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Audible's 'Harry Potter' Full-Cast Audio Production Debuts Nov. 4. You Can Preorder Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-20 08:00:12

The Boy Who Lived will live on for a new generation of audiobook listeners, as Audible and Pottermore Publishing gear up for the release of their full-cast English audio production of Harry Potter. The project is slated to kick off with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on Nov. 4, the companies said Tuesday, with the remaining six books debuting each month after that. Preorders are available now. The leading cast members for the project have also been announced. They include Hugh Laurie as

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Spotify expands audiobooks access to family plan members in the US for the first time

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-12-20 09:00:00

Spotify is expanding access to its audiobooks to more U.S. subscribers. The company on Tuesday announced the launch of its $11.99 per month Audiobooks+ plan in the market, which allows subscribers or their household members on a Family or Duo plan to add 15 hours of audiobook listening during the month on top of the base plan. Though Spotify launched its audiobooks service in the U.S. back in 2022, household members on Duo and Family plans have long been left out. The offering makes audiobooks

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Only 2 days left to save $675 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 ticket

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-12-20 09:00:00

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 marks 20 years of driving the startup world forward — and you’ve got just two days left to join the movement and save up to $675 on your ticket. From October 27–29, Moscone West becomes the home base for over 10,000 movers and makers in the tech world. Join us in San Francisco as we celebrate two decades of startup breakthroughs, VC connections, and industry-shifting ideas. The deadline to lock in savings is August 6 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Don’t wait — register now to save b

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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 09:30:00

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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Motorola Razr 2025 gets a Swarovski treatment but without the sticker shock

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-20 14:00:34

Motorola TL;DR Motorola has announced a new special edition of the Razr 50 studded with Swarovski crystals. The crystal-laden flip phone is paired with a new color of the Moto Buds Loop earbuds, also studded with Swarovskis. The “Brilliant Collection” will be available in the US later this week for $999.99. Motorola is no stranger to the glitz of the fashion world. From its partnership with Paris Hilton for a hot pink edition of the Motorola Razr 2024 to the classic gold-plated Moto Razr V3i

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More than two hard disks in DOS

news.ycombinator.com Posted On 2025-12-20 11:19:27

Investigating the rather odd behavior of the Microsoft OS/2 1.21 disk driver led me to Compaq and their EXTDISK.SYS driver. While experimenting with various setups, I realized that DOS versions older than 5.0 do not support more than two hard disks exposed by the system’s BIOS, and will in fact quite likely hang early during boot-up if there are “too many” hard disks. This seems to have been one of the many things that “everyone knew” back in the day, similar to the fact that DOS versions older

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‘Alien: Earth’ Is Better Than We Ever Dreamed Possible

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-12-20 14:00:23

When the idea was first floated of bringing the iconic Alien franchise to TV, many were skeptical. Films such as Ridley Scott’s 1979 original and James Cameron’s 1986 sequel are all-time classics. Follow-ups, like David Fincher’s 1992 film and Scott’s 2012 return, were also noteworthy for their own reasons. Alien just felt like a franchise that had been very well-explored already and could only be damaged in translation to a different medium. Well, I am elated to report that any skeptics, mysel

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Jury rules Meta violated California privacy laws by quietly collecting Flo users’ menstrual health data

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-12-20 18:01:02

A California jury has found Meta in violation of state user privacy laws in a class-action suit brought by users of period tracking app, Flo, who alleged that the tech giant collected private menstrual health data without users’ consent and used it for ad-tracking purposes. The plaintiffs, claiming to represent millions of Flo users, had accused Flo and Meta of collecting private health data, like their period dates and fertility goals, via Flo’s app without permission, therefore violating Cali

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Intel credit rating drops to two steps above junk status amid worsening struggles

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-12-21 05:15:00

What just happened? Intel is learning that no matter how bad things are, they can always get worse. The beleaguered company has just had its credit rating downgraded by Fitch, placing Team Blue just two places above the dreaded junk credit status. Fitch carried out an assessment on Intel that found the company was facing increasing challenges in maintaining demand for its products. It also noted the growing competition from the likes of NXP Semiconductors, Broadcom, Qualcomm, and AMD, many of w

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The best earbuds of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-12-21 03:30:14

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Welcome to the IPv4 Games

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-20 22:31:47

Claim The Land At Your IP I claim this land for Claim! Claim Your Land Sorry! You appear to be connecting from an IPv6 address. IPv4 Games only supports IPv4 right now. (What is this?) Top Players This hour day week month all-time (Requires JavaScript to view) Loading top players... Show All Recent Successful Claims Loading recent claims... Show All /8 Block Leaders Loading segments...

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Samsung’s new foldable display tech could make the Galaxy Z Fold 8 its sleekest yet

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-21 03:43:58

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung Display has introduced a new foldable display brand called MONTFLEX. The branding promises thinner, more durable, and flatter foldable displays MONTFLEX panels could power next year’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Flip 8 Samsung’s display arm has a new foldable display brand called “MONTFLEX,” which is essentially the company’s way of highlighting its most innovative foldable displays ever. The name “MONTFLEX” comes from the French word mont, meaning “

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Got a new PC? 5 apps to install first (and how they'll improve your workflow)

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-12-21 06:15:12

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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HelloFresh Coupon Codes: 55% Off + Free Meals - August 2025

wired.com Matthew Korfhage 2025-12-21 04:15:00

Leveraging meal kit coupons is the extreme couponing of our times—a capitalism hack-a-thon right up there with trial yoga classes and attempting to cancel your Adobe subscription. Meal kits like HelloFresh have always been a better deal than they get credit for, even at full price: It’s actually hard to recreate meal kit meals for less than you can get the recipes delivered to your home. But it’s especially worth it when you can find a HelloFresh coupon, promo code, or discount at more than half

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AI-powered fintech Alaan raises $48M, one of the largest Series A rounds in MENA

techcrunch.com Tage Kene-Okafor 2025-12-21 06:45:00

When Parthi Duraisamy was a consultant at McKinsey’s Dubai office, he discovered that the American Express cards his company relied on for corporate expenses were rarely accepted in the Middle East. This forced Duraisamy to cover significant travel expenses out of pocket and file endless expense reports. “It was a constant pain,” Duraisamy explained on the call. “I’d spend my weekends uploading receipts, reconciling every expense manually.” Now, Alaan, the company he launched with fellow McKin

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Bolt Graphics claims 13x leap over Nvidia RTX 5090 with less wattage – and huge caveats

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-12-21 08:27:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Add a LARGE GRAIN OF SALT: The GPU market is hotter than ever, fueled by gaming, AI, and data center demand. But real competition to Nvidia remains scarce. That's where Bolt Graphics comes in, pitching its new Zeus architecture as a disruptor. The company claims it can beat Nvidia's flagship cards in raw performance, but a closer look suggests Zeus might be more smoke than silicon, possibly repackag

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All 2025 Motorola Razr foldables are on sale!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-21 08:16:01

Ryan Haines / Android Authority The Motorola Razr and Razr Plus deals come from Amazon. On the other hand, the Motorola Razr Ultra offer is available directly from Motorola’s website. Motorola Razr 2025 Motorola Razr 2025 Motorola Razr 2025 The most affordable 2025 Razr A good looking 6.9-inch folding display is paired with a 3.6-inch external display to make up a compact folded phone, with few compromises at full-size. The Motorola Razr 2025 is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7300X and 8GB o

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Tell HN: Anthropic expires paid credits after a year

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-21 05:43:40

> Your organization “xxx” has $xxx Anthropic API credits that will expire on September 03, 2025 UTC. > > To ensure uninterrupted service, we recommend enabling auto-reload for your organization. When enabled, we’ll automatically add credits when your balance reaches a specified minimum. You can enable auto-reload in the Anthropic Console.

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Amazon lays off more than 100 employees in Wondery unit as part of audio business restructuring

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-12-21 14:02:18

The logo for Wondery is displayed on a smartphone in an arranged photograph taken in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Sept. 29, 2020. Amazon is laying off roughly 110 employees in its Wondery podcast division and the head of the group is leaving as part of a broader reshuffling of the company's audio unit. In a Monday note to staffers, Steve Boom, Amazon's vice president of audio, Twitch and games, said the company is consolidating some Wondery units under its Audible audiobook and podcasti

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A YouTuber Is Folding and Unfolding the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 Times

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-21 12:06:00

Folding phones are no longer a fad. But they have moving parts that regular smartphones lack, and the constant folding and unfolding could eventually lead to failure. For the last few days, the host of Korean YouTube channel Tech-it has been folding and unfolding the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 over and over and over, with the goal of doing 200,000 folds. The fold-a-thon is presumably meant to see how the redesigned hinge and flexible display hold up on Samsung's thinnest foldable yet. Tech-it's h

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Earth Is Spinning Weirdly Faster, Making This Tuesday One of the Shortest Days Ever

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-21 17:24:00

The Earth's rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speed ups, which have occurred several times over the last few years, haven't had any effect on daily life, but they also haven't gone unnoticed by science. Aug. 5 is the next date when the Earth's rotation is expected to speed up, shortening the day by between 1.25 and 1.51 milliseconds. According to TimeandDate, the current prediction is set by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service and t

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BioShock 4 loses direction again as 2K fires top leadership

techspot.com Cal Jeffrey 2025-12-21 23:54:00

Facepalm: Take-Two's BioShock 4 has been stuck in development hell for over a decade. Now, executives have fired the studio head, demoted the creative director, and ordered a full rewrite, putting the project's future in doubt. Fans have long wondered when the game will launch - but maybe the real question is: will it? Take-Two is overhauling the long-delayed next installment in the BioShock series after an internal review left top executives at 2K Games dissatisfied with the game's progress. T

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Gemini on Android is getting ready to listen to your audio files (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-21 23:54:29

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR In the latest beta of the Gemini Android app, we spotted an option to attach audio files, such as MP3s, to chats. A “Talk live about this” prompt also appears, but the audio isn’t accurately processed yet. While the feature might not be fully operational, we know that Gemini can comprehend audio. Ever wished you could just throw an MP3 at Gemini and have it explain what it’s about? That might be coming soon, as we’ve spotted early signs of audio file sup

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US iPhones: ‘Made in India’, built in China

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-21 23:16:47

Apple may say that most iPhones sold in the U.S. are now assembled in India, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Apple has reduced its reliance on China. Patrick McGee, who literally wrote the book on Apple in China, explains. For the last two quarters, Apple CEO Tim Cook has noted that iPhones sold in the U.S. are sourced from India. The move, of course, allows Apple to avoid those pesky Trump tariffs on products exported from China and sold in the United States. Responding to a technically tru

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You can use T-Mobile's Starlink service to send images, audio, and video now - here's how

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2025-12-21 23:45:04

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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The Best Open Earbuds You Can Buy Aren’t Actually Earbuds at All

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-12-21 23:02:00

Back in my day, the name of the game when it came to wireless audio was noise cancellation. That’s to say, how much noise can your wireless earbuds possibly block? And sure, active noise-cancellation (ANC) wireless earbuds are probably never going to fall out of vogue entirely, but in recent years, audio companies have recognized that it is, in fact, nice to sometimes be aware of your surroundings. Thus, a market for open earbuds was created. If you’re not familiar with “open earbuds,” as they’

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Diet Swap Study Reveals How Ultra-Processed Foods Can Derail Weight Loss

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-12-21 23:10:37

In case you needed more incentive to cut down on ultra-processed foods, a new diet swap study out today reveals that people experienced greater weight loss while eating minimally processed foods than they did when they ate a nutritionally similar, ultra-processed diet. In a six-month trial led by scientists at University College London, study participants were assigned one of the two diet regimes to follow for eight weeks, and then took a four week break before swapping to the other diet for an

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Balabolka is a free text-to-speech tool for Windows

techspot.com Unknown 2025-12-22 04:55:00

The on-screen text can be saved as a WAV, MP3, MP4, OGG or WMA file. The program can read the clipboard content, view the text from AZW, CHM, DjVu, DOC, EPUB, FB2, HTML, LIT, MOBI, ODT, PRC, PDF and RTF files, customize font and background colour, control reading from the system tray or by the global hotkeys. The program uses various versions of Microsoft Speech API (SAPI); it allows to alter a voice's parameters, including rate and pitch. The user can apply a special substitution list to impro

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Google says its AI-based bug hunter found 20 security vulnerabilities

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-12-22 04:22:04

Google’s AI-powered bug hunter has just reported its first batch of security vulnerabilities. Heather Adkins, Google’s vice president of security, announced Monday that its LLM-based vulnerability researcher Big Sleep found and reported 20 flaws in various popular open source software. Adkins said that Big Sleep, which is developed by the company’s AI department DeepMind as well as its elite team of hackers Project Zero, reported its first-ever vulnerabilities, mostly in open source software s

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Survey shows note-takers are split on their best Obsidian alternative

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-22 09:47:20

Nathan Drescher / Android Authority Obsidian is a popular note-taking app that frequently attracts the praises of privacy enthusiasts. But its learning curve and the focus on Markdown mean that many note-taking aficionados who have tried the app have switched over to other options. My colleague Mitja wrote about some of the best Obsidian alternatives out there, including Notion, Capacities, Anytype, Google Keep, and some other options. We polled readers on which ones they thought was the best

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Audible's 'Harry Potter' Full-Cast Audio Production Debuts Nov. 4. You Can Preorder Now

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

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Got a new PC? 5 apps to install first (and how they'll improve your workflow)

HelloFresh Coupon Codes: 55% Off + Free Meals - August 2025

AI-powered fintech Alaan raises $48M, one of the largest Series A rounds in MENA

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All 2025 Motorola Razr foldables are on sale!

Tell HN: Anthropic expires paid credits after a year

Amazon lays off more than 100 employees in Wondery unit as part of audio business restructuring

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Earth Is Spinning Weirdly Faster, Making This Tuesday One of the Shortest Days Ever

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US iPhones: ‘Made in India’, built in China

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The Best Open Earbuds You Can Buy Aren’t Actually Earbuds at All

Diet Swap Study Reveals How Ultra-Processed Foods Can Derail Weight Loss

Balabolka is a free text-to-speech tool for Windows

Google says its AI-based bug hunter found 20 security vulnerabilities

Survey shows note-takers are split on their best Obsidian alternative

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