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First World Humanoid Robot Games: Highlights and Fails

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-06 02:00:05

China hosted the first World Humanoid Robot Games last week, featuring events like kickboxing, soccer, and track and field as well as real-world tasks like cleaning and climbing stairs. There were plenty of robotic triumphs, including China's own Unitree, which took home the most medals, including four Golds in track and field events. There were also plenty of robot fails, including brutal knockouts in kickboxing, flops on the race track and painful pile-ups on the soccer field where robots fe

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15 Best White Noise Machines (2025): Lectrofan, Snooz, Hatch, and More

wired.com Medea Giordano 2025-11-06 00:34:12

The Best White noise machine isn't a complex device, even as companies constantly add more bells and whistles. Nowadays, they come in all shapes and sizes, outfitted with the capacity to play other noise frequencies and nature sounds while at home or in a more portable, on-the-go form. They're not just for kids anymore—if you are like us, trying to drown out your internal monologue so that you can finally drift off, this is the article for you. But if you're building up your arsenal of sleep ga

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Are portable wind generators legit? I tested one at home - here's my buying advice

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-11-06 03:54:18

Shine Turbine Kit ZDNET's key takeaways The Shine Turbine kit is on sale for $279, while the Essentials Kit is on sale for $342. The kit includes everything you need to turn wind into electrical energy, and the turbine features a 12,000 mAh battery. There are limitations, which include the weight of the kit and the 40W of power it taps out at. View now at Shineturbine Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I cover a lot of solar generators here, and they are all the rage. I've

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ThinkMesh: A Python lib for parallel thinking in LLMs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-05 22:23:33

ThinkMesh ThinkMesh is a python library for running diverse reasoning paths in parallel, scoring them with internal confidence signals, reallocates compute to promising branches, and fuses outcomes with verifiers and reducers. It works with offline Hugging Face Transformers and vLLM/TGI, and with hosted APIs. Note: This is still in it's early development phase and breaking changes can sometimes occur Highlights Parallel reasoning with DeepConf‑style confidence gating and budget reallocation

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Writing with LLM is not a shame

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-06 05:10:29

Writing with LLM is not a shame. An essay about transparency on AI use. tl;dr: For people who are curious about AI, you rapidly detect people who are using it not correctly (for those who use AI “smartly” or correctly, it’s more complicated to detect it). I’m pretty sure you already saw tons of ai-written posts on social media. For me, I started to notice this in January 2024. At this moment, I was shocked of seeing all these ai-written articles or comments and I decided to disclaim my AI uses

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Texas Instruments’ new plants where Apple will make iPhone chips

news.ycombinator.com Katie Tarasov 2025-11-04 10:14:56

In this article TXN Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT When Texas Instruments announced a $60 billion manufacturing megaproject in July, it was a bold bet that companies would want to mass produce foundational microchips on U.S. soil. In August, Apple vowed to do just that. During the same Oval Office press conference where President Donald Trump announced a 100% tariff on chips from companies not manufacturing in the U.S., Apple CEO Tim Cook upped his companies' U.S. spending comm

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Evaluating LLMs for my personal use case

news.ycombinator.com Graham King 2025-11-05 23:40:33

Most models are excellent, so cost and latency dominate. It’s great that AI can win maths Olympiads, but that’s not what I’m doing. I mostly ask basic Rust, Python, Linux and life questions. So I did my own evaluation. I gathered 130 real prompts from my bash history (I use command line tool llm). I had Qwen3 235B Thinking and Gemini 2.5 Pro group them into categories. They both chose very similar ones, broadly (with examples): Programming - “Write a bash script to ..” Sysadmin - “With curl

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Apple AirTag 2 Rumors: New Features and Possible Release Date Leaked

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-05 06:00:07

The original AirTag was launched nearly four years ago, which is practically a lifetime for an Apple product. The little tracker has proven to be a sleeper hit with plenty of people the world over using it to find their keys, wallet, luggage and various personal belongings. But four years is a long time, and it's time this smart tracker sees an update. That sort of delay is unusual for Apple, which tends to refresh most of its product lines every couple of years. Now, as summer travel season wr

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If You Missed This Spine-Chilling Sci-Fi Nightmare, It's Now Streaming Free on Tubi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-05 16:15:03

Sci-fi horror movies have always had a niche in Hollywood, delivering scares in futuristic worlds, or in the bellies of larger-than-life spaceships hurtling through space. Event Horizon and Alien are two of the most easily recognizable films, but they aren't the only great sci-fi horror flicks. One of my favorites is Pandorum, with Dead Space vibes. Released in 2009, Pandorum is a claustrophobic trip into space in which a mechanic wakes up on a colony ship to see that things have gone very wron

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 24, #1527

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-05 18:00:03

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's Wordle puzzle is a pretty tough one. I struggled in biology class, and so this word did not really stick in my vocabulary. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on. T

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Apple claims an ex-employee stole Apple Watch trade secrets for Oppo

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-05 22:26:36

Apple is going after another one of its previous employees for allegedly sharing trade secrets with a new employer. Apple's lawsuit listed Chen Shi, a former employee who worked on the Apple Watch team, along with Oppo, as defendants, claiming they "conspired to steal Apple’s trade secrets." According to the lawsuit, Shi worked as a Sensor System Architect for the Apple Watch from January 2020 to June 2025, but was seeking employment with Oppo as early as April 2025. Apple claimed that its form

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I made a floppy disk from scratch

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-05 12:32:43

I Made a Floppy Disk from Scratch Polymatt decided he was going to make a 3.5” floppy disk from scratch — and actually did. I’m not sure how many of you have actually cracked one of these things open and taken a look inside, but it’s actually a little bit more complex than I expected. Recreating a shell isn’t going to be the tough part. It’s actually this: recreating the media itself with some PET film and a bunch of chemicals. These disks are incredibly thin, and the magnetic film itself is m

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Scientists Have Identified the Origin of an Extraordinarily Powerful Outer Space Radio Wave

wired.com Jorge Garay 2025-11-06 03:49:17

The Earth is constantly receiving space signals that contain vital information about extremely energetic phenomena. Among the most peculiar are brief pulses of extremely high-energy radio waves, known as fast radio bursts (FRB). Astronomers compare them to a powerful lighthouse that shines for milliseconds in the middle of a rough, distant sea. Detecting one of these signals is an achievement in itself, but identifying its origin and understanding the nature of its source remains one of the grea

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SpaceX Is Losing a Staggering Amount of Money Every Time One of Its Starships Explodes

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-05 22:45:24

Time is ticking for SpaceX's Starship. Even after nearly ten launches, the behemoth spacecraft has yet to successfully visit space and then come safely back to Earth even a single time — but NASA is nonetheless relying on it to ferry astronauts from the Moon's orbit down to the surface just over two years from now. Given Starship's track record so far — nine full-scale test flights have ended in explosions shortly after launch, explosions in space, and crashes into the ocean — it's a steep goa

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Waymo can now test its self-driving vehicles in New York City

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-06 00:00:15

Waymo can now test its self-driving cars in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams has announced. Local authorities have granted the company the permit needed to be able to test autonomous vehicles in parts of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn. It's the first-ever permit for the "testing deployment" of AVs the city has granted. Waymo will be able to deploy a fleet with up to eight vehicles in the city until late September 2025. For now, though, the permit only allows Waymo to test its AVs with drivers be

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You can't grow cool-climate plants in hot climates

news.ycombinator.com Joey Santore 2025-11-02 08:38:00

Since moving to Deep South Texas 4 years ago I've come to realize that many plants I used to love growing in the cool mild maritime climate of the SF bay area are impossible to grow where I live. This is not just because of the high daytime heat. It's not as simple as that. Specifically, it is the high heat during the night (and those warm nights are a direct result of the humidity) that causes cool-climate and cool-season plants to eventually die here. That's a bummer for somebody who loves pla

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I Made a Floppy Disk from Scratch

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-05 18:32:43

I Made a Floppy Disk from Scratch Polymatt decided he was going to make a 3.5” floppy disk from scratch — and actually did. I’m not sure how many of you have actually cracked one of these things open and taken a look inside, but it’s actually a little bit more complex than I expected. Recreating a shell isn’t going to be the tough part. It’s actually this: recreating the media itself with some PET film and a bunch of chemicals. These disks are incredibly thin, and the magnetic film itself is m

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Watch Live as SpaceX Tries to Prove Starship Isn’t a Total Flop With Flight 10

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-11-05 23:00:50

SpaceX is gearing up for the tenth test flight of its megarocket following a streak of failures that have cast doubt on Starship’s ability to fly to Mars in 2026. Starship is slated for lift-off on Sunday, August 24, during a launch window that opens at 7:30 p.m. ET. SpaceX recently wrapped up investigations into the rocket’s previous test flight, which took place on May 27 and ended with the vehicle breaking apart during reentry. This was the third Starship flight of 2025 and the latest in a s

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‘Star Wars: Visions’ Season 3 Puts a Stormtrooper on Death’s Door

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-11-05 23:30:35

Over its currently two-season run, Star Wars: Visions has shown audiences the adventures of Force users, droids, and rebels. One viewpoint we’ve not seen much of is the Imperial forces, despite their repeatedly turning up in the show’s various shorts—but that’s changing with the new season, and things will get pretty cerebral. During this weekend’s Anime NYC, panelists got a look at “Black,” a short for the next set of episodes dropping in October. Developed by david production (Fire Force), th

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The Trump administration’s big Intel investment comes from already awarded grants

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-11-06 02:07:30

Intel officially announced an agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday afternoon, following Trump’s statement that the government would be taking a 10% stake in the struggling chipmaker. While Intel says the government is making an “$8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock,” the administration does not appear to be committing new funds. Instead, it’s simply making good on what Intel described as “grants previously awarded, but not yet paid, to Intel.” Specifically,

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Why is this hard?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-03 00:47:06

Every decision we make as developers is a tradeoff. We choose to do it because we believe that it holds benefit for what we are trying to accomplish. However, it is generally also a liability. The new code we are adding will need to be maintained, following new processes takes time, keeping infrastructure up-to-date and secure requires regular effort, etc. We are in an eternal battle to build what we need to build without being overwhelmed by these forces. If we're going to stave off that inevit

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The US government is taking an $8.9 billion stake in Intel

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-06 10:26:45

President Donald Trump says the US government is taking a 10 percent stake in chip maker Intel. Trump shared the news during a press conference on Friday, though an official announcement is still forthcoming, Reuters reports. News of a plan to convert Intel's previously promised CHIPS Act funding into equity in the company was first reported earlier in August. A meeting between Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and Trump following the President's call for Tan to resign seems to be the source of the deal. "H

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Apple accuses former Apple Watch staffer of conspiring to steal trade secrets for Oppo

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-11-06 10:20:31

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple is suing a former employee on the Apple Watch team who left to join Oppo, alleging that he “conspired to steal Apple’s trade secrets relating to Apple Watch and to disclose them to his new employers.” Ahead of starting his new job at Oppo, the employee, Dr. Chen Shi, attended “dozen

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U.S. officially takes 10% stake in Intel

cnbc.com Kif Leswing 2025-11-06 20:42:28

Lip-Bu Tan, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., departs following a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. White House officials previously told CNBC that Trump and Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan will meet on Friday afternoon. Lutnick's post included a photo with Tan. "They've agreed to do it and I think it's a great deal for them," Trump told reporters Friday at the White House Earlier on Friday, President Donald Trump said the government should get about 10% o

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Apple accuses Android brand of trade secret theft in wearable tech showdown

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-06 20:50:22

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Apple is suing OPPO, accusing the company of stealing Apple Watch trade secrets through a former employee. Engineer Chen Shi allegedly downloaded 63 confidential files and shared research details with OPPO before leaving Apple. Apple claims OPPO encouraged Shi’s actions to gain an unfair advantage in wearable tech development. Corporate espionage is more common than many of us realize, but two tech giants are at the center of a particularly dramatic e

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The US government is taking a 10 percent stake in Intel

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-06 20:50:47

President Donald Trump says the US government is taking a 10 percent stake in chip maker Intel. Trump shared the news during a press conference on Friday, though an official announcement is still forthcoming, Reuters reports. News of a plan to convert Intel's previously promised CHIPS Act funding into equity in the company was first reported earlier in August. A meeting between Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and Trump following the President's call for Tan to resign seems to be the source of the deal. "H

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 23, #1526

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-06 20:00:02

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's Wordle puzzle is a pretty tough one. Lots of vowels, so if you get those in place, you're on your way. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on. Today's Wordle hints

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 23 #538

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-06 20:00:05

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a funny one, with a lot of short words to find. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET'

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 23, #804

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-06 20:00:05

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. The NYT Connections puzzle is often tough, but today's is next-level tough. The blue category went wild with long, almost archaic vocabulary. See my rant below when I spoil the blue category for you. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a C

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Apple drags ex-Apple Watch engineer to court over Oppo trade secret leak

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-07 00:15:14

Every now and then, we hear about Apple going after ex-employees who allegedly try to take trade secrets with them when they get hired by the competition. That’s the case with Chen Shi, a former Sensor System Architect for the Apple Watch team. Here are the details. According to Apple’s claim, Shi worked at the company from January 2020 until a couple of months ago, when he left to go work for Oppo, a Chinese company that also makes phones and wearables, like the Oppo Watch. Apple says that in

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