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82 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Arriving in July

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-03-29 14:00:53

If your bookshelves are feeling lonely this month, look no further: io9’s got a huge list of new arrivals for sci-fi, fantasy, and horror fans. Keep reading for two or three or 12 new titles you’ll want to add to your to-read pile. July 1 Archive of Unknown Universes by Ruben Reyes Jr. “A piercing debut novel following two families in alternative timelines of the Salvadoran civil war—a stunning exploration of the mechanisms of fate, the gravity of the past, and the endurance of love.” (July 1

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Prime Video: The 34 Absolute Best Shows to Watch Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-29 15:57:48

Have you run out of TV series to tackle on Prime Video? Chances are, you're leaving some great options unwatched. You might know Amazon's streaming service best for shows like The Boys and Fallout -- and both are great -- but you shouldn't stop there if you have a subscription. The streamer is home to lesser-known series like The Devil's Hour and continues to add excellent options, such as the new college-set comedy Overcompensating. Note that Prime Video is ad-supported and charges an extra f

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You Can Finally Use This Very Basic Threads Feature

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-29 16:00:05

Better late than never? Threads, Meta's answer to X (formerly Twitter) and Bluesky, was launched almost two years ago in July 2023, and saw immediate rapid signups after piggybacking off Instagram's user base. Despite being around for that long, it's just now giving us the ability to direct message other users. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased the new feature earlier this month as it was rolling out in beta. "We're starting to test DMs on Threads. If you get access to this -- slide through!" Zuc

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Two years later, Meta is making DMs on Threads official

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-29 21:00:56

Meta announced just a couple weeks ago that it would finally start testing a dedicated inbox for direct messages on Threads. Now, it's making the feature official and rolling out DMs to everyone. As with the earlier test, the update will add a messaging tab to the Threads app where users can access the inbox and exchange DMs with mutuals. Meta says that initially people will only be able to send messages to users who already follow them or mutual followers from Instagram, though it plans to rol

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You can snag T-Mobile's Starlink satellite service on any carrier - how to get it for free

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-03-29 21:10:01

Kaye Marie Christofferson / 500px/Getty T-Mobile will officially launch its public Starlink satellite service on Wednesday, July 23. Currently in beta testing, the service will be available for any mobile phone user with a compatible device, including AT&T and Verizon subscribers. In its Monday news release, the Uncarrier explained what Starlink will offer. From the get-go, iOS and Android users alike will be able to send SMS text messages. Other features include MMS (Multimedia Messaging Serv

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Remark raises $16M to build out human-powered expert models for e-commerce

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-03-29 21:00:00

Startups working on AI-powered e-commerce tools often rely on external data or user signals to build and improve their models. However, a company called Remark is taking a different approach by letting thousands of human experts chat with users while they are purchasing items, and then using that knowledge to train models. Remark also makes those experts “available” all the time by having their AI-powered persona answer questions. Remark said that this resulted in a 10% net revenue gain for par

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Can Sensing Be Safe? Designing Privacy-Aware Wireless Systems

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2026-03-30 00:00:22

Introduction From fitness trackers to smart speakers, mobile sensing has quietly become ubiquitous, embedding itself into our daily lives. These devices are capable of monitoring motion, detecting presence, identifying user activities, and even inferring health conditions, sometimes without any user interaction. As these applications grow and become central to smart environments, a critical question arises: Can sensing systems be designed to be both safe and ethical? While mobile and wearable

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Threads launches its own DM inbox, as app moves further away from Instagram

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-03-30 01:59:00

Instagram Threads is rolling out users’ most-requested feature to date: the ability to message people directly, without having to switch to another app, like Instagram. The company said direct messages (DMs) will begin rolling out to users globally beginning on Tuesday, alongside a new visual element called highlighter. The latter will emphasize interesting perspectives and conversations, Meta says, starting with Trending Topics. At launch, Threads DMs offer a basic set of features. They’ll su

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Musk's X appoints 'king of virality' in bid to draw in younger users

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-03-30 10:09:46

Musk's X appoints 'king of virality' in bid to draw in younger users 52 minutes ago Share Save Share Save Getty Images Elon Musk has appointed a product developer responsible for several successful youth-focused social media apps to a senior role at X. Nikita Bier has been made X's head of product three years after publicly suggesting on the platform - then known as Twitter - that it should employ him. "I've officially posted my way to the top," he wrote in a post on X announcing the role. X

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First-Class Models: The Missing Productivity Revolution

news.ycombinator.com Guyren Howe 2026-03-27 12:48:11

TL;DR: First-class models with branching and merging capabilities represent an almost entirely unused enormous productivity and expressiveness unlock in programming and computer systems. The Current State: Well-Designed Systems, Constrained Users Imagine you’re building an accounting system from scratch. You’d design it properly: a normalized database schema, algebraically defined operations for debits and credits, account reconciliation, and comparison functions. You’d implement data-only, in

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Brazil’s antitrust watchdog says Apple must face penalties over NFC restrictions

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-03-30 13:04:39

Apple’s week is off to a rough start. First, Proton filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. Almost simultaneously, a judge in New Jersey rejected Apple’s attempt to dismiss a federal antitrust case. And on Monday night, things got a little worse: CADE, Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, formally recommended that Apple be sanctioned for restricting access to the iPhone’s NFC chip and forcing developers to use Apple Pay. In its ruling, CADE’s General Superintendence said Apple’s behavior creates “art

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Google Keep no longer supports the Apple Watch

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-30 13:30:12

Google has rolled out the latest version of Keep and, as 9to5Google has noticed, it no longer supports the Apple Watch. Its iTunes listing now only shows what the note-taking app would look like for iPhones and iPads. Google made its Keep app compatible with Apple Watches back in 2019 when its apps made a return on the wearable after over a year of absence. It hasn't had a meaningful update for the device since then, but it worked just fine. Users who rely on Keep across iOS and Android for, sa

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Tech Companies Have a New Thing to Waste Money On: ‘Etiquette Coaches’ for Gen-Z Staff

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2026-03-30 13:30:30

A new report from The San Francisco Standard claims that Bay Area companies are investing in a service that can alleviate some of the stresses caused by hiring younger employees: etiquette experts. These experts are making good money explaining to new hires why it’s inappropriate to show up to work in sweatpants or put your feet on the table during a meeting. The story quotes women employed in this apparently blossoming field, including Rosalinda Randall, a coach from Marin who claims that inqu

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OpenFLOW – Quickly make beautiful infrastructure diagrams local to your machine

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-30 17:29:57

OpenFLOW - Isometric Diagramming Tool OpenFLOW is a powerful, open-source Progressive Web App (PWA) for creating beautiful isometric diagrams. Built with React and the Isoflow library, it runs entirely in your browser with offline support. Features 🎨 Isometric Diagramming - Create stunning 3D-style technical diagrams - Create stunning 3D-style technical diagrams 💾 Auto-Save - Your work is automatically saved every 5 seconds - Your work is automatically saved every 5 seconds 🔒 Privacy-First

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I built something that changed my friend group's social fabric

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-27 22:49:35

This is a story that started back in 2022, but I think its a perfect time to reflect on the impact that it has had on my friend group still to this day. A year or so before COVID, our friend group dispersed across the world - I moved to Vancouver, one friend moved to the UK and another one moved to the United States. The rest of them still lived in Melbourne. Once COVID hit, like many others, we looked to find a way to keep in contact and still hang out. We have always been a big gaming group

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T-Mobile Data Breach Settlement Checks Are Showing Up: Here's What to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-30 20:00:07

Could you use a little extra money this summer? Check your bank account -- there may be an unexpected deposit from a company you may not recognize. It could be the money you're due from T-Mobile's 2022 class-action settlement. Those who qualify were told to expect settlement checks in April, but then that was moved to May. And now, in mid-June, as cited by Android Authority, Reddit users are saying they are seeing money in their bank accounts. Some are saying they received $56, but others are re

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Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates, but There's a Catch

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-30 20:30:03

Microsoft is closing the door on Windows 10 in October 2025, and will be ceasing security support for that operating system unless users pay $30 for a one-year extended security update. On June 24, with less than four months on the clock until support expires, Microsoft has added a free option. Users need to turn on cloud backup and connect it to their OneDrive account. The ability to get free updates on Windows 10 is a pretty big deal because it is still the most widely used Windows OS, accoun

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Tinder’s mandatory facial recognition check comes to the US

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-03-30 20:10:31

Tinder is trialing mandatory facial recognition security features in the US to verify profiles and crack down on impersonation and fake accounts. New users in California are now required to provide a biometric “Face Check” scan to confirm their face matches their profile photos for the dating service, Axios reported on Monday. The Face Check feature involves taking a short video selfie that’s used to match biometric indicators and prove that the Tinder user isn’t a bot using artificially genera

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Are AI subscriptions worth it? Most people don't seem to think so, according to this study

zdnet.com Tiernan Ray 2026-03-30 18:00:00

Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Artificial intelligence (AI) has reached a tipping point. People have adopted AI at an unprecedented scale, with almost two billion users worldwide, according to an estimate by the US venture capital firm Menlo Ventures. Also: ChatGPT was downloaded 30 million times last month - but its user base data is more shocking And yet, very little money is being made, perhaps only $12 billion annually, with most of that figure accounted for by OpenAI. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis,

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T-Mobile Is Bringing Starlink to Your Phone. Check If You’ll Get It for Free

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-30 20:16:00

Going off-grid might soon be a thing of the past, as T-Mobile’s partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service gets ready to launch on July 23. The alliance will provide direct-to-cell messaging service, called T-Satellite, which will also be available to AT&T and Verizon cellphone customers. T-Mobile says its goal is to “eliminate mobile dead zones for good” by utilizing 657 Starlink satellites that will be used exclusively for cellphone service. T-Satellite has been in beta testing sinc

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Apple surveys Vision Pro users and asks about Meta’s Ray-Bans

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-03-31 01:38:13

Apple is surveying Vision Pro owners, and some of the questions go beyond the device’s comfort or resolution. In addition to features like Guest Mode, and which accessories people actually use, Apple wants to know what its users see in rival products (even in categories where it doesn’t compete yet). Apple is already exploring ways to compete in the smart glasses market As reported by MacRumors, Apple is asking Vision Pro users whether they also own products like the Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest P

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If you're using Microsoft Authenticator to store your passwords, don't

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-31 01:58:42

Microsoft Authenticator is sunsetting its ability to store your passwords. This month, the service stopped allowing users to add or import new passwords. Beginning in July 2025, users will no longer be able to use autofill with Authenticator, and in August 2025, passwords will no longer be available at all. Payment information stored in Authenticator will be deleted after July, and after the following month, all unsaved generated passwords will be deleted. Passkeys will still be supported in Aut

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T-Mobile Is Bringing Starlink to Your Phone. Check If You’ll Get It For Free

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-31 01:16:00

Going off-grid might soon be a thing of the past, as T-Mobile’s partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service gets ready to launch on July 23. The alliance will provide direct-to-cell messaging service, called T-Satellite, which will also be available to AT&T and Verizon cellphone customers. T-Mobile says its goal is to “eliminate mobile dead zones for good” by utilizing 657 Starlink satellites that will be used exclusively for cellphone service. T-Satellite has been in beta testing sinc

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Show HN: We're two coffee nerds who built an AI app to track beans and recipes

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-31 11:38:47

AI Coffee Tracker built for the future Track your Coffee Beans & Recipes with just a snap  Download on the App Store 📸 Snap your bean bags, build your own coffee shelf. From messy drawers to a digital archive of flavor. Your browser does not support the video tag. One click, one recipe Turn any YouTube, blog, or Reddit post into a step-by-step brew guide—instantly. Save every bean that matters A photo or URL is all you need. Save every recipe with step-by-step guide From YouTube, a

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Datadog's $65M/year customer mystery solved

news.ycombinator.com Amsterdam 2026-03-31 16:31:09

The internet has been speculating the past few days on which crypto company spent $65M on Datadog in 2022. I confirmed it was Coinbase, and here are the details of what happened. Originally published on 11 May 2023. 👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. We cover one out of six topics in today’s subscriber-only The Scoop issue. To get full newsletters twice a week, subscribe here. Datadog is a leading observability tooling provider which went publi

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Instagram now lets you share Spotify songs with sound to Stories

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-03-31 17:48:24

Instagram announced Monday that it’s finally adding the ability for users to listen to previews of songs that they’ve shared from Spotify to Stories. While Instagram has long allowed users to share Spotify songs to their Stories, it would do so without sound, and simply provide a link to the song on the streaming platform. Now, when a user posts a song to their Story, viewers will be able to listen to a preview of the song right within Instagram. The small change, yet notable change makes it e

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‘Leviathan’ Is a Steampunk Anime Soaring With Heart, Even if Its Animation Grounds It

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2026-03-31 21:15:45

While anime remakes and manga adaptations, along with the occasional original project, continue to dominate the medium, a quieter trend has begun to emerge: the adaptation of Western novels. The latest addition to this movement is Scott Westerfeld’s 2009 steampunk historical fiction novel, Leviathan, reimagined as a 3DCG anime by Studio Orange in partnership with Qubic Pictures of Star Wars: Visions fame. Though the 12-episode anime doesn’t quite recapture the visual splendor of the studio’s ear

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Auth for B2B SaaS: it's not like auth for consumer software

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-04-01 04:06:14

Auth for business software (B2B) shouldn’t look the same as auth for consumer software (B2C). In many cases, it actually can’t work the same way. I’ll cover three important buckets of differences between B2B auth and B2C auth: Logical isolation and tenancy models Priorities and trade-offs Protocols and features By the way – let’s use auth loosely here and let it subsume related stuff like user management. Similarly, let’s just imagine away the vague grey area between consumers and businesses

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Tinder is mandating face checks for California residents

engadget.com Unknown 2026-04-01 09:34:41

Tinder is requiring new users in California to verify their identities by using facial recognition, according to a report by Axios . The policy goes into effect today as a test program. The obvious reason behind this is to make sure people are who they say they are. Dating apps, after all, are a haven for scammers . The platform's Face Check feature prompts users to make a short video selfie. The face scan confirms the identity of the user by matching biometric indicators with profile photos. I

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Best Games of 2025 So Far: Death Stranding 2, Expedition 33, Assassin's Creed Shadows and More

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-31 11:23:00

At the start of the year, 2025 was going to be all about Grand Theft Auto 6, which had so much hype that players were already expecting it to win Game of the Year. That changed last month when Rockstar Games announced that its highly anticipated game would be pushed to 2026. Though this year might not have what could be the biggest game of the decade, 2025 so far has some great games from the most unlikely places. With the launch of the Switch 2 and Summer Game Fest already happening in early J

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82 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Arriving in July

Prime Video: The 34 Absolute Best Shows to Watch Now

You Can Finally Use This Very Basic Threads Feature

Two years later, Meta is making DMs on Threads official

You can snag T-Mobile's Starlink satellite service on any carrier - how to get it for free

Remark raises $16M to build out human-powered expert models for e-commerce

Can Sensing Be Safe? Designing Privacy-Aware Wireless Systems

Threads launches its own DM inbox, as app moves further away from Instagram

Musk's X appoints 'king of virality' in bid to draw in younger users

First-Class Models: The Missing Productivity Revolution

Brazil’s antitrust watchdog says Apple must face penalties over NFC restrictions

Google Keep no longer supports the Apple Watch

Tech Companies Have a New Thing to Waste Money On: ‘Etiquette Coaches’ for Gen-Z Staff

OpenFLOW – Quickly make beautiful infrastructure diagrams local to your machine

I built something that changed my friend group's social fabric

T-Mobile Data Breach Settlement Checks Are Showing Up: Here's What to Know

Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates, but There's a Catch

Tinder’s mandatory facial recognition check comes to the US

Are AI subscriptions worth it? Most people don't seem to think so, according to this study

T-Mobile Is Bringing Starlink to Your Phone. Check If You’ll Get It for Free

Apple surveys Vision Pro users and asks about Meta’s Ray-Bans

If you're using Microsoft Authenticator to store your passwords, don't

T-Mobile Is Bringing Starlink to Your Phone. Check If You’ll Get It For Free

Show HN: We're two coffee nerds who built an AI app to track beans and recipes

Datadog's $65M/year customer mystery solved

Instagram now lets you share Spotify songs with sound to Stories

‘Leviathan’ Is a Steampunk Anime Soaring With Heart, Even if Its Animation Grounds It

Auth for B2B SaaS: it's not like auth for consumer software

Tinder is mandating face checks for California residents

Best Games of 2025 So Far: Death Stranding 2, Expedition 33, Assassin's Creed Shadows and More

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