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Peak Energy just shipped the US's first grid-scale sodium-ion battery

news.ycombinator.com Michelle Lewis 2025-12-16 16:35:56

Peak Energy shipped out its first sodium-ion battery energy storage system, and the New York-based company says it’s achieved a first in three ways: the US’s first grid-scale sodium-ion battery storage system; the largest sodium-ion phosphate pyrophosphate (NFPP) battery system in the world; and the first megawatt-hour scale battery to run entirely on passive cooling – no fans, pumps, or vents. That’s significant because removing moving parts and ditching active cooling systems eliminates fire

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Ethersync: Peer-to-peer collaborative editing of local text files

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-12 10:15:42

🍃 Ethersync Multiplayer mode for your text editor! Ethersync enables real-time collaborative editing of local text files. You can use it for pair programming or note-taking, for example. It's the missing real-time complement to Git! Features 👥 Edit files at the same time, across different text editors 📍 See your peers' cursors and selections 🗃️ Work on entire projects, the way you're used to 🔒 Encrypted peer-to-peer connections, no need for a server ✒️ Local-first: You always have full a

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The clock is ticking: Google has 14 days to make major changes to the Play Store

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-17 04:43:24

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google has 14 days to enact the Play Store changes needed to resolve its antitrust issues. The tech giant has now filed an emergency stay with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The company believes that making these changes in such a short amount of time will put users and developers at risk. On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling from the original Epic v. Google lawsuit, giving Epic Games the big win it was looking for.

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Japan mandates Apple must allow third-party app stores and payment systems

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-17 09:38:53

Since 2020, Japan’s Fair Trade Commission has investigated Apple and Google’s dominance in the mobile market. This week, the watchdog published a series of new guidelines that the two companies must comply with, chief among them allowing third-party app stores. Here are the details. New guidelines align with recent EU requirements In a 119-page document issued this week, the Japan Fair Trade Commission established the Mobile Software Competition Act Guidelines, which are set to come into effec

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Stop ignoring your car's USB port: 5 features you're not taking advantage of

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-12-17 14:12:00

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Xreal wants you to split with your Meta Ray-Ban specs - here's how with this trade-in deal

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-12-17 14:42:44

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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The best Apple deals right now: Save on MacBooks, iPhones, and more

zdnet.com Taylor Clemons 2025-12-17 14:44:00

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Our favorite flip phone for first-time buyers just got a sweet discount

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-17 18:08:21

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Foldable phones aren’t cheap, but the Motorola Razr (2025) already stood out as the best-value flip phone of the year, especially if you’re dipping your toe into the foldable world for the first time. It’s a more accessible entry point than ever today, with Amazon slashing $100 off the price. Motorola Razr (2025) for $599.99 ($100 off) We said back in May that this was the one foldable we’d recommend to a first-time buyer. It’s easy to get into thanks to Motorol

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‘A Quiet Place Part III’ Is Coming and John Krasinski Is Directing

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-12-17 18:45:58

A Quiet Place is moving forward again, in more ways than one. John Krasinski just announced that he’s returning to helm A Quiet Place Part III, aimed for release on July 9, 2027. The film follows the 2024 hit A Quiet Place: Day One, which showed an earlier story in this universe. Part III, presumably, will continue the story that began with the first two films, both of which were helmed by Krasinski and starred Emily Blunt. Krasinski will write, direct, and produce the sequel, and though the ca

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Google has just two weeks to begin cracking open Android, it admits in emergency filing

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-12-18 04:51:29

4. For a period of three years ending on November 1, 2027, Google may not share revenue generated by the Google Play Store with any person or entity that distributes Android apps, or has stated that it will launch or is considering launching an Android app distribution platform or store. 5. For a period of three years ending on November 1, 2027, Google may not condition a payment, revenue share, or access to any Google product or service, on an agreement by an app developer to launch an app fir

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You can download iOS 26 beta on your iPhone now. How to install (and which models support it)

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-18 06:43:00

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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The top 10 products readers bought in July (including XR glasses that are $100 off)

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-12-18 09:41:24

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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OpenAI reportedly raises $8.3B at $300B valuation

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-12-18 14:09:14

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has raised $8.3 billion at a $300 billion valuation, reports The New York Times. The deal is part of OpenAI’s broader strategy to secure $40 billion this year. The oversubscribed round came months ahead of schedule, per the NYT. OpenAI initially raised $2.5 billion from VC firms in March when it announced its intention to raise $40 billion in a round spearheaded by Softbank. The AI giant had planned to take on an additional $7.5 billion by the end of the year, but beat itse

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Our Farewell from Google Play

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-18 14:08:59

Our project started in 2016 with the goal of offering alternatives to apps with basic functionality that demanded – back then at install time – many permissions they did not need. From our humble beginnings with Privacy Friendly Torchlight, our apps have always been available in the Google Play Store. Our current selection of Privacy Friendly Apps has grown since then to more than 30. And with more than 350,000 installs we believe we left a dent. We want to take this opportunity to also thank al

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Bike Friday All-Day Lightweight Electric Bike Review: It Comes in Purple

wired.com Adrienne So 2025-12-18 23:30:00

For the past few weeks, I have been pedaling around the world’s tiniest folding Bosch ebike as my kids (8 and 10) regard me with mingled delight and disgust. My son tried to ride away on it, with the convincing argument that this is not an adult bike, it’s a kid’s bike. I lock it up on the same rack next to my daughter’s mountain bike, and she notes that her bike is taller than mine. I ignore them all. I love this tiny bike. Oregon-based Bike Friday hand-builds folding bikes of every variety, b

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People aren’t happy with the leaked Pixel 10 prices, and for one key reason

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-19 10:30:07

🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. Google Pixel 10 leaks have been in full force over the last couple of weeks, and one of the latest leaks is one of the most important yet: Pixel 10 pricing. On the surface, the leaked prices look great. In a world where it seems like everything is getting more expensive, the fact that Pixel 10 prices (for the most part) aren’t an

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The best free software uninstallers of 2025: Expert tested

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2025-12-19 09:15:11

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Microsoft Authenticator won't manage your passwords anymore - or most passkeys

zdnet.com David Berlind 2025-12-19 12:02:54

D3Damon/Getty Images For most of this year, Microsoft has been warning users that they will no longer be able to use its Authenticator mobile application for user ID and password management. As reported by CNET on July 29, 2025, "In June, the company stopped letting users add passwords to Authenticator…. And starting Aug. 1, you'll no longer be able to use saved passwords." Also: How passkeys work: The complete guide to your inevitable passwordless future To me, the dire warnings of this pend

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Google must open Play Store to Epic Games and others after appeal loss

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-19 23:59:59

Be on the lookout for the Epic Games Store, as it should appear on the Google Play Store soon. After losing its appeal of a judge’s order, Google will now have to overhaul its app store policies. This includes letting third-party app stores onto its platform. Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided (via Bloomberg ) to uphold the ruling from the original Epic v. Google lawsuit. This decision found the Play Store and the tech giant’s payment systems to be monopolies. As a result, Google

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Google lost its antitrust case with Epic again

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-19 21:06:33

Google's attempt to appeal the decision in Epic v. Google has failed. In a newly released opinion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to uphold the original Epic v. Google lawsuit that found that Google's Play Store and payment systems are monopolies. The decision means that Google will have to abide by the remedies of the original lawsuit, which limits the company's ability to pay phone makers to preinstall the Play Store, prevents it from requiring developers to use its payment sy

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Donald Trump’s New Crypto Bible Is Everything the Industry Ever Wanted

wired.com Joel Khalili 2025-12-19 16:30:03

The White House has laid out its plan to usher in a “new American Golden Age,” with cryptocurrency at its center. In a 160-page report published Wednesday, White House representatives outlined a series of recommendations to federal government officials as they set about building a legal framework and regulatory ruleset for companies handling crypto assets in the US. If put into action by lawmakers and regulators, the recommendations would effectively gift the crypto industry—which spent hundre

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Proton now offers a two-factor authentication app

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-20 04:18:36

Things have been busy for the privacy-first company, Proton. Just last week, they released the AI chatbot Lumo, and today, the company rolled out Proton Authenticator, its open-source and multiplatform 2FA app. What’s 2FA again? Two-factor authentication is a login method that adds an extra layer of security to further make sure that you are the legitimate owner of the account you’re trying to access. With 2FA activated, you’re usually asked for a code from a 2FA app after entering your passwo

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Google loses app store antitrust appeal, must make sweeping changes to Play Store

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-20 04:01:07

Google has lost its appeal in the long-running app store antitrust case, which marks another major victory for Epic Games. Google lost the original case in 2023 when a jury found it abused its market position in smartphones to block competition from Epic and others. Google was able to get the penalties suspended while it pursued its appeal, but now it may need to make plans for a more open future on Android. Since the dawn of the mobile app era, it was customary for both Apple and Google to tak

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The Epic Games Store is bringing Fortnite back to Google Play

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2025-12-20 02:31:04

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Following an appeals court victory on Thursday, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney tweeted that “the Epic Games Store for Android will be coming to the Google Play Store.” This is despite Google’s plan to appeal the Ninth Circuit panel’s decision, which declined to

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Death Row Inmate’s Attorneys Say Heart Implant Will Repeatedly Shock Him as He’s Executed

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-12-20 09:30:06

Attorneys for a death row inmate in Tennessee who’s scheduled to be executed Aug. 5 warn that his implanted heart device will repeatedly shock him during his execution, torturing him by trying to keep him alive as he’s killed by lethal injection. A judge ordered the device deactivated, but a local hospital in Nashville now says it won’t participate, according to a report from the Associated Press. Byron Black, 69, received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in May 2024, which works

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Proton launches free and open-source Authenticator app to take on Google and Microsoft

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2025-12-20 14:20:00

What just happened? Swiss technology company Proton has expanded its privacy-focused software lineup with the launch of Proton Authenticator, a free and open-source two-factor authentication app. Best known for its encrypted webmail service, Proton also offers a VPN, password manager, cloud storage, and an online document editor. Proton Authenticator is positioned as a privacy-focused alternative to authentication apps from Google, Microsoft, Authy, and Duo. It replaces legacy SMS-based verific

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Hibernation’s Hidden Healing ‘Superpowers’ Could Be Locked in Our DNA

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-12-20 14:00:12

After spending months without eating, drinking, or moving, hibernating mammals must rebound from extreme physiological changes. Two new studies suggest that the genetic “superpowers” underlying this incredible resilience may also be present in the human genome. For these studies, published Thursday, July 31, in the journal Science, researchers at the University of Utah honed in on the specific DNA regions that help hibernators rapidly recover from muscle atrophy, insulin resistance, and brain d

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Epic’s Game Store is bringing Fortnite back to Google Play

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2025-12-20 14:31:04

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Following an appeals court victory on Thursday, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney tweeted that “the Epic Games Store for Android will be coming to the Google Play Store.” This is despite Google’s plan to appeal the Ninth Circuit panel’s decision, which declined to overturn a 2023 jury verdict that Google’s app store and payment system had become illega

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Design and development shop the Iconfactory is selling some apps — and AI is partially to blame

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-12-20 12:36:05

At one point, an app called Twitterrific was one of the most popular iPhone apps for browsing Twitter. These days, the company behind that app, and the many apps that followed, is struggling. And AI may partially be to blame. On Wednesday, the company known as the Iconfactory admitted it was at a crossroads and was putting up several of its apps for sale due to a lack of resources. While the announcement positioned the matter as a situation where the Iconfactory’s app catalog had simply grown t

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Design and development shop the Iconfactory is selling some apps —and AI is partially to blame

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-12-20 18:36:05

At one point, an app called Twitterrific was one of the most popular iPhone apps for browsing Twitter. These days, the company behind that app, and the many apps that followed, is struggling. And AI may partially be to blame. On Wednesday, the company known as the Iconfactory admitted it was at a crossroads and was putting up several of its apps for sale due to a lack of resources. While the announcement positioned the matter as a situation where the Iconfactory’s app catalog had simply grown t

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Peak Energy just shipped the US's first grid-scale sodium-ion battery

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