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FDA Approves ‘Breakthough’ Drug to Prevent HIV

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-03-16 21:20:18

The Food and Drug Administration has just approved a preventative HIV drug widely regarded as a breakthrough. On Wednesday afternoon, the FDA approved Gilead Sciences’ lenacapavir as a more convenient form of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). In clinical trials, the drug was shown to be highly effective at preventing HIV infection when taken just twice a year. At the same time, advocates are urging Gilead and U.S. officials to ensure the drug is widely accessible to the public. “PrEP is one of

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The Fed's on Pause, but You Shouldn't Be. Here Are 4 Smart Financial Moves to Make Today

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-16 19:30:00

Make the most of your money while rate cuts are on hold. Maria Forbes/Getty Images Despite mounting pressure to lower interest rates, the Fed chose to keep rates where they are at this week's Federal Open Market Committee Meeting. With interest rate cuts on hold so far this year, policymakers have more time to assess how the economy responds to tariffs, layoffs and geopolitical conflict. "More of the same" doesn't mean status quo for your finances. The Fed's decisions (including its forecasts)

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Best Heated Blankets of 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-16 21:00:00

Nothing beats getting cozy under a heated blanket -- whether watching TV, working from home or curling up in bed. A regular blanket provides some warmth, but when temperatures drop, nothing matches the cozy comfort of a heated blanket. If you've been thinking about upgrading, now is the time. Plus, getting one now will also have you prepped and ready when winter rolls back around. What to look for in a heated blanket After you've scoured the internet for electric blankets, there are a few thin

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for June 19, #1461

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-16 21:00:06

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's Wordle puzzle is a tough one. Not too many words end on this particular letter, and I wonder if some younger players have never even heard of this word before. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you n

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T-Mobile Debuts New Prepaid Plans With 5-Year Price Guarantee

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-16 21:25:21

T-Mobile has debuted new prepaid plans with a bump in data for its cheapest month-to-month plans, but the big upgrade is T-Mobile's guarantee that its prices won't change for the next five years, a feature on some of the best phone plans. T-Mobile introduced its five-year price guarantee on its premium plans back in April to appeal to subscribers wary of rising costs. As consumers worry about tariff-related price increases and the potential of a recession, it's a savvy move for the carrier to e

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6-month-old, solo-owned vibe coder Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-03-16 21:25:21

There’s a lot of talk in the startup world about how AI makes individuals so productive that it could give rise to a generation of “solo unicorns” — one-person companies worth over $1 billion. While an actual solo unicorn remains a mythical creature, Israeli developer Maor Shlomo provided compelling evidence Wednesday that the concept might not be impossible. Shlomo sold his 6-month-old, bootstrapped vibe-coding startup Base44 to Wix for $80 million, Wix announced Wednesday. And the deal was c

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Get ready for a lot more AI slop invading your YouTube Shorts

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-17 02:16:38

Joe Hindy / Android Authority TL;DR Google plans to integrate Veo 3 into YouTube Shorts later this summer. Creators will be able to use the AI video generator to create clips. Despite competition from TikTok, YouTube Shorts is growing fast. According to YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, the format is now averaging over 200 billion views per day. In the coming months, Shorts will get an AI feature that could accelerate its growth even further. Mohan, who appeared at the 2025 Cannes Lions International

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Keep accidentally opening Chrome tabs in new groups? There’s an easy fix

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-17 02:58:29

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Chrome’s been playing around with menu ordering for opening links in new tabs over the past couple years. If you’re used to opening tabs in groups, you may have a preference for where that selection falls in the list. Chrome now offers a flag that gives users full control over that order. Everyone’s got their own opinions when it comes to browser tabs. Some of us are fastidious, keeping tabs organized, and staying on top of closing unneeded ones. Oth

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Taylor Swift once put Apple on blast and prompted big Apple Music change

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-03-17 02:23:09

Apple and Taylor Swift are each bigger successes today than ever before. 10 years ago though, they found themselves on opposite sides of a major issue that could have unraveled the successful launch of Apple Music. Here’s what happened. Apple’s transition to streaming music faced a critical last-minute challenge 10 years ago, Apple was gearing up for its highly anticipated launch of Apple Music. The company had spent $3 billion to acquire Beats, with a major motivator being the buzzy Beats Mu

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Animated Death Stranding movie gets its screenwriter

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-17 02:05:37

Hideo Kojima said in an interview with Vogue Japan earlier this year that an anime based on his game Death Stranding was in the works. Today, Deadline reports that Aaron Guzikowski will write the screenplay for the upcoming animated feature based on the game world. His most recent credit is the sci-fi series Raised By Wolves, but Guzikowski has also worked on movies including Prisoners and Papillon. The animated film will tell "an original story" from the same universe as the already quite cinem

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Introduction to the A* Algorithm (2014)

news.ycombinator.com Patel 2026-03-15 12:25:23

Created 26 May 2014, updated Aug 2014, Feb 2016, Jun 2016, Jun 2020, Jul 2023 Graph search algorithms let us find the shortest path on a map represented as a graph. Move the blob (start point) and cross (end point) to see the shortest path found by the A* Algorithm: A* is one of a family of related graph search algorithms: Breadth First Search[1] explores equally in all directions. Dijkstra’s Algorithm[2] takes into account movement costs. A*[3] explores more towards a single destination. In ad

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Poline – An enigmatic color palette generator using polar coordinates

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-13 04:38:56

Summoning The use of "Poline" begins with the invocation of its command, which can be performed with or without arguments. If called without, the tool will generate a mesmerizing palette featuring two randomly selected anchors. On the other hand, one can choose to provide their own anchor points, represented as a list of hsl values, for a more personal touch. The power to shape and mold the colors lies in your hands. To create a palette, "Poline" requires at least two anchor points, but the n

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The Stars of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ on Spotlighting Korean Representation in Animation

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2026-03-17 02:05:33

After the massive box-office triumph of the Spider-Verse films, Sony Pictures Animation is back with a brand-new hero team-up animated adventure called KPop Demon Hunters. The feature film, which drops on Netflix June 20, follows a girl group named Huntrix who must balance their skyrocketing superstardom with moonlighting as demon hunters, saving the world using the power of music and magical girl action to protect their fans from an impending demonic invasion. Ahead of its streaming release, i

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This 10,000mAh 22.5W Fast Charging Power Bank Is 88% Off, Now Almost Free on Amazon

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-03-17 02:14:09

In today’s world, having a reliable portable charger is essential. Whether you’re traveling, working remotely or simply out and about, a dead phone or tablet can quickly turn into a major inconvenience. The good news is that fast charging power banks have become the standard… and with the latest deals on Amazon, getting your hands on a high-quality model doesn’t have to break the bank. In fact, today there is a deal so phenomenal that Amazon might not be making any money off it: The 10000mAh 22

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Someone Stole 2,810 Nintendo Switch 2s and I Think I Know Who It Was

gizmodo.com James Pero 2026-03-17 02:30:33

The Switch 2 is in pretty high demand. Like, so high that it’s leading to cartoonish heist levels of high. According to police in Arapahoe County, Colo., 2,810 Switch 2s were stolen out of a truck earlier this month. A truck driver reportedly discovered the missing consoles at a pre-inspection truck stop after noticing the trailer had been broken into en route to a GameStop in Texas. According to 9NBC news, which first reported the heist, multiple pallets worth of consoles were stolen, and, as t

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The Fed's on Pause, but You Shouldn't Be. 4 Smart Financial Moves to Make Today

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-17 00:30:00

Make the most of your money while rate cuts are on hold. Maria Forbes/Getty Images Despite mounting pressure to lower interest rates, the Fed chose to keep rates where they are at this week's Federal Open Market Committee Meeting. With interest rate cuts on hold so far this year, policymakers have more time to assess how the economy responds to tariffs, layoffs and geopolitical conflict. "More of the same" doesn't mean status quo for your finances. The Fed's decisions (including its forecasts)

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Google’s frighteningly good Veo 3 AI videos to be integrated with YouTube Shorts

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-16 21:17:45

Even in the age of TikTok, YouTube viewership continues to climb. While Google's iconic video streaming platform has traditionally pushed creators to produce longer videos that can accommodate more ads, the site's Shorts format is growing fast. That growth may explode in the coming months, as YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has announced that the Google Veo 3 AI video generator will be integrated with YouTube Shorts later this summer. According to Mohan, YouTube Shorts has seen a rise in popularity even

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New dating for White Sands footprints confirms controversial theory

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-17 02:20:45

The 2009 discovery of footprints (human and animal) left behind in layers of clay and silt at New Mexico’s White Sands National Park sparked a contentious debate about when, exactly, human cultures first developed in North America. Until about a decade ago, it seemed as if the first Americans arrived near the end of the last Ice Age and were part of the Clovis culture, named for the distinctive projectile points they left behind near what’s now Clovis, New Mexico. But various dating methods indi

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The 2 Best Slushie Machines of 2025 for a Chill Summer

wired.com Matthew Korfhage 2026-03-16 22:18:00

We live in the golden age of the home slushie. It's a new age brought upon us after last year’s viral Ninja Slushi machine ($349) brought the slushie machine into the American kitchen—and with it a new world of frozen margaritas and Bapple slushies, and cockamamie slushie recipes shared on Reddit and TikTok. After three weeks of testing to find the best slushie machines, I am happy to report the state of the slushie is strong. Boozy slushies are maybe the one thing I miss from that first Covid

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Six-month-old, solo-owned vibe coder Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-03-17 02:25:21

There’s a lot of talk in the startup world about how AI makes individuals so productive that it could give rise to a generation of “solo unicorns” – one-person companies worth over $1 billion. While an actual solo unicorn remains a mythical creature, Israeli developer Maor Shlomo provided compelling evidence Wednesday that the concept might not be impossible. Shlomo sold his six-month-old, bootstrapped vibe-coding startup Base44 to Wix for $80 million deal, Wix announced Wednesday. And the dea

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‘Kid-pilled’ Sam Altman ‘constantly’ asked ChatGPT questions about his newborn

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2026-03-17 02:59:53

Across hundreds of thousands of years of human existence, an impossible question has befuddled our species: why is the baby crying?! Sam Altman, who is both the father of a three-month-old and CEO of OpenAI, hopped on OpenAI’s new podcast today to talk about how his company is impacting his experience with fatherhood. Altman, who describes himself as “extremely kid pilled,” said he was “constantly” using ChatGPT to ask questions about the behavior of babies during the first few weeks of his son

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AI in Hiring: Examining Biases and Human Experience

computer.org Enrique Quezada 2026-03-17 03:56:55

Is artificial intelligence streamlining the hiring process, or is it just automating old biases in new ways? As employers increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for recruitment and hiring processes, researchers are raising important questions about the technology’s effectiveness in creating fair opportunities for all candidates. A recent study by Theresa Fister and George K. Thiruvathukal of Loyola University Chicago explores the human experience of AI job applications and investigates pot

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AMD claims Ryzen Threadripper 9000 is up to 145% faster than Intel Xeon

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2026-03-17 05:06:00

The big picture: AMD announced its Ryzen Threadripper 9000-series "Shimada Peak" processors at Computex but didn't provide any benchmarks to compare them against Intel's latest Xeon CPUs. This week, the company finally released official benchmarks for the new chips, claiming they are up to 145 percent faster than their Intel counterparts. According to AMD, the Threadripper 9980X HEDT processor is up to 108 percent faster than the Xeon W9-3595X in Corona Render, up to 41 percent faster in Autode

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Honda Enters Space Race, Successfully Tests Reusable Rocket

futurism.com Unknown 2026-03-17 05:49:57

Were you aware that Honda, one of the world's largest automakers, has had spaceflight ambitions of its own? No? Well, it's just announced itself in a big way. On Tuesday, the Japanese conglomerate surprised us all by declaring that its research arm, Honda R&D, had successfully launched and landed its prototype reusable rocket, in a major step towards achieving its dream of suborbital spaceflight by 2029. The footage that Honda shared, though brief, is impressive. The roughly 20-foot rocket spr

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From prompt chaos to clarity: How to build a robust AI orchestration layer

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2026-03-17 05:11:10

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Editor’s note: Emilia will lead an editorial roundtable on this topic at VB Transform next week. Register today. AI agents seem like an inevitability these days. Most enterprises already use an AI application and may have deployed at least a single-agent system, with plans to pilot workflows with multiple agents. Managing all that sprawl

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Nothing says an Essential Space premium tier could be in the cards in the future

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-17 04:17:02

In the interview, Pei describes the code we found as “zombie strings” that were left there during development. He adds that in its current form, Essential Space will remain free. However, he doesn’t rule out the possibility of a premium tier being added in the future: So I think that’s what happened, somebody got their hands on an older version of the APK and they decompiled it and saw that there [were] some strings related to charging for Essential Space. That was never in the production softw

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Apple debuts ‘Big Man’, a new Shot on iPhone short film starring Stormzy

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-03-17 05:40:03

Apple’s latest release in its long-running “Shot on iPhone” campaign is here, and this time it stars UK rapper and musician Stormzy in a cool new short film called Big Man. Watch it below, alongside an interesting behind-the-scenes video. Directed by Aneil Karia, Big Man was shot entirely on iPhone 16 Pro and tells the fictional story of Tenzman, “a world-weary musician, and the two bright, joyful kids who come into his life by chance. Soon the trio find themselves on a journey together — one t

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How I turned my Apple Watch into a dumbphone (and why you should, too)

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-03-17 05:21:36

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Dumbphones are becoming the solution du jour to the nationwide screen addiction issue. Search interest in the device -- whose primary capability is calling and texting (and not much else) -- has skyrocketed in the past year, according to data from Google Trends. Clearly, there's a heightened interest among tech enthusiasts and haters alike in an alternative to the endless pings, distractions, and social media doom readily accessible through their smartphones. Also: I repl

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Charlize Theron’s 6 Best Genre Roles

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-03-17 05:20:16

Charlize Theron can do any genre—she has an Oscar for playing a serial killer, and she gave a standout comedic performance on Arrested Development. She’s also a gifted action star, as seen in her appearances in Atomic Blonde and the Fast & Furious movies, a series which skirts the edge of sci-fi. But you don’t need to qualify anything when it comes to Theron’s fondness for sci-fi and fantasy. With The Old Guard 2 coming to Netflix in July, and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey due next summer, sh

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I Wanted to Stream a Horror-Western, and Netflix Has the Best Movie That Does Both

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-17 05:00:03

When it comes to movies, my favorite genres are horror and Westerns. Yet, as a busy dad, there's never enough time in the day to sit and enjoy a film I want to watch. If I had it my way, I'd regularly plan double feature nights at home to get my fix of scares and cowboys. However, there's a six-year-old girl who lives under my roof, and my wife's tastes vastly differ from mine, so we keep it family friendly -- most of the time, anyway. Lo and behold, my birthday is approaching, and I am getting

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