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iFixit: the Switch 2 Pro is a ‘piss-poor excuse for a controller’

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2026-01-27 05:44:29

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. iFixit has shared a full teardown video of the Switch 2 Pro controller and is not impressed by how difficult it is to access the $85 accessory’s internal components, including its rechargeable battery that will inevitably lose its ability to hold a charge over time. The online repair site goes so far as to call the Pro 2 a “piss-poor excuse for

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This SSD docking station proved to be one of the best investments for my PC (and it's on sale)

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-27 10:33:47

ZDNET's key takeaways The Sabrent USB SSD 4-bay docking station is available now on Amazon for $72. This docking station makes adding external drives to your system a total plug-and-play affair. The case is plastic, so it feels a bit cheap but that doesn't get in the way of performance. View now at Amazon At Amazon, the Sabrent USB SSD docking station is currently on sale for $72, a savings of $18. It seems I'm always running out of room on my iMac drives. Why? Video files. You see, I film m

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The Amazfit Active 2, one of our favorite fitness trackers, is just $79.99 right now

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2026-01-27 15:00:00

If you’re looking for a budget-friendly smartwatch that doesn’t skimp on features, the Amazfit Active 2 is one of the best Prime Day deals you’ll find. Normally $99.99, it was already a great deal in and of itself, but right now it’s practically a steal starting at $79.99 ($20 off) directly from Amazfit and Amazon, which is a new low price. Unlike most budget smartwatches, the Active 2 actually looks and feels premium with its stainless steel case and tempered glass. For an additional $50, you

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Samsung could take inspiration from iOS’s Live Voicemail and Pixel Call Screen (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-27 18:12:04

Apple TL;DR Samsung is working on an on-device voicemail feature similar to iOS’s Live Voicemail. This feature would allow calls to be screened and corresponding voice messages to be stored directly on the device. Unlike Apple’s version, Samsung’s will let users customize ring time before redirecting a call, but lacks transcription functionality, at least for now. The feature was spotted within One UI 8 beta code and may initially be rolled out only in select regions. With iOS 17, Apple intr

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China's 'instant commerce' price war sees $0.30 drinks and billions in subsidies doled out

cnbc.com Dylan Butts Evelyn Cheng 2026-01-28 08:41:08

A Meituan food delivery courier rides an electric scooter in Chongqing, China, on March 29, 2025. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images In China's fiercely competitive market, the latest price war is playing out in the growing "instant commerce" sector, where companies are launching massive subsidies and other incentives to get consumers to spend. The 'instant commerce' sector is backed by massive networks of scooter drivers that quickly transport everything from food and drink to fast f

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Best Soundbar of 2025: Top Picks From Roku, Yamaha and More

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-28 14:26:00

What makes it stand out: The Creative Stage delivers a compelling mix of sound quality and features at an ultra-affordable price. It includes both a separate subwoofer and an HDMI ARC input, something that's unheard of at this price. The system comes with a comprehensive remote control, which includes four sound modes and independent volume control for the sub. The Creative's separate sub really helps bring out the best in movies and video games, and while it may not be the most articulate mode

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I love this Hoto mini electric screwdriver, and it’s cheaper than ever for Prime Day

theverge.com Brandon Russell 2026-01-28 15:33:24

I was told to be ready for anything before my daughter was born. I didn’t realize that included being at the ready to constantly fix her electronic toys. Do you know the horrors of the eKids Disney Frozen toy microphone? Well, now I’m an expert at tinkering with it. It wouldn’t have been as easy without Hoto’s 3.7V 25-in-1 Mini Electric Screwdriver, which is down to an all-time low of $28.49 (about $22 off) at Amazon. Hoto’s mini electric screwdriver has become indispensable in my household for

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Elon Musk Asks Analyst Pointing Out Tesla Issues to "Shut Up"

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-29 18:16:36

He's not thrilled, y'all. Expert Advice Amid Tesla's latest CEO-flavored downturn, Elon Musk is now hurling insults at a prominent stock analyst. Earlier in the day, Wedbush analyst and Tesla fan Dan Ives posted on X with a few stark but reasonable recommendations to keep the electric vehicle company afloat and its investors happy to boot. Those suggestions — a new pay package, an xAI merger, and oversight on how much time Musk spends at Tesla and his outside "political endeavors" — clearly

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Prime deal brings first price drop on the Amazfit Active 2 fitness trackers

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-30 10:47:09

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Summer is the time to work on your fitness goals, and Prime Day has thrown up a great chance to save on a motivational companion to your journey. The Amazfit Active 2 Premium is currently available for just $99.99, down from its regular price of $129.99. That’s a 23% discount relative to its retail price, making it its first-ever price drop. Amazfit Active 2 Premium for $99.99 (23% off) If you’re more allured by the Amazfit Active 2 Sport, it’s also subject to a

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

gizmodo.com James Pero 2026-01-30 10:26:54

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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This magnetic USB-C accessory is the best $12 I've ever spent on Amazon

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-01-30 15:26:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The magnetic USB-C connector now supports a 180-degree swivel, and it's only $12 at Amazon. It can pump out as much as 240W of power. I just wish it was suitable for data transferring or powering monitors. $12.99 at Amazon A hill I'm always willing to fight on -- and maybe even die on -- is that the magnetic breakaway USB-C connector is one of the best USB accessories out there. Sure, it's not as flashy as a hardware-encrypted storage device or as geeky as a USB power me

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The Download: flaws in anti-AI protections for art, and an AI regulation vibe shift

technologyreview.com Charlotte Jee 2026-01-30 20:10:00

4 AI-generated images of child sexual abuse are proliferating online This is going to make an already very hard job for law enforcement even harder. (NYT $) 5 Autonomous fighter jets are on the horizon European defense start-up Helsing just completed two successful test flights. (FT $) + Generative AI is learning to spy for the US military. (MIT Technology Review) 6 What happened to all the human bird flu cases? Since February, the CDC has not recorded a single new case in the US. (Und

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The Origin of the Research University

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-27 11:50:52

If you were alive in 1800 and someone asked you about the future of research, it wouldn’t occur to you to mention the university. Real scholarship happened in new, modern, enlightened institutions like the British Royal Society or the French Académie des sciences. Universities were a medieval relic. And nowhere was it more medieval, hidebound, and generally dysfunctional than in the German-speaking world. But something happened to German universities at the turn of the 19th century — they develo

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White Noise – secure and private messenger

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-31 08:44:22

Non-Profit & Community-Driven White Noise is a non-profit, community-driven project. We are not funded by any corporation, and we are not beholden to any government or organization. We are a group of volunteers who are passionate about privacy and security.

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Show HN: MCP server for searching and downloading documents from Anna's Archive

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-31 20:06:38

Anna's Archive MCP Server An MCP server for searching and downloading documents from Anna's Archive Note Notwithstanding prevailing public sentiment regarding Anna's Archive, the platform serves as a comprehensive repository for automated retrieval of documents released under permissive licensing frameworks (including Creative Commons publications and public domain materials). This software does not endorse unauthorized acquisition of copyrighted content and should be regarded solely as a util

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OpenAI and Jony Ive's startup seal the deal

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-01 05:44:08

OpenAI's deal with Jony Ive's startup is a done deal. Ive's io has officially merged with the ChatGPT maker in a deal reportedly worth $6.5 billion. The companies announced the purchase in May. Jony Ive and his LoveFrom design studio remain independent. Meanwhile, io's co-founders, Scott Cannon, Evans Hankey and Tang Tan, are now OpenAI employees. (Around 50 other io engineers, designers and researchers are, too.) OpenAI and Ive are currently working on "a family of AI products for everyone."

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Show HN: FlopperZiro – A DIY open-source Flipper Zero clone

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-01 09:34:09

An orribol copi of FlipperZero, uit worst inglish A Flipper Zero clone, but cheapest, DIY and simply Open Source, made with Arduino IDE ⚠️ Important Notice: This is just a fun project, it was started to pass the time, it is not at all professional and is not intended to be. Is not an alternative for professional device.

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As Waymo Debuts in Philadelphia, It May Want to Look Into the Time Furious Locals Tore Apart an Adorable Robot

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-01 15:09:51

The City of Brotherly Love is known for lots of things: cheesesteaks, the Liberty Bell, Paddy's Pub, and residents who don't take kindly to outsiders messing around in their business. Way back in 2015, Philadelphians' territorial nature briefly became national news when hitchBOT — a child-size hitchhiking robot that relied on the kindness of strangers and had already traversed several entire countries with their help — arrived in Philadelphia and quickly got decapitated by furious locals. The

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OpenAI closes its deal to buy Jony Ive’s io and build AI hardware

theverge.com Hayden Field 2026-02-01 15:40:05

is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. OpenAI has officially closed its nearly $6.5 billion acquisition of io, the hardware startup co-founded by famed former Apple designer Jony Ive, the company announced Wednesday. But it was careful to only refer to the startup as io Products Inc. The blog post initially announcing the acquisition was also scrubbed from OpenAI’s

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Your Android phone and watch are getting a major upgrade for free - Samsung models included

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-02-01 20:26:00

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Samsung Unpacked is here, and in addition to new device announcements and other updates, Google is rolling out some serious AI upgrades across the whole Android ecosystem, and Samsung devices will be the first to see them. Wearables are seeing the biggest upgrade, but almost all devices are getting something new. Also: Gemini can access your Android phone's other apps, unless you stop it - here's how Here's a look at several new AI integrations coming to Android. 1. Gemin

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Looking for an External Hard Drive? This Seagate 24TB Is Just $0.01/GB for Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-02 00:35:25

Among the vicious competition in the market for external hard drives, four of the largest players – Seagate, WD, SanDisk, and Samsung – are in a constant fight for your attention. Seagate just came today with an incredible 24TB external hard drive on sale at a new record low price: Selling for just $259 (down from $329), Seagate’s Expansion 24TB HDD set a new record low price per gigabyte of about $0.01, which lower than all other drives (including ones with smaller capacities). See at Amazon

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Gemini Live just got a whole lot more useful for your Samsung Galaxy phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-02 05:00:16

TL;DR Google recently introduced a new Gemini Live feature that lets users perform actions within other Google apps during a conversation. The feature initially supported actions within Google Maps, Calendar, Keep, and Tasks, but it now works with a few Samsung apps. Google has confirmed that Galaxy users can now perform actions within Samsung Calendar, Notes, and Reminders during a Gemini Live conversation. Google recently introduced a new Gemini Live feature that lets you interact with othe

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Your Android device is getting a big AI upgrade for free - here's what's new

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-02-02 05:01:00

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Samsung Unpacked is here, and in addition to new device announcements and other updates, Google is rolling out some serious AI upgrades across the whole Android ecosystem, and Samsung devices will be the first to see them. Wearables are seeing the biggest upgrade, but almost all devices are getting something new. Also: Gemini can access your Android phone's other apps, unless you stop it - here's how Here's a look at several new AI integrations coming to Android. 1. Gemin

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Apple Didn’t Approve, but Amazon Clears Out AirPods Pro 2 at a Record Low for Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-02 10:41:07

AirPods Pro 2 are in stores just a year but already they set the benchmark by which other wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation are judged. On the subject of sound quality, nothing else comes close to holding a candle right now. Normally these earbuds cost $249, but Amazon is offering them over 40% off during Prime Day, reducing the price to as low as $149. This deal is for everyone (and not just Prime members) and it is a rarity for an Apple device. Remember, Apple never really offer

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Samsung Lets Amazon Sell the T9 Portable SSD at an All-Time Low During Prime Day, but Stock Is Limited

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2026-02-02 15:25:59

Having ample storage space is a precious thing. If you’re a photographer, videographer, or really any professional who works with large files regularly, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Even gamers know this. Ballooning video game file sizes make having a proper, high-capacity SSD more important that ever. Luckily, Amazon has a spectacular deal for Prime members right now. You can save 43% on the Samsung T9 portable SSD with 2TB of storage. That brings the price down from it’s usual valu

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Adaptive Power in iOS 26 Could Mean Longer Stretches Between iPhone Charges

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-03 02:00:07

The upcoming iOS 26 includes several new features I'm looking forward to running on my iPhone, from the Liquid Glass interface to new ways to cut down on unwanted calls and messages. But one feature I can't wait to turn on will hopefully be something I can forget about. A new Adaptive Power setting promises to extend battery power by selectively applying energy savings in small ways that add up. It's currently available in the iOS 26 developer beta and is expected to ship in the fall. See also:

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Comparing the Climate and Productivity Impacts of a Shrinking Population

news.ycombinator.com Mark Budolfson 2026-02-02 23:39:44

All authors are affiliates of the Population Wellbeing Initiative at UT Austin. This paper subsumes the working paper “Population Decline: Too Small and Too Slow to Influence Climate Change” by the same authors. We thank Jared Bernstein, Maya Eden, Frank Errickson, Jim Feyrer, Chad Jones, Peter Kruse-Andersen, Kyle Meng, Marta Prato, John Podesta, Noah Scovronick, Robert Socolow, Phil Trammell, Sam Trejo, David Weil, Anson Zhou, Stéphane Zuber, Valeria Zurla and participants at the NBER’s confer

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Ptar: Replacing .tgz for petabyte-scale S3 archives

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-01 06:31:24

Hi, I’m Julien, co-founder of Plakar. Before we built this, I spent years as an engineer and later as a manager of infra teams. We handled backups, compliance, and recovery. In every place, startups, big companies, regulated sectors, I saw the same routine: tar -czf archive.tgz /some/folder We all love that command. But in 2025, it can cause trouble. What’s changed since .tgz was invented Back when tar came out in 1979 or even gzip came out in 1994, things were simple: Data was small, jus

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RapidRAW: A non-destructive and GPU-accelerated RAW image editor

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-03 03:37:28

RapidRAW A beautiful, non-destructive, and GPU-accelerated RAW image editor built with performance in mind. RapidRAW is a modern, high-performance alternative to Adobe Lightroom. It delivers a feature-rich, beautiful editing experience in a lightweight package (under 30MB) for Windows, macOS, and Linux. I developed this project as a personal challenge at the age of 18. My goal was to create a high-performance tool for my own photography workflow while deepening my understanding of both React

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I found the ultimate accessory kit for tinkerers with 180 modifications, and it's $20 off for Prime Day

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-02-03 15:21:00

ZDNET's key takeaways This high-quality screwdriver kit has everything for both the budding enthusiast and professional repairer. This 180-piece kit has 160 quality screwdriver bits and a range of other useful tools, such as plastic prybars, a suction cup, and tweezers. There's no LED light on the front of the screwdriver, so working in dark, cramped spaces can be tricky. $69.99 at Amazon During Amazon Prime Day, the Jakemy 180-Piece Smart Cordless Screwdriver Kit is $13 off its usual $63 pri

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iFixit: the Switch 2 Pro is a ‘piss-poor excuse for a controller’

This SSD docking station proved to be one of the best investments for my PC (and it's on sale)

The Amazfit Active 2, one of our favorite fitness trackers, is just $79.99 right now

Samsung could take inspiration from iOS’s Live Voicemail and Pixel Call Screen (APK teardown)

China's 'instant commerce' price war sees $0.30 drinks and billions in subsidies doled out

Best Soundbar of 2025: Top Picks From Roku, Yamaha and More

I love this Hoto mini electric screwdriver, and it’s cheaper than ever for Prime Day

Elon Musk Asks Analyst Pointing Out Tesla Issues to "Shut Up"

Prime deal brings first price drop on the Amazfit Active 2 fitness trackers

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

This magnetic USB-C accessory is the best $12 I've ever spent on Amazon

The Download: flaws in anti-AI protections for art, and an AI regulation vibe shift

The Origin of the Research University

White Noise – secure and private messenger

Show HN: MCP server for searching and downloading documents from Anna's Archive

OpenAI and Jony Ive's startup seal the deal

Show HN: FlopperZiro – A DIY open-source Flipper Zero clone

As Waymo Debuts in Philadelphia, It May Want to Look Into the Time Furious Locals Tore Apart an Adorable Robot

OpenAI closes its deal to buy Jony Ive’s io and build AI hardware

Your Android phone and watch are getting a major upgrade for free - Samsung models included

Looking for an External Hard Drive? This Seagate 24TB Is Just $0.01/GB for Prime Day

Gemini Live just got a whole lot more useful for your Samsung Galaxy phone

Your Android device is getting a big AI upgrade for free - here's what's new

Apple Didn’t Approve, but Amazon Clears Out AirPods Pro 2 at a Record Low for Prime Day

Samsung Lets Amazon Sell the T9 Portable SSD at an All-Time Low During Prime Day, but Stock Is Limited

Adaptive Power in iOS 26 Could Mean Longer Stretches Between iPhone Charges

Comparing the Climate and Productivity Impacts of a Shrinking Population

Ptar: Replacing .tgz for petabyte-scale S3 archives

RapidRAW: A non-destructive and GPU-accelerated RAW image editor

I found the ultimate accessory kit for tinkerers with 180 modifications, and it's $20 off for Prime Day

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