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Firefox launches ‘shake to summarize’ on iPhones

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-10-10 11:51:49

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Firefox will soon let you shake your iPhone to get an AI-generated summary of the webpage you’re on. The feature rolls out this week, and will operate using Apple’s on-device AI model on the iPhone 15 Pro or newer once iOS 26 launches. On older iOS versions, Mo

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The elegance of movement in Silksong

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-10 08:10:18

This is an article about Silksong, the new game from Team Cherry / the much awaited sequel to Hollow Knight. You may have heard of it even if you aren’t in the gaming sphere, because so many people were trying to download the game on release that virtually all digital marketplaces buckled under the load. But before we talk about Silksong, I want to start by talking about the startup world. One thing that may not be obvious for people who are not in the startup world is that building a consumer

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news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-10 12:09:21

No adblocker detected. Sep 8, 2025 Internet ads are horrible: They waste your time, and the advertising industry makes the internet a worse place. Payouts are so small that the only way to survive is to turn your site into an ad filled hellhole with no real substance. If you want to support your favorite authors: send then money. A dollar helps more then viewing ads ever would. However, most people see advertising as a part of the internet experience, which is why I added this message to my

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Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World

wired.com Zeyi Yang 2025-10-10 14:00:00

A leak of more than 100,000 documents shows that a little-known Chinese company has been quietly selling censorship systems seemingly modeled on the Great Firewall to governments around the world. Geedge Networks, a company founded in 2018 that counts the “father” of China’s massive censorship infrastructure as one of its investors, styles itself as a network-monitoring provider, offering business-grade cybersecurity tools to “gain comprehensive visibility and minimize security risks” for its c

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OpenAI Says It's Making a Full Hollywood Movie Using AI

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-10 22:15:29

OpenAI has teamed up with production companies in London and Los Angeles to create a feature-length animated movie made largely with artificial intelligence. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the purported goal of using AI tech on the movie is to speed up production while also saving costs — and, presumably, serving as a giant tech demo for movie execs everywhere. The film will invite comparisons to the early days of CGI-animated movies in the mid-1990s. Funded heavily by Apple cofounder Ste

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SpaceX Strikes Wireless Gold With EchoStar Sale. Expect Better Coverage With These Carriers

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-10 22:31:00

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired $17 billion worth of EchoStar’s wireless spectrum, the two companies announced on Monday. The coveted chunk of spectrum, which is used to transmit cellular data through the air, exists in the 1.9 and lower 2GHz spectrum bands. The news comes six weeks after SpaceX launched its satellite texting partnership T-Mobile, called T-Satellite. SpaceX’s Starlink internet service is now poised to dramatically increase its direct-to-cell coverage, which allows users to text

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I only give my real number to people, not companies

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-10 01:00:41

Ryan Haines / Android Authority I shudder every time I get a phone call from an unknown number. I dread looking at the hundreds of unread text messages in my inbox. No, I’m not being melodramatic. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been very lax with securing my phone number. Every app, every food delivery service, every shopping website that I’ve logged into has my phone number. At the time of signing up for these services, it seemed like the obvious thing to do. After all, if the delivery guy n

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Dyson’s New Stick Vacuum Just Solved My Biggest Problem With Cordless Models

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-11 06:15:00

Dyson is one of the best-known cordless vacuum manufacturers, and its V-series vacuums are flagship models that usually earn top marks in our testing. With strong suction and innovations including dust detection, the best Dyson vacuums can usually be counted on to bring something new to the table. I got to go hands-on with the Dyson V16 Piston Animal (there’s also a Submarine variant), the company’s newest cordless vacuum that’s expected to launch in the US in 2026. It offers the top-of-class c

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The Polestar 5 electric sedan makes its world debut

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-11 11:00:49

Today, Polestar debuted its newest model. Just as three is followed by four, next in the series comes five—in this case the Polestar 5. And the new EV is a little departure from the products we've seen so far from this Swedish/Chinese startup. It's a handsome if angular sedan that, like the Polestar 4 SUV, eschews a rear window in favor of more headroom for passengers and a rear-view camera. "Polestar 5 is bringing the future to our present. Our vision for Polestar's design, technology, and sus

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EchoStar to sell spectrum to SpaceX after FCC threatened to revoke licenses

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-11 11:31:26

SpaceX's complaints to the Federal Communications Commission have helped the satellite company land a $17 billion deal to buy spectrum licenses from EchoStar. The deal consists of up to $8.5 billion in cash and up to $8.5 billion in SpaceX stock, EchoStar said. SpaceX also agreed to pay $2 billion worth of interest payments on EchoStar debt through November 2027. After SpaceX alleged that EchoStar subsidiary Dish Network "barely uses" its spectrum and urged the FCC to make the spectrum availab

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The Polestar 5 is an 884hp fastback sedan that should make Porsche nervous

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-10-11 11:00:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s been five years since Polestar first introduced the Precept, a concept car that the electric automaker described as “a manifesto of things to come; a declaration.” Well, come they have, because today Polestar finally revealed the p

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The AI bubble argument misunderstands both bubbles and AI

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-11 14:53:42

There's a popular argument going around that goes something like this: AI is a bubble Ok, maybe it's useful and will survive, but It can be a bubble and still survive later, like the .com bubble Basically the back and forth is the following. PERSON1 : "AI is a bubble." : "AI is a bubble." PERSON2 : "No, it isn't. Bubbles are when things turn out to be hype, and they get proven wrong and die." : "No, it isn't. Bubbles are when things turn out to be hype, and they get proven wrong and die." P

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Trump’s attempt to fire FTC Democrat gets a boost from Supreme Court

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-11 14:54:38

President Trump's attempt to fire a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission was given a boost today, as Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts granted a stay that temporarily blocks a lower-court ruling against Trump. The Supreme Court hasn't ruled on the merits of the case. Today's order from Roberts stayed the lower-court ruling "pending further order of The Chief Justice or of the Court." Roberts set a September 15 deadline for Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, the Democrat who was fired

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Meta reportedly suppressed research about how dangerous its VR headsets are for kids

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-11 19:25:09

Meta allegedly suppressed research that suggested kids were exposed to certain dangers when using its VR headsets, according to a report by The Washington Post . Current and former employees have presented documents to Congress that describe incidents in which children were groomed by adult predators in VR, but allege that internal reports were edited to omit the worst of these offenses. Meta has denied these allegations. Two of these researchers claim they met with a German family in which a c

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IEEE Quantum Week 2025 Breaks Registration Records

computer.org Ilse Paredes 2025-10-11 21:00:54

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., 5 September 2025 – IEEE Quantum Week closes today, breaking previous registration records: The conference welcomed 1,700+ registrants eager to immerse themselves in cutting-edge research and practical advances in quantum tech.. In addition, more than 80 exhibitors convened 31 August – 5 September at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., to exhibit their latest quantum applications. “The quantum computing community has made tremendous progress in

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One of our favorite cordless vacuums is 23 percent off right now

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-12 03:42:55

You don't necessarily have to break the bank to pick up a cordless vacuum and avoid the scourge of cables while you're cleaning up debris from your floors. Our favorite budget cordless vacuum already delivered good value for money, and now it's on sale, making it an even more enticing proposition. The Levoit LVAC-300 has dropped down to $270. This cordless vacuum's list price is $350, meaning that you're getting a discount of $80 or 23 percent. It's not quite a record-low price (we've seen it d

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EchoStar offloads satellite spectrum to SpaceX for $17 billion

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-10-12 03:36:17

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Dish parent company EchoStar is selling wireless spectrum licenses to SpaceX for around $17 billion, the companies announced on Monday. SpaceX says it will use the spectrum to create the “next generation” of Starlink’s cellular satellite service, which customers

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Why Your Office Chair Should Have Lumbar Support

wired.com Luke Larsen 2025-10-12 07:00:00

Office chairs with lumbar support have been around for decades, but it has largely been relegated to high-end seats. That's no longer the case. Lumbar support is a standard feature on most office chairs these days, even budget models. Often it's included, but you may have to pay a small fee to add it on. But is having lumbar support really worth it? Unless you have perfect posture, the lumbar spine is the area in your lower back that needs help. A standard office chair may not follow the natura

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SpaceX strikes $17B deal to buy EchoStar’s spectrum for Starlink’s direct-to-phone service

techcrunch.com Ram Iyer 2025-10-12 07:26:57

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has agreed to acquire 50MHz of wireless spectrum and Mobile Satellite Service spectrum licenses from EchoStar, for use in the Starlink satellite network. EchoStar will sell its AWS-4 and H-block spectrum licenses in exchange for $8.5 billion in cash and $8.5 billion SpaceX stock. SpaceX said the deal would let it develop and deploy its “Direct to Cell” constellation, which it claims can provide broadband-speed internet access to mobile phones across the world. Of the cash, $2

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The Download: introducing our 35 Innovators Under 35 list for 2025

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-10-12 11:10:00

The world is full of extraordinary young people brimming with ideas for how to crack tough problems. Every year, we recognize 35 such individuals from around the world—all of whom are under the age of 35. These scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs are working to help mitigate climate change, accelerate scientific progress, and alleviate human suffering from disease. Some are launching companies while others are hard at work in academic labs. They were selected from hundreds of nominees by e

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iPhone 17 vs. iPhone 17 Air, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max: Rumored Specs Rundown

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-12 20:00:00

The iPhone 17 lineup will be revealed tomorrow, but we couldn't wait until the phones are released -- we're comparing them now. How? Using the most credible rumors of what's coming in the iPhone 17 series, including a potential super-thin iPhone 17 Air, to speculate on how Apple's next big smartphones will stack up. Last year's iPhone 16 series added a handful of upgrades over its predecessors, most notably the new Camera Control key. While the basic iPhone 16 and Plus models got a new ultrawid

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Apple Watch SE 3 announcement this week looks quite likely thanks to last-minute leak

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-10-12 14:42:06

Thanks to a new last-minute leak from an anonymous X account, it now seems all but certain that Apple’s next generation Apple Watch SE will be launching in a number of days. Rumors for this new model have been faint, leading to some skepticism around whether or not it’s truly launching this year – but now things seem solid. This anonymous X account wishes to remain private, so we can’t directly link to the tweet – though the user has a highly accurate track record. Late on Sunday, the account

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How many dimensions is this?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-08 21:25:21

In the past couple of weeks, I’ve been posting about seemingly simple mathematical problems that defy intuition, and where the answers we find on the internet turn out to be shallow or hard to parse. For a taste, you might enjoy the articles on Gödel’s beavers or on infinite decimals. Today, let’s continue by asking a simple question: how many dimensions does a line have? A trained mathematician might blurt out an answer involving vector spaces or open set coverings, but there’s no fun in that.

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Show HN: Veena Chromatic Tuner

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-12 20:38:34

Veena Chromatic Tuner lets you to tune in Equal Temperament/Just Intonation with oscilloscope-like stable waveform display. This powerful, versatile tuning application is designed for musicians who need precise control over their instrument tuning across multiple musical traditions (Equal Temperament, Just Intonation). It displays the pitch (frequency) and deviation in cents via a needle interface. A unique visual feature is its linear and circular waveform display of input audio: the waveform a

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The 2025 MTV VMAs Are on Tonight. Here's How to Watch Live Without Cable

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-12 12:40:03

The MTV Video Music Awards return tonight, giving fans a chance to watch their chosen winners in 19 categories, including best collaboration, best new artist, best choreography and the coveted video of the year. Social-driven categories added in recent years have created opportunities for lesser-known viral artists and internet favorites to take home a Moon Man trophy, making the competition open to almost anyone. This year's ceremony will be hosted by L.L. Cool J and feature a star-studded lin

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Human stem cells age more rapidly in space, study finds

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-12 14:56:51

While scientists are still working to understand the effects an extended trip to space can have on the human body, research in recent years has suggested that astronauts may experience some pretty dramatic changes on both the physiological and psychological levels. In the latest study led by a team at University of California San Diego, researchers found signs of accelerated aging in human stem cells that spent roughly a month in space. The research focused on hematopoietic stem and progenitor

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The New Math of Quantum Cryptography

wired.com Ben Brubaker 2025-10-12 11:00:00

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Hard problems are usually not a welcome sight. But cryptographers love them. That’s because certain hard math problems underpin the security of modern encryption. Any clever trick for solving them will doom most forms of cryptography. Several years ago, researchers found a radically new approach to encryption that lacks this potential weak spot. The approach exploits the peculiar features of quantum physics. But unlike earlier qua

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Your electronics could be quietly draining energy - this gadget prevents that

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-10-12 15:00:18

Smart Wi-Fi power strips are a great way to save on your power bill. But do they pay for themselves? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Leaving devices plugged and switched on can be wasteful. Monitoring usage and remote switching helps reduce bills. This Tapo smart power strip is a great option to monitor power consumption, and at $45, it pays for itself. I have three 3D printers that are on the go a lot of the time. I

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Psychological Tricks Can Get AI to Break the Rules

wired.com Kyle Orland 2025-10-12 15:00:00

If you were trying to learn how to get other people to do what you want, you might use some of the techniques found in a book like Influence: The Power of Persuasion. Now, a preprint study out of the University of Pennsylvania suggests that those same psychological persuasion techniques can frequently "convince" some LLMs to do things that go against their system prompts. The size of the persuasion effects shown in "Call Me a Jerk: Persuading AI to Comply with Objectionable Requests" suggests t

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Zuckerberg caught on hot mic telling Trump 'I wasn't sure' how much to promise to spend on AI in the US

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-12 03:28:19

US President Donald Trump jokes with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) as he hosts tech leaders for a dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 4, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Mark Zuckerberg has certainly come a long way in his relationship with President Donald Trump. Almost exactly a year after the president threatened the Meta CEO with imprisonment, the two sat side-by-side at a White House dinner, alongside numerous other tech CEOs. T

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Latest Tech News

Firefox launches ‘shake to summarize’ on iPhones

The elegance of movement in Silksong

No adblocker detected

Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World

OpenAI Says It's Making a Full Hollywood Movie Using AI

SpaceX Strikes Wireless Gold With EchoStar Sale. Expect Better Coverage With These Carriers

I only give my real number to people, not companies

Dyson’s New Stick Vacuum Just Solved My Biggest Problem With Cordless Models

The Polestar 5 electric sedan makes its world debut

EchoStar to sell spectrum to SpaceX after FCC threatened to revoke licenses

The Polestar 5 is an 884hp fastback sedan that should make Porsche nervous

The AI bubble argument misunderstands both bubbles and AI

Trump’s attempt to fire FTC Democrat gets a boost from Supreme Court

Meta reportedly suppressed research about how dangerous its VR headsets are for kids

IEEE Quantum Week 2025 Breaks Registration Records

One of our favorite cordless vacuums is 23 percent off right now

EchoStar offloads satellite spectrum to SpaceX for $17 billion

Why Your Office Chair Should Have Lumbar Support

SpaceX strikes $17B deal to buy EchoStar’s spectrum for Starlink’s direct-to-phone service

The Download: introducing our 35 Innovators Under 35 list for 2025

iPhone 17 vs. iPhone 17 Air, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max: Rumored Specs Rundown

Apple Watch SE 3 announcement this week looks quite likely thanks to last-minute leak

How many dimensions is this?

Show HN: Veena Chromatic Tuner

The 2025 MTV VMAs Are on Tonight. Here's How to Watch Live Without Cable

Human stem cells age more rapidly in space, study finds

The New Math of Quantum Cryptography

Your electronics could be quietly draining energy - this gadget prevents that

Psychological Tricks Can Get AI to Break the Rules

Zuckerberg caught on hot mic telling Trump 'I wasn't sure' how much to promise to spend on AI in the US

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