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Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to retain its space shuttle

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-05 20:26:16

Texas lawmakers, seemingly not content with getting NASA's endorsement to move a retired space shuttle to Houston, are now calling for an investigation into how the Smithsonian allegedly objected to relocating the orbiter it has owned for more than a decade. Senator John Cornyn and Representative Randy Weber on Thursday sent a letter to John Roberts, the Smithsonian Institution's chancellor and chief justice of the United States, suggesting that the Smithsonian's staff may have violated the law

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FCC Commissioner Slams Paramount’s New ‘Truth Arbiter’ for the Trump Regime

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-12-05 23:55:06

It’s official. The $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance was completed Thursday, and the media giants will combine to create something like “new Paramount,” according to a press release from chairman and CEO David Ellison. But it was a long road to finally seal the deal and many people are concerned about the ways that Paramount capitulated to Donald Trump, going so far as to install a “truth arbiter” at CBS to make sure nobody is too mean to the president, as FCC Commissioner Anna Go

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It’s getting harder to skirt RTO policies without employers noticing

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-06 00:11:56

Companies are monitoring whether employees adhere to corporate return-to-office (RTO) policies and are enforcing the requirements more than they have in the past five years, according to a report that commercial real estate firm CBRE will release next week and that Ars Technica reviewed. CBRE surveyed 184 companies for its report. Among companies surveyed, 69 percent are monitoring whether employees come into the office as frequently as policy mandates. That’s an increase from 45 percent last y

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Tesla Robotaxi scores permit to run ride-hailing service in Texas

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2025-12-06 04:53:53

In an aerial view, the Tesla headquarters is seen in Austin, Texas, on July 24, 2025. Tesla has been granted a permit to run a ride-hailing business in Texas, allowing the electric vehicle maker to compete against companies including Uber and Lyft . Tesla Robotaxi LLC is licensed to operate a "transportation network company" until August 6, 2026, according to a listing on the website of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, or TDLR. The permit was issued this week. Elon Musk's EV

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Apple pushes back on Fintiv’s latest litigious attempt to profit off Apple Pay

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-06 05:05:52

Fintiv, a firm you’ve probably only heard of in the context of patent litigation, is once again suing Apple over Apple Pay. Apple’s secure mobile payment solution launched over a decade ago in 2014. Fintiv has been unsuccessfully suing Apple over Apple Pay since 2018. Apple is not hiding its frustration. In a statement to 9to5Mac, the company accused the Texas-based firm of trying to “distract from their failed patent case” with a new set of allegations. “The court has repeatedly rejected Fint

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A message from Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to all company employees

news.ycombinator.com Matt Hyatt 2025-12-06 03:48:29

The following note from Lip-Bu Tan was sent to all Intel Corporation employees on August 7, 2025: Dear Team, I know there has been a lot in the news today, and I want to take a moment to address it directly with you. Let me start by saying this: The United States has been my home for more than 40 years. I love this country and am profoundly grateful for the opportunities it has given me. I also love this company. Leading Intel at this critical moment is not just a job – it’s a privilege. This

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Intel CEO Responds to Trump’s Threat

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2025-12-06 05:35:40

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has responded to President Donald Trump’s call for his resignation over alleged conflicts of interest. In a memo sent to staff on Thursday, Tan said those concerns are based on “misinformation.” Tan joined the struggling chipmaker back in March. He was in the middle of trying to get the company back on track when he found himself in Trump’s crosshairs. “The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately. There is no other solution to this problem,” Trump wr

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You Don't Need iOS 26 to Get This Dreamy Wallpaper on Your iPhone Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-06 04:28:25

Apple's upcoming iOS 26 will introduce a wallpaper design this fall with spatial features that seem to move in accordance with your iPhone and developers and beta testers can access that wallpaper now. But you don't need to be running the iOS 26 beta to get Apple's latest wallpaper on your iPhone -- however, you'll miss out on spatial features if you're not running iOS 26. The latest wallpaper is called Here's to the Dreamers and was made to celebrate creators from Southeast Asia. "Let every gl

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Wear OS users are spotting a new kind of Google Wallet pass (Update: More confirmation)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-06 10:15:25

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Some Wear OS watches are starting to show Google Wallet photo passes with patterns like QR codes or barcodes. Standard photo-only passes still don’t appear, based on our testing. This may be an early test of limited support for scannable custom passes on smartwatches. Update: August 8, 2025 (2:15 PM ET): More confirmation of this change is coming in from the Android Authority team. Rita El Khoury shared the photos of a custom photo pass on her Pixel W

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A decade later, Windows is still bringing Control Panel features to the Settings app

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-12-06 10:31:20

Microsoft has tried to dumb down its Control Panel with a simple UI over the years, rather than a list of options, but there’s still a number of settings that don’t exist in the new PC Settings app. “Why do I have to go the PC settings to forget a network and Control panel to change IP settings? Can’t this all be done from a single place?” It’s a fair criticism, and one that Microsoft should look to address with Windows 10.

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Why Apple avoiding a big AI acquisition could signal good news

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-06 15:34:03

In the midst of Apple’s AI challenges, some have called on the company to dip into its enormous bank account and make a splashy AI acquisition. Here’s why the lack of acquisition could signal something important about Apple’s current AI progress. Apple is ‘open’ to AI acquisitions, but shows no sign of a big purchase It’s been a big week for AI, with major new launches from companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Meanwhile, discourse surrounding Apple’s AI efforts remains glum. Last week, the c

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Nintendo's upcoming app lets kids smoosh Mario's face

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-06 15:01:51

Nintendo just announced a forthcoming app called Hello Mario! that's headed to iOS, Android and the Switch in Japan. The free app seems pretty basic, as it's just a giant Mario head that users can poke and prod. That sounds eerily reminiscent of the intro screen of Super Mario 64. The company says that Mario will react in various ways based on player input. His face will even turn "around and around on the screen" when manhandled. Nintendo says "parents and young children" should play together

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Here's the absolutely massive Tamagotchi Paradise next to other objects in the wild, for scale

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-06 15:20:17

No product launch excites me more than the release of a new Tamagotchi. So when it comes time to review one, I like to first give myself a little while to just live with the device — to feel that initial delight and let it die down before I try to look at it critically. That way, I can more fairly assess whether we've actually got a toy that's worth the price tag and will hold a person's attention once the novelty wears off. But Tamagotchi Paradise arrived a few days ago, and while a proper rev

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IEEE Computer Society Journals Lead Global Computer Science and Engineering Citations

computer.org Jasmine Ang 2025-12-06 17:00:20

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 8 August 2025 – The IEEE Computer Society (CS), the world’s preeminent computer science and engineering member organization, today announced that its journals continue to lead the industry in Journal Impact FactorTM (JIFTM) rankings. Specifically, eight IEEE CS journals hold the coveted top impact factor status in their respective fields. “Every published paper brings value, but some rise to new heights because they provide a launching point for other work,” said Hironori

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Apple's iPad Air M3 is $150 off and down to a new all-time low

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-06 20:29:08

For a lot of people, the iPad Air is Apple’s goldilocks tablet. It’s more powerful and available in a larger size than the entry-level iPad, but a lot less expensive than the iPad Pro, which can be overkill for some. Right now, Apple’s 2025 iPad Air M3 can be picked up for $150 off at Amazon. This deal applies to each configuration of the 11-inch and 13-inch versions of the most recent iPad Air. So, the 11-inch model is as low as $449, while the 13-inch model is down to $649. The same deals can

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Pinterest CEO says agentic shopping is still a long way out

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-12-06 20:33:18

Pinterest CEO Bill Ready told investors on the company’s second-quarter earnings call that the social app and inspirational bookmarking site could be considered an “AI-enabled shopping assistant.” However, he thinks that the agentic web, where AI agents shop on users’ behalf, is still far in the future. The remarks were made in response to a question about the agentic web, which could impact the search funnel and businesses like Pinterest, which positions itself at the early stages of the shopp

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Deals: iPad mini 7 $120 off from $379, black Magic Mouse, M4 iPad Pro, Mac mini, and more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-12-07 00:44:49

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is finishing the week off with the return of all-time low pricing across the latest iPad mini 7 lineup at $120 off with deals starting from $379 shipped. Those offers join the new all-time lows on the M3 iPad Air lineup at $150 off – the best price ever offered on Apple’s most affordable current-gen M series iPad – as well as $200 off the least pricey M4 iPad Pro, and a rare deal on the black USB-C Apple Magic Mouse. But with the massive Apple deal week event now liv

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Tesla shuts down in-house Dojo AI supercomputer project

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-07 00:54:20

As first reported by Bloomberg , Tesla is disbanding the team behind Dojo , its in-house AI-training supercomputer, and reassigning remaining staff to other projects within the company. This marks a shift in the company's compute sourcing strategy for its AI-focused initiatives such as autonomous driving and the Optimus robot . Head of Dojo Peter Bannon is leaving Tesla, which is the latest departure after roughly 20 Dojo team members recently left to form DensityAI . In a response to the Bloom

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Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to retain its space shuttle

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-07 00:28:29

Texas lawmakers, seemingly not content with getting NASA's endorsement to move a retired space shuttle to Houston, are now calling for an investigation into how the Smithsonian allegedly objected to relocating the orbiter it has owned for more than a decade. Senator John Cornyn and Representative Randy Weber on Thursday sent a letter to John Roberts, the Smithsonian Institution's chancellor and chief justice of the United States, suggesting that the Smithsonian's staff may have violated the law

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Inside Dylan Field’s Big IPO—and His Even Bigger Plans for Figma

wired.com Steven Levy 2025-12-07 00:00:00

When Dylan Field pops up on my Zoom screen, his face is a mixture of giddiness and fatigue. He’s back at work, after a whirlwind trip to New York City where he launched his company Figma on the New York Stock Exchange, bucking the trend of multi-billion-dollar startups staying private. Even before it became clear that this might be the wildest public launch in years, the Figma world—fans of the app, employees (known as Figmates), and investors—had already turned Wall Street into a block party, h

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Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer is DOA — now what?

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-12-07 05:48:06

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. On Thursday, Bloomberg reported that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has ordered its Dojo supercomputer project to be disbanded after the project’s leader and most of its employees left to join another AI project. The news marked a major setback to

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Meta acquires AI audio startup WaveForms

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-12-07 05:24:04

In Brief Meta has acquired AI voice startup WaveForms for an undisclosed sum, The Information reports. It’s the company’s latest buy to strengthen its new AI unit, Superintelligence Labs, and Meta’s second major AI audio acquisition in the last month after it bought PlayAI. WaveForms, founded just eight months ago, raised $40 million from Andreessen Horowitz in a round that valued the company at $160 million pre-money, per PitchBook data. Two of the startup’s co-founders – former Meta and Ope

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Apple releases new ‘Here’s to the Dreamers’ wallpaper for iPhone

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-07 10:48:17

There are few ad campaigns more memorable to longtime Apple followers than the “Think Different” series. And in coordination with an App Store feature story highlighting several modern day creative trailblazers, Apple has released a new iPhone wallpaper called “Here’s to the Dreamers.” New iPhone wallpaper available as part of ‘Here’s to the Dreamers’ creator spotlight Apple has gotten in an annual rhythm of highlighting Southeast Asian creators in various ways. Back in 2023, that happened via

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The Windows 10 emoji picker has been broken for a month

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 08:51:17

The Windows 10 emoji picker has been broken for a month August 8, 2025 On July 8th, Microsoft released update KB5062554 to the world. It contains no documented changes or features. This update broke the emoji panel’s search functionality for all Windows 10 users. The broken grammar isn't the bug, that's just... how it is The emoji panel (accessed with Win + .) is the official way of typing emojis on Windows. I’m sure many users don’t know it exists. It’s hardly discoverable, and most desktop

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Trump’s Golden Dome Sparks Unprecedented Surge in Space Force Funding

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-12-07 10:50:40

The U.S. Space Force’s budget for 2026 could see a 40% increase compared to this year, which is mostly driven by President Donald Trump’s fantasy of creating a futuristic missile defense system that uses space-based sensors and weapons. A recent report by the Center for Space Policy and Strategy highlights the Golden Dome’s role in driving the increase in funding allocated toward the Space Force. Trump announced the ambitious Golden Dome project within one week of taking office, describing a mu

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OpenStore’s demise marks endgame for once-booming e-commerce aggregator market

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-12-07 15:40:47

When venture capitalist Keith Rabois got into e-commerce, he couldn't stop buying brands. Now, everything must go. OpenStore, co-founded by Rabois in 2021, is shutting down nearly all of the 40-plus Shopify stores it acquired, and it's in the process of liquidating any remaining inventory by offering steep discounts to move merchandise. Earlier this week, the company announced it plans to focus solely on growing Jack Archer, the menswear brand it bought for $837,000 in 2022. The website addres

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Massive Apple deal week event now live: M3 iPad Air all-time low, AirPods, M4 MacBooks $300 off, more [Updated]

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-12-06 10:33:14

As we approach week’s end, we are starting to track a massive selection of Apple deals across its current-generation lineup. From the iPad Air, mini 7, and Pro, right through the the M4 MacBook Air, a series of accessories, and much more, we are looking at some of the best prices of the year and even some new all-time lows that undercut what we saw on Prime Day. Scope it all out down below. Some of today’s deals were already live at Amazon previously, but along with the new shopping event now l

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Honda Is Giving Up on the All-Electric Dream

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-12-07 15:15:49

Honda just dealt a huge blow to the all-electric dream. In a stunning reversal, the Japanese auto giant has announced it is rethinking its electrification strategy, signaling that battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) are no longer the holy grail of its future. The move is a major setback for the EV industry, which is already reeling from the September 30 expiration of federal tax credits that made electric cars competitive with their gas-powered counterparts. For years, the auto industry, mesmerize

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Tesla Patents Bizarre Sucking Device

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-07 02:23:46

Late last month, Tesla's executives spun up the rumor mill amidst plummeting sales and financial hardship that the Elon Musk-led company was "gearing up for a super cool demo" of the company's long-awaited next-generation Roadster. Two weeks earlier, the billionaire CEO had teased a "most epic demo ever by end of year," without elaborating any further. While we can only speculate what they're planning to show off, one reasonable guess is that it could be related to Musk's years-long promise of

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This $200 Android phone beats competing Motorola and Samsung models in a unique way

zdnet.com Jason Howell 2025-12-07 22:30:18

TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G ZDNET's key takeaways TCL's 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G is on sale on Amazon for $222. It has a unique display, and a feature set that promotes minimalism and digital well-being. I just wish the camera system and general performance were better. $249.99 at Amazon Being glued to your smartphone's screen all day can do a number on your eyes, and I definitely can feel it. TCL's Nxtpaper technology offers a paper-like screen that's made for tired eyes like mine. The TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper

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Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to retain its space shuttle

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Apple pushes back on Fintiv’s latest litigious attempt to profit off Apple Pay

A message from Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to all company employees

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Here's the absolutely massive Tamagotchi Paradise next to other objects in the wild, for scale

IEEE Computer Society Journals Lead Global Computer Science and Engineering Citations

Apple's iPad Air M3 is $150 off and down to a new all-time low

Pinterest CEO says agentic shopping is still a long way out

Deals: iPad mini 7 $120 off from $379, black Magic Mouse, M4 iPad Pro, Mac mini, and more

Tesla shuts down in-house Dojo AI supercomputer project

Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to retain its space shuttle

Inside Dylan Field’s Big IPO—and His Even Bigger Plans for Figma

Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer is DOA — now what?

Meta acquires AI audio startup WaveForms

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OpenStore’s demise marks endgame for once-booming e-commerce aggregator market

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