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AI overviews and an AI chatbot are coming to YouTube. Here's what they look like

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-02-25 03:30:17

NurPhoto / Contributor/Getty The next time you search for something on YouTube, you might notice some differences, thanks to two new AI-powered tools. Also: The top 20 AI tools of 2025 - and the #1 thing to remember when you use them The streaming video platform is rolling out a new way to display search results. While not officially related, the feature is pretty similar to Google's AI Overviews. YouTube gave an example in a short video showcasing the feature. If you search for something li

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My air conditioner broke during a heat wave - and this portable AC saved the day

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-02-25 08:50:55

ZDNET's key takeaways The EcoFlow Wave 3 is a portable air conditioner and heater that costs $1,299 on its own and $1,399 with a battery, a limited-time discount This is a portable air conditioner and heater that is more powerful than its predecessor It is also off-grid ready for camping, RVing, and even helping in a pinch.The Wave 3 is pricey, loud in some settings, and is not as efficient in extreme heat, direct sun, or tent camping. $1,299 at Amazon Many parts of the US are sizzling right

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How to clear your iPhone cache (and why it makes such a big difference)

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2026-02-25 08:55:00

What is cache? Cache -- or browser cache -- is the temporary storage of website files. So, things like images, scripts, and cookies that your browser saves on your phone to make pages load faster the next time you visit. Also: How to clear your Android phone's cache and make it feel like new Over time, though, those files can add up, taking a large bite out of your device storage and slowing things down. That's why it's smart to clear your browser cache regularly. In this article, I focused o

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Show HN: PILF, The ultimate solution to catastrophic oblivion on AI models

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-25 04:10:54

Technical Notes: PILF (Predictive Integrity Learning Framework) Document Version: 3.0 Core Concept: A cognitive learning framework designed to transform fixed hyperparameters (like learning rate, model capacity) into dynamic policies driven in real-time by the intrinsic "surprise" ( Surprise ) of data. It is essentially an adaptive hyperparameter scheduling algorithm that allows a model to autonomously decide "how much to learn" and "with what capacity to learn" based on the value of the learn

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10 Years of Pomological Watercolors

news.ycombinator.com Parker Higgins 2026-02-25 08:42:04

10 years of pomological watercolors A decade ago today I published a blog post calling for the US government to release its paintings of fruits. The Pomological Watercolor Collection, as I had recently come to know, is a beautiful and remarkable corpus of over 7,000 pictures of fruits and other biological specimens, made between the 1880s and 1940s. Through a handful of FOIA requests I’d learned that the images had been meticulously digitized and put online for purchase, but that less than 100

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This 5-Star 43″ Amazon Fire TV Hits All-Time Low, Includes 4-Year Protection a Week Before 4th of July

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2026-02-25 08:10:02

Your entertainment center at home is your way to enjoy all your favorite movies and TV shows. Why not make it as extravagant as possible, as long as it fits within your budget? If that’s something you’re interested in, you can make it happen thanks to this fantastic deal, straight from Amazon. See at Amazon Head to Amazon now to get the 43-inch Amazon Fire TV for just $261, down from its usual price of $385. That’s $124 off and a discount of 32%. This TV also comes with a 4-year protection pla

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Breakthrough non-toxic method developed to extract gold from e-waste

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-02-25 12:13:00

Forward-looking: A team of Australian researchers has unveiled a breakthrough method for extracting gold that could dramatically reduce the environmental and health hazards long associated with mining and electronic waste recycling. The innovation, developed at Flinders University, offers a safer and more sustainable alternative to the use of toxic chemicals like mercury and cyanide, which have historically dominated the gold recovery industry. Gold, prized for its rarity and versatility, is es

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Early Prime Day deals include our favorite mesh Wi-Fi router for a record-low price

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-25 12:31:27

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 . Prime Day will be here before we know it, but you can already save on some of our favorite tech in the lead-up to the shopping event. A practical piece of tech that's down to a great price right now is the TP-Link Deco AXE5400 Wi-Fi mesh router system. The three-pack is 29 percent off

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The surprising way ThredUp uses AI to sort 80,000 new items a day

zdnet.com Joe Mckendrick 2026-02-25 12:05:09

Bloomberg / Getty Images It doesn't matter if you are with a digital-native or a more traditional organization -- artificial intelligence is going to upend your ways of working or doing business. Even the digital natives are grappling with the implications of AI and generative AI. Lately, one digital-native company has been moving to generative AI to help reduce the overhead associated with managing its transactions. ThredUp, one of the world's largest online platforms for reselling apparel, s

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How to lock in your Xfinity rate for 5 years, get unlimited data, and score a free mobile line

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-02-25 12:35:00

Jeff Fusco / Stringer / Getty Images Comcast has overhauled its home internet plans with price guarantees that will keep the cost from rising for as long as five years. Aimed at both new and existing subscribers, the new plans also add unlimited data, a free Xfinity WiFi Gateway, and a free year of Xfinity Mobile. Also: Want to lock in your internet rate for 5 years? Comcast Xfinity has a deal for you Announced on Thursday, the plans are available in 12 different variations depending on the p

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The Power and Beauty of Incrementalism

news.ycombinator.com Phil Levin 2026-02-25 11:39:53

This article is X-Posted from the Live Near Friends blog. Looking to buy your own friend compound? We have specialist real estate agents who help people make it happen in: San Francisco Bay Area • Seattle • Los Angeles • Washington, DC. Get in touch: [email protected]. I’ve seen a lot of our readers get blocked in their live-near-friends dreams by the size of their visions. They want a “bestie row” - a single block filled with 10 their friends. Or they want a rural compound on a hill w

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Space Elevators Could Totally Work—If Earth Days Were Much Shorter

wired.com Rhett Allain 2026-02-25 12:00:00

Suppose you could speed up Earth’s rotation so that a day was only half as long? What would happen? Well, for starters we’d have to make new clocks that only have hours 1 to 6 for am and pm. If you had tickets to an 8 o’clock concert, you’d be out of luck: 8 o’clock no longer exists. But maybe a more germane question is, why do physicists ask nutty questions like this? It’s never going to happen—just move on, right? Well, here’s the deal. Thinking about counterfactual scenarios gives us insight

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The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2026-02-25 17:10:00

In a sandy industrial lot outside Reno, Nevada, rows of battery packs that once propelled electric vehicles are now powering a small AI data center. Redwood Materials, one of the US’s largest battery recycling companies, showed off this array of energy storage modules, sitting on cinder blocks and wrapped in waterproof plastic, during a press tour at its headquarters on June 26. The event marked the launch of the company's new business line, Redwood Energy, which will initially repurpose (

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These Amazon Fire TV apps are being blocked for promoting piracy

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-25 17:56:30

TL;DR Amazon has begun blocking certain apps from its Fire TV platform for promoting piracy. The list of freshly blocked apps includes Blink Streamz, Flix Vision, Live NetTV, and Ocean Streamz. The disabled apps can no longer be used, and can only be uninstalled. Following sharp criticism for failing to stop piracy on its Fire TV platform, Amazon has started blocking several streaming services that pirate otherwise DRM-protected content. The list includes at least four video streaming apps, i

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Our favorite Levoit air purifier is $37 off in this Prime Day deal

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-25 17:35:35

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 . We now know that the 2025 edition of Amazon's blockbuster Prime Day sales event will start on July 8, and it's set to be bigger than ever as it will run for four days. But you don't need to wait until then for tasty deals. There will be plenty in the lead up to the event, including thi

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The best smart rings of 2025: I tested and found an obvious winner

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-02-25 16:00:14

At this point in the smart ring race, everyone is trying to beat Oura. But the Oura Ring 4 proves that the smart ring pioneer's position isn't wavering anytime soon. While most smart rings simply provide you with collected health data, the Oura Ring 4 tells you the story and the context behind that data for greater information on your health. Why we like it: What separates the Oura Ring 4 from its competition is its commitment to helpful and actionable health insights that can change or encoura

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Do these 4 things before betting on AI in your business - and why

zdnet.com Mark Samuels 2026-02-25 17:22:00

Muhammad Aqib / Getty Images The unstoppable march of AI continues to gather pace. Analyst Gartner recently forecast that half of all business decisions will be fully automated or at least partially augmented by AI agents within the next two years. Also: 4 ways to turn AI into your business advantage Some organizations have experimented more than others. Four business leaders who have explored AI shared lessons learned at a recent media roundtable event at Snowflake Summit 2025 in San Francis

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Creating a pan-European legal entity, the right way

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-25 17:33:03

You can just do things – Creating a pan-European legal entity, the right way Jun 27, 2025 · 16 min read · 6 views Context: I am part of a group of people that push for a pan-European legal entity in Europe: EU Inc The goal of this post is to explain a) how we got so far and b) what’s still needed and c) how you can help First the good news: Brussels is convinced, something like EU-Inc will come. The bad news: The startup ecosystem needs to stay actively involved, otherwise politicians will

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Show HN: A Python Language Server, Mypy-compatible

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-25 17:33:25

In 2012, I created Jedi—a Python auto-completion library that eventually reached millions of users and billions of downloads. But as the ecosystem evolved, one limitation became clear: speed. Jedi’s architecture couldn’t deliver the performance needed for large-scale projects. In 2020, I started over—with everything I’d learned—building ZubanLS from the ground up in Rust. After five years of full-time work, ZubanLS is now the first truly fast Python language server. ZubanLS is built for profes

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Bang & Olufsen Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker Hits Lowest Price in 2 Years, Stock’s Clearing Fast Before July

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2026-02-25 17:10:27

Weather is finally getting warm—perhaps a bit too warm—which means it’s time to hang out on the beach, by the pool, or really anywhere near a body of water. Create a vibrant space in bringing your music along with you in an easy-to-transport compact form. Amazon has the Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 portable Bluetooth speaker on sale for 40% off at the moment. It normally goes for $299, but after the discount you can get it for $179. That cuts the price you pay by a staggering $130 for a limited ti

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These 7 Automatic Cat Feeders Were the Best We Tested (2025)

wired.com Molly Higgins 2026-02-25 17:39:00

Another We Tested Photograph: Molly Higgins Oneisall Cordless WiFi Automatic Cat Feeder for $60: I had high hopes for this cordless feeder that boasts a rechargeable battery with a 100-day life and an integrated app, but it's just too unreliable. Through the app, you can program up to 10 daily meals (in 1-12 portions each), monitor pets' eating habits, and customize meal calls. Unlike other apps, you're not able to choose portion size, but instead have to multiply the number of servings. The a

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Threads now has a better word filter than Instagram

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-02-25 17:39:00

Threads has taken another step towards decoupling from Instagram by introducing its own word blocking filters. Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced on Thursday that the Hidden Words setting on Threads includes “newly added custom filters to block words, phrases, and emojis in batches, with optional time limits.” A previous version of Hidden Words was tied to Instagram, meaning you could only mute the same words and phrases across both platforms. This change enables users to tailor what they wa

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We’re learning more about what weight-loss drugs do to the body

technologyreview.com Jessica Hamzelou 2026-02-26 02:00:00

We know they can suppress appetite, lower blood sugar, and lead to dramatic weight loss. We also know that they come with side effects, which can include nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. But we are still learning about some of their other effects. On the one hand, these seemingly miraculous drugs appear to improve health in other ways, helping to protect against heart failure, kidney disease, and potentially even substance-use disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer. But on the other,

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Is Google readying a rival to iOS’ Contact Poster? (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-26 03:59:34

Apple TL;DR We’ve spotted clues that indicate Google is working on a “calling card” feature for Android. The feature may allow for full-screen images and custom fonts for incoming calls. Speculatively, it could be similar to iOS’ Contact Posters, enabling users to personalize their call display. Google and Apple frequently look at each other’s operating systems for inspiration on what next to bring to their own. We’ve seen iOS copy features like widgets, free app icon placement on the home s

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Why I recommend this Bluetooth speaker for outdoor listening (and it's not a Bose)

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2026-02-26 00:00:14

ZDNET's key takeaways The LG Xboom Bounce is available for $199. It offers big bass, intuitive smart lighting features, and its durability makes it great for both indoor and outdoor use. Although it has some home speaker features, it might be too rugged-looking for an indoor speaker. View now at Best Buy The weather is getting warmer, which means it's imperative to have a Bluetooth speaker on hand for cookouts, days by the pool, or any of your indoor and outdoor summer gatherings. Over the la

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The viral wireless audio dongle for in-flight entertainment is better than ever

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2026-02-26 00:00:18

ZDNET's key takeaways The AirFly Pro 2 allows users to listen wirelessly to traditionally wired-only systems like in-flight entertainment systems. You can use your favorite headphones with the AirFly Pro 2 and enable their special audio features like noise cancellation and spatial audio. If you don't fly regularly or don't need a Bluetooth dongle in your everyday life, the $60 price tag may be a big ask. View now at Twelve South View now at Amazon View now at Verizon more buying choices Flyin

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Finally, a premium multitool that doesn't feel like I'm getting scammed

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-02-26 00:30:18

A good multitool can be a reliable companion for decades (as long as you don't lose it!). Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET I like having a good multitool close at hand and at all times. While they can't replace a proper toolkit, I don't fancy carrying a full toolkit with me when I'm out and about. Many of my readers are like me, often finding themselves doing random and unplanned DIY tasks throughout the day, so having a portable toolkit that can handle the basics is essential. Also: Storms and ba

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How a 5-minute circuit scan saved me hundreds (and exposed a serious wiring surprise)

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2026-02-26 02:00:19

ZDNET's key takeaways The Klein Tools 80016 Circuit Breaker Finder effectively maps circuits throughout your home. It's a useful tool with clear discovery indicators and improved safety features. It's somewhat pricey at $65, with minimal directions for beginners. $64.98 at Amazon Do you ever wonder what wall socket corresponds to which circuit breaker or circuit in your main electrical panel? Do you ever wonder how much current a particular socket can handle? I did. I found a cool tool in the

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Using AI saves teachers 'six weeks per year,' Gallup poll finds - but at what cost?

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2026-02-26 02:00:21

J Studios/Getty Images A Gallup poll published Wednesday found that 30% of teachers are using AI weekly -- and that it's saving them "six weeks a year." According to data from the 2024 to 2025 school year, 60% of K-12 teachers reported using some kind of AI tool in their work, most commonly to create worksheets or activities, personalize material to students' needs, and prep lessons. The study did not specify which AI tools teachers were using, referring to "chatbots, adaptive learning systems

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Gemini in Google Sheets now lets you type a prompt to tell it exactly what to do

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-02-26 03:00:24

Jaque Silva/NurPhoto /Getty If you use Google Sheets for work, Gemini is about to make your life a lot easier. Also: Google's new free AI agent brings Gemini right to your command line - here's how to try it Sheets already has the capability for Gemini to assist with creating tables and formulas, generating graphs and charts, and handling tasks like conditional formatting, sorting, and filtering. Now you can enter a prompt in a cell to tell Gemini what you want to do. Also: Google Earth jus

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Latest Tech News

AI overviews and an AI chatbot are coming to YouTube. Here's what they look like

My air conditioner broke during a heat wave - and this portable AC saved the day

How to clear your iPhone cache (and why it makes such a big difference)

Show HN: PILF, The ultimate solution to catastrophic oblivion on AI models

10 Years of Pomological Watercolors

This 5-Star 43″ Amazon Fire TV Hits All-Time Low, Includes 4-Year Protection a Week Before 4th of July

Breakthrough non-toxic method developed to extract gold from e-waste

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The surprising way ThredUp uses AI to sort 80,000 new items a day

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The Power and Beauty of Incrementalism

Space Elevators Could Totally Work—If Earth Days Were Much Shorter

The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects

These Amazon Fire TV apps are being blocked for promoting piracy

Our favorite Levoit air purifier is $37 off in this Prime Day deal

The best smart rings of 2025: I tested and found an obvious winner

Do these 4 things before betting on AI in your business - and why

Creating a pan-European legal entity, the right way

Show HN: A Python Language Server, Mypy-compatible

Bang & Olufsen Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker Hits Lowest Price in 2 Years, Stock’s Clearing Fast Before July

These 7 Automatic Cat Feeders Were the Best We Tested (2025)

Threads now has a better word filter than Instagram

We’re learning more about what weight-loss drugs do to the body

Is Google readying a rival to iOS’ Contact Poster? (APK teardown)

Why I recommend this Bluetooth speaker for outdoor listening (and it's not a Bose)

The viral wireless audio dongle for in-flight entertainment is better than ever

Finally, a premium multitool that doesn't feel like I'm getting scammed

How a 5-minute circuit scan saved me hundreds (and exposed a serious wiring surprise)

Using AI saves teachers 'six weeks per year,' Gallup poll finds - but at what cost?

Gemini in Google Sheets now lets you type a prompt to tell it exactly what to do

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