GoKawiil - Latest Tech News & Aggregated Headlines

Cash App lets you pool money from friends through Apple Pay – no app required

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-27 04:24:54

One of the most popular uses for the Cash App is collecting payments from groups of friends, whether that’s an immediate need like paying a restaurant bill or a future one, like collecting money for a shared gift. The company has today announced a new feature which lets you ask friends to contribute to a money pool even if they don’t use the app … First, the company is formalizing a common use for the app with a Cash App pool feature. Cash App today announced the launch of pools, a new peer-t

Topics: app cash group money use

Shop Amazon

How to use a VPN on iPhone

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-12-27 04:34:33

With worldwide government regulations increasingly cracking down on what content is available, and various streaming services increasingly locking content behind geographic paywalls, more and more people are turning to VPNs. Setting up a VPN used to be complicated, but in the last decade, the process has become incredibly streamlined. Here’s how to set up and use a VPN on your iPhone. What is a VPN for? A VPN is a virtual private network. VPNs act as a private encrypted tunnel for all network

Topics: app iphone settings use vpn

Shop Amazon

Ask HN: How will the OSA affect small Mastodon instances?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-27 03:40:13

I am not currently a user of Mastodon, but I have some interest in the project. I was looking at some stuff that seemed to indicate to me that the OSA could make it difficult to self host Mastodon without providing age verification. I was then reading the provisions and realsised that it didn't really affect you unless you have at least 3 million monthly users, so in theory would not affect self hosters with only a few users. But then I thought that if you are federated with a very large instanc

Topics: hosters mastodon potentially self users

Shop Amazon

Futurehome smart hub owners must pay new $117 subscription or lose access

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-26 09:30:53

Smart home device maker Futurehome is forcing its customers’ hands by suddenly requiring a subscription for basic functionality of its products. Launched in 2016, Futurehome’s Smarthub is marketed as a central hub for controlling Internet-connected devices in smart homes. For years, the Norwegian company sold its products, which also include smart thermostats, smart lighting, and smart fire and carbon monoxide alarms, for a one-time fee that included access to its companion app and cloud platfo

Topics: devices futurehome smart subscription users

Shop Amazon

One of Nintendo’s most creative Super Nintendo games is now on the Switch

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-12-27 04:39:15

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Last night, Nintendo quietly added Mario Paint to the Nintendo Switch Online’s catalog of Super Nintendo games. Originally released back in 1992, Mario Paint was a unique SNES title, because although it included a handful of mini games, it was first and foremost a creative tool letting players draw, paint, animate, and even compose music using th

Topics: mario mouse nintendo paint switch

Shop Amazon

TikTok adds YouTube Music as an option to save songs playing in videos

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-12-27 04:00:00

TikTok has been making it easier for users to save the songs they hear in video clips on the platform to their choice of music streaming platform. The short video service today added YouTube Music as an option to this list. The company first introduced this feature in the U.S. and the U.K. with support for Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music in November 2023. In February 2024, it rolled out this feature to more than 160 countries across the globe. Over time, TikTok has added Deezer and Sound

Topics: add music streaming tiktok users

Shop Amazon

Stop selling “unlimited”, when you mean “until we change our minds”

news.ycombinator.com Brendan O'Leary 2025-12-27 05:15:19

Bottom line: Anthropic just added weekly limits to Claude Pro ($20/month) and Claude Max ($200/month), affecting their heaviest users of Claude Code…mid-workflow. Why it matters: This is the same playbook we’ve seen AI companies use before—hook users with "unlimited" access, then cap the power users who matter most. Theo from t3.chat summed it up perfectly: "No free lunch lasts forever." The Same Playbook, Different Day Here's how the AI pricing bait-and-switch works: Launch with generous/u

Topics: ai claude credits limits users

Shop Amazon

Tea app security breaches reveal private chats and photo ID, as it tops App Store

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-27 20:27:41

Two major security vulnerabilities in the Tea app – which claims to make dating safer for women – have exposed the private chats and personal data of at least tens of thousands of users. The app, designed to allow women to share “red flags” for men they had dated, claimed four million active users after it hit the top slot in the App Store last week … The Tea app allows female users to tag men’s dating profiles with one of a number of “red flags,” as well as allowing reverse image searches to

Topics: app data media tea users

Shop Amazon

Google Search's AI Mode is rolling out in the UK

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-27 20:00:11

Earlier this year, Google rolled out AI Mode to Search users in the US. Now, the notoriously inaccurate "tool" is coming to the UK. While Google's AI overviews have been available in the UK since last summer, AI Mode provides more conversational responses and fewer links to other pages. Google touts AI Mode as a more intuitive method for asking multi-part questions or follow-ups. It uses Google's Gemini 2.5 model to detail how-tos, compare products or plan a trip. Instead of searching for somet

Topics: ai google mode percent users

Shop Amazon

Modernising the Amiga at Forty

news.ycombinator.com Benjamin Blundell 2025-12-27 12:55:32

Modernising the Amiga at Forty I'm writing this on the 23rd of July 2025. 40 years ago, The Amiga Personal Computer was revealed to the world at the Lincoln Centre in New York. Andy Warhol was invited to paint the famous Debbie Harry, live on stage with the Amiga 1000. You can watch the event on YouTube. Things have moved on quite a since then. The Amiga was quite probably, the first multimedia computer. It was pretty big here in Europe, especially in the UK and Germany in the 80s and 90s. Tod

Topics: amiga file things use workbench

Shop Amazon

Stop promising "unlimited", when you mean "until we change our minds"

news.ycombinator.com Brendan O'Leary 2025-12-27 17:15:19

Bottom line: Anthropic just added weekly limits to Claude Pro ($20/month) and Claude Max ($200/month), affecting their heaviest users of Claude Code…mid-workflow. Why it matters: This is the same playbook we’ve seen AI companies use before—hook users with "unlimited" access, then cap the power users who matter most. Theo from t3.chat summed it up perfectly: "No free lunch lasts forever." The Same Playbook, Different Day Here's how the AI pricing bait-and-switch works: Launch with generous/u

Topics: ai claude credits limits users

Shop Amazon

No more links, no more scrolling—The browser is becoming an AI Agent

venturebeat.com Taryn Plumb 2025-12-27 17:23:53

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 Rumors that OpenAI is set to release a gen AI-powered web browser to rival Alphabet‘s Google Chrome have amped up excitement about the future of search and how AI will fundamentally change how we browse the web. In this seeming next phase of the internet, search engines won’t just point to information; intelligent agents will find it for u

Topics: ai browser said search users

Shop Amazon

Anthropic throttles Claude rate limits, devs call foul

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2025-12-27 22:18:31

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 Anthropic announced today it would introduce weekly rate limits for Claude subscribers, claiming that some users have been running Claude 24/7, with the majority of usage centered around its Claude Code product. Overall weekly limits will begin on August 28 and will be in conjunction with the current 5-hour limits. Anthropic said the throt

Topics: anthropic claude limits usage users

Shop Amazon

Here are the eight Apple security layers protecting your data

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-27 23:06:40

9to5Mac is brought to you by Incogni: Protect your personal info from prying eyes. With Incogni, you can scrub your deeply sensitive information from data brokers across the web, including people search sites. Incogni limits your phone number, address, email, SSN, and more from circulating. Fight back against unwanted data brokers with a 30-day money back guarantee. Apple has a reputation for prioritizing the privacy of its customers, and that commitment begins right at the chip design level.

Topics: apple data device security used

Shop Amazon

A Life-Size Naboo Starfighter Will Be Among the Highlights of George Lucas’ New Museum

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-12-28 04:00:33

To close out San Diego Comic-Con with a bang, George Lucas made his first appearance at the long-running pop culture fest alongside filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and award-winning Lucasfilm designer Doug Chiang. But the panel topic wasn’t a new Star Wars project; it was the importance of keeping art accessible to the public, especially during unprecedented times, at the Lucas Museum opening next year in Los Angeles. Fanboys, fret not, though—during a quick sizzle reel of featured works, eagle-ey

Topics: art comic lucas museum people

Shop Amazon

Samsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phones

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-28 04:05:48

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. Samsung’s One UI 8 update seems to prevent users from unlocking their device’s bootloader to load custom ROMs, as spotted earlier by SammyGuru. Over the weekend, users on the XDA Developers forum noticed that Samsung appears to have disabled the option on devices in regions outside the US, where the option had already been locked for years. By unlo

Topics: bootloader locked samsung ui users

Shop Amazon

The Useless UseCallback

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-28 08:44:26

28.07.2025 — React, JavaScript, useCallback, Performance — 5 min read #1: The Uphill Battle of Memoization #2: The Useless useCallback I thought I'd written enough about memoization by now, but I feel there is one pattern I'm seeing a lot lately that makes me think otherwise. So today, I want to look at useCallback , and to some extent useMemo , in situations where I think they are totally pointless. Why memoize? There's usually only two reasons to create a memoized version of a function wi

Topics: component copy function usecallback value

Shop Amazon

Bankrupt Futurehome suddenly makes its smart home hub a subscription service

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-28 09:30:53

Smart home device maker Futurehome is forcing its customers’ hands by suddenly requiring a subscription for basic functionality of its products. Launched in 2016, Futurehome’s Smarthub is marketed as a central hub for controlling Internet-connected devices in smart homes. For years, the Norwegian company sold its products, which also include smart thermostats, smart lighting, and smart fire and carbon monoxide alarms, for a one-time fee that included access to its companion app and cloud platfo

Topics: devices futurehome smart subscription users

Shop Amazon

bitchat mesh, Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app, debuts on the App Store

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-28 14:37:21

After a short beta period, Jack Dorsey’s new Bluetooth messaging app has officially launched on the App Store. Here’s how it works. A few weeks ago, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey announced bitchat, an open-source weekend project of a messaging app that relied on Bluetooth, rather than the internet, to connect users. Now, the app is live on the App Store, although Dorsey has confirmed that a bug in the iOS version is preventing it from connecting to Android devices. A fix has already been subm

Topics: app dorsey messaging peer users

Shop Amazon

Control your computer with your mind? Meta's working on that

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-12-28 14:24:00

Hand gestures on the Project Moohan headset demoed by ZDNET's Kerry Wan at Google I/O. Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Since the onset of the command line, the way humans have interacted with their computers has been restricted to a keyboard. Meta's new wristband seeks to change that. Last week, Reality Labs at Meta, the team responsible for developing the company's AR and VR offerings, published a paper in Nature detailing plans for a noninvasive wristband that uses electrical signals from the user's bod

Topics: meta new users vr wristband

Shop Amazon

This $90 network KVM solves one of my biggest server room hassles - and it's travel-friendly

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2025-12-28 14:25:00

GL.iNet Comet KVM ZDNET's key takeaways The GL.iNet Comet KVM lets you replace keyboard, mouse, and monitor with an Ethernet connection It works well, with good performance, a nice web interface, and specialty options for custom needs At $90, it's fairly pricey, especially when adding to a bunch of PCs, but it does the job. View now at Amazon It's always a happy day when I find a new gadget. It's a particularly happy day when that gadget solves an existing problem or (even better) removes a p

Topics: box comet monitor mouse zdnet

Shop Amazon

Women’s ‘red flag’ app Tea is a privacy nightmare

theverge.com Tanya Tianyi Chen 2025-12-28 14:22:15

An app designed to help women spot the “red flags” of men they date has incidentally put its users at risk. 404 Media reported that Tea was hacked by 4chan users last week, resulting in the selfies and driver’s licenses of its mostly women users being posted to 4chan. An independent researcher for 404 Media has since discovered that messages between users discussing infidelity, abortion, and personal phone numbers are also vulnerable to hackers. Tea was founded by software developer Sean Cook,

Topics: app company data tea users

Shop Amazon

Flaw in Gemini CLI AI coding assistant allowed stealthy code execution

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-28 18:40:44

A vulnerability in Google's Gemini CLI allowed attackers to silently execute malicious commands and exfiltrate data from developers' computers using allowlisted programs. The flaw was discovered and reported to Google by the security firm Tracebit on June 27, with the tech giant releasing a fix in version 0.1.14, which became available on July 25. Gemini CLI, first released on June 25, 2025, is a command-line interface tool developed by Google that enables developers to interact directly with

Topics: command gemini malicious tracebit user

Shop Amazon

Claude Code weekly rate limits

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-28 17:27:51

Hi there, Next month, we're introducing new weekly rate limits for Claude subscribers, affecting less than 5% of users based on current usage patterns. Claude Code, especially as part of our subscription bundle, has seen unprecedented growth. At the same time, we’ve identified policy violations like account sharing and reselling access—and advanced usage patterns like running Claude 24/7 in the background—that are impacting system capacity for all. Our new rate limits address these issues and

Topics: claude limits usage users weekly

Shop Amazon

Microsoft Edge is now an AI browser with launch of ‘Copilot Mode’

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-12-28 18:43:22

With demand for AI-powered browsers on the rise, Microsoft on Monday launched a new feature in its Edge browser called Copilot Mode, which allows users to browse the web while being assisted by AI. The idea is that the AI can become a helper that can understand what the user is researching, predict what they want to do, and then take action on their behalf. How well it works in practice remains to be seen, but Microsoft notes that Copilot Mode is still considered an experimental feature. It’s a

Topics: ai copilot like microsoft users

Shop Amazon

Tea app confirms data leak after 4Chan users discover unsecured cloud storage

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-12-28 20:16:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust What just happened? Tea, officially known as "Tea Dating Advice," is a dating safety app that allows women to anonymously share information about men and potential red flag behavior. Now the top free app in the App Store, Tea has been hacked. 4Chan users linked to a public storage bucket containing about 72,000 images, including 13,000 selfies and government-issued IDs used for gender verification.

Topics: app images men tea users

Shop Amazon

I might've found the best fix for headless server frustration - and it's highly customizable

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2025-12-28 23:21:00

GL.iNet Comet KVM ZDNET's key takeaways The GL.iNet Comet KVM lets you replace keyboard, mouse, and monitor with an Ethernet connection It works well, with good performance, a nice web interface, and specialty options for custom needs At $90, it's fairly pricey, especially when adding to a bunch of PCs, but it does the job. View now at Amazon It's always a happy day when I find a new gadget. It's a particularly happy day when that gadget solves an existing problem or (even better) removes a p

Topics: box comet monitor mouse zdnet

Shop Amazon

Claude Code new limits – Important updates to your Max account usage limits

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-28 23:37:43

Hi there, Next month, we're introducing new weekly rate limits for Claude subscribers, affecting less than 5% of users based on current usage patterns. Claude Code, especially as part of our subscription bundle, has seen unprecedented growth. At the same time, we’ve identified policy violations like account sharing and reselling access—and advanced usage patterns like running Claude 24/7 in the background—that are impacting system capacity for all. Our new rate limits address these issues and

Topics: claude limits usage users weekly

Shop Amazon

Subscribers to Fashion Magazine Vogue Disgusted When They Realize Where Its New Two-Page "Photos" Really Came From

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-29 03:27:12

Subscribers to the iconic fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue were horrified after spotting a double-page ad for the brand Guess, featuring a blonde model who didn't look quite right. Unsurprisingly, a small caption in the top left-hand corner revealed that the two images, which showed the fake model sporting two different looks, were "produced" by AI marketing company Seraphinne Vallora. Vogue isn't just another fashion rag; it's a flagship brand of Condé Nast's publishing empire, as well as

Topics: ai guess models user vogue

Shop Amazon

Should you buy a refurbished iPad? I tried one from Back Market and here's my verdict

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-29 04:58:08

Maria Diaz/ZDNET I'm no stranger to refurbished products. While buying refurbished or renewed isn't always my first go-to, I did purchase a refurbished 2019 Apple iMac in 2020 that still gets daily use. Buying refurbished, especially with a warranty, is a great way to save money. It's like buying a used car or secondhand furniture; you may not know the whole history, but whether it's worth the risk depends on the buyer. I swapped my iPad Air for a refurbished 10th-generation iPad from Back Mar

Topics: buying ipad market refurbished use

Shop Amazon

Latest Tech News

Cash App lets you pool money from friends through Apple Pay – no app required

How to use a VPN on iPhone

Ask HN: How will the OSA affect small Mastodon instances?

Futurehome smart hub owners must pay new $117 subscription or lose access

One of Nintendo’s most creative Super Nintendo games is now on the Switch

TikTok adds YouTube Music as an option to save songs playing in videos

Stop selling “unlimited”, when you mean “until we change our minds”

Tea app security breaches reveal private chats and photo ID, as it tops App Store

Google Search's AI Mode is rolling out in the UK

Modernising the Amiga at Forty

Stop promising "unlimited", when you mean "until we change our minds"

No more links, no more scrolling—The browser is becoming an AI Agent

Anthropic throttles Claude rate limits, devs call foul

Here are the eight Apple security layers protecting your data

A Life-Size Naboo Starfighter Will Be Among the Highlights of George Lucas’ New Museum

Samsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phones

The Useless UseCallback

Bankrupt Futurehome suddenly makes its smart home hub a subscription service

bitchat mesh, Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app, debuts on the App Store

Control your computer with your mind? Meta's working on that

This $90 network KVM solves one of my biggest server room hassles - and it's travel-friendly

Women’s ‘red flag’ app Tea is a privacy nightmare

Flaw in Gemini CLI AI coding assistant allowed stealthy code execution

Claude Code weekly rate limits

Microsoft Edge is now an AI browser with launch of ‘Copilot Mode’

Tea app confirms data leak after 4Chan users discover unsecured cloud storage

I might've found the best fix for headless server frustration - and it's highly customizable

Claude Code new limits – Important updates to your Max account usage limits

Subscribers to Fashion Magazine Vogue Disgusted When They Realize Where Its New Two-Page "Photos" Really Came From

Should you buy a refurbished iPad? I tried one from Back Market and here's my verdict

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising

Latest Tech News

Trending Topics

Hot Now

Popular

Emerging

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising