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Make the Easy Change Hard

I'd say this is a setup for a joke later on in the blog post, except the joke doesn't even make sense, so I don't really know what this is. Generated by ChatGPT. There’s a semi-well-known adage in software development that says when you have a hard code change, you should “first make the hard change easy, and then make the easy change.” In other words, refactor the code (or do whatever else you need to do) to simplify the change you’re trying to make before trying to make the change. This is es

Perplexity Will Share Revenue From AI Searches With Publishers

Artificial intelligence systems need content to produce results, and they've been criticized for not paying the people who wrote and edited that content. Now, Perplexity AI, the AI-powered search engine, is introducing Comet Plus. This new subscription tier will distribute revenue to publishing partners whenever readers use AI to glean or deliver journalistic content, the company said in a blog post on Monday. In the AI age, high-quality information is key, and Perplexity contends that publishe

Samsung launches Galaxy Tab S10 Lite, but a big question remains (Update: Price details)

TL;DR Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Tab S10 Lite, which will be available on September 4. The tablet features a 10.9-inch display with up to 600 nits of brightness. The device is powered by an 8,000mAh battery and runs on an Exynos 1380 chip. Update: August 25, 2025 (4:40 PM ET): A Samsung spokesperson has informed Android Authority that the Galaxy Tab S10 Lite will sell for $799.99. Contrary to what the press release says, the tablet will be available on September 4 on Samsung’

Perplexity has cooked up a new way to pay publishers for their content

Perplexity is launching a new revenue-sharing plan for publishers that will pay them every time its AI assistants use an article to answer a question, The Wall Street Journal reports. Perplexity is launching the plan (and partially paying for it) with a new Comet Plus subscription that gives subscribers access "to premium content from a group of trusted publishers and journalists." Comet Plus costs $5 per month, and based on Perplexity's description, it's primarily designed to account for the a

My 4 favorite Linux distros for streaming - and why choosing the right one makes a huge difference

Jose A. Bernat Bacete / Moment via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Some Linux distributions are better for streaming. There are certain factors to consider for streaming on Linux. The distributions here should work fine without tweaking. Among Spotify, Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services, I consume a lot of content. Although you might think any operating system with a web browser (or the ability to install an app or two) is perfectl

DeepWiki: Understand Any Codebase

Welcome to another post in the AI Coding Series, where I'll share the strategies and insights I've developed for effective AI-assisted coding. In this post, I break down how I use DeepWiki - my go-to tool for understanding unfamiliar codebases, spinning up dev environments, and generating context for coding agents like Claude and Cursor. Whether you're evaluating an open-source repo, onboarding to a new project, or building an AI-powered dev tool, DeepWiki can save you hours. Note: This is not

A small change to improve browsers for keyboard navigation

We choose to use Firefox, not because it's easy but because it's hard. ~ jfk probably (This problem applies to Chrome too though) If you want to navigate websites with the keyboard you can make use of the ' search feature (aka "quick find for links") in Firefox. Just press ' and start typing. Any link with the anchor text you type will get highlighted. Once you press enter, firefox will navigate to the link under the highlighted anchor text. Too bad most websites nowadays don't use links for nav

Meta Has Already Won the Smart Glasses Race

At Meta’s Q2 2025 earnings call at the end of July, Mark Zuckerberg didn’t hold back. “If you don’t have glasses that have AI,” he warned, “you’re probably going to be at a pretty significant cognitive disadvantage compared to other people.” Forget smartphones. According to Zuck, the real interface of the future is what’s sitting on your nose. These AI-powered specs, he argues, will “see what we see, hear what we hear, and talk to us” in real time—offering a kind of digital copilot for everyday

I took this camera on 5 trips, and it is now my must-have travel essential

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET The Insta360 X5 is my favorite travel camera. I love it for its versatility, ease of use, and user-friendly app. It is more expensive than its predecessor but offers better video quality, replaceable lenses, improved battery backup, and more. I started using this 360-degree action camera in May, and within three months, it has earned a permanent spot in my travel backpack. And it is now on sale for Labor Day. Review: Insta360 X5 The Insta360 Labor Day sale brings a $30 di

You can now add AI images directly into LibreOffice documents - here's how

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways There's a new LibreOffice extension for AI-generated images. The extension uses AI Horde to generate images. Images are automatically placed in your document. Although I don't use AI for image generation, I know a lot of people who do. Some of those people regularly work with documents and need the ability to quickly insert AI-generated images into those documents. Last w

Sign Up to Get the Best Labor Day Deals Sent Directly to Your Phone

I spend every day trying to find deals that really save you money. And with Labor Day weekend coming up in just a few days, you'll want to know where to shop and what the best deals are. And we mean genuine savings, not fake reductions that will barely save you anything. My team and I are tracking and personally handpicking sales at top retailers, like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and more, for our CNET Deals text subscribers. We'll deliver the best sales to your phone, helping you score must-have

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Take 20 Percent Off Ooni’s Largest Pizza Oven for Labor Day

On the hunt for a truly large pizza oven capable of powering a proper pizza party? The Ooni Koda 2 Max is marked down 20 percent for Labor Day, bringing the price down to just $1,039. This massive oven has a 24 x 21-inch build plate, which Ooni says is capable of cooking two 12-inch pies side by side, or a pizzeria-sized 20-inch pie. It's our favorite pizza oven for big families who are tired of tiny pies, or anyone looking for big, pizzeria-style slices at home. A number of WIRED writers and e

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In a First, a Human Breathed Using an Implanted Pig Lung

The tantalizing potential of pig-to-human transplantation, or xenotransplantation, has reached another frontier. For the first time ever, scientists have transplanted a genetically edited pig lung into a living human body. Researchers in China reported the medical feat in a study published Monday in Nature Medicine. The gene-edited left lung survived for nine days inside a person declared to be brain dead. More work has to be done to ensure the long-term viability of these organs, the researche

Take 20 Percent Off Ooni's Largest Pizza Oven for Labor Day

On the hunt for a truly large pizza oven capable of powering a proper pizza party? The Ooni Koda 2 Max is marked down 20% for Labor Day, bringing the price down to just $1,039. This massive oven has a 24x21 build plate, which Ooni says is capable of cooking two 12 inch pies side by side, or a pizzeria-sized 20 inch pie. It's our favorite pizza oven for big families who are tired of tiny pies, or anyone looking for big, pizzeria-style slices at home. A number of WIRED writers and editors use Oon

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The ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Success Story Could Be a Turning Point for Cinema

This weekend, movie history was made. For the first time ever, Netflix had the number one movie at the box office with its megahit KPop Demon Hunters. However, while every single other film distributor would’ve celebrated this fact, the streamer didn’t report the numbers. Instead, it put the version of the film in theaters immediately onto its streamer. The message was clear. This wasn’t meant to be a huge money grab or play for theatrical dominance. It was more of a thank you to the fans who st

Toxic Avenger gets grindhouse-style trailer

The Toxic Avenger, a semi-reboot of the 1984 superhero splatter-fest, made the rounds of the festival circuit back in 2023. But all the violence and gore scared off most distributors, so the film—starring Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) in the title role—has been languishing in the vault for much of the last two years. Thanks to Cineverse, The Toxic Avenger is finally coming to select theaters this weekend. And thanks to the folks at Bloody Disgusting (a Cineverse subsidiary), we've got a trai

Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI Over App Store Rankings

Elon Musk’s xAI filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI on Monday, accusing the companies of behaving like monopolies and claiming Apple deprioritized ChatGPT rivals like Grok in the App Store. “This is a tale of two monopolists joining forces to ensure their continued dominance in a world rapidly driven by the most powerful technology humanity has ever created: artificial intelligence,” the lawsuit alleges. “Working in tandem, Defendants Apple and OpenAI have locked up markets to maintain the

Tech founder throws hat in California governor’s race

In Brief Tech founder Ethan Agarwal, who has raised tens of millions of dollars from VCs across two startups, is running for the 2026 California gubernatorial seat, as reported by Axios. Axios described Agarwal as a “Democrat who believes in capitalism.” He told the outlet he’s mainly concerned about the increased cost of living and doing business in the state, which has led to the departure of residents and other opportunities, such as film productions. California “could use some business an

These are the MagSafe and Qi2 accessories for the Pixel 10 I recommend

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Sure, the new Pixel 10 phones come with a bunch of new features, but none of them even come close in substance to the arrival of Qi2 wireless charging. That’s one big upgrade for the Android ecosystem as a whole, one that adds so much convenience. On top of that, it opens up a whole new world of accessories for you to pick from — the entire array of MagSafe-compatible accessories can now work with the Pixel 10. Here are some of my favorite MagSafe/Qi2 accesso

Launch HN: April (YC S25) – Voice AI to manage your email and calendar

Hi HN, we’re Neha and Akash from April ( https://tryapril.com ). We are building an AI executive assistant to help you get through emails and manage your schedule, hands-free while you drive to work, or whenever else you prefer voice interaction. Here's a demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISKwEyuQQEo#t=50 ...and here's a second one showing more complex use cases: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8APprJ3-eY. While driving 40 mins daily from SF to Berkeley, my inbox would flood to 30+ email

Don't Expect New AirPods Max 2 at Apple's iPhone 17 Event, Report Says

Some of us have been waiting for Apple to announce a new second-gen version of the AirPods Max, its high-end over-ear noise-canceling headphones that were released in December 2020. They were refreshed last year with USB-C connectivity, some new color options and USB-C audio in April of this year. But if a recent report by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who's usually a reliable Apple whisperer, proves accurate, we won't be seeing the AirPods Max 2 at Apple's iPhone 17 Event, which is likely to take pl

Just bought a new Galaxy foldable? Watch out for this alert-hiding bug

Paul Jones / Android Authority TL;DR The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 suffer from a Do Not Disturb bug. Custom Do Not Disturb settings can reset automatically, removing your call or notification filters. A fix exists for the Galaxy S25 series in One UI 8 beta 5, but not yet for the Fold 7 or Flip 7. When you buy a flagship Samsung phone, the minimum you expect is smooth sailing with the core functionality. Still, early Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 owners might want to double-check th

Netflix sets opening dates for its destination entertainment hubs

We now have the opening dates for Netflix's branded entertainment complexes that we first learned of in 2023. The 100,000-square-foot amusement centers will be centered around all things Netflix and will include a retail component, a restaurant called Netflix Bites and numerous "immersive story-driven experiences" based on the company's most successful properties. The Netflix House in Philadelphia will open November 12 at the King of Prussia Mall, and the Dallas location will open December 11 a

SpaceX plans to launch Starship for its 10th test flight this evening

SpaceX's massive Starship rocket is scheduled to lift off from the company's Texas launch site as soon as this evening for its 10th flight. After scrubbing the launch initially planned for Sunday, August 24, things are apparently back on track for Monday, August 25. The launch window opens at 7:30PM ET (6:30PM CT). As always, the flight test will be livestreamed on the SpaceX website and on X, with a webcast starting 30 minutes before launch. Yesterday, the weather looked iffy for launch; Space

Asmi Linux finally makes the Xfce desktop accessible to all, even newbies

Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Asmi Linux is based on Debian and uses the Xfce desktop. This distribution makes it easy to switch between layouts. You don't have to have Linux experience to enjoy this OS. Confession time: I don't give the Xfce desktop environment the attention it deserves. To date, there has been a reason for that. I tend to focus mainly on desktop environments suited for all types of users (from those with no

The ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singalong Version Starts Streaming Today

After a very successful weekend at the box office—delivering Netflix one of its biggest theatrical releases ever—all those KPop Demon Hunters tracks are ready to earworm their way into your head all over again with the streaming release of the special singalong version of the film. And you don’t even have to wait now that Huntr/X has sashayed their way off of the big screen: it’s streaming on Netflix right now. Netflix confirmed that the special singalong edition of the film will stream globall

Report: Don't Expect New AirPods Max 2 at Apple's iPhone 17 Event

Some of us have been waiting for Apple to announce a new second-gen version of the AirPods Max, its high-end over-ear noise-canceling headphones that were released in December 2020. They were refreshed last year with USB-C connectivity, some new color options and USB-C audio in April of this year. But if a recent report by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who's usually a reliable Apple whisperer, proves accurate, we won't be seeing the AirPods Max 2 at Apple's iPhone 17 Event, which is likely to take pl

Android phone cameras are in for a crazy upgrade

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Chinese phone brands are exploring more ways to enhance their camera capabilities. One way could be to include detachable external cameras or lenses. Xiaomi and Vivo already have similar options in China, and we might see improvements and additions from other brands. The Chinese phone market is ultra-competitive, with brands promptly innovating to stay ahead in a tussle over unusual feats. Phone cameras have been of significant importance to these bran

A Small Change to Improve Browsers for Keyboard Navigation

We choose to use Firefox, not because it's easy but because it's hard. ~ jfk probably (This problem applies to Chrome too though) If you want to navigate websites with the keyboard you can make use of the ' search feature (aka "quick find for links") in Firefox. Just press ' and start typing. Any link with the anchor text you type will get highlighted. Once you press enter, firefox will navigate to the link under the highlighted anchor text. Too bad most websites nowadays don't use links for nav

Virgins Are Reality TV’s Latest Darlings. Their Reasons for Abstaining Are Complicated

“No one believes I’m a virgin” is a common refrain during the premiere of Hulu’s new dating competition series, Are You My First? The reality show centers on “the largest group of eligible virgins ever assembled,” the hosts claim—apart from a high school cafeteria, one might assume—to follow the tried-and-true format that defines shows like Love Island and Too Hot to Handle. A perfectly staged villa’s worth of conventionally attractive people in their twenties and early thirties are sequestered