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Samsung Messages rolls out ‘Bubble Emoji’ to put some personality into your texts

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-25 18:43:25

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung Messages has received a new feature. The new feature will automatically add emojis to your text bubble. The update has been released in South Korea. The funny thing about Samsung Messages is that the texting app was going to be sunset. Or at least that’s what Samsung said at the beginning of the year when it decided to instead promote Google Messages. Yet, the tech giant has continued to support the app with new updates. The most recent update ma

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What Does will-change In CSS Do?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-23 06:07:49

What Does will-change In CSS Actually Do? I've been using the will-change CSS property for a while now, but I realized I never understood exactly what it does. I knew it was some sort of performance optimization but that's pretty much it. will-change What is will-change? It's a hint to the browser, something along the lines of “hey, I’m about to animate these properties, please get ready.” Browsers may respond by promoting the element to its own GPU compositing layer, pre‑allocating memory,

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Ambarella stock rips 16% higher after earnings as AI demand boosts guidance

cnbc.com Chris Eudaily 2025-10-25 22:03:14

Ambarella stock climbed 16% higher Friday as the chip designer reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and issued strong guidance. Here's how the company did compared with LSEG expectations: Earnings: 15 cents per share adjusted vs 5 cents per share expected 15 cents per share adjusted vs 5 cents per share expected Revenue: $96 million vs $90 million expected Ambarella, which is known for its system-on-chip semiconductors and software used for edge artificial intelligence

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The time to say goodbye to your Tizen OS smartwatch is almost here

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-25 22:38:52

Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 TL;DR Samsung will stop offering content to Tizen OS smartwatches on the Galaxy Store on September 30, 2025. Downloaded apps will continue to be available. If you’ve deleted an app, you won’t be able to re-download it after this date. If you’ve been hanging on to a Galaxy smartwatch that runs on Tizen OS, it’s almost time to say adios and find yourself a new smart timepiece. The termination of Tizen service is on the horizon, with o

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The CDC’s New Acting Director Is a Peter Thiel Pal (and a Total Nightmare)

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-10-25 21:15:59

As America's pivotal health agency descends into chaos, the White House has selected the worst possible person to run it. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is in chaotic disarray, as a slew of resignations and an unprecedented walkout of staff have roiled the agency. At the center of the controversy is the CDC’s weirdo director, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose most recent contribution to public health dialogue was a bizarre rant about what passes through his mind as he stares at childr

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Labor Day Tech Deals: This Foldable Charger Is Smaller Than My Granola Bar, and It’s $11

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-25 21:50:00

If you’re still packing separate chargers for your iPhone and Apple Watch, this Labor Day deal might be your cue to simplify. The LISEN MagSafe Charger Stand is down to $11 on Amazon, half off its usual $22 price. It folds flat, fits in your palm and works with MagSafe-compatible iPhones and Apple Watches. You’ll need to apply the on-page coupon to get the full discount, but once you do, you’re looking at a charger that doesn’t hog desk space or weigh down your bag. This charger stand supports

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Hackers chained Apple and WhatsApp flaws in ‘advanced spyware campaign’

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-26 02:14:15

A few days ago, Apple fixed a vulnerability on iOS and macOS that “may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.” Now, new details have emerged, and it appears that the hacking campaign also leveraged a now-fixed WhatsApp flaw to target its victims. Here are the details. Meta warns dozens of potentially affected users As reported by TechCrunch, Meta has confirmed that it fixed a WhatsApp flaw (CVE-2025-55177) that, when used in combination

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Hate voicemail? Pixel's new feature replaces it with something way better

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-10-26 02:21:26

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Google's Take a Message is available for the Pixel 4 and newer. The feature essentially replaces voicemail. You can see why someone is calling and answer a call you declined. Google has quietly dropped a pretty cool call screening feature, and most Pixel phones from the past six years are getting it. When the Pixel 10 debuted last week, among its new features was something called Take a Message. A

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Why ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Is the Superhero Movie We Need Right Now

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-10-26 02:45:17

The wait is over! The Toxic Avenger arrives in theaters today, and Troma fans can finally see writer-director Macon Blair’s fresh (but still gross, gory, and proudly unrated) take on the legendary cult franchise. In a splattery movie with a lot going on—a sinister health-care megacorp that’s poisoning people and the environment; a hero with a terminal illness who transforms into a badass mutant; Elijah Wood as you’ve never seen him before; a nu-metal “monstercore” band that moonlights as assass

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TikTok is now letting everyone DM each other with voice memos and pictures

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-10-26 02:53:06

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Every platform wants to be the place you hang with friends — even Spotify as of this week — so it’s apparently time for TikTok to shore up its direct messaging feature! It told TechCrunch that over the next few weeks, all users should see voice messages

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TikTok now lets users send voice notes and images in DMs

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-10-26 02:15:08

TikTok is giving users new ways to interact with others via direct messages (DMs), the company told TechCrunch on Friday. Users will now be able to send voice notes and share up to nine images or videos in one-to-one and group chats on the platform. With these new features, TikTok is positioning itself as more than just an entertainment platform, aiming to become a place where users interact regularly beyond simply sending each other TikTok videos. Additionally, the new capabilities bring TikTo

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WhatsApp fixes ‘zero-click’ bug used to hack Apple users with spyware

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-10-26 06:15:55

WhatsApp said on Friday that it fixed a security bug in its iOS and Mac apps that was being used to stealthily hack into the Apple devices of “specific targeted users.” The Meta-owned messaging app giant said in its security advisory that it fixed the vulnerability, known officially as CVE-2025-55177, which was used alongside a separate flaw found in iOS and Macs, which Apple fixed last week and tracks as CVE-2025-43300. Apple said at the time that the flaw was used in an “extremely sophistica

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Tesla challenges $243 million verdict in Autopilot death trial

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-10-26 06:37:03

Tesla has asked a judge to nix the $243 million verdict lodged against the company in a lawsuit involving its Autopilot system, or to allow a new trial to occur, according to a new court filing. The company’s lawyers argue that the verdict, which a jury made earlier this month, “flies in the face of basic Florida tort law, the Due Process Clause, and common sense.” This latest filing by Tesla lawyers tries, once again, to rest all of the blame on the driver George McGee, who helped cause the cr

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Tesla asks for $243 million verdict to be tossed in fatal Autopilot crash suit

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2025-10-26 10:34:32

Dillon Angulo, 33, looks at a roadside memorial sign reading "Drive Safely In Memory Naibel Benavidez" next to the site of a car crash where a Tesla driver using Autopilot killed her, and left him catastrophically injured in 2019, on Aug. 12, 2025, in Key Largo, Florida. Tesla has filed a motion to appeal the verdict in a product liability and wrongful death lawsuit that could cost the company $242.5 million if it is not reduced or overturned. Elon Musk's automaker has asked for the verdict to

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The web does not need gatekeepers: Cloudflare’s new “signed agents” pitch

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-26 09:35:24

Do you register with Google, Amazon or Microsoft to use the web? Cloudflare’s new “signed agents” pitch sounds like safety but it’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. They’ve built an allowlist for the open web and told builders to apply for permission. That’s not how the internet works. An application form is not a standard. Yes, identity for agents is a real problem. But Cloudflare is solving it like a border checkpoint. Get on their list or get treated like a trespasser. That’s vendor approval not

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Everything we played at Gamescom 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-26 09:00:17

Europe’s biggest gameshow is a beast. Spanning the halls of Cologne Messe, and with E3 now out of the picture, Gamescom is a bigger deal than ever. The show also attracts thousands of public attendees, which gives the show a fairground twist in places. This year, Netflix dominated one of the halls with a faux One Piece ship, sports stadium, a Wednesday-themed cafe and a Stranger Things ice cream stall. Elsewhere, while Nintendo didn’t have anything new to show, it had plenty of Switch 2 console

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WhatsApp patches vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-26 14:31:23

WhatsApp has patched a security vulnerability in its iOS and macOS messaging clients that was exploited in targeted zero-day attacks. The company says this zero-click flaw (tracked as CVE-2025-55177) affects WhatsApp for iOS prior to version 2.25.21.73, WhatsApp Business for iOS v2.25.21.78, and WhatsApp for Mac v2.25.21.78. "Incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages in WhatsApp [..] could have allowed an unrelated user to trigger processing of content from an arbitrar

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The web does not need gatekeepers (Cloudflare)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-26 14:35:24

Do you register with Google, Amazon or Microsoft to use the web? Cloudflare’s new “signed agents” pitch sounds like safety but it’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. They’ve built an allowlist for the open web and told builders to apply for permission. That’s not how the internet works. An application form is not a standard. Yes, identity for agents is a real problem. But Cloudflare is solving it like a border checkpoint. Get on their list or get treated like a trespasser. That’s vendor approval not

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Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll

news.ycombinator.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2025-10-26 15:01:31

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Meta could be scanning your camera roll right now. It's using your photos to provide AI-powered suggestions. Check Facebook settings to turn off the features. Meta could be analyzing and retaining your phone's photos without your explicit consent. Some Facebook users have noticed that, deep within their app settings, Meta has switched on two toggles that allow it to access their camera

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FEMA’s Chaotic Summer Has Gone From Bad to Worse

wired.com Molly Taft 2025-10-26 17:23:54

On Thursday, Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem claimed that the Federal Emergency Management Agency “is much more responsive under President Trump to people’s needs than it has been under previous administrations.” Speaking at the public third meeting of the FEMA Review Council, a group appointed by Donald Trump at the beginning of this year to oversee reform of the agency, Noem encouraged those listening to “be vocal” about positive interactions with the Trump administration

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Mastodon says it doesn’t ‘have the means’ to comply with age verification laws

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-10-26 18:50:11

Decentralized social network Mastodon says it can’t comply with Mississippi’s age verification law — the same law that saw rival Bluesky pull out of the state — because it doesn’t have the means to do so. The social non-profit explains that Mastodon doesn’t track its users, which makes it difficult to enforce such legislation. Nor does it want to use IP address-based blocks, as those would unfairly impact people who were traveling, it says. The statement follows a lively back-and-forth convers

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Google is killing a defining feature for Android phones soon - and there's one reason why

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-10-26 22:09:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET For years, one of the biggest talking points in the Android vs. iOS debate has been freedom of choice -- and nothing summed that up more than sideloading. "But iOS is a walled garden. Apple controls what you can and can't install on your hardware." If I had a dime for every time an Android user said this argument to settle which mobile platform is the best, I'd be lying in a pool of dimes as I type. Also: How to clear your Android phone cache (and greatly improve

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How I saved myself $1200 a year in cloud storage - in 5 sobering steps

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2025-10-26 22:48:00

jokerpro/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways My cloud storage costs exploded after unlimited plans vanished. Backing up everything was expensive and unnecessary. Five strategic changes saved me over $1,200 per year. 60 terabytes. I'll never see that much cloud storage again. I'm relieved - and a little sad. This story began many chapters ago. It culminated with some serious self and infrastructure examination, hard conversat

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Show HN: Find Hidden Gems on HN

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-26 21:56:50

About HN Overlooked × This tool helps you discover recent hidden gems on Hacker News – high-effort posts that haven't gotten much attention. Why "Recent"? We search the HN API's Ask, Show, and New story feeds, which typically contain posts from the last 3-7 days. This ensures fresh content while keeping the search fast. Passion Score Posts are ranked by their Passion Score, which identifies high-effort, low-engagement content: Passion Score = (Text Length Score) / (Engagement + 1) Where

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FEMA's Chaotic Summer Has Gone From Bad to Worse

wired.com Molly Taft 2025-10-26 22:23:54

On Thursday, Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem claimed that FEMA “is much more responsive under President Trump to people’s needs than it has been under previous administrations.” Speaking at the public third meeting of the FEMA Review Council, a group appointed by Donald Trump at the beginning of this year to oversee reform of the agency, Noem encouraged those listening to “be vocal” about positive interactions with the Trump administration. “Tell the story of how different

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Show HN: Sosumi.ai – Convert Apple Developer docs to AI-readable Markdown

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-27 02:30:16

Disclaimer: This is an unofficial, independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple Inc. “Apple”, “Xcode”, and related marks are trademarks of Apple Inc. This service is an accessibility-first, on‑demand renderer. It converts a single Apple Developer page to Markdown only when requested by a user. It does not crawl, spider, or bulk download; it does not attempt to bypass authentication or security; and it implements rate limiting to avoid imposing unreasonable load. Content

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DOGE Operatives Are Joining Donald Trump’s New National Design Studio

wired.com Makena Kelly 2025-10-26 22:30:00

Some operatives from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are joining Airbnb cofounder and DOGE member Joe Gebbia’s new National Design Studio, sources tell WIRED. Gebbia’s NDS is a federal project tasked with redesigning government web pages and digital services. Like DOGE and the US DOGE Service (formerly US Digital Service), it’s also an office located within the executive office of the president. “My directive is to update today’s government services to be as satisfying to use as

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Steam users in the UK will need a credit card to access ‘mature content’ games

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-10-27 02:47:03

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Valve has started to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act, by rolling out a requirement for all Brits to verify their age with a credit card to access “mature content” pages and games on Steam. UK users won’t even be able to access the community hubs of mature content games unless a valid

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My top 6 productivity apps for Linux that are lesser known - but shouldn't be

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-10-27 06:30:00

JuSun/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Linux has tons of productivity tools waiting to help. There are both GUI and command-line apps available. All of the tools listed are free to use. When you think of productivity, I'm sure the usual suspects come to mind: Office suite Groupware PDF creators/editors Image editors File managers Content Management Systems (CMS) To-do lists Project management tools To assume those

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Rocket Report: SpaceX achieved daily launch this week; ULA recovers booster

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-27 06:39:03

Welcome to Edition 8.08 of the Rocket Report! What a week it's been for SpaceX. The company completed its first successful Starship test flight in nearly a year, and while it wasn't perfect, it sets up SpaceX for far more ambitious tests ahead. SpaceX's workhorse rocket, the Falcon 9, launched six times since our last edition of the Rocket Report. Many of these missions were noteworthy in their own right, including the launch of the US military's X-37B spaceplane, an upgraded Dragon capsule to b

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Samsung Messages rolls out ‘Bubble Emoji’ to put some personality into your texts

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Ambarella stock rips 16% higher after earnings as AI demand boosts guidance

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WhatsApp fixes ‘zero-click’ bug used to hack Apple users with spyware

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The web does not need gatekeepers: Cloudflare’s new “signed agents” pitch

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Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll

FEMA’s Chaotic Summer Has Gone From Bad to Worse

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My top 6 productivity apps for Linux that are lesser known - but shouldn't be

Rocket Report: SpaceX achieved daily launch this week; ULA recovers booster

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