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China Opens ‘Robot Mall,’ Its First Mall for Robots

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2025-12-04 20:40:25

China opened its first full-scale shopping center dedicated entirely to robots on Friday, as part of a broader push to bring robotics from research labs into people’s homes. The four-story Robot Mall, located in Beijing’s high-tech E-Town district, showcases more than 100 robots from over 40 brands, including Chinese companies like Ubtech Robotics and Unitree Robotics. The store operates like a car dealership, but for robots. It follows the “4S” model common in China, offering sales, service, s

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Instagram’s Map is here, and this is how you can turn it off

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2025-12-04 20:27:48

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s only been a couple of days since the Instagram Map launched, and from the looks of our social feeds, people are not happy about it. Responses have ranged from being mildly annoyed that Instagram is ripping off Snapchat’s Snap Maps instead of offe

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Mini Ikea stores will be opening inside select Best Buy locations this year

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-12-04 20:54:41

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Ikea has announced that it’s opening mini retail experiences in a handful of Best Buy stores in the southern US later this year. It’s the first time Ikea’s products and services will be available through another US retailer, saving shoppers from having to visit and navigate the chain’s warehouse-sized stores which aren’t as plentiful in the US as

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U.S. Judiciary confirms breach of court electronic records service

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-05 00:30:11

The U.S. Federal Judiciary confirms that it suffered a cyberattack on its electronic case management systems hosting confidential court documents and is strengthening cybersecurity measures. The organization stated that, while most documents in the system are public, certain sealed filings contain sensitive information that is now protected with stricter access controls aimed at blocking hackers. "The federal Judiciary is taking additional steps to strengthen protections for sensitive case doc

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How you're charging your tablet is slowly killing it - 3 methods to avoid (and the right way)

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-05 05:14:00

Maria Diaz/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Unplug at 100%, keep battery between 20% and 80%. Avoid draining to 0%; store unused tablets at 50%. Use certified chargers to prevent stress and overheating. As someone who uses a tablet daily, I'm constantly looking for ways to make its battery last longer. However, some habits you don't think twice about could actually be hurting your battery over time. There are ways to extend your tablet's battery life, and there are some things you should avoid t

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Getting Good Results from Claude Code

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-05 04:45:57

I've been experimenting with LLM programming agents over the past few months. Claude Code has become my favorite. It is not without issues, but it's allowed me to write ~12 programs/projects in relatively little time, and I feel I would not have been able to do all this in the same amount of time without it. Most of them, I wouldn't even have bothered to write without Claude Code, simply because they'd take too much of my time. (A list is included at the end of this post.) I'm still far from a

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Food, housing, & health care costs are a source of major stress for many people

news.ycombinator.com Marjorie Connelly 2025-12-05 09:27:56

August 4, 2025 About half of the public consider the cost of groceries to be a major source of stress in their life right now, and 19% of those concerned have used deferred payment services to fund groceries at some point. Overall, 29% of the public have ever used deferred payment services, sometimes called Buy Now Pay Later, for health care, entertainment, groceries, or restaurant meals. Use of these services is higher among adults under age 45 compared with older adults. People experiencing

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Verizon wants to win back your loyalty with damage control discounts

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-05 23:34:33

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Verizon is reinstating discounts for some customers who threaten to leave the carrier. The retention discounts are triggered by initiating a transfer PIN from within the My Verizon app. After emailing the Verizon CEO, some users are getting a higher Valued Customer discount to replace their outgoing Loyalty Discount. Some of these discounts are even higher than before, though not all customers can get them. Verizon kicked up a storm early this week w

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How we enforce .NET coding standards to improve productivity

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-01 18:03:50

In today’s competitive software development landscape, organizations are actively looking to optimize their Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to deliver faster, with better quality, and reduce friction. The rise of Generative AI amplifies this trend even more. Teams that know how to leverage these tools and practices achieve unprecedented velocity. At Workleap, we decided to take a step back to analyze where we could improve our SDLC as well, in order to reduce friction and help our develo

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What Is Popover=Hint?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-01 08:55:52

What is popover=hint? If you’ve been following along with advancements in HTML, such as the new popover API, you may have noticed that a new popover type ( hint ) recently landed in Chrome 133 (January 2025). But what exactly does it do? The short answer is: popover="hint" allows you to open an unrelated hint popover without closing other popovers in the stack. This means you can have an existing stack of auto popovers remain open while still displaying a hint popover. You often see this sort

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Did Verizon Toss Your Loyalty Discount? You Might See Higher Bills in September

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-05 23:58:03

Loyalty works both ways, and Verizon is about to discover whether its longtime subscribers will stick with the mobile carrier after it ends some loyalty discounts. Verizon is also hiking administrative fees, which aren't included in the base prices of many plans. As everything else gets more expensive, Verizon customers are likely to be hit with incrementally higher bills. Loyalty discounts disappearing… and returning? Commenters in Verizon forums on Reddit last week shared notifications from

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Life-like robots for sale to the public as China opens new store

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-12-05 23:58:20

Life-like robots for sale to the public as China opens new store 3 hours ago Share Save Adam Hancock Business reporter Share Save Reuters A life-size humanoid replica of Albert Einstein at the store A new robot shop has opened in Beijing selling everything from mechanical butlers to human-like replicas of Albert Einstein. More than 100 types of products will be on sale at Robot Mall, which launched in the Chinese capital on Friday. The store is one of the first in the country to sell humanoid

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The Dia browser now offers a $20/month subscription plan

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-05 17:03:59

The Browser Company has announced a subscription plan for Dia, its new AI-powered browser. Here are the details. Dia now offers a Dia Pro subscription plan A couple of months ago, The Browser Company launched Dia, its new crack at an AI-powered browser. That came after it decided to shut down the Arc browser, much to the dismay of passionate and highly engaged early adopters who enjoyed the company’s completely different take on what a browser should look like and behave. With Dia, which rem

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New executive order puts all grants under political control

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-06 03:37:12

On Thursday, the Trump administration issued an executive order asserting political control over grant funding, including all federally supported research. The order requires that any announcement of funding opportunities be reviewed by the head of the agency or someone they designate, which means a political appointee will have the ultimate say over what areas of science the US funds. Individual grants will also require clearance from a political appointee and "must, where applicable, demonstra

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After Mount Vesuvius Demolished Pompeii, People Returned to Live Among the Ruins

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-12-06 00:56:11

In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in what would become one of humanity’s most infamous ancient tragedies. Tens of centuries later, archaeologists eagerly dug through the ash and pumice to rediscover the buried Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in all their preserved glory. In their eagerness, however, they may have missed an important layer of history. While working in the Insula meridionalis—the southern quarter of Pompeii’s ancient urban center—archaeologists uncovered evidence confirmin

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Trump opens door for crypto in retirement accounts

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-12-06 04:41:52

Trump opens door for crypto in retirement accounts But critics say it could increase risks for savers. The move is intended to eventually give everyday workers new access to investments formerly reserved for wealthy individuals and institutions, while opening up previously untouched pools of funding for firms in those fields. On Thursday, he ordered regulators to look for ways to change rules that might discourage employers from including such offerings in workplace retirement accounts, known

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New executive order puts all grants under political control

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-06 05:56:33

On Thursday, the Trump administration issued an executive order asserting political control over grant funding, including all federally supported research. The order requires that any announcement of funding opportunities be reviewed by the head of the agency or someone they designate, which means a political appointee will have the ultimate say over what areas of science the US funds. Individual grants will also require clearance from a political appointee and "must, where applicable, demonstra

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The FCC will review emergency alert systems in the US

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-06 15:27:53

The Federal Communications Commission is planning a review of the US emergency alert systems. Both the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WAS) will be subject to a "re-examination" by the agency. "We want to ensure that these programs deliver the results that Americans want and need," FCC Chairman Brendan Carr posted on X. The announcement of this plan notes that the infrastructure underlying the EAS — which includes radio, television, satellite and cable systems —

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 8, #1511

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-06 20:00:03

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Oof, today's Wordle puzzle is a pretty tough one. I know the word, but I would never just put these letters together in my guessing. I suspect a few streaks will be broken today. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English word

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Aug. 8, #319

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-06 20:00:05

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition is a real toughie.There's a fun word puzzle in the green category, and the purple one goes completely off the wall with one of those remove-and-add-a-letter twists. No fears, we'll help you through it. Read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports

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Encryption made for police and military radios may be easily cracked

news.ycombinator.com Kim Zetter 2025-12-06 23:30:04

Two years ago, researchers in the Netherlands discovered an intentional backdoor in an encryption algorithm baked into radios used by critical infrastructure–as well as police, intelligence agencies, and military forces around the world–that made any communication secured with the algorithm vulnerable to eavesdropping. When the researchers publicly disclosed the issue in 2023, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), which developed the algorithm, advised anyone using it for

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School AI surveillance can lead to false alarms, arrests

news.ycombinator.com Lurye Is The Data Reporter For The Associated Press 2025-12-06 21:17:32

Lesley Mathis knows what her daughter said was wrong. But she never expected the 13-year-old girl would get arrested for it. The teenage girl made an offensive joke while chatting online with her classmates, triggering the school’s surveillance software. Before the morning was even over, the Tennessee eighth grader was under arrest. She was interrogated, strip-searched and spent the night in a jail cell, her mother says. Earlier in the day, her friends had teased the teen about her tanned com

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A generic non-invasive neuromotor interface for human-computer interaction

news.ycombinator.com Kaifosh 2025-12-03 09:08:24

Hardware sEMG-RD The sEMG devices consisted of two primary subcomponents: a digital compute capsule and an analogue wristband (Extended Data Fig. 1). The digital compute capsule comprised the battery, antenna for Bluetooth communication and a printed circuit board that contained a microcontroller, an analogue-to-digital converter and an inertial measurement unit. The analogue wristband comprised discrete links that each housed a multilayer rigid printed circuit board that contained the low-noi

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Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

wired.com Kim Zetter 2025-12-07 05:09:07

Two years ago, researchers in the Netherlands discovered an intentional backdoor in an encryption algorithm baked into radios used by critical infrastructure–as well as police, intelligence agencies, and military forces around the world–that made any communication secured with the algorithm vulnerable to eavesdropping. When the researchers publicly disclosed the issue in 2023, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), which developed the algorithm, advised anyone using it for

Topics: algorithm encryption end etsi security

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Meta’s prototype headsets show off the future of mixed reality

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-12-07 05:29:12

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Meta’s consumer VR headsets are already among the best you can get for their price points, but at a conference next week, the company is showing off some impressive-sounding research prototypes that could be a peek at what its headsets might be capable of in the future. One headset, called “Tiramisu,” brings a “new milestone for realism in VR,” Meta says in a blog post. Tiram

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SpaceX is building a water pipeline to Starbase — but access comes with some conditions

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-12-07 04:30:38

The newest piece of infrastructure coming to Starbase, Texas, isn’t a launch mount or a booster. It’s a water pipeline, and who can hook up a tap (and on what terms) will shape the definition of “company town.” The new line, which will stretch from Brownsville to the newly incorporated city of Starbase, will replace the truck-hauled deliveries SpaceX has used to transport potable water for its employees and on-site residents. Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) COO Mark Dombroski confirme

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Building Bluesky comments for my blog

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 08:56:01

I hate disqus too much. August 6, 2025 · ~6 min read I’ve been running my blog without decent comments for years. Not by choice, really - I just couldn’t find a solution that didn’t suck. Disqus? Slow, heavy, tracks users, and I don’t own anything. Plus it makes every page 100x slower to load. Self-hosted solutions? Great in theory. (not really.) You’re signing up to manage users, moderate spam, maintain databases, and deal with all the headaches that come with running basically a miniature

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More shell tricks: first class lists and jq

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 12:46:14

More shell tricks: first class lists, jq, and the es shell Preamble It’s not a secret that most common shells don’t have first class lists. Sure, you can pass a list to a program by passing each element in argv (e.g. with "$@" or "${list_variable[@]}" ), but what if you want to return a list? There are a couple of options. The challenge As a more practical example of this, let’s implement split-by-double-dash , a function (or a program) that would return two lists: args that come before --

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Building Bluesky Comments for My Blog

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 14:56:01

I hate disqus too much. August 6, 2025 · ~6 min read I’ve been running my blog without decent comments for years. Not by choice, really - I just couldn’t find a solution that didn’t suck. Disqus? Slow, heavy, tracks users, and I don’t own anything. Plus it makes every page 100x slower to load. Self-hosted solutions? Great in theory. (not really.) You’re signing up to manage users, moderate spam, maintain databases, and deal with all the headaches that come with running basically a miniature

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Sonos says it’s forced to raise prices while trying to win back customers

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-07 15:52:42

During what's supposed to be a year of redemption, Sonos has announced that its gadgets will become more expensive this year, complicating the company's comeback plans. Tariffs that US President Donald Trump announced last week take effect today, including a 19 percent tariff on goods imported from Malaysia (the levy is said not to apply to semiconductors and was cut down from a 25 percent tariff that Trump threatened in July.) Among other countries affected is Vietnam, which now sees a 20 perc

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Latest Tech News

China Opens ‘Robot Mall,’ Its First Mall for Robots

Instagram’s Map is here, and this is how you can turn it off

Mini Ikea stores will be opening inside select Best Buy locations this year

U.S. Judiciary confirms breach of court electronic records service

How you're charging your tablet is slowly killing it - 3 methods to avoid (and the right way)

Getting Good Results from Claude Code

Food, housing, & health care costs are a source of major stress for many people

Verizon wants to win back your loyalty with damage control discounts

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Life-like robots for sale to the public as China opens new store

The Dia browser now offers a $20/month subscription plan

New executive order puts all grants under political control

After Mount Vesuvius Demolished Pompeii, People Returned to Live Among the Ruins

Trump opens door for crypto in retirement accounts

New executive order puts all grants under political control

The FCC will review emergency alert systems in the US

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 8, #1511

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Aug. 8, #319

Encryption made for police and military radios may be easily cracked

School AI surveillance can lead to false alarms, arrests

A generic non-invasive neuromotor interface for human-computer interaction

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

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SpaceX is building a water pipeline to Starbase — but access comes with some conditions

Building Bluesky comments for my blog

More shell tricks: first class lists and jq

Building Bluesky Comments for My Blog

Sonos says it’s forced to raise prices while trying to win back customers

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