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How Wikipedia survives while the rest of the internet breaks

theverge.com Josh Dzieza 2025-10-17 20:30:04

WhenWhen armies invade, hurricanes form, or governments fall, a Wikipedia editor will typically update the relevant articles seconds after the news breaks. So quick are editors to change “is” to “was” in cases of notable deaths that they are said to have the fastest past tense in the West. So it was unusual, according to one longtime editor who was watching the page, that on the afternoon of January 20th, 2025, hours after Elon Musk made a gesture resembling a Nazi salute at a rally following Pr

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Synthesia’s AI clones are more expressive than ever. Soon they’ll be able to talk back.

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-10-18 04:05:33

When Synthesia launched in 2017, its primary purpose was to match AI versions of real human faces—for example, the former footballer David Beckham—with dubbed voices speaking in different languages. A few years later, in 2020, it started giving the companies that signed up for its services the opportunity to make professional-level presentation videos starring either AI versions of staff members or consenting actors. But the technology wasn’t perfect. The avatars’ body movements could be jerky a

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As a cell phone expert, I’m worried about the future of prepaid carriers

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-18 05:00:52

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Once dismissed as the domain of teenagers, bad credit consumers, or even shady activity, prepaid wireless has transformed into a real competitor in the smartphone age. Today, the prepaid market offers everything from ultra-budget choices to services that deliver an experience nearly indistinguishable from premium postpaid service. But this evolution comes with a new concern: over-saturation. There are now well over a dozen reputable prepaid carriers, along w

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Major Philips Hue launch turns bulbs into motion sensors, adds smart doorbell, more

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-10-18 05:20:06

We’ve known for some time that there was major news on the way from Philips Hue, and the company has now announced all of the details. One of the headline features is a new Bridge Pro which turns your existing smart bulbs into motion sensors. Bulbs also get more affordable, light strips get brighter, and there’s support for Matter-over-Thread. Finally, the smart doorbell leaked earlier in the year is now official … Plans to turn existing Philips Hue light bulbs into motion sensors were leaked

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Eufy's MarsWalker allows its robot vacuums to climb stairs

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-18 02:30:20

Eufy just introduced a couple of new devices at the IFA conference in Germany, including something called the MarsWalker. This little doodad picks up robot vacuums and carries them up and down stairs. That's pretty neat, considering stairs are the bane of any robovac's existence. The company says the MarsWalker automatically recognizes common stair types, including straight, L-shaped and U-shaped. It transports the vacuum between floors and drops it off at the base station when needed. Eufy boa

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Microsoft says recent Windows updates cause app install issues

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-18 05:57:02

Microsoft says the August 2025 security updates are triggering unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation issues for non-admin users across all supported Windows versions. This known issue is caused by a security patch that addresses the CVE-2025-50173 Windows Installer privilege escalation vulnerability, which can allow authenticated attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges due to a weak authentication issue. To address this security vulnerability, Microsoft has implemented

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Incogni vs. DeleteMe: I compared the two best data removal services, and there's a clear winner

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2025-10-18 02:30:19

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Data removal services began to appear around 15 years ago, after data brokers realized that data could become a new, valuable currency -- and one ripe for exploitation, given the lack of laws and little to no consumer data privacy protection written into legislation. Incogni and DeleteMe, founded in 2021 as part of VPN provider Surfshark and in 2010 by Abine Privacy, respectively, are two of the most widely-known data remo

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Finally, the official Instagram app for iPad has arrived - here's what's new

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-10-18 03:00:20

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Meta just announced a native app version of Instagram for iPadOS 15.1 and later. The app is free and available in the App Store now. It looks different than the mobile version, with some interesting ways to curate your feed. At long last, you can now scroll Instagram on your iPad. After years of requests by iPad users, it will be available in the App Store for iPadOS 15.1 and later starting Septem

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Visa's AI-enhanced payment options will be coming to more apps soon, thanks to new MCP support

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-10-18 05:00:17

Getty Images / Anna Barclay / Contributor Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Visa Intelligent Commerce opens Visa's payment network to developers and engineers. These individuals can then build agentic AI shopping experiences using Visa's network. Now, Visa Intelligent Commerce offers Model Context Protocol (MCP) support. AI agents can optimize how people do everyday tasks in the digital world, including shopping. In May, Visa unveiled Visa Intell

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Google was down in eastern EU and Turkey

news.ycombinator.com Web - Http 2025-10-18 02:23:35

Users across multiple Eastern European countries reported a significant and ongoing outage affecting a suite of Google services, causing widespread disruption to both work and daily life. #BREAKING Google services down in some countries, primarily felt across Southeastern Europe pic.twitter.com/cMYRYPHFi8 — Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) September 4, 2025 Reports began flooding into downdetector.com and social media platforms around from users in Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and other Eastern Eu

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Polars Cloud and Distributed Polars now available

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-17 21:01:49

After working hard since our Polars Cloud announcement last February, we are pleased to officially launch Polars Cloud. Polars Cloud is now Generally Available on AWS. Beyond that, we also launched our novel Distributed Engine in Open Beta on Polars Cloud. You can immediately get started at https://cloud.pola.rs/. After that you can fire a remote distributed query: import polars_cloud as pc import polars as pl from datetime import date with pc . ComputeContext ( workspace = "<my-workspace>" ,

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Anker’s Mammoth Projector Is Now So Big You Should Just Call It R2-D2

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-10-18 02:30:52

I was already impressed enough with Anker’s SoundCore Nebula X1 projector when I saw it back in April. We all dream of having our own full theater in our homes, or at least something transportable enough that we could hang a bedsheet in our backyard and pretend we’re at the cinema. It was one of the first projectors with its own internal liquid cooling system to keep it from overheating. Then came along the Nebula X1 Pro, a projector so big it could be a Star Wars droid that’s large enough to pa

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Eufy’s Marswalker Is the First Robot Vacuum Designed to Climb a Full Flight of Stairs

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-18 02:30:00

Stairs are the enemy of robot vacuums everywhere. There isn’t currently a single robot vacuum on the market that can climb a flight of stairs without human assistance. Even the best robot vacuums we recommend for their ability to cross obstacles, like the Dreame X50 Ultra and Roborock Saros Z70, can only handle thresholds between two and three inches. Eufy’s Marswalker may be the first robot vacuum to truly be able to tackle this problem. It’s a robot vacuum that looks a bit like a wheeled Mars

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Porsche Is Set to Be the First Electric Car Maker to Deliver Wireless Charging Later This Year

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-18 05:02:00

Table of Contents Porsche Is Set to Be the First Electric Car Maker to Deliver Wireless Charging Later This Year Those who closely follow electric cars will have heard whispers of wireless charging for a while now. And if you're not an EV aficionado, you've probably wondered why it hasn't happened. Well, that's all about to change. Porsche announced on Thursday that it’s rolling out wireless charging on the upcoming all-electric Cayenne later this year. The goal is to put an end to wrangling t

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Trump’s move of SPACECOM to Alabama has little to do with national security

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-16 20:59:09

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that US Space Command will be relocated from Colorado to Alabama, returning to the Pentagon's plans for the command's headquarters from the final days of Trump's first term in the White House. The headquarters will move to the Army's Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Trump made the announcement in the Oval Office, flanked by Republican members of the Alabama congressional delegation. The move will "help America defend and dominate the high fronti

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Google told to pay $425m in privacy lawsuit

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-10-18 07:43:30

Google told to pay $425m in privacy lawsuit "This decision misunderstands how our products work, and we will appeal it. Our privacy tools give people control over their data, and when they turn off personalisation, we honour that choice," a Google spokesperson told the BBC. They had been seeking more than $31bn in damages. The verdict comes after a group of users brought the case claiming Google accessed users' mobile devices to collect, save and use their data, in violation of privacy assura

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Evidence that AI is destroying jobs for young people

news.ycombinator.com Derek Thompson 2025-10-18 03:07:36

In a moment with many important economic questions and fears, I continue to find this among the more interesting mysteries about the US economy in the long run: Is artificial intelligence already taking jobs from young people? If you’ve been casually following the debate over AI and its effect on young graduates’ employment, you could be excused for thinking that the answer to that question is “possibly,” or “definitely yes,” or “almost certainly no.” Confusing! Let’s review: Possibly! In Apri

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 4, #346

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-18 06:16:35

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 tough. If you're struggling but still want to solve it, 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 game has earned enough loyal players that The

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The Evidence That AI Is Destroying Jobs for Young People Just Got Stronger

news.ycombinator.com Derek Thompson 2025-10-18 08:07:36

In a moment with many important economic questions and fears, I continue to find this among the more interesting mysteries about the US economy in the long run: Is artificial intelligence already taking jobs from young people? If you’ve been casually following the debate over AI and its effect on young graduates’ employment, you could be excused for thinking that the answer to that question is “possibly,” or “definitely yes,” or “almost certainly no.” Confusing! Let’s review: Possibly! In Apri

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WSJ explores the niche markets benefiting from the Apple Vision Pro

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-18 12:44:11

By now, you probably know it by heart: the steep price tag and lack of apps have irreparably doomed the first Apple Vision Pro. But that doesn’t mean it’s not doing well in niche markets and uses, per a new WSJ report. If you’ve been following the immersive market at all, you’re probably familiar with the fact that even though the Google Glass was far from a hit, it lived on for years as a hands-free industrial and healthcare assistant. In fact, the same goes for Microsoft’s HoloLens, which sa

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Eels are fish

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-18 04:02:18

Let’s dive right in: for most of history, we didn’t really know where eels come from. Which is strange, because they’re everywhere—rivers, lakes, oceans. Even now, we only have the faintest sense of where they spawn or how. Their lives remain partly hidden, and that blank space has always invited stories. Aristotle thought they slithered out of mud, giving the primordial ooze its first big break. Another tale claimed they rose from sea foam, like a grotesque remix of Aphrodite’s birth. Japa

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Opera One for iOS has a new version, and it’s all about tab management (and a dash of AI)

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-18 16:25:03

Today, Opera announced an update to Opera One, its iOS browser, with multiple improvements to tab viewing, searching, managing, and more. Here are the details. Tab groups, search, swipes, and more Most iOS users fall into two main categories: those who close a tab immediately after they’re done with it (even if they’re bound to open that same website again in a few minutes), and those who never, ever close their tabs. Opera is out today with an update to its Opera One browser on iOS, which wi

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OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT Projects to free users

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-18 16:50:27

OpenAI has announced that it's making its Projects feature available to free users of ChatGPT. Projects let you organize chats with the company's AI assistant around a specific subject, and were previously one of several privileges only enjoyed by paid subscribers. While on some level Projects are glorified folders for ChatGPT conversations, the ability to set custom instructions for how the AI responds or limit what information and files it can reference, makes the feature a useful option for

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Roblox will require age verification for all users to access communication features

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-18 20:36:53

Roblox announced that it aims to roll out age estimation technology to all of its users by the end of 2025. Users on the gaming and social network will have to confirm their age in order to access communication features within the platform under the new policy. Roblox initially rolled out an age verification option to teen accounts in July as part of an effort to keep users younger than 13 from accessing select chat features. In addition to confirming ages for individual accounts, Roblox also s

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 4, #816

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-18 20:00:04

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. Today's NYT Connections puzzle features a fun mix of words, but some people might think the yellow category is rushing a certain holiday season. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 4 #550

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-18 20:00:04

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 tough one. Some of the answers are really difficult to unscramble. 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

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FirstClub bucks India’s speed obsession, quickly triples valuation to $120M with premium approach

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-10-18 20:21:08

While quick commerce in India has become synonymous with 10-minute deliveries — and the hottest play for startups and investors — FirstClub is taking a slower, more curated route. Yet just three months after launching its app, the 8-month-old startup has tripled its valuation. At a post-money valuation of $120 million, the Bengaluru-based startup has raised $23 million in a Series A round (comprising more than 90% equity and the rest in debt) co-led by returning investors Accel and RTP Global.

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OpenAI boosts size of secondary share sale to $10.3 billion

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos Ashley Capoot 2025-10-19 00:50:48

OpenAI is increasing the size of its secondary share sale by more than $4 billion, CNBC has learned. The artificial intelligence startup is giving eligible current and former employees the opportunity to sell roughly $10.3 billion in stock, up from the $6 billion it was initially targeting, according to a person familiar with the offering. The sale will be at a $500 billion valuation, in line with expectations, said the person, who asked not to be named because the details are private. OpenAI'

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Mysterious Object Headed Toward Mars

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-18 23:05:24

Incoming! Earlier this year, astronomers spotted a mysterious interstellar visitor, widely believed to be a comet, screaming into our solar system. With the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers recently got a closer look at the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, that revealed an unexpectedly high ratio of carbon dioxide to water for a comet, as well as a highly irradiated ice core. Ever since astronomers spotted the object, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has suggested the tantalizing pos

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US offers $10 million bounty for info on Russian FSB hackers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-19 00:01:46

The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on three Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers involved in cyberattacks targeting U.S. critical infrastructure organizations on behalf of the Russian government. The three individuals, Marat Valeryevich Tyukov, Mikhail Mikhailovich Gavrilov, and Pavel Aleksandrovich Akulov, are part of the FSB's Center 16 or Military Unit 71330, which is tracked as Berserk Bear, Blue Kraken, Crouching Yeti, Dragonfl

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Latest Tech News

How Wikipedia survives while the rest of the internet breaks

Synthesia’s AI clones are more expressive than ever. Soon they’ll be able to talk back.

As a cell phone expert, I’m worried about the future of prepaid carriers

Major Philips Hue launch turns bulbs into motion sensors, adds smart doorbell, more

Eufy's MarsWalker allows its robot vacuums to climb stairs

Microsoft says recent Windows updates cause app install issues

Incogni vs. DeleteMe: I compared the two best data removal services, and there's a clear winner

Finally, the official Instagram app for iPad has arrived - here's what's new

Visa's AI-enhanced payment options will be coming to more apps soon, thanks to new MCP support

Google was down in eastern EU and Turkey

Polars Cloud and Distributed Polars now available

Anker’s Mammoth Projector Is Now So Big You Should Just Call It R2-D2

Eufy’s Marswalker Is the First Robot Vacuum Designed to Climb a Full Flight of Stairs

Porsche Is Set to Be the First Electric Car Maker to Deliver Wireless Charging Later This Year

Trump’s move of SPACECOM to Alabama has little to do with national security

Google told to pay $425m in privacy lawsuit

Evidence that AI is destroying jobs for young people

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 4, #346

The Evidence That AI Is Destroying Jobs for Young People Just Got Stronger

WSJ explores the niche markets benefiting from the Apple Vision Pro

Eels are fish

Opera One for iOS has a new version, and it’s all about tab management (and a dash of AI)

OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT Projects to free users

Roblox will require age verification for all users to access communication features

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 4, #816

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 4 #550

FirstClub bucks India’s speed obsession, quickly triples valuation to $120M with premium approach

OpenAI boosts size of secondary share sale to $10.3 billion

Mysterious Object Headed Toward Mars

US offers $10 million bounty for info on Russian FSB hackers

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