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Meta will let you use a Quest VR headset to turn your real-world space into a virtual world

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-09-24 21:38:36

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Meta is rolling out tech that lets you capture a real-world space with a Quest VR headset so you can create a digital, photorealistic VR replica. The company calls the tech “Hyperscape,” and as part of a gradual rollout beginning today, users will be able to use the beta Hyperscape Capture app with their Quest 3 or Quest 3S to make the virtual copies. Initially, you’ll onl

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Meta launches Hyperscape, technology to turn real-world spaces into VR

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-24 21:43:31

Although today’s Meta Connect developer conference was largely about new smart glasses, the social networking company did announce a handful of metaverse updates during Wednesday’s keynote. Of these, one of the largest was the introduction of Hyperscape, first demoed at last year’s event, which allows developers and creators to build more photorealistic spaces in virtual reality. The company announced that Hyperscape Capture is now rolling out in Early Access, meaning Quest device owners will b

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iPhone 17 battery life test shows strong results across the lineup

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-09-24 22:15:10

We’ve got our first battery life shootout results for the new iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air lineup, courtesy of The Tech Chap. At least in this test comprising continuous streaming YouTube video playback on Wi-Fi and cellular, all the new iPhone models perform well, and are a lot closer together in terms of longevity than you might expect. The benchmark comparison is the iPhone 16 Pro Max, which achieved 7 hours and 29 minutes. The iPhone 17 Pro Max now takes the crown, lasting 7 hour

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Photographer Tyler Stalman reviews the iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 Pro cameras

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-25 01:39:36

In a new video shot entirely on the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, photographer Tyler Stalman takes an in-depth look at the cameras on the new iPhone 17 lineup, with a special focus on the Pro models. Here’s what he found. For the past few years, Stalman has been publishing a comprehensive look at the cameras of new iPhones. This year, he focused on the Pro line, particularly how they compare to previous Pro generations. He also took the time to talk about new pro software features, as w

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Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates: Here's What to Do

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-25 00:20:00

Microsoft is sunsetting Windows 10 support on Oct. 14, and stopping all updates to the OS. If you aren't able to update to Windows 11, you still have options. For $30 you can grab a year of extended-security updates. There is also a free option available, provided you're willing to enable cloud backup and connect it to your OneDrive account. The ability to get free updates on Windows 10 is a pretty big deal because it is still the most widely used Windows OS, accounting for just over 53% of ins

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Nvidia AI chip challenger Groq raises even more than expected, hits $6.9B valuation

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-09-25 01:51:42

AI chip startup Groq confirmed Wednesday that it raised a fresh $750 million in funding at a post-money valuation of $6.9 billion. This topped the rumored numbers when word leaked in July that Groq was raising. At that time, reports suggested that the raise would be about $600 million, at near a $6 billion valuation. Groq, which also sells data center computing power, previously raised $640 million at a $2.8 billion valuation in August 2024, making this more than double the valuation in about

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Democrats are investigating Trump crypto advisor David Sacks over a possible SGE violation

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-25 04:58:03

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) are leading a group of congressional Democrats in investigating White House Special Advisor David Sacks for possibly serving in his position for longer than he's allowed. Sacks, a former PayPal executive and venture capitalist at Craft Ventures, was originally picked by President Donald Trump to be the "White House A.I. & Crypto Czar" in 2024. "Any effort to stay beyond the time limits imposed on you as a Special Gove

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Programming language inventor or serial killer? (2003)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-25 04:33:37

1. Bertrand Meyer Initial designer of the Eiffel language and Design by Contract development method. Currently a Professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan 2. Dorothea Puente The “Death House Landlady” ran a Sacramento boarding house in the ’80s and murdered at least 9 tenants before claiming their Social Security 3. John Christie Killed 8 women at 10 Rillington Place, London. Arrested after new tenants tracing an unpleasant odour peeled off the kitchen wallpaper to reveal a corpse 4

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White House officials reportedly frustrated by Anthropic’s law enforcement AI limits

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-25 05:03:11

Anthropic's AI models could potentially help spies analyze classified documents, but the company draws the line at domestic surveillance. That restriction is reportedly making the Trump administration angry. On Tuesday, Semafor reported that Anthropic faces growing hostility from the Trump administration over the AI company's restrictions on law enforcement uses of its Claude models. Two senior White House officials told the outlet that federal contractors working with agencies like the FBI and

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Microsoft’s new Xbox mode on Windows has leaked for any handheld

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-09-25 05:06:08

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 getting ready to launch its Xbox full-screen experience on the new Xbox Ally devices next month, but it looks like you won’t need new hardware to get it. Windows enthusiasts have discovered a way to enable this new Xbox mode early in Windows 11, thanks to the latest 25H2 update

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The iPhone 17 makes the iPhone 16e even more pointless

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-25 00:30:00

We were pretty underwhelmed by the iPhone 16e when it debuted earlier this year, mostly due to its $599 price tag, which makes it a poor replacement for the budget-oriented iPhone SE. And now that the iPhone 17 has debuted, the 16e makes even less sense. For $200 more, you get a larger and better screen with ProMotion, support for MagSafe wireless charging, a zippier processor, two cameras instead of one — and double the storage. Sure, that price difference hurts a bit, but I think the iPhone 17

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iPhone 17 Pro Review: Practical Perfection With Two Capital P’s

gizmodo.com Raymond Wong 2025-09-25 07:32:33

2025 Deciding on whether to get an iPhone 17 Pro or 17 Pro Max couldn’t be easier. These two “pro” phones have no compromises. Whereas the iPhone Air is all about showing off its ridiculously thin and light design, the iPhone 17 Pros go in the opposite direction with thicker and heavier designs. Apple is basically saying, “F*ck all that skinny noise, let’s throw everything but the kitchen sink at them.” Even better cameras on the front and back? Check. The longest battery life of any iPhone? C

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 18, #830

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-25 08:00:07

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 is a fun mix of categories -- plus a purple set where you'll unscramble four related words. Read on for clues and today's answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric sco

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Irregular raises $80 million to secure frontier AI models

techcrunch.com Russell Brandom 2025-09-25 09:52:00

On Wednesday, AI security firm Irregular announced $80 million in new funding in a round led by Sequoia Capital and Redpoint Ventures, with participation from Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport. A source close to the deal said the round valued Irregular at $450 million. “Our view is that soon, a lot of economic activity is going to come from human-on-AI interaction and AI-on-AI interaction,” co-founder Dan Lahav told TechCrunch, “and that’s going to break the security stack along multiple points.” Former

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Android 16’s latest QPR2 beta finally lets you customize icon shapes

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-25 13:24:08

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is now rolling out Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 to Pixel devices, which brings a long-awaited customization feature to the OS. This new beta build finally adds icon shape customization options, letting users change the look of their home screen icons. While this release focuses more on refinement, it notably does not include the flashlight brightness controls seen in earlier development builds. Google plans to roll out the second quarterly release of

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Here’s every new feature for Pixels in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-25 13:43:30

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority In less than three months, Google will roll out the second quarterly release of Android 16 to Pixel devices, bringing major new features like an expanded dark theme, auto-themed app icons, an HDR/SDR brightness slider, and more. While Google previewed many of these features in last month’s QPR2 Beta 1 release, the beta program is far from over. Earlier today, Google rolled out Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 to supported Pixel devices. It’s the second of three release

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Health Connect can now track your steps using your Android phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-25 13:52:54

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is officially adding native step tracking to Health Connect, as confirmed by Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2. The company announced the change today, and a new banner and “Devices” page within the app now explicitly state Health Connect will track your phone’s steps for other apps to use. This marks a significant shift for the platform, turning it from a simple data hub into a fitness tracking service. Last week, we reported that Google was bringing nat

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iPhone 17 Pro vs iPhone 15 Pro: Worth going new after two?

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-25 12:36:25

Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro vs. iPhone 15 Pro: what does a two-year upgrade get you? iPhone 17 Pro is a bold update that goes even more ‘pro,’ but if you’re considering an upgrade from the iPhone 15 Pro, here are the key differences to know. Displays: Bigger, brighter, and more scratch resistant iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max come with four display upgrades over the 15 Pro: Larger screens: 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch for 17 Pro and Pro Max vs. 6.1-inch, 6.7-inch on iPhone 15 Pro Brighter screens: 3000 nits pe

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Anthropic Wants to Be the One Good AI Company in Trump’s America

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-25 13:30:34

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the chatbot Claude, is trying to carve out a spot as the Good Guy in the AI space. Fresh off being the only major AI firm to throw its support behind an AI safety bill in California, the company grabbed a headline from Semafor thanks to its apparent refusal to allow its model to be used for surveillance tasks, which is pissing off the Trump administration. According to the report, law enforcement agencies have felt stifled by Anthropic’s usa

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Microsoft Paint is getting its own Photoshop-like project files

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-09-25 13:01:16

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 has been steadily improving its Paint app for Windows 11 in recent years with a dark mode, transparency and layers, and even AI-powered image creation. Now, Microsoft is adding two new Photoshop-like features to Paint. You’ll soon be able to save your Paint creations as a project

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Anthropic Report Finds Dire News About AI's Effects on Job Market

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-25 16:04:05

As businesses across the economy rush to adopt AI, a new report from OpenAI's competitor Anthropic reveals what the tech is really being used for: instead of helping augment human labor, companies are mainly using AI to automate their jobs. In numbers, an overwhelming 77 percent of businesses using Anthropic's Claude AI software showed signs of automation, like "full task delegation," according to the report released by the company this week. Only 12 percent of AI usage appeared to leverage the

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Gemini just aced the world's most elite coding competition - what it means for AGI

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-09-25 15:16:31

panithan pholpanichrassamee/Moment via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways A Gemini model won gold at a challenging coding competition. The model correctly answered 10 out of 12 problems. The win could have major implications for AGI, says Google. In recent years, large language models (LLMs) have become an integral part of many software developers' toolkits, helping them build, refine, and deploy apps more quickly and effectively. Now,

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A touchscreen MacBook may finally launch next year - what we know

zdnet.com Prakhar Khanna 2025-09-25 17:41:00

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways A touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED could arrive by late 2026. A more affordable MacBook with iPhone chip won't get touchscreen. iPads should still be fine, despite sharing features with MacBooks. For years, there have been rumors of Apple working on adding a touchscreen to its MacBook lineup. In 2023, Bloomberg reported active development of the device, which was first slated to launch in 2025. I

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Ton Roosendaal to step down as Blender chairman and CEO

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-25 14:49:37

Ton Roosendaal is to stop down as chairman and Blender CEO on 1 January 2026. The news was announced during today’s keynote at the annual Blender Conference. Roosendaal – the original author of the open-source 3D software, and its public figurehead for the past three decades – will pass on his roles to current Blender COO Francesco Siddi. Roosendaal himself will move to the newly established Blender Foundation supervisory board. Other new Blender Foundation board positions will also include

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Meet Macroscope: an AI tool for understanding your code base, fixing bugs

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-25 17:52:16

The founders who previously sold their livestreaming video startup Periscope to Twitter are back with a new startup — and no surprise, it’s an AI-focused company this time around. On Wednesday, former Twitter head of product Kayvon Beykpour announced the launch of Macroscope, an AI system aimed at developers and product leaders that summarizes updates to a codebase and catches bugs, among other things. The startup was co-founded by Beykpour, now Macroscope CEO, in July 2023, along with childho

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Consumer Reports calls Microsoft 'hypocritical' for stranding millions of Windows 10 PCs

zdnet.com Ed Bott 2025-09-25 21:06:00

picture alliance/Contributor/picture alliance via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways CR says that Windows 10's end of support will strand millions of PC owners. It calls Microsoft's actions "hypocritical" and cites national security concerns. CR also calls for continued free security updates. Consumer Reports (CR), the venerable consumer rights organization known for its in-depth product testing, sent a letter to Microsoft CEO Satya N

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DJI's new mini drone is a powerhouse with an upgraded camera, but I have two concerns

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-09-25 21:42:00

DJI Mini 5 Pro ZDNET's key takeaways The DJI Mini 5 Pro is available in the UK and EU at £689/€799 respectively. Its camera has a one-inch sensor for superior shooting in low-light conditions, and the drone is packed with obstacle avoidance sensors. It's not yet available in the US, and its battery life at a theoretical runtime of 21 minutes is a lot lower than its predecessor. View now at DJI Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The Mini Pro drones are my all-time favorite

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The "Debate Me Bro" Grift: How Trolls Weaponized the Marketplace of Ideas

news.ycombinator.com Mike Masnick 2025-09-25 21:45:57

The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas from the debate-me-now-or-you-lose dept Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was engaging in good faith. Perhaps the perfect example of this is Ezra Klein’s silly eulogy claiming that Kirk was “practicing politics the right way” because he would

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Just for fun: animating a mosaic of 90s GIFs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-24 06:32:43

A couple of weeks ago, some former colleagues competed in Brisbane’s Battle of the Tech Bands - and won! I created visuals for six of their songs, which were mostly 90s/2000s covers. It felt only right to theme the visuals around that era too. Here’s how one of my favourites turned out (fittingly for a tech themed battle, it’s rendered entirely in-browser): (Fullscreen at gifs.alex.works) What you’re seeing is a Canvas animation of random old-school GIFs, pulled from the Internet Archive’s Ge

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Anthropic irks White House with limits on models’ use

news.ycombinator.com Https 2025-09-25 20:57:39

Anthropic is in the midst of a splashy media tour in Washington, but its refusal to allow its models to be used for some law enforcement purposes has deepened hostility to the company inside the Trump administration, two senior officials told Semafor. Anthropic recently declined requests by contractors working with federal law enforcement agencies because the company refuses to make an exception allowing its AI tools to be used for some tasks, including surveillance of US citizens, said the off

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Meta will let you use a Quest VR headset to turn your real-world space into a virtual world

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Nvidia AI chip challenger Groq raises even more than expected, hits $6.9B valuation

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Health Connect can now track your steps using your Android phone

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Microsoft Paint is getting its own Photoshop-like project files

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DJI's new mini drone is a powerhouse with an upgraded camera, but I have two concerns

The "Debate Me Bro" Grift: How Trolls Weaponized the Marketplace of Ideas

Just for fun: animating a mosaic of 90s GIFs

Anthropic irks White House with limits on models’ use

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