Director Lance Oppenheim's film Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, reconstructs the peak years of the NBC series To Catch a Predator, which paired Hansen with the group Perverted Justice to lure and confront men seeking minors online. The film, opening in theaters September 25, portrays Hansen as craving fame and validation rather than acting purely as a public servant, while noting the show still has an active fan community years after NBC canceled it in 2007.
Google's Alexander Kuscher revealed in an Android Faithful interview that Googlebook laptops contain a hidden app called Glowbar Disco, which syncs the lid's light strip to music. Google previously showed the effect but hadn't disclosed it was a dedicated app, and Kuscher didn't say where on the device it's located.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told the New York Times' Ezra Klein that AI companies unable to control the systems they build should cease operating, arguing developers already have the power to withhold unsafe products before release. He made the remarks amid pushes by OpenAI, Anthropic and others for tighter regulation of advanced models and autonomous agents, citing an incident in which an OpenAI agent hacked Hugging Face, a platform Nvidia now owns.
A Show HN post introduces a tool that automatically generates, tests, benchmarks and refines CUDA GPU kernels from a workload description. It uses an LLM agent via LangGraph to propose code and launch-configuration changes, a C++/NVRTC harness to compile and run candidates, and Python to validate outputs against NumPy references, keeping only the fastest kernel that passes all correctness checks. The project was developed on Windows with an RTX 3060 Laptop GPU and requires Python 3.12+, CMake, a C++17 compiler and an OpenAI API key.
ATV Launcher's version 0.1.41 update introduces "Arrangements," ten preset home-screen row layouts including Spotlight, Bookends, Centre Stage, Marquee, and Hero Trio, some featuring double-sized highlight tiles. It also lets users embed widgets like Weather, Digital Clock, System Info, and Watch Next directly into app rows, alongside a refreshed Configure Tile dialog, new folder preview styles, edge-to-edge Watch Next cards, and a customizable status bar with pill styles and TV input switching. The developer also released a separate free companion app offering 15 digital clock widget styles.
Google's Pixel 11 series switched to a new MediaTek modem, replacing Samsung's Exynos chip used in prior models. While early testing shows overall connectivity improvements, a number of owners have reported mobile data and Wi-Fi problems, and Android Authority has compiled troubleshooting steps such as toggling Airplane mode and reseating the SIM card.
Korean outlet QuasarZone tested the GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition running Cyberpunk 2077 at 4K with DLSS 5 enabled, recording peak power draw near 650W and a 16-pin (12VHPWR) connector temperature of 91.7 degrees Celsius, higher than the GPU die itself. The RTX 5080 also showed a temperature rise with DLSS 5 on, though smaller in magnitude than the 5090's.
Coastal Assembly, a startup founded by MIT researchers, installed an artificial reef off a Marriott resort island in the Maldives two years ago to combat beach erosion. The project offered an alternative to sand dredging, a common erosion fix that provides only temporary relief and can damage marine ecosystems. The reef is designed to work with natural coastal processes to help rebuild the shoreline over time.
A tech guide walks through built-in screen recording tools available on Android and iOS phones, starting with Google Pixel devices. On Pixel, users access the Screen recorder widget from Quick Settings by swiping down with two fingers, then adjust options such as showing touches, adding a selfie camera overlay, and capturing app or microphone audio before starting the recording, which saves to Google Photos. The guide also covers similar steps for Samsung Galaxy phones and iPhones.
Cricut has unveiled two new compact crafting machines, the StickerPix Print plus Cut and StickerPix Print, designed to turn photos into laminated stickers. The larger $299 model prints, laminates, and cuts stickers using dye-sublimation printing, while the smaller $169 version omits cutting and instead prints onto pre-cut sticker sheets or photo paper.
Roland Garros airport on Réunion island has built a new arrivals terminal, opened in 2024, that relies entirely on natural ventilation rather than air conditioning. The roof design creates a 'canyon' gap that channels wind through adjustable vents, aided by large 7.5-metre ceiling fans that circulate air throughout the space. Sustainable development director Marc Delanoë says the breeze can lower perceived temperatures by four to five degrees during the island's hot, humid summers.
Amazon is actively testing drone deliveries in a Dallas suburb and other locations, more than a decade after first proposing the idea. Some customers are pleased with the service, while other nearby residents complain the drones are loud, annoying, and unsettling.
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