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Millions turn to AI chatbots for spiritual guidance and confession

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-01 06:15:32

On Sunday, The New York Times reported that tens of millions of people are confessing secrets to AI chatbots trained on religious texts, with apps like Bible Chat reaching over 30 million downloads and Catholic app Hallow briefly topping Netflix, Instagram, and TikTok in Apple's App Store. In China, people are using DeepSeek to try to decode their fortunes. In her report, Lauren Jackson examined "faith tech" apps that cost users up to $70 annually, with some platforms claiming to channel divine

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One Vigilante, 22 Cell Towers, and a World of Conspiracies

wired.com Brendan I Koerner 2025-10-01 05:00:00

As dawn spread over San Antonio on September 9, 2021, almond-colored smoke began to fill the sky above the city’s Far West Side. The plumes were whorling off the top of a 132-foot-tall cell tower that overshadows an office park just north of SeaWorld. At a hotel a mile away, a paramedic snapped a photo of the spectacle and posted it to the r/sanantonio subreddit. “Cell tower on fire around 1604 and Culebra,” he wrote. In typical Reddit fashion, the comments section piled up with corny jokes. “B

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Microsoft’s Xbox PC app adds Steam games and access to other stores

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-10-01 04:03:20

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 is rolling out a new aggregated gaming library inside its Xbox PC app today on Windows. The updated app will now list games from Steam, Battle.net, and other PC storefronts — making it a launcher for games you have installed on your PC. Microsoft has been testing this aggregated

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Nothing plans to launch ‘first AI-native devices next year’

theverge.com Robert Hart 2025-10-01 05:02:07

Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and Senior Tarbell Fellow. Previously, he wrote about health, science and tech for Forbes. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. London-based consumer tech startup Nothing has raised $200 million and vowed to usher in a new generation of “AI-native” devices running on operating systems that “are significantly different from the ones today.” In a press release that reads

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Microsoft favors Anthropic over OpenAI for Visual Studio Code

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-10-01 05:08:19

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 is adding automatic AI model selection to its Visual Studio Code editor that will automatically pick the best model for “optimal performance.” This new auto model feature will select between Claude Sonnet 4, GPT-5, GPT-5 mini and other models for GitHub Copilot free users, but pai

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Amazon to host Prime Big Deals Day sales event on October 7 and 8

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-10-01 00:00:00

Amazon is continuing its annual tradition of hosting a second Prime event of the year, called Prime Big Deals Day, in October. Following the pattern established in recent years, the company announced the event will take place on October 7-8, with sales starting at 12:01 AM PT on October 7. Amazon is betting that shoppers will embrace various AI tools during the event, such as its shopping assistant Rufus, along with visual search tools like Amazon Lens and Lens Live, which allows customers to p

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Google owner reveals £5bn AI investment in UK ahead of Trump visit

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-10-01 04:00:15

Google owner reveals £5bn AI investment in UK ahead of Trump visit Watch: BBC speaks to Ruth Porat about AI investment in the UK The company will officially open a $1bn (£735m) data centre in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Tuesday. Google's president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat told BBC News in an exclusive interview there were "profound opportunities in the UK" for its "pioneering work in advanced science". The money will be used for infrastructur

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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5’s biggest rival is arriving next week

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-01 05:58:20

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR MediaTek has announced that its next Dimensity flagship processor will be launched next week. This chip is expected to be the Dimensity 9500 processor. The processor is said to pack a powerful CPU, Mali G1-Ultra graphics, and an NPU with 100 TOPS of performance. Qualcomm will announce the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 next week, and it’s expected to power a host of flagship Android phones. Now, arch-rival MediaTek has revealed that its own high-end processo

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Here’s your first look at Samsung Health’s new AI-powered fitness assistant (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-01 06:52:47

TL;DR Samsung will launch an AI-powered assistant in its Health app soon. We’ve managed to surface the feature in Samsung Health, revealing how it’ll appear and what it can do. Called “Samsung Health assistant,” the feature is essentially an AI chatbot that can help you keep track of your fitness goals, answer health-related questions, and more. The Samsung Health app is one of the best fitness tracking apps out there, and it’s about to get even better with the introduction of an AI-powered a

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Gboard’s advanced proofreading tool sneaks onto one more Pixel phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-01 07:01:14

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Gboard’s Writing Tools, an on-device AI feature, is reportedly being rolled out to the Pixel 8 series. A user with a Pixel 8 Pro running the latest Gboard beta release has received the feature. The feature’s expansion suggests that Google may gradually add more older devices to the list of supported phones. AI features formed some of the Pixel 10 series‘ core new highlights, one of which was Writing Tools in Gboard. Thanks to its integration into the

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Amazon Prime Day dates revealed: Prime Big Deal Days is back on October 7 and 8

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-01 05:05:52

Like clockwork, October Prime Day will be back this year in a few weeks. Amazon announced that its Prime Big Deal Days sale event will take place on October 7 and 8 this year, returning back to a 48-hour duration after extending Prime Day in July to four full days this summer. And that July Prime Day continues to be Amazon's marquee sale event for Prime members, being a big driver of the "Black Friday in Summer" trend. But ever since its debut in 2022, October Prime Day gives Prime subscribers

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The best October Prime Day deals to shop now: Save on tech from Apple, Beats, Anker and others

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-01 05:08:01

October Prime Day will be here soon on October 7 and 8, but as to be expected, you can already find some decent sales available now. Amazon always has lead-up sales in the days and weeks before Prime Day, and it’s wise to shop early if you’re on the hunt for something specific and you see that item at a good discount. Prime Day deals are typically reserved for subscribers, but there are always a few that anyone can shop. We expect this year to be no exception, and we’re already starting to se

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New Meta Ray-Bans leak with 2 major upgrades - now I'm even more excited for Connect

zdnet.com Kerry Wan 2025-10-01 01:47:00

Meta launched the Oakley HSTN smart glasses earlier this year. Now it's preparing to launch several other pairs at Connect. Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Meta recently published a video trailer for its upcoming smart glasses, which are expected to be unveiled at Connect on Wednesday. The montage included clips of Meta Ray-Bans that have an HUD display and wristband controller. A new Oakley model based on the brand's Sphaera d

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Windows 11 upgrade failed? These are my 4 most powerful troubleshooting secrets

zdnet.com Ed Bott 2025-10-01 07:00:00

SvetaZi/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. When Windows decides that it isn't interested in completing an upgrade, it can be maddeningly unhelpful, spitting out error codes and cryptic messages that can leave even experts scratching their heads. Also: How to upgrade your 'incompatible' Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 - for free That can happen with a routine Windows 11 feature update, but it's especially frustrating when you're trying to install Window

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Show HN: Pyproc – Call Python from Go Without CGO or Microservices

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-01 04:08:00

pyproc Run Python like a local function from Go — no CGO, no microservices. 🎯 Purpose & Problem Solved The Challenge Go excels at building high-performance web services, but sometimes you need Python: Machine Learning Models : Your models are trained in PyTorch/TensorFlow : Your models are trained in PyTorch/TensorFlow Data Science Libraries : You need pandas, numpy, scikit-learn : You need pandas, numpy, scikit-learn Legacy Code : Existing Python code that's too costly to rewrite : Exis

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Learn x86-64 assembly by writing a GUI from scratch (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-27 12:51:46

Learn x86-64 assembly by writing a GUI from scratch Discussions: Hacker News, r/programming, Lobsters. Most people think assembly is only to be used to write toy programs for learning purposes, or to write a highly optimized version of a specific function inside a codebase written in a high-level language. Well, what if we wrote a whole program in assembly that opens a GUI window? It will be the hello world of the GUI world, but that still counts. Here is what we are working towards: I wante

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IBM Technology Atlas

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-01 07:28:42

IBM Technology Atlas We are writing the next chapter in Computing with six technology roadmaps that will bring a new era of performance and efficiency to information technology and business.

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"Your" vs. "My" in user interfaces

news.ycombinator.com Adam Silver 2025-10-01 03:05:53

“Your” vs “My” in user interfaces When referring to the user’s stuff, which is better out of these: “My account” or “Your account”? “My orders” or “Your orders”? “My cases” or “Your cases”? It’s a trick question because often you don’t need any prefix and can just use: Account Orders Cases Amazon is a good example of this in action because it’s obvious that it’s your account and your orders: But what if your product contains things that belong to you and to others – for example, a case

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Purple Promo Codes and Deals: Up to 30% Off

wired.com Nena Farrell 2025-10-01 05:00:00

Good sleep is a priceless commodity, and a big factor is what you’re sleeping on, including your mattress and pillows. Purple is one of our favorites on that front, from the brand’s super supportive-yet-soft pillows to its cooling mattresses. All to say, there’s plenty of great bedding to shop at Purple, and right now you can get it at a serious discount. You can save up to 30% off of bedding, pillows, and more from Purple, from the PerfectStay Duvet Cover Set to the Purple Harmony Anywhere Trav

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Lenovo Coupon Codes and Deals: $800+ Off

wired.com Luke Larsen 2025-10-01 05:00:00

Lenovo is currently the biggest PC and laptop company in the world, and they just so happen to make some of our favorite laptops and PC peripherals. In fact, our list of the Best Laptops you can buy include a number of Lenovo devices that we’ve tested and fully recommend, ranging from high-end premium laptops to options for budget-minded shoppers. If you are looking to save a few bucks while shopping for a new Lenovo product, here are the Lenovo coupon codes and special offers you need to know a

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Up to $2,000 Off LG Promo Codes & Coupons

wired.com Ryan Waniata 2025-10-01 05:30:00

LG makes some of the best TVs you can buy. Its OLED TVs in particular are perennial favorites at WIRED, with C-series models like the C4 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) providing among the best performance for your dollars on the market. LG is about way more than TVs of course. The Korean brand offers multiple products across the A/V landscape, from soundbars to Bluetooth speakers, along with a host of other products like home appliances, laptops, and more. Save over 40% with LG promo codes and online

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Amazon’s next Prime Day sale is happening on October 7th

theverge.com Brandon Russell 2025-10-01 05:00:00

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Amazon has announced its fall Prime Big Deal Days event. It starts at 12:01AM PT / 3:01AM ET on Tuesday, October 7th, and runs through Wednesday, October 8th. Of course, we’ll bring you all the best deals on Verge-approved gadgets once they become available. Amazon’s latest Prime Big Deal Days sale is shorter than the extended four-day Prime Day in July. Even so, that should be plenty of time for Prime memb

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Nothing closes $200M Series C led by Tiger Global, plans AI-first device launch

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-10-01 04:15:00

Smartphone startup Nothing announced today that it closed its Series C round of $200 million, which was led by the investment firm Tiger Global. With this round, the consumer electronics company is now valued at $1.3 billion. Other investors in the round included existing backers such as venture outfits GV, Highland Europe, EQT, Latitude, I2BF, and Tapestry. The company, founded by Carl Pei — who previously co-founded Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus, known for high-performance devices at compe

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Here’s your first official look at the first Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship phones

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-01 07:47:28

Xiaomi TL;DR Xiaomi has officially shown off the design of the Xiaomi 17 Pro and Pro Max. The flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 phones will feature a secondary display at the back. It will be able to show app info, display various clock faces, act as a selfie viewfinder for the rear cameras, and more. Xiaomi has dropped a teaser video for the upcoming Xiaomi 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max, giving us our first official look at the world’s first Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 smartphones. Set to launch later

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Britt Lower’s Emmy acceptance speech included a sneaky Severance easter egg [U]

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-01 03:21:55

Actress Britt Lower took home one of the two statues awarded to Severance at the Emmy Awards last night, and her acceptance speech included a fun little easter egg. Or was it a cry for help from her innie? Watch it below. Severance didn’t win for Best Drama, but its cast got some well-deserved nods Last night at the Emmy Awards, Apple took home a total of 25 statues, most of which went to its hit comedy series The Studio. Severance, on the other hand, added two statues to the six it had alrea

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9to5Mac Daily: September 15, 2025 – iPhone 17 demand, Siri leadership changes

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2025-10-01 04:40:57

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by iMazing: iMazing lets you back up, transfer, and manage your iPhone and iPad data like never before — including messages, photos, music, WhatsApp, voicemails, battery health, and more. No cloud required. Use code 9to5mac-20off to get 20% off, exclusively f

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Google confirms fraudulent account created in law enforcement portal

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-01 01:12:37

Google has confirmed that hackers created a fraudulent account in its Law Enforcement Request System (LERS) platform that law enforcement uses to submit official data requests to the company "We have identified that a fraudulent account was created in our system for law enforcement requests and have disabled the account," Google told BleepingComputer. "No requests were made with this fraudulent account, and no data was accessed." The FBI declined to comment on the threat actor's claims. This

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Apple's Mac Mini M4 has dropped to its lowest price on Amazon - how to get $100 off

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-10-01 04:58:50

Jason Hiner/ZDNET If you've been waiting to upgrade from your old Apple desktop, now is a good time to do it because the M4 Mac Mini is currently on sale at Amazon. The retailer has every single configuration at a discount. To make things easy, I've made a table for each build highlighting their specifications and new price point: M4 Mac Mini build Current Price 16GB of RAM / 256GB SSD $499 16GB of RAM / 512GB SSD $689 24GB of RAM / 512GB SSD $904 There is also an M4 Pro Mac Mini available fo

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This 2-in-1 Windows laptop has no business being this good (especially at this price)

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-10-01 05:22:00

HP OmniBook X Flip 14 ZDNET's key takeaways HP's OmniBook X Flip 14 with 16GB of memory starts at $849 at Best Buy. It's one of the better midrange convertible laptops of 2025, with a vivid OLED display and nice design elements. The battery life takes a dip with the demands of the OLED, and opting for upgrades inflates the price point. View now at Best Buy Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. HP's OmniBook Flip series has impressed us here at ZDNET this past year, stepping u

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Amazfit just got the one Garmin feature I use every day - and now I'm conflicted

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-10-01 05:25:00

Amazfit T-Rex 3 Pro ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit T-Rex 3 Pro is available for $400 The watch sports a LED flashlight, is available in two sizes, has a speaker and microphone for call and assistant support, and three weeks of battery life There is no support for subscription music services, wearable payment systems, and limited third party apps. View now at Us.amazfit Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. If you've read any of my Garmin reviews over the past couple of yea

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Millions turn to AI chatbots for spiritual guidance and confession

One Vigilante, 22 Cell Towers, and a World of Conspiracies

Microsoft’s Xbox PC app adds Steam games and access to other stores

Nothing plans to launch ‘first AI-native devices next year’

Microsoft favors Anthropic over OpenAI for Visual Studio Code

Amazon to host Prime Big Deals Day sales event on October 7 and 8

Google owner reveals £5bn AI investment in UK ahead of Trump visit

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5’s biggest rival is arriving next week

Here’s your first look at Samsung Health’s new AI-powered fitness assistant (APK teardown)

Gboard’s advanced proofreading tool sneaks onto one more Pixel phone

Amazon Prime Day dates revealed: Prime Big Deal Days is back on October 7 and 8

The best October Prime Day deals to shop now: Save on tech from Apple, Beats, Anker and others

New Meta Ray-Bans leak with 2 major upgrades - now I'm even more excited for Connect

Windows 11 upgrade failed? These are my 4 most powerful troubleshooting secrets

Show HN: Pyproc – Call Python from Go Without CGO or Microservices

Learn x86-64 assembly by writing a GUI from scratch (2023)

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"Your" vs. "My" in user interfaces

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Lenovo Coupon Codes and Deals: $800+ Off

Up to $2,000 Off LG Promo Codes & Coupons

Amazon’s next Prime Day sale is happening on October 7th

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Britt Lower’s Emmy acceptance speech included a sneaky Severance easter egg [U]

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Google confirms fraudulent account created in law enforcement portal

Apple's Mac Mini M4 has dropped to its lowest price on Amazon - how to get $100 off

This 2-in-1 Windows laptop has no business being this good (especially at this price)

Amazfit just got the one Garmin feature I use every day - and now I'm conflicted

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