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Match to pay $14M to the FTC due to false advertising and other deceptive practices

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-12-29 11:56:28

Back in 2019, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued the dating app giant Match Group, accusing it of deceiving Match.com users into purchasing subscriptions through misleading means. Now, after six years, the company— which operates popular dating apps Match, Tinder, OkCupid, Hinge, and Plenty of Fish—has agreed to a $14 million settlement, as announced by the FTC on Tuesday. The FTC stated that the $14 million will be used to provide “redress to injured consumers.” According to the la

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Grok Offers Bizarre Explanations for Why It Was Deactivated

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-29 15:48:27

Grok, Elon Musk's "maximum truth-seeking" chatbot, was briefly suspended on August 11 — and nobody, including the xAI bot, knows what really happened. As flagged by Gizmodo, users reported that the chatbot, which declared itself as "MechaHitler" earlier this year, was back online within half an hour. When it came to, Grok began offering some strange and conflicting reasons as to why it had been shut down. As it stands, Grok has made three overarching claims about its temporary deactivation: th

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Windows 10 KB5063709 update fixes extended security updates enrollment

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-29 16:15:48

Microsoft has released the KB5063709 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, with seven fixes or changes, including a fix for a bug that prevented enrollment in extended security updates. The Windows 10 KB5063709 update is mandatory as it contains Microsoft's July 2025 Patch Tuesday security updates, which fix one zero-day vulnerability and 136 other flaws. Windows users can install this update by going into Settings, clicking on Windows Update, and manually performing a 'Ch

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James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Flies Home This Week

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-12-29 15:50:59

James Gunn’s Superman was pushed out of the top five at the box office this past weekend, marking the beginning of the end of its box office run. It’s been a good one, with over $330 million in the U.S. so far and another $250 million worldwide. It’s the highest-grossing Superman film ever, domestically not adjusted for inflation, and now the journey takes its next step. Gunn took to social media Tuesday to announce his DC Universe film will be available on digital August 15. That’s this week.

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Hackers breach and expose a major North Korean spying operation

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-12-29 16:34:34

Hackers claim to have compromised the computer of a North Korean government hacker and leaked its contents online, offering a rare window into a hacking operation by the notoriously secretive nation. The two hackers, who go by Saber and cyb0rg, published a report about the breach in the latest issue of Phrack magazine, a legendary cybersecurity e-zine that was first published in 1985. The latest issue was distributed at the Def Con hackers conference in Las Vegas last week. In the article, the

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US govt seizes $1 million in crypto from BlackSuit ransomware gang

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-29 21:18:34

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) seized cryptocurrency and digital assets worth $1,091,453 at the time of confiscation, on January 9, 2024, from the BlackSuit ransomware gang. The authorities tracked the crypto as the cybercriminals moved it repeatedly across virtual currency exchange accounts, depositing and withdrawing it to obfuscate the trace. Eventually, the amount was frozen when it reached a cooperating exchange. The action was made possible thanks to evidence collected by the U.S.

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At last, a Windows laptop that I wouldn't mind setting aside my MacBook Pro for

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-12-29 21:12:00

Asus ProArt P16 ZDNET's key takeaways Asus' ProArt P16 is on sale for $2,500 at Best Buy. This year's model keeps much of what made the previous generation so good, with key hardware improvements. It also means it has the same problems as before, such as running hot. View now at Best Buy If you're familiar with Asus' creator-focused laptops, you'll feel right at home using the 2025 ProArt P16. It is nearly identical to its predecessor in terms of design and purpose, as the laptop is meant for

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Show HN: Building a web search engine from scratch with 3B neural embeddings

news.ycombinator.com Wilson Lin 2025-12-29 21:02:40

Building a web search engine from scratch in two months with 3 billion neural embeddings A while back, I decided to undertake a project to challenge myself: build a web search engine from scratch. Aside from the fun deep dive opportunity, there were two motivators: Search engines seemed to be getting worse, with more SEO spam and less relevant quality content. Transformer-based text embedding models were taking off and showing amazing natural comprehension of language. A simple question I ha

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HMRC using AI to scour suspected tax cheats' social media

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-12-30 02:11:48

HMRC using AI to scour suspected tax cheats' social media 50 minutes ago Share Save Tom Gerken Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images HMRC has confirmed it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor social media posts as part of criminal investigations into suspected tax cheats. It said the tech would not replace "human decision-making" and was subject to legal oversight. "Greater use of AI will enable our staff to spend less time on admin and more time helping taxpayers, as well as be

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A Bunch of Incredibly Sleazy AI Apps Are Claiming to Be Jesus Christ Himself

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-29 23:48:04

As ChatGPT really started to take off back in 2023, an Austin pastor made minor headlines when he used the large language model (LLM) chatbot to lead a 15-minute "shotgun sermon." The stunt was largely meant to spark a conversation about how we define "what is sacred," the pastor said at the time. Since that lesson in theological ethics, chatbots have become ubiquitous — and they no longer come with lectures. Now in 2025, LLM chatbots are being increasingly made to stand in for therapists, teac

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Google lets you pick preferred sources when you search

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-30 02:00:12

Google is officially rolling out Preferred Sources, which lets you curate search results. The feature allows you to pick specific or "preferred" sources, like a certain blog or news outlet, and see them more prominently when you use Google Search. Google started testing it in June and it should be available in the coming days to English language users in the US and India. Preferred Sources seems pretty simple to use. You go to Google, search for a topic and then click on the preferred sources o

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Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron leaves to join self-driving startup Waabi as COO

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-12-30 02:00:00

Self-driving truck maker Waabi has hired autonomous vehicle industry veteran and Uber Freight CEO, Lior Ron, to step in as chief operating officer, as the startup looks to scale its commercial operations ahead of its planned launch of driverless trucks on public highways later this year. Rebecca Tinucci, who previously spent six years building Tesla’s charging network before the automaker gutted its charging staff last year, will take over as head of Uber Freight. Ron will stay on as Uber Freig

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Samsung has launched its first Micro RGB TV with improved color accuracy

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-12-30 06:46:45

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. First teased at CES 2025, Samsung has finally launched a TV featuring the company’s new Micro RGB backlight technology. The 115-inch TV is first launching in South Korea for over $32,000, according to SamMobile, but Samsung says it’s coming to the US next, fo

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LinkedIn launches Mini Sudoku, pushing deeper into casual games that keep users coming back

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-12-30 11:00:01

Nikoli's president, Yoshinao Anpuku, poses for a photo at Nikoli headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2025. LinkedIn worked with Nikoli and Sudoku champion Thomas Snyder to launch its Mini Sudoku game. LinkedIn on Tuesday released a new game for the professional social networking app's 1.2 billion users. It's a miniature version of Sudoku, an old game with a rich history. The new Mini Sudoku is LinkedIn's sixth game. It's scaled down from the traditional 9-by-9 grid and meant to be completed in

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7 things the Galaxy S26 Pro needs to be my next Android phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-30 11:00:48

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Samsung’s phone lineup hasn’t changed much since 2020, when the Galaxy S20 series set the precedent of a base, Plus, and Ultra model every year. There have been some additions, such as the more budget-friendly FE variants or this year’s thinner Galaxy S25 Edge, but by and large, the formula has been the same for the last five years. That could change in 2026, as Samsung may pivot to a Galaxy S26 Pro, Edge, and Ultra. If that is the case, the phone I’d be most in

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Samsung’s second One UI 8 Watch beta is finally here

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-30 11:59:58

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has released the second One UI 8 Watch beta software. The update fixes a few bugs, including the lift-to-wake gesture not working in some situations. This comes over a month after the release of the first One UI 8 Watch beta. Samsung launched the first One UI 8 Watch beta back in June, allowing Galaxy Watch 7 and Ultra owners to go hands-on with the upcoming software. It’s taken a while, but the second beta is now rolling out in at least one mark

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New data shows AI agents invading the workplace, with mixed results

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-12-30 11:00:21

imaginima ZDNET's key takeaways: Employee trust in AI agents is growing, but only for some tasks. Research found that trust increases the more people use agents. The rapid embrace of agents is rewriting some workplace norms. AI agents are becoming a common fixture in the workplace as businesses look to automate a variety of routine, time-consuming tasks. A growing body of research, however, is revealing the boundaries of the degree of control that employees are willing to hand over to these

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ARM’s New Neural Upscaler Could Finally Make Gaming on Phones Exciting Again

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-12-30 11:27:35

Today’s PCs don’t have to be so powerful to get strong performance out of games, and it’s mostly due to occasionally derided but increasingly ubiquitous AI upscaling. For those of us who dream of their smartphones as true gaming powerhouses, chip designer ARM promises that with this same tech, we may finally play big-name titles right from our pockets. You may not know much about ARM technology, but if you’ve used most smartphones or many of today’s PCs and Macs, you’ve seen the group’s impact.

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11 Best Computer Speakers (2025), Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Simon Hill 2025-12-30 11:00:00

Other Computer Speakers We Tested There are tons of computer speakers on the market, and many of the ones we tested are perfectly fine but don't deserve a spot above for one reason or another. Photograph: Simon Hill Onkyo Creator GX-10DB for $249: Capable of producing a warm and rich sound, Onkyo’s speakers are the perfect size for your desktop and come with angled stands (though they are plastic). The connectivity options are solid, with USB-C, optical, and stereo RCA inputs, and support for

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I hate Google Search’s AI overviews, so I replaced them with Brave

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-30 16:00:39

Megan Ellis / Android Authority A few months ago, I switched from Google to Brave on my Android phone. While I initially did this to force dark mode on my mobile browser and remove ads, I discovered plenty of benefits to using Brave over Chrome. One of these is access to Brave’s search engine, which prioritizes higher quality results with fewer ads and sponsored results compared to Google Search. But as I’ve continued to use Brave Search across devices, I also realized something else: AI summa

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Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search

wired.com Colin Lecher 2025-12-30 16:30:00

Data brokers are required by California law to provide ways for consumers to request their data be deleted. But good luck finding them. More than 30 of the companies, which collect and sell consumers’ personal information, hid their deletion instructions from Google, according to a review by The Markup and CalMatters of hundreds of broker websites. This creates one more obstacle for consumers who want to delete their data. This story is copublished with The Markup and CalMatters. Many of the

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Lisa Su Runs AMD—and Is Out for Nvidia’s Blood

wired.com Lauren Goode 2025-12-31 02:00:00

A piece of advice if you’re meeting with Lisa Su: Wear sneakers. Su, the leader of AMD, moves fast these days, though I suspect that’s always been the case. Her company's chips underpin the artificial intelligence that’s changing the world at breakneck speeds. To hear Su and literally everyone else in semiconductors talk about it, the US is in an AI race with China—and the rules keep changing. The Trump administration has once again shifted its stance on what kind of chips can and can’t be ship

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Galaxy Z Flip 7, FE get a big cover screen widget upgrade (Update: Not so fast)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-29 03:00:26

TL;DR Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Flip 7 FE now let you add more Android widgets to the cover display. The new foldable phones allow you to add up to four widgets on one screen. We initially thought that this allows you to add any home screen widget to the cover screen, but this isn’t actually the case. Update: August 12, 2025 (3:16 AM ET): Contrary to our original article below, Samsung doesn’t actually let you add any Android widget to the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Flip 7 FE cover screens. Afte

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Elon Musk Can’t Control His AI

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-12-31 02:23:50

With Grok, the months pass, but the story stays the same. The AI chatbot from xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, continues to stir controversy, putting its host platform, X, in an increasingly embarrassing position. Just weeks after a version of Grok was found to be praising Adolf Hitler, the new, supposedly more powerful “SuperGrok” found itself in hot water again on Monday, forcing X to briefly suspend the chatbot for what it vaguely described as “inappropriate posts.” Even El

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Why tail-recursive functions are loops

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-27 18:10:54

One story every computing enthusiast should hear is the lesson of how loops and tail-recursion are equivalent. We like recursive functions because they’re amenable to induction, and we can derive them in a way that is in direct correspondence with the definition of the datatype over which they recur. We like loops because they’re fast and make intuitive sense as long as variables don’t change in too tricky a way. In general, recursive functions are slower than loops because they push stack fram

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$200 off: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE discounted for the first time

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-31 21:44:49

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Samsung’s new foldable phones are exciting, but most are pretty expensive. The only exception is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE, which usually costs $899.99. Today, we’re taking a look at its first actual discount, which will save you $200 on the retail price. Buy the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE for just $699.99 ($200 off) This offer is available from Amazon. The discount applies to both available colors. These include Black and White. We’re specifically refer

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MagSafe Monday: SUPCASE MagFlip wallet is a tank that doubles as a stand

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-12-31 21:30:00

MagSafe wallets typically aim to be super thin. The SUPCASE MagFlip takes the opposite approach and loads itself up with features. It’s all about function first, so it ends up quite a bit thicker than the typical MagSafe wallet, but it’s extremely useful. Some of my favorite gear Aqara Smart Lock U50 Upgrade your doors with Apple Home Key and the Aqara U50. MagSafe Monday: Every Monday, Bradley Chambers looks at the latest and greatest in the MagSafe and wireless charging industry to help you

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North Korean Kimsuky hackers exposed in alleged data breach

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-31 21:42:46

The North Korean state-sponsored hackers known as Kimsuky has reportedly suffered a data breach after two hackers, who describe themselves as the opposite of Kimsuky's values, stole the group's data and leaked it publicly online. The two hackers, named 'Saber' and 'cyb0rg,' cited ethical reasons for their actions, saying Kimsuky is "hacking for all the wrong reasons," claiming they're driven by political agendas and follow regime orders instead of practicing the art of hacking independently. "

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Why Tail-Recursive Functions Are Loops

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-28 00:10:54

One story every computing enthusiast should hear is the lesson of how loops and tail-recursion are equivalent. We like recursive functions because they’re amenable to induction, and we can derive them in a way that is in direct correspondence with the definition of the datatype over which they recur. We like loops because they’re fast and make intuitive sense as long as variables don’t change in too tricky a way. In general, recursive functions are slower than loops because they push stack fram

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I did not expect this JBL soundbar to outperform pricier models by Sonos and Bose like this

zdnet.com Christian De Looper 2026-01-01 02:22:00

JBL Bar 1000MK2 ZDNET's key takeaways The JBL Bar 1000MK2 includes a soundbar, two detachable rear speakers, and an external subwoofer for $1,200. It's a versatile system, with powerful audio performance suitable for large rooms. It's not an ideal option for people who want permanent rear speakers. $1,199.95 at Walmart $1,199.95 at B&H Photo-Video $1,199.95 at Crutchfield more buying choices The original JBL Bar 1000 made a compelling case for itself as a versatile soundbar for those who want

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Match to pay $14M to the FTC due to false advertising and other deceptive practices

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Samsung has launched its first Micro RGB TV with improved color accuracy

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