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It’s getting harder to skirt RTO policies without employers noticing

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-04 00:11:56

Companies are monitoring whether employees adhere to corporate return-to-office (RTO) policies and are enforcing the requirements more than they have in the past five years, according to a report that commercial real estate firm CBRE will release next week and that Ars Technica reviewed. CBRE surveyed 184 companies for its report. Among companies surveyed, 69 percent are monitoring whether employees come into the office as frequently as policy mandates. That’s an increase from 45 percent last y

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How to delete your personal data from the internet (and why you should right now)

9to5mac.com Sponsored Post 2025-12-01 23:00:00

Data brokers are making serious money by selling personal information. Your phone number, email, home address, and Social Security number could be packaged and sold to spammers, scammers, and identity thieves right now. Apple’s privacy protections help block future tracking, but if you want to get proactive about removing your existing personal data from broker databases, Incogni makes it easier than ever to fight back. The data broker ecosystem Data brokers built a billion-dollar industry by

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This Week’s ‘Foundation’ Took a Killer Spy-Fi Turn

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-12-04 10:30:49

Foundation is nearing the halfway point of season three. Episode five, “Where Tyrants Spend Eternity,” began to show us how Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell) hopes to gain an advantage over the sinister Mule (Pilou Asbæk). Her plan tapped into a much-loved trope that Star Wars series Andor also made excellent use of: sci-fi spycraft. “Where Tyrants Spend Eternity” is also tense throughout and ends up involving a horrific, large-scale tragedy (another Andor similarity), building to a final scene that t

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The Atlantic Hurricane Season Is About to Get Real

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-12-04 15:40:04

After an unusually slow start to hurricane season, it’s looking like storm activity is about to ramp up. Meteorologists are keeping a watchful eye on the Atlantic Basin as ocean surface temperatures rise to record levels. So far, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has produced four tropical storms and no hurricanes. As of Friday, August 8, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) was monitoring two areas of interest for storm development—one off the southeastern U.S. and the other in the Central Atl

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Google Finance redesign goes all in on AI, complete with a chatbot

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-05 00:19:24

The Google Finance web app is getting a major overhaul with an emphasis on AI . This redesign includes an AI-powered chatbot, which will answer finance-based queries and provide relevant links. Here's hoping the chatbot will keep hallucinations to a minimum , given that people use the app to make financial decisions with real world consequences. The platform is also introducing new charting tools that the company says should help users understand asset performance. There will be options to view

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AI is impressive because we've failed at personal computing

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-04 23:57:06

Unless someone wrote an article about that exact thing, a plain full-text search engine cannot answer a question like this: What animal is featured on a flag of a country where the first small British colony was established in the same year that Sweden's King Gustav IV Adolf declared war on France? But ChatGPT got the correct answer in a few seconds. Flag of Dominica features the Sisserou parrot, which is only found in Dominica. Great Britain established a small colony on the island in 1805.

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GPT-5 vs. Sonnet: Complex Agentic Coding

news.ycombinator.com Eleanor Berger 2025-12-05 00:38:48

OpenAI released GPT-5 yesterday, promoting it as their best model yet for agentic coding. When it arrived in my GitHub Copilot this morning, I immediately decided to test it with a complex, long-running agentic coding task — and later gave the exact same task to Claude 4 Sonnet 4 for comparison. While this isn't a tightly controlled scientific comparison — more of a "vibe check" — both models impressed me with their results. It's worth noting that while Claude Sonnet has been established for co

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Google Working on Fix for Glum Gemini, Stuck in 'Infinite Loop' of Self-Esteem Issues

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-04 23:14:00

Maybe Google Gemini needs to take some PTO. The company's large language AI model, which is increasingly spreading across Google's many services and products, has been saying some things lately that are leading users to worry: Does Gemini have low self esteem? A series of posts on social media showing some of the self-critical responses Gemini has given users show a disturbing pattern. For instance, in one screenshot, Gemini admits it can't solve a coding problem and concludes, "I have failed.

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Google says a fix for Gemini’s shame spiral is on its way

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-05 05:10:22

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A Gemini bug results in the AI getting stuck in an infinite loop of critical responses, including calling itself a disgrace. Google’s Logan Kilpatrick says that the company is working on fixing the bug. If you check in on Gemini yourself, the chatbot will assure you that it does not have feelings and it’s just a bug. While most people have been getting along fine with Gemini, some users have noticed a bug where the AI chatbot seemingly spirals with respo

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Google is fixing a bug that causes Gemini to keep calling itself a 'failure'

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-05 10:30:33

Gemini has been acting strangely for some users over the past few weeks. There are multiple reports online of users getting responses from Gemini that are oddly self-flagellating. A screenshot from an X user back in June showed Gemini saying "...I am a fool. I have made so many mistakes that I can no longer be trusted." The AI chatbot then deleted all the files with codes it created. Now, as a response to another post on X that showed a similar issue, Google's product lead for AI Studio, Logan K

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National Academies to fast-track a new climate assessment

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-05 10:55:43

The nation’s premier group of scientific advisers announced Thursday that it will conduct an independent, fast-track review of the latest climate science. It will do so with an eye to weighing in on the Trump administration’s planned repeal of the government’s 2009 determination that greenhouse gas emissions harm human health and the environment. The move by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to self-fund the study is a departure from their typical practice of respond

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The Morning After: Meta teases high-spec VR headset prototypes

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-06 02:15:03

Meta previewed some of its latest virtual reality prototypes this week and plans to demo them at next week’s SIGGRAPH conference. The aim, according to Meta’s blog post, is to offer VR experiences “indistinguishable from the physical world” — something it says no present-day VR system has yet done. It wants to surpass what it terms the visual Turing test. “Our mission for this project was to provide the best image quality possible,” said Xuan Wang, an optical research scientist with Reality Lab

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Columbia University data breach impacts nearly 870,000 individuals

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-05 22:43:28

An unknown threat actor has stolen the sensitive personal, financial, and health information of nearly 870,000 Columbia University current and former students and employees after breaching the university's network in May. Established in 1767 as King's College, Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university with a budget of $6.6 billion in 2024, over 20,000 employees, including 4,700 academic staff, and over 35,000 enrolled students across 19 schools and special programs. The

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I don't read your email threads

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-06 02:15:11

I Don't Read Your Email Threads 08 Aug, 2025 Email threads have got to be one of the worst possible forms of communication. You've been here before. A perfectly respectable morning is passing by. You're working through your items at a chipper pace maybe humming a song you heard on Spotify that morning. Then, the dreaded email thread comes through. Innocently, you click into the top email. The only text is "[Your Name] see below." I hate this and I bet you do too. Suddenly, you're transporte

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OpenAI gives some employees a ‘special’ multimillion-dollar bonus

theverge.com Alex Heath 2025-12-05 23:23:15

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The day before the launch of GPT-5, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman surprised employees with a message in the company’s Slack. “As we mentioned a few weeks ago, we have been looking at comp for our technical teams given the movement in the market,” wrote Altman, according to a copy of the message that was shared with me. He announced that OpenAI would give a “special one-time award” to researchers and software engine

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Bumper Pixel Watch 4 leak reveals juicy upgrades are on the way!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-06 04:24:27

Evan Blass TL;DR Pixel Watch 4 has leaked in all its glory ahead of Google’s official announcement. Prospective buyers are in for some cool upgrades, including bigger batteries, faster charging, and Gemini integration. The leak includes images that practically give away everything about the smartwatch. Google is all set to launch the Pixel 10 series and the Pixel Watch 4 on August 20. But like every year, the leak factory is working overtime to churn out all the information about the upcomin

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What are semiconductors and why is Trump threatening 100% tariffs?

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-12-05 16:31:58

What are semiconductors and why is Trump threatening 100% tariffs? 11 hours ago Share Save Liv McMahon & Shiona McCallum Technology reporters Share Save Getty Images The manufacture of the tiny tech that powers billions of devices is under a microscope. US President Donald Trump has said he plans to introduce 100% tariffs on semiconductor imports. The tiny chips power a range of different devices and are integral to modern technology and the global economy. While some semiconductor producers

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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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Save $50 on the Ember Smart Mug 2, my favorite tech gadget

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-06 15:47:53

I am literally sipping some amazing coffee out of my Ember Smart Mug 2 as I write this deals article. It quickly became my favorite tech gadget, and I paid much more than you will if you take advantage of today’s deal. The Ember Mug 2 10oz is $50 off right now! Buy the Ember Smart Mug 2 10oz for just $79.99 ($50 off) This offer is available from Amazon. The only caveat is that the discount only applies to the Black color version. All other variants cost more. Also, keep in mind this offer is fo

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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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Beware of promptware: How researchers broke into Google Home via Gemini

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-06 20:28:00

Maria Diaz/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Researchers demonstrated a way to hack Google Home devices via Gemini. Google put additional safeguards in place for Gemini in response. Keeping your devices up-to-date on security patches is the best protection. The idea that artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to maliciously control your home and life is one of the main reasons why many are reluctant to adopt the new technology -- it's downright scary. Almost as scary as having your smart devi

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Arm desktop: emulation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-06 10:26:56

This post is part 5 of the "Let me try to use an AArch64 system as a desktop" series: Whenever people use a non-x86 system, sooner or later someone asks: “But can it run [name of x86-64 only binary]?”. So, let’s check how to make it possible. Software stack When you look for ‘how to run x86-64 apps on Fedora/Arm’, you usually end up with Asahi’s documentation about it. It is a good thing to read to understand the stack. But if your Arm system runs a 4K page size kernel, then most of that doc

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Researchers used Gemini to break into Google Home - here's how

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-07 00:42:00

Maria Diaz/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Researchers demonstrated a way to hack Google Home devices via Gemini. Google put additional safeguards in place for Gemini in response. Keeping your devices up-to-date on security patches is the best protection. The idea that artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to maliciously control your home and life is one of the main reasons why many are reluctant to adopt the new technology -- it's downright scary. Almost as scary as having your smart devi

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Adam Mosseri says 'people are confused' about how the Instagram map works

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-07 05:47:40

Yesterday, Meta introduced a new map feature that's almost identical to Snapchat's Snap Map. The feature has quickly sparked a backlash, though, and not just because it's yet another example of Instagram ripping off a Snapchat feature. While the map requires users to opt-in to share their location, many users were surprised and alarmed to see that their Instagram map was already populated with the locations of some accounts when it launched. That's because the map automatically pulls in locatio

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Gemini CLI GitHub Actions

news.ycombinator.com Jerop Kipruto 2025-12-06 18:28:46

In June, we launched Gemini CLI, an open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini to your terminal. The enthusiastic adoption from developers has been incredible. To keep up with the flood of feature requests and contributions, we put our own tool to the test — using Gemini CLI to automate issue triage and pull request reviews. When community members noticed our new workflows, they asked us to share what we’ve built. Today, we’re introducing Gemini CLI GitHub Actions. It’s a no-cost, pow

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Foundry (YC F24) is hiring staff-level product engineers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 04:00:58

About Foundry We're building the foundational infrastructure to automate digital work. Today's browser-based workflows represent a potential trillion dollar opportunity—currently trapped behind inefficient manual tasks and repetitive actions. Current AI agents fail when facing complex real-world scenarios; they're brittle experiments, not scalable solutions. Foundry provides the critical, high-fidelity simulation environment necessary for training, testing, and deploying robust AI agents. Thin

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Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes

wired.com Dell Cameron 2025-12-07 05:21:54

A string of previously undisclosed break-ins at Tennessee National Guard armories last fall marks the latest in a growing series of security breaches at military facilities across the United States, raising fresh concerns about the vulnerability of US armories to theft and intrusion. A confidential memo from the Tennessee Fusion Center reviewed by WIRED details four break-ins at Tennessee National Guard armories over a seven-week span. In one incident, thieves made off with night vision goggles

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IPO hopeful Brex scored major win to sell in the EU, plans UK expansion

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-12-07 05:52:50

Financial services provider Brex on Thursday announced that it achieved a major milestone: it is now licensed in the European Union. That means it can now directly issue credit and debit cards and offer its spend management products to any business in all 30 EU countries with “no workarounds required,” as co-founder and CEO Pedro Franceschi wrote in a blog post. While the corporate spend management startup previously supported 60 currencies in 200 countries, it could only sell its products to c

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Microsoft has ended 'active development' on Contraband

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-07 10:53:33

The upheaval continues for gaming at Microsoft. The latest victim appears to be Contraband, a planned release from Avalanche Studios with Xbox Game Studios as publisher. The co-op open-world game from the studio behind the entertaining Just Cause series was teased in a brief, mostly atmospheric trailer at E3 2021. But very little had been heard since about the project, and it seems the axe is currently hanging pretty precariously above Contraband. "Active development has now stopped while we ev

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Emailing a one-time code is worse than passwords

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-06 16:19:25

We replaced passwords with something worse Too many services have been using the following login method: Enter an email address or phone number The website will send a 6-digit code Use the 6-digit code to log in Please stop. This is terrible for account security:

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Latest Tech News

It’s getting harder to skirt RTO policies without employers noticing

How to delete your personal data from the internet (and why you should right now)

This Week’s ‘Foundation’ Took a Killer Spy-Fi Turn

The Atlantic Hurricane Season Is About to Get Real

Google Finance redesign goes all in on AI, complete with a chatbot

AI is impressive because we've failed at personal computing

GPT-5 vs. Sonnet: Complex Agentic Coding

Google Working on Fix for Glum Gemini, Stuck in 'Infinite Loop' of Self-Esteem Issues

Google says a fix for Gemini’s shame spiral is on its way

Google is fixing a bug that causes Gemini to keep calling itself a 'failure'

National Academies to fast-track a new climate assessment

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Columbia University data breach impacts nearly 870,000 individuals

I don't read your email threads

OpenAI gives some employees a ‘special’ multimillion-dollar bonus

Bumper Pixel Watch 4 leak reveals juicy upgrades are on the way!

What are semiconductors and why is Trump threatening 100% tariffs?

Trump opens door for crypto in retirement accounts

Save $50 on the Ember Smart Mug 2, my favorite tech gadget

The FCC will review emergency alert systems in the US

Beware of promptware: How researchers broke into Google Home via Gemini

Arm desktop: emulation

Researchers used Gemini to break into Google Home - here's how

Adam Mosseri says 'people are confused' about how the Instagram map works

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Foundry (YC F24) is hiring staff-level product engineers

Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes

IPO hopeful Brex scored major win to sell in the EU, plans UK expansion

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Emailing a one-time code is worse than passwords

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