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The FTC's 'Click to Cancel' Rule Is Blocked. Here's What That Means for Your Subscriptions

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-05 02:11:00

The Click to Cancel rule is supposed to make it as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up for one. Viva Tung/Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission's "click to cancel" rule -- which would have made it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions -- has been blocked by the US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. The rule was set to take effect on July 14. "Click to cancel" would have required businesses to clearly disclose terms and obtain informed consent before charging for a subscriptio

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ChatGPT made up a product feature out of thin air, so this company created it

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-05 03:59:25

On Monday, sheet music platform Soundslice says it developed a new feature after discovering that ChatGPT was incorrectly telling users the service could import ASCII tablature—a text-based guitar notation format the company had never supported. The incident reportedly marks what might be the first case of a business building functionality in direct response to an AI model's confabulation. Typically, Soundslice digitizes sheet music from photos or PDFs and syncs the notation with audio or video

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The ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule Was Killed, but Consumer Advocates Could Revive It

wired.com Reece Rogers 2025-08-05 03:25:31

United States residents almost escaped subscription cancellation hell, but the Federal Trade Commission's “Click to Cancel” rule was unanimously struck down by the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Tuesday—just days before it was set to go into effect. What would have happened if this updated FTC rule had gone into effect on July 14 as planned? “The stated goal was that they wanted to make it as easy for you to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up,” says John Breyault, vice pre

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Bitcoin rises to fresh record above $112,000, helped by Nvidia-led tech rally

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-08-05 07:48:04

The logo of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin can be seen on a coin in front of a Bitcoin chart. Bitcoin hit a fresh record on Wednesday afternoon as an Nvidia -led rally in equities helped push the price of the cryptocurrency higher into the stock market close. The price of bitcoin was last up 1.9%, trading at $110,947.49, according to Coin Metrics. Just before 4:00 p.m. ET, it hit a high of $112,052.24, surpassing its May 22 record of $111,999. The flagship cryptocurrency has been trading in a tig

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Pope Leo Signed a Popplio ‘Pokémon’ Card in the Cutest Vatican Sanctioned Interaction

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-08-05 02:00:12

One Pokémon fan traveled across the land and searched far and wide to find Pope Leo XIV with a Popplio card in hand for a truly delightful interaction. The meeting took place at the Vatican, where recently elected Pope Leo XIV greeted visitors for blessings. The Pokémon aficionado (known as ReptileCake on Reddit) took a card of Popplio, the water starter from the 7th generation of the card game, to get signed as well as another card to be blessed by the pontiff as a memento. The interaction to

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Anti-Prime Day Laptop Deal: My Go-to Acer Aspire 14 AI Is $200 Off at Costco Today

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-05 06:38:00

The Amazon Prime Day sales event is going strong, but other retailers are also offering deep discounts with their own Anti-Prime Day deals. Right now, Costco members can snag the Acer Aspire 14 AI for $500a $200 discount until July 20 or while supplies last. CNET's key takeaways The Acer Aspire 14 AI is available for $500 at Costco. The Intel Lunar Lake CPU offers good performance for the price and long battery life. The display and design won't wow you. Laptop prices are on the rise -- and

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One of My Favorite Gaming Laptops Gets a Serious Prime Day Cut

wired.com Luke Larsen 2025-08-05 06:55:37

This has not been a good year for Prime Day gaming laptop deals. We've been collecting the best Prime Day deals all week (and liveblogging the whole event) There's a lot of outdated, previous-gen laptops flooding the virtual Amazon store shelves, most of which are not discounted enough to be worth buying with the new RTX 50-series graphics having just come out. There's one diamond in the rough though—and it's a laptop I tested out recently, the Asus ROG Strix G16. It's one of the best gaming la

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14 Ports for Peanuts as This Anker Docking Station Drops to All-Time Low for Prime Day

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-08-05 19:25:05

There are times in our lives when we just need more. On a daily basis, we all need a little more money, a little more sleep, and probably a little more coffee. It happens to our devices too though. How many times have you gone to plug something into your laptop, only to find that all of the ports are already in use? Well, you don’t have to suffer that anymore, because we’ve found the answer to that very specific problem. See at Amazon The Anker 14-in-1 Laptop Docking Station adds a huge chunk

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ChatGPT hallucinated about music app Soundslice so often, the founder made the lie come true

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-08-05 19:20:14

Earlier this month, Adrian Holovaty, founder of music-teaching platform Soundslice, solved a mystery that had been plaguing him for weeks. Weird images of what were clearly ChatGPT sessions kept being uploaded to the site. Once he solved it, he realized that ChatGPT had become one of his company’s greatest hype men – but it was also lying to people about what his app could do. Holovaty is best known as one of the creators of the open-source Django project, a popular Python web development fram

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The best laptops for gaming and schoolwork in 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-05 23:01:26

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . The line between laptops built for gaming and those built for heavy-duty computing work has all but disappeared. These days, you don’t have to look too hard to find a not-so-flashy gaming notebook that could easily sit alongside MacBook Pros in a classroom. After all, a powerful CPU, v

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Amazon Is Practically Giving Away Ultra-Slim Portable Monitor to Clear Out Best-Seller Shelves This Prime Day

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-08-05 23:25:45

Working remotely doesn’t require you to stay confined to your home. You can actually work from anywhere you wish so long as it has an internet connection. Personally, I tend not to venture out often. I just don’t feel as efficient outside my usual home setup. I’ve created a solid workspace at my desk, complete with three large monitors that spread out my work as much as I would like to. When limited to just my laptop screen, I feel so restricted. At least, that used to be the case before I got m

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Get your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-08-05 22:00:00

Time is running out to secure your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27-29, at Moscone West in San Francisco. This is your chance to get your startup in front of 10,000+ startup pioneers, VC leaders, and tech enthusiasts. Learn more and grab your table here before your competitor does. Maximum exposure for your startup For three full days, you’ll put your innovation directly in front of an eager, influential audience. Expand Your Reach: Showcase your solutions in the bustling

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Pinecone founder Edo Liberty explores the real missing link in enterprise AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-08-06 03:30:00

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, the AI conversation goes deeper than just the latest models. On one of the AI Stages, Edo Liberty, founder and CEO of Pinecone, will deliver a session that challenges one of the most persistent assumptions in the field — that raw intelligence alone is enough. With 10,000+ startup and VC leaders expected in San Francisco from October 27–29, this fireside chat and presentation is one of the must-attend moments for anyone building AI systems that actually work in the rea

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One UI 8 on Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 brings live captions for phone calls

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-06 07:00:20

TL;DR The newly launched Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 have received several notable software features as part of Samsung’s new One UI 8 interface. One of them, Call Captions, offers real-time transcriptions of phone calls. Other Samsung phones are expected to receive this feature with a wider software release. Samsung has just unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold 7, the Flip 7, and the more affordable Flip 7 FE, along with the new Galaxy Watch 8 series at its July Unpacked event. Along with new hardwar

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iPhone 17 release date: Here’s when to expect Apple’s big launch

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-08-06 07:03:30

It’s been almost a year since Apple’s flagship iPhone 16 lineup debuted. That means the iPhone 17 release date is fast approaching. Here’s when to expect Apple’s new iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max to launch. September is iPhone 17 lineup’s launch month Apple products all have their own release cadence. Some go years between updates, while others launch new hardware annually. Out of all Apple product launches, the iPhone is the most consistent. Every year, new

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I unsubscribed from 20 lists in seconds with Gmail's new tool - here's how to use it

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-08-06 07:45:00

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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Tree Borrows

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-06 07:40:24

The Rust programming language is well known for its ownership-based type system, which offers strong guarantees like memory safety and data race freedom. However, Rust also provides unsafe escape hatches, for which safety is not guaranteed automatically and must instead be manually upheld by the programmer. This creates a tension. On the one hand, compilers would like to exploit the strong guarantees of the type system—particularly those pertaining to aliasing of pointers—in order to unlock powe

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Prime Day Turns This HP USB-C Dock Into a Practically Free Grab, Now 58% Off and stock Is Moving Fast

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-08-06 07:25:41

You can get a lot done using just a laptop, but there is an upper limit when compared to a desktop PC. Laptop screens are much smaller than a standard desktop monitor. A 17-inch laptop is pretty large when stacked up against other laptop screens, but monitors tend to be almost twice that size or in some cases, even larger. Monitors be ultra-wide, display up to 4K, and showcase a larger field of view. And with monitors, you can add in more than one for even more workspace. Plus, you can get more

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Federal ‘click to cancel subscriptions’ rule struck down in court [U]

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-06 15:54:53

A “click to cancel” law was last month passed in California, and now the FTC has ratified a federal rule designed to achieve the same goal. The idea of both is to force companies to make it as easy to cancel an online or app subscription as it is to sign up in the first place. Update: Following a court challenge, the US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the rule. See update at the end … Both laws were introduced in response to sketchy practices by companies designed to make it as dif

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Using MPC for Anonymous and Private DNA Analysis

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-06 14:52:29

Earlier this year, Monadic DNA kicked off an experiment to demonstrate that people can access and analyze their genetic data with anonymity and privacy. Monadic DNA collected saliva samples from thirty encrypted genomics pioneers at an event in Denver. These participants later used a Web app to claim their genotyping results using a unique kit ID and a self-selected PIN. The app guided users through uploading their data to encrypted storage powered by Nillion’s multi-party compute (MPC) techno

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Amazon Is Going All In, ASUS Strix G16 Gaming Laptop with RTX 5070i Suddenly Got a Lot Cheaper

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-06 15:35:29

The top-of-the-line gaming laptops with powerful graphics cards and next-gen processors are rarely discounted, especially in a market that is going through shortages and keeping prices high. This is why it is such a big deal when a great laptop like the ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025) gets a deep discount. At the moment, this beast of a laptop (RTX 5070 Ti, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Processor, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Wi-Fi 7) is $400 off for Prime Day, bringing its price down to $1,999. It’s a once-a-year

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Astro is a return to the fundamentals of the web

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-06 22:18:06

After migrating several projects from WordPress to Astro, I've become a massive fan of this framework. What is Astro? Astro is a web framework that came out in 2021 and immediately felt different. While most JavaScript frameworks started with building complex applications and then tried to adapt to simpler sites, Astro went the opposite direction. It was built from day one for content-focused websites. The philosophy is refreshingly simple. Astro believes in being content-driven and server-fi

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Prime Day Makes the HP 14″ Chromebook the Cheapest Laptop at 50% Off, Even Though It’s the Latest Model

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-08-07 00:45:51

A good laptop is a must for a lot of us. The ability to work or study on the move, or just zone out and watch some TV or a good film, is something that can’t be overrated. There are loads of great laptop and Chromebook options out there, but they can be pretty pricey a lot of the time. That’s where today’s amazing Prime Day deal comes in. Right now, you can get your hands on a HP 14-inch Chromebook for just $200. For reference, this model would normally cost you $390, so this is a 49% prime dis

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Adaptive Power in iOS 26 Could Mean Longer Stretches Between iPhone Charges

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-07 00:00:07

The upcoming iOS 26 includes several new features I'm looking forward to running on my iPhone, from the Liquid Glass interface to new ways to cut down on unwanted calls and messages. But one feature I can't wait to turn on will hopefully be something I can forget about. A new Adaptive Power setting promises to extend battery power by selectively applying energy savings in small ways that add up. It's currently available in the iOS 26 developer beta and is expected to ship in the fall. See also:

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I'm Building LLM for Satellite Data EarthGPT.app

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-05 04:33:14

EarthGPT Work with multi-spectral satellite imagery by leveraging the power of LLMs and modern remote sensing.

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How to get free Windows 10 security updates through October 2026: Two ways

zdnet.com Ed Bott 2025-08-07 00:50:00

MicroStockHub/Getty Images With just a few months remaining until the Windows 10 end-of-support date, Microsoft seems to have belatedly realized that owners of tens of millions of consumer PCs running Windows 10 aren't ready to replace their old computers, and they're also not about to fork over $30 for a one-year Extended Security Updates (ESU) subscription. So, at the end of June, just days before the end of its fiscal year, the company waved the white flag and announced new "free enrollment

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US court strikes down 'click-to-cancel' rule designed to make unsubscribing easy

news.ycombinator.com Joseph Gedeon 2025-08-07 00:59:31

A federal rule designed to make canceling subscriptions as easy as signing up for them has been struck down by a US federal appeals court just days before it was scheduled to take effect. The US court of appeals for the eighth circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required companies to allow consumers to cancel subscriptions using the same method they used to sign up, after finding that the commission behind it failed to follow required procedur

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Ptar: Replacing .tgz for petabyte-scale S3 archives

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-05 12:31:24

Hi, I’m Julien, co-founder of Plakar. Before we built this, I spent years as an engineer and later as a manager of infra teams. We handled backups, compliance, and recovery. In every place, startups, big companies, regulated sectors, I saw the same routine: tar -czf archive.tgz /some/folder We all love that command. But in 2025, it can cause trouble. What’s changed since .tgz was invented Back when tar came out in 1979 or even gzip came out in 1994, things were simple: Data was small, jus

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Apple just patented a trackball Apple Pencil that works on almost any surface

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-07 03:25:10

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office just granted Apple U.S. Patent No. 12,353,649, suggesting the company is thinking well beyond the iPad when it comes to the future of the Apple Pencil. Here are the details. According to the filing, “INPUT DEVICE WITH OPTICAL SENSORS” (via Patently Apple), Apple has been exploring a stylus equipped with optical sensors that can track motion, orientation, and position in 3D space, without needing to touch a screen. That would allow users to draw on virtually

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Microsoft Surface Laptop (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Hits a Price That Makes Old Tags Look Silly Thanks to Prime Day

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-08-07 11:25:36

Happy Prime Day to all who celebrate. This week you can all sorts of excellent deals across every product category at Amazon from laptops to treadmills to food processors to other laptops. If that happens to be exactly what you’re in the market for, you should pay attention to this Microsoft Surface deal. This 2024 touchscreen laptop is part of this week of savings and you can chop off 34% from the price. It’s normally $1,200, but for a limited time you can grab it for just $790. That’s bring it

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The FTC's 'Click to Cancel' Rule Is Blocked. Here's What That Means for Your Subscriptions

ChatGPT made up a product feature out of thin air, so this company created it

The ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule Was Killed, but Consumer Advocates Could Revive It

Bitcoin rises to fresh record above $112,000, helped by Nvidia-led tech rally

Pope Leo Signed a Popplio ‘Pokémon’ Card in the Cutest Vatican Sanctioned Interaction

Anti-Prime Day Laptop Deal: My Go-to Acer Aspire 14 AI Is $200 Off at Costco Today

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ChatGPT hallucinated about music app Soundslice so often, the founder made the lie come true

The best laptops for gaming and schoolwork in 2025

Amazon Is Practically Giving Away Ultra-Slim Portable Monitor to Clear Out Best-Seller Shelves This Prime Day

Get your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Pinecone founder Edo Liberty explores the real missing link in enterprise AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

One UI 8 on Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 brings live captions for phone calls

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I unsubscribed from 20 lists in seconds with Gmail's new tool - here's how to use it

Tree Borrows

Prime Day Turns This HP USB-C Dock Into a Practically Free Grab, Now 58% Off and stock Is Moving Fast

Federal ‘click to cancel subscriptions’ rule struck down in court [U]

Using MPC for Anonymous and Private DNA Analysis

Amazon Is Going All In, ASUS Strix G16 Gaming Laptop with RTX 5070i Suddenly Got a Lot Cheaper

Astro is a return to the fundamentals of the web

Prime Day Makes the HP 14″ Chromebook the Cheapest Laptop at 50% Off, Even Though It’s the Latest Model

Adaptive Power in iOS 26 Could Mean Longer Stretches Between iPhone Charges

I'm Building LLM for Satellite Data EarthGPT.app

How to get free Windows 10 security updates through October 2026: Two ways

US court strikes down 'click-to-cancel' rule designed to make unsubscribing easy

Ptar: Replacing .tgz for petabyte-scale S3 archives

Apple just patented a trackball Apple Pencil that works on almost any surface

Microsoft Surface Laptop (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Hits a Price That Makes Old Tags Look Silly Thanks to Prime Day

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