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Apple's next iPad Pro will reportedly get two front-facing cameras

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-07 12:20:42

The iPad Pro with the M5 chip is expected to be just as easy to use for selfies in a landscape or portrait orientation. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple will add a second front-facing camera on the portrait edge of the upcoming iPad Pro that's expected to launch later this year. It may seem like a small quality-of-life upgrade, but it means the iPad Pro can use either camera to center the subject for selfies or FaceTime calls. Compared to the previous iPad models, the upcoming iPad P

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The best Android phones for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-07 19:01:27

Read our full Google Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL review Processor: Google Tensor G4 | Display: 6.3-inch Super Actua, up to 120Hz | Cameras: Rear array (50MP wide, 48MP ultrawide with Macro Focus, 48MP 5x telephoto lens), 42MP dual PD selfie front camera with autofocus | Battery: 4,700mAh Finally, a smaller Pixel Pro. Google's Pixel series has long been one of the best Android phones around, with the Pro model being the superior version. But it was always a little too big and too cumbersome

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I still prefer my Google Pixel 9 Pro over the expensive flagships - and it's not even close

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-08-07 18:45:13

Adam Breeden/ZDNET Last year, I was emphatic that my time with Pixel phones was over because Google had announced it was planning to inject even more AI "goodness" into Android. I saw that as an opportunity to jump ship. My goal was to buy the Nothing Phone 3. Then, as fate would have it, Nothing CEO Carl Pei announced that his company was going all-in on AI, and the next Nothing Phone would leverage the technology in ways no other device had. Foiled again. Also: This hidden Pixel camera set

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What my mother didn’t talk about (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Karolina Waclawiak 2025-08-04 09:43:23

We did not visit Poland often. Only when someone died. I have not been able to bring part of my mother’s ashes to Poland yet because of the pandemic. They sit in my living room, waiting to join my other dead relatives in her village of Bedoń. I live in California, 3,000 miles away from where I grew up, and when my mother couldn’t sleep she’d call me. I always picked up. “I think I know how I got sick,” she said once. My mother had an aversion to being sick and to anyone knowing about it. Her

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How slow motion became cinema’s dominant special effect

news.ycombinator.com Scott W. Stern 2025-08-04 03:34:29

About 20 years ago, a neuroscientist named David Eagleman strapped a bunch of students into harnesses, hoisted them to the top of an imposing metal tower, and then, without warning, dropped them 150 feet. Though the students landed safely in nets, the experience was—by design—terrifying. Eagleton wanted to simulate the feeling of plummeting to one’s death. His goal was to figure out why survivors of near-death experiences almost always said the same thing: “It felt like the world was going in sl

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Structuring Arrays with Algebraic Shapes [video]

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-05 00:48:49

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Using the Matrix Cores of AMD RDNA 4 architecture GPUs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-05 01:13:33

AMD RDNA 4 architecture GPUs AMD RDNA™ 4 architecture GPUs, which have 3rd-generation Matrix Cores, improved the performance of Generalized Matrix Multiplication (GEMM) operations. The table below compares theoretical FLOPS/clock/CU (floating point operations per clock, per compute unit) to previous generations. However, we changed the VGPR layout for the arguments of Wave Matrix Multiply Accumulate (WMMA) operations compared to the previous RDNA 3 generation [1]. Therefore, it does not have ba

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The Daily Life of a Medieval King

news.ycombinator.com Theme 2025-08-04 08:54:02

Have you wondered what a medieval king did on a typical day? Thanks to Christine de Pizan, we have an account of what daily life was like for King Charles V of France. Around the year 1404, Christine de Pizan completed her work, Livre des faits et bonnes mœurs du sage roy Charles V. It was both a biography of the French king who reigned from 1364 to 1380 and a guide to how an ideal monarch should live and rule. Christine had a good vantage point to tell this story. Her father, Tommaso di Pizan

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Java was not underhyped in 1997 (2021)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-03 22:37:50

Java Criminally Underhyped? Not Back in 1997. Earlier today, a fun little moment of Twitter serendipity alerted me to an article by Jackson Roberts, a computer science student at the University of Colorado, entitled “Java is criminally underhyped”. It’s a really interesting article, and Jackson’s observations correlate with a lot of my own thinking about languages and platforms, although I am squarely in the .NET / CLR camp on that particular front. But Jackson ends his article: I am curious

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“The Bitter Lesson” is wrong. Well sort of

news.ycombinator.com Assaf Pinhasi 2025-08-07 09:33:46

“The Bitter Lesson” is wrong. Well… sort of. Assaf Pinhasi 3 min read · 1 hour ago 1 hour ago -- Listen Share TL;DR There is no dichotomy between domain knowledge vs. “general purpose methods that leverage data+compute”. They are both powerful tools that compensate for each other and need to be balanced and traded off during the model building process. “The bitter lesson” in 30 seconds “The bitter lesson” is one of the most popular opinion pieces about AI research and it’s future. In his w

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What My Mother Didn't Talk About (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Karolina Waclawiak 2025-08-04 14:43:23

We did not visit Poland often. Only when someone died. I have not been able to bring part of my mother’s ashes to Poland yet because of the pandemic. They sit in my living room, waiting to join my other dead relatives in her village of Bedoń. I live in California, 3,000 miles away from where I grew up, and when my mother couldn’t sleep she’d call me. I always picked up. “I think I know how I got sick,” she said once. My mother had an aversion to being sick and to anyone knowing about it. Her

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New colors without shooting lasers into your eyes

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-04 09:01:17

1. Your eyes sense color. They do this because you have three different kinds of cone cells on your retinas, which are sensitive to different wavelengths of light. For whatever reason, evolution decided those wavelengths should be overlapping. For example, M cones are most sensitive to 535 nm light, while L cones are most sensitive to 560 nm light. But M cones are still stimulated quite a lot by 560 nm light—around 80% of maximum. This means you never (normally) get to experience having just o

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Best Internet Providers in Kansas City, Missouri

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-07 04:00:00

What's the best internet provider in Kansas City? Kansas City is known for its many nicknames, including the City of Fountains and Paris of the Plains. But it's also known for its fast, reliable internet. It easily makes the city a standout for anyone looking to move into the area -- particularly if you're thinking of working remotely or have a large family that relies on great internet for entertainment purposes. With that in mind, after thoroughly testing what's available, Google Fiber is CNE

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Can Cortisol Supplements Really Lower Stress? I Asked the Experts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-07 10:00:00

Cortisol was discovered in the mid-20th century, but in the last year or so, this naturally occurring hormone has entered the limelight of social media. You can find videos on TikTok discussing "cortisol face" with millions of views. Unfortunately, trends are rarely as simple as they appear and may have people jumping into action before learning what cortisol supplements even are and how they react in the body. While cortisol supplements can be the right choice in some situations, it's essentia

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 21 #505

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-07 13:00:05

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. Once you see the theme, you'll know why -- really, there are so many words that could have been answers, because you can craft any and all shapes out of paper. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 21, #771

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-07 13:00:05

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. Hey, Seinfeld fans, today's NYT Connections puzzle is right up your alley. That makes the blue category fun, but that purple category got me, as always. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go the

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I tasked Alexa Plus with tackling my to-do list — it was hit or miss

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-08-07 05:00:00

is a senior reviewer focused on smart home and connected tech, with over twenty years of experience. She has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News. One of the best features of Amazon’s new Alexa Plus is that I don’t have to “speak Alexa” anymore. I’ve been testing the voice assistant for about a week now, and it understands what I say, regardless of how I say it — there’s no more need for precise phrasing to get Alexa to do what I want. This big shift underpins anoth

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Report: M5 iPad Pro to have dual front-facing cameras

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-08-07 11:43:43

With last year’s M4 iPad Pro, Apple made a long-awaited change to the design: it moved the front-facing camera from the top to the side. According to Bloomberg today, Apple has another big change to the iPad Pro’s front-facing camera in store for the M5 update coming later this year. In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman reports: Apple is apparently adding a second, portrait-side front-facing camera to the upcoming M5 iPad Pro, presumably so FaceTimers and selfie fans

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A human metaphor for evaluating AI capability

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-07 06:13:15

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Larq Bottle PureVis 2 Review: Drinking Water as a Video Game Isn’t as Dumb as It Sounds

gizmodo.com Claire Maldarelli 2025-08-07 09:00:22

There’s something I learned about hydration that I can never forget: if you are thirsty, you are already dehydrated. It’s a rule of thumb that can come in handy if you are out on a long hike or on the beach in the middle of summer when the risk of becoming dehydrated is pretty high. But day-to-day, I rarely pay attention to how much water I drink or how dehydrated my body could be. Despite the ever-growing popularity of mega-sized water bottles and counting the number of glasses people should d

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The Bad Batch Returns In a New ‘Star Wars’ Novel

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-08-07 14:25:39

It’s been over a year since Star Wars: The Bad Batch ended, but it was a given Clone Force 99 would eventually live on beyond the screen. Next month, we’ll check back in with the team in their first novel, Sanctuary. Written by Lamar Giles (Ruin Road), the tale takes place towards the end of season two after the episode “Pabu.” Now that they’re working with pirate hunter Phee, the Clones—Hunter, Omega, Wrecker, and Tech—are on resource gathering duty after the planet’s recent tsunami. That lead

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I Get 5G on My Phone at Home, So Why Can't I Get 5G Home Internet? Here's What I Learned

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-07 09:00:00

If you can get 5G on your phone while at home, you should be able to get 5G internet at your house, right? Not exactly. 5G is no longer the shiny new thing, thanks to efforts from major carriers AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, but 5G home internet service isn't strictly available at the same addresses as 5G cellular service. I ran into this when I switched my mobile carrier from AT&T cellular service to T-Mobile phone service. I was immediately impressed with the phone's 5G performance. However, ev

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9 Best Coolers WIRED Tested for Every Budget, Any Situation

wired.com Louryn Strampe 2025-08-07 11:07:00

The first thing to consider when buying a cooler is how you're going to use it. If you aren't heading out for days at a time, you probably don't need an expensive high-end cooler. All the coolers we've recommend above are capable of holding things at a safe temperature for a day, provided you keep them in the shade. Similarly, if you're navigating rugged terrain, you might want beefy wheels—and if you're just going to the beach, you might not need them. Hard-sided coolers: These range from the

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My 9 Favorite Pickleball Paddles From 3 Years of Testing (2025)

wired.com Martin Cizmar 2025-08-07 13:06:00

I was not sure what to expect from Diadem's new BluCore paddle, which is among a handful of new paddles that have replaced the standard honeycomb polymer core with closed-cell foam—they sent me a sample of the stuff, and it looks like you could make a gas station cooler out of it. That foam is substantially more durable—it has a lifetime warranty, in fact—over the long haul and is also not at risk of delaminating in extreme temperatures if, for example, you leave the paddle in the car on a scorc

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The Switch 2’s next killer app is already here

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-08-07 10:00:00

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 90, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope you’re staying cool, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) I also have for you a new Donkey Kong title, OpenAI’s next big AI agent, a customizable gamepad, and more. Let’s dive in. (As always, the best part of

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I asked Alexa Plus to tackle my to-do list — it mostly failed

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-08-07 10:00:00

is a senior reviewer focused on smart home and connected tech, with over twenty years of experience. She has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News. One of the best features of Amazon’s new Alexa Plus is that I don’t have to “speak Alexa” anymore. I’ve been testing the voice assistant for about a week now, and it understands what I say, regardless of how I say it — there’s no more need for precise phrasing to get Alexa to do what I want. This big shift underpins anoth

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Man Who Skydived From Space Dies During New Stunt

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-05 23:23:05

Image by Buda Mendes/Getty Images for Laureus / Futurism Developments Nearly 13 years after skydiving from the edge of space, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner has died during a tragic accident. As the New York Post reports, Baumgartner was 56 when he took on what became his last stunt: flying a motorized paraglider near the town of Porto Sant Elpidio, a beachside resort off Italy's Adriatic coast. According to the NYP's translation of the Italian newspaper Il Resto del Carlino, the extreme

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“Bypassing” specialization in Rust

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-04 10:26:22

"Bypassing" specialization in Rust or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Function Pointers I've spent nearly a year developing and refining my own FAT driver in Rust. For much of the last six months, I had to put the project on hold due to school commitments. However, I'm back now, especially since this project has become my most-starred repository on GitHub. During that journey, I (almost) learned how FAT and filesystems in general work behind-the-scenes and in my attempts to navigate the

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Borg – Deduplicating archiver with compression and encryption

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-07 05:36:53

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Show HN: MCP server for Blender that builds 3D scenes via natural language

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-07 09:01:45

Blender MCP was created to establish a standardized, universal interface between Large Language Models and 3D software like Blender—making AI-powered 3D creation accessible, fast, and intuitive. Whether you're a Blender pro looking to speed up complex workflows or a curious beginner(like us when we started!)trying to bring your ideas to life without wrestling with UI or scripting—Blender MCP bridges that gap.

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