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news.ycombinator.com Kaushik Gopal 2025-08-03 17:51:30

Chrome finally pulled the trigger on the web’s best ad-blocker, uBlock Origin. Now that Chrome has hobbled uBO, Firefox—my beloved— is surging again. I want to do my part to convince you to switch to Firefox and show you how I use it. Why Firefox Let’s get through the important talking points, in case you need a quick copy paste to convince a friend. 100% open-source Un-enshittify the web Android users rejoice Customize to your heart’s content 100% open-source This section can be quick. H

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Hellraiser is being turned into a survival horror game

theverge.com Andrew Webster 2025-08-03 19:00:00

The developers at Boss Team Games have such sights to show you: the studio just announced that it’s taking the terrifying world of the classic Hellraiser films and turning it into a survival horror game. The new title is called Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival, and somehow it’s the first gaming adaptation of the franchise, which has been around since 1987. According to the studio, the game will blend “survival horror with a single-player, story-driven action experience.” And, yes, there will

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OpenAI and UK sign deal to use AI in public services

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-04 01:35:01

OpenAI and UK sign deal to use AI in public services 3 hours ago Share Save Mitchell Labiak & Imran Rahman-Jones Business & technology reporters Share Save Getty Images OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, has signed a deal to use artificial intelligence (AI) to increase productivity in the UK's public services, the government has announced. The agreement signed by the firm and the science department could give OpenAI access to government data and see its software used in education, defence, secu

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Five things you need to know about AI right now

technologyreview.com Will Douglas Heaven 2025-08-04 02:50:27

3. AI is power hungry and getting hungrier. You’ve probably heard that AI is power hungry. But a lot of that reputation comes from the amount of electricity it takes to train these giant models, though giant models only get trained every so often. What’s changed is that these models are now being used by hundreds of millions of people every day. And while using a model takes far less energy than training one, the energy costs ramp up massively with those kinds of user numbers. ChatGPT, fo

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This startup wants to use beams of energy to drill geothermal wells

technologyreview.com Casey Crownhart 2025-08-04 04:00:00

This rock-melting drilling technology from the geothermal startup Quaise is certainly unconventional. The company hopes it’s the key to unlocking geothermal energy and making it feasible anywhere. Geothermal power tends to work best in those parts of the world that have the right geology and heat close to the surface. Iceland and the western US, for example, are hot spots for this always-available renewable energy source because they have all the necessary ingredients. But by digging deep enoug

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I use both YouTube Music and Spotify, and for good reason

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-04 02:00:25

Andy Walker / Android Authority For many, the choice between Spotify and YouTube Music is a major dilemma. But for me, it’s not a question of picking one over the other. Unlike most people who stick to a single platform, I seamlessly integrate both into my daily routine, especially when relying on their free plans. But even when I opt for premium features, I often subscribe to one service while still actively using the other. Why this dual-platform approach? It all comes down to their distinct

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iOS 26 public beta could drop as soon as tomorrow, based on leaked build numbers

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-04 04:05:38

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has previously indicated that the iOS 26 public beta was likely to drop on around July 23 – and there may now be additional support for that date. A leaker with a solid track record has shared information suggesting that developer beta 4 will be available sometime today, which would potentially allow the public beta to land tomorrow … Apple has said only that the public betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, and tvOS 26 will be available sometime in July. We

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The best Apple AirTag accessories for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-04 02:00:37

AirTags can also help you keep track of larger bags and luggage, and you could easily slip one into an interior pocket and call it a day. But if you’d rather hook the tracker to the outside, you’ll need something a bit larger and more flexible than a standard key ring. Belkin’s Secure Holder with Strap is a good option: it comes in different colors and it’s budget friendly at only $13. The case opens up into two pieces, allowing you to sit the AirTag inside the circle and twist and snap the two

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The Morning After: This is the Pixel 10 (or maybe the Pixel 10 Pro)

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-04 04:16:48

While I wasn’t expecting a major design shakeup, Google revealed the design of its new Pixel phone, almost a month before the official launch event. You can take a look for yourself on the front page of the Google Store. A short video teaser reveals one of the upcoming Pixel 10 smartphones. The device bears a similar appearance to the Pixel 9, with a back design that makes the camera unit protrude from the frame, similar to the Pixel 9 Pro. Oh, and an additional camera — if this is the base Pix

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Microsoft: Windows Server KB5062557 causes cluster, VM issues

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-04 03:24:10

Microsoft is asking businesses to reach out for support to mitigate a known issue causing Cluster service and VM restart issues after installing this month's Windows Server 2019 security updates. As the company explains in a private advisory seen by BleepingComputer, the Cluster service (a system component essential to cluster operation) might fail to function correctly after installing the KB5062557 update released on July 8th. The same bug is also causing some nodes to fail when attempting t

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The best mobile VPNs of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2025-08-04 03:15:14

NordVPN is a fast and reliable VPN with an extensive server network, regardless of what device you use, making it one of my favorite mobile VPNs. Why we like it: Once you've figured out NordVPN, there's no additional learning curve for using it on other devices. When you first open it, you'll see a landing screen map. From here, you can pick a country or head to the fastest local server automatically. If your screen's too small for that to be convenient, you're only a swipe away from a VPN ser

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How to Migrate from OpenAI to Cerebrium for Cost-Predictable AI Inference

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-04 01:08:37

How To Migrate From OpenAI to Cerebrium for Cost-Predictable AI Inference If you're building an AI application, you probably started with OpenAI's convenient APIs. However, as your application scales, you'll need more control over costs, models, and infrastructure. Cerebrium is a serverless AI infrastructure platform that lets you run open-source models on dedicated hardware with predictable, time-based pricing instead of token-based billing. This guide will show you how to build a complete c

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Show HN: A rudimentary game engine to build four dimensional VR evironments

news.ycombinator.com Info Brainpaingames.Com 2025-08-01 13:23:33

Hypershack Hypershack is a standalone, private space designed for tinkering and learning with 4D objects in Virtual Reality. There are some elements designed to help get oriented in the 4d world: there are small particles falling down, i.e. moving towards negative y-axis. The speed they are falling depends on the orientation of the observed 3d space in the 4d world, the closer the 3d space is aligned with y-axis, the faster the particles fall. If you rotate the 3d space to be perpendicular to

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Is Your Iced Coffee Making You Dehydrated in the Summer Heat? I Asked the Experts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-04 00:51:03

As the summer sun beats down, we should all stay hydrated, as dehydration can increase our risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. However, when I saw the National Weather Service in Las Vegas advising residents across parts of California, Nevada and Arizona to stop drinking caffeine in extreme heat to prevent dehydration, I wondered if that was taking things too far. To find out whether caffeine actually causes dehydration to the point where you need to put your iced coffee down, I consulted

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Want a Fiber Internet Connection? Read This First

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-04 04:00:00

We write a lot about fiber internet at CNET. It's often touted as the "gold standard" of broadband by policymakers, experts and internet users alike. The Fiber Broadband Association estimates that a little over 76 million homes have made the switch to a fiber internet connection, representing a growth of 13% in the past year. If you've ever struggled with slow speeds or outages while using cable, 5G, satellite or (God forbid) DSL internet, you've probably considered switching internet providers

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How to Recycle Your Old Computers and Printers for Free

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-04 01:15:04

It's weirdly difficult to get rid of old laptops, desktops and printers sitting around your house -- even when it's been over a decade since you last plugged them in. But recycling old tech is easier than you think and can free up a lot of space for you. A CNET survey found that 31% of US adults are still holding onto old, unused devices, including laptops, because they're unsure of what to do with them. The survey also found that 19% of respondents just toss old devices in the trash -- which i

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DOCSIS 3.0 vs. 3.1 vs. 4.0: How Are They Different?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-04 04:30:00

If you have cable internet, then you're using DOCSIS technology. DOCSIS stands for Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications, and it's a standard that defines how your modem relays cable internet signals to and from your home. If you have cable internet from Cox, Spectrum, Xfinity or a regional cable internet provider like Armstrong, you're using a DOCSIS-compliant modem. The DOCSIS 4.0 cable modem is ideal since it produces faster upload speeds. But while specifications for DOCSIS 4.0 h

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AT&T Promo Code: Get a Gift Card Worth Up to $200

wired.com Kat Merck 2025-08-03 22:30:00

Major wireless carriers: A necessary evil if you travel a lot, have a family, or are just interested in coverage that’s reliably consistent and widespread. AT&T is the third-largest provider in the US (first for 5G), with the largest coverage map. I’ve had various AT&T plans for more than a decade, first for just myself and now for my whole family, even though I only get one cell bar at my house and have to stand in one 5-square-foot patch of yard to make a phone call. And have lost entire days

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Newly Discovered ‘Infinity Galaxy’ Could Prove How Ancient Supermassive Black Holes Formed

wired.com Jorge Garay 2025-08-04 02:00:00

A team of astronomers have discovered a curious figure in the universe. It is two distant galaxies colliding with each other to form a larger structure. From Earth’s perspective, the junction of the disks resembles the number eight lying down, similar to the infinity symbol (∞). Because of this resemblance, the researchers—who are based at the universities of Yale and Copenhagen—have nicknamed it the “Infinity Galaxy” and have detailed their discovery in a paper published in the Astrophysical J

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Did Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Backfire?

wired.com Aarian Marshall 2025-08-04 03:00:00

Would you consider a ride in a self-driving car? After hearing a bit about Tesla’s robotaxi launch in Austin, Texas, last month, just under half of US consumers wouldn’t even think about it, according to survey data shared exclusively with WIRED. Thirty-one percent of the survey’s respondents said they’re not considering riding one right now. Sixty-five percent said they hadn’t even heard about Tesla’s robotaxi launch, which includes just a handful of cars and is open only to invited users—most

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent Is Haunting My Browser

wired.com Reece Rogers 2025-08-04 03:30:00

Most people’s browser tabs are filled with unread news articles. Mine are filled with AI agents and ghost clicks. I have four instances of OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent—the generative AI tool released last week, which can run searches and perform tasks on the web—already open with each running in its own tab. I’ve given these first four agents relatively simple jobs based on ChatGPT’s suggestions. One is clicking around to find a birthday gift on the Target website, and another is generating a pitch d

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How to Spot and Guard Against Wrong Number Scams

wired.com David Nield 2025-08-04 04:00:00

Something you can be sure of when it comes to scams and swindles is that the methods used to try to part you from your data, your money, or both are constantly changing—which of course makes it more difficult to spot scenarios where someone is attempting to trick you. One simple scam that's continuing to get more common starts off with text from someone who has apparently messaged the wrong number. There's no mistake though: Your number is being deliberately targeted by a fraudster. A wrong nu

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X Data Center Fire in Oregon Started Inside Power Cabinet, Authorities Say

wired.com Paresh Dave 2025-08-04 04:01:20

A recent, hours-long fire at a data center used by Elon Musk’s X may have begun after an electrical or mechanical issue in a power system, according to an official fire investigation. WIRED was the first to report on the blaze, which occurred on May 22 in Hillsboro, Oregon. Data center giant Digital Realty operates the 13-acre site, and multiple people familiar with the matter previously told WIRED that the Musk-run social platform X has servers there. Data center fires are rare, with about tw

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Fiberglass-Free, Chemical-Free: Natural Fire Barriers for Mattresses

wired.com Julia Forbes 2025-08-04 04:41:00

What do mattresses and a box of matches have in common? It's not just that they’re both rectangular—both can can be very flammable if you're not careful. Mattresses have historically posed a significant fire hazard, and they still can without careful attention to the materials used. In the US, an estimated 20,800 residential fires occurred due to mattresses and bedding igniting from flame exposure between 1996 and 1998, according to FEMA. At that time, fires involving mattresses and bedding wer

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Tesla opens retro-futuristic diner as Elon Musk hints at more locations

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-08-03 19:29:52

In Brief The Tesla Diner & Drive-In, a long-awaited and hyped facility that combines retro nostalgia and futurism with the automaker’s fast-charging network, officially opened at 4:20 p.m. on Monday in Hollywood, California. The Tesla Diner & Drive-In is technically a place for Tesla drivers to charge their EVs and maybe get hamburgers, hot dogs, or other classic diner menu items (which Eater shared in full). The diner, according to Not a Tesla App, is loaded with Tesla-branded merchandise, an

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Google Home is becoming a house of glitches, users say

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-04 04:04:24

TL;DR Google Home and Nest users are reporting a significant decline in reliability, with devices frequently misunderstanding commands or failing to respond at all. Core features like controlling lights, routines, and speaker groups seem to be breaking down. While the exact cause of the downgraded experience is unclear, users suspect upcoming Gemini updates are to blame. Google’s smart speakers and hubs appear to be steadily declining in performance. A recent Reddit thread has highlighted jus

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We have made the decision to not continue paying for BBB accreditation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-04 00:49:29

We have made the conscious choice not to continue paying for accreditation from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). We realize that this may raise questions among our customers, and we want to explain why we made this decision. For years, people have been told to look for BBB accredited businesses, and that it somehow reflects whether a business is on the up and up. What most don’t realize is that businesses PAY to be accredited with the BBB. You do not EARN an accreditation- you buy it. A few m

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What will become of the CIA?

news.ycombinator.com Keith Gessen 2025-08-03 16:16:07

In December, 1988, as the Soviet Union was beginning to come apart, Senator Bill Bradley, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, convened a closed-door hearing with several of the C.I.A.’s top Soviet experts. These were analysts, not operatives. They did not run spies or weapons, or shoot poisoned darts at people; mostly, they sat at their desks at Langley, reading Pravda or studying photographs of Soviet military parades. The hearing found them in a melancholy mood, pondering

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He Rewrote Everything in Rust – Then We Got Fired

news.ycombinator.com Threadsafe Diaries 2025-07-31 15:02:35

He Rewrote Everything in Rust — Then We Got Fired The day his code hit production, the graphs went flat. A month later, HR called us in. ThreadSafe Diaries 4 min read · Jun 12, 2025 -- 65 Share Before the Rewrite, We Were Drowning We were a team of six. Backend engineers juggling microservices, pipelines, devops patches, and postmortems that read like therapy notes. Our stack was typical for a fast-moving startup: Node.js microservices Redis queues AWS Lambdas MongoDB for almost everythi

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10% Off Canon Promo Code & Coupons

wired.com Scott Gilbertson 2025-08-04 03:20:00

Normally we think the Canon EOS R8 is the best deal, but when you can save $500 on an EOS R5 C Body, why not upgrade? The R5 offers a 45 Megapixel Full-frame sensor and can shoot 8K RAW Video. It’s a powerhouse of a camera and a steal at this price. If you don’t need the huge 45 MP sensor of the R5, the smaller, cheaper R6 Mark II Body is also available for $100 off. There are plenty of other Canon discounts and free shipping offers live now, so you can save extra on lens kits, printers, camera

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Latest Tech News

How to Firefox

Hellraiser is being turned into a survival horror game

OpenAI and UK sign deal to use AI in public services

Five things you need to know about AI right now

This startup wants to use beams of energy to drill geothermal wells

I use both YouTube Music and Spotify, and for good reason

iOS 26 public beta could drop as soon as tomorrow, based on leaked build numbers

The best Apple AirTag accessories for 2025

The Morning After: This is the Pixel 10 (or maybe the Pixel 10 Pro)

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How to Migrate from OpenAI to Cerebrium for Cost-Predictable AI Inference

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Is Your Iced Coffee Making You Dehydrated in the Summer Heat? I Asked the Experts

Want a Fiber Internet Connection? Read This First

How to Recycle Your Old Computers and Printers for Free

DOCSIS 3.0 vs. 3.1 vs. 4.0: How Are They Different?

AT&T Promo Code: Get a Gift Card Worth Up to $200

Newly Discovered ‘Infinity Galaxy’ Could Prove How Ancient Supermassive Black Holes Formed

Did Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Backfire?

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent Is Haunting My Browser

How to Spot and Guard Against Wrong Number Scams

X Data Center Fire in Oregon Started Inside Power Cabinet, Authorities Say

Fiberglass-Free, Chemical-Free: Natural Fire Barriers for Mattresses

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Google Home is becoming a house of glitches, users say

We have made the decision to not continue paying for BBB accreditation

What will become of the CIA?

He Rewrote Everything in Rust – Then We Got Fired

10% Off Canon Promo Code & Coupons

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