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The tech behind Rivian’s 2026 Quad Motor truck and SUV — and that kick turn

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-08-07 00:19:46

As Rivian starts accepting orders for its 2026 Quad Motor pickup truck and SUV, customers may initially be enticed by the power and tricks the four motors in these rebooted EVs can unleash. After all, four motors delivering a combined 1,025 horsepower and 1,198 pound-feet of torque — and the ability to accelerate from a standstill to 60 miles per hour in less than 2.5 seconds — is hard to ignore. But they should also pay attention to the software. “The Quad is really the pinnacle of everythin

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Operators, Not Users and Programmers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-10 18:41:46

This post is part 0 of a multi-part series called “the computer of the next 200 years”. the modern distinction between “programmers” and “users” is evil and destroys agency. consider how the spreadsheets grow🔗 spreadsheets are hugely successful. Felienne Hermans, who has spent her career studying spreadsheets, attributes this success to "their immediate feedback system and their continuous deployment model": the spreadsheet shows you its result as soon as you open it, and it requires no steps

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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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As Samsung’s smartwatch market share drops, more than ever is riding on the Galaxy Watch 8

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-11 17:00:25

Damien Wilde / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is expected to introduce its Galaxy Watch 8 lineup at Unpacked on July 9. Earlier this year, Samsung dropped from 3rd to 4th place in global smartwatch sales. Sales in North America and Europe have been particularly hard hit. Today may be a holiday here in the US, but for mobile tech fans, the big celebration is still a few days away. Next Wednesday, on July 9, Samsung hosts its latest Unpacked event in New York City, where the company is expect

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Is there a no-AI audience?

news.ycombinator.com Shubham Bose 2025-08-12 16:33:07

Published on July 2nd, 2025 how about no I recently saw a post on mastodon which said that someone was actively looking for a code editor that had absolutely no "AI" features. It did not strike me as a wishlist for nostalia's sake. It made me realize that in the rush to integrate artificial intelligence into every aspect of our digital lives, a growing number of companies have diminished the concept of opt-in by choice, it is now being turned into opt-in by default. I see a growing sentiment

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Provider of covert surveillance app spills passwords for 62,000 users

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-14 01:36:44

The maker of a phone app that is advertised as providing a stealthy means for monitoring all activities on an Android device spilled email addresses, plain-text passwords, and other sensitive data belonging to 62,000 users, a researcher discovered recently. A security flaw in the app, branded Catwatchful, allowed researcher Eric Daigle to download a trove of sensitive data, which belonged to account holders who used the covert app to monitor phones. The leak, made possible by a SQL injection vu

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Israeli quantum startup Qedma just raised $26M, with IBM joining in

techcrunch.com Anna Heim 2025-08-14 05:00:00

Despite their imposing presence, quantum computers are delicate beasts, and their errors are among the main bottlenecks that the quantum computing community is actively working to address. Failing this, promising applications in finance, drug discovery, and materials science may never become real. That’s the reason why Google touted the error-correction capacities of its latest quantum computing chip, Willow. And IBM is both working on delivering its own “fault-tolerant” quantum computer by 202

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Israeli quantum startup Qedma just raised $26 million, with IBM joining in

techcrunch.com Anna Heim 2025-08-15 01:00:00

Despite their imposing presence, quantum computers are delicate beasts, and their errors are among the main bottlenecks that the quantum computing community is actively working to address. Failing this, promising applications in finance, drug discovery, and materials science may never become real. That’s the reason why Google touted the error correction capacities of its latest quantum computing chip, Willow. And IBM is both working on delivering its own “fault-tolerant” quantum computer by 202

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U.S. lifts chip software curbs on China in sign of trade truce

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-08-15 11:36:12

The U.S. government has rescinded its export restrictions on chip-design software to China, three of the largest players in the space announced on Thursday. In separate statements, semiconductor software designers Siemens AG, Synopsys, and Cadence all said they received letters from the U.S. Department of Commerce informing them that the controls had been lifted. While Siemens is based in Germany, its chip design software subsidiary, Siemens EDA, is based in Oregon, U.S. As a result of export

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U.S. lifts chip software curbs on China amid trade truce

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-08-15 16:58:53

The U.S. government has rescinded its export restrictions on chip-design software to China, semiconductor software companies Synopsys and Cadence announced Thursday. "Synopsys is working to restore access to the recently restricted products in China," the California-based software maker said in a statement. Its rival, Cadence, confirmed with CNBC that the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security, which falls under the Department of Commerce, had reversed the export restrictions. "We are in the pr

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Evolution of Minimum Viable Product

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-16 08:51:34

The Oxford dictionary definition of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is: An early, basic version of a product (such as a piece of technology, a computer program, etc.) which meets the minimum necessary requirements for use but can be adapted and improved in the future, esp. after customer feedback; Here's a proposed improved definition: An early, basic version of a product (such as a piece of technology, a computer program, etc.) which meets the minimum necessary requirements for use by its cre

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Data breach reveals Catwatchful ‘stalkerware’ is spying on thousands of phones

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-08-17 05:05:00

A security vulnerability in a stealthy Android spyware operation called Catwatchful has exposed thousands of its customers, including its administrator. The bug, which was discovered by security researcher Eric Daigle, spilled the spyware app’s full database of email addresses and plaintext passwords that Catwatchful customers use to access the data stolen from the phones of their victims. Catwatchful is spyware masquerading as a child monitoring app that claims to be “invisible and cannot be

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I am not a supplier (2022)

news.ycombinator.com Thomas Depierre 2025-08-19 13:41:48

I am not a supplier 31 Dec 2022 - Thomas Depierre For the past few years, we have seen a lot of discussions around the concept of the Software Supply Chain. These discussions started around the time of LeftPad and escalated with multiple incidents in the past few years. The problem of all the work in this domain is that it forgets a fundamental point. Before we get there, I am going to define what is usually meant by Supply Chain and suppliers, why we are applying to software. And then why at

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Tesla sends driverless Model Y from factory to customer to promote its robotaxi tech

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-08-20 17:06:25

Just a few days after launching a limited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, Tesla pulled off an additional stunt meant to show off the progress of its self-driving car software. The company let a Model Y SUV drive roughly 15 miles from Tesla’s factory to the apartment complex where the car’s new owner lives, completing what CEO Elon Musk called the first “autonomous delivery” of a customer car. The vehicle was supposedly equipped with the same software Tesla’s robotaxi Model Ys are using in Au

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Next-gen procurement platform Levelpath nabs $55M

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-08-20 21:46:23

Levelpath, a procurement software startup founded by the duo behind Scout RFP, has raised $55 million in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures as the company looks to quadruple its revenue this year. The funding round also saw participation from existing investors, including Benchmark, which led Levelpath’s $14.5 million seed round, and Redpoint, the lead investor in the $30 million Series A round announced in 2023. The startup was founded by Stan Garber and Alex Yakubovich (pictured right)

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Auth for B2B SaaS: it's not like auth for consumer software

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-21 12:06:14

Auth for business software (B2B) shouldn’t look the same as auth for consumer software (B2C). In many cases, it actually can’t work the same way. I’ll cover three important buckets of differences between B2B auth and B2C auth: Logical isolation and tenancy models Priorities and trade-offs Protocols and features By the way – let’s use auth loosely here and let it subsume related stuff like user management. Similarly, let’s just imagine away the vague grey area between consumers and businesses

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Are software professionals truly an endangered species? It's complicated

zdnet.com Joe Mckendrick 2025-08-22 05:56:33

islander11/Getty Images Industry eyebrows were raised recently at New York Federal Reserve Bank data showing software engineering graduates face higher unemployment rates than art history majors. The unemployment rates for computer engineering and computer science were 7.5% and 6.7% respectively. By contrast, the unemployment rates for art history and social services majors were 3% and 1.7% respectively. Also: The best AI for coding in 2025 (including a new winner - and what not to use) In a

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Avira Antivirus Review 2025: Effective Software, But Privacy Protection Is Lacking

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-22 05:00:00

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. 7.2 / 10 SCORE Avira Antivirus Buy at Avira Score Breakdown Performance 8 /10 Security 7 /10 Customer Support 5 /10 Usability 8 /10 Value 7 /10 Features 8 /10 Pros Free version available Performance-improving tools such as the Software Updater for Windows and Junk Cleaner for MacOS Fast, efficient antivirus scans Cons No identity theft features and minim

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Finally, I found a cheap smartwatch that provides extensive health data (and it's on sale)

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-08-22 15:15:11

ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit BIP 5 is typically sold on Amazon for $89. It's a solid budget smartwatch that integrates with the Zepp app, providing a breadth of health and fitness data. It's not the most precise health tracker on the market, and its competitive price is most evident in its physical design. $79.99 at Amazon On Amazon, the Amazfit BIP 5 in Pastel Pink and Soft Black is on sale for $75 ahead of July 4th. In a crowded marketplace of expensive smartwatches, Amazfit's BIP 5 i

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I’ll only upgrade to the Galaxy Watch 8 if it focuses on these 2 features

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-24 14:00:07

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority I’ve used several smartwatches throughout my career, switching between devices to match my changing priorities. However, the one smartwatch I always return to is my Galaxy Watch 4. Now paired with a Galaxy smartphone, it’s become the center of my ecosystem. Samsung’s first new-generation Wear OS watch launched in 2021. Now, nearly four years later, I still feel little temptation to upgrade. While the watch is starting to show its age, as its chipped exterior

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SigNoz (YC W21, Open Source Datadog) Is Hiring DevRel Engineers (Remote)(US)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-25 13:43:37

SigNoz is a global open source project with users in 30+ countries. We are building an open-source application monitoring which helps developers monitor their applications and troubleshoot problems, quickly. We have crossed 21000+ Github stars, 6000+ members in the slack community and 150+ contributors. Company Vision Software and digital systems are becoming larger parts of our daily lives. Most companies are becoming software companies with increasing part of value they create coming from s

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Webb telescope discovers and photographs its first exoplanet

techspot.com Shawn Knight 2025-08-25 17:53:00

What just happened? The James Webb space telescope has captured what is likely to be the first exoplanet discovered using the advanced observatory. An international team of astronomers uncovered the planet candidate in the debris field surrounding TWA 7, a low-mass star in the constellation Antlia that is located around 111 light-years away from Earth. They used Webb's mid-infrared instrument to suppress the overwhelming glare from the host star, revealing faint objects that would have been too

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How PC makers exploited BIOS copyright strings to unlock trial software during the Windows 95 era

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-08-27 17:06:00

What just happened? Jokingly referred to as "Plug and Pray" due to its notorious unreliability, the Plug and Play standard was nonetheless a pivotal advancement in simplifying hardware and peripheral configuration during the early Windows 9x era. Beyond easing setup for end users, the technology also played an unexpected role in exposing a cartel of PC manufacturers that had been exploiting a hardware feature to provide full versions of trial software packages to their customers. Microsoft vete

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AI Agents Are Getting Better at Writing Code—and Hacking It as Well

wired.com Will Knight 2025-08-28 00:58:50

The latest artificial intelligence models are not only remarkably good at software engineering—new research shows they are getting ever-better at finding bugs in software, too. AI researchers at UC Berkeley tested how well the latest AI models and agents could find vulnerabilities in 188 large open source codebases. Using a new benchmark called CyberGym, the AI models identified 17 new bugs including 15 previously unknown, or “zero-day,” ones. “Many of these vulnerabilities are critical,” says

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Samsung Clears Out Galaxy Watch Ultra at All-Time Low, No Trade-In Needed but Extra Savings If You Do

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-08-28 09:05:32

There are a lot of smartwatches out there, but most people know that the two main contenders come from Apple or Samsung. If you’re an iPhone user, then getting one from Apple is often the right choice, but for Android users, the Galaxy Watch Ultra is currently the best option for the vast majority of users. A good smartwatch isn’t cheap though, and the Galaxy Watch Ultra starts at $650. Well, thanks to a great deal from Samsung directly right now, you can actually save $150 on the Galaxy Watch

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Garmin Instinct 2 Solar Watch Suddenly Drops to a Record Low, Let the Blazing Sun Keep It Charged

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2025-08-28 21:40:34

If you’ve taken your adventuring a little too far, or just taken a wrong turn off of an unfamiliar path, the last thing you ever want to see from your GPS-enabled smartwatch is a low battery alert. Now, before you go cursing that blazing sun that’s been broiling a big part of the country all week, if you have a Garmin Instinct 2 Solar smartwatch, you’ll never get that low battery alert. See at Amazon The Garmin Instinct 2 Solar smartwatch is a multi-satellite-enabled outdoor smartwatch with ad

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Lyon Drops Microsoft to Boost Digital Sovereignty

news.ycombinator.com The Wiz 2025-08-29 04:05:12

▼ Summary – Lyon will gradually replace Microsoft software with open-source alternatives like Only Office, Linux, and PostgreSQL to reduce dependency on U.S. solutions. – The city aims to achieve digital sovereignty by transitioning to free and interoperable software. – Lyon will use the Territoire Numérique Ouvert suite, developed with SITIV and Métropole de Lyon, for its digital needs. – The Territoire Numérique Ouvert suite is already used by thousands of employees across 9 local governmen

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The German automotive industry wants to develop open-source software together

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-29 21:07:51

Collaboration for more speed, efficiency, and security in software development and the basis for an open and collaborative ecosystem With the support of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), 11 companies in the automotive industry have agreed on pre-competitive cooperation in open source software development. A corresponding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today at the 29th International Automotive Electronics Congress (AEK). With the increasing importance and

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At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Medha Agarwal, Jyoti Bansal, and Jennifer Neundorfer discuss what makes a pitch land

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-08-30 03:00:00

Perfect your pitch for maximum impact. Investors hear hundreds of pitches, but only a few stand out. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, hear directly from Medha Agarwal, general partner, defy.vc; Jyoti Bansal, CEO and co-founder, Harness; Jennifer Neundorfer, co-founder and managing partner, January Ventures as they share what grabs their attention, what turns them off, and the subtle signals founders often miss. This candid panel reveals the insider strategies to help you build trust, stand out, and w

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The tech behind Rivian’s 2026 Quad Motor truck and SUV — and that kick turn

Operators, Not Users and Programmers

Local-first software (2019)

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

As Samsung’s smartwatch market share drops, more than ever is riding on the Galaxy Watch 8

Is there a no-AI audience?

Provider of covert surveillance app spills passwords for 62,000 users

Israeli quantum startup Qedma just raised $26M, with IBM joining in

Israeli quantum startup Qedma just raised $26 million, with IBM joining in

U.S. lifts chip software curbs on China in sign of trade truce

U.S. lifts chip software curbs on China amid trade truce

Evolution of Minimum Viable Product

Data breach reveals Catwatchful ‘stalkerware’ is spying on thousands of phones

I am not a supplier (2022)

Tesla sends driverless Model Y from factory to customer to promote its robotaxi tech

Next-gen procurement platform Levelpath nabs $55M

Auth for B2B SaaS: it's not like auth for consumer software

Are software professionals truly an endangered species? It's complicated

Avira Antivirus Review 2025: Effective Software, But Privacy Protection Is Lacking

Finally, I found a cheap smartwatch that provides extensive health data (and it's on sale)

I’ll only upgrade to the Galaxy Watch 8 if it focuses on these 2 features

SigNoz (YC W21, Open Source Datadog) Is Hiring DevRel Engineers (Remote)(US)

Webb telescope discovers and photographs its first exoplanet

How PC makers exploited BIOS copyright strings to unlock trial software during the Windows 95 era

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Samsung Clears Out Galaxy Watch Ultra at All-Time Low, No Trade-In Needed but Extra Savings If You Do

Garmin Instinct 2 Solar Watch Suddenly Drops to a Record Low, Let the Blazing Sun Keep It Charged

Lyon Drops Microsoft to Boost Digital Sovereignty

The German automotive industry wants to develop open-source software together

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Medha Agarwal, Jyoti Bansal, and Jennifer Neundorfer discuss what makes a pitch land

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