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iOS 26 developer beta 4 brings Silence Unknown Callers to Call Screening

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-08 18:44:44

If you’re running the developer beta on your iPhone and get a lot of spam or robocalls, you might have noticed that the Silence Unknown Callers feature had gone missing, at least for some users. With today’s beta release, it’s back, now integrated as part of the new Call Screening feature. Call Screening is one of the most useful features coming in iOS 26. When enabled, your iPhone will automatically answer calls from unknown numbers, ask the caller for more information, and decide whether to l

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Subliminal Learning: Models Transmit Behaviors via Hidden Signals in Data

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-08 18:02:11

Alex Cloud*1, Minh Le*1, July 22, 2025 James Chua2, Jan Betley2, Anna Sztyber-Betley3, Jacob Hilton4, Samuel Marks5, Owain Evans2,6 *Equal contribution; author order chosen randomly 1Anthropic Fellows Program; 2Truthful AI; 3Warsaw University of Technology; 4Alignment Research Center; 5Anthropic; 6UC Berkeley Anthropic Fellows Program;Truthful AI;Warsaw University of Technology;Alignment Research Center;Anthropic;UC Berkeley tl;dr We study subliminal learning, a surprising phenomenon where lan

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I Tasted Dozens and Found the Cheapest and Best Meal Kits and Services

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-08 17:00:00

Most prepared meals either arrive frozen or can be frozen after unboxing. That means it's less of an issue if you order too many meals on your first go around. Most services allow you to change the number of meals or servings in your plan even after you've started. With almost every service, the more meals or servings you order per delivery, the cheaper it becomes per meal. You'll want to decide exactly how much food makes sense for your household. If you can't imagine yourself cooking more tha

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UK government wants ransomware victims to report cyberattacks so it can disrupt the hackers

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2026-01-08 22:36:20

The U.K. government wants to require victims of ransomware to report if they were breached with the goal of providing law enforcement with information that could help target the cybercriminals responsible. On Tuesday, the U.K.’s interior ministry, the Home Office, published a proposal with the aim of changing the British government’s strategy to counter ransomware. Among the three key proposals is a reporting requirement, which would aid authorities in identifying and disrupting hacking operati

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Leak strongly hints that a cheaper Nothing phone is on the way

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-09 09:50:55

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Nothing may be planning a new “Lite” or “T” branded phone. The move could extend Nothing’s reach into the budget segment below the Phone 3a series. Xiaomi and OnePlus have used similar naming strategies to compete in the budget space. Nothing may be looking to broaden its smartphone range with the addition of more affordable models. The company has so far focused on flagship and mid-range devices, but that strategy could be evolving. According to rel

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Loot season 3 gets release date on Apple TV+

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-09 09:20:41

Apple TV+ keeps getting even better for comedy lovers, and shows no signs of slowing. The latest: Maya Rudolph’s Loot just got a season 3 release date. Apple TV+ comedy streak looks set to continue with Loot It’s a good time for comedies at Apple TV+. Following the hit The Studio earlier this year, more recently: Owen Wilson’s Stick is finishing its first season very strong Seth Rogen’s Platonic is almost back and looks better than ever Ted Lasso season 4 is officially in production And no

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This Deadly Design Flaw in 5 Million Pools Just Triggered a Massive Recall

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-01-09 09:05:26

Millions of homes in the U.S. are harboring a hidden drowning danger for kids in their backyards. This week, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a massive recall of certain backyard pools that have already caused the deaths of several children. The CPSC issued the recall on Monday in conjunction with multiple backyard pool manufacturers. The recalled pools—five million in total—all carry compression straps that make it possible for small kids to enter the structure without the

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LA’s Museum of Jurassic Technology damaged by fire

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-09 09:10:26

One of the quirkier cultural gems in Los Angeles is the Museum of Jurassic Technology (MJT), featuring an eclectic collection of exhibits (of varying authenticity) inspired by historical Renaissance "cabinets of curiosities" (wunderkammers). It hasn't been broadly reported, but earlier this month, a fire broke out late at night, gutting the museum's gift shop and inflicting smoke damage on several exhibits, with lost revenues estimated to be around $75,000 until the doors reopen sometime next mo

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Apple almost open-sourced its AI models, here’s why it didn’t: report

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-09 18:41:15

There have been several major reported departures of late from Apple’s AI team. Today, a new report from The Information delves into the internal drama, including the story of Apple almost open-sourcing its AI models and why that didn’t happen. Behind the scenes of Apple’s recent AI exodus Aaron Tilley and Wayne Ma write at The Information: Earlier this year, the Apple team working on the company’s artificial intelligence models wanted to release several of them as open-source software. Doing

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Five things you need to know about AI right now

technologyreview.com Will Douglas Heaven 2026-01-10 08:50:27

3. AI is power hungry and getting hungrier. You’ve probably heard that AI is power hungry. But a lot of that reputation comes from the amount of electricity it takes to train these giant models, though giant models only get trained every so often. What’s changed is that these models are now being used by hundreds of millions of people every day. And while using a model takes far less energy than training one, the energy costs ramp up massively with those kinds of user numbers. ChatGPT, fo

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Google Maps just made controlling your music a navigation nightmare (Updated: Working on a fix)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-10 10:44:33

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google Maps v25.28 stable and v25.29 beta have removed in-app media playback controls. The removed feature allowed easy access to play, browse suggestions, or open the default music app. The functionality still exists on iOS, and Google has confirmed through a statement that this is a bug whose fix is being worked upon. Update, July 22, 2025 (02:44 AM ET): A Google spokesperson has shared the following statement for this issue: We’re actively working to

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How to break the 'AI hype cycle'

news.ycombinator.com Brian Eastwood 2026-01-10 14:03:26

Akamai CTO Robert Blumofe offers four tips for business leaders striving to foster AI fluency by empowering employees with the right tools and best use cases. facebook X linkedin email print open share links close share links It’s an artificial intelligence hype cycle Robert Blumofe sees far too often: Business leaders hear an anecdote about an early-stage AI breakthrough, mistake it for a mature use case, fear that they’re missing out, plunge headlong into adoption — and end up with an im

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Show HN: MCP Jetpack – The easiest way to get started with MCP in Cursor

news.ycombinator.com Mcp Jetpack Project 2026-01-10 11:33:54

No more tool limits Apps like Cursor have a 50 tool limit. Adding GitHub's MCP server alone exceeds the limit with 74 tools. With MCP Jetpack, you can access thousands of tools without getting close to your limit.

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A ChatGPT ‘router’ that automatically selects the right OpenAI model for your job appears imminent

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2026-01-10 23:26:57

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 In the 2.5 years since OpenAI debuted ChatGPT, the number of large language models (LLMs) that the company has made available as options to power its hit chatbot has steadily grown. In fact, there are now a total of 7 (!!!) different AI models that paying ChatGPT subscribers (of the $20 Plus tier and more expensive tiers) can choose betwee

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Google and OpenAI Chatbots Claim Gold at International Math Olympiad

gizmodo.com Win Mcnamee 2026-01-10 23:30:37

Artificial intelligence models developed by Google’s DeepMind team and OpenAI have a new accolade they can add to their list of achievements: they have defeated some high schoolers in math. Both companies have claimed to achieve a gold medal at this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), one of the toughest competitions for high school students looking to prove their mathematical prowess. The Olympiad invites top students from across the world to participate in an exam that requires

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Superman Saving a Squirrel Was Cut Out of the Movie, but James Gunn Put It Back In

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-01-10 23:45:04

There are plenty of weird and unexpected moments in James Gunn’s Superman, but one of the most unexpected has to be when he saves a squirrel in the middle of a giant battle. Not a human, not a group of animals, but a single, solitary squirrel. It speaks to the character’s kindness and respect for all life in a fun, quirky way, but apparently not everyone liked it. “It was probably the second- or third-most hotly debated moment in the movie,” Gunn said in a wide-ranging interview with Rolling St

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YouTube wipes out thousands of propaganda channels linked to China, Russia, others

cnbc.com Zach Vallese 2026-01-11 04:37:23

Google announced Monday the removal of nearly 11,000 YouTube channels and other accounts tied to state-linked propaganda campaigns from China, Russia and more in the second quarter. The takedown included more than 7,700 YouTube channels linked to China. These campaigns primarily shared content in Chinese and English that promoted the People's Republic of China, supported President Xi Jinping and commented on U.S. foreign affairs. Over 2,000 removed channels were linked to Russia. The content

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This X-ray view may shed some light on Anker’s recalled power banks

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-11 04:18:42

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A firm specializing in X-ray CT scans has investigated the recently recalled Anker power banks. The scans show there are a few differences between the recalled models and the ones not recalled. Back in June, Anker recalled over 1 million of its PowerCore 10000 power banks (model A1263). Although the company didn’t go into details about what was wrong with the device, it did mention that units sold between 2016 and 2022 pose a potential fire safety ris

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Hidden Sensors Reveal Filthy Truth About Handwashing in Hospital Bathrooms

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-01-11 04:15:51

Here’s something that will make you lose just a bit more faith in humanity—or at least reach for some hand wipes. New research shows that even in hospitals, a substantial number of people aren’t bothering to wash their hands. Scientists from the University of Surrey in England led the study, installing sensors near hospital toilet and sink pipes to keep track of people’s handwashing. Nearly half of toilet users skipped the sink after flushing, they found. The researchers say more effective stra

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How to remove personal information to protect yourself from stalkers

9to5mac.com Sponsored Post 2026-01-09 05:00:00

With data brokers making big money by selling your personal details, it’s never been easier for bad actors to get access to your phone number, email address, physical address, and even sensitive data like your social security number. That doesn’t just leave you at risk from spammers and scammers, but some people unfortunately have to worry about their contact details being used for stalking and harassment … How to remove personal information Data brokers are companies whose business is buying

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You’ll Be Able to Shoot People as the MCU Fantastic Four in Two Games This Week

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-01-11 14:45:43

Everyone loves a movie collab these days, and with Marvel being big in not just its own video game shooter and pretty tight with one of the other biggest shooters on the planet, it’s not too surprising that we’re going to be seeing a battle of the collabs this Friday as both Marvel Rivals and Fortnite prepare to welcome the MCU Fantastic Four. Rivals, of course, has had the First Family around for a little longer, having introduced Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben over the course of its first season

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T-Mobile Upgrades Network With L4S to Improve Video Calls and Cloud Gaming

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2026-01-11 14:55:36

If you’re a T-Mobile customer, you may have noticed that your FaceTime calls have gotten smoother. That’s because the carrier announced today that it’s rolling out support for a new tech called Low Latency, Low Loss, Scalable Throughput (L4S) across its 5G Advanced network. T-Mobile says it’s the first U.S. wireless provider to deploy L4S at scale, and it’s promising a noticeable boost to video calls and cloud gaming. L4S works by helping your phone or device stay ahead of network congestion b

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AI voice company Hyper raises $6.3M to help automate 911 calls

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2026-01-11 23:00:00

“My whole life has been preparing me for this moment,” Ben Sanders said when asked about why he launched his emergency response startup Hyper. The company announced Monday a $6.3 million seed round led by Eniac Ventures, as well as an official emergence from stealth. As a child, he so wanted to become a police officer that he had his mother sew yellow stripes on his navy sweatpants. He wore that with an officer’s rain hat for an entire year. As he grew up, he worked at the intersection of tech

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Dia launches a skill gallery, Perplexity to add tasks to Comet

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-01-12 14:24:44

AI-powered browsers are nowhere near the easy future they promise, when they would be able to do complex multi-step tasks for you. However, the makers of these browsers are trying to make users’ lives easier by adding a way to easily repeat some prompts for the tasks they frequently perform. The Browser Company’s new Dia browser already has a skills feature, which lets users ask the browser to execute a command or create a code snippet based on a prompt. For instance, you could ask the browser

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Apple details how it trained its new AI models: 4 interesting highlights

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-12 18:58:15

During WWDC25, Apple announced new versions of its on-device and cloud-based foundation models. Now, they have published a tech report detailing how those models were trained, optimized, and evaluated. And the report includes some genuinely interesting under-the-hood tidbits. In a comprehensive document called “Apple Intelligence Foundation Language Models – Tech Report 2025“, the company walks through multiple aspects of the new models, including their architecture, data sources, pre-training,

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Sony’s 30th Anniversary DualSense Controller is back in stock online at 10AM ET

theverge.com Brandt Ranj 2026-01-12 18:38:45

Sony will have a “limited restock” of its 30th Anniversary DualSense Wireless Controller on the PlayStation Direct storefront . The $79.99 gamepad is available for preorder starting July 21st at 10AM ET for PlayStation Plus subscribers and on July 23rd at 10AM ET for everyone else. It will begin shipping on September 9th. If you want to order today, a PlayStation Plus Essential subscription costs $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year. The limited-edition PlayStation 5 controller was released last

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Super-resolution microscopes reveal new details of cells and disease

news.ycombinator.com Katarina Zimmer 2026-01-10 03:13:34

Using a tiny, spherical glass lens sandwiched between two brass plates, the 17th century Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was the first to officially describe red blood cells and sperm cells in human tissues, and observe “animalcules” — bacteria and protists — in the water of a lake. Increasingly powerful light microscopes followed, revealing cell organelles like the nucleus and energy-producing mitochondria. But by 1873, scientists realized there was a limit to the level of detail. W

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There's Neuralink—and There's the Mind-Reading Company That Might Surpass It

wired.com Emily Mullin 2026-01-13 04:00:00

Mark Jackson is playing a computer game with his mind. As he reclines in bed, three blue circles appear on a laptop screen a few feet away. One turns red: the target. Jackson is in control of a white circle, which he needs to steer into the target without running into the blue obstacles. The game is a bit like Pac-Man. Except instead of a joystick, Jackson uses his thoughts to control his little white circle. To move left, he thinks about clenching his right fist once. To move right, he thinks a

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Animals Are the Original Wellness Influencers

wired.com Cara Giaimo 2026-01-13 04:00:00

In the early 2010s, researchers in Mexico City noticed that sparrows and finches at the national university were lacing their nests with cigarette butts. The birds would collect the butts—mostly smoked—carefully remove the outer paper layer, and weave fibers from the filters into their homes, among the twigs and grass. Beyond Wellness The line between science and wellness has been blurred beyond recognition. WIRED is here to help. This sort of dubious yet intriguing lifestyle choice will be fa

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Here’s how Apple Intelligence keeps privacy in mind versus the competition

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2026-01-12 21:10:43

Artificial intelligence has obviously been the industry craze for the past couple years. While large language models are incredibly capable, they’ve always come with a bit of a compromise: privacy. Ultimately, you’re still using a model hosted in the cloud, and all of your conversations are stored on some server. Apple’s always had privacy at the core of its products – so in the months leading up to the debut of Apple’s AI features, many people wondered: how would Apple handle it? Today, we del

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iOS 26 developer beta 4 brings Silence Unknown Callers to Call Screening

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