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AirPods Pro 2 seem set for another surprise upgrade at iPhone 17 event

AirPods Pro 2 are three years old, but rumors indicate they’re not going anywhere just yet. In fact, in the absence of AirPods Pro 3, leaks indicate Apple could debut another big software upgrade for AirPods Pro 2 at its iPhone 17 event. Here’s what’s coming. Live Translation coming to AirPods soon, per iOS 26 leak Last week, my colleague Marcus Mendes found an image in the iOS 26 beta that revealed a new AirPods feature coming soon: Live Translation. This capability had long been anticipated

Sony and Microsoft continue to make nice with Halo x Helldivers 2 crossover

Helldivers 2 is getting a Halo crossover. On August 26, gear inspired by Halo 3: ODST will be available in the Sony-published Helldivers game. Practically speaking, this is about some new armor, guns and abilities — just another Tuesday in the gaming world. But symbolically, it evokes Sonic the Hedgehog's first appearance on a Nintendo console. The crossover's arrival coincides with Helldivers 2's arrival on Xbox Series X/S. (That's also on August 26.) It also comes amid rumors that Halo: The M

Emacs as your video-trimming tool

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The Chromatic Game Boy is getting Tetris’ best multiplayer mode

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. ModRetro is bringing a new multiplayer mode to the modernized version of Tetris that has been shipping with its recreated Game Boy, the Chromatic, since its 2024 release. The game already features multiple head-to-head modes when two Chromatic handhelds are c

Attention Is the New Big-O: A Systems Design Approach to Prompt Engineering

1. Understanding Attention: Your First Step to Better Prompts If you’re human, you’re probably reading this from left to right. You might not have stopped for a moment to consider the fact that your LLM doesn’t read in the same order as you or I. Instead, it weights relationships between all tokens at once, with position and clustering dramatically changing what gets noticed. In working with an LLM the structure you choose can have a greater impact on your results than the precise words you ch

Launch HN: Parachute (YC S25) – Guardrails for Clinical AI

Hi HN, Aria and Tony here, co-founders of Parachute ( https://www.parachute-ai.com/ ). We’re building governance infrastructure that lets hospitals safely evaluate and monitor clinical AI at scale. Hospitals are racing to adopt AI. More than 2,000 clinical AI tools hit the U.S. market last year - from ambient scribes to imaging models. But new regulations (HTI-1, Colorado AI Act, California SB 3030, White House AI Action Plan) require auditable proof that these models are safe, fair, and contin

The AYN Odin 3 could be the big Android handheld upgrade that retro gamers have been waiting for

TL;DR AYN has teased an upgrade to its leading Android handheld, the Odin 3. The company confirmed it will run Android, but no other details were revealed. AYN teased the Odin 3 alongside the announcement of a dual-screened Android handheld, the AYN Thor. AYN’s Odin 2 handheld lineup has been extremely popular, primarily due to the decently capable Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 on board, which makes them perfect for emulating demanding retro consoles like the Nintendo Switch and others. However

This $200 Android phone with a paper-like display made my Pixel look overbearing

TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G ZDNET's key takeaways TCL's 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G is on sale on Amazon for $222. It has a unique display, and a feature set that promotes minimalism and digital well-being. I just wish the camera system and general performance were better. $249.99 at Amazon Being glued to your smartphone's screen all day can do a number on your eyes, and I definitely can feel it. TCL's Nxtpaper technology offers a paper-like screen that's made for tired eyes like mine. The TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper

‘The Toxic Avenger’ Star Elijah Wood on Cult Remakes and Why He Loves Weird Movies

Elijah Wood will always be associated with the Lord of the Rings movies, but the actor has also built up a varied array of unusual characters across his career. Maybe his weirdest yet comes with The Toxic Avenger, the long-awaited remake of the cult classic that’s finally hitting theaters later this month. Wood has a memorable supporting role as Fritz, the brother and henchman of Kevin Bacon’s sleazy villain. He’s not as freaky-looking as the title mutant, played in human form by Peter Dinklage,

California’s Next ‘Big One’ Might Not Follow the Script

On March 28, a devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocked Myanmar, splitting the Sagaing Fault at speeds of over 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) per second. You know which other fault resembles the Sagaing one? The San Andreas Fault in California, where seismologists have been expecting “the big one” for years. In a study published on August 11 in the journal PNAS, a team of researchers used satellite images of the Sagaing Fault’s movement to enhance computer models that predict how similar faults mi

'Wednesday' Season 2, Part 2: When Will New Episodes Premiere?

The three-year wait is over: Wednesday is back on Netflix. Season 2 of Netflix's record-breaking series returned triumphantly to the streamer on Wednesday, Aug. 6. If you've landed on this page, I'll just go ahead and assume you binged through the four new episodes with reckless abandon. I'm sure season 2 has fulfilled your gothic desires, but what now? When will the next four episodes drop? Scroll on down to find the info you seek. One thing you probably noticed about the new episodes is how

Nissan announces 2026 Leaf pricing, starting at $29,990

There's a new Nissan Leaf coming later this year. The third of its kind to bear the name, it sounds like an appealing upgrade. Smaller than the current model on the outside but with more room inside, it's also more efficient and finally uses a liquid-cooled battery. But we knew all that back at the start of summer. What we didn't know then was how much the Leaf will cost. As we noted back in June, pricing is most likely to determine the Leaf's success or failure. None of the improvements to thi

Tesla will sell you back the turn signal stalk it removed from the Model 3

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. For a company that likes to fire a bunch of people, only to later regret the decision and try to hire those same people back, this latest news shouldn’t come as much of a surprise: Tesla is selling a retrofit turn signal stalk to replac

AYN Odin 3 and Thor could be the upgrade that retro gamers have been waiting for

TL;DR AYN has teased two new handheld gaming devices, the Odin 3 and a new handset named Thor. Both devices are confirmed to be Android handhelds, and not x86. More information about the devices will be released in the coming weeks. AYN’s Odin 2 handheld lineup has been extremely popular, primarily due to the decently capable Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 on board, which makes them perfect for emulating demanding retro consoles like the Nintendo Switch and others. However, there’s no denying th

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Next year’s Apple Watch could add Touch ID, per leaked code

We’re just weeks away from the unveiling of Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Apple Watch Series 11. But leaked Apple code has now revealed a big new feature that could be coming to next year’s Apple Watch lineup: Touch ID support. Touch ID support might come to 2026 Apple Watch line Last week, Macworld published two articles based on leaked Apple code. One offered evidence of the M5 MacBook Pro being tested with a C1 modem for 5G connectivity. The other involved an M4 Ultra chip in development for a n

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Launch HN: Uplift (YC S25) – Voice models for under-served languages

Hi HN, we are Zaid, Muhammad and Hammad, the co-founders of Uplift AI ( https://upliftai.org ). We build models that speak underserved languages — today: Urdu, Sindhi, and Balochi. A billion people worldwide can't read. In countries like Pakistan – the 5th most populous country – 42% of adults are illiterate. This holds back the entire economy: patients can't read medical reports, parents can't help with homework, banks can't go fully digital, farmers can't research best practices, and people m

Pick up Apple's AirPods Pro 2 while they're down to $169

They might be nearly three years old at this point, but Apple’s second-generation AirPods Pro remain some of the most popular wireless earbuds around for a reason, and right now they’re down to $169 on Amazon. That’s a not-insignificant 32 percent off the usual $249 price of the noise-canceling in-ears. Apple’s flagship AirPods were $100 off — a record-low $149 — during Prime Day, so we have seen them even cheaper than this, but for a non-sale period, Amazon’s current deal is worth considering.

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Tesla offers a $350 retrofit turn signal stalk after removing it from the Model 3

Leave it to Tesla to charge its customers for a feature it purposely left out. The company is now selling an almost $350 retrofit turn signal stalk for its Model 3 cars after removing from the initial model. Instead, it used buttons to activate the turn signal. As of now, the add-on is only available in the Chinese market. But, Model 3 drivers will need to shell out another 2,499 yuan ($348) to get a normal part of almost every car. However, there's a slight catch: The turn signal stalk is only

Intel 80286 emulator for Raspberry Pico

🕹️ Pico-286 Project The Pico-286 project is an endeavor to emulate a classic PC system, reminiscent of late 80s and early 90s computers, on the Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040/RP2350 microcontroller). It aims to provide a lightweight and educational platform for experiencing retro computing and understanding low-level system emulation. 🖥️✨ ⭐ Key Features 🧠 8086/8088/80186/286 CPU Emulation: At its core, the project emulates an Intel cpu up to 286 family. At its core, the project emulates an Intel

PyPI Preventing Domain Resurrection Attacks

Preventing Domain Resurrection Attacks Summary PyPI now checks for expired domains to prevent domain resurrection attacks, a type of supply-chain attack where someone buys an expired domain and uses it to take over PyPI accounts through password resets. These changes improve PyPI's overall account security posture, making it harder for attackers to exploit expired domain names to gain unauthorized access to accounts. Since early June 2025, PyPI has unverified over 1,800 email addresses when

The 15 Best Golf Gifts for Every Kind of Golfer (2024)

Why do we golf? We may never get good at it, and even when we cross some self-imposed pinnacle of proficiency we face near-infinite new challenges and a good chance of the dreaded backslide. Yet once you catch the bug, driven by the euphoria of the perfect shot and the temperance to conquer your own emotions, you're hooked for life. The good news is there's an ever-evolving bounty of gear and gadgets offering new ways to improve, enrich, and enhance the game we hate to love. To help you hone yo

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The best pizza oven for 2025

Pizza ovens are having a moment. Companies like Ooni have popularized the ability to make restaurant-quality pies at home by giving you ovens that get hot enough for various pizza styles. Some burn wood while others run on gas, and some options can even do both with the proper accessories. I’ve broken down what to look for when you’re shopping for a pizza oven along with my top picks for the best pizza oven in various categories. If you prefer to stay in your kitchen, I’ve got options for you to

Aspirin Not Working for Your Headache? Experts Say These Foods Could Provide Relief

What do you do when you have a headache or migraine? Many reach for a bottle of aspirin, but that might not always provide relief. While it's not a miracle cure, the food you eat may help reduce your head pain when considered along with your hydration, exercise, sleep and stress management. "The most important thing I tell patients is that migraines are highly individualized," says Dr. Nicholas Church, a board-certified member of the American Board of Family Medicine and the American Academy of

Tiny-tpu: A minimal tensor processing unit (TPU), inspired by Google's TPU

A minimal tensor processing unit (TPU), reinvented from Google's TPU V2 and V1. tinytpu.mp4 Table of Contents Architecture Processing Element (PE) Function : Performs a multiply-accumulate operation every clock cycle : Performs a multiply-accumulate operation every clock cycle Data Flow : Incoming data is multiplied by a stored weight and added to an incoming partial sum to produce an output sum Incoming data also passes through to the next element for propagation across the array : Syst

Google Translate Reportedly Adding AI Integration, Duolingo-Like Game Elements

Google Translate could soon get some major AI enhancements, like the ability to select different AI models and a game-like practice mode, according to a report from Android Police on Monday. Android analyst AssembleDebug looked into the Google Translate app's latest build, version 9.15.114, and found what appears to be new changes to the user interface. At the top, there's a new model selector, Fast and Advanced. Fast would presumably be for quick translation tasks, like deciphering menu items.

This one 15-inch MacBook Air sale is really worth taking a look at, here’s why

With every new Apple product launch, deals slowly crop up over time – and the MacBook lineup is no exception. The best deals tend to come after a model is no longer the latest and greatest, and there’s currently an unbeatable M3 MacBook Air deal that’s hard to pass up on, and once it sells out, there likely won’t be any more to go around. Apple released the new M4 MacBook Air in March, and since then, retailers have been trying to move inventory of older M3 models. For the most part, they have

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How Could Frodo Be in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’?

This weekend, Ian McKellen had a bit of Hobbiton-disturber-of-the-peace energy about himself when he revealed at a fantasy convention in London that Frodo Baggins would appear in Andy Serkis’ upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel movie, The Hunt for Gollum. Frodo is far from the only familiar face who has been teased as making a potential appearance in the film (due out in 2027), but he is a particularly interesting one considering the chronology of events we already know from Tolkien’s books. Whe

Apple preps native Claude integration on Xcode

Towards the end of this year’s WWDC keynote, Craig Federighi said that Apple had “expanded” their vision for Swift Assist, and would bring native integration with ChatGPT, alongside support for other LLMs via API, directly to Xcode. Now, 9to5Mac can confirm that Apple is set to support native integration with Anthropic’s Claude as well. Digging into today’s release of Xcode 26 beta 7, 9to5Mac found multiple references to built-in support for Anthropic accounts directly within the new “Intellige

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 19, #534

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a tough one. There are only four answers, but they are all quite long and quite complicated -- and some of them just aren't used that much. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If yo

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 19, #800

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle has another very tricky purple category. Look at some of the words and see if the beginning of four of them all have something in common. And think speedy. Need help? Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Con