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Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator's Iconic Opening Battle, Part I

news.ycombinator.com Bret Devereaux 2025-08-22 17:01:27

This week, we’re going to take a close look at arguably the most famous and recognizable Roman battle sequence in film: the iconic opening battle from Gladiator (2000). Despite being a relatively short sequence (about ten minutes), there’s actually enough to talk about here that we’re going to split it over two weeks, talking about the setup – the battlefield, army composition, equipment and battle plan – this week and then the actual conduct of the battle next week. The iconic opening battle,

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Actively exploited vulnerability gives extraordinary control over server fleets

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-25 22:52:42

Hackers are exploiting a maximum-severity vulnerability that has the potential to give them complete control over thousands of servers, many of which handle mission-critical tasks inside data centers, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning. The vulnerability, carrying a severity rating of 10 out of a possible 10, resides in the AMI MegaRAC, a widely used firmware package that allows large fleets of servers to be remotely accessed and managed even when power is unavai

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Active exploitation of AMI management tool imperils thousands of servers

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-26 03:52:42

Hackers are exploiting a maximum-severity vulnerability that has the potential to give them complete control over thousands of servers, many of which handle mission-critical tasks inside data centers, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning. The vulnerability, carrying a severity rating of 10 out of a possible 10, resides in the AMI MegaRAC, a widely used firmware package that allows large fleets of servers to be remotely accessed and managed even when power is unavai

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New Images Show Andromeda Galaxy as You’ve Never Seen It Before

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-08-26 15:15:07

Andromeda lies 2.5 million light-years away from the Milky Way, a spiral galaxy similar to our own that has allowed scientists to better understand our galactic home. A new composite image reveals our closest galactic neighbor in five different wavelengths of light, combined together to create a stunningly detailed view of Andromeda. Telescopes capture images in different wavelengths by observing a specific part of the electromagnetic spectrum, from low-frequency radio waves to extremely high-f

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Chrome is cutting off support for these old Android phones in August

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-26 19:16:14

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR The current Chrome version is the last version to support Android 8.0 and 9.0. Chrome 139, launching August 5, will require Android 10 or newer. Phones like the Galaxy S8 and Note 8 will miss out. Are you still rocking an ancient Android phone? Google has announced that Chrome 138 will be the final version of the browser to support Android 8.0 (Oreo) and 9.0 (Pie). Starting with Chrome 139, which is scheduled for release on August 5, users will need A

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Best Buy Offers Acer 11.6″ Chromebook for Less Than AirPods Pro to Compete With Early Prime Day Deals

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-08-27 03:10:55

In search of a new laptop? If you’re primary need for a computer is basic web browsing, email drafting, word processing, and YouTube video-watching, then you really don’t need to shell out for anything crazy expensive. A Chromebook is kind of the perfect tool for these use cases plus they’re super great for travel. Acer has its Chromebook on sale over at Best Buy. Right now, it’s been shaved down by nearly 45%. That brings the price from its usual $229 to just $129. You can save a cool $100 for

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Microsoft confirms Family Safety blocks Google Chrome from launching

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-28 02:50:18

Microsoft has confirmed that its Family Safety parental control service is blocking users from launching Google Chrome and other web browsers on Windows systems. Microsoft Family Safety helps parents monitor their children's activity across desktop and mobile devices, providing screen time management, content filtering, app controls, location tracking, communication monitoring, and activity reports. Redmond acknowledged the bug after widespread user reports since early June that they were unab

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Experience Making a 1-minute AI movie with my 7-year old daughter

news.ycombinator.com Christian Sandor 2025-08-27 13:35:58

My daughter Kate (7 years old) really loves Minecraft! Together, we used several generative AI tools to create a 1-minute animation based on only 1 input photo of her. The whole project took around 20 hours of work and I learned several lessons that I want to share here. Context I am still trying to get used to the enormous speed with which generative AI is progressing. 6 months ago, I was blogging about my experiments with Tencent’s Hunyuan Video, which was an absolute breakthrough at that ti

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PicoGUS gets CD-ROM emulation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-26 12:02:33

(note: please use firmware v3.0.1, which fixes issues with MPU emulation in SB and USB modes) New features/changes CD-ROM emulation PicoGUS now supports CD-ROM emulation (in other words, PicoGUS is now an ODE)! It emulates a Panasonic/MKE interface and drive and supports CD images in ISO or BIN/CUE stored on a USB drive plugged into the USB port on the PicoGUS. CD-ROM emulation has been tested in DOS and Windows 9x and CD audio playback is fully supported. CD-ROM emulation is available in So

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Does your generative AI protect your privacy? New study ranks them best to worst

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-08-29 07:44:00

TU IS/Getty Most generative AI companies rely on user data to train their chatbots. For that, they may turn to public or private data. Some services are less invasive and more flexible at scooping up data from their users. Others, not so much. A new report from data removal service Incogni looks at the best and the worst of AI when it comes to respecting your personal data and privacy. For its report "Gen AI and LLM Data Privacy Ranking 2025," Incogni examined nine popular generative AI servic

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Best Buy Slashes HP 14-Inch Chromebook by Nearly 60% to Rival Amazon Early Prime Day Deals

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-08-29 15:40:57

In search of a new laptop? If you’re primary need for a computer is basic web browsing, email drafting, word processing, and YouTube video-watching, then you really don’t need to shell out for anything crazy expensive. A Chromebook is kind of the perfect tool for these use cases plus they’re super great for travel. HP has its 14-inch Chromebook on sale over at Best Buy. Right now, it’s been shaved down about 60%. That brings the price from its usual $329 to just $139. You can save a staggering $

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Generative AI and privacy are best frenemies - a new study ranks the best and worst offenders

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-08-31 03:14:59

TU IS/Getty Most generative AI companies rely on user data to train their chatbots. For that, they may turn to public or private data. Some services are less invasive and more flexible at scooping up data from their users. Others, not so much. A new report from data removal service Incogni looks at the best and the worst of AI when it comes to respecting your personal data and privacy. For its report "Gen AI and LLM Data Privacy Ranking 2025," Incogni examined nine popular generative AI servic

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Chrome on Android is finally making a long-awaited UI change over a year after iOS

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-31 15:00:13

TL;DR A browser with its address bar at the bottom of the screen is a desirable layout for mobile devices. Chrome on iOS got this option back in 2023, but has so far lacked it on Android. Today, Google finally starts giving Android users the choice, as well. Smartphones may be pocket-sized computers, but there are a million and one good reasons why we wouldn’t want to use the same exact apps we do on our full-sized machines. Just the very fact that we’re interacting through a touchscreen mean

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Google finally lets Android users put Chrome’s address bar on the bottom

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-08-31 15:00:00

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Google is starting to roll out a feature for Chrome on Android that lets users move the address bar to the bottom of the screen. It’s something that iOS Chrome users have been able to do since 2023, and it could help make the address bar more easily accessible, especially if you are using a phone with a bigger screen. “Depending on the size of your hand and your device, one a

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Chrome for Android now lets you move the address bar to the bottom, too

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-08-31 15:00:00

Google Chrome’s web browser for Android devices is finally catching up to the notable design change that Safari made with the 2021 introduction of iOS 15: it’s offering a way to move the address bar to the bottom of the screen too. The company announced on Tuesday that the latest version of its Chrome for Android browser will now allow users who prefer the modernized experience, designed to be easier to use on mobile devices, to opt to set their address bar to appear at the bottom of their scre

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Breaking WebAuthn, FIDO2, and Forging Passkeys

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-28 00:55:39

Okay, but why does this even work? Forging Passkeys: Exploring the FIDO2 / WebAuthn Attack Surface Fri Jun 20 2025 authored by vmfunc Introduction Passwords are dying—slowly, awkwardly, and not without a fight. Large parts of the internet are already nudging users toward "passkeys", the marketing-friendly name for FIDO2 credentials that live on your phone, security key, or TPM. In theory passkeys solve phishing and credential-stuffing in one swoop. In practice... they might introduce a shin

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Finding a 27-year-old easter egg in the Power Mac G3 ROM

news.ycombinator.com Doug Brown 2025-09-01 02:06:45

I was recently poking around inside the original Power Macintosh G3’s ROM and accidentally discovered an easter egg that nobody has documented until now. This story starts with me on a lazy Sunday using Hex Fiend in conjunction with Eric Harmon’s Mac ROM template (ROM Fiend) to look through the resources stored in the Power Mac G3’s ROM. This ROM was used in the beige desktop, minitower, and all-in-one G3 models from 1997 through 1999. As I write this post in mid-2025, I’m having a really diff

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This premium Lenovo Chromebook made me forget about my MacBook and Windows PC

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-09-01 07:25:00

The Lenovo Chromebook Plus with an OLED display. Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Chromebooks are continuing to level up. Google just announced a host of new AI features live in ChromeOS now, along with the Lenovo Chromebook Plus, an all-new device with an OLED display, up to 16GB of RAM, and up to 17 hours of battery life -- the most of any Chromebook to date. Also: The best Chromebooks for students in 2025: Expert tested and reviewed I recently had a chance to go hands-on with the Lenovo Chromebook P

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5 Chromecast features to make the most of your TV (including a smart home hack)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-09-02 19:54:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Since 2014, Google's Chromecast has been an affordable means for helping viewers turn their older model TVs into smart TVs, allowing them to stream content from their phones, tablets, and computers to a bigger screen. Also: Is your Roku TV spying on you? Probably, but here's how to put an end to it Alas, the era of the Chromecast has come to an end. Google is replacing it with the Google TV Streamer, promising a faster processor, Thread and Matter integration, and the ability

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Google just gave Chromebooks a big upgrade for free - 4 features you can use on ChromeOS now

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-09-03 02:58:00

The Lenovo Chromebook Plus with an OLED display. Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Chromebooks are continuing to level up. Google just announced a host of new AI features live in ChromeOS now, along with the Lenovo Chromebook Plus, an all-new device with an OLED display, up to 16GB of RAM, and up to 17 hours of battery life -- the most of any Chromebook to date. Also: The best Chromebooks for students in 2025: Expert tested and reviewed I recently had a chance to go hands-on with the Lenovo Chromebook P

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5 Chromecast features that maximize your TV's potential (and a smart home hack)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-09-03 03:26:23

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Since 2014, Google's Chromecast has been an affordable means for helping viewers turn their older model TVs into smart TVs, allowing them to stream content from their phones, tablets, and computers to a bigger screen. Also: Is your Roku TV spying on you? Probably, but here's how to put an end to it Alas, the era of the Chromecast has come to an end. Google is replacing it with the Google TV Streamer, promising a faster processor, Thread and Matter integration, and the ability

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Google and Lenovo Created the 'Most Advanced Chromebook Plus Yet'

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-03 02:40:00

Hot on the heels of Google I/O, the company's annual developer conference, Google is rolling out updates to ChromeOS and a new flagship laptop to showcase them: the Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14. Designed to help take advantage of AI software like Gemini and NotebookLM, the new Chromebook Plus has some impressive specs for a $650 laptop. Not just dirt-cheap and simple devices for the absolute basics, there are Chromebooks among some of the best laptops currently available. I don't doubt that when I

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Google brings new Gemini features to Chromebooks, debuts first on-device AI

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-03 03:56:24

Google hasn't been talking about Chromebooks as much since AI became its all-consuming focus, but that's changing today with a bounty of new AI features for Google-powered laptops. Newer, more powerful Chromebooks will soon have image generation, text summarization, and more built into the OS. There's also a new Lenovo Chromebook with a few exclusive AI goodies that only work thanks to its overpowered hardware. If you have a Chromebook Plus device, which requires a modern CPU and at least 8GB o

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$1,400 can get you a powerful (and huge) HP Omen laptop with an RTX 5070

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-09-03 07:43:13

Acer’s Chromebook Spin 714 has long been a technical showcase, at least as far as Chromebooks are concerned. And now the company’s latest model, the, is down to $579 at Best Buy , which is $220 off its original $799 price. You’re not alone in thinking that even the discounted price is costly, but it’s one of the best models you can buy if you’re looking for something that’s built like a premium, long-lasting laptop. The 714 features a 14-inch 1,920 x 1,200 touchscreen with Intel’s Cure Ultra 5 1

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Netflix Games’ Squid Game: Unleashed announced for Chromebook

venturebeat.com Rachel Kaser 2025-09-03 15:00:00

Google announced today that it is bringing Squid Game: Unleashed, formerly exclusive to Netflix, to Chromebooks as well as large-screen Android devices. The 32-player multiplayer adaptation of the popular show, developed by Netflix Games studio Boss Fight Games, is set to launch on Chromebooks in the coming weeks. According to Google, it’ll launch with updated controls, keyboard and mouse support and graphics that take advantage of the Chromebook display. In an interview with GamesBeat, Marisol

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It’s a Chromebook thing: Hands-on with new ChromeOS AI features

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-03 15:00:19

Ryan Haines / Android Authority As an elder member of Gen-Z, every screen in my life has its purpose. My small screen (my phone) is there for personal communication, ordering food, and mindlessly scrolling memes on the internet. My big screen (my TV) takes on the role of in-home entertainment, whether it’s a giant Spotify hub, a way to keep up with the Club World Cup, or endlessly streaming reruns of Letterkenny. Left in the mushy middle between the two, however, is room for a medium screen, l

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Google is giving your Chromebook Plus its own version of Circle to Search

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-03 15:00:47

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A bevy of new features are coming to Chromebook Plus laptops. These features include Select to search, Text capture, Simplify, and more. Those who get the Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 will get two extra features: Smart grouping and AI image editing in the Gallery app. Google keeps churning out AI-powered features faster than anyone can keep up with. If you own a Chromebook Plus, be on the lookout because the company’s latest slate of AI tools is on the way.

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Lenovo promises 17 hours of battery life on its new Chromebook Plus 14

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-03 15:00:18

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . For years now, most Chromebooks have run some variety of Intel or AMD processor. The occasional device used a MediaTek chip, but they were often underpowered and cheap devices that were hard to recommend. ARM-based processors have worked tremendously well for Apple on the Mac, and they

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The ‘Most Advanced’ Chromebook Has an AI Chip That’s Just Pure Overkill for ChromeOS

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-09-03 15:00:29

What do you need your Chromebook to do for you? If you’re like most people who buy the cheaper ChromeOS-based laptops, you want it to access a browser and—if you’re feeling particularly spicy—maybe a few select Android apps. The most important elements for these lightweight clamshells are normally whether it can load webpages fast, has a long-enough battery, and if it has a quality display for your average Netflix and chill session. With its latest update, Google and Lenovo are asking consumers

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Google adds AI features to Chromebook Plus devices

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-09-03 15:00:00

Google’s adding a slew of AI features to its productivity-focused Chromebook Plus line of devices, including a screen selection tool for search and text capture, a tool that explains complex text, and NotebookLM. The new screen selection tool works similarly to Google Lens and the “Circle to search” feature in Chrome on smartphones: long-press the launcher button or use the screenshot tool to select what is on your screen, and Google will instantly search for it. The tool also lets you select t

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Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator's Iconic Opening Battle, Part I

Actively exploited vulnerability gives extraordinary control over server fleets

Active exploitation of AMI management tool imperils thousands of servers

New Images Show Andromeda Galaxy as You’ve Never Seen It Before

Chrome is cutting off support for these old Android phones in August

Best Buy Offers Acer 11.6″ Chromebook for Less Than AirPods Pro to Compete With Early Prime Day Deals

Microsoft confirms Family Safety blocks Google Chrome from launching

Experience Making a 1-minute AI movie with my 7-year old daughter

PicoGUS gets CD-ROM emulation

Does your generative AI protect your privacy? New study ranks them best to worst

Best Buy Slashes HP 14-Inch Chromebook by Nearly 60% to Rival Amazon Early Prime Day Deals

Generative AI and privacy are best frenemies - a new study ranks the best and worst offenders

Chrome on Android is finally making a long-awaited UI change over a year after iOS

Google finally lets Android users put Chrome’s address bar on the bottom

Chrome for Android now lets you move the address bar to the bottom, too

Breaking WebAuthn, FIDO2, and Forging Passkeys

Finding a 27-year-old easter egg in the Power Mac G3 ROM

This premium Lenovo Chromebook made me forget about my MacBook and Windows PC

5 Chromecast features to make the most of your TV (including a smart home hack)

Google just gave Chromebooks a big upgrade for free - 4 features you can use on ChromeOS now

5 Chromecast features that maximize your TV's potential (and a smart home hack)

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Netflix Games’ Squid Game: Unleashed announced for Chromebook

It’s a Chromebook thing: Hands-on with new ChromeOS AI features

Google is giving your Chromebook Plus its own version of Circle to Search

Lenovo promises 17 hours of battery life on its new Chromebook Plus 14

The ‘Most Advanced’ Chromebook Has an AI Chip That’s Just Pure Overkill for ChromeOS

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