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Trendy New Startup Makes You Pay to Tour Apartments When You're Looking for Housing

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-08 04:17:58

Back in the stone age, landlords would have to go through the ridiculous process of meeting prospective tenants, showing them their potential homes, and sharing information on the rental. No longer. Thanks to a property tech company with the amazingly mawkish name Rently, landlords can now kick their feet up and relax — even more than they used to, that is. Rently's big idea? What it calls "self-guided touring," a system where would-be renters receive a one-time door code to tour apartments on

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The best Plex alternative in 2025 is Jellyfin, and you really should try it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-07 12:40:39

Robert Triggs / Android Authority Self-hosting is an increasingly popular alternative for those looking to escape the convoluted (and expensive) content-streaming landscape and return to a more traditional personal ownership approach to their media collection. Once you’ve bought your fancy new Network Attached Storage (NAS) and filled it with your favorite movies, the next step is to figure out what software to run on it. There are at least two solid options for serving up your media collectio

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9to5Mac Daily: July 11, 2025 – Apple’s plans for new Macs, iPads, and more

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2025-08-08 05:17:07

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Roborock:The smartest vacuums just got more affordable. Roborock’s Prime Day sale has arrived—with exclusive, limited-time savings on their top models. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or

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Allen G. Hassenfeld, former CEO of Hasbro, dies at 76

news.ycombinator.com Abc News 2025-08-06 04:34:36

AP Business Writer -- Alan G. Hassenfeld, a renowned philanthropist and former CEO of iconic toy company Hasbro Inc., the maker of G.I. Joe and Play-Doh, has died. He was 76, according to the toy company. Hasbro, the nation's second largest toy company behind Mattel, declined to offer more details. Hassenfeld's family foundation, Hassenfeld Family Initiatives, wasn't immediately available to comment. Hassenfeld was born in Providence, Rhode Island and graduated from Deerfield Academy in Massac

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Alexander Skarsgård Ruined Multiple ‘Murderbot’ Finale Scenes by Crying

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-08-08 02:15:53

Season one of Murderbot wrapped up in a way that was sad yet hopeful—read io9’s recap here—with the underlying joy for fans that the Apple TV+ series will be returning to adapt more of Martha Wells’ Murderbot Diaries stories. And Alexander Skarsgård, who plays the title character, felt plenty of human emotion welling up while he was portraying the self-aware robot in the finale. Speaking to Collider, the actor, who’s also one of Murderbot‘s executive producers, spoke about the scene, in which h

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Firefly Aerospace files for an IPO

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-08-08 04:57:15

Firefly Aerospace is taking its orbital ambitions to the public markets. The company, which notched a string of successes this year, including a historic commercial moon landing, submitted its formal declaration to regulators Friday detailing its plans to IPO sometime this year. The S-1 document submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission provides a wide-ranging look into the company’s finances and governance plans, though the number of shares to be offered and their price range ha

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17 Best Prime Day Board Game Deals for Kids of All Ages (2025)

wired.com Simon Hill 2025-08-08 09:16:19

With summer vacations still stretching off into the distance, taking advantage of Prime Day board game deals or snagging some discounted toys could be a very smart move. The WIRED Reviews team has a gaggle of kids of all ages between us, and most of us are still big kids at heart, so we’ve tried a lot of board games and toys over the years. Some of the best family board games are on sale for Prime Day. You can also find deals on some of the best STEM toys. I have handpicked a selection of WIRED

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Firefly Space files for an IPO

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-08-08 09:57:15

Firefly Space is taking its orbital ambitions to the public markets. The company, which notched a string of successes this year, including a historic commercial Moon landing, submitted its formal declaration to regulators Friday detailing its plans to IPO sometime this year. The S-1 document submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange provides a wide-ranging look into the company’s finances and governance plans, though the number of shares to be offered and their price range has not been disc

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Subnautica studio co-founder says he's suing parent company Krafton

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-08 08:34:12

The drama surrounding the significantly delayed release of Subnautica 2 continues with Charlie Cleveland, co-founder and former director of Unknown Worlds Entertainment, announcing via a post on X that he and unnamed others have filed a lawsuit against Krafton , the studio's parent company since 2021. Cleveland, along with Ted Gill and Max McGuire, were relieved of their leadership roles at Unknown Worlds last week by Krafton. Bloomberg reported that they had been effectively "pushed out." This

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Your Weekend Streaming Watch List: 'Dexter: Resurrection,' 'Foundation,' 'Mad Max: Fury Road' and more

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-09 00:00:00

This weekend on streaming, we see the return of some of our favorite anti-heroes (cue the Taylor Swift). On Paramount Plus, Michael C. Hall returns as the titular vigilante serial killer in Dexter: Resurrection -- turns out, he wasn't dead after all. And on Hulu, some of the worst-behaved people on TV are back when the gang from It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia returns for the show's 17th season. On Netflix, you can tune in to tons of great movies: This week marks the arrival of originals like

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All eyes on Samsung’s thin new foldable

theverge.com Jacob Kastrenakes 2025-08-09 17:15:00

It’s always felt to me like there’s a threshold foldables need to hit before they can truly become mainstream: they need to be no bigger than a regular old phone. And now Samsung has finally gotten its flagship there with the Z Fold 7, which is just barely thicker than an iPhone 16 Pro. I got to see one in the office this week, and I couldn’t take my eyes off of it. It really does feel different. This week on The Vergecast, Vee Song and Allison Johnson join me to talk all about Samsung’s new fo

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How passkeys work: Let's start the passkey registration process

zdnet.com David Berlind 2025-08-10 07:00:00

Photoraidz/Getty Images Previously on our passkey journey, I talked about the challenge of figuring out if a relying party -- typically, the operator of a website or app -- even offers the ability to sign in with a passkey instead of the more traditional and less secure username and password-based approach. Some of the biggest relying parties in the world -- including Apple, Google, and Microsoft -- support passkeys as a means of passwordless authentication. Together, these tech giants can int

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Nerve pain drug gabapentin linked to increased dementia, cognitive impairment

news.ycombinator.com British Medical Journal 2025-08-10 06:14:49

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: Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Receiving six or more prescriptions of the drug gabapentin for low back pain is associated with significantly increased risks of developing dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)—29% and 85%, respectively—finds a large medical records study published online in the journal Regi

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Grok 4

news.ycombinator.com Simon Willison 2025-08-10 10:43:44

Grok 4. Released last night, Grok 4 is now available via both API and a paid subscription for end-users. Key characteristics: image and text input, text output. 256,000 context length (twice that of Grok 3). It's a reasoning model where you can't see the reasoning tokens or turn off reasoning mode. xAI released results showing Grok 4 beating other models on most of the significant benchmarks. I haven't been able to find their own written version of these (the launch was a livestream video) but

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My favorite anti-Prime Day deals 2025 from Best Buy, Walmart, & more: Top sales from Amazon's competition

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-08-10 17:13:22

Tharon Green/ZDNET When is Amazon Prime Day 2025? Amazon Prime Day 2025 is July 8-11, 2025. The annual sale event was extended by two days this year. When does Amazon Prime Day end? Amazon Prime Day ends Friday, July 11, at 11:59 p.m. PT (that's 2:59 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 12). Prime Day kicked off on July 8 and the sale is two days longer than last year. Are deals really better during Amazon sales? Deals on flagship Amazon products are typically the best during Amazon's own sales. Thes

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The FBI Is Using Polygraphs to Test Officials' Loyalty

news.ycombinator.com Adam Goldman 2025-08-10 17:35:25

Typically, the F.B.I. has turned to polygraph tests to sniff out employees who might have betrayed their country or shown they cannot be trusted with secrets. Since Kash Patel took office as the director of the F.B.I., the bureau has significantly stepped up the use of the lie-detector test, at times subjecting personnel to a question as specific as whether they have cast aspersions on Mr. Patel himself. In interviews and polygraph tests, the F.B.I. has asked senior employees whether they have

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Have a unused BOGO offer or another promo? This carrier will let you gift it to someone else

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-10 21:13:32

US Mobile is known for many things, including its great multi-line features and its active communication with customers on Reddit and beyond. The carrier is also never afraid to think outside the box when it comes to setting itself apart from the competition. Its latest feature doesn’t have an official name yet, but US Mobile has now made it easy to share extra lines and other promos with your friends and family. For those who don’t know, US Mobile recently rolled out a new promotion that gave

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9to5Mac Daily: July 10, 2025 – Vision Pro 2 rumors, macOS 26 beta

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2025-08-10 21:44:51

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Roborock:The smartest vacuums just got more affordable. Roborock’s Prime Day sale has arrived—with exclusive, limited-time savings on their top models. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or

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Regarding Prollyferation: Followup to "People Keep Inventing Prolly Trees"

news.ycombinator.com Nick Tobey 2025-08-07 22:24:53

Last month I published a blog post about the parallel invention of Prolly Trees, where I observed the repeated independent invention of a certain type of data structure within a relatively short period of time. In short, I described the concept of a Merkle Tree created by applying a content-defined chunker to a file, hashing the chunks, and then recursively reapplying the chunker to the concatenated list of hashes until only a single chunk remained. Each iteration of this process defined a sepa

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What's Free in the Epic Games Store This Week?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-10 20:37:00

Have you done the impossible and run out of new video games to play? Or are you someone who simply enjoys free stuff? There's no shame in that, especially with game prices rising and tariffs looming. Who isn't eager to save a bit of money? If that does sound like you, then we've got just the place you should check out: the Epic Games Store. The store launched in 2019 after Epic capitalized on the massive success of battle royale game Fortnite. Addictively fun, Fortnite quickly became a cultural

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16 Best Prime Day Board Game Deals for Kids of All Ages (2025)

wired.com Simon Hill 2025-08-11 00:59:54

With summer vacations still stretching off into the distance, taking advantage of Prime Day board game deals or snagging some discounted toys could be a very smart move. The WIRED Reviews team has a gaggle of kids of all ages between us, and most of us are still big kids at heart, so we’ve tried a lot of board games and toys over the years. Some of the best family board games are on sale for Prime Day. You can also find deals on some of the best STEM toys. I have handpicked a selection of WIRED

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Mockly made a fake DM generator that’s actually user-friendly

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-08-11 05:48:12

Developer Maurice Kleine shipped a web app on Thursday that could be either a boon for meme-making or the bane of your existence, depending on how you look at it. Mockly can generate believable images of fake conversations on apps like iMessage, Discord, Instagram, X, Tinder, WhatsApp, and more. Tools like Mockly have existed since the dawn of instant messaging, but they generally aren’t the most user-friendly apps — many of the results when you Google “fake iMessage generator” are those websit

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Elon Musk Asks Analyst Pointing Out Tesla Issues to "Shut Up"

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-11 08:16:36

He's not thrilled, y'all. Expert Advice Amid Tesla's latest CEO-flavored downturn, Elon Musk is now hurling insults at a prominent stock analyst. Earlier in the day, Wedbush analyst and Tesla fan Dan Ives posted on X with a few stark but reasonable recommendations to keep the electric vehicle company afloat and its investors happy to boot. Those suggestions — a new pay package, an xAI merger, and oversight on how much time Musk spends at Tesla and his outside "political endeavors" — clearly

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How passkeys work: Your passwordless journey begins here

zdnet.com David Berlind 2025-08-11 09:23:00

CollinsChin/Getty Images Over the last few decades, compromised usernames and passwords have typically been at the root of some of the most sensational, damaging, and costly data breaches. An incessant drumbeat of advice about how to choose and use strong passwords and how not to fall prey to social engineering attacks has done little to keep threat actors at bay. Additional factors of authentication, such as the transmission of one-time passwords or passcodes (OTPs) over SMS or email, are wid

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Graphical Linear Algebra

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-11 08:02:40

Applications are open for the ACT Applied Category Theory Research School 2018! And because arithmetic science and geometric science are connected, and support one another, the full knowledge of numbers cannot be presented without encountering some geometry, or without seeing that operating in this way on numbers is close to geometry; the method is full of many proofs and demonstrations that are made with geometric figures. Fibonacci, preface to Liber Abaci (first published 1202, 1228 manuscrip

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Elon Musk’s Newest AI Chatbot Is Powerful, Controversial, and Already Under Fire

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-08-11 17:45:11

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has launched a new version of its chatbot—Grok 4—and its rollout is already dividing the internet. Unveiled on July 9, Grok 4 and its premium version, “SuperGrok,” are being hailed by some benchmarkers as the most powerful chatbots on the market. Musk fans, AI engineers, and benchmark testers are applauding its capabilities. But others are skeptical, pointing to a recent storm of hallucinations, including responses laced with antisemitic tropes, that severely damage

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TikToker Launches Fake ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Tour Website That Redirects to Photos of Trump With Epstein

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-08-12 05:30:34

The Trump administration recently launched “Alligator Alcatraz,” a migrant detention center based in Florida whose name references the region’s native population of scaly reptilians. Americans have been left with little to do about the situation other than react with horror and amazement or, in the case of one TikToker, a desire to spin the dystopian situation into comedy gold. Lisandra Vazquez, a TikTok comedian with nearly a million followers, recently decided to troll the president’s support

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Radiocarbon dating reveals Rapa Nui not as isolated as previously thought

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-10 05:37:00

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: Marae with ahu (a central stone platform) on Mo’orea, Windward. Credit: Antiquity Archaeologists have analyzed ritual spaces and monumental structures across Polynesia, questioning the idea that Rapa Nui (Easter Island) developed in isolation following its initial settlement. The first people in Polynesia settled t

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Show HN: Typeform was too expensive so I built my own forms

news.ycombinator.com Preet Suthar 2025-08-12 12:02:51

Ikiform is an open-source alternative to Typeform and Google Forms, designed to help you create beautiful forms effortlessly. I really love this, I'm going to use it for my design studio! The AI is really neat I just got a form up in no time, and it just has built-in rate limiting and content filtering that's INSANE!

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Mighty mitochondria: Cell powerhouses harnessed for healing

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-12 14:10:31

James McCully was in the lab extracting tiny structures called mitochondria from cells when researchers on his team rushed in. They’d been operating on a pig heart and couldn’t get it pumping normally again. McCully studies heart damage prevention at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School and was keenly interested in mitochondria. These power-producing organelles are particularly important for organs like the heart that have high energy needs. McCully had been wondering whether t

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