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Cedana (YC S23) Is Hiring a Systems Engineer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-14 18:00:30

At Cedana, we are solving what many thought was impossible: the seamless, live migration of active CPU+GPU containers across global compute. We're building the next generation of AI orchestration systems, founded on our pioneering work in checkpoint/restore technology. This isn't just an incremental improvement; it's a fundamental shift that makes distributed computing truly portable, elastic, and resilient across planet scale compute. This is an exceptionally difficult systems problem that req

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Show HN: Dlg – Zero-cost printf-style debugging for Go

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-12 10:02:13

dlg delog - /diːˈlɑːɡ/ Printf-Style Debugging with Zero-Cost in Production Builds dlg provides a minimal API for printf-style debugging - a lightweight logger that completely vanishes from production builds while providing rich debugging capabilities during development. When built without the dlg tag, all logging calls disappear entirely from your binary, resulting in no runtime overhead. Why dlg? 🚀 True zero-cost abstraction - Logging calls completely disappear from production binaries - L

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YouTube makes it easy for TV users to skip to the best bits of videos

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-09-15 03:00:05

It seems YouTube is finally giving its TV app the AI feature that lets you skip to the most interesting parts of a video. Android Authority’s Mishaal Rahman reports that the Jump Ahead perk for YouTube Premium subscribers appeared on his Nvidia Shield TV yesterday, a feature that was previously exclusive to YouTube’s web and mobile platforms. Jump Ahead gives users an easy way to automatically get to the best bits of a video by using AI to analyze the most-watched segments that viewers typicall

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YouTube to be included in Australia's teen social media ban

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-09-15 03:24:49

YouTube to be included in Australia's teen social media ban YouTube - owned by Google - had argued it shouldn't be blocked for children as the platform "offers benefit and value to younger Australians": "It's not social media," it said in statement on Wednesday. Under the ban, teenagers will still be able to view YouTube videos but will not be permitted to have an account, which is required for uploading content or interacting on the platform. The video sharing site was set to be excluded fro

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Warning: Protect your phone from choicejacking before it's too late - here's how

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-09-15 04:12:00

Elyse Betters Picaro (with graphic elements from Ameythyststudio, Aleriimingirov, and Romansa design art via Canva) / ZDNET Giving your phone some extra juice via a public charging station is always a handy option, but it may not be a safe one. As described in a new report from NordVPN, cybercriminals can now turn to a trick called choicejacking, in which they're able to transfer data from your phone to a device disguised as a charger. What is choicejacking? With this new method, a malicious

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All PS Plus Subscribers Can Play Lies of P and Other Games This August

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-15 08:52:27

Lies of P is an award-winning game that reimagines the story of Pinocchio as a soulslike action roleplaying game set in a grimy world overrun by killer mechanical puppets. And starting Aug. 5, all PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to play that award-winning game, and others, at no additional cost. PlayStation Plus is Sony's version of Xbox Game Pass, and it offers subscribers a large, constantly expanding library of games. Subscribers can choose from the Essential, Extra and Premium tie

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YouTube Will Start Guessing Your Age

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-15 18:40:14

YouTube will no longer take your word for it when you enter your birthday. On Tuesday, the platform announced that it will be rolling out new age-estimation tools that will attempt to verify a person’s age based on a variety of indicators as part of an attempt to keep younger users from accessing more adult content and deliver “age-appropriate product experiences and protections.” According to YouTube, the age inference system, which will be used on a “small set of users in the US” in the comin

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YouTube’s best Premium feature is finally coming to the big screen

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-15 22:44:23

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube’s ‘Jump Ahead’ feature, which lets Premium subscribers skip to the most interesting part of a video, is now rolling out to the YouTube app on TVs. The feature uses AI and viewing data to identify the segment of the video that most viewers typically skip ahead to. Unlike on mobile and web, the TV version lets users tap their remote’s fast-forward key to automatically skip to a designated point on the progress bar. YouTube is finally bringing one

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5 Linux distros for businesses looking to save money and protect their assets

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-09-15 22:33:11

AlexSecret/Getty Businesses around the world may not realize this, but they absolutely depend on Linux and open-source. Without those two pieces of technology, we wouldn't have nearly the services and sites we now enjoy. But Linux isn't just a good option for servers and technology stacks. Linux is also viable as a desktop operating system. Why? It's not only one of the most reliable platforms available, it's also very secure… and cost-effective. Yeah, that ol' bottom line will grab your atte

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Show HN: A GitHub Action that quizzes you on a pull request

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-16 02:20:11

PR Quiz Intro AI Agents are starting to write more code. How do we make sure we understand what they're writing? PR Quiz is a GitHub Action that uses AI to generate a quiz based on a pull request. It can help you, the human reviewer, test your understanding of your AI Agent's code. (And block you from deploying code you don't understand!) Getting started Make sure you have an OpenAI API Key and an ngrok auth token (free tier works).* Add the OpenAI API Key and ngrok auth token as action sec

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Waymo Is Expanding to Dallas. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-16 00:57:00

Table of Contents Waymo Is Expanding to Dallas. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the autonomous arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. On Monday, the company shared it's planning to make its robotaxi service available in Dallas through a partnership with Avis Budget Group, which will manage the fleet. Waymo has already begun early testing there, and says it plans to offer publi

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Get ready to be embarrassed: YouTube will start using your view history to guess if you’re an adult

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-16 06:08:32

We’re currently in the middle of a rather regrettable trend taking hold across the globe, as online services increasingly demand that users positively authenticate themselves — or at the very least establish their ages. Over in the UK they’re all having a bunch of fun* (fun not guaranteed) with the Online Safety Act right now, and the US is likely to face a new wave of similar requirements, after a bad Supreme Court ruling last month. Earlier this year, YouTube shared some of its own plans for a

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Futurehome smart hub owners must pay new $117 subscription or lose access

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-16 06:20:42

Smart home device maker Futurehome is forcing its customers’ hands by suddenly requiring a subscription for basic functionality of its products. Launched in 2016, Futurehome’s Smarthub is marketed as a central hub for controlling Internet-connected devices in smart homes. For years, the Norwegian company sold its products, which also include smart thermostats, smart lighting, and smart fire and carbon monoxide alarms, for a one-time fee that included access to its companion app and cloud platfo

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Acquisition sends thousands of Whistle pet trackers to IoT graveyard

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-16 06:38:34

Whistle pet trackers are headed to the Internet of Things (IoT) graveyard. After releasing its first product in 2013, the Seattle-based Whistle has just been acquired by a competitor that has decided to brick all of Whistle's smart GPS and activity monitors. Tractive, an Austrian company that has also been selling Internet-connected GPS trackers for pets since 2013, on Monday announced its acquisition of Whistle from Mars Petcare, as spotted by The Verge. Mars Petcare is the pet food subsidiary

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YouTube will identify and restrict minors’ accounts with AI

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-09-16 06:48:50

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. YouTube will soon begin using AI-powered age estimation technology to figure out which users are under the age of 18. Starting August 13th, YouTube will detect underage users in the US based on their activity and the age of their account, allowing the platform to automatically apply restrictions. These accounts will get the same protections YouTube

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YouTube rolls out age-estimation tech to identify US teens and apply additional protections

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-16 05:00:00

YouTube on Tuesday announced it’s beginning to roll out age-estimation technology in the U.S. to identify teen users in order to provide a more age-appropriate experience. The company says it will use a variety of signals to determine the users’ possible age, regardless of what the user entered as their birthday when they signed up for an account. When YouTube identifies a user as a teen, it introduces new protections and experiences, which include disabling personalized advertising, safeguards

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Launch HN: Hyprnote (YC S25) – An open-source AI meeting notetaker

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-16 10:24:08

Hi HN! We're Yujong, John, Duck, and Sung from Hyprnote ( https://hyprnote.com ). We're building an open-source, privacy-first AI note-taking app that runs fully on-device. Think of it as an open-source Granola. No Zoom bots, no cloud APIs, no data ever leaves your machine. Source code: https://github.com/fastrepl/hyprnote Demo video: https://hyprnote.com/demo We built Hyprnote because some of our friends told us that their companies banned certain meeting notetakers due to data concerns, or t

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YouTube rolls out age estimation tech to identify US teens and apply additional protections

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-16 10:00:00

YouTube on Tuesday announced it’s beginning to roll out age estimation technology in the U.S. to identify teen users in order to provide a more age-appropriate experience. The company says it will use a variety of signals to determine the users’ possible age, regardless of what the user entered as their birthday when they signed up for an account. When YouTube identifies a user as a teen, it introduces new protections and experiences, which include disabling personalized advertising, safeguards

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Meta, YouTube, TikTok fight back as Australia's social media restrictions for teens draw closer

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-16 22:51:00

In brief: After approving plans to ban those aged under 16 from using social media last year, the Australian government is now considering which of the platforms should be included in the new law. In response, the companies are looking for ways to avoid being added to the ban list, with methods ranging from pleas and security promises to thinly veiled legal threats. Social media platforms have long criticized Australia's ban on under-16s holding accounts. The law comes into effect this December

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First look at iPhone 17 Pro? Public images seemingly confirm big design and camera changes

zdnet.com Kerry Wan 2025-09-16 10:41:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET In a series of rare events, the iPhone 17 Pro has seemingly appeared in public ahead of its expected September launch. Late Monday, X user @Skyfops shared two images of what can be assumed to be an Apple employee handling a test-development iPhone. Also: You can download iOS 26 public beta right now - how to install (and which iPhones support it) While the iPhone is encased in a security cover, typically used to hide the device's final design, there's a dead giveaway that the

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Futurehome smart hub owners must pay new $117 subscription or lose access

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-16 06:30:53

Smart home device maker Futurehome is forcing its customers’ hands by suddenly requiring a subscription for basic functionality of its products. Launched in 2016, Futurehome’s Smarthub is marketed as a central hub for controlling Internet-connected devices in smart homes. For years, the Norwegian company sold its products, which also include smart thermostats, smart lighting, and smart fire and carbon monoxide alarms, for a one-time fee that included access to its companion app and cloud platfo

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Can a bird store and reproduce data? A starling may have proven it's possible

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-09-17 02:03:00

WTF?! While researchers previously theorized that homing pigeons could transport data faster than gigabit internet in certain scenarios, a birder recently explored how birdsong might store and reproduce data. More research is needed to fully explore the phenomenon, but the possibilities are intriguing. A recent YouTube video from birder Benn Jordan explains how a songbird retained and reproduced information from a PNG image file, theoretically enabling data transfers reaching 2 MB/s. The feat i

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Bankrupt Futurehome suddenly makes its smart home hub a subscription service

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-17 22:30:53

Smart home device maker Futurehome is forcing its customers’ hands by suddenly requiring a subscription for basic functionality of its products. Launched in 2016, Futurehome’s Smarthub is marketed as a central hub for controlling Internet-connected devices in smart homes. For years, the Norwegian company sold its products, which also include smart thermostats, smart lighting, and smart fire and carbon monoxide alarms, for a one-time fee that included access to its companion app and cloud platfo

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AirPods are getting five new features — here’s how to try them now

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-09-18 01:21:53

Last week, Apple released its first-ever public beta for AirPods alongside the first public beta of iOS 26. If you want to try out Apple’s new AirPods features, here’s how to install the beta. How to install the AirPods public beta First, you’ll need to make sure your iPhone is running the iOS 26 beta. This takes just a few taps, and you can find those full instructions in our dedicated guide on installing the iOS 26 beta. The AirPods public beta is available for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4.

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Firefly Aerospace sets IPO range that would value rocket maker at $5.5 billion

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-18 10:06:25

Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim sits for an interview at the Firefly Aerospace mission operations center in Leander, Texas, on July 9, 2025. Firefly Aerospace will price shares at $35 to $39 each in its upcoming initial public offering, a deal that would value the rocket maker at about $5.5 billion. The Texas-based space company said in an updated prospectus Monday that it's planning to sell about 16.2 million shares. The offering could raise up to $631.8 million. Earlier this month, Firefly

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5 simple ways to dramatically improve your soundbar's audio (and for free)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-09-18 10:37:00

Adam Breeden/ZDNET Soundbars are gaining in popularity because of their sleek design and ability to provide an ample boost in audio quality compared to built-in TV speakers. Even with their plug-and-play nature, you can make a few modifications to help unleash the best possible sound quality. Also: I replaced my Sonos Arc Ultra with this Samsung flagship soundbar - and it's a worthy alternative Whether you're new to soundbar setups or a self-proclaimed audiophile, familiarizing yourself with

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Requesting Funding for 90s.dev

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-18 07:40:05

# Requesting funding for 90s.dev Hi everyone. A couple months ago I posted 90s.dev under the wrong title. I called it a video game maker, because that’s the vision I had for it. But I posted it prematurely, and it wasn’t yet a video game maker. It was an retro os web environment, which I planned to make a game maker in. So a lot of you showed interest, but I asked you to come back later. Well, the problem was that I need to be monetized for my efforts on it. I have practically no spare time du

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Trump admin. is muffling CDC’s flagship health journal, report finds

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-18 14:45:28

The flagship health journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has grown quiet this year, and a report from MedPage Today indicates that a variety of actions by the Trump administration may be to blame for hamstringing the critical resource. Most strikingly, sources told MedPage that the journal's scientific articles must now obtain clearance for publication from health secretary and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—who has no health, science, or medical back

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How to install the AirPods public beta with five new features

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-09-19 02:21:53

Last week, Apple released its first-ever public beta for AirPods alongside the first public beta of iOS 26. If you want to try out Apple’s new AirPods features, here’s how to install the beta. How to install the AirPods public beta First, you’ll need to make sure your iPhone is running the iOS 26 beta. This takes just a few taps, and you can find those full instructions in our dedicated guide on installing the iOS 26 beta. The AirPods public beta is available for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4.

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ZUSE – The Modern IRC Chat for the Terminal Made in Go/Bubbletea

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-19 12:01:01

ZUSE IRC Terminal Client ZUSE is a sleek, minimal IRC client for your terminal. Built with Go and powered by the elegant Bubble Tea framework. Chat faster, cleaner, and without distractions right from your terminal. Installation go install github.com/babycommando/zuse@latest Build from Source Get and build: git clone https://github.com/yourusername/zuse.git cd zuse go mod tidy go build -o zuse # or zuse.exe on Windows Add the compiled file to your system PATH Usage Open a fresh terminal

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