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Leaked render reveals Meta’s Hypernova smart glasses and wristband controller

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-29 01:06:07

TL;DR A newly leaked render shows off Meta’s upcoming “Hypernova” smart glasses alongside its wrist controller accessory. Hypernova is expected to feature a screen in the right lens, an upgraded camera, and the ability to launch apps for taking photos and accessing maps. Users will also be able to see notifications. The “Ceres” neural wristband will reportedly power gesture-based controls for the device. Hypernova is expected to cost $1,000–$1,400 and is said to be coming by the end of the ye

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El Chapo drug cartel reportedly tracked and killed informants by hacking an FBI phone

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-29 01:00:02

The Mexican Sinaloa cartel hired a hacker to track and surveil the FBI, then used that information to intimidate and even kill witnesses against drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, according to a Justice Department report spotted by Ars Technica. The hacker used relatively sophisticated data collection techniques and weaknesses in the FBI's cybersecurity to identify the witnesses, the report states. According to the highly redacted report, which is based in part on testimony from an "individua

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Samsung is cooking up a privacy and security powerhouse in One UI 8 (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-29 08:30:25

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung seems to be developing a new “Alert Center” in One UI 8 to notify users about sneaky apps, security risks, and aging account settings. Code strings describing “Alert Center” and its features were discovered in an internal One UI 8 build. It’s unclear when Samsung will launch the new security hub, but it should be available in your phone’s Settings when and if it goes live. Samsung seems to be going one step above Android’s built-in security and pr

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Apple reminds us it will soon end support for the old HomeKit architecture, with two options

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-29 10:07:27

Apple introduced new HomeKit architecture back in 2022, with the primary aim of making the smart home system more reliable. At the time, users could choose between upgrading or remaining on the original version of the platform. Fast–forward to March of this year, and 9to5Mac discovered code showing that the company was planning to drop support for the old version. That was subsequently confirmed by Apple, and a further reminder has now been found in the latest iOS 18.6 beta – with a little more

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Mexican Drug Cartel Hacker Used Surveillance Tech to Target FBI Informants for Execution

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-08-28 19:45:45

Sometimes the surveillance state gets turned against itself. That seems to be what resulted in the unfortunate demise of a number of FBI informants, who were tracked by a hacker working for the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico, according to a recent report published by the U.S. Justice Department. According to the 47-page report issued by the Justice Department Inspector General, titled “Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Efforts to Mitigate the Effects of Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance,

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Uber Adds Rental Car Delivery and Discounted Airport Rides Ahead of July 4 Weekend Surge

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-29 10:00:09

With AAA forecasting that a record-breaking 72 million Americans will travel during the week of July 4, ride-hailing and delivery company Uber is launching various updates to make summer vacations more seamless. Uber is significantly expanding its rental-car delivery service, introducing new airport options for ride-sharing and prescheduled pickups, and adding more flexibility for hotel food deliveries. Read also: Uber's Simplified App for Seniors Is Launching Nationwide Car rental dropoff exp

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Virtue garnish: A mental hack to short-circuit bad habits

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-29 07:19:29

You’re about to send that email. The one where you “correct” that coworker’s suggestion with a snarky reply. Your fingers are already typing the passive-aggressive opener when something interrupts: you notice the tightness in your chest, the heat rising. You recognize it: a “whisper” as the Ledger of Life calls it. You jot down “w: feeling attacked by feedback.” You pause. You know this feeling will lead nowhere good. Time to deploy a virtue garnish, but which one? For defensiveness, you need s

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Genetic code enables zebrafish to mend damaged organs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-27 05:00:11

Zebrafish have the remarkable and rare ability to regrow and repair their hearts after damage. New research from Caltech and UC Berkeley has identified the circuit of genes controlling this ability and offers clues about how a human heart might someday be repaired after damage, such as a heart attack or in cases of congenital heart defects. The research was a collaboration between the laboratories of Marianne Bronner, Caltech's Edward B. Lewis Professor of Biology and director of the Beckman In

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The Google Keep Apple Watch app is no longer available

9to5mac.com Abner Li 2025-08-29 09:33:06

While Google released a new watchOS app today, the company also got rid of Google Keep for Apple Watch. Version 2.2025.26200 of Google Keep removes the Apple Watch app. There are no changes to the iPhone or iPad experience, which still use the Google Material Theme in light of Gmail, Drive, and other apps getting updated. The watchOS app has not seen any meaningful updates in years, with Google not even refreshing the app icon. Released in 2019, it did not have complications or add support for

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Elon Says He’s Launching ‘the America Party’ to Compete With Democrats and Republicans If Budget Bill Passes

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-08-29 13:36:18

Elon Musk is threatening to launch his own political party called the America Party if President Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” passes. And while the billionaire oligarch already suggested the idea almost a month ago after his falling out with Trump, he seems serious this time. “If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day,” Musk tweeted on Monday. “Our country needs an alternative to the Democrat-Republican uniparty so that the people actual

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Stablecoin issuer Circle applies for a national bank charter

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-08-29 21:40:28

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on the day of Circle Internet Group's IPO, in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group has applied for a national trust bank charter, moving forward on its mission to bring stablecoins into the traditional financial world after the firm's big market debut this month, CNBC confirmed. Shares rose 1% after hours. If the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency grants the bank charter, Circle will

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CertMate – SSL Certificate Management System

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-29 20:24:53

🔐 CertMate - SSL Certificate Management System 🌟 Why CertMate? CertMate solves the complexity of SSL certificate management in modern distributed architectures. Whether you're running a single application or managing certificates across multiple datacenters, CertMate provides: 🔄 Zero-Downtime Automation - Certificates renew automatically 30 days before expiry - Certificates renew automatically 30 days before expiry 🌐 Multi-Cloud Support - Works with 19 DNS providers (Cloudflare, AWS, Azure,

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End of an Era

news.ycombinator.com Chris Crawford 2025-08-29 19:17:11

I recall saying to one of my colleagues at Atari way back in 1982 that I wanted to make a game that would be genuine art. A year later I built a game that was my first experiment in that direction: Gossip. It was a ridiculously simple game in which a player attempted to win favor in a group by calling people and telling them how much you liked or disliked some third party. The underlying concept was that “people like people who like people they like.” For some reason, many players had problems a

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 1, #281

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-29 20:00:04

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. O Canada! Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle pays tribute to the Great White North. So grab your poutine and a Nanaimo bar and 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 g

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Apple fails to dismiss DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit over iPhone dominance [U]

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-30 01:17:21

Update: Apple has responded to the decision with a statement provided to 9to5Mac. See full statement below. Apple’s attempt to shut down the U.S. government’s antitrust case over its alleged smartphone monopoly has just hit a wall. Here’s the latest. Apple had filed a motion to dismiss the case in August As reported by Reuters, U.S. District Judge Julien Neals in Newark, New Jersey rejected Apple’s motion to dismiss the Department of Justice lawsuit that accuses the company of illegally maint

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Drug cartel hacked FBI official’s phone to track and kill informants, report says

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-30 00:57:49

The Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico hacked the phone of an FBI official investigating kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán as part of a surveillance campaign “to intimidate and/or kill potential sources or cooperating witnesses,” according to a recently published report by the Justice Department. The report, which cited an “individual connected to the cartel,” said a hacker hired by its top brass “offered a menu of services related to exploiting mobile phones and other electronic devices.” The hired

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Identities of More Than 80 Americans Stolen for North Korean IT Worker Scams

wired.com Andy Greenberg 2025-08-30 01:00:39

For years, the North Korean government has found a burgeoning source of sanctions-evading revenue by tasking its citizens with secretly applying for remote tech jobs in the West. A newly revealed takedown operation by American law enforcement makes clear just how much of the infrastructure used to pull off those schemes has been based in the United States—and just how many Americans' identities were stolen by the North Korean impersonators to carry them out. On Monday, the Department of Justice

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Fintech Bolt progresses its turnaround by landing Klarna as a partner

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2025-08-30 01:00:00

Klarna and Bolt announced a partnership Monday, which will see Klarna’s payment options integrated into Bolt’s checkout operating system. This deal means Klarna will show up as a buy now, pay later choice on Bolt devices. Merchants using Bolt can offer Klarna’s Pay in 4 or monthly financing options to shoppers in physical stores, and shoppers can choose that option with a single click. The integration is set to go live later this year, first in the U.S. and then in other markets around the worl

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Analyst Says Apple Has Big Vision Pro Plans For 2027, Including Smart Glasses

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-30 04:42:35

Apple will release multiple head-mounted AR and VR products in 2027, with an upgraded Vision Pro headset dropping later this year, according to a report from respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities on Monday. There are three Vision series products currently in development along with four pairs of smart glasses. A Ray-Ban Meta-style smart product will see 3-5 million shipments in 2027. Apple expects to ship out more than 10 million AR/VR products in 2027, suggesting the com

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Mortgage Rate Predictions: How Tariffs, War and the Fed Are Impacting Rates

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-30 08:33:46

Buyers should keep an eye on the possibility of rate cuts in the next few months. Tharon Green/CNET Mortgage market predictions have been clouded by economic uncertainty caused by the Trump administration's trade measures, deficit spending and geopolitical maneuvering. The big question hanging over the housing market is whether rates will rise due to tariff-induced inflation or fall due to a recession. Since early spring, average mortgage rates for 30-year fixed loans have been swinging betwee

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US government takes down major North Korean ‘remote IT workers’ operation

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-08-30 09:13:05

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday that it had taken several enforcement actions against North Korea’s money-making operations, which rely on undercover remote IT workers inside American tech companies to raise funds for the regime’s nuclear weapons program, as well as to steal data and cryptocurrency. As part of the DOJ’s multi-state effort, the government announced the arrest and indictment of U.S. national Zhenxing “Danny” Wang, who allegedly ran a years-long fraud scheme fro

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This GaN charger is a cross between a yo-yo and a tape measure - and it's on sale

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-08-30 13:25:23

ZDNET's key takeaways Counterpart's charger is a 35W gallium nitride (GaN) device with a retractable, four-foot cord and a foldable wall plug for $44. Its yo-yo-esque design keeps everything you need to charge in one place, and the USB-C cord is compatible with numerous devices. It may not be for you if you want a multi-port GaN charger. View now at Counterpart The Counterpart charger is on sale for 15% off now through July 6 in celebration of July 4th with code COUNTER4TH at checkout. Recen

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Project Hail Mary trailer looks like a winner for Andy Weir fans

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-30 13:05:50

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller co-direct Project Hail Mary, based on Andy Weir's 2021 novel. We here at Ars were big fans of 2015's The Martian, adapted from Andy Weir's novel of the same name. So our interest was naturally piqued when he heard about a new film, Project Hail Mary, based on Weir's bestselling 2021 novel. Amazon MGM Studios just released the first trailer, and the movie looks great—very much in the vein of The Martian. (Some spoilers below, but nothing that isn't in the traile

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Save $400 on this LG 5K display and get a free smart monitor - here's how to qualify

zdnet.com Taylor Clemons 2025-08-30 17:52:28

Looking to upgrade your work-from-home setup or need a high-end display for graphic design and other creative work? Right now at LG, you can save $400 on the 40-inch UltraWide 5K2K curved monitor, bringing the price down to $1,400. Through July 6, you can also get a 27-inch My View smart monitor for free when you bundle with the UltraWide, or you can save up to an additional 10% if you bundle two or more UltraWide 5K2K monitors. Also: The best Prime Day 2025 monitor deals live now Of course, t

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The Academic Pipeline Stall: Why Industry Must Stand for Academia – ACM Sigops

news.ycombinator.com Vijay Janapa Reddi 2025-08-30 16:48:45

The Research Pipeline is Stalling The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) froze all outgoing funding, including new awards and scheduled payments on active grants. Over 1,000 NSF research projects were abruptly canceled in a few days, resulting in roughly $739 million in halted research funding. The directive, issued with little explanation, has created chaos across the academic research ecosystem, part of a broader trend Nature described as an unprecedented assault. Before we go any furthe

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‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Is a Suitably Fun, Undeniably Thin Dino Adventure

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-08-30 17:01:51

Jurassic World Rebirth is everything both good and bad about the Jurassic franchise rolled into one. It borrows from the original film with a straightforward story that quickly pits our heroes against a new group dynamic: terrifying dinosaurs. However, it lacks much of the rich characterization and emotions inherent to making that story special. You’re glad that it’s fast-paced and action-packed, but bummed you don’t care that much about it. In the end, though, especially after the previous film

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The Original ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Movie Is Coming Back to Theaters With New Footage

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-08-30 17:45:40

The first live-action spin on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turns 35 this year, and to celebrate, the beloved first entry in the trilogy is making its way back to theaters this summer. But it’s not going to be alone: it’s accompanied by a behind-the-scenes bonus that includes never-before-seen deleted scenes and footage from making the film. Announced today by Fathom Entertainment, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will return to theaters for a limited time this August. One of the most delightful

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Supreme Court to decide whether ISPs must disconnect users accused of piracy

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-30 17:36:00

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could determine whether Internet service providers must terminate users who are accused of copyright infringement. In a list of orders released today, the court granted a petition filed by cable company Cox. The ISP, which was sued by Sony Music Entertainment, is trying to overturn a ruling that it is liable for copyright infringement because it failed to terminate users accused of piracy. Music companies want ISPs to disconnect users whose IP ad

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Mexican drug cartel hacker spied on FBI official’s phone to track and kill informants, report says

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-08-30 17:14:16

In 2018, a hacker hired by the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel run by the infamous kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán spied on the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City with the goal of identifying “people of interest” for the cartel to target and kill, according to a new U.S. government watchdog report. On Friday, the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General revealed the incident as part of a published report auditing the FBI’s efforts to counter surveillance with the goal of protecting “its e

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UGREEN M4 Mac Mini Dock Costs Peanuts for Early Prime Day, Adds 8TB and 10 Ports to Your Apple Mini PC

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-08-30 21:10:51

If you pick up a Mac Mini for yourself, then it might feel like you’ve got everything you need. After all, it’s such a dinky little device, and it houses so much power already, so what else is there? That’s all good and well, but at some point, you may start to want a bit more. Your options at that point often boil down to just having to buy a new one, and that’s a pricey proposition. You don’t have to just do that though, you can actually get an upgrade or two for it. See at Amazon A great ex

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Leaked render reveals Meta’s Hypernova smart glasses and wristband controller

El Chapo drug cartel reportedly tracked and killed informants by hacking an FBI phone

Samsung is cooking up a privacy and security powerhouse in One UI 8 (APK teardown)

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Mexican Drug Cartel Hacker Used Surveillance Tech to Target FBI Informants for Execution

Uber Adds Rental Car Delivery and Discounted Airport Rides Ahead of July 4 Weekend Surge

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Genetic code enables zebrafish to mend damaged organs

The Google Keep Apple Watch app is no longer available

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Stablecoin issuer Circle applies for a national bank charter

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The Academic Pipeline Stall: Why Industry Must Stand for Academia – ACM Sigops

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Supreme Court to decide whether ISPs must disconnect users accused of piracy

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