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Google's New Pixel Studio Is Weirdly Obsessed With the iPhone

cnet.com Andrew Lanxon 2025-10-27 01:41:00

Pixel Studio launched on the Pixel 9 series last year, but the Pixel 10 Pro allowed me to spend time testing Pixel Studio using a more advanced generative AI model. The result is better quality images, a much deeper understanding of keywords and a wider range of image styles that can be created. But its quality goes deeper, being now able to generate actual text instead of strings of nonsense as well as creating pictures of people -- including photorealistic depictions of known faces like Taylo

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The Genetic Trick That Helped Humans Ride Horses

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-10-27 18:00:55

Roughly 4,500 years ago, humans forged a bond that would shape the history of our species. The domestication of horses led to significant advancements in transportation, hunting, and warfare, literally carrying human society into the modern era. Despite how influential horses have been for humans, scientists still have many fundamental questions about their domestication. New research published Thursday, August 28, in the journal Science, offers new insight into the genetic shifts that helped t

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CDC Director Denies Report She’s Been Fired by Trump Regime (HHS Says She’s Out)

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-10-28 16:00:09

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Susan Monarez, was reportedly fired on Wednesday after she resisted changes to covid-19 vaccine policies, according to the Washington Post. But her lawyer says she hasn’t been officially notified of the termination, throwing a curveball into an already chaotic news cycle at the CDC. “When CDC Director Susan Monarez refused to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives and fire dedicated health experts, she chose protectin

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Did Nvidia Just Pop an AI Bubble? Here’s What the Market Says

gizmodo.com Riley Gutiérrez Mcdermid 2025-10-29 02:46:19

Lukewarm second quarter results from AI powerhouse Nvidia (NVDA) Wednesday have Wall Street bros and the analysts that love them catching all kinds of feelings. Long a bellwether for how the market views AI in general, the largest company in the world carries enough weight in its $1 trillion valuation to move entire indexes, let alone the tech sector. That was especially the case over the last two weeks, when handwringing over what Nvidia would say in its second quarter results on Aug. 27 reac

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3D printing a building with 756 windows

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-25 10:31:41

I’m writing this in a building with 756 windows. I know because I counted, and spent months researching, measuring, designing, 3D printing, and assembling them for the final project of an architecture course I took last spring. I’m a computer science major, but I make a point of taking a few non-math non-CS courses each year, made possible by Brown University’s Open Curriculumn. Last semester, those courses were in architecture and epigraphy; this blog post is about a project for the former.

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A vibe-coding tool for serious developers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-30 22:13:23

AI coding for serious projects and devs Code at the speed of thought An AI development platform that understands your entire codebase, speaks every programming language, and deploys globally in seconds.

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I Spent over $31,900 on Whiteout Survival – Here's Why I Regret It

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-31 02:34:20

Hey everyone, I’ve been debating whether to post this for a long time. It’s not easy admitting this, but after stepping back and looking at the numbers, I feel like I need to share my experience—not for myself, but to warn others who might be heading down the same path. I’m using a throwaway account for obvious reasons, but I feel it’s important to put this out there and hopefully help someone avoid making the same mistakes I did. I started playing Whiteout Survival in December 2023 and played

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F-35 pilot held 50-minute airborne conference call with engineers before crash

news.ycombinator.com Brad Lendon 2025-10-31 11:38:42

A US Air Force F-35 pilot spent 50 minutes on an airborne conference call with Lockheed Martin engineers trying to solve a problem with his fighter jet before he ejected and the plane plunged to the ground in Alaska earlier this year, an accident report released this week says. The January 28 crash at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks was recorded in a video that showed the aircraft dropping straight down and exploding in a fireball. The pilot ejected safely, suffering only minor injuries, bu

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Das Problem mit German Strings

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-31 06:59:35

German strings are everywhere I look. The impression I’ve gotten from working in the Rust Arrow/Datafusion ecosystem and related file formats for the last couple of months is that StringViews (the implementation of German strings in Arrow) are becoming, if they have not already, the canonical form of representing string columns at execution time. This is generally a good idea. German strings are a fantastic innovation rooted in simplicity that greatly improves most string processing use-cases i

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Reimagining sound and space

technologyreview.com Mackenzie White 2025-10-31 17:00:00

“It would be very difficult to teach biology or engineering in a studio designed for dance or music,” Jay Scheib, section head for Music and Theater Arts, told MIT News shortly before the building officially opened. “The same goes for teaching music in a mathematics or chemistry classroom. In the past, we’ve done it, but it did limit us.” He said the new space would allow MIT musicians to hear their music as it was intended to be heard and “provide an opportunity to convene people to inhabit the

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Looks like nuclear fusion is picking up steam

theverge.com Justine Calma 2025-10-31 21:22:24

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nuclear fusion is on the upswing, as more companies pile into the space to achieve what’s often described as the Holy Grail of clean energy, according to an updated map from the Clean Air

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Stop What You’re Doing and Check if Your Ding Dong Is Moldy

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-11-01 05:15:41

The maker of Ding Dongs, which owns Hostess Brands, has issued a withdrawal notice in the U.S. over concerns the product could be contaminated by mold. “Our root cause investigation confirmed a mechanical issue with a piece of equipment created conditions that could support the development of mold in the product prior to the expiration date,” J. M. Smucker said in an announcement sent to retailers that was also posted online. “This mechanical issue was present for a limited period and resolved

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The base model Kindle is the e-reader most people should buy (and it's under $100 right now)

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-11-01 13:53:19

ZDNET's key takeaways Amazon's base model Kindle promises quicker page-turning, a brighter display, and a fun matcha green colorway (alongside the classic black) It's currently on sale for $90 The e-reader is more reactive and vivid, and reading anything on the lightweight, portable device is convenient. This model has the shortest battery life out of the entire lineup, but it's still six weeks long. $89.99 at Amazon $89.99 at Best Buy $109.99 at Target more buying choices What's the deal?

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Reading for pleasure plummets by 40% in the US

news.ycombinator.com Paul Arnold 2025-11-03 04:17:44

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Dataset characterization and measures of reading. Credit: iScience (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.113288 If you love nothing more than devouring a page-turner in your free time, you're becoming a rare breed. Reading for pleasure among adults in the United States has fallen dramatically in the last two decades. A n

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Ether slides to start the week after hitting a fresh record near $5,000

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-11-03 10:09:16

Ether tumbled to start the week, erasing gains from its Jackson Hole rally after hitting a fresh record over the weekend. On Monday, the price of the second largest cryptocurrency fell 8% to $4,431.60, according to Coin Metrics. On Sunday, it rose to an all-time high of $4,954.81, after hitting an earlier record Friday for the first time since 2021. Meanwhile, bitcoin fell 2% to $110,531.00, its lowest level since July. The flagship cryptocurrency hit its most recent record of $124,496 on Aug.

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DeepWiki: Understand Any Codebase

news.ycombinator.com Sahar Mor 2025-11-01 16:23:30

Welcome to another post in the AI Coding Series, where I'll share the strategies and insights I've developed for effective AI-assisted coding. In this post, I break down how I use DeepWiki - my go-to tool for understanding unfamiliar codebases, spinning up dev environments, and generating context for coding agents like Claude and Cursor. Whether you're evaluating an open-source repo, onboarding to a new project, or building an AI-powered dev tool, DeepWiki can save you hours. Note: This is not

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Ether pulls back to start the week after hitting a fresh record near $5,000

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-11-04 10:32:44

Ether is pulling back to start the week, after hitting a fresh record over the weekend. On Monday, the price of the second largest cryptocurrency fell 4% to $4,631.61, according to Coin Metrics, trading off its lows of the day. On Sunday, it rose to a fresh record of $4,954.81, after hitting an earlier all-time high Friday for the first time since 2021. Meanwhile, bitcoin was little changed at $112,488.80. Over the weekend, it dropped to $110,779.01, its lowest level since July 10. The flagshi

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Ether erases gains from Jackson Hole rally after hitting a fresh record over the weekend

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-11-05 11:33:29

Ether is pulling back to start the week, after hitting a fresh record over the weekend. The price of the second largest cryptocurrency fell 6% to $4,548.32 on Monday, according to Coin Metrics. On Sunday, it rose to a fresh record of $4,954.81, after hitting an earlier all-time high Friday for the first time since 2021. Meanwhile, bitcoin was last lower by more than 1% at $111,501.74. Over the weekend, it dropped to $110,779.01, its lowest level since July 10. The flagship cryptocurrency hit i

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My ZIP isn't your ZIP: Identifying and exploiting semantic gaps between parsers

news.ycombinator.com Yufan You 2025-11-01 05:58:44

ZIP is one of the most popular archive formats. It is used not only as archive files, but also as the container for other file formats, including office documents, Android applications, Java archives, and many more. Despite its ubiquity, the ZIP file format specification is imprecisely specified, posing the risk of semantic gaps between implementations that can be exploited by attackers. While prior research has reported individual such vulnerabilities, there is a lack of systematic studies for

Topics: ambiguities files including parsing zip

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First World Humanoid Robot Games: Highlights and Fails

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-05 02:00:05

China hosted the first World Humanoid Robot Games last week, featuring events like kickboxing, soccer, and track and field as well as real-world tasks like cleaning and climbing stairs. There were plenty of robotic triumphs, including China's own Unitree, which took home the most medals, including four Golds in track and field events. There were also plenty of robot fails, including brutal knockouts in kickboxing, flops on the race track and painful pile-ups on the soccer field where robots fe

Topics: china field including like robot

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TikTok puts hundreds of UK content moderator jobs at risk

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-03 22:32:06

TikTok puts hundreds of UK content moderator jobs at risk 22 hours ago Share Save Tom Gerken Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images TikTok is putting hundreds of jobs in the UK which moderate content that appears on the social media platform at risk. According to TikTok, the plan would see work moved to its other offices in Europe as it invests in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to scale up its moderation. "We are continuing a reorganisation that we started last year to strengthe

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Gear News of the Week: Always-Recording Smart Glasses, and Google Teases a New Nest Speaker

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2025-11-05 00:00:00

First, they showed the world how easy it is to add facial recognition to Meta's smart glasses. Now, they're making their own pair of smart specs. Former Harvard students Caine Ardayfio and AnhPhu Nguyen this week announced Halo, a startup of roughly 11 people working to develop always-recording smart glasses. The pair dropped out of Harvard to develop Halo X, smart glasses with a display on the lens that can answer any question someone asks. Powered by a combination of Google's Gemini and Perp

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Why is this hard?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-02 01:47:06

Every decision we make as developers is a tradeoff. We choose to do it because we believe that it holds benefit for what we are trying to accomplish. However, it is generally also a liability. The new code we are adding will need to be maintained, following new processes takes time, keeping infrastructure up-to-date and secure requires regular effort, etc. We are in an eternal battle to build what we need to build without being overwhelmed by these forces. If we're going to stave off that inevit

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The US government is taking a 10 percent stake in Intel

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-05 20:50:47

President Donald Trump says the US government is taking a 10 percent stake in chip maker Intel. Trump shared the news during a press conference on Friday, though an official announcement is still forthcoming, Reuters reports. News of a plan to convert Intel's previously promised CHIPS Act funding into equity in the company was first reported earlier in August. A meeting between Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and Trump following the President's call for Tan to resign seems to be the source of the deal. "H

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A guide to Gen AI / LLM vibecoding for expert programmers

news.ycombinator.com Christopher Rackauckas 2025-11-05 12:37:11

I get it, you’re too good to vibe code. You’re a senior developer who has been doing this for 20 years and knows the system like the back of your hand. Or maybe you’re the star individual contributor who is the only person who can ever figure out how to solve the hard problems. Or maybe you’re the professor who created the entire subject of the algorithms you’re implementing. I don’t know you, but I do know that you think you’re too good to vibe code. And guess what, you’re absolutely and totall

Topics: code coding just know vibe

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A Guide to Gen AI / LLM Vibecoding for Expert Programmers

news.ycombinator.com Christopher Rackauckas 2025-11-06 12:37:11

I get it, you’re too good to vibe code. You’re a senior developer who has been doing this for 20 years and knows the system like the back of your hand. Or maybe you’re the star individual contributor who is the only person who can ever figure out how to solve the hard problems. Or maybe you’re the professor who created the entire subject of the algorithms you’re implementing. I don’t know you, but I do know that you think you’re too good to vibe code. And guess what, you’re absolutely and totall

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Vibe Debugging: Enterprises' Up and Coming Nightmare

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-06 20:46:58

It's 12:45 PM, and my morning has vanished into the black hole of debugging my vibe-coded meme stock valuation site. The monthly growth numbers are spitting out garbage. What should be a steady 3-5% is showing wild swings between -50% and +2000%; the numbers don't add up. Each fix attempt means a 3-5 minute wait for Claude Code, get distracted, and come back to find that some code was added, but the bug remains. To fix this bug, I need to understand the code. However, the code is a mess of dup

Topics: ai code coding just need

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Meta's AI Push Leads to $10 Billion Google Cloud Deal, Report Says

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-06 20:20:20

Eager to establish dominance in artificial intelligence, Meta has signed up to use cloud-computing services from Google Cloud in a deal worth at least $10 billion over six years, according to a report from Bloomberg. The deal would expand Meta's capabilities as it continues to push into AI tools and services across its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. AI requires an enormous amount of computing resources, which requires more data center bandwidth. In turn, those data cente

Topics: ai cloud data including meta

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TikTok to lay off hundreds of UK content moderators

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-07 10:32:06

TikTok to lay off hundreds of UK content moderators 30 minutes ago Share Save Tom Gerken Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images TikTok is planning to lay off hundreds of staff in the UK which moderate the content that appears on the social media platform. According to TikTok, the plan would see work moved to its other offices in Europe as it invests in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to scale up its moderation. "We are continuing a reorganisation that we started last year to stre

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