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Layoff Anxiety Is Real. 10 Steps to Take Now Before You Lose Your Job

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-16 16:30:00

With employers downsizing and slashing budgets, fear of layoffs is rapidly escalating among workers. Tharon Green/CNET Workers across all industries are bracing for a challenging economy and a brutal job market. According to a survey by Indeed, nearly half (46%) of US employees are concerned about layoffs in the next year. The Trump administration's cuts across federal agencies, health organizations and nonprofits have led to hundreds of thousands of layoffs. As employers reduce personnel and

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Powering next-gen services with AI in regulated industries

technologyreview.com Mit Technology Review Insights 2025-09-17 00:09:40

For many, the “last mile” of the end-to-end customer journey can present a challenge. Services at this stage often involve much more complex interactions than the usual app or self-service portal can handle. This could be dealing with a challenging health diagnosis, addressing late mortgage payments, applying for government benefits, or understanding the lifestyle you can afford in retirement. “When we get into these more complex service needs, there’s a real bias toward human interaction,” says

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Check your Anker power banks - 1 million were just recalled due to fire risk

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-09-16 23:51:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a new recall for the Anker PowerCore 10000 power bank, model number A1263. According to the report, the lithium-ion battery inside can overheat, causing the device to become a fire and burn hazard to consumers. "Anker has received 19 reports of fires and explosions" caused by its faulty power bank. Among those incidents, there have been "two reports of minor burn injuries" (thankfully not requiring medical a

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Design Patterns for Securing LLM Agents Against Prompt Injections

news.ycombinator.com Simon Willison 2025-09-16 23:27:46

Design Patterns for Securing LLM Agents against Prompt Injections This new paper by 11 authors from organizations including IBM, Invariant Labs, ETH Zurich, Google and Microsoft is an excellent addition to the literature on prompt injection and LLM security. In this work, we describe a number of design patterns for LLM agents that significantly mitigate the risk of prompt injections. These design patterns constrain the actions of agents to explicitly prevent them from solving arbitrary tasks.

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Geometry from Quantum Temporal Correlations

news.ycombinator.com Fullwood 2025-09-16 23:21:47

arXiv Is Hiring a DevOps Engineer Work on one of the world's most important websites and make an impact on open science.

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Show HN: Tattoy – a text-based terminal compositor

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-17 00:04:35

About Tattoy can generally be thought of as a framework for adding eye-candy to your terminal. It is purely text-based so works in any terminal emulator that supports true colour. "Graphics" is rendered with UTF8 half-blocks (▀,▄). Whilst most of its effects are for getting you street credibility it also has more powerful features based around its awareness of terminal contents. For example it can detect and auto adjust text contrast whilst remaining faithful to the terminal's palette. Tattoy

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Zombie AI Siri May Shuffle Onto iPhones Two Years After It Was First Announced

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-09-17 00:30:35

At this week’s WWDC 2025 keynote, Apple’s senior vice president of software, Craig Federighi, strutted up on stage to the sound of Ratt’s “Round and Round” playing in the background. “Love’ll will find a way, just give it time… What goes around, comes around,” Stephen Pearcy belted out as Federighi, in his brilliant white mane, stood tall under the spotlight. He immediately went into all the updates that came to Apple Intelligence in 2024 and 2025. But one thing was missing, and Apple knew we we

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USDOT wants more self-driving cars without pedals or steering wheels

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-17 00:44:56

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. The US Department of Transportation wants to make it easier for automakers and tech companies to deploy self-driving cars without traditional controls like steering wheels and pedals. In a letter sent to stakeholders, the department said it would streamline reviews of requests for exemptions from safety rules requiring vehi

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The new Pebble watch’s mobile app will also work with some old Pebble watches

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-17 04:53:00

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. On his personal blog, Eric Migicovsky, the creator of the original Pebble smartwatch, has shared some updates and important milestones about the smartwatches his new company plans to release this year. The Core 2 Duo smartwatch is “nearing mass production,” according to Migicovsky, and Core Devices is “on track to ship out all pre-orders in July

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The Missing Manual for Signals: State Management for Python Developers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-17 07:55:01

A practical guide to reactive state management in Python Introduction I maintain reaktiv. When I demo it to Python teams, I get the same response: "Why do I need this? I can just call functions when things change." Fair question. Python has excellent patterns for coordinating state changes. You can trigger updates manually, use the observer pattern, or set up event systems. Most Python applications handle state coordination just fine. But some don't. If you're building systems where state c

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Meta buys Scale AI in a $14.3B deal

news.ycombinator.com Jonathan Vanian 2025-09-17 05:02:28

Alexandr Wang, CEO of ScaleAI speaks on CNBC's Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 23, 2025. Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang told employees in a memo on Thursday that he's leaving for Meta, confirming reports from earlier in the week about his departure and a large investment from the social networking company. Meta is pumping $14.3 billion into Scale AI as part of the deal, and will have a 49% stake in the artificial intelligence startup, but will not have

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Scale AI confirms ‘significant’ investment from Meta, says CEO Alexandr Wang is leaving

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-09-17 03:12:21

Data-labeling company Scale AI confirmed on Friday that it has received a “significant” investment from Meta that values the startup at $29 billion. The startup also said its co-founder and CEO Alexandr Wang is stepping down from his role to join Meta and help the bigger company with its AI work. Reports indicate that Meta invested about $14.3 billion for a 49% stake in the startup, which produces and labels data that’s used to train the large language models that underpin a significant portion

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Scale AI's Alexandr Wang confirms departure for Meta as part of $14.3 billion deal

cnbc.com Jonathan Vanian 2025-09-17 10:01:07

Alexandr Wang, CEO of ScaleAI speaks on CNBC's Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 23, 2025. Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang told employees in a memo on Thursday that he's leaving for Meta, confirming reports from earlier in the week about his departure and a large investment from the social networking company. Meta is pumping $14.3 billion into Scale AI as part of the deal, and will have a 49% stake in the artificial intelligence startup, but will not have

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Victoria’s Secret restores critical systems after cyberattack

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-17 17:56:16

Victoria's Secret has restored all critical systems impacted by a May 24 security incident that forced it to shut down corporate systems and the e-commerce website. The company operates around 1,380 retail stores in nearly 70 countries and has reported net sales of $1.353 billion for the first quarter of 2025, with a forecasted net sales range of up to $6.3 billion for the year. In a Thursday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company disclosed that all restored criti

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Rocket Report: New delay for Europe’s reusable rocket; SpaceX moves in at SLC-37

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-17 17:00:38

Welcome to Edition 7.48 of the Rocket Report! The shock of last week's public spat between President Donald Trump and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has worn off, and Musk expressed regret for some of his comments going after Trump on social media. Musk also backtracked from his threat to begin decommissioning the Dragon spacecraft, currently the only way for the US government to send people to the International Space Station. Nevertheless, there are many people who think Musk's attachment to Trump co

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Are Those Viral ‘Cooling Blankets’ for Real?

wired.com Rhett Allain 2025-09-17 17:00:00

If you spend much time on the internet, you will see the same things pop up again and again. For me, it's these “cooling blankets” that people talk about on social media. I mean, it sounds great for summer—just like a blanket that warms you up but in reverse. Sadly, these products don’t do what they claim. They might be breathable so they don’t make you as hot as an ordinary blanket would, but you’d still be cooler with no blanket at all. However, there is hope. Someone has created a real cooli

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Scale AI confirms ‘significant’ investment from Meta, says CEO Alexanr Wang is leaving

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-09-17 18:12:21

Data-labeling company Scale AI confirmed on Friday that it has received a “significant” investment from Meta that values the startup at $29 billion. The startup also said its co-founder and CEO Alexandr Wang is stepping down from his role to join Meta and help the bigger company with its AI work. Reports indicate that Meta invested about $14.3 billion for a 49% stake in the startup, which produces and labels data that’s used to train the large language models that underpin a significant portion

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Meta is paying $14 billion to catch up in the AI race

theverge.com Alex Heath 2025-09-17 17:05:10

Meta is paying $14.3 billion to acquire 49 percent of Scale AI and hire its CEO, Alexandr Wang, to revamp its troubled AI efforts. As part of the deal, Wang will report directly to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and remain on Scale’s board of directors, both companies announced on Thursday. Sources say Wang will lead a new AI lab at Meta tasked with building “superintelligence.” Meta spokesperson Ashley Zandy says the company “will share more about this effort and the great people joining this team i

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Trump’s protest threats raise surveillance alarms around his military parade

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2025-09-17 18:50:24

President Donald Trump’s warning that protesters of Saturday’s US military parade in Washington, DC, will be met with “very heavy force” threatens to chill speech and underscores the need for protesters to take precautions around digital surveillance, privacy advocates tell The Verge. In remarks from the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump did not distinguish between peaceful and non-peaceful protesters. “For those people who want to protest, they’re going to be met with very big force,” Trump said.

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Apple's AI-infused Siri may not show up until spring 2026

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-18 00:12:12

The new version of Siri that was demoed alongside Apple Intelligence might not be released until Spring 2026, Bloomberg reports. Apple officially delayed Siri's release to some time "in the coming year" back in March. The new Siri could be included in a planned iOS 26.4 update next year, which Bloomberg writes will likely arrive in March. Apple announced the smarter and more personal version of Siri at WWDC 2024 over a year ago now, and nearly two years before this hypothetical Spring 2026 rele

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Roundtable (YC S23) Is Hiring a President / CRO

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-17 23:00:00

Roundtable is a research and deployment company building the proof-of-human layer in digital identity. Roundtable seeks to research and build real-world Turing Tests, and to productize these developments in bot detection, fraud prevention, and continuous authentication. You’ll be joining Roundtable’s C-suite alongside CEO Mayank Agrawal and CTO Mathew Hardy. The primary job will be to design, manage, and execute the commercial muscle of the company. You should be prepared to spend your time do

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Carl Pei finally explains why Nothing bought Essential

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-18 01:46:55

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Nothing’s CEO, Carl Pei, took part in a video interview where he explained why he bought Essential in 2021. He said he bought the defunct company for its name, not its tech. Essential only produced one phone before closing down. Nothing is back in the news with the Nothing Phone 3 and a new set of headphones coming this summer. But Carl Pei wants to talk about something different. Nothing’s CEO recently opened up about why the company acquired Essenti

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Anker issues recall for popular power bank due to fire risk - stop using it now

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-09-18 04:01:51

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a new recall for the Anker PowerCore 10000 power bank, model number A1263. According to the report, the lithium-ion battery inside can overheat, causing the device to become a fire and burn hazard to consumers. "Anker has received 19 reports of fires and explosions" caused by its faulty power bank. Among those incidents, there have been "two reports of minor burn injuries" (thankfully not requiring medical attention) and 11

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Chime pops 37% in Nasdaq debut after pricing IPO above expected range

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-09-18 08:06:01

CEO of Chime, Chris Britt, center right, rings the opening bell during the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite on June 12, 2025 in New York City. Chime shares jumped 37% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday after the provider of online banking services sold shares in an IPO that valued the company at $11.6 billion. Late Wednesday, Chime raised about $700 million in its offering, and existing investors sold an additional $165 million worth of shares. The stock, trading under

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Show HN: Tritium – The Legal IDE in Rust

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-18 00:06:59

Loading… (Hint: Load an example contract via File > Open Example)

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Schumer Interrupts Crypto Debate to Announce Sen. Padilla Was Roughed Up by Federal Thugs in California

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-09-18 08:36:29

Sen. Alex Padilla, the Democratic senator from California, was forcibly removed from a press conference held by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, on Thursday that was focused on ICE’s campaign of terror against the people of Los Angeles. Padilla was thrown to the ground and handcuffed. And it put a real damper on the current debate about the controversial cryptocurrency bill that Chuck Schumer is currently trying to get passed in the Senate. Two videos of Padilla’s arrest at the

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Fujifilm announces retro-styled X-E5 mirrorless digital camera

techspot.com Shawn Knight 2025-09-18 12:16:00

In a nutshell: Fujifilm has introduced a new X-series mirrorless digital camera that's sure to get the attention of photography enthusiasts. The X-E5 is a lightweight, rangefinder-style shooter with a retro aesthetic that tips the scales at around 445 grams (about one pound). It packs the company's latest back-illuminated X-Trans CMOS 5 HR sensor, which can capture 40.2 megapixel stills and shoot video at up to 6.2K at 30 frames per second. Fujifilm said an improved pixel structure allows more

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Google services are experiencing a major disruption right now (Update: Mostly fixed)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-18 12:29:48

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google reports a disruption impacting Gmail and many other Workspace services. Problems were first noticed a little over an hour ago, just before 11a PT. Companies beyond Google also appear to be dealing with some connectivity issues of their own. Update, June 12, 2025 (03:34 PM ET): Literally just one minute after publishing our report, Google has updated its status dashboard to share that the problems are more or less fixed. The company says that e

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‘Andor’ Wanted Its Massacre to Do More Than Just Fill a ‘Star Wars’ Lore Gap

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-09-18 12:45:19

The most impactful thing about the Ghorman Massacre in Andor season two is how it paints a true picture of what rebellion stood for by putting the audience in the shoes of the people assembled to defend their planet. In a grim yet hopeful episode, the Empire’s control of the narrative begins to fall apart, showcasing the brutal violence meted out by Imperial forces against those who resist Palpatine’s rule. Series creator Tony Gilroy and star Diego Luna gave more context about expounding on a k

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Tesla sues former Optimus engineer over alleged trade secret theft

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-09-18 12:35:43

Tesla sued a former engineer for allegedly stealing trade secrets from its humanoid robotics program, Optimus, and using them to launch a rival startup. The lawsuit, which was filed on Wednesday and originally reported on by Bloomberg, accuses Zhongjie “Jay” Li of stealing trade secrets regarding Tesla’s development of “advanced robotic hand sensors” to launch his startup Proception, a Y Combinator-backed company building robotic hands. The complaint states that Li, who worked at Tesla from Au

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Latest Tech News

Layoff Anxiety Is Real. 10 Steps to Take Now Before You Lose Your Job

Powering next-gen services with AI in regulated industries

Check your Anker power banks - 1 million were just recalled due to fire risk

Design Patterns for Securing LLM Agents Against Prompt Injections

Geometry from Quantum Temporal Correlations

Show HN: Tattoy – a text-based terminal compositor

Zombie AI Siri May Shuffle Onto iPhones Two Years After It Was First Announced

USDOT wants more self-driving cars without pedals or steering wheels

The new Pebble watch’s mobile app will also work with some old Pebble watches

The Missing Manual for Signals: State Management for Python Developers

Meta buys Scale AI in a $14.3B deal

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Scale AI's Alexandr Wang confirms departure for Meta as part of $14.3 billion deal

Victoria’s Secret restores critical systems after cyberattack

Rocket Report: New delay for Europe’s reusable rocket; SpaceX moves in at SLC-37

Are Those Viral ‘Cooling Blankets’ for Real?

Scale AI confirms ‘significant’ investment from Meta, says CEO Alexanr Wang is leaving

Meta is paying $14 billion to catch up in the AI race

Trump’s protest threats raise surveillance alarms around his military parade

Apple's AI-infused Siri may not show up until spring 2026

Roundtable (YC S23) Is Hiring a President / CRO

Carl Pei finally explains why Nothing bought Essential

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Schumer Interrupts Crypto Debate to Announce Sen. Padilla Was Roughed Up by Federal Thugs in California

Fujifilm announces retro-styled X-E5 mirrorless digital camera

Google services are experiencing a major disruption right now (Update: Mostly fixed)

‘Andor’ Wanted Its Massacre to Do More Than Just Fill a ‘Star Wars’ Lore Gap

Tesla sues former Optimus engineer over alleged trade secret theft

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