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Apple Maps in iOS 26 gains the proactive feature I’ve long needed

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-08-12 19:28:07

Apple Maps gets new features nearly every year, and iOS 26 is no exception. One brand new addition in iOS 26 could make Apple Maps vital for your daily commute, even if you don’t use it for navigation: proactive commute notifications. Commute notifications are coming to Apple Maps in iOS 26 Regular commutes are one of those occasions when using a maps app might seem unnecessary. If you travel to a place often enough—including, of course, your regular work or school drives—there’s little reaso

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The best security cameras for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-12 19:00:35

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . If you're looking to keep an eye on your home, whether you're away for the weekend or just tucked into bed, a good security camera can give you peace of mind. The best security camera setups in 2025 do a lot more than just record footage — they offer smart alerts, crystal-clear video,

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Ditch your Dyson: This cordless stick vacuum cleans my home more effectively (and it's 30% off)

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-12 19:35:52

ZDNET's key takeaways The Tineco Pure One Station 5 vacuum cleaner is available on Amazon for $459. It's a powerful cordless vacuum with a self-emptying base station, perfect for pet owners and parents. Some parts can be finicky, like lining up the floor brush on the base station, or its accessories getting stuck and not easily detaching. $459 at Amazon The Tineco Pure One Station 5 is on sale for $320 (save $139) during Amazon Prime Day. Since I began testing the Tineco Pure One Station 5,

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Show HN: CXXStateTree – A modern C++ library for hierarchical state machines

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-09 09:06:46

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Ars Live recap: Climate science in a rapidly changing world

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-12 19:16:00

The conversation then moved to the record we have of the Earth's surface temperatures and the role of Berkeley Earth in providing an alternate method of calculating those. While the temperature records were somewhat controversial in the past, those arguments have largely settled down, and Berkeley Earth played a major role in helping to show that the temperature records have been reliable. Lately, those temperatures have been unusually high, crossing 1.5° C above pre-industrial conditions for t

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Investors appear to like a company with big space manufacturing ambitions

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-12 19:43:13

After flying three missions into low-Earth orbit this year, Varda Space Industries appears to be making credible progress toward developing the nascent manufacturing-in-space industry. Investors seem to think the same, as the California-based company announced an impressive $187 million Series C round of funding on Thursday. This brings the company's total amount of money raised since its founding in 2021 to $325 million. "A decent chunk of the capital is going to go toward scaling up our prod

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The new Bluetti Elite 100 V2 for over 50% off is my favorite Prime Day power station deal

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-08-12 23:45:50

Bluetti Elite 100 V2 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Amazon Prime Day is here, and you might be forgiven for thinking you're trapped in the movie Groundhog Day, because wasn't it also Prime Day yesterday and the day before? Yup, it was -- for the first time, Prime Day is a four-day shopping event, compared to two days in the past, running July 8-11. But never mind -- the deals are worth it! And some deals are so good, I feel like I need to tell you about them even though I've not yet finished my

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Synology masters both ease and control with BeeStation and DiskStation

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-08-12 12:30:32

Synology is synonymous with NAS, or network-attached storage, and there’s good reason for that. The DiskStation line of products is reliable and robust with a great community that supports consumer and professional use cases. More recently, Synology has reached beyond traditional NAS solutions with BeeStation, a private and family cloud storage solution. I’ve recently been testing the BeeStation Plus, a somewhat less capable, but much more approachable, product, and the DiskStation DS925+, a tra

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This new Gmail tool lets you declutter your inbox in seconds - here's how to use it

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-08-13 03:30:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET A few months ago, Google rolled out a new feature for Gmail on Android that makes it easier to clean out your inbox by showing a single list of all your subscriptions and providing a simple way to unsubscribe from these lists. Also: Run out of Gmail storage? How I got another 15GB for free and without losing any files Google officially expanded the feature today, making the announcement in a blog post that "Manage Subscriptions" is now showing up on Gmail for desk

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Apple’s Next Vision Pro May Come Sooner Than You Think, but With One Big Letdown

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-08-13 03:26:54

It may feel like Apple has given up on its used car-priced “spatial computer,” the Vision Pro, but according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the iPhone maker’s next-gen headset might arrive a lot sooner than you think, and that price may not be coming down. According to Gurman, an “upgraded” Vision Pro could be released “as early as this year.” The headset will reportedly be aimed at “improving performance” and enhancing “comfort.” Bloomberg says this next iteration of the Vision Pro

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‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Has Revealed Its Take on Mole Man

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-08-13 07:00:16

Netflix is getting in on Solo Leveling with a new live-action adaptation. Get a new look at the Outlander prequel series. Plus, a sneak peek at the season finale of Murderbot. To me, my spoilers! The Fantastic Four: First Steps As noted by Yahoo!, a tie-in comic book to the MCU’s Fantastic Four: First Steps released yesterday confirms Paul Walter Hauser does indeed play the Mole Man. The comic gives Hauser’s Harvey Elder a tweaked backstory: now he’s a union organizer and politician who has de

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Subnautica 2's early access release delayed to 2026 amid developer drama

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-13 11:30:42

Subnautica 2 is one of the most highly anticipated games around. It's the second-most wishlisted game on Steam behind (you guessed it) Hollow Knight: Silksong. However, you'll need to wait longer than anticipated to try Subnautica 2 in four-player co-op, as the survival game's early access release has been delayed until early 2026. Developer Unknown Worlds said that community members who took part in playtests provided positive feedback about the story, creatures, environment and general direct

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EU regulators are once again investigating TikTok over data transfers to China

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-13 11:46:58

TikTok is in more regulatory hot water. Only a couple of months after it slapped TikTok with a hefty fine over data transfers to China, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) is opening a fresh investigation into the platform. During the previous probe, TikTok claimed that European Economic Area (EEA) user data was stored on servers outside China. It said that TikTok staff in China accessed such data remotely. The DPC concluded the investigation on April 30 and fined TikTok 530 million euro

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I wanted to hate Samsung’s proprietary Galaxy Watch 8 bands, but I can’t

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-13 18:30:08

I didn’t expect to care this much about a watch band system, but here we are. With the launch of its newest smartwatches, Samsung has officially streamlined its wearable portfolio, bringing its questionable squircle shape to every model. This also means that all the Galaxy Watch 8 models now feature the brand’s Dynamic Lug system. This particular facet of the redesign might seem minor at first glance, and for anyone who’s ever struggled to swap a watch strap, it’s a meaningful improvement that’s

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iPhone Fold production line almost ready for next year’s launch – report

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-13 20:20:59

An iPhone Fold production line is being prepared in readiness for the launch of the first folding iPhone next year, and a new supply-chain report says that this is almost ready to begin production. The news follows a recent report that Apple is currently testing realistic prototypes of the device. The plant will reportedly have the capacity to produce displays for around twice as many devices as Apple actually expects to sell … The long journey to an iPhone Fold Folding smartphones have been

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Your AirPods case will never run out of battery again thanks to these new charging reminders

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-08-13 20:28:56

Your AirPods are getting even better with iOS 26 later this year. As well as new features like camera remote and sleep detection to pause media, Apple is also improving the charging experience. With the new update, your iPhone can automatically remind you when your AirPods are running out of juice. These alerts can show even when your AirPods are not currently in your ears, but stored in their case, that is running low on battery. We’ve all been there before. You are on your way out of your ho

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The mini PC I recommend for Linux users is on sale for $799 during Prime Day

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-08-13 17:15:12

ZDNET's key takeaways Lenovo's ThinkStation P3 Tiny is on sale now for $799, but higher-end configurations can cost up to $2,000. There's some powerful hardware here packed into a tiny frame, and pro users will appreciate its upgradeability and support for up to six monitors. Higher-tier configurations are pricey, the power supply is almost as big as the device itself, and it's specialized for the enterprise space. View now at Amazon Lenovo's ThinkStation P3 Tiny comes in a variety of configu

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Your Apple CarPlay is getting a major upgrade soon: 3 features I can't wait to use on iOS 26

zdnet.com Allison Murray 2025-08-13 21:30:13

Apple Apple's annual Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC) happened last month, and the tech giant announced several new updates to iOS 26, including upgrades for Apple CarPlay users, in case you missed it. Also: How to install iOS 26 beta on your iPhone (and which models support it) While you'll have to enroll in the developer beta to get early access, here's a quick overview of all the new features you can expect in Apple CarPlay by this fall. 1. New CarPlay design Along with the redesi

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This iOS 26 change could make it Apple’s most surprising update yet

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-08-13 13:15:00

With iOS 26, Apple has made a key strategy shift: it’s no longer pre-announcing major new features that won’t be available for months to come. Here’s why I think that’s a great decision by Apple, and why it could make for an exciting 12 months. The iOS 26 strategy shift Apple’s change in strategy was clearly driven by what happened at WWDC 2024 and during the subsequent iOS 18 cycle. The company pre-announced major new features for Siri, but failed to actually deliver those features. But iOS

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Apple’s ‘Back to School’ promo goes live in Europe, with free AirPods and more

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-13 21:23:27

After briefly taking down its European education stores earlier today, Apple has officially launched its 2025 Back to School promotion across the continent. Like in the U.S., this year’s offer includes a free pair of AirPods or other accessories with the purchase of a qualifying Mac or iPad through the Apple Store for Education website. Here are the details. The European Back to School deal runs through October 21 Apple has launched its 2025 Back to School promotion across Europe, offering st

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You can own the GameStop stapler that broke Nintendo Switch 2 consoles

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-13 22:58:48

GameStop has been specializing in making pretty wacky headlines in recent years, and its latest follows in that grand tradition. After employees at the retailer stapled Switch 2 receipts to boxes in a way that punctured some of the consoles' screens , the company promised that it would "make things right" for those customers. In addition to giving replacement Switch 2s to those people, GameStop has decided to turn the whole viral event into a publicity stunt for charity. Today, it posted on X th

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 10, #290

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-13 22:24:00

Looking for the most recent regular 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 and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition is a mix. The blue category was tough, and two categories require you to know athlete names. Stumped? Read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That's a sign that the ga

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Microsoft shares $500M in AI savings internally days after cutting 9,000 jobs

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-08-13 23:06:01

Microsoft’s chief commercial officer Judson Althoff said during a presentation this week that AI tools are boosting productivity across sales, customer service, and software engineering, Bloomberg reports. Althoff noted AI has been so useful that Microsoft was able to save more than $500 million last year in its call center alone. The internal remarks come a week after Microsoft laid off more than 9,000 workers, the company’s third round of layoffs this year that put the total number of affecte

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IEEE TCPP: 2025 Awards and Achievements in Parallel Processing

computer.org Enrique Quezada 2025-08-13 23:57:40

The Role of TCPP in Advancing Parallel Processing The Technical Community on Parallel Processing (TCPP) serves as a global platform dedicated to advancing research and education in parallel processing while also contributing to the development of technical standards in the field. It focuses on a range of topics related to the design, analysis, and implementation of parallel systems and solutions. This includes the design and analysis of parallel architectures, algorithms, and the development o

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Understand CPU Branch Instructions Better

news.ycombinator.com Chris Feilbach 2025-08-10 20:34:04

Branch instructions are the primary means by which a program running on a CPU makes a decision. This post is part of a series of posts on CPU performance, as part of the Pointer Wars: Linked List Edition challenge. This challenge is great for undergraduates, graduate students, and new engineers who want feedback about writing high performance C or C++ code. Much more info here. The Sequential Execution Model and Branch Instructions Programs written to execute on a CPU follow something called

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Evolution Mail Users Easily Trackable

news.ycombinator.com Mike Cardwell 2025-08-13 22:26:50

Evolution Mail’s “Load Remote Content” option, as a privacy protection feature doesn’t work. They know it doesn’t work. It hasn’t worked for years and there is no sign it will be fixed any time soon. I discovered the other day that if a HTML email contains a tag like: <link rel = "dns-prefetch" href = "https://trackingcode.attackersdomain.example.com" > Then when an email is opened in Evolution Mail, a DNS request for trackingcode.attackersdomain.example.com is performed. This happens with re

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Multi-Region Row Level Security in CockroachDB

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-14 02:53:19

Controlling who can access what data is more important than ever as organizations scale and modernize their data infrastructure. Enterprises are modernizing their critical databases, and they need fine-grained, built-in access controls that go beyond table-level permissions. That’s why, with the 25.2 release of CockroachDB , we’re introducing Row-Level Security — a powerful feature that allows you to define and enforce access policies at the row level, directly within the database. This form o

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Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

news.ycombinator.com Mike Isaac 2025-08-13 19:52:04

Linda Yaccarino, the chief executive of X and a top lieutenant to its owner, Elon Musk, said on Wednesday that she was leaving the company two years after joining the social media platform. In a post on X, Ms. Yaccarino, 61, said: “When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company. I’m immensely grateful to him for entrusting me.” She did not provide a reason for her departure. Ms. Yacc

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NASA will lose over 2,000 senior staff due to proposed Trump budget cuts

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-14 07:01:09

NASA is set to lose at least 2,145 senior staff members as part of the Trump administration's push for budget cuts, Politico reports. The brain drain could severely impact future research and missions, and is happening not long before the organization plans to send a new crew of astronauts to the Moon in 2026. Of the over 2,000 departing staff members, nearly all of them are in senior positions, requiring specialized skills or management experience. "Those leaving include 1,818 staff serving in

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Making Explainable Minesweeper

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-10 23:56:04

🎮Game 🧩Puzzle 💣Minesweeper 🤖Algorithm 💻Game Dev Background I recently purchased and played a game called 14 Minesweeper Variants during a Steam Summer sale. It was a fun game. However, I became curious while looking at the hints provided in the game. What exactly are these? Actually, when I played Minesweeper, which was a default Windows game, I could solve cases where there was a definite answer, but I remember stepping on countless mines in ambiguous situations. For example, situations like

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Apple Maps in iOS 26 gains the proactive feature I’ve long needed

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EU regulators are once again investigating TikTok over data transfers to China

I wanted to hate Samsung’s proprietary Galaxy Watch 8 bands, but I can’t

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Your AirPods case will never run out of battery again thanks to these new charging reminders

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