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xAI reportedly laid off at least 500 AI tutors working on Grok

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-02 02:00:59

xAI has laid off at least 500 workers from its data annotation team, the company's largest, according to Business Insider. The annotation team is in charge of categorizing and contextualizing raw data used to train Grok so that it can understand the world better. Business Insider says the laid off employees were informed via email on the evening of September 12, Friday, that it was going to downsize its team of general AI tutors. They were reportedly told that they would be paid their salaries u

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Snapchat rolls out Group Streaks and 'Infinite Retention' for chats

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-02 04:00:48

Snapchat has introduced a couple of new features it says are "highly requested" by its users. The first is "Infinite Retention," which as its name implies will allow you to keep a chat history like you could on a messaging app and prevent your messages from disappearing. "We’ve often heard from our community that Snapchatters want to save their chats forever and wish they could build streaks with their favorite groups," its announcement reads. The app has been testing the feature since 2024, an

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A store that generates products from anything you type in search

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-02 01:02:11

We'll find it somewhere across parallel dimensions, just tell us what you want Experience a new way of shopping where imagination drives innovation. Our product concepts are delivered instantly to your device! All our products are unique concepts developed specifically for our customers. That Product Doesn't Exist Yet? Be the first to discover it! Give us a name and we'll find it somewhere

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Trump Clears the Way for a Dystopian Air Taxi Future

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-10-02 00:30:45

Donald Trump, who was backed by a bunch of tech billionaires during this past presidential election, is busy transforming America into a corporate dystopia straight out of the 1980s science fiction films that those billionaires have long admired for all the wrong reasons. For one thing, Trump has fully embraced AI—helping to cut what little regulation existed under the Biden administration, in an effort to further liberate the already blossoming and disruptive new industry. He also recently pave

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Evidence of Ancient Asteroid Impact and Tsunami Found in North Carolina

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-10-02 01:00:48

Around 35 million years ago, a small asteroid traveling at 40,000 miles per hour (64,373 kilometers per hour) struck Earth, crashing into the Atlantic Ocean near the modern-day town of Cape Charles, Virginia. The approximately 3-mile-wide (5-kilometer) object created a large impact crater that’s buried half a mile beneath Chesapeake Bay. Hundreds of miles south of the crater, scientists have found new evidence of the asteroid impact and the tsunami that followed the shattering event. Hidden ben

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How a 2020 Rolex Collection Changed the Face of Watch Design

wired.com Chris Hall 2025-10-02 05:27:39

As the company that either invented or popularized the dive watch, the GMT watch, the first water-resistant watch, the first automatic watches, and much more besides, you could hardly downplay Rolex’s influence on watchmaking history. But while its iconic sports watches, like the Submariner, Daytona and GMT-Master are endlessly imitated, Rolex is not seen as a trendsetter, preferring to ignore passing horological fashions. It does its own thing, iterating carefully and minimally on its age-old t

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Chinese EV players take fight to legacy European automakers on their home turf

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-10-01 23:49:38

Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng speaks to reporters at the electric carmaker's stand at the IAA auto show in Munich, Germany on September 8, 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Germany this week played host to one of the world's biggest auto shows — but in the heartland of Europe's auto industry, it was buzzy Chinese electric car companies looking to outshine some of the region's biggest brands on their home turf. The IAA Mobility conference in Munich was packed full of companies with huge stands showing off thei

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Java 25's new CPU-Time Profiler (1)

news.ycombinator.com Johannes Bechberger 2025-10-02 02:11:27

More than three years in the making, with a concerted effort starting last year, my CPU-time profiler landed in Java with OpenJDK 25. It’s an experimental new profiler/method sampler that helps you find performance issues in your code, having distinct advantages over the current sampler. This is what this week’s and next week’s blog posts are all about. This week, I will cover why we need a new profiler and what information it provides; next week, I’ll cover the technical internals that go beyon

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AI Coding

news.ycombinator.com The Singularity Is Nearer 2025-10-02 03:28:30

In my old age I’ve mostly given up trying to convince anyone of anything. Most people do not care to find the truth, they care about what pumps their bags. Some people go as far as to believe that perception is reality and that truth is a construction. I hope there’s a special place in hell for those people. It’s why the world wasted $10B+ on self driving car companies that obviously made no sense. There’s a much bigger market for truths that pump bags vs truths that don’t. So here’s your new

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All the 'Awe Dropping' Announcements You Missed at Apple's Event

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-02 02:30:00

Each September, Apple's product release playbook dials up the unveiling of the company's newest line of iPhones, along with a variety of complementary gadgets. On Tuesday, the company took the wraps off the iPhone 17 in all its variations, most notably the new skinny iPhone Air, along with new Apple Watches -- Series 11 and Ultra 3 -- and an upgrade to its 2-year-old AirPods Pro 2 earbuds. Along with the hardware, Apple is rolling out the new versions of the devices' respective operating system

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Apple Debuts Newest Lineup of iPhones: Expect Premium Prices

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-02 03:00:00

Apple's iPhones have never been cheap. On Tuesday, the prices for the new iPhone 17 lineup were revealed at Apple's fall iPhone event, held at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, and... well, in a year of tariffs and other economic turmoil, they could be worse. CNET Senior Editor James Bricknell wasn't surprised by the iPhone prices. "Given the tariffs and all the other stuff that's happened in the past year, the prices are good," he said. "They match what you would expect in terms of inflati

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The Free Ride for EVs in the Carpool Lane Is Coming to an End

wired.com Aarian Marshall 2025-10-02 03:00:00

A rough year for electric vehicle adoption just got a little rougher for owners in some parts of the US. Starting next month, EVs will no longer be able to ride in the fast lane in California, after the US federal government and Congress failed to reauthorize a popular program that has given hybrid and electric vehicles access to state carpool lanes—and worked to promote the sale of electrics for more than 25 years. Under the program, California drivers with qualifying electric, plug-in hybrid,

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I tried Apple's 2 big AI features announced at the iPhone 17 event - and both are game changers

zdnet.com Jason Hiner 2025-10-02 05:11:38

Jason Hiner/ZDNET While we didn't hear much about Siri or Apple Intelligence during the 2025 Apple Event that launched new iPhones, AirPods, and Apple Watches, there were two huge AI features announced that have largely slipped under the radar. That's mostly because they were presented as great new features and didn't use overhyped AI marketing language. Nevertheless, I got to demo both features at Apple Park on Tuesday and my first impression was that both of them are nearly fully baked and r

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 13, #355

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-02 07:08:50

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition trusts that you know your sports movies and your mascots. If you're struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by th

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Elon Musk Appears to Now Be Firing the People Behind Grok

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-02 03:41:30

After vowing to create a "maximum truth-seeking" AI, Elon Musk appears to now be sacking the people who built it for him. Slack screenshots leaked to Business Insider show that the accounts of at least nine high-level employees with the data annotation team at xAI, Musk's OpenAI competitor, were deactivated over the weekend, in what seems like a major culling at the lab that built the social network's infamous chatbot, Grok. Those people, who weren't named by BI, previously worked on the human

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Proton Mail suspended journalist accounts at request of cybersecurity agency

news.ycombinator.com Nikita Mazurov 2025-10-02 11:20:36

The company behind the Proton Mail email service, Proton, describes itself as a “neutral and safe haven for your personal data, committed to defending your freedom.” But last month, Proton disabled email accounts belonging to journalists reporting on security breaches of various South Korean government computer systems following a complaint by an unspecified cybersecurity agency. After a public outcry, and multiple weeks, the journalists’ accounts were eventually reinstated — but the reporters

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OpenAI announces new mentorship program for budding tech founders

cnbc.com Jaures Yip 2025-10-02 16:21:02

OpenAI on Friday introduced a new program, dubbed the "OpenAI Grove," for early tech entrepreneurs looking to build with artificial intelligence, and applications are already open. Unlike OpenAI's Pioneer Program, which launched in April, Grove is aimed towards individuals at the very nascent phases of their company development, from the pre-idea to pre-seed stage. For five weeks, participants will receive mentoring from OpenAI technical leaders, early access to new tools and models, and in-pe

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When Astronauts Enter Space, a "Dark Genome" Activates in Their DNA

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-02 14:47:51

Image by Getty / NASA / Futurism Studies Researchers have found that human stem cells are constantly under stress in the microgravity of space — activating hidden, ancient sections of DNA called the "dark genome." In a study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell last week, a team of researchers led by Sanford Stem Cell Institute director Catriona Jamieson used a cellphone-sized device on board the International Space Station to watch how stem cells behave in space for the first time. They f

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Yearly applications now open to Apple’s Security Research Device Program

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-02 16:09:35

For the past few years, Apple has been inviting experienced researchers to apply to its security program, which issues iPhones that are especially modified to make it easier to investigate vulnerabilities. Now, applications are open to next year’s program. Here’s how you can apply. This year’s application period ends October 31 This is how Apple describes its Security Research Device Program: “The Security Research Device (SRD) is a specially fused iPhone that allows you to perform iOS securi

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Preorder the iPhone 17 at AT&T and get up to $1,100 off right now - how the deal works

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-10-02 08:39:12

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Apple just unveiled the new iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max , and if you're interested in upgrading, plenty of mobile carriers like Verizon, T-Mobile, and more have deals for you. And if you're an AT&T user, new and existing customers can get up to $1,100 off any of the latest phones (the equivalent of a free iPhone 17 Pro) with an eligible iPhone trade-in, in any condition. The new iPhones are now available to preorder at most major carriers, and

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Proton Mail Suspended Journalist Accounts at Request of Cybersecurity Agency

news.ycombinator.com Nikita Mazurov 2025-10-02 16:20:36

The company behind the Proton Mail email service, Proton, describes itself as a “neutral and safe haven for your personal data, committed to defending your freedom.” But last month, Proton disabled email accounts belonging to journalists reporting on security breaches of various South Korean government computer systems following a complaint by an unspecified cybersecurity agency. After a public outcry, and multiple weeks, the journalists’ accounts were eventually reinstated — but the reporters

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First 'perovskite camera' can see inside the human body

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-28 20:49:08

Physicians rely on nuclear medicine scans, like SPECT scans, to watch the heart pump, track blood flow and detect diseases hidden deep inside the body. But today’s scanners depend on expensive detectors that are difficult to make. Now, scientists led by Northwestern University and Soochow University in China have built the first perovskite-based detector that can capture individual gamma rays for SPECT imaging with record-breaking precision. The new tool could make common types of nuclear medic

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Charlie Kirk’s Alleged Killer Wrote Meme Messages on Bullet Casings. Here’s Where They Came From

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-10-02 13:25:45

Police in Utah have arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson in connection with Wednesday’s shooting death of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, according to a press conference held Friday by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and FBI Director Kash Patel. Robinson allegedly confessed to a family member that he had been the shooter, and a family friend called the police before he was arrested in the early morning hours of Friday. “Tyler Robinson reached out to a family friend w

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 13, #825

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-02 15:00:04

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. I got a kick out of today's NYT Connections puzzle, which didn't seem as tough as usual. Fans of foreign money will like the blue group. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you pla

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Modder injects AI dialogue into 2002’s Animal Crossing using memory hack

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-02 16:36:48

When software engineer Joshua Fonseca recently connected the GameCube simulation classic Animal Crossing to a modern AI language model like the kind that powers ChatGPT, he decided to shake things up. By programming the AI to roleplay as villagers growing aware of their debt situation, and giving them a shared memory to track conversations, Fonseca orchestrated a scenario where the residents began to organize against their raccoon landlord. In Animal Crossing, Tom Nook runs the town shop and pr

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Via shrugs off tepid open to end first day of trading slightly above IPO price

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-10-02 16:16:00

Investors took a cautious approach to transit software startup Via’s IPO on Friday, with shares opening below the company’s IPO price before recovering at end the day slightly higher. The company, which initially filed confidentially for IPO in July, priced its IPO at $46 per share, raising $492.9 million. Those shares slipped to $44 when the stock began trading Friday afternoon, and then inched back into the green to finish at just over $49. The modest gain values Via at roughly $3.9 billion a

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Eden becomes the first Nintendo Switch emulator on the Google Play Store

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-02 20:04:25

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR The first Nintendo Switch emulator is up on the Google Play Store. Eden Emulator is a fork of one of the most successful and infamous Switch emulators. Your phone will need to be running on Android 11 or later. At the end of last week, Nintendo Switch emulator Eden received a major update that saw the official stable release of version 0.0.3. This update fixed a number of bugs, provided some performance boosts, integrated EmuReady, and brought support

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Scientists Finally ‘See’ a Proton Move Through Water, and It Only Took 200 Years

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-10-02 20:00:37

For over two centuries, scientists have known that water transports a positive charge through protons. But they had never actually seen it happen—until now. In a Science paper published September 11, Yale researchers reported that they devised a method to track, measure, and effectively “see” a proton’s journey through water. For the experiment, the team used a 30-foot-long mass spectrometer—an instrument that separates different elements by mass—that took years to customize and refine. The dev

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Lee Pace Reveals the Secrets of His ‘Foundation’ Bod

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-10-02 20:50:03

Foundation season three has ended (we’re still reeling) and we are more than thrilled that a fourth season is on the way. Though Apple TV+’s Asimov adaptation has a lot of things to recommend about it—complex characters, dynamic worldbuilding, a plot that celebrates the wonders of math—you also can’t count out the Lee Pace factor. The charismatic, cult-beloved actor has been a pivotal part of all three seasons. Though Foundation takes place across hundreds of years, the galaxy it’s set in is ru

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Lee Pace Has Big Hopes for the Fourth Season of ‘Foundation’

wired.com Tim Marchman 2025-10-02 20:38:27

In the world of prestige sci-fi, Foundation reigns as the biggest sleeper hit. Mention the Apple TV+ adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s classic series in a group of friends and you’ll suddenly find everyone has been secretly watching it. Something of a flawed masterpiece, the show, which wraps its third season Friday, has been averaging about 1.5 million hours watched per week in the US over the last month, according to Luminate. Not Wednesday numbers, but in the same ballpark as other genre fare like

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