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The 10 Best Movies Peacock Has to Offer

Peacock deserves its flowers. The platform may not be mentioned as much in the ongoing streaming conversation -- heavy-hitters like Netflix, Disney Plus and Prime Video seem to have things on lock in that sense. That said, the NBC Universal-owned streamer is jam-packed with must-watch movies of all types. And I think this is something more people should be talking about. Universal Pictures has a stellar reputation for releasing box office hits and Oscar-winning movies. It's been doing this for

Supreme Court opens door to social media age-gating in US

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. The Supreme Court will let Mississippi’s social media age verification law take effect while the case is being argued in court. In an unsigned ruling on Thursday, the court declined to block the law after an emergency petition from trade association NetChoice. T

Homekit-steam-user-switcher: A way to remotely switch Steam users using HomeKit

HomeKit Steam User Switcher This script exposes a virtual HomeKit Television accessory where each input corresponds to a Steam user. Selecting an input updates the Steam’s AutoLoginUser; turning the "TV" off restarts Steam. Why We regularly game on a headless machine and wanted to switch Steam users easily without fiddling with a KVM. HomeKit provides a convenient way to control devices, and by exposing Steam user accounts as HomeKit inputs, we can seamlessly switch users with our existing Ho

Crypto Prices Plunge After Shock Inflation Report

The biggest cryptocurrencies in the world dipped sharply Thursday after the latest inflation data showed wholesale prices are rising much faster than expected. The price of Bitcoin is down 3.8% on the day ($117,900), Ethereum is down 4% ($4,535), and Ripple is down 6.1% ($3.07) according to CoinMarketCap. Crypto prices are responding to the Producer Price Index (PPI) for July, which measures the average change in prices from U.S. manufacturers and service providers. It rose by 0.9%, according t

Starlink Users Will Now Have to Pay $5 to Pause Service

Starlink is ending a popular free feature that let customers pause service at any time for free. Now, you’ll have to pay $5 a month to enter what the company is calling “Standby Mode.” Subscribers who’d been using the pause feature began receiving emails yesterday notifying them that they’d have to opt in to the new Standby Mode by Sept. 13, or their service would be canceled. “We recently upgraded pause to include Standby Mode,” the company wrote on a support page. “Previously, the pause feat

China is about to launch SSDs so small you insert them like a SIM card

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. MicroSD cards are tiny but slow; the M.2 storage sticks in your PC are blazing fast but bigger and fully enclosed. Now, a new type of SSD out of China could be the best of both worlds — and it’s already set to appear in two cutting-edge gaming portables

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Apple TV+ has two of its best reviewed shows of the year airing now

Apple TV+ is having a very good year, with a growing subscriber base and more critical acclaim than ever. But amid what’s otherwise been a slow season for new TV, Apple is currently airing two of its best reviewed shows of the year: Chief of War and Platonic. #1: Chief of War Chief of War premiered on Apple TV+ at the beginning of August as a Jason Momoa extravaganza. Momoa not only stars in the series, but he co-created, executive produced, wrote, and even directed an episode of it. As Apple

Reverse Proxy Deep Dive: Why Load Balancing at Scale Is Hard

This post is part of a series. Part 1 - A deep dive into connection management challenges. Part 2 - The nuances of HTTP parsing and why it’s harder than it looks. Part 3 - The intricacies of service discovery. Part 4 - Why Load Balancing at Scale is Hard. Load Balancing One of the most critical roles for a reverse proxy is load balancing requests across different upstream hosts. From a list of upstream servers, the proxy must decide where each incoming request should go. The primary goals

Anthropic takes on OpenAI and Google with new Claude AI features designed for students and developers

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 Anthropic is launching new “learning modes” for its Claude AI assistant that transform the chatbot from an answer-dispensing tool into a teaching companion, as major technology companies race to capture the rapidly growing artificial intelligence education market while addressing mounting concerns that AI undermines genuine learning. The S

iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 public beta 3 now available

Following iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 beta 6, Apple has released the third iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 public betas. iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 public beta 3 For iPhone and iPad users on the public beta train, simply go to the Settings app > General section > Software Update to look for the over-the-air updates to iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 public beta 3. The third public beta release follows the sixth developer beta release of the pre-release software. Apple is expected to release the final versions of the iOS 26.0 a

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macOS Tahoe 26 public beta 3 now available, here’s how to install it

As it usually does towards the final stretch of the beta season, Apple is moving to the weekly schedule of beta releases. Following Monday’s release of a new developer beta batch, the third round of public betas is rolling out now, including macOS 26 Tahoe beta 3. Here’s how to install it. First things first: should you install the beta? You probably know the drill: Betas can be unpredictably buggy. Even if something works on one release, it is not guaranteed to work on the next. Of course, y

Apple releases public beta 3 for watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and more

Apple has just released public beta 3 for watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and HomePod 26. Here are the details. Earlier this week Apple shipped developer beta 6 for its forthcoming major software updates like iOS 26, watchOS 26, and more. Today, those new updates have been released to public testers as public beta 3. For the most part, this latest wave of betas prioritizes bug fixes and stability. watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and HomePod 26 so far have revealed no noticeable feature updates in the new betas.

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Anthropic brings Claude's learning mode to regular users and devs

This past spring, Anthropic introduced learning mode, a feature that changed Claude's interaction style. When enabled, the chatbot would, following a question, try to guide the user to their own solution, instead of providing them with an answer outright. Since its introduction in April, learning mode has only been available to Claude for Education users. Now, like OpenAI did with Study Mode, Anthropic is making the tool available to everyone. Starting today, Claude.ai users will find a new opt

Crypto24 ransomware hits large orgs with custom EDR evasion tool

The Crypto24 ransomware group has been using custom utilities to evade security solutions on breached networks, exfiltrate data, and encrypt files. The threat group's earliest activity was reported on BleepingComputer forums in September 2024, though it never reached notable levels of notoriety. According to Trend Micro researchers tracking Crypto24's operations, the hackers have hit several large organizations in the United States, Europe, and Asia, focusing on high-value targets in the finan

Show HN: I built a free alternative to Adobe Acrobat PDF viewer

EmbedPDF Open‑Source JavaScript PDF Viewer EmbedPDF is a framework‑agnostic, MIT‑licensed PDF viewer that drops into any JavaScript project. Whether you build with React, Vue, Svelte, Preact, or vanilla JS, EmbedPDF delivers a smooth, modern reading experience and a clean developer API. 📚 Documentation Full docs, installation guides, API reference, and examples: 👉 https://www.embedpdf.com 🚀 Live Demo Try it now — load your own PDF or use the sample: 👉 https://app.embedpdf.com ✨ Features

These $30,000 TVs With ‘Micro RGB’ Are a Reminder That You Shouldn’t Hype New Screens

Samsung and Hisense have a new type of TV you can buy right now if you have more than $30,000 sitting in an overstuffed piggy bank somewhere. You’ve heard of OLED, mini LED, and maybe even micro LED, but Samsung and Hisense are asking if you could care about micro RGB? Probably not, but the display makers are selling them at a premium and at a size you couldn’t fit into any living room without barn-high ceilings. The price is just a distraction—a means of drawing eyeballs to new screen technolog

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HyperX’s new gaming headset claims to last 250 hours on a single charge

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. HP-owned HyperX is announcing a slew of new gaming headsets and streaming-friendly microphones. The HyperX Cloud Alpha 2 is the new flagship at $299.99. It uses 53mm drivers and 2.4GHz wireless lasting up to 250 hours — an impressive 10+ days of con

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Google Find Hub’s automatic enrollments will only give you two days to opt out (APK teardown)

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Google plans to expand Find Hub’s automatic enrollment with more triggers. We’ve now spotted clues suggesting that once users hit these triggers, they would have two days to opt out of participating in the Find Hub network. Additional triggers expected in the future include enabling Location access on the device, syncing with Fast Pair accessories, and more. Google recently rebranded Android’s Find My Device tool into Find Hub when it added the ability t

Microsoft fixes Windows Server bug causing cluster, VM issues

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that triggers Cluster service and VM restart issues after installing July's Windows Server 2019 security updates. The company acknowledged the bug in a private advisory seen by BleepingComputer three weeks ago and asked businesses to reach out for support to mitigate the cluster issues. As Redmond explained at the time, the Cluster service (a system component essential to cluster operation) may fail to function correctly after installing the KB5062557 updat

Pro-Russian hackers blamed for water dam sabotage in Norway

The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) says that pro-Russian hackers took control of critical operation systems at a dam and opened outflow valves. The attack occurred in April and is thought to have been a demonstration of Russia’s ability to remotely hack critical infrastructure in the country. At the Arendalsuka annual national forum in the city of Arendal, the head of the PST, Beate Gangås, spoke about the incident saying that it was less of an attempt to cause damage than a display o

KosmicKrisp a Vulkan on Metal Mesa 3D Graphics Driver

At LunarG, our mission is to empower developers with robust, high-performance graphics solutions. We’re thrilled to announce KosmicKrisp, LunarG’s new Vulkan driver for Apple hardware, built within the Mesa 3D graphics framework. By focusing on Apple Silicon and leveraging Mesa’s Vulkan driver framework and robust tools, KosmicKrisp simplifies development and sets the stage for full Vulkan conformance at a pace that can keep up with the Vulkan API as it evolves. It is already close to Vulkan 1.

Atlantic’s First Major Hurricane May Be Just Hours Away

Tropical Storm Erin is on track to reach the Caribbean this weekend, with current forecasts predicting it will curve north of the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico without making landfall. Still, Caribbean nations are bracing for severe storm impacts as Erin moves into warmer waters, increasing the risk of rapid intensification. A National Hurricane Center update issued at 5 a.m. AST Thursday, August 14, stated that Erin should gradually strengthen over the next day or so. After that, the storm w

Microsoft is getting ready to return to the office

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft originally encouraged its employees to work from home amid the coronavirus outbreak in 2020. This new flexible working arrangement then became an official “hybrid workplace” policy several months after the pandemic began, allowing managers to approve permanent remote work. Now that the pandemic has settled into endemicity, Microsoft wants employees to return to the of

Astronomers in Awe of Terrifying "Eye of Sauron" That's Pointed Straight at Earth

A bright galactic nucleus with a supermassive black hole that spews out cosmic radiation is pointing straight at us. Thankfully, the object, unimaginatively dubbed "PKS 1424+240," is located roughly 7.4 billion light-years away and likely won't pose much of a danger. But that hasn't stopped a group of excited astronomers from renaming it: the "Eye of Sauron," the symbol adopted by the Dark Lord in JRR Tolkien's epic "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. A new image of the object was recently unveiled,

Samsung has a new way you can get a Galaxy foldable at an actually affordable price

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has announced that it’s expanding its certified refurbished program to include Galaxy foldable devices for the first time. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 are now available as “Certified Re-Newed” phones exclusively from Samsung’s website. Samsung specialists service the refurbished phones with genuine parts, including a new battery, and they come with a one-year warranty. If you’ve been eyeing a Galaxy foldable phone but balked at the pr

Deals: 1TB M4 Mac mini, MacBook Pro $300 off, Apple Watch Series 10 $149 off, Trackpad, AirPods 4, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break deals are now live starting with a rare price drop on the 1TB M4 Mac mini configuration, alongside a 1TB M4 Pro MacBook Pro at $300 off the list price. We also have up to $149 off Apple Watch Series 10 just after Apple announced the new U.S. Blood Oxygen feature, AirPods 4 from $80, a rare price drop on the USB-C Magic Trackpad, and much more below. Rarely ever discounted 1TB M4 Mac mini is now $100 off + most affordable 24GB model at $699 This morning we are touch

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Ask HN: How do you tune your personality to get better at interviews?

I just got declined for a job and it has gotten under my skin much more than it should. (Under the advisement of my lawyer (ChatGPT) I won't say the company's name). It has really annoyed me; I ended up doing three interviews over the course of four weeks, and I'm pretty confident that I got the technical questions right. It could be that my resume is too "jumpy", which is fair, but they could have read my resume before they wasted my time and theirs with three multi-hour interviews. The only

Ice discs slingshot across a metal surface all on their own

Scientists have figured out how to make frozen discs of ice self-propel across a patterned metal surface, according to a new paper published in the journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. It's the latest breakthrough to come out of the Virginia Tech lab of mechanical engineer Jonathan Boreyko. A few years ago, Boreyko's lab experimentally demonstrated a three-phase Leidenfrost effect in water vapor, liquid water, and ice. The Leidenfrost effect is what happens when you dash a few drops of