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A Rust Shaped Hole

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-17 12:42:46

A Rust shaped hole By a process of elimination, I've arrived at a conclusion that I should write Rust, or at least give it a rigorous try. Let us say I want to write a "native" program. This train of thought started with wanting to write a program, an xfdesktop replacement, that can serve as my desktop background, slowly meandering though a pastel game of life, or floating through a Mandelbrot set. But the specifics are not relevant, because I find myself on the same train when thinking of ot

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This new, improved Nextdoor might be just the social app we need right now

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-01-19 06:14:11

Nextdoor The app notorious for serving as a bulletin board for neighborhood tattletales is getting an AI-centered redesign, and it's bringing some pretty useful features. In a post this week, Nextdoor announced its biggest app redesign ever. At the core of the new app, Nextdoor says, are three components: Alerts, News, and Faves. Also: 5 reasons why I still prefer Perplexity over every other AI chatbot Real-time safety alerts: "Neighbors have long turned to Nextdoor in moments of crisis,

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The 13-inch M2 MacBook Air is a great back-to-school deal at just $699

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2026-01-19 11:43:19

It’s almost back to school season, and we’re starting to see some great laptop deals trickle in as a result. Walmart continues to sell the M1-powered MacBook Air for $599, but if you want more power and a sleeker design, the 13-inch M2-powered MacBook Air starts at just $699 ($100 off) from Best Buy. That’s its best price to date, and it’s available on the configuration that offers 256GB of storage and 16GB of RAM, double what’s in the base M1 model. The M2-powered MacBook Air remains an excell

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Review: Foldable Perfection That’s Tempting Me to Leave My iPhone

gizmodo.com Raymond Wong 2026-01-19 16:15:52

2025 Disregard the fact that there’s a whole world of Chinese-made book-style foldables as thin and light as the Galaxy Z Fold 7 that Americans can’t buy, and Samsung’s latest phone-to-tablet foldable is what we’ve been waiting for. It only took Samsung six years to make its flagship foldable as svelte as a regular bar smartphone, but the Z Fold 7 delivers in all aspects. The only thing that holds it back is the $2,000 price tag, a $100 increase over last year’s Z Fold 6. See Galaxy Z Fold 7 a

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Google adds AI-generated summaries to Discover

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-19 21:43:41

Google is bringing AI‑generated summaries to Discover, the personalized stream of articles and videos found in the Google app curated based on a user's interests. The search giant remains undeterred by the imperfect nature of AI Overviews, or what it might mean for publishers whose content largely makes up Google's search results. TechCrunch has reported that some Android and iOS users in the US are seeing cards containing AI‑generated summaries on their Discover page. These cards appear with n

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No One Is Safe in the First Teaser for ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2026-01-19 21:00:22

The beginning of the end for Stranger Things draws near as Netflix unleashes the first teaser for its hit franchise’s return. Hawkins’ heroes are back in action as Vecna’s Curse expands outside of the Upside Down. Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), and Will (Noah Schapp) will need to outrun the looming threat to save those they love, but will one superpowered girl be enough? Take a look at the edge-of-your-seat thrills in the t

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Razer Freyja Review: A Haptic Gaming Cushion for Better Immersion

wired.com Henri Robbins 2026-01-19 21:00:00

I remember the first time I played a first-person shooter. It was Star Wars: Battlefront 2, the 2005 version, on the Playstation 2 in my friend’s basement, when I was a kid. I felt like I was right there. The frigid winds of Hoth ripped across my face, and the chatter of comms was right up against my ear. I felt the heat of blaster bolts zipping through the air, and heard them crackling as they shot past my face. I brought the scope up to my eye, aimed, steadied my breath, and pulled the trigger

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Donkey Kong Bananza Review: The Best Switch Game in Years Is a Switch 2 Exclusive

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-20 00:00:12

Summers are about big, fun, mind-numbing movies. Great escapes in the best of ways. I need that right now, and maybe you do too. I'm happy to say that Donkey Kong Bananza is here to whisk you off to multilevel worlds of satisfyingly smashing madness, to cheer you up and give you an excuse to punch the heck out of things. It's a game my 12-year-old son has loved playing along with me, although I've had to find ways to wrestle the game back to play for myself. I was wowed by Bananza during an ear

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The 54 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now (July 2025)

wired.com Jennifer M. Wood 2026-01-19 04:00:00

Disney+, if you didn’t know, isn’t just for kids. With its ownership of the Lucasfilm brand and the Marvel titles, the streaming service offers plenty of grown-up content in its bid to compete with Netflix and Amazon—and we’re not just talking movies. Since launching the service, Disney has used the name recognition of Star Wars and Marvel to launch scores of TV shows, from The Mandalorian to Loki. In the list below, we’ve collected the ones we think are the best to watch, from those franchises

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How Knox Morris went from TikToker to rock star

theverge.com David Pierce 2026-01-20 02:00:00

Knox Morris stands onstage, stares out into the depths of the famed 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, and raises his arms to the heavens. The backing track to his song, a synth-heavy pop-punk number called “Going, Going, Gone,” begins to play at an absolutely deafening volume. Morris grins through the first few staccato bars of the track, arms still up, then grabs the mic and starts to sing. In only 12 hours, Knox will perform this song for more than a thousand people, on the opening night of his fir

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Team AA: Here are our favorite phone wallpapers

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-20 15:00:35

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Whether it’s our weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series or backgrounds from specific devices, we’re all about sharing wallpapers with you folks. But what are our favorite wallpapers that we use on our own Android phones? Well, I asked the Android Authority team for their favorite backgrounds. Some team members used wallpapers showing their loved ones and were thus unable to share their backgrounds. Fortunately, we still had more than a few cool submissions from oth

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Bedsure's Bamboo Cooling Sheets Are Silky Soft, Durable, and Cheap

wired.com Julia Forbes 2026-01-20 17:34:00

I’ve met many supposedly “cooling” sheets in my time as a mattress and bedding tester, and I have been disappointed more often than not. A cooling mattress can’t do all the heavy lifting with temperature regulation, and I’ll forever emphasize that your choice of bedding matters just as much—which is why I'm an unapologetic sheet snob. Which brings me to Bedsure, a brand I stumbled across on Amazon in a last-ditch effort to find some decent sheets when mine bit the dust (rather, my dogs bit holes

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Show HN: Reviving a 20 year old OS X App

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-16 02:47:30

In my recent foray into learning Dutch for my relocation to the Netherlands – I'm sure there'll be much to blog about – I fell victim to the siren song of the Green Owl again. It's too tempting - you get showered with instant feedback, encouragement in-app rewards, social stuff etc. To be fair it is fun, and you really feel that you're doing something useful. …except. I last used it in earnest it to 'learn' German before a trip to Berlin. I racked up a 150+ day streak or something nuts like t

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Helix Editor 25.07

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-20 16:16:59

Release 25.07 Highlights 15 July 2025 A long-awaited 25.07 release is finally here. This release saw the replacement of a major, core component of Helix and the addition of plenty of flashy features besides. This release saw changes from 195 contributors. A hearty thank you to everyone who made this release possible. New to Helix? Helix is a modal text editor with built-in support for multiple selections, Language Server Protocol (LSP), tree-sitter, and experimental support for Debug Adapter

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Tesla’s Cybertruck Is a Bust

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-20 21:07:11

The hype is dead. The Tesla Cybertruck, once billed as the future of electric vehicles, is now looking like a commercial bust. In the second quarter of 2025, Tesla sold just 4,306 Cybertrucks, down a staggering 50.8% from the 8,755 units it delivered during the same period last year, according to new data from Kelley Blue Book. This plunge is a signal that America’s most hyped truck may already be out of gas. When the Cybertruck was first revealed in November 2019, Elon Musk called it a “bette

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The most immersive gaming speaker system I've ever tested is $101 off

zdnet.com Taylor Clemons 2026-01-21 11:21:35

ZDNET's key takeaways The SteelSeries Arena 9 features a full-fledged 5.1 surround sound system, including subwoofers for added bass. It allows you to connect three devices simultaneously via Bluetooth, USB, and optical cable. While it offers robust EQ customization via the OLED dial and Sonar desktop app, the OLED dial doesn't give you as much control as the Sonar app for non-PC devices. $578.99 at Amazon $679.99 at Lenovo $679.99 at Best Buy more buying choices The SteelSeries Arena 9 syste

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The Skylight Calendar is perfect for busy families, and easy enough for kids to use

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-01-21 11:52:20

ZDNET's key takeaways The 15-inch Skylight Calendar is a smart display for $320, with a 10-inch version available for $160. It's a touchscreen calendar designed with busy lifestyles in mind that allows for shared use within a household or team. Though it's proven indispensable for my family, I wish the chores, not just the events, were visible in the calendar view, and the 15-inch version is expensive at $320. $319.99 at Amazon Getting organized is a never-ending battle for me. As a self-proc

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A former OpenAI engineer describes what it’s really like to work there

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-01-21 11:58:31

Three weeks ago, an engineer named Calvin French-Owen, who worked on one of OpenAI’s most promising new products, resigned from the company. He just published a fascinating blog post on what it was like to work there for a year, including the sleepless sprint to build Codex. That’s OpenAI’s new coding agent that competes with tools like Cursor and Anthropic’s Claude Code. French-Owen said he didn’t leave because of any “drama,” but because he wants to get back to being a startup founder. He wa

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Why my p(doom) has risen, dramatically

news.ycombinator.com Gary Marcus 2026-01-21 14:43:45

The chance that humans will literally go extinct at the hands of AI, I told Liron Shapira, in his podcast Doom Debates in May, was low. Humans are genetically diverse, geographically diverse, and remarkably resourceful. Some humans might die, at the hands of AI, but all of them? Shapira argued that doom was likely; I pushed back. Catastrophe seemed likely; outright doom seemed to me, then, to be vanishingly unlikely. Part of my reasoning then was that actual malice on the part of AI was unlikel

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Helix Editor Release 25.07 Highlights

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-21 16:16:59

Release 25.07 Highlights 15 July 2025 A long-awaited 25.07 release is finally here. This release saw the replacement of a major, core component of Helix and the addition of plenty of flashy features besides. This release saw changes from 195 contributors. A hearty thank you to everyone who made this release possible. New to Helix? Helix is a modal text editor with built-in support for multiple selections, Language Server Protocol (LSP), tree-sitter, and experimental support for Debug Adapter

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Reflections on OpenAI

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-22 00:49:06

I left OpenAI three weeks ago. I had joined the company back in May 2024. I wanted to share my reflections because there's a lot of smoke and noise around what OpenAI is doing, but not a lot of first-hand accounts of what the culture of working there actually feels like. Nabeel Quereshi has an amazing post called Reflections on Palantir, where he ruminates on what made Palantir special. I wanted to do the same for OpenAI while it's fresh in my mind. You won't find any trade secrets here, more

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From the hospital to the car plant: What is GM doing with CT scanners?

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-22 02:07:21

More and more, we're seeing imaging technologies and machine learning showing up in automotive applications. It's usually to diagnose some kind of problem like quality control, although not always—the camera-based system by UVeye that we wrote about a few years ago made news recently after Hertz started using it to charge renters for things like scuffs on hubcaps. I have fewer concerns about customer abuse with General Motors' use of CT scanning, which simply seems like a clever adaptation of me

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Our biggest questions about ChromeOS and Android merging

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2026-01-22 02:43:48

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. What is the point of merging ChromeOS and Android? Android has an enormous app ecosystem, but many of those apps still struggle on larger screens, like tablets. And Android doesn’t have great multitasking or window management, which are both important on large displays. ChromeOS, on the other hand, does browser stuff and window managem

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Xbox's second batch of Game Pass additions for July includes Grounded 2 and Wheel World

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-22 06:44:50

Xbox has confirmed the second batch of Game Pass additions for July . There's no obvious headliner here, but there are a bunch of great additions to the catalog. These include indie hits like Wheel World and blockbusters like Robocop: Rogue City. Let's get into it. Robocop: Rogue City came as a huge surprise back in 2023. A game based on a decades-old sci-fi franchise by a relatively unknown developer? It should have been a train wreck. Instead, it's a solid 3D action title that perfectly captu

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This simple Kindle accessory seriously upgraded my reading experience (and it costs less than $25)

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2026-01-22 06:46:12

ZDNET's key takeaways The Strapsicle silicone straps upgrade the grip options on your Kindle and provide a secure hold to prevent drops. At $21, Strapsicle is an easy and affordable Kindle accessory to make your reading experience even more comfortable. If you prefer more ergonomic grips or don't like the look of straps across the back of your Kindle, an alternative security option may be best. $20.9 at Amazon If you're adventuring on summer travels in the upcoming months, now is the perfect

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Ad Blockers for Real Life Are Now a Thing, Thanks to AR Glasses

gizmodo.com James Pero 2026-01-22 05:32:31

I don’t know much about you, dear reader, but I can probably guess one thing: you don’t like watching advertisements (shut up, ad lovers; no one’s talking to you). If you’re one of the many, many ad-averse, you probably have an ad blocker installed on your devices, which is great when you’re staring into the void of life’s many glowing rectangles as one does every day for the rest of their lives. But those blockers do little to help you out in the real world when you’re touching grass or a dirty

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Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Chatbots Are Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2026-01-22 05:45:11

Generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok have exploded in popularity as AI becomes mainstream. These tools don’t have the ability to make new scientific discoveries on their own, but billionaires are convinced that AI is on the cusp of doing just that. And the latest episode of the All-In podcast helps explain why these guys think AI is extremely close to revolutionizing scientific knowledge. Travis Kalanick, the founder of Uber who no longer works at the company,

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ChromeOS Needs More Love and Attention Than a Mobile Makeover With Android

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2026-01-22 06:00:40

After diving into the luxurious Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14, I have ChromeOS on my mind. Apparently, so does Google. In an interview with TechRadar, Android “daddy” Sameer Samat dropped a small bombshell about the future of ChromeOS, though without providing any of the raw details. He said Google plans to combine ChromeOS and Android “into a single platform.” This project seems to be in the early phase of development. Samat said he was analyzing what apps people are using on their PCs or Macs, whi

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I Watched a $30,000, 116-Inch TV. Now I Need a Bigger Living Room

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-22 03:17:00

The whole TV industry is moving towards bigger and bigger screens, and the new Hisense 116UX takes the concept to a room-filling extreme. This is a 116-inch 4K TV that costs as much as a decent new car. But it's not just any 116-inch, $30,000 TV. Hisense built some sophisticated tech under the hood, and I got some hands-on time with it. I can confirm that this is a truly massive screen. Like, absolutely huge. A real unit. To give you an idea of how big it is, I'm 6 feet tall and I could not tou

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AI coding tools are shifting to a surprising place: the terminal

techcrunch.com Russell Brandom 2026-01-22 06:30:00

For years, code-editing tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and GitHub’s Copilot have been the standard for AI-powered software development. But as agentic AI grows more powerful and vibe-coding takes off, a subtle shift has changed how AI systems are interacting with software. Instead of working on code, they’re increasingly interacting directly with the shell of whatever system they’re installed in. It’s a significant change in how AI-powered software development happens – and despite the low profile

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A Rust Shaped Hole

This new, improved Nextdoor might be just the social app we need right now

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Google adds AI-generated summaries to Discover

No One Is Safe in the First Teaser for ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5

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How Knox Morris went from TikToker to rock star

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Bedsure's Bamboo Cooling Sheets Are Silky Soft, Durable, and Cheap

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Helix Editor 25.07

Tesla’s Cybertruck Is a Bust

The most immersive gaming speaker system I've ever tested is $101 off

The Skylight Calendar is perfect for busy families, and easy enough for kids to use

A former OpenAI engineer describes what it’s really like to work there

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Reflections on OpenAI

From the hospital to the car plant: What is GM doing with CT scanners?

Our biggest questions about ChromeOS and Android merging

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ChromeOS Needs More Love and Attention Than a Mobile Makeover With Android

I Watched a $30,000, 116-Inch TV. Now I Need a Bigger Living Room

AI coding tools are shifting to a surprising place: the terminal

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