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Perseverance Rover Finds Potential Sign of Ancient Life in Martian Rock

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-10-07 18:37:21

Today, NASA officials unveiled intriguing new findings from “Sapphire Canyon,” the 25th geological sample collected by the Perseverance Mars rover. This rock core has captivated scientists ever since Perseverance extracted it in July 2024, as it may help them determine if microbial life ever existed on the Red Planet. Now, NASA has revealed that the initial analysis of the Sapphire Canyon sample could not rule out a biological origin for its distinctive features. “This very well could be the cl

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OpenAI Brings Back Standard Voice Mode After Revolt

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-07 18:12:47

If it ain't broke, don't fix it -- or maybe even upgrade it. OpenAI has decided, for now, to keep Standard Voice Mode available for ChatGPT customers after some hard backlash against its replacement, Advanced Voice Mode. As OpenAI VP and ChatGPT boss Nick Turley posted on X and also on the Open AI website: "We've heard feedback that Standard Voice is special to many, and we want to get this transition right." He added: "Standard Voice will stay available while we address some of your feedback i

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AirPods Pro 3 vs. AirPods Pro 2: Which Wireless Earbuds Are Better?

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-10-07 05:10:07

After years of speculation, Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 are finally here, and while we haven’t tried them for ourselves, they look like they were worth the wait. This generation brings new hardware, features, and some impressive improvements on paper over the last generation, which was refreshed in 2023 with USB-C and a few other features. If you’re in the market for new AirPods, you’re probably already wondering whether you should rush out to scoop up Apple’s long-awaited third-gen, but before you do

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Arm’s new C1 and G1 cores bet big on mobile’s hottest trends in AI and ray tracing

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-08 20:00:47

Arm has just unveiled its next-gen processor technologies for upcoming smartphones, which could potentially land in consumer hands as soon as the end of the year. As usual, we have new CPU and GPU parts to cover, but there are also a lot of subtle changes to the familiar formula to get our heads around this year as well. That’s hardly surprising, the landscape has changed quite rapidly in the last twelve months. Qualcomm has gone down the custom Arm-based CPU route with the Snapdragon 8 Elite,

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The Top Android Phones of 2026 Could Get Better AI With Arm's New CPUs

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-08 20:00:03

On the same day Apple revealed its new iPhone 17 lineup, chip designer Arm is introducing its next generation of processors bundled into its new Arm Lumex platform. These processors will likely make their way into premium Android phones coming in 2026 -- and improve their AI capabilities without draining device batteries faster, Arm says. "It's pretty amazing how there's been kind of this insatiable amount of performance being asked for [by our customers], and a lot of it's around AI, as well a

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Immunotherapy drug clinical trial results: half of tumors shrink or disappear

news.ycombinator.com August 2025-10-08 19:55:16

Over the past 20 years, a class of cancer drugs called CD40 agonist antibodies have shown great promise—and induced great disappointment. While effective at activating the immune system to kill cancer cells in animal models, the drugs had limited impact on patients in clinical trials and caused dangerously systemic inflammatory responses, low platelet counts, and liver toxicity, among other adverse reactions—even at a low dose. But in 2018, the lab of Rockefeller University’s Jeffrey V. Ravetch

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AirPods Pro 3 Vs. AirPods Pro 2: Which Wireless Earbuds Are Better?

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-10-09 02:10:07

After years of speculation, Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 are finally here, and while we haven’t tried them for ourselves, they look like they were worth the wait. This generation brings new hardware, features, and some impressive improvements on paper over the last generation, which was refreshed in 2023 with USB-C and a few other features. If you’re in the market for new AirPods, you’re probably already wondering whether you should rush out to scoop up Apple’s long-awaited third-gen, but before you do

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Immunotherapy drug eliminates aggressive cancers in clinical trial

news.ycombinator.com August 2025-10-09 05:55:16

Over the past 20 years, a class of cancer drugs called CD40 agonist antibodies have shown great promise—and induced great disappointment. While effective at activating the immune system to kill cancer cells in animal models, the drugs had limited impact on patients in clinical trials and caused dangerously systemic inflammatory responses, low platelet counts, and liver toxicity, among other adverse reactions—even at a low dose. But in 2018, the lab of Rockefeller University’s Jeffrey V. Ravetch

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The Zombie on ‘Wednesday’ Was Inspired by Klaus Kinski and Frankenstein

gizmodo.com Gordon Jackson 2025-10-09 06:30:49

Wednesday actor Owen Painter recently sat down with Vulture to discuss the human element he brought to his performance as Slurp the zombie—and of course, what it was like eating the disembodied Professor Orloff (Christopher Lloyd)’s brain. As Painter stated, “I was told to act out ‘You’ve been sitting for a thousand years and your voice box doesn’t work, and water’s going to fix that, so you should have a glass of water across the room, but some stuff is in your way.’ I had so much fun messing

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Apple AirPods Pro 3 hands-on: Impressive ANC improvements

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-09 13:32:46

Apple's "pro" AirPods were due for an update. Despite continuously upgrading the AirPods Pro 2 with new features since their introduction in 2022, Apple hadn't produced another robust overhaul of its priciest earbuds yet. At today's iPhone 17 event (or iPhone Air event, depending on who you ask), the company unveiled the latest model: the AirPods Pro 3. Apple has refined the design, added heart rate sensing, improved active noise cancellation (ANC), delivered live translation and more. And most

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Apple Debuts AirPods Pro 3 With a Host of Improvements for $249

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-09 17:13:00

Apple was widely expected to release the next-generation of its AirPods Pro noise-canceling earbuds this fall, and now it is has. As part of its "awe-dropping" event, the company debuted the AirPods Pro 3. The new buds are upgraded in several ways, including better noise canceling and sound quality, and they have heart-rate sensors like the Beats PowerBeats Pro 2. You can preorder them today for $249 and they ship on Sept. 19. Here are some of their key upgrades, according to Apple. It's worth

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At the Abundance conference, right-wing anti-regulation ideals were in abundance

theverge.com Tina Nguyen 2025-10-09 18:09:04

Tina Nguyen is a Senior Reporter for The Verge and author of Regulator , covering the second Trump administration, political influencers, tech lobbying and Big Tech vs. Big Government. Hello and welcome to Regulator. If you’re here via a link and would like to read more, The Verge is running a very good subscription sale this month: $4 for a month and $35 for the year, for full access to the entire site. That’s right: you can read about political horseshoe theory in action AND get our live cove

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Apple Debuts AirPods Pro 3 With a Host of Improvements

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-09 22:13:00

Apple was widely expected to release the next-generation of its AirPods Pro noise-canceling earbuds this fall, and now it is has. As part of its awe-dropping event, the company debuted the AirPods Pro 3. The new buds are upgraded in several ways, including better noise canceling and sound quality, and they have heart-rate sensors like the Beats PowerBeats Pro 2. You can preorder them today for $249 and they ship Sept. 19. Here are some of their key upgrades, according to Apple. I'm still waitin

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Apple introduces AirPods Pro 3 with live translation feature

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-09 22:36:42

CUPERTINO, Calif.—Apple's popular AirPods Pro in-ear headphones are getting a substantial upgrade. The new model, dubbed AirPods Pro 3, greatly improves active noise cancellation (ANC), performs live translations, and tracks your heart rate like a fitness wearable. This will have to be subjected to third-party testing, but Apple made some intriguing claims about AirPods Pro 3's performance during its iPhone and Apple Watch announcement today. Namely, that they'll have twice the ANC performance

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New emojis will include Bigfoot, orca whale, treasure chest, and more

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-10-10 01:36:27

The Unicode Consortium has confirmed its next slate of emojis, coming in the next year to eager thumbs near you. Yes, there is indeed a nonprofit organization that creates standardized language across devices from a wide range of hardware makers — that’s why if you send your friend a flamenco dancer emoji from your iPhone, they’ll be able to see that suave dancer in a red dress on their Android. And that same organization gets the final say on what new emojis come to your device. The new emoji

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NASA to Make Major Announcement About Martian Rock Sample on Wednesday. Here’s How to Watch

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-10-10 06:45:16

In July 2024, NASA’s Perseverance rover extracted a rock core from the edge of Neretva Vallis, a river valley cut into the Martian surface by water rushing into the Jezero Crater billions of years ago. This mysterious rock caught the attention of scientists on Earth, as its features may reveal clues about possible ancient life on the Red Planet. At 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday, September 10, NASA will host a press conference to discuss the analysis of the sample, dubbed “Sapphire Canyon,” and the su

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France vs. Iceland: Livestream World Cup 2026 Qualifier Soccer From Anywhere

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-10 06:17:02

Two sides who got their World Cup 2026 qualifying campaigns off to winning starts meet at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday as France host Iceland. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if the match isn't available where you are. Les Bleus claimed a 2-0 win against Ukraine on Friday in their Group D opener, thanks to goals from Michael Olise and Kylian Mbappé. However, Didier Deschamps'

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New emojis will include Bigfoot, orca whale, treasure chest and more

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-10-10 06:36:27

The Unicode Consortium has confirmed its next slate of emojis, coming in the next year to eager thumbs near you. Yes, there is indeed a nonprofit organization that creates standardized language across devices from a wide range of hardware makers — that’s why if you send your friend a flamenco dancer emoji from your iPhone, they’ll be able to see that suave dancer in a red dress on their Android. And that same organization gets the final say on what new emojis come to your device. The new emoji

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OpenAI denies that it’s weighing a ‘last-ditch’ California exit amid regulatory pressure over its restructuring

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2025-10-11 03:00:44

In Brief OpenAI executives are discussing a potential relocation out of California as increasing political resistance threatens the company’s efforts to convert from nonprofit to for-profit status, according to The WSJ, though the company says it has no plans to leave. California’s attorney general is investigating whether OpenAI’s restructuring violates state charitable trust law, while a coalition of nonprofits, labor groups, philanthropies, and even rival Meta are pushing back against the c

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Geoffrey Hinton: 'AI will make a few people much richer and most people poorer'

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-11 02:46:48

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Nobel laureate David Baltimore dead at 87

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-11 22:18:02

Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist and former Caltech president David Baltimore—who found himself at the center of controversial allegations of fraud against a co-author—has died at 87 from cancer complications. He shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology for his work upending the then-consensus that cellular information flowed only in one direction. Baltimore is survived by his wife of 57 years, biologist Alice Huang, as well as a daughter and granddaughter. "David Baltimore's contributi

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The Polestar 5 is an 884hp fastback sedan that should make Porsche nervous

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-10-12 02:00:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s been five years since Polestar first introduced the Precept, a concept car that the electric automaker described as “a manifesto of things to come; a declaration.” Well, come they have, because today Polestar finally revealed the p

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Benoit Blanc goes full Gothic in Wake Up Dead Man trailer

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-12 06:40:21

Private detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) might just turn out to be Rian Johnson's greatest creation. Introduced in 2019's Knives Out, Blanc's syrupy Southern drawl and idiosyncratic approach to solving a mysterious New England death charmed audiences worldwide and launched a modern whodunnit franchise. The third installment in the series, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, has already garnered early rave reviews after screening at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) over th

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Nova Launcher’s founder and sole developer has left

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-10-12 06:45:53

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. After nearly everyone working on the Nova Launcher, one of the most recognizable names in Android launchers, was laid off last year, founder Kevin Barry, Nova’s sole remaining developer, said this weekend that he has left Nova’s parent company after being asked to stop working on the launcher and an effort to open-source it. Nova Launcher’s website currently shows a 404 er

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Our data shows San Francisco tech workers are working Saturdays

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-12 10:24:33

September 8, 2025 Have you heard of 996? It’s the demanding work schedule that calls for working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week. Apparently, it’s the new thing in the San Francisco tech scene, and it’s all anyone can talk about (search Twitter). So far, this has been a story based on vibes, not data. But I looked at Ramp transaction data and found 996 is real. San Francisco-based employees are increasingly working on Saturdays, and it’s already showing up in spend trends. The chart above

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

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-13 04:33:49

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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Default musl allocator considered harmful to performance

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-11 01:42:04

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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Analog optical computer for AI inference and combinatorial optimization

news.ycombinator.com Kalinin 2025-10-10 03:06:14

Experimental set-up The key components of our experimental set-up are shown in Fig. 1a and Extended Data Fig. 1. Optical subsystem The optical subsystem performs matrix–vector multiplication. The basic components are the optical sources (input vector), a system of fan-out optics to project the light onto the modulator matrix and a system of fan-in optics to project the light onto a photodetector array (output vector). The corresponding schematic is shown in Extended Data Fig. 2. The incohere

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Apple TV+ sees early Emmys success with wins for Severance and The Studio

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-10-13 05:33:36

The 77th Emmy Awards ceremony officially takes place next Sunday, where the biggest industry TV awards will be given out. But, the Emmys actually has so many awards they reveal some of the winners a week early. Based on these preliminary results, Apple TV+ is set for success. In total, the service amassed 15 wins, thanks to its powerhouse players this season of comedy The Studio and sci-fi drama Severance. The Studio has been the frontrunner to win the prestigious Outstanding Comedy Series awa

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How often do health insurers say no to patients? (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Robin Fields 2025-10-13 02:01:46

Series: Uncovered: How the Insurance Industry Denies Coverage to Patients More in this series Caret ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. It’s one of the most crucial questions people have when deciding which health plan to choose: If my doctor orders a test or treatment, will my insurer refuse to pay for it? After all, an insurance company that routinely rejects recommended care could damage

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Perseverance Rover Finds Potential Sign of Ancient Life in Martian Rock

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Default musl allocator considered harmful to performance

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Apple TV+ sees early Emmys success with wins for Severance and The Studio

How often do health insurers say no to patients? (2023)

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