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How TRIC Robotics is reducing pesticide use on strawberries using UV light

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2026-01-07 00:00:00

Strawberries are the most popular berry in the U.S. for both consumers and farmers alike. They’re also some of the most pesticide-reliant fruits and consistently top the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list of the most contaminated produce. TRIC Robotics, a San Luis Obispo, California-based, think it can help strawberry farmers reduce chemical use with the help of UV light and robots. The startup built a fleet of robots that use UV-C light, a form of ultraviolet light that is large

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Apple and Google singled out under new UK Digital Markets regulation

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-07 05:33:21

Battersea Power Station is home to Apple's UK headquarters Apple and Google can now add the UK to the ever-growing list of countries and regions ramping up regulatory scrutiny. Here’s what happened. Apple and Google designated as having ‘strategic market status‘ The UK is gearing up to start enforcing its new Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act (DMCC), a law aimed at reining in dominant tech platforms. And today, as reported by CNBC: “(…) the Competition and Markets Authority p

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Apple Introduces AppleCare One

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-07 04:41:23

CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today unveiled AppleCare One, a new way for customers to cover multiple Apple products with one simple plan. For just $19.99 per month, customers can protect up to three products in one plan, with the option to add more at any time for $5.99 per month for each device.1 With AppleCare One, customers receive one-stop service and support from Apple experts across all of the Apple products in their plan for simple, affordable peace of mind. Starting tomorrow, customers in

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Broadband Deserts and Reproductive Care: The Devastating Impact on Health Resources

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 03:00:00

We don’t often think about the internet as being good for our health. In fact, “internet” and “health” are primarily related in a negative context in online spaces -- we’re getting too much screen time, we’re “chronically” online, etc. It may come as a surprise, but access to the internet is commonly recognized as a "super" determinant of health. Limited internet access has been linked to high mortality rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, and having the internet in easy reach means we can stay

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A Murderer Is Among Us in Square Enix's Killer Inn

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 05:00:52

Announced during this year's Summer Game Fest, Square Enix's next game is a little different from its RPG hits. Killer Inn is an upcoming murder mystery that pits 24 players against each other in a game of deception. I went hands-on with the title for a couple of hours before the launch of its closed beta, which is releasing Friday. Square Enix The game is very reminiscent of the breakout pandemic hit Among Us, with players performing mundane tasks as they try to avoid getting murdered. Two te

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SAVE Student Loan Borrowers: You Don't Have to Move to IBR by Aug. 1, but You May Want to: Here's How to Decide

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 09:03:24

Interest will restart for SAVE borrowers whose loans remain in a general forbearance on Aug. 1. Viva Tung/CNET If you're a student loan borrower enrolled in SAVE, you have just over a week left to switch repayment plans before interest will begin accruing on your loans on Aug. 1. While you can't avoid interest, it also may not make sense for you to switch payment plans just yet. Earlier this month, the Department of Education announced that interest would resume for the nearly 8 million borrow

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This Tiny Gadget Should Be at the Heart of Every Smart, Energy-Saving Home

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 09:08:00

We're now firmly in the summer months which means that we're in air conditioning territory. But whether you're keeping your home cool or looking to get toasty in the cooler months, one handy bit of tech could be the secret to keeping you comfortable and controling your energy bills. Getting the temperature just so is so easy in my smart home that I can do it using nothing more than my voice. "Hey Google, show me my thermostat," I say. "Got it," my Nest display responds. It brings up all my Nes

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Apple launches $20 subscription service to protect your gadgets

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-01-07 10:00:00

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Apple is announcing a new AppleCare subscription called AppleCare One that lets you cover multiple products with a single plan. For $19.99 per month, AppleCare One covers up to three products, and tacking on a new product costs $5.99 per month each. With the products covered under AppleCare One, you get the same coverage you would under AppleCare Plus, including battery cover

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Meta updates safety features for teens. More than 600,000 accounts linked to predatory behavior

cnbc.com Zach Vallese 2026-01-07 21:00:01

Facebook and Instagram icons are seen displayed on an iPhone. Meta on Wednesday introduced new safety features for teen users, including enhanced direct messaging protections to prevent "exploitative content." Teens will now see more information about who they're chatting with, like when the Instagram account was created and other safety tips, to spot potential scammers. Teens will also be able to block and report accounts in a single action. "In June alone, they blocked accounts 1 million ti

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Meta is adding new safety features to child-focused Instagram accounts run by adults

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-07 21:15:03

Meta is adding some of its teen safety features to Instagram accounts featuring children, even if they're ran by adults. While children under 13 years of age aren't allowed to sign up on the social media app, Meta allows adults like parents and managers to run accounts for children and post videos and photos of them. The company says that these accounts are "overwhelmingly used in benign ways," but they're also targeted by predators who leave sexual comments and ask for sexual images in DMs. In

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This Is What Your Poop Is Trying to Tell You About Your Gut Health

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 17:17:03

While you may not regularly discuss your bowel movements with friends, it is still important to pay attention to them. After all, how often you poop, what your poop looks like and how long it takes you to poop can tell you a lot about your gut health, according to experts. To help you figure out what is normal versus unhealthy, we reached out to three gastroenterologists about everything you've ever wanted to know about your bowel movements. How often should you poop? You probably have someone

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How to Watch England vs. India From Anywhere for Free: Livestream 4th Test Cricket

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 20:01:24

England take a 2-1 series over India into the fourth Test at Old Trafford, with Ben Stokes' men in line to complete an impressive series win over the tourists. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to watch Test series as it happens, wherever you are in the world. We'll also explain how to use a VPN if the match isn't available where you are, along with a full match list. The hosts secured a thrilling 22-run win over India at Lords in a hugely entertaining third Test that sa

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A New Era for WIRED—That Starts With You

wired.com Katie Drummond 2026-01-07 21:00:00

At WIRED, we’re obsessed with how the world is transforming—and lately, there’s been a lot to obsess over. From the breakneck pace of AI research to the tectonic transformation playing out across the US federal government, WIRED’s journalists, producers, and editors are committed to reporting from the front lines of these changes and bringing all of you along for the ride. Our goal is to wake up every day and unearth what we describe as “Story Zero”: the story before anybody even knows there’s

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Instagram adds new protections for accounts that primarily feature children

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-01-07 21:00:00

Meta is introducing additional safeguards for Instagram accounts run by adults that primarily feature children, the company announced on Wednesday. These accounts will automatically be placed into the app’s strictest message settings to prevent unwanted messages, and will have the platform’s “Hidden Words” feature enabled to filter offensive comments. The company is also rolling out new safety features for teen accounts. Accounts that will be placed into the new, stricter message settings inclu

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Samsung could make its own Galaxy S26 chips, but they’re not Exynos

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-07 21:11:43

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A prominent leaker has claimed that the Samsung-made Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 is still in the works. This chip is said to be cheaper than the TSMC-made version, which could be good news for Galaxy S26 pricing. However, Samsung-made chips have historically lagged behind TSMC-manufactured variants. We’ve heard conflicting rumors that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 processor, expected to be used in the Galaxy S26 series, could be manufactured by both TSMC and

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PayPal taps wallets from China and India to make cross-border payments easier for 2 billion people

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-01-07 18:01:00

PayPal announced Wednesday it has partnered with global wallet companies to create a platform called PayPal World that is designed to make cross-border commerce easier. The platform will allow users to pay others using their local wallets and payment systems. The company said the launch partners include India’s NPCI International Payments Limited, which operates mobile payments framework UPI (Unified Payment Interface), China’s Tenpay Global (Tencent’s Payment arm), which operates Weixin (WeCha

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Gupshup raises $60M in equity and debt, leaves unicorn status hanging

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2026-01-07 21:30:00

Gupshup, a business messaging startup that began its journey in India over two decades ago and became a unicorn four years ago, has raised a new over $60 million round — but is keeping its new valuation under wraps. In 2021, Gupshup raised two funding rounds within four months, securing $340 million from prominent investors including Tiger Global, Fidelity Management, Think Investments, and Malabar Investments. These rounds — the startup’s first in roughly a decade — valued Gupshup at $1.4 bill

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Earthquake Causes 2.5-Meter Ground Slip in First-Ever Footage

news.ycombinator.com Ashley Fike 2026-01-07 22:15:22

A security camera in Myanmar captured something scientists have never seen before on film: the surface of the Earth lunging sideways during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake. In 1.3 seconds, the ground shifted 2.5 meters (a little over 8 feet), revealing something researchers have only been able to model or guess at until now. It’s the first direct video of a fault line in motion, offering a rare, horrifyingly calm glimpse at the forces that shape continents and rearrange cities. Videos by VICE Scie

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Mistral reports on the environmental impact of LLMs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-08 02:09:31

At Mistral AI, our mission is to bring artificial intelligence in everyone’s hands. For this purpose, we have consistently advocated for openness in AI, with a unique focus on empowering organizations that want to own their AI future. Today, as AI becomes increasingly integrated into every layer of our economy, it is crucial for developers, policymakers, enterprises, governments and citizens to better understand the environmental footprint of this transformative technology. At Mistral AI, we be

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The Escobar Phone scam saga has finally come to an end

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-01-08 05:27:49

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. The former CEO of the company that marketed the sketchy-looking Escobar Fold 1 and Escobar Fold 2 phones — which you may remember from a 2020 video from Marques Brownlee — has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering, according to the US Department of Justice. In a plea agreement, United States attorneys detail how Olof Kyros Gustafsson and Escobar, Inc. took orders for t

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Open-source MCPEval makes protocol-level agent testing plug-and-play

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2026-01-08 10:17:18

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Enterprises are beginning to adopt the Model Context Protocol (MCP) primarily to facilitate the identification and guidance of agent tool use. However, researchers from Salesforce discovered another way to utilize MCP technology, this time to aid in evaluating AI agents themselves. The researchers unveiled MCPEval, a new method and open-so

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Threads expands Insights with detailed analytics, discovery breakdown, more

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-08 10:27:41

Today, Threads announced a new batch of analytics upgrades as part of its push to let creators better understand how their posts are doing on and off the platform. Here’s what’s new. Threads continues its push to win over creators Up until now, Threads’ Insights offered basic metrics like views, replies, new followers, and external links performance, along with a weekly recap and some light engagement tips. Starting today, the platform will offer a broader set of analytics tools so creators c

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Subliminal learning: Models transmit behaviors via hidden signals in data

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-08 06:02:11

Alex Cloud*1, Minh Le*1, July 22, 2025 James Chua2, Jan Betley2, Anna Sztyber-Betley3, Jacob Hilton4, Samuel Marks5, Owain Evans2,6 *Equal contribution; author order chosen randomly 1Anthropic Fellows Program; 2Truthful AI; 3Warsaw University of Technology; 4Alignment Research Center; 5Anthropic; 6UC Berkeley Anthropic Fellows Program;Truthful AI;Warsaw University of Technology;Alignment Research Center;Anthropic;UC Berkeley tl;dr We study subliminal learning, a surprising phenomenon where lan

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 23 #507

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-08 09:00:21

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 make you hungry. Technically, these dishes don't make up a full meal, but they're tasty anyway. 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, Connecti

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 23, #303

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-08 09:00:32

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition made me hungry with a food-themed category. The blue category might be tricky for some folks, but you should be able to sort out the rest without too much trouble. Keep reading for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, makin

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Can Cortisol Supplements Reduce Your Stress Levels? Here's What the Experts Say

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-08 10:12:00

Cortisol was discovered in the mid-20th century, but in the last year or so, this naturally occurring hormone has entered the limelight of social media. You can find videos on TikTok discussing "cortisol face" with millions of views and several Reddit threads of users trying to regulate their cortisol levels. While cortisol supplements can be the right choice in some situations, it's essential to understand the myriad factors that come into play. To help you understand how this hormone works in

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Etsy faces user boycott over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’-branded products

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-01-08 04:46:15

The Florida GOP isn’t the only one profiting from the detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” by selling merchandise. A subset of Etsy buyers and sellers began a boycott of the online marketplace this month over its decision to allow “Alligator Alcatraz”-branded merchandise on its site. Today, this sort of merchandise — including T-shirts, hats, mugs, stickers, patches, and other items — can be found across e-commerce platforms beyond Etsy, ranging from large retailers like Amazon to onl

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Surprising no one, new research says AI Overviews cause massive drop in search clicks

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-08 12:49:46

Google's search results have undergone a seismic shift over the past year as AI fever has continued to escalate among the tech giants. Nowhere is this change more apparent than right at the top of Google's storied results page, which is now home to AI Overviews. Google contends these Gemini-based answers don't take traffic away from websites, but a new analysis from the Pew Research Center says otherwise. Its analysis shows that searches with AI summaries reduce clicks, and their prevalence is i

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Wall Street is upbeat on tech megacaps, but big questions loom on AI spending, China, Trump tariffs

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-08 18:55:48

In this article AAPL AMZN MSFT META TSLA GOOGL Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc.; from left, Lauren Sanchez; Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com Inc.; Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc.; and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., during the 60th presidential inauguration in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Bloomberg | Getty Images As Alphabet and Tesla get set to kick off the te

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Android Earthquake Alerts: A global system for early warning

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-08 18:23:14

Earthquakes are a constant threat to communities around the globe. While we’ve gotten good at knowing where they’re likely to strike, we still face devastating consequences when they do. What if we could give people a few precious seconds of warning before the shaking starts? Those seconds can be enough time to get off a ladder, move away from dangerous objects and take cover. For years, that’s been the goal of earthquake early warning (EEW) systems. But the expensive seismic networks on which t

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How TRIC Robotics is reducing pesticide use on strawberries using UV light

Apple and Google singled out under new UK Digital Markets regulation

Apple Introduces AppleCare One

Broadband Deserts and Reproductive Care: The Devastating Impact on Health Resources

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SAVE Student Loan Borrowers: You Don't Have to Move to IBR by Aug. 1, but You May Want to: Here's How to Decide

This Tiny Gadget Should Be at the Heart of Every Smart, Energy-Saving Home

Apple launches $20 subscription service to protect your gadgets

Meta updates safety features for teens. More than 600,000 accounts linked to predatory behavior

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This Is What Your Poop Is Trying to Tell You About Your Gut Health

How to Watch England vs. India From Anywhere for Free: Livestream 4th Test Cricket

A New Era for WIRED—That Starts With You

Instagram adds new protections for accounts that primarily feature children

Samsung could make its own Galaxy S26 chips, but they’re not Exynos

PayPal taps wallets from China and India to make cross-border payments easier for 2 billion people

Gupshup raises $60M in equity and debt, leaves unicorn status hanging

Earthquake Causes 2.5-Meter Ground Slip in First-Ever Footage

Mistral reports on the environmental impact of LLMs

The Escobar Phone scam saga has finally come to an end

Open-source MCPEval makes protocol-level agent testing plug-and-play

Threads expands Insights with detailed analytics, discovery breakdown, more

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 23 #507

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Can Cortisol Supplements Reduce Your Stress Levels? Here's What the Experts Say

Etsy faces user boycott over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’-branded products

Surprising no one, new research says AI Overviews cause massive drop in search clicks

Wall Street is upbeat on tech megacaps, but big questions loom on AI spending, China, Trump tariffs

Android Earthquake Alerts: A global system for early warning

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