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Don't bother parsing: Just use images for RAG

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-22 23:16:41

At Morphik, we build RAG tools to provide developers accurate search over complex documents. In this article, we explain why we operate over "images" of pages instead of doing OCR/ parsing. If you’ve ever tried to extract information from a complex PDF: one with charts, diagrams, and tables mixed with text, you know the pain. That invoice with a nested table showing quarterly breakdowns? The research paper whose intricate figures actually contain the key findings? The technical manual where the

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AccountingBench: Evaluating LLMs on real long-horizon business tasks

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-22 22:48:28

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What went wrong inside recalled Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-23 00:22:11

Lithium-ion batteries power the many electronic devices that we rely on every day, from EVs to smartphones and laptops. They’re so prevalent, that the average American owns nine lithium battery-powered devices.1 But they carry real risks when quality lapses occur. Overheating and fire hazards can cause property damage, injuries, or worse. With millions of these batteries in circulation, even a single defect can have a ripple effect of consequences for consumer safety and brand reputation. Recen

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Fake Trump-Epstein Letters Spread Online After Bombshell Report

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-07-23 01:20:17

Donald Trump once contributed to an album of birthday letters for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that included the president’s signature and a reference to “secrets” the two men shared, according to an explosive article published last week by the Wall Street Journal. But the Journal didn’t publish any images of the birthday letter, leaving people to wonder what it might have looked like. And social media users have produced quite a few cards made to look like the one described in the articl

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The Ending of ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Changed Weeks Before Release

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-07-23 01:30:41

Filmmakers love to tinker with their movies until the last possible second. A nip here, a tweak there, change the sound, the levels, etc. But, eventually, the studios need a finished movie so it can be sent to theaters, screened for press, etc. This week’s new horror film, I Know What You Did Last Summer, had tinkering too, but it was even closer to release and more impactful to the story than most other movies. In fact, the entire ending of the movie flipped on its head mere weeks before coming

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FAA Allows SpaceX to Drop Starship Rocket Bits on Sacred Hawaiian Island

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-07-23 01:30:51

Elon Musk’s obsession with colonizing Mars is polluting Earth. As SpaceX seeks to ramp up its launches of Starship, it’s also expanding its splashdown area where pieces of the rocket are allowed to litter the Pacific Ocean. A recent expansion threatens marine wildlife surrounding a sacred island in native Hawaiian tradition. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved SpaceX’s request to rain down debris in the waters surrounding Mokumanamana, an uninhabited island in Northwestern Hawaii

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Polymarket Says Its Coming Back to the U.S.

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-07-23 01:55:31

In 2022, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission accused Polymarket of having offered illegal trading services. Since then, as part of its settlement with the government, the site hasn’t operated inside the United States. However, the platform—which lets web users earn or burn cash via bets on anything and everything (from political races to farts)—now appears to be headed back to America, thanks in part to a recent business deal. In a press release published Monday, Polymarket announced tha

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Best Prepaid Home Internet Plans for July 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-22 17:00:00

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Apple Encryption Safe After All? UK Reportedly Plans to Backtrack on Backdoor Demands

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-22 23:48:00

Apple's reputation for providing a private and secure experience for people who use its products and services is among the highest in the industry. All that has been under threat this year, as the UK government has asked Apple to provide it with backdoor access to the iCloud accounts not only of British citizens, but of people around the world. But it looks like following pressure from the US, the UK might have decided to reverse course. As reported by the Financial Times on Sunday, the Home Of

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You Can Save Money on Back-to-School Shopping During Sales Tax Holidays. Is Your State Holding One?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-23 00:00:04

State sales tax holidays usually run for one weekend, though some states offer longer exemptions. Tharon Green/CNET If you haven't already started buying back-to-school essentials, shopping during a sales tax holiday can offer some extra savings. These tax-free shopping events typically center on back-to-school items, offering discounts on clothing, school supplies, laptops and athletic gear. This year, 17 states are participating in a tax-free event, with two happening this weekend, and many

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Ted Lasso Kicks Off Season 4 Filming in Kansas City. Here's What We Know So Far

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-23 00:24:19

Macy Meyer Writer II Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics, including home security, fitness and nutrition, smart home tech and more. In each article, Macy helps readers get the most out of their home, tech and wellness. When Macy isn't writing, she's volunteering, traveling, walking her dog, Holden, or watching sports.

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The Best Co-op Games to Play With Your Friends Right Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-23 00:30:00

Playing video games with friends is intrinsic to gaming. It should be no surprise that games like Split Fiction and It Takes Two from Hazelight Studios, which focus on cooperative play, were critical successes. Despite how gaming has changed over the years, one thing remains the same -- people love playing games together. Some of my best memories are of marathon gaming sessions with friends, squished together on a couch or logging in online from different spots. Whether you're looking for a sp

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Gemini Deep Think learns math, wins gold medal at International Math Olympiad

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-23 01:08:41

The students participating in the annual International Math Olympiad (IMO) represent some of the most talented young computational minds in the world. This year, they faced down a newly enhanced array of powerful AI models, including Google's Gemini Deep Think. The company says it put its model to the test using the same rules as human participants, and it improved on an already solid showing from last year. Google says its specially tuned math AI got five of the six questions correct, which is

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SharePoint vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating under exploit across globe

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-23 01:30:09

Authorities and researchers are sounding the alarm over the active mass exploitation of a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server that’s allowing attackers to make off with sensitive company data, including authentication tokens used to access systems inside networks. Researchers said anyone running an on-premises instance of SharePoint should assume their networks are breached. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53770, carries a severity rating of 9.8 out of a possible 1

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FCC to eliminate gigabit speed goal and scrap analysis of broadband prices

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-23 01:49:17

The Federal Communications Commission is ditching Biden-era standards for measuring progress toward the goal of universal broadband deployment. The changes will make it easier for the FCC to give the broadband industry a passing grade in an annual progress report. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's proposal would give the industry a thumbs-up even if it falls short of 100 percent deployment, eliminate a long-term goal of gigabit broadband speeds, and abandon a new effort to track the affordability of

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Google solves its Pixel 10 leaks by just showing us the phone

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-07-23 01:14:12

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Google’s Pixel 10 launch event is just under a month away, but the company is already revealing the official design of the base phone. You can currently see a video of the phone on Google’s website (and below). It looks just like the official renders that leaked earlier today, which showed that the phone will have a third back camera (which is rumored to be a telephoto sensor

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Faraday Future is back with another wild EV that probably will never get made

theverge.com Peter Nelson 2025-07-23 01:28:41

Ask anyone who’s familiar with EV startups what Faraday Future is, and words like vaporware or severely delayed might come to mind. That’s because, in the brand’s 11-year existence, it has seemingly overpromised and under-delivered on nearly everything it has ever announced. As reported by Autoweek, it has sold less than 20 of its luxury FF 91 full-size EVs since it debuted two years ago — mostly to investors and celebrity influencers. Last week, Faraday revealed its latest model, the FX Super

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Sony’s gamer-friendly X90L TV is on sale for a new low price

theverge.com Brandt Ranj 2025-07-23 01:37:35

If you’re tired of constantly plugging and unplugging devices from your charger,is available from Amazon and Ugreen for an all-time low of $94.99 ($25 off). The charger has three USB-C ports, two of which can charge a device at up to 140W, and one USB-A port. At its top speed, it can charge a 16-inch MacBook Pro’s battery from zero to 50 percent in under half an hour. It also supports Samsung’s Super Fast Charging 2.0, and if you plug in multiple devices, it will automatically optimize the power

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Hackers exploiting SharePoint zero-day seen targeting government agencies

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-07-23 01:42:36

The hackers behind the initial wave of attacks exploiting a zero-day in Microsoft SharePoint servers have so far primarily targeted government organizations, according to researchers as well as news reports. Over the weekend U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA published an alert, warning that hackers were exploiting a previously unknown bug — known as a “zero-day” — in Microsoft’s enterprise data management product SharePoint. While it’s still early to draw definitive conclusions, it appears that th

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ChatGPT users send 2.5 billion prompts a day

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-07-23 01:44:43

In Brief ChatGPT receives 2.5 billion prompts from global users every day, OpenAI told Axios. About 330 million of those are coming from users in the U.S. These numbers show just how ubiquitous OpenAI’s flagship product is becoming. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, does not release daily search data, but recently revealed that Google receives 5 trillion queries per year, which averages to just under 14 billion daily searches. Independent researchers have found similar trends. Neil Patel of

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Galaxy Buds 3 FE leak reveals a surprisingly premium design

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-23 05:35:37

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A reportedly leaked image shows the Galaxy Buds 3 FE look nearly identical to the Buds 3 Pro The FE model appears to use the Pro’s stemmed design with silicone tips, rather than the open AirPods-style Buds 3. Samsung has yet to confirm specs or a release date, and the leaked image has now been removed from X. Samsung may be working on a more affordable set of Fan Edition wireless earbuds, but you’d be hard-pressed to tell from the design. A newly leaked

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How to remove personal information to protect yourself from stalkers

9to5mac.com Sponsored Post 2025-07-21 06:00:00

With data brokers making big money by selling your personal details, it’s never been easier for bad actors to get access to your phone number, email address, physical address, and even sensitive data like your social security number. That doesn’t just leave you at risk from spammers and scammers, but some people unfortunately have to worry about their contact details being used for stalking and harassment … How to remove personal information Data brokers are companies whose business is buying

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New M5 iPad Pro rumor hints at another Mac feature coming to iPad

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-07-23 05:20:51

It’s shaping up to be a big year for the iPad, with iPadOS 26 the biggest productivity update ever and a new iPad Pro coming this fall. Now, a curious rumor about that M5 iPad Pro’s cameras hints at yet another Mac-inspired feature coming to iPad soon. M5 iPad Pro expected to feature two front-facing cameras This weekend in his Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman shared a curious detail about a new M5 iPad Pro feature. Gurman writes: Apple is apparently adding a second, portrait-side front-faci

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Xbox cloud games will soon follow you just about everywhere

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-23 05:36:05

Microsoft just launched a service for Xbox Insiders that brings all cloud-playable games, along with play histories, to the official Xbox PC app. This includes console exclusives spanning multiple generations and hundreds of other releases. The service extends to games owned by the player and Game Pass titles. The big hook here is that recently-played games will follow people across devices, including Xbox consoles, PCs and Windows handhelds. This will make it easier for folks to jump back into

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Flickering lights? Blown breakers? Your home needs more power - here's what to do

zdnet.com Mike Lock 2025-07-23 05:10:00

PM Images/Getty The hair dryer routinely trips the breaker and kills power to the second floor. The kitchen lights dim when you run the microwave. The air conditioner can only cool one room at a time on a sweltering night. You don't have adequate power in your house to support your daily needs; we've all been there. These examples might be nostalgic for some, but if you can relate in your current living situation, you might be stuck at a CORE level 1 power-constrained state. Beyond the inconv

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Too hot to mow? I tested a robot lawn mower with no boundary wire (and now it's on sale)

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-07-23 05:28:27

ZDNET's key takeaways The Eufy E15 Robot Mower for yards up to 0.2 acres is normally $2,300, while the Eufy E18 covers up to 0.3 acres and costs $2,600, though both are currently on sale This robot mower uses visual recognition, AI algorithms, and 3D sensors to distinguish the boundaries of a lawn and avoid obstacles in real time While it's good for smaller yards, I'd recommend it for fenced-in, flat yards, as it can get stuck on uneven terrain. $1,499.99 at Amazon The Eufy E15 is currently 3

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Reverse Engineering the Mysterious Up-Data Link Test Set from Apollo

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-23 03:56:36

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MIPS – The hyperactive history and legacy of the pioneering RISC architecture

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-23 05:31:20

Readers may have noticed a famous and distinguished name in computer architecture in the news recently: GlobalFoundries to Acquire MIPS to Accelerate AI and Compute Capabilities July 8, 2025 GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire MIPS, a leading supplier of AI and processor IP. “MIPS brings a strong heritage of delivering efficient, scalable compute IP tailored for performance-critical applications, which strategically aligns with the evolving deman

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Solar-plus-storage technology is improving quickly

news.ycombinator.com David Roberts 2025-07-23 03:31:57

I chat with Kostantsa Rangelova and Dave Jones, authors of a new Ember report, who find that solar-plus-storage costs have declined so much that it can now provide baseload-level power in sunny cities for less than the cost of new nuclear or even new gas. We discuss why even energy pros are behind the curve on this, how quickly the technology is improving, and why most of the world doesn't see natural gas as a viable option the way the US does. (PDF transcript) (Active transcript) Text transc

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Improving End-to-End Tests to Reduce Flakiness: Tools and Strategies

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-19 17:16:32

There’s nothing worse than a test suite that fails randomly. Flaky end-to-end (E2E) tests erode confidence, slow down releases, and lead developers to ignore legitimate failures. If your team starts using the term “CI roulette,” it’s time to act. Flaky tests are fixable—but it takes visibility, discipline, and the right tooling. What Is a Flaky Test? A flaky test is one that fails sometimes and passes other times, without any changes to the code. They’re usually caused by: Timing issues (e.g

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