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Steam beta adds new in-game performance metrics overlay, can show DLSS frames

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-09-18 15:23:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust TL;DR: Steam Client beta participants can now view detailed performance metrics through the in-game overlay. While it doesn't offer as much data as advanced tools like Afterburner, Valve's new frame rate counter can display both real and AI-generated frames when DLSS or FSR frame generation is enabled. In the current stable release, the Steam client only shows a basic FPS counter via Steam > Settin

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The FDA Announces a Recall of This Children's Cough Syrup Dating Back to 2022

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-18 13:12:00

The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that Medtech Products has voluntarily recalled five lots of Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup, a 100% natural kid's cough medicine for ages 1 year and up. The cough syrup was found to contain Bacillus cereus, a bacterium that can cause two types of food-borne illnesses, and has lost its shelf-stability. The five affected lots were distributed in the US both online and in retail stores from Dec. 14, 2022, to June 4, 2025. The lot numbers ar

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T-Mobile Data Breach Settlement Checks Are Arriving: Here's the Scoop

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-18 17:39:00

Check your bank account lately? Is there an unexpected deposit from a company you don't recognize? It could be the money you're due from T-Mobile's 2022 class-action settlement. Those who qualify were told to expect settlement checks in April, but then that was moved to May. And now, in mid-June, as cited by Android Authority, Reddit users are saying they are seeing money in their bank accounts. Some are saying they received $56, but others are reporting amounts as high as $375. The account the

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The FDA Announced a Recall of This Children's Cough Syrup Dating Back to 2022

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-18 18:12:00

The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that Medtech Products has voluntarily recalled five lots of Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup, a 100% natural kid's cough medicine for ages 1 year and up. The cough syrup was found to contain Bacillus cereus, a bacterium that can cause two types of food-borne illnesses, and has lost its shelf-stability. The five affected lots were distributed in the US both online and in retail stores from Dec. 14, 2022, to June 4, 2025. The lot numbers ar

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Is there a half-life for the success rates of AI agents?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-18 12:53:59

In general, ability to perform a task drops off as its duration increases, so they use the AI agent’s performance on tasks of different lengths to estimate the task-length at which the model would have a 50% success rate. They then showed that this length has been doubling every 7 months as the capabilities of frontier agents improve. The task-lengths are measured by how long it took humans to solve the same tasks. They used 50% success rate as their chief performance threshold because it is th

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Ring Alarm 14-Piece Kit Drops to Black Friday Low, Amazon Clears Stock for Non-Prime Members

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-18 23:19:46

When it comes to home security devices, certain items aren’t frequently discounted that deeply. The Ring Alarm 14-piece kit is one of the hard-to-find deals, and today it’s priced about as low as Black Friday last year – something we haven’t witnessed since then. What’s making this deal even better is that, unlike with Prime Day, you don’t need a Prime membership in order to take advantage. Anyone can take this deal, and it’s for the 14-piece set only and not smaller sets. Priced at $330, this

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The Fed Didn't Cut Rates, but Your Credit Card's APR Could Still Change. Here's What You Need to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-18 21:22:00

CNET/Getty Images The Federal Reserve once again held interest rates steady at Wednesday's meeting, but that doesn't mean your card's interest rate can't change. There are other things -- like economic uncertainty and the potential impact of tariffs -- that could impact your credit card's APR. The Federal Open Market Committee left interest rates at a target range of 4.25% to 4.5% (PDF) in response to continued uncertainty about the economy and "somewhat elevated inflation." Chair Jerome Powel

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This 10,000mAh 22.5W Fast Charging Power Bank Is 88% Off, Now Almost Free on Amazon

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-19 03:14:09

In today’s world, having a reliable portable charger is essential. Whether you’re traveling, working remotely or simply out and about, a dead phone or tablet can quickly turn into a major inconvenience. The good news is that fast charging power banks have become the standard… and with the latest deals on Amazon, getting your hands on a high-quality model doesn’t have to break the bank. In fact, today there is a deal so phenomenal that Amazon might not be making any money off it: The 10000mAh 22

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Someone Stole 2,810 Nintendo Switch 2s and I Think I Know Who It Was

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-09-19 03:30:33

The Switch 2 is in pretty high demand. Like, so high that it’s leading to cartoonish heist levels of high. According to police in Arapahoe County, Colo., 2,810 Switch 2s were stolen out of a truck earlier this month. A truck driver reportedly discovered the missing consoles at a pre-inspection truck stop after noticing the trailer had been broken into en route to a GameStop in Texas. According to 9NBC news, which first reported the heist, multiple pallets worth of consoles were stolen, and, as t

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AMD claims Ryzen Threadripper 9000 is up to 145% faster than Intel Xeon

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2025-09-19 07:06:00

The big picture: AMD announced its Ryzen Threadripper 9000-series "Shimada Peak" processors at Computex but didn't provide any benchmarks to compare them against Intel's latest Xeon CPUs. This week, the company finally released official benchmarks for the new chips, claiming they are up to 145 percent faster than their Intel counterparts. According to AMD, the Threadripper 9980X HEDT processor is up to 108 percent faster than the Xeon W9-3595X in Corona Render, up to 41 percent faster in Autode

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Honda Enters Space Race, Successfully Tests Reusable Rocket

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-19 07:49:57

Were you aware that Honda, one of the world's largest automakers, has had spaceflight ambitions of its own? No? Well, it's just announced itself in a big way. On Tuesday, the Japanese conglomerate surprised us all by declaring that its research arm, Honda R&D, had successfully launched and landed its prototype reusable rocket, in a major step towards achieving its dream of suborbital spaceflight by 2029. The footage that Honda shared, though brief, is impressive. The roughly 20-foot rocket spr

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Best Internet Providers in Illinois

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 07:00:00

What is the best internet provider in Illinois? AT&T Fiber is CNET's pick for the best internet service provider in Illinois. It offers an extensive fiber coverage, wide variety of plans, unlimited data and no extra charge for equipment. That's an excellent deal. However, if you want something even more affordable, you might want to consider Mediacom's $15-a-month plan offering 100Mbps speeds. Other options include Astound and Xfinity for a solid mix of affordability and fast speeds. Whether yo

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The Fed Didn't Cut Rates, But Your Credit Card's APR Could Still Change. Here's What You Need to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 07:22:00

CNET/Getty Images The Federal Reserve once again held interest rates steady at Wednesday's meeting, but that doesn't mean your card's interest rate can't change. There are other things -- like economic uncertainty and the potential impact of tariffs -- that could impact your credit card's APR. The Federal Open Market Committee left interest rates at a target range of 4.25% to 4.5% (PDF) in response to continued uncertainty about the economy and "somewhat elevated inflation." Chair Jerome Powel

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Salesforce hikes Slack prices, adds AI tools for all paid users

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-09-19 11:24:00

What the Bot: Salesforce has decided to increase prices for certain paid Slack plans. The company is attempting to justify the change by stating that all customers will now have access to more AI features. And if you don't want or need AI, well, you'll likely end up paying more anyway. According to a recent announcement from Salesforce, Slack customers will now have to pay more but will receive new AI-based features in return. Paid plans for the service will cost a few dollars more per user, me

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Meta is finally adding passkey support for Facebook and Messenger

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-19 11:25:49

Meta is finally adding passkey support for Facebook and Messenger on mobile devices. This should make for more seamless logins, as a passkey lets people sign in by using the same data they already use to verify their identities on a smartphone. This includes stuff like a PIN code, a fingerprint or a quick face scan. This is not only convenient, but more secure than traditional passwords. Passkeys are resistant to many types of malicious attacks, as they can’t be easily guessed or stolen. This w

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Best early Prime Day monitor deals: My 20 favorite sales live now

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-09-19 11:06:02

It's that time of the year again -- Amazon Prime Day is almost here. It's a massive sales event where tech giants roll out many discounts for a wide selection of products, including computer monitors. You'll find everything from office displays that are $50 off and gaming displays that have been discounted by hundreds of dollars. If you want to upgrade your desktop setup or just want a second or even a third monitor, now is one of the best times to buy one. Get daily deals straight to your inbo

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My iPhone 8 Refuses to Die: Now It's a Solar-Powered Vision OCR Server

news.ycombinator.com Hemant Kumar 2025-09-19 08:49:53

How I transformed my old iPhone 8 into a solar-powered Vision OCR server using Apple's native framework and an EcoFlow River 2 Pro. Running 24/7 for months, processing thousands of images while completely off-grid. My iPhone 8 Refuses to Die: Now It’s a Solar-Powered Vision OCR Server# After running for over a year, my solar-powered iPhone 8 has processed 83,418 OCR requests and 48GB of images using nothing but Apple’s Vision framework and renewable energy. Most people toss their old iPhones i

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This Mini PC With 512GB SSD Costs Peanuts on Amazon, Now Cheaper Than a Basic External Hard Drive

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-19 11:03:49

While laptops typically get all the attention, there are times when a tiny desktop computer will do the trick. The GMKtech mini PC is the perfect solution: it’s basically the Windows version of a Mac Mini, only without a cost that’s the size of a miniature mansion. Right now, this computer (Intel N150, 32GB RAM and 512GB SSD) is available for an all-time low of just $157 on Amazon, down from its typical price of $229. That’s a major discount for a device that comes packed with features you’d str

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Peter Thiel-Backed ‘Enhanced Olympics’ Is Elaborate Supplement-Selling Scheme: Report

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-19 11:35:18

Tech billionaires like to paint themselves as contrarian geniuses—guys (pretty much always guys) who see institutions insist that things should be done one way because of silly things like evidence and experience and respond, “I, a person who has zero knowledge or exposure to this thing, know better.” There is perhaps no starker illustration of this mindset than the “Enhanced Games,” an Olympics-like competition with Peter Thiel’s backing that sets aside bans on performance-enhancing drugs and e

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xAI faces legal threat over alleged Colossus data center pollution in Memphis

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-19 11:40:14

After thermal imaging appeared to show that xAI lied about suspected pollution at its Colossus supercomputer data center located near predominantly Black communities in Memphis, Tennessee, the NAACP has threatened a lawsuit accusing xAI of violating the Clean Air Act. In a letter sent to xAI on Tuesday, lawyers from the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) notified xAI of the NAACP's intent to sue in 60 days if xAI refuses to meet to discuss the groups' concerns that xAI is not using the re

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Amazon Rebuilt Alexa Using a ‘Staggering’ Amount of AI Tools

wired.com Reece Rogers 2025-09-19 11:29:22

Daniel Rausch, Amazon’s vice president of Alexa and Echo, is in the midst of a major transition. More than a decade beyond the launch of Amazon’s Alexa, he’s been tasked with creating a new version of the marquee voice assistant, one that’s powered by large language models. As he put it in my interview with him, this new assistant, dubbed Alexa+, is “a complete rebuild of the architecture.” How did his team approach Amazon’s largest ever revamp of its voice assistant? They used AI to build AI,

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Honda joins space race with first successful reusable rocket test

techspot.com Shawn Knight 2025-09-19 15:41:00

What just happened? Add Honda to the growing list of entities interested in the modern space race. The Japanese automotive giant's research and development arm recently conducted a successful rocket launch and landing, marking the first time the company has safely landed a rocket after reaching a height of nearly 300 meters. The historic flight took place on June 17 at the Honda facility in Taiki Town, Hiroo District, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, which has been dubbed as a "space town" thanks to

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Yes I Will Read Ulysses Yes

news.ycombinator.com Eric Bulson 2025-09-19 15:31:25

When Richard Ellmann’s James Joyce hit the shelves in 1959, the sheer size of the book (842 pages, 100 longer than Ulysses ) was as dazzling as the degree of detail. Joyce, who had been dead for 18 years, vividly inhabited its chapters, getting drunk, going blind, spending money, spiting enemies, cogitating, and, of course, creating a series of works that immediately made literary history. Moving briskly across the first half of the 20th century (not just a single day in Dublin), Ellmann spun a

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Game Hacking – Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-19 15:19:31

Intro In 2002 Valve created an Anti-Cheat solution called “Valve Anti-Cheat” aka VAC. The first game they implemented VAC into was Counter-Strike. When VAC was introduced it only operated in User Mode (Still does) meaning it runs entirely in user space and has no kernel component. Below is a list of games that use VAC.. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Counter-Strike (video game) Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Counter-Strike: Source Counter-Strike 2 Day of Defeat

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Dell 15.6″ Laptop with Outrageous Specs Is Now 75% Off in Amazon’s Ultimate Clearance Sale

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-19 15:42:28

Historically, it has not been common to get a Dell laptop at less than $1000 because the company prides itself in providing superior features. However, Amazon sometimes surprises us with deals that beat even Black Friday discounts. Right now is one such precious moment: Amazon has dropped the price of a powerful Dell 15.6-inch laptop (1TB SSD, 32GB RAM, i3) to the point where it can be yours for less than $500 which is a virtually unheard-of price for a Dell of such caliber. At $499, the model i

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This TP-Link Smart WiFi Router Is 50% Off, Here’s How to Unlock the Ultimate Discount on Amazon

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-19 15:53:06

Few things are as frustrating as a sluggish internet connection at home, especially when you know the culprit is often the basic router provided by your internet service provider (ISP). These standard boxes always seem to fall short of delivering the speed, coverage or reliability today’s families need. Fortunately, it doesn’t need to break the bank to enhance your Wi-Fi experience. TP-Link is a reliable brand in networking that enjoys millions of individuals’ trust for offering great routers i

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Facebook rolls out passkey support to fight phishing attacks

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-09-19 15:14:22

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. Facebook is adding support for passkeys on its mobile app. That means you’ll be able to log into the platform using your device’s authentication method, like your fingerprint, face scan, or PIN, making it more difficult for bad actors to take control of your account. Passkeys offer a more secure alternative to typical passwords because they can’t b

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Facebook will soon roll out support for passkeys on Android and iOS

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-09-19 15:19:57

Facebook is rolling out support for passkeys on both iOS and Android, the social network announced on Wednesday. Passkey logins make it harder for bad actors to remotely access your accounts because they require physical access to your phone. Unlike standard logins, passkeys use Face ID or Touch ID, a PIN, or a physical security authentication key to validate logins. Passkeys remove the need to rely on username and password combinations, which can be susceptible to phishing and other issues.

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A glitch is turning Threads into a literal echo chamber

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-09-19 15:53:10

We’ve heard it all — X is turning into a right-wing echo chamber, Bluesky is a liberal bubble, and so on. But a glitch on Threads has turned these concerns into a reality: everyone is saying the same exact thing over and over again. In a bug affecting some Threads users on desktop and mobile, it appears that one user’s post will get repeated over and over again, looking as though every user on your feed is saying the same thing. “Siri, unsubscribe me from 2025,” one Threads user wrote, per a s

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8 AI features coming to iOS 26 that actually excite me (and how to try them now)

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-09-19 19:17:00

Apple iOS 26 with Liquid Glass (from the Developer Beta). Jason Hiner/ZDNET Apple Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC) was expected to have little AI news -- but Apple proved everyone wrong. Even though Apple has not yet launched the highly anticipated Siri upgrade -- the company said we will hear more about it in the coming year -- when it came to event time last week, Apple unveiled a slew of AI features across its devices and operating systems, including iOS, MacOS, WatchOS, and iPadOS.

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Steam beta adds new in-game performance metrics overlay, can show DLSS frames

The FDA Announces a Recall of This Children's Cough Syrup Dating Back to 2022

T-Mobile Data Breach Settlement Checks Are Arriving: Here's the Scoop

The FDA Announced a Recall of This Children's Cough Syrup Dating Back to 2022

Is there a half-life for the success rates of AI agents?

Ring Alarm 14-Piece Kit Drops to Black Friday Low, Amazon Clears Stock for Non-Prime Members

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This 10,000mAh 22.5W Fast Charging Power Bank Is 88% Off, Now Almost Free on Amazon

Someone Stole 2,810 Nintendo Switch 2s and I Think I Know Who It Was

AMD claims Ryzen Threadripper 9000 is up to 145% faster than Intel Xeon

Honda Enters Space Race, Successfully Tests Reusable Rocket

Best Internet Providers in Illinois

The Fed Didn't Cut Rates, But Your Credit Card's APR Could Still Change. Here's What You Need to Know

Salesforce hikes Slack prices, adds AI tools for all paid users

Meta is finally adding passkey support for Facebook and Messenger

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My iPhone 8 Refuses to Die: Now It's a Solar-Powered Vision OCR Server

This Mini PC With 512GB SSD Costs Peanuts on Amazon, Now Cheaper Than a Basic External Hard Drive

Peter Thiel-Backed ‘Enhanced Olympics’ Is Elaborate Supplement-Selling Scheme: Report

xAI faces legal threat over alleged Colossus data center pollution in Memphis

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Honda joins space race with first successful reusable rocket test

Yes I Will Read Ulysses Yes

Game Hacking – Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC)

Dell 15.6″ Laptop with Outrageous Specs Is Now 75% Off in Amazon’s Ultimate Clearance Sale

This TP-Link Smart WiFi Router Is 50% Off, Here’s How to Unlock the Ultimate Discount on Amazon

Facebook rolls out passkey support to fight phishing attacks

Facebook will soon roll out support for passkeys on Android and iOS

A glitch is turning Threads into a literal echo chamber

8 AI features coming to iOS 26 that actually excite me (and how to try them now)

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