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Samsung Wallet will soon let you start, lock, and unlock your Mercedes-Benz

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-26 22:09:34

Joe Hindy / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung Wallet will soon support digital keys for Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Users will be able to securely share their digital key with friends and family. A digital key can be locked or deleted remotely if the device that contains it is stolen or misplaced. Like other digital wallets, Samsung Wallet can store various things like payment methods, identification cards, digital keys, and more. On the digital key front, the app already supports a range of vehic

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Lyon Drops Microsoft to Boost Digital Sovereignty

news.ycombinator.com The Wiz 2025-08-27 17:05:12

▼ Summary – Lyon will gradually replace Microsoft software with open-source alternatives like Only Office, Linux, and PostgreSQL to reduce dependency on U.S. solutions. – The city aims to achieve digital sovereignty by transitioning to free and interoperable software. – Lyon will use the Territoire Numérique Ouvert suite, developed with SITIV and Métropole de Lyon, for its digital needs. – The Territoire Numérique Ouvert suite is already used by thousands of employees across 9 local governmen

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Bitcoin price rises as Israel-Iran ceasefire begins, and Senate unveils major crypto bill

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos Talia Kaplan Jordan Smith 2025-08-28 02:16:57

Crypto prices, including bitcoin , rose on Tuesday after President Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. By midday Tuesday, bitcoin had passed the $105,000 level, ether jumped back above the $2,400 mark, and XRP climbed to $2.19. The risk-on action in the markets, which also saw stocks rally on the Mideast de-escalation, wasn't the only source of momentum, as Republican senators unveiled a major bill to set the rules of the road for crypto. Specifically, the legislation would de

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Sony faces another class-action lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices and monopolistic practices

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-08-29 06:43:00

In brief: Sony is facing another class-action lawsuit over the price of games and DLC on its PlayStation Store. The suit has been filed in the Netherlands and claims that the company has been exploiting its dominant position in the console market for at least ten years. According to the legal representatives of the 'Fair PlayStation' campaign, at least 1.7 million Dutch PlayStation owners pay too much for their digital downloads. Economic research shows consumers pay an average of 47% more for

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X Display unveils ultra-fast, cable-free display that turns data into light

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-08-29 10:27:00

The big picture: Despite promising massive, unprecedented improvements in both speed and power efficiency, optical technology has yet to become a common feature of modern chip design. Now, a display company claims it can take optical solutions to the next level – at least, when it comes to transmitting data between machines and chips. X Display is focused on developing and licensing new intellectual property related to MicroLED and other display technologies. The North Carolina-based developer

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UK looking to loosen Google’s control of its search engine

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-29 14:45:11

The UK’s competition regulator is proposing to loosen Google’s control of its search engine in the first application of Britain’s tough new digital market rules. The Competition and Markets Authority said on Tuesday that Google could be required to implement new “fair ranking” measures in its search results and give publishers more control over how it uses their content, including in output generated by artificial intelligence. The CMA said it was minded to hand Google “strategic market status

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MIT student uses AI and printing tech to revolutionize art restoration

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-08-29 17:15:00

TL;DR: A new chapter in art conservation is unfolding at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where mechanical engineering graduate student Alex Kachkine has developed a technique that could dramatically change how damaged paintings are restored. For centuries, art restoration has been a painstaking, manual craft, with conservators spending months or even years meticulously retouching faded or cracked works, often matching colors by hand for thousands of tiny regions. Now, artificial intel

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Circular Microcomputers embedded and powered by repurposed smartphone components

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-29 16:10:42

Citronics provides synchronized streaming displays that can be placed on objects. Artists and companies use them today to create immersive digital experience inspiring sustainability, using repurposed screens.

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Historic paintings are being reborn with MIT's AI-based restoration method

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-08-30 03:15:00

TL;DR: A new chapter in art conservation is unfolding at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where mechanical engineering graduate student Alex Kachkine has developed a technique that could dramatically change how damaged paintings are restored. For centuries, art restoration has been a painstaking, manual craft, with conservators spending months or even years meticulously retouching faded or cracked works, often matching colors by hand for thousands of tiny regions. Now, artificial intel

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Goldman Sachs and Citadel back crypto firm Digital Asset in $135 million funding round

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-08-30 01:59:54

Crypto company Digital Asset said Tuesday that it's netted $135 million in funding from a raft of major names in banking and finance. The firm, which touts itself as a regulated crypto player, said it raised the fresh cash in a funding round co-led by DRW and Tradeweb, with Goldman Sachs , BNP Paribas and Ken Griffin's Citadel Securities also investing. The investment highlights how large financial institutions are embedding themselves in the once murky world of cryptocurrencies. Previously a

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Crypto rules of the road framework unveiled by Republican senators

cnbc.com Emily Wilkins 2025-08-30 01:40:01

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) speaks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Two Republican senators are planning to debut a framework on Tuesday for a major bill that would set the rules of the road for digital assets. According to the framework, being introduced by Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott of South Carolina and Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, who heads the panel's digital assets committee, the future bill

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Making TRAMP faster

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-29 11:46:03

I recently changed jobs and found myself in a position where I would need to do a lot of work on remote machines. Since I am Emacs user, the most common way to do this is using TRAMP (Transparent Remote access, Multiple Protcol). TRAMP is an Emacs package that let’s you treat a remote host like a local system, similar to VSCode Remote Development Extension. I had used TRAMP before and it tended to be slow. Since I would be using it all day now I figured I should take some time to make it faster.

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Making TRAMP go Brrrr

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-31 08:46:03

I recently changed jobs and found myself in a position where I would need to do a lot of work on remote machines. Since I am Emacs user, the most common way to do this is using TRAMP (Transparent Remote access, Multiple Protcol). TRAMP is an Emacs package that let’s you treat a remote host like a local system, similar to VSCode Remote Development Extension. I had used TRAMP before and it tended to be slow. Since I would be using it all day now I figured I should take some time to make it faster.

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Scaling integrated digital health

technologyreview.com Mit Technology Review Insights 2025-08-31 22:19:03

Through a survey of 300 health care executives and a program of interviews with industry experts, startup leaders, and academic researchers, this report explores the best practices for success when implementing integrated digital solutions into health care, and how these can support decision-makers in a range of settings, including laboratories and hospitals. Key findings include: Health care is primed for digital adoption. The global pandemic underscored the benefits of value-based care a

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Bitcoin briefly sinks below $99,000 as U.S. strikes on Iran trigger crypto market sell-off

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-09-01 08:59:22

Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since May over the weekend, as rising tensions in the Middle East and renewed inflation fears triggered a sharp selloff across digital assets. Bitcoin dropped below the $99,000 mark on Sunday — its lowest point in more than a month — and ether was more than 10% lower at one point, as the digital asset market became the first to react to escalating geopolitical risk. Solana , XRP , and dogecoin also posted sharp losses, dragging the entire crypto complex deep int

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Git Notes: Git's coolest, most unloved feature (2022)

news.ycombinator.com Tyler Cipriani 2025-09-01 00:14:35

the short of it is: they’re cool for appending notes from automated systems (like ticket or build systems) but not really for having interactive conversations with other developers (at least not yet) – Scott Chacon, GitHub.blog, Aug. 2010 Git notes are almost a secret. They’re buried by their own distressing usability. But git notes are continually rediscovered by engineers trying to stash metadata inside git. Sun, 30 Oct 2022 11:05 @simonw Git notes are powerful tools. And they could solve

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The $50 Billion Company That Does Almost Nothing

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-09-01 01:00:09

Something strange is happening on Wall Street. It isn’t Elon Musk, AI, or a late-night post from Donald Trump. It’s a crypto company called Circle Internet Group, and it’s making the market feel like the glory days of the dot-com bubble are back. Circle went public on June 5. In just eleven trading sessions, its stock exploded by an almost unprecedented 675%, adding over $42 billion to its market cap. The company now trades at a valuation that puts it in the same league as tech unicorns and AI

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Review: Logitech Flip Folio is a fun new iPad keyboard case, if you’re the right user

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-08-31 22:30:00

A few weeks ago, Logitech announced an interesting new keyboard case for the iPad Air and iPad Pro – called the Logitech Flip Folio. It takes a different approach, and certainly targets a new market that hasn’t quite been thought about before. Overview First things first, this keyboard does not utilize the smart connector – unlike other Logitech keyboards for iPad. However, as you’ll soon see – that’s an essential part of the product. Unlike other iPad keyboards that force the keyboard and th

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This is the Logitech MX Master 4, and it has a new button

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-01 12:54:06

Following last month’s Brazilian certification and a quickly-pulled teaser image leak, Logitech’s next-gen mouse has now appeared in a filing with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), giving us the clearest look yet at what’s changing and what’s not. Here’s what the MX Master 4 looks like. At first glance, the MX Master 4 sticks close to the design language that’s made the MX Master 3 and 3S beloved tools for so many power users. But look a little closer and you’ll spot som

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Malware-Laced GitHub Repos Found Masquerading as Developer Tools

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-02 14:03:23

(English translation below) Klarrio ontdekt grootschalig malware-netwerk op GitHub Klarrio heeft onlangs een belangrijke ontdekking gedaan: Het gaat om een omvangrijk malware-netwerk op open source-platform GitHub dat de CTO van Klarrio, Bruno De Bus, dankzij eigen onderzoek heeft weten bloot te leggen. Het is al langer bekend dat er door middel van gekloonde Open-Source GitHub repositories pogingen gedaan worden om malware te installeren voor nietsvermoedende gebruikers. Maar de schaal waaro

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Out of the Ashes of Comixology, a New Digital Comics Platform Rises

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-09-02 14:00:50

Amazon’s catastrophic mishandling of Comixology–leading to its shuttering and folding into the Kindle platform at the end of 2023–has left a huge hole in the internet for comics readers wanting a similar, broad marketplace for digital comics. Now, at long last, it might be coming, with the help of a few former Comixology veterans. Announced this week, former Comixology executives David Steinberger and Chip Mosher have created Neon Ichiban, spinning out of their comics publisher DSTLRY, a new wo

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Break Up Big Tech: Civil Society Declaration

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-03 08:02:22

Break Up Big Tech: Civil Society Declaration We, people and civil society organisations from Europe and around the world, call on the European Commission to act now to break up the powerful Big Tech monopolies that have a stranglehold over our digital world. Big Tech isn’t just dominating markets – it’s dominating European democracy. Europe needs a thriving and diverse digital economy that serves the needs of European citizens, not billionaire tech CEOs. President von der Leyen has affirmed th

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Show HN: Tool to Automatically Create Organized Commits for PRs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-03 13:22:59

Git Smart Squash Use AI to transform your messy commit history into clean, logical commits that reviewers will love Why Use Git Smart Squash? Ever spent 30 minutes reorganizing commits before a PR? We've all been there. Git Smart Squash uses AI to automatically organize your changes into logical, well-structured commits in seconds. What It Does Before (your typical feature branch): * 7f8d9e0 fix tests * 6c5b4a3 typo * 5a4b3c2 more auth changes * 4d3c2b1 WIP: working on auth * 3c2b1a0 updat

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Nintendo Switch 2: Which webcams work?

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-09-06 22:21:34

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. The Nintendo Switch 2 is more expensive in practically every way: pricier console, pricier games, an entire Chat button you’ll eventually have to pay to use. So it was nice when Nintendo revealed you won’t need its own $55 camera to video chat with pals. “You can use the Nintendo Switch 2 camera accessory (sold separately) or any compatibl

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2025 Audi S5 and A5 first drive: Five-door is the new four-door

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-07 14:00:59

Audi provided flights from Washignton, DC, to Denver and accommodation so Ars could drive the A5 and S5, as well as the Q5 and SQ5. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. ASPEN, Colo.—The SUV might be the dominant design in the American automobile market, but it hasn't completely taken over. At Audi, there is still life in the sedan. The old A4 four-door is no more—at least for a while or until Audi redoes its nomenclature yet again. If you want a small Audi four-door, you need to step dow

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This Logitech Webcam Is Almost Free on Amazon, Works with Both PC and Mac

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-11 06:50:39

If you’ve ever been frustrated by a poor-quality built-in webcam (or no webcam at all), now is the perfect time to upgrade to a trusted model from Logitech. This Swiss-American brand is a leader in computer accessories and it is known for reliability and compatibility across both Mac and PC platforms. And with Amazon currently offering the Logitech C270 HD webcam at an all-time low price, there’s never been a better moment to improve your video calls and meetings. The Logitech C270 is available

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Have a damaged painting? Restore it in just hours with an AI-generated “mask”

news.ycombinator.com Jennifer Chu 2025-09-09 21:59:23

The restoration is printed on a very thin polymer film, in the form of a mask that can be aligned and adhered to an original painting. It can also be easily removed. Kachkine says that a digital file of the mask can be stored and referred to by future conservators, to see exactly what changes were made to restore the original painting. Still, there has been no way to translate digital restorations directly onto an original work, until now. In a paper appearing today in the journal Nature, Alex

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CI/CD Observability with OpenTelemetry Step by Step Guide

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-08 16:42:50

In the fast-paced world of CI/CD, understanding the performance and behaviour of your pipelines is crucial. GitHub Actions has become a popular choice for automating builds and deployments, but anyone who's debugged a flaky workflow or long-running job knows how challenging it can be to get visibility into what's happening under the hood. We usually rely on build logs, timing data, or guesswork when something goes wrong. Wouldn't it be nice to trace a pipeline run step-by-step, or have metrics o

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Have a damaged painting? Restore it in just hours with an AI-generated "mask"

news.ycombinator.com Jennifer Chu 2025-09-10 02:59:23

The restoration is printed on a very thin polymer film, in the form of a mask that can be aligned and adhered to an original painting. It can also be easily removed. Kachkine says that a digital file of the mask can be stored and referred to by future conservators, to see exactly what changes were made to restore the original painting. Still, there has been no way to translate digital restorations directly onto an original work, until now. In a paper appearing today in the journal Nature, Alex

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Show HN: GetHooky – a language-agnostic Git hook manager

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-14 16:31:44

The art of forgetting to run the linter isn't old - wise old programmer, 2025 Ever forgot to run the linter before doing a git push to production? Not anymore! GetHooky will make sure you don't screw up again! Automatically test and lint your code upon doing a commit or git push! Most tools for git hook mangement are mostly language specific and work for specific languages only, or you either have to do crazy configurations. But with GetHooky, all you have to do is, install once, use as ma

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Samsung Wallet will soon let you start, lock, and unlock your Mercedes-Benz

Lyon Drops Microsoft to Boost Digital Sovereignty

Bitcoin price rises as Israel-Iran ceasefire begins, and Senate unveils major crypto bill

Sony faces another class-action lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices and monopolistic practices

X Display unveils ultra-fast, cable-free display that turns data into light

UK looking to loosen Google’s control of its search engine

MIT student uses AI and printing tech to revolutionize art restoration

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The $50 Billion Company That Does Almost Nothing

Review: Logitech Flip Folio is a fun new iPad keyboard case, if you’re the right user

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Malware-Laced GitHub Repos Found Masquerading as Developer Tools

Out of the Ashes of Comixology, a New Digital Comics Platform Rises

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Have a damaged painting? Restore it in just hours with an AI-generated “mask”

CI/CD Observability with OpenTelemetry Step by Step Guide

Have a damaged painting? Restore it in just hours with an AI-generated "mask"

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