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New Instagram rule cuts off Live broadcasts for small accounts

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-15 05:55:04

Meta is following TikTok’s lead, and will restrict private accounts, and accounts with less than 1,000 followers, from going live. Here are the details. Feature now limited to public accounts with 1,000+ followers Since Instagram introduced its Live feature in 2016, it has been available to all users, whether they were major influencers, had just a handful of followers, or used a public or private account. This week, however, users with private accounts or fewer than 1,000 followers were met

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El Salvador’s Crypto President Could Stay in Power for Decades After Changes to Constitution

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-12-16 00:50:12

El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly approved changes to the country’s constitution on Thursday that will extend presidential terms from five years to six and abolish term limits. That means President Nayib Bukele, a far-right crypto enthusiast who’s allied with President Donald Trump, could potentially stay in power for the rest of his natural life. First elected in 2019 on a promise to crack down on gangs, Bukele was supposed to be prohibited from running for re-election in 2024. But the countr

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Amazon set to report earnings: AI and tariffs are key to the second quarter

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-12-18 15:32:45

Amazon will report second-quarter results after the market close Thursday. Here's what analysts surveyed by LSEG are expecting: Earnings per share: $1.33 $1.33 Revenue: $162.09 billion Wall Street is also looking at other key revenue metrics: Amazon Web Services: $30.8 billion, according to StreetAccount $30.8 billion, according to StreetAccount Advertising: $14.99 billion, according to StreetAccount The company spooked investors in May when it warned in its earnings report that "tariff a

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Zhaoxin unveils new consumer and server CPUs aimed at challenging global semiconductor giants

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-19 05:56:00

Why it matters: Zhaoxin's latest processors mark a key step in China's push for technological self-reliance, bringing new AI-focused chips that aim to challenge established global players. While still behind industry leaders, these advances reflect growing domestic capabilities in AI computing, signaling a shift toward greater innovation and independence in a strategic sector. This week, Chinese semiconductor company Zhaoxin introduced its latest generation of consumer and enterprise processors

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Amazon earnings primer: Why AI and tariffs are key to the second quarter

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-12-19 05:11:09

Amazon will report second-quarter results after the market close Thursday. Here's what analysts surveyed by LSEG are expecting: Earnings per share: $1.33 $1.33 Revenue: $162.1 billion Wall Street is also looking at other key revenue metrics: Amazon Web Services: $30.8 billion, according to StreetAccount $30.8 billion, according to StreetAccount Advertising: $14.99 billion, according to StreetAccount The company spooked investors in May when it warned in its earnings report that "tariff an

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Not just YouTube: Google is using AI to guess your age based on your activity - everywhere

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-12-19 05:05:57

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Google is implementing a new AI-powered age verification method. Machine learning will analyze your activity (mostly on YouTube) to guess your age. If AI guesses wrong, you'll need to go through a verification process. A day after announcing AI-powered age verification on YouTube, which we explained in more detail yesterday, Google is launching it on a larger scale, and again it's on you to sort out any problems if AI guesses wrong. Also:

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Go’s race detector has a mutex blind spot

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-17 11:44:05

Go's race detector has a mutex blind spot 28 Jul, 2025 I recently read Ralf Jung's blog post "There is no memory safety without thread safety" which mentions that Go is not a memory safe language in the presence of data races. "But Go comes with a built in data race detector " some might say. This reminded me of a quirk in Go's dynamic data race detection that causes it to miss data races in executed code that could easily be spotted by a human . Here is the code the data race detector stru

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Go's race detector has a mutex blind spot

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-18 05:44:05

Go's race detector has a mutex blind spot 28 Jul, 2025 I recently read Ralf Jung's blog post "There is no memory safety without thread safety" which mentions that Go is not a memory safe language in the presence of data races. "But Go comes with a built in data race detector " some might say. This reminded me of a quirk in Go's dynamic data race detection that causes it to miss data races in executed code that could easily be spotted by a human . Here is the code the data race detector stru

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Microsoft suddenly bans LibreOffice developer's email account, blocks appeal

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-12-20 14:37:00

Recap: The developers of LibreOffice, a free and open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, have repeatedly criticized Microsoft's proprietary software policies over the past few months. Although a recent incident involving Microsoft and a LibreOffice developer has no known connection to the rivalry, it could spark further criticism of the Windows provider. When LibreOffice developer Mike Kaganski attempted to send an email to the productivity suite's developer mailing list using a Hotmail ad

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Trump will end the de minimis exemption for low-cost global shipments

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-21 05:27:07

President Donald Trump's latest economic move is to halt the de minimis exemption, a provision that made international shipments of low-value items cheaper. When the exemption ends on August 29, shipments valued at or under $800 will be subject to duty fees when sent by any carrier other than the international postal network, no matter what country they are coming from. According to the White House's announcement of this change, shipments will either be assessed with an ad valorem duty equal to

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No, an Apple support Weibo account didn’t promote a Samsung foldable phone [Updated]

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-21 15:25:49

Update 11:19 a.m. PT: Here’s a statement from an Apple spokesperson: “Apple Support has only posted Apple content. We are working with Weibo to understand how this happened.” What seems to have happened here is that a Weibo client-side bug caused the text of the Apple Support post to be mismatched with the Samsung video. Original story below. An official Apple support account on China’s Weibo social network managed to accidentally post a promotional video for a Samsung folding phone. The emb

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How to get another free year of updates for your Windows 10 PC

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-21 15:13:45

If your PC meets those conditions, you'll enroll in the ESU program by opening the Settings app and clicking Windows Update. You should see a status message telling you that Windows 10 updates end in October of 2025, with an "enroll now" link you can click to enroll in the Extended Security Updates program. Windows 10 users whose PCs meet the conditions for the ESU program will start seeing this status message about the end of support, along with an enrollment link. Credit: Andrew Cunningham I

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Lawsuit Claims Meta Pirated Vast Numbers of Dirty Movies to "Train Its AI"

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-22 10:16:30

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has been accused of pirating — we are not kidding — a whole adult bookstore's worth of dirty movies to train its artificial intelligence models. First flagged by the blog TorrentFreak, a copyright company called Strike 3 Holdings and an adult film studio called Counterlife Media have filed suit against Meta, alleging that the tech giant torrented nearly 2,400 copyrighted skin flicks. All in the name of AI research, of course. According to the suit, which was filed in Cal

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Official Apple support account accidentally promoted a Samsung foldable phone [Video]

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-23 06:09:14

An official Apple support account on China’s Weibo social network managed to accidentally post a promotional video for a Samsung folding phone. The embarrassing mistake coincided with a new analyst report on the expected price and timing for Apple’s own move into this market, with an upcoming iPhone Fold … The iPhone Fold Apple has long been working on a foldable iPhone, but has so far been waiting for the tech to be good enough to meet the company’s standards for such a device. In particula

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HP Coupon Codes and Deals: Up to 60% Off | August 2025

wired.com Luke Larsen 2025-12-22 18:30:00

If you don't know where to start—and use—your HP coupon code, there’s a wide variety of options available at HP.com in terms of budget and use case, but my eye goes first to the high-end HP Omen gaming monitors, like the fantastic HP Omen Transcend 32. This 4K 240Hz monitor is a favorite among PC gamers, even among the huge amounts of OLED options out there. It can hit a peak brightness of over 1,000 nits in HDR, bringing scenes in games to life in vivid detail. Or if you’re on the other side o

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Microsoft bans LibreOffice developer's account without warning, rejects appeal

news.ycombinator.com David Uzondu 2025-12-23 20:19:19

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works Recently, we reported on LibreOffice, accusing Microsoft of intentionally using complex file formats as a tactic to lock in users to Microsoft Office, hindering open source alternatives like LibreOffice. Now, Microsoft has banned LibreOffice developer, Mike Kaganski, from using its services, citing an "activity that violates [its] Services Agreement". According to Mike, this happened last Mon

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YouTube is turning over age verification to AI

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-24 10:56:34

YouTube will start using machine learning to determine whether viewers should be on a teen account. The company said it plans to start using this AI application on a subset of US users in the coming weeks for a trial before rolling it out to the rest of the market. The tool will assess user behaviors including the types of videos being searched for, the categories of videos watched and how long the account has existed. When an account is deemed by machine learning to belong to a teen, YouTube wi

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Google Workspace is rolling out a security update to stop token stealing attacks

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-25 05:00:00

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. Google Workspace is launching a new security measure to help prevent the same type of account takeover attack that impacted Linus Tech Tips. The feature, which is rolling out in beta for Chrome users on Windows, is designed to block bad actors from remotely stealing the cookies that keep you logged into your Workspace account. Google calls the feat

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Apple Manufacturing Academy opening in Detroit to support US businesses

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-25 10:50:09

A new Apple Manufacturing Academy has been announced by the company, launching in Detroit on August 19. The iPhone maker says it will offer free training in “smart manufacturing” for small and medium businesses from across the country. The initiative is working in partnership with Michigan State University, and will include Apple engineers among the trainers … The company made the announcement this morning: Apple will open its all-new Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit on Tuesday, August

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LG Promo Codes: 20% Off | July 2025

wired.com Ryan Waniata 2025-12-26 00:10:00

LG makes some of the best TVs you can buy. Its OLED TVs in particular are perennial favorites at WIRED, with C-series models like the C4 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) providing among the best performance for your dollars on the market. LG is about way more than TVs of course. The Korean brand offers multiple products across the A/V landscape, from soundbars to Bluetooth speakers, along with a host of other products like home appliances, laptops, and more. Save 20% With Today’s LG Promo Codes If you

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Apple @ Work: Apple makes Managed Apple Account transitions easier for IT at scale

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-12-28 08:00:00

Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with

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China calls for the creation of a global AI organization

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-28 11:00:05

China wants to work with other countries and has laid out its plans for the global governance of artificial intelligence at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai. Li Qiang, the country's premier, warned about "technological monopolies" and said that AI could become "an exclusive game for a few countries and companies." As such, he proposed the creation of a "world AI cooperation organization" during the event. Li didn't specifically mention the United States when he ta

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Meta Debuts More Instagram Protections for Teen Users. Here's What's New

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-28 10:00:00

Meta this week unveiled the latest efforts it's making to bolster the safety of teens and kids on its social media apps, with a particular focus on the teen-skewing Instagram. The company has touted these new features for Instagram in a blog post, most notably adding more information and warnings about accounts that teens might try to contact via direct messages. "We've added new safety features to DMs in Teen Accounts to give teens more context about the accounts they're messaging and help the

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Show HN: Price Per Token – LLM API Pricing Data

news.ycombinator.com Price Per Token 2025-12-29 08:39:41

All pricing information comes from official provider sources: Disclaimer: Providers don't all count tokens in the same way, but generally a token is equivalent to 3-4 characters. Please refer to each provider's documentation for their specific tokenization methods.

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Up to date prices for LLM APIs all in one place

news.ycombinator.com Price Per Token 2025-12-30 14:39:41

All pricing information comes from official provider sources: Disclaimer: Providers don't all count tokens in the same way, but generally a token is equivalent to 3-4 characters. Please refer to each provider's documentation for their specific tokenization methods.

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No, Instagram didn’t suspend Zohran Mamdani’s account for being ‘too socialist’

theverge.com Mia Sato 2025-12-31 08:04:19

is features writer with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. In a story published earlier this week, a site called “NYC Journals” claimed to have a bombshell: that Instagram had suspended the account of New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for being “too socialist.” The story claimed that Mamdani’s account was down for three hours; it also cited a “leaked memo” from inside Instagram that said his content went against US

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Use Your Type System

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 23:57:05

Today I'm discussing a trivially simple technique that I've rarely seen used in production codebases. In programming, we often need to deal with simple values that can be represented by simple, generic types built into our programming language or provided by libraries: types like integer, string, or UUID. In any nontrivial codebase, this inevitably leads to bugs when, for example, a string representing a user ID gets used as an account ID, or when a critical function accepts three integer argu

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VectorDB bench now support S3Vector

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-03 00:39:52

Have a question about this project? Sign up for a free GitHub account to open an issue and contact its maintainers and the community. By clicking “Sign up for GitHub”, you agree to our terms of service and privacy statement. We’ll occasionally send you account related emails. Already on GitHub? Sign in to your account

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Bracing for a Recession? These Accounts Can Keep Your Money Safe

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-03 04:30:00

The best place for your cash depends on what you're using it for. PM Images/Getty Images A recession may not be as likely as it seemed earlier this year, at least according to some forecasts. But economic uncertainty is still forcing us to be cautious about our finances. From high prices to layoffs, the big financial struggles are out of our control. However, one thing we can do to help ourselves weather the ups and downs is to make sure our money is in the right place. Keeping your cash safe

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IBM shares drop despite earnings beat

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-01-03 20:49:59

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna appears at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 2024. IBM shares fell as much as 5% in extended trading on Wednesday after the tech conglomerate issued second-quarter results that topped Wall Street projections. Here's how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: $2.80 adjusted vs. $2.64 expected $2.80 adjusted vs. $2.64 expected Revenue: $16.98 billion vs. $16.59 billion IBM's revenue increased nearly 8% year over

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Latest Tech News

New Instagram rule cuts off Live broadcasts for small accounts

El Salvador’s Crypto President Could Stay in Power for Decades After Changes to Constitution

Amazon set to report earnings: AI and tariffs are key to the second quarter

Zhaoxin unveils new consumer and server CPUs aimed at challenging global semiconductor giants

Amazon earnings primer: Why AI and tariffs are key to the second quarter

Not just YouTube: Google is using AI to guess your age based on your activity - everywhere

Go’s race detector has a mutex blind spot

Go's race detector has a mutex blind spot

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Microsoft bans LibreOffice developer's account without warning, rejects appeal

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Apple @ Work: Apple makes Managed Apple Account transitions easier for IT at scale

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