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What Happens When You Fold and Unfold the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 Times?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-04 14:33:00

After folding and unfolding the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 times by hand, Korean YouTube channel Tech-it found that the folding phone's redesigned hinge and thinner design couldn't withstand repeated handling. The stunt, which was livestreamed over the course of a few days, found that the phone would reboot every 6,000 to 10,000 folds. At 46,000 folds, the phone started to creak. At 75,000 folds, an unknown black liquid started to leak out of the hinge. At 175,000 folds, all speakers, incl

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iOS 26: Friends Can't Decide What to Eat? Here's How to Create a Poll in Messages

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 06:00:03

Apple released the second public beta of iOS 26 on Aug. 7, and the beta brings a new Liquid Glass design, call screening and more features to the iPhones of developers and beta testers. It also introduced a host of new features to Messages. One of the more useful features is the ability to create a poll in the messaging app. Group chats can be chaotic, and sometimes it feels like only a few people are talking. Creating a poll in a group chat is a nice way to let everyone voice their opinion on

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Sony insists Xperia phones are ‘very important’ to it

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2026-01-05 06:17:57

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. CFO Lin Tao mentioned Sony’s beleaguered phone brand at the company’s recent financial results presentation, calling it “a very important business for us,” according to CNET Japan. Once upon a time, Xperia mattered to Sony because it still held a healthy chunk of Japan’s phone market. Th

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Life-like robots for sale to the public as China opens new store

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-05 05:58:20

Life-like robots for sale to the public as China opens new store 3 hours ago Share Save Adam Hancock Business reporter Share Save Reuters A life-size humanoid replica of Albert Einstein at the store A new robot shop has opened in Beijing selling everything from mechanical butlers to human-like replicas of Albert Einstein. More than 100 types of products will be on sale at Robot Mall, which launched in the Chinese capital on Friday. The store is one of the first in the country to sell humanoid

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Ask HN: Has any of the Pivotal Tracker replacement attempts succeeded?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 18:56:30

I mean succeeded in replicating it, not necessarily as a business. It doesn't seem so. I tested all I could find, LiteTracker seems the best, but still extremely buggy even in the initial demo project changing task status fails. The rest appears either half-finished, untrustworthy or has a very sketchy interface. But would really like to be surprised. I am very rarely willing to pay for software and this is one case I really want to, but cannot find anything. This thing kinda feeds my pet the

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Benchmarking GPT-5 on 400 real-world code reviews

news.ycombinator.com Dedy Kredo 2026-01-05 08:00:22

GPT-5 is now available in Qodo’s platform for all free and paid users. Get started today. At Qodo, we believe benchmarks should reflect how developers actually work. That’s why we built the PR Benchmark—a benchmark designed to assess how well language models handle tasks like code review, suggesting improvements, and understanding developer intent. Unlike many public benchmarks, the PR Benchmark is private, and its data is not publicly released. This ensures models haven’t seen it during train

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Black Hat 2025: Why your AI tools are becoming the next insider threat

venturebeat.com Louis Columbus 2026-01-05 05:35:56

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Cloud intrusions increased by 136% in the past six months. North Korean operatives infiltrated 320 companies using AI-generated identities. Scattered Spider now deploys ransomware in under 24 hours. However, at Black Hat 2025, the security industry demonstrated that it finally has an answer that works: agentic AI, delivering measurable resu

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Satisfy your charging needs with these two deals!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-05 06:58:37

Is your phone charging slowly? Chances are the charger is to blame. Here’s an awesome deal on a fast charger with multiple ports that will untether you from the outlet. Also, we have a deal that will help if you are lacking outlets! Let’s go into the details. Buy the UGREEN 100W 4 in 1 GaN USB-C Charger with Retractable Cable for $44.99 ($15 off) Buy the Anker Surge Protector Power Strip 2100J for $22.79 ($7.20 off) These offers are available from Amazon, but they are slightly different. The UG

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This free ChatGPT feature flew under the radar - but it's a game changer

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2026-01-05 09:04:45

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode is now available for free users. With the feature, users can access a conversational voice assistant. Advanced voice, now known as ChatGPT voice, replaces Standard Voice Mode. While OpenAI's new large language models (LLMs) in ChatGPT, such as GPT-5, which just launched today, typically steal the spotlight, some of the best gems are found in the less talked-about features, like Advanced Voice Mode. Also: GPT-5 is final

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GPT-5 leaked system prompt

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-05 10:09:05

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‘Wednesday’ Showrunner Confirms We’ve Seen the Last of Xavier Thorpe

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2026-01-04 23:00:46

It turns out that Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) was right to leave Xavier Thorpe (Percy Hynes White) on ‘read’ after he gifted her a cell phone at the end of season one. Better yet, during season two of Tim Burton’s Wednesday, we see her throw the phone into a boiling pot before returning to Nevermore Academy, only to find that Xavier had been transferred to another supernatural school. It’s an abrupt end to a significant character from season one—but intentionally so, on the production team’s behal

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After Mount Vesuvius Demolished Pompeii, People Returned to Live Among the Ruins

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2026-01-05 06:56:11

In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in what would become one of humanity’s most infamous ancient tragedies. Tens of centuries later, archaeologists eagerly dug through the ash and pumice to rediscover the buried Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in all their preserved glory. In their eagerness, however, they may have missed an important layer of history. While working in the Insula meridionalis—the southern quarter of Pompeii’s ancient urban center—archaeologists uncovered evidence confirmin

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Friendslop is coming for the Switch 2

theverge.com Ash Parrish 2026-01-05 00:38:00

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. During today’s Nintendo Indie World showcase, I had two epiphanies. The first was the realization that friendslop games are about to hit the Switch 2 like a falling piano in a Road Runner cartoon. The second was that I love that for me, because that means I can finally play them. My friends love “friendslop,” the initially

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What are semiconductors and why is Trump threatening 100% tariffs?

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-04 22:31:58

What are semiconductors and why is Trump threatening 100% tariffs? 11 hours ago Share Save Liv McMahon & Shiona McCallum Technology reporters Share Save Getty Images The manufacture of the tiny tech that powers billions of devices is under a microscope. US President Donald Trump has said he plans to introduce 100% tariffs on semiconductor imports. The tiny chips power a range of different devices and are integral to modern technology and the global economy. While some semiconductor producers

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The Tesla Cybertruck May Have Found Its True Calling: Target Practice

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 09:51:00

Table of Contents The Tesla Cybertruck May Have Found Its True Calling: Target Practice Few vehicles inspire stronger opinions than the Tesla Cybertruck. Drivers and passersby either love or hate the shiny, sharp-angled trucks, many of which have been vandalized and even shot with paintball guns as a reaction against Tesla CEO and former Trump administration staffer Elon Musk. So this one's for you, Cybertruck haters: The Air Force recently had 33 vehicles, including two Cybertrucks, delivered

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Leak Reveals the Workaday Lives of North Korean IT Scammers

wired.com Matt Burgess 2026-01-05 11:15:00

Job hunting is a fresh kind of hell. Hours are wasted sifting through open roles, tweaking cover letters, dealing with obtuse recruiters—and that’s all before you get started with potential interviews. Arguably, some of the world’s most prolific job applicants—or at least most persistent—are those of North Korea’s sprawling IT worker schemes. For years, Kim Jong Un’s repressive regime has successfully sent skilled coders abroad where they’re tasked with finding remote work and sending money back

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Wear OS users are starting to see a new kind of Google Wallet pass on their wrists

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-05 16:27:25

Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority TL;DR Some Wear OS watches are starting to show Google Wallet photo passes with patterns like QR codes or barcodes. Standard photo-only passes still don’t appear, based on our testing. This may be an early test of limited support for scannable custom passes on smartwatches. You’ve been able to add photo-based passes to Google Wallet on your phone for a while now, but none of these types of passes appeared on Wear OS smartwatches when you open the app. Howe

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Deal: This huge Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED Series TV is only $449.99!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-05 16:48:01

Get this: When I bought my first TV, it cost more than this one, measured 32 inches, and had a 720p resolution. It’s impressive how affordable televisions have become, and this one is quite a steal considering today’s discount on it. You can take an Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED Series 65-Inch 4K UHD Smart TV for just $449.99, which equates to a $270 discount. Buy the Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED Series 65-Inch 4K UHD Smart TV for $449.99 ($270 off) This offer is available directly from Amazon as a “lim

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Vibechart

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-05 15:36:45

vibechart To chart based on what you want to see instead of what is true, beautiful, or useful.

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Out of Nowhere: UFO 50 Hits Switch 2 After Indie World Reveal

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 15:03:00

Nintendo held an Indie World Showcase Thursday to spotlight some of the indie games coming to the Switch platform. One of the surprise indie hits from last year is making the jump from PC to the Switch 2, and it's available right now. UFO 50, one of CNET's best games of 2024, was the surprise from Nintendo's Indie World Showcase Thursday, and had the additional surprise of launching after the event. It's available to play on the Switch or the Switch 2 and costs $25. From Mossmouth, UFO 50 is a

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The Aurora Borealis Is Back: These 18 States Have a Chance to See It Over 2 Nights

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 15:12:00

August has started heavy for skygazers. We are days away from August's sturgeon full moon and the peak of the Perseids meteor shower. Before those celestial events get underway, however, it seems that another sighting of the aurora borealis is going to sneak in Thursday and Friday and may be visible in up to 18 US states. Those states can be broken up into three categories. The first are states that will almost certainly see an aurora -- if conditions allow -- and include Alaska, Washington, Mo

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Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full self-driving

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2026-01-05 16:19:50

Tesla is breaking up the team behind its Dojo supercomputer, ending the automaker’s play at developing in-house chips for driverless technology, according to Bloomberg. Dojo’s lead, Peter Bannon, is leaving the company, and the remaining team members will be reassigned to other data center and compute projects within Tesla, per Bloomberg’s reporting, which cited anonymous sources. The disbanding of Tesla’s Dojo efforts follows the departure of around 20 workers, who left the automaker to start

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Apple Maps cycling directions expand to Hong Kong and Taiwan

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-05 21:21:32

When Apple first launched cycling directions on Apple Maps, the feature was limited to a handful of cities like New York and Beijing. Since then, Apple has gradually expanded coverage. Now, cycling directions are also available in Hong Kong and Taiwan. If you ride a bike to get around where you live, you know that some information is essential for route planning: are there bike paths? Bike lanes? Do they cover the entire route? What is the elevation along the way? Since the limited rollout in

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Apple Arcade just got four new games, including Play-Doh World

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-05 21:46:02

As promised last month, Apple today released four new titles to Apple Arcade, adding to the catalog of over 200 ad-free games available to subscribers. Here’s what’s new. Play-Doh World Play-Doh brings its magic to the digital space with Play-Doh World, allowing players to craft their own characters and watch them spring to life. From inventing wild zoo animals to styling outrageous salon hairdos, every corner of this colorful universe responds to the player’s creative whim. With dozens of int

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Fake WhatsApp developer libraries hide destructive data-wiping code

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-05 21:42:30

Two malicious NPM packages posing as WhatsApp development tools have been discovered deploying destructive data-wiping code that recursively deletes files on a developer's computers. Two malicious NPM packages currently available in the registry target WhatsApp developers with destructive data-wiping code. The packages, discovered by researchers at Socket, masquerade as WhatsApp socket libraries and were downloaded over 1,100 times since their publication last month. Despite Socket having fil

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Meta Says Its Comically Large VR Headset Prototype Can Almost Mimic Human Sight

gizmodo.com James Pero 2026-01-05 21:30:02

There are a lot of lofty goals in the world of VR, but delivering hyperrealism is among the most elusive. That’s because there are tons of constraints with a realistic, world-rendering face computer: there’s resolution, field of view, power, weight, battery—you name it. But just because obstacles abound doesn’t mean the titans of XR and VR aren’t trying, and when it comes to the ol’ college try, Meta definitely gets an A for effort. In its latest endeavor, Meta unveiled Tiramisu, a new headset

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The Best Colored Noise for Sleep (2025)

wired.com Julia Forbes 2026-01-05 21:12:40

As a certified sleep science coach and mattress tester of five years, I'm no stranger to soothing noises being part of many people's sleep hygiene arsenal. For some, the perfect soundtrack might be white noise. For others, it could be a different color entirely—sometimes streamed on their phone, but often courtesy of a sound machine. If your sound machine or app offers a variety of different colored sounds, how might you know what they mean, or which might be best for your brain? How Noise Is “

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High costs and thin margins threatening AI coding startups

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2026-01-05 21:05:01

In February, AI coding startup Windsurf was in talks to raise a big new round at a $2.85 billion valuation led by Kleiner Perkins, at double the valuation it hit six months earlier, sources told TechCrunch at the time. That deal didn’t happen, according to a source familiar with the matter. Instead, news broke in April that the startup planned to sell itself to OpenAI for roughly the same valuation: $3 billion. While that deal famously fell apart, one bigger question remains: If the startup was

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Firefly Aerospace soars over 30% in market debut to land at $8.5 billion valuation

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-06 02:13:36

Firefly’s CEO Jason Kim reacts during the company's IPO at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, U.S., August 7, 2025. Firefly Aerospace jumped more than 34% in its Nasdaq debut on Thursday after pricing shares above its expected range. The stock closed at $60.35, valuing the company at roughly $8.5 billion. Shares initially opened at $70 under the ticker symbol FLY. Space technology has gained momentum in recent years as companies such as Elon Musk's SpaceX amass more funding and governmen

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Doximity buys Pathway Medical for $63 million to help doctors get AI-powered answers

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2026-01-06 02:38:49

Doximity at the New York Stock Exchange for its initial public offering on June 24, 2021. Doximity is diving deeper into artificial intelligence, announcing on Thursday the acquisition of startup Pathway Medical for $63 million. Pathway has built an AI-powered clinical reference tool that doctors can use to ask questions about guidelines, drugs and trials. Pathway's answers are synthesized from medical literature, and Doximity said the Montreal-based startup has one of the largest structured d

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What Happens When You Fold and Unfold the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 Times?

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Friendslop is coming for the Switch 2

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Out of Nowhere: UFO 50 Hits Switch 2 After Indie World Reveal

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High costs and thin margins threatening AI coding startups

Firefly Aerospace soars over 30% in market debut to land at $8.5 billion valuation

Doximity buys Pathway Medical for $63 million to help doctors get AI-powered answers

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