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5 Chromecast features to make the most of your TV (including a smart home hack)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-03-06 05:54:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Since 2014, Google's Chromecast has been an affordable means for helping viewers turn their older model TVs into smart TVs, allowing them to stream content from their phones, tablets, and computers to a bigger screen. Also: Is your Roku TV spying on you? Probably, but here's how to put an end to it Alas, the era of the Chromecast has come to an end. Google is replacing it with the Google TV Streamer, promising a faster processor, Thread and Matter integration, and the ability

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5 Chromecast features that maximize your TV's potential (and a smart home hack)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-03-06 15:26:23

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Since 2014, Google's Chromecast has been an affordable means for helping viewers turn their older model TVs into smart TVs, allowing them to stream content from their phones, tablets, and computers to a bigger screen. Also: Is your Roku TV spying on you? Probably, but here's how to put an end to it Alas, the era of the Chromecast has come to an end. Google is replacing it with the Google TV Streamer, promising a faster processor, Thread and Matter integration, and the ability

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Frequent Nightmares Linked to Faster Aging and Premature Death

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2026-03-06 15:02:45

If you often have nightmares, you may need to worry a bit more about your health. New research presented today at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2025 links frequent nightmares to faster biological aging and an over three times higher risk of premature death, even when taking into account other medical conditions. The researchers claim to be the first to demonstrate this association, which could have significant implications for how seriously one should consider persistent nigh

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Recycled Polyester Saved This American Factory. Environmentalists Hate It

wired.com Alden Wicker 2026-03-07 21:00:00

In the bottle processing plant in Reidsville, North Carolina, drifts of plastic particles, like snow banks, are piled in every nook of the machinery that chops the bottles into flake. When I ask our tour guide, a floor manager, if he worries about breathing it in, he says he doesn't. "We do a good job of cleaning it up," he says, adding that the bags of dust that are vacuumed up are sold off, and the wastewater is filtered. But I’m concerned. A 2023 study of a UK plastics recycling plant found

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You'll Be Flabbergasted to Learn Which Contains More Microplastics: Plastic Bottles or Glass Bottles

futurism.com Unknown 2026-03-07 11:15:35

You'll Be Flabbergasted to Learn Which Contains More Microplastics: Plastic Bottles or Glass Bottles "We expected the opposite result." Bottom of the Bottle French government scientists have discovered something startling about the microplastic content in glass and plastic bottles. As the Agence France-Presse reports, scientists at the country's food safety regulator found that glass-bottled drinks contained about 100 microplastic particles per liter, which amounts to roughly 25 particles pe

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Fastmail replaced my Gmail and I’m never going back

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-07 11:00:31

Nathan Drescher / Android Authority I had the digital equivalent of an epiphany the other day. I opened my inbox and saw…email. Only email. There were no ads, no AI-generated summaries, and no prompts. It was a strange, yet welcome, feeling after years of using Gmail. Checking my inbox no longer felt like an argument with an algorithm. That’s because I switched to Fastmail earlier this year. It all began when I started distancing myself from American big tech platforms, where Google sits high

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Early Prime Day Deal Drops LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle to a New Record Low on Amazon

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-03-07 10:10:09

Harry Potter is the top LEGO theme, breaking records and enchanting individuals of all ages. The legendary Hogwarts Castle set is a perennial best-seller, flying off the shelves quicker than a snitch in flight. With an amazing 4.8 out of 5 rating based on nearly 1,600 reviews, ithis set is a favorite among collectors and builders of all ages. Even a discounted rate is something to get excited over, especially considering deep price cuts don’t usually happen on such a highly sought-after model.

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Drinks in glass bottles contain more microplastics than those in other container

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-07 15:01:34

The aim of the ANSES study was to determine the level of microplastic contamination in drinks such as water, soda, iced tea, wine and beer; it also sought to establish the impact of their containers on this level. For most of the drinks studied, the level of microplastics was found to be higher in glass bottles than in other containers. For example, on average, in glass bottles of cola, lemonade, iced tea and beer, there were around 100 microplastic particles per litre. This number was five to 5

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The JAWS shark is public domain

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-07 16:28:50

As we’re all celebrating the 50th anniversary of the movie Jaws, here’s something I bet you didn’t know: Due to a fluke of publishing and copyright law, the Jaws shark is public domain. It’s not the character of the shark that’s public domain – or someone would surely be making a low-budget horror prequel about how he became the Amity Island Killer. But I’m talking about the famous shark painting from the movie poster: Yep. That painting, the same one that appeared on the cover of the paperbac

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This is the Logitech MX Master 4, and it has a new button

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-03-07 22:54:06

Following last month’s Brazilian certification and a quickly-pulled teaser image leak, Logitech’s next-gen mouse has now appeared in a filing with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), giving us the clearest look yet at what’s changing and what’s not. Here’s what the MX Master 4 looks like. At first glance, the MX Master 4 sticks close to the design language that’s made the MX Master 3 and 3S beloved tools for so many power users. But look a little closer and you’ll spot som

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Fly around Vast’s Haven-1 space station using the Apple Vision Pro

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2026-03-08 03:02:15

Image: Vast Vast is working on what might just be the first commercial space station in low Earth orbit. To get the public excited about the station’s launch as soon as one year from now, the company released a VR fly through, led by Vast’s Lead Astronaut, that is available on Meta, Steam, and yes, Apple’s platforms. Called Haven-1, the small space station is capable of being launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, the most economical medium-lift rocket on the market. Vast has also partnered wit

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It's True: The Jaws Shark Is Public Domain

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-08 04:28:50

As we’re all celebrating the 50th anniversary of the movie Jaws, here’s something I bet you didn’t know: Due to a fluke of publishing and copyright law, the Jaws shark is public domain. It’s not the character of the shark that’s public domain – or someone would surely be making a low-budget horror prequel about how he became the Amity Island Killer. But I’m talking about the famous shark painting from the movie poster: Yep. That painting, the same one that appeared on the cover of the paperbac

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DC’s ‘Sgt. Rock’ Movie May Not Be So Dead After All

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-03-09 09:00:38

James Gunn talks about what he’s looking for to add films to his DC universe. James Marsters may have let slip his role in the Buffy revival. Blumhouse has gotten its hands on the Saw franchise. Plus, what’s coming on Rick and Morty. To me, my spoilers! Saw Deadline reports Blumhouse has officially acquired the rights to the Saw franchise from Twisted Pictures and plans to bring James Wan and Leigh Whannell “back into the fold” to “guide the future of the franchise.” Sgt. Rock In conversatio

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Astro Bot’s director on making a PlayStation icon

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-03-09 14:30:00

Astro Bot is filled with whimsy and silliness that makes you want to pay attention to the details. But in a presentation at this year’s Game Developers Conference, director Nicolas Doucet shared one particular aspect of Astro the robot that I hadn’t noticed but blew me away. Doucet talked about how Team Asobi worked hard to give the game a good tempo with things like enemy placement and how you can interact with Astro’s spaceship with the DualSense’s gyro controls on loading screens. One thing

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Asterinas: A new Linux-compatible kernel project

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-09 17:56:16

Asterinas: a new Linux-compatible kernel project [LWN subscriber-only content] Born from research at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in Shenzen, China, Asterinas is a new Linux-ABI-compatible kernel project written in Rust, based on what the authors call a "framekernel architecture". The project overlaps somewhat with the goals of the Rust for Linux project , but approaches the problem space from a different direction by trying to get the best from both monolithic an

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Sunsonic 986-II – A Thai Famicom clone with keyboard and mini CRT built-in

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-09 20:21:40

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9to5Mac Daily: June 19, 2025 – iPhone Fold expectations, Mac gaming

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2026-03-10 10:23:19

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by 9to5Mac Daily Plus: Get ad-free versions of every episode by visiting 9to5mac.com/join. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are deliv

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Will Android ‘App Cast’ let you stream apps from device to device? (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-10 13:00:30

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google Play Services shows evidence of an in-development “App Cast” tool. While its full functionality is unclear, it appears able to gather info about remote Android devices and access their installed apps. One possibility could be the ability to remotely stream apps from one Android device to another. Google’s always working on something new for Android, and we spend a fair amount of time digging through app and system updates in the hope of getting

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Inside the US power struggle over coal

technologyreview.com Casey Crownhart 2026-03-12 05:00:00

But the Trump administration wants to keep coal power alive, and the US Department of Energy recently ordered some plants to stay open past their scheduled closures. Here’s why there’s a power struggle over coal. Coal used to be king in the US, but the country has dramatically reduced its dependence on the fuel over the past two decades. It accounted for about 20% of the electricity generated in 2024, down from roughly half in 2000. While the demise of coal has been great for US emissions, the

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AMD claims Ryzen Threadripper 9000 is up to 145% faster than Intel Xeon

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2026-03-13 01:06:00

The big picture: AMD announced its Ryzen Threadripper 9000-series "Shimada Peak" processors at Computex but didn't provide any benchmarks to compare them against Intel's latest Xeon CPUs. This week, the company finally released official benchmarks for the new chips, claiming they are up to 145 percent faster than their Intel counterparts. According to AMD, the Threadripper 9980X HEDT processor is up to 108 percent faster than the Xeon W9-3595X in Corona Render, up to 41 percent faster in Autode

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9to5Mac Daily: June 18, 2025 – Apple’s Siri timelines, HomePad rumors

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2026-03-13 09:07:18

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by 9to5Mac Daily Plus: Get ad-free versions of every episode by visiting 9to5mac.com/join. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are deliv

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Framework Laptop 12 review

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-13 08:09:34

"What's this purple laptop? It's cool." Over a decade-plus of doing gadget reviews and review-adjacent things, my wife (and, lately, my 5-year-old) have mostly stopped commenting on the ever-shifting selection of laptops I have in my bag or lying around the house at any given time. Maybe she can't tell them apart, or maybe she just figures there isn't that much to say about whatever black or silver metal slab I'm carrying around. Either way, they practically never elicit any kind of response, u

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Our First Look at Giganto in ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Is in… a Pizza Ad?

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2026-03-13 09:41:48

Ahead of the release of Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the accompanying food tie-in blitz unleashes a first look at the movie’s take on Giganto in a Little Caesars pizza ad. Currently, the chain is pushing its themed pizza with toppings (or lack thereof) representing different members of the Fantastic Four. Getting a cute little comic book nod in this ad was unexpected, to say the least. Giganto’s first appearance came in Marvel’s First Family comic book debut, which gets homa

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Framework Laptop 12 review: I’m excited to see what the 2nd generation looks like

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-13 18:00:46

"What's this purple laptop? It's cool." Over a decade-plus of doing gadget reviews and review-adjacent things, my wife (and, lately, my 5-year-old) have mostly stopped commenting on the ever-shifting selection of laptops I have in my bag or lying around the house at any given time. Maybe she can't tell them apart, or maybe she just figures there isn't that much to say about whatever black or silver metal slab I'm carrying around. Either way, they practically never elicit any kind of response, u

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Timescale Is Now TigerData

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-14 04:58:14

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Minecraft: Chase the Skies improves graphics, adds Happy Ghast mob

techspot.com Unknown 2026-03-15 01:23:00

Minecraft is a game about breaking and placing blocks. At first, players built simple structures to protect themselves from nocturnal monsters. But as the game grew, players began working together to create wonderful, imaginative things. It can also be about adventuring with friends or watching the sunrise over a blocky ocean. It's pretty. Brave players battle terrible creatures in The Nether, which is more scary than pretty. Or, if you'd prefer something calmer, you can visit a land of giant m

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9to5Mac Daily: June 17, 2025 – Apple’s Back to School promo, more

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2026-03-15 01:03:01

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by 9to5Mac Daily Plus: Get ad-free versions of every episode by visiting 9to5mac.com/join. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are deliv

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Foundry (YC F24) Hiring Early Engineer to Build Web Agent Infrastructure

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-15 01:00:27

Location: San Francisco, CA Why Foundry Exists: Most of what people do at work sucks—it's manual, repetitive, and wastes time. Recruiters spend hours every day on LinkedIn, CRMs, email, and tedious data entry tasks instead of focusing on the things humans actually do well: building relationships, strategy, and decision-making. We're building tools so that AI agents can use web browsers exactly like humans, navigating enterprise apps like Salesforce, SAP, or Workday without constant manual inte

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Streaming Has Overtaken Traditional TV for the First Time Ever

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-15 00:35:00

Streaming became the most popular single form of TV usage years ago, but that was not its final hurdle. The juggernaut of broadcast and cable television combined meant that consumers were still using traditional TV services more than streaming overall, even if streaming was more popular than either of them individually. According to data from Nielsen, streaming just overcame this final hurdle. Nielsen says that in May, cable television accounted for 24.1% of all TV usage and broadcast TV repres

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Fossil fuels are an insurance disaster

theverge.com Justine Calma 2026-03-15 05:49:15

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. Heatwaves, mold, and plastic pollution pose new risks to businesses and insurance companies, a new report by reinsurer Swiss Re warns. What do these things have in common? Fossil fuels make matters worse. They release the greenhouse gases warming our planet and are the primar

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5 Chromecast features to make the most of your TV (including a smart home hack)

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