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The new War of the Worlds movie is even more terrible than you’ve heard but also hilarious

theverge.com Kevin Nguyen 2025-08-22 07:00:00

There’s a micro-genre of film called “screenlife movies,” where all of the action takes place on a desktop computer. In 2014, Unfriended made a horror movie out of video chat and text messages, and it was successful enough to inspire a sequel. The more thoughtful Searching from 2018, in which a father attempts to find his missing daughter, felt novel and a bit more promising for the genre, even if an hour and a half really tested the amount of time you could look at a scrunched John Cho and Mac

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You’re not making the most of YouTube and YouTube Premium if you’re not using this trick

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-22 19:00:59

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Back in April, I watched dozens of YouTube videos about Budapest before traveling there. When I returned home, my YouTube home page was still full of Budapest videos, and although I haven’t clicked on any since then, I still get them in my recommendations to this day. The same happened when I obsessed over lawnmowers before buying one, and the Ninja Woodfire grill before I splurged on it. YouTube keeps recommending videos for things I was momentarily intrigued

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PSA: YouTube will start guessing your age from today

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-22 18:00:06

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube will start estimating the age of its US viewers beginning today, August 13. The platform will use AI to determine if you are under 18 and automatically apply age-appropriate experiences to your account. You can dispute the age estimation by providing a government ID, selfie, or a credit card. YouTube will start rolling out its new AI-powered age estimation system in the US beginning today, August 13. First announced last month, the feature us

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All-In on Omarchy at 37signals

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-19 15:47:02

We're going all-in on Omarchy at 37signals . Over the next three years, as the regular churn of hardware invites it, we're switching everyone on our Ops and Ruby programming teams to our own Arch-derived Linux distribution (and of course sharing all the improvements we make along the way with everyone else on Omarchy!). It's funny how nobody bats an eye when the company mandate is to use Macs or Windows, but when the prescription is Linux, it's suddenly surprising. It really shouldn't be. Y

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Match Group will pay $14 million to settle claims of deceptive business practices

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-23 03:45:06

The Federal Trade Commission announced that Match Group will pay $14 million to settle a complaint about deceptive practices. The settlement fee will be used to provide redress to injured customers of Match Group's dating services, which include Match.com, Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, and PlentyOfFish. The agency sued Match Group in 2019 on a series of allegations. According to the complaint, the dating service company had used misleading ads to encourage subscriptions and then made it difficult for

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Circle shares fall after stablecoin issuer says it will offer 10 million shares

cnbc.com Christina Cheddar Berk 2025-08-23 07:17:13

Circle Internet Group Initial Public Offering at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. Circle Internet Group stock tumbled more than 5% in extended trading Tuesday after it said it would offer 10 million Class A shares to the public. Of the total stock being offered, 2 million shares will be offered by Circle. The remaining 8 million shares will be sold by stockholders. The stablecoin issuer's shares have soared more than 450% since it went public on June 5. As pa

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Krafton claims former Subnautica 2 devs ‘lost interest’ in developing game

theverge.com Ash Parrish 2025-08-23 15:14:45

is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Krafton has fired another shot in its legal battle with former executives of Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds, who filed a lawsuit last month, claiming the South Korean publisher undermined the game’s release to avoid paying them a bon

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YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-23 18:58:05

Tens of thousands of YouTubers are raging against YouTube's plan to use AI to detect underage users in the US. On Tuesday, a Change.org petition rapidly neared its 50,000-signature goal, with tens of thousands hoping that with enough users protesting, the wide rollout of the AI age checks might be stopped. They fear the age checks will make it harder to access content they love while staying anonymous on the platform YouTube's age verification system estimates user ages by interpreting a "vari

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Match to pay $14M to the FTC due to false advertising and other deceptive practices

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-08-23 19:56:28

Back in 2019, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued the dating app giant Match Group, accusing it of deceiving Match.com users into purchasing subscriptions through misleading means. Now, after six years, the company— which operates popular dating apps Match, Tinder, OkCupid, Hinge, and Plenty of Fish—has agreed to a $14 million settlement, as announced by the FTC on Tuesday. The FTC stated that the $14 million will be used to provide “redress to injured consumers.” According to the la

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Uber Freight CEO joins self-driving truck company Waabi, says era of autonomous big rigs on U.S. roads is here

cnbc.com Eric Rosenbaum 2025-08-24 07:35:48

Lior Ron, founder and CEO of Uber Freight, is joining self-driving truck startup Waabi as chief operating officer. The move, Ron says, is based on his belief that the era of autonomous big rigs on the roads at scale is here, with the freight industry to be transformed by the economics of driverless technology in the semi cab. "The first decade of my career in logistics was building Uber Freight, putting the rails in place to usher in the era of digitalization for logistics," Ron said. "It's ti

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One of Google’s YouTube channels looks like it was hacked to promote crypto

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-24 07:34:10

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR An official Google YouTube account was taken offline today. Evidence suggests that Google India’s primary YouTube channel was hijacked by hackers. Screenshots show the account promoting crypto trading prior to going offline. Security is hard. Even with all the fantastic tools we have access to, designed to help keep our accounts and information private, actually maintaining good security requires ongoing effort, making sure we’re taking full advantage of

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Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron leaves to join self-driving startup Waabi as COO

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-08-24 07:00:00

Self-driving truck maker Waabi has hired autonomous vehicle industry veteran and Uber Freight CEO, Lior Ron, to step in as chief operating officer, as the startup looks to scale its commercial operations ahead of its planned launch of driverless trucks on public highways later this year. Rebecca Tinucci, who previously spent six years building Tesla’s charging network before the automaker gutted its charging staff last year, will take over as head of Uber Freight. Ron will stay on as Uber Freig

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Undefined Behavior in C and C++ (2024)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-20 23:30:31

Undefined behavior in C and C++ Photo by Jonathan Kemper on Unsplash What is undefined behavior? February 3, 2024Working in C or C++ requires some awareness of: what it is, what its effects are, and how to avoid tripping over it. For simplicity, I will just talk about C, but everything in this article also applies to C++ except where otherwise noted.It is, generally speaking, more difficult to program in C than in the likes of Python. In some ways, that's because C is a lower-level language,

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11 Best Computer Speakers (2025), Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Simon Hill 2025-08-24 15:00:00

Other Computer Speakers We Tested There are tons of computer speakers on the market, and many of the ones we tested are perfectly fine but don't deserve a spot above for one reason or another. Photograph: Simon Hill Onkyo Creator GX-10DB for $249: Capable of producing a warm and rich sound, Onkyo’s speakers are the perfect size for your desktop and come with angled stands (though they are plastic). The connectivity options are solid, with USB-C, optical, and stereo RCA inputs, and support for

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Manpower discloses data breach affecting nearly 145,000 people

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-24 19:19:30

Manpower, one of the world's largest staffing companies, is notifying nearly 145,000 individuals that their information was stolen by attackers who breached the company's systems in December 2024. Together with Experis and Talent Solutions, the company is part of ManpowerGroup, a multinational corporation with over 600,000 workers in more than 2,700 offices and serving over 100,000 clients worldwide. Last year, ManpowerGroup reported revenues of $17.9 billion and a total gross profit of $3.1 bi

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Undefined Behavior in C and C++

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-21 19:30:31

Undefined behavior in C and C++ Photo by Jonathan Kemper on Unsplash What is undefined behavior? February 3, 2024Working in C or C++ requires some awareness of: what it is, what its effects are, and how to avoid tripping over it. For simplicity, I will just talk about C, but everything in this article also applies to C++ except where otherwise noted.It is, generally speaking, more difficult to program in C than in the likes of Python. In some ways, that's because C is a lower-level language,

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StubHub IPO is back on for September after ticketing company delayed plans on tariff concerns

cnbc.com Annie Palmer Leslie Picker 2025-08-25 19:06:17

StubHub, the ticketing marketplace that spun out of eBay in 2020, has resumed its plans to go public and is now aiming to hold its IPO next month, CNBC has learned. The company originally paused its IPO plans in April as the stock market was reeling from President Donald Trump's "liberation day" tariffs. The decision came after StubHub submitted its prospectus in March indicating it would list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "STUB." StubHub now expects to kick off its IPO roads

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GitHub will be folded into Microsoft proper as CEO steps down

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-25 23:06:18

Microsoft has owned GitHub since 2018, but the widely used developer platform has operated with at least a little independence from the rest of the company, with its own separate CEO and other executives. But it looks like GitHub will be more fully folded into Microsoft's org chart starting next year—GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke announced today that he would be leaving GitHub and Microsoft "to become a founder again." "GitHub and its leadership team will continue its mission as part of Microsoft’s

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Revel is ending its ridesharing operation to focus on EV charging

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-26 03:18:14

Revel Transit is shutting down its rideshare operation in NYC, as reported by Bloomberg. The company will instead focus its efforts on EV charging. It's also seeking buyers for its fleet, including the 165 for-hire vehicle license plates it owns. "At the end of the day, rideshare is a very competitive market and asset-heavy. It’s low margin," CEO Frank Reig said. “We have made the difficult decision that the best way we can keep the EV transition moving forward is by ending our rideshare servic

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GitHub just got less independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-08-26 05:43:09

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is moving GitHub even more closely into its CoreAI team, following the resignation of GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke today. After nearly four years as CEO, Dohmke is leaving GitHub to “become a startup founder again,” and pursue opportunities outside of Microsoft and GitHub. GitHub has

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GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation

news.ycombinator.com Tom Warren 2025-08-26 10:47:48

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is moving GitHub into its CoreAI team, following the resignation of GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke today. After nearly four years as CEO, Dohmke is leaving GitHub to “become a startup founder again,” and pursue opportunities outside of Microsoft and GitHub. GitHub has operated as a sep

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GitHub CEO to step down

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-08-26 11:25:01

In Brief GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke announced on Monday that he’s stepping down from his role. Dohmke will remain at the Microsoft-owned company until the end of the year, after which he will depart to become “a founder again,” he wrote in a blog post. Axios reports that Microsoft will not directly replace the position, and that GitHub leadership will now report to several Microsoft executives. “With more than 1B repos and forks, and over 150 million developers, GitHub has never been stronger t

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Auf Wiedersehen, GitHub – CEO Steps Down

news.ycombinator.com Thomas Dohmke 2025-08-26 15:01:39

Over a decade ago, my family and I made the leap to move from Germany to the United States after the sale of my startup to Microsoft. In the years since, I’ve had the privilege of working with many exceptional human beings, including Hubbers, Microsofties, customers, partners, our GitHub Stars, open-source maintainers, and developers around the world who’ve helped us shape GitHub. From building mobile developer tools, to running the acquisition of GitHub alongside Nat Friedman, to becoming GitHu

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GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-08-26 15:43:09

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is moving GitHub into its CoreAI team, following the resignation of GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke today. After nearly four years as CEO, Dohmke is leaving GitHub to “become a startup founder again,” and pursue opportunities outside of Microsoft and GitHub. GitHub has operated as a sep

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Mistral Integration Improved in Llama.cpp

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-26 15:10:46

Have a question about this project? Sign up for a free GitHub account to open an issue and contact its maintainers and the community. By clicking “Sign up for GitHub”, you agree to our terms of service and privacy statement. We’ll occasionally send you account related emails. Already on GitHub? Sign in to your account

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YouTube is expanding its powerful new search feature to more Premium users

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-27 11:43:09

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s AI-powered search results carousel is rolling out to more Premium users in the US. According to the updated YouTube Premium page for experimental new features, the AI-powered search results carousel will be available until August 20. Google may decide to expand access to the feature once the testing period ends. YouTube is expanding access to its experimental AI-powered search results carousel to more Premium subscribers, though the feature still

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Show HN: A Sinclair ZX81 retro web assembler+simulator

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-27 06:44:20

Lots of fun to do. I would have not taken the time without the speedup provided by Claude. https://andyrosa.github.io/Sinclaude/simulator.html

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PHP compile time generics: yay or nay?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-23 22:49:17

One of the most sought-after features for PHP is Generics: The ability to have a type that takes another type as a parameter. It's a feature found in most compiled languages by now, but implementing generics in an interpreted language like PHP, where all the type checking would have to be done at runtime, has always proven Really Really Hard(tm), Really Really Slow(tm), or both. But, experimentation by the PHP Foundation's dev team suggests we may be able to get 80% of the benefit for 20% of th

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AI Designs Super Safe Sub for Billionaires to Ride Into the Depths of the Ocean

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-27 02:45:47

Billionaires have, for a few years now, been insisting that artificial intelligence is clever enough to take huge swaths of jobs while curing disease and solving the energy crisis. As such, we presume that the loudest among them will be first in line to test out a super-safe submersible created by AI to avoid the sort of snafus that resulted in the Titan sub's tragic implosion, which killed its creator and his four well-heeled friends while they were exploring the wreckage of another downed ves

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Ubisoft may have prematurely revealed FX's TV adaptation of Far Cry

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-27 08:29:19

A post on Ubisoft's news page reportedly announced that FX is working on a TV show adaptation of the Far Cry franchise. The page has since been taken down and entering the website redirects to Ubisoft's landing page for company news. However, several Redditors have been circulating what they saw in the press release. According to the alleged Ubisoft post, the Far Cry franchise adaptation will be an "anthology drama" where "each season will be set in a new world with a different cast of characte

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The new War of the Worlds movie is even more terrible than you’ve heard but also hilarious

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PSA: YouTube will start guessing your age from today

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Match Group will pay $14 million to settle claims of deceptive business practices

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Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron leaves to join self-driving startup Waabi as COO

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Manpower discloses data breach affecting nearly 145,000 people

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