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Apple just patented a trackball Apple Pencil that works on almost any surface

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-26 02:25:10

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office just granted Apple U.S. Patent No. 12,353,649, suggesting the company is thinking well beyond the iPad when it comes to the future of the Apple Pencil. Here are the details. According to the filing, “INPUT DEVICE WITH OPTICAL SENSORS” (via Patently Apple), Apple has been exploring a stylus equipped with optical sensors that can track motion, orientation, and position in 3D space, without needing to touch a screen. That would allow users to draw on virtually

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Breaking Git with a carriage return and cloning RCE

news.ycombinator.com David Leadbeater 2025-08-25 20:48:29

tl;dr: On Unix-like platforms, if you use git clone --recursive on an untrusted repo, it could achieve remote code execution. Update to a fixed version of git and other software that embeds Git (including GitHub Desktop). If you've ever used an old mechanical typewriter, you know that when you get to the end of the line there's a physical action to to get back to the start of the line. Sometimes this was done through an actual lever on the typewriter, later models had a button. Because this act

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This 3000+ Piece LEGO Boutique Hotel Drops to a New Low, Amazon Clears Out Stock for Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-26 02:10:39

LEGO sets are always very popular during major shopping periods like Prime Day and Black Friday. This year, although Star Wars and Harry Potter series are drawing a lot of attention, there are some other LEGO sets with massive discounts that shouldn’t be overlooked. One of the most popular deals is the LEGO Icons Boutique Hotel, a set with over 3,000 pieces and an impressive 4.8 out of 5 rating from hundreds of reviews. It’s one of the best-sellers in the LEGO lineup, and right now it’s availab

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Two charged in $650 million global crypto scam that promised 300% returns

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-08-26 06:30:25

A U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. Federal prosecutors have charged two men in connection with a sprawling cryptocurrency investment scheme that defrauded victims out of more than $650 million. The indictment, unsealed in the District of Puerto Rico, accuses Michael Shan

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The Earth's Rotation Is About to Spin Up So Much That Tomorrow Will Be Much Shorter Than Today

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-26 06:17:57

The Earth's Rotation Is About to Spin Up So Much That Tomorrow Will Be Much Shorter Than Today I Want to Get Off Mr. Bones' Wild Ride "The cause of this acceleration is not explained." Spin Cycle The Earth's rotation is about to accelerate significantly. According to scientists, July 9, July 22, and August 5 of this year will be some of the shortest days in recent memory as a result, slicing well over a millisecond off the usual 24 hours, Timeanddate.com reports. That's despite the Earth's

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Want a Drone This Summer? DJI Mini 4K Bundle Is at an All-Time Low for Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-26 06:40:16

DJI has been the go-to first thought in drones for a very long time and Mini 4K is their cheapest model: This drone’s ultra-light build (weighing less than 249 grams) makes it even more appealing as it is able to fly it freely without having to stress about complicated rules or registering the vehicle. To celebrate Prime Day, Amazon has come up with an unparalleled deal that’s only for Prime members which has made this package the #1 best-seller on the site among drones. Now you can find the DJ

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Court nullifies “click-to-cancel” rule that required easy methods of cancellation

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-26 06:06:42

A federal appeals court today struck down a "click-to-cancel" rule that would have required companies to make cancelling services as easy as signing up. The Federal Trade Commission rule was scheduled to take effect on July 14 but was vacated by the US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. A three-judge panel ruled unanimously that the Biden-era FTC, then led by Chair Lina Khan, failed to follow the full rulemaking process required under US law. "While we certainly do not endorse the use of unf

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Apple COO Jeff Williams to step down later this month

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-08-26 05:00:44

Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer, is stepping down from his role later this month, as announced by the company on Tuesday. Sabih Khan, who currently serves as the senior vice president of operations, has been appointed as the new COO. Williams has decided to step down in order to retire and hopes to “spend more time with friends and family, including five grandchildren and counting,” he stated in the press release. Before his retirement later this year, Williams will continue to

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This tiny 2-in-1 charger solved my biggest problem with traveling - and it's on sale

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-08-26 10:33:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Twelve South ButterFly SE is available for $100 in Midnight Plum, Iridescent, White, Black, and Pink. This charging station is highly compact, making it ideal for travelers and habitual end-of-night nightstand charging folks. You can only charge two devices at the same time, which may not be enough power for some. View now at Amazon The Twelve South ButterFly SE 2-in-1 Wireless Qi2 Charger is on sale during Amazon Prime Day, listing for just $70 ($30 off). Also: The

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Product of Additive Inverses

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-22 21:50:38

Product of Additive Inverses By Susam Pal on 29 May 2025 A negative number multiplied by another negative number results in a positive number. Most of us learnt this rule during our primary or secondary school years. 'Negative times negative equals positive' was a phrase drummed into us during mathematics lessons. In this article, we will prove this rule, not just for numbers but for any algebraic structure that, in a general sense, behaves somewhat like numbers. Contents Illustration Let u

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Amazon Moves Fast, Roborock Qrevo S5V Is 40% Off Barely a Week After Hitting the Market

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-26 10:40:22

Roborock has become the most premium brand out there in the robot vacuum market with premium models like the Saros Series that fetch over $1,500. The company also does a great job of offering edge-of-the-time technology at a more affordable price for the masses: That’s exactly what you’ll experience with the new Qrevo S5V which just landed in stores and is available today in an incredible Prime Day bargain. Just a week after its release, Amazon is marking down this model 40% for Prime shoppers,

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 9, #759

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-26 09:00:05

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle has another of those classic purple categories today, where you have to somehow recognize a part of four words and make a connection among them that way. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot,

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 9, #289

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-26 09:00:07

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Basketball fans might get a slam dunk with the tougher categories in today's Connections: Sports Edition. There's a playful twist on tap for the purple group, so think creatively. Read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl

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8 Best Amazon Prime Day Vacuum Deals for Dust and Dirt in 2025

wired.com Nena Farrell 2025-08-26 10:15:41

Cleaning isn't just for spring, and these Amazon Prime Day vacuum deals are ones you can't miss if you're looking for a better vacuum. The insanity of summer—beach days! sunscreen spills! sticky ice cream!—leaves me cleaning more often than I was in the springtime or any other season. A great vacuum makes a huge difference. Whether I'm grabbing my favorite stick vacuum for the stairs, a car vacuum for my Sisyphean car mess, or a Dyson to solve all my problems, you can usually find me with a vacu

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As AI use expands, platforms like Brain Max seek to simplify cross-app integration

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2025-08-26 13:03:27

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now As more companies choose to bring generative AI tools into their workflows, the number of AI applications they need to connect to their stack increases. An emerging trend brings more visibility into all these applications in one place, allowing enterprises to query, search, and monitor their data and AI applications without needing to open

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Apple COO Jeff Williams stepping down later this month

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-08-26 14:34:25

Apple has announced that Jeff Williams is stepping down as chief operating officer later this month. Sabih Khan, Apple’s senior vice president of Operations, will assume the COO role as part of what Apple describes as a “long-planned succession.” Williams joined Apple in 1998 as the company’s head of Worldwide Procurement. Prior to joining Apple, he worked at IBM for thirteen years across multiple operations and engineering roles. In his current role at Apple, he oversees the company’s entire w

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5 surprise products Samsung may unveil at Unpacked tomorrow - including a tri-foldable phone

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-08-26 14:03:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET It's hard to believe that we're already halfway through 2025, and Samsung is kicking off the second half with force. The tech giant will hold its next Unpacked event tomorrow, Wednesday, July 9, at 10 a.m. EST. Officially, we know very little about what will be shown on the big day, but that isn't to say that teaser information doesn't exist. Ever since the last Unpacked event back in January, several leaks and rumors have cropped up online, providing a view into what could be

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Inertial forces (indirect terms) in problems with a central body

news.ycombinator.com Aurélien Crida 2025-08-23 15:12:01

Gravitational systems in astrophysics often comprise a body – the primary – that far outweights the others, and which is taken as the centre of the reference frame. A fictitious acceleration, also known as the indirect term, must therefore be added to all other bodies in the system to compensate for the absence of motion of the primary. In this Research Note, we first stress that there is not one indirect term but as many indirect terms as there are bodies in the system that exert a gravitationa

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The Tradeoffs of SSMs and Transformers

news.ycombinator.com Goomba Ai Lab 2025-08-26 13:12:06

This blog post was adapted from a talk I’ve given a handful of times over the last year. It was meant to be a high-level talk accessible to a fairly broad audience, but hopefully has some interesting insights, opinions, and intuitions around sequence models for the dedicated researchers too. State Space Models Just so we’re on the same page, I’ll start by defining what I mean by a state space model. (This section isn’t strictly necessary to get to the main part of this post though; feel free t

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Best Robot Vacuums We've Tested (July 2025)

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-26 13:17:00

Each robot vacuum we consider for recommendation gets put through its paces in our test lab in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to test floors where we run our controlled pickup tests, we monitor each robot vacuum in a special test room filled with mock furniture to gauge how well it navigates around common obstacles. Past that, we check each robot vacuum's ability to gobble up pet hair without getting clogged or leaving loose strands behind, we consider mopping capabilities, and we check to se

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New Android TapTrap attack fools users with invisible UI trick

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-26 18:39:25

A novel tapjacking technique can exploit user interface animations to bypass Android's permission system and allow access to sensitive data or trick users into performing destructive actions, such as wiping the device. Unlike traditional, overlay-based tapjacking, TapTrap attacks work even with zero-permission apps to launch a harmless transparent activity on top of a malicious one, a behavior that remains unmitigated in Android 15 and 16. TapTrap was developed by a team of security researcher

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Brainwash '72 [video]

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-26 17:34:08

Probably the strangest thing I've found on a video tape. A quit-smoking "brainwashing" tape, my favourite bit is the whole long shot of a mysterious stranger walking through the desert only to reveal A •SPOILERS•. Content warning: there's some footage of someone getting operated on. It makes me feel all squooshy so I'm warning you. This came to me on a Umatic tape with a McDonalds label on it, perhaps a franchisee somewhere was trying to stop his staff smoking. Anyway, enjoy. --

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TSA Will Reportedly Let You Keep Your Shoes on at Security Checks

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-08-26 18:10:40

In an age of seemingly endless bad news, there appears to be one positive development to report: you won’t have to take your shoes off at airports anymore. The New York Times reports that the Transportation Security Administration has nixed the rule that requires passengers to remove their shoes while heading through security. The development was first announced by Gate Access, a newsletter that is written by a former TSA officer. The Times says a “source familiar with the matter who spoke on c

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Netflix Declares 300 Million Anime Fans Can’t Be Wrong

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-08-26 18:45:39

When Netflix finds a hit, it doesn’t hold back in trying to dig more gold from the same mine. That could mean movie sequels or series renewals—but it can also mean an entire genre is poised to enjoy a heightened presence. That’s looking to be the case for Japanese anime, in light of the streamer’s recent report on just how popular it is with viewers. According to Variety, Netflix chose the ideal context—last weekend’s Anime Expo in Los Angeles—to share this news. Going by recent data, “more tha

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10 Best Prime Day Pet Deals on Amazon (2025)

wired.com Molly Higgins 2025-08-26 18:15:38

Amazon Prime Day is arguably the best time of the year to upgrade your pet's digs for way less dough. As the pet tech writer here at WIRED, I have strong opinions about which (often pricey) pet gear is worth the money. From automatic litter boxes to feeders and fountains, and even DNA testing kits and pet cameras, I've pulled together the best Prime Day pet deals on WIRED-tested gear for this event, which runs through July 11. I'll be updating with more deals as I find them, so make sure you're

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Here are 55 Prime Day deals you can nab for $50 or less

theverge.com Brandon Russell 2025-08-26 18:00:00

Theis also discounted to $47.49 ($32 off) at Amazon , the lowest price we’ve seen on the compact Bluetooth speaker. Currently, it’s the smallest offered by Ultimate Ears, yet it doesn’t skip on features. It delivers a robust 12 hours of continuous playback, along with an IP67 rating for dust and water resistance. It’s small enough to throw in a hip bag, too, and can be clipped to everything from your shower head and backpack to the handlebars on your bicycle, allowing for ultimate portability. I

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Zoom’s new Meta Quest app encourages taking video calls in VR

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-08-26 18:07:07

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Zoom has rolled out a standalone app for Meta Quest headsets. With the app, you can join or host meetings in virtual reality while appearing as your Meta Avatar. Zoom launched an app for the Quest in 2023, but it was only available through Meta’s Horizon Workspaces app, and users could also only host a meeting if they had a Zoom subscription. Zoom’

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SpaceX in talks to raise new funding at $400B valuation

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-08-26 18:52:07

In Brief SpaceX is looking to raise fresh capital by selling new shares to insiders in a deal that would boost its valuation to around $400 billion, according to reporting from Bloomberg. The company’s strategy is to raise money via a fundraising round and separately hold a tender offer to allow employees to sell some of their shares to a select group of investors, anonymous sources told Bloomberg. SpaceX typically holds tender offers twice per year. SpaceX’s valuation has steadily climbed si

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AI Does Something Subtly Bizarre If You Make Typos While Talking to It

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-26 22:10:38

New research suggests that medical AI chatbots are woefully unreliable at understanding how people actually communicate their health problems. As detailed in yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study presented last month by MIT researchers, an AI chatbot is more likely to advise a patient not to seek medical care if their messages contained typos. The errors AI is susceptible to can be as seemingly inconsequential as an extra space between words, or if the patient used slang or colorful language. And strik

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That Amazon listing for the Nintendo Switch 2 is likely fake - here's why

zdnet.com Taylor Clemons 2025-08-26 22:38:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET It's been about a month since the Nintendo Switch 2 debuted, breaking records by selling over 3.5 million units around the world in the first four days of availability. Even weeks after launch, restocks are hard to come by, as consoles sell out within minutes of the announcement. And with physical stock being so scarce, it's tempting to jump at the chance to get your hands on one when you see a listing on Amazon. But with such a high-demand item combined with a high-traffic oppo

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Apple just patented a trackball Apple Pencil that works on almost any surface

Breaking Git with a carriage return and cloning RCE

This 3000+ Piece LEGO Boutique Hotel Drops to a New Low, Amazon Clears Out Stock for Prime Day

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The Earth's Rotation Is About to Spin Up So Much That Tomorrow Will Be Much Shorter Than Today

Want a Drone This Summer? DJI Mini 4K Bundle Is at an All-Time Low for Prime Day

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AI Does Something Subtly Bizarre If You Make Typos While Talking to It

That Amazon listing for the Nintendo Switch 2 is likely fake - here's why

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