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Benchmarking Postgres

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 11:31:02

Want to learn more about unlimited IOPS w/ Metal, Vitess, horizontal sharding, or Enterprise options? Benchmarking Postgres By Benjamin Dicken | July 1, 2025 Today we launched PlanetScale for Postgres. For the past several months, we've been laser focused on building the best Postgres experience on the planet, performance included. To ensure we met our high standard for database performance, we needed a way to measure and compare other options with a standardized, repeatable, and fair method

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12 Best Cheap Laptops (2025), Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Luke Larsen 2026-02-18 21:00:00

For our full take on what to look for in a laptop, see our guide on choosing the right laptop. Your budget is the most important factor, as it determines what you can expect out of the device you're purchasing. But you should consider display size, chassis thickness, CPU, memory, storage, and port selection. While appropriate specs can vary wildly when you're considering laptops ranging from $200 to $800, there are a few hard lines I don't recommend crossing. For example, don't buy a laptop if

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Musk's X appoints 'king of virality' in bid to draw in younger users

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-02-19 02:09:46

Musk's X appoints 'king of virality' in bid to draw in younger users 52 minutes ago Share Save Share Save Getty Images Elon Musk has appointed a product developer responsible for several successful youth-focused social media apps to a senior role at X. Nikita Bier has been made X's head of product three years after publicly suggesting on the platform - then known as Twitter - that it should employ him. "I've officially posted my way to the top," he wrote in a post on X announcing the role. X

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This AI travel agent can plan your next trip's entire itinerary - for free

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2026-02-19 00:58:00

ZDNET Spending long hours in front of a computer screen trying to plan vacations could soon become a thing of the past. The travel industry has enthusiastically embraced generative AI in recent years. Expedia, for example, integrated a ChatGPT-powered customer service chatbot into its app in early 2023. Kayak did something similar one year later, launching an AI platform trained on customer data and designed to provide personalized, real-time travel recommendations. Also: Are AI subscriptions

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Apple Music lets you see your most played songs from the past decade now - here's where

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2026-02-19 06:15:00

Apple / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Apple is launching a new version of its annual Replay playlist called Replay All Time. Interestingly, instead of only tracking the tunes you've streamed most in the past calendar year, it goes all the way back to when you first subscribed. Also: iOS 26 just solved one of my biggest pain points with Apple Music So, if you've been an Apple Music user since the service first launched, you should see a consolidated view of your decade-long listening habits. Th

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I just can’t imagine using YouTube Music, so why do you?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-19 16:45:02

Joe Maring / Android Authority 🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. Not too long ago, I was a loyal Google Play Music user. It was an app that I loved dearly, offering great usability and a wide range of music. However, when the vastly different YouTube Music arrived and Play Music departed, I sought another service. I couldn’t quite get to grips with the changes, a

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Experimental Playgrounds

news.ycombinator.com .Wp-Block-Comment-Author-Name Box-Sizing Border-Box 2026-02-17 06:27:35

When you picture a playground, what do you see? Perhaps a space with slides, swings, climbing bars, and merry-go-rounds, with asphalt underneath, or maybe a bouncier, colourful surface that undulates. If it’s a bigger playground, it might have wooden huts on stilts with wood chips underneath – even a zip line, if you’re lucky. Here’s what it won’t have: kids setting fires, sawing wood, cooking food, writing operettas, or constructing 50ft towers. It won’t look like a literal bomb site or junk y

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Best Internet Providers in Lincoln, Nebraska

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-19 17:09:00

Lincoln's internet options shine bright like its nickname: Star City. Home to the stunning Sunken Gardens and a fantastic collection of museums, Lincoln isn't just stuck in the past. It's also got some of the fastest and most reliable internet connectivity options for its residents. In most cases, that would be a pick between Allo, Spectrum and Kinetic by Windstream. Allo is the best internet service provider in Lincoln, Nebraska. The company's widespread fiber network and straightforward prici

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Cloudflare launches a marketplace that lets websites charge AI bots for scraping

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-02-19 16:00:00

Cloudflare, a cloud infrastructure provider that serves 20% of the web, announced Tuesday the launch of a new marketplace that reimagines the relationship between website owners and AI companies — ideally giving publishers greater control over their content. For the last year, Cloudflare has launched tools for publishers to address the rampant rise of AI crawlers, including a one-click solution to block all AI bots, as well as a dashboard to view how AI crawlers are visiting their site. In a 20

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Apple Music just dropped 10 years of your favorite jams into one playlist - how to listen

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2026-02-19 18:00:19

Apple / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Apple is launching a new version of its annual Replay playlist called Replay All Time. Interestingly, instead of only tracking the tunes you've streamed most in the past calendar year, it goes all the way back to when you first subscribed. Also: iOS 26 just solved one of my biggest pain points with Apple Music So, if you've been an Apple Music user since the service first launched, you should see a consolidated view of your decade-long listening habits. Th

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AT&T says ‘our network’ wasn’t to blame for Trump’s troubled conference call

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-02-19 15:27:56

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. AT&T believes its network wasn’t at fault for a conference call where President Donald Trump accused the company of being “totally unable to make their equipment work properly.” Instead, AT&T is blaming an unnamed “conference call platform.” Earlier on Monday, President Donald Trump complained on Truth Social about apparent issues with AT&T’s network during a “major conferenc

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11 Bit Studios clarifies its AI use in The Alters after player outcry

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-20 02:00:14

11 Bit Studios has drawn the ire of players for the undisclosed use of artificial intelligence in its recent release, The Alters. The new project from the team behind Frostpunk and This War of Mine is a narratively and thematically interesting take on a science fiction survival game. The project contains a lot of dialogue and written text, and some players discovered in-game copy that appeared to be generated by a large language model. The Steam storefront requires that games disclose when they

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Jacobi Ellipsoid

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-17 21:27:58

Shape taken by a self-gravitating fluid body rotating at constant velocity Artistic rendering of Haumea, a dwarf planet with triaxial ellipsoid shape. A Jacobi ellipsoid is a triaxial (i.e. scalene) ellipsoid under hydrostatic equilibrium which arises when a self-gravitating, fluid body of uniform density rotates with a constant angular velocity. It is named after the German mathematician Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi.[1] History [ edit ] Before Jacobi, the Maclaurin spheroid, which was formulate

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Instagram now lets you share Spotify songs with sound to Stories

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-02-20 16:48:24

Instagram announced Monday that it’s finally adding the ability for users to listen to previews of songs that they’ve shared from Spotify to Stories. While Instagram has long allowed users to share Spotify songs to their Stories, it would do so without sound, and simply provide a link to the song on the streaming platform. Now, when a user posts a song to their Story, viewers will be able to listen to a preview of the song right within Instagram. The small change, yet notable change makes it e

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Researching LED Displays for the Time Circuits

news.ycombinator.com Dave Madison 2026-02-17 09:02:15

Now that I have a tentative plan for how I’m going to control all 300-some LED segments, the next step towards making this prop a reality is to figure-out the specifications for the LED displays. The Original Prop Displays I’m going to start, as you’d expect, by looking at the original film props. This image should be familiar by now. This shot is the first time the audience sees the time circuits and is what everyone thinks of when they imagine “the time circuits” from the films. These are t

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Here's How to See Your Most-Played Songs of All Time on Apple Music

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-20 20:01:00

Apple Music is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a few nostalgic gifts for longtime listeners. On Monday, the music service launched a new Replay: All-Time feature that shows you your most-streamed songs, albums and artists. The new personalized section expands on Apple's annual Replay summaries by tapping into your full listening history since you first subscribed. For me, that was over a year ago when I bought a pair of Beats Studio Pro and received 3 months of Apple Music for free. An

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Meta, TikTok can’t toss wrongful death suit from mom of “subway surfing” teen

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-20 18:53:53

Section 230 has so far failed to shield Meta and TikTok owner ByteDance from a lawsuit raised by a mother who alleged that her son's wrongful death followed a flood of "subway surfing" videos platforms intentionally targeted to teens in New York. In a decision Monday, New York State Supreme Court Judge Paul Goetz largely denied social media companies' motions to dismiss claims they argued should be barred under Section 230 and the First Amendment. Goetz said that the mother, Norma Nazario, had

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CarPlay Ultra hands-on reveals its standout best new feature

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-02-21 06:30:18

iOS 26 is one of CarPlay’s biggest updates in years, but we shouldn’t forget that Apple has another major CarPlay launch this year. CarPlay Ultra has officially arrived, and a hands-on published today identifies its strengths. Customization is the biggest strength of CarPlay Ultra Bradley Iger at The Verge got to spend some time with CarPlay Ultra in the Aston Martin DBX707. It’s currently one of the only vehicles that offers CarPlay Ultra—and it took years to get to this point. Aston Martin

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Save $400 on this LG 5K display and get a free smart monitor - here's how to qualify

zdnet.com Taylor Clemons 2026-02-21 06:52:28

Looking to upgrade your work-from-home setup or need a high-end display for graphic design and other creative work? Right now at LG, you can save $400 on the 40-inch UltraWide 5K2K curved monitor, bringing the price down to $1,400. Through July 6, you can also get a 27-inch My View smart monitor for free when you bundle with the UltraWide, or you can save up to an additional 10% if you bundle two or more UltraWide 5K2K monitors. Also: The best Prime Day 2025 monitor deals live now Of course, t

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Ex-Meta engineers have built an AI tool to plan every detail of your trip

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-02-21 06:00:00

The travel industry has gathered extensive data over the years about trips and transportation, and founders are using it to use it to create every conceivable kind of AI travel startup. In fact, every word of this sentence is a link to a new AI travel tool. Now, startups and incumbent travel tech companies are in a race to build one comprehensive tool that could plan and manage every part of your trip. Airial is one of the contenders that’s banking on its ability to map out your entire travel e

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Google Play Store preps a small but welcome UI change (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-21 11:53:22

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Play Store is preparing a redesigned account switcher. A prominent “Switch account” row appears below a greeting and your profile picture. The feature is enabled by flags in v46.8.29-31, mirroring recent rollouts in other Google apps. Many of us regularly switch between Google accounts, whether jumping from a personal to a work profile or checking a secondary account. Over the past couple of months, Google has been rolling out a redesigned acc

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Galaxy phone users should turn on these new anti-theft features ASAP, says Samsung

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-02-21 11:39:12

Identity check: Samsung lets you define trusted places (say, your home in Google Maps) where your phone stays unlocked. With the "Safe Places" feature, if you're outside a trusted place, your phone will require biometric authentication for any sensitive security changes. This helps keep your device safe even if someone has your PIN.

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Best Games of 2025 So Far: Death Stranding 2, Expedition 33, Assassin's Creed Shadows and More

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-20 09:23:00

At the start of the year, 2025 was going to be all about Grand Theft Auto 6, which had so much hype that players were already expecting it to win Game of the Year. That changed last month when Rockstar Games announced that its highly anticipated game would be pushed to 2026. Though this year might not have what could be the biggest game of the decade, 2025 so far has some great games from the most unlikely places. With the launch of the Switch 2 and Summer Game Fest already happening in early J

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Apple CarPlay Ultra hands-on: more continuity, less disruption

theverge.com Bradley Iger 2026-02-21 11:00:31

It’s been more than a decade since Apple unveiled the original version of CarPlay. In that time, the system has become indispensable for countless drivers all over the world. But while new iterations of iOS have introduced user interface tweaks and some additional customization features, its basic functionality hasn’t advanced much since that announcement back in March 2014. This changes with the introduction of CarPlay Ultra. First shown at WWDC 2022 and now available on any iPhone 12 or newer

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Apple Music marks 10 years of streaming with a new all-time Replay list

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-02-21 11:25:43

Apple Music is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its streaming service by giving users a throwback to their favorite hits over the last decade. “Replay All Time” — a special version of Apple Music’s annual Replay experience — is being launched for subscribers that allows them to view and listen to their most played songs since joining the platform. The personalized Replay All Time playlist will be available from the Apple Music Home tab. If you joined the service back when it first launche

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Tech firms face demands to stop illegal content going viral

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-02-21 21:21:49

Tech firms face demands to stop illegal content going viral Oliver Griffiths, online safety group director at Ofcom, said its proposed measures seek to build on existing UK online safety rules but keep up with "constantly evolving" risks. These could also include making some larger platforms assess whether they need to proactively detect terrorist material under further online safety measures. The UK regulator published a consultation on Monday seeking views on further protections to keep cit

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Spotify adds genre controls to Discover Weekly

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-21 21:35:31

Spotify's Discover Weekly is celebrating 10 years of being a very ok feature. To celebrate the milestone, Spotify is giving Discover Weekly a full refresh, letting you choose between up to five genres for the playlist. The option will appear at the top of your playlist and provide songs based on your listening history. The 30-track playlist will update accordingly. There are also visual changes, with Spotify stating, "the playlist's vibrant new design reflects its ever-evolving nature and the d

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This Debian-based Linux distro is an overlooked and user-friendly gem

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-02-22 02:31:20

Jack Wallen/ZDNET I spend a lot of time looking for Linux distributions that fit in certain niches, and one of the most important niches is those open-source operating systems that can serve the general public. When looking for such distributions, I tend to consider those based on Ubuntu first, which one might think is limiting, but there are hundreds of distributions with that base. Every so often, however, I run into a Debian-based distribution that fits the bill. That makes perfect sense, g

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The Plot of the Phantom, a text adventure that took 40 years to finish

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 17:50:44

Posted June 23, 2025. tl;dr: I finished writing a text adventure game I started when I was a teenager, and you can play it in a browser right now. If you knew me in 1984, you would also know that you could find me glued to a chair in front of our family's Atari 800 personal computer, typing out BASIC programs from issues of COMPUTE! magazine and letting the summer days go by. I was also obsessed with the Infocom series of text adventure games, although I'd have to go to a friend's house to pla

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One of the best Android smartwatches I've tested is not a Google or Samsung

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2026-02-22 09:00:13

ZDNET's key takeaways The Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro is available in Obsidian black for $349 (but on sale for $160 at the time of writing). This Google Wear OS smartwatch offers long battery life, dual-display technology, and a sapphire glass display. The watch currently runs Wear OS 3.5 and is available in one larger size. $157.5 at Amazon For the past couple of years, I've been switching between various Google and Samsung Galaxy Watch models to pair with my Android, as Google's Wear OS is

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Meta, TikTok can’t toss wrongful death suit from mom of “subway surfing” teen

CarPlay Ultra hands-on reveals its standout best new feature

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