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LEGO Star Wars Phantom Menace Podrace Wasn’t This Cheap Last Prime Day, but Now It’s Practically Free

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2025-09-03 20:40:39

It’s hard to decide which is more surprising — the fact that Star Wars: The Phantom Menace is now 25 years old, or that LEGO has been creating amazingly detailed Star Wars-themed sets and models for just as long. The 25th anniversary celebration of LEGO Star Wars continues with this amazing diorama depicting the iconic podrace between young Anakin Skywalker and Sebulba on Tatooine, and Amazon’s selling this adult set for just $54. The LEGO Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Mos Espa Podrace Diorama

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A New Nova Just Appeared in the Night Sky – You Can See It with the Naked Eye

news.ycombinator.com Dr. Alfredo Carpineti 2025-09-04 09:54:03

For the last year or so, astronomers and sky lovers have been waiting for the explosion of T Coronae Borealis. The system is a notorious recurring nova, which is expected to go any moment now, but still has not. So, while astronomy can be a cruel mistress, making us wait, it can also be a generous mistress since there is also a brand new and unexpected nova in the night sky that you can see. Its name is V462 Lupi. A nova is a stellar object that suddenly brightens in the night sky, usually to a

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Early Prime Day Deal Drops LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle to a New Record Low on Amazon

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-04 00:10:09

Harry Potter is the top LEGO theme, breaking records and enchanting individuals of all ages. The legendary Hogwarts Castle set is a perennial best-seller, flying off the shelves quicker than a snitch in flight. With an amazing 4.8 out of 5 rating based on nearly 1,600 reviews, ithis set is a favorite among collectors and builders of all ages. Even a discounted rate is something to get excited over, especially considering deep price cuts don’t usually happen on such a highly sought-after model.

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Tesla Just Admitted Something Wildly Embarrassing About What'll Be in the Front Seat of All Its Robotaxis

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-04 12:06:18

Tesla is poised to finally launch its long-awaited robotaxi service this weekend in Austin, Texas. But there's a huge, embarrassing catch. As Electrek reports, the self-driving cabs will have a human "safety monitor" plunked in the front passenger seat — a far cry from Elon Musk's bold promise that his automaker would be hosting unsupervised rides this summer. The hilarious admission was disclosed in the recent invitations Tesla sent out to those interested in participating in the robotaxi ser

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West End Games’ Classic ‘Star Wars’ RPG Is Still Setting the Blueprint for Its Universe

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-09-04 16:48:43

In the years since Lucasfilm overhauled Star Wars continuity—reclassifying years of Expanded Universe material as “Legends” before wiping a clean slate of continuity it has developed over the last decade-plus—much of what has been rebuilt has been done so off of the back of re-canonizing elements of that old material. In some ways re-imagined, in others just lifted wholesale, the journey of modern Star Wars is as much about adding new stories as it is weaving the old ones back into them. There

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Microsoft lays out its path to useful quantum computing

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-05 00:52:35

On Thursday, Microsoft's Azure Quantum group announced that it has settled on a plan for getting error correction on quantum computers. While the company pursues its own hardware efforts, the Azure team is a platform provider that currently gives access to several distinct types of hardware qubits. So it has chosen a scheme that is suitable for several different quantum computing technologies (notably excluding its own). The company estimates that the system it has settled on can take hardware q

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Visualizing environmental costs of war in Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä

news.ycombinator.com Jgs Editor 2025-09-05 12:23:29

Audrey Aguirre Upland High School, Upland, CA, USA. Email: audrey.a.aguirre (at) gmail (dot) com Download PDF Past studies on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (風の谷のナウシカ; Topcraft, 1984) have primarily focused on its ecological themes and anti-war messages through analysis of the narrative as a whole or Nausicaä’s character. These studies address the ethical and environmental consequences of war shown through the dystopian nature of the film’s setting and its religious symbolism. However, I

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Malware-Laced GitHub Repos Found Masquerading as Developer Tools

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-05 12:03:23

(English translation below) Klarrio ontdekt grootschalig malware-netwerk op GitHub Klarrio heeft onlangs een belangrijke ontdekking gedaan: Het gaat om een omvangrijk malware-netwerk op open source-platform GitHub dat de CTO van Klarrio, Bruno De Bus, dankzij eigen onderzoek heeft weten bloot te leggen. Het is al langer bekend dat er door middel van gekloonde Open-Source GitHub repositories pogingen gedaan worden om malware te installeren voor nietsvermoedende gebruikers. Maar de schaal waaro

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LEGO Joins Early Prime Day With Star Wars Millennium Falcon at a New Record-Low Price

gizmodo.com Jason Coles 2025-09-06 00:40:07

Star Wars fans are, historically, pretty committed to what they love. It makes them incredibly easy to buy presents for, because basically anything that’s related to Star Wars is a good shout, and it’s going to be really well received too. It can be hard to find a quality gift though, whether you’re looking for yourself or someone else. These days, one of the best gifts you can give any of them, outside of a trip to Disney World, is a good Lego set. See at Amazon Lego sets hold their value wel

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Your TV's USB port has an underutilized benefit that can revitalize an old system

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-09-06 06:00:14

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Recently, I wrote about the various uses of the USB ports that come standard on the back or side of any smart TV. In this article, I'm focusing on one particular important use: installing firmware updates using a USB device. Also: How to disable ACR on your TV (and why doing so makes such a big difference) Updates are essential because they ensure your TV has the latest software, features, and security patches. Most smart TVs are designed to automatically check for and install

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A False Start on the Road to an All-American Bitcoin

wired.com Joel Khalili 2025-09-06 07:30:00

US president Donald Trump waited a beat to soak up the applause. In front of a baying crowd of bitcoiners at crypto conference Bitcoin 2024 in July, he had just laid out his plan to turn the US into the world’s undisputed bitcoin mining superpower. “I want it to be mined, minted, and made in the USA,” he told the audience. “You’re going to be very happy with me—you’re going to be so happy.” Since returning to the White House, Trump has largely followed through on his crypto-related pledges: He

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In praise of “normal” engineers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-06 16:36:41

This article was originally commissioned by Luca Rossi (paywalled) for refactoring.fm, on February 11th, 2025. Luca edited a version of it that emphasized the importance of building “10x engineering teams” . It was later picked up by IEEE Spectrum (!!!), who scrapped most of the teams content and published a different, shorter piece on March 13th. This is my personal edit. It is not exactly identical to either of the versions that have been publicly released to date. It contains a lot of the so

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In Praise of "Normal" Engineers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-07 07:36:41

This article was originally commissioned by Luca Rossi (paywalled) for refactoring.fm, on February 11th, 2025. Luca edited a version of it that emphasized the importance of building “10x engineering teams” . It was later picked up by IEEE Spectrum (!!!), who scrapped most of the teams content and published a different, shorter piece on March 13th. This is my personal edit. It is not exactly identical to either of the versions that have been publicly released to date. It contains a lot of the so

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Ryuk ransomware’s initial access expert extradited to the U.S.

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-07 01:05:35

A member of the notorious Ryuk ransomware operation who specialized in gaining initial access to corporate networks has been extradited to the United States. The suspect is a 33-year-old foreign man who was arrested in April 2025 in his home in Kyiv at the request of the FBI. He was extradited to the United States yesterday, June 18. In 2023, the Ukrainian cyber police, the National Police, and international law enforcement partners began investigating a ransomware operation whose members carr

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DuckDuckGo scam blocker detects fake stores, crypto sites, virus alerts, more

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-09-08 08:44:14

The privacy-focused web browser DuckDuckGo has boosted its anti-scam features. It can now detect and block fake ecommerce stores, crypto sites, virus alerts, and more. The new security feature is completely free for all users on both Mac and iOS browsers, with no Privacy Pro subscription needed … DuckDuckGo already had the ability to detect common phishing and malware attacks, as well as malicious ads, but these features have now been boosted and branded as Scam Blocker. There are the two new

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9to5Mac Overtime 050: Finally, a real computer

9to5mac.com Jeff Benjamin 2025-09-08 16:00:00

Jeff and Fernando share their 1-week impressions with new Apple software, with a special focus on iPadOS 26. Sponsored by Bitwarden: Check out Bitwarden Password Manager, featuring an Apple Watch authenticator integration, secure autofill on Safari and iOS apps, and enterprise-grade security tools that help you manage credentials with confidence. 9to5Mac Overtime is a weekly video-first podcast exploring fun and interesting observations in the Apple ecosystem, featuring 9to5Mac’s Fernando Silv

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Krispy Kreme says November data breach impacts over 160,000 people

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-08 15:59:49

U.S. doughnut chain Krispy Kreme confirmed that attackers stole the personal information of over 160,000 individuals in a November 2024 cyberattack. The American multinational coffeehouse chain employed 22,800 people in 40 countries as of December 2023 and operates 1,521 shops and 15,800 points of access. It also manages four "Doughnut Factories" in the United States and 37 others internationally, and it partners with McDonald's to have its products sold in thousands of McDonald's locations wo

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Icons of Aviation History: Boeing X-29

news.ycombinator.com Lenny Flank 2025-09-07 12:03:02

In the 1980s, experiments were begun with a radical new aircraft design–the forward-swept wing. This odd-looking configuration promised a number of aerodynamic benefits. However, these benefits came with some severe limits as well. Grumman X-29 photo from WikiCommons Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut photo from WikiCommons One of the primary advantages of forward-swept wings is greatly improved maneuverability, which is always a desired characteristic in a military fighter jet. With conventional swept-wing

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Announcing the 2025 finalists for VentureBeat Women in AI Awards

venturebeat.com Aliyah Mohammed 2025-09-09 00:06:48

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more With VentureBeat’s flagship event, VB Transform, just around the corner, we are excited to announce the finalists for the 7th annual Women in AI Awards. The winners will be announced during a special program on the main stage of Transform on Wednesday, June 25 at 4 p.m. PT. VB Transform is a premier two-day event on June 24-25 at Fort Mas

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North Korean hackers deepfake execs in Zoom call to spread Mac malware

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-09 03:37:41

The North Korean BlueNoroff hacking group is deepfaking company executives during Zoom calls to trick employees into installing custom malware on their macOS devices. BlueNoroff (aka Sapphire Sleet or TA444) is a North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) group known for conducting cryptocurrency theft attacks using Windows and Mac malware. Huntress researchers uncovered a new BlueNoroff attack on June 11, 2025, when they were called to investigate a potential intrusion on a partner's netwo

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PWM flicker: Invisible light that's harming our health?

news.ycombinator.com Amber Case 2025-09-09 00:32:00

The Invisible Light That’s Harming Our Health — And How We Can Light Things Better Amber Case Follow 7 min read · 4 hours ago 4 hours ago -- Listen Share I recently spent a few weeks running a conference for a community of researchers and writers in a historic chateau in the French countryside. During this time, I also examined the history of the building and how texture, size and proportionality affected thinking in the space. This experience turned out to be a perfect illustration of how som

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Address bar shows hp.com. Browser displays scammers’ malicious text anyway.

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-09 04:10:45

Not the Apple page you're looking for “If I showed the [webpage] to my parents, I don't think they would be able to tell that this is fake,” Jérôme Segura, lead malware intelligence analyst at Malwarebytes, said in an interview. “As the user, if you click on those links, you think, ‘Oh I'm actually on the Apple website and Apple is recommending that I call this number.’” The unknown actors behind the scam begin by buying Google ads that appear at the top of search results for Microsoft, Apple,

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iOS 18.6 now available in beta, plus macOS 15.6, more [U: Public betas]

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-09 20:18:00

Last week Apple debuted its major new software versions coming this fall, including iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and more. But it isn’t finished with the current software cycle just yet, as the first betas for iOS 18.6, macOS 15.6, and more have now arrived. Update 6/18/25: Public beta versions are now rolling out too, a couple days after the developer releases arrived. Inside Apple, the vast majority of software engineers’ time has been dedicated, likely for a while now, to preparing iOS 26 and the oth

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The best graphic design software of 2025: Feature-packed, professional tools

zdnet.com Charlie Osborne 2025-09-10 00:34:42

Whether you're a student just starting your graphic design journey or you're a seasoned professional, you won't get far without the right tools. We've moved on from the early days of classic Adobe Photoshop and Corel, and while these software suites are now modern and valuable in their own right, there is a multitude of graphic design packages out there for you to choose from. Windows, Mac, tablets, or even smartphones -- no matter the device, there's software out there for you. Some are focus

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ChainLink Phishing: How Trusted Domains Become Threat Vectors

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-10 08:02:12

Phishing remains one of cybersecurity’s most enduring threats, not because defenders aren’t evolving, but because attackers are adapting even faster. Today’s most effective campaigns aren’t just built on spoofed emails or shady domains. They exploit something far more insidious: trust in the tools and services we use every day, leading to zero-hour phishing. The Rise of ChainLink Phishing Traditional phishing relied on easily identifiable red flags such as suspicious senders and questionable

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Paddle settles for $5 million over facilitating tech support scams

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-10 16:14:18

Paddle.com and its U.S. subsidiary will pay $5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations that the company facilitated deceptive tech-support schemes that harmed many U.S. consumers, including older adults. Paddle, a UK-based payment processor, offers payments, tax handling, compliance, and checkout infrastructure for software and digital product sellers by acting as a "merchant of record." According to the FTC, Paddle failed to perform adequate screening and fraud prevention

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The 56 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now (June 2025)

wired.com Jennifer M. Wood 2025-09-10 19:00:00

Disney+, if you didn’t know, isn’t just for kids. With its ownership of the Lucasfilm brand and the Marvel titles, the streaming service offers plenty of grown-up content in its bid to compete with Netflix and Amazon—and we’re not just talking movies. Since launching the service, Disney has used the name recognition of Star Wars and Marvel to launch scores of TV shows, from The Mandalorian to Loki. In the list below, we’ve collected the ones we think are the best to watch, from those franchises

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IEEE Computer Society Announces André Seznec as the 2025 ACM-IEEE CS Eckert-Mauchly Award Recipient

computer.org Jasmine Ang 2025-09-11 01:32:08

Seznec is recognized for seminal work in branch prediction and cache memories LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 17 June 2025 – The IEEE Computer Society (CS) is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2025 ACM-IEEE CS Eckert-Mauchly Award: André Seznec, SiFive Fellow on leave from INRIA/IRISA. The award honors Seznec’s extensive impact on computing, most notably his pioneering contributions to branch prediction and cache memories. “André Seznec is a luminary in computer architecture,” said Hironori Washi

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Cybersecurity takes a big hit in new Trump executive order

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-11 12:33:01

Cybersecurity practitioners are voicing concerns over a recent executive order issued by the White House that guts requirements for: securing software the government uses, punishing people who compromise sensitive networks, preparing new encryption schemes that will withstand attacks from quantum computers, and other existing controls. The executive order (EO), issued on June 6, reverses several key cybersecurity orders put in place by President Joe Biden, some as recently as a few days before

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Applied Intuition raises $600M as it pushes further into defense

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-09-11 18:58:48

Buzzy autonomous vehicle software company Applied Intuition has closed a $600 million Series F and tender offer, pushing its valuation up to $15 billion. The round was co-led by BlackRock-managed funds and Kleiner Perkins, and included new investments from the Qatar Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi Investment Council, Greycroft, and more. Existing investors General Catalyst, Lux, Elad Gil, and Mary Meeker’s growth fund Bond also participated. Applied Intuition’s raise comes just one year after

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LEGO Star Wars Phantom Menace Podrace Wasn’t This Cheap Last Prime Day, but Now It’s Practically Free

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