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Resurrecting flip phone typing as a Linux driver

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-08 16:02:17

LibT9 A C library for creating T9 typing systems. How to run As a Linux Driver See driver/ As a Cli Utility Needs: ncurses & cmake mkdir build cd build cmake .. make -j$(nproc) cli/main As a Website Go to foxmoss.github.io/libt9/ Dependencies None! The library requires nothing but a basic implementation of the C standard library. The CLI requires ncurses solely, but this is by no means needed to just compile the library. Todo Feel free to contribute! Punctuation Punctuation IBus D

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Videos Show Tesla Robotaxis Swerving, Hard-Braking for Cops in First Day of Austin Launch

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-08 16:20:10

Elon Musk’s Tesla launched its driverless “Robotaxi” service in Austin, Texas, on Sunday to the over-the-top praise from its diehard fans who bragged about spending all day calling for rides. For everyone else, the whole thing ranged from extremely underwhelming to confusing to downright dangerous. Footage has already started populating online of Tesla’s driverless vehicles making confounding decisions and occasionally messing up so bad that they end up driving on the wrong side of the road. Th

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‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Jaws’ Get Shrunk Down for Nostalgic SDCC Exclusives

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-09-08 16:45:25

The year 2025 is a big one for both Jaws and Back to the Future. The Steven Spielberg shark classic celebrates its 50th anniversary, while the Robert Zemeckis time travel classic celebrates its 40th anniversary. It’s a big reason why each has been top of mind in recent weeks, and that celebration is carrying right into San Diego Comic-Con. Mattel just announced that two of its exclusives are centered on the iconic films, and both are made by Hot Wheels. The Jaws 50th Anniversary set and Back to

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Apple releases new beta builds of all its flashy new Liquid Glass-ified OS updates

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-08 16:38:44

As with any operating system that ushers in a major new look and feel, this year's Apple operating systems and their new Liquid Glass aesthetic will likely merit some extra attention from power users who want to see all the new stuff and developers who suddenly need to acclimate to a new design language. Apple put out one early beta build of all of its new operating systems after its Worldwide Developers Conference keynote a couple of weeks ago—these updates are the first to standardize on year-

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Four months after a $3B valuation, Harvey AI grows to $5B

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-09-08 20:03:00

In Brief Harvey AI, a startup that provides automation for legal work, has raised $300 million in Series E funding at a $5 billion valuation, the company told Fortune. The round was co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Coatue, with participation from existing investors, including Conviction, Elad Gil, OpenAI Startup Fund, and Sequoia. The financing comes just four months after Harvey announced that Sequoia led a $300 million Series D round at a $3 billion valuation. While many AI companies aim to ke

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macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2 now available for developers

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-09 00:07:38

Following the typical two-week gap after the release of the inaugural betas, Apple has just pushed out the second wave of post-WWDC betas, including macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2. The build number for today’s macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2 release is 25A5295e. As announced at WWDC25, macOS Tahoe 26 introduces the Liquid Glass UI overhaul, alongside features like Live Activities on the Mac, a much improved Spotlight with clipboard history and Shortcuts integration, plus a dedicated Phone app and Live Translatio

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Apple releases developer beta 2 for visionOS 26

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-09 00:11:26

Alongside the new macOS 26 developer beta 2, Apple has also pushed out the second developer beta of visionOS 26, and the rest of its operating systems. The build number for today’s visionOS 26 beta 2 release is 23M5279f. As announced on WWDC25, visionOS 26 brings spatial widgets, a much-improved Personas feature, support for 180-degree and 360-degree videos from action cams like Insta360 and GoPro, and PSVR 2 controllers. It also features a new, Jupiter immersive environment, as well as suppo

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Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s AI Gadget Won’t Be ChatGPT in Your Ears

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-09-09 00:20:30

Over the weekend, OpenAI removed all promo materials related to its $6.5 billion buddy-buddy partnership with Apple design legend Jony Ive and their still unannounced AI-centric device. This wasn’t a falling out between the two titans in tech, but rather the result of something altogether stranger. The nixed webpages and videos are due to a trademark lawsuit filed by a separate startup, iyO, which is seemingly miffed about the companies names being a single letter apart. On July 20, California

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Tesla’s $100 Billion Robotaxi Rally

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-09-09 04:29:44

Tesla is celebrating a massive win on Wall Street. Following the weekend launch of its long-awaited robotaxi service, the company’s shares jumped more than 10% in Monday trading session, adding a staggering $104 billion to its market capitalization and pushing the total value of the Elon Musk-led company to $1.14 trillion. The surge was a direct response to the limited debut in Austin, Texas, where a small fleet of about a dozen Model Y SUVs began operating in a geofenced area. For investors, t

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This Tiny CarPlay Adapter Is Almost Free at Best Buy With Limited Stock, Works With Both Android and iPhone

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2025-09-09 08:10:24

If your car or truck is recent enough to have a factory installed Apple CarPlay and/or Android Auto wired setup for your smartphone but not quite new or high-end enough for built-in wireless, you know what it’s like to be at the mercy of that thin little USB cable. One good hard bump or jostle and your navigation app or hands-free phone call is suddenly gone. Even if your car can be upgraded to a fully wireless system, that’s going to cost you — a lot. See at Best Buy The good news is you’re a

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Here’s Why Jony Ive and OpenAI Pulled All the Promos for Their AI Doohickey

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-09-09 08:15:30

Over the weekend, OpenAI removed all promo materials related to its $6.5 billion buddy-buddy partnership with Apple design legend Jony Ive and their still unannounced AI-centric device. This wasn’t a falling out between the two titans in tech, but rather the result of something altogether stranger. The nixed webpages and videos are due to a trademark lawsuit filed by a separate startup, iyO, which is seemingly miffed about the companies names being a single letter apart. On July 20, California

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How MacOS Tahoe's killer new feature could make Docker feel obsolete

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-09-09 16:54:06

Apple / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Apple has a lot of fancy new tricks up its sleeve for the next iteration of MacOS. There's the new UI (glassy and classy), the extra AI bits, performance improvements, and more. But there's one new feature that may or may not interest the average user. That feature is all about containers. Think of containers like this: an isolated, lightweight package that contains the application code, dependencies, and libraries necessary to run in an isolated environme

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Could ‘Hawkeye’ Return for Season 2 After All?

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-09-09 16:00:16

Jack Champion pushes back on those MCU Cyclops rumors. Toxie gets gory in a new red band trailer for The Toxic Avenger. Plus, a new look at New Vegas in set images from Fallout season 2. Spoilers, away! The MCU/X-Men Speaking with Comic Book Movie, actor Jack Champion stated its “news to him” that there are rumors he’s in talks to play Cyclops of the X-Men in the MCU. It’s, uh, definitely news to me. I mean, I don’t…I hope it comes true, you know. I would definitely love to play that characte

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Sailing the fjords like the Vikings yields unexpected insights

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-09 15:52:43

Experimental archaeologist Greer Jarrett of Lund University in Sweden has been sailing in the footsteps of Vikings for the last three years. If you want to learn more about how and where the Vikings sailed, making the journey through the fjords yourself in replica boats is a practical, hands-on approach to achieving that end. Greer Jarrett, an archaeologist at Lund University in Sweden, has spent the last three years doing just that, sailing more than 5,000 kilometers along known Viking trade r

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This archaeologist built a replica boat to sail like the Vikings

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-09 20:52:43

Experimental archaeologist Greer Jarrett of Lund University in Sweden has been sailing in the footsteps of Vikings for the last three years. If you want to learn more about how and where the Vikings sailed, making the journey through the fjords yourself in replica boats is a practical, hands-on approach to achieving that end. Greer Jarrett, an archaeologist at Lund University in Sweden, has spent the last three years doing just that, sailing more than 5,000 kilometers along known Viking trade r

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Tesla robotaxis launch in Austin with $4.20 invite-only service and human "safety monitors"

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-10 05:15:00

What just happened? Tesla's long-awaited robotaxi service finally launched yesterday (June 23) in Austin, Texas. So far, it has been limited to invited participants and not the general public, and passengers aren't alone in the vehicles; Tesla's "safety monitors" sit in the front passenger seat ready to take over if something goes wrong – despite Elon Musk promising the service would launch unsupervised. Musk's "tentatively, June 22" response early this month to an X user's question about when

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Tesla robotaxi 'low-key' launch in Texas

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-09-10 04:52:41

Tesla robotaxi 'low-key' launch in Texas 1 hour ago Share Save Liv McMahon Technology reporter Share Save Reuters Tesla's long-awaited robotaxis rolled out for the first time on roads in Austin, Texas on Sunday. In videos shared by Tesla on X, a small group of invited analysts, influencers and shareholders were shown participating in paid rides. The small number of vehicles deployed had a human safety operator in the passenger seat, according to reports. Analysts said the "low-key" robotaxi l

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Book review: Surveillance & privacy

technologyreview.com Bryan Gardiner 2025-09-10 04:00:00

Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State Byron Tau CROWN, 2024 Midway through his book, Tau, an investigative journalist, recalls meeting with a disgruntled former employee of a data broker—a shady company that collects, bundles, and sells your personal data to other (often shadier) third parties, including the government. This ex-employee had managed to make off with several gigabytes of location data representing the preci

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Verizon’s Project 624 looks heavy on hype, light on perks in new leak

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-10 04:32:06

Verizon TL;DR A new leak has revealed details about Verizon’s new Project 624, which it first teased in April this year. Instead of offering something new, an internal document states that Project 624 aims to promote existing perks and double down on available rewards. Verizon also appears to be stocking new swag and goodies in its retail stores, with giveaways expected to begin on June 24. Verizon plans to introduce new perks and benefits for its customers in an effort to reverse its recent

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I replaced my Garmin with this $150 smartwatch for a week - and didn't regret it

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-09-10 02:00:16

ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit Active 2 Square is available in a premium package for $149.99 that includes leather and silicone bands The watch is small, lasts up to 10 days, incorporates high end sapphire glass and stainless steel materials, and has a brilliant large 1.75-inch AMOLED display There is limited onboard storage for maps and music while the software may also be overwhelming. View now at Amazon I recently reviewed Amazfit's Active 2 Smartwatch, and it was one of my favorite wea

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Scroll snapping, state queries, monster hunter, and gamification

news.ycombinator.com Brecht De Ruyte 2025-09-07 02:21:04

In this (long) part of the customizable select series, it’s all about gamification. In this article, I’d like to highlight one of my demos, where I aimed to recreate a piece of UI found in the Monster Hunter games. To re-create this behavior, I had to think in terms of keyboard navigation first. This demo requires quite a lot of CSS, as well as some scripting, and in the end, I do want to highlight some accessibility concerns. This is an experiment on how far we can take it when styling select e

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First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-09-10 03:01:51

First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope 4 hours ago Share Save Ione Wells South America correspondent Georgina Rannard Science correspondent Share Save NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory The first image revealed by the Vera Rubin telescope shows the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae in stunning detail A powerful new telescope in Chile has released its first images, showing off its unprecedented ability to peer into the dark depths of the universe. In one picture, vast colourful gas

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OpenAI-Jony Ive AI hardware venture hits trademark snag over brand name

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-10 03:45:16

OpenAI TL;DR A blog post announcing OpenAI’s $6.5B acquisition of Jony Ive’s hardware startup “io” has been taken down due to a court order stemming from a trademark complaint by a company called iyO. OpenAI clarified that despite speculation, the partnership with Ive is still ongoing, and it’s exploring options regarding the name dispute. iyO, which already sells an AI-powered “audio computer,” claims the “io” name infringes on their trademark. All traces of OpenAI’s much-hyped hardware ven

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The X Window System didn't immediately have X terminals

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-10 02:50:24

For a while, X terminals were a reasonably popular way to give people comparatively inexpensive X desktops. These X terminals relied on X's network transparency so that only the X server had to run on the X terminal itself, with all of your terminal windows and other programs running on a server somewhere and just displaying on the X terminal. For a long time, using a big server and a lab full of X terminals was significantly cheaper than setting up a lab full of actual workstations (until inexp

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Tesla’s robotaxi is live: here are some of the first reactions

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-09-09 22:58:26

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. Tesla finally did the damn thing. The company launched its hotly anticipated robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, June 22nd — and we’re now starting to see some of the first reactions roll in. But first, we have to get a few important caveats out of the way. Tellingly, the service is not open to the general public

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OpenAI and Jony Ive remove ‘io’ branding mentions over trademark lawsuit

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-10 02:37:10

If you recently looked up but couldn’t find OpenAI’s announcement video about its flashy partnership with Jony Ive, you are not alone. OpenAI has quietly pulled down the original blog post and the accompanying nine-minute video, just weeks after touting the $6.5 billionsc deal as a landmark step toward building new AI hardware. Here’s what happened. The deal is still happening, just with a bit less branding According to a statement given to The Verge, OpenAI says the content was taken offline

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OpenAI and Jony Ive’s ‘io’ brand has vanished, but their AI hardware deal remains

theverge.com Hayden Field 2025-09-10 01:44:27

is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. OpenAI has scrubbed mentions of io, the hardware startup co-founded by famous Apple designer Jony Ive, from its website and social media channels. The sudden change closely follows their recent announcement of OpenAI’s nearly $6.5 billion acquisition and plans to create dedicated AI hardware. OpenAI tells The Verge the deal is

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Moratorium on state AI regulation clears Senate hurdle

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-09-09 21:17:56

A Republican effort to prevent states from enforcing their own AI regulations cleared a key procedural hurdle on Saturday. The rule, as reportedly rewritten by Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz in an attempt to comply with budgetary rules, would withhold federal broadband funding from states if they try to enforce AI regulations in the next 10 years. And the rewrite seems to have passed muster, with the Senate Parliamentarian now ruling that the provision is not subject to the so-called Byrd rule

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Israel urges citizens to turn off home cameras as Iran hacks surveillance systems

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-09-09 23:10:00

Cutting corners: As tensions between Israel and Iran escalate, Israeli authorities are urging citizens to take an unusual but crucial step: turn off their home security cameras or change their passwords. The warning comes amid growing evidence that Iran is actively attempting to tap into private surveillance devices across Israel to gather intelligence for military operations. In the aftermath of recent Iranian missile strikes on Tel Aviv, concerns about the vulnerability of internet-connected

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Scientists Working to Decode Signal From Earliest Years of Universe

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-09 19:45:54

As mysterious as the Big Bang that gave birth to the universe is the brief but tumultuous period that immediately followed it. How did the cosmos transform from a uniform sea of darkness into a chaotic swirl brimming with radiant stars? What were these first stars like, and how were they born? So far, we have very strong suspicions, but no hard answers. One reason is that the light from this period, called the cosmic dawn, is extremely faint, making it nearly impossible to infer the traits of t

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Resurrecting flip phone typing as a Linux driver

Videos Show Tesla Robotaxis Swerving, Hard-Braking for Cops in First Day of Austin Launch

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Apple releases new beta builds of all its flashy new Liquid Glass-ified OS updates

Four months after a $3B valuation, Harvey AI grows to $5B

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How MacOS Tahoe's killer new feature could make Docker feel obsolete

Could ‘Hawkeye’ Return for Season 2 After All?

Sailing the fjords like the Vikings yields unexpected insights

This archaeologist built a replica boat to sail like the Vikings

Tesla robotaxis launch in Austin with $4.20 invite-only service and human "safety monitors"

Tesla robotaxi 'low-key' launch in Texas

Book review: Surveillance & privacy

Verizon’s Project 624 looks heavy on hype, light on perks in new leak

I replaced my Garmin with this $150 smartwatch for a week - and didn't regret it

Scroll snapping, state queries, monster hunter, and gamification

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OpenAI and Jony Ive remove ‘io’ branding mentions over trademark lawsuit

OpenAI and Jony Ive’s ‘io’ brand has vanished, but their AI hardware deal remains

Moratorium on state AI regulation clears Senate hurdle

Israel urges citizens to turn off home cameras as Iran hacks surveillance systems

Scientists Working to Decode Signal From Earliest Years of Universe

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