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xAI prepares Grok 4 Code as it plans to take on Claude and Gemini

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-21 18:00:18

xAI is preparing the rollout of Grok 4, which replaces Grok 3 as the new state-of-the-art model. Ahead of the rollout, testers on X have again spotted references to a few new Grok 4 models. One of the models is called "grok-4-prod-mimic," which reportedly excels at enterprise use cases like data extraction, coding, and text summarisation. It also possesses deep domain knowledge in finance, healthcare, law, and science. But "grok-4-prod-mimic" isn't the only new model coming to Grok. Another

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Jackery Portable Power Station With Solar Panel Nearly 50% Off, Making It an All-Time Low Before Prime Day

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2026-02-21 21:10:40

Summer is in full swing which means it’s time to get outdoors and explore. You can get a camping trip on the calendar without leaving behind the luxuries of modern life that’s to portable generators. It’s not even Prime Day yet and Amazon already has some massive deals on tech including this one for a Jackery 1000 v2 portable power station that comes with a solar generator panel. Usually you can find this bundle going for $1,300, but this deal knocks the price down by 46%. That works out to a $6

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‘Death Stranding 2: On the Beach’ Composer Had Free Rein to Make a Headbanging Soundtrack

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2026-02-21 21:45:04

Hideo Kojima‘s long-anticipated sequel Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is out now on PlayStation 5. While the game itself poses the question of whether the world should be connected, gamers on social media are coming to life with every neat gameplay secret and discovery they unearth in every nook and cranny of the game. Speaking of connections, io9 spoke with On the Beach composer Ludvig Forssell, whose credits include Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain as well as Mamoru Hosoda‘s 2022 animate

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Here are the letters that convinced Google and Apple to keep TikTok online

theverge.com Adi Robertson 2026-02-21 21:26:55

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on VR, online platforms, and free expression. Adi has covered video games, biohacking, and more for The Verge since 2011. A Freedom of Information Act request has produced letters that the US Department of Justice sent to Google, Apple, Amazon, and several other companies in order to assuage their concerns about breaking a law that banned US web services from working with TikTok. The documents — obtained by Zhaocheng Anthony Tan, a Google shareholder

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We confirmed Nintendo’s Switch 2 TV dock supports VRR — so why doesn’t it work with Switch 2?

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2026-02-21 22:53:49

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. You want your games to play the smoothest they possibly can — but sometimes, screen technology gets in the way. That’s why some of the latest TVs and handhelds feature variable refresh rate (VRR) screens that can compensate when your graphics can’t deliver a consistent 60 or 120 frames per second. The Nintendo Switch 2 has a VRR screen — a

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Everyone in tech has an opinion about Soham Parekh

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2026-02-21 22:41:07

You got into Y Combinator, raised $20 million from a16z, and then exited to Meta? That’s cool, I guess. But did Soham Parekh apply to work at your startup? There is now a new badge of honor for startup founders: your proximity to one previously unknown Indian software engineer named Soham Parekh. The Anna Delvey of Silicon Valley was outed on Wednesday when former Mixpanel CEO Suhail Doshi posted on X to warn fellow founders about Parekh. “PSA: there’s a guy named Soham Parekh (in India) who

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Google Pixel Buds A-Series might finally be getting a follow-up

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-22 03:08:24

Lil Katz / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s got a big launch coming up this summer, with the Pixel 10 series set to debut. A new rumor suggests the company’s also working on new “Pixel Buds 2a” affordable earbuds. We could also get a new color option for the Pixel Buds Pro 2. Can you believe it’s been four whole years now since Google introduced its affordably priced Pixel Buds A-Series earbuds? In the years since we’ve got not just one, but two generations of Pixel Buds Pro models, but with

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Show HN: HomeBrew HN – Generate personal context for content ranking

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-21 16:27:51

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Ubuntu 25.10 Raises RISC-V Profile Requirements

news.ycombinator.com Joey Sneddon 2026-02-19 02:32:19

Canonical is bullish in promoting Ubuntu for RISC-V devices, be it enthusiast-orientated hardware like DeepComputing’s RISC-V tablet, single-board computers, or embedded equipment. But with a new long-term support (LTS) release looming, it’s rethinking the kind of RISC-V hardware it wants to support going forward. A recent bug report filed against Ubuntu’s upgrading tool confirmed a major change with regards to the RISC-V requirements for the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 release — most existing RISC-

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Caching is an abstraction, not an optimization

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-19 04:42:46

June 30, 2025 Caching is an Abstraction, not an Optimization I've always been told that caching is a tool to make software faster. That, given some careful considerations to consistency, caching makes it so that when you want to read a given piece of data, you don't have to go all the way back to some backend database or API server or SSD and can instead just read from some faster location like memory for the same data. Caching is thus a tool to improve performance. My feelings now are that t

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Wind Knitting Factory

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-22 02:28:57

Wind Knitting Factory ‘Wind Knitting Factory’ is a wind powered knitting machine that is attached to the facade of a building. The blades embrace more than a meter in diameter, and the wind that is cached by the mill drives the machine. Like that a long scarf gets knitted along the building downward. When it is windy the machine knits fast and with less wind the machine knits slowly. Buy them here Wind Knitting Factory ‘Wind Knitting Factory’ is a wind powered knitting machine that is attache

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61 Best Early Amazon Prime Day Deals on Products We've Tested (2025)

wired.com Scott Gilbertson 2026-02-22 03:11:18

Amazon Prime Day 2025 is fast approaching, and the sale is already underway on some items. To help you find the best early Prime Day deals, we've scoured Amazon for deals on the tech we love. As always, every deal we recommend here is on a product our reviewers have personally tested and approved—you won't find any shoddy dupes or mystery brands here. This year Prime Day runs for four days, July 8-11, rather than the usual two. That means there's twice as long to suffer save. Twice as long to s

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Meet Soham Parekh, the engineer burning through tech by working at three to four startups simultaneously

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-02-22 03:07:15

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. One name is popping up a lot across tech startup social media right now, and you might’ve heard it: Soham Parekh. On X, people are joking that Parekh is single-handedly holding up all modern digital infrastructure, while others are posting memes about him working in front of a dozen different monitors or filling in for the thousands of people that M

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This portable battery station powered my home for two weeks - and it's on sale for Prime Day

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-02-22 08:00:20

ZDNET's key takeaways The Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus expands up to 24,000 Wh, powering a home for two weeks. Built-in wheels and handle make the Explorer 2000 Plus easy to move. The Explorer 2000 Plus delivers 3,000W power, fast charging, and rugged durability. View now at Amazon Find the Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus on sale for up to 50% off ahead of Amazon Prime Day. You can save more or less depending on the accessories you bundle with the power station. Also: The 55+ best Prime Day deals w

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Flounder Mode – Kevin Kelly on a different way to do great work

news.ycombinator.com Brie Wolfson 2026-02-22 02:18:01

Kevin Kelly isn’t known for one ‘big thing’, and doesn’t aspire to be. He’s as intelligent, hard-working, ambitious, and prescient as history’s most iconic entrepreneurs—only without any interest in building a unicorn himself. Instead, in his words, he works “Hollywood style”—in a series of creative projects. What follows is a sampling of his life’s work. Kelly was an editor for the Whole Earth Catalog in the early 1980s, helped start WELL, one of the first online communities, in 1985, and co-f

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 4, #488

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-22 08:00:04

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 celebrates a common July 4 activity. Some of the words are long and might be tough to unscramble, but if you recognize the theme, you should be good. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 4, #284

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-22 08:00:05

Looking for the most recent regular 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 and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition has kind of a July 4 flavor. But come on, New York Times puzzle makers, is the blue category really a sport? Read on for hints and the answers. And pass the mustard. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb.

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 4, #754

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-22 08:00:06

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. Today's NYT Connections puzzle was a fairly simple one, I thought. Maybe it was a July 4 gift from the puzzle-makers. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a nume

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Walmart’s Android 14 update for Onn devices returns after widespread bricking issues

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-22 12:08:38

Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority TL;DR Walmart paused the rollout of its Android 14 update for Onn streaming devices after widespread reports of bricked units. The company recently started rolling out a fresh build with update-related bug fixes to address the issue. The update is available for the Onn 4K Pro, Onn Stick, and newer Onn 4K models. Walmart recently released the long-awaited Android 14 update for its Onn 4K Pro streaming box. In a surprise move, the company also extended the updat

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Google is testing a smaller, more reachable Gemini overlay on tablets

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-22 12:26:50

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is rolling out a UI update for the Gemini app on Android tablets that shrinks the size of the overlay. The new overlay is about one-third the width of the screen instead of two-thirds and is anchored to the right side. This updated interface only applies to the standard Gemini experience and seems to be part of a slow server-side rollout. There are a lot of AI chatbots you can talk to these days, but I personally use Google Gemini on all my dev

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My favorite USB-C accessory of all time got a magnetic upgrade - and it's only $8 on sale

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-02-22 12:18:56

ZDNET's key takeaways The magnetic USB-C connector now supports a 180-degree swivel, and it's only $12 at Amazon. It can pump out as much as 240W of power. I just wish it was suitable for data transferring or powering monitors. $15.99 at Amazon Buy one of these handy 240W USB-C magnetic adapters on sale for just $8 ahead of Amazon Prime Day with the on-page coupon (you can use the coupon for a 2-pack, too). Also: The 55+ best Prime Day deals we've found so far A hill I'm always willing to f

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An Algorithm for a Better Bookshelf

news.ycombinator.com Erica Klarreich 2026-02-19 16:12:50

Drop in at a library, and you’ll likely notice that most shelves aren’t full—librarians leave some empty space on each shelf. That way, when they get new books, they can slot them into place without having to move too many other books. It’s a simple-enough idea, but one that arises in a host of settings in computer science that involve sorted data, such as an alphabetically ordered census repository, or a list of connections between members of a social network. In such situations, where the ent

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The Stars of ‘Superman’ Claim to Have No Knowledge of Their DC Futures

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-02-22 11:00:22

We don’t know much about the future of James Gunn’s DC Universe, but one thing seems all but certain: Superman will be back. He’s the universe’s most powerful metahuman, after all, and one of the most famous, popular characters on the DC roster. Clearly, he’s going to have a role to play in whatever is coming next. And, along with Superman, come a few of his friends and foes. People like Lois Lane and Lex Luthor. So it kind of goes without saying that David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nich

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Provider of covert surveillance app spills passwords for 62,000 users

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-22 12:36:44

The maker of a phone app that is advertised as providing a stealthy means for monitoring all activities on an Android device spilled email addresses, plain-text passwords, and other sensitive data belonging to 62,000 users, a researcher discovered recently. A security flaw in the app, branded Catwatchful, allowed researcher Eric Daigle to download a trove of sensitive data, which belonged to account holders who used the covert app to monitor phones. The leak, made possible by a SQL injection vu

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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Leave Millions Without Health Insurance

wired.com Emily Mullin 2026-02-22 09:57:18

Senate Republicans on Tuesday passed President Donald Trump’s sprawling tax and spending package, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” paving the way for a major overhaul of the country’s Medicaid program. If passed by the House, which could happen before the July Fourth holiday, millions of people stand to lose their health insurance. The number of people without health insurance in the United States nearly halved from 2013 to 2023, falling from around 14 percent to a record low of less than

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Final GOP bill kneecaps renewables and hydrogen but lifts nuclear and geothermal

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2026-02-22 11:38:52

Republican legislators Thursday passed a reconciliation act that, among other things, unwinds much of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The bill, which passed 218-214 with two Republicans voting no, now awaits President Donald Trump’s signature. Trump is expected to sign it. Solar, wind, and clean hydrogen will all lose incentives under the new bill, while nuclear and geothermal see some IRA benefits preserved. The final bill is largely what emerged from the Senate Finance Committee in mid-Jun

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Anthem is officially shutting down on January 12

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-22 17:52:36

EA says there were no layoffs associated with this decision. EA's beleaguered online shooter Anthem is shutting down for good on January 12, 2026 . The game will be removed from the company's storefront ahead of that on August 15. It'll be available for download after that date so long as it's already in your library. Some aspects of the game have already begun winding down. Players can no longer purchase premium in-game currency as of today, though they can still use existing balances to buy

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The 70+ best July 4th deals live now: Save on outdoor, tech, home and more

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2026-02-22 17:03:01

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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The DeWalt cordless power tool set I recommend to everyone is 42% off for Prime Day

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-02-22 17:44:26

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Caching is an Abstraction, not an Optimization

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-19 22:42:46

June 30, 2025 Caching is an Abstraction, not an Optimization I've always been told that caching is a tool to make software faster. That, given some careful considerations to consistency, caching makes it so that when you want to read a given piece of data, you don't have to go all the way back to some backend database or API server or SSD and can instead just read from some faster location like memory for the same data. Caching is thus a tool to improve performance. My feelings now are that t

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xAI prepares Grok 4 Code as it plans to take on Claude and Gemini

Jackery Portable Power Station With Solar Panel Nearly 50% Off, Making It an All-Time Low Before Prime Day

‘Death Stranding 2: On the Beach’ Composer Had Free Rein to Make a Headbanging Soundtrack

Here are the letters that convinced Google and Apple to keep TikTok online

We confirmed Nintendo’s Switch 2 TV dock supports VRR — so why doesn’t it work with Switch 2?

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Meet Soham Parekh, the engineer burning through tech by working at three to four startups simultaneously

This portable battery station powered my home for two weeks - and it's on sale for Prime Day

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 4, #488

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Walmart’s Android 14 update for Onn devices returns after widespread bricking issues

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Provider of covert surveillance app spills passwords for 62,000 users

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Final GOP bill kneecaps renewables and hydrogen but lifts nuclear and geothermal

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The DeWalt cordless power tool set I recommend to everyone is 42% off for Prime Day

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