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Repaste Your MacBook (But Don't)

news.ycombinator.com Christian Selig 2026-01-27 18:53:27

You should repaste your MacBook (but don't) My favorite memory of my M1 Pro MacBook Pro was the whole sensation of “holy crap, you never hear the fans in this thing”, which was very novel in 2021. Four years later, this MacBook Pro is still a delight. It’s the longest I’ve ever owned a laptop, and while I’d love to pick up the new M4 goodness, this dang thing still seems to just shrug at basically anything I throw at it. Video editing, code compiling, CAD models, the works. (My desire to updat

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I'm Done with Social Media

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-27 22:00:36

I started last year with one clear goal: 2024 was going to be the year that I finally did social media. Regular posting, a content calendar, a strategy, a plan for growth — all of that. And yet I ended the year pretty certain that I never wanted to open those apps again, let alone post my photos and words to them. How? My main motivation for wanting to conquer my long-held ambivalence about posting was because I had a book coming out in April 2024. I was very anxious about this, in part because

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Now That Intel Is Cooked, Apple Doesn’t Need to Release New MacBooks Every Year

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2026-01-27 21:57:23

Covering tech news, you sometimes feel like the million-mile-per-hour footrace of Silicon Valley will inevitably result in a Wile E. Coyote-style calamity. There’s a part of me that craves a little more sincerity and willingness for self-reflection. When we actually receive it, the result is a little more cringe-worthy. Intel’s new boss, Lip-Bu Tan, reportedly told staff the company was—effectively—cooked. That doesn’t sound great, but for one of Intel’s once-biggest partners, Apple, it may be a

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Apple’s M5 chip could continue an unexpected new trend: report

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-28 03:29:48

Apple silicon debuted in 2020 with the first M-class chip, the M1, which launched in MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. But last year, Apple made a big product shift when it launched the M4, and per a new report, that trend looks set to continue with the upcoming M5 chip. M5 MacBook Pro may be delayed until early 2026 Yesterday Mark Gurman published an overview of new Apple products in the works for early 2026 release. One of the big surprises from the report involves the M5 MacBook Pro.

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Now That Intel’s Cooked, Apple Doesn’t Need to Release New MacBooks Every Year

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2026-01-28 03:57:23

Covering tech news, you sometimes feel like the million-mile-per-hour footrace of Silicon Valley will inevitably result in a Wile E. Coyote-style calamity. There’s a part of me that craves a little more sincerity and willingness for self-reflection. When we actually receive it, the result is a little more cringe-worthy. Intel’s new boss, Lip-Bu Tan, reportedly told staff the company was—effectively—cooked. That doesn’t sound great, but for one of Intel’s once-biggest partners, Apple, it may be a

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Microsoft Outlook hit with hourslong outage

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-01-28 23:14:48

Microsoft 's Outlook email service malfunctioned for over 21 hours Wednesday and Thursday, prompting some people to post on social media about the inability to reach their virtual mailboxes. The issue began at 6:20 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, according to a dashboard the software company maintains. It affected Outlook.com as well as Outlook mobile apps and desktop programs. At 12:21 ET on Thursday, the Microsoft 365 Status account posted that it was rolling out a fix. "Our configuration c

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Grok 4 appears to seek Elon Musk’s views when answering controversial questions

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2026-01-28 21:26:16

Elon musk and the xAI logo. Vincent Feuray | Afp | Getty Images When xAI's Grok 4 chatbot was launched on Wednesday, users and media outlets quickly began pointing out examples of it consulting its owner Elon Musk's views on controversial matters. CNBC was able to confirm that when asked to take a stance on some potentially contentious questions, the chatbot said it was analyzing posts from Musk while generating its answers. When asked, "Who do you support in the Israel vs Palestine conflict? O

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The Morning After: First impressions of Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7 and the rest

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-28 23:16:36

It’s the summer, so that means Samsung foldables, wearables and awkward celebrity appearances. This year, the company introduced three new folding smartphones, but that didn’t include the rumored ‘ultra’ trifold — that’s coming later this year . The Galaxy Fold 7 ( $2,000 ) has a bigger 8-inch unfolded screen and a camera array that matches the S25 Ultra. However, there’s no more support for the S Pen. Removing the digitizer layer for styluses meant Samsung could make the device even thinner. T

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The 6 best air fryers for 2025, tested and reviewed

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-29 00:00:37

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Air fryers have quickly become a go-to kitchen gadget, letting you whip up everything from crunchy fries to golden brown chicken using much less oil than traditional methods — sometimes just a drizzle of olive oil is all you need. The best air fryers in 2025 come from trusted air fryer

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LLM Inference Handbook

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-28 18:40:32

On this page Introduction LLM Inference in Production is your technical glossary, guidebook, and reference - all in one. It covers everything you need to know about LLM inference, from core concepts and performance metrics (e.g., Time to First Token and Tokens per Second), to optimization techniques (e.g., continuous batching and prefix caching) and operation best practices. Practical guidance for deploying, scaling, and operating LLMs in production. Focus on what truly matters, not edge cas

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Turkey bans Grok over Erdoğan insults

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-29 03:28:31

The news comes as Grok faces widespread blowback over Nazi statements it produced in recent days. | Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images X’s chatbot under fire in Poland, too, over insulting comments targeted at Prime Minister Donald Tusk. A Turkish court on Wednesday blocked access to chatbot Grok, operated by Elon Musk’s xAI, after it generated offensive responses about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, founder of the republic Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and religious values. The news comes as G

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Grok 4

news.ycombinator.com Simon Willison 2026-01-29 04:43:44

Grok 4. Released last night, Grok 4 is now available via both API and a paid subscription for end-users. Key characteristics: image and text input, text output. 256,000 context length (twice that of Grok 3). It's a reasoning model where you can't see the reasoning tokens or turn off reasoning mode. xAI released results showing Grok 4 beating other models on most of the significant benchmarks. I haven't been able to find their own written version of these (the launch was a livestream video) but

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Best MacBooks We've Tested (July 2025)

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-29 05:55:00

The first fork in the road you'll come to when shopping for a MacBook is whether to follow the Air path or head down the Pro road. For people who are looking for an everyday home laptop or a work laptop for running basic office apps, a MacBook Air will suffice. An Air is also a better pick for students on tight budgets. For creative types who need the added processing and graphics muscle of Apple's new M4 Pro and Max chips, a MacBook Pro is worth the added cost. To help you find the right MacBoo

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Travel Mugs, Nonstick Pans and More Items That Don't Belong in the Dishwasher

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-29 20:54:00

Whether you're learning the ropes of a brand-new dishwasher or you've been hands-free dishwashing for years, it's tempting to load it up and let it rip. It's summer -- you've got better things to do than babysit a sink full of dirty silverware. But before you start stacking every spatula and chef's knife onto the racks, take a beat. Your dishwasher's high heat and aggressive cycles can do more harm than good to certain kitchen tools. Warping, rusting, cracking and dulling are all fair game -- e

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Musk’s Grok 4 launches one day after chatbot generated Hitler praise on X

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-30 00:05:35

On Wednesday night, Elon Musk unveiled xAI's latest flagship models Grok 4 and Grok 4 Heavy via livestream, just one day after the company's Grok chatbot began generating outputs that featured blatantly antisemitic tropes in responses to users on X. Among the two models, xAI calls Grok 4 Heavy its "multi-agent version." According to Musk, Grok 4 Heavy "spawns multiple agents in parallel" that "compare notes and yield an answer," simulating a study group approach. The company describes this as t

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Microsoft Outlook hit with hours-long outage

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-01-30 08:43:39

Microsoft 's Outlook email service malfunctioned for several hours Wednesday and Thursday, prompting some people to post on social media about the inability to reach their virtual mailboxes. The issue began at 6:20 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, according to a dashboard the software company maintains. It affected Outlook.com as well as Outlook mobile apps and desktop programs. At 12:21 ET the Microsoft 365 Status account posted that it was rolling out a fix. "Our configuration changes have e

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"Awkward": Sacked Twitter CEO's Son Is Still Showing Up for Work

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-30 08:27:49

On Tuesday, Linda Yaccarino suddenly stepped down as CEO of X, Elon Musk's social media site that was once known to many as Twitter, after two years of loyal service at the company. But guess who still showed up to work the next day? According to reporting by the New York Times: her nepo-hire of a son, Matt Madrazo. "So that's awkward," Madrazo said to colleagues after arriving at X's New York office, per the NYT. The progeny outlasts the progenitor. Yaccarino hired Madrazo in 2023 to sell po

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Elon Musk introduced Grok 4 last night, calling it the ‘smartest AI in the world’ — what businesses need to know

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2026-01-30 08:24:46

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 After days of controversy surrounding a flurry of antisemitic responses made recently by his Grok AI-powered chatbot on his social network X (formerly Twitter), a seemingly unrepentant and unbothered Elon Musk launched the latest version of his AI model family, Grok 4, during an event livestreamed on X last night, calling it the “the smarte

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Microsoft Outlook outage enters hours-long stretch with no resolution

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2026-01-30 12:53:13

Everybody’s working for the weekend, but Microsoft Outlook clocked out early. The mission-critical email service is facing a widespread, hours-long outage. Microsoft says the Outlook outage means mailbox access may be unavailable for Outlook.com, Outlook Mobile, and Outlook desktop apps. The company also says that it’s working on a fix. We’ve begun a broad expedited deployment of the configuration change across all affected infrastructure. We expect most impacted users will experience relief w

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The Best Prime Day MacBook Deal Is Not the One You Think

wired.com Luke Larsen 2026-01-30 12:42:25

We've been hawking the M4 MacBook Air deal all week as we hunt for the best Prime Day deals, and for good reason, as $850 for the 13-inch M4 MacBook Air is a great price on what is clearly the best laptop you can currently buy. But now a MacBook deal has dropped that just might top it. Over at Walmart, you can now buy the M1 MacBook Air for just $599, bringing that laptop to an unprecedented low. That's $50 off the price it's been for the past year and $400 off the price it was when it launched

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Musk says Tesla is expanding Austin robotaxi service, adding Grok to cars

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-30 17:34:16

A vehicle Tesla is using for robotaxi testing purposes on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, US, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company is expanding its robotaxi service area and bringing xAI's Grok to vehicles as it rolled out a new iteration of the artificial intelligence chatbot. Shares gained about 3%. Musk said on X that Grok, his AI chatbot that praised Adolf Hitler and posted a barrage of antisemitic comments recently, will be available in Tesla vehicles "next week

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The MacBook Air M4 brought me back to Apple (and at this price, I have no regrets)

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-01-30 17:45:00

MacBook Air M4 in Sky Blue Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET The MacBook Air M4 (15-inch) is on sale at Amazon during Prime Day, starting at $1,049 for the 16GB version. When Apple announced the MacBook Air M4 earlier this year, it was clear that the laptop would be an incremental upgrade from last year's model, with the latest in Apple silicon and a host of software and AI-powered features. The fact that the 13-inch version was $100 less was a pleasant surprise, however, positioning it as a competitive ch

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Elon Musk’s Newest AI Chatbot Is Powerful, Controversial, and Already Under Fire

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-30 17:45:11

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has launched a new version of its chatbot—Grok 4—and its rollout is already dividing the internet. Unveiled on July 9, Grok 4 and its premium version, “SuperGrok,” are being hailed by some benchmarkers as the most powerful chatbots on the market. Musk fans, AI engineers, and benchmark testers are applauding its capabilities. But others are skeptical, pointing to a recent storm of hallucinations, including responses laced with antisemitic tropes, that severely damage

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Musk says Grok chatbot was 'manipulated' into praising Hitler

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-30 20:02:11

Musk says Grok chatbot was 'manipulated' into praising Hitler 3 hours ago Share Save Peter Hoskins & Charlotte Edwards • @edwardsclm Business & technology reporters, BBC News Share Save Reuters Elon Musk has sought to explain how his artificial intelligence (AI) firm's chatbot, Grok, praised Hitler. "Grok was too compliant to user prompts," Musk wrote on X. "Too eager to please and be manipulated, essentially. That is being addressed." Screenshots published on social media show the chatbot sa

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Elon Musk says Tesla is expanding Austin robotaxi service area and adding Grok 'next week at the latest'

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-30 22:44:49

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company is expanding its robotaxi service area and bringing xAI's Grok to vehicles as it rolled out a new iteration of the artificial intelligence chatbot. Shares gained about 3%. Musk said on X that Grok, his AI chatbot that praised Adolf Hitler and posted a barrage of antisemitic comments recently, will be available in Tesla vehicles "next week at the latest." xAI officially launched the Grok 4 update overnight as the company continued to face backlash for the v

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Microsoft Outlook goes down around the world - here's what we know

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-01-30 22:15:00

NurPhoto / Contributor/Getty If you're having trouble logging in to your email this morning, you're (probably) not fired. A massive outage is affecting Microsoft's Outlook service, leaving many people unable to access their email accounts. Also: How passkeys work: The complete guide to your inevitable passwordless future Reports of problems started shortly before 10 p.m. ET Wednesday, but surged just before 7 a.m. ET. As of 9 a.m., reports were still on the rise, indicating there was no resol

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Galaxy Chromebook Is Cheaper Than AirPods, Samsung Is Clearing Out All Remaining Stock

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-01-30 22:35:11

Samsung is an electronics giant that retails everything from smartphones to laptops and TVs. Prime Day includes nearly the entire Samsung range at discounted prices, and one of those is the Galaxy Chromebook Go. Right now, this Chromebook is Amazon’s #1 Best Seller in “Traditional Laptop Computers” which goes to show just how much it’s in demand during this sale. The price has a lot to do with it: For Prime Day, the Samsung 14″ Galaxy Chromebook Go will only set you back $219, down from its nor

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Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles ‘next week,’ says Elon Musk

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2026-01-30 22:22:24

Elon Musk said in a post on X early Thursday morning that Grok, the chatbot from his AI company, xAI, will be coming to Tesla vehicles “very soon.” “Next week at the latest,” he said. The news that Grok would be coming to Tesla vehicles soon comes several hours after xAI debuted the latest flagship AI model Grok 4. Fans had wondered loudly why Musk spent an hour late on Wednesday talking about Grok with no mention of a Tesla integration, which likely prompted the billionaire’s early morning an

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Samsung's Galaxy Book4 Edge laptop has one of the best displays - and it's $300 off

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-01-31 03:31:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge comes with a 16-inch AMOLED display, 1TB of storage, and 16GB of RAM for $1,149. It's an impressive Copilot+ PC with a marathon battery and impressive performance. It's pricey, has some design quirks, and finds its full potential in the Samsung ecosystem. View now at Best Buy At Best Buy, the Galaxy Book4 Edge with the Snapdragon X Elite processor and 16GB of memory is on sale for $1,149. Samsung has carved out a seat at the table with the

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The SEC Is Crashing the Digital Stocks Party

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-31 03:20:28

For years, the promise of blockchain technology has captivated the financial world, hinting at a future where traditional assets are transformed into nimble, digital “tokens.” This vision, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce puts it, is “enchanting, but not magical.” She just sent a clear message to anyone hoping blockchain would free them from financial regulation: not so fast. Commissioner Peirce acknowledged the promise of tokenization, the process

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Repaste Your MacBook (But Don't)

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Now That Intel Is Cooked, Apple Doesn’t Need to Release New MacBooks Every Year

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Best MacBooks We've Tested (July 2025)

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Musk’s Grok 4 launches one day after chatbot generated Hitler praise on X

Microsoft Outlook hit with hours-long outage

"Awkward": Sacked Twitter CEO's Son Is Still Showing Up for Work

Elon Musk introduced Grok 4 last night, calling it the ‘smartest AI in the world’ — what businesses need to know

Microsoft Outlook outage enters hours-long stretch with no resolution

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Musk says Tesla is expanding Austin robotaxi service, adding Grok to cars

The MacBook Air M4 brought me back to Apple (and at this price, I have no regrets)

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Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles ‘next week,’ says Elon Musk

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