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Venture gets a rare Native American-led fund in Betsy Fore’s Velveteen Ventures

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2026-02-15 18:00:00

When Betsy Fore was five, her grandmother got her a gift she has never forgotten: A Velveteen Rabbit from Goodwill that Fore believed, with enough love, could spring alive. Decades later, that rabbit has lent its name to Fore’s venture firm, Velveteen Ventures, which came to life on Tuesday. “I realized after building companies for nearly two decades that I could make the greatest ripple in this one precious life by being on the other side of the table,” she told TechCrunch. Her companies inclu

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Research leaders urge tech industry to monitor AI’s ‘thoughts’

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-02-15 18:00:00

AI researchers from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic, as well as a broad coalition of companies and nonprofit groups, are calling for deeper investigation into techniques for monitoring the so-called thoughts of AI reasoning models in a position paper published Tuesday. A key feature of AI reasoning models, such as OpenAI’s o3 and DeepSeek’s R1, are their chains-of-thought or CoTs — an externalized process in which AI models work through problems, similar to how humans use a scratch pad to wo

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AI coding tools are shifting to a surprising place: the terminal

techcrunch.com Russell Brandom 2026-02-15 18:30:00

For years, code-editing tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and GitHub’s Copilot have been the standard for AI-powered software development. But as agentic AI grows more powerful and vibe-coding takes off, a subtle shift has changed how AI systems are interacting with software. Instead of working on code, they’re increasingly interacting directly with the shell of whatever system they’re installed in. It’s a significant change in how AI-powered software development happens – and despite the low profile

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Can NAD Plus Supplements Really Reverse Aging? We Talked to Doctors Learn More About These Trendy Supplements

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-15 23:00:00

NAD plus supplements are gaining attention on social media thanks to a claim that they "reverse" the aging process. NAD plus is a compound that naturally exists in your body and is responsible for keeping your skin looking youthful. However, as you age, its levels decrease, so it stands to reason that a supplement could help counteract that. Many people have taken to Reddit to inquire about the potential skin care effects of this supplement, particularly for more mature skin. But will taking a N

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Android’s screen magnifier can’t zoom the keyboard, but a fix is finally on the way

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-16 04:42:08

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android is updating its screen magnifier to finally allow users to zoom in on the on-screen keyboard, addressing a major accessibility limitation. A new “magnify keyboard” toggle enables the full-screen magnifier to enlarge the keyboard and navigation bar, which were previously fixed in size. Contributed by an Amazon engineer, the feature is now live in the Android Canary channel and is expected to arrive in a future update for Pixel phones. The Andro

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These 6 Linux file managers are way better than your default

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-02-16 04:36:00

D3Damon/Getty The file manager might not be a feature on your desktop that you've ever considered changing, but once you've seen a better option, you can't unsee it. I've used nearly every file manager on the market, and some are far better than others. Also: 5 Linux file and folder management commands you need to know If you find the file manager on your Linux desktop of choice isn't cutting it, here are six alternatives. One of these could well become your favorite Linux file manager. 1. K

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BYD has caught up with Tesla in the global EV race. Here’s how.

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-16 04:28:59

In mid-2022, when BYD executive Lian Yubo was asked to compare Chinese manufacturing with Tesla’s technology, he remarked that Elon Musk was an example that all Chinese carmakers could learn from. “Tesla is a very successful company no matter what. BYD respects Tesla and we admire Tesla,” he said in an interview on Chinese state media. Yet just three years later, Tesla’s technological lead over its Chinese rivals has narrowed dramatically. It is fighting to stay ahead in the world’s largest ca

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‘Not that into peace doves’: The Apollo-Soyuz patch NASA rejected

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-16 04:58:21

Fifty years ago, on July 15, 1975, three NASA astronauts and two Russian cosmonauts lifted off to meet up in orbit for the first time. Representing the joint Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP, or Soyuz-Apollo in the Soviet Union), both crews wore a cloth patch that featured the artwork of an accomplished space artist. The design that flew, however, was not the astronauts' first pick. That patch idea was rejected because Paul Calle opted to highlight the détente nature of the international handsha

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Rivian taps Google to bring custom maps into its EVs and app

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2026-02-16 04:30:24

For 18 months, Rivian and Google engineers worked together. Today, they’re showing off their work. Rivian is pushing out a software update that will bring a unique version of Google Maps into its EVs. It’s the latest step in Rivian’s continued effort to distinguish its vehicles with software — an effort that has helped it strike up a joint venture with one of the world’s biggest automakers, Volkswagen. This isn’t a typical the Google Maps integration and it’s unlike the tech company’s other co

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Rivian supercharges its navigation experience with some of Google Maps’ best features

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-16 10:00:03

Rivian TL;DR Rivian is rolling out a new navigation experience powered by Google Maps. It brings improved routing and arrival estimates, real-time traffic updates, satellite imagery, and enhanced search capabilities to all Rivian models. It also includes EV-specific features, like range on arrival, charging stops and preferences, and charging scores. Rivian is giving its navigation experience, both in its vehicles and the Rivian mobile app, a much-needed upgrade. The company has teamed up wi

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Android malware Konfety uses malformed APKs to evade detection

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-16 09:10:36

A new variant of the Konfety Android malware emerged with a malformed ZIP structure along with other obfuscation methods that allow it to evade analysis and detection. Konfety poses as a legitimate app, mimicking innocuous products available on Google Play, but features none of the promised functionality. The capabilities of the malware include redirecting users to malicious sites, pushing unwanted app installs, and fake browser notifications. Instead, it fetches and renders hidden ads using

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Show HN: I built this to talk Danish to my girlfriend – works with any language

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-13 21:38:18

Ever wanted to text your foreign partner or chat with international friends but felt held back by missing vocabulary? Don't let language barriers stop you from connecting. No sign-ups, no subscriptions. Just open the app and start learning. Perfect for spontaneous moments when you need to express something important. Every correction is saved. Review your mistakes, practice pronunciation, and track your progress as you naturally improve. Hear how every correction should sound with high-qualit

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NVIDIA says it can resume selling key AI chips to China

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-16 14:00:15

NVIDIA will be able to start selling its H20 AI GPU to China again soon after gaining approval to do so from the US government, the company announced in a blog post. Earlier this year, the company was blocked from selling the H20 to China over concerns it could aid the nation's military. "NVIDIA is filing applications to sell the H20 GPU again. The US government has assured NVIDIA that licenses will be granted and NVIDIA hopes to start deliveries soon," the article states. The company also anno

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Anthropic launches finance-specific Claude with built-in data connectors, higher limits and prompt libraries

venturebeat.com Emilia David 2026-02-17 00:00:00

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now As some regulated enterprises cautiously expand their use of AI, platform and model makers are starting to offer bespoke versions to specific industries. Anthropic is making its first step into that direction with the new Claude for Financial Services, essentially a special version of its Claude for Enterprise tier, that could soothe some

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OpenAI's ChatGPT-powered browser is codenamed 'Aura'

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-17 00:30:21

OpenAI is following Perplexity and is working on its own AI-powered browser codenamed "Aura." X user Tibor found references to "Aura," which is probably the codename for the new OpenAI browser. There are already mentions of "is Aura" ("mini-root," which is similar to checks for Android, iOS, or Electron/ChatGPT Windows desktop app), "is Aura Sidebar," and "in Aura" in the ChatGPT web app. Reuters previously reported that OpenAI is building a Chromium-based Chrome alternative that will use gen

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I used Suno AI to cover my own demo album

news.ycombinator.com Ianis Triandafilov 2026-02-13 16:24:10

How I used Suno AI to cover my own demo album When I was young and had too much free time, I used to write and record music. I wasn’t very successful—mostly because I couldn’t sing or play any instruments. The songs always ended up sounding much worse than they did in my head. But now, it turns out I can just feed my old demo songs to AI and ask it to do a better job. So that’s what I did—and the result exceeded all my expectations. It’s crazy how well it can follow the song structure, includ

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Is Nano-Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste an Effective Fluoride Alternative? Dentists Weigh In

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-16 20:06:03

Picking the best toothpaste can be a challenge, especially with newer ingredients being added to the market. Nano-hydroxyapatite is a timely example and the star ingredient for popular brands like Boka and Davids. Amidst health concerns around fluoride and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US Secretary of Health and Human Services, proposing to remove it from public water, nano-hydroxyapatite has been promoted as an effective alternative to fluoride in toothpaste. Many claim that it can repair enamel, prev

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A Recession Could Be Hiding in Plain Sight. Here’s the Best Advice to Prepare

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-16 22:00:00

Recession risks are down, but keep your guard up. Getty Images/Jeffrey Hazelwood/CNET In April, recession fears surged after President Trump began his chaotic tariff campaign. Forecasts for a severe economic downturn hit 66%, according to Polymarket. As Trump deferred some of his most aggressive trade proposals, those forecasts leveled out, but the contours of a potential recession are hard to ignore. Growth in the first quarter of 2025? Down. Jobless claims? Sharply higher. Consumer sentiment

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We saw the heart of Pluto 10 years ago—it’ll be a long wait to see the rest

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-17 00:15:02

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft got a fleeting glimpse of Pluto 10 years ago, revealing a distant world with a picturesque landscape that, paradoxically, appears to be refreshing itself in the cold depths of our Solar System. The mission answered numerous questions about Pluto that have lingered since its discovery by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. As is often the case with planetary exploration, the results from New Horizons' flyby of Pluto on July 14, 2015, posed countless more questions.

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Nvidia says it will restart AI chip sales to China

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-02-17 00:03:35

Nvidia says it will restart AI chip sales to China Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang is currently in China The chips have been a key focus of export controls aimed at keeping the cutting-edge technology out of Beijing's hands as the AI race between the US and China heats up. The move reverses a ban on sales of Nvidia's H20 chips to Beijing, which was imposed by US President Donald Trump's administration in April over concerns that they could be used by the Chinese military. The US governme

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Nvidia says it will resume H20 AI chip sales to China 'soon,' following U.S. government assurances

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2026-02-17 03:43:01

Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia Corp., speaks during a news conference on May 21, 2025. Nvidia said Tuesday that it hopes to resume sales of its H20 general processing units to China, in a major win for the company that has suffered from U.S. export curbs. Nvidia's sales of the H20 AI chips, which had been designed specifically to keep them out of export controls on China, were halted in April. "The U.S. government has assured NVIDIA that licenses will be granted, and NVIDIA hopes

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Block leads rebound in fintech stocks as analysts downplay JPMorgan data fee risk

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2026-02-17 04:10:03

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies during a remote video hearing held by subcommittees of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on "Social Media's Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation" in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2021. Block jumped more than 5% on Monday, leading a rally in shares of fintech companies as analysts downplayed the threat of JPMorgan Chase's reported plan to charge data aggregators for access to customer financial information. The recovery fol

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IDC: Emerging markets helped Apple offset iPhone slowdown in China during Q2

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-17 14:04:36

During the second quarter of 2025, Apple saw a modest gain in iPhone shipments, holding its worldwide ground amid slowing demand in China. Here are IDC’s preliminary numbers for the quarter. Emerging markets offset Apple’s China dip, while Samsung pulls ahead IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker (via AppleInsider) shows that Apple shipped 46.4 million iPhones in Q2 2025 (up 1.5% year-over-year). That was enough to secure second place globally, behind Samsung’s 58 million units, and a

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LIGO detects most massive black hole merger to date

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-17 12:06:51

The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has detected the merger of the most massive black holes ever observed with gravitational waves using the US National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded LIGO observatories. The powerful merger produced a final black hole approximately 225 times the mass of our Sun. The signal, designated GW231123, was detected during the fourth observing run of the LVK network on November 23, 2023. LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, made history i

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 15, #1487

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-17 12:00:03

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Malaysia will require trade permits for US AI chips

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2026-02-17 09:37:50

Malaysia is taking on a bigger role in helping the U.S. prevent advanced AI chips from ending up in China. The Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry announced new restrictions on exporting AI chips of U.S. origin out of its country on Monday. Individuals and companies are now required to notify Malaysian authorities at least 30 days in advance when they are exporting or transshipping U.S. AI chips, effective immediately. “Malaysia stands firm against any attempt to circumvent ex

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UK launches vulnerability research program for external experts

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-17 18:21:22

UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced a new Vulnerability Research Initiative (VRI) that aims to strengthen relations with external cybersecurity experts. The agency already conducts internal vulnerability research on a wide range of technologies and will continue to do so. However, the launch of VRI will create a parallel program designed to improve discovery and sharing of critical insights with the community more expeditiously. The NCSC is the UK's cybersecurity authority

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LIGO Detects Most Massive Black Hole Merger to Date

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-17 18:06:51

The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has detected the merger of the most massive black holes ever observed with gravitational waves using the US National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded LIGO observatories. The powerful merger produced a final black hole approximately 225 times the mass of our Sun. The signal, designated GW231123, was detected during the fourth observing run of the LVK network on November 23, 2023. LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, made history i

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Anthropic signs a $200mm deal with the Department of Defense

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-17 18:38:19

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), through its Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), has awarded Anthropic a two-year prototype other transaction agreement with a $200 million ceiling. As part of the agreement, Anthropic will prototype frontier AI capabilities that advance U.S. national security. "This award opens a new chapter in Anthropic’s commitment to supporting U.S. national security, which is where our earliest federal deployments began more than a year ago,” said T

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OpenAI Hits Pause on Its Meta Killer

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-17 18:23:21

OpenAI is delaying the release of its much-anticipated open-weight AI model, citing the need for “additional safety tests” and last-minute concerns over “high-risk areas,” CEO Sam Altman announced on X (formerly Twitter). The decision lands in the middle of a brutal AI arms race, particularly with Meta, which has been aggressively poaching OpenAI talent and championing open-source models like Llama 3. The model, which was slated to drop this week, would be OpenAI’s first major open-weight syste

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Venture gets a rare Native American-led fund in Betsy Fore’s Velveteen Ventures

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Android’s screen magnifier can’t zoom the keyboard, but a fix is finally on the way

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Show HN: I built this to talk Danish to my girlfriend – works with any language

NVIDIA says it can resume selling key AI chips to China

Anthropic launches finance-specific Claude with built-in data connectors, higher limits and prompt libraries

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I used Suno AI to cover my own demo album

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