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Scientists Just Found a New, Incredibly Rare Blood Type

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-11-16 20:55:13

Step aside A, B, and O—there’s a new player in town. Scientists in France have just reported the discovery of a novel, rare blood type, only recorded in a single person to date. The French Blood Establishment (EFS), the country’s sole civilian blood transfusion organization, announced the discovery over the weekend. The blood type, nicknamed “Gwada negative,” was found in a French woman originally from Guadeloupe. It’s the 48th distinct blood group system to be established. “This discovery was

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JLab’s new party speaker puts a light show in your pocket

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-11-16 20:07:13

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. JLab has announced a new Party line of wireless speakers that continues an industry trend of adding animated RGB lighting to anything that plays music. That even includes the new budget-minded JLab Pop Party speaker — which is small enough to squeeze into a pocket but still features customizable LEDs. The $19.99 Pop Party is the lightest and che

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Meet Google Martha, the company’s Android XR smart glasses prototype

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-17 00:19:57

TL;DR Google demoed its Android XR smart glasses prototype at Google I/O 2025. We now learn that this Android XR prototype is called “Google Martha.” Its companion app handles connected features like notifications, settings access, video recording from the user’s perspective, and more. After over a year of teasing with Project Astra, Google showed off its Android XR glasses on stage at Google I/O 2025. My colleague C. Scott Brown even got to try them on, and he was impressed with the demo. Si

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How to store Go pointers from assembly

news.ycombinator.com Francesco Mazzoli 2025-11-16 22:40:24

2025-06-23 How to store Go pointers from assembly The standard Go toolchain comes with an assembler out of the box. Said assembler is highly idiosyncratic, using syntax inherited from Plan 9 and choosing its own names for platform-specific instructions and registers. But it’s great to have it readily available. More mundanely, Go comes with a garbage collector. This post explains how to make these two components play nice, if we want to manipulate Go pointers from our assembly. Preamble: Go’s

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Blink Security Bundle Is 50% Off for Early Prime Day, Includes 7 Cameras and Storage With a MicroSD Card

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-11-17 05:10:10

It’s never been easier or more affordable to keep an eye on your home, both inside and out. Whether you’re heading out of town or just want extra peace of mind while you’re at work, a dependable security camera system can make a world of difference. The problem is, most setups either cost too much up front or require subscriptions to get all the features. And if you’re already paying for the equipment, there’s no way you want to spend more money on a subscription every month, too. Luckily, there

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Sailing the fjords like the Vikings yields unexpected insights

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-17 04:52:43

Experimental archaeologist Greer Jarrett of Lund University in Sweden has been sailing in the footsteps of Vikings for the last three years. If you want to learn more about how and where the Vikings sailed, making the journey through the fjords yourself in replica boats is a practical, hands-on approach to achieving that end. Greer Jarrett, an archaeologist at Lund University in Sweden, has spent the last three years doing just that, sailing more than 5,000 kilometers along known Viking trade r

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Portyl travel app brings ancient ruins to live with immersive AR

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-11-17 10:00:00

Turn your phone into a time machine with stunning 3D reconstructions of historic sites, geospatial precision, and AI-guided tours in 60+ languages Histoury is launching its Portyl app that uses the Unity game engine and Niantic Spatial‘s technology to enable tourists to see what today’s archaeological ruins looked like in their heyday. The Dallas-based company says it’s like turning your smartphone into a time machine, with 3D reconstructions of historic sites, geospatial precision and AI guid

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This archaeologist built a replica boat to sail like the Vikings

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-17 10:52:43

Experimental archaeologist Greer Jarrett of Lund University in Sweden has been sailing in the footsteps of Vikings for the last three years. If you want to learn more about how and where the Vikings sailed, making the journey through the fjords yourself in replica boats is a practical, hands-on approach to achieving that end. Greer Jarrett, an archaeologist at Lund University in Sweden, has spent the last three years doing just that, sailing more than 5,000 kilometers along known Viking trade r

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Tesla’s first Robotaxi rides kick off in Austin, Texas

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-17 20:00:15

The June 22 launch of Tesla's robotaxis in Austin, Texas, actually occurred. It's a tentative first step for the company, however: a human "Tesla Safety Monitor" is accompanying the first riders. There are also only ten cars and rides are limited to certain Tesla users. Those early riders and influencers have been sharing their experiences on social media, mostly (surprise) on X. Most of the early riders appear to be pro-Tesla users, with a company mention in their social media bio or a Tesla c

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Encounters with Reality on Christine Rosen's the Extinction of Experience

news.ycombinator.com Regina Munch 2025-11-14 02:52:38

When I was fourteen, my family went on a Caribbean cruise. I have always been allergic to the idea of going somewhere for the explicit purpose of “having a good time.” But that’s exactly what a cruise—at least this particular kind of cruise—is: a never-ending parade of convenient entertainment and diversion. Gorge yourself at breakfast; use the coupon in your welcome bag for a mid-morning massage; have lunch brought to your table at the pool; shop luxury brands on the promenade in the afternoon;

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Disabling Intel Graphics Security Mitigation Boosts GPU Compute Performance 20%

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-17 22:01:20

While not talked about as much as the Intel CPU security mitigations, Intel graphics security mitigations have added up over time that if disabling Intel graphics security mitigations for their GPU compute stack for OpenCL and Level Zero can yield a 20% performance boost. Ubuntu maker Canonical in cooperation with Intel is preparing to disable these security mitigations in the Ubuntu packages in order to recoup this lost performance.I haven't looked at the Intel graphics security mitigation cost

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Perplexity's AI-powered browser opens up to select Windows users

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-17 12:06:29

Perplexity is planning to open up its Comet browser that's powered by "agentic search" to Windows users, according to the company's CEO. Aravind Srinivas posted on X that the Windows build of Comet is ready and has sent out invites to early testers already. Perplexity's CEO also hinted at a potential release for Android devices, adding that it was "moving at a crazy pace and moving ahead of schedule." In May, Perplexity launched a beta version of its AI-powered Comet browser, only available to

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Oxford City Council suffers breach exposing two decades of data

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-17 09:17:28

Oxford City Council warns it suffered a data breach where attackers accessed personally identifiable information from legacy systems. The incident has also caused an ICT service disruption, as announced on the website, and although most of the impacted systems have been brought back online, the remaining backlogs may continue to cause delays. Oxford City Council is the local government authority responsible for managing critical public services, such as housing, planning, waste collection, env

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Using Home Assistant, adguard home and an $8 smart outlet to avoid brain rot

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-17 15:26:08

Beating Brainrot by Button The internet is the bane of my existence. Ads, distractions, sponsored content, bad news, bad ideas, more ads, social media, antisocial media, even more ads. Also, I’m a software developer, so the internet is basically indispensable for me, a central pillar of my income and a convenient way to communicate with friends, family, loved ones, associates, acquaintances, people from my sports club, superpositions of all previous groups and enemies alike. And I think my com

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I wrote my PhD Thesis in Typst

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-17 16:12:01

I wrote my PhD Thesis in Typst I recently submitted my PhD thesis, and while waiting for the physical copies to get printed I thought I'd write about something you (hopefully) wouldn't notice when reading it. I wrote it in Typst, not LaTeX. In this post I will talk a bit about what went well and what didn't. Typst (https://typst.app/) is a modern take on a typesetting language that I think has a real shot at dethroning LaTeX. I would describe the language as a mix of markdown and dynamically t

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Israel urges citizens to turn off home cameras as Iran hacks surveillance systems

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-11-17 14:10:00

Cutting corners: As tensions between Israel and Iran escalate, Israeli authorities are urging citizens to take an unusual but crucial step: turn off their home security cameras or change their passwords. The warning comes amid growing evidence that Iran is actively attempting to tap into private surveillance devices across Israel to gather intelligence for military operations. In the aftermath of recent Iranian missile strikes on Tel Aviv, concerns about the vulnerability of internet-connected

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This Bluetooth Waterproof Speaker by Anker Is Practically Free on Amazon, and It’s No Joke

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-11-17 11:35:13

It’s always convenient to have a tiny Bluetooth speaker handy whether you want to hear music in the shower, take it outdoors during summer activities or take it on a bicycle ride or boat trip. Anker is a trusted brand of portable electronics and the Soundcore Select 4 Go speaker receives rave reviews (4.7/5 on over 2,000 reviews) from users for sound quality. The great news is that the Soundcore Select 4 Go speaker is now available on Amazon for $19, an amazing deal considering it originally re

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The $14 Billion AI Google Killer

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-11-17 15:25:16

A new AI darling is making waves in Silicon Valley. It’s called Perplexity, and according to reports, both Meta and Apple have quietly explored acquiring it. Valued at a staggering $14 billion following a May funding round, the startup is being hailed as a revolutionary threat to Google Search’s search dominance. But here’s the thing: it mostly just summarizes web results and sends you links. So why the frenzy? Perplexity billed itself an “answer engine.” You ask a question, and it uses large

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Asus ROG Azoth X Review: A Space-Age Gaming Keyboard

wired.com Henri Robbins 2025-11-17 12:00:00

A lot of mechanical keyboards struggle with aesthetics. It’s hard to get right! If the styling is overdone, you might inhibit functionality or just have too much going on visually. If you stick to the basics, you might end up with a bland keyboard. Whichever way you go, there’s still a chance you’ll get it wrong and have something that doesn’t look good. But there’s been an influx of really well-designed keyboards of late: Keychron’s K2 HE Special Edition is a great example, along with the Mcho

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What happens when AI comes for our fonts?

theverge.com Geoffrey Bunting 2025-11-17 12:00:00

Monotype is keen for you to know what AI might do in typography. As one of the largest type design companies in the world, Monotype owns Helvetica, Futura, and Gill Sans — among 250,000 other fonts. In the typography giant’s 2025 Re:Vision trends report, published in February, Monotype devotes an entire chapter to how AI will result in a reactive typography that will “leverage emotional and psychological data” to tailor itself to the reader. It might bring text into focus when you look at it and

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Debunking NIST's calculation of the Kyber-512 security level (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-14 14:58:50

The cr.yp.to blog 2023.10.03: The inability to count correctly: Debunking NIST's calculation of the Kyber-512 security level. #nist #addition #multiplication #ntru #kyber #fiasco [Sidney Harris cartoon used with permission. Copyright holder: ScienceCartoonsPlus.com.] Quick, what's 240 plus 240? It's 280, right? No, obviously not. 40 plus 40 is 80, and 240 times 240 is 280, but 240 plus 240 is only 241. Take a deep breath and relax. When cryptographers are analyzing the security of cryptogra

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Tell HN: Beware confidentiality agreements that act as lifetime non competes

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-17 05:02:24

Just a note of warning from personal experience. Companies don’t really need non-competes anymore. Some companies take an extremely broad interpretation of IP confidentiality, where they consider doing any work in the industry during your lifetime an inevitable confidentiality violation. They argue it would be impossible for you to work elsewhere in this industry during your entire career without violating confidentiality with the technical and business instincts you bring to that domain. It do

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Apple is reportedly considering the acquisition of Perplexity AI

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-17 10:00:12

Apple's executives are thinking of acquiring Perplexity AI both to get more talent and to be able to offer an AI-based search engine in the future, according to Bloomberg. Adrian Perica, Apple's head of mergers and acquisitions, has reportedly already talked about the idea with services SVP Eddy Cue and the company's top decision-makers with it comes to its AI efforts. It's early stages, however: Apple has yet to talk to Perplexity about a bid, and the internal talks may not even lead to a forma

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Microsoft's Family Safety Feature Is Blocking Chrome: Here's the Workaround

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-17 08:44:00

Microsoft's Family Safety feature is designed to block certain types of websites from children. Apparently, it's also been blocking Google's Chrome browser -- but there is a workaround. Chrome, a web browser launched by Google in 2008 -- is not working when users have the Family Safety Feature enabled. The first report of the bug seems to date to June 3, when a user posted on Google's online support board. The user noted that Chrome constantly closed when the person tried to use it. Restarti

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Verified dynamic programming with Σ-types in Lean

news.ycombinator.com Tanner Duve 2025-11-13 20:28:30

1. Introduction If you’ve taken an algorithms class, you have likely seen dynamic programming, specifically a technique called memoization. Memoization works to optimize recursive algorithms by caching the solutions to subproblems in a table, and when a subproblem is encountered, it queries the table instead of recomputing the solution. This gives us an exponential performance boost. This blog post will show how to solve a dynamic programming problem using memoization in Lean, and verify its c

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Report: Apple held internal talks about acquiring AI search startup Perplexity

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-18 00:46:32

As Apple scrambles to play catch-up in the generative AI race, a new report says the company has considered making its biggest acquisition ever. According to Bloomberg, Apple executives have held internal discussions about a potential bid for Perplexity AI, the fast-growing AI startup known for its conversational web search platform. This would mark Apple’s biggest acquisition ever As reported by Mark Gurman, the talks are still at an early stage and may not result in an actual offer, but the

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Verified Dynamic Programming with Σ-types in Lean

news.ycombinator.com Tanner Duve 2025-11-14 08:28:30

1. Introduction If you’ve taken an algorithms class, you have likely seen dynamic programming, specifically a technique called memoization. Memoization works to optimize recursive algorithms by caching the solutions to subproblems in a table, and when a subproblem is encountered, it queries the table instead of recomputing the solution. This gives us an exponential performance boost. This blog post will show how to solve a dynamic programming problem using memoization in Lean, and verify its c

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Social Security Is Set to Dry Up Even Sooner. That's Why I'm Not Relying on It for Retirement

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-18 04:30:06

Getty Images/Zooey Liao/CNET If you're banking on Social Security to fund your retirement, you may want to think twice. A new forecast from the Social Security Administration shows that Social Security trust funds will be depleted by 2034, a year sooner than initially forecast. At this time, you'll only be able to receive 81% of your benefits, reducing the amount you'll get paid. As a personal finance expert who saved enough to retire comfortably at 40, I've worked with dozens of clients to h

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TechCrunch Mobility: Applied Intuition’s eye-popping valuation, the new age of micromobility, and Waymo’s wild week

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-11-18 05:27:00

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Waymo might be the largest commercial robotaxi operator — offering 250,000 paid rides per week — but it is hardly smooth. The past seven days in Waymo’s world illustrates just how dynamic the burgeoning robotaxi business can be. The company limited service nationwide on June 13 ahead of scheduled “No Kings” protests against Presid

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Meta approached Perplexity before massive Scale AI deal

cnbc.com Deirdre Bosa Ashley Capoot 2025-11-18 10:33:26

Meta approached artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI about a potential takeover bid before ultimately investing $14.3 billion into Scale AI, CNBC confirmed on Friday. The two companies did not finalize a deal, according to two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because of the confidential nature of the negotiations. One person familiar with the talks said it was "mutually dissolved," while another person familiar with the matter said Perplexity walked away from

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Scientists Just Found a New, Incredibly Rare Blood Type

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Using Home Assistant, adguard home and an $8 smart outlet to avoid brain rot

I wrote my PhD Thesis in Typst

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The $14 Billion AI Google Killer

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