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Rivian breaks ground on $5B Georgia factory ahead of construction in 2026

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-09-29 16:03:23

Rivian has officially broken ground on its long-planned factory near Atlanta, Georgia, which will one day allow the company to make as many as 400,000 of its next-generation electric vehicles per year. The company held a shovel ceremony on Tuesday where CEO RJ Scaringe was joined by Georgia officials, including Governor Brian Kemp. But, as TechCrunch first reported in July, the company is still eyeing the first quarter of 2026 for an official construction start-date, with vehicle production sta

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Gemini overtakes ChatGPT on App Store, as its Nano Banana AI model drives downloads up 45%

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-29 16:07:40

Gemini’s mobile adoption has been soaring since the August launch of its Nano Banana image editor model, which has received positive reviews, particularly from users who say they can now more easily perform complex edits and create realistic images. The app has climbed to the top of global app stores’ charts and has seen a 45% month-over-month increase in downloads in the month of September so far, according to new data provided by app intelligence firm Appfigures. Though the month is only half

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Google rolls out new Windows desktop app with Spotlight-like search tool

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-09-29 16:24:22

Google announced on Tuesday that it’s launching a new experimental app for Windows that’s designed to help people find what they need faster. The app will allow people to use an Alt + Space shortcut to instantly search for information from their computer files, installed apps, Google Drive files, and the web. The search bar works similar to Mac’s Spotlight search, which lets users quickly find anything on their device and on the web. The new app is available via Search Labs, Google’s experimen

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Cybersecurity provider Netskope boosts IPO range as it tests tech hotstreak

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-29 20:32:58

Sanjay Beri, chief executive officer and founder of Netskope Inc., listens during a Bloomberg West television interview in San Francisco, California. Netskope is targeting a $7.3 billion valuation in its upcoming initial public offering, after lifting its planned price range. The cybersecurity company said it plans to sell 47.8 million shares at between $17 and $19 apiece. The deal would raise as much as $908 million at the top end. That's up from a previous range of $15 to $17 a share the co

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iOS 26 RC users have a new update available for download

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-29 20:03:28

iOS 26 shipped to all users yesterday, but it came with a build number that was different than the RC previously available to beta testers. Now, one day later, Apple has released that public version for beta testers too. iOS 26.0 public build now available for beta testers too If you’ve been running the iOS 26 beta before now, Apple has a new update available for you today. However, it’s not the iOS 26.1 release many have been excitedly anticipating. Instead, Apple has just shipped an update

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Mophie debuts Qi2 Powerstation lineup with slim and stand options for iPhone

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-09-29 20:46:49

iPhone 17 is officially here, and Mophie is launching four new MagSafe batteries to give you more power. The lineup includes both slim and high-capacity options with and without kickstands. Not upgrading to iPhone 17? Mophie’s Qi2 Powerstation Wireless Batteries can upgrade your existing iPhone experience too. Mophie’s new lineup includes four options: Each model is Qi2-certified for 15W wireless charging that’s compatible with MagSafe. The two “Slim” models carry a 5,000mAh battery for up to

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Viking survival sim Valheim will finally come to the PS5 in 2026

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-29 20:06:57

The hit survival sim Valheim will be released for the PS5 in 2026 , ending years of speculation. The year is all we got, as developer Iron Gate AB didn't announce an actual release date. Still, it's better than nothing. We do know that the PS5 version will feature full crossplay with all other platforms, so that's good. Piktiv, a company that regularly assists Iron Gate with Valheim stuff, is working on the port so the main development team can focus its efforts on updates and DLC drops. To tha

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Google nukes 224 Android malware apps behind massive ad fraud campaign

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-29 20:20:00

A massive Android ad fraud operation dubbed "SlopAds" was disrupted after 224 malicious applications on Google Play were used to generate 2.3 billion ad requests per day. The ad fraud campaign was discovered by HUMAN's Satori Threat Intelligence team, which reported that the apps were downloaded over 38 million times and employed obfuscation and steganography to conceal the malicious behavior from Google and security tools. The campaign was worldwide, with users installing the apps from 228 co

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Hate Windows 11's vibe? Make it look more like Linux or MacOS - here's how

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-09-29 20:51:29

Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Seelen UI is a desktop environment for Windows. With this app, you can achieve a Linux or MacOS look. Seelen UI is free to use and install on Windows 10/11. As a longtime Linux user, my opinion of the Windows UI has never really wavered: I think it's pretty dismal. Given that Linux has a cornucopia of desktop environments from which to choose, it makes perfect sense that someone wh

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The Japanese landscapes that inspired Studio Ghibli films

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-29 19:32:13

As Studio Ghibli turns 40, we visit the forests, springs and villages that inspired its most beloved films, and meet those preserving their magic. From moss-draped cedar forests to steamy bathhouses and suburban woodlands, the animated worlds of Studio Ghibli often feel fantastical yet familiar. Across 23 feature films, the Japanese studio's vividly drawn landscapes – where kurosuke (soot sprites) scuttle and giant cat-buses roam – have transported generations of viewers into realms where natur

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Writing an operating system kernel from scratch – RISC-V/OpenSBI/Zig

news.ycombinator.com Uros Popovic 2025-09-27 03:36:23

Posted on: September 13, 2025 | at 09:30 AM Follow @popovicu94 I recently implemented a minimal proof of concept time-sharing operating system kernel on RISC-V. In this post, I’ll share the details of how this prototype works. The target audience is anyone looking to understand low-level system software, drivers, system calls, etc., and I hope this will be especially useful to students of system software and computer architecture. This is a redo of an exercise I did for my undergraduate cours

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Implicit ODE Solvers Are Not Universally More Robust Than Explicit ODE Solvers

news.ycombinator.com Christopher Rackauckas 2025-09-29 16:41:51

A very common adage in ODE solvers is that if you run into trouble with an explicit method, usually some explicit Runge-Kutta method like RK4, then you should try an implicit method. Implicit methods, because they are doing more work, solving an implicit system via a Newton method having “better” stability, should be the thing you go to on the “hard” problems. This is at least what I heard at first, and then I learned about edge cases. Specifically, you hear people say “but for hyperbolic PDEs

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A new experimental Google app for Windows

news.ycombinator.com Vinay Mahagaokar 2025-09-29 18:05:46

Today, we’re launching a new experimental Google app for Windows in Labs to help you find what you need, faster. Now you can search without switching windows or interrupting your flow. Whether you're writing in a doc or in the middle of a game, just press Alt + Space to instantly search for information from your computer files, installed apps, Google Drive files — and of course, the web. With Google Lens built in, you can select and search anything on your screen, making it easy to translate i

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UTF-8 history (2003)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-26 11:56:00

The history of UTF-8 as told by Rob Pike Rob Pike explains how Ken Thompson invented UTF-8 in one evening and how they together built the first system-wide implementation in less than a week.

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Waymo has received our pilot permit allowing for commercial operations at SFO

news.ycombinator.com The Waymo Team 2025-09-29 19:38:08

All systems go at SFO! Waymo has received our pilot permit allowing for commercial operations at San Francisco International Airport. We’ll partner with SFO to prepare our operations at the airport in phases, beginning with employee testing soon ahead of welcoming Bay Area riders. Pickups and dropoffs will initially start at SFO’s Kiss & Fly area – a short AirTrain ride from the terminals – with the intention to explore other locations at the airport in the future. This is a major milestone th

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Here’s How to Deflect a Dangerous Asteroid Without It Totally Backfiring

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-09-29 20:30:14

In September 2022, NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, successfully altering the space rock’s trajectory. The orbital shove demonstrated an asteroid deflection technique that could come in handy if a massive rock were headed in Earth’s direction. As it turns out, however, deflecting a potentially threatening asteroid is only half the battle. Striking an asteroid for deflection purposes could send it back on a collision course with Earth, merely delaying the planet-shatterin

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This Liquid Glass Optical Illusion on iOS 26 Is Driving Me Insane

gizmodo.com Raymond Wong 2025-09-29 20:32:48

My colleagues didn’t believe me when I told them all my app icons looked slightly crooked after updating my iPhone 16 Pro to iOS 26 and getting Apple’s new Liquid Glass user interface. I told our staff reporter Kyle Barr—an all-round consumer tech guru, mind you—to look at my home screen and tell me that my icons were tilting slightly to the left, like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. “I don’t see it,” he said, trying to convince me there was no slanting. He checked his own newly updated iPhone 14 Pr

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The VPN Market Is Booming Because We're Working Remotely and Worried About Privacy

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 20:12:36

We all have concerns about online safety and security, and that's not changing anytime soon. According to a new report from Maximum Market Research, the global market for virtual private networks will grow by more than 17% annually over the next five years. VPN expenditures are projected to reach $150 billion by 2030, more than triple what it was ($48.7 billion) in 2023. Two key drivers for that growth are the lack of data security on public networks and the increasing number of employees doin

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OpenAI Is Building a Teen-Friendly Version of ChatGPT

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 20:23:23

OpenAI announced today that it's developing a "different ChatGPT experience" tailored for teenagers, a move that underscores growing concerns about the impact of AI chatbots on young people's mental health. The new teen mode is part of a broader safety push by the company in the wake of a lawsuit by a family who alleged ChatGPT's lack of protections contributed to the death by suicide of their teenage son. The changes include age-prediction technology to keep kids under 18 out of the standard v

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Waymo’s Tekedra Mawakana on Scaling Self-Driving Beyond the Hype

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-09-29 20:35:00

Autonomous vehicles have long been touted as “just around the corner,” but the reality of bringing self-driving cars to the streets is far from simple. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco — Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana joins the Disrupt Stage for a wide-ranging conversation on the true state of AVs and where the industry goes from here. Inside the self-driving reality check While headlines often highlight crashes, controversies, or overblown promises, M

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Pope Slams Elon Musk for Obscene Greed

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-29 23:16:50

In the months following the 2025 conclave that elected him, Pope Leo XIV warned that the astronomical and still widening gap between the rich and the poor means that "we're in big trouble." In remarks to Catholic newspaper Crux in July, which were published over the weekend, the Pope reflected on the "continuously wider gap between the income levels of the working class and the money that the wealthiest receive." "Yesterday [there was] the news that Elon Musk is going to be the first trilliona

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Google is finally changing its tune about call recording on Pixel phones

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-30 00:43:58

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to be backing down from its long-standing position against letting Pixel phones record voice calls. The company has already updated support pages, indicating that the option may exist for Pixel 6 and later models. So far we’ve only seen confirmation out of India, and it’s unclear which markets will ultimately get access. Smartphones may do a million and one different things, but at their very core, these devices are still phones. You ma

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Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal file joint lawsuit against generative AI app Hailuo

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-30 00:38:19

Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. Discovery are teaming up on the latest blockbuster AI lawsuit , this time against Chinese company MiniMax, owner of Hailuo AI. The three mega-studios, which collectively represent over half of the US box office take , filed suit in California against the AI-powered image and video generation platform alleging that it "pirates and plunders Plaintiffs’ copyrighted works on a massive scale." The lawsuit includes dozens of screenshots of infringing generated image

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Self-propagating supply chain attack hits 187 npm packages

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-30 00:46:43

Security researchers have identified at least 187 npm packages compromised in an ongoing supply chain attack, with a malicious self-propagating payload to infect other packages. The coordinated worm-style campaign dubbed 'Shai-Hulud' started yesterday with the compromise of the @ctrl/tinycolor npm package, which receives over 2 million weekly downloads. Since then, the campaign has expanded significantly and now includes packages published under CrowdStrike's npm namespace. From tinycolor to

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GNOME 49 arrives this week, and it's packed with features and polish you'll love

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-09-30 00:05:51

Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways GNOME 49 will be available on Sept. 17. The latest release switches out some default apps. This new GNOME adds just the right amount of polish. GNOME is a Linux desktop environment that you either love or hate. I've used GNOME and GNOME-based desktops for years and have always fallen on the side of "love. " With each new release, I always find a feature or two (or a bit of extra polish) that makes

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Amazon Prime Day is October 7-8: Everything you need to know about October Prime Day

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-09-30 00:20:00

It's September, which means fall seasonal sales and early holiday savings are on the horizon. Labor Day is in the rearview, but plenty of the most significant sales of the year will be creeping up soon, and Amazon's October Prime Day event (formally called Prime Big Deal Days) is one you can't miss. The retailer recently confirmed that the sale will return this year on Tuesday, Oct. 7, and Wednesday, Oct. 8. Also: 3 money-saving tricks I use every time I shop online - and you should too Amazon

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AirPods Pro 3 fitness feature surprises triathlete tester - here's what he found

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-09-30 00:53:31

Zooey Liao/ZDNET/Apple Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways A known triathlete and blogger tried out the AirPods Pro 3. He tested the heart rate sensor while bicycling indoors and outdoors. The heart rate sensor got a thumbs up for its accuracy. Wondering if you should buy Apple's new AirPods Pro 3 for the health and fitness features alone? At least one expert is impressed by the accuracy of the heart rate sensor, which is new to the AirPods lineup.

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Mother of All Demos (1968)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-29 22:18:19

SUMMARY Douglas Engelbart's 1968 "Mother of All Demos" at SRI showcased interactive computing innovations, including the mouse debut, hypertext, real-time editing, and collaborative tools, envisioning augmented human intellect. STATEMENTS The Augmented Human Intellect Research Center at Stanford Research Institute has pursued computer systems that enhance intellectual work by providing instant responsiveness to user actions throughout the day. The demo features a computer mouse that controls

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UTF-8 as told by Rob Pike

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-26 16:56:00

The history of UTF-8 as told by Rob Pike Rob Pike explains how Ken Thompson invented UTF-8 in one evening and how they together built the first system-wide implementation in less than a week.

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Plugin System

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-30 00:10:44

With several lines of code, you can implement the exact feature tailored to your needs. Furthermore, with the Official User Scripts plugin, you can just copy-and-paste code snippets into IINA without writing plugin packages.

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Rivian breaks ground on $5B Georgia factory ahead of construction in 2026

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Mophie debuts Qi2 Powerstation lineup with slim and stand options for iPhone

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