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Peter Thiel and His Goons Are Launching Their Own Bank (Yes, It has a Tolkien-Inspired Name)

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-08-20 08:35:39

Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse in 2023 left a hole in the tech industry. For years, the bank poured money into the Bay Area’s riskier startups, allowing those companies to pursue their various “disruptive” aims. Eventually, mismanagement led that business model to collapse. Now, billionaire Palantir founder Peter Thiel and several of his pals want to fill the void left by SVB by launching their own bank dedicated to backing the industry’s riskier bets. Multiple outlets have reported that the ne

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Marshall Bluetooth Headphones Drop to Nearly Free Compared to AirPods Max or Even Your Tiny Earbuds

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-08-21 08:40:36

Headphones can make a good song great. They can make a mediocre album sound fantastic. And they can help make calls you have to take sound even better from there. If you’re still chugging along without having had a good pair, now is the perfect time to change that. So we’ve got a deal for you to facilitate that very thing. You can head to Amazon now to get the Marshall Major IV On-Ear Bluetooth Headphones for just $70, down from their usual price of $99. That’s $29 off and a discount of 30%. S

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The best streaming deals: Get three months of Audible for only $3, plus save on Disney+, Sling TV and more

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-21 19:02:17

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 . If you’ve been shocked by how much you spend on streaming services lately, you’re not alone. Companies like Netflix, Disney, Max and others have been consistently raising prices to the point where you may question if streaming is even worth it anymore. We at Engadget still think it is,

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The 16 best portable Bluetooth speakers for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-21 22:01:25

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 . Whether you're jamming out at the beach, setting up a backyard movie night or just want some tunes while you work, a great portable Bluetooth speaker is a must-have. The best options today go beyond just playing music — they deliver punchy bass, crisp vocals and even customizable sound

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Catalio Capital closes over $400M Fund IV

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2025-08-22 12:00:00

In Brief Venture capital firm Catalio Capital Management announced today the closing of its more than $400 million Fund IV, as first reported by Bloomberg. The fund will continue the firm’s thesis of backing healthcare and biotechnology companies. The firm was founded in 2020 and has made more than 100 investments, according to PitchBook. Catalio’s Fund IV, in particular, has backed 16 companies already, including the diagnostics company PinkDx and the drug discovery company Superluminal Medic

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‘Foundation’ Season 3 Digs Into What It’s Like for a Robot to Have an Existential Crisis

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-08-22 16:45:02

Foundation, Apple TV+’s adaptation of the famed Isaac Asimov novels, takes place in a galaxy facing an imminent, mathematically predicted age of darkness. It’s troubling, especially for Empire, the genetic dynasty of clones named Cleon that’s been in power for centuries, but it’s not as bad as all-out extinction. But as season three begins, certain among Foundation‘s characters learn the math has changed, and total doomsday is all but certain. Some react to this news—signaled by worrisome chang

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Best Internet and Mobile Bundles for July 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-22 17:07:00

Our picks 90001 Edit ZIP code Why we chose these providers Sort by Best internet and mobile deal Max download 300 Mbps Max upload 20 Mbps Prices starting at $20 per month Available Astound Mobile plans Provider not available in 90001 Edit ZIP code Or call to learn more: (866) 671-3650 Best cable internet bundle with unlimited mobile data Max download 250 Mbps Max upload 20 Mbps Prices starting at $60 per month Available Mediacom Internet and Mobile s plans Provider not available in 90001 E

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Nothing Headphone (1) Review: An Eye-Catching Design Backed by Strong Performance

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-22 19:30:00

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. 8.2 / 10 SCORE Nothing Headphone (1) $299 at Nothing Pros Sturdy, eye-catching design with translucent elements Clean, clear sound with well-defined bass that's enjoyable to listen to Strong noise-canceling and voice-calling performance Excellent controls that are intuitive to use USB-C audio Nice carrying case Cons Headphones are heavy and not quite

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Sonos is offering a refurbished Era 100 for just $119

theverge.com Brandon Russell 2025-08-22 20:50:05

Earlier this year, Sonos permanently dropped the price of its Era 100 speaker to $199, making it more affordable for people looking to build a multiroom wireless speaker setup. Now, the small-but-mighty speaker is even cheaper to kick off summer. Sonos is offering the refurbished Era 100 for just $119 ($40 off), the lowest price we’ve seen on the smart speaker. Sonos Certified Refurbished products are thoroughly inspected, cleaned, and tested by the brand’s in-house team, and you get the same on

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Senate removes ban on state AI regulations from Trump's tax bill

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2025-08-23 00:29:00

Jarmo Piironen/Getty Images Until now, the Trump administration's tax bill -- also called its "big, beautiful bill," which passed in the Senate on Tuesday -- included a rule that would prevent states from enforcing their own AI legislation for five years, and would withhold up to $500 million in funding for AI infrastructure if states don't comply. On Tuesday, a day into a "vote-o-rama" that began Monday in an effort to pass Trump's tax bill before the July 4 holiday, the Senate voted 99 to on

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Nothing Headphone 1 Review: Not AirPods Max In the Best Way Possible

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-08-23 00:42:50

2025 What do you want out of a pair of over-ear headphones? No, really. Like, what do you want? I don’t mean that as a challenge; I mean that as a threat. Personal audio is a serious thing, and you need to make a sound choice when you’re picking a device that protects you from the horrors of other people’s talking, other people’s music, or other people, generally speaking. But it’s not that simple. If choosing over-ear headphones were based solely on sound, then we’d be walking around with ugly

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Apple TV+ hit sci-fi show just keeps getting better: first reviews here

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-08-23 04:17:17

Apple TV+ kicked off the year with a major win in Severance, but the streamer has another sci-fi series returning next week that’s much bigger in scope: Foundation season 3 is almost here, and reviews say the show’s better than ever. Foundation season 3 reviews praise the show as Apple’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Foundation premiered on Apple TV+ in fall 2021 as a big-budget adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s sci-fi series that had long been thought impossible to adapt. Did Apple pull off the impossible? S

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Marshall’s new Middleton II Bluetooth speaker lasts 30 hours between charges

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-23 04:43:54

Marshall has launched its latest compact Bluetooth speaker, the Middleton II. A direct replacement for the first-generation Middleton from 2023, the new speaker promises room-filling 360-degree sound from a device that sits comfortably in the palm of your hand and won’t demand too much space in your backpack for trips. The original Middleton offered bright clear sound that belied its diminutive proportions, and with its successor Marshall says it has engineered deeper bass and "more refined per

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14 Million People Could Die in Next 5 Years Due to USAID Cuts, Study Finds

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-08-23 04:15:14

Elon Musk’s wood-chipping of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is poised to leave piles of bodies behind in its wake, a new study suggests. Scientists have calculated that recent funding cuts to USAID could lead to millions of preventable deaths worldwide over the next half-decade. An international group of researchers conducted the study, published Monday in the Lancet. They estimated that USAID funding in developing countries has helped save dozens of millions of

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Best Smart Speakers for 2025: From My Ears to Your Home

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-23 15:00:00

The grass isn't always greener on the other side. John Carlsen/CNET The smart speakers above are our current favorites, but you still have other options if you're looking for something specific in audio performance. Read our breakdown of Alexa versus Google Assistant versus Siri if you'd like to learn the pros and cons of each and decide on a smart home device based on its platform as well. Options that didn't make this list include: Apple HomePod: I really like the HomePod's sound, which is p

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Can't hear TV dialogue? I found 3 ways to dramatically improve the audio quality

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-08-24 02:45:12

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Say you're watching an edgy new streaming series and find yourself turning up the volume for every scene where two actors are engaged in a dramatic dialogue. It seems like both characters are whispering -- until an explosion happens on screen, and the sound is the opposite, almost deafening. Also: The next big HDMI leap is coming soon - what the 2.2 standard means for you What's up with that? It's not just the imbalanced proportion of sound that bothers you, and it's not that

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Experimental Playgrounds

news.ycombinator.com .Wp-Block-Comment-Author-Name Box-Sizing Border-Box 2025-08-22 04:27:35

When you picture a playground, what do you see? Perhaps a space with slides, swings, climbing bars, and merry-go-rounds, with asphalt underneath, or maybe a bouncier, colourful surface that undulates. If it’s a bigger playground, it might have wooden huts on stilts with wood chips underneath – even a zip line, if you’re lucky. Here’s what it won’t have: kids setting fires, sawing wood, cooking food, writing operettas, or constructing 50ft towers. It won’t look like a literal bomb site or junk y

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Abstraction boundaries are optimization boundaries

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-21 13:12:10

Abstraction boundaries are optimization boundaries The N+1 query problem occurs when your application code sends one SQL query per element in a collection. The N queries are redundant; since all of the data is in the database already, a single query should be enough. This problem is usually caused by a leaky abstraction; the ORM, or whatever database abstraction you are using, can’t anticipate that it would need to send N queries, so it can’t automatically optimize this down to a single query.

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This portable speaker delivers amazingly smooth sound with little distortion - and it's $130 off

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-08-25 00:05:21

Jack Wallen/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways The JBL Xtreme 4 Bluetooth speaker at Amazon for 34% off This football-sized speaker produces massive sound and really shines in the metal genre. It's a bit pricey, and the app only offers 3 EQ settings (none of which are customizable). Sometimes, you just need more power and volume than a typical Bluetooth speaker can provide. Say, for instance, you're working in your yard or throwing a party outdoors or in a large space. For those occasions, you w

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Half a million Spotify users are unknowingly grooving to an AI-generated band

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-25 00:47:40

Making art used to be a uniquely human endeavor, but machines have learned to distill human creativity with generative AI. Whether that content counts as "art" depends on who you ask, but Spotify doesn't discriminate. A new band called The Velvet Sundown debuted on Spotify this month and has already amassed more than half a million listeners. But by all appearances, The Velvet Sundown is not a real band—it's AI. While many artists are vehemently opposed to using AI, some have leaned into the tr

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From $5 to financial empowerment: Why Stash co-founder Brandon Krieg is a must-see at TechCrunch All Stage 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-08-25 04:29:09

Startup life is tough — funding rounds, team building, and managing finances can feel like trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube blindfolded. That’s exactly why TechCrunch All Stage 2025 exists: to give founders like you the tools, tactics, and real talk from those who’ve been through it and built something lasting. If there’s one session you won’t want to miss, it’s with Brandon Krieg, co-CEO and co-founder of Stash. He’ll join us on July 15 at the SoWa Power Station in Boston to discuss how technolo

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Trump's big, revised bill will slash AI funding for states that regulate AI

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2025-08-25 07:19:00

ANDREY DENISYUK/Getty The Trump administration's tax bill -- also called its "big, beautiful bill," which is facing a vote today -- includes a rule that would prevent states from enforcing their own AI legislation for five years, and would withhold up to $500 million in funding for AI infrastructure if states don't comply. Over the weekend, senators also added exemptions for state laws targeting unfair or deceptive practices and child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The initial version of the ru

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Senate pits AI regulation against state funding

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2025-08-25 12:19:00

ANDREY DENISYUK/Getty The Trump administration's tax bill -- also called its "big, beautiful bill," which is facing a vote today -- includes a rule that would prevent states from enforcing their own AI legislation for five years, and would withhold up to $500 million in funding for AI infrastructure if states don't comply. Over the weekend, senators also added exemptions for state laws targeting unfair or deceptive practices and child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The initial version of the ru

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Bose SoundLink Plus Review: Big Bass, Big Beach Vibes, and a Big Price That’s Worth It

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-08-25 12:36:11

2025 There are lots of different types of speakers out there for lots of different kinds of people. You’ve got rugged speakers for the outdoorsmen and doomsday preppers; you’ve got little speakers for anyone that needs to travel light; you’ve got party speakers for anyone that needs to annoy the ever-loving-shit out of their neighbors. And, of course, you have your regular old portable Bluetooth speakers for your everyday carry—sorry for the loaded terminology, pun intended. It’s hard to stand

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Take a Trip to Bob’s Void in This Exclusive ‘Thunderbolts’ Clip

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-08-25 16:00:41

The Void is a terrible place, filled with everything that scares you and makes you feel shame. But, in this new clip from the upcoming home release of Thunderbolts, you’ll realize it’s also a place to really push the boundaries of filmmaking. Thunderbolts, or The New Avengers if you’d like, is the latest film from Marvel Studios, for a few more weeks at least. It stars Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, and Wyatt Russell as the latest, but probably not greatest, su

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NIH budget cuts affect research funding beyond US borders

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-25 16:07:50

Rory de Vries, an associate professor of virology in the Netherlands, was lifting weights at the gym when he noticed a WhatsApp message from his research partners at Columbia University, telling him his research funding had been cancelled. The next day he received the official email: “Hi Rory, Columbia has received a termination notice for this contract, including all subcontracts,” it stated. “Unfortunately, we must advise you to immediately stop work and cease incurring charges on this subcont

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Three powerhouses cover how to prepare now for your later-stage raise at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-08-25 16:30:00

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits Moscone West in San Francisco this October 27–29, and if you’re building with big funding goals in mind, the session on preparing for your later-stage raise needs to be on your radar. Join three powerhouse voices in venture and AI-driven innovation as they share what it really takes to close major rounds — long before you’re in the room with investors. This panel, taking place October 29 on the Builders Stage, is a roadmap for any founder who knows that Series C doe

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TCL 5.1 Channel Soundbar Is Now 3x Cheaper Than JBL’s, Best Buy Has This 5-Star Deal for a Limited Time

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-08-25 20:10:58

There’s nothing like great sound to take movie nights, sports games, and even casual TV watching to the next level. Sure, your TV’s built-in speakers can do the job. “A” job, even. But you’re not going to get much out of your audio from movies and TV shows without a soundbar that can really help to project the sound. In fact, a good soundbar can completely transform the experience, especially if you’re still relying on your TV’s built-in speakers. If you’ve been holding off on upgrading, now mig

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Kristen Craft brings fresh fundraising strategy to the Foundation Stage at TechCrunch All Stage

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-08-25 20:00:00

Raising in 2025 doesn’t look anything like it did in 2021 — and that’s exactly the point. At TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station, Kristen Craft, Head of Business Development at Fidelity Private Shares, will lead a roundtable session titled “It’s Not 2021 Anymore. Navigating the 2025 VC Landscape,” happening on the Foundation Stage. In this conversation, Craft will guide founders through the new norms of venture capital. From shifting investor expectations to sharper

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5 of my favorite tech purchases, besides my Pixel

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-26 00:00:09

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority I’m a Pixel fan. I’ve been using one of Google’s phones for a few years now and genuinely don’t plan on switching to another brand. It’s easily my favorite and most-used tech product, but over the years, I’ve made plenty of other tech purchases that have proven to be well worth the money. Today, I’ll walk you through a list of my top five essential devices that I own and use regularly — at least once a week. What’s interesting is that some of these were actua

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Peter Thiel and His Goons Are Launching Their Own Bank (Yes, It has a Tolkien-Inspired Name)

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