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Why open-source AI became an American national priority

venturebeat.com Clément Delangue 2025-12-16 20:07:25

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 When President Trump released the U.S. AI Action Plan last week, many were surprised to see “encourage open-source and open-weight AI,” as one of the administration’s top priorities. The White House has elevated what was once a highly technical topic into an urgent national concern — and a key strategy to winning the AI race against China.

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Google backpedals on plans to totally kill this legacy service

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-17 08:13:14

It’s hard to believe, but Google launched its URL Shortener tool all the way back in 2009. Although the tool was shut down in 2018, Google confirmed that goo.gl URLs would continue to redirect to their intended destinations. However, the tech giant announced last year that it would stop supporting those links after August 25, 2025. That was the plan anyway, but the company has since had a slight change of heart. Google has updated the blog post where it announced the shutdown of Google URL Shor

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Bose’s QuietComfort Headphones are $130 off for back-to-school season

theverge.com Brandon Russell 2025-12-17 08:50:48

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Finding peace among the chaos on campus can be more challenging than a midterm. But a quality pair of over-ear headphones can block out distractions when it’s time to lock in. If that sounds like you, we’ve found a deal on the Bose QuietComfort Headphones, which are currently down to $229 ($130 off) at Amazon, Bose, and Best Buy. That’s within $30 of the lowest price we’ve seen all year. The Bose QuietComfo

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Google backtracks on plans to deactivate shortened goo.gl links

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-12-17 12:41:09

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Google is largely reversing course on its plans to discontinue support for all shortened goo.gl URLs on August 25th. Goo.gl URLS that already show a message saying that they will be deactivated in August will still stop working — the company started showing the deactivation message nine months ago on URLs that “showed no activity in late 2024” — but otherwise, “all other goo.g

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The best smartwatch and fitness tracker deals to shop now

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-12-17 22:15:13

Marathon season is right around the corner, and if you've willingly entered yourself into a race this fall, whether it's a 5K, 10K, half, or full marathon, you've probably already begun training for it (or should start doing so as soon as possible). A fitness tracker, like a smartwatch, smart band, or smart ring, can help monitor your pace, distance, gains, and recovery. These devices have become more comfortable than ever (as someone who has tested lots of them), and the brands behind them, li

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Releasing weights for FLUX.1 Krea

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 14:41:45

However, a clear trend when working with AI generated images is their unique look: overly-blurry backgrounds, waxy skin textures, boring composition, and more. Together, these problems constitute what is now known as the “AI look” . Image generation has come a long way since the early days of generating cats and flowers with GANs. Today's models can generate coherent human faces, limbs, and hands. They understand exact quantities, render complex typography, and make an astronaut ride a horse.

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The best Amazon deals right now: Save on laptops, gadgets and more

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-12-18 03:53:32

How did we choose these Amazon deals? ZDNET only writes about deals we want to buy -- devices and products we desire, need, or would recommend. Our experts looked for deals that were at least 20% off (or are hardly ever on sale), using established price comparison tools and trackers to determine whether the deal is actually on sale and how frequently it drops. We also looked over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the deals we're recommending. Our

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Google releases Gemini 2.5 Deep Think for AI Ultra subscribers

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-18 03:36:08

Google is unleashing its most powerful Gemini model today, but you probably won't be able to try it. After revealing Gemini 2.5 Deep Think at the I/O conference back in May, Google is making this AI available in the Gemini app. Deep Think is designed for the most complex queries, which means it uses more compute resources than other models. So it should come as no surprise that only those subscribing to Google's $250 AI Ultra plan will be able to access it. Deep Think is based on the same found

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Best Android Smartwatch for 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-18 08:00:00

Here are a few key factors to consider to help you filter out the noise and narrow down your search. CNET Budget: If you're looking to score a deal, it might be worth waiting for major discount days like Black Friday or Labor Day in the US when most retailers, including the original manufacturers, offer sales or cash-back incentives. You can also save by waiting for the next update cycle and considering the previous-generation model, which often goes on sale once a newer version is released. W

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Want a job in tech? You need these skills, McKinsey study shows

zdnet.com Joe Mckendrick 2025-12-18 12:33:00

Nadzeya Haroshka / Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways Python programming is the most sought-after skill for a range of tech initiatives. Demand for Amazon Web Services skills far outstrips available supply Prompt engineering falls flat as a sought-after skill In the age of artificial intelligence, certain skills are gold. However, for some emerging technology areas, there's a significant mismatch between available skills and needed skills. For example, while prompt engineers are considered

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Authorities seize BlackSuit ransomware gang’s servers

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-12-18 12:21:15

German prosecutors say a joint U.S.-European operation has seized infrastructure belonging to the BlackSuit ransomware gang, a notorious hacking group blamed for several major cyberattacks in recent years. In a new statement this week, officials in Germany said they had seized the gang’s servers and systems as part of an operation on July 24. The officials said the operation had secured “considerable amounts of data” that will be used to help identify the individuals responsible for the attacks

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This one feature could make GPT-5 a true game changer (if OpenAI gets it right)

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-12-19 05:00:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways OpenAI's GPT-5 will attempt to solve a common ChatGPT problem. It should automatically pick the best model for your prompt. Delays in rolling out are the result of how challenging it is to build. OpenAI has been at the forefront of the AI race since its initial launch of ChatGPT in 2022, consistently releasing new products, models, and updates. That also means that it's difficult to keep track of new product launches -- but GPT-5 is one you

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Telephone colophon: Or, how I overengineered my call audio (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-15 20:41:56

Toward the beginning of the pandemic, a friend asked me how she could use an external vocal mic and a guitar with a pickup on Zoom calls. Sounds easy, right? But to have the amount of control a musician really wants, it turned out to be a bit more involved. Plus, when working from home for a microphone company, it’s pretty common to use a decent mic in meetings. This post explains the setup I’ve been using for my calls. (Don’t let the speakers fool you. Use headphones or it’ll feed back when

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Deep Cogito goes big, releasing 4 new open source hybrid reasoning models with self-improving ‘intuition’

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2025-12-19 11:58:07

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 Deep Cogito, a lesser-known AI research startup based in San Francisco, founded by ex-Googlers, today released four new open-ish large language models (LLMs) that attempt something few others do: learn how to reason more effectively over time — and get better at it on their own. The models, released as part of Cogito’s v2 family, range fro

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High Noon Recalls Alcoholic Drinks Mislabeled as Celsius. What to Do if You Were Impacted

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-19 11:16:00

High Noon has issued a recall on two of its Beach Variety packs because of the presence of alcohol in the wrong type of cans. Within these 12-packs of High Noon Beach Variety packs there may be some Celsius-labelled cans -- which should contain an energy drink -- that were shipped out with High Noon vodka seltzer inside them. Cans that are filled with High Noon's vodka seltzer are mislabeled as Celsius Astro Vibe Energy Drink, Sparkling Blue Razz Edition, and have a silver top instead of a blac

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Developer survey shows trust in AI coding tools is falling as usage rises

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-19 12:39:22

AI tools are widely used by software developers, but those devs and their managers are still grappling with figuring out how exactly to best put the tools to use, with growing pains emerging along the way. That's the takeaway from the latest survey of 49,000 professional developers by community and information hub StackOverflow, which itself has been heavily impacted by the addition of large language models (LLMs) to developer workflows. The survey found that four in five developers use AI too

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Hard-won vibe coding insights: Mailchimp’s 40% speed gain came with governance price

venturebeat.com Sean Michael Kerner 2025-12-19 17:43:50

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 Like many enterprises over the past year, Intuit Mailchimp has been experimenting with vibe coding. Intuit Mailchimp provides email marketing and automation capabilities. It’s part of the larger Intuit organization, which has been on a steady journey with gen AI over the last several years, rolling out its own GenOS and agentic AI capabili

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Releasing open weights for FLUX.1 Krea

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-19 14:41:45

However, a clear trend when working with AI generated images is their unique look: overly-blurry backgrounds, waxy skin textures, boring composition, and more. Together, these problems constitute what is now known as the “AI look” . Image generation has come a long way since the early days of generating cats and flowers with GANs. Today's models can generate coherent human faces, limbs, and hands. They understand exact quantities, render complex typography, and make an astronaut ride a horse.

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Rumor Replay: iPhone 17 Pro camera upgrades, prices, and more

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-20 03:35:13

This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: iPhone 17 Pro camera upgrades, pricing, colors, and more. Here are this week’s Apple rumors. iPhone 17 Pro-exclusive camera features Citing an anonymous tipster, MacRumors reported that three iPhone 17 Pro-exclusive camera upgrades are coming: 8x telephoto zoom Second Camera Control button at top of device New ‘pro camera’ app Separately, a t

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Read This Before You Trust Any AI-Written Code

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-12-20 08:10:08

We are in the era of vibe coding, allowing artificial intelligence models to generate code based on a developer’s prompt. Unfortunately, under the hood, the vibes are bad. According to a recent report published by data security firm Veracode, about half of all AI-generated code contains security flaws. Veracode tasked over 100 different large language models with completing 80 separate coding tasks, from using different coding languages to building different types of applications. Per the repor

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Google search flaw allows articles to vanish through "clever" censorship tactics

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-12-20 17:23:00

In context: Online censorship can take many forms and due to its dominance in web search, Google has traditionally been the primary target. A recently uncovered case highlights the lengths to which reputation management companies will go, as well as Google's vulnerability to sophisticated censorship tactics. Someone successfully censored a pair of uncomfortable articles that were previously accessible through Google Search. The unknown party exploited a clever trick along with a bug in Google's

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Launch HN: Gecko Security (YC F24) – AI That Finds Vulnerabilities in Code

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-20 17:23:09

Hey HN, I'm JJ, Co-Founder of Gecko Security ( https://www.gecko.security ). We're building a new kind of static analysis tool that uses LLMs to find complex business logic and multi-step vulnerabilities that current scanners miss. We’ve used it to find 30+ CVEs in projects like Ollama, Gradio, and Ragflow ( https://www.gecko.security/research ). You can try it yourself on any OSS repo at ( https://app.gecko.security ). Anyone who’s used SAST (Static Application Security Testing) tools knows th

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Orion Browser by Kagi

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-20 21:11:29

Error Orion is 100% funded by its users; no ads and no third party deals ever. Get Orion+ and own your browser.

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Inside the Summit Where China Pitched Its AI Agenda to the World

wired.com Zeyi Yang 2025-12-20 22:04:47

Three days after the Trump administration published its much-anticipated AI action plan, the Chinese government put out its own AI policy blueprint. Was the timing a coincidence? I doubt it. China’s “Global AI Governance Action Plan” was released on July 26, the first day of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), the largest annual AI event in China. Geoffrey Hinton and Eric Schmidt were among the many Western tech industry figures who attended the festivities in Shanghai. Our WIR

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Is Mark Zuckerberg flip flopping on open source AI?

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-20 09:13:10

Earlier today, Mark Zuckerberg shared a rambling memo outlining his vision to build AI "superintelligence." In the memo, Zuckerberg hinted that the pursuit of more powerful AI might require the company to be more selective in what it open sources. Citing "safety concerns" he wrote that Meta would need to be "rigorous" about such decisions. The line stood out to many as Zuckerberg — who once said " fuck that " in reference to closed platforms — has made open source central to Meta's AI strategy.

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Ollama's new app

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-20 12:19:03

Ollama’s new app is now available for macOS and Windows. An easier way to chat with models Ollama’s macOS and Windows now include a way to download and chat with models. Chat with files Ollama’s new app supports file drag and drop, making it easier to reason with text or PDFs. For processing large documents, Ollama’s context length can be increased in the settings. Note: this will require more memory. Multimodal support Building on Ollama’s new multimodal engine, images can be sent to mod

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Benchmarks in CI: Escaping the Cloud Chaos

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-21 06:40:05

Creating a performance gate in a CI environment, preventing significant performance regressions from being deployed has been a long-standing goal of dozens of software teams. But measuring in hosted CI runners is a particularly challenging task, mostly because of noisy neighbors leaking through virtualization layers. Still, it's worth the effort. Performance regressions are harder to catch and more expensive to fix the longer they go unnoticed. Mostly because: Catching issues in production is

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The two people shaping the future of OpenAI’s research

technologyreview.com Will Douglas Heaven 2025-12-21 21:06:48

OpenAI has kept up a run of new releases—putting out major updates to its GPT-4 series, launching a string of generative image and video models, and introducing the ability to talk to ChatGPT with your voice. Six months ago it kicked off a new wave of so-called reasoning models with its o1 release, soon followed by o3. And last week it released its browser-using agent Operator to the public. It now claims that more than 400 million people use its products every week and submit 2.5 billion prompt

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You Might Be Using the Wrong Oil: A Guide to Cooking Oils and When to Use Them

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-21 22:00:09

Oil's versatility knows no bounds. Not only does it help cook our favorite proteins and vegetables but it can also be mixed into dressings and baked goods to enhance everything from crave-worthy fat content to superior moisture levels. Some varieties, such as olive and coconut oil, can even be applied directly to skin and hair for the benefits of long-lasting hydration. But many oils serve very specific purposes. While ever-popular olive oil may be the go-to for practically everything in your k

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Anthropic Users Melt Down After Company Institutes New Rate Limits

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-22 02:31:42

Anthropic is changing its usage limits — and its fanbase is already pointing fingers. In a post on X, the OpenAI rival announced that it's introducing new weekly rate limits to paid subscribers after it says a small handful of users abused their privileges and, essentially, ruined it for everyone else. "Claude Code has seen unprecedented demand, especially as part of our Max plans," Anthropic explained, referencing its highest subscription tier that runs $100 to $200 per month, depending on us

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Why open-source AI became an American national priority

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Deep Cogito goes big, releasing 4 new open source hybrid reasoning models with self-improving ‘intuition’

High Noon Recalls Alcoholic Drinks Mislabeled as Celsius. What to Do if You Were Impacted

Developer survey shows trust in AI coding tools is falling as usage rises

Hard-won vibe coding insights: Mailchimp’s 40% speed gain came with governance price

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You Might Be Using the Wrong Oil: A Guide to Cooking Oils and When to Use Them

Anthropic Users Melt Down After Company Institutes New Rate Limits

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