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Airbnb beats on top and bottom lines for second quarter

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-12-08 09:25:32

Airbnb reported second-quarter results on Wednesday that beat analysts' expectations. Here's how the company did based on average analysts' estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $1.03 vs. 93 cents expected $1.03 vs. 93 cents expected Revenue: $3.10 billion vs. $3.04 billion expected Revenue increased 13% from $2.75 billion during the same period last year. The company reported net income of $642 million, or $1.03 per share, up from $555 million, or 86 cents per share, a year earlie

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Researchers hacked Google Gemini to take control of a smart home

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-08 09:19:26

Wired reported on new cybersecurity research that demonstrated a hack of the Google Gemini artificial intelligence assistant. The researchers were able to control connected smart home devices through the use of indirect prompt injections in Google Calendar invites. When a user requested a summary of their calendar and thanked Gemini for the results, the malicious prompt ordered Google's Home AI agent to take actions such as opening windows or turning lights off, as demonstrated in the video abov

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For regulated industries, AWS’s neurosymbolic AI promises safe, explainable agent automation

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2025-12-08 14:05:50

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 AWS is banking on the fact that by bringing its Automated Reasoning Checks feature on Bedrock to general availability, it will give more enterprises and regulated industries the confidence to use and deploy more AI applications and agents. It is also hoping that introducing methods like automated reasoning, which utilizes math-based valida

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The Download: OpenAI’s open-weight models, and the future of internet search

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-12-09 23:10:00

The news: OpenAI has finally released its first open-weight large language models since 2019’s GPT-2. Unlike the models available through OpenAI’s web interface, these new open models can be freely downloaded, run, and even modified on laptops and other local devices. Why it matters: These releases re-establish OpenAI as a presence for users of open models. That’s particularly notable at a time when Meta, which had previously dominated the American open-model landscape with its Llama models, ma

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Bourdain, My Camera, and Me (2021)

news.ycombinator.com Alec Alderman 2025-12-07 09:51:41

PUBLISHED VANITY FAIR MAGAZINE July 2021. The bone kept sliding out of my hand. I had picked it up at Ottomanelli & Sons on Bleecker Street, overloaded and teetering at the counter, balancing my cameras, my tripod bag, while I explained to the guy what I needed. “The biggest you’ve got,” I said. He wrapped it up in paper and I was on my way. The moment I walked out of the butcher shop I realized how slippery and wide the bone was. I could have splurged for a taxi, or asked for an assistant t

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Hinge Health stock pops 6% after first quarterly report since IPO

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-12-11 04:49:54

Hinge Health co-founders, Gabriel Mecklenburg and Daniel Perez celebrate its initial public offering at the New York Stock Exchange on May 22, 2025. Shares of Hinge Health popped 6% in extended trading on Tuesday after the digital physical therapy company reported quarterly results for the first time since its debut on the New York Stock Exchange in May. Here's how the company did based on average analysts' estimates compiled by LSEG: Loss: Loss per share of $13.10. That may not compare with

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The X11 Security extension from the 1990s

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 09:06:33

blog - git - desktop - images - contact The X11 SECURITY extension from the 1990ies It's widely known that X11 has a problem with, for example, keyloggers. The issue is not that keyloggers are possible through security holes -- but keyloggers are trivial on X11, as they are part of normal operation and don't require exploits. It is one of the reasons why people push for Wayland. I recently came across the X11 SECURITY extension, which is part of a normal X.Org installation. Quick overview of

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The X11 SECURITY extension from the 1990ies

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 15:06:33

blog - git - desktop - images - contact The X11 SECURITY extension from the 1990ies It's widely known that X11 has a problem with, for example, keyloggers. The issue is not that keyloggers are possible through security holes -- but keyloggers are trivial on X11, as they are part of normal operation and don't require exploits. It is one of the reasons why people push for Wayland. I recently came across the X11 SECURITY extension, which is part of a normal X.Org installation. Quick overview of

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A ‘Flesh-Eating’ Germ Is on the Rise This Summer

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-12-11 09:45:07

A bacterial infection that can cause “flesh-eating” disease is becoming a bigger problem in the U.S.—and climate change is at least partly to blame. Several states along the Gulf Coast and Eastern Seaboard have already reported a higher than usual tally of Vibrio vulnificus cases and deaths this summer. Last week, for instance, the Louisiana Department of Health issued a warning to residents over increased reports of V. vulnificus. Experts argue that milder winters and hotter summers are allowi

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Ask HN: Have you ever regretted open-sourcing something?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 15:37:00

Open source is usually seen as a win - for learning, visibility, and the community. But have you ever regretted it? Maybe it became a burden to maintain, attracted the wrong users, or got used in ways you didn’t expect. Would love to hear your experience - good or bad.

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Google Gemini can now create AI-generated bedtime stories

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-11 14:03:45

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google rolled out a new tool within its Gemini AI chatbot that lets you create an illustrated story by simply describing it. The feature, called “Storybook,” generates 10-page stories, each with a short paragraph of text that Gemini can read aloud, along with an

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Google's Pixel Watch 4, Fold Pro 10 and Buds 2a are rumored to launch later than the rest of its new gear

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-11 23:50:20

Google has an event lined up for August 20 and has promised to reveal "new Pixel phones, watches, buds" and more. However, rumors have been swirling that the company won't have many of these products ready to go after being unveiled. Winfuture has reported that the Pixel Watch 4, Fold Pro 10 and Buds 2a will be announced at the Made by Google event, but won't be available until October . The Pixel 10 line of smartphones will reportedly be available on August 28, which is just around a week afte

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'Lilo & Stitch' Gets a Streaming Release Date on Disney Plus

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-11 22:44:04

Disney is set to welcome one of its most beloved characters to its streaming home on Disney Plus with the arrival of Lilo & Stitch next month. The live-action release has raked in just over $1 billion at the box office and will make its way to your TV screen, finding a seat next to its animated predecessor on the streaming platform. Lilo & Stitch revisits the original story of 6-year-old Lilo, a Hawaiian girl being cared for by her older sister Nani, and Stitch, a little blue fugitive alien. Th

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Beyond Retrieval: The Expanding Universe of Augmented Generation in AI

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-12-12 02:00:01

Introduction Standard large language models (LLMs) possess vast knowledge but struggle with limitations like hallucinations and accessing real-time information due to their static training data. This has spurred the development of dynamic AI architectures. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) has emerged as a key solution, integrating external knowledge into the generation process. However, the field is rapidly evolving beyond basic RAG. Newer models like RASG (Retrieval-Augmented Self-Generate

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If You Ask Google Why It Sucks Now, AI Overviews Will Viciously Bully Google and Itself

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-12 09:18:54

Google's notorious AI Overviews feature appears to have finally gotten it right — but for all the wrong reasons. As flagged on Bluesky, if you ask Google why its own search engine feels so useless lately, the company's AI feature will provide multiple and excoriating reasons — including brutal attacks against itself, Google's much-maligned AI Overviews. In that Bluesky post, Google responded broadly to the hilariously colloquial query of "why is google ass now" with a self-flagellating list of

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People are using ChatGPT to write their text messages - here's how you can tell

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-12-13 06:00:14

Kirill Stytsenko/Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways People are using AI to write sensitive messages to loved ones. Detecting AI-generated text is becoming more difficult as chatbots evolve. Some tech leaders have promoted this use of AI in their marketing strategies. Everyone loves receiving a handwritten letter, but those take time, patience, effort, and sometimes multiple drafts to compose. Most of us at one time or another have given a Hallmark card to a loved one or friend. Not because

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Thingino: Open-Source Firmware for IP Cameras

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-13 08:22:00

Supported Hardware Please note that we list not only the camera model, but also its SoC, image sensor, Wi-Fi module, and flash chip size. These must match to be supported by the firmware. We have found that some manufacturers change the hardware in different batches of the same module without notice. Indoor IP Cameras Bulb IP Cameras Outdoor IP Cameras IPC Modules Web Cameras Development Boards Teacup T31X Conditionally Supported Hardware Some brands protect their cameras by writing a

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Hims & Hers stock falls 10% on revenue miss

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-12-13 18:54:05

The Hers app arranged on a smartphone in New York on Feb. 12, 2025. Shares of Hims & Hers Health fell 9% in extended trading on Monday after the telehealth company reported second-quarter results that missed Wall Street's expectations for revenue. Here's how the company did based on average analysts' estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: 17 cents adjusted vs. 15 cents expected 17 cents adjusted vs. 15 cents expected Revenue: $544.8 million vs. $552 million expected Revenue at Hims

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Palantir tops $1 billion in revenue for the first time, boosts guidance

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-12-13 23:30:54

Palantir topped Wall Street's estimates Monday, surpassing $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, and hiking its full-year guidance. Shares rallied more than 5%. Here's how the company did versus LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: 16 cents adj. vs. 14 cents expected 16 cents adj. vs. 14 cents expected Revenue: $1.00 billion vs. $940 million expected The artificial intelligence software provider's revenues grew 48% during the period. Analysts hadn't expected the $1 billion reve

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Indian Sign Painting: A typeface designer's take on the craft

news.ycombinator.com Blag Magazine 2025-12-11 12:03:06

Work by an unknown sign painter for ArtLife in Kolkata, captured by Pooja Saxena for her India Street Lettering initiative. Since 2013, Pooja Saxena has been documenting Indian street lettering in all its forms. As this culimates in a new book from Blaft Publications, which can be pre-ordered on the dedicated Kickstarter, I invited her to share her insights into the sign painting themes within her work. India Street Lettering is a 200-page book presenting the documentary photography and detail

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Indian Sign Painting: A Typeface Designer's Take on the Craft

news.ycombinator.com Blag Magazine 2025-12-11 18:03:06

Work by an unknown sign painter for ArtLife in Kolkata, captured by Pooja Saxena for her India Street Lettering initiative. Since 2013, Pooja Saxena has been documenting Indian street lettering in all its forms. As this culimates in a new book from Blaft Publications, which can be pre-ordered on the dedicated Kickstarter, I invited her to share her insights into the sign painting themes within her work. India Street Lettering is a 200-page book presenting the documentary photography and detail

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Show HN: Spatial Web Browser Engine

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-15 17:28:25

Web Compatibility Overview JSAR provides comprehensive support for modern Web standards. For a complete browser compatibility report, please visit our Browser Compatibility Data. Scripting & Modules [Completed] JavaScript - Full ES2023 support - Full ES2023 support [Completed] TypeScript - Native TypeScript compilation - Native TypeScript compilation [Completed] ECMAScript Module - Modern module system - Modern module system [Completed] WebAssembly - High-performance WASM support - Hi

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How to make almost anything (2019)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-15 08:28:29

My name is D. Sculley. I lead several teams at Google in Cambridge doing research in various aspects of machine learning. I'm involved in this course because many of our current projects involve the use of machine learning for design or fabrication problems of one form or another, including in the biology space and the chemistry space. I'm interested in learning more about other forms of fabrication and seeing if there are interesting cross-domain opportunities to think about. Here is my Google

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Premier League Summer Series: Stream Man United vs. Everton From Anywhere

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-15 16:00:08

Manchester United will look to maintain their perfect record so far in the Premier League Summer Series as they take on Everton on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the preseason tournament's final fixture. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Comfortable back-to-back wins over West Ham and Bournemouth have put Ruben Amorim's Red Devils in the dr

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How To Make (almost) Anything (2019)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-15 14:28:29

My name is D. Sculley. I lead several teams at Google in Cambridge doing research in various aspects of machine learning. I'm involved in this course because many of our current projects involve the use of machine learning for design or fabrication problems of one form or another, including in the biology space and the chemistry space. I'm interested in learning more about other forms of fabrication and seeing if there are interesting cross-domain opportunities to think about. Here is my Google

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Mezzano, an operating system written in Common Lisp

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-11 16:09:40

Mezzano, an operating system written in Common Lisp. Pre-built images Demo releases are available through GitHub. These releases are designed to be run in VirtualBox, though QEMU is also supported. 2GB of RAM, a virtio-net NIC and an Intel HDA audio controller are recommended. x86-64 images are published. AArch64 has been made to work on some hardware. But to set expectations: making Mezzano run on any given piece of hardware or emulator is still typically a project that requires the user to

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Fired by video: Atlassian terminates 150 workers using pre-recorded video, sparking criticism

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-15 12:31:00

Cutting corners: Receiving a layoff notice is always hard, but the way the message is delivered can make the experience even more painful. The latest example: Atlassian's termination notification to 150 employees through a pre-recorded video. The restructuring not only highlights concerns about impersonal layoff announcements but also reflects the increasing influence of AI on jobs in the technology industry. Australian software giant Atlassian has eliminated 150 jobs as part of a major restruc

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Bad UX

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 06:48:42

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If you Google 'bad UX', all the results appear in Comic Sans

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 12:48:42

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Samsung’s Galaxy S25 FE is coming into focus, and here’s what to expect

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-17 04:29:08

TL;DR A new leak has revealed a more complete spec sheet for the Galaxy S25 FE. The phone is expected to feature a 6.7-inch AMOLED display, Exynos 2400 chip, and 45W charging. It looks like the selfie camera will be bumped to 12MP, and the device will weigh around 190g. We’ve already got a pretty solid idea of what to expect from the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, but the same leaker behind last week’s RAM and storage leak is back with a more substantial spec dump. Let’s look at what you’ll be gettin

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Thingino: Open-Source Firmware for IP Cameras

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Indian Sign Painting: A typeface designer's take on the craft

Indian Sign Painting: A Typeface Designer's Take on the Craft

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