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Canal Boat Simulator

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-31 14:39:55

Dear Reader, Alcohol is a hell of a drug. It’s night. I’m sitting and drinking my Jura. Relaxing with an episode of “Narrow Escapes“, a show life on Britain’s inland canals. Tonight’s feature is about a pair of young canal boaters: Amy is a game streamer and Wes is a game level designer. Everything is going swimmingly until Wes says : I’d definitely like to make my own small game at some point Probably narrow-boat themed So I goes PFFFFFFTTT I BET ITS GOING TO BE A GRITTY CANAL BOAT GAME!!

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Mid-sized cities outperform major metros at turning economic growth into patents

news.ycombinator.com Dave Deek 2025-09-02 23:26:19

New research provides ammunition for spreading federal R&D dollars beyond Silicon Valley. Economists Federica Coelli (EBRD) and Paul Pelzl (NHH Norwegian School of Economics) studied 2.5 million patents across 759 U.S. communities over 40+ years. Their finding: smaller urban areas innovate effectively when economies improve. Current reality: Just 5% of U.S. communities produce 75% of all patents. Share By the numbers: The boom effect: 8.3% increase in overall patents when oil/gas employment

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‘Witcher’ Author Understands Why George R.R. Martin Is Taking So Long on ‘Winds of Winter’

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-09-03 08:15:14

It’s been over a decade since the last Witcher book was released—2013’s Season of Storms, which got an English translation in 2018—but there’s a new title coming very soon from Andrzej Sapkowski: September’s Crossroads of Ravens. In between books, Netflix launched its hit Witcher series, which still has a fourth and fifth season yet to share. That puts Sapkowski on a different sort of timeline from another author whose fans have been waiting awhile for a new book to arrive in his adapted-for-TV

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MindsEye developer undergoing layoffs less than a month after launch

theverge.com Ash Parrish 2025-09-03 12:34:01

is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities. Build a Rocket Boy has confirmed previous reports from IGN that it is undergoing layoffs less than a month after the tumultuous release of its first game MindsEye. The Verge reached out to Build a Rocket Boy to confirm the layoffs, but they did not respond. In a statement made to IGN, Build A Rocket Boy wrote: We can confi

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Facebook Group admins complain of mass bans — Meta says it’s fixing the problem

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-03 11:36:33

After a wave of mass bans affecting Instagram and Facebook users alike, Meta users are now complaining that Facebook Groups are also being impacted by mass suspensions. According to individual complaints and organized efforts on sites like Reddit to share information, the bans have affected thousands of groups both in the U.S. and abroad and have spanned various categories. When reached for comment, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed the company was aware of the issue and working to correct

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The Titan 2 is a modernized BlackBerry with 5G, Android, and a second screen

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-03 16:00:00

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Despite the demise of the BlackBerry, there’s still a demand for smartphones with physical keyboards, if successful products like the Clicks keyboard case are any indication. Unihertz, a Chinese company best known for its small Android handsets, has announced the Titan 2: a follow-up to its first BlackBerry Passport-inspired smartphone that adds

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Facebook Group admins complain of mass bans; Meta says it’s fixing the problem

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-03 16:36:33

After a wave of mass bans affecting Instagram and Facebook users alike, Meta users are now complaining that Facebook Groups are also being impacted by mass suspensions. According to individual complaints and organized efforts on sites like Reddit to share information, the bans have affected thousands of groups both in the U.S. and abroad and have spanned various categories. When reached for comment, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed the company was aware of the issue and working to correct

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Chinese Military Shows Off Fly-Sized Drones for Covert Ops

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-03 20:39:36

When it comes to robotics, nobody's doing it quite like China. Despite not truly industrializing until the 1950s — some 75 years after the United States — the nation has surged to the global forefront of robotics development. Between 2022 and 2023, China installed over half of all global robotics installed throughout the globe, scoring the second-highest annual robot deployment ever recorded — a close runner up to its own previous record, which it set between 2021 and 2022. Since then, the sec

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XBOW, an autonomous penetration tester, has reached the top spot on HackerOne

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-03 16:53:12

For the first time in bug bounty history, an autonomous penetration tester has reached the top spot on the US leaderboard. Our path to reaching the top ranks on HackerOne began with rigorous benchmarking. Since the early days of XBOW, we understood how crucial it was to measure our progress, and we did that in two stages: First we tested XBOW with existing CTF challenges (from well-known providers like PortSwigger and Pentesterlab), then quickly moved on and built our own unique benchmark that

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Best Robot Lawn Mowers: My Backyard Is Now a Mower Test Lab

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-03 19:00:00

Robot lawn mowers of yore started off using a boundary wire to determine where it could and could not go, and they were problematic. The boundary wire had to make a complete, unbroken circle. And if anything happened to the wire, you had problems. These days, robot mowers work via GPS, but it's GPS with a little bit extra in an RTK beacon. Scott Porteous, head of robotics for Husqvarna broke it down for me. Adam Doud/CNET GPS navigation GPS today is accurate down to a few feet. That's fine wh

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Judge OKs Anthropic's Use of Copyrighted Books in AI Training. That's Bad News for Creators

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-03 19:36:22

Anthropic's use of copyright-protected books in its AI training process was "exceedingly transformative" and fair use, US senior district judge William Alsup ruled on Monday. It's the first time a judge has decided in favor of an AI company on the issue of fair use, in a significant win for generative AI companies and a blow for creators. Fair use is a doctrine that's part of US copyright law. It's a four-part test that, when the criteria is met, lets people and companies use protected content

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Government Alarmed by Videos of Tesla Robotaxis Immediately Breaking Road Laws

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-04 00:10:24

Tesla is already in hot water over its Robotaxi rollout in Austin. As Bloomberg reports, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) contacted Tesla just a single day after its Robotaxi launch over apparent traffic violations captured on video and posted to social media. Since Sunday, the Elon Musk-owned electric carmaker has been offering autonomous rides, albeit with a human safety monitor, to a select few individuals willing to pay for the novelty. As videos taken in the wake

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This tiny physical keyboard turned my foldable phone into a 'Blackberry' - and it works

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-09-04 04:35:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Clicks Keyboard for the Moto Razr is available for $139. The keyboard supports native Android shortcuts, has an optimal key design with a dedicated Gemini button, and supports data pass-through. There's only one color, and shortcuts cannot be customized. View now at Clicks With the summer season now upon us, I've swapped to my Moto Razr smartphone. This tiny foldable phone is perfect for your shorts' pocket, and for carrying around outside. To improve the lightweight

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I Wish Meta and Microsoft's New Quest 3S Xbox Edition Was More Than Just a New Color

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-04 00:00:00

I have major throwback memories to 2016 as I open up the limited-edition Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition. This new VR bundle includes a black Quest 3S VR headset with Xbox green highlights, similarly colored Touch controllers and an Xbox controller, too. The original Oculus Rift headset I reviewed years ago also came with an Xbox controller inside, because back then Oculus didn't even have its VR Touch controllers yet. It was also black, not white like the current Quest headsets. It's funny how thing

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Krysten Ritter Returns as Jessica Jones in 'Daredevil: Born Again': What We Know So Far

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-04 03:40:00

Krysten Ritter will be returning as superhero Jessica Jones in the second season of Daredevil: Born Again alongside Charlie Cox's Daredevil, Disney announced during Marvel's section of Disney Upfront 2025 in May. "Hey hey, JJ," Ritter wrote on Instagram May 13, "I can't WAIT for Jessica Jones to get back in the MCU action with Daredevil." Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again will be released in March 2026. According to Instagram posts where Ritter and Cox have been tagged in by a fitness coach, b

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The résumé is dying, and AI is holding the smoking gun

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-04 04:25:41

Employers are drowning in AI-generated job applications, with LinkedIn now processing 11,000 submissions per minute—a 45 percent surge from last year, according to new data reported by The New York Times. Due to AI, the traditional hiring process has become overwhelmed with automated noise. It's the résumé equivalent of AI slop—call it "hiring slop," perhaps—that currently haunts social media and the web with sensational pictures and misleading information. The flood of ChatGPT-crafted résumés

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Xbox will reportedly conduct another major round of layoffs next week

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-04 11:58:46

It seems the cuts just keep on coming within Microsoft's gaming division. A company-wide reorganization is taking place, and that's slated to include another major round of layoffs within the Xbox team. Those cuts will be confirmed next week, according to Bloomberg. Engadget has contacted Microsoft for comment. Microsoft confirmed last month that it would lay off about three percent of its total workforce across all teams, levels and regions in an attempt to streamline operations and flatten it

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Apple's 15-inch M3 MacBook Air is $450 off ahead of Prime Day

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-04 12:45:37

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 . Picking up a new MacBook can be pricey, so we always like sharing when a great model is having a steep sale. If you’re in the market for a lightweight yet powerful laptop, then Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air with the M3 processor might fit the bill, and it’s $450 off right now. In particu

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Meta just launched a $400 Xbox Edition Quest 3S headset - and it's full of surprises

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-09-04 12:27:00

Meta Meta has officially entered into a new partnership with Microsoft by launching its "first-ever limited edition" headset -- the Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition. For this new bundle, the tech giant isn't changing the headset's hardware. It's still the same Quest 3S running on a Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset. It still supports full-color pass-through and can display content on a huge, 26-foot digital screen. The hardware may be staying the same, but the various differences will make this package a

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Gemini Robotics On-Device brings AI to local robotic devices

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-04 11:05:10

We’re introducing an efficient, on-device robotics model with general-purpose dexterity and fast task adaptation. In March, we introduced Gemini Robotics, our most advanced VLA (vision language action) model, bringing Gemini 2.0’s multimodal reasoning and real-world understanding into the physical world. Today, we’re introducing Gemini Robotics On-Device, our most powerful VLA model optimized to run locally on robotic devices. Gemini Robotics On-Device shows strong general-purpose dexterity an

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Meta announces Xbox-branded Quest 3S that supports cloud gaming

venturebeat.com Rachel Kaser 2025-09-04 15:00:58

Meta announced today that it is making a limited edition of its Quest 3S headset in collaboration with Xbox. The Xbox Edition is a bundle that comes with a Quest 3S headset, an Elite Strap, Touch Plus controllers and an Xbox Wireless Controller, all in the distinctive Xbox colors of Carbon Black and Velocity Green. The collaboration highlights the catalog of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Cloud Gaming, the latter of which is available on the platform. The Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition launches today f

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I tested a robot vacuum that mops with recycled water and the results surprised me

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-09-04 16:40:12

ZDNET's key takeaways The 3i S10 Ultra robot vacuum and mop is available for $1,900. This device features a unique innovation: a trademarked WaterRecycle station that distills wastewater and dehumidifies your home so you never have to refill the clean water tank. The full device is one-of-a-kind, so its settings and setup take some getting used to, and it can sometimes take a long time to finish a task while the water distills. $1,899.99 at Amazon The 3i S10 Ultra robot vacuum and mop is on s

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Mom-Approved Best Pregnancy Pillows to Help You Sleep Better While Pregnant

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-04 14:35:00

Sleeping well during pregnancy is tough, and expectant mothers may experience sleep issues. I was pregnant during the summer and the only thing that seemed to help me, as my bump grew, was using pregnancy pillows. I tried many during my second and third trimesters, and they made a big difference. Cooling options and extra support helped ease the pressure on my back and hips, and I finally started sleeping better. While testing, I kept in mind that everyone’s needs vary when they're pregnant. Fr

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Google’s new robotics AI can run without the cloud and still tie your shoes

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-04 16:00:41

We sometimes call chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT "robots," but generative AI is also playing a growing role in real, physical robots. After announcing Gemini Robotics earlier this year, Google DeepMind has now revealed a new on-device VLA (vision language action) model to control robots. Unlike the previous release, there's no cloud component, allowing robots to operate with full autonomy. Carolina Parada, head of robotics at Google DeepMind, says this approach to AI robotics could make robot

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Google DeepMind’s optimized AI model runs directly on robots

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-09-04 16:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Google DeepMind is rolling out an on-device version of its Gemini Robotics AI model that allows it to operate without an internet connection. The vision-language-action model (VLA) comes with dexterous capabilities similar to the one released in March, but Google says “it’s small and efficient enough to run directly on a robot.” The flagship Gemini

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Microsoft planning ‘major’ Xbox layoffs next week

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-09-04 16:17:05

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is planning to cut jobs in the company’s Xbox gaming business, as early as next week. I first reported in Notepad earlier this month that Microsoft was planning Xbox layoffs “potentially by the end of the month,” and now Bloomberg says a round of “major layoffs” is due next week. I understand managers at Microsoft have been briefed about Xbox cuts and wider layoffs i

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Google rolls out new Gemini model that can run on robots locally

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-09-04 16:00:00

Google DeepMind on Tuesday released a new language model called Gemini Robotics On-Device that can run tasks locally on robots without requiring an internet connection. Building on the company’s previous Gemini Robotics model that was released in March, Gemini Robotics On-Device can control a robot’s movements. Developers can control and fine-tune the model to suit various needs using natural language prompts. In benchmarks, Google claims the model performs at a level close to the cloud-based

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This premium Lenovo Chromebook made me forget about my MacBook and Windows PC

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-09-04 20:25:00

The Lenovo Chromebook Plus with an OLED display. Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Chromebooks are continuing to level up. Google just announced a host of new AI features live in ChromeOS now, along with the Lenovo Chromebook Plus, an all-new device with an OLED display, up to 16GB of RAM, and up to 17 hours of battery life -- the most of any Chromebook to date. Also: The best Chromebooks for students in 2025: Expert tested and reviewed I recently had a chance to go hands-on with the Lenovo Chromebook P

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Newborns have elevated levels of a biomarker for Alzheimer's

news.ycombinator.com University Of Gothenburg 2025-09-04 20:30:37

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Brain Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaf221 Newborn babies and patients with Alzheimer's disease share an unexpected biological trait: elevated levels of a well-known biomarker for Alzheimer's, as shown in a study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg and published in Brain Comm

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Meta’s Quest 3S Xbox Edition Is a Great Value, but There’s Just One Big Tradeoff

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-09-04 20:00:23

Microsoft wants everything to be an Xbox, but the problem with its ongoing ambition to rebrand every gaming-capable device as a pseudo gaming console is so few devices look like an Xbox. The next step on Microsoft’s wacky, winding road to regaining hardware supremacy is a $400 bundle that includes a Meta Quest headset with a unique colorway, an Xbox controller, and a few months of access to Game Pass Ultimate for game streaming. If you were looking to dip your toe into VR, the $300 Quest 3S is s

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Canal Boat Simulator

Mid-sized cities outperform major metros at turning economic growth into patents

‘Witcher’ Author Understands Why George R.R. Martin Is Taking So Long on ‘Winds of Winter’

MindsEye developer undergoing layoffs less than a month after launch

Facebook Group admins complain of mass bans — Meta says it’s fixing the problem

The Titan 2 is a modernized BlackBerry with 5G, Android, and a second screen

Facebook Group admins complain of mass bans; Meta says it’s fixing the problem

Chinese Military Shows Off Fly-Sized Drones for Covert Ops

XBOW, an autonomous penetration tester, has reached the top spot on HackerOne

Best Robot Lawn Mowers: My Backyard Is Now a Mower Test Lab

Judge OKs Anthropic's Use of Copyrighted Books in AI Training. That's Bad News for Creators

Government Alarmed by Videos of Tesla Robotaxis Immediately Breaking Road Laws

This tiny physical keyboard turned my foldable phone into a 'Blackberry' - and it works

I Wish Meta and Microsoft's New Quest 3S Xbox Edition Was More Than Just a New Color

Krysten Ritter Returns as Jessica Jones in 'Daredevil: Born Again': What We Know So Far

The résumé is dying, and AI is holding the smoking gun

Xbox will reportedly conduct another major round of layoffs next week

Apple's 15-inch M3 MacBook Air is $450 off ahead of Prime Day

Meta just launched a $400 Xbox Edition Quest 3S headset - and it's full of surprises

Gemini Robotics On-Device brings AI to local robotic devices

Meta announces Xbox-branded Quest 3S that supports cloud gaming

I tested a robot vacuum that mops with recycled water and the results surprised me

Mom-Approved Best Pregnancy Pillows to Help You Sleep Better While Pregnant

Google’s new robotics AI can run without the cloud and still tie your shoes

Google DeepMind’s optimized AI model runs directly on robots

Microsoft planning ‘major’ Xbox layoffs next week

Google rolls out new Gemini model that can run on robots locally

This premium Lenovo Chromebook made me forget about my MacBook and Windows PC

Newborns have elevated levels of a biomarker for Alzheimer's

Meta’s Quest 3S Xbox Edition Is a Great Value, but There’s Just One Big Tradeoff

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