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Palantir is extending its reach even further into government

news.ycombinator.com Makena Kelly 2025-12-17 00:44:49

President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically expanded its work with Palantir, elevating the company cofounded by Trump ally Peter Thiel as the government’s go-to software developer. Following massive contract terminations for consulting giants and government contractors like Accenture, Booz Allen, and Deloitte, Palantir has emerged ahead. Now the data analytics firm is partnering with those companies—offering them a lifeline while consolidating its own power. Palantir has become one

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USDA Weaponizes Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Marriage Story’ Fight to Scare Wolves

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-12-17 11:25:48

Noah Baumbach wanted to challenge audiences with Marriage Story, making them sit in the discomfort and tension of a relationship falling apart. He probably didn’t know that his audience was going to be wolves, though. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the famous fight scene between Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson from Baumbach’s award-winning drama is just one tool the United States Department of Agriculture has started to use in an effort to scare the growing wolf (and hung

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BioShock 4 loses direction again as 2K fires top leadership

techspot.com Cal Jeffrey 2025-12-17 17:54:00

Facepalm: Take-Two's BioShock 4 has been stuck in development hell for over a decade. Now, executives have fired the studio head, demoted the creative director, and ordered a full rewrite, putting the project's future in doubt. Fans have long wondered when the game will launch - but maybe the real question is: will it? Take-Two is overhauling the long-delayed next installment in the BioShock series after an internal review left top executives at 2K Games dissatisfied with the game's progress. T

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

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-12-17 17:30:54

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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NASA's Curiosity picks up new skills

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-17 16:20:38

Instead, Curiosity and its younger sibling Perseverance each use their MMRTG nuclear power source, which relies on decaying plutonium pellets to create energy and recharge the rover’s batteries. Providing ample power for the rovers’ many science instruments, MMRTGs are known for their longevity (the twin Voyager spacecraft have relied on RTGs since 1977). But as the plutonium decays over time, it takes longer to recharge Curiosity’s batteries, leaving less energy for science each day. The team

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Breaking the Visual Barrier: AI Sonification for an Inclusive Data-Driven World

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-12-17 21:46:06

Bridging the Visual Gap with Sound in 2025 As AI innovations reshape technology landscapes in 2025, accessibility for visually impaired users is gaining unprecedented momentum. Currently, an estimated 285 million people globally experience some degree of visual impairment, limiting their ability to fully engage with visually driven data environments. AI-enhanced sonification—the transformation of data into intuitive audible signals driven by cutting-edge artificial intelligence—has emerged as a

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Anthropic wants to stop AI models from turning evil - here's how

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2025-12-17 22:30:28

Lyudmila Lucienne/Getty ZDNET's key takeaways New research from Anthropic identifies model characteristics, called persona vectors. This helps catch bad behavior without impacting performance. Still, developers don't know enough about why models hallucinate and behave in evil ways. Why do models hallucinate, make violent suggestions, or overly agree with users? Generally, researchers don't really know. But Anthropic just found new insights that could help stop this behavior before it happen

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I asked four former friends why we stopped speaking (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Kui Mwai 2025-12-17 20:18:41

On a warm July evening, I dove into bed and grabbed my phone, giddy and anxious. As I scrolled through TikTok, attempting to calm my nerves, a Google Calendar notification flashed on the screen: “VIDEO CALL WITH SIMONE.” Before I could swipe the reminder away, Simone FaceTimed me. I attempted to rehearse my greeting as the call buffered: Should I keep it cool with a, “Hey, what’s good?” No, that sounds cold. What about a Keke Palmer-esque, “Girl!” No, that’s doing too much. “Good evening?” No,

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Elon Musk says the Vine archive is coming back

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-18 03:09:35

Elon Musk recently announced that he's bringing back the Vine archives , after teasing the return of the social platform over the last week or so. The X owner says that the company recently discovered the entire video archive of the once-popular short-form video app and is working to restore user access. Twitter bought Vine all the way back in 2012. Musk says that X users will be able to post these Vines, but it's just an archive. In other words, this doesn't sound like a renaissance for the ac

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Raven Software gets its union contract with Microsoft three years after voting to organize

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-18 05:01:33

Benefits include a 10-percent wage increase over two years and the elimination of crunch time. Employees at Raven Software, known for its work on the Call of Duty franchise, finally have a union contract with Microsoft . This happened nearly years after quality assurance (QA) workers at the company voted to unionize . Workers voted unanimously to ratify the first contract between the company's Game Workers Alliance-CWA (GWA-CWA) members and Microsoft. This contract includes a guaranteed 10-per

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I Asked Four Former Friends Why We Stopped Speaking-Here's What I Learned (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Kui Mwai 2025-12-18 08:18:41

On a warm July evening, I dove into bed and grabbed my phone, giddy and anxious. As I scrolled through TikTok, attempting to calm my nerves, a Google Calendar notification flashed on the screen: “VIDEO CALL WITH SIMONE.” Before I could swipe the reminder away, Simone FaceTimed me. I attempted to rehearse my greeting as the call buffered: Should I keep it cool with a, “Hey, what’s good?” No, that sounds cold. What about a Keke Palmer-esque, “Girl!” No, that’s doing too much. “Good evening?” No,

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Rivian calls Ohio’s ban on direct car sales ‘irrational in the extreme’ in new lawsuit

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-12-18 08:07:57

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Rivian is suing Ohio’s department of motor vehicles over the state’s ban on car companies bypassing dealerships to sell cars directly to consumers. In the federal lawsuit, the electric vehicle company calls the ban “irrational in the ex

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Battlefield 6 anti-cheat system requires Secure Boot, shutting out Linux and legacy PCs

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-12-18 12:44:00

In a nutshell: Electronic Arts is preparing to launch the next chapter in the Battlefield saga and expects players to fully embrace the new FPS experience. However, many potential buyers may be disappointed by the game's lack of support for Linux-based platforms. Battlefield 6 will include a powerful anti-cheat system that requires players to enable Secure Boot on their Windows PCs. Battlefield Wire confirmed the news on X, stating that EA's anti-cheat technology will run at the kernel level on

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Expert Says Collapse of Human Civilization Looks Like the Most Likely Scenario

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-18 11:13:12

New research is warning that the most likely outcome is that human civilization is poised for collapse. As The Guardian reports, a sweeping new historical survey that analyzes 5,000 years and the collapse of more than 400 societies makes the case that we're in for a rude awakening. "We can’t put a date on Doomsday, but by looking at the 5,000 years of [civilisation], we can understand the trajectories we face today — and self-termination is most likely," Luke Kemp, research fellow at the Cente

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Microsoft tops $4T in valuation: Great news for MSFT, not so great for workers

news.ycombinator.com More This Author 2025-12-18 12:11:36

If you own Microsoft stock, you’ve got to be happy. Microsoft’s latest financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2025 were robust: Revenue reached $76.4 billion (up 18% year-over-year), with net income at $27.2 billion (up 24%). The primary driver was robust growth in Microsoft’s cloud and AI businesses. Azure’s revenue, which has finally been separated out in the financial reporting, now stands at $75 billion in annual revenue, representing a 34% surge for the year. Put it all togethe

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Lyft and Baidu plan to bring their robotaxis to the UK and Germany next year

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-18 17:21:33

Lyft and Baidu have shed more light on their plan for a worldwide fleet of autonomous vehicles . After the first rollouts — which are earmarked for Asia and the Middle East later this year — the companies have their designs set on Europe. They're aiming to deploy robotaxis in the UK and Germany in 2026, as long as they get approval from regulators. The goal is to then expand the European fleet to thousands of vehicles across the continent in the following years. Baidu is using its sixth-generat

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Every Visual Workflow Tool Is Just Excel for Developers Who Gave Up

news.ycombinator.com Mohamed Ali Ben Othmen 2025-12-18 17:30:01

Zoom image will be displayed A man looking at the window and thinking Every Visual Workflow Tool is Just Excel for Developers Who Gave Up Mohamed Ali Ben Othmen 5 min read · 3 hours ago 3 hours ago -- Listen Share There’s a saying that goes “when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” But what happens when you trade your hammer for a Fisher-Price toy hammer and convince yourself it’s an upgrade? That’s exactly what’s happening with visual workflow tools, and I’m tired of pret

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Report: Disney’s Attempts to Experiment With Generative AI Have Already Hit Major Hurdles

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-12-18 17:00:51

As Silicon Valley has pushed the world more and more into trying to make the generative AI boom sustain itself, Hollywood is still standing on the precipice of a transformative moment. Studios are grappling with the purported potential (and demands for cost savings) artificial intelligence models may bring, weighed against the legal minefields exploiting such technologies can represent—and an increasing public backlash to the technology. Disney is certainly no exception, as the company is alrea

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Four radioactive wasp nests found on South Carolina nuclear facility

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-18 17:35:13

Wasps living around a Cold War-era nuclear facility in South Carolina have built at least four radioactive nests, raising questions about their source of hazardous material and the extent of environmental contamination, according to a report by The New York Times. Last week, news broke that officials at the site—Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina—had found one radioactive nest on July 3. The discovery was documented in a July 22 report by the US Department of Energy, which own

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Google removes over 50 DEI groups from a list of groups it helps fund

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2025-12-18 22:52:45

In Brief Google has removed the names of more than 50 DEI groups from a list of companies to which it substantially contributes, according to a new watchdog report and as reported by CNBC. The list, Google’s 2024 selection of groups and organizations backed by Google’s U.S. Government Affairs and Public Policy team, no longer features the names of 58 DEI groups, including the Latino Leadership Alliance and the ACLU of Illinois. The discovery of the changes comes after the Trump administration

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Legal AI startup Harvey hits $100 million in annual recurring revenue

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-12-19 03:00:01

Artificial intelligence startup Harvey on Monday announced it has reached $100 million in annual recurring revenue, or ARR, just three years after its launch. Harvey runs an AI-powered legal platform for lawyers at law firms and large corporations. Its technology can help with legal research, drafting and diligence projects, and the company is also building industry-specific use cases. Winston Weinberg, co-founder and CEO of Harvey, said the startup's ARR milestone has largely been driven by u

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Verizon is cutting loyalty discounts, raising fees, and removing perks, all at once (Updated)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-19 03:28:47

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Verizon is removing loyalty discounts, which could increase monthly bills by $10 to $25 per line. Several service charges are also increasing, while Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass perks are ending. Despite no base plan price changes, the overall monthly bill will rise for a lot of users due to the loss of discounts and the hike in fees. Update, August 04, 2025 (09:28 AM ET): Verizon has shared the following statement through a spokesperson on the

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Under RFK Jr, CDC skips study on vaccination rates, quietly posts data on drop

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-15 21:45:58

Vaccination rates among the country's kindergartners have fallen once again, with coverage of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination dropping from 92.7 percent in the 2023–2024 school year to 92.5 percent in 2024–2025. The percentage changes are small across the board, but they represent thousands of children and an ongoing downward trend that makes the country more vulnerable to outbreaks. In the latest school year, an estimated 286,000 young children were not fully protected agains

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Palantir Is Extending Its Reach Even Further into Government

news.ycombinator.com Makena Kelly 2025-12-19 06:44:49

President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically expanded its work with Palantir, elevating the company cofounded by Trump ally Peter Thiel as the government’s go-to software developer. Following massive contract terminations for consulting giants and government contractors like Accenture, Booz Allen, and Deloitte, Palantir has emerged ahead. Now the data analytics firm is partnering with those companies—offering them a lifeline while consolidating its own power. Palantir has become one

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Verizon is cutting loyalty discounts, raising fees, and removing perks, all at once

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-19 16:16:47

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Verizon is removing loyalty discounts, which could increase monthly bills by $10 to $25 per line. Several service charges are also increasing, while Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass perks are ending. Despite no base plan price changes, the overall monthly bill will rise for a lot of users due to the loss of discounts and the hike in fees. Verizon has recently been in the news for revamping its customer support experience, but also for losing 51,000

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Mozilla warns of phishing attacks targeting add-on developers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-19 17:00:15

Mozilla has warned browser extension developers of an active phishing campaign targeting accounts on its official AMO (addons.mozilla.org) repository. Mozilla's add-on platform hosts over 60,000 browser extensions and more than 500,000 themes used by tens of millions of users worldwide. According to Mozilla's advisory, these phishing emails are impersonating the AMO team and claim that the targeted developer accounts require updates to maintain access to development features. "The developer c

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Ransomware gangs join attacks targeting Microsoft SharePoint servers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-19 18:26:49

Ransomware gangs have recently joined ongoing attacks targeting a Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability chain, part of a broader exploitation campaign that has already led to the breach of at least 148 organizations worldwide. Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 have discovered a 4L4MD4R ransomware variant, based on open-source Mauri870 code, while analyzing incidents involving this SharePoint exploit chain (dubbed "ToolShell"). The ransomware was detected on July 27 after discove

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How I configure BorgBackup and borgmatic (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Justus Perlwitz 2025-12-15 23:54:32

This article outlines how I configure BorgBackup and borgmatic on my machines. macOS Tested on MacBook Air M2 macOS Ventura 13.4.1 borgmatic 1.7.12 (MacPorts) moreutils 0.67_1 (MacPorts) borgmatic and moreutils are also available on Homebrew. Unlike systemd, launchctl doesn’t provide integration a syslog-like service. (I guess Apple expects you to use Console instead) Apple’s unified logging is unreliable and in many tests I have had messages disappearing, even when manually testing wit

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A Hiker Was Missing for Nearly a Year—Until an AI System Recognized His Helmet

wired.com Marta Abbà 2025-12-19 16:30:00

How long does it take to identify the helmet of a hiker lost in a 183-hectare mountain area, analyzing 2,600 frames taken by a drone from approximately 50 meters away? If done with a human eye, weeks or months. If analyzed by an artificial intelligence system, one afternoon. The National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps, known by it’s Italian initialism CNSAS, relied on AI to find the body of a person missing in Italy's Piedmont region on the north face of Monviso—the highest peak in the Co

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One UI 8 is adding a powerful new Galaxy AI feature, but there’s a catch

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-19 15:50:46

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has introduced a new Voice Captioning feature in One UI 8. It’s part of Samsung’s Galaxy AI suite and goes beyond Live Captions to translate audio, summarize it, and help save the captioned text and audio file. The catch is that the feature isn’t available officially yet, so you’ll have to download an APK to access it. Samsung has added a new feature called Voice Captioning to its suite of Galaxy AI tools on One UI 8. It allows users to convert sp

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Palantir is extending its reach even further into government

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I Asked Four Former Friends Why We Stopped Speaking-Here's What I Learned (2023)

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Battlefield 6 anti-cheat system requires Secure Boot, shutting out Linux and legacy PCs

Expert Says Collapse of Human Civilization Looks Like the Most Likely Scenario

Microsoft tops $4T in valuation: Great news for MSFT, not so great for workers

Lyft and Baidu plan to bring their robotaxis to the UK and Germany next year

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Four radioactive wasp nests found on South Carolina nuclear facility

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Under RFK Jr, CDC skips study on vaccination rates, quietly posts data on drop

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How I configure BorgBackup and borgmatic (2023)

A Hiker Was Missing for Nearly a Year—Until an AI System Recognized His Helmet

One UI 8 is adding a powerful new Galaxy AI feature, but there’s a catch

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