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Texas Instruments to make 'historic' $60bn US chip investment

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-03-12 17:19:57

Texas Instruments to make 'historic' $60bn US chip investment Texas Instruments operates 15 sites around the world, including facilities in the US and Asia Computer chip giant Texas Instruments (TI) will invest more than $60bn (£44.74bn) in the US, as President Donald Trump pressures big technology firms to increase manufacturing in the country. The company said it plans to build or expand seven chip-making facilities at three sites in Texas and Utah, and create 60,000 jobs. TI did not give a

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Websites are tracking you via browser fingerprinting

news.ycombinator.com Department Of Computer Science 2026-03-12 12:55:06

Clearing your cookies is not enough to protect your privacy online. New research led by Texas A&M University found that websites are covertly using browser fingerprinting — a method to uniquely identify a web browser — to track people across browser sessions and sites. “Fingerprinting has always been a concern in the privacy community, but until now, we had no hard proof that it was actually being used to track users,” said Dr. Nitesh Saxena, cybersecurity researcher, professor of computer sci

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MCP Specification – version 2025-06-18 changes

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-12 14:59:47

This document lists changes made to the Model Context Protocol (MCP) specification since the previous revision, 2025-03-26. Major changes Other schema changes Add _meta field to additional interface types (PR #710), and specify proper usage. Add context field to CompletionRequest , providing for completion requests to include previously-resolved variables (PR #598). Add title field for human-friendly display names, so that name can be used as a programmatic identifier (PR #663) Full ch

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TI to invest $60B to manufacture foundational semiconductors in the U.S.

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-12 17:50:47

Unleashing what’s next in American innovation Today, TI is the largest foundational semiconductor manufacturer in the U.S., producing analog and embedded processing chips that are critical for smartphones, vehicles, data centers, satellites and nearly every other electronic device. In order to meet the steadily growing demand for these essential chips, TI is building on its legacy of technology leadership and expanding its U.S. manufacturing presence to help its customers pioneer the next wave

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Announcing the 2025 finalists for VentureBeat Women in AI Awards

venturebeat.com Aliyah Mohammed 2026-03-12 23:06:48

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more With VentureBeat’s flagship event, VB Transform, just around the corner, we are excited to announce the finalists for the 7th annual Women in AI Awards. The winners will be announced during a special program on the main stage of Transform on Wednesday, June 25 at 4 p.m. PT. VB Transform is a premier two-day event on June 24-25 at Fort Mas

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Websites Are Tracking You via Browser Fingerprinting

news.ycombinator.com Department Of Computer Science 2026-03-12 22:55:06

Clearing your cookies is not enough to protect your privacy online. New research led by Texas A&M University found that websites are covertly using browser fingerprinting — a method to uniquely identify a web browser — to track people across browser sessions and sites. “Fingerprinting has always been a concern in the privacy community, but until now, we had no hard proof that it was actually being used to track users,” said Dr. Nitesh Saxena, cybersecurity researcher, professor of computer sci

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Keep accidentally opening Chrome tabs in new groups? There’s an easy fix

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-13 08:58:29

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Chrome’s been playing around with menu ordering for opening links in new tabs over the past couple years. If you’re used to opening tabs in groups, you may have a preference for where that selection falls in the list. Chrome now offers a flag that gives users full control over that order. Everyone’s got their own opinions when it comes to browser tabs. Some of us are fastidious, keeping tabs organized, and staying on top of closing unneeded ones. Oth

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Taylor Swift once put Apple on blast and prompted big Apple Music change

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-03-13 08:23:09

Apple and Taylor Swift are each bigger successes today than ever before. 10 years ago though, they found themselves on opposite sides of a major issue that could have unraveled the successful launch of Apple Music. Here’s what happened. Apple’s transition to streaming music faced a critical last-minute challenge 10 years ago, Apple was gearing up for its highly anticipated launch of Apple Music. The company had spent $3 billion to acquire Beats, with a major motivator being the buzzy Beats Mu

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Poline – An enigmatic color palette generator using polar coordinates

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-09 10:38:56

Summoning The use of "Poline" begins with the invocation of its command, which can be performed with or without arguments. If called without, the tool will generate a mesmerizing palette featuring two randomly selected anchors. On the other hand, one can choose to provide their own anchor points, represented as a list of hsl values, for a more personal touch. The power to shape and mold the colors lies in your hands. To create a palette, "Poline" requires at least two anchor points, but the n

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The Stars of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ on Spotlighting Korean Representation in Animation

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2026-03-13 08:05:33

After the massive box-office triumph of the Spider-Verse films, Sony Pictures Animation is back with a brand-new hero team-up animated adventure called KPop Demon Hunters. The feature film, which drops on Netflix June 20, follows a girl group named Huntrix who must balance their skyrocketing superstardom with moonlighting as demon hunters, saving the world using the power of music and magical girl action to protect their fans from an impending demonic invasion. Ahead of its streaming release, i

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This 10,000mAh 22.5W Fast Charging Power Bank Is 88% Off, Now Almost Free on Amazon

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-03-13 08:14:09

In today’s world, having a reliable portable charger is essential. Whether you’re traveling, working remotely or simply out and about, a dead phone or tablet can quickly turn into a major inconvenience. The good news is that fast charging power banks have become the standard… and with the latest deals on Amazon, getting your hands on a high-quality model doesn’t have to break the bank. In fact, today there is a deal so phenomenal that Amazon might not be making any money off it: The 10000mAh 22

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The 2 Best Slushie Machines of 2025 for a Chill Summer

wired.com Matthew Korfhage 2026-03-13 04:18:00

We live in the golden age of the home slushie. It's a new age brought upon us after last year’s viral Ninja Slushi machine ($349) brought the slushie machine into the American kitchen—and with it a new world of frozen margaritas and Bapple slushies, and cockamamie slushie recipes shared on Reddit and TikTok. After three weeks of testing to find the best slushie machines, I am happy to report the state of the slushie is strong. Boozy slushies are maybe the one thing I miss from that first Covid

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‘Kid-pilled’ Sam Altman ‘constantly’ asked ChatGPT questions about his newborn

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2026-03-13 08:59:53

Across hundreds of thousands of years of human existence, an impossible question has befuddled our species: why is the baby crying?! Sam Altman, who is both the father of a three-month-old and CEO of OpenAI, hopped on OpenAI’s new podcast today to talk about how his company is impacting his experience with fatherhood. Altman, who describes himself as “extremely kid pilled,” said he was “constantly” using ChatGPT to ask questions about the behavior of babies during the first few weeks of his son

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Honda Enters Space Race, Successfully Tests Reusable Rocket

futurism.com Unknown 2026-03-13 11:49:57

Were you aware that Honda, one of the world's largest automakers, has had spaceflight ambitions of its own? No? Well, it's just announced itself in a big way. On Tuesday, the Japanese conglomerate surprised us all by declaring that its research arm, Honda R&D, had successfully launched and landed its prototype reusable rocket, in a major step towards achieving its dream of suborbital spaceflight by 2029. The footage that Honda shared, though brief, is impressive. The roughly 20-foot rocket spr

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From prompt chaos to clarity: How to build a robust AI orchestration layer

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2026-03-13 11:11:10

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Editor’s note: Emilia will lead an editorial roundtable on this topic at VB Transform next week. Register today. AI agents seem like an inevitability these days. Most enterprises already use an AI application and may have deployed at least a single-agent system, with plans to pilot workflows with multiple agents. Managing all that sprawl

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How I turned my Apple Watch into a dumbphone (and why you should, too)

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-03-13 11:21:36

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Dumbphones are becoming the solution du jour to the nationwide screen addiction issue. Search interest in the device -- whose primary capability is calling and texting (and not much else) -- has skyrocketed in the past year, according to data from Google Trends. Clearly, there's a heightened interest among tech enthusiasts and haters alike in an alternative to the endless pings, distractions, and social media doom readily accessible through their smartphones. Also: I repl

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I'm Talking Back to Google's New Search Live Mode for AI Convos About Big Events

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-13 11:02:00

Google's latest AI addition makes Google searches conversational on your phone with Search Live -- and I love being able to interrupt it. While Google's AI Mode search has been available to Google Labs participants for some time, the company rolled out the Search Live function on June 18 for iOS and Android users. You can access it through a new AI Mode icon -- a star above three audio lines. This creates an ongoing conversation with Google's search engine that's significantly different than wh

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The 2 Best Slushie Machines of 2025 for a Chill Margarita Summer

wired.com Matthew Korfhage 2026-03-13 09:18:00

We live in the golden age of the home slushie. It's a new age brought upon us after last year’s viral Ninja Slushi machine ($349) brought the slushie machine into the American kitchen—and with it a new world of frozen margaritas and Bapple slushies, and cockamamie slushie recipes shared on Reddit and TikTok. After three weeks of testing to find the best slushie machines, I am happy to report the state of the slushie is strong. Boozy slushies are maybe the one thing I miss from that first Covid

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This Mini PC With 512GB SSD Costs Peanuts on Amazon, Now Cheaper Than a Basic External Hard Drive

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-03-13 15:03:49

While laptops typically get all the attention, there are times when a tiny desktop computer will do the trick. The GMKtech mini PC is the perfect solution: it’s basically the Windows version of a Mac Mini, only without a cost that’s the size of a miniature mansion. Right now, this computer (Intel N150, 32GB RAM and 512GB SSD) is available for an all-time low of just $157 on Amazon, down from its typical price of $229. That’s a major discount for a device that comes packed with features you’d str

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Voi CEO says he’s open to acquiring Bolt’s micromobility business

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2026-03-13 15:20:25

Shared micromobility startup Voi is on the hunt for acquisitions. And on CEO Frederik Hjelm’s wishlist is Bolt, the European mobility super-app best known for ride-hailing. Not that Bolt’s micromobility business is necessarily for sale — despite talk of Voi buying the company’s scooter and bike arm. Bolt declined to comment when TechCrunch reached out. “Bolt is a great company, but they are mainly a ride-hailing company,” Hjelm told TechCrunch on stage at the Micromobility Industries roundtabl

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Keylogger campaign hitting Outlook Web Access on vulnerable Exchange servers goes global

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2026-03-13 18:58:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Facepalm: Keylogging malware is a particularly dangerous threat, as it is typically designed to capture login credentials or other sensitive data from users. When you add a compromised Exchange server to the mix, it creates an even nastier situation for any organization. Researchers from Positive Technologies recently unveiled a new study on a keylogger-based campaign targeting organizations worldw

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Galaxy Watch 4’s dreaded red screen of death may be getting worse

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-13 19:34:49

TL;DR Samsung’s aging Galaxy Watch 4 is vulnerable to a display failure where the screen turns solid red. The only solution for affected hardware seems to be a screen replacement. While failures have been happening for years, it’s hard to ignore a recent surge in reports. It’s sure looking like we could only be just a few more weeks away from getting our formal introduction to Samsung’s next-gen smartwatches, the Galaxy Watch 8 series. And while we’re excited to check out the new design this

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Google's AI-powered Search Live feature is here to further cannibalize the internet

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-13 18:00:18

Google's Search Live feature with voice input is now available on its app for iOS and Android in the US. You'll have to opt in to AI Mode in Labs to be able to access it, but after you do, you'll be able to have a back-and-forth voice conversation with Search. To use the feature, open the Google app and tap on the new Live icon to verbally ask a question. Google will respond with AI-generated audio, as well, and you'll be able to ask follow-up questions naturally. Under the hood, the feature is

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Why I recommend this $150 smartwatch to most people - including iPhone users

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2026-03-13 19:38:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit Active 2 Square is available in a premium package for $149.99 that includes leather and silicone bands The watch is small, lasts up to 10 days, incorporates high end sapphire glass and stainless steel materials, and has a brilliant large 1.75-inch AMOLED display There is limited onboard storage for maps and music while the software may also be overwhelming. View now at Amazon I recently reviewed Amazfit's Active 2 Smartwatch, and it was one of my favorite wea

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Building agents using streaming SQL queries

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-13 18:38:15

LLMs are general-purpose models created from huge bodies of publicly available datasets. However, many, if not most, AI Agents for enterprise use cases require access to context such as internal data and resources, tools and services. How can this be implemented when building an agentic system using Flink SQL? First, let’s consider the case of structured data, for instance details about a given customer stored in an external database. SQL is a natural fit for accessing that kind of data: Flink

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Attimet (YC F24) – Quant Trading Research Lab – Is Hiring Founding Engineer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-13 19:00:36

You’ll be given the autonomy to do some of the best work of your life. We’re building a research lab that puts its ideas to the test in one of the most complex, information-rich environments in the world: the financial markets. Much of trading still depends on hand-crafted signals and intuition. We’re approaching it differently - from first principles. We design systems that learn, adapt, and improve with data. Our infrastructure is built to accelerate research: fast iteration loops, real-time

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Via the False Claims Act, NIH puts universities on edge

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-13 19:42:07

Earlier this year, a biomedical researcher at the University of Michigan received an update from the National Institutes of Health. The federal agency, which funds a large swath of the country’s medical science, had given the green light to begin releasing funding for the upcoming year on the researcher’s multi-year grant. Not long after, the researcher learned that the university had placed the grant on hold. The school’s lawyers, it turned out, were wrestling with a difficult question: whethe

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Nintendo Switch 2: Which webcams work?

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2026-03-13 19:21:34

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. The Nintendo Switch 2 is more expensive in practically every way: pricier console, pricier games, an entire Chat button you’ll eventually have to pay to use. So it was nice when Nintendo revealed you won’t need its own $55 camera to video chat with pals. “You can use the Nintendo Switch 2 camera accessory (sold separately) or any compatibl

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Internet collapses across Iran, say web-monitoring firms

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2026-03-13 18:24:20

Internet connectivity in Iran almost completely disappeared on Wednesday, according to web-monitoring firms, as war with Israel enters its sixth day. NetBlocks, a firm that tracks internet access across the world, wrote on X that Iran is “now in the midst of a near-total national internet blackout.” The firm’s assessment was confirmed by other internet-monitoring organizations. Data collected by IODA, which is a system that “monitors the Internet infrastructure connectivity in near-real time,

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OpenAI found features in AI models that correspond to different ‘personas’

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-03-13 19:10:58

OpenAI researchers say they’ve discovered hidden features inside AI models that correspond to misaligned “personas,” according to new research published by the company on Wednesday. By looking at an AI model’s internal representations — the numbers that dictate how an AI model responds, which often seem completely incoherent to humans — OpenAI researchers were able to find patterns that lit up when a model misbehaved. The researchers found one such feature that corresponded to toxic behavior i

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Texas Instruments to make 'historic' $60bn US chip investment

Websites are tracking you via browser fingerprinting

MCP Specification – version 2025-06-18 changes

TI to invest $60B to manufacture foundational semiconductors in the U.S.

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Keep accidentally opening Chrome tabs in new groups? There’s an easy fix

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‘Kid-pilled’ Sam Altman ‘constantly’ asked ChatGPT questions about his newborn

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Voi CEO says he’s open to acquiring Bolt’s micromobility business

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Building agents using streaming SQL queries

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OpenAI found features in AI models that correspond to different ‘personas’

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