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New Apple Public Betas are coming for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, WatchOS 26, and more: Here's what to expect

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2026-02-11 18:35:44

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Apple held its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) a month ago, during which it previewed the latest operating system upgrades across all of its devices, including iOS, iPadOS, MacOS, TVOS, WatchOS, and more. These updates give Apple users, regardless of whether they have the latest hardware, the opportunity to have a device refresh -- and this year, perhaps more than ever. Also: Your iPhone is getting a major upgrade - 10 best features I can't wait to try in iOS 26 Dur

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The FIPS 140-3 Go Cryptographic Module

news.ycombinator.com Filippo Valsorda 2026-02-11 17:42:49

The FIPS 140-3 Go Cryptographic Module Filippo Valsorda (Geomys), Daniel McCarney (Geomys), and Roland Shoemaker (Google) 15 July 2025 FIPS 140 is a standard for cryptography implementations and, although it doesn’t necessarily improve security, FIPS 140 compliance is a requirement in certain regulated environments that are increasingly adopting Go. Until now, FIPS 140 compliance has been a significant source of friction for Go users, requiring unsupported solutions with safety, developer exp

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What caused the 'baby boom'? What would it take to have another?

news.ycombinator.com Derek Thompson 2026-02-11 11:59:04

Thanks for reading! If you enjoy this article, last week’s essay on The Death of Partying in the U.S.A., or my feature story on The Anti-Social Century, consider becoming a subscriber to this newsletter to receive more essays on the social crises of our age. In rich countries around the world, birth rates have fallen to historically low levels. Governments have responded with a confetti cannon of policy ideas to increase the number of babies, including parental leave plans, preschool programs,

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How Culture Is Made

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-07 20:06:30

Story #1: Take nobody’s word for it It’s November 28, 1660. Europe is in the early stages of transforming from the Middle Ages into something new. At a small university in London, an astronomy professor holds weekly lectures on “Natural Knowledge,” a Middle Age term describing facts that only God would know — how planets move, how human bodies work, things like that. After the lecture a dozen people gather, as they usually do. That particular night the group decides it’s time to start a club d

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You’re Gonna Be Waiting a While for the Return of ‘Last of Us’ or ‘Penguin’

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-02-11 18:45:06

Genre shows made a huge impact on today’s Emmy announcements, with Apple TV+’s Severance leading the charge for most-nominated title overall with recognition in 27 categories. But HBO’s The Penguin wasn’t far behind with 24, and though you might expect that to mean the studio would be actively working on more episodes—well, it’s complicated, given the show’s positioning within Matt Reeves‘ The Batman universe. Speaking to Variety, HBO and HBO Max CEO and content chairman Casey Bloys—who would s

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iPhone 17 Colors: A Surprising Hue Could Be Coming for Pro Models

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-11 16:51:00

The rumored iPhone 17 color lineup includes a shocking twist for the iPhone 17 Pro models. Last week, a Korean blogger named yeux1122 published two images of camera covers that could be the full lineup from iPhone 17 base model and the rumored iPhone 17 Air, and leaker Majin Bu posted that the rumored Sky Blue color would be scrapped for the Pro models. And now, another leaker has posted this week the possible color lineup for the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max. We'll get to the surprise in that pho

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 16, #1488

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-11 17:00:04

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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This Spendy Thermostat Is Paying for Itself by Cutting My Energy Bills and It's Still 14% Off

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-11 18:15:04

Amazon Prime Day sale: The Nest Learning Thermostat Gen 4 is available for $240 -- a discount of 14% or $40 -- as a deal that's still live post Amazon's July Prime Day sale. Since price is the biggest drawback of this thermostat, this deal makes snapping one up much more compelling. CNET's key takeaways $240 for a smart thermostat may sound like a tough deal, but mine is set to pay for itself this summer thanks to lower heating and cooling payments. Automated Eco Modes make energy saving easy

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Chinese firms rush for Nvidia chips as US prepares to lift ban

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-11 17:49:04

Chinese firms have begun rushing to order Nvidia's H20 AI chips as the company plans to resume sales to mainland China, Reuters reports. The chip giant expects to receive US government licenses soon so that it can restart shipments of the restricted processors just days after CEO Jensen Huang met with President Donald Trump, potentially generating $15 billion to $20 billion in additional revenue this year. Nvidia said in a statement that it is filing applications with the US government to resum

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Seagate’s massive, 30TB, $600 hard drives are now available for anyone to buy

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-11 18:44:05

The drives are based on Seagate's Mosaic 3+ platform, which "incorporates Seagate’s unique implementation of HAMR to deliver mass-capacity storage at unprecedented areal densities of 3TB per disk and beyond." Seagate's press release is focused mostly on the large drives' suitability for AI-related data storage—"AI" is mentioned in the body text 21 times, and it's not a long release. But obviously, they'll be useful for any kind of storage where you need as many TB as possible to fit into as sma

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To make Ironheart feel tactile, the show’s creative team had to get on the same page

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2026-02-11 18:15:00

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. In Disney Plus’ Ironheart series, a young genius with an uncanny knack for building armored suits finds herself plunged into a shady, criminal underworld that gives her a chance to really show off her talents. Riri Williams is not Tony Stark, and while the Iron Man films clearly informed many of Ironheart’s fantastical visuals, there’

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MP Materials stock rips 20% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-02-11 23:00:17

People look at iPhones at the Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York City on May 23, 2025. Apple and miner MP Materials announced a $500 million deal Tuesday for rare earth magnets and the development of a recycling facility that will reinforce the iPhone maker's U.S. supply chain. MP Materials stock climbed 20%. Shares of Apple were marginally higher. As part of the agreement, Apple will buy rare earth magnets created at the company's facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Both companies will combine

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Amazon turns to rival SpaceX to launch next batch of Kuiper internet satellites

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2026-02-11 23:23:40

United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the first two demonstration satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation stands ready for launch on pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on October 5, 2023 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. As Amazon chases SpaceX in the internet satellite market, the e-commerce and computing giant is now counting on Elon Musk's rival company to get its next batch of devices into space. On Wednesday, weather permitting,

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Chrome for Android users can now choose which end of the screen the address bar is on

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-11 23:20:22

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Chrome for Android’s bottom address bar is rolling out widely. Users now have the option to keep the bar at the top of the screen or lower it to the bottom. Google is giving Android Chrome users another way to customize their mobile browsing experience. Announced last month, the Android browser is finally getting a bottom address bar to make navigation a little more mobile-friendly. That update is now rolling out widely. If you’ve been waiting for Chrome

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iPhone screenshots are getting three powerful new features in iOS 26

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-02-11 23:12:10

Screenshots in iOS 26 are changing in a big way, with new powers that will provide more reasons than ever to take a screenshot on your iPhone. Here’s what’s new. Visual intelligence offers new reasons to take screenshots in iOS 26 Historically, there have been two main reasons to take a screenshot on your iPhone: To save an image for later Or to share an image with someone else But iOS 26 is going to add three more to the list. That’s because on Apple Intelligence-compatible devices, screen

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PSA: Google Chrome to soon drop support for macOS Big Sur

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-11 23:38:22

If you’re a Chrome user still running macOS Big Sur, you’ll soon have to decide which of the two you’ll want to update, as Google just confirmed it’s dropping support for macOS 11. Here is the timeline. Chrome 139, expected to ship on July 30, won’t run on macOS 11 In its Chrome Platform Status page, Google has confirmed that Chrome 138 will be the last version to support macOS 11, with Chrome 139, scheduled to ship on July 30, requiring macOS 12 or newer. Here’s the full announcement from Go

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watchOS 26 has a new feature coming to make notifications less disruptive

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-02-11 23:54:34

watchOS 26 adds a variety of improvements to your Apple Watch, like watch face hints, a new Notes app, and more. There’s also a new feature coming in watchOS 26 that should make noisy, disruptive notifications a thing of the past—at least, for some users. Automatic volume adjustment is watchOS 26’s solution for obtrusive alerts I’ve used an Apple Watch since its 2015 launch, and during that decade, I’ve had Silent Mode enabled the whole time. When I first got a ding on my wrist unexpectedly,

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OpenAI's image model gets built-in style feature on ChatGPT

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-11 23:12:59

OpenAI's image gen model, which is available via ChatGPT for free, now lets you easily create AI images even if you're not familiar with trends or prompt engineering. Right now, if you want to create outstanding anime art, you need to come up with a very well-written prompt, and then ChatGPT will process your request. While prompt engineering is necessary, you might not always get the quality you're expecting from the AI. GPT Styles Source: BleepingComputer.com To help you easily create ima

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The Skylight Calendar is perfect for busy families, and easy enough for kids to use

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-02-11 23:52:20

ZDNET's key takeaways The 15-inch Skylight Calendar is a smart display for $320, with a 10-inch version available for $160. It's a touchscreen calendar designed with busy lifestyles in mind that allows for shared use within a household or team. Though it's proven indispensable for my family, I wish the chores, not just the events, were visible in the calendar view, and the 15-inch version is expensive at $320. $319.99 at Amazon Getting organized is a never-ending battle for me. As a self-proc

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Underwriting Superintelligence

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-11 22:13:42

Insurance Unlocks Secure AI Progress We’re navigating a tightrope as Superintelligence nears. If the West slows down unilaterally, China could dominate the 21st century. If we accelerate recklessly, accidents will halt progress, as with nuclear power. Insurance, standards, and audits together create skin in the game for quantifying, communicating, and reducing AI risks so we can balance this tightrope. We call this the “Incentive Flywheel.” Benjamin Franklin first discovered the Incentive Fly

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Hazel: A live functional programming environment with typed holes

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-11 22:23:07

Hazel Hazel is a live functional-programming environment rooted in the principles of type theory. You can find the relevant papers and more motivation at the Hazel website. You can try Hazel online: the dev branch is the main branch at the moment. Every other branch that has been pushed to GitHub and successfully builds can also be accessed at: https://hazel.org/build/<branch_name> Building and Running Hazel Short version If you already have ocaml version 5.2.0, at least version 2.0 of opa

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Uranus Leaks More Heat Than We Thought

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2026-02-11 23:25:45

When Voyager 2 flew past Uranus in 1986, the spacecraft detected a surprisingly low level of internal heat from the planet. Since then, scientists believed Uranus to be the odd one out in our solar system’s family of giant planets—the others being Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune—who all tend to emit more heat than they absorb from sunlight. Now, a new study suggests that scientists may have had the wrong idea about Voyager 2’s data: Uranus does have an internal heat source similar to its planetary

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Nvidia to resume China AI chip sales after Huang meets Trump

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-11 23:49:04

Chinese firms have begun rushing to order Nvidia's H20 AI chips as the company plans to resume sales to mainland China, Reuters reports. The chip giant expects to receive US government licenses soon so that it can restart shipments of the restricted processors just days after CEO Jensen Huang met with President Donald Trump, potentially generating $15 billion to $20 billion in additional revenue this year. Nvidia said in a statement that it is filing applications with the US government to resum

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Meta fixes bug that could leak users’ AI prompts and generated content

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2026-02-11 23:00:05

Meta has fixed a security bug that allowed Meta AI chatbot users to access and view the private prompts and AI-generated responses of other users. Sandeep Hodkasia, the founder of security testing firm AppSecure, exclusively told TechCrunch that Meta paid him $10,000 in a bug bounty reward for privately disclosing the bug he filed on December 26, 2024. Meta deployed a fix on January 24, 2025, said Hodkasia, and found no evidence that the bug was maliciously exploited. Hodkasia told TechCrunch

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A former OpenAI engineer describes what it’s really like to work there

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-02-11 23:58:31

Three weeks ago, an engineer named Calvin French-Owen, who worked on one of OpenAI’s most promising new products, resigned from the company. He just published a fascinating blog post on what it was like to work there for a year, including the sleepless sprint to build Codex. That’s OpenAI’s new coding agent that competes with tools like Cursor and Anthropic’s Claude Code. French-Owen said he didn’t leave because of any “drama,” but because he wants to get back to being a startup founder. He wa

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Circle stock drops after House blocks key procedural vote on stablecoin legislation

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2026-02-12 04:50:21

Circle Internet Group Initial Public Offering at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. Circle shares slid on Tuesday after the U.S. House of Representatives failed to clear a key procedural hurdle that would have teed up votes on long-awaited crypto-related bills. The move dealt a major setback to the digital asset industry, which had framed this week as a turning point for regulatory clarity in Washington, D.C. Circle, the stablecoin issuer that's soared in value

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Uber and Baidu are teaming up to deploy thousands of autonomous vehicles globally

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-12 04:01:09

This will be happening in China and other "markets outside of the US." Uber and China-based Baidu are teaming up to deploy more autonomous vehicles throughout the world. The companies plan on bringing thousands of Baidu's Apollo Go vehicles to various regions that will be accessible via the Uber platform, including mainland China and other "global markets outside of the US." The first joint deployments are expected in Asia and the Middle East later this year. Once launched, Uber riders could b

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Analogue says its delayed N64 remake console will start shipping next month

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-12 04:15:20

US tariffs continue to cause problems and supply issues in the gaming space. The latest to feel the effects is Analogue. The company announced today that its Analogue 3D, a modern remake of the Nintendo 64 console, will not start shipping until late August. Analogue noted that "last week's sudden tariffs" were the reason for this change. "We’re absorbing the costs—your preorder price stays the same. No additional charges," the company said in a post on X. This isn't the first time the highly a

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I replaced my Apple Watch with the Oura Ring 4 for sleep tracking (and it did some things better)

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-02-12 04:46:01

ZDNET's key takeaways The Oura Ring 4 is Oura's latest generation smart ring, with a starting price of $350 The ring emphasizes a comfortable build with flatter and smarter sensors, more sizes, upgraded software, and an alleged eight-day battery life. The eight-day battery life is actually more like five and a half days. $395.01 at Amazon $399 at Best Buy more buying choices While Oura was quiet these past few years, in between the release of its Ring 3 in 2021 and the development of its Ring

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Meta shareholders look to haul CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg to court

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-12 03:45:43

Mark Zuckerberg is slated to make yet another high-stakes courtroom appearance this week as shareholders seek to hold him accountable for the more than $8 billion that Meta has spent to settle lawsuits over privacy violations. The trial, set to begin Wednesday in Delaware’s Court of Chancery, aims to hold Zuckerberg, former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg and other former executives personally liable for the billions the company spent to resolve allegations that it failed to safeguard user data. Sh

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Latest Tech News

New Apple Public Betas are coming for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, WatchOS 26, and more: Here's what to expect

The FIPS 140-3 Go Cryptographic Module

What caused the 'baby boom'? What would it take to have another?

How Culture Is Made

You’re Gonna Be Waiting a While for the Return of ‘Last of Us’ or ‘Penguin’

iPhone 17 Colors: A Surprising Hue Could Be Coming for Pro Models

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 16, #1488

This Spendy Thermostat Is Paying for Itself by Cutting My Energy Bills and It's Still 14% Off

Chinese firms rush for Nvidia chips as US prepares to lift ban

Seagate’s massive, 30TB, $600 hard drives are now available for anyone to buy

To make Ironheart feel tactile, the show’s creative team had to get on the same page

MP Materials stock rips 20% higher after $500 million Apple deal for rare earth magnets

Amazon turns to rival SpaceX to launch next batch of Kuiper internet satellites

Chrome for Android users can now choose which end of the screen the address bar is on

iPhone screenshots are getting three powerful new features in iOS 26

PSA: Google Chrome to soon drop support for macOS Big Sur

watchOS 26 has a new feature coming to make notifications less disruptive

OpenAI's image model gets built-in style feature on ChatGPT

The Skylight Calendar is perfect for busy families, and easy enough for kids to use

Underwriting Superintelligence

Hazel: A live functional programming environment with typed holes

Uranus Leaks More Heat Than We Thought

Nvidia to resume China AI chip sales after Huang meets Trump

Meta fixes bug that could leak users’ AI prompts and generated content

A former OpenAI engineer describes what it’s really like to work there

Circle stock drops after House blocks key procedural vote on stablecoin legislation

Uber and Baidu are teaming up to deploy thousands of autonomous vehicles globally

Analogue says its delayed N64 remake console will start shipping next month

I replaced my Apple Watch with the Oura Ring 4 for sleep tracking (and it did some things better)

Meta shareholders look to haul CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg to court

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