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CRKD’s $99 Peak Design clone is great for handhelds

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-11-02 17:10:33

is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware that he thinks you’ll like. He joined in 2018, and after a stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Embracer Group-owned CRKD recently launched a backpack, the $99.99 Vortex 1.0. During a recent vacation, I swapped it in place of my go-to for the past eight or so years, the 20-liter Peak Design Everyday backpack, which CRKD has thoroughly cribbed t

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Meta to spend tens of millions on pro-AI super PAC

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-11-02 17:59:39

In Brief Meta plans to launch a super PAC to support California candidates favoring a light-touch approach to AI regulation, Politico reports. The news comes as other Silicon Valley behemoths, like Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI’s Greg Brockman, pledge $100 million for a new pro-AI super PAC. Meta will pour tens of millions into its new group, dubbed Mobilizing Economic Transformation Across California, according to Politico. Brian Rice, Meta’s VP of public policy and head of the new PAC, has

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The Download: America’s drone brothers, and an upside of AI doomerism

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-11-02 17:10:00

In 2024 alone, 350 known drone incursions were reported over a hundred different US military installations. A lack of coordination or even clarity from the White House, Pentagon or US intelligence community has led some in domestic law enforcement to turn to an unlikely source for help cracking the case of these mystery drones: two UFO hunters out on Long Island in New York called John and Gerald Tedesco. The twin brothers each spent about three decades in the private sector working in electr

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Lego Finally Returns to ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ With a 2,862-Piece ‘Black Pearl’

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-11-02 22:45:11

Yo ho, yo ho, a Lego life for me. The famous toy brand just officially revealed it’s returning to the world of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise with its biggest, most impressive set yet. “Captain Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship,” as it’s officially called, marks Lego’s return to the Disney pirate franchise after almost 10 years, and it’s starting off with a cannon blast. A 2,862-piece recreation of The Black Pearl, the ship Jack Sparrow was kicked off at the start of the first film and got

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Google is building a Duolingo rival into the Translate app

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-11-02 22:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google is putting AI-powered language learning tools into its Translate app. The new feature, rolling out now in beta, can create customized language lessons based on your skill level and your purpose for picking up a new language, such as vacationing in another

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Google Translate takes on Duolingo with new language learning tools

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-11-02 22:00:00

Google is rolling out a new AI-powered experimental feature in Google Translate designed to help people practice and learn a new language, the company announced on Tuesday. Translate is also gaining new live capabilities to make it easier to communicate in real time with a person speaking a different language. The new language practice feature is designed for both beginners starting to learn conversational skills and advanced speakers looking to brush up on their vocabulary, the company says. T

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iPhone 17 announcement imminent as alleged Apple Event ‘hashmoji’ surfaces

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-03 03:34:07

Update: 9to5Mac has confirmed this information. Apple is expected to officially announce its September iPhone 17 event as soon as today. An alleged “hashmoji” on X has appeared, building on that expectation. The #AppleEvent hashmoji, according to an X account dedicated to finding these, shows an Apple logo with what appears to be a thermal imaging view inside. The account further claims that the hashmoji will go live at 9 am PT/12pm ET. This might be our first look at the event theme, assumin

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Blast from the past: Facit A2400 terminal

news.ycombinator.com Jan-Piet Mens 2025-11-03 02:53:38

The year is (roughly) 1989, and we have a small office with some Unix computers and a handful of Facit A2400 terminals connected to them. What we love most about these terminals is they are positive terminals with black text on a white background. We “grew up” with green on black and, later at Nixdorf Computer AG, with amber on black. Young readers might be surprised we used to get printed manuals with our terminals (and computers); don’t forget, the Web didn’t exist then, and “download the man

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Logitech MX Master 4 flagship mouse to offer haptic feedback – report

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-11-03 08:08:36

Earlier this year, we spotted signs of a Logitech MX Master 4 in the works, replacing the 3S, and we subsequently got a closer look at it. Now a new report says it will include haptic feedback … The Logitech MX Master 3 and 3S have long been a popular choice for power users, thanks to a combination of ergonomic design, pixel-level precision, customization options, gesture controls, and multi-device pairing. All that has made the device a go-to for many creatives and coders. A regulatory filing

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Apple still debating Mistral and Perplexity M&A amid looming Google Search shakeup

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-03 08:44:18

Rumors of Apple considering a Perplexity acquisition refuse to cease. Meanwhile, another AI firm continues to be part of the conversation. Both are mentioned in a new report that paints a picture of Eddy Cue as pro-acquisition despite pushback from other Apple executives. A new report from The Information details the latest on Apple’s AI acquisition ambitions. The Information reports that Apple is telling bankers that “it’s carrying on with its strategy of focusing on smaller deals in AI,” desp

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How I easily transfer files between my Android phone and Mac - for free

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-11-03 06:51:00

QuickDrop / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Sharing files between Android and MacOS couldn't be any easier. QuickDrop is a free app that can be used by anyone. A few extra steps to take on MacOS, but it's still quite easy. Any app that is designed to transfer files should do one thing and one thing well -- make the process simple. If it's not simple, the app shouldn't be considered for general usage. There are severa

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Manufacturing firms are using AI to fill labor shortages - but this human skill still matters

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-11-03 08:27:23

Hase-Hoch-2/ iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways: Manufacturers are using AI to adapt to a shifting business landscape. The technology is addressing labor shortages, among other uses. Experiments with AI are revealing new benefits and risks. Manufacturing firms are turning to AI to help them adapt to disruptions in their industry caused by tariffs, shifts in global supply chains, inflation, and other factor

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China's Share in Global Display Capacity to Reach 75% in 2028

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-03 08:35:35

Capacity by application LCD TV/IT will continue to dominate during the forecast period with a share of at least 73% through 2028, followed by LCD mobile/IT with a share of at least 14%. OLED mobile/IT will rise to a 7% share by 2028, while OLED TV/IT will maintain a 4% share. OLED mobile/IT is expected to enjoy the fastest growth from 2023 to 2028 at a 6.7% CAGR, followed by OLED TV/IT at 2.6% and LCD TV/IT at 2.4%. Display capacity BOE is expected to maintain a large advantage in total dis

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This Solar-Powered Camping Backpack Charged My Phone 18 Times in One Trip

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-03 08:19:00

CNET's key takeaways This solar-rechargeable power station is also a backpack that can carry my camping essentials. I was able to charge my laptop six to nine times, my phone 18 times and my drone five times in one charge cycle. The Bluetti Handfree 2 backpack costs $599 at full price, but it is often on sale for $450. It's heavy. It weighs 16.5 pounds by itself before adding other gear. Deep in the wilderness, you don't have many options for charging your devices, some of which are safety e

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Labor Day sales include the Apple MacBook Air M4 for a record-low price

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-03 12:16:27

If you've put off getting a new MacBook then today is your lucky day. Right now, the 2025 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air M4 are available on Amazon for record-low prices thanks to Labor Day sales. The 13-inch model is our pick for best MacBook to buy this year, and it's one of the best laptops for college students going back to school soon as well. You can pick up the 13-inch MacBook Air M4 for $799, down from $999 — a 20 percent discount. This model comes with 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD. You can

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I've Been Running for Over 15 Years. These Are the Best Treadmills of 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-03 11:00:00

The first thing I noticed about the NordicTrack Commercial 2450, NordicTrack's newest addition to its commercial treadmill series, is the touchscreen. It has a 22-inch HD touchscreen that resembles a desktop computer screen, so it's huge. It also tilts and pivots so you can adjust it for different uses, like if you want to take workout classes on the floor. The treadmill itself is also on the bigger side since it's a commercial treadmill, but it does fold up using its easylift assist feature, so

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Linear Scan with Lifetime Holes

news.ycombinator.com Max Bernstein 2025-11-02 11:22:56

In my last post, I explained a bit about how to retrofit SSA onto the original linear scan algorithm. I went over all of the details for how to go from low-level IR to register assignments—liveness analysis, scheduling, building intervals, and the actual linear scan algorithm. Basically, we made it to 1997 linear scan, with small adaptations for allocating directly on SSA. This time, we’re going to retrofit lifetime holes. Lifetime holes Lifetime holes come into play because a linearized seq

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4 apps you should use instead of Headspace

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-04 02:00:26

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Headspace is arguably the most popular meditation app around, with millions of users across 200 countries. I’ve used it extensively, and there’s a lot to like. It was one of the first super-successful apps in this category, paving the way for countless others that followed. However, Headspace isn’t perfect. For many, the cost is a major hurdle. It’s one of the pricier options available and offers limited free content beyond its initial trial period. I decide

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How They Make the Mario Kart-Style 'Ghost Car' for Auto Racing Broadcasts

wired.com Ben Dowsett 2025-11-04 03:30:00

If you’re within a certain age range, you may have spent weekend afternoons in your youth playing Mario Kart, the seminal Nintendo game. You may even remember passing the sticks around between friends and competing in the game’s individual time trials, one driver at a time. Among that game mode’s defining features: A translucent “ghost car” that represented the current leader in a given trial, allowing other drivers to chase after it or, ideally, pass it on the way to a faster time. Similar fea

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A bug saved the company

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-01 23:55:56

In the realm of computers, bugs are generally a bad thing. Every year, our team ships dozens of free updates to eliminate bugs that are an inescapable byproduct of the countless variables in software development. Rarely, though, a bug can be beneficial. Back in 2002, a software bug saved Rogue Amoeba. It started when we shipped the very first version of Audio Hijack. We wanted to give potential customers the ability to fully test the app prior to purchase, but we weren’t sure how best to limit

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macOS dotfiles should not go in –/Library/Application Support

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-04 02:49:36

#macOS dotfiles should not go in ~/Library/Application Support One of my pet peeves is when command-line tools look for user configuration files in ~/Library/Application Support when running on macOS. In addition to offering poor ergonomics for users, I believe this behavior is incorrect according to the documentation which is cited to justify it. Instead, command-line tools should implement the XDG Base Directory Specification and look for configuration files in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME , which defaul

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AI Is Eliminating Jobs for Younger Workers

wired.com Will Knight 2025-11-04 05:00:00

Economists at Stanford University have found the strongest evidence yet that artificial intelligence is starting to eliminate certain jobs. But the story isn’t that simple: While younger workers are being replaced by AI in some industries, more experienced workers are seeing new opportunities emerge. Erik Brynjolfsson, a professor at Stanford University, Ruyu Chen, a research scientist, and Bharat Chandar, a postgraduate student, examined data from ADP, the largest payroll provider in the US, f

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SpaceX scrubbed Starship's 10th test flight this evening

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-04 03:47:35

SpaceX's massive Starship rocket was scheduled to lift off from the company's Texas launch site this evening for its 10th flight. After scrubbing the launch initially planned for Sunday, August 24, things were apparently back on track for Monday, August 25. The launch window opened at 7:30PM ET (6:30PM CT) and was even livestreamed on the SpaceX website and on X, with a webcast starting 30 minutes before the supposed launch. However, SpaceX ultimately stood down from the test flight due to weath

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Blacksky grew to millions of users without spending a dollar

news.ycombinator.com Rudy Fraser 2025-11-03 22:47:10

If you haven’t been watching closely, you could be forgiven for assuming that Bluesky is a just liberal Twitter clone, or a newfangled imitator of Mastodon. But under the surface, something fascinating has been happening: this is the first time ever that a public benefit corporation with a small team has quickly scaled an open source social network, built on top of decentralized infrastructure, to tens of millions of users. For us at New_ Public, nothing illustrates the potential of this model

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macOS Tahoe 26 public beta 5 rolling out now, install guide

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-04 05:48:38

Apple has rolled out the fifth public beta of macOS Tahoe 26, continuing its weekly release schedule for public and developer betas ahead of the official launch next month. Here’s how to install it. First things first: should you install the beta? You probably know the drill: Betas can be unpredictably buggy. Even if something works on one release, it is not guaranteed to work on the next. Of course, your mileage may vary. But if you decide to install the beta, strongly consider Apple’s adv

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Scientist Says Mysterious Object Approaching Earth May Be Alien Artifact

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-04 16:22:19

Mundane wayward space snowball, or extraterrestrial visitor? Astronomers believe that our solar system's latest and only third ever confirmed interstellar visitor, 3I/ATLAS, is almost certainly a comet. But lingering questions about the object means it's not yet an open and shut case. Amid that uncertainty, famed Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb is pushing the possibility that the interstellar interloper is an "extraterrestrial artifact" — perhaps even an "alien mothership" — here to menace or obse

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9to5Mac Daily: August 25, 2025 – Apple and Gemini rumors

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2025-11-04 17:44:50

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by BMX: Check out BMX’s SolidSafe™ power bank, built with cutting-edge solid-state battery technology that eliminates flammable liquid lithium for a safer, more durable charging experience. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe

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New AI attack hides data-theft prompts in downscaled images

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-04 17:34:57

Researchers have developed a novel attack that steals user data by injecting malicious prompts in images processed by AI systems before delivering them to a large language model. The method relies on full-resolution images that carry instructions invisible to the human eye but become apparent when the image quality is lowered through resampling algorithms. Developed by Trail of Bits researchers Kikimora Morozova and Suha Sabi Hussain, the attack builds upon a theory presented in a 2020 USENIX

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Make the Easy Change Hard

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-04 16:40:04

I'd say this is a setup for a joke later on in the blog post, except the joke doesn't even make sense, so I don't really know what this is. Generated by ChatGPT. There’s a semi-well-known adage in software development that says when you have a hard code change, you should “first make the hard change easy, and then make the easy change.” In other words, refactor the code (or do whatever else you need to do) to simplify the change you’re trying to make before trying to make the change. This is es

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Social media's next evolution: decentralized, open-source, and scalable

news.ycombinator.com Rudy Fraser 2025-11-04 16:47:10

If you haven’t been watching closely, you could be forgiven for assuming that Bluesky is a just liberal Twitter clone, or a newfangled imitator of Mastodon. But under the surface, something fascinating has been happening: this is the first time ever that a public benefit corporation with a small team has quickly scaled an open source social network, built on top of decentralized infrastructure, to tens of millions of users. For us at New_ Public, nothing illustrates the potential of this model

Topics: blacksky community protocol social users

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CRKD’s $99 Peak Design clone is great for handhelds

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Lego Finally Returns to ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ With a 2,862-Piece ‘Black Pearl’

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iPhone 17 announcement imminent as alleged Apple Event ‘hashmoji’ surfaces

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China's Share in Global Display Capacity to Reach 75% in 2028

This Solar-Powered Camping Backpack Charged My Phone 18 Times in One Trip

Labor Day sales include the Apple MacBook Air M4 for a record-low price

I've Been Running for Over 15 Years. These Are the Best Treadmills of 2025

Linear Scan with Lifetime Holes

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A bug saved the company

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