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Chatbox app is back on the US app store

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-28 02:13:40

Hello everyone, I have great news to share: After three months of fighting, our Chatbox app is finally back on the U.S. App Store! 🎉 What happened? In April 2025, another company with an app of the same name filed a dispute with Apple, claiming they held a trademark for the word “Chatbox.” I believe this claim was baseless, because: "Chatbox" is a widely used, generic word across the internet, and their trademark application had already been initially rejected by the USPTO. We were the fir

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Meow: Yet another modal editing on Emacs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-28 01:00:22

Meow Introduction Less is more Meow is yet another modal editing mode for Emacs. Meow aims to blend modal editing into Emacs with minimal interference with its original key-bindings, avoiding most of the hassle introduced by key-binding conflicts. This leads to lower necessary configuration and better integration. More is achieved with fewer commands to remember. Key features compared to existing solutions: Minimal configuration – build your own modal editing system No third-party depende

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Legal win

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-28 01:55:23

Just got word that the court dismissed several of WP Engine and Silver Lake’s most serious claims — antitrust, monopolization, and extortion have been knocked out! These were by far the most significant and far-reaching allegations in the case and with today’s decision the case is narrowed significantly. This is a win not just for us but for all open source maintainers and contributors. Huge thanks to the folks at Gibson and Automattic who have been working on this. With respect to any remainin

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Horror Icon Lin Shaye Is Returning to ‘Insidious’

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-09-28 04:50:56

Insidious franchise star Lin Shaye’s dearly departed medium character will make another return to star in Blumhouse’s sixth film in the series. The horror legend’s tenure as psychic Elise Rainier has been a beloved part of the Insidious movies and filmmaker Jacob Chase has officially enlisted her return, as reported by Deadline. The actress is joined by Amelia Eve (star of Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor) in the upcoming installment, written by Chase and David Leslie Johnson. It goes into p

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Microsoft Will Lower Price of Office 365 Without Teams Platform, Avoiding EU Antitrust Fine

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-28 19:45:00

Microsoft has agreed to sell Office 365 suites unbundled without Teams for a significantly lower price than previously, ending a five-plus-year European Union dispute with Slack and avoiding a fine by the EU. The software giant was charged with EU antitrust violations in June 2024 for bundling Teams with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscriptions. The dispute began in July 2020, when Slack (now owned by Salesforce) filed an official complaint, alleging Microsoft was conducting an "illegal and a

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HomeKit Weekly: SwitchBot’s Evaporative Humidifier gets smarter with Matter 1.4 support

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-09-29 00:00:00

SwitchBot released its Evaporative Humidifier last year, and it’s now even better thanks to newly upgraded firmware that includes Matter 1.4 support. The update brings faster setup and better cross-platform compatibility for a device type that is typucally stuck as a “dumb appliance” in your house. Some of my favorite gear eufyCam 2C Upgrade your home security with wireless cameras that includes HomeKit compatibility. Unlike a lot of humidifiers, the SwitchBot Evaporative Humidifier uses cold

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The ‘Chainsaw Man’ Movie Is Hitting Theaters Even Earlier Than Expected

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-09-29 00:50:10

Animation studio Mappa‘s upcoming theatrical release of Chainsaw Man: The Movie – Reze Arc has bumped up its premiere date. Now, the film arc continuation of the 2022 anime will hit theaters—including select IMAX screens—a few days earlier than initially scheduled. The film will now premiere in theaters on October 24. This date adjustment came with the release of a new English dub trailer of the film. The story, created by Tatsuki Fujimoto (Look Back), follows Denji, a down-on-his-luck young ma

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New HybridPetya ransomware can bypass UEFI Secure Boot

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-29 04:18:07

A recently discovered ransomware strain called HybridPetya can bypass the UEFI Secure Boot feature to install a malicious application on the EFI System Partition. HybridPetya appears inspired by the destructive Petya/NotPetya malware that encrypted computers and prevented Windows from booting in attacks in 2016 and 2017 but did not provide a recovery option. Researchers at cybersecurity company ESET found a sample of HybridPetya on VirusTotal. They note that this may be a research project, a p

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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will be Mario's next crack at the big screen

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-29 10:08:40

Nintendo just dropped a trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the sequel to the immensely popular The Super Mario Bros. Movie. This is good timing, given that tomorrow is officially the mustached plumber's 40th birthday. It hits theaters on April TK, 2026. We've known this movie was coming for a while now, and even had an approximate release date. Now we have a trailer and it's a doozy. Shared during today's Nintendo Direct livestream event, the footage shows several deep-cut characters and

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade hits the Switch 2 on January 22

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-29 12:25:59

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade comes out for the Switch 2 on January 22, 2026, which was revealed at today's lengthy Nintendo Direct livestream . This is the first entry in the remake trilogy and primarily takes place in the opening city of Midgar. You'll have to wait until Final Fantasy VII Rebirth to explore the overworld map, and there's no Switch 2 release date for that one yet. This release does include the Episode Intermission DLC , which involves the ninja Yuffie on a mission to ste

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Google Home notifications go missing on Pixel 10, but Google’s working on a fix

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-29 16:27:54

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Many Pixel 10 users report they’re not receiving notifications from the Google Home app on their new phone. Fixes like force-stopping the app or clearing its data work briefly before issues return, often after a reboot. Google has acknowledged the issue and is currently working on a solution. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? Set us as a preferred source in Google Search to support us and make sure you never miss our latest exclusiv

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Nintendo Announces ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Coming April 2026

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-09-29 20:53:08

Nintendo announced today that its animated 2023 smash hit Super Mario Bros. Movie will indeed get a sequel: In a Nintendo Switch Direct live stream, the video game company revealed that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will be coming to the big screen as soon as next spring. The announcement was preceded by classic artwork featuring the mustachioed plumber before Nintendo game director Shigeru Miyamoto opened the show, revealing a first look at the upcoming sequel. In an accompanying trailer, we s

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Microsoft dodges EU fine by unbundling Teams from Office

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-29 20:02:39

Microsoft has avoided an EU fine after the US tech group offered concessions on how it packages together its Teams and Office products, ending a long-running antitrust investigation by the bloc’s regulators. The probe, which began after a 2020 complaint from Slack, now part of Salesforce, accused Microsoft of abusing its market dominance by tying its video conferencing tool to its widely used suite of productivity applications. Since the initial complaint, Microsoft has unbundled Teams from Of

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Wi-Fi Router Vs Mesh System: Which Is Best for You?

wired.com Simon Hill 2025-09-29 20:00:00

We all want a good, strong Wi-Fi signal throughout our homes, but figuring out how to achieve it without overspending can be tricky. Even once you’ve decided to replace the router from your internet service provider, do you get a new Wi-Fi router or invest in a mesh system? I covered this briefly in my router buying guide, but I’m going to dive a bit deeper here. I’ve been testing all sorts of home networking gear for years now, so I’ll break down your options, weigh up the pros and cons, and h

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Google Tasks may be getting an upgrade that makes it worthy as a standalone app (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-30 07:48:49

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing the ability to add documents via Google Drive to tasks saved in Calendar. It allows adding multiple files in various formats to a task’s description. In its current form, the functionality is limited to Google Calendar but is not available through the native Tasks app or the web interface. Tasks is one of Google’s most straightforward and user-friendly apps. But its lack of features, masquerading as simplicity, is also upsetting for use

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Astrophysics Source Code Library

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-30 08:59:38

[submitted] adstex automatically identifies all citation keys in a TeX source file and builds the corresponding bibliography file (.bib file) by fetching the reference information from NASA's Astrophysics Data System (ADS). adstex recognizes all variants of the cite commands in TeX, and works with various styles of citation keys, including arXiv IDs, DOIs, and ADS bibcodes. When a citation key is in the format of first-author name and year, adstex will query NASA's ADS and return a list of poss

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VPNs and Age-Verification Laws: What You Need to Know

wired.com Jacob Roach 2025-09-30 09:30:00

The problem is how the verification happens. You aren’t verifying your age with the government. You’re routing it through an independent third party, and most of the laws on the books are designed specifically in this way. In the UK, for example, Reddit verifies with Persona, and Bluesky uses Kids Web Services (owned by Epic Games). Persona’s privacy policy states that it collects not only biometric information and personal details, like your ID, but also ties that to information gathered from

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Microsoft avoids EU fine after Slack complained about Teams bundling

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-09-30 06:46:50

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft has avoided a fine from the European Commission after it was charged with EU antitrust violations for bundling its Teams app with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscriptions. The European Commission says it has accepted commitments from Microsoft to address competition concerns rel

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Apple Watch hypertension alerts feature receives FDA clearance

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-09-30 09:45:53

When Apple announced the new Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch Ultra 3 this week, it unveiled its latest health feature: hypertension notifications. At the time, the company said it expected clearance from the Food and Drug Administration in the United States “soon.” As of Thursday night, that clearance has officially been granted, and the hypertension notifications feature is set to launch next week. Apple says that hypertension notifications will be available in more than 150 countries a

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Microsoft and OpenAI announce the 'next phase' of their partnership

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-30 11:52:47

Microsoft and OpenAI have issued a joint statement to say that they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for the "next phase" of their partnership. The companies are still finalizing the terms of agreement and haven't shared the details of what their future would look like exactly. But according to The New York Times, the deal includes hows the parties share technology and and the revenue from those technologies. The new agreement also reportedly modifies the clause in the origi

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OpenAI secures Microsoft’s blessing to transition its for-profit arm

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-09-30 11:18:29

OpenAI announced Thursday it reached a non-binding agreement with Microsoft, its largest investor, on a revised partnership that would allow the startup to convert its for-profit arm into a public benefit corporation (PBC). The transition, should it be cleared by state regulators, could allow OpenAI to raise additional capital from investors and, eventually, become a public company. In a blog post, OpenAI Board Chairman Bret Taylor said under the non-binding agreement with Microsoft, OpenAI’s

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OpenAI and Microsoft sign preliminary deal to revise partnership terms

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-30 16:27:53

On Thursday, OpenAI and Microsoft announced they have signed a non-binding agreement to revise their partnership, marking the latest development in a relationship that has grown increasingly complex as both companies compete for customers in the AI market and seek new partnerships for growing infrastructure needs. "Microsoft and OpenAI have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the next phase of our partnership," the companies wrote in a joint statement. "We are actively wo

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OpenAI says nonprofit parent will own equity stake in company of over $100 billion

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-09-30 20:49:16

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella (L), speaks with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, who joined by video during the Microsoft Build 2025, conference in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. OpenAI on Thursday said its nonprofit parent will continue to have oversight over the company and will own an equity stake of more than $100 billion. The artificial intelligence startup, recently valued at $500 billion, said this structure will make the nonprofit "one of t

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The Helix Text Editor (2024)

news.ycombinator.com Jonathan Frere 2025-09-27 08:27:40

I’ve come to accept that I’m just a sucker for shiny nerd things. I use Rust, despite never having had a professional reason to use it in my life. I switched to Linux in my student years and I’ve never looked back since, even though it constantly breaks and I can’t get my Bluetooth headphones to connect. I have a split keyboard with home row mods set up because I read some random blog posts and it looked cool to me. I literally learned to program because I figured I should learn how to do more n

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This New Korean Rom-Com Feels Like a Throwback '80s Teen Movie in the Best Way

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-30 19:00:05

As a movie lover who grew up on John Hughes and other filmmakers like him, I was trained from an early age to expect that high school would be filled with archetypes: bullies, popular kids, jocks, nerds and humorless and gruff authority figures. While we've evolved since then (at least a tiny bit), there's something about some of those now-classic '80s movies that remains endearing even if some of the characters and plot details feel problematic or downright silly by today's standards. Don't mi

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Android Auto is now fixed on the Pixel 10 — unless it isn’t

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-01 00:08:27

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Last month, some new Pixel 10 series owners reported issues when trying to connect their phones to Android Auto. Google quickly confirmed the problem, and this week reports that a fix is available to those running Android Auto 15. Despite that news, quite a few Pixel 10 owners share that their problems with Android Auto have yet to resolve. If you haven’t given it a shot yet, you really owe it to yourself to discover what Android Auto can do to transform

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France confirms new Apple spyware campaign alert

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-01 00:38:23

In a threat and incidents report released today, France’s Information Security Agency confirmed that Apple issued a new wave of threat notifications earlier this month. Here are the details. The alert didn’t specify who was behind the recent campaign According to the agency’s report, Apple sent its latest round of security alerts to French citizens on September 3, 2025, marking the fourth campaign just this year. Previous notification waves were sent on March 5, April 29, and June 25. As the

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Rails on SQLite: new ways to cause outages

news.ycombinator.com André Arko 2025-09-30 22:58:22

Rails on SQLite: exciting new ways to cause outages This post was originally given as a talk for Friendly.rb. The slides are also available. Between Litestack and the Rails 8 trifecta of Solid Cable, Solid Cache, and Solid Queue, it’s easier than ever to spin up a Rails app that doesn’t need a database service, or a redis service, or a file storage service. It’s great to simplify things, but even after 20 years of deploying Rails apps I was still caught out by some of the ways things are diffe

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The 65 Best Movies on Disney+ Right Now (September 2025)

wired.com Jennifer M. Wood 2025-09-30 23:00:00

In the game known as the streaming wars, Disney+ came out swinging, bringing with it a massive library of movies and TV shows—with new ones being added all the time. Watched everything on Netflix? Disney+ has a seemingly endless selection of Marvel movies and plenty of Star Wars and Pixar fare too. Problem is, there’s so much stuff that it’s hard to know where to begin. WIRED is here to help. Below are our picks for the best films on Disney+ right now. For more viewing ideas, try our guides to

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Apple warns customers targeted in recent spyware attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-01 04:02:51

Apple warned customers last week that their devices were targeted in a new series of spyware attacks, according to the French national Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-FR). CERT-FR is operated by ANSSI, the National Cybersecurity Agency, and is responsible for preventing and mitigating cybersecurity-related incidents impacting public and critical organizations. According to a Thursday advisory, CERT-FR is aware of at least four instances of Apple threat notifications alerting the company

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Latest Tech News

Chatbox app is back on the US app store

Meow: Yet another modal editing on Emacs

Legal win

Horror Icon Lin Shaye Is Returning to ‘Insidious’

Microsoft Will Lower Price of Office 365 Without Teams Platform, Avoiding EU Antitrust Fine

HomeKit Weekly: SwitchBot’s Evaporative Humidifier gets smarter with Matter 1.4 support

The ‘Chainsaw Man’ Movie Is Hitting Theaters Even Earlier Than Expected

New HybridPetya ransomware can bypass UEFI Secure Boot

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will be Mario's next crack at the big screen

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade hits the Switch 2 on January 22

Google Home notifications go missing on Pixel 10, but Google’s working on a fix

Nintendo Announces ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Coming April 2026

Microsoft dodges EU fine by unbundling Teams from Office

Wi-Fi Router Vs Mesh System: Which Is Best for You?

Google Tasks may be getting an upgrade that makes it worthy as a standalone app (APK teardown)

Astrophysics Source Code Library

VPNs and Age-Verification Laws: What You Need to Know

Microsoft avoids EU fine after Slack complained about Teams bundling

Apple Watch hypertension alerts feature receives FDA clearance

Microsoft and OpenAI announce the 'next phase' of their partnership

OpenAI secures Microsoft’s blessing to transition its for-profit arm

OpenAI and Microsoft sign preliminary deal to revise partnership terms

OpenAI says nonprofit parent will own equity stake in company of over $100 billion

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France confirms new Apple spyware campaign alert

Rails on SQLite: new ways to cause outages

The 65 Best Movies on Disney+ Right Now (September 2025)

Apple warns customers targeted in recent spyware attacks

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