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Economic woes dominate as Bolivia prepares to go to the polls

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-24 10:29:33

Economic woes dominate as Bolivia prepares to go to the polls 32 minutes ago Share Save Jane Chambers Business reporter Reporting from El Alto, Bolivia Share Save Getty Images Higher food and fuel prices have led to street protests across Bolivia this year As Bolivians prepare to vote in a general election, the country's deep economic woes are the central issue. Whoever becomes the nation's next president faces a very difficult job to try to sort out the mess. El Alto is Bolivia's second-larg

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Facial recognition vans to be rolled out across the UK

news.ycombinator.com Sky Uk Limited 2025-11-24 06:56:50

The police's use of facial recognition technology is to be significantly expanded in an attempt to catch more offenders, ministers have announced. Under the plans, 10 live facial recognition (LFR) vans will be used by seven forces across England to help identify "sex offenders or people wanted for the most serious crimes", according to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. Politics Hub: Follow latest updates and analysis The tech, which has been trialled in London and south Wales, will be subject to

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Starlink Cuts the Cost of Its Satellite Dish in Half for New Customers

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-24 18:59:00

One of the biggest barriers to entry for prospective Starlink customers has always been the price: $349 upfront for equipment and $120 every month for service. That’s now starting to change as Starlink is offering its lowest monthly prices ever and slashing the cost of equipment in half. You can now get the Starlink standard kit for $175, down from its usual $349 price tag. Unlike previous deals, this one is available to new customers anywhere in the country. Most Starlink deals in the past hav

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Report: Apple’s smart home ambitions include “tabletop robot,” cameras, and more

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-24 20:38:49

Rumors about a touchscreen-equipped smart home device from Apple have been circulating for years, periodically bolstered by leaked references in Apple's software updates. But a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman indicates that Apple's ambitions might extend beyond HomePods with screens attached. Gurman claims that Apple is working on a "tabletop robot" that "resembles an iPad mounted on a movable limb that can swivel and reposition itself to follow users in a room." The device will also turn t

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Apple's 'tabletop robot' companion rumored for 2027 launch

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-25 00:49:04

Apple is still hard at work on becoming a relevant player in AI. The latest missive from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg suggests that Apple is shifting its artificial intelligence goals to center on new device segments. Sources reportedly told the publication that Apple has a slate of new smart home products in the works that could help pivot its lagging AI strategy. The center of the new lineup is a tabletop AI companion that has been described as an iPad on a movable robotic arm. It would be able t

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NIST Finalizes 'Lightweight Cryptography' Standard to Protect Small Devices

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-25 00:43:46

Lightweight cryptography is designed to protect information created and transmitted by the Internet of Things, as well as for other miniature technologies. Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST It’s the little things that matter most, as the saying goes, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has got their back. NIST’s newly finalized lightweight cryptography standard provides a defense from cyberattacks for even the smallest of networked electronic devices. Released as Ascon-Based Li

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Windows 11 24H2 updates failing again with 0x80240069 errors

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-25 05:41:37

The KB5063878 Windows 11 24H2 cumulative update, released earlier this week, fails to install on some systems according to widespread reports from Windows administrators. As many admins have reported on social media and BleepingComputer, this issue affects Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) users, who are experiencing 0x80240069 errors when installing the August 2025 security updates. On impacted devices, users will also see "Service wuauserv has unexpectedly stopped" and "The Windows Updat

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Report: Apple planning ecosystem of home security devices to compete with Ring and Nest

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-11-25 10:36:46

A new report from Bloomberg dives deep into Apple’s plans to lean on artificial intelligence as a way to expand into robotics, home security, and smart displays. One interesting tidbit in the report is that Apple is aiming to develop a system of smart home cameras and other home security products to compete with the likes of Amazon’s Ring brand. Bloomberg first reported that Apple was developing a home doorbell with support for Face ID last December. As it turns out, the company’s ambitions ex

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How Stock Options Work

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-25 09:32:03

How Stock Options Work Employee stock-option programs are typically authorized by a company's board of directors (and have historically been approved by the shareholders) and give the company discretion to award options to employees equal to a certain percentage of the company's shares outstanding. Options give employees the right to buy a certain number of their company's shares at a fixed price for a certain period of time, usually 10 years. That price, usually the market price of the

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iPhone 17 Pro Reportedly Will Get Higher Price Tag, but Also More Storage

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-25 09:47:00

The price of an iPhone Pro has been $999 since 2019, but a new leak appears to corroborate what has been rumored before -- that the price is going up. The iPhone 17 Pro, set to launch in September, reportedly will be priced $50 more, at $1,050 in the US before taxes, according to Chinese leaker Instant Digital. The model reportedly will also get a storage boost from the Pro's usual 128GB to 256GB. For context, if you were to bump up to 256GB on the iPhone 16 Pro, that would cost you $100 and br

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Starlink Mini users just lost their beloved pause feature

theverge.com Thomas Ricker 2025-11-25 10:09:02

is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Starlink now charges $5 a month to pause its high-speed, low-latency internet service, a feature that used to be available for free. It affects Roam, Residential, and Priority subscribers in the US, most of Europe, and Canada with lots of exceptions

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iPhone 17 Pro Will Reportedly Get Higher Price Tag, but Also More Storage

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-25 12:59:00

The price of an iPhone Pro has been $999 since 2019, but a new leak appears to corroborate what has been rumored before -- that the price is going up. The iPhone 17 Pro, set to launch in September, reportedly will be priced $50 more, at $1,050 in the US before taxes, according to Chinese leaker Instant Digital. The model reportedly will also get a storage boost from the Pro's usual 128GB to 256GB. For context, if you were to bump up to 256GB on the iPhone 16 Pro, that would cost you $100 and br

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Pennsylvania attorney general's email, site down after cyberattack

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-25 20:25:59

The Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General has announced that a recent cyberattack has taken down its systems, including landline phone lines and email accounts. As Attorney General Dave Sunday revealed on social media on Monday, the office staff is currently working to restore affected services and investigate the incident with the help of law enforcement authorities. "The network that hosts the Office of Attorney General's systems is currently down, meaning the office's website is offli

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Scientists Unveil Wild New Way to Explore the Edge of Space

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-11-25 18:00:33

Scientists often refer to the mesosphere as the “ignorosphere”—a region that’s too high for planes or weather balloons to explore, yet too low for satellites to probe. Despite our technological advances, we’ve yet to find a decent way to monitor this large stretch of air, which lies about 37 miles (60 kilometers) above the surface. But engineers are inching towards a solution—one inspired by a toy-like invention from the 19th century. A Nature paper published today presents a proof-of-concept f

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iPhone 17 Pro Will Reportedly Get Higher Price Tag, But Also More Storage

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-25 18:59:42

The price of an iPhone Pro has been $999 since 2019, but a new leak appears to corroborate what has been rumored before -- that the price is going up. The iPhone 17 Pro, set to launch in September, reportedly will be priced $50 more at $1,050 in the US before taxes, according to Chinese leaker Instant Digital. The model will also reportedly get a storage boost from the Pro's usual 128GB to 256GB. For context, if you were to bump up to 256GB on the iPhone 16 Pro, that would cost you $100 and bri

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Drag x Drive is a uniquely fun and frustrating showcase for Switch 2 mouse mode

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-25 20:58:13

Game details Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Switch 2 Release Date: August 14, 2025 ESRB Rating: E for Everyone Price: $20 Links: Official Website | Gamestop</a In my decades as a video game player and reviewer, I've used the humble PC mouse in hundreds of games for everything from first-person aiming and third-person character movement to basic menu navigation and unit selection. In all that time, I can't recall a game that required the use of two mice at once. That wa

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Deals: M2 iPad Air $300 off or M3 $150 off, 1TB 15-inch M4 MacBook Air $200 off, Mac mini, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-11-26 00:46:41

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is ready to roll starting off with iPad Air. We are tracking $150 price drops to deliver new all-time lows across the latest M3 lineup, but we also spotted a new Amazon all-time low on the least pricey 13-inch Wi-Fi + Cell M2 model at $300 off the original price tag. Those deals also join another rare M4 MacBook Air offer that has the 15-inch model with 24GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD at $200 off the list price alongside 16GB M2 Mac mini starting from $370 Prime shipped, M

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Why I recommend the Google TV Streamer over competing Roku and Amazon Fire models

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-11-26 00:21:00

Google TV Streamer ZDNET's key takeaways The Google TV Streamer is a streaming device that typically sells for $100. The Google TV Streamer offers beautiful image, fast performance, and the best smart home integrations of any Google streaming device. It's built for Android users but can work with iOS, with some compromise, and there are only a few audio customization options. View now at Best Buy View now at Google View now at Amazon more buying choices I've been a cord cutter for over a deca

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I replaced my ThinkPad with a dual-screen Windows laptop - here's my verdict after a month

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-11-26 00:50:00

Asus Zenbook Duo 14 ZDNET's key takeaways The Asus Zenbook Duo is on sale now starting at around $1,499, with pricier configurations available. This laptop is a creator's dream machine, with dual-OLED touchscreens, a highly configurable form factor, and a great battery. It takes time and effort to get the most out of this laptop, and you'll need lots of desk space to utilize the different form factors. $1,360.92 at Amazon $1,299.99 at Best Buy more buying choices Upon first glance, Asus' Zenb

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Amazon launches same-day delivery of meat, eggs, produce in more than 1,000 cities

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-11-26 05:52:55

An independent contractor wearing a protective mask and gloves loads Amazon Prime grocery bags into a car outside a Whole Foods Market in Berkeley, California, on Oct. 7, 2020. Amazon is rolling out same-day delivery of fresh foods to more pockets of the U.S. as it looks to encourage shoppers to add meat and eggs to their order while they're browsing its sprawling online store. The company announced Wednesday it's bringing the service to more than 1,000 U.S. cities and towns, including Raleigh

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Antarctica’s Ghost Hunters: Inside the World’s Biggest Neutrino Detector

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-11-26 05:25:22

Neutrinos are strange little things. This tiny, enigmatic particle with no charge exists in virtually every corner of the universe, but without powerfully sensitive, sophisticated instruments, physicists would have no way of knowing they exist. In fact, trillions are passing through you every second. Physicists devise all sorts of ways to coax neutrinos into the detection range. But IceCube—which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year—stands out in particular for its unique setup: 5,160 digi

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UK expands police facial recognition rollout with 10 new facial recognition vans

news.ycombinator.com Connor Jones 2025-11-26 08:59:16

A fresh expansion of UK crimefighters' access to live facial recognition (LFR) technology is being described by officials as "an excellent opportunity for policing." Privacy campaigners diagree. The Home Office said today that more police forces across England will gain LFR capabilities thanks to ten new "cutting edge" vans being wheeled out, adding to those already in use by London's Metropolitan Police and forces in South Wales. Seven forces will gain access to LFR vans as part of the latest

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The new War of the Worlds movie is even more terrible than you’ve heard but also hilarious

theverge.com Kevin Nguyen 2025-11-26 10:00:00

There’s a micro-genre of film called “screenlife movies,” where all of the action takes place on a desktop computer. In 2014, Unfriended made a horror movie out of video chat and text messages, and it was successful enough to inspire a sequel. The more thoughtful Searching from 2018, in which a father attempts to find his missing daughter, felt novel and a bit more promising for the genre, even if an hour and a half really tested the amount of time you could look at a scrunched John Cho and Mac

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MacBook Air deal: The M4-powered laptop is on sale for as low as $799

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-26 15:15:35

Whether you need a new MacBook for the upcoming semester or you've just been itching to upgrade from an older machine, now's a good time to buy. Amazon has a sale on the latest M4 MacBook Air that knocks up to 20 percent off many configurations. The base model is where you'll get the biggest discount. The 16GB RAM/256GB SSD laptop is down to $799 from $999, which is the lowest price we've seen. You can upgrade to 512GB SSD for $999, down from $1,199, another all-time low price, or 24GB of RAM a

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The number of ICE flights is skyrocketing – but the planes are harder to track

news.ycombinator.com Rene Marsh 2025-11-26 15:52:15

Federal agencies Aviation news Immigration Donald Trump See all topics Follow Richmond, Virginia — Amid the hubbub of passengers and planes shuttling in and out of the international airport in Richmond, Virginia, each week there’s also a steady stream of flights bearing men and women in handcuffs. Last week, CNN was there to see some of these passengers — detainees in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement — being unloaded from unmarked white vans, lined up under the wing of a Boe

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I Won't Split AirPods With My Wife Again Thanks to This iPhone Trick

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-26 14:00:06

When my wife and I travel, we usually download some shows to watch on our flight. But we always have to split a set of AirPods when we watch these shows. That means one of our ears is enjoying the show while the other is forced to endure the crying baby behind us on the plane, which can be distracting. But thanks to Apple's Audio Sharing feature, we can each enjoy a show together while using our own sets of AirPods, AirPods Pro or other headphones. Audio Sharing was introduced with iOS 18 and i

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We went hands-on with Google Translate’s Duolingo rival ahead of its launch (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-26 23:00:05

TL;DR We managed to activate and use the Practice feature in Google Translate. This feature is effectively Google’s take on Duolingo and lets you practice a desired language. The feature currently lets you practice French or Spanish in a variety of preset scenarios, but you can also create your own lessons. Earlier this year, we discovered evidence that Google was working on a new Practice feature in Google Translate. This would allow people to (surprise) practice a desired language. Now, we’

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As a cell phone expert, these are the 5 cheapest carriers I recommend

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-27 03:00:02

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Over the last few years, I’ve tried well over a dozen phone service providers across a variety of different price points. While I regularly recommend a few carriers above the rest, what if you’re simply looking for the cheapest service you can get without sacrificing too much in terms of quality and features? The good news is that there are plenty of options out there. Below, I’ll focus on just five carriers that I feel offer a solid mix of pricing, reputation,

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Illegal Price-Gouging Runs Rampant After Disasters. The LA Fires Proved It

gizmodo.com Jake Bittle 2025-11-27 02:00:23

Last January, a series of massive wildfires broke out across the Los Angeles area, fueled by high winds and dry temperatures. The fires raged for weeks, incinerating entire neighborhoods in the wealthy Pacific Palisades and in middle-class Altadena. They killed at least 30 people and destroyed at least 10,000 homes. As the embers cooled, thousands of displaced Angelenos scrambled to find new housing in a rental market that was already among the nation’s toughest. They scoured Zillow and Airbnb

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Government expands police use of facial recognition vans

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-27 00:40:11

Government expands police use of facial recognition vans 3 hours ago Share Save Share Save Home Office More live facial recognition (LFR) vans will be rolled out across seven police forces in England to locate suspects for crimes including sexual offences, violent assaults and homicides, the Home Office has announced. The forces will get access to 10 new vans equipped with cameras which scan the faces of people walking past and check them against a list of wanted people. The government says t

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Latest Tech News

Economic woes dominate as Bolivia prepares to go to the polls

Facial recognition vans to be rolled out across the UK

Starlink Cuts the Cost of Its Satellite Dish in Half for New Customers

Report: Apple’s smart home ambitions include “tabletop robot,” cameras, and more

Apple's 'tabletop robot' companion rumored for 2027 launch

NIST Finalizes 'Lightweight Cryptography' Standard to Protect Small Devices

Windows 11 24H2 updates failing again with 0x80240069 errors

Report: Apple planning ecosystem of home security devices to compete with Ring and Nest

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iPhone 17 Pro Reportedly Will Get Higher Price Tag, but Also More Storage

Starlink Mini users just lost their beloved pause feature

iPhone 17 Pro Will Reportedly Get Higher Price Tag, but Also More Storage

Pennsylvania attorney general's email, site down after cyberattack

Scientists Unveil Wild New Way to Explore the Edge of Space

iPhone 17 Pro Will Reportedly Get Higher Price Tag, But Also More Storage

Drag x Drive is a uniquely fun and frustrating showcase for Switch 2 mouse mode

Deals: M2 iPad Air $300 off or M3 $150 off, 1TB 15-inch M4 MacBook Air $200 off, Mac mini, more

Why I recommend the Google TV Streamer over competing Roku and Amazon Fire models

I replaced my ThinkPad with a dual-screen Windows laptop - here's my verdict after a month

Amazon launches same-day delivery of meat, eggs, produce in more than 1,000 cities

Antarctica’s Ghost Hunters: Inside the World’s Biggest Neutrino Detector

UK expands police facial recognition rollout with 10 new facial recognition vans

The new War of the Worlds movie is even more terrible than you’ve heard but also hilarious

MacBook Air deal: The M4-powered laptop is on sale for as low as $799

The number of ICE flights is skyrocketing – but the planes are harder to track

I Won't Split AirPods With My Wife Again Thanks to This iPhone Trick

We went hands-on with Google Translate’s Duolingo rival ahead of its launch (APK teardown)

As a cell phone expert, these are the 5 cheapest carriers I recommend

Illegal Price-Gouging Runs Rampant After Disasters. The LA Fires Proved It

Government expands police use of facial recognition vans

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