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Nvidia CEO downplays U.S. fears that China's military will use his firm's chips

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2026-01-26 08:18:20

Co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., Jensen Huang attends the 9th edition of the VivaTech trade show in Paris on June 11, 2025. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has downplayed U.S. fears that his firm's chips will aid the Chinese military, days ahead of another trip to the country as he attempts to walk a tightrope between Washington and Beijing. In an interview with CNN aired Sunday, Huang said "we don't have to worry about" China's military using U.S.-made technology because "they

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A technical look at Iran's internet shutdowns

news.ycombinator.com Zola Gonano 2026-01-25 21:45:02

A Technical Look at Iran’s Internet Shutdowns Every time mass protests erupt in Iran, a familiar pattern follows: the flow of information stops. The internet slows to a crawl or disappears entirely. But how does a modern country survive cutting itself off from the internet? Wouldn’t that break everything? Not quite, because the Islamic Republic has spent the last decade building an internet within the internet. The National Information Network (NIN): Isolation by Design Iran’s National Info

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James Webb Space Telescope Spots Stellar Death Shrouds

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-25 22:00:40

In brilliant new images, the James Webb Space Telescope has captured a rare glimpse at the gaseous "shrouds" that surround dying stars before they go supernova. Known as Wolf-Rayet stars, which were discovered nearly 160 years ago by astronomers Charles Wolf and Georges Rayet at the Paris Observatory and named in their honor, these ancient stars are, as Space.com notes, surrounded by a "shroud" of cosmic dust that will eventually explode outward and lay the foundations for new stars. These age

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Best Satellite Internet Providers for July 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-25 20:30:00

Our picks 90001 Edit ZIP code Why we chose these providers Sort by Best potential among satellite internet 20 - 250 Mbps $90 - $120 per month Check with Starlink Provider not available in 90001 Edit ZIP code Or call to learn more: (866) 671-3650 Best satellite internet for reliable speeds 50-100 Mbps $50 - $80 per month Check with Hughesnet Provider not available in 90001 Edit ZIP code Or call to learn more: (833) 347-4265 Best satellite internet for versatility of plans 12 - 150 Mbps $70 - $300

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'Starter packs' have played a central role in Bluesky's rapid growth

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-25 20:22:40

“Vital onboarding strategy for the emerging social media systems” “Our findings go beyond Bluesky: they point to a new framework for launching successful social platforms,” said Dr Onur Ascigil, Lecturer in Computer Science at Lancaster University and Principal Investigator of the study. “Starter packs are becoming a vital onboarding strategy for the emerging social media systems that are seeking to attract users from dominant platforms.” The researchers believe their findings could help platfo

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A United Nations research institute created an AI refugee avatar

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2026-01-25 22:03:39

In Brief A research institute connected to the United Nations has created two AI-powered avatars designed to teach people about refugee issues. 404 Media wrote about an experiment conducted by a class at the United Nations University Center for Policy Research that resulted in the creation of two AI agents or avatars — Amina, a fictional woman who fled Sudan and is living in a refugee camp in Chad, and Abdalla, a fictional soldier with the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary force in Sudan.

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Chinese Scientists Create Cyborg Bees That Can Be Controlled Like Drones for Undercover Military Missions

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-25 18:45:45

Chinese Scientists Create Cyborg Bees That Can Be Controlled Like Drones for Undercover Military Missions A tiny backpack relays commands straight to their brain. Seal Team Bee Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have turned innocent bees into cyborgs that can be controlled via a 74-milligram insect brain controller. As the South China Morning Post reports, the controller pierces the bee's tiny brain with three needles and uses signals sent via electronic pulses to make it fly

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Mysterious Signals From Deep Space Hint at Something Brutal, Scientists Say

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-25 21:15:00

Astronomers believe they've uncovered the source behind mysterious cosmic signals known as fast X-ray transients (FXTs) — and it adds a grim twist to our understanding of the death of stars. Right as a massive star explodes in a supernova, it unleashes a tremendously energetic stream of particles called a jet, producing a gamma ray burst — one of the most powerful explosions in the universe. The rest of the star, typically, collapses into a black hole. But a pair of new studies suggests that t

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Rian Johnson Feels Fine About ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2026-01-25 22:25:20

The changeover from Star Wars: The Last Jedi to The Rise of Skywalker had everyone feeling some type of way, and it continues to this day. Was J.J. Abrams spitefully undoing Rian Johnson’s work in Jedi, or are the two more in conversation with one another than they appear? In Johnson’s eyes, it’s the latter, and something he harbors no ill will about. While chatting with Rolling Stone about Poker Face’s just-wrapped second season, he revealed he had “a great time” watching Skywalker and didn’t

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Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, others in latest AI talent deal

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-01-26 02:03:23

Google on Friday made the latest a splash in the AI talent wars, announcing an agreement to bring in Varun Mohan, co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence coding startup Windsurf. As part of the deal, Google will also hire other senior Windsurf research and development employees. Google is not investing in Windsurf, but the search giant will take a nonexclusive license to certain Windsurf technology, according to a person familiar with the matter. Windsurf remains free to license its techn

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Vegetarians Beware, These 10 Foods Aren't Actually Plant-Based

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-26 15:00:00

If you think wine, tortillas or even vegetable soup are obviously vegetarian, you might want to double-check. Depending on how strictly you follow a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle, some foods that are seemingly plant-based might not actually make the cut. Surprising ingredients, including animal byproducts, can sneak into everyday staples. We spoke with food and drink experts to learn about 10 common foods that aren't always vegetarian-friendly. Here's everything to know. Cheese Real Parmigian

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Price of Switch 2 Might Increase Soon Because of Tariffs

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-26 15:19:25

It's been more than a month since Switch 2 came out. As Nintendo's most expensive console, at $450, it has yet to see a price jump because of President Donald Trump's new tariffs, but that can still change. Trump first announced his plans for tariffs on April 2, the same day that the Switch 2 was revealed. The tariffs targeted two countries important to Nintendo: Japan, where the company is based, and Vietnam, where some of its products are manufactured. He did declare soon after the announceme

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Startups Weekly: Still running

techcrunch.com Anna Heim 2026-01-26 18:05:00

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This newsletter took a break for the Fourth of July, and maybe you did, too, but the news didn’t. Even the biggest startups are still running after more funding. To help you catch up, we’ve got the top startup stories from the week, plus some from the previous one. Most interesting startup stories from the week Image Credits:Haje Kamps / Tec

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New leak spills Google’s full pricing strategy for the entire Pixel 10 lineup

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-28 02:17:18

Google is expected to launch the Pixel 10 series in the coming weeks, and we already know a lot about the device. We’ve seen leaked renders of the three devices and even a live image of the Pixel 10 Pro . Now, prices for the Pixel 10 series have leaked, and it’s good news for some regions at least. The leaker notes that the EU pricing for the upcoming Pixel phones is the same as last year. However, given the wildly fluctuating tariff situation, it’s unclear what the pricing will be in the US. G

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Paramount+ deal: Get two months of access for only $2

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-28 14:00:37

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . This is just in time for the new season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. It's hot out there, so this might be the perfect time to stay in and binge some TV. Paramount+ is offering one heck of a deal right now for budding couch potatoes, with two months available for just $2. That bre

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It’s hunting season in orbit as Russia’s killer satellites mystify skywatchers

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-28 16:30:47

Russia is a waning space power, but President Vladimir Putin has made sure he still has a saber to rattle in orbit. This has become more evident in recent weeks, when we saw a pair of rocket launches carrying top-secret military payloads, the release of a mysterious object from a Russian mothership in orbit, and a sequence of complex formation-flying maneuvers with a trio of satellites nearly 400 miles up. In isolation, each of these things would catch the attention of Western analysts. Taken

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This Linux distro combines the best parts of Windows and MacOS - and it's gorgeous

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-29 16:17:00

Jack Wallen/ZDNET There are so many Linux distributions on the market, and they range from the command line only all the way to functioning works of art. The majority of distros fall somewhere in the middle, of course, and that's perfectly fine because most users prefer a blend of aesthetics and functionality. That's why the likes of Linux Mint, ZorinOS, elementaryOS, and Ubuntu are so popular. But every once in a while, a team releases an update to its distribution that reminds you that Linux

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Ars Technica and GOG team up to bring you a pile of our favorite games

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-30 16:24:57

Greetings, Arsians! We love games here at the Ars Orbiting HQ, and I'm not just talking the latest AAA blockbusters—we love all kinds of games, from modern to ancient and all points in between. With that in mind, we're trying something different for the next few months to see how it goes: We've partnered with the folks at GOG.com to create a store page featuring a hand-curated list of some of our favorites from GOG's catalog. At the end of every month, we'll rotate a couple of titles off the li

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An ambitious vision of a city built from lava

news.ycombinator.com Francesca Perry 2026-01-28 23:33:03

Venice, Italy CNN — Erupting from fiery volcanoes, lava has historically been an uncontrollable force that destroys buildings and neighborhoods in its wake. But what if that force could instead be redirected and harnessed to create whole cities? An ambitious project from Icelandic firm s.ap arkitektar, presented at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale (running until November 23), proposes just that. Whereas lava naturally cools on the landscape to become volcanic rock such as basalt, “Lava

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Get your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2026-02-02 00:00:00

Time is running out to secure your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27-29, at Moscone West in San Francisco. This is your chance to get your startup in front of 10,000+ startup pioneers, VC leaders, and tech enthusiasts. Learn more and grab your table here before your competitor does. Maximum exposure for your startup For three full days, you’ll put your innovation directly in front of an eager, influential audience. Expand Your Reach: Showcase your solutions in the bustling

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6 days until TechCrunch All Stage kicks off in Boston — and up to $475 in ticket savings disappear

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2026-02-02 11:00:00

In just 6 days, the doors to TechCrunch All Stage swing open in Boston’s SoWa Power Station — and your chance to save up to $475 slams shut. This isn’t just another founder event. It’s the summit designed to help startups move faster, fundraise smarter, and scale more effectively. Whether you’re refining your pitch, preparing to raise capital, or leading a growing team, TC All Stage delivers the tools, tactics, and connections you need to move forward. Right now, Founder Passes are only $100 a

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The Army Is Giving Up on War Horses

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2026-02-03 08:00:59

The U.S. military is finally done horsing around. According to a report from Task and Purpose, the Department of Defense is significantly cutting back on funding for its Military Working Equid program, and it plans to put an end to almost all horse-related operations. Apparently, steeds are no longer fit for modern warfare in the eyes of some folks at the Pentagon. Per the report, the Army will be redirecting $2 million that currently gets funneled into the Military Working Equid program to pro

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A Giant Planet and a Small Star Are Shaking Up Conventional Cosmological Theory

wired.com Ritsuko Kawai 2026-02-03 08:00:00

Many of the stars in the Milky Way galaxy are small, dim red dwarfs—stars much smaller than the sun in both size and mass. TOI-6894, located far away from Earth, is one of them. Astronomers previously thought a star like this could not have large planets circulating it, because its mass is only about 20 percent of the sun, meaning its planetary system—generated from materials surrounding the star—would not have contained enough mass to form a giant body like Saturn or Jupiter. But when observi

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European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones

techcrunch.com Anna Heim 2026-02-03 06:00:00

Defense tech has gone from a no-go zone for VCs to a hot investment sector. However, dual use — meaning that the technology must also have civilian applications — is still a requirement for most of them, including the NATO Innovation Fund. Estonian VC firm Darkstar breaks from this trend by investing in purely military applications, with the goal of helping rearm Europe using combat-proven solutions emerging from Ukraine. “This is very critical, not only today but for the next 10 years,” said i

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New Horizons images enable first test of interstellar navigation

news.ycombinator.com Author.Fullname 2026-01-31 18:12:09

By looking at the shifting of stars in photos from the New Horizons probe, astronomers have calculated its position in the galaxy – a technique that could be useful for interstellar missions Artist’s illustration of NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in the outer solar system Joe Olmsted/STScI As it hurtles out of our solar system, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is so far from Earth that the stars in the Milky Way appear in markedly different positions compared with our own view. Astronomers have

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Ptar: Replacing .tgz for petabyte-scale S3 archives

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-01 12:31:24

Hi, I’m Julien, co-founder of Plakar. Before we built this, I spent years as an engineer and later as a manager of infra teams. We handled backups, compliance, and recovery. In every place, startups, big companies, regulated sectors, I saw the same routine: tar -czf archive.tgz /some/folder We all love that command. But in 2025, it can cause trouble. What’s changed since .tgz was invented Back when tar came out in 1979 or even gzip came out in 1994, things were simple: Data was small, jus

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LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2026-02-03 16:24:15

LangChain, an AI infrastructure startup providing tools to build and monitor LLM-powered applications, is raising a new round of funding at an approximate $1 billion valuation led by IVP, according to three sources with knowledge of the deal. LangChain began its life in late 2022 as an open-source project founded by Harrison Chase, who was then an engineer at machine learning startup Robust Intelligence. After generating significant developer interest, Chase transformed the project into a start

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Rivian spinoff Also raises another $200M to build e-bikes and more

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2026-02-03 16:51:52

In Brief Also Inc., the micromobility startup spun out of Rivian earlier this year, has raised $200 million from Greenoaks Capital, according to a new report from Bloomberg News. The funding round brings Also’s post-money valuation to $1 billion. The startup raised $105 million from Eclipse Ventures earlier this year when it was cleaved from Rivian. Also started as a skunkworks team inside Rivian in 2022 known as Project Inder, as TechCrunch previously reported. The team started working on an

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The Sounds of a Dying Glacier Might Make You Cry

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-03 21:25:23

From trippy mushroom synths to the stressed-out "pops" of thirsty plants, recording the music of nature has long resulted in soundscapes both fascinating and moving. A new recording of a melting glacier in the Swiss Alps, however, goes over the line right into devastation. Recorded by French sound artist Ludwig Berger at the rapidly-retreating Morteratsch glacier in the upper part of the Swiss Alps, the "Crying Glacier" project is exactly what the name suggests: the documentation of an ancient

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A Fast-Rising Gaming YouTuber Is an AI Construct, Not a Human

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-04 00:44:49

With 2.57 million subscribers and more than 800 million views, a YouTuber named Bloo is swiftly becoming one of the biggest gaming personalities in the biz. But unlike his human peers, this blue-haired vlogger is a cartoonish AI-powered avatar — perhaps the clearest sign yet of AI's deep and industry-shaking inroads into the world of entertainment and influencers. In an interview with CNBC, Bloo's creator, Dutch YouTuber and AI enthusiast Jordi van den Bussche, said that he decided to unleash

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