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Scientists Appear to Have Spotted an Unknown Planet in Nearest Star System to Earth

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-11 02:31:19

It's not easy to uncover exoplanets, largely lightless objects that either lurk in the dark void of space or are blown out by the light of a nearby star. But astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope believe they've found a new one — and it's just four light years away. Using the James Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument, the team found strong clues of a mysterious gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system, the nearest star system to Earth. Tantalizingly, the suspected world appears to be o

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Samsung’s AI photo editor now lets you fake DSLR shots with a tap

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 02:33:56

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has updated its Galaxy Enhance-X photo app with two new AI features. As well as better upscaling, Focus Shift blurs the background to mimic DSLR-style shallow depth of field. The update is exclusive to Samsung phones running One UI 8. Samsung is finally widening the rollout of One UI 8, and the manufacturer is now giving you another reason to want it. A new update to the Galaxy Enhance-X app — Samsung’s AI-powered photo editor — adds two cool fea

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Beware of promptware: How researchers broke into Google Home via Gemini

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-11 02:28:00

Maria Diaz/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Researchers demonstrated a way to hack Google Home devices via Gemini. Google put additional safeguards in place for Gemini in response. Keeping your devices up-to-date on security patches is the best protection. The idea that artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to maliciously control your home and life is one of the main reasons why many are reluctant to adopt the new technology -- it's downright scary. Almost as scary as having your smart devi

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Open music foundation models for full-song generation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-06 23:46:02

Lyrics Generate music from the given lyrics segment by segment. [Genre] happy clear vocal full vocal uplifting hip-hop rap range vocal [verse] How does a waif, an outcast, child of a strumpet and a Welshman, placed in the midst of an overlooked Nook in the Atlantic by Destiny, destitute, in disarray Rise up to be a legend and a sage Well the news spread wide, they claimed, this lad is remarkable, man Raised a fund just to dispatch him to the mainland Gain your knowledge, don't neglect where you

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OpenAI's new open-source model is basically Phi-5

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-10 23:59:46

OpenAI just released its first ever open-source large language models, called gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b. You can talk to them here. Are they good models? Well, that depends on what you’re looking for. They’re great at some benchmarks, of course (OpenAI would never have released them otherwise) but weirdly bad at others, like SimpleQA. Some people really like them. Others on Twitter really don’t. From what I can tell, they’re technically competent but lack a lot of out-of-domain knowledge: fo

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Scientists Think They Have Found a Brand-New Mineral on Mars

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-12-11 02:22:20

Scientists have a fairly good idea of what Mars’ surface looks like. But exactly what that surface is made up of is more of a mystery. Now, scientists believe they have discovered an entirely new mineral on Mars from an unusual layer of iron sulfate with a distinct spectral signature. In a Nature Communications paper published on August 5, astrobiologists led by Janice Bishop at the SETI Institute describe the discovery of an unusual ferric hydroxysulfate compound around Valles Marineris, a vas

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Google discovered a new scam—and also fell victim to it

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-11 02:05:34

In June, Google said it unearthed a campaign that was mass-compromising accounts belonging to customers of Salesforce. The means: an attacker pretending to be someone in the customer's IT department feigning some sort of problem that required immediate access to the account. Two months later, Google has disclosed that it, too, was a victim. The series of hacks are being carried out by financially motivated threat actors out to steal data in hopes of selling it back to the targets at sky-high pr

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FCC Democrat: Trump admin is declaring “Mission Accomplished” on broadband

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-11 02:53:05

The Federal Communications Commission is hamstringing its upcoming review of broadband availability by ignoring the prices consumers must pay for Internet service, FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez said in a statement yesterday. "Some point to existing law to argue that availability is the only metric Congress allows to measure broadband deployment success. But the law does not require this agency to view broadband availability with one eye closed and the other one half-open," said Gomez, the only De

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Researchers used Gemini to break into Google Home - here's how

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-11 06:42:00

Maria Diaz/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Researchers demonstrated a way to hack Google Home devices via Gemini. Google put additional safeguards in place for Gemini in response. Keeping your devices up-to-date on security patches is the best protection. The idea that artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to maliciously control your home and life is one of the main reasons why many are reluctant to adopt the new technology -- it's downright scary. Almost as scary as having your smart devi

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Open Music Foundation Models for Full-Song Generation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 05:46:02

Lyrics Generate music from the given lyrics segment by segment. [Genre] happy clear vocal full vocal uplifting hip-hop rap range vocal [verse] How does a waif, an outcast, child of a strumpet and a Welshman, placed in the midst of an overlooked Nook in the Atlantic by Destiny, destitute, in disarray Rise up to be a legend and a sage Well the news spread wide, they claimed, this lad is remarkable, man Raised a fund just to dispatch him to the mainland Gain your knowledge, don't neglect where you

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Starlink Teases ‘Community’ Discount for Shared Satellite Access. Here’s How It Works

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-11 05:05:00

SpaceX may soon allow multiple Starlink users to share access to a single dish for a lower monthly rate, according to a post on a customer support page. (The news was first reported by PCMag, which is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.) The post, which has since been taken down, stated, “Starlink is launching a new affordable way to deliver high-speed internet: one Starlink, multiple subscribers -- each with their own Starlink account and seamless experience.” A Starlink Com

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Paramount is now a Skydance Corporation

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2025-12-11 06:35:20

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. It’s official: Skydance Media’s deal to purchase CBS parent company Paramount Global for $8 billion is complete, and incoming chairman / CEO David Ellison’s first order of business is a massive restructuring. In an open letter about his plans for Paramount, a Skydance Corporation (the merged companies’ new name), Ellison announced th

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The 6 biggest changes coming to ChatGPT

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-11 06:58:01

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. GPT-5 has finally arrived. Along with the announcement of the highly anticipated AI model, OpenAI also previewed several updates coming to ChatGPT, ranging from visual changes to improvements to the chatbot’s performance. Here’s a rundown of all of the changes

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ChatGPT can now talk nerdy to you - plus more personalities and other upgrades beyond GPT-5

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-12-11 11:18:39

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's Key Takeaways: OpenAI launched ChatGPT customization updates. Users can choose chat color and personality. All users (even free) can now access Advanced Voice Mode. OpenAI is having one of its biggest product launch weeks, releasing its highly anticipated open-source models, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, and GPT-5. Buried within the deluge of the large language models (LLMs) are helpful ChatGPT features that add customization options that could make the

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The Whispering Earring

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-11 02:16:28

Cleaner, easier-to-reference repo of Scott Alexander’s The Whispering Earring (that’s the Schelling title, real title below). Original from livejournal is backed up here. Clarity didn’t work, trying mysterianism In the treasure-vaults of Til Iosophrang rests the Whispering Earring, buried deep beneath a heap of gold where it can do no further harm. The earring is a little topaz tetrahedron dangling from a thin gold wire. When worn, it whispers in the wearer’s ear: “Better for you if you take

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This Already-Approved Drug Could Stop Food Allergies’ Worst Reactions

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-12-11 11:00:01

Food allergies suck. Beyond placing onerous limits on your diet, their health impacts can totally derail your life, and scientists have been scrambling for years to try and find better, more lasting treatments for these conditions’ worst effects. Now, a pair of papers published today in the journal Science unlock crucial new insights into what goes on in the body when anaphylaxis occurs and indicate how an existing medication could one day help prevent these life-threatening allergic reactions.

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Did a rival tribe kill and eat their neighbors 5,700 years ago?

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-11 11:15:08

Credit: IPHES-CERCA/Luis Quevedo/Madrid Scientific Films. Human remains from 11 individuals recovered from El Mirador Cave in Spain showed evidence of cannibalism, archaeologists have concluded. According to a new paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, the cannibalism was likely the result of a violent episode between competing Late Neolithic herding communities about 5,700 years ago. “Cannibalism is one of the most complex behaviors to interpret, due to the inherent difficulty of

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Samsung’s inexpensive Galaxy Buds FE are even more affordable at over 50 percent off

theverge.com Brandon Russell 2025-12-11 11:32:14

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Samsung’s latest Unpacked event came and went with no major announcements related to the company’s Galaxy Buds lineup. However, if you don’t want to wait for what’s next, you can currently save on the Samsung Galaxy Buds FE, which are down to $46.99 ($53 off) at Woot. That’s their best price yet and a deal that will run until September 2nd or while supplies last. Despite being nearly two years old, the Buds

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SpaceX is building a water pipeline to Starbase — but access comes with some conditions

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2025-12-11 10:30:38

The newest piece of infrastructure coming to Starbase, Texas, isn’t a launch mount or a booster. It’s a water pipeline, and who can hook up a tap (and on what terms) will shape the definition of “company town.” The new line, which will stretch from Brownsville to the newly incorporated city of Starbase, will replace the truck-hauled deliveries SpaceX has used to transport potable water for its employees and on-site residents. Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) COO Mark Dombroski confirme

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The Creator of Ozempic Is in Terrible Trouble

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-11 16:20:23

Image by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP via Getty / Futurism Developments While its customer are shedding pounds, Novo Nordisk, creator of the mega-hit drug Ozempic, is shedding loads of market value amid collapsing sales. One year ago, the Danish pharmaceutical giant's market cap exceeded the size of its entire home country's economy. But this week, it's continued its steady but drastic decline — which saw its CEO get the axe — by losing nearly $100 billion in value after slashin

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Microsoft has ended 'active development' on Contraband

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-11 16:53:33

The upheaval continues for gaming at Microsoft. The latest victim appears to be Contraband, a planned release from Avalanche Studios with Xbox Game Studios as publisher. The co-op open-world game from the studio behind the entertaining Just Cause series was teased in a brief, mostly atmospheric trailer at E3 2021. But very little had been heard since about the project, and it seems the axe is currently hanging pretty precariously above Contraband. "Active development has now stopped while we ev

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The Air Force Wants to Use Cybertrucks for Target Practice

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-12-11 16:50:06

The U.S. Air Force seems to have finally found a good use for Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertrucks: blowing them up with missiles. The War Zone was first to spot that America’s aerial defense wing plans to purchase two of Tesla’s rolling heaps of metal for “use as targets for precision munitions during testing and training.” Associated contracting documents seem to imply that America’s “enemies” may soon be using Cybertrucks and that, as a result, the Air Force needs to practice shooting at them. The

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Battlefield 6 Beta Is Live Now: How to Join Early Access

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-11 15:07:00

EA's DICE studio has blown the lid off the multiplayer for its upcoming military shooter Battlefield 6, and can join the fray today. Battlefield 6's first public beta is live right now for those with early access and will be available on two consecutive weekends. It's not too late to get join in, and here's how. The Battlefield 6 open betas will be the first chances for players to experience the game's multiplayer before its full release on Oct. 10. Those with early access can begin playing rig

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US military finds a good use for Tesla Cybertruck: missile target practice

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-12-11 16:17:49

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. Elon Musk has long bragged that the Tesla Cybertruck is a uniquely impervious vehicle thanks to its stainless steel body and “bulletproof” windows, calling it “an armored personnel carrier from the future.” Now that claim will be put to the test by none other than the US Air Force, which aims to use the Cybertruck for some

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SUSE Donates USD 11,500 to the Perl and Raku Foundation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-11 18:20:56

SUSE Donates USD 11,500 to The Perl and Raku Foundation The Perl and Raku Foundation (TPRF) is thrilled to announce a substantial $11,500 donation from SUSE, one of the world’s leading enterprise Linux and cloud-native and AI solutions providers. This generous contribution bolsters the Perl 5 Core Maintenance Fund and demonstrates SUSE’s commitment to the open-source ecosystem. This donation from SUSE is actually made up of two parts. $10,000 is being donated by SUSE LLC and an additional $1,5

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Sonos says it’s forced to raise prices while trying to win back customers

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-11 21:52:42

During what's supposed to be a year of redemption, Sonos has announced that its gadgets will become more expensive this year, complicating the company's comeback plans. Tariffs that US President Donald Trump announced last week take effect today, including a 19 percent tariff on goods imported from Malaysia (the levy is said not to apply to semiconductors and was cut down from a 25 percent tariff that Trump threatened in July.) Among other countries affected is Vietnam, which now sees a 20 perc

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Google Lens just made this easily overlooked option impossible to ignore

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-12 02:46:38

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Lens makes it easy to run searches based on pics you snap with your phone’s camera. Lens has supported voice searches by tapping and holding on the shutter button. Now you can do the same thing with a new “Ask” button dedicated to voice input. Google Lens may not be as flashy as anything like Circle to Search, but the easy-to-overlook image analysis tool has been a reliable workhorse that continues to get better and better. Like everything els

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7 common household devices to unplug to save money on your electricity bill

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-12 00:14:00

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Costs are steadily rising in the US, and energy costs are a prominent example. This is made worse by summer temperatures being at record highs, with heat waves wreaking havoc across various states in the past few weeks. As someone who's gone through a few of these this summer alone, I'm constantly looking for ways to conserve energy. There are many little things you can do that can shave dollars off your monthly energy bill, and they go beyond switching off the lights when you

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If This Planet Is Real, It Would Break So Many Records

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-12-12 02:05:23

Exoplanet hunters have had an eye on Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth at just four light-years away, for decades. We know that it consists of two Sun-like stars, Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B, as well as a faint red dwarf star, Proxima Centauri. But while researchers have previously discovered three exoplanets orbiting Proxima Centauri, the search for more worlds orbiting the system’s other two stars has proven difficult. Until now: New evidence from the James Webb Space

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A Sonos Price Hike Is About to Make a Bad Situation Even Worse

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-12-12 02:12:48

As a company, there are lots of things you can do when people are upset with your product. You could offer concessions (discounts in an effort to drive demand), swap your CEO (that’s a statement and a vibe shift), or you could pledge to do better and actually fix issues making people upset (imagine that!). One thing I would not recommend doing when times are tough, however, is raising prices, but Sonos seems to have been forced into this exact scenario. According to Sonos’ newish CEO, Tom Conra

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Scientists Appear to Have Spotted an Unknown Planet in Nearest Star System to Earth

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Beware of promptware: How researchers broke into Google Home via Gemini

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Google discovered a new scam—and also fell victim to it

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Samsung’s inexpensive Galaxy Buds FE are even more affordable at over 50 percent off

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