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Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-23 16:11:28

It's a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across each month. In the past, we've featured year-end roundups of cool science stories we (almost) missed. This year, we're experimenting with a monthly collection. July's list includes the discovery of the tomb of the first Maya king of Caracol in Belize, the fluid dynamics of tacking a sailboat, how to determine how fast blood was traveling when it stained cotton fabric, and how

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Mamoru Hosoda’s New Movie Looks Like a Fantastical Revenge Epic

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-12-23 21:15:02

Studio Chizu has finally released the first proper trailer for Oscar-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda‘s upcoming fantasy film, Scarlet. Scarlet, first announced by Sony in collaboration with Studio CHIZU back in April, is a new anime film helmed by the acclaimed anime director Mamoru Hosoda. He is known for his work on films like Mirai, Belle, The Boy and the Beast, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, and Summer Wars. The movie, also referred to as Scarlet Without Limits or Endless Scarlet in Japa

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Hot deal: Amazon slashes $450 off the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-24 02:57:11

Robert Triggs / Android Authority We’re big advocates of stepping back a smartphone generation to score yourself the best value for money, especially as the tech has plateaued in recent years. Even still, catching a $450 price drop on one of the best Android phones of last year (we put it in second place) is still quite a coup, and that’s exactly what Amazon is offering up today in this Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra deal. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra for $849.99 ($450 off) The huge discount drops the p

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Nothing Phone 3 review: Not quite a flagship

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-24 02:30:06

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Nothing did things differently with its third generation of phones. First came the midrange Nothing Phone 3a (and 3a Pro), which combined stylish hardware with a competitive price. Now, the company has launched the Nothing Phone 3, which it's calling its first "true flagship." At $799,

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The HORI Piranha Plant camera for Switch 2 drops to $40

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-24 02:50:31

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . The HORI Piranha Plant camera for the Nintendo Switch 2 is on sale for just $40 , which is a discount of $20 and a record-low price. This is a great deal for those who own a Switch 2 and want to take advantage of the camera functionality in games like Mario Kart World and that recently

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The Longest Sightline on Earth

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-20 06:08:34

See, all the examples above are limited by the curvature of the earth, and that is why the horizon seems to be the limiting factor. But there are two additional variables in play that can allow for some truly amazing sightlines: the height of the target and the temperature of the air. The height of the target is intuitively obvious, as we all realize we can see Calgary's skyline from way further away than 4.7 km. In fact, Calgary's skyline can be seen at least 50 km away since the height of the

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Best Noise-Canceling Headphones We've Tested (August 2025)

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-24 02:34:00

Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S2: Bowers & Wilkins released the PX7 S2 headphones in 2022 with some significant improvements over the first-generation version.That was followed by a slightly upgraded version, the PX7 S2e ($400), with the "e" standing for evolved. The audio quality has been slightly upgraded thanks to improved digital processing (the headphones have been retuned), which we assume involves an upgraded chip. You may see this model nicely discounted because Bowers & Wilkins has released the

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OpenAI reportedly raises $8.3B at $300B valuation

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-12-24 02:09:14

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has raised $8.3 billion at a $300 billion valuation, reports The New York Times. The deal is part of OpenAI’s broader strategy to secure $40 billion this year. The oversubscribed round came months ahead of schedule, per the NYT. OpenAI initially raised $2.5 billion from VC firms in March when it announced its intention to raise $40 billion in a round spearheaded by Softbank. The AI giant had planned to take on an additional $7.5 billion by the end of the year, but beat itse

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Truecaller’s call recording feature won’t work on iPhones from Sept. 30

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-12-24 02:36:07

Truecaller is discontinuing its call recording function on iOS — just over two years after the feature was launched — as the Swedish company opts to focus on its core offering: fighting spam calls. On Friday, the company confirmed to TechCrunch that its call recording feature will no longer be available on iPhones starting September 30. Users with saved call recordings can either download them to their devices, share them via email or messaging apps, or switch their storage preference to iCloud

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DJI's first 360-degree camera captures nearly two hours of 8K video

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-12-24 06:29:00

DJI Osmo 360 Adventure Combo kit. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways The Osmo 360 is DJI's first 360-degree action camera. It can shoot 360-degree panoramic video at 8K/30fps. Unfortunately, the camera won't initially be offered in the US. DJI has unveiled its latest product. No, not a drone, but a camera -- the Osmo 360. This is the company's first 360-degree camera, and DJI has come out of the gate strong. This camera is a powerhouse, capable of native 8K/30fps 360-degree

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Onshape – Product Development Platform

news.ycombinator.com Onshape 2025-12-24 03:45:59

Instead of sending CAD files around, you just share a link. That’s something we’ve really leaned into as we’ve grown as a team… Onshape makes it really easy to share up-to-date information across different locations. Cole Houston Lead Mechanical Engineer Cirkul Read Case Study

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How did Facebook intercept competitor's encrypted mobile app traffic? (2014)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-24 04:54:06

A technical investigation into information uncovered in a class action lawsuit that Facebook had intercepted encrypted traffic from user's devices running the Onavo Protect app in order to gain competitive insights. There is a current class action lawsuit against Meta in which court documents note* that the the company may have breached the Wiretap Act. The analysis made in this post is based on content court documents and reverse engineering sections of archived Onavo Protect app packages for

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The King Is Watching condenses kingdom-building strategy to a single screen

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-24 03:30:03

Game details Developer: Hypnohead Publisher: Tinybuild Platform: Windows Release Date: July 21, 2025 ESRB Rating: N/A Price: $15 Links: Steam | Twitter As satisfying as a successful real-time strategy game campaign can be, dealing with a complex RTS map can often be overwhelming. Keeping track of multiple far-flung resource-production bases, groups of units, upgrade trees, and surprise encounters with the enemy requires a level of attention-splitting that can strain even the best multitas

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Joby, L3Harris partner on hybrid defense craft that can be piloted or autonomous

cnbc.com Chris Eudaily 2025-12-24 11:58:37

An electric air taxi by Joby Aviation sits at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in New York City, Nov. 12, 2023. Joby Aviation and defense manufacturing giant L3Harris announced a partnership Friday to develop a next-generation military craft that can be piloted or fly autonomously. The partnership brings together Joby's hybrid vertical take-off and landing, or VTOL, aircraft and L3's expertise in military systems and certification. The companies expect to begin testing this fall, followed by o

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Terence Tao's NSF grants suspended

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-24 10:39:09

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The Untold Impact of Cancellation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-24 11:12:04

Warning: towards the end of this post are references to suicide, which may be distressing to some readers. Discretion is advised. The Untold Impact of Cancellation I have never before been open about the impact that being cancelled had upon me. Cancellations try to silence their targets, so their stories are less often heard. This is my account. As you read about my experience over the last four years, you may come to understand why I have found it so hard to share. This is my own unique sto

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Survey says more than half of Pixel 9 owners aren’t always happy with their camera

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-24 21:00:26

Over the weekend, I published an article discussing my frustration with my Pixel 9 Pro’s cameras, especially in darker and warmer environments . I showcased several examples, from the least noticeable to the most glaring, where the photo that I see in the viewfinder on my phone and the final image I get after processing are so different that it feels jarring to witness that transformation. My conclusion was that the Pixel camera seems to be working extra hard to fake a white balance that isn’t

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The best iPad cases for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-24 20:01:26

Your new iPad is sleek, powerful and ready to tackle everything from binge-watching to serious productivity — but without the right protection, it’s also one drop away from disaster. One of the most important iPad accessories is a solid case. Whether you want something rugged to handle everyday wear and tear, a slim case that keeps things lightweight or a keyboard cover to turn your tablet into a mini laptop, there are plenty of options to suit your needs. Some cases go beyond basic protectio

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How Hyper Built a 1m-Accurate Indoor GPS

news.ycombinator.com Andrew Hart 2025-12-21 12:01:17

To @AndrewHartAR: “Our app is shit and we know it’s shit”. My life changed forever when a senior exec from one of the world’s largest retailers messaged me on Twitter. This was back in 2017. My outdoor AR navigation demos had just gone viral, and my new open-source project for Apple had elevated me to be the top trending iOS developer on GitHub. Every developer meet-up I went to, everyone now seemed to know who I was. I was on top of the world. I agreed to meet the exec for coffee in London, a

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New iPhone 17 Pro Max Rumors Emerge, and Now 7 Features Might Sway My Upgrade Decision

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-24 21:00:17

We're a little more than a month out from the expected reveal of the new iPhone 17 models, and rumors about what's coming are hard to ignore. So although I try to wait calmly each year, what I'm hearing about the iPhone 17 Pro Max is making me impatient. They're also causing me to second-guess my longstanding stance on buying the standard-size iPhone Pro, since historically the Max model has gotten some new features ahead of the regular model, like the 5x zoom introduced with the iPhone 15 Pro M

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The King is Watching condenses kingdom-building strategy to a single screen

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-24 21:30:03

Game details Developer: Hypnohead Publisher: Tinybuild Platform: Windows Release Date: July 21, 2025 ESRB Rating: N/A Price: $15 Links: Steam | Twitter As satisfying as a successful real-time strategy game campaign can be, dealing with a complex RTS map can often be overwhelming. Keeping track of multiple far-flung resource-production bases, groups of units, upgrade trees, and surprise encounters with the enemy requires a level of attention-splitting that can strain even the best multitas

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Microsoft Authenticator won't manage your passwords anymore - or most passkeys

zdnet.com David Berlind 2025-12-25 00:02:54

D3Damon/Getty Images For most of this year, Microsoft has been warning users that they will no longer be able to use its Authenticator mobile application for user ID and password management. As reported by CNET on July 29, 2025, "In June, the company stopped letting users add passwords to Authenticator…. And starting Aug. 1, you'll no longer be able to use saved passwords." Also: How passkeys work: The complete guide to your inevitable passwordless future To me, the dire warnings of this pend

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Age Verification Doesn't Need to Be a Privacy Footgun

news.ycombinator.com View Archive 2025-12-24 18:19:54

“Won’t someone think of the poor children?” they say, clutching their pearls as they enact another stupid law that will harm the privacy of every adult on Earth and create Prior Restraint that inhibits the freedom of speech in liberal democracies. If you’re totally ignorant of how things work, the proposal of “verifying you’re an adult” before you access adult content sounds, superficially, like a reasonable thing to do. But it’s a patently stupid idea at every level. Age Verification Makes Th

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Man had a cross tattooed on his neck—it vanished, then his flesh started dying

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-25 00:12:42

A 20-year-old man in China may be anxiously reassessing his chances of eternal damnation after the cross he had tattooed on his neck inexplicably vanished after five months and was replaced by an aggressive necrotic ulcer and grave inflammation. The case is so strange that doctors say it "expands the spectrum of tattoo-associated pathology." In an uncanny case report published Thursday in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, the man's doctors noted the multiple ways in which his lesion was

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High Noon Recalls Alcoholic Drinks Mislabeled as Celsius. What to Do if You Were Impacted

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-25 05:16:00

High Noon has issued a recall on two of its Beach Variety packs because of the presence of alcohol in the wrong type of cans. Within these 12-packs of High Noon Beach Variety packs there may be some Celsius-labelled cans -- which should contain an energy drink -- that were shipped out with High Noon vodka seltzer inside them. Cans that are filled with High Noon's vodka seltzer are mislabeled as Celsius Astro Vibe Energy Drink, Sparkling Blue Razz Edition, and have a silver top instead of a blac

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Amazon DocumentDB Serverless database looks to accelerate agentic AI, cut costs

venturebeat.com Sean Michael Kerner 2025-12-25 15:58:12

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 The database industry has undergone a quiet revolution over the past decade. Traditional databases required administrators to provision fixed capacity, including both compute and storage resources. Even in the cloud, with database-as-a-service options, organizations were essentially paying for server capacity that sits idle most of the tim

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Proton now offers a two-factor authentication app

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-25 16:18:36

Things have been busy for the privacy-first company, Proton. Just last week, they released the AI chatbot Lumo, and today, the company rolled out Proton Authenticator, its open-source and multiplatform 2FA app. What’s 2FA again? Two-factor authentication is a login method that adds an extra layer of security to further make sure that you are the legitimate owner of the account you’re trying to access. With 2FA activated, you’re usually asked for a code from a 2FA app after entering your passwo

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Dark patterns

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-25 08:17:35

What to look out for when shopping online Hidden costs Hidden costs are extra costs you only find out about towards the end of your purchase, or which are made less obvious. They include pre-selected extras you may not want and add-ons presented so you feel you have to buy them. Some hidden costs are even sneakier, such as a pre-selected free trial period for a service that renews automatically if you don’t cancel before it ends - charging your card for an ongoing membership. Trick questions

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Microsoft Predicts These Jobs Are Safe From AI

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-12-25 16:05:42

Much ink has already been spilled about the threat of AI to various labor markets. As new forms of automation seep into industries, folks want to know which jobs are endangered and which are safe. Well, a new study published by Microsoft researchers purports to show which positions have the most AI “applicability,” and which do not. From the research, you might assume you could predict which careers have longevity and which may soon go the way of the Dodo—although the report itself denies that t

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The Legacy of ‘Scavengers Reign’ Lives on Through Video Games

gizmodo.com Toussaint Egan 2025-12-25 16:15:57

It’s been little over a year since Scavengers Reign was canceled. Co-created by animator-producers Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner, Scavengers Reign garnered a modest yet passionate fanbase and went on to earn an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program. Despite this, however, HBO Max—and by extension Warner Bros. Discovery, HBO Max’s parent company—chose not to renew the show for a second season, effectively canceling the series. Set in the distant future, the animated sci-fi drama

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Latest Tech News

Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed

Mamoru Hosoda’s New Movie Looks Like a Fantastical Revenge Epic

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Joby, L3Harris partner on hybrid defense craft that can be piloted or autonomous

Terence Tao's NSF grants suspended

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Survey says more than half of Pixel 9 owners aren’t always happy with their camera

The best iPad cases for 2025

How Hyper Built a 1m-Accurate Indoor GPS

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Microsoft Authenticator won't manage your passwords anymore - or most passkeys

Age Verification Doesn't Need to Be a Privacy Footgun

Man had a cross tattooed on his neck—it vanished, then his flesh started dying

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