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Killing Floor 3 Review: Two Bloody Steps Forward, One Step Back

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-30 04:00:00

Killing Floor 3 is a case study in contradictions, positively iterating on the best aspects from the series' past while introducing confusing features that would make more sense in another game. Put simply, the new changes make Killing Floor 3 a AA-feeling horde shooter with a battle pass. It's a pick-up-and-play arcade game with a loadout system. But most bafflingly of all, the game introduces a complex, grindy weapon modding system even though there's a rather limited arsenal to stuff all tho

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Killing Floor 3 Perks Explained: Which Class Makes Sense for You?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-30 16:00:00

Killing Floor 3 completely revamps the series' perk system, bringing the game's classes more in line with hero shooters such as Overwatch or Marvel Rivals. This streamlined perk system differentiates every character, with each getting a unique arsenal of weapons as well as a signature gadget and grenade. But you start to feel the real differences as you level up and unlock nodes throughout the specialized perk skill trees. Killing Floor 2 veterans are used to having 10 perks to choose from, bu

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I Couldn't Stop Shooting Zombies in Killing Floor 3, but It's Two Bloody Steps Forward, One Step Back

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-30 16:00:00

Killing Floor 3 is a case study in contradictions, positively iterating on the best aspects from the series' past while introducing confusing features that would make more sense in another game. Put simply, the new changes make Killing Floor 3 a AA-feeling horde shooter with a battle pass. It's a pick-up-and-play arcade game with a loadout system. But most bafflingly of all, the game introduces a complex, grindy weapon modding system even though there's a rather limited arsenal to stuff all tho

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Building better AI tools

news.ycombinator.com Hazel Weakly 2025-12-31 18:56:31

I’ve been reading this week about how humans learn, and effective ways of transferring knowledge. In addition, I’ve also had AI in the back of my mind, and recently I’ve come to the realization that not only is our industry building AI tools poorly, we’re building them backwards. Which, honestly, is really depressing to me because there is so much unrealized potential that we have available–is it not enough that we built the LLMs unethically, and that they waste far more energy than they return

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ChatGPT is rolling out 'personality' toggles to become your assistant

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-01 22:07:48

OpenAI is rolling out a new "personality" feature on the ChatGPT web app. This allows you to choose between multiple personalities, such as "Robot." ChatGPT is pretty good at coding and reasoning, but it falls a bit short on personality. On the other hand, Microsoft Copilot feels a bit more personal, but that could change soon. With the personality feature, which is slowly rolling out to some users across the world, you can personalize how ChatGPT interacts with you. By default, ChatGPT is ch

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Stop Building AI Tools Backwards

news.ycombinator.com Hazel Weakly 2026-01-02 06:56:31

I’ve been reading this week about how humans learn, and effective ways of transferring knowledge. In addition, I’ve also had AI in the back of my mind, and recently I’ve come to the realization that not only is our industry building AI tools poorly, we’re building them backwards. Which, honestly, is really depressing to me because there is so much unrealized potential that we have available–is it not enough that we built the LLMs unethically, and that they waste far more energy than they return

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iOS 26 developer beta 4 brings Silence Unknown Callers to Call Screening

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-04 12:44:44

If you’re running the developer beta on your iPhone and get a lot of spam or robocalls, you might have noticed that the Silence Unknown Callers feature had gone missing, at least for some users. With today’s beta release, it’s back, now integrated as part of the new Call Screening feature. Call Screening is one of the most useful features coming in iOS 26. When enabled, your iPhone will automatically answer calls from unknown numbers, ask the caller for more information, and decide whether to l

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Google Drive’s new tool makes it a breeze to skip right to the good part of your video uploads

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-04 17:20:17

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Drive will now show thumbnail previews when hovering over the video progress bar. The feature will be available to all users on the web version of Drive, but it only works on newly uploaded videos. It’s rolling out to Rapid Release domains starting today, with a wider rollout starting on August 20. Scrubbing through a video in Google Drive often meant dragging the progress bar blindly and hoping for the best. That’s finally changing, with Goog

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Killing the Mauna Loa observatory over irrefutable evidence of increasing CO2

news.ycombinator.com Rik Myslewski 2026-01-05 02:40:28

Column When you don't like the message, what do you do? You shoot the messenger, of course. That's the strategy being employed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration as it works to avoid, ignore, or bury data that prove the reality of anthropogenic global warming and its evil twin climate change. Case in point: The Trump administration recently released its draft budget [PDF] for the country's premier analytical agency focused on Earth systems, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm

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This startup wants to use beams of energy to drill geothermal wells

technologyreview.com Casey Crownhart 2026-01-06 04:00:00

This rock-melting drilling technology from the geothermal startup Quaise is certainly unconventional. The company hopes it’s the key to unlocking geothermal energy and making it feasible anywhere. Geothermal power tends to work best in those parts of the world that have the right geology and heat close to the surface. Iceland and the western US, for example, are hot spots for this always-available renewable energy source because they have all the necessary ingredients. But by digging deep enoug

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How to Recycle Your Old Computers and Printers for Free

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-06 00:15:04

It's weirdly difficult to get rid of old laptops, desktops and printers sitting around your house -- even when it's been over a decade since you last plugged them in. But recycling old tech is easier than you think and can free up a lot of space for you. A CNET survey found that 31% of US adults are still holding onto old, unused devices, including laptops, because they're unsure of what to do with them. The survey also found that 19% of respondents just toss old devices in the trash -- which i

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Phones with both a cooling fan and water resistance don’t exist, until now

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-08 11:27:10

OPPO TL;DR OPPO has announced the K13 Turbo and K13 Turbo Pro in China. These new phones have cooling fans and are water-resistant. The OPPO K13 Turbo series starts at ~$251 in China. We’ve seen a few gaming phones over the years with built-in cooling fans. Unfortunately, the need for a cooling fan vent means these phones aren’t water-resistant. Thankfully, OPPO’s latest phones buck this trend. OPPO announced the K13 Turbo and K13 Turbo Pro in China today, and both of these budget gaming ph

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Staying cool without refrigerants: Next-generation Peltier cooling

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-08 17:18:54

On June 28, Samsung Electronics, together with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), published a paper on next-generation Peltier cooling technology in the prestigious scientific journal Nature Communications. The team successfully developed a high-efficiency thin-film semiconductor Peltier device using nano-engineering technology and demonstrated refrigerant-free cooling, highlighting the potential to deliver outstanding performance without conventional refrigerants.

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Best Back-to-School Tech Gear and Gadgets in 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-08 21:26:00

Earfun has made some very solid budget earbuds, and now it's entered the full-size ANC headphone space with its new-for-2024 Wave Pro headphones. They list for $80, but they're down to $64 on Amazon right now if you apply the on-page coupon. While they may not sound as good as premium noise-canceling headphones from Bose or Sony, they're comfortable to wear, feature decent sound with punchy bass (they're a bit lacking in clarity and bass definition compared to more expensive models), and they of

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Live TV Streaming Services' Top 100 Channels Guide: Sling, YouTube TV and More

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-09 05:48:59

Thinking about transitioning away from cable? It doesn't have to be a daunting undertaking, but a little homework is involved. As TV costs increase, there are plenty of alternatives you can consider, like live TV streaming services and or skinny bundles. Cord-free live services come with perks like a broad mix of channels, DVR and no long-term commitments. You can stream sports and more, and these services offer wider channel options than antennas but also let you watch on your laptop or phone.

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Resolve (YC W15) Is Hiring an Operations and Billing Lead for Construction VR

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-10 22:00:47

Location: Remote Type: Full-time About Us Resolve is an 11-person SaaS startup helping construction companies and builders review faster. Our clients include general contractors, specialty subcontractors, owner operators and engineering companies—companies that build the world around us. We’re growing fast and looking for a detail-oriented, proactive Billing and Operations Lead to take charge of key administrative processes that keep our business humming. What You’ll Do You’ll own and impro

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Servo Web Engine Further Tuning Performance

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-11 08:48:40

The Servo open-source web layout engine continues advancing with its demo Servoshell and continued work around making it suitable for embedding into other software. The Servo project this morning published their latest monthly status update to inform the community what they have been up to the past several weeks.For those curious what Servo developers have been backing on this summer, some of the highlights they published today on their development blog include:- Servo landed some additional wor

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Einstein Showed That Time Is Relative. But … Why Is It?

wired.com Rhett Allain 2026-01-11 09:00:00

So, you’re driving a car at half the speed of light. (Both hands on the wheel, please.) You turn on the headlights. How fast would you see this light traveling? What about a person standing by the road? Would they see the light beam moving at 1.5 times the speed of light? But that’s impossible, right? Nothing is faster than light. Yes, it seems tricky. The problem is, our ideas about the world are based on our experiences, and we don’t have much experience going that fast. I mean, the speed of

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UAE’s deal to buy Nvidia AI chips reportedly on hold

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2026-01-13 12:37:37

In Brief The massive AI deal between the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is reportedly on hold before it can be finalized due to national security reasons. The deal, which gives the green light to the UAE to buy billions of dollars worth of AI chips from Nvidia and other semiconductor companies, is on hold due to concerns in the U.S. that these AI chips could end up in China, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing anonymous sources. This potential chip smuggling was a concern when t

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ChatGPT Plus could soon get a yearly plan that will save you money (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-13 17:34:40

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR Open AI appears to be working on an annual billing option for its ChatGPT Plus plan. New code spotted in the latest ChatGPT beta release for Android indicates that the annual subscription could cost $200. OpenAI currently only offers monthly billing for its premium ChatGPT Plus and Pro tiers, but that may change soon. A recent teardown of the ChatGPT Android app revealed potential support for weekly, annual, and even lifetime subscription options. Whi

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A 1960s schools experiment that created a new alphabet

news.ycombinator.com Emma Loffhagen 2026-01-12 00:33:24

Throughout my life, my mum has always been a big reader. She was in three or four book clubs at the same time. She’d devour whatever texts my siblings and I were studying in school, handwrite notes for our lunchboxes and write in her diary every night. Our fridge door was a revolving display of word-of-the-day flashcards. Despite this, she also was and remains, by some margin, the worst speller I have met. By the time I was in primary school, she was already asking me to proofread her work emai

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The 1960s schools experiment that created a whole new alphabet

news.ycombinator.com Emma Loffhagen 2026-01-12 12:33:24

Throughout my life, my mum has always been a big reader. She was in three or four book clubs at the same time. She’d devour whatever texts my siblings and I were studying in school, handwrite notes for our lunchboxes and write in her diary every night. Our fridge door was a revolving display of word-of-the-day flashcards. Despite this, she also was and remains, by some margin, the worst speller I have met. By the time I was in primary school, she was already asking me to proofread her work emai

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This OTC continuous glucose monitor helped me track my meals (without counting calories)

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2026-01-15 17:16:26

ZDNET's key takeaways The Abbott Lingo is a $49 continuous glucose monitor that tracks your blood sugar for two weeks It can help people understand how their diets impact their glucose levels and make changes accordingly The app's suggestions and recommendations could be more insightful to promote daily use. View now at Lingo There are plenty of meal-tracking apps that help you understand your diet. But logging three meals daily, assessing your caloric intake, and reflecting on how your nutri

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Bedsure's Bamboo Cooling Sheets Are Silky Soft, Durable, and Cheap

wired.com Julia Forbes 2026-01-16 23:34:00

I’ve met many supposedly “cooling” sheets in my time as a mattress and bedding tester, and I have been disappointed more often than not. A cooling mattress can’t do all the heavy lifting with temperature regulation, and I’ll forever emphasize that your choice of bedding matters just as much—which is why I'm an unapologetic sheet snob. Which brings me to Bedsure, a brand I stumbled across on Amazon in a last-ditch effort to find some decent sheets when mine bit the dust (rather, my dogs bit holes

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Ask HN: Is it time to fork HN into AI/LLM and "Everything else/other?"

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-18 22:51:17

I would very much like to enjoy HN the way I did years ago, as a place where I'd discover things that I never otherwise would have come across. The increasing AI/LLM domination of the site has made it much less appealing to me.

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Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think

news.ycombinator.com Anurag Srivastava 2026-01-22 03:38:18

It’s hard work soaking up sunlight to generate clean electricity. After about 25 to 30 years, solar panels wear out. Over the years, heating and cooling cycles stress the materials. Small cracks develop, precipitation corrodes the frame and layers of materials can start to peel apart. In 2023, about 90% of old or faulty solar panels in the U.S. ended up in landfills. Millions of panels have been installed worldwide over the past few decades – and by about 2030, so many will be ready to retire t

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The Fourth Wave: How Speedballing Is Creating a New Kind of Drug Crisis

gizmodo.com Andrew Yockey 2026-01-22 02:00:30

Speedballing—the practice of combining a stimulant like cocaine or methamphetamine with an opioid such as heroin or fentanyl—has evolved from a niche subculture to a widespread public health crisis. The practice stems from the early 1900s, when World War I soldiers were often treated with a combination of cocaine and morphine. Once associated with high-profile figures like John Belushi, River Phoenix and Chris Farley, this dangerous polysubstance use has become a leading cause of overdose death

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Slumber Cloud’s Sale Is One Not to Miss Before Prime Day Ends

wired.com Nena Farrell 2026-01-22 20:53:17

I sleep on a lot of sheets. I've tested nearly 100 sets over the past two years of testing bedding for WIRED, and there are some easy favorites I always come back to. One of my favorites as a hot sleeper are Slumber Cloud's Performance Tencel Sheets ($187, down from $249) that perfectly blend cooling technology with Tencel lyocell fabric to make for a fantastic sheet that actually keeps you cool. If you're sweating at night and struggling to find a solution beyond blasting the AC all night, the

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Slumber Cloud's Sale Is One Not to Miss Before Prime Day Ends

wired.com Nena Farrell 2026-01-23 02:53:17

I sleep on a lot of sheets. I've tested nearly 100 different sets over the past two years of testing bedding for WIRED, and there are some easy favorites I always come back to. One of my favorites as a hot sleeper are Slumber Cloud's Performance Tencel Sheets ($187, down from $249) that perfectly blend cooling technology with Tencel lyocell fabric to make for a fantastic sheet that actually keeps you cool. If you're sweating at night and struggling to find a solution beyond blasting the AC all

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RFK Jr. may be about to demolish preventive health panel, health groups fear

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-23 22:49:08

“Worrying” With the latest cancellation, experts fear the USPSTF is next. "This is very worrying, because if past is prologue, it may suggest that they are preparing to eliminate or emasculate the committee,” Peter Lurie, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, told The New York Times. Such concerns were first raised after a June 27 US Supreme Court ruling that upheld the provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires health plans to cover USPSTF A- and B-grade

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Latest Tech News

Killing Floor 3 Review: Two Bloody Steps Forward, One Step Back

Killing Floor 3 Perks Explained: Which Class Makes Sense for You?

I Couldn't Stop Shooting Zombies in Killing Floor 3, but It's Two Bloody Steps Forward, One Step Back

Building better AI tools

ChatGPT is rolling out 'personality' toggles to become your assistant

Stop Building AI Tools Backwards

iOS 26 developer beta 4 brings Silence Unknown Callers to Call Screening

Google Drive’s new tool makes it a breeze to skip right to the good part of your video uploads

Killing the Mauna Loa observatory over irrefutable evidence of increasing CO2

This startup wants to use beams of energy to drill geothermal wells

How to Recycle Your Old Computers and Printers for Free

Phones with both a cooling fan and water resistance don’t exist, until now

Staying cool without refrigerants: Next-generation Peltier cooling

Best Back-to-School Tech Gear and Gadgets in 2025

Live TV Streaming Services' Top 100 Channels Guide: Sling, YouTube TV and More

Resolve (YC W15) Is Hiring an Operations and Billing Lead for Construction VR

Servo Web Engine Further Tuning Performance

Einstein Showed That Time Is Relative. But … Why Is It?

UAE’s deal to buy Nvidia AI chips reportedly on hold

ChatGPT Plus could soon get a yearly plan that will save you money (APK teardown)

A 1960s schools experiment that created a new alphabet

The 1960s schools experiment that created a whole new alphabet

This OTC continuous glucose monitor helped me track my meals (without counting calories)

Bedsure's Bamboo Cooling Sheets Are Silky Soft, Durable, and Cheap

Ask HN: Is it time to fork HN into AI/LLM and "Everything else/other?"

Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think

The Fourth Wave: How Speedballing Is Creating a New Kind of Drug Crisis

Slumber Cloud’s Sale Is One Not to Miss Before Prime Day Ends

Slumber Cloud's Sale Is One Not to Miss Before Prime Day Ends

RFK Jr. may be about to demolish preventive health panel, health groups fear

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