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Solar plus storage is just the start: How the most home-energy savvy slash their electric bills by 78%

zdnet.com Mike Lock 2025-10-12 01:11:27

Cristi Savin / iStock/ Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Level 4 is the highest level of energy maturity. The most effective cost savers cut their electric bill by four. More than half believe that their home value has increased. Catch it and use it, catch it and sell it, catch it and save it. As much as these may sound like the considerations of a commercial fisherman, it's actually the menu of options available to energy mature

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Apple Watch Series 11: The biggest new features we're expecting to see today

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-10-12 01:29:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Apple is slated to announce new hardware this week. Notable Apple Watch updates could be coming, according to rumors. Blood pressure monitoring and sleep scores could be on the way. We're hours away from Apple's annual September hardware event, where the tech giant announces its latest releases, from iPhones and iPads to AirPods and, my favorite, Apple Watches. Rumors are swirling about what's to c

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How to watch Apple's iPhone 17 September event today (and what to expect)

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-10-12 01:56:00

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Apple's iPhone launch event will take place today, Tuesday, September 9. The iPhone 17 lineup will likely include a new iPhone 17 Air (Slim) model. Other expected releases include the Apple Watch Series 11 and updated AirPods. September, better known in the industry as Techtember, is here, and kicking off the deluge of fall product announcements may be arguably the biggest of them all: Apple's

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Christopher Lloyd’s Disembodied Head Comes to Life in This ‘Wednesday’ VFX Reel

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-10-12 01:00:20

Living, talking, disembodied heads in jars bring the perfect amount of ghoulish mirth to any given project—just ask Futurama. But rarely has the idea been executed with more advanced skill than in season two of Wednesday. In a new behind-the-scenes video, the VFX whizzes at Scanline VFX and Eyeline Studios walk us through the creation of Professor Orloff, a character that comes to vivid life thanks to actor Christopher Lloyd and some very cutting-edge technology. Casting Lloyd—who played Uncle

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Geoengineering will not save humankind from climate change

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-12 01:24:40

A team of the world’s best ice and climate researchers studied a handful of recently publicized engineering concepts for protecting Earth’s polar ice caps and found that none of them are likely to work. Their peer-reviewed research, published Tuesday, shows some of the untested ideas, such as dispersing particles in the atmosphere to dim sunlight or trying to refreeze ice sheets with pumped water, could have unintended and dangerous consequences. The various speculative notions that have been

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The 15 Best Fans to Cool You Year Round (2025)

wired.com Kat Merck 2025-10-12 01:00:00

Honorable Mentions Photograph: Kat Merck Shark FlexBreeze HydroGo for $100: I love the original Shark FlexBreeze (above), so I was very excited to see Shark had released a rechargeable portable fan in seven colors, including ones not normally seen in fans, like Lilac and Honeydew. Shark says it can run 30 minutes with the mister consistently on or 60 minutes with it in "interval mode," and after testing it at my son’s soccer practices, I found these estimates to be more or less accurate. Howev

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Plex urges users to change passwords after data breach

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-10-12 01:47:22

Streaming giant Plex is urging its customers to change their passwords after it disclosed a data breach of one of its user databases. The company said in a post on Monday that it was aware of a security incident involving the theft of Plex customer account information, including user names, email addresses, scrambled passwords, and unspecified authentication data. Plex said while the passwords were scrambled in a way that made them unreadable to humans, it’s unclear if the passwords can be dec

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Google is working on making it easier than ever to find your Call Notes (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-12 05:00:08

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a new filter for the Phone app. This filter separates calls with Call Notes attached from the rest of your call history. This follows an earlier discovery that revealed a “Recordings” filter. After new filters were rolled out in the Phone by Google app earlier this year, sorting through call history became a bit easier. You can now separate past calls by Missed, Contacts, Non-Spam, and Spam. However, we recently discovered that anothe

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These are the very best Verizon deals you’ll find this September

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-12 05:06:19

Joe Maring / Android Authority Verizon might not be the de facto king of mobile anymore, but it’s still one of the biggest and most reliable networks in the US. Whether you’re a new or existing customer, Verizon offers plenty of ways to save, including trade-in deals, upgrade promos, and free phone offers for those adding a new line. Below, we’ll look at some of the best Verizon deals available in September 2025. Keep in mind this is far from an extensive look at every phone, tablet, or watch

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Another Plex data breach sees company urge users to change their password

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-10-12 05:36:15

A Plex data breach in 2022 exposed usernames, email addresses, and encrypted passwords. The company required all users to change their passwords as a precaution, and now history seems to be repeating itself. The company is again emailing users, using virtually identical wording to describe to report a new data breach with the same data obtained … 2022: A third-party was able to access a limited subset of data that includes emails, usernames, and encrypted passwords. 2025: An unauthorized th

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The USB-C Apple Pencil drops to a new all-time low

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-12 05:15:45

It's still back-to-school season and, regardless of whether you've picked up a textbook recently, that will always mean its time to pick up new supplies. Thankfully, there are some great deals currently running, including a new all-time low price for the USB-C Apple Pencil. Right now, you can pick up the USB-C Apple Pencil for $50, down from $79. The 37 percent discount is available as part of Woot's warehouse clean out and will run for six more days or until the accessory sells out. Notably, W

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iOS 26 release date expected at today's Apple Event: Find out if your iPhone is compatible for the update

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-12 05:18:05

Get ready: The Apple iPhone 17 event is kicking off in less than five hours. During today's "awe dropping" keynote, we're expecting to see several new products announced, including the iPhone 17 Air and several other devices. (Here's how to watch it live, and you can read Engadget's real-time Apple event liveblog, too.) In addition to the new hardware, we should also get a final confirmation of when we'll be able to download the final versions of iOS 26 and iPad 26 next week. Coming with those

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7 most Windows-like Linux distros - if you're ready to ditch Microsoft

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-10-12 05:37:00

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways If you're migrating from Windows, try one of these distributions. Each of these is user-friendly and free. Most of these are either Ubuntu-based or independent. Windows 10's end of life is coming in 2025, and that means you have to hope your machine can run Windows 11, buy a new computer, or try something different -- like Linux. Linux shouldn't be considered a last-choic

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Hallucination Risk Calculator

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-12 03:57:58

Hallucination Risk Calculator & Prompt Re-engineering Toolkit (OpenAI-only) Post-hoc calibration without retraining for large language models. This toolkit turns a raw prompt into: a bounded hallucination risk using the Expectation-level Decompression Law (EDFL), and a decision to ANSWER or REFUSE under a target SLA, with transparent math (nats). It supports two deployment modes: Evidence-based: prompts include evidence/context; rolling priors are built by erasing that evidence. prompts inc

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Massive Supply Chain Attack Targets Cryptocurrencies Through NPM

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-10-12 05:50:00

A phishing attack aimed at a particular software maintainer’s account has managed to compromise software packages that have over 2.6 billion weekly downloads. BleepingComputer, noting that the infection is being called the “largest supply chain attack in history.” The developer behind the software packages, identified as Josh Junon, was compromised via a phishing scheme targeting several blockchains, including Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, and Tron, The Register reports. Junon has been posting abo

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Apple's iPhone 17 Event Is Today. Here's How to Watch

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-12 01:00:03

Apple's annual fall iPhone launch event is here. The keynote kicks off at 10 a.m. PT. Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 17 lineup, which could include a slimmer version of the phone, as well as the Apple Watch Series 11 and the AirPods Pro 3. The invite, which Apple sent on Aug. 26, shows the title "awe dropping," with a dynamic Apple logo that seems to reference Siri's colorful glow. Watch this: iPhone Air Is a Wild Card – and Starts a Big Change for Apple 06:39 There's also an interact

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Is the Popular $599 Bowlex Bike as Good as a Peloton? I Tested Both

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-12 05:00:00

CNET key takeaways More affordable than other exercise bikes at $600 Access to the JRNY app and third-party apps like Peloton Warranty lasts for up to 10 years If you’re on the hunt for an affordable exercise bike, the BowFlex IC SE is worth considering. It’s one of CNET’s top-tested bikes and a solid Peloton alternative, offering a similar experience without the steep price tag. At $600, half the price of a Peloton bike, you’ll get a bike that offers a smooth ride and over 100 resistance l

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Nuclearn gets $10.5M to help the nuclear industry embrace AI

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-10-12 05:45:00

Companies that have dug deep into AI have fallen in love with nuclear power for its promise of 24/7 electricity. Meta, Google, and Microsoft have all made deals with startups or reactor operators. But does the nuclear industry love AI back? Yes, with caveats. No one is proposing to let an AI run a reactor, but power companies are increasingly interested in the technology’s potential to tighten things up on the business side, Bradley Fox, co-founder and CEO of Nuclearn, told TechCrunch. Fox an

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AI is changing the grid. Could it help more than it harms?

technologyreview.com Casey Crownhart 2025-10-12 12:00:00

“So that’s the gap that AI can help close. We can solve this more complex problem, fast enough and reliably enough that we can possibly use it and shave off emissions,” Baker says. In theory, AI could be used to operate the grid entirely without human intervention. But that work is largely still in the research phase. Grid operators are running some of the most critical infrastructure in this country, and the industry is hesitant to mess with something that’s already working, Baker says. If thi

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Samsung wants to get ahead of the iPhone Fold with its own ‘Wide Fold’ (Update: Image)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-12 13:13:50

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is reportedly working on two Fold devices for 2026. One of these devices could be a so-called “Wide Fold” with a wider folding screen. It’s believed that this foldable is a response to Apple’s rumored iPhone Fold. Update: September 9, 2025 (6:10 AM ET): Tipster Ice Universe has posted a fan rendition of Samsung’s new “Wide Fold” device, giving people a better idea of what to expect. Check out the image below. This unofficial image suggests that

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Powerbeats Fit leaked: Beats new earbuds feature longer battery life and fresh colors

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-10-12 12:07:54

The Powerbeats Fit appear to be a rebrand/replacement for the Beats Fit Pro. After being teased by Beats at the end of August, we now have a full leak of their specs and colorways, courtesy of Evan Blass (@evleaks). Powerbeats Fit come in a handful of colors, including a vibrant ‘spark orange’ that might just match the new color of the iPhone 17 Pro being announced later today. The earbuds are expected to officially launch in a few weeks time. In terms of functionality, the leaked spec sheet s

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Apple @ Work Podcast: Apple’s Jeremy Butcher on what’s new for IT with macOS 26 and iOS 26

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-10-12 13:00:00

Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with

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Apple Store is down ahead of iPhone 17 and AirPods Pro 3 announcements

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-10-12 14:10:15

Keeping with tradition, the Apple Online Store has been taken down ahead of Apple’s September product event. We are expecting the company to officially unveil the new iPhone 17 lineup, Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and a new generation of AirPods Pro. The ‘awe dropping’ event kicks off at 10 AM Pacific Time. Apple typically takes the store down to signal that new hardware is about to be announced, although it won’t necessarily go on sale immediately. Assuming Apple sticks with it

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The Morning After: What to expect from Apple’s iPhone 17 event today

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-12 14:15:28

Apple’s annual iPhone event kicks off later today, and we may finally see the iPhone Air. That would appear alongside the usual iPhone refresh, with an array of iPhone 17 devices. We’re expecting four models again: iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. Some reports suggest bigger batteries will appear across the series. Still, the rumored iPhone Air will be the technical star, expected to be the thinnest iPhone ever, even slimmer than the iPhone 6. However, there may be so

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Microsoft testing new AI features in Windows 11 File Explorer

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-12 14:41:12

Microsoft is testing new File Explorer AI-powered features that will enable Windows 11 users to work with images and documents without needing to open the files. Known as "AI actions," they can currently only be used to remove the background, erase objects, and blur the background in JPG, JPEG, and PNG image files. The complete list of File Explorer AI actions also includes a tool designed to help users easily reverse search any of their images using Microsoft's Bing web search engine. "With

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You can still download iOS 26 beta onto your iPhone - here are the supported models

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-10-12 11:00:19

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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I did not expect this $15 cordless screwdriver to be as good as it is

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-10-12 14:13:46

XLX 4.2V cordless screwdriver ZDNET's key takeaways The XLX 4.2V screwdriver is available on Amazon for $15. It features a classic design that is surprisingly ergonomic, and more than powerful enough for regular DIY tasks. The LED light only comes on when the screwdriver is on. View now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Sometimes I'm wrong. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, I try to learn from it. Take the other day, for example. I received a new screwd

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These rumored Apple Watch Series 11 features could put it above Google and Samsung

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-10-12 14:18:47

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. We're hours away from one of the biggest tech events of the year. Apple's "Awe-dropping" iPhone event takes place on Tuesday in Cupertino, where the tech giant will reveal its latest handsets and devices. Rumors swirl about Apple's thinnest iPhone, new AirTags, and three new Apple Watch drops. As a health wearables editor, the latter particularly excites me. In the lead-up to Apple's event, I've rounded up several Apple

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Ask HN: Good resources for DIY-ish animatronic kits for Halloween?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-10 15:57:18

Does anyone know of good resources to make your own animatronic Halloween displays? I'm a software engineer, and not skilled in hardware per se. I would love to make some things together with my kids. For reference, they are 8, 10, 12 and VERY smart and they use Ubuntu as their desktop computers and can use flatpak from the command line. Not that I am bragging.... And, I would love to NOT spent $400 on just a single ridiculous junky thing from Lowes, and do that for multiple things. My budget

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DuckDB NPM packages 1.3.3 and 1.29.2 compromised with malware

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-12 13:10:15

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