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Your Bird Feeder Is in the Wrong Spot. Here's Where It Should Be, According to a Wildlife Expert

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-02 17:08:00

As a wellness writer and amateur birder, I appreciate the health benefits of listening to birds. Studies show that hearing birdsong can positively impact our mental health, reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression and lowering stress levels. Until recently, I lived in an apartment in the heart of a city. I had to actively seek nature and the advantages of being surrounded by our avian friends. I now live in a house with a backyard and mature trees, where birds flit among the bushes and bounc

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2025 VW ID Buzz review: If you want an electric minivan, this is it

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-02 17:24:52

If you had asked me a few years ago, I would have told you that the review you're about to read would be one of the most-read car reviews of the year. For a while—quite a long while, in fact—the Volkswagen ID Buzz was the hottest electric vehicle you couldn't buy. Starting in 2001, VW began teasing concept after concept that called back to its various Transporters and Kombis, classic microbuses reimagined as modern minivans. When the electric Buzz was greenlit for production after wowing crowds

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IdeaLab confirms data stolen in ransomware attack last year

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-02 21:14:56

IdeaLab is notifying individuals impacted by a data breach incident last October when hackers accessed sensitive information. Although the organization does not describe the type of attack, the Hunters International ransomware group has claimed the breach and leaked the stolen data on the dark web. IdeaLab is a California-based technology startup incubator that since 1996 has launched over 150 companies, including GoTo.com, CitySeach, eToys, Authy, Pet.net, Heliogen, and Energy Vault. Being o

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Locality of Behaviour (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-02 20:17:19

Locality of Behaviour (LoB) Carson Gross May 29, 2020 “The primary feature for easy maintenance is locality: Locality is that characteristic of source code that enables a programmer to understand that source by looking at only a small portion of it.” – Richard Gabriel Locality of Behaviour is the principle that: The behaviour of a unit of code should be as obvious as possible by looking only at that unit of code The LoB principle is a simple prescriptive formulation of the quoted statement

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The Best Mattresses for Heavy People in 2025, According to CNET Sleep Experts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-02 20:00:00

With five-plus years of mattress testing experience, we use our different sleeping positions and body type perspectives to offer well-rounded, honest reviews. 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. Nobody wants a flat, saggy mattress. Not only do they not feel good, but an unsupportive mattress can cause pain. There are plenty of better mattresses out there for those

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French B2B fintech Qonto reaches 600,000 customers, files for banking license

techcrunch.com Anna Heim 2025-09-02 10:00:00

“Is Qonto a real bank?” is one of the top suggested questions in Google searches about the French fintech startup. The answer is no, but it could change: Qonto has filed for a banking license in France, CEO Alexandre Prot revealed. Qonto, which targets European freelancers and SMBs, currently operates with a payment institution license it obtained in 2018, and which already enabled it to introduce a form of buy now, pay later (BNPL). But a credit institution license would let it offer broader l

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Castelion is raising a $350M Series B to scale hypersonic missile business

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-09-02 21:03:34

Hypersonic weapons startup Castelion is raising a $350 million Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Altimeter Capital, according to sources and documents viewed by TechCrunch. The round, which values the company in the billions, is anticipated to close in a matter of weeks. A term sheet has been signed. The new round comes on the heels of $100 million in Series A funding that closed in January. That round was composed of about $70 million in equity and $30 million of debt. Lightspeed

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Microsoft investigates ongoing SharePoint Online access issues

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-03 01:53:43

Microsoft is investigating an ongoing incident causing intermittent issues for users attempting to access SharePoint Online sites. Part of the Microsoft 365 suite, SharePoint Online is a cloud-based collaboration and document management platform that allows users to create websites, store and share documents, and collaborate on content over the Internet. As the company announced earlier today in an incident alert published in the message center, users are seeing "Something went wrong" errors

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Spending Too Much Money on a Coding Agent

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-31 23:26:51

On making use of large thinking models. For a year, I’d been coding almost every day with Cursor and Claude Sonnet. Anthropic’s 3.5 and 3.7 Sonnet each rightly earned their dominant place on the programming model charts: they were the least-bad coding models yet. In the earliest days of LLMs, there was tremendous interest in ever-larger model releases. Hype around bigger, slower models has since waned, as Claude 3 Opus, GPT 4.5, and OpenAI o1 – all large and technically impressive model releas

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Tighten up your cap table with Fidelity, Cimulate, and DepositLink at TechCrunch All Stage 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-09-03 01:30:00

Fundraising is already hard — don’t let a messy cap table make it harder. At TechCrunch All Stage on July 15, founders will get a behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to keep a raise on track during the roundtable session “Preparing to Raise: Cap Table Best Practices to Help You Close Fast.” Hosted on the Foundation Stage, this conversation brings together seasoned legal, financial, and founder voices to share what works, what slows things down, and what it actually takes to close qui

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Ransomware gang Hunters International says it’s shutting down

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-09-03 01:45:05

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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Confirmed: A Rare Interstellar Object Is Passing Through Our Solar System

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-09-03 05:30:39

Update: July 3, 09:24 a.m. ET: On Wednesday, July 2, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center confirmed that an interstellar object is traveling through our solar system. Officially named 3I/ATLAS, the object appears to be a comet hurtling toward the Sun. Original article follows. Astronomers are scrambling to gather data on a mysterious object that’s currently hurtling through the solar system. Preliminary observations suggest it came from interstellar space, and if confirme

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Check Out This Star Wars Galactic Map, and How It Clears Up Confusion About a Galaxy Far, Far Away

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-03 04:13:03

Have you ever wondered about the distance between Tatooine and Naboo without all those hyperspace jumps conveniently speeding up space travel? Or where Coruscant is in relation to Alderaan? How about Obi-Wan Kenobi's accumulated mileage during the Clone Wars? The good news is that the force is with you: All of your geographical-based questions can be answered by the new Star Wars Galactic Map. The map divvies up the Star Wars galaxy into important regions. Movie fans might be familiar with the

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Helldivers 2 is the first PlayStation-published Xbox game

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-09-03 05:49:35

is an editor covering deals and commerce. He joined in 2018, and served as commerce editor at Polygon until May 2025. Arrowhead Game Studios’ Helldivers 2 will make the jump to the Xbox Series X and S consoles on August 26th, costing $39.99. This is the first PlayStation-published title to launch on Xbox. The title will ship with cross play between all platforms. The cooperative PvE third-person shooter was an unexpected hit when it first launched simultaneously on PlayStation 5 and PC in earl

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Everything you need to know about Flashes, the Bluesky-based Instagram alternative

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-03 05:47:00

Flashes this year launched an Instagram alternative built on top of the Bluesky social network. Now available on the App Store, the app offers a different way to browse the visual posts on Bluesky. Instead of viewing them in a timeline-like feed, similar to X, the app draws inspiration from photo-based social networks, like Instagram. What you can post The app, built by Berlin-based developer Sebastian Vogelsang, runs on the same underlying protocol that powers Bluesky, the AT Protocol (or atp

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Android users can now (kinda) edit messages sent to iPhones, but not yet vice-versa

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-09-03 09:34:58

iPhones and Android smartphones started to play more nicely together after Apple finally opted to support the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard. Prior to this, messages between the two platforms had to use the ancient and insecure text messaging service. Not all RCS features are supported as yet, with the all-important strong encryption waiting for RCS 3.0 support in iOS 26. Another RCS 3.0 feature is the ability to edit outgoing messages after sending them, and that one has started a

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OpenAI disavows online broker Robinhood's sale of 'OpenAI tokens'

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-03 09:00:33

'We did not partner with Robinhood, were not involved in this and do not endorse it.' OpenAI has condemned online brokerage firm Robinhood's sale of "OpenAI tokens," saying they will not give consumers stock in the company. "We did not partner with Robinhood, were not involved in this, and do not endorse it," the company said in a post on X, adding that the tokens are not equity and that it did not give approval for any transfer. The statement addresses a recent move by Robinhood to provide Eu

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Uber drivers in British Columbia, Canada have unionized

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-03 09:24:34

Uber drivers in British Columbia, Canada have joined a union and are now seeking the first collective deal for ride-share drivers in the country, according to Bloomberg. Drivers from Greater Victoria, in particular, have joined UFCW 1518, the province's largest private sector union, which currently represents over 28,000 workers across multiple sectors. "The organizing victory represents a new chapter for app-based workers, demonstrating that all workers deserve a voice in their working conditio

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Hunters International ransomware shuts down, releases free decryptors

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-03 07:53:21

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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GOP Budget Bill Reduces Student Loan Repayment Options and Limits Borrowing. What You Need to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-03 08:30:03

Republican lawmakers have proposed major changes to student loans, which would affect current and future borrowers. Liudmila Chernetska/Getty Images/CNET Congress is one step closer to passing federal student loan changes in the Republican-led "One Big Beautiful Bill." The Senate narrowly passed its version of the budget bill earlier this week, and it is now back in the House. If the House does decide to pass the bill as is -- and there could be more amendments, so nothing is final -- borrower

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RFK Jr.’s plan to put ‘AI’ in everything is a disaster

theverge.com Lauren Leffer 2025-09-03 09:30:00

In a 92-minute interview with Tucker Carlson on Monday, RFK Jr. drilled down on his vision for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Artificial intelligence — arguably, a uselessly vague umbrella term — came up multiple times. (As did conspiracy theories and disinformation on vaccines and autism, the medical establishment, and covid-19 deaths.) As the head of HHS, Kennedy said his federal department is undergoing an “AI revolution.” He implored viewers to “stop trusting the expe

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Like Google, China's biggest search player Baidu is beefing up its product with AI to fight rivals

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-09-03 18:44:20

In this article BIDU Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pictured here is the Ernie bot mobile interface, with the Baidu search engine home page in the background. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Chinese tech giant Baidu has bolstered its core search platform with artificial intelligence in the biggest overhaul of the product in 10 years. Analysts told CNBC the move was a bid to keep ahead of fast-moving rivals like DeepSeek, rather than traditional search play

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Teen drivers spend 21% of the time looking at their phones, reveals alarming study [Video]

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-09-03 18:04:20

A alarming new study has found that som teen drivers in the US spend as much as 21% of their time at the wheel looking at their phones, creating a substantial risk of distracted driving crashes. While much of this was brief glances, more than 5% of driving time comprised looking at their phone for 2+ seconds a time, long enough to qualify as dangerous … CNET reports that the teens did this despite understanding the risks they are taking. The study includes survey responses from 1,126 teen dri

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Microsoft asks users to ignore Windows Firewall config errors

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-03 17:02:03

Microsoft asked customers this week to disregard incorrect Windows Firewall errors that appear after rebooting their systems following the installation of the June 2025 preview update. These warnings are logged in the Event Viewer as 'Event 2042' for Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, with a 'Config Read Failed' warning and a 'More data is available' message. Microsoft added that this known issue is caused by a new feature that's still under development and hasn't yet been fully integrat

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The uncertain future of coding careers and why I'm still hopeful

news.ycombinator.com Jonathan Hoyt 2025-09-03 08:45:27

The Uncertain Future of Coding Careers and Why I'm Still Hopeful A friend of mine, bright, driven, and relatively new to programming, asked me a heavy question the other day. “Did I make a mistake? Did I choose the right career?” The question hung in the air. It wasn’t born from a bad day or a frustrating bug. It came from a much deeper place of anxiety, one that I suspect many in our industry are feeling right now. They saw recent waves of layoffs, they read the headlines about Artificial Int

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ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral

news.ycombinator.com Zack Whittaker 2025-09-02 23:26:37

In Brief ICEBlock, an iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, has rocketed to one of the coveted top spots in Apple’s U.S. App Store rankings. The upshot: Criticism from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi helped get it there. Most of ICEBlock’s users — about 20,000 — were in Los Angeles, where ICE raids have become commonplace over recent weeks, according to CNN. Following Bondi’s remarks late Monday, the app went vira

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Writing Code Was Never the Bottleneck

news.ycombinator.com Pedro Tavares 2025-09-01 08:43:57

For years, I’ve felt that writing lines of code was never the bottleneck in software engineering. The actual bottlenecks were, and still are, code reviews, knowledge transfer through mentoring and pairing, testing, debugging, and the human overhead of coordination and communication. All of this wrapped inside the labyrinth of tickets, planning meetings, and agile rituals. These processes, meant to drive quality, often slow us down more than the act of writing code itself because they require t

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Meet A11pl3Z, a Possible Third-Known Interstellar Visitor Whizzing Through Our Solar System

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-09-03 04:05:39

Astronomers are scrambling to gather data on a mysterious object that’s currently hurtling through the solar system. Preliminary observations suggest it came from interstellar space, and if confirmed, it would mark the third discovery of an interstellar object in history. The cosmic visitor—tentatively named A11pl3Z—first appeared in data collected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) between June 25 and 29, Universe Today reports. ATLAS uses telescopes in Chile, South A

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Best Internet Providers in Knoxville, Tennessee

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-03 16:03:00

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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Uber Adds Rental Car Delivery and Discounted Airport Rides Before July 4 Weekend Surge

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-03 18:15:03

With AAA forecasting that a record-breaking 72 million Americans will travel during the week of July 4, ride-hailing and delivery company Uber is launching various updates to make summer vacations more seamless. Uber is significantly expanding its rental-car delivery service, introducing new airport options for ride-sharing and prescheduled pickups, and adding more flexibility for hotel food deliveries. Read also: Uber's Simplified App for Seniors Is Launching Nationwide Car rental dropoff exp

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Latest Tech News

Your Bird Feeder Is in the Wrong Spot. Here's Where It Should Be, According to a Wildlife Expert

2025 VW ID Buzz review: If you want an electric minivan, this is it

IdeaLab confirms data stolen in ransomware attack last year

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French B2B fintech Qonto reaches 600,000 customers, files for banking license

Castelion is raising a $350M Series B to scale hypersonic missile business

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Tighten up your cap table with Fidelity, Cimulate, and DepositLink at TechCrunch All Stage 2025

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Check Out This Star Wars Galactic Map, and How It Clears Up Confusion About a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Helldivers 2 is the first PlayStation-published Xbox game

Everything you need to know about Flashes, the Bluesky-based Instagram alternative

Android users can now (kinda) edit messages sent to iPhones, but not yet vice-versa

OpenAI disavows online broker Robinhood's sale of 'OpenAI tokens'

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Hunters International ransomware shuts down, releases free decryptors

GOP Budget Bill Reduces Student Loan Repayment Options and Limits Borrowing. What You Need to Know

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The uncertain future of coding careers and why I'm still hopeful

ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral

Writing Code Was Never the Bottleneck

Meet A11pl3Z, a Possible Third-Known Interstellar Visitor Whizzing Through Our Solar System

Best Internet Providers in Knoxville, Tennessee

Uber Adds Rental Car Delivery and Discounted Airport Rides Before July 4 Weekend Surge

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