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The next Switch 2 restock kicks off at 7PM ET online at Walmart

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2025-08-28 17:38:28

Since its launch, the Nintendo Switch 2 has been notoriously difficult to buy, with many retailers selling out of their allotted stock within minutes. Luckily, there’s good news: starting at 7PM Eastern today, Walmart Plus members will be able to purchase Nintendo’s latest handheld console — either the standalone Switch 2 and the Mario Kart World bundle — through its website. The restock is happening just before its Walmart Deals event begins on July 8th, which lasts through July 13th. The stan

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Drive Capital’s second act — how the Columbus venture firm found success after a split

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2025-08-26 17:25:59

The venture capital world has always had a hot-and-cold relationship with the Midwest. Investors rush in during boom times, then retreat to the coasts when markets turn sour. For Columbus, Ohio-based Drive Capital, this cycle of attention and disinterest played out against the backdrop of its own internal upheaval several years ago — a co-founder split that could have ended the firm but may have ultimately strengthened it. At a minimum, Drive achieved something newsworthy in today’s venture lan

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Leak reveals Apple Maps in iOS 26 could get two unannounced new features

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-08-28 21:31:39

Apple Maps continues to get better each year, with the variety of new iOS 26 features keeping that trend going. And according to new discoveries in iOS beta code, it seems Apple may have a couple additional Maps features on the way. iOS 26 code reveals Apple Maps may get upgraded search and thermal management features Today in a post on X, Steve Moser shared about two new Apple Maps features that were discovered in iOS 26 beta code. Neither feature has been previously announced by Apple. Firs

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Jack Dorsey just released a Bluetooth messaging app that doesn't need the internet

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-28 21:10:23

Jack Dorsey just released a decentralized, peer-to-peer messaging app that functions entirely over Bluetooth networks, as reported by CNBC . It's called Bitchat and doesn't need the internet to work, as there are no central servers. The Twitter co-founder calls it an experiment in "Bluetooth mesh networks, relays and store and forward models, message encryption models and a few other things.” It works by enabling encrypted communication between nearby gadgets. Basically, it sends messages direc

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iOS 26 beta 3 dials back Liquid Glass

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-08-28 21:12:54

The iPhone’s new glassy look has been toned down with Monday’s release of the third developer beta of iOS 26. This follows user complaints that the update made parts of the user interface more difficult to read. At WWDC 2025 in June, the tech giant introduced its new design language, known as Liquid Glass, which is inspired by the optical qualities of glass in the real world, including how it refracts light and its translucent nature. But the early version in the first developer beta of iOS 26

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Bluesky users can customize their notifications, including activity alerts from their favorite accounts

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-08-28 21:18:47

On Monday, Bluesky announced three updates to enhance notifications, allowing users to personalize their experience while decluttering their notification center and reducing unnecessary alerts. The updates include the ability to receive activity notifications for specific accounts, as well as options to adjust notification preferences to control which alerts you receive. For instance, users can choose to be notified only when certain accounts reply to them. Bluesky users can now navigate to Se

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Everything new in iOS 26 beta 3

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-08-29 01:08:34

iOS 26 beta 3 is out now for iPhones on the developer beta. Below we’re collecting all of the iOS 26 beta 3 changes compared to the previous version. iOS 26 beta 3 changes First up, the iOS 26 stock wallpaper now comes in more color choices. Four styles include Shadow, Sky (previous default), Halo, and Dusk. That left align app icon behavior on the iPhone dock is also fixed. Centered when using fewer than four icons is the restored behavior. Now for a Liquid Glass comparison between beta 2 a

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Liquid Glass in iOS 26 beta 3 is much less dramatic as Apple optimizes redesign for usability

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-08-29 01:42:01

Sorry or you’re welcome? Apple’s new Liquid Glass visual element is getting any icy design change in some places before it reaches customers. iOS 26 developer beta 3, which will likely be iOS 26 public beta 1 later this month, reduces the transparency effect in a number of places like navigation bars in certain apps. In the example above, the top shows beta 2 while the bottom shows the current look in beta 3. Here are just a few more examples of iOS 26 beta 2 and iOS 26 beta 3 visual changes:

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Bluesky is finally adding more ways to filter notifications

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-29 01:55:42

Bluesky has updated its notification settings so that users have more control over when and why the social media app sends them a ping. Besides more granular controls over which things will trigger a notification, you can now receive alerts for any activity from a chosen account. As a fledgling app, Bluesky has lacked the in-depth notification toggles you might find in something like Instagram, which has had over a decade to figure out when people want to be contacted. With this update, the sit

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AirPods 4 Now Priced Like Budget Earbuds, as Amazon Clears Out Stock Without Asking Apple

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-29 01:35:58

Apple has long set the benchmark for wireless earbuds whether you’re after active noise cancellation (with the AirPods Pro 2) or prefer a more streamlined experience without ANC. Right now, it’s the latter that’s stealing the spotlight during Amazon’s Prime Day event with the AirPods 4 dropping to an all-time low price of $99—down from their usual $129. Better still, this sale is not behind a Prime membership, so the savings are open to anyone. See at Amazon Coming in at $99, the AirPods 4 are

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Fubo pays $3.4M to settle claims it illegally shared user data with advertisers

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-29 01:21:11

Fubo has agreed to pay $3.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the sports-streaming service provider of unlawfully distributing customers' personally identifiable information (PII) without their consent. In December 2023, Ne’Tosha Burdette filed a complaint [PDF] against Fubo with the stated goal of stopping Fubo’s "unlawful disclosure of its customers'" PII. The complaint argued that Fubo violated the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), “which prohibits the disclosure of co

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Apple releases iOS 26 beta 3 for iPhone

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-08-29 05:09:35

Four weeks have passed since Apple unveiled iOS 26 and the major software redesign coming for iPhone. Now it’s time to start testing the third developer beta preview and see how performance and polish have improved. iOS 26 also includes loads of new features and functionality in addition to the new Liquid Glass-inspired look and feel. iOS 26 developer beta 3 is here Apple summarizes the upcoming iPhone software update by saying that iOS 26 “delivers a stunning new design, powerful Apple Intell

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Apple releases developer beta 3 for visionOS 26

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-29 05:10:25

Alongside the new macOS 26 developer beta 3, Apple has also pushed out the third developer beta of visionOS 26, and the rest of its operating systems. The build number for today’s visionOS 26 beta 3 release is 23M5290f. If you want to enroll in the developer beta program for Apple Vision Pro, here’s what you’ve got to do: Open the Settings app Choose “General” Choose “Software Update” Select “Beta Updates” Select “visionOS Developer Beta” What’s new? As announced on WWDC25, visionOS 26 brin

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iOS 26 beta 3 adds new color options for default iPhone wallpaper

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-08-29 05:48:31

iOS 26 is launching to all users this fall, but during the summer Apple is continually refining the update through a beta process. Today, iOS 26 beta 3 arrived, and one change is an expanded array of color options for the new default wallpaper. New iOS 26 wallpaper now available in four colors Every year, iOS introduces a new default wallpaper for users. Often, that wallpaper includes several color variants. With iOS 26, previous betas only had a single blue version of the default wallpaper.

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Arkane founder calls Game Pass an 'unsustainable model' that's wrecking the industry

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-29 05:58:19

Arkane Studios founder Raphael Colantonio had some harsh words for Game Pass in a thread on X, calling it an "unstainable model" that's "damaging the industry." He also said that Microsoft's ability to throw "infinite money" at the platform will eventually wane because "reality has to hit." Colantonio continued by saying Microsoft will "kill everyone else, or give up" and that gamers only like the service because "the offer is too good to be true." He also wrote that these same players will tur

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Qantas is being extorted in recent data-theft cyberattack

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-29 05:02:02

Qantas has confirmed that it is now being extorted by threat actors following a cyberattack that potentially exposed the data for 6 million customers. "A potential cyber criminal has made contact, and we are currently working to validate this," Qantas shared in an updated statement. "As this is a criminal matter, we have engaged the Australian Federal Police and won't be commenting any further on the details of the contact." Qantas disclosed the attack on July 1st, stating it detected unusual

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AI Cameras Change Driver Behavior at Intersections

news.ycombinator.com Willie D. Jones 2025-08-29 05:15:17

In cities across the United States, an ambitious goal is gaining traction: Vision Zero, the strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries. First implemented in Sweden in the 1990s, Vision Zero has already cut road deaths there by 50 percent from 2010 levels. Now, technology companies like Stop for Kids and Obvio.ai are trying to bring the results seen in Europe to U.S. streets with AI-powered camera systems designed to keep drivers honest, even when police aren’t around. Loca

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tinymcp: Let LLMs control embedded devices via the Model Context Protocol

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-29 08:37:28

tinymcp Let LLMs control embedded devices via the Model Context Protocol. Warning tinymcp is an experimental project. Expect frequent breaking changes. Extreme caution should be taken when delegating physical capabilities to AI systems. Background The tinymcp project includes an MCP server, which is executed locally, but communicates with remote devices via the Golioth management API. It uses two existing device services on the Golioth platform, LightDB State and Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs

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CPU-X: CPU-Z for Linux

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-29 06:52:51

CPU-X is a Free software that gathers information on CPU, motherboard and more. Download

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Robinhood stock tokens face scrutiny in the European Union after OpenAI warning

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-08-29 13:37:40

Lithuania's central bank on Monday said it has contacted Robinhood seeking clarifications over its tokenized equities after OpenAI raised concerns over the product last week. "We have contacted Robinhood and are awaiting clarifications regarding the structure of OpenAI and SpaceX stock tokens as well as the related consumer communication," Bank of Lithuania spokesman Giedrius Šniukas told CNBC via email. "Only after receiving and evaluating this information will we be able to assess the legali

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Apple’s newest AI study unlocks street navigation for blind users

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-29 13:19:28

There’s no shortage of rumors about Apple’s plans to release camera-equipped wearables. And while it’s easy to get fatigued by yet another wave of upcoming AI-powered hardware, one powerful use case often gets lost in the shuffle: accessibility. SceneScout, a new research prototype from Apple and Columbia University, isn’t a wearable. Yet. But it hints at what AI could eventually unlock for blind and low-vision users. As Apple’s and Columbia University’s researchers explain it: People who are

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The Era of Exploration

news.ycombinator.com Yiding Jiang 2025-08-29 13:23:57

Large language models are the unintended byproduct of about three decades worth of freely accessible human text online. Ilya Sutskever compared this reservoir of information to fossil fuel, abundant but ultimately finite. Some studies suggest that, at current token‑consumption rates, frontier labs could exhaust the highest‑quality English web text well before the decade ends. Even if those projections prove overly pessimistic, one fact is clear: today’s models consume data far faster than humans

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Solving Wordle with uv's dependency resolver

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-27 21:28:30

Introduction In a previous life, I wrote a Sudoku solver that relied on Poetry's dependency resolver. We ended up selling that startup to EDB (not because of the Poetry hack), which means that they now own this IP. And, since then, Python packaging has advanced, with uv taking the world by storm. This means that it's time for a refresh. Can we use uv instead of Poetry? And can we solve a Wordle instead of a Sudoku? For the impatient: you can get the solver from my GitHub. Run uv run main.py r

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You Could Be Getting a US-Only Replacement TikTok App Ahead of Possible September Sale

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-29 12:01:00

TikTok owner ByteDance is working on a new US-only version of its popular vertical video app that would replace the current one ahead of a September deadline for the Chinese company to divest ownership in the US, The Information reports. Citing anonymous sources, the site reports that the new app, codenamed "M2" would launch on Sept. 5 and would require users in the US to switch from the existing app to the new one. President Donald Trump recently extended a deadline for the owner to sell off i

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Threads is nearing X’s daily app users, new data shows

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-08-29 13:41:32

Instagram Threads is close to catching up to top competitor X in terms of mobile app users, according to new data from market intelligence provider Similarweb. In June 2025, Threads’ mobile app for iOS and Android saw 115.1 million daily active users, representing 127.8% year-over-year growth; X reached 132 million daily actives, as its year-over-year growth declined by 15.2%. By comparison, decentralized social network Bluesky grew a sizable 372.5% year-over-year as of June, but its worldwide

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Producing tangible business benefits from modern iPaaS solutions

technologyreview.com Mit Technology Review Insights 2025-08-29 17:01:39

The scenario illustrates the power of iPaaS in action. For many enterprises, iPaaS turns what was once a costly, complex undertaking into a streamlined, strategic advantage. According to Forrester research commissioned by SAP, businesses modernizing with iPaaS solutions can see a 345% return on investment over three years, with a payback period of less than six months. Agile integration for an AI-first world In 2025, the business need for flexible and friction-free integration has new urgency.

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AirPods Pro 3 are coming, and rumored to have my top feature request

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-08-29 17:10:54

AirPods Pro 3 are in active development, and even though the release timing is still unclear, there’s been one rumored feature in particular that I’m especially excited about: improved active noise cancellation. Noise cancellation has long been a critical AirPods Pro feature for me I’ve been an AirPods user since the first model was introduced alongside the iPhone 7 in 2017. But when AirPods Pro debuted, I was immediately sold. Several features were appealing to me, but one standout was the i

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Hackers abuse leaked Shellter red team tool to deploy infostealers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-29 17:49:27

Shellter Project, the vendor of a commercial AV/EDR evasion loader for penetration testing, confirmed that hackers used its Shellter Elite product in attacks after a customer leaked a copy of the software. The abuse has kept going for several months and even though security researchers caught the activity in the wild, Shellter did not receive a notification. The vendor underlined that this is the first known incident of misuse since it introduced its strict licensing model in February 2023. "

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Apple’s 5th Ave store spray-painted to protest ‘climate hypocrisy’

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-08-29 17:11:57

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. A climate change activist was arrested after spray-painting Apple’s 5th Avenue store as part of a protest against Big Tech’s “climate hypocrisy.” Protestors from the Extinction Rebellion environmental group staged a demonstration at the New York City storefront on Sunday, and one individual spray-painted “Boycott” beneath the Apple logo on the build

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The Stop Killing Games initiative has hit a major milestone, but the fight's just begun

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-29 03:04:31

A petition to preserve video game access recently achieved an important milestone of one million signatures, but it has two more challenges to overcome before reaching the final level. The "Stop Killing Games" movement reached a million votes earlier this month, meaning the European Union will have to consider adopting legislation addressing this issue. However, the petition first has to deal with the threat of potentially fake signatures and the resistance from major game studios and publishers

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The next Switch 2 restock kicks off at 7PM ET online at Walmart

Drive Capital’s second act — how the Columbus venture firm found success after a split

Leak reveals Apple Maps in iOS 26 could get two unannounced new features

Jack Dorsey just released a Bluetooth messaging app that doesn't need the internet

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Arkane founder calls Game Pass an 'unsustainable model' that's wrecking the industry

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Apple’s 5th Ave store spray-painted to protest ‘climate hypocrisy’

The Stop Killing Games initiative has hit a major milestone, but the fight's just begun

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