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Kobo replaces Pocket with Instapaper on its e-readers in a free update

theverge.com Terrence O'Brien 2025-12-04 08:16:22

A big draw of Kobo e-readers has always been Pocket integration. But, when Mozilla announced in late May that it was shutting down the read-it-later app in July, the Kobo community was left in a bit of a lurch. To the company’s credit, in late July, it announced that it would be replacing Pocket with another stalwart of the scene, Instapaper. And, just a month after that, support is already live and available as a free firmware update for all currently supported Kobo readers (and the list is sur

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Figma-Killer Framer Valued at $2B in New Funding Round As No-Code Heats Up

gizmodo.com Riley Gutiérrez Mcdermid 2025-12-04 12:58:18

Framer, a Dutch company specializing in tools for automating web design, has secured a $100 million funding round that values the startup at $2 billion. The investment was led by existing backers Meritech Capital Partners and Atomico, according to a statement released Thursday. The massive capital infusion positions it to take on its largest rival, Figma, which also uses a community-based model to create websites and design. It went public in 2023 and debuted on the New York Stock Exchange thi

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‘The Vampire Diaries’ Almost Cast Marvel’s Sebastian Stan, New Book Reveals

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-12-04 17:48:32

The Vampire Diaries helped define the CW’s genre days, and for many fans, it’s also the moment they discovered Star Trek: Strange New Worlds actor Paul Wesley. He was cast alongside costar Ian Somerhalder to play the vampire brothers Damon and Stefan Salvatore, but things could have been very different: Marvel’s Sebastian Stan almost got the call to play the character. In an upcoming oral history titled I Was Feeling Epic by Samantha Highfill excerpted in EW, she reveals that Stan took a meetin

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With recent Falcon 9 milestones, SpaceX vindicates its “dumb” approach to reuse

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-04 17:46:46

As SpaceX's Starship vehicle gathered all of the attention this week, the company's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket continued to hit some impressive milestones. Both occurred during relatively anonymous launches of the company's Starlink satellites but are nonetheless notable because they underscore the value of first-stage reuse, which SpaceX has pioneered over the last decade. The first milestone occurred on Wednesday morning with the launch of the Starlink 10-56 mission from Cape Canaveral, Flori

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Investors are loving Lovable

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-12-04 17:04:06

In Brief Investors are clambering to get onto Swedish vibe-coding startup Lovable’s cap table, making unsolicited offers of investment that value the company at more than $4 billion, reports Financial Times. Lovable CEO Anton Osika isn’t currently engaging with the flurry of inbound, the Times says, which comes a few weeks after the startup announced a $200 million round at a $1.8 billion valuation in a deal led by Accel. A Lovable spokesperson told the outlet the company isn’t fundraising now

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45 of the Best Movies on Netflix You Should Stream Right Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-04 22:00:00

In the 10 years since releasing its first original film Beasts of No Nation, Netflix has evolved into a power player in the movie scene, earning honors at award shows like the Oscars, Golden Globes and Emmys. The streaming giant won three Oscars in 2025 and several of the platform's original films have been nominated for Emmys this year, including action-thriller Rebel Ridge and road-trip documentary Will & Harper. Popular action films and comedies like KPop Demon Hunters, The Old Guard and Hit

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Kobo finally brings Instapaper integration to its eReaders

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-05 11:00:26

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Kobo has swapped Pocket for Instapaper as its built-in “read it later” service. The change arrives via the latest firmware update (versions 4.38.23429 and 4.43.23418). Rollout is staggered, with some regions seeing the update later than others. After more than a decade of serving as Kobo’s built-in “read it later” service, Pocket is officially out of the picture. In its place, Kobo has rolled out support for Instapaper across its eReader lineup. The c

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Google says it’s easier to switch from iPhone to Pixel 10, but is it really? We tried it out

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-05 12:29:41

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Apple iPhone owners can now use the Pixel Head Start Tool to prepare their data for a switch to a Pixel 10 series phone. The feature lets you prepare your iPhone’s passwords and photos for transfer before the Pixel 10 device arrives. However, this doesn’t seem like a huge upgrade over previous transfer solutions. Google launched the Pixel 10 series last week, and the company says it’s streamlined the process of switching from an iPhone to a Pixel 10 s

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A Fast Bytecode VM for Arithmetic: The Compiler

news.ycombinator.com Abhinav Sarkar 2025-12-01 16:08:22

In this post, we write the compiler for our AST to bytecode, and a decompiler for the bytecode. In this series of posts, we write a fast bytecode compiler and a virtual machine for arithmetic in Haskell. We explore the following topics: In this series of posts, we write a fast bytecode compiler and a virtual machine for arithmetic in Haskell. We explore the following topics: Parsing arithmetic expressions to Abstract Syntax Trees (ASTs). Unit testing for our parser. Interpreting ASTs. Comp

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More than 10 European startups became unicorns this year

techcrunch.com Anna Heim 2025-12-05 11:16:00

Funding season is about to restart in Europe after the summer lull, and if all goes well, it will be counting new unicorns in dozens — plural. While mega-rounds are less common than they were in 2021, this hasn’t prevented 12 European startups from raising rounds at valuations of more than $1 billion during the first half of 2025. As the usual caveat goes, past performance is not indicative of future results, but this bodes well for the rest of the year. Either way, this is also a good indicati

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Maisa AI gets $25M to fix enterprise AI’s 95% failure rate

techcrunch.com Anna Heim 2025-12-05 12:00:00

A staggering 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing, according to a recent report published by MIT’s NANDA initiative. But rather than giving up on the technology altogether, the most advanced organizations are experimenting with agentic AI systems that can learn and be supervised. That’s where Maisa AI comes in. The year-old startup has built its entire approach around the premise that enterprise automation requires accountable AI agents, not opaque black boxes. With a new, $25 m

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With India’s corporate banking lagging decades behind consumer fintech, TransBnk raises $25M to bridge the gap

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-12-05 12:33:43

While digitization has transformed banking for Indian consumers, corporate banking has been left in the slow lane — still relying heavily on clunky infrastructure, paper trails, and spreadsheet-heavy workflows. TransBnk wants to address that gap, and Bessemer Venture Partners has invested in the three-year-old startup in a $25 million round to accelerate its progress. Over the past decade, India has experienced a significant boom in consumer fintech, driven by transformative shifts such as the

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PlayStation Plus Subscribers Are Eating With These Free September Games

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-05 21:07:38

On Sept. 2, all PlayStation Plus members can play games like Psychonauts 2, the 2021 Game Awards nominee for Game of the Year. The original Psychonauts was highly praised for its comedic storytelling and unique characters when released in 2005, and the sequel received acclaim for its creativity, art style and humor. PlayStation Plus is similar to Xbox Game Pass, offering subscribers a large, constantly expanding library of games. Subscribers can choose from the Essential, Extra and Premium tier

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Google’s new Android 16 statue takes a spin on a Material 3 Expressive merry-go-round

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-06 03:33:49

Damien Wilde / Android Authority TL;DR Google has unveiled its latest statue to commemorate the release of Android 16. The statue features Android’s mascot on a merry-go-round. The seats are fashioned to look like Material 3 Expressive UI shapes. Google has a tradition of commemorating the release of major Android OS updates by unveiling new statues of its Android mascot, “The Bot.” The company released the stable version of Android 16 back in June, and we’ve been waiting ever since to see w

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Show HN: Meetup.com and eventribe alternative to small groups

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-06 02:53:51

Events that thrive anywhere. Like the cactus, great events bloom under any condition when managed with care. Cactoide(ae) helps you streamline RSVPs, simplify coordination, and keep every detail efficient—so your gatherings are resilient, vibrant, and unforgettable. What is it? A mobile-first event RSVP platform that lets you create events, share unique URLs, and collect RSVPs without any registration required. ✨ Features 🎯 Instant Event Creation - Create events in seconds with our streamli

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Beginning 1 September, we will need to geoblock Mississippi IPs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-06 08:03:01

I'll start with the tl;dr summary to make sure everyone sees it and then explain further: As of September 1, we will temporarily be forced to block access to Dreamwidth from all IP addresses that geolocate to Mississippi for legal reasons. This block will need to continue until we either win the legal case entirely, or the district court issues another injunction preventing Mississippi from enforcing their social media age verification and parental consent law against us. Mississippi residents,

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Russian space official: “We need to stop lying to ourselves” about health of industry

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-06 06:54:54

The chief of Russia's main spacecraft manufacturer issued a dire warning this week, saying that his corporation has reached a "critical" condition and cannot continue in its present state. "The situation is critical: multi-million dollar debts, interest on loans that 'eat up' the budget, many processes that are ineffective, and a significant part of the team has lost motivation and a sense of shared responsibility," wrote Igor Maltsev, chief of RSC Energia, which is located near Moscow. Maltse

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Part of Starship Explodes During SpaceX's Latest Test Flight

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-06 11:17:57

Coming off a string of explosive failures, on Tuesday night SpaceX once again launched its gigantic Starship rocket into space, with both its stages successfully returning to their separate landing targets on Earth. This time, the only huge explosions were planned one: final blasts as the two spacecraft touched down. After the launch had been scrubbed twice over the two prior days, the company's engineers could finally breathe a sigh of relief. The flight demonstrated several key objectives, i

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Taylor Swift Is Engaged. Her Post Is Climbing Instagram's Most-Liked List

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-06 11:41:00

Nobody is shaking this off: Pop superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Instagram on Tuesday, and the likes exploded like pyrotechnics at a concert. The post broke Instagram's record for reposts, even though, to be fair, reposting just started on Instagram in August. Still, the post hit 1 million reposts in less than 6 hours and earned 14 million likes in just the first hour. By Wednesday, it had topped 30 million likes, vaulting it to

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Russia’s state-run human spaceflight company may be near bankruptcy

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-06 12:54:54

The chief of Russia's main spacecraft manufacturer issued a dire warning this week, saying that his corporation has reached a "critical" condition and cannot continue in its present state. "The situation is critical: multi-million dollar debts, interest on loans that 'eat up' the budget, many processes that are ineffective, and a significant part of the team has lost motivation and a sense of shared responsibility," wrote Igor Maltsev, chief of RSC Energia, which is located near Moscow. Maltse

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With Starship Flight 10, SpaceX prioritized resilience over perfection

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-12-06 12:39:43

SpaceX has long marketed Starship as a fully and rapidly reusable rocket that’s designed to deliver thousands of pounds of cargo to Mars and make life multiplanetary. But reusability at scale means a space vehicle that can tolerate mishaps and faults, so that a single failure doesn’t spell a mission-ending catastrophe. The 10th test flight on Tuesday evening demonstrated SpaceX’s focus on fault tolerance. In a post-flight update, SpaceX said the test stressed “the limits of vehicle capabilities

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‘The Dark Crystal’ Is Returning to Theaters, Which Isn’t ‘The Dark Crystal’ News We Were Hoping For

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-12-06 17:45:31

Fathom Entertainment is celebrating 70 years of the Jim Henson Company by bringing its cult 1982 film, The Dark Crystal, back to theaters on October 12-13. This is, undoubtedly, good news. Dark Crystal rules. And yet that we could have good Dark Crystal news in the year 2025 and it not be about the incredible Netflix prequel series, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, does make it slightly bittersweet. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance was released on Netflix back in 2019, and we think it wa

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Pixel 10 turns into a smart display while charging — even on older Pixel Stands

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-06 22:00:08

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR The Pixel 10 series introduces a new screensaver mode that activates while charging on the Pixelsnap Charger Stand. Screensavers include weather, smart home controls, clocks, and wallpapers. We got the feature working with the original Pixel Stand and other Qi wireless chargers after some app updates. The Pixelsnap Charger with Stand is Google’s newest magnetic charging dock for the Pixel 10 lineup, and it comes with more than just faster charging. On

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The 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made the cut

techcrunch.com Isabelle Johannessen 2025-12-07 03:00:23

We’re thrilled to unveil the 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 — TechCrunch’s annual, handpicked list of the 200 most promising early-stage startups from around the world. These founders rose to the top from thousands of applications spanning every industry and geography. Their reward? A coveted spot to exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West. This is the cohort to watch — and this fall, you’ll get to meet them in person. From AI to climate, he

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Mosyle identifies new Mac malware that evades detection through fake PDF conversion tool

9to5mac.com Arin Waichulis 2025-12-07 08:31:55

Mosyle, a leader in Apple device management and security, has exclusively revealed to 9to5Mac details on a new Mac malware strain, dubbed “JSCoreRunner”. The zero-day threat evaded all detections on VirusTotal at the time of discovery, spreading through a malicious PDF conversion site called fileripple[.]com to trick users into downloading what appears to be a harmless utility. Free tools that promise quick file conversions for HEIC and WebP files, PDFs, and Word docs have become prolific onlin

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The best portable power stations for camping in 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

zdnet.com Allison Murray 2025-12-07 08:08:00

To figure this out, you're going to need to do some calculations and gather some information. First, you need to know what devices you are going to power. List them all, because forgetting that coffee pot or heated blanket could make the difference between the power station lasting all day, or giving up the ghost on you before the day is over. Specifically, you want to know how much power, in watts, each device draws. This information is usually found on a label on the device. For example, a h

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IEEE 3152: A Standard for Transparent Human and Machine Agency Identification

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-12-07 11:00:09

Introduction The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI), deepfakes, and automated decision-making systems has made it increasingly difficult for people to tell whether they are communicating with another human being, an AI, or a blend of both. This poses serious questions about trust, security, and social cohesion, especially in high-impact domains like healthcare, finance, and media. IEEE 3152—officially titled Standard for Transparent Human and Machine Agency Identification — addresses t

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The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as we thought

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-07 12:16:33

For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical elements, which enriched the universe and allowed the next generations of stars to form the first planets. The first stars were initially composed of pure hydrogen and helium, and they were massive—hundreds to thousands of times the mass of the Sun and millions of times more luminous. Their short lives ended in enormous explosions called supernovae, so they had neither the

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Under pressure after setbacks, SpaceX’s huge rocket finally goes the distance

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-07 12:48:05

STARBASE, Texas—SpaceX launched the 10th test flight of the company's Starship rocket Tuesday evening, sending the stainless steel spacecraft halfway around the world to an on-target splashdown in the Indian Ocean. The largely successful mission for the world's largest rocket was an important milestone for SpaceX's Starship program after months of repeated setbacks, including three disappointing test flights and a powerful explosion on the ground that destroyed the ship that engineers were orig

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Apple Music radio stations are now available outside of Apple Music for the first time

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-12-07 17:15:05

In what appears to be a marketing effort for its subscription service, Apple has partnered with TuneIn to offer the free Apple Music radio stations outside of the Apple Music app for the first time. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, starting today, all six of the Apple live music radio stations will be made available to listen to on TuneIn. TuneIn reports more than 75 million monthly active users, spanning a variety of platforms and devices. Live radio has been a key element of Apple Mus

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Kobo replaces Pocket with Instapaper on its e-readers in a free update

Figma-Killer Framer Valued at $2B in New Funding Round As No-Code Heats Up

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Taylor Swift Is Engaged. Her Post Is Climbing Instagram's Most-Liked List

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The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as we thought

Under pressure after setbacks, SpaceX’s huge rocket finally goes the distance

Apple Music radio stations are now available outside of Apple Music for the first time

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