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Tour de France confronts a new threat: Are cyclists using tiny motors?

news.ycombinator.com Kevin Sieff 2026-01-26 00:32:22

MUR-DE-BRETAGNE, France — After the world’s best cyclists charged up the final climb in Stage 7 of the Tour de France, passing a roaring crowd at the finish line, a group of officials in black polo shirts darted toward their bikes. The officials put red bracelets on the carbon frames. Their job was to conduct a little-known check in one of the world’s most scandal-stained sports: The bikes were being inspected for tiny motors. Eight bikes were wheeled to a black tent a few feet from the podium,

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Why not Matrix (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-29 20:10:04

why not matrix? haru at this point it seems like most of the tech community is familiar with matrix, the "open network for decentralized communication". lots of projects and communities have migrated from a host of other platforms, including irc, discord and slack with the promise that their new spaces will be free forever. i first discovered matrix in 2021 and have dedicated a lot of time trying to understand exactly how it works, as well as trawling through github issues to try and under

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Has 5G lived up to the hype? People are united in this survey.

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-29 17:07:20

Eric Zeman / Android Authority 5G phones have been on the market for over five years, and I vividly remember how the entire industry hyped up this tech. From industrial applications and remote surgery to unforeseen advancements and cars that talk to each other, companies breathlessly declared how 5G would change the world. Now that the dust has settled, colleague Rob Triggs conducted a deep dive to find out whether 5G actually lived up to the hype. He also asked readers for their opinion, and

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Why not Matrix (2024)

news.ycombinator.com I Write Code 2026-01-30 02:10:04

Archived from https://telegra.ph/why-not-matrix-08-07 March 22, 2024 Additional links here: https://benharri.org/matrix-sucks/ haru august 7, 2023 at this point it seems like most of the tech community is familiar with matrix, the “open network for decentralized communication”. lots of projects and communities have migrated from a host of other platforms, including irc, discord and slack with the promise that their new spaces will be free forever. i first discovered matrix in 2021 and have de

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Warner Bros. Discovery will be Warner Bros. and Discovery after they break up

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2026-01-30 03:06:48

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. This time next year, the corporate entity known as Warner Bros. Discovery will be no more, and the two companies it’s splitting into have some very inspired names. Today, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that “Warner Bros.” and “Discovery Global” are the names of the two new businesses that will exist after it completes its restructu

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Microsoft plans to bring Xbox age verification to countries outside of the UK

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-30 08:19:53

Microsoft is implementing an age verification system on Xbox accounts to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act, and in a new blog post announcing the move, the company suggests it'll come to other countries, too. Players in the UK who indicate on their account that they're 18 years or older will now "begin seeing notifications encouraging them to verify their age," Microsoft says. The process is optional for now, and players will be able to enjoy playing Xbox games until "early 2026," when ver

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Robo-Bunnies Are the Latest Weapon Against Florida’s Invasive Pythons

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2026-01-30 08:55:06

Invasive Burmese pythons are a scourge upon South Florida. These massive snakes are one of the region’s most pernicious pests, posing a significant risk to local biodiversity as they chow down on native wildlife. Burmese pythons were introduced to Florida through the exotic pet trade in the 1970s and are now among the state’s top predators. Researchers and conservationists have been working to wrangle the python problem through capture and kill programs but have faced significant challenges. Th

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Premier League Summer Series: Stream West Ham vs. Everton From Anywhere

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-30 06:30:04

The Premier League Summer Series tournament continues on Wednesday with two teams looking to bounce back from opening match defeats as West Ham faces Everton. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. The Hammers slipped to a 2-1 defeat to Man United at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, with goalkeeper Alphonse Areola at fault for both goals. Despite the disa

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Scientists Secretly Working on Plan to Test Blocking Sun From Huge Area of Earth

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-30 11:58:16

Scientists are racing to find potential ways to slow down global warming, going far as to investigate ways to dim the Sun. The concept, known as solar geoengineering, has proven incredibly controversial in the past, with critics arguing that we simply don't know enough about the risks, including the environmental and societal impacts of tinkering with the climate. Proponents don't necessarily disagree, but they say the situation is already so bad that we need to consider drastic action, even if

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The new Warner Bros. and Discovery Global would like you to forget Warner Bros. Discovery

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-30 17:39:51

If only a pair of name changes were enough. Earlier this summer Engadget covered the news that Warner Bros. Discovery would split into two giant media companies. Today the conglomerate announced the names for the restructured entities. The company retaining Warner Bros. film, television and game studios, along with New Line Cinema, DC Studios, HBO and HBO Max, will be called Warner Bros. Meanwhile, the other entity, which holds the original company’s full portfolio of live cable channels, incl

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New York state cyber chief calls out Trump for cybersecurity cuts

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2026-01-30 17:53:34

During the first few months of the new Trump administration, the White House slashed cybersecurity budgets, staff, and initiatives. And some, including cybersecurity experts and legislators, are not happy about it. One of them is Colin Ahern, the chief cyber officer for the state of New York. In a recent interview with TechCrunch, Ahern said that both he and New York Governor Kathy Hochul are worried that the Trump administration’s cuts to cybersecurity are putting the country at risk. “We wor

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Trump’s Anti-Bias AI Order Is Just More Bias

wired.com Steven Levy 2026-01-27 05:00:00

On November 2, 2022, I attended a Google AI event in New York City. One of the themes was responsible AI. As I listened to executives talk about how they aligned their technology with human values, I realized that the malleability of AI models was a double-edged sword. Models could be tweaked to, say, minimize biases, but also to enforce a specific point of view. Governments could demand manipulation to censor unwelcome facts and promote propaganda. I envisioned this as something that an authori

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The UK is slogging through an online age-gate apocalypse

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-01-30 22:05:25

People across the United Kingdom have been faced with a censored and partially inaccessible online landscape since the country introduced its latest digital safety rules on Friday. The Online Safety Act mandates that web service operators must use “highly effective” age verification measures to stop kids from accessing a wide range of material, on penalty of heavy fines and criminal action against senior managers. It’s primarily focused on pornography and content that promotes suicide, self-har

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Microsoft starts rolling out Xbox age verification in the UK

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-01-30 22:29:38

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is starting to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act by prompting Xbox players to verify their age today. The prompts will be shown to Xbox players who indicate they’re over the age of 18 and will be shown when you sign into an Xbox account in the UK. Microsoft says it’s also exploring bringing similar age verification tools to other countries in the future. To powe

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Google is testing a cooler, darker design for Gemini Live’s overlay (Update: Video)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-31 03:31:08

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing a visual refresh for Gemini Live’s compact overlay in the latest app beta. The redesigned UI includes rounded corners, smaller icons, and a dark background. The corner widget has also been updated to be circular with a more vibrant waveform. Update, July 28, 2025 (12:31 PM ET): We’re still waiting to see Google push this new look for Gemini Live’s overlay public, but ahead of its formal debut, we’ve got a new, better look at it — now

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Internet Archive is now a US federal depository library

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-31 08:19:31

The Internet Archive has become an official U.S. federal depository library, providing online users with access to archived congressional bills, laws, regulations, presidential documents, and other U.S. government documents. U.S. Senator Alex Padilla designated it as such in a July 24 letter to the Superintendent of Documents at the Government Publishing Office, which oversees the Federal Depository Library Program that coordinates a network of over 1,150 such libraries. "Through its Democracy

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The Galaxy Z Flip 7’s new cover screen is a mess

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-31 18:00:19

I love flip phone foldables. More specifically, I love flip phones with big cover screens. Being able to comfortably reply to texts, check notifications, and use apps on a large, high-quality cover screen is one of my favorite things about the flip phone form factor — and it’s why I was so excited to get my hands on the Galaxy Z Flip 7. For the last couple of years, Samsung’s cover screen tech has paled in comparison to its competitors, namely Motorola in the US. For all Samsung has gotten righ

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Xfinity vs. Verizon Fios: Which Provider Offers the Best Internet for Your Home?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-31 22:00:00

Is Verizon Fios or Xfinity better? Verizon Fios and Xfinity are some of the top providers nationwide, and while both offer competitive internet services and price guarantee of up to five years, CNET picks Verizon Fios as the better provider overall --largely due to its 100% fiber network, straightforward pricing and promotional offers. The two providers advertise comparable download speeds, but Verizon Fios can deliver symmetrical (or close) upload speeds and superior reliability over a fiber-

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Chinese universities want students to use more AI, not less

technologyreview.com Caiwei Chen 2026-02-01 06:00:00

However, there’s a crucial difference. While many educators in the West see AI as a threat they have to manage, more Chinese classrooms are treating it as a skill to be mastered. In fact, as the Chinese-developed model DeepSeek gains in popularity globally, people increasingly see it as a source of national pride. The conversation in Chinese universities has gradually shifted from worrying about the implications for academic integrity to encouraging literacy, productivity, and staying ahead. Th

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I loved the Galaxy Z Flip 7’s new cover screen until the software ruined it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-01 06:00:19

I love flip phone foldables. More specifically, I love flip phones with big cover screens. Being able to comfortably reply to texts, check notifications, and use apps on a large, high-quality cover screen is one of my favorite things about the flip phone form factor — and it’s why I was so excited to get my hands on the Galaxy Z Flip 7. For the last couple of years, Samsung’s cover screen tech has paled in comparison to its competitors, namely Motorola in the US. For all Samsung has gotten righ

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Multiplex: Command-Line Process Mutliplexer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-01 08:18:10

.__ __ .__ .__ _____ __ __| |_/ |_|__|_____ | | ____ ___ ___ / \| | \ |\ __\ \____ \| | _/ __ \\ \/ / | Y Y \ | / |_| | | | |_> > |_\ ___/ > < |__|_| /____/|____/__| |__| __/|____/\___ >__/\_ \ \/ |__| \/ \/ Multiplex is a command-line multiplexer along with a simple Python API to run multiple processes in parallel and stop them all at once, or based on some condition. Multiplex will gracefully shutdown child processes, and multiplex their output and error streams to stdout and stderr in a way

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DC Brought Green Arrow and a Fighting Tournament to Comic-Con

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2026-02-01 02:30:53

DC didn’t come to San Diego Comic-Con with any major movies on hand, but it did bring a TV show and some comics for the tri. On the comics side, the publisher shed more light on some recently revealed books, including DC KO starting in October. Written by Scott Snyder and drawn by Javier Fernandez, the limited series sees 32 fighters enter a tournament that’ll see the winner be strong enough to fight Darkseid in his new King Omega form. The fighters range from A-listers like Superman (using min

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Your iPhone's Messages App Can Do Math. Here's How

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-31 21:00:03

Apple will release iOS 26 this fall, and it will bring Liquid Glass and more features to your iPhone. But iOS 18 upgrades your Messages app so that it can solve tricky equations without your Calculator app, and it doesn't need Google to look up conversion rates, either. Prior to iOS 18, if you wanted to figure out how to split a bill with your texting group from afar, you'd have to use your calculator app or Spotlight and then switch back to Messages. With iOS 18 you can perform multistep calcu

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ExpressVPN review 2025: Fast speeds and a low learning curve

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-31 08:00:35

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . ExpressVPN is good at its job. It's easy to be skeptical of any service with a knack for self-promotion, but don't let ExpressVPN's hype distract you from the fact that it keeps its front-page promise of "just working." Outside of solid security, the two best things ExpressVPN offers

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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Finally Comes Out Next Year, and We’ve Seen Footage

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2026-01-31 20:30:34

Two years ago, Coyote vs. Acme was a victim of Warner Bros. Discovery’s cost-cutting cancellation wave. Despite public outcry, it initially seemed like it’d never see the light of day. But things have worked out in its favor: it’s coming to theaters next year, and San Diego Comic-Con offered a first look at what’s to come in the Looney Tunes’ latest movie and, more importantly, a release date: August 28, 2026. A mix of live-action and animation, the film sees Wile E. Coyote finally becoming fed

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Premier League Summer Series: Stream Everton vs. Bournemouth From Anywhere

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-31 18:00:09

The second edition of the Premier League Summer Series tournament kicks off in the US on Saturday as David Moyes' Everton take on Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Taking place at three venues across the US, the six-match, round-robin style tournament also includes fellow EPL sides Manchester United and West Ham, an

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5G promised a revolution, but here’s what we actually got

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-31 20:00:07

Robert Triggs / Android Authority Depending on where you live, you’ve likely had 5G in your pocket for at least a couple of years — or possibly close to half a decade. In any case, the wireless tech has certainly been around long enough to have had time to accomplish the numerous lofty promises that CEOs piped up to upsell us, which included everything from rejuvenating retail to traffic lights pushing updates to your car. While some of those promises might have come to pass, quite a lot of th

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Surfshark VPN review: A fast VPN for casual users

engadget.com The Trusted Root Certification Authority Risk 2026-01-31 18:01:26

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Surfshark pushes the envelope with its Nexus and Everlink features, but its fundamentals are solid too. Surfshark is one of the youngest major VPNs, but it's grown rapidly over the last seven years. Since 2018, it's expanded its network to 100 countries, added a suite of apps to its S

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Why I do programming

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-31 10:57:20

This piece was inspired by this post by Aaron Boodman. I remember myself as a calm, quiet kid, happiest when I had a bunch of wires in my hands. My parents used to give them to me as toys along with a screwdriver and an old cassette player I could take apart and try to put back together. I was three years old. I didn’t know what I was doing, but I loved the feeling of exploring the insides of a machine, trying to understand how it works. In first grade, I was introduced to MS-DOS and Logo with

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Inverted Indexes: A Step-by-Step Implementation Guide

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-28 04:53:20

Before we start with the implementation, let's talk about why would you actually need an inverted index in a real life. Why would anyone need inverted index at all Imagine you need to create a system that would quickly look up a document, given several words from it - something like a wiki search. Simplest option I can think of would be to scan through each document, marking ones that have all the necessary words. That might work at first, but such solution wouldn't scale,

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Latest Tech News

Tour de France confronts a new threat: Are cyclists using tiny motors?

Why not Matrix (2023)

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Microsoft starts rolling out Xbox age verification in the UK

Google is testing a cooler, darker design for Gemini Live’s overlay (Update: Video)

Internet Archive is now a US federal depository library

The Galaxy Z Flip 7’s new cover screen is a mess

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Chinese universities want students to use more AI, not less

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Why I do programming

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