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Android’s lock screen widgets are getting a slick new background blur effect

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-30 01:24:47

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR A future Android update will give the lock screen widget page a blurred wallpaper background, aligning it with the Material 3 Expressive design language. This visual change, which replaces the current opaque colored background, was spotted in the new Android Canary build, making the UI more consistent. Although lock screen widgets are currently exclusive to tablets, Google has confirmed they will be coming to phones in the Android 16 QPR1 release. Mat

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C3 solved memory lifetimes with scopes

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-28 11:27:42

2025-07-11 Modern languages offer a variety of techniques to help with dynamic memory management, each one a different tradeoff in terms of performance, control and complexity. In this post we’ll look at an old idea, memory allocation regions or arenas, implemented via the C3 Temp allocator, which is the new default for C3. The Temp allocator combines the ease of use of garbage collection with C3’s unique features to give a simple and (semi)-automated solution within a manual memory management

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OpenCut: The open-source CapCut alternative

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-30 18:08:47

OpenCut (prev AppCut) A free, open-source video editor for web, desktop, and mobile. Privacy : Your videos stay on your device : Your videos stay on your device Free features : Every basic feature of CapCut is paywalled now : Every basic feature of CapCut is paywalled now Simple: People want editors that are easy to use - CapCut proved that Features Timeline-based editing Multi-track support Real-time preview No watermarks or subscriptions Analytics provided by Databuddy, 100% Anonymize

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A Company Tried to Put Real Estate on the Blockchain and Now It's Facing a Legal Disaster

futurism.com Unknown 2025-07-30 17:00:45

Detroit is a city that's used to fighting. Once the third most populous city in the country, its citizens have long struggled against robber barons, anti-communist witch hunts, private sector looting, and racist housing laws. It hasn't had it easy, to say the least. Now, Outlier reports, the city is doing battle against a $93 million crypto real estate scheme. The city recently announced a massive lawsuit filed against RealToken, a cryptocurrency business that's snapping up hundreds of subsidi

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Scientists Say Earth May Be Trapped Inside a Huge, Strange Void

futurism.com Unknown 2025-07-30 09:45:03

Astronomers who examined the sound waves from the Big Bang say that the Earth — and the entire Milky Way galaxy we call home — could be trapped in a huge void billions of light years across. Their study, which was just presented at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting in the UK, could solve one of cosmology's greatest mysteries: the Hubble tension, or why the older universe appears to be expanding more slowly than younger regions. "The Hubble tension is largely a local p

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Google is working to bring album art to Now Playing on your Pixel’s lock screen (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-31 01:09:51

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Now Playing detects songs your phone hears in its vicinity and can identify them on your lock screen. Tapping on the detected song name currently takes you to your Now Playing history. Google is working on a new interface where that tap would instead display album art on the lock screen. Sometimes, when it rains, it pours. As we analyze Android app updates for evidence of in-development changes, it can really feel like it’s dealer’s (or should we say, de

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The Spell Is Still Working: Lee Pace Has Joined ‘Practical Magic 2’

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-07-31 05:45:00

Practical Magic 2 is already sky-high on our list of most-anticipated 2026 releases. The 1998 original follows the romantic misadventures of the witchy Owens sisters, played by Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman—and has since become a Halloween-adjacent cult classic. It maybe didn’t need a sequel, but Hollywood knows that fans have long wanted one. And now we know more of the names joining Bullock and Kidman this time around. First things first: bringing back Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest—th

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The day someone created 184 billion Bitcoin (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Decrypt 2025-08-01 15:51:51

In brief In August 2010, someone exploited a flaw in Bitcoin’s code to create 184 billion Bitcoin. The bug was quickly corrected by Bitcoin’s anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. The person behind the "value overflow incident" exploit remains unknown. Decrypt’s Art, Fashion, and Entertainment Hub. Discover SCENE There will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin. We’re not too far off—around 18 and a half million Bitcoin are already in circulation. But on the 15th of August, 2010, that limit was des

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Btrfs Allocator Hints

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-31 03:17:26

[PATCH RFC 00/10] btrfs: new performance-based chunk allocation using device roles From: Anand Jain <anand.jain-AT-oracle.com> To: linux-btrfs-AT-vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH RFC 00/10] btrfs: new performance-based chunk allocation using device roles Date: Tue, 13 May 2025 02:07:06 +0800 Message-ID: <[email protected]> In host hardware, devices can have different speeds. Generally, faster devices come with lesser capacity while slower devices come with larger capaci

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What’s that song? Android Canary introduces Now Playing lock screen shortcut

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-02 09:21:18

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Android lets users set up a pair of lock screen shortcuts for quick access to system tools. Today’s inaugural Android Canary release adds a new “Now Playing” shortcut to your available options. Locking your smartphone is an important step that practically everyone should take, helping to protect your device and keep your private information secure. And while the lock screen serves a critical role, it also makes getting access to anything on our phone that

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Postgres LISTEN/NOTIFY does not scale

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-30 07:05:06

At Recall.ai, we run an unusual workload. We record millions of hours of meetings every month. Each of these meetings generates a large amount of data we need to reliably capture and analyze. Some of that data is video, some of it is audio and some of it is structured data – transcription, events and metadata. The structured data gets written to our Postgres database by tens of thousands of simultaneous writers. Each of these writers is a “meeting bot”, which joins a video call and captures the

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Android’s first Canary build adds screen saver features made for phones with Qi2

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-02 17:58:05

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is improving Android’s screen saver with new activation and display options in the latest Android Canary build. New settings can trigger the screen saver only when upright and charging, with a further option to restrict it to wireless charging. A “low light mode” has also been added, which displays a dim clock in the dark regardless of your chosen screen saver. Earlier today, Google launched its Android Canary program, which replaces the previo

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I tested a palm recognition smart lock that doubles as a video doorbell - and it's on sale

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-02 21:14:10

ZDNET's key takeaways The Eufy FamiLock S3 Max is a new video smart lock available for $400. This smart lock also features a camera and doorbell button, and an indoor screen shows you who is at the door. I just wish the FamiLock S3 Max could unlock with human recognition using the Eufy HomeBase BionicMind, and the smart lock isn't convenient for some users, like those with a screen or storm door. $339.99 at Amazon The Eufy FamiLock S3 Max is now on sale during Amazon Prime Day for $77 off, or

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The SEC Is Crashing the Digital Stocks Party

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-08-03 17:20:28

For years, the promise of blockchain technology has captivated the financial world, hinting at a future where traditional assets are transformed into nimble, digital “tokens.” This vision, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce puts it, is “enchanting, but not magical.” She just sent a clear message to anyone hoping blockchain would free them from financial regulation: not so fast. Commissioner Peirce acknowledged the promise of tokenization, the process

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Magic .env files built for sharing: Human-first, AI-friendly

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-03 19:59:06

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This smart lock is feature-rich, solves a common problem - and it's 43% off

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-04 09:24:00

ZDNET's key takeaways You can buy a Philips Home Access 4000 Series smart lock for the MSRP of $210 This smart lock is very responsive, taking quick action when commanded, and features plenty of unlocking options in the user-friendly app The lock is a bit slow in the process of locking itself and then being receptive to a code or fingerprint and makes some errors with fingerprint unlock. View now at Amazon The Philips Home Access 4000 Series smart lock is available for $90 off during Amazon P

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Cloudflare wants Google to change its AI search crawling. Google likely won’t.

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-04 17:00:00

After Cloudflare started testing new features that would allow websites to block AI crawlers or require payment for scraping, the tech company immediately faced questions over the logistics of the plan. In particular, website owners and SEO experts wanted to know how Cloudflare planned to block Google's bot from scraping sites to fuel AI overviews without risking blocking the same bot from crawling for valuable search engine placements. Last week, a travel blogger raised questions about the bl

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I've tested dozens of smart locks, and the one I keep on my door is $100 off right now

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-04 21:49:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Aqara U100 smart lock was originally priced at $230, but it is currently discounted to $143. This smart lock is the most versatile I've tested; it offers a variety of unlocking options, a user-friendly app, and easy integration with Apple Home. The Aqara U100 drains the battery quickly, and the app doesn't always alert users, resulting in reduced performance within four months of use. $167.76 at Amazon $189.99 at Best Buy more buying choices The Aqara U100 Smart Lock

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Exploring the Complexity of Distributed Consensus Algorithms in Blockchain

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-08-05 20:00:45

Consensus in blockchain isn’t just a technical problem—it’s an intellectual minefield. You’ve got decentralized nodes spread across the globe, each operating under different assumptions, with varying latencies, incentives, and potential motivations, and yet they’re all expected to come to the same conclusion about the state of a distributed ledger. No central authority, no fallback mechanisms, no easy resets. Just code, cryptography, and coordination dancing on the edge of chaos. It’s beautiful

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Pixels are having lock screen issues after Android 16 update (Update: Fix out now)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-04 14:12:30

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Some Google Pixel owners are reporting lock screen issues after updating to Android 16. Problems include tap-to-wake not working, the screen not turning on after hitting the power button, and more. Google has released a fix for the issue after the publication of this article. Update: July 9, 2025 (1:55 AM ET): There’s good news if you were desperately waiting for Google to address this lock screen issue on Pixels. The company has confirmed that a fix is n

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Fast cryptographically safe GUID generator for Go

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-07 08:48:06

guid Fast cryptographically safe Guid generator for Go. By Stan Drapkin. Go playground package main import ( "fmt" "github.com/sdrapkin/guid" ) func main () { for range 4 { fmt . Printf ( "%x " , guid . New ()) } fmt . Println () for range 4 { g := guid . New () fmt . Println ( & g ) // calls g.String() } } 79c9779af20dcd21fbe60f3b336ed08c da2026d38edca4371a476efd41333d23 88c3033b002b0e73321509ef26de607f a84e961ff7f09f5210ea04585f152e73 WF8MvK5CUOrI-enEuvS0jw AOp8Voi5knpu1mg3RjzmSg gxOQRIVR

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New Research Bolsters Freaky Theory That Earth Sits in a Giant Cosmic Void

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-08-07 17:45:55

Images of the cosmos, such as the James Webb Space Telescope’s deep space snapshot, make space look chock-full of stuff. In the grand scheme of things, it is, but all those stars, galaxies, planets, and other celestial objects may not be as uniformly distributed as photos make them look. The fact is, space is likely peppered with bubbles of relative emptiness, and some astronomers believe we’re sitting inside of one. A growing body of evidence suggests that our entire Milky Way galaxy is locate

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You can get four AirTags for the price of three for Prime Day

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2025-08-08 01:00:00

It’s never a bad moment to buy a reliable item location tracker, like an Apple AirTag. People who use an iPhone (or who are buying for someone who does) can buy four of Apple’s AirTags for just $64.99 ($34 off) at Amazon during Prime Day, which is the bundle’s best price to date. Considering that theses usually range in cost from $20 to $25 a pop, this is like getting one free with the bundle. Stick one in a purse, a backpack, in your Steam Deck case, and give one to a pal. AirTags connect to A

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Integrated photonic source of Gottesman–Kitaev–Preskill qubits

news.ycombinator.com Larsen 2025-08-05 16:52:38

Here we provide experimental details on each major component in this experiment: the laser subsystem, photonic integrated chip, PNR detectors for state heralding and the homodyne detection system used for state tomography. Further details can be found in the Supplementary Information. Laser system The laser subsystem is composed of five lasers: two lasers (P1 and P2) for driving the dual-pump SFWM process that generates squeezing, a local oscillator laser used to perform homodyne detection and

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Is your Pixel having lock screen issues after Android 16 update? You’re not alone.

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-08 18:12:30

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Some Google Pixel owners are reporting lock screen issues after updating to Android 16. Problems include tap-to-wake not working, the screen not turning on after hitting the power button, and more. Affected users are advised to restart their phones to mitigate the issue, but Google is apparently working on a fix. Google Pixel phones were the first to receive an update to the stable Android 16 software. This update brings features like an Advanced Protecti

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The Pixel phone alarm glitch is back - but here's a potential remedy

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-08-10 09:22:40

Artie Beaty / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET If you use your Google Pixel phone as your alarm clock, you probably want to set a backup. Also: Is your Pixel glitchy after Android 16? Here's the best workaround we've found so far Over the past several months, a frustrating bug has started showing up across the Pixel phone lineup, including the new flagship Pixel 9 Pro. For a yet-unexplained reason, alarms set on Pixel phones will randomly stay silent. A "Missed alarm" notification appears, along

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ICEBlock app developer had ‘better watch out’ says US attorney general [U]

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-11 06:44:46

White House condemnation of a free app has drawn substantial attention to it, helping ICEBlock become the most popular social networking app in the App Store, beating out apps like X and Instagram. ICEBlock alerts people to sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in their area, following a major immigration crackdown by the White House. Update: The US attorney general has said the app’s developer “had better watch out” – see end of the piece … While the ICE operation is s

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Get the location of the ISS using DNS

news.ycombinator.com Terence Eden 2025-08-10 22:32:46

I love DNS esoterica. Weird little things that you can shove in the global directory to be distributed around the world instantly(ish). Domain names, like www.example.com usually resolve to servers. As much as we think of "the cloud" as being some intangible morass of ethereal Turing-machines floating in probability space, the more prosaic reality is that they're just boxen in data centres. They have a physical location. Got a tricky machine which is playing silly-buggers? Wouldn't it be nice

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Local-first software (2019)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-10 15:45:39

Martin Kleppmann, Adam Wiggins, Peter van Hardenberg, and Mark McGranaghan. Local-first software: you own your data, in spite of the cloud. 2019 ACM SIGPLAN International Symposium on New Ideas, New Paradigms, and Reflections on Programming and Software (Onward!), October 2019, pages 154–178. doi:10.1145/3359591.3359737 This article has also been published in PDF format in the proceedings of the Onward! 2019 conference . Please cite it as: We share some of our findings from developing local-fi

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Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the cloud

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-10 20:45:39

Martin Kleppmann, Adam Wiggins, Peter van Hardenberg, and Mark McGranaghan. Local-first software: you own your data, in spite of the cloud. 2019 ACM SIGPLAN International Symposium on New Ideas, New Paradigms, and Reflections on Programming and Software (Onward!), October 2019, pages 154–178. doi:10.1145/3359591.3359737 This article has also been published in PDF format in the proceedings of the Onward! 2019 conference . Please cite it as: We share some of our findings from developing local-fi

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Android’s lock screen widgets are getting a slick new background blur effect

C3 solved memory lifetimes with scopes

OpenCut: The open-source CapCut alternative

A Company Tried to Put Real Estate on the Blockchain and Now It's Facing a Legal Disaster

Scientists Say Earth May Be Trapped Inside a Huge, Strange Void

Google is working to bring album art to Now Playing on your Pixel’s lock screen (APK teardown)

The Spell Is Still Working: Lee Pace Has Joined ‘Practical Magic 2’

The day someone created 184 billion Bitcoin (2020)

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What’s that song? Android Canary introduces Now Playing lock screen shortcut

Postgres LISTEN/NOTIFY does not scale

Android’s first Canary build adds screen saver features made for phones with Qi2

I tested a palm recognition smart lock that doubles as a video doorbell - and it's on sale

The SEC Is Crashing the Digital Stocks Party

Magic .env files built for sharing: Human-first, AI-friendly

This smart lock is feature-rich, solves a common problem - and it's 43% off

Cloudflare wants Google to change its AI search crawling. Google likely won’t.

I've tested dozens of smart locks, and the one I keep on my door is $100 off right now

Exploring the Complexity of Distributed Consensus Algorithms in Blockchain

Pixels are having lock screen issues after Android 16 update (Update: Fix out now)

Fast cryptographically safe GUID generator for Go

New Research Bolsters Freaky Theory That Earth Sits in a Giant Cosmic Void

You can get four AirTags for the price of three for Prime Day

Integrated photonic source of Gottesman–Kitaev–Preskill qubits

Is your Pixel having lock screen issues after Android 16 update? You’re not alone.

The Pixel phone alarm glitch is back - but here's a potential remedy

ICEBlock app developer had ‘better watch out’ says US attorney general [U]

Get the location of the ISS using DNS

Local-first software (2019)

Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the cloud

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