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Showh HN: Microjax - Jax in two classes and six functions

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-15 12:41:55

Microjax: JAX in two classes and six functions or Read on Github (I recommend actually running the notebook, either on your own computer or Colab). This is inspired by Andrej Karpathy's Micrograd, a PyTorch-like library in about 150 lines of code. Despite PyTorch's popularity, I prefer the way JAX works because it a more functional style. This tutorial borrows heavily from Matthew J Johnson's great 2017 presentation on the predecessor to JAX, autograd: Video / Slides / Code. My main contribut

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GameStop Might've Sold Your Purchase Data to Facebook: How to Claim a Piece of the Settlement

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-15 15:00:00

There's still time to claim part of GameStop privacy settlement. Have you bought something from video game retailer GameStop in the past five years? Did you have a Facebook account when you did so? According to an email I received awhile back, that includes me. If it includes you as well, you can claim your own piece of a brewing settlement from the company, and you've still got a few weeks to do so. Last month, GameStop agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it o

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Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 review: the new king of Chromebooks

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2025-08-15 17:00:00

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. The world of Chromebooks has its MacBook Air. Lenovo’s latest Chromebook Plus 14 is an Arm-based thin-and-light with good specs, excellent battery life, a great keyboard, all-around solid build, and a fantastic OLED screen. But the best part is that its bright and punchy 14-inch panel comes standard on the base $649 configuration or as

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HP 14-Inch Touchscreen Chromebook Is Practically Free, Working as Both Tablet and Laptop at a Record Low

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-08-19 08:40:53

Sometimes all you need is a laptop that’s simple, reliable, and easy to use. You want something that powers on fast, handles your everyday tasks smoothly, and doesn’t come with a complicated setup. It doesn’t matter if you’re shopping for a student, looking for a lightweight work computer, or just need something for browsing, streaming, and video calls, a Chromebook often fits the bill. And if you want to save some money right now, you don’t have to wait for a special sales event. You can just h

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The best laptops of 2025: I've tested dozens of laptops and these are the best ones

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-08-20 09:00:20

Laptops come in a variety of different form factors these days, with manufacturers playing into the different categories to develop an intended use case. For example, lightweight laptops are made to be carried around, and trade in some raw power for portability. 2-in-1 laptops come with touchscreens that allow for use as a tablet. The best form factor for you reflects how you think you'll use the device. Lightweight/ultraportable laptops Made for students, hybrid workers, and anyone who needs

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'There is a problem': Facebook and Instagram users complain of account bans

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-20 10:59:08

'There is a problem': Facebook and Instagram users complain of account bans Just now Share Save Graham Fraser & Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporters Share Save Brittany Watson Brittany Watson started the petition calling for Meta to answer for banning people's accounts Facebook and Instagram users have been contacting the BBC complaining about having their accounts arbitrarily banned, and struggling to get them reinstated. Last week Meta - which owns the platforms - acknowledged a "technic

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'There is a problem': Meta users complain of being shut out of their accounts

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-20 12:13:37

'There is a problem': Meta users complain of being shut out of their accounts 45 minutes ago Share Save Graham Fraser & Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporters Share Save Brittany Watson Brittany Watson started the petition calling for Meta to answer for banning people's accounts Meta blamed a "technical error" when, last week, it admitted wrongly suspending some Facebook Groups. Since then, users of the world's most popular social media platform have got in touch with the BBC to say how, for

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Acer 15.6″ Chromebook Is Going for Peanuts at Best Buy, This 4.5-Star Laptop Is Cheaper Than Your AirPods

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-08-21 12:10:48

Save $160 on the the 15.6-inch Acer Chromebook 315 for a limited time at Best Buy. In search of a new laptop? If you’re primary need for a computer is basic web browsing, email drafting, word processing, and YouTube video-watching, then you really don’t need to shell out for anything crazy expensive. A Chromebook is kind of the perfect tool for these use cases plus they’re super great for travel. Acer has its Chromebook on sale over at Best Buy. Right now, it’s been shaved down 50%. That brings

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10 Best Chromebooks of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Luke Larsen 2025-08-24 07:30:00

The price for Chromebooks can range wildly, from $150 up to $800, and therefore the specs can also vary. Processor: For the best experience, you should avoid older Chromebooks with Intel Celeron processors. The Chromebook Plus specifications offer a good baseline to guarantee speedy performance, and I’d recommend going with at least an Intel Core i3, Core i5, or AMD Ryzen 3 7000 processor. Just watch out for overspending on configurations with Intel Core i7 processors unless you need the extra

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This Lenovo Chromebook easily replaced my Windows laptop for work - and I can't go back

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-08-26 04:17:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 is available now, starting at $649. It's the most powerful Chromebook Plus device yet, and earned our Editor's Choice award for its fantastic battery, lovely OLED display, and ultraportable form. There's a limit to its performance capabilities, and utilizing ChromeOS to its fullest comes with a learning curve. View now at Best Buy It seems like every few months we're seeing new Chromebooks pushing the limits of what the devices can do. Their

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Lenovo 14-Inch IdeaPad Slim 3 Touch Screen Laptop Is Almost 60% Off, Making It Cheaper Than AirPods Pro

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2025-08-26 16:40:27

Touchscreens have been available on laptop computers since 1983, believe it or not. But it took decades for them to become widely available and, more importantly, affordable. Now we appear to have moved from “affordable” to “absolutely dirt cheap,” if Best Buy’s $169 sale (58% off) on the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook is any indication. See at Best Buy This incredible price for a 14-inch full-HD Chromebook with a 2.05 GHz processor, integrated graphics, 4GB of memory and 64GB of storage is

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I replaced my Windows laptop with a 'premium' Chromebook - and can't go back

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-08-26 20:00:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 is available now, starting at $649. It's the most powerful Chromebook Plus device yet, and earned our Editor's Choice award for its fantastic battery, lovely OLED display, and ultraportable form. There's a limit to its performance capabilities, and utilizing ChromeOS to its fullest comes with a learning curve. View now at Best Buy It seems like every few months we're seeing new Chromebooks pushing the limits of what the devices can do. Their

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Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 Review: A Game-Changer

wired.com Luke Larsen 2025-08-26 20:00:00

Amazingly, the base configuration has 12 GB of RAM. That’s not quite as much as the 16 GB you get in some Snapdragon X-powered Windows laptops like the forthcoming HP Omnibook 5 16—but for ChromeOS, it’s more than enough. Meanwhile, the base configuration comes with 128 GB of storage, and the upgraded model has a 256-GB solid state drive. Performance is solid. Speedometer is a benchmark that tests performance in the browser, which is important for ChromeOS since it's all built around the Chrome

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Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos in your camera roll you haven’t yet shared

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-08-25 22:31:38

Facebook is asking users for access to their phone’s camera roll to automatically suggest AI-edited versions of their photos — including ones that haven’t been uploaded to Facebook yet. The feature is being suggested to Facebook users when they’re creating a new Story on the social networking app. Here, a screen pops up and asks if the user will opt into “cloud processing” to allow creative suggestions. As the pop-up message explains, by clicking “Allow,” you’ll let Facebook generate new ideas

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Facebook is starting to feed its AI with private, unpublished photos

news.ycombinator.com Tina Nguyen 2025-08-27 00:08:28

is a senior reporter for The Verge, covering the Trump administration, Elon Musk’s takeover of the federal government, and the tech industry’s embrace of the MAGA movement. For years, Meta trained its AI programs using the billions of public images uploaded by users onto Facebook and Instagram’s servers. Now, it’s also hoping to access the billions of images that users haven’t uploaded to those servers. Meta tells The Verge that it’s not currently training its AI models on those photos, but it

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Facebook is starting to feed its AI with private, unpublished photos

theverge.com Tina Nguyen 2025-08-27 04:30:00

is a senior reporter for The Verge, covering the Trump administration, Elon Musk’s takeover of the federal government, and the tech industry’s embrace of the MAGA movement. For years, Meta’s trained its AI programs using the billions of public images uploaded by users onto Facebook and Instagram’s servers. But apparently, Meta has decided to try training its AI on the billions of images that users haven’t uploaded to those servers. On Friday, TechCrunch reported that Facebook users trying to p

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Another Almost-Free Chromebook Deal Just Dropped at Best Buy, This Time on One of HP’s Best Models

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2025-08-28 16:40:50

Chromebooks have been flying off the shelves at Best Buy like crazy lately, and with deals like this, it’s easy to see why. This latest blockbuster deal is on the HP 15.6-inch Chromebook, a super-fast laptop stuffed full of features that will make it your everyday laptop for work, play, and streaming, and for just $199. It’s normally a $449 device, but Best Buy’s cleaning them out with this huge $250 sale (56% off), and they’re going to go fast. Chromebooks are known for their speed, reliabilit

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Best Buy Offers Acer 11.6″ Chromebook for Less Than AirPods Pro to Compete With Early Prime Day Deals

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-08-30 16:10:55

In search of a new laptop? If you’re primary need for a computer is basic web browsing, email drafting, word processing, and YouTube video-watching, then you really don’t need to shell out for anything crazy expensive. A Chromebook is kind of the perfect tool for these use cases plus they’re super great for travel. Acer has its Chromebook on sale over at Best Buy. Right now, it’s been shaved down by nearly 45%. That brings the price from its usual $229 to just $129. You can save a cool $100 for

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The Social Network Part 2 in development, trades startup drama for whistleblowers and algorithmic chaos

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-08-30 18:19:00

Something to look forward to: One of the best movies ever made about the tech industry, The Social Network, is getting a quasi-sequel. The story of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg will continue with original writer Aaron Sorkin returning. He will also be taking David Fincher's place behind the camera this time around. 2010's The Social Network, an adaptation of Ben Mezrich's book The Accidental Billionaires, follows the story of Facebook and creator Mark Zuckerberg's early days. It was nominated f

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Meta admits wrongly suspending Facebook Groups but denies wider problem

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-31 04:24:59

Meta admits wrongly suspending Facebook Groups but denies wider problem 36 minutes ago Share Save Graham Fraser and Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporters Share Save Getty Images Meta says it is "fixing" a problem which has led to Facebook Groups being wrongly suspended - but denied there is a wider problem with its platforms. In online forums, Group administrators say they have received automated messages stating, incorrectly, that they had violated policies so their Groups had been deleted

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The Social Network Part II Is Coming and Aaron Sorkin Is Taking on a New Role

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-08-31 04:10:18

It’s been 15 years since The Social Network hit theaters, giving moviegoers an iconic look at the shady history of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg. And after years of rumors about a sequel, it sounds like Part 2 is finally happening. Aaron Sorkin, the writer of The Social Network, is set to both write and direct The Social Network Part II, according to a new report from Deadline. The original movie was directed by David Fincher, known for movies like Fight Club (1999), Gone Girl (2014), and The Gi

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This HP EliteBook has almost everything I want in a work laptop - and it's now on sale

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-08-31 18:30:17

ZDNET's key takeaways HP's 14-inch EliteBook X G1a features AMD's latest Ryzen AI Pro chip, starting at $2,099. It's a powerful enterprise laptop with lots of I/O, a sleek form factor, and comfortable keyboard. It's expensive, and can run warm under a heavy workload. View now at B&H Photo Video View now at HP more buying choices Multiple HP EliteBook X G1a configurations are on sale. The base model now retails for $1,599. HP rebranded its laptop lineup last year, renaming its high-performanc

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Aaron Sorkin is making a second 'Social Network' movie

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-01 00:15:55

We're getting yet another Hollywood sequel. Deadline reports that Aaron Sorkin will be directing The Social Network II, a follow-up to the film that chronicled the development of Facebook and the ensuing lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg. The next movie will take its inspiration from a 2021 investigation by The Wall Street Journal into the harms caused by Facebook and the company's failure to address those problems. Sorkin has a long career as a writer, including the screenplay for The Social Net

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Aaron Sorkin is making a sequel to The Social Network

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2025-09-01 08:53:13

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. The Social Network is finally getting a sequel courtesy of Sony. Deadline reports that Sony is moving forward with The Social Network Part II, a “follow-up” to David Fincher’s 2010 feature about how TheFacebook went on to become one of the most singularly influential websites in internet history and made Mark Zuckerberg a billionaire

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Best Buy Slashes HP 14-Inch Chromebook by Nearly 60% to Rival Amazon Early Prime Day Deals

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-09-02 04:40:57

In search of a new laptop? If you’re primary need for a computer is basic web browsing, email drafting, word processing, and YouTube video-watching, then you really don’t need to shell out for anything crazy expensive. A Chromebook is kind of the perfect tool for these use cases plus they’re super great for travel. HP has its 14-inch Chromebook on sale over at Best Buy. Right now, it’s been shaved down about 60%. That brings the price from its usual $329 to just $139. You can save a staggering $

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Facebook Group admins complain of mass bans — Meta says it’s fixing the problem

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-03 11:36:33

After a wave of mass bans affecting Instagram and Facebook users alike, Meta users are now complaining that Facebook Groups are also being impacted by mass suspensions. According to individual complaints and organized efforts on sites like Reddit to share information, the bans have affected thousands of groups both in the U.S. and abroad and have spanned various categories. When reached for comment, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed the company was aware of the issue and working to correct

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Facebook Group admins complain of mass bans; Meta says it’s fixing the problem

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-03 16:36:33

After a wave of mass bans affecting Instagram and Facebook users alike, Meta users are now complaining that Facebook Groups are also being impacted by mass suspensions. According to individual complaints and organized efforts on sites like Reddit to share information, the bans have affected thousands of groups both in the U.S. and abroad and have spanned various categories. When reached for comment, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed the company was aware of the issue and working to correct

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This premium Lenovo Chromebook made me forget about my MacBook and Windows PC

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-09-04 20:25:00

The Lenovo Chromebook Plus with an OLED display. Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Chromebooks are continuing to level up. Google just announced a host of new AI features live in ChromeOS now, along with the Lenovo Chromebook Plus, an all-new device with an OLED display, up to 16GB of RAM, and up to 17 hours of battery life -- the most of any Chromebook to date. Also: The best Chromebooks for students in 2025: Expert tested and reviewed I recently had a chance to go hands-on with the Lenovo Chromebook P

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Google just gave Chromebooks a big upgrade for free - 4 features you can use on ChromeOS now

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-09-06 15:58:00

The Lenovo Chromebook Plus with an OLED display. Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Chromebooks are continuing to level up. Google just announced a host of new AI features live in ChromeOS now, along with the Lenovo Chromebook Plus, an all-new device with an OLED display, up to 16GB of RAM, and up to 17 hours of battery life -- the most of any Chromebook to date. Also: The best Chromebooks for students in 2025: Expert tested and reviewed I recently had a chance to go hands-on with the Lenovo Chromebook P

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Google and Lenovo Created the 'Most Advanced Chromebook Plus Yet'

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-06 15:40:00

Hot on the heels of Google I/O, the company's annual developer conference, Google is rolling out updates to ChromeOS and a new flagship laptop to showcase them: the Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14. Designed to help take advantage of AI software like Gemini and NotebookLM, the new Chromebook Plus has some impressive specs for a $650 laptop. Not just dirt-cheap and simple devices for the absolute basics, there are Chromebooks among some of the best laptops currently available. I don't doubt that when I

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Showh HN: Microjax - Jax in two classes and six functions

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I replaced my Windows laptop with a 'premium' Chromebook - and can't go back

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Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos in your camera roll you haven’t yet shared

Facebook is starting to feed its AI with private, unpublished photos

Facebook is starting to feed its AI with private, unpublished photos

Another Almost-Free Chromebook Deal Just Dropped at Best Buy, This Time on One of HP’s Best Models

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The Social Network Part 2 in development, trades startup drama for whistleblowers and algorithmic chaos

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This HP EliteBook has almost everything I want in a work laptop - and it's now on sale

Aaron Sorkin is making a second 'Social Network' movie

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Facebook Group admins complain of mass bans — Meta says it’s fixing the problem

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