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Running macOS on an iPad? Jailbreak project makes progress

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-03 11:29:34

Apple may not be merging macOS and iPadOS, but the two version 26 operating systems share a lot of similarities. Still, the quest to actually port the Mac operating system to the iPad continues. As Steve Troughton-Smith suggests Mastodon, “hackintosh” may soon refer to an iPad running macOS and not a homegrown Mac clone. “Apple may not bring macOS to iPad, but it looks like we’re getting to a point where people can hackintosh it together on a jailbroken device anyway,” he writes. In a series

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FTC: Older adults lost record $700 million to scammers in 2024

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-30 03:55:10

Americans aged 60 and older lost a staggering $700 million to online scams in 2024, marking a sharp rise in fraud targeting seniors, according to the Federal Trade Commission. This figure, presented in the agency's latest Consumer Protection Data Spotlight, represents an increase over all three categories of loss compared to previous years. Most notably, the amount of losses for those who lost over $100k recorded an eightfold jump compared to 2020. Below is an analysis of the amounts: Losses

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Over 29,000 Exchange servers unpatched against high-severity flaw

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-03 20:35:55

Over 29,000 Exchange servers exposed online remain unpatched against a high-severity vulnerability that can let attackers move laterally in Microsoft cloud environments, potentially leading to complete domain compromise. The security flaw (tracked as CVE-2025-53786) helps threat actors who gain administrative access to on-premises Exchange servers to escalate privileges within the organization's connected cloud environment by forging or manipulating trusted tokens or API calls, without leaving

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This iOS 26 update ruined the iPhone camera app for me - then Apple saved the day

zdnet.com Kerry Wan 2025-12-03 22:55:13

Kerry Wan/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways iOS 26 introduces a new gesture behavior to the iPhone camera switcher. This shift in app navigation has caused frustration among pros and casual users. On the latest dev beta, Apple has added a toggle to revert the behavior to the original. While many would say that the public development of iOS 26 has been rocky, one recent feature, introduced in the latest developer beta, has given me renewed faith in Apple. When the company first launched the iOS 2

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This iOS 26 Toggle 'Fixes' a Camera App Redesign Issue You Might Have Noticed

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-03 21:00:03

Apple released the second public beta of iOS 26 on Thursday, and the beta brings a new Liquid Glass design, call screening and more features to the iPhones of developers and beta testers. The beta also introduces a redesigned Camera app that simplifies some aspects of the app. The Camera app revamp also inverts how you switch between different camera modes, like video, and it's horrible. After years of swiping in one direction to get to a photo mode, imagine my surprise when I swiped and was se

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Show HN: A Sinclair ZX81 retro web assembler+simulator

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-03 15:44:20

Lots of fun to do. I would have not taken the time without the speedup provided by Claude. https://andyrosa.github.io/Sinclaude/simulator.html

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GPT-OSS vs. Qwen3 and a detailed look how things evolved since GPT-2

news.ycombinator.com Sebastian Raschka 2025-12-03 04:06:07

OpenAI just released their new open-weight LLMs this week: gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, their first open-weight models since GPT-2 in 2019. And yes, thanks to some clever optimizations, they can run locally (but more about this later). This is the first time since GPT-2 that OpenAI has shared a large, fully open-weight model. Earlier GPT models showed how the transformer architecture scales. The 2022 ChatGPT release then made these models mainstream by demonstrating concrete usefulness for wri

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Compiling a Lisp: Lambda lifting

news.ycombinator.com Max Bernstein 2025-12-03 12:35:03

first – previous EDIT: /u/thunderseethe correctly points out that this is closure conversion, not lambda lifting, so I have adjusted the post title from “lambda lifting” to “closure conversion” accordingly. Thanks! I didn’t think this day would come, but I picked up the Ghuloum tutorial (PDF) again and I got a little bit further. There’s just one caveat: I have rewritten the implementation in Python. It’s available in the same repo in compiler.py. It’s brief, coming in at a little over 300 LOC

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, Aug. 11

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-03 20:09:11

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Thanks, today's Mini Crossword! You were pretty simple again, and I love that. Almost got tripped up on 5-Down, but was able to fill in the other letters and move on. Need answers? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Min

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Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable

news.ycombinator.com Sam Meredith 2025-12-03 17:19:06

A firefighting helicopter flies near as a home burns from the Mountain Fire on November 6, 2024 in Camarillo, California. David Mcnew | Getty Images News | Getty Images Top insurers fear the climate crisis could soon outpace industry solutions, effectively threatening to make entire regions around the world uninsurable. Günther Thallinger, a board member at Allianz , one of the world's biggest insurers, recently outlined how the world is fast approaching temperature levels where insurers will n

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A large number of protocols on Ethereum and Solana blockchains have no revenue

news.ycombinator.com Omkar-Godbole 2025-12-03 17:20:53

Have you heard of disguised unemployment? It refers to a situation where a portion of the workforce appears to be employed, but isn't contributing to the economy's output. Consider the massive capital expenditure loss from ghost cities, which represent unoccupied infrastructure. Something similar can be said for the top smart contract blockchains, which hosts hundreds of decentralized protocols. Of these, only a minority are generating revenue, while the rest produce no yield, loosely represent

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Compiling a Lisp: Lambda Lifting

news.ycombinator.com Max Bernstein 2025-12-03 18:35:03

first – previous I didn’t think this day would come, but I picked up the Ghuloum tutorial (PDF) again and I got a little bit further. There’s just one caveat: I have rewritten the implementation in Python. It’s available in the same repo in compiler.py. It’s brief, coming in at a little over 300 LOC + tests (compared to the C version’s 1200 LOC + tests). I guess there’s another caveat, too, which is that the Python version has no S-expression reader. But that’s fine: consider it an exercise fo

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I use a duress PIN to protect my data — here’s how it works and why everyone needs one

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-03 11:00:13

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority From two-factor authentication codes to conversations and photos, our phones contain a ton of sensitive data these days. We rely on PINs and biometrics for daily security, but I shudder to think what would happen if that data landed in the wrong hands. And while Android is secure enough against remote attacks and malware these days, what if I’m forced to unlock my phone and hand it over? GrapheneOS, the privacy-focused Android fork, offers a rare solution to

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Inside OS/2 (1987)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-03 14:15:33

by Vaughn Vernon from the December 1987 issue of Computer Language OS/2, Microsoft’s latest addition to its operating system line, could well become the operating system of the next decade for Intel 80286/80386 microcomputers. Its multitasking capabilities, full-featured application programming interface (API), and extendability to future hardware almost guarantee its success. Microsoft sees microcomputing as a platform for office automation hardware and software: The office of the future (re

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Try and

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-03 14:32:13

I'm gonna try and change the course of hip hop again. (Dr. Dre) Typically, try can be followed by three kinds of phrases: a noun phrase (1a), an infinitival verb phrase with to (1b), or a verb phrase with -ing (1c). 1) a. I'll try the salad. b. I'll try to eat this horrible salad. c. I'll try adding vinegar to the salad, to improve the taste. However, try can also combine with the conjunction and, followed by a bare verb form: 2) I’ll try and eat the salad. This usage is very simil

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iPhone Users, Find Calls Faster With This Trick

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-03 10:00:05

It can be frustrating to scroll through your iPhone's Recent calls tab to find the right voicemail or to remember when you talked to someone last. But when Apple introduced iOS 18 in 2024, it included a trick that let you find calls faster in your recent call history. That update brought a lot of new features, like customizable home screens and RCS messaging, as well as a search bar in your iPhone's Phone app. This lets you easily search your call history and voicemails. Before iOS 18, your Pho

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Thinking of Buying a Portable AC? 5 Things You Need to Know Before You Do

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-03 11:30:04

There's a lot to like about portable air conditioners. They're easy for renters to install, a solid supplemental cooling choice in homes with hotspots and a great option for homes with windows too narrow to support window air conditioners. I've had my portable air conditioner for a year and the cool air is one of the best investments for keeping my normally sweltering home office comfortable. Now I can stay productive during hot weather. As with other air conditioners, you'll need to find the s

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This New Pyramid-Like Shape Always Lands With the Same Side Up

wired.com Elise Cutts 2025-12-03 11:00:00

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 360 BC, Plato envisioned the cosmos as an arrangement of five geometric shapes: flat-sided solids called polyhedra. These immediately became important objects of mathematical study. So it might be surprising that, millennia later, mysteries still surround even the simplest shape in Plato’s polyhedral universe: the tetrahedron, which has just four triangular faces. One major open problem, for instance, asks how densely you can p

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Aura’s impressive Aspen digital frame is the most affordable it’s been

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2025-12-02 09:35:26

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Returning to work or school from summer vacation is never easy, but the Aura Aspen could help you hold onto your favorite memories by putting them front and center. And right now, you can pick up the digital photo frame for around $199 ($30 off) from Amazon, Best Buy, and Aura, which is a new low price. For a digital photo frame, the slim, 12-inch Aura Aspen looks remarkably traditional. My colleague Jennif

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How to Protect Yourself From Portable Point-of-Sale Scams

wired.com Diego Barbera 2025-12-03 16:00:00

Considering the widespread use of contactless payment systems, it's no surprise that portable point-of-sale thefts are making a comeback. This type of robbery is enjoying a new wave of popularity, and is much harder to spot given how quickly those transactions take place. But how much risk is there, really? And how can you protect yourself from POS scams? The Case of Sorrento A recent example of POS theft happened recently in Italy, when topic exploded again a few days ago when the news agency

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R0ML's Ratio

news.ycombinator.com Glyph Lefkowitz 2025-12-02 20:21:31

My father, also known as “R0ML” once described a methodology for evaluating volume purchases that I think needs to be more popular. If you are a hardcore fan, you might know that he has already described this concept publicly in a talk at OSCON in 2005, among other places, but it has never found its way to the public Internet, so I’m giving it a home here, and in the process, appropriating some of his words. Let’s say you’re running a circus. The circus has many clowns. Ten thousand clowns, to

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The Space Invaders movie is apparently still happening

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-03 12:08:51

It's been a few years since we last heard anything about the Space Invaders movie that is reportedly in the works, but a new report suggests things are inching forward again. According to Deadline , Ben Zazove and Evan Turner (The Out-Laws) are now on board to write the movie for Warner Bros.' New Line Cinema. A movie adaptation of Taito's classic arcade game has been brewing for over a decade now, after Warner Bros. bought the rights to spin it into a film back in 2014. It was reported in 2019

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A CT scanner reveals surprises inside the 386 processor's ceramic package

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-03 08:17:07

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macOS Tahoe 26 beta brings over a dozen new aerial screen savers to your Mac

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-12-03 12:03:36

With macOS Tahoe, Apple will be adding a bunch of new screen saver options, which you can also set as wallpapers. There are a couple new variants of the previously introduced Tahoe screen saver in beta 5, as well as around a dozen other options introduced in a previous beta that flew under the radar. As a Mac user, I’ve always really enjoyed all of the real world wallpapers built into macOS. It was a bit disappointing when macOS Monterey and Ventura didn’t include real world wallpapers to repre

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5 iOS 26 features that made updating my iPhone worthwhile (and how to try them)

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-12-03 06:30:17

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Apple has been busy prepping iOS 26 for its likely debut in September. Until then, the iPhone's upcoming new OS has been accessible for anyone to try via a developer beta (now up to version 5) and the initial public beta. Though iOS 26 still has at least a month of tweaks before it's finalized, the beta flavors already provide a peek at what to expect. You can download iOS 26 beta on your iPhone now. Here's how to install it -- and which models support it. Also: My biggest reg

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I Ditched My Shoes for These Oka Recovery Slides and My Feet Can't Stop Thanking Me

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-03 09:00:04

A few years ago I had some pain on the top right side of my right foot that wouldn't go away so I went to a podiatrist to get it checked out. He said it was nothing serious and suggested I purchase a pair of Oofos recovery slides and not only wear them instead of my shoes as much as possible but wear them inside my apartment instead of going barefoot. I like the Oofos -- and they indeed helped cure my foot problem -- but I recently tried a new pair of slides from Oka Recovery that are slightly b

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New adhesive surface modeled on a remora works underwater

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-03 06:08:48

Most adhesives can’t stick to wet surfaces because water and other fluids disrupt the adhesive’s bonding mechanisms. This problem, though, has been beautifully solved by evolution in remora suckerfish, which use an adhesive disk on top of their heads to attach to animals like dolphins, sharks, and even manta rays. A team of MIT scientists has now taken a close look at these remora disks and reverse-engineered them. “Basically, we looked at nature for inspiration,” says Giovanni Traverso, a prof

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Aura’s Aspen impressive digital frame is the most affordable it’s been

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2025-12-03 09:35:26

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Returning to work or school from summer vacation is never easy, but the Aura Aspen could help you hold onto your favorite memories by putting them front and center. And right now, you can pick up the digital photo frame for around $199 ($30 off) from Amazon, Best Buy, and Aura, which is a new low price. For a digital photo frame, the slim, 12-inch Aura Aspen looks remarkably traditional. My colleague Jennif

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I compared Gemini to Google Assistant on two Wear OS watches. The results weren’t even close

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-03 10:00:54

Joe Maring / Android Authority About a month ago, Google started doing something long overdue for Wear OS: it finally began replacing Google Assistant with Gemini. As imperfect as it may be at times, Gemini is a really powerful tool. More importantly, Google Assistant on Wear OS has been showing its age for a while now. I’ve been testing Gemini on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic for a little over two weeks. In addition to using it for daily tasks, I’ve also been comparing it side by side wi

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Google Maps sucks on unpaved roads, so I use this open source app instead

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-03 11:30:16

Andy Walker / Android Authority Google Maps was primarily designed for inner-city travel, where roads are well-marked and relatively smooth. I doubt the app’s developers envisioned users navigating gravel roads in the heartland of South Africa. So, it’s unsurprising that the app becomes far less useful once you hit the dirt. However, where Google Maps falls short, OsmAnd excels. OsmAnd is a free, open-source app on the Play Store and F-Droid. It draws data from various sources, primarily relyi

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Running macOS on an iPad? Jailbreak project makes progress

FTC: Older adults lost record $700 million to scammers in 2024

Over 29,000 Exchange servers unpatched against high-severity flaw

This iOS 26 update ruined the iPhone camera app for me - then Apple saved the day

This iOS 26 Toggle 'Fixes' a Camera App Redesign Issue You Might Have Noticed

Show HN: A Sinclair ZX81 retro web assembler+simulator

GPT-OSS vs. Qwen3 and a detailed look how things evolved since GPT-2

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, Aug. 11

Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable

A large number of protocols on Ethereum and Solana blockchains have no revenue

Compiling a Lisp: Lambda Lifting

I use a duress PIN to protect my data — here’s how it works and why everyone needs one

Inside OS/2 (1987)

Try and

iPhone Users, Find Calls Faster With This Trick

Thinking of Buying a Portable AC? 5 Things You Need to Know Before You Do

This New Pyramid-Like Shape Always Lands With the Same Side Up

Aura’s impressive Aspen digital frame is the most affordable it’s been

How to Protect Yourself From Portable Point-of-Sale Scams

R0ML's Ratio

The Space Invaders movie is apparently still happening

A CT scanner reveals surprises inside the 386 processor's ceramic package

macOS Tahoe 26 beta brings over a dozen new aerial screen savers to your Mac

5 iOS 26 features that made updating my iPhone worthwhile (and how to try them)

I Ditched My Shoes for These Oka Recovery Slides and My Feet Can't Stop Thanking Me

New adhesive surface modeled on a remora works underwater

Aura’s Aspen impressive digital frame is the most affordable it’s been

I compared Gemini to Google Assistant on two Wear OS watches. The results weren’t even close

Google Maps sucks on unpaved roads, so I use this open source app instead

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