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A YouTuber Is Folding and Unfolding the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 Times

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-19 00:06:00

Folding phones are no longer a fad. But they have moving parts that regular smartphones lack, and the constant folding and unfolding could eventually lead to failure. For the last few days, the host of Korean YouTube channel Tech-it has been folding and unfolding the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 over and over and over, with the goal of doing 200,000 folds. The fold-a-thon is presumably meant to see how the redesigned hinge and flexible display hold up on Samsung's thinnest foldable yet. Tech-it's h

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What Happened When I Tried to Replace Myself with ChatGPT in My English Class

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 22:32:25

My students call it “Chat,” a cute nickname they all seem to have agreed on at some point. They use it to make study guides, interpret essay prompts, and register for classes, turning it loose on the course catalog and asking it to propose a weekly schedule. They use it to make their writing sound more “professional,” including emails to professors like me, fearing that we will judge them for informal diction or other human errors. Article continues after advertisement Like many teachers at ev

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How we made JSON.stringify more than twice as fast

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-19 04:09:33

JSON.stringify is a core JavaScript function for serializing data. Its performance directly affects common operations across the web, from serializing data for a network request to saving data to localStorage . A faster JSON.stringify translates to quicker page interactions and more responsive applications. That’s why we’re excited to share that a recent engineering effort has made JSON.stringify in V8 more than twice as fast. This post breaks down the technical optimizations that made this impr

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

news.ycombinator.com Kui Mwai 2025-12-19 14:18:41

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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Indian Sign Painting: A typeface designer's take on the craft

news.ycombinator.com Blag Magazine 2025-12-17 00:03:06

Work by an unknown sign painter for ArtLife in Kolkata, captured by Pooja Saxena for her India Street Lettering initiative. Since 2013, Pooja Saxena has been documenting Indian street lettering in all its forms. As this culimates in a new book from Blaft Publications, which can be pre-ordered on the dedicated Kickstarter, I invited her to share her insights into the sign painting themes within her work. India Street Lettering is a 200-page book presenting the documentary photography and detail

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Qwen-Image: Crafting with native text rendering

news.ycombinator.com Qwen Team 2025-12-19 11:56:40

GITHUB HUGGING FACE MODELSCOPE DEMO DISCORD We are thrilled to release Qwen-Image, a 20B MMDiT image foundation model that achieves significant advances in complex text rendering and precise image editing. To try the latest model, feel free to visit Qwen Chat and choose “Image Generation”. The key features include: Superior Text Rendering : Qwen-Image excels at complex text rendering, including multi-line layouts, paragraph-level semantics, and fine-grained details. It supports both alphabeti

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ChatGPT will ‘better detect’ mental distress after reports of it feeding people’s delusions

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-19 16:36:56

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. OpenAI, which is expected to launch its GPT-5 AI model this week, is making updates to ChatGPT that it says will improve the AI chatbot’s ability to detect mental or emotional distress. To do this, OpenAI is working with experts and advisory groups to improve Ch

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Firefly Aerospace lifts IPO range that would value company at more than $6 billion

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-12-19 21:36:27

Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim sits for an interview at the Firefly Aerospace mission operations center in Leander, Texas, U.S., July 9, 2025. Firefly Aerospace has lifted the share price range for its upcoming initial public offering in a move that would value the space technology company at more than $6 billion. The lunar lander and rocket maker said in a filing Monday that it expects to price shares in its upcoming IPO between $41 and $43 apiece. Firefly's new target range would raise nea

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Indian Sign Painting: A Typeface Designer's Take on the Craft

news.ycombinator.com Blag Magazine 2025-12-17 06:03:06

Work by an unknown sign painter for ArtLife in Kolkata, captured by Pooja Saxena for her India Street Lettering initiative. Since 2013, Pooja Saxena has been documenting Indian street lettering in all its forms. As this culimates in a new book from Blaft Publications, which can be pre-ordered on the dedicated Kickstarter, I invited her to share her insights into the sign painting themes within her work. India Street Lettering is a 200-page book presenting the documentary photography and detail

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

news.ycombinator.com Kui Mwai 2025-12-20 02:18:41

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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Delta denies using AI to set personalized ticket prices

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-20 06:01:00

What just happened? Delta Air Lines has categorically denied using artificial intelligence to set ticket prices based on individual customer data, responding to concerns raised by several members of the US Senate. The airline issued its statement following criticism from lawmakers who alleged that Delta was exploring advanced pricing models designed to tailor fares to the maximum amount each customer might be willing to pay – a practice sometimes referred to as surveillance pricing. The controv

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Apple exec says Siri will get ‘much bigger upgrade than we envisioned’

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-20 06:09:59

Apple’s Siri-related news hasn’t been great so far this year, but the company sounds confident it can turn things around. Here’s the Siri update that software head Craig Federighi reportedly shared in Apple’s all-hands meeting. Last week, Apple reported huge quarterly earnings. But concerns around the company’s AI efforts were still clearly on Wall Street’s minds. And no doubt those questions were partly what prompted a rare all-hands meeting at Apple Park shortly afterwards. That meeting, whi

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Perplexity accused of scraping websites that explicitly blocked AI scraping

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-12-20 11:41:39

AI startup Perplexity is crawling and scraping content from websites that have explicitly indicated they don’t want to be scraped, according to internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare. On Monday, Cloudflare published research saying it observed the AI startup ignore blocks and hide its crawling and scraping activities. The network infrastructure giant accused Perplexity of obscuring its identity when trying to scrape web pages “in an attempt to circumvent the website’s preferences,” Cloudfl

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AI engineers reject Meta's $1.5 billion offers to build on their own terms

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-20 14:03:00

Editor's take: As Big Tech and industry leaders dig ever deeper into their war chests to recruit AI talent, a profound question is emerging: Can money alone win the battle for the minds building tomorrow's most powerful technologies? Recent events suggest that, for a growing number of engineers and researchers, the answer is increasingly, and resoundingly, no. While not in the majority, many engineers are choosing to pass up unprecedented offers in favor of staying loyal to their mission, value

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Read your code

news.ycombinator.com Elie Teyssedou 2025-12-20 15:33:20

If you’d told me 2–3 years ago that in 2025, one of my top pieces of advice for the new generation of developers would be “read your code” (we’re not even talking about re-reading it)… I’m not sure I would’ve believed you. What This Article Covers I’m not here to lecture anyone, but if you’re aiming to build serious projects these days, it might be worth learning how to approach AI coding tools the right way. This post covers: Three critical risks of poor vibe-coding practices Two effective

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The Toyota Corolla of programming

news.ycombinator.com Adrian Kosmaczewski 2025-12-20 15:49:00

In 1995, an otherwise unknown software developer released the first version of a new scripting language whose explicit aim was to make applications for this new platform called “The World Wide Web”. After starting as a small project, and thanks to the crazy dot-com years, it grew dramatically to become one of the most widely used programming languages of all time. After some stumbling first steps, it eventually got some sort of standardization in 1997, even reluctantly including some OOP feature

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8 Best Handheld Gaming Consoles (2025), Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-12-20 16:00:00

Alternatives These aren't our top picks, but are still handheld options we'd recommend over others. MSI Claw 8 AI+ for $1,000: MSI has had a roller-coaster few years with its handheld game consoles, but all the deeply broken and flawed hardware has finally led to the Claw 8 AI+, which is a powerful entry. The hardware is beautiful, the button layout is well-done and ergonomic, despite the large size, and performance has been great. I've enjoyed failing miserably in Sekiro and have collected fa

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AI interview bots spark backlash from frustrated job applicants

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-20 21:22:00

The big picture: As more employers turn to AI to manage overburdened recruiting pipelines, the debate about its merits – and drawbacks – continues. Some job-seekers opt out of opportunities altogether when robots come calling. Others, resigned to the new normal, accept these digital gatekeepers to find work. Both sides, for now, seem likely to remain divided as the hiring process rapidly evolves. As employers increasingly automate their recruitment processes, job interviews themselves are under

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

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-20 21:28:47

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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Why I'm Leaving NixOS After a Year?

news.ycombinator.com Uğur Erdem Seyfi 2025-12-20 20:49:30

Why I'm Leaving NixOS After a Year? Around a year ago, I published a blog post explaining my overall experience Switching from Arch to NixOS. You can read it if you’re interested in my early experiences, but, to give you a spoiler, that post ends with me saying: Unfortunately, though, I don’t think the benefits I’ve gotten in this one month of using NixOS so far justified the cost I’ve initially spent and continue to spend learning Nix and NixOS. — Ultimately, whether the benefits of learnin

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Job-seekers are dodging AI interviewers

news.ycombinator.com Emma Burleigh 2025-12-20 15:04:20

The next time you get buttoned-up and sit down for a long-awaited job interview, you might not find a human on the other end of the call. Instead, job-hunters are now joining Zoom meetings only to be greeted by AI interviewers. Candidates tell Fortune they’re either confused, intrigued, or straight-up dejected when the robotic, faceless bots join the calls. “Looking for a job right now is so demoralizing and soul-sucking, that to submit yourself to that added indignity is just a step too far,”

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AI engineers reject Meta's $1.5 billion offers to stay loyal to their mission

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-21 02:03:00

Editor's take: As industry leaders dig ever deeper into their war chests to recruit AI talent, a profound question is emerging: Can money alone win the battle for the minds building tomorrow's most powerful technologies? Recent events suggest that, for a growing number of engineers and researchers, the answer is increasingly, and resoundingly, no. While not in the majority, many engineers are choosing to pass up unprecedented offers in favor of staying loyal to their mission, values, and the ch

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Baidu plans to expand its robotaxis to Europe with Lyft deal

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-12-21 02:00:07

Baidu will bring its driverless taxis to Europe next year via a partnership with U.S. ridehailing firm Lyft , as the Chinese tech giant looks to expand its autonomous vehicles globally. The robotaxis will initially be deployed in the U.K. and Germany from 2026 with the aim to have "thousands" of vehicles across Europe in the "following years," the two companies said. Lyft has had very little presence in Europe until last week when it closed the acquisition of Germany-based ride hailing company

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Galaxy S26 Ultra charging time leak leaves us with more questions than answers

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-21 02:20:56

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A leaker has claimed that the Galaxy S26 Ultra can reach 75 to 80% capacity after 30 minutes of 60W charging. That isn’t really an upgrade over the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s charging time. It’s still possible that the S26 Ultra could beat the S25 Ultra when it comes to total charging time. Leaks suggest the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra could get 60W wired charging speeds. This would be a significant leap from 45W seen on previous Galaxy S Ultra handsets. What does

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Spotify is raising Premium prices outside the US

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-12-21 02:30:59

is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Spotify is increasing prices in several regions outside of the US, just days after posting disappointing earnings. Spotify announced on Monday that Premium subscribers across Europe, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific wi

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

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-21 10:16:47

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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If you use a password manager app, you probably aren’t using it right

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-21 11:00:43

Andy Walker / Android Authority Password managers have their purpose set in their names: to manage passwords. Right? Wrong — they’re meant to do so much more. I used to be in the same boat as many of you probably are, using password managers exclusively for generating and storing strong passwords. Then one day, my life took a wonderful turn: I started using my password manager for more than just passwords. It may sound silly at first, but it’s made my life so much better and more convenient.

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Mozilla warns of phishing attacks targeting add-on developers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-21 11:00:15

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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Lightning on Earth is sparked by a powerful chain reaction from outer space

news.ycombinator.com Ben Turner 2025-12-21 10:49:42

The energy needed for thunderstorms could come from an avalanche of electrons seeded by extraterrestrial cosmic rays , a new study claims. Scientists already knew that lightning is an electrical discharge between thunderclouds and Earth's surface, but exactly how storm clouds obtain an electric field powerful enough to hurl a bolt has remained a mystery for centuries. Now, a new study has used computer models to reveal that lightning strikes as the result of a powerful chain reaction that begi

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These are the best streaming services you aren’t watching

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-21 12:00:28

We all know how to find our favorite shows and blockbuster films on mainstream streaming services like Netflix, HBO Max, and Disney+. But even as streaming has opened the door to millions of hours of on-demand entertainment, it can still feel like there’s nothing fresh or exciting to watch anymore. If you agree, it’s time to check out some of the more niche streaming services available, where you can find remarkable content unlikely to be available elsewhere. This article breaks down the best

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Latest Tech News

A YouTuber Is Folding and Unfolding the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 Times

What Happened When I Tried to Replace Myself with ChatGPT in My English Class

How we made JSON.stringify more than twice as fast

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

Indian Sign Painting: A typeface designer's take on the craft

Qwen-Image: Crafting with native text rendering

ChatGPT will ‘better detect’ mental distress after reports of it feeding people’s delusions

Firefly Aerospace lifts IPO range that would value company at more than $6 billion

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Delta denies using AI to set personalized ticket prices

Apple exec says Siri will get ‘much bigger upgrade than we envisioned’

Perplexity accused of scraping websites that explicitly blocked AI scraping

AI engineers reject Meta's $1.5 billion offers to build on their own terms

Read your code

The Toyota Corolla of programming

8 Best Handheld Gaming Consoles (2025), Tested and Reviewed

AI interview bots spark backlash from frustrated job applicants

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

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Job-seekers are dodging AI interviewers

AI engineers reject Meta's $1.5 billion offers to stay loyal to their mission

Baidu plans to expand its robotaxis to Europe with Lyft deal

Galaxy S26 Ultra charging time leak leaves us with more questions than answers

Spotify is raising Premium prices outside the US

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

If you use a password manager app, you probably aren’t using it right

Mozilla warns of phishing attacks targeting add-on developers

Lightning on Earth is sparked by a powerful chain reaction from outer space

These are the best streaming services you aren’t watching

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