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AI Chatbots Are Trapping Users in Bizarre Mental Spirals for a Dark Reason, Experts Say

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-03 02:10:03

Are "dark patterns" and product design choices to blame for the disturbing phenomenon increasingly referred to as "AI psychosis" by mental health professionals? According to some experts, the answer is yes. AI chatbots are pulling a large number of people into strange mental spirals, in which the human-sounding AI convinces users that they've unlocked a sentient being or spiritual entity, uncovered an insidious government conspiracy, or created a new kind of math and physics. Many of these fan

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Show HN: Spart – A Rust library for fast spatial search with Python bindings

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-31 15:33:49

Hi everyone, I've made an open-source library for fast spatial search in Rust. It's called Spart, and it currently provides the following features: - Five tree implementations: Quadtree, Octree, Kd-tree, R-tree, and R*-tree - Python bindings (`pyspart` on PyPI) - Fast k-nearest neighbor (kNN) and radius search - Bulk data loading for efficient tree construction Project's GitHub repo: https://github.com/habedi/spart

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Researchers find evidence of ChatGPT buzzwords turning up in everyday speech

news.ycombinator.com Kathleen Haughney 2025-11-03 03:27:13

“This research focuses on a central issue in the discourse surrounding AI and language: are these language changes happening because we’re using a tool and repeating what it suggested or is language changing because AI is influencing the human language system?” said assistant professor of computational linguistics and principal investigator Tom Juzek. “By analyzing lexical trends before and after ChatGPT was released in 2022, we found a convergence between human word choices and LLM-associated p

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New AirTag 2 is coming very soon with these rumored features

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-03 08:15:12

Apple’s biggest event of the year is happening on September 9. New products expected include the iPhone 17 line, AirPods Pro 3, and Apple Watch Ultra 3. But signs point to another highly anticipated product likely making an appearance: Apple’s new AirTag 2 is coming soon. AirTag 2 expected to launch this fall, possibly as early as September Apple had a busy product launch season at the start of the year, with the M4 MacBook Air, iPhone 16e, and more debuting. And it’s about to enter an even bu

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Passenger Assaulted in Viral TikTok Video Sues Southwest Airlines, Blames Seating Plan

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-11-03 08:20:03

Video footage went viral on social media earlier this summer after an intoxicated woman was seen on a Southwest Airlines flight pulling another woman’s hair and shouting abusive things before being subdued and arrested. Now the woman who was attacked has filed a lawsuit against her attacker and named Southwest as a co-defendant, partially blaming the airline’s open seating policy for the confrontation. Leanna Perry, identified as a 32-year-old illustrator from Brooklyn by the New York Post, was

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These headphones give the WH-1000XM6 a run for their money - and they're also made by Sony

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-11-03 12:25:00

Sony InZone H9 II ZDNET's key takeaways Sony's InZone H9 II headset is available now for $349. Their 360-degree spatial sound allows for immersive audio (especially for FPS games) while the detachable mic turns them into a great pair of everyday headphones. The black matte texture is a fingerprint magnet. $349.99 at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Sony recently released its latest pair of premium gaming headphones, the InZone H9 II, a follow-up to its previous hi

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The New ‘Toxic Avenger’ Is Helping Avenge Real-World Health Care Debt

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-11-03 12:30:11

The new Toxic Avenger finally hits theaters this week after a few years’ delay, and while audiences are in for a wild ride with the movie’s hilariously gross tale of mutation and redemption, the movie does also tackle more serious themes. A big moment comes early on when Peter Dinklage’s character—Winston Gooze, before he becomes Toxie—learns his expensive health insurance won’t cover his life-or-death medical treatment. Now, the film is applying some real-world activism to that unfortunately re

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Pluto TV to Stream Full Seasons of CBS Hit Shows This Fall

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-03 12:17:58

Pluto TV is partnering with CBS to bring recently finished seasons of the network's biggest hits to the streaming platform for free. The epic promotional preview campaign kicks off in September, giving viewers access to a selection of six CBS original shows. It's just in time for the primetime season to start, giving viewers a chance to sample shows before new episodes of these series premiere on the network. Those tuning into the free TV streamer this fall will be able to watch season 2 of Els

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FBI says China’s Salt Typhoon hacked at least 200 US companies

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-11-03 12:39:40

A Chinese-backed hacking campaign that previously hacked into nine U.S. telecommunication and internet providers is now confirmed to have hacked at least 200 American companies, according to the FBI’s top cyber chief. FBI Assistant Director Brett Leatherman told The Washington Post that the hackers, dubbed Salt Typhoon, also broke into companies in 80 countries, revealing for the first time the global scale of the Chinese spying campaign. Leatherman didn’t name the hacked companies. AT&T, Veri

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WhatsApp is the latest to offer an AI-powered writing assistant

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-03 17:21:16

WhatsApp just introduced an AI-powered writing assistant, in case you need help with a text or whatever. The AI provides suggestions in various styles, like professional, funny or supportive. Once generated, the user can continue editing the message if required. All you have to do is look for the new pencil icon in a 1:1 conversation or a group chat. The AI will handle the rest. It's rolling out now, but only in English and to users in the US. The company says it hopes "to bring it to other lan

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I changed these 12 settings on my Android phone to greatly extend its battery life

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-11-03 17:01:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've spent large portions of my life looking for ways to extend the battery life on my Android phones. Admittedly, that sounds rather dramatic, but growing up with only budget models meant I was constantly tweaking device settings to squeeze every bit of juice out of their batteries. Thanks to this micromanaging, I successfully pushed the batteries on all my past smartphones to their absolute limit. I don't want to hoard th

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VIM Master

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-03 14:50:54

VIM Master VIM Master is a lightweight in-browser game that teaches core Vim motions and editing commands through short, focused levels. No installs required—just open index.html and start practicing. Demo Open index.html directly in your browser. directly in your browser. Best viewed on desktop for full keyboard support. Screenshot Features Normal/Insert modes with an on-screen status bar Command log showing your keystrokes Levels that validate your action outcomes (not just keystrokes

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If This Is the Price of Samsung’s Vision Pro Killer, It’s Still Too Much

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-11-03 17:20:40

Samsung’s first-ever XR headset, Project Moohan, is finally inching towards launch, and there could be good and bad news for anyone dying to know where it fits on the price spectrum. The good news? According to leaks from a Korean news outlet, Newsworks, Project Moohan will cost less than Apple’s wildly expensive Vision Pro, which debuted at $3,500. Phew! Price crisis averted, right? Wrong. Leaks suggest that the headset will still cost close to $2,000, with current conversions from Korean won t

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Smartphones are finally choosing quality over quantity when it comes to cameras

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-03 21:06:03

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Smartphones shipped in Q2 2025 with an average of 3.19 cameras, down from 3.37 a year earlier. Dual-camera setups now lead shipments, while single-camera models are making a comeback. Brands are swapping extra lenses for higher-res sensors and AI-driven photography. Phone makers spent many years racing to cram as many cameras into their handsets as possible. At one point, it wasn’t unusual to see four lenses stuck on the back of a flagship, and it was

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The PS Plus monthly games for September include Psychonauts 2 and Stardew Valley

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-03 21:57:30

A new month is almost upon us, which means Sony is about to drop some fresh games that all PlayStation Plus members can keep in their collection as long as they maintain a subscription. There are some real standouts for September , including the iconic Stardew Valley and the long-awaited sequel Psychonauts 2. Stardew Valley is one of the most beloved farming/life sims of all time. You grow stuff, romance villagers and, of course, battle enemies in an enormous mine. It's an absolute time sink, b

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Anthropic admits its AI is being used to conduct cybercrime

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-03 22:07:35

Anthropic’s agentic AI, Claude , has been "weaponized" in high-level cyberattacks, according to a new report published by the company. It claims to have successfully disrupted a cybercriminal whose "vibe hacking" extortion scheme targeted at least 17 organizations, including some related to healthcare, emergency services and government. Anthropic says the hacker attempted to extort some victims into paying six-figure ransoms to prevent their personal data from being made public, with an "unprec

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Malicious versions of Nx and some supporting plugins were published

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-03 03:38:48

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I Took Over 4,000 Photos With Hasselblad's X2D II Camera. These Are My Best

cnet.com Andrew Lanxon 2025-11-03 18:45:00

The Hasselblad X2D II 100C is one of the most accomplished stills cameras you can buy today. Featuring a massive medium-format sensor at its heart, the camera can capture huge 100-megapixel images with an incredible 15.3 stops of dynamic range, giving you endless scope to rescue highlights or lift shadows in editing. It provides up to 10 stops of image stabilization, allowing you to take hand-held photos with shutter speeds up to, and beyond, a second in length. There's also the faster lidar au

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Here are the 33 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-11-03 22:01:57

Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “mega-round,” and seven companies raised rounds that were $1 billion in size or larger. How will 2025 compare? With only a few weeks left in the third quarter, it looks like 2024’s momentum will continue this year. There have already been multiple billion-dollar rounds this ye

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Smartphones are choosing quality over quantity when it comes to cameras

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-04 03:06:03

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Smartphones shipped in Q2 2025 with an average of 3.19 cameras, down from 3.37 a year earlier. Dual-camera setups now lead shipments, while single-camera models are making a comeback. Brands are swapping extra lenses for higher-res sensors and AI-driven photography. Phone makers spent many years racing to cram as many cameras into their handsets as possible. At one point, it wasn’t unusual to see four lenses stuck on the back of a flagship, and it was

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South Korea bans smartphones in all middle and elementary school classrooms

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-04 02:37:42

South Korean lawmakers have banned smartphones and other smart devices in elementary and middle school classrooms, The New York Times reports. The law goes into effect in 2026. The legislation only outlaws these devices during class hours and there are no stipulations regarding punishment for violators. The law does, however, give principals and teachers the power to stop students from carrying or using a phone on school grounds. Additionally, students are able to use smart devices during emerg

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The revived Acclaim will reveal its 2026 lineup in a September 10 showcase

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-04 03:32:06

Acclaim Entertainment, a big name in licensed games in the '90s, is "returning." (Although, much like the new Atari, this is technically a different company that bought the old trademark.) The new Acclaim will focus on publishing indie games and reviving classic franchises. We don't know much beyond that, but we'll learn more on September 10 in the Play Acclaim Showcase. The company's March announcement of its revival hinted at the resurrection of old franchises. But it's unclear which of its c

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VIMMaster

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-04 02:50:54

VIM Master VIM Master is a lightweight in-browser game that teaches core Vim motions and editing commands through short, focused levels. No installs required—just open index.html and start practicing. Demo Open index.html directly in your browser. directly in your browser. Best viewed on desktop for full keyboard support. Screenshot Features Normal/Insert modes with an on-screen status bar Command log showing your keystrokes Levels that validate your action outcomes (not just keystrokes

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Anthropic’s auto-clicking AI Chrome extension raises browser-hijacking concerns

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-04 03:17:29

As AI assistants become capable of controlling web browsers, a new security challenge has emerged: users must now trust that every website they visit won't try to hijack their AI agent with hidden malicious instructions. Experts voiced concerns about this emerging threat this week after testing from a leading AI chatbot vendor revealed that AI browser agents can be successfully tricked into harmful actions nearly a quarter of the time. On Tuesday, Anthropic announced the launch of Claude for Ch

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Kwikset’s new locks point to a smarter, more open future for your front door

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-11-04 03:00:00

is a senior reviewer focused on smart home and connected tech, with over twenty years of experience. She has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Kwikset is doubling down on open standards and new technologies as it expands its smart lock offerings. In an exclusive interview with The Verge, the company revealed that it will launch its first NFC-powered tap-to-unlock smart lock,

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Disney sues Sling TV over its one-day cable passes

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-11-04 03:25:54

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. Disney is suing Sling TV over its new streaming passes that give you access to live cable networks for as little as one day. The lawsuit, filed under seal, claims Sling violated the terms of its licensing agreement with Disney and included its networks in the sh

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Mosyle identifies new Mac malware that evades detection through fake PDF conversion tool

9to5mac.com Arin Waichulis 2025-11-04 08:31:55

Mosyle, a leader in Apple device management and security, has exclusively revealed to 9to5Mac details on a new Mac malware strain, dubbed “JSCoreRunner”. The zero-day threat evaded all detections on VirusTotal at the time of discovery, spreading through a malicious PDF conversion site called fileripple[.]com to trick users into downloading what appears to be a harmless utility. Free tools that promise quick file conversions for HEIC and WebP files, PDFs, and Word docs have become prolific onlin

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Netflix’s new all-time top movie hit at the perfect time for Apple TV+

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-04 08:42:39

Netflix has a new all-time most popular movie: as of yesterday, KPop Demon Hunters is the service’s best performer ever. And the timing could be especially great for Apple TV+ and its new series KPOPPED. Apple’s new KPOPPED series could benefit from Netflix’s latest phenomenon Yesterday Netflix announced that KPop Demon Hunters has officially become its all-time most watched movie. The previous top performer was Red Notice, which packed the star power of Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, and Dwayne Jo

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Double Fine’s Keeper may have the most endearing video game double act since Banjo and Kazooie

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-04 04:30:38

It’s been a while since Tim Schafer’s done press briefings, he admits. The head of Double Fine, a studio best known for the Psychonauts series, is trying to explain Keeper, a puzzle adventure game where you are, literally, a sentient, walking lighthouse. Double Fine is now one of several studios bought up by Microsoft and the team apparently took the opportunity to lean into all the resources available and, he said, “make something weird.” It’s definitely that. The colors and atmosphere of Keep

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These 6 Linux apps could boost your productivity - and you might not have heard of them

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-11-04 06:41:00

Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Linux has tons of productivity tools waiting to help. There are both GUI and command-line apps available. All of the tools listed are free to use. When you think of productivity, I'm sure the usual suspects come to mind: Office suite Groupware PDF creators/editors Image editors File managers Content Management Systems (CMS) To-do lists Project management tools To assume thos

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AI Chatbots Are Trapping Users in Bizarre Mental Spirals for a Dark Reason, Experts Say

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If This Is the Price of Samsung’s Vision Pro Killer, It’s Still Too Much

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Anthropic’s auto-clicking AI Chrome extension raises browser-hijacking concerns

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Double Fine’s Keeper may have the most endearing video game double act since Banjo and Kazooie

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