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What’s wrong with AAA games? The development of the next Battlefield has answers.

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-16 02:16:08

It's been 23 years since the first Battlefield game, and the video game industry is nearly unrecognizable to anyone who was immersed in it then. Many people who loved the games of that era have since become frustrated with where AAA (big budget) games have ended up. Today, publisher EA is in full production on the next Battlefield title—but sources close to the project say it has faced culture clashes, ballooning budgets, and major disruptions that have left many team members fearful that parts

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US chipmakers could see bigger tax credits if Trump’s spending bill passes

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2026-02-16 03:57:47

In Brief The semiconductor industry could see a big tax benefit if the Trump administration is able to pass the current version of its spending bill. The latest draft of the Trump administration’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which already passed in the Senate, will raise the tax credit for chipmakers building manufacturing plants in the U.S. from 25% to 35%, as originally reported by CNBC. Companies including Intel, TSMC, and Micron Technology could reap these benefits if they continue to expand t

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Is mandatory battery throttling coming for more Pixels with poor battery health? (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-16 08:09:53

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Google could potentially force Battery Health Assistance to remain enabled on Pixel phones with poor battery health. Users may not be able to change/disable the feature until they replace their phone’s battery. Pixel 9a users have Battery Health Assistance already enabled and mandatory, even on new devices. Pixel smartphones have been a staple recommendation as great Android phones, but lately, we’ve been hearing more and more about their battery issu

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LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon Joins Early Prime Day Deal, and It’s a 25th Anniversary Collectible Model

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2026-02-16 08:40:12

To Luke Skywalker, it’s a piece of junk. To Lando Calrissian, it’s a poker hand gone bad. To Han and Chewie and every Star Wars fan alive, the Millennium Falcon is an icon, and now to LEGO Star Wars enthusiasts, it’s a beautifully detailed displayable model aimed at adults age 18 and up. It’s also a great deal at Amazon, where you can get this advanced 921-piece rendition of the Millennium Falcon for just $68 as part of the ongoing celebration of LEGO Star Wars’ 25th anniversary. The LEGO Star

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James Gunn Reveals the Surprising Jor-El Casting for ‘Superman’

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-02-16 12:00:50

Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey gets its first poster. Mackenzie Davis and Charlie Heaton are set up for a new sea monster drama at Netflix. Plus, filming has wrapped on the final season of The Boys. Spoilers now! Street Fighter Deadline reports David Dastmalchian has been cast as M. Bison in Legendary’s live-action Street Fighter movie. The Odyssey A new poster has been released for Chris Nolan’s Greek epic. A film by Christopher Nolan. Shot entirely with IMAX film cameras. In theaters 7 17 26

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There’s a better Nothing Phone 3 variant, and you can’t buy it in the US

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-16 17:08:26

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Nothing has confirmed that the Indian version of the Nothing Phone 3 has a 5,500mAh battery. Other versions of the phone have a slightly smaller 5,150mAh battery. We’re guessing that this discrepancy is related to EU regulations regarding the transport of batteries. The Nothing Phone 3 finally launched yesterday, and it looks like a well-rounded Android phone with a polarizing design. However, it turns out that one regional variant has a bigger batter

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Foxconn tells hundreds of Chinese staff to return from its Indian iPhone factories

techcrunch.com Ram Iyer 2026-02-16 17:55:05

In Brief Apple’s biggest assembly partner, Foxconn, has ordered more than 300 of its Chinese employees to return home from its iPhone factories in India, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. The employees told to return account for the bulk of Foxconn’s staff in its iPhone facilities in India, and only Taiwanese support staff remain in the country, the report said. The motivation behind the order was not immediately clear, Bloomberg reported, though the outlet noted that Chinese offi

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Galaxy S26 could be getting not one, but two battery upgrades

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-17 00:48:13

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is reportedly exploring more advanced “battery protection circuits” for the Galaxy S26 series, along with the previously reported SUS CAN casing. These upgrades could leave room for Samsung to expand the batteries in capacity. However, these upgrades may still not be able to compensate for the lack of a more advanced silicon-carbon battery. Batteries on the latest Samsung Galaxy flagship phone have been a major reason for disappointment. With the

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I replaced my Pixel 9 Pro with a $300 rugged Android phone - here's my buying advice

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-02-17 00:00:25

ZDNET's key takeaways The Oukitel WP56 is now available for $300 on the official site The WP56 is a mid-range phone that performs above its price and has an impressive battery life Like most Oukitel phones, the WP56 is very heavy. View now at Oukitel Let me set the stage for you. You're out in the wilderness. Maybe you're working on a job site, or you've taken your Jeep for some off-road action. The terrain and the weather are rough, and you might not have the means to give your phone a char

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I've tested dozens of ThinkPads: Here's the Lenovo model I keep coming back to

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-02-17 02:15:16

ZDNET's key takeaways Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Aura Edition is available now starting at $2,419. It combines all the utility of a ThinkPad with exceptional battery life. It's expensive, and some of the Aura Edition features are being discontinued. $2,419 at B&H Photo-Video Lenovo's 10th-generation ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Aura Edition is a business-minded laptop with a few design perks to differentiate it from the crowd. We're talking a convertible form factor, pen support, ample I/O, and fantas

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Off with Their Heads: Illustrations of Blemmyes (ca. 1175–1724)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-13 05:57:50

No matter that a headless tribe of people never existed, their inclusion in ancient histories made them popular fodder for later bestiary and travelogue traditions. Beginning with their appearance in the late-tenth century Marvels of the East, the Blemmyes often look just as confused as we are — staring out at the viewer, as if trying to understand where, exactly, their neck went wrong. In these illustrations, Blemmyes frequently keep equally strange bedfellows. The thirteenth-century Rutland Ps

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The 16 best portable Bluetooth speakers for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-17 05:01:25

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Whether you're jamming out at the beach, setting up a backyard movie night or just want some tunes while you work, a great portable Bluetooth speaker is a must-have. The best options today go beyond just playing music — they deliver punchy bass, crisp vocals and even customizable sound

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Why Do Swallows Fly to the Korean DMZ?

news.ycombinator.com Emily Sekine 2026-02-12 22:33:44

Since 1953, the 250-kilometer-long artificial boundary of the DMZ has cut through the middle of the Korean peninsula. The demilitarized buffer zone created more than seven decades ago between the two warring states often feels impenetrable and permanent. However, the DMZ is livelier and more fluid than it seems. In fact, much of the DMZ crosses water—oceans, estuaries, and rivers. A quarter of this boundary falls upon the Han River estuary (한강하구), a “neutral” zone according to the Korean Armisti

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Building a Personal AI Factory

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-17 17:14:29

Building a Personal AI Factory (July 2025 snapshot) Published: July 1, 2025 Overview I keep several claude code windows open, each on its own git-worktree. o3 and sonnet 4 create plans, sonnet 3.7 or sonnet 4 execute the plan, and o3 checks the results against the original ask. Any issues found are fed back into the plan template and the code is regenerated. The factory improves itself. Read on to see what might be useful for you. Guiding Principle – Fix Inputs, Not Outputs When something

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Amazon Reaches Automation Milestone by Deploying Its Millionth Robot

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-17 16:48:00

Amazon's fleet of warehouse robots just hit a new milestone. The company announced Monday that it deployed its millionth bot to begin operations at a fulfillment center in Japan. Amazon's ambitions for robot use have long surpassed the company utilizing them for delivery service. The business juggernaut is the world's leading manufacturer of mobile robotics, and aims to sell them to you for use at home as well -- if you have $1,600 to spare. The robotic workers operate in over 300 Amazon wareh

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Apple ordered to pay $110 million in 3G patent dispute with Spanish firm

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-17 22:21:29

Spanish company TOT Power Control has been awarded $110.7 million in damages after a federal jury in Delaware found that Apple’s devices infringe on a patent related to 3G wireless communications. Here are the details. TOT Power Control licenses a technology that manages radio signal interference and power consumption in 3G systems, improving network efficiency and battery life. The company says its patented algorithm adjusts how power is used depending on the ratio of signal to interference,

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The best smartwatches for Android

theverge.com Victoria Song 2026-02-17 22:28:15

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. After a long stretch of slim pickings, the last couple of years have been huge for Android smartwatches. Now there are more good options than ever — with more on the way soon. Featured in this article What we’re looking for How we test smartwatches Collapse Smartwatches are meant to help you keep track of your notifications, as well

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I changed 10 settings on my Pixel phone to significantly improve the user experience

zdnet.com Jason Howell 2026-02-18 03:08:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET The Google Pixel 9a might be the best-value phone of 2025, especially now that it brings flagship-level AI tools, a bright 120Hz display, and a massive battery into a more affordable price tier. But, just like any Pixel phone, the best features often aren't enabled by default. I've tested generations of Google Pixel phones, and to achieve the best user experience, you almost always have to do a bit of digging and research. Also: The best Android phones to buy in 2025 That's wh

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Show HN: Core – open source memory graph for LLMs – shareable, user owned

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-17 23:24:24

Contextual Observation & Recall Engine C.O.R.E is a shareable memory for LLMs which is private, portable and 100% owned by the user. You can either run it locally or use our hosted version and then connect with other tools like Cursor, Claude to share your context at multiple places. C.O.R.E is built for two reasons: To give you complete ownership of your memory, stored locally and accessible across any app needing LLM context. To help SOL (your AI assistant) access your context, facts, and p

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Apple accuses former Vision Pro engineer of stealing trade secrets

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-02-18 12:03:08

Apple is suing a former employee for allegedly stealing confidential Vision Pro headset research before leaving to join Snap’s product design team. In the complaint filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court on June 24th, Apple accuses Di Liu of downloading thousands of documents containing proprietary information from Apple’s internal systems and saving them to his personal cloud storage account in his final days as a senior design engineer for the Vision Pro. According to the lawsuit, Liu fal

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I changed 8 settings on my Pixel phone to instantly improve the battery life

zdnet.com Jason Howell 2026-02-18 17:21:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Pixel phones have an excellent reputation for smart software, but battery life has been a common complaint with Google's smartphones. Thankfully, that same smart software is now improving battery life and longevity, though many features aren't set up for maximum endurance out of the box. I've found that a handful of features can dramatically improve how long your Pixel lasts, both in a single day and over the long haul. Also: Why I recommend this $280 Android phone over cheap m

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The first 5 Linux commands every new user should learn

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-02-18 22:36:21

Jay Dickman/Getty Images I remember when I started using Linux in the late 1990s. Back then, using the command line wasn't optional. If you worked with the open-source operating system, you had to spend time in the terminal. Using the command line in the past was challenging because there wasn't as much help as today. I was pretty much on my own. Thankfully, I struggled through and became proficient. With the help of man pages (manual pages for commands), I survived those early days. Of course

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When Did Nature Burst into Vivid Color?

news.ycombinator.com Molly Herring 2026-02-14 04:09:09

In the animal kingdom, there is incredible variation in visual perception. What an animal sees depends on the structure of its retina and its neural visual processing system. Most insects can see ultraviolet, blue and green light, but there is wide variety among arthropods; mantis shrimp eyes have up to 12 different channels of color, revealing the ultraviolet spectrum and polarized light. The ancestor of living vertebrates could likely detect red, purple, blue and green — an ability that was ma

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Could Nubia Be Joining James Gunn’s DCU?

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-02-19 08:30:36

Cynthia Erivo and Michael Bay may be teaming up for a new sci-fi thriller. Somehow, the public domain horror movies have returned. Ivanna Sakhno talks about her hopes for a M3GAN 3.0. Plus, what’s coming on Revival. Spoilers, away! Saturation Point According to Deadline, Universal and Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes have teamed with Cynthia Ervo’s production company, Edith’s Daughter, on a film adaptation of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s sci-fi/action/thriller, Saturation Point. Adapted for the screen by

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Gemini could soon rival ChatGPT with its new privacy feature (Update: A closer look)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-19 12:35:27

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a temporary chat feature for Gemini. This feature could be similar to ChatGPT’s Temporary Chats, which give users a blank slate for conversation and doesn’t save any memory. We were able to subsequently take a closer look at this feature via more screenshots. Update: July 1, 2025 (8:30 AM ET): We uncovered evidence of a temporary chat feature in Gemini earlier this month (see the original article below). We were only able to provide

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Uber Adds Rental Car Delivery and Discounted Airport Rides Ahead of July 4 Weekend Surge

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-19 23:00:09

With AAA forecasting that a record-breaking 72 million Americans will travel during the week of July 4, ride-hailing and delivery company Uber is launching various updates to make summer vacations more seamless. Uber is significantly expanding its rental-car delivery service, introducing new airport options for ride-sharing and prescheduled pickups, and adding more flexibility for hotel food deliveries. Read also: Uber's Simplified App for Seniors Is Launching Nationwide Car rental dropoff exp

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Abstraction boundaries are optimization boundaries

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-16 18:12:10

Abstraction boundaries are optimization boundaries The N+1 query problem occurs when your application code sends one SQL query per element in a collection. The N queries are redundant; since all of the data is in the database already, a single query should be enough. This problem is usually caused by a leaky abstraction; the ORM, or whatever database abstraction you are using, can’t anticipate that it would need to send N queries, so it can’t automatically optimize this down to a single query.

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Eating Dairy Before Bed Can Give You Nightmares, Study Suggests

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-02-19 21:00:17

Has a late-night cheese session ever seemed to send you down your own personal Nightmare on Elm Street? You’re probably not alone. Research out today has revealed a link between lactose intolerance and a higher risk of bad dreams. Scientists in Canada conducted the study by surveying college students. People who reported having regular nightmares and poorer sleep in general were also more likely to report having food allergies, including lactose intolerance, they found. The researchers speculat

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Oura Ring 5 wishlist: All the features I want to see

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-20 02:01:57

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority The smart ring arena is evolving quickly, but Oura still sets the pace. Its current-generation ring is polished, feature-packed, and impressively reliable. Yet, no device line is immune to the itch for something more. With new rivals entering the scene and wearables advancing rapidly, now feels like the right time to think about what’s next. The Oura Ring 5 is likely a ways out, but I’m already daydreaming about what the next model might include. A refined de

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Publishing Pepys

news.ycombinator.com Kate Loveman 2026-02-17 00:21:06

Two hundred years ago this month, Samuel Pepys’s diary was published to great acclaim. Readers of the first edition in 1825 relished Pepys’s ‘honest’ observations and ‘private anecdotes’. While writing his journal in the 1660s, Pepys had worked hard to keep it secret. He knew he was placing his livelihood at risk by recording seditious criticisms of his superiors, along with details of his own bribe-taking and sexually explicit accounts of his ‘amours’. There was much that, when writing, he did

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