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Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll - how to check and turn it off

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2025-12-07 02:06:32

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, within their app settings, Meta automatically switched on two toggles that allow it to access their d

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Should the web platform adopt XSLT 3.0?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 04:56:12

What is the issue with the HTML Standard? Background This is a follow-up to #11523. That issue raises concerns regarding security issues, code maintainability, and the complexity of aging browser code currently used for rendering XML with XSLT stylesheets. I highly recommend reading through that issue first as it includes a good background of XSLT on the web as well as the specific concerns that may lead to deprecating XSLT as the most prudent option for browser vendors. As a reminder, please

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Google Did Not Unilaterally Decide to Kill XSLT

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 04:28:55

It’s uncommon, but not unheard of, for a GitHub issue to spark an uproar. That happened over the past month or so as the WHATWG (Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group, which I still say should have called themselves a Task Force instead) issue “Should we remove XSLT from the web platform?” was opened, debated, and eventually locked once the comment thread started spiraling into personal attacks. Other discussions have since opened, such as a counterproposal to update XSLT in the web

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Samsung’s Micro RGB TV isn’t real Micro LED—but it’s so good you may not even care

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-07 02:00:29

Samsung provided ground transportation from Brooklyn, New York, to Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, so Ars could demo its Micro RGB TV. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, New Jersey—Micro LED is still years away, but the next best thing is taking shape right now. A $30,000 price tag and 114.5-inch diagonal size makes the Samsung "Micro RGB" TV that I demoed this week unattainable for most. But the unique RGB backlight and Micro LED-sized diodes it employs represent a gro

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The Best Big Screen Chromebook Is On Sale Now

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-12-07 10:55:03

Back to school is always a great time to pick up a deal on a new laptop for the upcoming semester, and the Asus CX15 Chromebook is available at Walmart for $159. It may not be the fanciest option, but it has a sizable screen and a full keyboard with a numpad, all for less than the cost of a new textbook. If you're just looking for a no-frills Chromebook for occasional web-based work and a slightly larger display, this is a great deal. When it comes to performance, the CX15 isn't terribly exciti

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The Division 2: Survivors will bring 'survival extraction' to the series

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-07 16:19:48

On Friday, Ubisoft announced… something. The company describes The Division 2: Survivors as "an updated take on the survival extraction experience." Is it DLC? Is it a new game mode? We have no idea. But Ubisoft said it will "strive for transparency during its development." Unfortunately, that didn't apply to its announcement. Ubisoft said Survivors is in its early stages, which may explain the lack of detail. Other media outlets have reported that it will come in 2026. But the company's franch

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FFmpeg 8.0

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-08 02:22:42

A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. Download Converting video and audio has never been so easy. $ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 output.avi Discover more August 23nd, 2025, FFmpeg 8.0 "Huffman" A new major release, FFmpeg 8.0 "Huffman", is now available for download. Thanks to several delays, and modernization of our entire infrastructure, this release ended up being one of our largest releases to date. In short, its new features are: Native decoders: APV

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Outdated IT help desks are holding businesses back - but there is a solution

zdnet.com Jim Rapoza 2025-12-08 11:24:59

Muhammet Camdereli/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. ZDNET's key takeaways Aging help desk systems hinder remote support and IT fixes. Cloud-based help desks cut costs, ease complexity, boost IT. 28% of businesses are automating IT and help desk services. Along with aging help desk systems, businesses face a number of challenges when it comes to building more responsive support capabilities. Data breaches remain a h

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Samsung’s “Micro RGB” TV proves the value of RGB backlights for premium displays

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-09 02:00:29

Samsung provided ground transportation from Brooklyn, New York, to Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, so Ars could demo its Micro RGB TV. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, New Jersey—Micro LED is still years away, but the next best thing is taking shape right now. A $30,000 price tag and 114.5-inch diagonal size makes the Samsung "Micro RGB" TV that I demoed this week unattainable for most. But the unique RGB backlight and Micro LED-sized diodes it employs represent a gro

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This Extremely Cute Bean Wants to Help You Stop Doomscrolling

wired.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-12-09 03:00:00

The bean just wants to knit. With their back to me, Poe, the name I gave the animated brown bean in the Focus Friend app, is stitching up a little storm that will eventually become socks—if I can leave them alone. Unfortunately, I need to check my texts. I cancel the timer after six minutes, which warns me that Poe’s knitting will unravel and “they’ll be really sad.” Their shoulders slump as their work falls apart and a little bubble appears over their head. “It’s ok, we tried,” they reassure m

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Two Years After Maui Burned, Researchers Reveal the Wildfire’s True Death Toll

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-12-09 00:00:05

In August 2023, downed power lines on Maui, Hawaii, sparked a wildfire that quickly exploded into multiple, fast-moving blazes fanned by high winds. Over several days, the fires reduced much of the town of Lāhainā to ashes, displacing thousands and killing more than 100 people. New research published Thursday, August 22, in the journal Frontiers in Climate suggests this disaster also caused a population-wide increase in mortality beyond what the official death count captured. By calculating the

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Apple TV+ subscription price increasing to $12.99 per month from today

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-12-08 20:00:00

Apple today announced that the monthly price of Apple TV+ is rising in the United States and some international markets. From today, the monthly subscription will cost $12.99, up from $9.99. Existing subscribers will see the price change 30 days after the next renewal date. The pricing for yearly TV+ subscriptions and the Apple One services bundle remains unchanged. In a statement, Apple said that Apple TV+ has expanded its deep library of originals since launch, and that Apple One is the “the

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Elon Musk’s X may finally settle $500M severance lawsuit

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-12-10 02:25:22

More than two years after leaving the company, some former Twitter employees may finally receive their severance pay. Elon Musk’s X is tentatively settling a class action lawsuit filed by workers who were let go soon after he purchased Twitter. This news comes in the form of a court filing where both parties asked the court to delay an upcoming hearing so that they could work out a deal. After buying Twitter in 2022, Musk laid off over 6,000 Twitter employees, reducing the company’s headcount

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Finally, a Windows laptop that I wouldn't mind putting away my MacBook for

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-12-10 06:52:00

Asus ProArt P16 ZDNET's key takeaways Asus' ProArt P16 is on sale for $2,500 at Best Buy. This year's model keeps much of what made the previous generation so good, with key hardware improvements. It also means it has the same problems as before, such as running hot. View now at Best Buy If you're familiar with Asus' creator-focused laptops, you'll feel right at home using the 2025 ProArt P16. It is nearly identical to its predecessor in terms of design and purpose, as the laptop is meant for

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Cybertruck Owners Sue Over Expensive Upgrade

gizmodo.com Riley Gutiérrez Mcdermid 2025-12-10 06:43:14

Once again, Tesla owners are coming for Elon Musk. The much-hyped electric car company is now facing a class-action lawsuit over claims that it did not deliver some Foundation Series Cybertrucks with requested roof-mounted LED off-road light bars, despite promotional promises. It seeks to represent all California buyers of the Foundation Series who were promised the off-road light bar but did not receive one. You can read the entirety of the lawsuit here. The suit was filed by plaintiff Eric

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Meet Surya, a New AI Model From NASA and IBM That Can Predict Solar Flares

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-10 05:49:36

Today's solar flare forecasting is pretty straightforward. Earth has several instruments pointed at the sun that monitor it, and when a solar flare erupts, NOAA predicts whether it'll hit Earth and reports it via the Space Weather Prediction Center. But NASA and IBM may be able to do this faster and with a little more accuracy thanks to a new artificial intelligence model named Surya. Surya, which is Sanskrit for "Sun," is a 366M-parameter AI model developed to analyze the various cool things t

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After successes like Severance and The Studio, Apple TV+ gets a price hike

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-10 06:46:28

Apple has announced another price increase for its Apple TV+ video-streaming service. Starting today, a new monthly subscription will cost $12.99; it was previously $9.99. Existing subscribers will see the new price take effect during their next billing cycle. Annual plans and Apple TV+'s inclusion in Apple One at current pricing will remain unchanged. The price of Apple TV+ has practically doubled since its launch a few years ago. There are many reasons for this. When a streaming service fir

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The Core of Rust

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-10 10:27:22

NOTE: this is not a rust tutorial. Every year it was an incredible challenge to fit teaching Rust into lectures since you basically need all the concepts right from the start to understand a lot of programs. I never knew how to order things. The flip side was that usually when you understand all the basic components in play lots of it just fits together. i.e. there's some point where the interwovenness turns from a barrier into something incredibly valuable and helpful. —Jana Dönszelmann Visio

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Microsoft AI chief says it’s ‘dangerous’ to study AI consciousness

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-12-10 11:52:53

AI models can respond to text, audio, and video in ways that sometimes fool people into thinking a human is behind the keyboard, but that doesn’t exactly make them conscious. It’s not like ChatGPT experiences sadness doing my tax return… right? Well, a growing number of AI researchers at labs like Anthropic are asking when — if ever — might AI models develop subjective experiences similar to living beings, and if they do, what rights should they have? The debate over whether AI models could on

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Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-10 15:58:55

As banks around the world prepare to replace many thousands of workers with AI, Australia's biggest bank is scrambling to rehire 45 workers after allegedly lying about chatbots besting staff by handling higher call volumes. In a statement Thursday flagged by Bloomberg, Australia's main financial services union, the Finance Sector Union (FSU), claimed a "massive win" for 45 union members whom the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) had replaced with an AI-powered "voice bot." The FSU noted tha

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Elon Musk Slapped With Major New Complication

gizmodo.com Riley Gutiérrez Mcdermid 2025-12-10 16:17:33

The reigning king of controversy has just found himself saddled with one more expensive problem. A U.S. District Court judge in Texas has ordered Elon Musk to continue a lawsuit filed by voters who gave up personal information in exchange for winning a $1 million daily cash prize from Musk’s PAC, Reuters reports. The case says the contest constitutes a form of illegal lottery or sweepstakes, which is prohibited under federal and state law, and misled people into sharing personal information th

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Apple’s Blood-Oxygen Reading Feature Is in Legal Jeopardy… Again

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2025-12-10 16:20:48

Apple just reintroduced a blood-oxygen reading feature to some Apple Watches last week, but a new lawsuit could force the company to turn it off again. The health tech company Masimo sued U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday over an agency decision that allowed Apple to restore the feature. Masimo had previously sued Apple, claiming that the company had infringed on its patents. The timing of the lawsuit comes as Apple has been pushing deeper into medical devices, while also cozying

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Deal: Remember, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is still $300 off

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 21:30:43

Ryan Haines / Android Authority The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold may be the most talked-about foldable phone right now, as it was just announced. We can’t forget about the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, though. Whether you like it better than Google’s alternative is a subjective matter. One thing is for sure, though: it is currently cheaper, thanks to a $300 discount. What’s best is that you don’t have to wait for it (the Pixel 10 Pro Fold doesn’t actually launch until October). Buy the Samsung Galaxy Z

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One UI 8 could let you silence the most annoying system indicator (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 21:33:08

Paul Jones / Android Authority TL;DR One UI 8 may add an option to hide the location icon in the status bar when only system apps are accessing it. The icon would still appear when third-party apps access your location, alerting you to unexpected behavior. The change addresses complaints from Galaxy owners about the icon being almost constantly on since One UI 7. For months, Galaxy owners have complained about the location icon constantly lighting up in the status bar, often triggered by Sam

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Microsoft asks customers for feedback on reported SSD failures

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-10 20:48:35

Microsoft is seeking further information from customers who reported failure and data corruption issues affecting their solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs) after installing the August 2025 security update. Microsoft told BleepingComputer on Wednesday that it is aware of reports that installing the KB5063878 security update is causing SSD and HDD data corruption and failure issues. In a service alert seen by BleepingComputer, the company added that it couldn't reproduce the i

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Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-10 21:49:37

As banks around the world prepare to replace many thousands of workers with AI, Australia's biggest bank is scrambling to rehire 45 workers after allegedly lying about chatbots besting staff by handling higher call volumes. In a statement Thursday flagged by Bloomberg, Australia's main financial services union, the Finance Sector Union (FSU), claimed a "massive win" for 45 union members whom the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) had replaced with an AI-powered "voice bot." The FSU noted tha

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge price drops further, saving you $270

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 00:34:34

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Some of us just want a smaller phone! Since those are becoming amazingly rare, the next best thing is to get a thinner device, and the hottest slim phone right now is the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge. It’s been on a nice sale since last week, and the deal got even sweeter today. Buy the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge for just $829.95 ($270.04 off) This offer is available from Amazon. This lower price is only available for the Titanium Jetblack color version. Other variants

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This upcoming Google Maps feature could be a game-changer for group planning (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 02:39:40

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Google Maps is working on a new feature that will make it easier to share a list of search results with others. This new share feature creates a shareable list of the first ten search results from any query. This new functionality could simplify group planning, such as deciding on a restaurant, when it goes live. Google Maps is a great resource for discovering services and local businesses around you. However, there’s plenty that Google can do to improve

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Microsoft asks customers for feedback on SSD failure issues

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-11 02:48:35

Microsoft is seeking further information from customers who reported failure and data corruption issues affecting their solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs) after installing the August 2025 security update. Microsoft told BleepingComputer on Wednesday that it is aware of reports that installing the KB5063878 security update is causing SSD and HDD data corruption and failure issues. In a service alert seen by BleepingComputer, the company added that it couldn't reproduce the i

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Sixteen bottles of wine riddle

news.ycombinator.com Chris K. W. 2025-12-06 15:57:50

Imagine the typical everyday scenario in which you have been imprisoned in the wine cellar of an evil combinatorialist. She promises to let you go, but only if you can solve her riddle. “Is it the one where there are 1000 barrels of wine and one of them is poisoned?” “Uh, maybe? Do you already know the answer to that one?” “…” You’re lead past a conspicuous amount of barrels and into a new room where you’re given a bottle of wine and four measuring devices. The combinatorialist explains that t

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Latest Tech News

Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll - how to check and turn it off

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Google Did Not Unilaterally Decide to Kill XSLT

Samsung’s Micro RGB TV isn’t real Micro LED—but it’s so good you may not even care

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The Division 2: Survivors will bring 'survival extraction' to the series

FFmpeg 8.0

Outdated IT help desks are holding businesses back - but there is a solution

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This Extremely Cute Bean Wants to Help You Stop Doomscrolling

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Elon Musk’s X may finally settle $500M severance lawsuit

Finally, a Windows laptop that I wouldn't mind putting away my MacBook for

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After successes like Severance and The Studio, Apple TV+ gets a price hike

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Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says

Elon Musk Slapped With Major New Complication

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One UI 8 could let you silence the most annoying system indicator (APK teardown)

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge price drops further, saving you $270

This upcoming Google Maps feature could be a game-changer for group planning (APK teardown)

Microsoft asks customers for feedback on SSD failure issues

Sixteen bottles of wine riddle

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