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‘The Long Walk’ Wanted Mark Hamill for His ‘Star Wars’ Sequels Performance

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-12-19 08:51:32

Mark Hamill hasn’t been shy about discussing his, shall we say, dislike of Luke Skywalker’s arc in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, specifically in the movie where the character has the most prominence: The Last Jedi. He’s all but closed the door on ever returning to his most famous character, but the prolific actor has kept extremely busy with other roles, including two Mike Flanagan projects, The Fall of the House of Usher and Life of Chuck. He’s also in The Long Walk, one of the few Stephen King

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Axon jumps 16% after TASER maker tops results and boosts outlook on security needs

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-12-19 12:56:20

Axon Enterprise 's stock popped 16% after the TASER maker surpassed Wall Street's estimates and boosted its guidance due to robust demand for its security solutions. "Demand for new technology from our customers is accelerating, and it's outpacing even my most optimistic expectations," said CEO Rick Smith on an earnings call with analysts. "There's now one breakout product driving conversations. It's everything." The security solutions company also hiked guidance for the year, saying it now ex

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Why is GitHub UI getting slower?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-19 11:07:46

I couldn't help but notice - GitHub UI has been getting slower and slower recently. Some things that were snappy before are hellishly slow nowadays. GitHub is doing something weird and I just can't wrap my head around what's going on there. You guys developing at GitHub, you're using GitHub to develop it, right? Do you not see this? What's going on? Whenever I bump into slow website which drives me nuts, I open the devtools and profile it. Who knows, maybe I find something to report and the pr

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Show HN: Whittle – A Shrinking Word Game

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-19 12:39:26

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US reportedly forcing TSMC to buy 49% stake in Intel to secure tariff relief

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-19 12:44:01

A new report out of Taiwan has revealed that the current US administration is tying the reduction on trade of trade tariffs on Taiwan to significant TSMC investment in the US. This investment includes a 49% stake in Intel. 4 Reviews ← exclude selected types The current US administration, led by President Donald Trump, has employed trade tariffs as the primary way to reduce the US's trade deficit with partner countries. However, the US tariff policy has been erratic and unpredictable. These tar

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OpenAI announces two “gpt-oss” open AI models, and you can download them today

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-19 12:00:27

OpenAI is releasing new generative AI models today, and no, GPT-5 is not one of them. Depending on how you feel about generative AI, these new models may be even more interesting, though. The company is rolling out gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, its first open-weight models since the release of GPT-2 in 2019. You can download and run these models on your own hardware, with support for simulated reasoning, tool use, and deep customization. When you access the company's proprietary models in the c

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Democrats ask how Trump’s government will regulate Trump Mobile

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2025-12-19 10:03:05

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. When a Trump-branded phone on a Trump-branded mobile network launches sometime this year (if all goes according to plan), US regulators will face what’s become a recurring conundrum in Donald Trump’s presidency: how to regulate a product with ties to the head of state. Six Democra

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Axon jumps 14% after TASER maker tops results and boosts outlook on security needs

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-12-19 17:37:26

Axon Enterprise 's stock popped 14% after the TASER maker surpassed Wall Street's estimates and boosted its guidance due to robust demand for its security solutions. "Demand for new technology from our customers is accelerating, and it's outpacing even my most optimistic expectations," said CEO Rick Smith on an earnings call with analysts. "There's now one breakout product driving conversations. It's everything." The security solutions company also hiked guidance for the year, saying it now ex

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Why is GitHub UI getting so much slower?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-19 17:07:46

I couldn't help but notice - GitHub UI has been getting slower and slower recently. Some things that were snappy before are hellishly slow nowadays. GitHub is doing something weird and I just can't wrap my head around what's going on there. You guys developing at GitHub, you're using GitHub to develop it, right? Do you not see this? What's going on? Whenever I bump into slow website which drives me nuts, I open the devtools and profile it. Who knows, maybe I find something to report and the pr

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‘Freakier Friday’ Barely Scrapes By on Its Nostalgic Charms

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-12-19 17:15:29

Freaky Friday is back after over two decades since we last saw Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan swap bodies thanks to a suitably freaky family curse. However, Disney’s new follow-up, in theaters this week, leaning heavily on the charms of a stellar ensemble, is a sequel constantly threatening to fall apart under the weight of uneven execution. In Freaky Friday, it was just mother Tess Coleman (Curtis) and her daughter Anna (Lohan) who swapped bodies, a kooky way for mother and child to better

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'Lilo & Stitch' Gets a Streaming Release Date on Disney Plus

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-19 16:44:04

Disney is set to welcome one of its most beloved characters to its streaming home on Disney Plus with the arrival of Lilo & Stitch next month. The live-action release has raked in just over $1 billion at the box office and will make its way to your TV screen, finding a seat next to its animated predecessor on the streaming platform. Lilo & Stitch revisits the original story of 6-year-old Lilo, a Hawaiian girl being cared for by her older sister Nani, and Stitch, a little blue fugitive alien. Th

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EPA Moves to Cancel $7B in Grants for Solar Energy

news.ycombinator.com Maxine Joselow 2025-12-19 22:29:28

The Trump administration is preparing to terminate $7 billion in federal grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels on their homes, according to two people briefed on the matter. The Environmental Protection Agency is drafting termination letters to the 60 nonprofit groups and state agencies that received the grants under the “Solar for All” program, with the goal of sending the letters by the end of this week, according to the two people, who spoke on the co

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GitHub is having an ongoing incident with loading pull requests

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-19 22:44:09

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Illinois is the first state to ban AI therapists

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-20 03:57:56

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill into law banning AI therapy in the state. This makes Illinois the first state to regulate the use of AI in mental health services. The law highlights that only licensed professionals are allowed to offer counseling services in the state and forbids AI chatbots or tools from acting as a stand-alone therapist. HB 1806, titled the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act, also specifies that licensed therapists cannot use AI to make “th

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Show HN: I built a text-based birthday reminder app

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-20 02:57:15

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Chevy Silverado EV smashes world record for longest drive on a single charge

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-12-20 03:00:00

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. General Motors claimed a new world record for EV driving on a single charge, after a Chevy Silverado EV traveled 1,059.2 miles without recharging its battery. The potentially record-breaking run took place over seven days at GM’s Milfo

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Crack the code to startup traction with insights from Chef Robotics, NEA, and ICONIQ at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-12-20 03:30:00

Finding product-market fit isn’t a milestone — it’s a messy, make-or-break journey. And at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, a founder who’s been through the fire and two investors who’ve helped startups hit escape velocity will break down how to do it right. On the Builders Stage, Rajat Bhageria (Founder & CEO, Chef Robotics), Ann Bordetsky (Partner, NEA), and Murali Joshi (Partner, ICONIQ) join forces to unpack the most critical — and elusive — phase in a startup’s life cycle. They’ll dive into smart

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What happens to your files when you stop paying your cloud storage subscription?

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-20 08:57:00

In brief: The end of a cloud storage subscription does not immediately erase your files, but it does set a countdown clock in motion. Timelines and policies differ, but the underlying risk is the same: unless quick action is taken to download, move, or delete files, the content may eventually be lost for good. For many consumers, digital subscriptions have become a routine monthly expense. They cover a wide range of services – music, video, software, games, and increasingly, cloud storage. As t

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Palantir stock pops 8% after blowout quarter driven by AI, efficiency demand

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-12-20 08:58:12

Palantir's U.S. government revenues rose 53% from the year-ago period to $426 million as the company continues to benefit from President Donald Trump 's focus on efficiency. U.S. revenues grew 68% year over year $733 million, while U.S. commercial revenues nearly doubled to $306 million. "We're very proud and we're sorry that our haters are disappointed, but there are many more quarters to be disappointed, and we're working on that too," he added. CEO Alex Karp called the earnings results a "

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Researchers Press Pause on AI Therapy Bot After Reports of AI Psychosis in Similar Products

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-20 08:12:12

A vitiligo research group has "hit pause" on its forthcoming AI therapy bot after learning about negative mental health effects that other chatbots have been having on users. The Vitiligo Research Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness and helping sufferers of the pigment-loss skin condition, cited recent news stories about so-called "AI psychosis" — the unofficial group of symptoms, including paranoid delusions, that AI seems to induce in certain users — as its rationale for pa

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This $249 portable projector packs Google TV and can be powered with a USB-C power bank

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-20 08:00:17

Aurzen TL;DR The Aurzen BOOM Air projector launched today with built-in Google TV and a compact, gimbal-style design. It features native 1080p resolution, Dolby Audio, auto-focus, and USB-C power support for use with standard power banks. Priced at $249, it offers a full smart TV experience without the need for extra streaming hardware. For shoppers after a portable projector that doesn’t need extra accessories to start streaming, there’s a new option worth checking out. Today, Aurzen releas

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Online shopping is full of copycats

theverge.com Mia Sato 2025-12-20 08:00:00

is features writer with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Let’s be real: the internet is full of a lot of the same stuff. From derivative content on social media to websites that all look the same, what was once a portal to new worlds and experiences has been feeling a bit dry recently, like I’ve seen all this stuff before. And now, eve

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Weather satellites detect 515-mile-long lightning flash

news.ycombinator.com Stefanie Waldek 2025-12-17 03:10:28

Some areas are more prone to lightning storms than others. It's 2017, and a thunderstorm shoots off a lightning bolt. What's so special about that, you ask? Well, the bolt is an astonishing 515 miles (829 kilometers) long. Using archival satellite data, researchers just officially confirmed the length of this enormous bolt of lightning that stretched from Texas to Missouri. It sets a new world record, besting the previous title holder — a 477-mile (768-km) bolt from 2020 — by 38 miles (61 km).

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Build Your Own Lisp

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-20 11:55:20

Build Your Own Lisp Learn C and build your own programming language in 1000 lines of code! If you're looking to learn C, or you've ever wondered how to build your own programming language, this is the book for you. In just a few lines of code, I'll teach you how to use C, and together, we'll start building your very own language. Along the way we'll learn about the weird and wonderful nature of Lisps, how to develop a real-world project, concisely solve problems, and write beautiful code! T

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The Mysterious AI Easter Egg at the Heart of Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-12-20 12:00:40

Horror wunderkind Ari Aster’s new movie Eddington has divided audiences and inspired plenty of online debate about what exactly the director is trying to say about our collective relationship to technology (hint: it’s probably not good). The story centers around a small town in Texas that descends into social-media-driven chaos during the covid-19 pandemic. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as local sheriff Joe Cross, who tussles with the town’s mayor, played by Pedro Pascal, while the rest of the

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A glimpse into OpenAI’s largest ambitions

technologyreview.com James O'Donnell 2025-12-20 21:00:00

As Will points out, there were two recent wins for OpenAI in its efforts to build AI that outcompetes humans. Its models took second place at a top-level coding competition and—alongside those from Google DeepMind—achieved gold-medal-level results in the 2025 International Math Olympiad. People who believe that AI doesn’t pose genuine competition to human-level intelligence might actually take some comfort in that. AI is good at the mathematical and analytical, which are on full display in olym

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Microsoft increases Zero Day Quest prize pool to $5 million

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-20 21:46:08

Microsoft will offer up to $5 million in bounty awards at this year's Zero Day Quest hacking contest, which the company describes as the "largest hacking event in history." Last year's Zero Day Quest has also generated significant participation from the security community, following Microsoft's offer of $4 million in rewards for vulnerabilities in cloud and AI products and platforms. After the November hacking competition concluded, Microsoft announced that it had paid $1.6 million, having rece

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SonicWall urges admins to disable SSLVPN amid rising attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-20 23:28:38

SonicWall has warned customers to disable SSLVPN services due to ransomware gangs potentially exploiting an unknown security vulnerability in SonicWall Gen 7 firewalls to breach networks over the past few weeks. The warning comes after Arctic Wolf Labs reported on Friday that it had observed multiple Akira ransomware attacks, likely using a SonicWall zero-day vulnerability, since July 15th. "The initial access methods have not yet been confirmed in this campaign," the Arctic Wolf Labs research

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New world record Weather satellites detect 515-mile-long lightning flash

news.ycombinator.com Stefanie Waldek 2025-12-17 15:10:28

Some areas are more prone to lightning storms than others. It's 2017, and a thunderstorm shoots off a lightning bolt. What's so special about that, you ask? Well, the bolt is an astonishing 515 miles (829 kilometers) long. Using archival satellite data, researchers just officially confirmed the length of this enormous bolt of lightning that stretched from Texas to Missouri. It sets a new world record, besting the previous title holder — a 477-mile (768-km) bolt from 2020 — by 38 miles (61 km).

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Monitor your security cameras with locally processed AI

news.ycombinator.com Eric Blohm 2025-12-20 22:05:23

Frigate is an open source NVR built around real-time AI object detection. All processing is performed locally on your own hardware, and your camera feeds never leave your home. Get access to custom models designed specifically for Frigate with Frigate+.

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‘The Long Walk’ Wanted Mark Hamill for His ‘Star Wars’ Sequels Performance

Axon jumps 16% after TASER maker tops results and boosts outlook on security needs

Why is GitHub UI getting slower?

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US reportedly forcing TSMC to buy 49% stake in Intel to secure tariff relief

OpenAI announces two “gpt-oss” open AI models, and you can download them today

Democrats ask how Trump’s government will regulate Trump Mobile

Axon jumps 14% after TASER maker tops results and boosts outlook on security needs

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‘Freakier Friday’ Barely Scrapes By on Its Nostalgic Charms

'Lilo & Stitch' Gets a Streaming Release Date on Disney Plus

EPA Moves to Cancel $7B in Grants for Solar Energy

GitHub is having an ongoing incident with loading pull requests

Illinois is the first state to ban AI therapists

Show HN: I built a text-based birthday reminder app

Chevy Silverado EV smashes world record for longest drive on a single charge

Crack the code to startup traction with insights from Chef Robotics, NEA, and ICONIQ at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

What happens to your files when you stop paying your cloud storage subscription?

Palantir stock pops 8% after blowout quarter driven by AI, efficiency demand

Researchers Press Pause on AI Therapy Bot After Reports of AI Psychosis in Similar Products

This $249 portable projector packs Google TV and can be powered with a USB-C power bank

Online shopping is full of copycats

Weather satellites detect 515-mile-long lightning flash

Build Your Own Lisp

The Mysterious AI Easter Egg at the Heart of Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’

A glimpse into OpenAI’s largest ambitions

Microsoft increases Zero Day Quest prize pool to $5 million

SonicWall urges admins to disable SSLVPN amid rising attacks

New world record Weather satellites detect 515-mile-long lightning flash

Monitor your security cameras with locally processed AI

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