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AP to end its weekly book reviews

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-06 11:25:57

Terrible news from The Associated Press. Media Nation correspondent J.A. passes along this note from Anthony McCartney, the AP’s global entertainment and lifestyle editor. AP to end its weekly book reviews Dear AP book reviewers, I am writing to share that the AP is ending its weekly book reviews, beginning Sept. 1. This was a difficult decision but one made after a thorough review of AP’s story offerings and what is being most read on our website and mobile apps as well as what customers are

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AOL announces September shutdown for dial-up Internet after 34 years

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-06 15:17:38

After 34 years of connecting Americans to the Internet through phone lines, AOL recently announced it is shutting down its dial-up modem service on September 30, 2025. The announcement marks the end of a technology that served as the primary gateway to the World Wide Web for millions of users throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. AOL confirmed the shutdown date in a help message to customers: "AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue Dial-up Internet. Thi

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How Apple may revamp Siri to a voice assistant I'd actually use (and ditch Gemini for)

zdnet.com Prakhar Khanna 2025-12-06 20:50:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways: An upgraded version of App Intents could make Siri the true hands-free iPhone companion. Apple is currently testing these Siri App Intents with a handful of third-party apps. The revamped Siri could ship in the spring of 2026, reports Bloomberg. When Apple first announced an upgraded and more capable Siri, every one of its users was reasonably excited. Unfortunately, that promise never happened, and the new Siri continues to be delayed. However, ahead

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A Guide Dog for the Face-Blind

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-03 06:26:47

Whatever the cause of cognitive overload, a personal intelligence can help In my grad-school dorm there were four blind students, and they all coped in different ways. Most impressive was Jeff, whose wealthy family was able to provide him with key support technology, notably a talking computer (a bigger deal back then) and a guide dog (still a big deal today). Augmented with such technology, he did pretty well, and in some ways better than the rest of us—a golden labrador is a great tool for ma

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Ford’s Secret Weapon to Beat Tesla Is a $30,000 EV Truck

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-12-06 20:16:50

Just as the American EV market braces for a potential collapse, Ford is making a shocking pivot. With federal tax credits set to disappear on September 30 and demand expected to plummet, the automaker is doubling down with an additional $2 billion investment in battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). But it’s doing so with a new strategy borrowed not from its American rivals, but directly from China. The centerpiece of this bet is a new midsize electric pickup with a targeted base price of just $30,0

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GitHub will be folded into Microsoft proper as CEO steps down

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-06 20:06:18

Microsoft has owned GitHub since 2018, but the widely used developer platform has operated with at least a little independence from the rest of the company, with its own separate CEO and other executives. But it looks like GitHub will be more fully folded into Microsoft's org chart starting next year—GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke announced today that he would be leaving GitHub and Microsoft "to become a founder again." "GitHub and its leadership team will continue its mission as part of Microsoft’s

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Google Meet’s new full-screen mode puts presentations front and center

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-07 00:05:48

TL;DR Google Meet now has a full-screen option for presentations and screen shares. The feature pushes participants into a sidebar so content takes center stage. It’s rolling out now for Rapid Release and coming August 14 to Scheduled Release. If you’ve spent any time in a Google Meet call, you’ll know that part of the screen is a slide deck and the rest is a gallery of participants reacting or pretending to pay attention. Google’s latest tweak aims to make that first half a little easier to

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Washington, DC police put under federal control, National Guard deployed

news.ycombinator.com Kevin Breuninger 2025-12-07 00:13:51

President Donald Trump on Monday placed the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deployed 800 National Guard troops in the capital city to address what he claimed was out-of-control crime there. It is the first time that a president has federalized the Metropolitan Police Department. Trump's move drew fierce condemnation from local officials, who noted that official statistics show crime in D.C. is on the decline. "I'm announcing a historic action to rescue our nation'

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Wizards of the Coast Is Beginning to Get ‘Magic’ Fans’ Gripes With Less Fantastical Aesthetics

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-12-07 00:21:15

Magic: The Gathering is having an even bigger moment than usual this year, thanks to a lot of attention around its splashy crossovers and its rapid rollout of sets. But with that attention, there’s definitely been some consternation about just how wide-reaching Magic‘s aesthetic is getting, between experimental in-universe sets and those aforementioned “Universes Beyond” bringing more and more licensed material into the game. In a fascinating new article looking at the major sets of the last yea

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A default TV setting is ruining your viewing experience - here's the quick fix that experts recommend

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-12-07 05:36:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET For many people, motion smoothing on TVs is only appropriate for gaming and watching live sports; enthusiasts typically prefer turning off the feature to watch anything else because it can detract from the filmmaker's original intent, making on-screen images seem artificial or hyper-realistic. This is what's called the "soap opera effect." Also: How to turn off ACR on your TV (and why you shouldn't wait to do it) It's a perfectly descriptive metaphor that probably requires no

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Apache Iceberg V3 Spec new features for more efficient and flexible data lakes

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 05:07:34

A Deeper Dive into Apache Iceberg V3: How New Designs Are Solving Core Data Lake Challenges The Next Chapter for Apache Iceberg: Welcoming the Iceberg V3 Spec by Talat Uyarer , BigQuery Managed Iceberg & Shane Glass , Google Open Source Programs Office The data community has long grappled with the challenge of how to bring database-like agility to petabyte-scale datasets stored in open cloud storage. The trade-off has often been between the scalability of data lakes and the performance and ea

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UI vs. API. vs. UAI

news.ycombinator.com Josh Beckman 2025-12-07 04:11:50

First we built a user interface (UI) when the application was just going to be operated by humans. There’s a whole branch of study around good and bad patterns in that design practice, focusing on how we make things easily operable by humans. Then we added an application programmable interface (API) when we wanted the application to be operated by other applications - integrated programs. Similarly, there are whole conferences and books about what good design looks like for these interfaces, ai

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The Associated Press tells its book critics that it's ending weekly reviews

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 05:25:57

Terrible news from The Associated Press. Media Nation correspondent J.A. passes along this note from Anthony McCartney, the AP’s global entertainment and lifestyle editor. AP to end its weekly book reviews Dear AP book reviewers, I am writing to share that the AP is ending its weekly book reviews, beginning Sept. 1. This was a difficult decision but one made after a thorough review of AP’s story offerings and what is being most read on our website and mobile apps as well as what customers are

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Glacier Melt Reveals Remains of Antarctic Meteorologist Lost 66 Years Ago

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-12-07 05:35:39

In 1959, 25-year-old meteorologist Dennis Bell disappeared into a glacial crevasse in the Antarctic before the eyes of his horrified colleague. 66 years later, a Polish team has finally discovered his remains in the wake of a receding glacier. Personnel from the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station on Antarctica’s King George Island first found and recovered some of the remains on the Ecology Glacier in January, according to a statement by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The following

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cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-07 05:32:52

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$30K Ford EV truck due in 2027 with much-simpler production process

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-07 02:30:36

Ford will debut a new midsize pickup truck in 2027 with a targeted price of $30,000, the automaker announced today. The as-yet unnamed pickup will be the first of a series of more affordable EVs from Ford, built using a newly designed flexible vehicle platform and US-made prismatic lithium iron phosphate batteries. For the past few years, a team of Ford employees have been hard at work on the far side of the country from the Blue Oval's base in Dearborn, Michigan. Sequestered in Long Beach and

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GitHub just got less independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-07 03:43:09

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is moving GitHub even more closely into its CoreAI team, following the resignation of GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke today. After nearly four years as CEO, Dohmke is leaving GitHub to “become a startup founder again,” and pursue opportunities outside of Microsoft and GitHub. GitHub has

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Microsoft tests cloud-based Windows 365 disaster recovery PCs

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-07 10:50:37

Microsoft has announced the limited public preview of Windows 365 Reserve, a service that provides temporary desktop access to pre-configured cloud PCs for employees whose computers have become unavailable due to cyberattacks, hardware issues, or software problems. Windows 365 Reserve provides up to 10 days of access per user annually to these cloud-based Windows 365 disaster recovery PCs, enabling organizations to mitigate productivity issues during outages without requiring physical replaceme

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Porting to OS/2 – GitPius

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-02 20:14:09

from the November 1987 issue of PC Tech Journal magazine An inside look reveals how one company rapidly converted a complex data manager from DOS to the OS/2 environment. by Steven Armbrust When Microrim, Inc., became a beta site for IBM’s new Operating System/2 (OS/2) in late 1986, Microrim chairman and founder Wayne Erickson knew immediately what he and his staff had to do. Not only did they have to convert R:BASE System V, Microrim’s largest and most complex database manager, to run under

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GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation

news.ycombinator.com Tom Warren 2025-12-07 09:47:48

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is moving GitHub into its CoreAI team, following the resignation of GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke today. After nearly four years as CEO, Dohmke is leaving GitHub to “become a startup founder again,” and pursue opportunities outside of Microsoft and GitHub. GitHub has operated as a sep

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What You Need to Know About This Week’s Looming Hurricane

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-12-07 10:19:42

Hurricane trackers are keeping a close eye on a storm with a 90% chance of developing into a hurricane this week. If it does, it would be the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. Tropical Storm Erin, the fifth named storm of the 2025 season, formed off the coast of West Africa on Monday, August 11, according to the National Hurricane Center. As Erin treks westward across the Atlantic, NHC forecasters expect it to strengthen significantly, reaching major hurricane status northeast of Puerto R

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Siri's New Features May Include Adding Voice Controls to Apps

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-07 10:26:01

Apple is testing new features for its Siri assistant with popular apps -- including Uber, Facebook and YouTube -- that would make it possible to use third-party app features with voice commands, according to a report from Bloomberg. The testing is being done with the goal of releasing a revamped Siri in the spring of 2026 that uses Apple's App Intents to expand what Siri can do outside of Apple's own OS and first-party apps. For instance, people might be able to post Instagram comments or make

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GitHub CEO to step down

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-12-07 10:25:01

In Brief GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke announced on Monday that he’s stepping down from his role. Dohmke will remain at the Microsoft-owned company until the end of the year, after which he will depart to become “a founder again,” he wrote in a blog post. Axios reports that Microsoft will not directly replace the position, and that GitHub leadership will now report to several Microsoft executives. “With more than 1B repos and forks, and over 150 million developers, GitHub has never been stronger t

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Deals: Apple Watch Series 10 new low up to $150 off, M4 Pro MacBook Pro $299 off, iPad Air, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-12-07 15:45:11

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break deals are kicking off with the lowest prices we have tracked online for GPS + Cell Apple Watch Series 10 models. Alongside GPS only variants at $100 off, you’ll now find the cell variants at up to $149 off in brand new condition with a full Apple warranty in tow. Those deals also join one of the best prices to date on the M4 Pro MacBook Pro at $299 off the list price, ongoing all-time lows on M3 iPad Air, and more. Everything awaits below. Apple Watch Series 10 Cell

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After 34 Years of Booop-Beep-Beep-Beep-Krsssh-Eee-Brrrrrrr, AOL’s Dial-Up Service Is Finally Shutting Down

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2025-12-07 15:10:32

It’s the end of an era. After 34 years, AOL is pulling the plug on its dial-up internet service. It’s hard to believe that In 2025, with 5G, Wi-Fi, and fiber-optic broadband seemingly everywhere, AOL’s classic dial-up service is still operating. Sadly, for the thousands of people still relying on the old school internet service, the company recently announced that it’s discontinuing it on Sept. 30. “AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue Dial-up Intern

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Apple Fitness Plus Targets Ozempic Users With New Weight-Loss Partnership

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-07 14:18:00

If you're a FuturHealth member, you'll now have a free membership to Apple Fitness Plus as part of your program. It's Apple Fitness Plus’s first direct integration with a personalized GLP-1 weight loss program. FuturHealth offers personalized weight loss guidance and medications with the help of licensed dietitians and doctors. These include GLP-1 agonists such as semaglutide -- better known as Ozempic. It's partnered with Valisure, a tech company that provides independent quality assurance, to

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Scientists hid secret codes in light to combat video fakes

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-07 15:45:56

It's easier than ever to manipulate video footage to deceive the viewer and increasingly difficult for fact checkers to detect such manipulations. Cornell University scientists developed a new weapon in this ongoing arms race: software that codes a "watermark" into light fluctuations, which in turn can reveal when the footage has been tampered with. The researchers presented the breakthrough over the weekend at SIGGRAPH 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and published a scientific paper in Jun

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An AI Model for the Brain Is Coming to the ICU

wired.com Emily Mullin 2025-12-07 15:00:00

The Cleveland Clinic is partnering with San Francisco–based startup Piramidal to develop a large-scale AI model that will be used to monitor patients’ brain health in intensive care units. Instead of being trained on text, the system is based on electroencephalogram (EEG) data, which is collected via electrodes placed on the scalp and then read out by a computer in a series of wavy lines. EEG records the brain’s electrical activity, and changes in this activity can indicate a problem. In an ICU

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GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-07 15:43:09

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is moving GitHub into its CoreAI team, following the resignation of GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke today. After nearly four years as CEO, Dohmke is leaving GitHub to “become a startup founder again,” and pursue opportunities outside of Microsoft and GitHub. GitHub has operated as a sep

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Microsoft to shut down Lens and push users to Copilot - but you have other options

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-12-07 20:03:00

Microsoft / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft Lens retires in stages, ending scans by Dec. 15, 2025. 365 Copilot app offers scanning but with fewer features. Adobe Scan, PhotoScan, TurboScan are solid Lens alternatives. I often use Microsoft Lens on my iPhone to scan photos, business cards, and documents. It's a handy and helpful app for scanning physical items. But come December, I'll have to rely on a different program for my scanning needs. That's because Micro

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AP to end its weekly book reviews

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GitHub will be folded into Microsoft proper as CEO steps down

Google Meet’s new full-screen mode puts presentations front and center

Washington, DC police put under federal control, National Guard deployed

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Glacier Melt Reveals Remains of Antarctic Meteorologist Lost 66 Years Ago

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$30K Ford EV truck due in 2027 with much-simpler production process

GitHub just got less independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation

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Scientists hid secret codes in light to combat video fakes

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GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation

Microsoft to shut down Lens and push users to Copilot - but you have other options

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