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Brian Singerman’s new fund has a twist, and Peter Thiel as a big backer

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-08-17 02:33:28

Former Founders Fund GP Brian Singerman and co-founder and managing partner of Quiet Capital, Lee Linden, are seeking over $500 million for a new fund called GPx, three people familiar with their strategy told TechCrunch. A significant portion of GPx’s fund, potentially as much as 50%, will come from Founders Fund co-founder Peter Thiel, these people said. GPx uses a two-pronged strategy. The firm will invest approximately 20% of the capital into funds managed by emerging VCs who are targeting

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Musk Calls on Trump to Release Epstein Files

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-17 05:43:59

President Donald Trump's loyal MAGA base is in shambles over his administration's handling of files related to the deceased sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein — and Trump's friend-turned-enemy Elon Musk is twisting the knife. Last week, White House officials walked back claims about the late billionaire sex criminal, arguing that there wasn't a "client list" full of celebrities, and that his cause of death in a New York City prison cell was the result of a suicide, not murder. The terse announcement

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DEWLine Museum – The Distant Early Warning Radar Line

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-17 06:28:08

Typical DEWLine Stations There were two types of stations, Main and Auxiliary. The sites were placed approximately 100 miles (160 KM) apart, along the 69th parallel about 200 miles inside the Arctic circle. Originally, there was a third type of station called an Intermediate site (I-Site), located midway between each of the Main and Aux sites, and would have been home for about 5-people. The 28 I-Sites proved ineffective and were abandoned in 1963.

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 15 #499

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-17 04:00:08

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle reminds me of many happy days spent at the Minnesota State Fair. Pass the cheese curds, please. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections an

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More and More Christians Say AI Is Demonic

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-17 09:27:14

Like many conservatives, evangelicals have broadly begun to embrace artificial intelligence — but at the same time, a growing subset of the Christian world is claiming that the technology is quite literally demonic. In a recent Medium blog post — yes, people still post on that site — self-proclaimed "biblical Christian author" and regular AI user Zack Duncan suggested that an image generator's cartoonish outputs regarding Satan may be the result of some demonic influence. "I’ve seen a trend of

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Resident Evil: Survival Unit for iOS now up for pre-order, if you don’t mind waiting

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-17 09:13:50

Sony’s subsidiary Aniplex Inc. has made Resident Evil: Survival Unit available for pre-order on the App Store, ahead of its release. Way ahead, as it turns out. Here are the details. Pre-order now, get it… December 31 (but likely before that) Earlier this month, developer Aniplex announced Resident Evil: Survival Unit, a new mobile strategy game for iOS and Android set in the iconic zombie-infested universe that spans nearly three decades of console and PC games, multiple remakes, and several

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Context Rot: How increasing input tokens impacts LLM performance

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-17 08:25:15

Recent developments in LLMs show a trend toward longer context windows, with the input token count of the latest models reaching the millions. Because these models achieve near-perfect scores on widely adopted benchmarks like Needle in a Haystack (NIAH) [1], it’s often assumed that their performance is uniform across long-context tasks. However, NIAH is fundamentally a simple retrieval task, in which a known sentence (the “needle”) is placed in a long document of unrelated text (the “haystack”)

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Starlink Doubled Its Speed In 2 Years. It Still Doesn’t Meet the FCC’s Definition of Broadband

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-17 07:39:00

Starlink is nearly twice as fast as it was two years ago, according to a new report from the speed test site Ookla. (Disclosure: Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.) Median download speeds from the satellite internet provider have steadily ticked up over the past few years, going from 53.95 megabits per second in 2022 to 104.71Mbps today. That’s an impressive feat considering Starlink added about 5 million customers over the same period and recently passed the 6 milli

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 15, #1487

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-17 09:00:03

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Superman is a box office hit, but the hard part comes next

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2025-08-17 10:22:45

Over the weekend, DC Studios’ new Superman feature became this year’s third-biggest box-office debut in the US. The movie’s success is a sign that theatergoers might actually not be quite as tired of superheroes as people tend to think, and that’s particularly notable for Warner Bros., given the studio’s plan to build a new cinematic universe of DC Comics adaptations for the big screen. But making interconnected film franchises work is easier said than done. And even though Superman is putting u

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9to5Mac Daily: July 14, 2025 – Apple and F1, more

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2025-08-17 14:22:33

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by 1Password: For a limited time, get $20 off the easiest way to stay secure online with 1Password—featuring a new passkey feature that lets you go passwordless on compatible apps and sites. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe

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The 30th-anniversary PS5 controller will be available again for a limited time

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-17 13:57:31

You have to be a PS Plus subscriber if you want to increase your odds of getting one, though. In a world of flashy limited-edition video game consoles, the 30th anniversary PS5 hardware Sony released in September 2024 came off as remarkably refined, which might have been why it was so hard to actually buy. If you missed that original drop, you'll have another chance to order it, according to a Facebook post on the official PlayStation Facebook page. Sony is doing a limited restock of the 30th A

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Oh Great, the TikTok People Want to Strap AR Goggles on Your Face

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-08-17 14:45:20

There’s reportedly a potential new player in AR glasses, and you’ll never guess who it is. I’ll give you a hint: they make the app you’re about to unconsciously check in about 15 seconds. No, not Tinder; get your mind out of the gutter. I’m talking about TikTok, or more specifically, ByteDance, which owns TikTok and also, according to The Information, which cites sources within the company, has aspirations of entering the burgeoning world of XR hardware. ByteDance’s entrant, according to the rep

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Interview With Mark Zuckerberg Crashes and Burns as They Can't Get His Audio Working

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-17 17:33:20

Tech-focused business publication The Information drummed up plenty of excitement around a major guest gracing the first episode of its new YouTube show (which has the eyebrow-raising name TITV.) During today's kickoff installment, the show locked down none other than Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who sat down with The Information founder and journalist Jessica Lessin for a live interview. But it didn't take long for the Amazon-sponsored chat to grind to a halt. The tech mogul and Lessin's audio w

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This is the most customizable smart home accessory and it's on sale

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-17 18:42:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Govee Neon Rope Light 2 is available in white or black and in two lengths: 10 feet and 16.4 feet. More pliable than other neon light strips on the market, the Govee Neon Rope Light 2 is easy to install and comes with bend clips to facilitate getting closed angles. The light strip doesn't have a template guide for setup It's also too bright to use as a night light, even at 1% brightness, but that's a highly personal preference. View now at Amazon The Govee Neon Rope

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Cidco MailStation as a Z80 Development Platform (2019)

news.ycombinator.com Joshua Stein 2025-08-17 17:11:25

The Cidco MailStation is a series of dedicated e-mail terminals sold in the 2000s as simple, standalone devices for people to use to send and receive e-mail over dialup modem. While their POP3 e-mail functionality is of little use today, the hardware is a neat Z80 development platform that integrates a 320x128 LCD, full QWERTY keyboard, and an internal modem. After purchasing one (ok, four) on eBay some months ago, I've learned enough about the platform to write my own software that allows it t

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East Asian aerosol cleanup has likely contributed to global warming

news.ycombinator.com Samset 2025-08-17 13:30:37

RAMIP simulations and recent emissions changes in East Asia We first document the emissions perturbation applied in the RAMIP baseline and East Asia simulations21 (see “Methods”), and compare them to the actual emissions reductions from the same region since around 2010. Briefly, RAMIP isolates the climate effects of aerosol emissions in one region by comparing two sets of transient emission simulations; one following a global, high emissions pathway (SSP3-7.0, which assumes weak air quality po

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Japanese grandparents create life-size Totoro with bus stop for grandkids (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Sonya Harris 2025-08-17 20:09:14

Totoro is a hallmark character created by Studio Ghibli, Japan's beloved animation studio. The plump bodied, wide smiling magical creature’s most iconic image is that of him waiting for an unusual bus in the rain. The magic of that scene (featured in the 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro) has been a spark of nostalgia, imagination, and inspiration for a variety of creatives. Such is the case for a pair of grandparents in Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The couple—who is in their 70s—decided to

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Embedding user-defined indexes in Apache Parquet

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-17 20:29:02

Embedding User-Defined Indexes in Apache Parquet Files Posted on: Mon 14 July 2025 by Qi Zhu, Jigao Luo, and Andrew Lamb It’s a common misconception that Apache Parquet files are limited to basic Min/Max/Null Count statistics and Bloom filters, and that adding more advanced indexes requires changing the specification or creating a new file format. In fact, footer metadata and offset-based addressing already provide everything needed to embed user-defined index structures within Parquet files w

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James Gunn's 'Superman': Does It Have Post-Credits Scenes?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-17 19:02:00

James Gunn's Superman movie swooped into theaters Friday, offering thrilling battles, big-hearted heroes and an amusingly untrained canine sidekick. You might want to see the superhero epic if you're into other films written and directed by Gunn (such as Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy) or want to catch the cinematic start to the new DC Universe. Superman stars Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor and David Corenswet as the Man of Steel. The movie isn't an origi

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MLB Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, Format, Start Time and How to Watch Tonight for Free

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-17 20:12:23

The Major League Baseball season has reached its midpoint. The game's brightest stars are in Atlanta for the All Star Game on Tuesday, but up first is the Home Run Derby tonight. Eight sluggers will duke it out for the title of Home Run Derby champ. The Derby gets underway tonight at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) tonight on ESPN and ESPN2. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch live wherever you are in the world. The 2025 Home Run Derby and All Star Game will take pla

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Cognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin, acquires Windsurf

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-08-17 22:51:29

Cognition, the startup behind the viral AI coding agent Devin, announced in a blog post on Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf. The announcement comes just days after Google hired away Windsurf’s CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and research leaders in a $2.4 billion deal, a reverse-acquihire that left the rest of the startup’s 250-person team behind. Google’s deal occurred just hours after OpenAI’s $3 billion offer to acquire Windsurf

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Best Buy is restocking the Nintendo Switch 2 on July 17

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-18 02:46:37

If you've been hunting high and low for a Nintendo Switch 2 , then get ready to visit your local Best Buy on July 17 . The electronics retailer will be restocking the handheld in all of its stores to coincide with the release of Donkey Kong Bananza , the first 3D Donkey Kong game in almost 30 years. The Nintendo Switch 2 has been one of the hottest launches of the summer, and it remains in short supply due to high demand. Even the Amazon listing for the Switch 2 is available only by invitation

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I stopped buying ice after testing this smart cooler - and it's hit an all-time-low price

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-18 02:19:44

ZDNET's key takeaways The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 is available for $1,349 but currently on sale. This cooler works as a portable mini-fridge, with dual-zone cooling and the capacity to freeze or refrigerate. The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 is bulky and heavy, and it only comes with one battery so you have to purchase the second to reach the full 3.2 day capacity. View now at Best Buy View now at Amazon more buying choices The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 58L electric cooler is typically $1,100, but it

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Meta CEO Zuckerberg says first AI data supercluster will come online in 2026

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-08-18 06:32:42

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday said he plans to invest "hundreds of billions of dollars" into artificial intelligence compute infrastructure, and that Meta plans to bring its first supercluster online next year. A supercluster is a large, complex computing network that's designed to train advanced AI models and handle their workloads. "Meta Superintelligence Labs will have industry-leading levels of compute and by far the greatest compute per researcher," Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook pos

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Evidence Grows That Tripping on Shrooms Might Increase Your Lifespan

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-17 09:03:03

Image by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images Studies In a new study, scientists have uncovered evidence that magic mushrooms just might be an effective anti-aging treatment. Published in the Nature Partnering Journal Aging, a new paper by researchers at Emory and Baylor's medical schools suggests that psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms — there are a range of species that produce it, but the best known is probably Pisolocybe cubensis — might extend the lifespans of both mi

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Malicious VSCode extension in Cursor IDE led to $500K crypto theft

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-18 02:26:34

A fake extension for the Cursor AI IDE code editor infected devices with remote access tools and infostealers, which, in one case, led to the theft of $500,000 in cryptocurrency from a Russian crypto developer. Cursor AI IDE is an AI-powered development environment based on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code. It includes support for Open VSX, an alternative to the Visual Studio Marketplace, that allows you to install VSCode-compatible extensions to expand the software's functionality. Kaspersky re

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This sunrise alarm clock helped improve my sleep routine

zdnet.com Allison Murray 2025-08-18 05:58:41

ZDNET's key takeaways The Hatch Restore 3 retails for $170 and comes in three neutral colors. It has a new design with bigger buttons and an upgraded app with more bedtime routines. The device is rather large, and you'll have to pay for a monthly subscription to utilize the app's whole experience. $169.99 at Amazon $169.99 at Target $169.99 at Best Buy more buying choices As a tech reporter, I've tested numerous products over the years, but one of my all-time favorites is the Hatch Restore su

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Two guys hated using Comcast, so they built their own fiber ISP

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-18 05:45:32

Samuel Herman and Alexander Baciu never liked using Comcast's cable broadband. Now, the residents of Saline, Michigan, operate a fiber Internet service provider that competes against Comcast in their neighborhoods and has ambitions to expand. "All throughout my life pretty much, I've had to deal with Xfinity's bullcrap, them not being able to handle the speeds that we need," Herman told Ars. "I lived in a house of 10. I have seven other brothers and sisters, and there's 10 of us in total with m

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Embedding User-Defined Indexes in Apache Parquet

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-18 06:29:02

Embedding User-Defined Indexes in Apache Parquet Files Posted on: Mon 14 July 2025 by Qi Zhu, Jigao Luo, and Andrew Lamb It’s a common misconception that Apache Parquet files are limited to basic Min/Max/Null Count statistics and Bloom filters, and that adding more advanced indexes requires changing the specification or creating a new file format. In fact, footer metadata and offset-based addressing already provide everything needed to embed user-defined index structures within Parquet files w

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