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I took Gemini shopping with its new visual guidance on the Pixel 10: Here’s how it went

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-29 17:30:51

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority Google keeps giving Gemini more tricks on our phones, like a magician stuffing rabbits in a hat. On the Pixel 10 series, Gemini talks to apps, performs unreal voice translations, helps take better photos, and basically shows off its abilities every chance it gets. Visual guidance is also one of Gemini’s newest party tricks to debut alongside Google’s latest flagships. So last week, I grabbed my fresh-out-of-the-box Pixel 10 Pro XL and headed out for some retail

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The Forecasting Company (YC S24) Is Hiring a Software Engineer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-29 15:20:35

We are on a mission to create the forecasting foundation model to rule them all. Forecasting drives critical decisions worldwide - impacting staffing, supply chain management, finance and more. Our solution provides companies with the models, platform and APIs they need to easily generate the most accurate forecasts possible, helping to significantly reduce waste and enabling smarter, more confident decisions. Who we’re looking for As our founding software engineer, you will have the ability t

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Microsoft fires two employees over breaking into its president’s office

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-10-29 16:56:42

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold banners and signs as they protest outside the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Microsoft on Thursday said that it had terminated two employees who broke into President Brad Smith's office earlier this week. The news comes after seven current and former Microsoft employees on Tuesday held a protest in the company's building in Redmond, Washington, in opposition to the Israeli military's alleged

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Reverse-engineering the Globus INK, a Soviet spaceflight navigation computer (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-27 03:55:35

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Nvidia CEO Says More Advanced AI Models Will Keep Chip, Data Center Growth Going

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-29 21:13:26

AI bubble? What AI bubble? If you ask Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, we're in a "new industrial revolution." Huang's company, of course, makes chips and computer hardware, the "picks and shovels" of the AI gold rush, and it's become the world's largest business by capitalizing on AI's growth, bubble or not. Speaking on Wednesday during an earnings call as his company reported revenue of $46.7 billion in the past quarter, he indicated no sign that the incredible growth of the generative artificial int

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Your favorite e-ink sketchbook might be getting smaller

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-30 01:55:24

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR A very short reMarkable “special event” on YouTube teases a new device heading to shelves. Interested shoppers can tune in on September 3 at 8 AM ET to find out more details. For now, speculation suggests a smaller form factor. It appears reMarkable isn’t done scribbling in the e-ink margins. The company dropped a cryptic teaser video, showing off what looks like a downsized tablet with familiar Paper Pro DNA. While the clip doesn’t confirm much beyon

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Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year

news.ycombinator.com Jennifer Elias 2025-10-30 05:16:56

Google has eliminated more than one-third of its managers overseeing small teams, an executive told employees last week, as the company continues its focus on efficiencies across the organization. "Right now, we have 35% fewer managers, with fewer direct reports" than at this time a year ago, said Brian Welle, vice president of people analytics and performance, according to audio of an all-hands meeting reviewed by CNBC. "So a lot of fast progress there." At the meeting, employees asked Welle

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OpenAI Plans to Add Parental Controls to ChatGPT After Lawsuit Over Teen's Death

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-30 04:35:47

OpenAI has announced its plans to implement parental controls and enhanced safety measures for ChatGPT after parents filed a lawsuit this week in California state court alleging the popular AI chatbot contributed to their 16-year-old son's suicide earlier this year. The company said it feels "a deep responsibility to help those who need it most," and is working to better respond to situations involving chatbot users who may be experiencing mental health crises and suicidal ideation. "We will a

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New AirTag 2 is coming very soon with these rumored features

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-30 09:15:12

Apple’s biggest event of the year is happening on September 9. New products expected include the iPhone 17 line, AirPods Pro 3, and Apple Watch Ultra 3. But signs point to another highly anticipated product likely making an appearance: Apple’s new AirTag 2 is coming soon. AirTag 2 expected to launch this fall, possibly as early as September Apple had a busy product launch season at the start of the year, with the M4 MacBook Air, iPhone 16e, and more debuting. And it’s about to enter an even bu

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FEMA Staffers Warned of Looming ‘Katrina-Level’ Disaster, Then Got Suspended

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-10-30 09:50:58

It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing nearly 1,400 people and displacing up to 1.2 million more. The storm’s impact overwhelmed the Federal Emergency Management Agency, revealing fatal flaws in its disaster response. The agency’s failure prompted Congress to overhaul FEMA largely through the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA). This set higher expectations for its leaders and enhanced its autonomy within the Department of Homela

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911 centers are so understaffed, they’re turning to AI to answer calls

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-10-30 09:42:12

When Max Keenan joined Y Combinator’s summer 2022 batch, he was working on Aurelian, a company that automated appointment bookings for hair salons. But less than a year later, a conversation with one of his clients led him to a far more significant problem. A nearby school’s carpool line was constantly blocking the parking lot of one of Aurelian’s hair salon clients. The salon owner called the city’s non-emergency line and was put on hold for 45 minutes before reaching a dispatcher. “She called

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FreePBX servers hacked via zero-day, emergency fix released

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-30 13:36:53

The Sangoma FreePBX Security Team is warning about an actively exploited FreePBX zero-day vulnerability that impacts systems with the Administrator Control Panel (ACP) is exposed to the internet. FreePBX is an open-source PBX (Private Branch Exchange) platform built on top of Asterisk, widely used by businesses, call centers, and service providers to manage voice communications, extensions, SIP trunks, and call routing. In an advisory posted to the FreePBX forums, the Sangoma FreePBX Security

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Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year, exec says

cnbc.com Jennifer Elias 2025-10-30 17:29:49

Google has eliminated more than one-third of its managers overseeing small teams, an executive told employees last week, as the company continues its focus on efficiencies across the organization. "Right now, we have 35% fewer managers, with fewer direct reports" than at this time a year ago, said Brian Welle, vice president of people analytics and performance, according to audio of an all-hands meeting reviewed by CNBC. "So a lot of fast progress there." At the meeting, employees asked Welle

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WhatsApp is the latest to offer an AI-powered writing assistant

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-30 17:21:16

WhatsApp just introduced an AI-powered writing assistant, in case you need help with a text or whatever. The AI provides suggestions in various styles, like professional, funny or supportive. Once generated, the user can continue editing the message if required. All you have to do is look for the new pencil icon in a 1:1 conversation or a group chat. The AI will handle the rest. It's rolling out now, but only in English and to users in the US. The company says it hopes "to bring it to other lan

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IT system supplier cyberattack impacts 200 municipalities in Sweden

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-30 17:23:42

A cyberattack on Miljödata, an IT systems supplier for roughly 80% of Sweden’s municipal systems, has caused accessibility problems in more than 200 regions of the country. In addition to the service disruption, there are concerns that attackers also stole sensitive data. Local media report that the threat actor demanded a ransom of 1.5 (currently around $168,000) Bitcoins from Miljödata in exchange for not leaking stolen information. Miljödata is a Swedish software company that develops and p

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GMP damaging Zen 5 CPUs?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-30 15:24:12

GMP damaging Zen 5 CPUs? Background We have fried two Ryzen 9950X CPUs in a few months by running GMP tests. This is not expected, of course. In this page, we provide as much information as possible to help analysing the problem. What causes these CPUs to die while running GMP is unknown to us. While similar, it is not the widely reported Asrock motherboard problem, as the motherboards we use are of a different make (see below). It might be that the Zen 5 CPUs pull more power than specified w

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Trump administration suspends FEMA employees who warned about disaster response

theverge.com Justine Calma 2025-10-30 17:37:15

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. FEMA has suspended at least 30 employees after they warned that spending limits, staffing cuts, and gaps in leadership hurt the agency’s ability to respond to disasters. The employees rece

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The Pixel 10 comes with 12GB of RAM, but Google has locked some of it away

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-30 21:15:09

Robert Triggs / Android Authority The Google Pixel 10 series has plenty of new features for both fans and newcomers. As is Google’s current direction of travel, many of these focus on new or improved AI tools. However, leaning heavily on AI to power smartphones requires a few changes to how we usually think about running apps. Typically, when we open an app, we expect it to appear within a second or so, with the phone quickly fetching it from storage and loading it into RAM. Larger application

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The PS Plus monthly games for September include Psychonauts 2 and Stardew Valley

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-30 20:57:30

A new month is almost upon us, which means Sony is about to drop some fresh games that all PlayStation Plus members can keep in their collection as long as they maintain a subscription. There are some real standouts for September , including the iconic Stardew Valley and the long-awaited sequel Psychonauts 2. Stardew Valley is one of the most beloved farming/life sims of all time. You grow stuff, romance villagers and, of course, battle enemies in an enormous mine. It's an absolute time sink, b

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Anthropic admits its AI is being used to conduct cybercrime

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-30 21:07:35

Anthropic’s agentic AI, Claude , has been "weaponized" in high-level cyberattacks, according to a new report published by the company. It claims to have successfully disrupted a cybercriminal whose "vibe hacking" extortion scheme targeted at least 17 organizations, including some related to healthcare, emergency services and government. Anthropic says the hacker attempted to extort some victims into paying six-figure ransoms to prevent their personal data from being made public, with an "unprec

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How much RAM do you actually need in 2025? I broke it down for Windows and Mac users

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-10-30 21:53:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways RAM is an important hardware resource that allows a computer to perform optimally and at fast speeds. Escalating computing demands have made 16GB of RAM the new standard for PCs and laptops if they are to continue performing at their best. Even then, 16GB of memory may not be enough for certain users, so it's important to know when to upgrade. I used to struggle when shopping for a new computer. Ove

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Microsoft’s employee protests have reached a boiling point

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-10-30 21:30:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Some Microsoft employees are willing to risk everything to protest their employer. No Azure for Apartheid, a group led by current and former Microsoft employees, started last year as a petition to Microsoft executives. It demanded that Microsoft end all Azure contracts and partnerships with the Israeli military and government, disclose all ties, call for a ceasefire in Gaza, an

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Was it just a mistake? Nothing speaks out on the Phone 3’s stock photo controversy

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-30 20:37:57

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis has provided a detailed explanation for the stock photos found on Nothing Phone 3 demo units. The company uses placeholder content, including stock images, in demo units for testing purposes before mass production. Nothing says it was an “unfortunate oversight” that the placeholder content was not swapped out with actual photo samples. The company is working to update all demo units and prevent similar incidents in the

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South Korea bans smartphones in all middle and elementary school classrooms

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-31 00:37:42

South Korean lawmakers have banned smartphones and other smart devices in elementary and middle school classrooms, The New York Times reports. The law goes into effect in 2026. The legislation only outlaws these devices during class hours and there are no stipulations regarding punishment for violators. The law does, however, give principals and teachers the power to stop students from carrying or using a phone on school grounds. Additionally, students are able to use smart devices during emerg

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These 6 Linux apps could boost your productivity - and you might not have heard of them

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-10-31 04:41:00

Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Linux has tons of productivity tools waiting to help. There are both GUI and command-line apps available. All of the tools listed are free to use. When you think of productivity, I'm sure the usual suspects come to mind: Office suite Groupware PDF creators/editors Image editors File managers Content Management Systems (CMS) To-do lists Project management tools To assume thos

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Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' Is Now Streaming. Here's How to Watch

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-31 05:02:06

See at Disney Plus Carries Thunderbolts Disney Plus See at Disney Plus See more details Days before the Lilo & Stitch live-action movie starts streaming on Sept. 3, Marvel's Thunderbolts has dropped on Disney Plus. The action-packed anti-hero flick premiered in theaters on May 2 and stars Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lewis Pullman, Wyatt Russell and Hannah John-Kamen, among others. The movie follows castoffs who team up for a dangerous mission after naviga

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AirPods Pro 3 release date: When to expect the new model’s launch

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-31 09:45:04

Three years after AirPods Pro 2 first debuted, Apple is nearly ready to unveil the popular product’s successor. Here’s the expected release date for AirPods Pro 3. AirPods Pro 3 expected to launch in mid-September Apple recently announced September 9 as the date for its iPhone 17 event. This date is important for AirPods users too, because Apple has historically introduced new AirPods models during its annual September event. Last year brought AirPods 4 and AirPods Max with USB-C. And AirPod

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Try these obscure Linux apps to help level up your productivity

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-10-31 09:41:35

The Penguin key is a nice touch. Jack Wallen/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Linux has tons of productivity tools waiting to help. There are both GUI and command line apps available. All of the tools listed are free to use. When you think of productivity, I'm sure the usual suspects come to mind: Office suite Groupware PDF creators/editors Image editors File managers Content Management Systems (CMS) To-do lists Project management tools And much more To assume those are the only produc

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This ‘Training Day’ Meme Is Getting Me Through the Collapse of American Democracy

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-10-31 08:20:13

The U.S. isn’t doing very well right now. The nation’s capital is under military occupation, the president is pursuing a campaign of retribution against his political enemies, and the wealthiest people in the country have suddenly embraced government ownership of their companies if it means they don’t have to pay more in taxes. But through it all, we still have our memes, the true opiate of the masses. And the latest meme that I can’t get enough of involves audio from an old movie, cute dogs, a

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Google may finally launch a new Home speaker after 5 years - here's the clue

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-10-31 13:39:24

Made by Google video with F1 driver Lando Norris interacting with Gemini through an unknown speaker. Google Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Google teased an unknown speaker at last week's event. Speaker may pair with Google TV Streamer, more devices due. No announcement yet, first smart speaker since 2020. The 2025 Made by Google event featured some well-known stars and highly anticipated devices, but one moment caught my eye more than others. An

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I took Gemini shopping with its new visual guidance on the Pixel 10: Here’s how it went

The Forecasting Company (YC S24) Is Hiring a Software Engineer

Microsoft fires two employees over breaking into its president’s office

Reverse-engineering the Globus INK, a Soviet spaceflight navigation computer (2023)

Nvidia CEO Says More Advanced AI Models Will Keep Chip, Data Center Growth Going

Your favorite e-ink sketchbook might be getting smaller

Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year

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FEMA Staffers Warned of Looming ‘Katrina-Level’ Disaster, Then Got Suspended

911 centers are so understaffed, they’re turning to AI to answer calls

FreePBX servers hacked via zero-day, emergency fix released

Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year, exec says

WhatsApp is the latest to offer an AI-powered writing assistant

IT system supplier cyberattack impacts 200 municipalities in Sweden

GMP damaging Zen 5 CPUs?

Trump administration suspends FEMA employees who warned about disaster response

The Pixel 10 comes with 12GB of RAM, but Google has locked some of it away

The PS Plus monthly games for September include Psychonauts 2 and Stardew Valley

Anthropic admits its AI is being used to conduct cybercrime

How much RAM do you actually need in 2025? I broke it down for Windows and Mac users

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Was it just a mistake? Nothing speaks out on the Phone 3’s stock photo controversy

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Try these obscure Linux apps to help level up your productivity

This ‘Training Day’ Meme Is Getting Me Through the Collapse of American Democracy

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