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The Mysterious Shortwave Radio Station Stoking US-Russia Nuclear Fears

wired.com Justin Ling 2025-11-05 04:00:00

Shortly after US president Donald Trump hung up a call with Russia’s Vladimir Putin this spring, an obscure shortwave radio channel, broadcasting from a military base somewhere in Russia, sprang to life. Through a fog of static, at 4625 kHz on the shortwave dial, a man’s voice spoke in monotone: “Nikolai, Zhenya, Tatiana, Ivan.” He repeats the message—spelled out in the Russian phonetic alphabet—followed by a series of numbers and letters. The whole message reads: “NZhTI 01263 BOLTANKA 4430 952

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Assassin's Creed Mirage will get fresh content later this year and it'll be completely free

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-04 20:37:28

The Assassin's Creed fanbase may be waiting for the first DLC for Assassin's Creed Shadows, but Ubisoft instead confirmed new content for its previous title, Assassin's Creed Mirage. The studio announced on the official Assassin's Creed X account that there will be a new story chapter and missions for protagonist Basim, who will venture into ninth-century alUla. More importantly, the DLC will be free. According to the post, Ubisoft will bring gameplay improvements to both the new content and th

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Leaving Gmail for Mailbox.org

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-05 10:41:48

This was a tough decision, having used Gmail since 2007/2008. However, I had to draw the line and stop giving Google my data for free. The problem with email is that everything is transmitted in plain text. Technically, Google can store every message you receive and know everything, and U.S. agencies can request access to that data (this include also EU citizens under the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Frameworks). For someone like me, who cares about privacy and runs as much as possible

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Away from Gmail, Leaving Gmail for Mailbox.org

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-06 04:41:48

This was a tough decision, having used Gmail since 2007/2008. However, I had to draw the line and stop giving Google my data for free. The problem with email is that everything is transmitted in plain text. Technically, Google can store every message you receive and know everything, and U.S. agencies can request access to that data (this include also EU citizens under the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Frameworks). For someone like me, who cares about privacy and runs as much as possible

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Best Massagers for When You’d Rather Not Pay Spa Prices (2025)

wired.com Boutayna Chokrane 2025-11-06 18:00:00

The best massagers shouldn't feel like a luxury reserved for special occasions. Getting some tension out of your shoulders should be as accessible as your morning coffee. After all, between work, workouts, and the existential crisis that is life, who isn't carrying muscle tension somewhere? I've dedicated countless hours to trying (almost) every type of massage tool. Testing these contraptions might sound like the dream gig, but it's not all bliss. Some felt like having a personal therapist at m

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5 apps you should use instead of Messenger

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-07 12:30:59

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Messenger is one of the most popular messaging services around, especially in the US, but it has its faults. Group chats, for example, are not end-to-end encrypted by default, meaning the company that runs it — Meta — can technically read your messages. And since Meta owns it, we can assume it collects a lot of user information that’s then used for targeted ads, just like most big tech companies do. Users also criticize the app for being bloated, as it has e

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No time for voicemails? This Pixel 10 feature has you covered

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-11 23:00:01

TL;DR Google Phone app users are getting a new feature called “Take a Message.” This feature separates missed or declined calls from spam calls. The app will provide a real-time transcription of the caller’s message and suggestions for next steps to take. Missed calls happen, whether you’re away from your phone or you didn’t hear the ring. And you’re not always in a position to listen to a voicemail. Still, you probably want to know why that person reached out. Even if you declined the call,

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The fight over science funding: Congress vs. the OMB

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-14 09:13:29

The Project 2025 document outlined additional ideas, such as the elimination of scientific research at the EPA, something that has since occurred. It also suggests that finding solutions to climate change is part of a "partisan political agenda." So, its hostility to scientific findings extended well beyond the biomedical fields. But what about Congress? It's safe to conclude that this faction, which is now running the government, views science and scientists as ideological opponents and has b

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The new Nissan Leaf is still one of the cheapest EVs in America

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-11-14 09:12:08

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. Nissan stunned us all when it released the specs for its refreshed Leaf: new crossover body; dual charging ports; and over 300 miles of range. Today, the Japanese released the starting price for the Leaf, and lo and behold, it’s still a

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iPhone users may finally be able to send encrypted texts to Android friends with iOS 26

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-11-14 23:48:54

Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Encrypted text messages may finally reach iPhone users with iOS 26. Code in the beta version of iOS 26 reveals strings for RCS encryption. With encryption, texts between iOS and Android will be more secure. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. With the release of iOS 18 in 2024, iPhone users were finally able to exchange rich text messages with their And

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Nissan announces 2026 Leaf pricing, starting at $29,990

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-15 04:29:03

There's a new Nissan Leaf coming later this year. The third of its kind to bear the name, it sounds like an appealing upgrade. Smaller than the current model on the outside but with more room inside, it's also more efficient and finally uses a liquid-cooled battery. But we knew all that back at the start of summer. What we didn't know then was how much the Leaf will cost. As we noted back in June, pricing is most likely to determine the Leaf's success or failure. None of the improvements to thi

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iMessage gets a new Drafts folder in iOS 26

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-11-16 14:47:22

The iPhone Messages app on iOS 26 gets a bunch of new filtering features, primarily targeted around dealing with spam and junk texts. But it also gets some filters that are generally useful too. For the first time, iMessage has a dedicated Drafts folder. This filters the conversation list to show only threads where you have a partly-written message. These new capabilities are exposed through a new filter button found at the top-right of the screen. This menu includes common sections like Messa

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You can delete sent text messages on Android now - here's how

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-11-17 18:04:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Google Messages now lets you delete a sent text message. A deleted message disappears for the other person immediately. The feature is available now for almost all Android users. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Android users finally have an undo option. A long-awaited feature that lets you delete a sent text message is widely rolling out to most Android devices --

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The Lives and Loves of James Baldwin

news.ycombinator.com Louis Menand 2025-11-18 10:53:21

An interviewer once asked James Baldwin if he’d ever write something without a message. “No writer who ever lived,” Baldwin said, “could have written a line without a message.” This is true. People write because they have something to say. Baldwin had something to say, and he spent his life saying it. But many who thought they got his message didn’t get it at all. Baldwin was high-strung and emotionally labile. He wasn’t exactly charismatic—there was a strangeness about him which he did nothing

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Google Messages support for remotely deleting texts you’ve sent now widely rolling out

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-18 12:08:02

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR RCS support has opened the door for some advanced messaging features, and earlier this year Google started work on a new remote-deletion option. Users are able to delete recently sent messages from the phones of recipients. After beta testing this past spring, we’re now seeing the feature widely available. Who doesn’t love a good do-over? Everybody makes mistakes, and we don’t have nearly enough opportunities to go back and try setting things right.

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Latest Google Messages bug gives you two or three app icons (Update: Fixed!)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-20 22:09:09

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A bug in the new Google Messages beta, version v20250811, is causing users to see two or even three app icons in their app drawer. The bug affects only beta users. All icons launch the same app, so their functionality is the same. Google has since updated its messaging app to address the issue. Update: August 15, 2025 (6:07 AM ET): It looks like the latest Google Messages beta (v20250813) has addressed this duplicate app icon issue. Some Reddit users

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Google Messages can now blur nude images on Android

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-22 17:03:05

Google is rolling out a new safety feature for the Messages app on Android. As spotted by 9to5Google , the company is making Sensitive Content Warnings more broadly available after beta testing the option since April . Google announced it last October. The feature can detect and blur images that include nudity. However, it’ll only work if you’re signed into a Google Account in the Messages app. When Messages detects and blurs such an image, you will be able to choose between several actions. Y

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Google Messages now ensures you don’t get flashed without your consent

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-23 16:46:06

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages will now automatically blur NSFW photos that you receive or send. It will show warnings before opening any explicit media shared with you to ensure you approve of it. It will also warn you of the risks of sending such photos before you do. All processing takes place locally on your device, so none of the private media is sent to Google. The outpouring of multimedia junk, thanks to RCS, in Android’s default Messages app has inspired G

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Latest Google Messages bug gives you two (or three) app icons

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-23 17:37:09

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A bug in the new Google Messages beta, version v20250811, is causing users to see two or even three app icons in their app drawer. The bug affects only beta users. All icons launch the same app, so their functionality is the same. Google Messages is the default messaging app on Android flagships, and most users will stick to the stable version since that is what ships on their phone. If you’re an enthusiast, you may have opted to test the beta version

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Convo-Lang: LLM Programming Language and Runtime

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-23 17:40:19

Convo-Lang >_ The language of AI Convo-Lang is an open source AI-native programming language and ecosystem designed specifically for building powerful, structured prompts and agent workflows for large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4, Claude, Llama, DeepSeek, and more. Instead of just writing prompts as freeform English, you use Convo-Lang to: Define multi-step conversations between users and LLM agents, with full control of the narrative. between users and LLM agents, with full control of

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Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From Google

wired.com Dell Cameron 2025-11-24 22:00:00

United States senator Maggie Hassan is pressing major data brokers after an investigation by The Markup/CalMatters and copublished by WIRED found at least 35 firms hid opt-out information from search results, making it harder for people to take control of their own data and safeguard their privacy online. Hassan, the top Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, put five of the top firms—IQVIA Digital, Comscore, Telesign Corporation, 6sense Insights, and Findem—on notice Wednesday, demanding th

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Got a weird security text from T-Mobile? It’s genuine, but you’re right to worry

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-26 16:19:58

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile is sending users an SMS asking them to update their PIN, email, and security questions. Subscribers are rightly worried about the legitimacy of the text that includes a clickable link. While the text is very much from T-Mobile, it’s making users uneasy thanks to text scams that have become so common these days. Many T-Mobile customers are reporting that they’ve received a text message asking them to update their PIN, email, and security ques

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Not everyone is happy about new CarPlay in iOS 26

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-27 22:08:27

We’ve covered the new CarPlay experience in iOS 26 a lot over the summer. There’s a lot of excitement for a lot of the changes, but it turns out not everyone loves the complete experience. On 512 Pixels, Stephen Hackett details four issues he has with the new Messages experience in CarPlay with iOS 26. One of his complaints is about name truncation. That’s something I find deeply relatable as I basically have an allergy to unnecessary truncation. The Settings app on my Mac will often truncate “

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Even the lowly canister vacuum now wants access to your Wi-Fi network

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-11-29 09:20:32

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Despite the convenience of cordless stick vacs, canister vacuums are still very much a thing for those with battery anxiety or those who want a lighter cleaner. Miele still offers over 20 different models of canister vacs in the US, but its latest is the comp

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How I got another 15GB of Gmail storage at no cost (and without losing old files)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-11-30 12:15:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Every new Google email account comes with 15GB of free storage -- a solid offer at no cost. However, that space can fill up fast, especially since it also covers files in Google Drive and Google Photos. If your inbox is cluttered with unread newsletters and sneaky spam, there's a way to clean house without losing important messages. With the right approach, you can preserve what matters while giving yourself a fresh start. Also: Gmail is making it a whole lot easi

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Samsung Messages hints at satellite support, but should you get your hopes up? (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-01 12:32:38

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Users found references to Satellite Messaging in the Samsung Messages app. However, the checked version of the app is old. The relevant code was actually added back in December 2024 and hasn’t changed since. There’s no indication that active feature development is underway, so don’t get your hopes up for satellite messaging. In January, Samsung reiterated that it was sunsetting Samsung Messages and moving users to Google Messages. Those who don’t wish to

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What Actually Happens If You Sign Up for One of Those Scammy "Online Jobs" Is Pretty Fascinating

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-01 17:18:51

Have you been getting unprompted text messages promising "high-paying jobs" or "easy money" for what sounds like suspiciously little work? If so, you're not alone. Job scam texts have proliferated over the past few years, thanks to increasingly sophisticated robotexting tech, lagging regulatory responses, and a cryptocurrency industry run amok. While the levelheaded among us tend to ignore or block these messages, one enterprising journalist decided to go down the rabbit hole and sign up with

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A Bug at Social Security Admin Has Been Rerouting Phone Calls to Random Offices

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-12-02 17:45:26

A technical issue at the Social Security Administration recently caused phone calls to various field offices to be routed to other offices that didn’t have jurisdiction over the claims, thus making service fulfillment difficult. On Tuesday, NPR reported that the agency’s field offices were having difficulties connecting callers to the proper staff who could fulfill their requests. “If it’s someone else’s office, the jurisdiction is someone else’s,” Angela Digeronimo, a SS claims specialist in W

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Is Google Messages crashing for you? You’re not alone.

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-02 20:39:21

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Some Google Messages users report that they’re unable to open the app as it keeps crashing. Affected users say they can only reply to a text if someone messages them first or if they go into their contacts menu. One workaround is to uninstall the latest Messages update and then reinstall it. Google Messages is the built-in messaging platform for millions of users worldwide. Unfortunately, some users are experiencing a rather serious issue with the ap

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iOS 26: Friends Can't Decide What to Eat? Here's How to Create a Poll in Messages

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-04 12:00:03

Apple released the second public beta of iOS 26 on Aug. 7, and the beta brings a new Liquid Glass design, call screening and more features to the iPhones of developers and beta testers. It also introduced a host of new features to Messages. One of the more useful features is the ability to create a poll in the messaging app. Group chats can be chaotic, and sometimes it feels like only a few people are talking. Creating a poll in a group chat is a nice way to let everyone voice their opinion on

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