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The 13 Best Fans for the Coolest Summer (2025)

wired.com Kat Merck 2026-02-14 02:26:00

Honorable Mentions Photograph: Kat Merck Shark FlexBreeze HydroGo for $120: I love the original Shark FlexBreeze (above), so I was very excited to see Shark had released a rechargeable portable fan in seven colors, including ones not normally seen in fans like Lilac and Honeydew. Shark says it can run 30 minutes with the mister consistently on or 60 minutes with it in (interval mode?), and after testing it at my son’s soccer practices, I was impressed that these estimates were more or less acc

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Major reversal in ocean circulation detected in the Southern Ocean

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-13 23:52:03

Satellite data processing algorithms developed by ICM-CSIC have played a crucial role in detecting this significant shift in the Southern Hemisphere, which could accelerate the effects of climate change. Thanks to data obtained from Earth observation satellites, an international team of scientists has detected an unprecedented phenomenon for the first time: a reversal in the ocean circulation of the Southern Ocean. The study, led by the National Oceanographic Center (NOC, United Kingdom), was r

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, July 4

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-13 23:17:27

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Best Internet Providers in Glendale, California

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-14 00:52:00

What is the best internet provider in Glendale, California? For a city located in one of the most populous counties in the US, Glendale, California, has somewhat limited options in terms of home internet. Thankfully, the providers that service this Los Angeles suburb are some of the best in the nation. The best internet provider in Glendale is AT&T Fiber, and it’s arguably the best internet provider in the country. AT&T Fiber offers symmetrical upload and download speeds, straightforward pricin

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Apple reverts China slump, sees first iPhone quarterly growth in two years [report]

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-14 05:24:42

For the past two years, Apple has been having a tough time in China. Just recently, the U.S. trade war and local incentives from the Chinese government really got in the way of iPhone sales. However, Apple seems to be regaining control of the situation. A two-year long downturn in China As we covered recently, Apple’s extended rough patch in China may finally be easing. Since Q3 2022, the company has posted year-over-year revenue growth in just one quarter, with declines of up to 13% in the ot

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 4, #1476

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-14 20:00:03

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Stalking the Statistically Improbable Restaurant with Data

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-15 10:15:56

Last summer, I wrote about the statistically improbable restaurant, the restaurant you wouldn’t expect to find in a small American city: the excellent Nepali food in Erie, PA and Akron, OH; a gem of a Gambian restaurant in Springfield, IL. Statistically improbable restaurants often tell you something about the communities they are based in: Erie and Akron have large Lhotshampa refugee populations, Nepali-speaking people who lived in Bhutan for years before being expelled from their county; Sprin

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Meta’s “AI superintelligence” effort sounds just like its failed “metaverse”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-15 10:21:09

In a memo to employees earlier this week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared a vision for a near-future in which "personal [AI] superintelligence for everyone" forms "the beginning of a new era for humanity." The newly formed Meta Superintelligence Labs—freshly staffed with multiple high-level acquisitions from OpenAI and other AI companies—will spearhead the development of "our next generation of models to get to the frontier in the next year or so," Zuckerberg wrote. Reading that memo, I couldn'

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Judge: You can’t ban DEI grants without bothering to define DEI

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-15 10:41:15

In mid-June, a federal judge issued a stinging rebuke to the Trump administration, declaring that its decision to cancel the funding for many grants issued by the National Institutes of Health was illegal, and suggesting that the policy was likely animated by racism. But the detailed reasoning behind his decision wasn't released at the time. The written portion of the decision was finally issued on Wednesday, and it has a number of notable features. For starters, it's more limited in scope due

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Ransomware gang Hunters International says it’s shutting down

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2026-02-16 00:45:05

The ransomware gang known as Hunters International announced on its dark web page Thursday that it is shutting down. “After careful consideration and in light of recent developments, we have decided to close the Hunters International project,” the hackers wrote in a post, without clarifying what specific developments it was referring to. “This decision was not made lightly, and we recognize the impact it has on the organizations we have interacted with.” The hackers also said they are offering

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Google Fiber Takes Its Fiber Internet Game to the Next Level Through Partnership With Nokia

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-16 04:00:00

For Google Fiber customers, your home internet experience could improve very soon. Just recently, Google Fiber announced its partnership with Nokia, a telecommunications company. Through this partnership, Google Fiber and Nokia have begun testing network slicing, a technology that will allow customers to personalize and have more control over their network. Google Fiber Head of Product Nick Saporito tells CNET that “network slicing could give customers more control over how their internet perfo

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Best Peloton Alternatives of 2025 as Tested by a Fitness Expert

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-16 04:00:00

Like so many other things at CNET, we test exercise bikes as thoroughly as possible through rigorous examination and comparison. Each exercise bike in our list has been through at least 100 miles of riding, using as many of the built-in features as possible. CNET staff -- not advertisers, partners or business interests -- determine how we review products and services. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. The Peloton bike is a sought-after exercise bike because of its advance

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Robert De Niro in a Feel-Good Movie? Yup, and It's Trending in Netflix's Top 10

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-16 04:00:09

Every week, Netflix unveils its Top 10 lists for the week before, ranking TV shows and movies by viewership. While Netflix regularly churns out new ripped-from-the-headlines documentaries and original action films that tend to dominate audience views every week (Trainwreck: Poop Cruise is No. 1 -- how could it not be with a title like that), one of the biggest films in the Netflix Top 10 for the week of June 23 is a charming, understated comedy from 2015. The Intern, starring Robert De Niro and

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Hunters International ransomware shuts down, releases free decryptors

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-16 08:53:21

The Hunters International Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation announced today that it has officially closed down its operations and will offer free decryptors to help victims recover their data without paying a ransom. "After careful consideration and in light of recent developments, we have decided to close the Hunters International project. This decision was not made lightly, and we recognize the impact it has on the organizations we have interacted with," the cybercrime gang says in a

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Best Internet Providers in Knoxville, Tennessee

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-16 18:03:00

CNET recommends AT&T Fiber as the best internet provider in Knoxville. Knoxville has no shortage of high-speed internet options, with six providers to choose from, including five that offer gigabit speeds. To determine the best internet providers in Knoxville, our team evaluates speeds, pricing, customer service and overall value. We conduct spot checks on local addresses to confirm availability, thoroughly review provider terms and conditions, and directly contact ISPs when necessary to verify

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Thursday, July 3

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-16 18:33:29

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Best Internet Providers in Irvine, California

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-16 18:59:00

What is the best internet provider in Irvine? According to CNET experts, AT&T Fiber is the best internet provider in Irvine. It offers the fastest speeds in the area, with upload speeds as fast as download speeds. Although Google Fiber provides comparable speeds, AT&T's plans are overall more affordable and have received higher ratings in customer satisfaction surveys. If you can’t get AT&T or Google Fiber at your address, Cox has the broadest coverage in Irvine, and some neighborhoods even ha

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A Higgs-Bugson in the Linux Kernel

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-16 12:34:42

We recently ran across a strange higgs-bugson that manifested itself in a critical system that stores and distributes the firm’s trading activity data, called Gord. (A higgs-bugson is a bug that is reported in practice but difficult to reproduce, named for the Higgs boson, a particle which was theorized in the 1960s but only found in 2013.) In this post I’ll walk you through the process I took to debug it. I tried to write down relevant details as they came up, so see if you can guess what the b

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Dominique Thorne Breaks Down That Shocking ‘Ironheart’ Cliffhanger

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-02-17 15:30:22

Heroes don’t usually do what Riri Williams does at the end of Ironheart. In fact, most superhero stories would have the main character doing the exact opposite of what Riri does in the closing moments of Disney+’s latest Marvel show. And yet, it was specifically that decision and the thought behind it that got star Dominique Thorne most excited. At the end of Ironheart, Riri (Thorne) makes a literal deal with the devil, agreeing to partner with the evil Mephisto (Sacha Baron Cohen) in exchange

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You Can Still See the Aurora Borealis Tonight. Here's Where the Brightest Lights Will Glow

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-17 20:45:03

The Fourth of July holiday will bring explosive light shows on Friday night, but many folks will see much quieter and calmer lights in the sky tonight, as recent solar activity will continue to bring the Aurora Borealis to several US states. Wednesday night marks the winding down of a Kp 4 magnetic storm that the Space Weather Prediction Center reported starting late Monday evening. The K-Index measures the horizontal impact of geomagnetic storms, and a Kp4 or Kp 5 rating results in what the Na

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Tesla deliveries drop 14 percent amid Musk backlash

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-18 20:16:39

Tesla says it delivered 384,122 electric vehicles in the April-June timeframe, which is a 14 percent drop compared with the same period in 2024. It's also the second quarter in a row that sales have fallen year-over-year (YoY). The company produced 410,244 vehicles in Q2, which is very close to the 410,831 it made during the equivalent period last year. However, the company delivered more vehicles (443,956) than it produced in Q2 2024. That's not the case this time. The number of vehicle delive

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Star Meets Stunning End by Exploding Twice

gizmodo.com Natalia Mesa 2026-02-18 14:00:54

Astronomers have, for the first time, witnessed a star meeting a dramatic end by exploding twice. In a study published in Nature Astronomy, researchers analyzed the centuries-old remains of supernova SNR 0509-67.5 with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, finding the first visual evidence of a star’s “double-detonation.” Most supernovae are the explosive result of massive stars collapsing when they exhaust their nuclear fuel. Others, though, come from white dwarfs, the ina

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Cloudflare Introduces Default Blocking of A.I. Data Scrapers

news.ycombinator.com Natallie Rocha 2026-02-19 00:28:56

Cloudflare, a tech company that helps websites secure and manage their internet traffic, said on Tuesday that it had rolled out a new permission-based setting that allows customers to automatically block artificial intelligence companies from collecting their digital data, a move that has implications for publishers and the race to build A.I. With Cloudflare’s new setting, websites can block — by default — online bots that scrape their data, requiring the website owner to grant access for a bot

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, July 2

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-18 18:37:00

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Best Internet Providers in Reno, Nevada

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-19 11:06:00

What is the best internet provider in Reno? CNET recommends AT&T as the best internet provider for most Reno households thanks to its strong combination of solid speeds, affordable pricing and connectivity options, including Internet Air, Fiber and 5G. While AT&T may not be available everywhere in Reno, other options like Spectrum and local provider Net NV offer solid alternatives, depending on your address. For those prioritizing budget over speed, Spectrum delivers the cheapest plan in Reno

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Best Rural Internet Providers for 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-19 15:00:00

Our picks 90001 Edit ZIP code Why we chose these providers Sort by Best rural home internet provider 87 - 415 Mbps $50 - $70 per month Check with T-Mobile Provider not available in 90001 Edit ZIP code Or call to learn more: (877) 519-7610 Best wired rural internet provider 10 - 140 Mbps $55 per month Check with CenturyLink Provider not available in 90001 Edit ZIP code Or call to learn more: (866) 671-3650 Best rural fixed wireless internet provider 25 - 50 Mbps $45 - $65 per month Check with Ris

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Best Internet Providers in Utah

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-19 16:39:00

When it comes to internet providers in Utah, your options will vary depending on exactly where you live in the state. While Xfinity and CenturyLink offer widespread coverage in populated areas, certain addresses might score even better blazing-fast fiber internet. What is the best internet provider in Utah? Xfinity earns CNET’s top pick for Utah’s best internet provider. It offers broad availability, impressive speeds and diverse plans. However, fiber contenders like Quantum Fiber and Google F

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Starlink’s Wi-Fi Is Faster in the Air Than on the Ground

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-20 00:14:00

Starlink is nearly twice as fast as any other in-flight Wi-Fi option, according to a new report by the speed test site Ookla. (Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.) Starlink’s speeds in the air are faster than some internet providers on the ground. The satellite internet company from SpaceX clocked median download speeds of 152Mbps and upload speeds of 24Mbps. Those download and upload speeds were nearly twice as fast as any other in-flight internet option, but latenc

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Aurora Borealis May Hit These 16 States Over the Next 2 Days

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-20 05:09:00

Alongside fireworks and drone shows, people will have another excuse to look up at the sky this week, at least in select parts of the US. The sun has graced Earth with another round of solar material, which will interact with our atmosphere and make sections of the sky glow. Of course, we're talking about the aurora borealis, and it'll be visible in 16 states on Tuesday and Wednesday night. Of the two days, Tuesday night into Wednesday morning will be your best shot. The Space Weather Predictio

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Moderna says mRNA flu vaccine sailed through trial, beating standard shot

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-20 04:56:57

An mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine from Moderna was 27 percent more effective at preventing influenza infections than a standard flu shot, the company announced this week. Moderna noted that the new shot, dubbed mRNA-1010, hit the highest efficacy target that it set for the trial, which included nearly 41,000 people aged 50 and above. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either mRNA-1010 or a standard shot and were then followed for about six months during a flu season. Compared to t

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