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The Download: tripping with AI, and blocking crawler bots

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2026-02-18 12:10:00

2 Apple is considering using rival AI tech to bolster Siri In a massive U-turn, it’s reported to have held talks with Anthropic and OpenAI. (Bloomberg $) + Apple seems to have accepted that its in-house efforts simply can’t compete. (The Verge) 3 DOGE has access to data that may boost Elon Musk’s businesses His rivals are worried their proprietary information could be exposed. (WP $) + Donald Trump has floated tasking DOGE with reviewing Musk’s subsidies. (FT $) + Relations between Musk an

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Elon Musk's xAI raises $10 billion in debt and equity as it steps up challenge to OpenAI

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2026-02-18 20:37:27

Elon Musk announced his new company xAI, which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. XAI, the artificial intelligence startup run by Elon Musk, raised a combined $10 billion in debt and equity, Morgan Stanley said. Half of that sum was clinched through secured notes and term loans, while a separate $5 billion was secured through strategic equity investment, the bank said on Monday. The funding gives xAI more firepower to build out infrastructure and develop its G

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Microsoft Authenticator won't manage your passwords anymore - here's why and what's next

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-02-18 23:40:00

gyro/Getty Images Those of you who use Microsoft Authenticator as a password manager will have to find another option, and soon. That's because an upcoming change will pull the plug on the ability to use the Authenticator app to store and autofill passwords. In a recent support document, Microsoft revealed the timeline for Authenticator's retirement as a password manager. Starting in June, you'll no longer be able to add or import new passwords in the app, though you'll still be able to save p

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Tesla's Robotaxi Program Is Failing Because Elon Musk Made a Foolish Decision Years Ago

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-19 02:51:55

A shortsighted design decision that Elon Musk made more than a decade ago is once again coming back to haunt Tesla. As The Guardian reports, the company's Robotaxi rollout has been a massive bust — due, in at least in part, to Musk's long-ago bet against the light detection and ranging sensors known as lidar, which are hardware that allow cars to "sense" their surroundings far more sensitively than the visual cameras that Tesla is instead using as the inputs for itse self-driving software. Way

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Elon Says He’s Launching ‘the America Party’ to Compete With Democrats and Republicans If Budget Bill Passes

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2026-02-19 03:36:18

Elon Musk is threatening to launch his own political party called the America Party if President Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” passes. And while the billionaire oligarch already suggested the idea almost a month ago after his falling out with Trump, he seems serious this time. “If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day,” Musk tweeted on Monday. “Our country needs an alternative to the Democrat-Republican uniparty so that the people actual

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A mammoth tusk boomerang from Poland is 40,000 years old

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-19 12:45:15

A boomerang carved from a mammoth tusk is one of the oldest in the world, and it may be even older than archaeologists originally thought, according to a recent round of radiocarbon dating. Archaeologists unearthed the mammoth-tusk boomerang in Poland’s Oblazowa Cave in the 1990s, and they originally dated it to around 18,000 years old, which made it one of the world’s oldest intact boomerangs. But according to recent analysis by University of Bologna researcher Sahra Talamo and her colleagues,

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Microsoft Authenticator will soon ditch passwords for passkeys - here's what to do

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-02-20 03:57:12

ZDNET Those of you who use Microsoft Authenticator as a password manager will have to find another option, and soon. That's because an upcoming change will pull the plug on the ability to use the Authenticator app to store and autofill passwords. In a recent support document, Microsoft revealed the timeline for Authenticator's retirement as a password manager. Starting in June, you'll no longer be able to add or import new passwords in the app, though you'll still be able to save passwords thr

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Elon Musk Is Back at Tesla, but the Magic Might Be Gone

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-20 17:49:29

Elon Musk and Tesla. Tesla and Elon Musk. The future of America’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer has always been tied to its charismatic and controversial CEO. Conversely, a significant portion of the self-described Techno King’s immense fortune is built on Tesla. Their destinies are linked. As Musk goes, so goes Tesla. A month after his chaotic exit from the Trump administration, the CEO has returned to the company full time, attempting to stabilize a brand whose reputation has been bad

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Do We Need to Wear Sunscreen Indoors? This Is What a Skin Expert Says

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-20 12:00:00

You know the drill -- whenever you're outside, especially during the summer, you should wear sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun's UV rays. But what about wearing sunscreen indoors? Can sunlight coming in through windows still negatively affect your skin, making SPF necessary even when you're inside your home? We reached out to a dermatologist for the answer. Do I need to wear sunscreen indoors? Yes, wearing sunscreen indoors is necessary. Even though you're sitting comfortably in your

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We Found the Best Facial Sunscreens of 2025 After Testing 87 Products

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-20 16:00:00

As Rimtepathip mentioned, the best sunscreen is one that you will actually use and reapply. "There are still keywords to look for depending on a person’s skin type," she adds. "If a person’s skin is dry, look for sunscreens that have moisturizing ingredients, such as hyaluronic acid. For oily skin, look for the words 'oil-free' or 'noncomedogenic.' These sunscreens are less likely to clog pores and cause outbreaks. Mineral sunscreens are less irritating to people with sensitive skin. They should

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How Do Pimple Patches Work? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

wired.com Boutayna Chokrane 2026-02-20 17:24:36

How do pimple patches work? Back in the day, getting a zit meant caking on disguising layers of foundation, concealer, powder …or maybe just a strategically angled hairstyle. But now, the game has changed: Why hide a pimple when you can dress it up? No frantic blending or pore-clogging products are required. Today, we’re embracing a radically different (and refreshingly low-key) approach to clogged pores: slapping a bright yellow star-shaped sticker on it and calling it a day. Welcome to the er

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This Debian-based Linux distro is an overlooked and user-friendly gem

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-02-21 08:31:20

Jack Wallen/ZDNET I spend a lot of time looking for Linux distributions that fit in certain niches, and one of the most important niches is those open-source operating systems that can serve the general public. When looking for such distributions, I tend to consider those based on Ubuntu first, which one might think is limiting, but there are hundreds of distributions with that base. Every so often, however, I run into a Debian-based distribution that fits the bill. That makes perfect sense, g

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Thousands in Norway told they had won life-changing sums in lottery error

news.ycombinator.com Caolán Magee 2026-02-21 15:47:54

Thousands of Norwegians were mistakenly told they had won life-changing sums in the country’s Eurojackpot draw after an error by the state-owned gambling operator, Norsk Tipping. In a statement on Friday, Norsk Tipping said “several thousand customers were notified of incorrectly high prizes”. The mistake has prompted the resignation of the company’s chief executive. The company receives prize amounts from Germany in euros, which are then converted to Norwegian kroner. “It is during this conv

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Home Office Setup Guide (2025): Webcams, Desks, Chairs, and More

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2026-02-21 18:03:00

No matter if you're working from home full-time or just a few days a week, it's important to carve out a home office setup that separates your work and personal lives. It's equally vital that your workstation is kitted out with the right gear and accessories to make the day more bearable and comfortable. Since 2020, we've been testing standing desks, office chairs, monitors, USB hubs, keyboards, and tons of other work-from-home gear in our own lives. These are our favorites. Updated June 2025:

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Modelling API rate limits as diophantine inequalities

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 09:48:22

modelling API rate limits as diophantine inequalities You're allowed 10 requests per hour. Each task you run makes three attempts: initial call, retry after 10 minutes, and retry after 30 minutes. What’s the maximum number of tasks you can safely run per hour? Most engineers throw exponential backoff at the problem. And it works great in most cases! But can we, for the sake of having fun, be more mathematical about this? In a way, this is just an integer feasibility problem. the setup Let’

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Tesla's IPO was 15 years ago. The stock is up almost 300-fold since then

cnbc.com Ari Levy Lora Kolodny 2026-02-21 08:00:01

In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk waves after ringing the opening bell at the NASDAQ market in celebration of his company's initial public offering in New York June 29, 2010. Brendan McDermid | Reuters At the time of Tesla's IPO 15 years ago, the company had generated roughly $150 million in revenue in its lifetime. That came almost entirely from the Roadster, a two-seat electric sportscar that boasted a range of 236 miles on a s

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This Ninja 6-in-1 XL Air Fryer Drops to a New Prime Day Low, and It’s Rated 4.7 out of 5

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-21 10:10:26

The Ninja DZ401 Foodi 6-in-1 XL air fryer is the highest-rated air fryer available for purchase on Amazon, with over 37,000 reviews and an impressive 4.7 out of 5 stars. If you need an XL air fryer that can actually do it all, this is the one to buy. Ninja has become the brand of choice when it comes to air fryers, and this inaugural (early) Prime Day discount is open to everyone, not only Prime members. The price of $179, down from the usual $230, is the best deal for 2025 and an opportunity t

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‘We are the media now’: why Tesla’s robotaxis were dominated by Elon Musk superfans

theverge.com Mack Degeurin 2026-02-21 09:30:00

Over the years, Tesla has built part of its reputation on hosting big, bold events to generate authentic hype for upcoming releases. The robotaxi launch in Austin, Texas, last week wasn’t one of them. Coverage of the rollout was dominated by a close-knit cohort of Tesla influencers and Elon Musk superfans, many of whom are openly supportive of the CEO’s vision. Journalists and tech bloggers who might have been more critical of the technology were not only excluded but also actively ridiculed an

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Trump says he’s found a buyer for TikTok

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2026-02-21 14:53:48

In Brief A group of “very wealthy people” is set to buy short-form video app TikTok, according to President Donald Trump. “We have a buyer for TikTok, by the way,” Trump said in a Fox News interview on Sunday morning. “I think I’ll need probably China’s approval. I think President Xi [Jinping] will probably do it.” Trump declined to share more details about the buyers, saying only that he would reveal their identities in two weeks (apparently his favorite unit of time). Trump has repeatedly

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Google just gave its Photos app the feature upgrade it deserves - here's what's new

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-02-21 11:30:14

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET After hitting pause three weeks ago, Google is resuming rollout of its AI-powered Ask Photos feature. This time around, the company says, things should be better. Last fall, Google slowly began rolling out a new feature that lets you ask queries to find particular pictures in your Photos app. You might ask something like, "Where was that restaurant we ate at in San Francisco?" or "Show me all the selfies I took in NYC museums," and Gemini will find what yo

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Paleontologists Find Skeleton That Weirdly Looks Exactly Like Barney the Purple Dinosaur

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-21 04:30:31

We're a happy fa-m-ily! Funky Dino Deep in the heart of Texas, a goofy-looking dinosaur skeleton has been unearthed — and it's got a funny head that makes it look like a dead wringer for Barney, the purple lizard of 90s television fame with the annoyingly cheery voice. As the Houston Chronicle reports, the dinosaur in question — called Eryops megacephalus — has a wide, grinning smile on a large flat skull that sits on four squat legs. Paleontologist Andre LuJan told the newspaper that he foun

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The AI Backlash Keeps Growing Stronger

wired.com Reece Rogers 2026-02-20 20:30:00

Before Duolingo wiped its videos from TikTok and Instagram in mid-May, social media engagement was one of the language-learning app’s most recognizable qualities. Its green owl mascot had gone viral multiple times and was well known to younger users—a success story other marketers envied. But, when news got out that Duolingo was making the switch to become an “AI-first” company, planning to replace contractors who work on tasks generative AI could automate, public perception of the brand soured

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Decoding Tesla’s New “Fully Autonomous” Car Video—and What It Isn’t Telling You

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-21 04:50:31

Elon Musk’s Tesla has dropped a 30-minute video designed to electrify fans and stir debate. Posted on June 28, the clip shows what Musk claims is a historic milestone: the first Tesla Model Y to drive itself from factory to customer home, without a person inside, and without remote operation. “The first fully autonomous delivery of a Tesla Model Y from factory to a customer home across town, including highways, was just completed a day ahead of schedule!!” Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter) on

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Staples Union & Scale FlexFit Desk Converter Review: Reliable Riser

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2026-02-21 05:03:00

The included keyboard rest is optional to install, though the whole thing is designed to work together. It's a little annoying. I wish you could roll the tray into the riser to hide it, which would go a long way in making the FlexFit look a little more elegant, and could also help with storage. You also can't adjust the height of the tray, so while I didn't have issues typing on a keyboard, I found my wrist cramping up a little when using my Apple Magic Trackpad because it was a little too low.

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I hated Google Photos’ AI search feature, but after the latest update, I love it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-21 06:00:10

Joe Maring / Android Authority At Google I/O 2024, Google introduced the world to “Ask Photos.” It was a new Gemini-powered search experience for Google Photos that would enable you to use natural language to easily find pictures in your library. The pitch sounded great and like a legitimately good use of AI. Unfortunately, Ask Photos’ implementation fell short. I’ve been using Ask Photos for the last several months, and in almost every scenario, it’s been significantly worse than the old sear

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Look Up on Friday Night and You Just Might See the Bootids Meteor Shower

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-21 11:03:00

Earth gets pelted by meteors all the time, but only a few showers are large enough to warrant names. Bootids is one such meteor shower, and it generally occurs in June every year as the Earth moves through the tail of the 7P/Pons-Winnecke comet. For 2025, the best night to catch a potential glimpse of Bootids is this Friday, June 27. It isn't an easy meteor shower to spot. Its "radiant" -- the point in the sky from which the meteor shower appears to originate -- is in the constellation Boötes (

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After 27 years, engineer discovers how to display secret photo in Power Mac ROM

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-21 22:32:07

On Tuesday, software engineer Doug Brown published his discovery of how to trigger a long-known but previously inaccessible Easter egg in the Power Mac G3's ROM: a hidden photo of the development team that nobody could figure out how to display for 27 years. While Pierre Dandumont first documented the JPEG image itself in 2014, the method to view it on the computer remained a mystery until Brown's reverse engineering work revealed that users must format a RAM disk with the text "secret ROM image

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Tesla recently lost two key execs

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-02-21 22:15:18

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Yesterday, reports from Forbes and CNBC said that Musk had fired Omead Afshar, who formerly led operations in North America and Europe and was a close confidant of Musk’s. (Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal also reported that Afshar left the company, but did not say he was fired.) The firing follows a major slump in sales for Tesla’s automotive business – last quarter, rev

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As Tesla Crumbles, Elon Musk Just Fired One of His Top Supporters at the Company

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-22 06:12:30

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has fired the automaker's vice president of manufacturing and operations Omead Fashar, Forbes reports, amid plummeting sales and public backlash against the company. Fashar was one of Musk's closest confidants and a powerful executive at the company, according to Bloomberg, which reported that Fashar had departed but didn't say that Musk was behind the personnel change. The exact reason for his departure isn't clear, although one can make an educated guess based on the broad

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While Tesla's Robotaxi Program Crumbles, Its Sales Are Falling Apart

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-22 11:10:03

Tesla's sales in Europe have officially plummeted for the fifth month in a row in May, delivering a staggering blow to its investors. Per ABC, Tesla's automotive sales dropped a further 28 percent last month across 30 European countries, despite a booming demand for EVs from other manufacturers. As Elon Musk's pet company falters, other companies are making out bigtime. For example, China's SAIC sold over 18,000 vehicles across Europe in May, while Tesla didn't even break 9,000, according to A

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The Download: tripping with AI, and blocking crawler bots

Elon Musk's xAI raises $10 billion in debt and equity as it steps up challenge to OpenAI

Microsoft Authenticator won't manage your passwords anymore - here's why and what's next

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Elon Says He’s Launching ‘the America Party’ to Compete With Democrats and Republicans If Budget Bill Passes

A mammoth tusk boomerang from Poland is 40,000 years old

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This Debian-based Linux distro is an overlooked and user-friendly gem

Thousands in Norway told they had won life-changing sums in lottery error

Home Office Setup Guide (2025): Webcams, Desks, Chairs, and More

Modelling API rate limits as diophantine inequalities

Tesla's IPO was 15 years ago. The stock is up almost 300-fold since then

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