten in crabbed penmanship so that it was very difficult to read. Nevertheless, I tried to make it out just in case it might prove to be important. In the first sentence, he told me he was majoring in English Literature, but felt he needed to teach me science. (I sighed a bit, for I knew very few English Lit majors who are equipped to teach me science, but I am very aware of the vast state of

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A Tiny Diamond Defect Could Be Blocking Fusion Breakthroughs

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-11-02 12:56:25

Every part of a fusion reactor is designed for maximum efficiency. Well, in theory, at least. In reality, the materials chosen to bring us closer to fusion don’t always perform as expected, leading to structural glitches that obstruct fusion reactions. Diamond capsules used to safely store hydrogen fuel are no exception, but a new study offers some guidance for researchers hoping to preemptively address these material shortcomings. In a recent Matter paper, material scientists describe how the

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Galaxy Z Flip 7 teardown shows how much progress Samsung has made toward repairability

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-03 17:18:25

TL;DR JerryRigEverything dismantled the Galaxy Z Flip 7 in a teardown, revealing its complex hinge and layered screen design. The inner display didn’t survive removal, but the cover screen kept working mid-teardown. Samsung’s foldable still lets dust in, though the removable batteries and Phillips head screws are welcome on the repairability front. We’ve already seen the Galaxy Z Flip 7 hold up surprisingly well in JerryRigEverything’s bend test. Now the YouTuber is back, and this time he’s t

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Apple study shows LLMs also benefit from the oldest productivity trick in the book

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-03 17:53:37

In a new study co-authored by Apple researchers, an open-source large language model (LLM) saw big performance improvements after being told to check its own work by using one simple productivity trick. Here are the details. A bit of context After an LLM is trained, its quality is usually refined further through a post-training step known as reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF). With RLHF, every time a model gives an answer, human labelers can either give it a thumbs up, which re

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New AI attack hides data-theft prompts in downscaled images

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-03 17:34:57

Researchers have developed a novel attack that steals user data by injecting malicious prompts in images processed by AI systems before delivering them to a large language model. The method relies on full-resolution images that carry instructions invisible to the human eye but become apparent when the image quality is lowered through resampling algorithms. Developed by Trail of Bits researchers Kikimora Morozova and Suha Sabi Hussain, the attack builds upon a theory presented in a 2020 USENIX

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Flamingoes Can Slow Down Aging—But Only If They Embrace This Lifestyle

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-11-03 22:50:55

Despite the uniform appearance of pink flamingo flocks, individuals live very different lifestyles. In the Camargue region of France, some stay put for their entire lives while others migrate along the Mediterranean coast. Now, scientists believe these two groups differ in how they age, too. New research published Monday, August 25, in the journal PNAS found that migratory flamingoes, who leave the Camargue annually to spend the winter in Italy, Spain, or North Africa, age slower than non-migra

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In a First, a Human Breathed Using an Implanted Pig Lung

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-11-04 08:40:28

The tantalizing potential of pig-to-human transplantation, or xenotransplantation, has reached another frontier. For the first time ever, scientists have transplanted a genetically edited pig lung into a living human body. Researchers in China reported the medical feat in a study published Monday in Nature Medicine. The gene-edited left lung survived for nine days inside a person declared to be brain dead. More work has to be done to ensure the long-term viability of these organs, the researche

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ChatGPT is reportedly scraping Google Search data to answer your questions - here's how

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-11-04 12:32:04

Anadolu / Contributor / Anadolu via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Reports reveal that OpenAI uses Google Search data to answer some of users' questions. The topics that use Google Search data mostly surround news, sports, and financial markets. OpenAI retrieves the Google Search data using a third-party web-scraping tool. As more people consult ChatGPT for general inquiries, reports are pointing to OpenAI, the AI-powered chatbot's parent

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Astronomers Revisit the Mysterious Wow! Signal—and Find a Big Surprise

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-11-04 12:30:00

Nearly 50 years ago, astronomers searching the cosmos for evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life detected a strong radio signal emanating from deep space. Today, scientists still aren’t sure where—or what—the Wow! Signal came from. It remains one of the most perplexing phenomena in the history of radio astronomy. A new study has brought scientists closer than ever to solving that mystery. Researchers from the Arecibo Wow! (AWOW) project at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico recently

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Silicon Valley is pouring millions into pro-AI PACs to sway midterms

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-11-04 22:11:43

In Brief Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI President Greg Brockman are among the Silicon Valley veterans putting more than $100 million into a network of political-action committees (PACs) that will advocate against strict AI regulations in next year’s midterm elections, reports The Wall Street Journal. The new pro-AI super-PAC network dubbed “Leading the Future” aims to use campaign donations and digital ads to advocate for favorable AI regulation and oppose candidates that the group thinks will

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Intel says Trump deal has risks for shareholders, international sales

cnbc.com Chris Eudaily 2025-11-05 03:52:37

Intel on Monday warned of "adverse reactions" from investors, employees and others to the Trump administration taking a 10% stake in the company, in a filing citing risks involved with the deal. A key concern area is international sales, with 76% of Intel's revenue in its last fiscal year coming from outside the U.S., according to the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company had $53.1 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2024, down 2% from the year prior. For Intel's inter

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The unlikely revival of nuclear batteries

news.ycombinator.com James Blanchard 2025-11-05 02:37:22

In 1970, surgeons in Paris implanted the first nuclear-powered pacemaker, and over the next five years, at least 1,400 additional people received the devices, mostly in France and the United States. Encased in titanium, the batteries for these devices contained a radioactive isotope—typically about a tenth of a gram of plutonium-238—and could operate for decades without maintenance. The invention provided relief to a population of people who previously needed surgery every few years to change ou

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The MasterClass Labor Day sale discounts subscriptions by 50 percent

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-05 08:46:25

MasterClass promises online learning with instructors who are the very best in their fields, and an annual subscription is currently 50 percent off across all tiers. Subscribers to MasterClass will have access to over 200 classes taught by iconic authors, chefs, athletes and leaders representing a diverse collection of skill sets and backgrounds. With a subscription, you could watch a class on writing taught by James Patterson, or learn cooking techniques from Thomas Keller. If you're trying to

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Nvidia faces Wall Street's high expectations two years into AI boom

cnbc.com Kif Leswing 2025-11-05 12:46:08

It's been two years since the explosion of generative artificial intelligence started to transform Nvidia's business. Since then, the chipmaker's revenue has more than tripled and profits have quadrupled. Nvidia 's fiscal second-quarter earnings report, scheduled for Wednesday, will mark the second anniversary of growth, as the company shifted from being known as a maker of gaming chips to its current position at the heart of the technology industry. Last month, Nvidia became the first company

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Not just phones and TVs: Samsung is bringing 7 years of updates to more devices

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-06 00:46:46

Jonathan Feist / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has announced that it’s bringing One UI and seven years of updates to its smart appliances. One UI on these appliances will bring a design in line with mobile devices, along with Now Brief and other features. Meanwhile, the update policy applies to Wi-Fi-enabled appliances launched in 2024 or later. Samsung made tech headlines a few years ago when it announced seven years of OS and security updates for its phones. The company has since extende

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MCP Gateway and Registry

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-05 22:30:00

MCP Gateway Model Context Protocol gateway & proxy - unify REST, MCP, and A2A with federation, virtual servers, retries, security, and an optional admin UI. ContextForge MCP Gateway is a feature-rich gateway, proxy and MCP Registry that federates MCP and REST services - unifying discovery, auth, rate-limiting, observability, virtual servers, multi-transport protocols, and an optional Admin UI into one clean endpoint for your AI clients. It runs as a fully compliant MCP server, deployable via P

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RFK Jr. Cancels Promising Work on Cancer Vaccine

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-05 15:15:26

Image by Michael M. Santiago via Getty / Futurism Breakthroughs About 10 weeks before his assassination in 1968, Robert F. Kennedy — better known as Bobby, and the father of our current health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. — delivered a rousing address at Vanderbilt University that came to be known as one of his greatest speeches. Quoting his presidential uncle John, who had himself been assassinated less than five years prior, Kennedy told those Vanderbilt students that they were the peop

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Will at centre of legal battle over Shakespeare’s home unearthed after 150 years

news.ycombinator.com Caroline Davies 2025-11-04 10:42:32

A will that has been lost for more than 150 years and was at the centre of a bitter legal battle by William Shakespeare’s family over who owned the playwright’s final home has been unearthed in an unlabelled box at the National Archives. The original 1642 document was made by Thomas Nash, who was married to Shakespeare’s granddaughter Elizabeth Hall. In it, he bequeathed New Place, reputedly the second grandest house in Stratford-upon-Avon, to his own cousin Edward Nash. However, on Thomas’s d

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Show HN: Clearcam – Add AI object detection to your IP CCTV cameras

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-05 06:34:15

clearcam Turn your RTSP enabled camera or old iPhone into a state of the art AI Security Camera Now on the Apple App Store https://apps.apple.com/app/clearcam/id6743237694 video demo: https://x.com/RoryClear/status/1959249250811785405 install and run NVR + inference with homebrew brew tap roryclear/tap brew install clearcam clearcam (optional) enter your Clearam premium userID (viewable in iOS app) to receive streams and notifications open localhost:8080 in your browser run NVR + inferen

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The best Labor Day sales for 2025: Get up to 50 percent off tech from Apple, Anker, Shark and others

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-05 15:16:26

Labor Day marks the unofficial end to summer as the weather starts to get crisper and students head back to school for the new semester. It also marks a good time to check out the tech deals available across the web. While seasonal holidays like Memorial Day and Labor Day are not the boon for tech sales that shopping events like Amazon Prime Day are, they can present good opportunities to save on things like laptops, tablets, smart home gear and more. Here, we've curated the best Labor Day sa

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Show HN: Clearcam – Add AI Object Detection to Your IP CCTV Cameras in a Minute

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-05 12:34:15

clearcam Turn your RTSP enabled camera or old iPhone into a state of the art AI Security Camera Now on the Apple App Store https://apps.apple.com/app/clearcam/id6743237694 video demo: https://x.com/RoryClear/status/1959249250811785405 install and run NVR + inference with homebrew brew tap roryclear/tap brew install clearcam clearcam (optional) enter your Clearam premium userID (viewable in iOS app) to receive streams and notifications open localhost:8080 in your browser run NVR + inferen

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Technics EAH-AZ100 Review: Wireless Earbuds That Sound So Next Level I’m Ruined

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-11-05 15:00:17

2025 Hi-fi audio is a funny thing. Someone could say the words “high fidelity” until you’re both blue in the face, but it’s hard to understand unless you hear it for yourself. I mean, how high is high, anyway? Great audio is as high as your frame of reference is, and if you’re like most people and you’re used to sticking AirPods in your ears and calling it a day, then that’s your baseline. But not everyone is so easily wooed by Apple’s ecosystem, and for those baptized in the expensive waters o

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All the Polygons

2025 Mazda MX-5 RF review: Buy the soft top; the hardtop sucks

I'm an audiophile, and these $20 earbuds pass my sound quality check

Michigan Supreme Court: Unrestricted Phone Searches Violate Fourth Amendment

Google Translate's latest feature is its take on Duolingo

Best Sleep Headphones of 2025, Tested by Sleep and Headphone Experts

Silicon Valley is pouring millions into pro-AI PACs to sway midterms

Apple May Take AirPods Pro 3 Beyond Audio

The Relativity of Wrong (1988)

A Tiny Diamond Defect Could Be Blocking Fusion Breakthroughs

Galaxy Z Flip 7 teardown shows how much progress Samsung has made toward repairability

Apple study shows LLMs also benefit from the oldest productivity trick in the book

New AI attack hides data-theft prompts in downscaled images

Flamingoes Can Slow Down Aging—But Only If They Embrace This Lifestyle

In a First, a Human Breathed Using an Implanted Pig Lung

ChatGPT is reportedly scraping Google Search data to answer your questions - here's how

Astronomers Revisit the Mysterious Wow! Signal—and Find a Big Surprise

Silicon Valley is pouring millions into pro-AI PACs to sway midterms

Intel says Trump deal has risks for shareholders, international sales

The unlikely revival of nuclear batteries

The MasterClass Labor Day sale discounts subscriptions by 50 percent

Nvidia faces Wall Street's high expectations two years into AI boom

Not just phones and TVs: Samsung is bringing 7 years of updates to more devices

MCP Gateway and Registry

RFK Jr. Cancels Promising Work on Cancer Vaccine

Will at centre of legal battle over Shakespeare’s home unearthed after 150 years

Show HN: Clearcam – Add AI object detection to your IP CCTV cameras

The best Labor Day sales for 2025: Get up to 50 percent off tech from Apple, Anker, Shark and others

Show HN: Clearcam – Add AI Object Detection to Your IP CCTV Cameras in a Minute

Technics EAH-AZ100 Review: Wireless Earbuds That Sound So Next Level I’m Ruined

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