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Apple has its best week since July 2020 after White House visit

cnbc.com Kif Leswing 2025-12-04 20:02:29

U.S. President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook shake hands on the day they present Apple's announcement of a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 6, 2025. Apple shares rose 13% this week, its largest weekly gain in more than five years, after CEO Tim Cook appeared with President Donald Trump in the White House on Wednesday. Shares of the iPhone maker rose 4% to close at $229.35 per share on Friday for the com

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Intel CEO responds to Trump resignation call with letter to employees

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-04 20:21:59

Yesterday, President Donald Trump publicly called for Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s resignation, over accusations of “deeply conflicted” ties to China. Now, he is speaking out and making it clear he has no plans to step aside. A quick recap Before joining Intel, Tan worked as CEO for Cadence Design Systems, a firm that just pleaded guilty to an investigation by the Justice Department over charges of “selling its chip-design products to a Chinese military university,” per the Wall Street Journal’s des

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WinRAR zero-day exploited to plant malware on archive extraction

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-04 18:42:02

A recently fixed WinRAR vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-8088 was exploited as a zero-day in phishing attacks to install the RomCom malware. The flaw is a directory traversal vulnerability that was fixed in WinRAR 7.13, which allows specially crafted archives to extract files into a file path selected by the attacker. "When extracting a file, previous versions of WinRAR, Windows versions of RAR, UnRAR, portable UnRAR source code and UnRAR.dll can be tricked into using a path, defined in a spe

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What to Stream This Weekend: 'Wednesday,' 'The Pickup,' 'Platonic' and More

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-04 18:00:04

Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement What to Stream This Weekend: 'Wednesday,' 'The Pickup,' 'Platonic' and More Don't miss the latest on Netflix, Apple TV Plus and other platforms. Here's what you should binge this weekend.

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WinRAR zero-day flaw exploited by RomCom hackers in phishing attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-05 00:42:02

A recently fixed WinRAR vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-8088 was exploited as a zero-day in phishing attacks to install the RomCom malware. The flaw is a directory traversal vulnerability that was fixed in WinRAR 7.13, which allows specially crafted archives to extract files into a file path selected by the attacker. "When extracting a file, previous versions of WinRAR, Windows versions of RAR, UnRAR, portable UnRAR source code and UnRAR.dll can be tricked into using a path, defined in a spe

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

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-05 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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Tesla Robotaxi scores permit to run ride-hailing service in Texas

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2025-12-05 04:53:53

In an aerial view, the Tesla headquarters is seen in Austin, Texas, on July 24, 2025. Tesla has been granted a permit to run a ride-hailing business in Texas, allowing the electric vehicle maker to compete against companies including Uber and Lyft . Tesla Robotaxi LLC is licensed to operate a "transportation network company" until August 6, 2026, according to a listing on the website of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, or TDLR. The permit was issued this week. Elon Musk's EV

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A message from Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to all company employees

news.ycombinator.com Matt Hyatt 2025-12-05 03:48:29

The following note from Lip-Bu Tan was sent to all Intel Corporation employees on August 7, 2025: Dear Team, I know there has been a lot in the news today, and I want to take a moment to address it directly with you. Let me start by saying this: The United States has been my home for more than 40 years. I love this country and am profoundly grateful for the opportunities it has given me. I also love this company. Leading Intel at this critical moment is not just a job – it’s a privilege. This

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Intel CEO Responds to Trump’s Threat

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2025-12-05 05:35:40

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has responded to President Donald Trump’s call for his resignation over alleged conflicts of interest. In a memo sent to staff on Thursday, Tan said those concerns are based on “misinformation.” Tan joined the struggling chipmaker back in March. He was in the middle of trying to get the company back on track when he found himself in Trump’s crosshairs. “The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately. There is no other solution to this problem,” Trump wr

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Need to Recycle an Old Laptop or Printer? Here's Where to Take It

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-05 04:00:07

If you've got an old laptop or printer gathering dust in a closet, you're not alone. A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of US adults are still hanging onto outdated electronics because they don't know what to do with them. And while tossing tech in the trash might seem like the easiest option, it's illegal in many states and could land you a fine. The good news? Recycling your old devices is easier than ever. Major retailers like Best Buy, Staples and Office Depot accept laptops, de

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China Shows Off Armed Attack Robots

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-05 14:09:57

It's no secret that China is blazing full-steam into the future, developing technological marvels like levitating bullet trains, robot boxing fights, and a supercomputer network in space. But as geopolitical tensions simmer, the People's Republic is also using its technological savvy to build cutting-edge weapons tech. The Chinese state broadcaster CCTV recently released a brief video series showing off its newly developed "robot wolves," equipped with combat rifles, in simulated combat drills

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Why Apple avoiding a big AI acquisition could signal good news

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-05 15:34:03

In the midst of Apple’s AI challenges, some have called on the company to dip into its enormous bank account and make a splashy AI acquisition. Here’s why the lack of acquisition could signal something important about Apple’s current AI progress. Apple is ‘open’ to AI acquisitions, but shows no sign of a big purchase It’s been a big week for AI, with major new launches from companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Meanwhile, discourse surrounding Apple’s AI efforts remains glum. Last week, the c

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Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 shortlist

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-05 11:29:54

The shortlist for the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 competition has been unveiled. From a blood moon hanging over Shanghai to a family portrait of the Solar System and a close-up of a comet's streaming tails, distant astronomical wonders are photographed in magnificent detail for all to admire. Now in its 17th year, in 2025 the competition received a record number of entries, with just over 5,880 photographs submitted from 68 different countries. See a small selection of shortli

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IEEE Computer Society Journals Lead Global Computer Science and Engineering Citations

computer.org Jasmine Ang 2025-12-05 17:00:20

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 8 August 2025 – The IEEE Computer Society (CS), the world’s preeminent computer science and engineering member organization, today announced that its journals continue to lead the industry in Journal Impact FactorTM (JIFTM) rankings. Specifically, eight IEEE CS journals hold the coveted top impact factor status in their respective fields. “Every published paper brings value, but some rise to new heights because they provide a launching point for other work,” said Hironori

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Pinterest CEO says agentic shopping is still a long way out

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-12-05 20:33:18

Pinterest CEO Bill Ready told investors on the company’s second-quarter earnings call that the social app and inspirational bookmarking site could be considered an “AI-enabled shopping assistant.” However, he thinks that the agentic web, where AI agents shop on users’ behalf, is still far in the future. The remarks were made in response to a question about the agentic web, which could impact the search funnel and businesses like Pinterest, which positions itself at the early stages of the shopp

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Tesla shuts down in-house Dojo AI supercomputer project

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-06 00:54:20

As first reported by Bloomberg , Tesla is disbanding the team behind Dojo , its in-house AI-training supercomputer, and reassigning remaining staff to other projects within the company. This marks a shift in the company's compute sourcing strategy for its AI-focused initiatives such as autonomous driving and the Optimus robot . Head of Dojo Peter Bannon is leaving Tesla, which is the latest departure after roughly 20 Dojo team members recently left to form DensityAI . In a response to the Bloom

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Inside Dylan Field’s Big IPO—and His Even Bigger Plans for Figma

wired.com Steven Levy 2025-12-06 00:00:00

When Dylan Field pops up on my Zoom screen, his face is a mixture of giddiness and fatigue. He’s back at work, after a whirlwind trip to New York City where he launched his company Figma on the New York Stock Exchange, bucking the trend of multi-billion-dollar startups staying private. Even before it became clear that this might be the wildest public launch in years, the Figma world—fans of the app, employees (known as Figmates), and investors—had already turned Wall Street into a block party, h

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Show HN: Aha Domain Search

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-01 16:21:25

Aha! Domain Search Find available .com domains using smart generation, AI-powered creativity, or quirky phonetic matching

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21 Best Festival Accessories and Gear (2025): The Essentials and the Fun Stuff

wired.com Louryn Strampe 2025-12-06 05:02:00

On Harm Reduction Photograph: The Bunk Police Regardless of your personal habits, drug use can be prevalent at festivals. It's important to know the location of medical tents, to pay attention to your surroundings, and to look out for your fellow festival attendees the way you'd want them to look out for you. I highly recommend getting trained in administering naloxone (Narcan). It prevents opioid overdose, and it's easy to obtain training and the medicine itself for cheap. I took mine throug

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Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer is DOA — now what?

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-12-06 05:48:06

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. On Thursday, Bloomberg reported that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has ordered its Dojo supercomputer project to be disbanded after the project’s leader and most of its employees left to join another AI project. The news marked a major setback to

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Meta acquires AI audio startup WaveForms

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-12-06 05:24:04

In Brief Meta has acquired AI voice startup WaveForms for an undisclosed sum, The Information reports. It’s the company’s latest buy to strengthen its new AI unit, Superintelligence Labs, and Meta’s second major AI audio acquisition in the last month after it bought PlayAI. WaveForms, founded just eight months ago, raised $40 million from Andreessen Horowitz in a round that valued the company at $160 million pre-money, per PitchBook data. Two of the startup’s co-founders – former Meta and Ope

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OpenStore’s demise marks endgame for once-booming e-commerce aggregator market

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-12-06 15:40:47

When venture capitalist Keith Rabois got into e-commerce, he couldn't stop buying brands. Now, everything must go. OpenStore, co-founded by Rabois in 2021, is shutting down nearly all of the 40-plus Shopify stores it acquired, and it's in the process of liquidating any remaining inventory by offering steep discounts to move merchandise. Earlier this week, the company announced it plans to focus solely on growing Jack Archer, the menswear brand it bought for $837,000 in 2022. The website addres

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How to watch Gamescom 2025 and what to expect

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-06 15:00:24

It feels like Summer Game Fest is only just in our rear view mirror and yet there's another video game extravaganza on the horizon. Gamescom is the planet's largest gaming event and we're sure to find out about a bunch of interesting new games at the Opening Night Live showcase. Xbox is broadcasting from the show floor across two days, and there will be other presentations that are worth keeping an eye on. Gamescom is taking place between August 20 and 24 this year, and we're learning bits and

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Honda Is Giving Up on the All-Electric Dream

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-12-06 15:15:49

Honda just dealt a huge blow to the all-electric dream. In a stunning reversal, the Japanese auto giant has announced it is rethinking its electrification strategy, signaling that battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) are no longer the holy grail of its future. The move is a major setback for the EV industry, which is already reeling from the September 30 expiration of federal tax credits that made electric cars competitive with their gas-powered counterparts. For years, the auto industry, mesmerize

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Best Wireless Headphones (2025): Tested Over Many Hours

wired.com Parker Hall 2025-12-06 15:33:00

Other Wireless Headphones We’ve Tested Wireless headphones are the default these days, and there are roughly 1 gazillion of them (and counting). We do our best to test them all, but not everything we test can make the big list. Here are some other good options worth trying. Sony WH-1000XM5 for $300-348: Sony's XM5 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) remain a top headphone, even after being supplanted by the fancier XM6. For a fairly sizable price reduction, you'll get still-fabulous noise-canceling tech,

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What Is Popover=Hint?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-02 08:55:52

What is popover=hint? If you’ve been following along with advancements in HTML, such as the new popover API, you may have noticed that a new popover type ( hint ) recently landed in Chrome 133 (January 2025). But what exactly does it do? The short answer is: popover="hint" allows you to open an unrelated hint popover without closing other popovers in the stack. This means you can have an existing stack of auto popovers remain open while still displaying a hint popover. You often see this sort

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I don't read your email threads

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 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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Rocket Report: Firefly lights the markets up; SpaceX starts selling trips to Mars

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-07 02:00:14

Welcome to Edition 8.06 of the Rocket Report! After years of disappointing results from SPACs and space companies, it is a good sign to see Firefly's more traditional initial public offering doing so well. The company has had such a long and challenging road over more than a decade; the prospect of their success should be heartening to the commercial space industry. As always, we welcome reader submissions. If you don't want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will

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The Dia browser now offers a $20/month subscription plan

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-06 17:03:59

The Browser Company has announced a subscription plan for Dia, its new AI-powered browser. Here are the details. Dia now offers a Dia Pro subscription plan A couple of months ago, The Browser Company launched Dia, its new crack at an AI-powered browser. That came after it decided to shut down the Arc browser, much to the dismay of passionate and highly engaged early adopters who enjoyed the company’s completely different take on what a browser should look like and behave. With Dia, which rem

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

theverge.com Alex Heath 2025-12-06 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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Apple has its best week since July 2020 after White House visit

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