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Amazon bringing faster delivery to thousands of small towns and cities

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-09-07 13:52:27

A worker unloads boxes from an Amazon delivery van in San Francisco on Oct. 24, 2024. Amazon is expanding its rapid delivery machine to more rural corners of the U.S. The company said Tuesday it plans to bring same- or next-day delivery to more than 4,000 smaller cities, towns and rural communities across the country "for the first time" by the end of this year. The move is part of a previously announced small-town expansion that will see Amazon spend roughly $4 billion by the end of 2026 to

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75 million deepfakes blocked: Persona leads the corporate fight against hiring fraud

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2025-09-07 13:00:00

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more As remote work has become the norm, a shadowy threat has emerged in corporate hiring departments: sophisticated AI-powered fake candidates who can pass video interviews, submit convincing resumes, and even fool human resources professionals into offering them jobs. Now, companies are racing to deploy advanced identity verification technol

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Creative clash pauses McConaughey & Harrelson Apple TV+ comedy series

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-07 13:55:20

Apple TV+ has halted production for its upcoming untitled “brothers” comedy starring Matthew McConaughey (Interstellar, The Lost Bus) and Woody Harrelson (True Detective, Natural Born Killers). Here’s what happened. Creative differences on season conclusion halt production According to an exclusive report by Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva, filming on the project was suspended late last week, with the cast sent home. The production hiccup is due to the departure of showrunner David West Read (Schi

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Newborns have elevated levels of a biomarker for Alzheimer's

news.ycombinator.com University Of Gothenburg 2025-09-07 13:30:37

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Brain Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaf221 Newborn babies and patients with Alzheimer's disease share an unexpected biological trait: elevated levels of a well-known biomarker for Alzheimer's, as shown in a study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg and published in Brain Comm

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Amazon bringing same-day delivery to ‘millions’ of rural customers

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-07 13:31:55

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Amazon announced its intention to bring same-day and next-day delivery to “tens of millions” of people who live in live in smaller towns by the end of 2026. Speedier deliveries will be available to residents “in more than 4,000 smaller cities, towns, and rural communities,” the company said in a press release Tuesday. Item

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How a data processing problem at Lyft became the basis for Eventual

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-09-07 13:00:00

When Eventual founders Sammy Sidhu and Jay Chia were working as software engineers at Lyft’s autonomous vehicle program, they witnessed a brewing data infrastructure problem — and one that would only become larger with the rise of AI. Self-driving cars produce a ton of unstructured data from 3D scans and photos to text and audio. There wasn’t a tool for Lyft engineers that could understand and process all of those different types of data at the same time — and all in one place. This left engine

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Amazon to invest £40 billion in the UK over next three years

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-09-08 00:19:10

LONDON — Amazon will invest £40 billion ($54 billion) in the U.K. over the next three years, the e-commerce titan announced Tuesday. The company said it plans to spend the money on building four new fulfillment centers — large warehouses where it prepares orders for delivery — as well as upgrades and expansions to its existing operations buildings across the country. The announcement was cheered by the British government, which has been courting investments from major tech players of late as i

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Namibia wants to build the world’s first hydrogen economy

technologyreview.com Jonathan W. Rosen 2025-09-08 00:00:00

But environmentalists are not the only ones who’ve criticized the choice of location. An expanded port, built to facilitate ammonia exports, will sit immediately adjacent to a site that housed a labor and extermination camp during Namibia’s 1904–1908 genocide, in which tens of thousands of Nama and Herero people were killed by German soldiers during a period of resistance to colonial rule. A 2024 report commissioned by Nama and Herero leaders argues that the extension of port infrastructure woul

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This ultra-rugged MagSafe wallet solves my biggest issue with FaceTime

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-09-07 22:10:13

ZDNET's key takeaways The Supcase MagFlip is a magnetic wallet and stand combo for $42. It holds up to five cards, features RFID protection, and can be adjusted into several viewing configurations. While a rugged option, the cards can be difficult to access, and it's rather bulky. View now at Amazon View now at Supcase more buying choices I'm a MagSafe fan. If there's anybody at ZDNET that's tested them all (or what feels like close to it) – it's me. I've used tons of MagSafe gear from dozens

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Removal of unwanted drivers from Windows Update

news.ycombinator.com Follow This Blog Board To Get Notified When There'S New Activity 2025-09-04 07:38:28

This blog post is intended to notify all Windows Hardware program partners that Microsoft has taken a strategic initiative to clean up legacy drivers published on Windows Update to reduce security and compatibility risks. The rationale behind this initiative is to ensure that we have the optimal set of drivers on Windows Update that cater to a variety of hardware devices across the windows ecosystem, while making sure that Microsoft Windows security posture is not compromised. This initiative in

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Verizon's Project 624 Is an AI-Powered Customer Service Initiative

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-08 00:30:00

In April, Verizon's CEO of its consumer group, Sowmyanarayan Sampath, dropped a cryptic teaser on his LinkedIn Page: "Project 624. All about the customer. Coming soon." And then… nothing more about it. Until today. Now we know that 624 represents the date, June 24, and the project is an ambitious customer service program intended to make it so subscribers can resolve issues by contacting Verizon just once. And yes, AI is involved, but don't roll your eyes just yet. Sampath laid out changes to

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Verizon adopts Google’s Gemini AI to help customers solve ‘complex’ issues

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-09-08 01:27:26

Verizon is trying to streamline its customer service experience by overhauling it with more chatbots and AI tools. The My Verizon app is being relaunched today with a new “AI-powered Verizon Assistant” that aims to help consumers “manage upgrades, add new lines, ask billing questions, take advantage of savings, and more,” according to the telecom giant’s announcement. The idea is that this chatbot service will be able to quickly complete tasks that typically need to be handled by human service

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Waymo’s robotaxis are now available on the Uber app in Atlanta

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-08 02:00:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Uber customers in Atlanta now have the option of hailing a driverless Waymo robotaxi, the company announced today. Atlanta is the second market, after Austin, to play host to Uber and Waymo’s burgeoning autonomous ridehail partnership. At launch, Waymo’s vehicles will be available exclusively on the Uber app in Atlanta. Th

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Harvard hired researcher to uncover slavery ties, fires him for finding slaves

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-08 01:24:55

Jordan Lloyd had been praying for something big to happen. The 35-year-old screenwriter was quarantining in her apartment in North Hollywood in June 2020. Without any work projects to fill her days, she picked up the novel Roots, by Alex Haley, to reread. The novel tells the story of Kunta Kinte, Haley’s ancestor, who is captured and sold into slavery in the Gambia and then brought to Virginia, where he is forced to labor on a plantation. It was adapted into an Emmy-award winning television ser

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Tell HN: Meta developer account suspended

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-08 02:04:21

Hi all, my Meta developer account was suddenly restricted without warning, and there’s no way to appeal or reach support. I believe this may have been triggered by a location (read, IP address) change: I’m a student-entrepreneur who recently moved from China to Kenya for school holidays. I’m building a WhatsApp-based accounting tool for African small businesses, and this restriction is blocking critical operations. I’ve come across others facing the same issue, with no review option or clear re

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'Dragon prince' dinosaur discovery 'rewrites' T.rex family tree

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-04 13:43:07

New species of dinosaur discovered that 'rewrites' T.rex family tree 12 June 2025 Share Save Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Share Save Masato Hattori An artist's impression of Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, the newly discovered tyrannosaur ancestor Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur - in the collection of a Mongolian museum - that they say "rewrites" the evolutionary history of tyrannosaurs. Researchers concluded that two 86 million-year-old skeletons they studied

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Tesla robotaxi incidents caught on camera in Austin draw regulators' attention

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2025-09-08 05:40:53

A Tesla robotaxi drives on the street along South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, on June 22, 2025 Tesla was contacted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday after videos posted on social media showed the company's robotaxis driving in a chaotic manner on public roads in Austin, Texas. Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker debuted autonomous trips in Austin on Sunday, opening the service to a limited number of riders by invitation only. In the videos shared widely onli

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BYOK – Bring Your Own Keyboard

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-05 10:41:03

About BYOK BYOK, the company, is rooted in the philosophy of escaping the relentless distractions of the modern world. We believe in the power of simplicity—creating spaces where creativity can flourish without the constant pull of notifications, interface clutter, or the digital noise that surrounds us... More about BYOK

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Apple heard your complaints about the Liquid Glass Control Center

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-09-08 02:34:27

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. My biggest complaint with Liquid Glass in the first iOS 26 developer beta was that it sometimes made Control Center nearly unreadable, but Apple has seemingly fixed that with the second beta, which is out now. In the first beta, the glassiness of everything meant that you could still see a fair amount of what was under Control Center, making it all look really cluttered. With

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Apple read your mean tweets about Liquid Glass and Finder

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-08 09:22:30

The more things change, the more they stay the same. After unveiling some new visual elements to the next generation of its operating systems during WWDC 2025, Apple has already walked back some of the proposed design revisions. 9to5Mac noticed that the most recent developer betas included changes to the new Liquid Glass operating system appearance and to the Finder app icon. Liquid Glass was divisive from the start . The idea of layering transparency in the user interface appealed to some, whi

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Skip the exit interview when you leave your job

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-08 09:22:47

When it’s time to leave your job, someone from Human Resources may want to sit you down and have an “exit interview”. They’ll ask you questions like “Why are you leaving your position?” and “What was it like to work with your manager.” It’s done with this premise that they’re looking to make the company better. Don’t take the bait. Say nothing negative about anyone or anything. Tell them that you’ve found another opportunity that you need to take, and that it’s been a privilege to work with the

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We’re Entering a Golden Age of Marvel Fighting Game Figures

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-09-08 09:20:13

A few weeks ago, Hasbro revealed it was cooking up a massive tribute to the legacy of Capcom’s Marvel fighting games, from Children of the Atom all the way through to the legendary Marvel vs. Capcom franchise, with a series of Marvel Legends figures replicating aesthetics and matchups from across some of the most iconic fighting games ever made. But would it be a fighting game without a shock new challenger entering the ring? Last night Bandai confirmed that it would be kicking off its own “Gam

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Oura Ring Can Now Use AI to Monitor Blood Sugar Levels. I Tested It For a Week and Got These 3 Surprising Takeaways

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-08 08:19:06

I've used my Oura Ring daily for the past few years to track my sleep, recovery and stress, but it recently unlocked a new insight I didn't know I needed: blood sugar levels. I'm constantly experimenting with the latest health tech, so I was naturally intrigued when I learned that Oura Ring partnered with Dexcom's Stelo, a continuous glucose monitor designed for people without diabetes. The goal of this collaboration is to help everyday people like me understand how food and general eating habit

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Trump Warns, 'Keep Oil Prices Down' After US Strikes Iran: What's Next for Gas Prices?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-08 08:41:00

Gas prices could go up due to the US-Iran conflict. Alvaro Gonzalez/Getty Images President Donald Trump delivered an all-caps message about oil prices on Monday, less than a day after US and Israeli forces struck three Iranian nuclear sites. "EVERYONE, KEEP OIL PRICES DOWN. I'M WATCHING!" Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. "DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!! And I mean NOW!!!" The attacks briefly sent Brent crude, the world's benchmark oil price, above $81 a barrel. Traders drove that p

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Phew: Apple fixed the Finder icon in macOS Tahoe 26

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-09-08 09:13:11

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Apple’s first macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta introduced a big change to the Finder icon that I really didn’t like, but thankfully, the company has reversed it with the second beta released today. A big feature of macOS 26 is Apple’s new Liquid Glass design language, which it has applied across the operating system to give it a new look. But for some reason, for the initial ver

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Unreal Engine 5.6 outperforms 5.4 with up to 30% faster frame rates and improved lighting

techspot.com Cal Jeffrey 2025-09-08 13:04:00

Bottom line: Epic's latest version of Unreal Engine is making waves with substantial performance improvements and visual enhancements that address long-standing engine issues. Direct comparisons against Unreal Engine 5.4 show at least a 30-percent increase in performance, especially in CPU-limited scenarios. The findings come from tests by the YouTube channel MxBenchmarkPC (above), which put the Paris tech demo by Scans Factory (below) through its paces. Running on a system equipped with an RTX

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Judge Says Requiring ChatGPT to Save Chat Logs Is Not a ‘Mass Surveillance Program’

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-08 13:20:25

OpenAI and some of its users have objected to a court order that requires the company to indefinitely maintain all of ChatGPT’s chat logs as part of an ongoing copyright lawsuit, claiming that holding onto such records amounts to a “nationwide mass surveillance program.” The court was not moved. Judge Ona Wang, who initially issued the order to retain all data from the popular chatbot, rejected multiple requests to overturn the decision—though OpenAI has vowed to continue to fight the order, acc

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Goldman Sachs Makes a Huge AI Bet

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-09-08 13:45:56

Goldman Sachs has just launched its generative AI assistant across the entire firm, making it available to all employees in what the bank calls a major milestone in its technology strategy. The move follows more than a year of internal development and testing that involved over 10,000 employees piloting the tool. The GS AI Assistant is a conversational AI interface that allows employees to safely interact with large language models like GPT and Gemini, firewalled within Goldman’s own secure com

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Trump’s FTC will approve an ad merger — with a gift to Elon Musk’s X

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2025-09-08 12:48:09

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. The all-Republican Federal Trade Commission agreed to approve a $13.5 billion ad merger if it includes a ban on steering ad dollars away from platforms or publishers based on “political or ideological viewpoints.” The order, which was reported by The New York Times earlier this mon

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The Steam Deck OLED is back in stock

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-09-08 13:51:31

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. If you’ve been itching to get a handheld, but the Switch 2 isn’t quite up your alley, now you can get your hands on a Steam Deck OLED. As spotted by @Wario64, Valve has started selling the device on its online store again after it was out of stock in the US and Canada for over a week. Earlier this month, Valve cited “recent supply chain constraints

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Amazon bringing faster delivery to thousands of small towns and cities

75 million deepfakes blocked: Persona leads the corporate fight against hiring fraud

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Amazon to invest £40 billion in the UK over next three years

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Harvard hired researcher to uncover slavery ties, fires him for finding slaves

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'Dragon prince' dinosaur discovery 'rewrites' T.rex family tree

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BYOK – Bring Your Own Keyboard

Apple heard your complaints about the Liquid Glass Control Center

Apple read your mean tweets about Liquid Glass and Finder

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Oura Ring Can Now Use AI to Monitor Blood Sugar Levels. I Tested It For a Week and Got These 3 Surprising Takeaways

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