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Rupert's snub cube and other Math Holes

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-19 20:53:51

Rupert's Snub Cube and other Math Holes Yes, the whole 80 minutes is about cubes and their relatives, but from a variety of angles: The earlier SIGBOVIK 2025 paper Some upsetting things about shapes lets you see how far I've come in adding footnote support to BoVeX (not far) and avoids exposing you to any unknown information. Play jcreed's boring and hard video game version. See also dwrensha's soothing video version of results and his formal verification of the delicate triakis tetrahedron

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Meet the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize winners

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-22 06:00:30

Does alcohol enhance one's foreign language fluency? Do West African lizards have a preferred pizza topping? And can painting cows with zebra stripes help repel biting flies? These and other unusual research questions were honored tonight in a virtual ceremony to announce the 2025 recipients of the annual Ig Nobel Prizes. Yes, it's that time of year again, when the serious and the silly converge—for science. Established in 1991, the Ig Nobels are a good-natured parody of the Nobel Prizes; they

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OpenAI’s research on AI models deliberately lying is wild

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-09-22 06:54:20

Every now and then, researchers at the biggest tech companies drop a bombshell. There was the time Google said its latest quantum chip indicated multiple universes exist. Or when Anthropic gave its AI agent Claudius a snack vending machine to run and it went amok, calling security on people, and insisting it was human. This week, it was OpenAI’s turn to raise our collective eyebrows. OpenAI released on Monday some research that explained how it’s stopping AI models from “scheming.” It’s a prac

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I Built an Event-Sourcing Database Engine: Meet Genesis DB

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-19 07:25:20

Yearly Monthly For special people or special institutions with special needs (1) Use it whenever, wherever - for all your projects. (2) Your data is always yours. You can read it anytime - no license needed. Writing's the only thing behind a paywall once you hit 10,000 events. And thanks to the open CloudEvents standard, migrating to another system is easy. (3) Offline usage is also possible with a monthly or yearly payment. You will receive an offline license key for this special purpose.

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This map is not upside down

news.ycombinator.com Joshua Stevens 2025-09-22 16:47:19

Simmon’s map includes countries, major lakes, oceans, gulfs, seas, roads, and cities. It also features inset maps depicting Earth’s biosphere, global land cover, and bathymetry. All of these are familiar to most map readers. Yet the map may seem disorienting to many. Simmon’s map is geographically correct, yet purposely—and literally—turns convention on its head. What was once familiar becomes alien, challenging readers to look at Earth anew. It also encourages us to think more deeply about such

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'Superman' Leaps to Streaming. Here's When You Can Watch

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-22 17:00:00

Superman, the first big-screen release from James Gunn's rebranded DC Studios, commanded theaters when it premiered earlier this year. Whether you're interested in revisiting the superhero hit or you missed it when it was in theaters, the Man of Steel is coming to streaming. Color me excited. Gunn's movie, which he wrote and directed and is mostly inspired by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's All-Star Superman comic, is a joyful homage to the iconic Kryptonian. It posits the idea that kindness

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Google announces massive expansion of AI features in Chrome

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-22 18:27:58

Now that it's looking like Chrome will remain in the Google fold, the browser is undergoing a Gemini-infused rebirth. Google claims the browser will see its most significant upgrade ever in the next few weeks as AI permeates every part of the experience. For people who use AI tools, some of these additions might actually be helpful, and for everyone else, well, Firefox still exists. The most prominent change, and one that AI subscribers may have already seen, is the addition of a Gemini button

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We Finally Know How Much It Cost to Train China’s Astonishing DeepSeek Model

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-22 22:25:37

Remember when DeepSeek briefly shook up the entire artificial intelligence industry by launching its large language model, R1, that was trained for a fraction of the money that OpenAI and other big players were pouring into their models? Thanks to a new paper published by the DeepSeek AI team in the journal Nature, we finally know what it took to train DeepSeek 1: $294,000 and 512 Nvidia H800 chips. The reason it was able to spend less, it seems, is because of the team’s use of trial-and-error-b

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The Leaked Mega Evolutions I'm Most Excited to See in Pokemon Legends: Z-A

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-22 21:08:30

The simple joy of catching and battling pocket monsters has always been enough for Pokemon to sell like gangbusters, but each new iteration still has some type of novel gimmick to shake up the gameplay -- and the upcoming Pokemon Legends: Z-A includes one of the most popular ones ever introduced: mega evolutions. Mega evolutions made their debut in Pokemon X and Y over a decade ago, and they quickly proved to be one of the most appealing new features. These powerful Pokemon forms are temporary

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Google is giving Chrome’s omnibox an upgrade you’ll love or hate

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-23 02:00:49

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is putting an AI Mode chip in Chrome’s omnibox for quicker access to the feature. The omnibox will also start suggesting relevant questions based on the context of the page you’re on. Clicking on a suggestion will open a side panel with an AI Overview and the opportunity to ask follow-up questions. If you’re a fan of AI Mode and AI Overviews in Google Search, get ready for some interesting updates. Google is making it faster and easier to acces

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Map Is Not Upside Down

news.ycombinator.com Joshua Stevens 2025-09-23 02:47:19

Simmon’s map includes countries, major lakes, oceans, gulfs, seas, roads, and cities. It also features inset maps depicting Earth’s biosphere, global land cover, and bathymetry. All of these are familiar to most map readers. Yet the map may seem disorienting to many. Simmon’s map is geographically correct, yet purposely—and literally—turns convention on its head. What was once familiar becomes alien, challenging readers to look at Earth anew. It also encourages us to think more deeply about such

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Tina Romero’s Zombie Movie, ‘Queens of the Dead,’ Has a Queer, Gory, and Gleeful First Trailer

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-09-23 02:30:01

You can’t have the last name “Romero” and release a zombie movie that flies under the radar—which is why it’s so delightful that Tina Romero, daughter of late zombie movie legend George A. Romero, is making her feature directorial debut with the glittery, flashy, gory, proudly queer, and over-the-top-looking Queens of the Dead. The first trailer is here, and it does not disappoint. There’s still a George A. Romero-adjacent zombie movie in the works, titled Twilight of the Dead—last we heard, Mi

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A pivotal meeting on vaccine guidance is underway—and former CDC leaders are alarmed

technologyreview.com Jessica Hamzelou 2025-09-23 06:21:31

On Thursday, an advisory CDC panel that develops vaccine guidance met for a two-day discussion on multiple childhood vaccines. During the meeting, which was underway as The Checkup went to press, members of the panel were set to discuss those vaccines and propose recommendations on their use. Monarez worries that access to childhood vaccines is under threat—and that the public health consequences could be dire. “If vaccine protections are weakened, preventable diseases will return,” she said.

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I changed these 5 settings on my TV to significantly improve the picture quality

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-09-23 06:47:00

Adam Breeden/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Whether you're considering buying a new TV or your old flat panel seems to be doing fine, there are still ways to optimize your viewing experience, and it all begins with your television's settings. Let's explore some of the key factors determining how your TV performs and what you can do to make it look even better. 1. Turn down the sharpness The sharper the picture, the better. Right? Not necessarily. Contrary to pop

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‘Now You See Me, Now You Don’t’ Doubles Down on the Heist Hype in New Trailer

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-09-23 06:45:19

Just with that killer title alone—making up for whatever uncreative mind decided to go with Now You See Me 2 for the second movie in the magician caper series—Now You See Me, Now You Don’t comes ready-made with a certain goofy energy. The latest trailer for Ruben Fleischer’s threequel gives us a better look at both Jesse Eisenberg‘s returning Four Horsemen crew and the trio of upstarts who join them in trying to rip off a giant diamond from a sleek villain played by Rosamund Pike. Anyone who’s

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This Microsoft Entra ID Vulnerability Could Have Been Catastrophic

wired.com Matt Burgess 2025-09-23 10:09:17

As businesses around the world have shifted their digital infrastructure over the last decade from self-hosted servers to the cloud, they’ve benefitted from the standardized, built-in security features of major cloud providers like Microsoft. But with so much riding on these systems, there can be potentially disastrous consequences at a massive scale if something goes wrong. Case in point: Security researcher Dirk-jan Mollema recently stumbled upon a pair of vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure’s

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Wildfire smoke is an insidious and growing public health threat

theverge.com Justine Calma 2025-09-23 10:00:45

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. Wildfire smoke is the air quality nightmare of our generation, eating away at previous gains made by cracking down on industrial emissions and tailpipe pollution. Constant exposure to smoke is becoming a chronic threat even in places that historically haven’t had many wildfire

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Anker’s recent power bank recall involves over 481,000 units

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-23 10:45:31

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) has issued a formal notice with more details about the five power banks that Anker voluntarily recalled earlier this year. The agency has received 33 reports of incidents involving fires and explosions caused by the power banks, with four of them causing “minor burn injuries” and one resulting in

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Missing your pre-order promo credit on T-Mobile’s Go5G Plus plan? Check your email for the fix

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-23 14:36:21

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile customers on the Go5G Plus plan reported missing part of their promotional credits during iPhone 17 pre-orders. Apple has informed affected customers that they will receive the remaining balance via billing once their device trade-in is complete. T-Mobile offers up to $1,100 off when trading in devices for the new iPhone 17 series. Apple launched the iPhone 17 series last week, and it’s got a few Android users tempted to make the switch. For

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I Love Hallmark Movies, but This New Netflix Flick Shakes Up the Rom-Com Formula

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-23 13:00:18

You could argue that the newly released Miranda Cosgrove romance movie, The Wrong Paris, which arrived on Netflix last week, could have been a Hallmark movie. As someone who covers a lot of streaming and television content, I've watched at least 100 Hallmark movies over the course of my career, and the plot of The Wrong Paris, at least on paper, is the perfect Hallmark film. In it, a broke artist named Dawn (Cosgrove) applies to a dating show, thinking it takes place in Paris, France, but to he

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Luma AI's New Ray3 Video Generator Can 'Think' Before Creating

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-23 13:00:19

Reasoning models are not uncommon in the world of AI. Many companies have them, including OpenAI's GPT-o3 and Google's Gemini 2.5. But AI image and video company Luma AI just dropped its first AI reasoning video model, named Ray3, and it's available now. A reasoning model is a kind of AI model that uses more computing time to process requests and can go back and check its answers. Typically, reasoning models give you better responses, whether that's more detail or a lower rate of errors. For R

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Corsair’s new gaming mouse is as lightweight as $.35 in nickels

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-09-23 18:00:00

is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware that he thinks you’ll like. He joined in 2018, and after a stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Corsair wasn’t joking around when it named the new $99.99 Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight Wireless gaming mouse. At 36 grams, it weighs just a bit more than seven US nickels. Is that too light? Maybe. Most of Corsair’s competitors haven’t shipped a mouse muc

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Samsung’s Project Moohan headset has a new launch date, but what about tri-fold?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-23 18:39:01

Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung will reportedly launch its Project Moohan headset on October 21. This will apparently be an online launch, but there’s no word on geographical availability. Samsung’s “tri-fold” device will reportedly launch at a separate event. Samsung has been working on an Android XR headset, codenamed Project Moohan, in partnership with Google for a while now. We’ve previously heard launch date rumors, but a reliable outlet has now revealed a different date.

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10 of the Best Movies to Stream on Peacock

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-23 21:00:04

Peacock's movie library is solid. I say that as someone who regularly forgets to check out the NBC Universal-owned streaming service when I'm in the mood for a movie night. We get so used to tapping into the big dogs like Netflix and Disney Plus, and they are chock full of good stuff, but Peacock deserves its flowers, too. There's always something cool to watch on Peacock, no matter what genre you're looking for. Then there's the Universal part of the equation. Universal Pictures knows its way

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Robotaxis as public transit? Waymo thinks so

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-23 22:00:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Waymo is teaming up with tech transit startup Via to integrate its autonomous vehicles into city public transit networks, starting with a growing suburb of Phoenix. In Chandler, Arizona, Waymo’s robotaxis will soon join the town’s Flex

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I’d buy a BlackBerry reboot in 2025, but would you?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-24 04:21:27

🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. Even though the original company is no longer with us, I believe there are two ways to remember the BlackBerry brand. Either you grimace while recalling the final struggle of uninspired Android devices. Or, you’re like me, and smile back at the 2010s and the brand’s heyday with glee. One of my first “smartphones” was a Curve 8320

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Can Your GrimDark Beat the Germans (2022)

news.ycombinator.com Illuminati Ganga Agent 2025-09-20 13:30:09

Press enter or click to view image in full size When Germans want to make a show that is ‘Dark’ they are really good at picking names. This is an article with a title written in the form of a question but ending with an exclamation point because the obvious answer is of course No, it fucking can’t. Your GrimDark cannot beat the Germans! First of all the Germans are unbeatable on this front because their national park is called the Black Forest and their children’s literature is all about littl

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Boring is good

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-22 02:51:27

The initial, feverish enthusiasm for large language models (LLMs) is beginning to cool, and for good reason. It’s time to trade the out-of-control hype for a more pragmatic, even “boring,” approach. A recent MIT report shows that 95% of companies implementing this technology have yet to see a positive outcome. It’s understandable to feel confused. When I get confused, I write. This is why I wrote the first part of this series, Hype is a Business Tool as the online debate had become so overheate

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Waymo's Robotaxis Are Heading to Nashville. Everything to Know About the Self-Driving Service

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-24 06:29:20

Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the autonomous arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. On Wednesday, Waymo shared it's heading to Nashville through a partnership with Lyft. Waymo will start driving autonomously there in the "coming months," it said in a blog post, before opening to the public next year. Riders will hail self-driving vehicles through the Waymo app (formerly Waymo One) and will eventually have the op

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Meta is bringing an all-in-one movie and TV streaming hub to Quest headsets

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-09-24 06:42:31

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Meta is making it easier to stream movies and TV shows on your Quest headset. During its Meta Connect keynote on Wednesday, the company announced that it’s rolling out a Horizon TV hub with access to streaming apps like Prime Video, Peacock, Twitch, and — finall

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Meta is bringing an all-in-one movie and TV streaming hub to Quest headsets

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