GoKawiil - Latest Tech News & Aggregated Headlines

Genki will pay Nintendo damages over 3D-printed Switch 2

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-10-06 11:50:10

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nintendo has settled the lawsuit it filed against accessory maker Genki over the Switch 2 mockup it showcased at CES before the console was officially revealed, and accessories it promoted using the Switch 2 name. Genki’s parent company, Human Things, will pay Nintendo an undisclosed amount of money in damages to close the case, according to a legal filing submitted on Monday, and has agreed to stop giving i

Topics: company console genki nintendo switch

Shop Amazon

No, the Galaxy S25 FE doesn’t have this key security upgrade

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-06 13:15:48

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has confirmed to Android Authority that the Galaxy S25 FE has an optical-based fingerprint scanner. This comes after unofficial claims that the phone has an ultrasonic scanner. An ultrasonic fingerprint scanner is faster, more accurate, and works with wet fingers. Samsung launched the Galaxy S25 FE last week, and it brings a couple of notable upgrades. We also heard rumors that the phone would have an upgraded in-display fingerprint sensor, bu

Topics: fingerprint galaxy optical scanner ultrasonic

Shop Amazon

Linus Torvalds is sick and tired of your 'pointless links' - and AI is no excuse

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-10-06 01:22:49

Maximusnd/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Linus Torvalds is annoyed by non-informative links in proposed Linux code changes. Many of these useless links come from AI dev programs and other automated tools. Torvalds doesn't want to see links unless they take him to useful info about a patch. It all started with a single fix to a resource node rewrite in the Linux kernel. The more Linus Torvalds looked at

Topics: link links linus pointless torvalds

Shop Amazon

iPhone 17 looks like the strong all-around upgrade that iPhone 16 wasn’t

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-06 13:23:16

Apple announced its iPhone 16 lineup one year ago, and arguably its tentpole features have been a rare miss for the company. But rumors for the iPhone 17 indicate it should be a strong return to form deserving of an upgrade. iPhone 16: Three disappointing tentpole features Every year, Apple’s new iPhone lineup packs a variety of big and small upgrades. With the iPhone 16 line, Apple put a lot of emphasis on three features in particular: Camera Control Apple Intelligence and larger Pro displa

Topics: 16 apple intelligence iphone pro

Shop Amazon

Intel’s chief executive of products departs among other leadership changes

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-10-06 16:22:13

Semiconductor giant Intel continues to shake up its senior leadership since Lip-Bu Tan took the helm as CEO in March. Intel announced Monday that Michelle Johnston Holthaus will depart the company after more than three decades. Johnston Holthhaus was most recently chief executive officer of Intel products and will remain a strategic adviser. The company also announced the creation of a central engineering group that will build a new custom silicon business for outside customers, according to I

Topics: announced company engineering group intel

Shop Amazon

Time to Recycle an Old Laptop or Printer? Here's Where to Take It

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-06 23:47:00

Once that old laptop or printer stops working, you need to get rid of it. However, that can be easier said than done. Throwing it in the trash will only lead to more items that could be recycled slowly deteriorating in a landfill, and depending on the device in question could be illegal. That's probably why a recent CNET survey found that almost a third of US adults still have old, unused electronics hanging around the house. The good news? Recycling your old devices is easier than ever. Major

Topics: computers free old printers recycling

Shop Amazon

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 9, #1543

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-06 23:58:00

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. With summer over, some of us are already looking ahead to Halloween. Today's Wordle puzzle has an answer that is often associated with that spooky holiday. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints an

Topics: answer hint hints today wordle

Shop Amazon

AMD claims Arm ISA doesn't offer efficiency advantage over x86

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-06 22:36:00

SL2 I'm surprised that AMD included Intel here.. That doesn't mean that it absolutely can't be done these days. However, I highly doubt that it could be done 20 years ago. Even if it's possible today, there's really no reason to make x86 for phones because the cost for development is too high and there's stiff competition.. ARM does the job perfectly. piloponth There was an initiative from Intel - x86S - scrape all legacy from the ISA and start fresh from x86_amd64. That bavkward com

Topics: arm high intel smartphones x86

Shop Amazon

Internet Access in the Middle East Disrupted After Undersea Cables Are Mysteriously Cut

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-10-07 04:15:14

Over the weekend, crucial undersea cables providing internet access to parts of Asia were mysteriously cut, leading to internet outages in certain parts of the Middle East and Asia. The initial news seems to have originated from a Microsoft announcement published on Sunday. The announcement reads, in part: “Starting at 05:45 UTC on 06 September 2025, network traffic traversing through the Middle East may experience increased latency due to undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea.” Gizmodo reached ou

Topics: cable cables internet red sea

Shop Amazon

Nintendo Switch modder ordered to pay $2 million in piracy lawsuit

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-10-07 04:40:51

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nintendo has notched another victory in its crusade against piracy. Last week, a Washington District Court judge ordered Ryan Daley to pay Nintendo $2 million and stop selling modded Switch consoles online, as reported earlier by Engadget. In a copyright lawsui

Topics: consoles daley devices nintendo switch

Shop Amazon

7 useful iOS 26 AI features launching alongside iPhone 17 (and these older models)

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-10-07 08:51:00

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Apple's iPhone launch event will take place on Tuesday, September 9. The new devices will include new Apple Intelligence features via iOS 26. Some older models will also have access to iOS 26 Apple Intelligence features. The big iPhone 17 product launch is taking place tomorrow, and while all eyes are on the new devices, especially the highly anticipated iPhone Air, slated to be the company'

Topics: 26 apple feature intelligence use

Shop Amazon

‘Free Speech’ University in Austin Makes Freshmen Read Palantir CEO’s Deep Thoughts

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-10-07 12:30:04

In 2021, “intellectual dark web” OG and Israeli-government stan Bari Weiss announced the launch of her own university. In case you don’t remember, the “intellectual dark web” was a term coined by one of its own proponents (Eric Weinstein) and used to market a breed of new pundits and influencers, like Joe Rogan, who sprang up during the first Trump administration. These pundits dared to share provocative perspectives that, according to them, no one else had the courage to voice—stuff like multic

Topics: intellectual karp like school weiss

Shop Amazon

Browser Fingerprint Detector

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-08 00:08:56

Browser Fingerprint Detector Discover what information websites can gather about you through browser fingerprint techniques. Your privacy matters - understand your digital footprint.

Topics: browser detector digital discover fingerprint

Shop Amazon

I am giving up on Intel and have bought an AMD Ryzen 9950X3D

news.ycombinator.com Michael Stapelberg 2025-10-07 21:54:29

The Intel 285K CPU in my high-end 2025 Linux PC died again! 😡 Notably, this was the replacement CPU for the original 285K that died in March, and after reading through the reviews of Intel CPUs on my electronics store of choice, many of which (!) mention CPU replacements, I am getting the impression that Intel’s current CPUs just are not stable 😞. Therefore, I am giving up on Intel for the coming years and have bought an AMD Ryzen 9950X3D CPU instead. What happened? Or: the batch job of death

Topics: amd cpu cpus intel power

Shop Amazon

Show HN: Veena Chromatic Tuner

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-08 21:38:34

Veena Chromatic Tuner lets you to tune in Equal Temperament/Just Intonation with oscilloscope-like stable waveform display. This powerful, versatile tuning application is designed for musicians who need precise control over their instrument tuning across multiple musical traditions (Equal Temperament, Just Intonation). It displays the pitch (frequency) and deviation in cents via a needle interface. A unique visual feature is its linear and circular waveform display of input audio: the waveform a

Topics: instrument intonation note tuning veena

Shop Amazon

Report: Apple planning to launch Apple Intelligence in China before end of 2025

9to5mac.com Dylan Mcdonald 2025-10-08 15:24:32

Since launching Apple Intelligence in 2024, Apple has been working to release the set of features in China, the largest smartphone market in the world. But, from the very start, they have faced pressure from both China and the United States. Now they might finally be close to launching. Apple’s past struggles One of the primary issues Apple is facing is that any company looking to launch generative AI product in the country must have approval from a local regulator. In order to get this approv

Topics: apple china intelligence launch new

Shop Amazon

Nintendo wins a $2 million lawsuit against popular Switch modding webstore

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-08 13:45:28

Nintendo has just won another major battle in its longstanding war against piracy. Earlier this summer, a US federal court ruled in favor of Nintendo in a lawsuit against Ryan Daly and the Modded Hardware website. The site was known for selling devices that allowed users to get around Nintendo's piracy protections, including the popular MIG Switch flashcart that lets buyers play official Nintendo games without the need for a physical cartridge. Besides requiring Daly to pay $2 million to Nintend

Topics: daly games including lawsuit nintendo

Shop Amazon

Intel Arc Pro B50 GPU Launched at $349 for Compact Workstations

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-08 18:06:35

Intel has officially expanded its professional GPU portfolio with the launch of the Arc Pro B50, designed specifically for small-form-factor workstations. The card is based on the Battlemage BMG-G21 GPU, configured with 16 Xe2 cores. It comes paired with 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM clocked at 14 Gbps on a 128-bit memory bus, producing 224 GB/s of effective bandwidth. This configuration ensures that the GPU cores are properly fed while maintaining a low overall power draw. Intel has kept the total board

Topics: b50 gpu intel pro professional

Shop Amazon

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 8, #1542

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-08 16:00:04

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. I got a kick out of today's Wordle puzzle. It's a fun word, with fairly common consonants, though if you guess AUDIO or ADIEU as your first word, you won't get a lot of letters right away. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in En

Topics: answer hint sept today wordle

Shop Amazon

AI Companion App Shuts Down Amid Controversy

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-08 12:30:19

In the frenetic world of artificial intelligence, virtual companions have exploded into a market all their own. A recent survey found that some 72 percent of teens said they've experimented with artificial buddies. Of those, over 50 percent say they have a regular relationship with the chatbots. But there's no guarantee those companions will stick around forever — something users of the AI startup Dot are learning the hard way after the company announced it was going belly up on Friday. Found

Topics: ai chatbots dot intelligence users

Shop Amazon

Starlink Halves the Cost of Its Dish for New Sign-Ups

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-08 11:00:00

For households in rural areas or regions where traditional ISPs still fall short, Starlink has become a lifeline for fast, reliable internet. The satellite service has opened up access in places that once had few options, and now it's rolling out one of its most affordable offers yet for new customers. Right now, the Starlink standard kit is marked down to $175, which is a 50% cut from its usual $349 price. Unlike past promotions that were limited to certain areas, this discount is available na

Topics: internet ookla satellite speeds starlink

Shop Amazon

Your electronics could be quietly draining energy - this gadget prevents that

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-10-08 16:00:18

Smart Wi-Fi power strips are a great way to save on your power bill. But do they pay for themselves? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Leaving devices plugged and switched on can be wasteful. Monitoring usage and remote switching helps reduce bills. This Tapo smart power strip is a great option to monitor power consumption, and at $45, it pays for itself. I have three 3D printers that are on the go a lot of the time. I

Topics: consumption power printers smart time

Shop Amazon

Show HN: Lightweight tool for managing Linux virtual machines

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-08 13:30:16

flint — Modern KVM Management UI A sleek, self-contained, drop-in web UI, CLI and API for KVM virtualization. flint is a single binary, fully self-contained KVM management solution designed for developers, sysadmins, and advanced home labs. Manage virtual machines efficiently without the overhead of complex platforms. Core Philosophy Single Drop-In Binary — No installers or dependencies(other than libvirt). Self contained 8.4mb binary including web UI. Run it and you’re operational. — No in

Topics: binary flint kvm ui web

Shop Amazon

Godfather of AI Says His Girlfriend Broke Up With Him Using ChatGPT

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-08 04:00:04

Geoffrey Hinton, long considered a "godfather of AI" and who won the Nobel Prize in Physics last year, has a complicated relationship with the tech he pioneered at Google many years ago. He's long argued that AI poses an existential risk to humanity, and signed a letter earlier this year calling on OpenAI not to betray its non-profit roots. Even in his own personal life, it sounds like Hinton can't escape the tech. In an interview with the Financial Times, the 77-year-old revealed that his ex-

Topics: ai chatgpt hinton people told

Shop Amazon

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 7 #553

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-08 12:00:05

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 might be tough if you're not familiar with this particular ritual and celebration. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossw

Topics: hints puzzle strands today words

Shop Amazon

Baby's first type checker

news.ycombinator.com Austin Z. Henley 2025-10-05 05:41:06

Austin Z. Henley Associate Teaching Professor Carnegie Mellon University [email protected] @austinzhenley github/AZHenley Baby's first type checker 8/31/2025 Have you ever wondered how type checking works? Me too—let's make one! Python allows optional type annotations like this: def foobar(name: str | None) -> str: return "Fizz!" buzz: int = 42 A type checker goes through the code to make sure that the kinds of values you use match what your functions and variables expect. In the examp

Topics: ast int return self type

Shop Amazon

The maths you need to start understanding LLMs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-05 01:10:47

The maths you need to start understanding LLMs Actually coming up with ideas like GPT-based LLMs and doing serious AI research requires serious maths. But the good news is that if you just want to understand how they work, while it does require some maths, if you studied it at high-school at any time since the 1960s, you did all of the groundwork then: vectors, matrices, and so on. One thing to note -- what I'm covering here is what you need to know to understand inference -- that is, using an

Topics: dimensional matrix points space vector

Shop Amazon

FTC commissioner questions status of Snap AI chatbot complaint: 'People deserve answers'

cnbc.com Jonathan Vanian 2025-10-09 00:50:16

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter raised questions on Friday about the status of an artificial intelligence chatbot complaint against Snap that the agency referred to the Department of Justice earlier this year. In January, the FTC announced that it would refer a non-public complaint regarding allegations that Snap's My AI chatbot posed potential "risks and harms" to young users and said it would refer the suit to the DOJ "in the public interest." "We don't know what

Topics: ceo chatbot complaint public snap

Shop Amazon

API Blueprint

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-06 18:43:21

API Blueprint. A powerful high-level API description language for web APIs. API Blueprint is simple and accessible to everybody involved in the API lifecycle. Its syntax is concise yet expressive. With API Blueprint you can quickly design and prototype APIs to be created or document and test already deployed mission-critical APIs. Tutorial Tools section # GET /message + Response 200 (text/plain) Hello World! Focused on Collaboration API Blueprint is built to encourage dialogue and collabora

Topics: api blueprint built syntax tools

Shop Amazon

I kissed comment culture goodbye

news.ycombinator.com Sustainable Views 2025-10-08 23:11:39

It started out harmlessly, a comment on hacker news roughly 16 years ago. From there it expanded to reddit, substack, twitter. And it increased in frequency, from every few months to every week, peaking at several times a day. It became an addictive, productive habit—I would scan the headlines for a catchy title, quickly skim the piece, and then race to the comment section and type one out. Sometimes the comments were insightful or funny. At other times, curt or nitpicky. It was an exercise of

Topics: comment culture friends internet social

Shop Amazon

Latest Tech News

Genki will pay Nintendo damages over 3D-printed Switch 2

No, the Galaxy S25 FE doesn’t have this key security upgrade

Linus Torvalds is sick and tired of your 'pointless links' - and AI is no excuse

iPhone 17 looks like the strong all-around upgrade that iPhone 16 wasn’t

Intel’s chief executive of products departs among other leadership changes

Time to Recycle an Old Laptop or Printer? Here's Where to Take It

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 9, #1543

AMD claims Arm ISA doesn't offer efficiency advantage over x86

Internet Access in the Middle East Disrupted After Undersea Cables Are Mysteriously Cut

Nintendo Switch modder ordered to pay $2 million in piracy lawsuit

7 useful iOS 26 AI features launching alongside iPhone 17 (and these older models)

‘Free Speech’ University in Austin Makes Freshmen Read Palantir CEO’s Deep Thoughts

Browser Fingerprint Detector

I am giving up on Intel and have bought an AMD Ryzen 9950X3D

Show HN: Veena Chromatic Tuner

Report: Apple planning to launch Apple Intelligence in China before end of 2025

Nintendo wins a $2 million lawsuit against popular Switch modding webstore

Intel Arc Pro B50 GPU Launched at $349 for Compact Workstations

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 8, #1542

AI Companion App Shuts Down Amid Controversy

Starlink Halves the Cost of Its Dish for New Sign-Ups

Your electronics could be quietly draining energy - this gadget prevents that

Show HN: Lightweight tool for managing Linux virtual machines

Godfather of AI Says His Girlfriend Broke Up With Him Using ChatGPT

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 7 #553

Baby's first type checker

The maths you need to start understanding LLMs

FTC commissioner questions status of Snap AI chatbot complaint: 'People deserve answers'

API Blueprint

I kissed comment culture goodbye

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising

Latest Tech News

Trending Topics

Hot Now

Popular

Emerging

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising