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RealSense spins out of Intel to scale its stereoscopic imaging technology

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2026-01-29 10:00:00

After 14 years of developing inside of semiconductor giant Intel, RealSense is striking out on its own. RealSense sells cameras that use stereoscopic imaging, a process that combines two images of the same object from different angles to create depth, enhanced with infrared light. This technology helps machines like robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles have a better perception of the physical world around them. The tech is also used for facial authentication. “The common denominator of all

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This ‘Molecular Shield’ Might Stop Pollen Before It Wrecks Your Nose

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2026-01-29 09:00:56

Every year, pollen seasons grow longer and more intense—to the great misery of those suffering from pollen allergies—myself included. There’s only so much one can do with antihistamines or hot towels, and no amount of protective measures—masks, firmly shut windows, you name it—appears to offer any protection from the endless sneezing, runny noses, and itchy eyes. But what if, by spraying something akin to a nasal spray, you could thwart the onslaught of those pesky allergens before they latch o

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 11, #291

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-29 10:10:00

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition has three visual clues. Some people love those, some people hate them. I thought these three were pretty well-known, so I wasn't bothered. Read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sund

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'Autofocus' specs promise sharp vision, near or far

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-29 15:05:30

'Autofocus' specs promise sharp vision, near or far 57 minutes ago Share Save Chris Baraniuk Technology Reporter Share Save IXI "People don't want to look like cyborgs," says Niko Eiden They look like an ordinary pair of glasses – but these are tech-packed specs. On a Zoom call, Niko Eiden, chief executive and co-founder of Finnish eyewear firm IXI, holds up the frames with lenses containing liquid crystals, meaning their vision-correcting properties can change on the fly. This one pair could

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Why I recommend this 8K pocket camera over traditional shooters - especially at this price

zdnet.com Ant Pruitt 2026-01-29 15:00:15

ZDNET's key takeaways The Insta360 X5 delivers fantastic image quality and retails for $549. The improved waterproof and build quality are useful upgrades. I just wish the lens didn't scratch as easily. View now at Amazon For Amazon Prime Day, you can save $30 on the Insta360 X5, bringing the new price down to $519. Almost exactly a year later, the team at Insta360 is back with its latest 360-degree camera: the X5. I previously tested the X4 during a college campus visit with my family and w

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Dbrand says its new Switch 2 Joy-Con grips fix the detachment issue

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-01-29 15:30:25

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. After recently admitting that it had a “spectacularly terrible response” to Joy-Con grip detachment complaints with its Killswitch Nintendo Switch 2 case, Dbrand has some good news: it says its redesigned Joy-Con grips fix the issue and the company will be able to mass produce them. Dbrand had already promised it would be replacing the grips for everyone, and now we know that

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Study: Apple’s newest AI model flags health conditions with up to 92% accuracy

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-29 20:10:07

A new Apple-supported study argues that your behavior data (movement, sleep, exercise, etc.) can often be a stronger health signal than traditional biometric measurements like heart rate or blood oxygen. To prove it, the researchers developed a foundation model trained on behavioral data collected from wearables, and it performed surprisingly well. Here are the details. This preprint paper, Beyond Sensor Data: Foundation Models of Behavioral Data from Wearables Improve Health Predictions, comes

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Grok 4

news.ycombinator.com Simon Willison 2026-01-29 16:43:44

Grok 4. Released last night, Grok 4 is now available via both API and a paid subscription for end-users. Key characteristics: image and text input, text output. 256,000 context length (twice that of Grok 3). It's a reasoning model where you can't see the reasoning tokens or turn off reasoning mode. xAI released results showing Grok 4 beating other models on most of the significant benchmarks. I haven't been able to find their own written version of these (the launch was a livestream video) but

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Nathan Fillion Teases Guy Gardner’s Path From ‘Superman’ to ‘Lanterns’

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2026-01-30 00:20:04

With the release of the James Gunn-helmed Superman, the start of this era of DC Studios is set to make a summer blockbuster debut. And in it, we’ll meet a new slew of superhero characters, including the first Green Lantern within this DCU, Guy Gardner, as played by Nathan Fillion. Fillion is no stranger to the Green Lantern Corps., as the actor has a history of portraying the more iconically recognized hero Hal Jordan in Warner Bros. Animation’s straight-to-video animated DC films. Now, he’s se

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 11, #761

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-29 23:00:05

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle could be tough. The purple category is another of those groupings where you just can't see the connection, so hope instead that the other three come together for you. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Con

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 11 #495

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-29 23:00:06

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle will require you to draw on your memories of literature terms. As an English major, I loved today's topic. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Con

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Some Switch 2 accessories and upgraded games are on sale for Prime Day

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2026-01-30 00:30:00

The Nintendo Switch 2 is not discounted for Prime Day. Just getting that out of the way. The fastest-selling console ever came out on June 5th, and only just hit Amazon’s storefront for reservation a couple of days ago. Nevertheless, I thought it’d be fun to share some Prime Day deals I found on Switch 2 accessories and games that have been patched to run better on the new console. Whether you already have a Switch 2 or you’ll be getting one soon, there are some great money-saving opportunities

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Orwell Diaries 1938-1942

news.ycombinator.com Posted On 2026-01-30 02:58:59

D[avid] A[stor] very damping about the Dieppe raid, which he saw at more or less close quarters and which he says was an almost complete failure except for the very heavy destruction of German fighter planes, which was not part of the plan. He says that the affair was definitely misrepresented in the press [1] and is now being misrepresented in the reports to the P.M., and that the main facts were: – Something over 5000 men were engaged, of whom at least 2000 were killed or prisoners. It was not

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Razer’s got a new version of its popular DeathAdder Pro gaming mouse

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2026-01-30 05:57:11

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Razer is announcing a new gaming mouse, the $169.99 DeathAdder V4 Pro. This fresh version of its popular wireless mouse promises to be faster, lighter, and yet more power efficient than its V3 Pro predecessor. The V4 Pro now uses optical sensors for its left- and right-click buttons that are rated for 100 million clicks. It’s also Raze

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ExTiX's new release is an even better Windows 11-like Linux desktop

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-30 10:30:23

Jack Wallen/ZDNET Back in 2022, I reviewed ExTiX with the idea of using it to get the Deepin desktop experience, without the possible security/privacy issues associated with Deepin Linux. Now ExTiX has a new release, based on Deepin 25 Stable. This new release vastly improves on the experience to deliver a desktop with a layout that would make any Windows 11 user feel right at home, only there are no intrusive ads, unexpected reboots, or concerns that something will come crashing down. When yo

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Bitcoin sets another record above $113,000 as investors jump into risk assets, liquidate shorts

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2026-01-30 15:32:05

Bitcoin climbed to new all-time high on Thursday, building on its previous record reached just a day earlier, as investors jumped into risk assets and liquidated short positions. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by more than 2% at $113,766.74. Earlier, it rose as high as $113,863.18. Over the past 24 hours, $318 million in short liquidations across centralized exchanges, according to CoinGlass. When traders use leverage to short bitcoin and the cryptocurrency's price ri

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HMD plans to stop selling phones in the US, and you probably know why

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-30 15:58:13

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR HMD Global has revealed that it is scaling back its operations in the US. The company cites the “challenging geopolitical and economic environment” as the reason for the decision. It will continue to honor warranty coverage and service for existing products. If you’re an HMD Global, the Android phone maker that licenses the Nokia brand, fan who lives in the US, we have some bad news for you. The company has decided to stop selling its phones in the US.

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George Orwell Diaries 1938-1942

news.ycombinator.com Posted On 2026-01-30 14:58:59

D[avid] A[stor] very damping about the Dieppe raid, which he saw at more or less close quarters and which he says was an almost complete failure except for the very heavy destruction of German fighter planes, which was not part of the plan. He says that the affair was definitely misrepresented in the press [1] and is now being misrepresented in the reports to the P.M., and that the main facts were: – Something over 5000 men were engaged, of whom at least 2000 were killed or prisoners. It was not

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Show HN: asyncmcp – Run MCP over async transport via AWS SNS+SQS

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-30 20:04:00

asyncmcp - Async transport layers for MCP Overview A regular MCP Server but working over queues : queue-based-mcp-example.mov Quoting from the official description : MCP is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs. But a lot of this context is not always readily available and takes time for the applications to process - think batch processing APIs, webhooks or queues. In these cases with the current transport layers, the MCP server would have to expose

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Trump taps Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as acting NASA chief

techcrunch.com Aria Alamalhodaei 2026-01-30 14:00:28

Amidst unprecedented budget cuts and looming layoffs, U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy as acting NASA administrator. The appointment is temporary, and Duffy will continue leading the Department of Transportation while assuming the NASA role, Trump said in a post on his social media site, Truth Social. “Sean is doing a TREMENDOUS job in handling our Country’s Transportation Affairs, including creating a state-of-the-art Air Traffic Control systems

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PerfektBlue Bluetooth flaws impact Mercedes, Volkswagen, Skoda cars

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-31 00:01:19

Four vulnerabilities dubbed PerfektBlue and affecting the BlueSDK Bluetooth stack from OpenSynergy can be exploited to achieve remote code execution and potentially allow access to critical elements in vehicles from multiple vendors, including Mercedes-Benz AG, Volkswagen, and Skoda. OpenSynergy confirmed the flaws last year in June and released patches to customers in September 2024 but many automakers have yet to push the corrective firmware updates. At least one major OEM learned only recent

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You Can Soon Own a Very Realistic Pedro Pascal Figure

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-01-31 00:50:36

From Star Wars to Marvel, The Last of Us, and more, Pedro Pascal is one of the most famous and in-demand actors working today. Everyone loves him. Everyone wants a piece of him. And soon, you can own not just a piece; you can own the whole damn thing. Hot Toys just revealed it’s turning Pascal’s Last of Us character, Joel Miller, into a 6th scale collectible, and it’s got it all. Pedro’s good looks. Pedro’s good hair. Pedro’s “separate rolling eyeballs.” It lacks Pedro’s fashion sense because J

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Inside Brembo’s brake factory, where technology is making better brakes

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-30 23:47:16

Brembo provided flights from Austin to Paris and accommodation so Ars could attend Le Mans and visit the Brembo factory. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. LE MANS, FRANCE—It's 2 am at the Circuit de la Sarthe, just a few hours from Paris, France. The 24 Hours of Le Mans race is nearly halfway through, and fans are late-night snacking, snoozing in their sleeping bags, or pressed up against the fence to watch the cars zip by. The sound is thunderous as a batch of hypercars pass, each br

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Ars Live recap: Climate science in a rapidly changing world

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-31 00:16:00

The conversation then moved to the record we have of the Earth's surface temperatures and the role of Berkeley Earth in providing an alternate method of calculating those. While the temperature records were somewhat controversial in the past, those arguments have largely settled down, and Berkeley Earth played a major role in helping to show that the temperature records have been reliable. Lately, those temperatures have been unusually high, crossing 1.5° C above pre-industrial conditions for t

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Investors appear to like a company with big space manufacturing ambitions

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-31 00:43:13

After flying three missions into low-Earth orbit this year, Varda Space Industries appears to be making credible progress toward developing the nascent manufacturing-in-space industry. Investors seem to think the same, as the California-based company announced an impressive $187 million Series C round of funding on Thursday. This brings the company's total amount of money raised since its founding in 2021 to $325 million. "A decent chunk of the capital is going to go toward scaling up our prod

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Why Brembo uses endurance racing as a test bench for brake development

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-31 05:47:16

Brembo provided flights from Austin to Paris and accommodation so Ars could attend Le Mans and visit the Brembo factory. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. LE MANS, FRANCE—It's 2 am at the Circuit de la Sarthe, just a few hours from Paris, France. The 24 Hours of Le Mans race is nearly halfway through, and fans are late-night snacking, snoozing in their sleeping bags, or pressed up against the fence to watch the cars zip by. The sound is thunderous as a batch of hypercars pass, each br

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This new Gmail tool lets you declutter your inbox in seconds - here's how to use it

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-01-31 10:30:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET A few months ago, Google rolled out a new feature for Gmail on Android that makes it easier to clean out your inbox by showing a single list of all your subscriptions and providing a simple way to unsubscribe from these lists. Also: Run out of Gmail storage? How I got another 15GB for free and without losing any files Google officially expanded the feature today, making the announcement in a blog post that "Manage Subscriptions" is now showing up on Gmail for desk

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Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of human disease history

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-31 02:42:58

A new study suggests that our ancestors’ close cohabitation with domesticated animals and large-scale migrations played a key role in the spread of infectious diseases. The team, led by Professor Eske Willerslev at the Universities of Cambridge and Copenhagen, recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from Eurasia. They found that the earliest evidence of zoonotic diseases – illnesses transmitted from animals to humans, like COVID in recent times – dates back t

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Lego’s Transforming Soundwave Actually Makes Some Noise

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-01-31 10:00:04

Lego’s returning to Cybertron for its latest big set, but with a twist: after giving us the Autobot leader Optimus Prime and one of his most loyal soldiers in Bumblebee over the past few years, now it’s finally the turn of the Decepticons to get their brick-based glory. Except it’s not who you might have expected to get that early honor. This morning Lego revealed that the first Decepticon joining the ranks of the Transformers line is none other than Soundwave himself. It’s a surprise to not se

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Apple’s Next Vision Pro May Come Sooner Than You Think, but With One Big Letdown

gizmodo.com James Pero 2026-01-31 10:26:54

It may feel like Apple has given up on its used car-priced “spatial computer,” the Vision Pro, but according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the iPhone maker’s next-gen headset might arrive a lot sooner than you think, and that price may not be coming down. According to Gurman, an “upgraded” Vision Pro could be released “as early as this year.” The headset will reportedly be aimed at “improving performance” and enhancing “comfort.” Bloomberg says this next iteration of the Vision Pro

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