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The influencer in this Vodafone ad isn’t real

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-11-14 05:18:45

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. I opened TikTok while visiting Germany last week and stumbled across a Vodafone ad being presented by a woman who probably doesn’t exist. The ad includes several “tells” that suggest the presenter was artificially created using generative AI — the unnatural style and movement of her hair, the way her moles disappear, and the uncanny valley vibe of her facial expressions — and Vodafone confirmed my suspicions

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OpenAI comes for Hollywood with Critterz, an AI-powered animated film

theverge.com Robert Hart 2025-11-14 05:56:43

Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and Senior Tarbell Fellow. Previously, he wrote about health, science and tech for Forbes. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. OpenAI is on a mission to show Hollywood that generative artificial intelligence can deliver results and is throwing its weight behind an animated feature film it hopes will stand toe-to-toe with much costlier productions, according to the Wall

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Uber and Momenta to test autonomous vehicles in Germany in 2026

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-11-14 00:00:00

Ride-hailing giant Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle startup Momenta plan to start testing robotaxis in Munich, Germany starting in 2026 – the first continental European city either company has announced publicly – with plans to expand to other markets. The partnership was first unveiled in May 2025, when Uber said Momenta-powered vehicles would launch on its platform in Europe in 2026, initially with human safety operators onboard to monitor the vehicles and take control if needed. Momenta,

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InDrive has big plans to become a global ‘super app’ where others have failed

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-11-14 03:00:00

InDrive, known for its bidding-based ride-hailing model across Asia and Latin America, is rolling out a “super-app” strategy aimed at frontier markets — expanding beyond cabs to deliver daily essentials to its users. Beginning with grocery deliveries in Kazakhstan, InDrive plans to expand into multiple verticals over the next 12 months across its top markets, including Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Pakistan, Peru, and Mexico. The shift comes on the heels of more than 360 million app downloads and 6.

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Nova Launcher is shutting down, and Android fans are heartbroken

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-14 03:24:43

Damien Wilde / Android Authority TL;DR Nova Launcher, one of Android’s best customization tools, is shutting down for good. Founder Kevin Barry made the announcement over the weekend, confirming that he’s leaving the company that owns Nova and that the launcher won’t be released as an open-source project. Android fans are heartbroken about Nova’s shutdown, calling it a “legendary” app that contributed to the success of Android as a platform. A beloved Android customization tool is coming to

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Galaxy S26 Pro, S26 Ultra renders reveal the return of camera bumps

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-14 06:42:31

TL;DR Apparent Galaxy S26 series renders have surfaced online. We get a first look at the purported Galaxy S26 Pro and Galaxy S26 Ultra. We also get a look at the S26 Edge, and this render lines up with a previous image. We got a first look at the Galaxy S26 Edge late last week, showing a tweaked design compared to the Galaxy S25 Edge. Now, a different source has revealed renders apparently showing all three Galaxy S26 series models. SmartPrix posted renders that purportedly show the Galaxy

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Last-minute carrier leak suggests 8x camera zoom, vapor chamber cooling for iPhone 17 Pro

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-11-13 05:35:52

Apple’s iPhone 17 event is just a couple of days away, but that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill producing some last minute morsels. A purported document from a South Korean carrier has indicated some tech specs about the iPhone 17 line. We’ve heard for a while that the 17 Pro and Pro Max would get improved telephoto camera systems. This doc says it will actually go up to 8x, compared to the 5x zoom found on iPhone 16 Pro models. There’s also expected to be a dramatically improved cooling system …

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M4 Mac mini still remains one of Apple’s best computers to date, here’s why

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-11-13 22:38:51

Apple announced the redesigned Mac mini with M4 chip last October. It’s by no means a new product at this point, and it’s nearly a year old. However, I think it may be one of Apple’s greatest gifts to up and coming creators, developers, and all sorts of creative professionals. Compute is getting cheaper It’s no secret that Apple Silicon has enabled Apple to ship far more performant chipsets in lower end machines. Before the transition to Apple Silicon, a MacBook Air being able to edit 4K video

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8 products Apple will discontinue after iPhone 17 event this week

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-13 23:00:00

Apple’s iPhone 17 event is almost here. As new hardware arrives, we can expect Apple to discontinue eight products that it currently sells. iPhone 17 is the event headliner. With the arrival of four new iPhones, we can expect Apple to stop selling three iPhones that are currently in its store. Earlier this year, Apple replaced the antiquated iPhone SE with the more modern iPhone 16e. We currently expect Apple’s entry-priced iPhone to see annual updates, so it’s not going anywhere yet. However

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Apple Watch SE 3 announcement this week looks quite likely thanks to last-minute leak

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-11-13 23:42:06

Thanks to a new last-minute leak from an anonymous X account, it now seems all but certain that Apple’s next generation Apple Watch SE will be launching in a number of days. Rumors for this new model have been faint, leading to some skepticism around whether or not it’s truly launching this year – but now things seem solid. This anonymous X account wishes to remain private, so we can’t directly link to the tweet – though the user has a highly accurate track record. Late on Sunday, the account

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AirTag 2 launch might be just a couple days away: Here’s what to look forward to

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-11-14 00:33:00

Apple’s ‘Awe dropping’ September event is just a few days away, taking place on Tuesday, September 9th. One of the wildcard products that we might see this Tuesday is AirTag 2. You may wonder, what’s so exciting about a new version of the AirTag? Well, there’s a couple of noteworthy upgrades to keep your eyes peeled for. What’s new with AirTag 2 AirTag initially debuted in April 2021 at Apple’s ‘Spring loaded event’, meaning the product is coming up on five years old. Apple has some cool upgra

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Leaked image provides first real look at Apple’s upcoming crossbody strap accessory

9to5mac.com Dylan Mcdonald 2025-11-14 05:02:03

We’re just over a day from Apple’s “Awe dropping” iPhone 17 event, but that hasn’t stopped new leaks from coming in. New images from reliable leaker Sonny Dickson purportedly shows Apple’s crossbody strap accessory for the upcoming iPhone 17 line. Alongside the new iPhone 17 lineup, Apple is expected to release refreshed cases and accessories. Among these is an all-new offering from Apple, a crossbody strap for iPhone. Tonight, Sonny Dickson has shared two images showing this new accessory in a

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ChatGPT makes Projects feature free, adds a toggle to split chat

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-13 22:33:49

ChatGPT is getting two big changes. First, the Projects feature is now free. Second, you can now create new conversations from existing conversations. Projects have been around for months now, but they're now rolling out to everyone, including those with a free plan. With Projects, you can create "workspaces" with ChatGPT and organise chats, files and custom instructions for a specific project. Right now, when you interact with ChatGPT, it tries to remember everything, which isn't really grea

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Google to make it easier to access AI Mode as default

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-13 23:07:54

Google plans to make it easier for users to access AI mode by allowing them to set it as the default, replacing the traditional blue links. AI mode is an advanced version of Google Search that uses large language models to summarise information from the web, so you can spend more time on Google than visiting websites. Google AI mode advanced analysis Source: BleepingComputer Google AI mode can answer complex answers, process images, summarize information on the web, create tables, graphs, ch

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Samsung just quietly teased its Galaxy Glasses - and almost no one noticed

zdnet.com Jason Hiner 2025-11-14 00:46:00

Samsung's Jay Kim at its live streamed Galaxy Event on Sept. 4, 2025. Samsung | screenshot by Jason Hiner/ZDNET It's well known that Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm are joining forces to release wearable devices powered by Android XR. After all, the three companies have been talking about it for two and a half years and they've made it clear that Project Moohan -- their XR headset to compete with Apple Vision Pro -- will launch before the end of 2025. But there's another product that they've bee

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I hope iPhone 17 adopts these 7 features from Google, OpenAI, and others

zdnet.com Jason Hiner 2025-11-14 03:26:00

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The release of the Google Pixel 10 phones with deeply integrated AI features that offer impressive new capabilities has revealed the biggest gaps the iPhone 17 needs to fill. Many of the smartest AI services in the world are already on the iPhone as apps, and so there's the possibility that Apple could partner with them for deeper integrations. The new AI camera features in the Pixel 10 could be th

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Watch ZDNET's preview of the Apple Event - and the rest of Techtember

zdnet.com Jason Hiner 2025-11-14 04:02:00

Watch ZDNET's preview of the Apple Event - and the rest of Techtember Get the inside scoop from ZDNET editors as we run through our expectations for the Apple Event and the rest of what promises to be a very eventful Techtember.

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Running on iOS 18? Changing these settings greatly improved my iPhone's battery life

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2025-11-14 06:50:18

'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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AI Adoption Rate Trending Down for Large Companies

news.ycombinator.com Torsten Sløk 2025-11-14 05:56:48

The US Census Bureau conducts a biweekly survey of 1.2 million firms, and one question is whether a business has used AI tools such as machine learning, natural language processing, virtual agents or voice recognition to help produce goods or services in the past two weeks. Recent data by firm size shows that AI adoption has been declining among companies with more than 250 employees, see chart below. This presentation may not be distributed, transmitted or otherwise communicated to others in w

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Taco Bell AI Drive-Thru

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-13 20:14:08

Verified Nominee: Taco Bell Corporation for deploying voice AI ordering systems at 500+ drive-throughs and discovering that artificial intelligence meets its match at “extra sauce, no cilantro, and make it weird.” Reported by: Isabelle Bousquette, Technology Reporter for The Wall Street Journal - August 28, 2025. The Innovation Taco Bell boldly deployed voice AI-powered ordering systems across more than 500 drive-through locations, convinced that artificial intelligence could finally solve hu

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SQLite's Use of Tcl (2017)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-13 12:03:46

SQLite's Use Of Tcl D. Richard Hipp 24th Annual Tcl/Tk Conference Houston, TX 2017-10-19 1.0 Introduction SQLite is a TCL extension that has escaped into the wild. The design of SQLite was inspired by the design of TCL, both in the way it handles datatypes and in the formatting of its source code. The index use case for SQLite was in a Tcl/Tk application for an industrial company. From its inception, SQLite has always depended heavily on TCL. These days, SQLite no longer uses TCL internal

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Taking Buildkite from a side project to a global company

news.ycombinator.com Scott Handsaker 2025-11-13 21:03:13

👋 Welcome to Valley of Doubt, a free weekly newsletter that goes deep into founder stories from the early days of startups. 🚀 Keith Pitt is the co-founder and former CEO of Buildkite, a devtools company that started in Melbourne and grew to have some of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies as clients. In this interview we dig into: Starting Buildkite as a side project Running out of money and having to go back to investors The challenges of growing into a venture capital valuation Finding yo

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Keeping secrets out of logs (2024)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-13 16:16:30

Keeping Secrets Out of Logs tl;dr: There's no silver bullet, but if we put some "lead" bullets in the right places, we have a good shot at keeping sensitive data out of logs. "This is the blog version of a talk I gave at LocoMocoSec 2024. It’s mostly a lightly edited transcript with some screenshots, so if you’d prefer, you can watch the "This is the blog version of a talk I gave at LocoMocoSec 2024. It’s mostly a lightly edited transcript with some screenshots, so if you’d prefer, you can wat

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Hungry Hungry Hippos Autoplay (2017)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-10 06:22:05

CONTENTS YouTube BlueSky GitHub LinkedIn Hungry Hungry Hippos Autoplay Posted: June 10, 2017 Introduction A group of my coworkers play board games during lunch time on Fridays and at one point invited me to play. Unfortunately all they play is a bunch of modern hipster games when I wanted to play Hungry Hungry Hippos. No one wanted to play with me so I decided to build circuitry that would take their place. Pushing the plastic lever eventually got really tiring so

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I am giving up on Intel and have bought an AMD Ryzen 9950X3D

news.ycombinator.com Michael Stapelberg 2025-11-13 02:54:29

The Intel 285K CPU in my high-end 2025 Linux PC died again! 😡 Notably, this was the replacement CPU for the original 285K that died in March, and after reading through the reviews of Intel CPUs on my electronics store of choice, many of which (!) mention CPU replacements, I am getting the impression that Intel’s current CPUs just are not stable 😞. Therefore, I am giving up on Intel for the coming years and have bought an AMD Ryzen 9950X3D CPU instead. What happened? Or: the batch job of death

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Why Is Japan Still Investing in Custom Floating Point Accelerators?

news.ycombinator.com Timothy Prickett Morgan 2025-11-11 06:27:24

It has taken nearly two decades and an immense amount of work by millions of people for high performance computing to go mainstream with GenAI. And now, we live in a world where AI servers crammed with accelerators account for half of the money spent on systems worldwide. There is no law anywhere that says that accelerator has to be a GPU, although that has been the accelerator of choice by far because GPUs are, like CPUs, general purpose processors that are explicitly designed to support vario

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How the Slavic Migration Reshaped Central and Eastern Europe

news.ycombinator.com Joscha Gretzinger Et Al. 2025-11-13 23:30:19

How the Slavic migration reshaped Central and Eastern Europe Genetic analyses of medieval human remains reveal large-scale migrations, regional diversity, and new insights into early medieval communities Excavation in 2020 at the pre-Slavic cemetery of Brücken, Mansfeld-Südharz District (Saxony-Anhalt). © Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt Excavation in 2020 at the pre-Slavic cemetery of Brücken, Mansfeld-Südharz District (Saxony-Anhalt). © Landesamt für Denkmalpflege u

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Default musl allocator considered harmful to performance

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-11 09:42:04

TLDR: In a real world benchmark, the default musl allocator caused a 7x slowdown compared to other allocators. I recommend all Rust projects immediately add the following lines to their application’s main.rs : // Avoid musl's default allocator due to lackluster performance // https://nickb.dev/blog/default-musl-allocator-considered-harmful-to-performance #[cfg(target_env = "musl" )] #[global_allocator] static GLOBAL : mimalloc ::MiMalloc = mimalloc::MiMalloc; And Cargo.toml [ target . 'cfg(ta

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Everything from 1991 Radio Shack ad I now do with my phone (2014)

news.ycombinator.com Steve Cichon 2025-11-13 18:26:30

Some people like to spend $3 on a cup of coffee. While that sounds like a gamble I probably wouldn’t take, I’ll always like to gamble– especially as little as… Some people like to spend $3 on a cup of coffee. While that sounds like a gamble I probably wouldn’t take, I’ll always like to gamble– especially as little as three bucks– on what I might be able to dig up on Buffalo and Western New York, our collective past, and what it means for our future. I recently came across a big pile of Buffalo

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Forty-Four Esolangs: The Art of Esoteric Code

news.ycombinator.com Chris Chinchilla 2025-11-10 23:33:11

Have you ever tried programming with a language that uses musical notation? What about a language that never runs programs the same way? What about a language where you write code with photographs? All exist, among many others, in the world of esoteric programming languages, and Daniel Temkin has written a forthcoming book covering 44 of them, some of which exist and are usable to some interpretation of the word “usable.” The book, Forty-Four Esolangs: The Art of Esoteric Code, is out on 23 Sep

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