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14 Best Office Chairs of 2025— I’ve Tested Nearly 60 to Pick Them

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2025-12-19 21:33:00

How to Sit Properly at a Desk AccordionItemContainerButton LargeChevron It's not just about finding a chair you like. We've rounded up several tips on how to set up your desk properly here, but here are a few highlights. Sitting for too long in a day is not good for your health, no matter what chair you use. It increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. The best thing you can do is get up and move every half hour. If you can, a 40-minute walk per day can, according to a re

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Handwave lends a hand to retailers with its European alternative to Amazon’s palm payments

techcrunch.com Anna Heim 2025-12-19 22:00:00

Paying with a handwave once sounded like science fiction, but contactless palm recognition service Amazon One has already been used more than 8 million times, according to the company. That’s Amazon, though, which explains why it has been deployed in Amazon stores and more than 500 Whole Foods Market stores in the U.S., but only 150 third-party locations. Meanwhile, fintech startups like Latvia’s Handwave are stepping onto the field, aiming to provide third-party retailers with a similar but in

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Why the best-value robot vacuum right now isn't made by iRobot or Shark

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-19 23:00:14

Mova P50 Pro Ultra ZDNET's key takeaways The Mova P50 Pro Ultra is available for only $799, down $200 from its regular price. This is one of the strongest robot vacuums on the market with 19,000Pa of suction, with reliable edge cleaning, mop removal, and obstacle avoidance. While its obstacle avoidance far exceeds its price point, the P50 Pro Ultra doesn't always avoid loose cables on the floor. View now at Us.mova I test a lot of robot vacuums, but there's no doubt that these devices have go

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Telephone colophon: Or, how I overengineered my call audio (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 14:41:56

Toward the beginning of the pandemic, a friend asked me how she could use an external vocal mic and a guitar with a pickup on Zoom calls. Sounds easy, right? But to have the amount of control a musician really wants, it turned out to be a bit more involved. Plus, when working from home for a microphone company, it’s pretty common to use a decent mic in meetings. This post explains the setup I’ve been using for my calls. (Don’t let the speakers fool you. Use headphones or it’ll feed back when

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Astronomical Telescope “Hadley” – an easy assembly, high performance Newtonian

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-20 02:31:10

You can now purchase screw/mirror kits at Kissner Optik. Official Discord server here. New instruction manual is here! See “other files.” I recommend the Hill Mount, Marci Mount or EMT remix over the one featured here. Wooden ones still are the best, but these pipe mounts are excellent, especially paired with a wooden friction bearing. Metric users: click here, and see other remixes. Lastly, never point one of these at the sun - it can melt your eyes. Featured in Sky and Telescop

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Figma’s stock soared in its highly anticipated IPO, market cap instantly hit $45B

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-12-20 02:15:35

Figma began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after a long delay. It soared so quickly that trading was halted for a short time due to market volatility. Within a minute of trading, its market cap hit $45 billion but the price spent the day bouncing between $101 and as high as $124. It closed at $115.50 and a $47 billion market cap, Yahoo Finance reports. The company and existing investors sold shares at the IPO price of $33 per share. Quite the pop. And after-market trading i

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Coinbase says it's launching tokenized stocks, predictions markets for U.S. users in coming months

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-12-20 16:11:33

Coinbase is planning to expand its core trading app beyond crypto, the company said Thursday. The newly imagined "everything exchange" will include tokenized real-world assets, stocks, derivatives, prediction markets and early-stage token sales. The new offerings will roll out in the next few months, first to U.S. users, followed by a "gradual international rollout based on jurisdictional approvals," Max Branzburg, vice president of product at Coinbase, told CNBC. "We're building an exchange f

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news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-20 08:17:35

What to look out for when shopping online Hidden costs Hidden costs are extra costs you only find out about towards the end of your purchase, or which are made less obvious. They include pre-selected extras you may not want and add-ons presented so you feel you have to buy them. Some hidden costs are even sneakier, such as a pre-selected free trial period for a service that renews automatically if you don’t cancel before it ends - charging your card for an ongoing membership. Trick questions

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Enterprises prefer Anthropic’s AI models over anyone else’s, including OpenAI’s

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-12-20 16:32:49

AI research lab Anthropic’s AI models are now the top choice for enterprises, surpassing OpenAI. Anthropic now holds 32% of the enterprise large language model market share by usage, according to a report from Menlo Ventures released on Thursday. OpenAI holds the second-largest market share by usage among enterprises, with 25%. The figure marks a strong reversal from even just a couple of years ago. Since 2023, OpenAI has seen its market share among enterprises decline sharply, according to th

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Someone Gave ChatGPT $100 and Let It Trade Stocks for a Month

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-20 14:04:16

With $100 and a dream, one enterprising Redditor turned ChatGPT into a day trader, and the results so far have been pretty remarkable. In a post on r/Dataisbeautiful, the Redditor in question — real name Nathan Smith — described his project as a "6-month experiment to see how a language model performs in picking small, [under-covered] stocks with only a $100 budget." According to a chart shared on Reddit, this literal gamble is already paying off. Using GPT-4o, one of OpenAI's most advanced mo

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Astronomical Telescope "Hadley" – an easy assembly, high performance Newtonian

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-20 20:31:10

You can now purchase screw/mirror kits at Kissner Optik. Official Discord server here. New instruction manual is here! See “other files.” I recommend the Hill Mount, Marci Mount or EMT remix over the one featured here. Wooden ones still are the best, but these pipe mounts are excellent, especially paired with a wooden friction bearing. Metric users: click here, and see other remixes. Lastly, never point one of these at the sun - it can melt your eyes. Featured in Sky and Telescop

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Your public ChatGPT queries are getting indexed by Google and other search engines

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-12-20 21:23:07

It’s a strange glimpse into the human mind: If you filter search results on Google, Bing, and other search engines to only include URLs from the domain “https://chatgpt.com/share,” you can find strangers’ conversations with ChatGPT. Sometimes, these shared conversation links are pretty dull — people ask for help renovating their bathroom, understanding astrophysics, and finding recipe ideas. In another case, one user asks ChatGPT to rewrite their resume for a particular job application (judgin

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Meta faces antitrust investigation over AI chatbot integration in WhatsApp

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-12-21 00:31:00

In brief: Meta began integrating its AI chatbot into WhatsApp in 2024, offering users easy access to its large language model service. This move may have breached Europe's antitrust laws, and Italian authorities are now weighing whether to impose a substantial fine on the US company. The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) recently launched an antitrust investigation into Meta AI's integration within WhatsApp. In March 2025, Meta began pre-installing its AI chatbot in the messaging app, which

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iOS 26 icons, public beta feedback and iPhone 17 rumors

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-12-21 00:24:43

Benjamin and Chance analyze the new iOS 26 icon set, as well as respond to some public beta feedback Chance has received from his family. Also, a test iPhone 17 prototype was seemingly caught on camera on the streets of San Francisco. And in Happy Hour Plus, Chance has finally updated to watchOS 26 beta, and the pair discuss the surprising utility of the new wrist flick gesture. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Hosts Chance Miller Benjamin Mayo Subscribe, Rate, and Review 9to5Mac Happy Hour

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Show HN: AgentMail – Email infra for AI agents

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-20 21:08:33

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Google AI Model Helps Us See the Planet as We Never Have Before

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-21 00:14:00

It's a view of Mother Earth as we've never seen her, and it just might help us solve some our most existential issues. Google has launched a new AI model called AlphaEarth Foundations, which can take images and measurements from satellites and other sources to create current and accurate digital representations of lands and waters. With all this data, scientists and researchers can monitor problems like water scarcity, deforestation and crop health. Google says AlphaEarth's AI modeling has alr

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Figma’s stock soars in its highly anticipated IPO, market cap instantly hits $45B

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-12-21 02:15:35

Figma began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after a long delay. It soared so quickly that trading was halted for a short time due to market volatility. The price is currently bouncing between $101 and $112 with a mid-day market cap of $45 billion, Yahoo Finance reports. The company and existing investors sold shares at the IPO price of $33 per share. Quite the pop. There has been so much demand for this stock that people on X are posting funny pictures of their orders being

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The Wyndham Championship 2025: TV Schedule Today, How to Watch, Stream All the PGA Tour Golf From Anywhere

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-21 04:45:00

The PGA Tour heads to North Carolina for the final regular-season event on the 2025 calendar, as a strong lineup takes on the Wyndham Championship. Keep reading to find out the best live TV streaming services you can use to watch each day of the tournament live wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if they're not available where you are. This weekend's action at the 7,131-yard, par-70 Sedgefield Country Club course provides the final opportunity players have to get into the top 7

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WWE SummerSlam 2025: When It Starts and How to Watch the Pro Wrestling Event

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-21 05:03:00

For the first time ever, WWE's SummerSlam, the company's iconic summer event, is being extended to two days: Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3. It's all going down at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, and if you've been paying attention to the in-ring drama over the past few months, you'll know that this jam-packed SummerSlam is going to be a must-watch. Of the marquee matches that'll unfold, one of the most-anticipated bouts is the rematch between Cody Rhodes and John Cena for the Undisputed WWE

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Zhaoxin unveils new consumer and server CPUs aimed at challenging global semiconductor giants

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-21 11:56:00

Why it matters: Zhaoxin's latest processors mark a key step in China's push for technological self-reliance, bringing new AI-focused chips that aim to challenge established global players. While still behind industry leaders, these advances reflect growing domestic capabilities in AI computing, signaling a shift toward greater innovation and independence in a strategic sector. This week, Chinese semiconductor company Zhaoxin introduced its latest generation of consumer and enterprise processors

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The Download: a 30-year old baby, and OpenAI’s push into colleges

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-12-20 02:10:00

A baby boy has just won the new record for the “oldest baby.” Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, who arrived on July 26, developed from an embryo that had been in storage for 30 and a half years. Lindsey and her husband, Tim Pierce, who live in London, Ohio, “adopted” the embryo from Linda Archerd, who had it created in 1994. The couple, aged 35 and 34, respectively, had been trying for a baby for seven years. Read more about their remarkable story. —Jessica Hamzelou OpenAI is launching a version of C

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Don’t worry, Samsung’s Android XR headset is still launching this year

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-21 11:17:28

Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority TL;DR During its most recent earnings call, Samsung has re-confirmed that its Project Moohan Android XR headset is launching “this year.” Samsung has previously hinted at a 2025 release date, and this is the latest confirmation that it’s still on track. An earlier report suggested Project Moohan could be released as early as October. Samsung has had a busy 2025, launching the Galaxy S25 series at the start of the year and most recently releasing the Galaxy Z F

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Google Phone’s new look may already be available on your device

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-21 11:51:10

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google Android apps are going Material 3 Expressive, and Phone got started with a beta last month. In addition to the new look, Phone also added a new gesture select option for answering calls. This week, availability of both changes appear to be heading out much more widely. App by app, Material 3 Expressive is making its presence felt across Google’s Android software library, and we are here for it. This summer, we’ve been digging through Google’s Andr

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Carbon Language: An experimental successor to C++

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-21 15:23:40

Carbon Language: An experimental successor to C++ Why? | Goals | Status | Getting started | Join us See our announcement video from CppNorth. Note that Carbon is not ready for use. Fast and works with C++ Performance matching C++ using LLVM, with low-level access to bits and addresses Interoperate with your existing C++ code, from inheritance to templates Fast and scalable builds that work with your existing C++ build systems Modern and evolving Solid language foundations that are easy

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NSW Fair Trading – Dark Patterns

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-21 14:17:35

What to look out for when shopping online Hidden costs Hidden costs are extra costs you only find out about towards the end of your purchase, or which are made less obvious. They include pre-selected extras you may not want and add-ons presented so you feel you have to buy them. Some hidden costs are even sneakier, such as a pre-selected free trial period for a service that renews automatically if you don’t cancel before it ends - charging your card for an ongoing membership. Trick questions

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Samsung Will Finally Stop Screwing Around and Release Its Vision Pro Killer

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-12-21 15:40:27

Samsung is almost done teasing its first-ever XR headset. According to an investor call this week, Project Moohan, Samsung’s Vision Pro killer, is set to be released in the second half of this year and will finally go on sale before the year is over. Given that Samsung has been teasing its headset for a year now, there’s already a decent amount that we know about it. As any Vision Pro killer should be, Project Moohan will debut with some high-end specs. It will come with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X

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Best Shark Vacuums of 2025: We Tested Every Model to Find the Top Performers

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-20 20:00:00

Subrating category Weight What we looked for Performance 30% Performance score extrapolated from the average sand score on hard flooring, low-pile carpets and mid-pile carpets. Value/price 25% Retail price rating considering all other features. i.e., Does this price seem fair for the value offered? Runtime 20% How long does the battery last when cleaning at medium setting? (No ECO, turbo, MAX, etc.) Features 15% Overall comfort and handling of the product (e.g., weight, comfortable grip handle).

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Brilliant Labs launches its second-generation smart glasses

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-22 02:00:00

Brilliant Labs is the startup behind Frame, the open-source smart glasses designed for hackers and other creative types. Today, the company is launching Halo, a new pair of glasses that, predictably for the age we live in, are being sold on the back of their AI features. Halo is a wayfarer-style pair (compared to the Panto-styled Frame) and, if you’re a spectacles wearer, you’ll be able to get prescription lenses in more than 100 countries thank to a partnership with SmartBuyGlasses. Brilliant

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Google's 'virtual satellite' AI model can provide a near real-time view of Earth

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-22 02:30:55

Google has introduced a new AI model called AlphaEarth Foundations that it says can function like a "virtual satellite." The model uses a system called "embedding," which works by taking big volumes of pubic information from various sources every day, such as optical satellites, radars and climate simulations, and then combining them all together. It then divides lands and coastal waters into 10x10 meter squares, which it then analyzes and tracks over time. As Wired explains, these squares are c

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This rumored Pixel 10 feature puts Google above Samsung and OnePlus for me - here's why

zdnet.com Kerry Wan 2025-12-22 02:45:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET There's been no shortage of Pixel 10 leaks leading up to its expected August launch event -- even Google has taken part in it. While early renders and marketing imagery point to a family of phones that look nearly identical (if not the same) as the last generation, the biggest feature upgrade with the Pixel 10 series may actually be hidden in plain sight. Qi2 certification I'm talking about Qi2 certification, the wireless charging standard introduced at CES more than two year

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14 Best Office Chairs of 2025— I’ve Tested Nearly 60 to Pick Them

Handwave lends a hand to retailers with its European alternative to Amazon’s palm payments

Why the best-value robot vacuum right now isn't made by iRobot or Shark

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Google AI Model Helps Us See the Planet as We Never Have Before

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WWE SummerSlam 2025: When It Starts and How to Watch the Pro Wrestling Event

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Samsung Will Finally Stop Screwing Around and Release Its Vision Pro Killer

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Brilliant Labs launches its second-generation smart glasses

Google's 'virtual satellite' AI model can provide a near real-time view of Earth

This rumored Pixel 10 feature puts Google above Samsung and OnePlus for me - here's why

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