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Corruption and Control: Turkmenistan turned internet censorship into a business

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-20 21:09:20

In July 2021, a sudden drop in Tor usage in Turkmenistan called our attention. Tor would come to understand that this marked the beginning of a new era of censorship and restriction in this post-Soviet country. But let's rewind... The Tor Community has long been defending internet freedom, running relays and providing bridges to combat internet censorship. Over the years, the Tor Project has called for action to run more bridges, Snowflake proxies, while we've investigated and adapted our anti

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We Asked Dentists: What's the Best Whitening Toothpaste of 2025?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-25 20:32:00

Why we like it: Colgate Optic White Pro Series toothpaste is one whitening toothpaste that Dr. Fatima Khan, a dentist in Houston, Texas, recommends. Some of her reasons for recommending it include its trusted brand name and its 5% hydrogen peroxide whitening agent. Unlike other whitening agents that work by removing stains on the surface of the tooth, hydrogen peroxide can get inside the tooth so it whitens intrinsically as well as extrinsically. Sachar also recommends this toothpaste, saying,

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Marc Benioff Can’t Get Enough of the AI Hype—Unless You Say ‘AGI’

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-11-26 18:50:04

Marc Benioff, a guy who has poured money into artificial intelligence investments and claims that AI tools are doing half of the work at Salesforce, isn’t so sure about all the hype around this whole sector all of a sudden. During an appearance on the “20VC” podcast, as spotted by Business Insider, Benioff poured water on the concept of “artificial general intelligence,” calling the obsession around the industry’s white whale “hypnosis.” During the conversation, podcast host Harry Stebbings—him

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More great wallpaper in the run-up to two more Apple Stores in India

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-01 15:01:37

Apple is doubling its retail footprint in India with the imminent opening of two new stores next week, one in Bengaluru and the other in Pune. As usual, the company is offering downloadable wallpaper to celebrate the openings, this one with a peacock theme … The long road to Apple stores in India Apple had wanted to open retail stores in India for a great many years before it was finally able to do so. In a bid to boost the manufacturing sector in the country, the Indian government banned an

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‘Hazbin Hotel’ Plans to Raise Sing-Along Hell at a Movie Theater Near You

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-12-01 12:22:38

Check into Hazbin Hotel for a special sing-along screening on October 1. A24 and Prime Video get in on the streaming-goes-to-the-movies trend with their own musical series, Hazbin Hotel, which will invite their faithful fans to join in on a helluva time at the cinema. Beginning Tuesday, September 2, tickets will be available for special screenings across the country of the show’s first four episodes from season one. Featuring songs performed by stars, including Erika Henningsen as Charlie Morni

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Jeff Williams isn’t the last senior level executive exit coming for Apple

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-20 02:31:11

Who is the next senior level executive planning to leave Apple? Mark Gurman dropped a clue in his Power On newsletter this week. Responding to a question about Apple’s current succession plan, especially after Jeff Williams’ upcoming retirement, Gurman says there is pretty explicit talk within the company about more senior level departures coming. I am hearing pretty explicitly that there are more departures set to come from the most senior levels of Apple. So I’d expect at least one other maj

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Best Teeth Whitening Kits You Should Check Out In 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-19 21:09:00

Teeth whitening kits aren't exactly what most people would call riveting. I must say I was blown away by the entire Smile Brilliant process and package. I wasn't aware you could get custom-fitted whitening trays anywhere other than a dentist's office, but you can with Smile Brilliant. Wearing these whitening trays is just like wearing a retainer. They fit perfectly to your teeth because they're designed using putty impressions you make of your teeth. The process works like this: You order a kit

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Google is adding "Projects" feature to Gemini to run research tasks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-20 06:38:29

Google's Gemini is now testing a new feature called "Projects." This will be similar to OpenAI's Project Feature for ChatGPT. With Projects, you can add files, documents or your code. Then, you can ask Gemini to reference those files in project conversations. Google describes this as a feature where you "start by adding files to the project. Gemini can reference these files in project conversations and use them to generate new documents and code." With Projects, you can group similar tasks to

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The Timmy Trap

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-21 09:10:45

This is Part 2 of my LLM series. In Part 1, I discussed how in just a few short years, we went from the childlike joy of creating “Pirate Poetry” to the despair that our jobs would disappear. My main message was to relax a bit, as companies abuse the hype cycle to distort what is actually happening. In this post I want to talk about how we fall prey to this distortion: we perceive LLMs as intelligent when they aren’t. A recent post from Jeppe Stricker put me on this path. He wrote, “AI produces

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Waymo finally has a music experience worthy of its robotaxi

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-12-26 06:03:03

I’m riding in the back of a Waymo that’s autonomously navigating the busy streets of San Francisco with relative ease thanks to 29 external cameras, six radar, and five lidar sensors all feeding into an AI model. For just 15 bucks, I get to experience what feels like a miracle of modern technology, and yet, there’s a nagging thought I can’t shake. The music sucks in here. Waymo’s music-streaming feature has felt like an aged barnacle attached to a futuristic shell. Until this week, passengers

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Best Internet Providers in Phoenix, Arizona

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-28 15:43:00

What is the best internet provider in Phoenix, Arizona? CNET ranks Quantum Fiber as the best internet provider in Phoenix for most households. The fiber provider took the top spot due to its fast, symmetrical speeds, free equipment rental and unlimited data. If Quantum Fiber isn't available at your address, there are several solid alternatives available. Cox offers broad coverage in the area and high-speed plans, while Verizon 5G Home Internet offers budget-friendly choices. Verizon’s 5G Home

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The Best Whitening Toothpaste of 2025, According to Dentists

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-30 23:26:00

Why we like it: Colgate Optic White Pro Series toothpaste is one whitening toothpaste that Dr. Fatima Khan, a dentist in Houston, Texas, recommends. Some of her reasons for recommending it include its trusted brand name and its 5% hydrogen peroxide whitening agent. Unlike other whitening agents that work by removing stains on the surface of the tooth, hydrogen peroxide can get inside the tooth so it whitens intrinsically as well as extrinsically. Sachar also recommends this toothpaste, saying,

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How Google's Genie 3 could change AI video - and let you build your own interactive worlds

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2026-01-04 16:41:43

Google ZDNET's key takeaways: World models could help to advance AI research, entertainment, etc. Genie 3, Google DeepMind's world model, debuted on Tuesday. Google DeepMind says Genie 3 has an "understanding" of the world. Imagine exploring a virtual environment without boundaries, where everything you see looks and behaves just as it would in reality. This is precisely what many tech developers today are working to create through AI "world models," or algorithms that can build and act up

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5 ways business leaders can transform workplace culture - and it starts by listening

zdnet.com Mark Samuels 2026-01-04 21:57:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways The best business leaders ensure people have a platform to air views. Employees need to feel their opinions are heard and valued. Reach out to customers and partners for their sentiments. Great managers don't just talk a good game; they also deliver results -- and great outcomes are often tied to an ability to listen to people effectively. Harvard Business Review suggests that leaders who listen well create company cultures where people fe

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I gave the AI arms and legs then it rejected me

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-10 17:25:43

An AI generated image of an AI using its hands to reject me. Very meta, I know I gave the AI arms and legs — then it rejected me 2025-07-03 In October 2024, Anthropic released "Claude Computer Use". It allows an AI to control a computer and for example copy data from a browser to a spreadsheet. It's a really cool feature and since I am the maintainer of a library that allows controlling a computer, I was curious to find out how they do it and learn from them. I didn't have time to look into i

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Anthropic rejects the main developer of the library they use

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-10 23:25:43

An AI generated image of an AI using its hands to reject me. Very meta, I know I gave the AI arms and legs — then it rejected me 2025-07-03 In October 2024, Anthropic released "Claude Computer Use". It allows an AI to control a computer and for example copy data from a browser to a spreadsheet. It's a really cool feature and since I am the maintainer of a library that allows controlling a computer, I was curious to find out how they do it and learn from them. I didn't have time to look into i

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DeepMind thinks its new Genie 3 world model presents a stepping stone toward AGI

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2026-01-12 15:10:14

Google DeepMind has revealed Genie 3, its latest foundation world model that can be used to train general-purpose AI agents, a capability that the AI lab says makes for a crucial stepping stone on the path to “artificial general intelligence,” or human-like intelligence. “Genie 3 is the first real-time interactive general purpose world model,” Shlomi Fruchter, a research director at DeepMind, said during a press briefing. “It goes beyond narrow world models that existed before. It’s not specifi

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Google DeepMind's Genie 3 can dynamically alter the state of its simulated worlds

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-12 21:00:52

At start of December, Google DeepMind released Genie 2. The Genie family of AI systems are what are known as world models. They're capable of generating images as the user — either a human or, more likely, an automated AI agent — moves through the world the software is simulating. The resulting video of the model in action may look like a video game, but DeepMind has always positioned Genie 2 as a way to train other AI systems to be better at what they're designed to accomplish. With its new Gen

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Genie 3: A new frontier for world models

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-12 21:08:52

Given a text prompt, Genie 3 can generate dynamic worlds that you can navigate in real time at 24 frames per second, retaining consistency for a few minutes at a resolution of 720p. Towards world simulation At Google DeepMind, we have been pioneering research in simulated environments for over a decade, from training agents to master real-time strategy games to developing simulated environments for open-ended learning and robotics. This work motivated our development of world models, which are

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DeepMind reveals Genie 3 “world model” that creates real-time interactive simulations

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-12 21:00:36

While no one has figured out how to make money from generative artificial intelligence, that hasn't stopped Google DeepMind from pushing the boundaries of what's possible with a big pile of inference. The capabilities (and costs) of these models have been on an impressive upward trajectory, a trend exemplified by the reveal of Genie 3. A mere seven months after showing off the Genie 2 "foundational world model," which was itself a significant improvement over its predecessor, Google now has Geni

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Google’s new AI model creates video game worlds in real time

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-01-12 21:00:00

Google DeepMind is releasing a new version of its AI “world” model, called Genie 3, capable of generating 3D environments that users and AI agents can interact with in real time. The company is also promising that users will be able to interact with the worlds for much longer than before and that the model will actually remember where things are when you look away from them. World models are a type of AI system that can simulate environments for purposes like education, entertainment, or to hel

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DeepMind reveals Genie 3, a world model that could be the key to reaching AGI

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2026-01-12 21:10:14

Google DeepMind has revealed Genie 3, its latest foundation world model that the AI lab says presents a crucial stepping stone on the path to artificial general intelligence, or human-like intelligence. “Genie 3 is the first real-time interactive general purpose world model,” Shlomi Fruchter, a research director at DeepMind, said during a press briefing. “It goes beyond narrow world models that existed before. It’s not specific to any particular environment. It can generate both photo-realistic

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I asked four former friends why we stopped speaking (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Kui Mwai 2026-01-14 14:18:41

On a warm July evening, I dove into bed and grabbed my phone, giddy and anxious. As I scrolled through TikTok, attempting to calm my nerves, a Google Calendar notification flashed on the screen: “VIDEO CALL WITH SIMONE.” Before I could swipe the reminder away, Simone FaceTimed me. I attempted to rehearse my greeting as the call buffered: Should I keep it cool with a, “Hey, what’s good?” No, that sounds cold. What about a Keke Palmer-esque, “Girl!” No, that’s doing too much. “Good evening?” No,

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OpenIPC: Open IP Camera Firmware

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-10 21:41:50

OpenIPC is an alternative open firmware for your IP camera. OpenIPC is an open source operating system from the open community targeting for IP cameras with ARM and MIPS processors from several manufacturers in order to replace that closed, opaque, insecure, often abandoned and unsupported firmware pre-installed by a vendor. OpenIPC Firmware comes as binary pre-compiled files for easy installation by end-user. Also, we provide full access to the source files for further development and improve

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I Asked Four Former Friends Why We Stopped Speaking-Here's What I Learned (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Kui Mwai 2026-01-15 02:18:41

On a warm July evening, I dove into bed and grabbed my phone, giddy and anxious. As I scrolled through TikTok, attempting to calm my nerves, a Google Calendar notification flashed on the screen: “VIDEO CALL WITH SIMONE.” Before I could swipe the reminder away, Simone FaceTimed me. I attempted to rehearse my greeting as the call buffered: Should I keep it cool with a, “Hey, what’s good?” No, that sounds cold. What about a Keke Palmer-esque, “Girl!” No, that’s doing too much. “Good evening?” No,

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Open IP Camera Firmware

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-12 03:41:50

OpenIPC is an alternative open firmware for your IP camera. OpenIPC is an open source operating system from the open community targeting for IP cameras with ARM and MIPS processors from several manufacturers in order to replace that closed, opaque, insecure, often abandoned and unsupported firmware pre-installed by a vendor. OpenIPC Firmware comes as binary pre-compiled files for easy installation by end-user. Also, we provide full access to the source files for further development and improve

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Spotify Panama Playlists expose the soundtrack of the elite (and the death of their privacy)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-20 22:43:37

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A website called Panama Playlists claims to have exposed the Spotify listening habits of politicians, tech CEOs, celebrities, and journalists by tracking their public playlists and listening activity. The leak reveals the personal music choices of some of the world’s most powerful people, including US Vice President JD Vance, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, United States Attorney General Pam Bondi, and others. The site highlights a big flaw in how Spotify hand

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What JD Vance, Pam Bondi, and Sam Altman Can’t Stop Listening to, According to the ‘Panama Playlists’

wired.com Reece Rogers 2026-01-21 20:34:16

From JD Vance's dinnertime Bieber to Sam Altman's Shazaming of incredibly popular hit songs, a website claiming to have published the Spotify listening habits of members of the Trump administration, tech leaders, and journalists is making the rounds. “We’ve been scraping their accounts since summer 2024. Playlists, live listening feed, everything. We know what songs they played, when, and how many times,” the Panama Playlists site reads, alleging, “With a little sleuthing, I could say with near

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What JD Vance, Pam Bondi, and Sam Altman Can’t Stop Listening To, According to the ‘Panama Playlists’

wired.com Reece Rogers 2026-01-22 02:34:16

From JD Vance's dinnertime Bieber to Sam Altman's Shazaming of incredibly popular hit songs, a website claiming to have published the Spotify listening habits of members of the Trump administration, tech leaders, and journalists is making the rounds. “We’ve been scraping their accounts since summer 2024. Playlists, live listening feed, everything. We know what songs they played, when, and how many times,” the Panama Playlists site reads, alleging, “With a little sleuthing, I could say with near

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Best Whitening Toothpaste of 2025, According to Dentists

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-30 00:28:00

Why we like it: Colgate Optic White Pro Series toothpaste is one whitening toothpaste that Dr. Fatima Khan, a dentist in Houston, Texas, recommends. Some of her reasons for recommending it include its trusted brand name and its 5% hydrogen peroxide whitening agent. Unlike other whitening agents that work by removing stains on the surface of the tooth, hydrogen peroxide can get inside the tooth so it whitens intrinsically as well as intrinsically. Sachar also recommends this toothpaste, saying,

Topics: hydrogen peroxide toothpaste use whitening

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