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Author of William the Conqueror's 'Medieval Big Data' Project Revealed

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-19 19:27:24

The findings challenge long-held assumptions about the scale and intent of William the Conqueror’s great survey. Drawing on the earliest surviving manuscript of the survey, known as Exon Domesday, researchers argue that the survey was not simply a means of maximising tax but a far more ambitious and intricate exercise in governmental control - akin to an 11th-century form of big data processing. Professor Stephen Baxter (University of Oxford), Professor Julia Crick (King’s College London), and

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Dark visions and monsters abound in Wednesday S2 trailer

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-23 23:24:08

Pugsly joins his big sister at Nevermore in Wednesday S2. The Netflix series Wednesday, created by Tim Burton, was one of our favorites in 2022, and while it was quickly renewed, it's been a long wait for that second season. That wait is nearly over. The first half of S2 debuts next month, and Netflix has released a full-length trailer to remind us of that fact. Verdict: It looks like we're in for another spooky supernatural mystery that only our favorite pig-tailed goth girl detective can solv

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Perplexity launches AI-powered web browser for select group of subscribers

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-08-24 07:43:31

Perplexity AI on Wednesday launched a new artificial intelligence-powered web browser called Comet in the startup's latest effort to compete in the consumer internet market against companies like Google and Microsoft . Comet will allow users to connect with enterprise applications like Slack and ask complex questions via voice and text, according to a brief demo video Perplexity released on Wednesday. The browser is available to Perplexity Max subscribers, and the company said invite-only acce

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The New ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Trailer Is All About Suffering From Success

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-08-24 10:00:05

Netflix has finally released the official trailer for its popular Tim Burton Addams Family spin-off series, Wednesday, starring Jenna Ortega. If you need a reminder of the chaos and drama from season 1, we’ve got you covered. However, the official trailer for season 2 of Wednesday assumes you remember everything that happened back in 2022, and are ready to see the titular sardonic teenager thrown back into the action. In the trailer, we see Wednesday return to Nevermore Academy, only this time

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Samsung Lets Amazon Sell the T9 Portable SSD at an All-Time Low During Prime Day, but Stock Is Limited

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-08-24 23:25:59

Having ample storage space is a precious thing. If you’re a photographer, videographer, or really any professional who works with large files regularly, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Even gamers know this. Ballooning video game file sizes make having a proper, high-capacity SSD more important that ever. Luckily, Amazon has a spectacular deal for Prime members right now. You can save 43% on the Samsung T9 portable SSD with 2TB of storage. That brings the price down from it’s usual valu

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This Samsung 2TB External SSD Costs Almost Nothing on Prime Day, Only $0.055 per GB

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-25 15:55:27

SanDisk is the brand of choice for external SSDs whose prices sell out by the truckload during major sale events. This Prime Day, Amazon is offering record-breaking deals on all storage densities in the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD line, and they are so good that it’s creating waves amongst geeks. The best-seller of the 2TB model is available for only $119 (down from $209), which is an astonishing $0.055 per gig. The 1TB one is also not to be overlooked at $77 (down from $129), or about $0.077

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If You’re a Prime Member, This Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD Now Costs Peanuts on Amazon

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-25 23:20:09

Prime Day has finally come and with it special bargains exclusive to Prime members. This year’s discounts on internal SSDs are especially impressive: Among the top-selling offers, the Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD ranks as a best-seller with an incredible 4.8 out of 5 stars from over 5,000 reviews. That kind of history speaks volumes and now it’s available at an all-time low price. The Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB internal SSD now costs only $113, down from its usual price of $176. This 36% discount is

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The best Prime Day SSD and external hard drive deals on Samsung, Crucial and more

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-27 15:36:18

Prime Day is a great time to pick up gear and upgrades you wouldn't normally think about. In case you've never used a solid-state drive (SSD) before, it's a class of add-ons that bolster a device's built-in storage. Not only will your phone, laptop or console be able to hold more data, but more of those files will be quickly accessible, which can vastly improve your speeds. If you have used an SSD before, you know what you're looking for — the best discounted drives on Amazon. We've curated a li

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Fourth Price Drop in Just Hours, The Samsung T9 SSD 4TB Is Now Going for Pennies on Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-27 15:10:16

Amazon is going out of its way to get people to shop on Prime Day, and the Samsung T9 Portable SSD with 4TB storage is no exception. In a matter of hours, this massive-capacity external SSD’s price has dropped by more than 50% with several consecutive price cuts designed to spur demand and beat even Black Friday prices. For $265, this is the lowest price ever on this seriously convenient SSD, but only if you’re a Prime member. The Samsung T9 external SSD 4TB normally sells for $549, but during

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This Samsung T9 2TB SSD Is 43% Off, Amazon Crushes the Price Just for Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-29 15:10:13

Amazon has secretly started Prime Day early this year, and an avalanche of deals already appear on the site. They’re listed as “Limited Prime Deal,” and as always, they’re exclusive to Prime members. Even if you’re not a member, though, you can still shop these deals as a part of the free 30-day trial. One of the most exciting deals available today is on the Samsung T9 Portable SSD 2TB, which hit its all-time-low price of $169, down from $299. The 4TB model is also getting a huge discount at 42

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Amazon Is Going All In For Prime Day, Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB SSD Is Cheaper Than Most Budget External SSDs

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-29 15:45:43

Prime Day is now Amazon’s biggest shopping day of the year, even surpassing Black Friday, because of its traditionally low prices on everything from technology essentials to daily staples. This year, the deals are especially strong on top sellers by brand favorites like Apple and Samsung, and maybe the best discount is on the Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD. For users who desire the utmost performance for their laptop or PC, this 2TB SSD can be had for the price of just $139, down from $176, which is

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SanDisk 1TB SSD Gets Prime Day Slammed, Now at Its Lowest Price on Amazon

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-29 19:54:28

SanDisk has long been the gold standard for consumer SSDs and Prime Day is always the best time to upgrade your storage with one of these high-performance drives. Amazon holds this event as its biggest sale of the year because it offers massive discounts on prime tech products. These deals are so much of a bargain that inventory does not typically last long, so it’s wise to act quickly while supplies last. This year, the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD in 1TB is now priced at just $99 which is a s

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U.S. to Dump Billions of Flies From Planes to Fight ‘Man-Eater’ Maggots

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-09-02 03:40:52

The U.S. The Department of Agriculture has declared war on a flesh-eating maggot that infests wildlife, livestock, household pets, and, in rare cases, people. The battle strategy? Dumping billions of sterilized flies out of planes over Mexico and Texas. Using this tried-and-true biological control technique, the USDA aims to stamp out the larvae of the New World screwworm (NWS) fly, a tropical parasite. This invasive pest’s scientific name is Cochliomyia hominivorax, which literally means “man-

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MindsDB (YC W20) is hiring an AI solutions engineer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-04 01:29:55

ABOUT US MindsDB is a fast-growing AI startup headquartered in San Francisco, California. MindsDB is an AI Analytics solution that connects to diverse data sources and applications then unifies structured and unstructured data, at petabyte scale. Powered by an industry-first cognitive engine that can operate anywhere (on-prem, VPC, serverless), it empowers both humans and AI with highly informed decision-making capabilities. MindsDB was founded in 2017 by Adam Carrigan and Jorge Torres, inspir

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MindsDB (YC W20) Is Hiring for an AI Solutions Engineer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-04 11:29:55

ABOUT US MindsDB is a fast-growing AI startup headquartered in San Francisco, California. MindsDB is an AI Analytics solution that connects to diverse data sources and applications then unifies structured and unstructured data, at petabyte scale. Powered by an industry-first cognitive engine that can operate anywhere (on-prem, VPC, serverless), it empowers both humans and AI with highly informed decision-making capabilities. MindsDB was founded in 2017 by Adam Carrigan and Jorge Torres, inspir

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Show HN: A modern C++20 AI SDK (GPT‑4o, Claude 3.5, tool‑calling)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-02 22:52:42

Hi all, I’m hacking on new features for the ClickHouse native client and wanted the same “just call the model” ergonomics JavaScript and Python now enjoy. It didn’t exist for modern C++, so I wrote one. ai‑sdk‑cpp (Apache‑2.0) gives you: - Unified calls to OpenAI (GPT‑4o) and Anthropic (Claude 3.5) with a single C++20 API. - Streaming, multi‑turn chat, error handling—all std::optional/std::variant, no macros. - Tool calling (function‑calling) so the model can hit real APIs; sync or async, run

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The Roman Roads Research Association

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-06 02:32:52

We continue Margary’s work by researching Roman roads using modern technology such as LiDAR, which uses lasers fired from an aircraft to create an incredibly accurate model of the earth’s surface beneath any vegetation, revealing surviving archaeology otherwise not visible. The example below is a Roman road in Lincolnshire, just east of Grantham, where until recently it was assumed that the A52 followed the course of a Roman road, which it almost certainly doesn’t. Instead, a different road lead

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Deals: Satechi M4 Mac mini hubs and SSD enclosures 20% off, Find My gear from $24, iPhone 16 Pro $400 off, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-09-07 03:45:10

Today we are starting off our collection of the best Apple deals with some accessories. Firstly, the latest Satechi M4 Mac mini Stand & Hub as well as the brand new USB4 Slim NVMe SSD Enclosure are now at the best prices to date. But we also have the first deals on the brand’s latest collection of My Find accessories – Keychain, luggage tag, wallet card, and glasses case – as as well as 40% off all leather Burton Goods iPhone 16 cases/MagSafe wallets. From there, it’s over to the at least $200 i

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This Year the Squirtle Squad Is the Coolest SDCC Merch Around

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-09-07 07:00:31

July is upon us, and in nerd circles that means only one thing: San Diego Comic-Con is nearly here. And if SDCC is nearly here, then so are oodles of exclusive toys, plushies, and other sweet merchandise you can get your mitts on. We’ve already seen a few of the hottest toys at the convention this year, but today it’s Jazwares’ turn to show you something cool. Real cool. io9 has got your exclusive first look at the whole haul of exclusive items Jazwares will have at SDCC this year, bringing tog

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Samsung Slashes T9 Portable SSD 2TB by Nearly 50% to Clear Out Limited Stock Before Prime Day

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-09-07 07:10:17

There are a few very modern inconveniences that we just can’t escape. Never being 100% sure what the cables in that bag are for. Wanting more days off, but also wanting more money. Always needing a bit more coffee to get you through the day. One of the most frustrating ones is about running out of storage digitally, which is only becoming more common as file sizes increase. There’s a fix for this though, and that’s a really good portable SSD. See at Amazon While there are a lot of options out

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Show HN: ToplingDB - A Persistent Key-Value Store for External Storage

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-07 13:07:59

ToplingDB: A Persistent Key-Value Store for External Storage ToplingDB is developed and maintained by Topling Inc. It is built with RocksDB. See ToplingDB Branch Name Convention. ToplingDB's submodule rockside is the entry point of ToplingDB, see SidePlugin wiki. ToplingDB has much more key features than RocksDB: SidePlugin enables users to write a json(or yaml) to define DB configs Embedded Http Server enables users to view almost all DB info on web, this is a component of SidePlugin Embedd

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The new Crucial X10 1TB Portable SSD just got a 41% price drop

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-08 23:44:08

Crucial only launched its latest entrant to the SSD market last month, so we thought it would be some time before we saw a significant price drop on it. However, with Prime Day just around the corner, the Crucial X10 1TB Portable SSD just plunged by 41% in this Amazon deal. Crucial X10 1TB Portable SSD for $81.99 ($58 off) It almost goes without saying that the markdown represents an all-time low price on the storage device, and similar savings are reflected on other variants. For instance, if

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Ultrasound toothbrush promises painless checks for hidden gum problems

news.ycombinator.com American Chemical Society 2025-09-06 21:20:52

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: The toothbrush-shaped ultrasound transducer (left image) features a small head size (right image), allowing easy access to premolars and molars in the back of the mouth. Credit: Adapted from ACS Sensors 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.5c00521 When visiting the dentist, you might remember being poked and prodded by a t

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Google Photos won’t downgrade your edited HDR pictures to SDR anymore

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-10 15:43:18

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR HDR photos in Google Photos now keep their full dynamic range and HDR metadata when edited with tools like Photo Unblur and Magic Eraser. The app now has an “Ultra HDR” tool for brightening images. SDR photos can now be enhanced to HDR. Google is rolling out some improvements to how high dynamic range (HDR) and standard dynamic range (SDR) images are edited in the Photos app. The update will keep HDR photos from getting downgraded to SDR. Google is also u

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Here’s where you can buy microSD Express cards for the Switch 2

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-09-10 18:46:12

is an editor covering deals and commerce. He joined in 2018, and served as commerce editor at Polygon until May 2025. The Nintendo Switch 2 is here, and so you might be in the market for a microSD card to store more games. While all microSD cards look the same, only microSD Express cards will work on the Switch 2 for storing and playing games. The card you used in your original Switch or Switch Lite will only offer very limited functionality if installed into Nintendo’s new handheld, letting yo

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Finally, We’re Seeing More Ways to Quadruple Your Switch 2’s Paltry Storage

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-09-11 15:30:19

If you’re like me, your hungry Switch 2’s belly is already full up with a slate of launch games combined with your backlog of original Switch titles. When a growing number of games take up 60GB or more on your new handheld, you’ll want to look for extra storage options. Unfortunately, every option available right now costs close to half of what you already need to spend on Nintendo’s $450 handheld console. The Switch 2 only accepts microSD Express cards, not stock-standard microSD. Express-leve

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What's driving Wall Street stablecoin interest? Trillions up for grabs in the future and banks getting ready for it

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos Jordan Smith Talia Kaplan 2025-09-12 23:43:33

After a brief pullback this week, shares of stablecoin issuer and recent IPO darling Circle were in rally mode again, soaring double-digits on a percentage basis during trading on Thursday and ending the day up close to 8%, after having moved up by more than 600% percent since its debut on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this month. Bitcoin and ether have led a recent crypto rise, as digital assets joined the resumption of the risk-on rally, with additional factors such as the potential for

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Microsoft Dependency Has Risks

news.ycombinator.com Miloslav Homer 2025-09-15 07:08:26

There was a recent incident where Microsoft somehow allegedly blocked a mailbox of a sanctioned individual. Any organization highly depending on MS products that might come into the crosshair should ask - can this happen to me? What would be the cost? How much I invest into prevention of this scenario? In this article I try to get the facts straight and use a return on security investment calculation to try and judge this situation in a rational way. Let’s grab our tinfoil hats and find out if i

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Central Park hits temp record last seen in 1888

news.ycombinator.com Mary Gilbert 2025-09-19 07:57:51

Extreme temperatures See all topics Follow New York’s Central Park tied a record high of 96 degrees for the date Monday, which was set in 1888. In neighboring New Jersey, 16 people were sent to the emergency room following a sweltering set of graduations. And in Baltimore, a malfunctioning Amtrak train left riders temporarily stranded without air conditioning in the depths of its tunnel system. The staggering conditions come as an extremely dangerous heat wave is underway for the eastern half

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FreeBSD Kernel Modules Pkg(8) Repositories

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-21 11:19:39

FreeBSD project started to officially add kernel modules pkg(8) repositories to default installation – starting with FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE version. To understand why they were brought to light of day its first needed to understand the problem they are here to solve. Problem This problem does not exists with x.0 FreeBSD releases – they have all their packages built against proper FreeBSD x.0 version. The problem arises when x.1 release is made, or x.2 … or any OTHER then x.0 to be precise … but

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Author of William the Conqueror's 'Medieval Big Data' Project Revealed

Dark visions and monsters abound in Wednesday S2 trailer

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The New ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Trailer Is All About Suffering From Success

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This Samsung 2TB External SSD Costs Almost Nothing on Prime Day, Only $0.055 per GB

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Amazon Is Going All In For Prime Day, Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB SSD Is Cheaper Than Most Budget External SSDs

SanDisk 1TB SSD Gets Prime Day Slammed, Now at Its Lowest Price on Amazon

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MindsDB (YC W20) is hiring an AI solutions engineer

MindsDB (YC W20) Is Hiring for an AI Solutions Engineer

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The Roman Roads Research Association

Deals: Satechi M4 Mac mini hubs and SSD enclosures 20% off, Find My gear from $24, iPhone 16 Pro $400 off, more

This Year the Squirtle Squad Is the Coolest SDCC Merch Around

Samsung Slashes T9 Portable SSD 2TB by Nearly 50% to Clear Out Limited Stock Before Prime Day

Show HN: ToplingDB - A Persistent Key-Value Store for External Storage

The new Crucial X10 1TB Portable SSD just got a 41% price drop

Ultrasound toothbrush promises painless checks for hidden gum problems

Google Photos won’t downgrade your edited HDR pictures to SDR anymore

Here’s where you can buy microSD Express cards for the Switch 2

Finally, We’re Seeing More Ways to Quadruple Your Switch 2’s Paltry Storage

What's driving Wall Street stablecoin interest? Trillions up for grabs in the future and banks getting ready for it

Microsoft Dependency Has Risks

Central Park hits temp record last seen in 1888

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