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SAG-AFTRA board approves agreement with game companies on AI and new contract

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2026-03-21 21:04:00

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) National Board approved the tentative agreement with the video game bargaining group. The contract on terms for the Interactive Media Agreement will now be submitted to the membership for ratification. The new contract accomplishes important guardrails and gains around AI, including the requirement of informed consent across various AI uses and the ability for performers to suspend informed consent for Digi

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Your Wear OS smartwatch will now warn you when an earthquake is about to happen

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-21 21:12:17

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s Android earthquake alerts are expanding from phones to Wear OS smartwatches, providing warnings about seismic activity directly on your wrist. Rolling out with Google Play Services version 25.21, these wearable alerts will show the quake’s estimated magnitude and distance to the epicenter. This is a crucial addition for smartwatch users, especially those with cellular models who may leave their phones behind but still need to receive timely warnin

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PSA: Widespread internet outage affects Spotify, Google, Discord, Cloudflare, more [U: Fixed]

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-03-21 16:06:57

Update: The issue has now been resolved. The original post follows below. If you’re having trouble accessing multiple major services today, you’re definitely not alone. Reports from users, and confirmed by data from Downdetector, indicate a widespread internet outage is currently impacting a wide range of popular platforms and infrastructure providers. Among the affected services: Spotify Google services (including Google Cloud, Meet, Drive, and Nest) Discord CharacterAI Snapchat Cloudfl

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Steam finally goes native on Apple Silicon, here’s how to try it

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-03-21 21:53:33

After a years-long wait, Steam for Mac is finally a native Apple Silicon app. Or about to be. Valve quietly rolled out the new version as part of a beta update, and you can try it right now. Until now, Steam has relied entirely on Rosetta 2 to function on Apple Silicon Macs. To many users, that meant extra overhead, slower performance, and a clunky experience across the board, especially in the Chromium-based UI that powers much of the Steam client. And now with the Rosetta 2 sunset on the hor

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The fastest laptops of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2026-03-21 21:39:39

At ZDNET, we're often asked, "what's the fastest laptop?" It's a fair question, but it really depends. If you want speed for creative tasks, "fastest" means editing 4K video or rendering high-res images. In that case, you'll want a powerful graphics processing unit (GPU) and lots of random access memory (RAM). The Asus ProArt P16, our pick for fastest creator laptop, has those features in spades. If you're talking speed for work tasks, "fastest" means seamlessly handling multitasking, large docu

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The best mini gaming PCs of 2025: Expert recommended

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-03-21 21:51:12

PCs have been through a number of evolutions in terms of size, transforming from hulking machines to something no bigger than a hardback book that packs enough power to handle the most demanding workloads. The same has happened with gaming PCs, and with their increased power and cooling demand, it's amazing just how much power and performance can fit into such a small package. Also: The best cheap gaming PCs you can buy If you don't have the space in your life for a huge gaming rig, a mini gam

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Show HN: McWig – A modal, Vim-like text editor written in Go

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-21 09:32:56

McWig (temporary name) Hi! Welcome to my text editor page. McWig is a modal, Vim-like text editor written in Go. I use it as my daily driver, btw. Note: McWig currently supports only .go files. Do not edit files that are not backed up. McWig is still in an early stage of development and may damage your files. Features LSP autocomplete, goto definition, hover info Tree-sitter support Color themes (borrowed from the Helix text editor) Lots of bugs Macro support Something like Emacs org-mo

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Rendering Crispy Text on the GPU

news.ycombinator.com Rubén Osorio López 2026-03-21 22:27:24

It’s not the first time I’ve fallen down the rabbit-hole of rendering text in real time. Every time I’ve looked into it an inkling of dissatisfaction always remained, either aliasing, large textures, slow build times, minification/magnification, smooth movement, etc. Last time I landed on a solution using Multi-Channel Signed Distance Fields (SDFs) which was working well. However there was still a few things that bothered me and I just needed a little excuse to jump back into the topic. That e

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Jemalloc Postmortem

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-21 21:37:17

Home Published Jun 12, 2025 The jemalloc memory allocator was first conceived in early 2004, and has been in public use for about 20 years now. Thanks to the nature of open source software licensing, jemalloc will remain publicly available indefinitely. But active upstream development has come to an end. This post briefly describes jemalloc’s development phases, each with some success/failure highlights, followed by some retrospective commentary. Phase 0: Lyken In 2004 I began work on the Ly

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Best Internet Providers in Columbus, Ohio

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-21 18:58:00

What is the best internet provider in Columbus? CNET's broadband experts recommend AT&T Fiber as the best internet service provider in Columbus, Ohio. It's not hard to see why: the ISP has reasonable pricing, ranging from $55 to $245, as well as the fastest speeds in the area with 2 and 5 gigabits, respectively. However, its biggest pitfall is that its geographic reach isn't 100% -- so those not in the region will need to look elsewhere. But there are plenty of great alternatives, such as Spect

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 13, #263

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-21 19:34:00

Looking for the most recent regular 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 and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition has a tough purple category, but what else is new? If you're not familiar with a certain basketball player's life story, the blue group could also be tricky. Read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut

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Meta is paying $14 billion to catch up in the AI race

theverge.com Alex Heath 2026-03-21 21:05:10

Meta is paying $14.3 billion to acquire 49 percent of Scale AI and hire its CEO, Alexandr Wang, to revamp its troubled AI efforts. As part of the deal, Wang will report directly to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and remain on Scale’s board of directors, both companies announced on Thursday. Sources say Wang will lead a new AI lab at Meta tasked with building “superintelligence.” Meta spokesperson Ashley Zandy says the company “will share more about this effort and the great people joining this team i

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Indian scientists search for the perfect apple

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-03-22 00:05:53

Indian scientists search for the perfect apple 55 minutes ago Share Save Priti Gupta Technology Reporter Reporting from Mumbai Share Save Getty Images Jammu and Kashmir is India's biggest apple producing region "My neighbours thought I'd lost my mind," says farmer Kakasaheb Sawant. In 2022 he had decided to plant some apple trees, not crazy for a farmer unless, like Mr Sawant, you live in subtropical southern India, where temperatures can hit 43C. He bought 100 saplings, of which 80 survived.

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I love the Kishi V3 Pro, but the Razer Tax is real

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-21 16:00:27

Razer Kishi V3 Pro The Razer Kishi V3 Pro is the best purely telescopic mobile controller you can get right now. It has swappable TMR sticks and a ton of extra buttons, all of which are customizable. The build quality is terrific, it's comfortable to use, and the companion Razer Nexus app offers a ton of great features with no subscription needed. At an MSRP of $149, you need to be living the luxury life to buy it, but if you can justify the cost you'll love the Kishi V3 Pro. Whenever I review

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BlueAnt Soundblade under-monitor speaker drops to a record-low price!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-22 00:59:55

Are you looking for some PC speakers? I came across this one at CES, a couple of years ago, and let me tell you, it’s what I would buy if I needed good desktop audio. The thing is, I wasn’t a big fan of the $199.99 retail price. The BlueAnt Soundblade is currently available at just $94.99, which happens to be its record-low price. It’s looking much more enticing now! Buy the BlueAnt Soundblade for just $94.99 ($105 off) This offer is available from Amazon. The discount applies to all color vers

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Trump’s protest threats raise surveillance alarms around his military parade

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2026-03-21 22:50:24

President Donald Trump’s warning that protesters of Saturday’s US military parade in Washington, DC, will be met with “very heavy force” threatens to chill speech and underscores the need for protesters to take precautions around digital surveillance, privacy advocates tell The Verge. In remarks from the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump did not distinguish between peaceful and non-peaceful protesters. “For those people who want to protest, they’re going to be met with very big force,” Trump said.

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The Steve Jobs Archive shares stories, videos, and notes of his famous commencement speech

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-03-22 00:43:02

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of Steve Jobs’ famous Stanford commencement speech, and the Steve Jobs Archive has marked the occasion by uploading an HD version of the speech, publishing notes Jobs emailed to himself, and sharing details about the leadup to the speech. You can see everything on a page on the Steve Jobs Archive’s website and watch the HD video on YouTube.

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Meta’s new world model lets robots manipulate objects in environments they’ve never encountered before

venturebeat.com Ben Dickson 2026-03-22 04:22:07

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more While large language models (LLMs) have mastered text (and other modalities to some extent), they lack the physical “common sense” to operate in dynamic, real-world environments. This has limited the deployment of AI in areas like manufacturing and logistics, where understanding cause and effect is critical. Meta’s latest model, V-JEPA 2,

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Android 16 is great, but changing this one setting makes it even better

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-21 16:00:04

Google’s Android 16 update is now available for Pixels, and like many of you, I eagerly rushed to update my phone as soon as the new software was live. Even though Android 16 isn’t the most thrilling OS upgrade we’ve ever seen (the really big changes are coming in Android 16 QPR1), a new Android update is still exciting, no matter how small. Android 16 has been running wonderfully on my Pixel 9a so far. It’s not a drastic update, but it’s smooth, responsive, and the little tweaks here and there

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Apple's AI-infused Siri may not show up until spring 2026

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-22 04:12:12

The new version of Siri that was demoed alongside Apple Intelligence might not be released until Spring 2026, Bloomberg reports. Apple officially delayed Siri's release to some time "in the coming year" back in March. The new Siri could be included in a planned iOS 26.4 update next year, which Bloomberg writes will likely arrive in March. Apple announced the smarter and more personal version of Siri at WWDC 2024 over a year ago now, and nearly two years before this hypothetical Spring 2026 rele

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Google completely remade its Snapseed iOS photo editor

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-22 04:20:03

After several years, Google has released a major update to the iOS version of its Snapseed photo editor. Version 3.0 is the program offers a complete redesign of both the iPhone and iPad apps. All of the images that have been edited with the tool are displayed in a grid. Navigation has been rearranged into three tabs, with a new Faves section for the photo tools that you want to quickly use on the regular. It boasts more than 25 different tools and filters for altering photos, including some new

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Inside a Dark Adtech Empire Fed by Fake CAPTCHAs

krebsonsecurity.com Unknown 2026-03-22 04:14:00

Late last year, security researchers made a startling discovery: Kremlin-backed disinformation campaigns were bypassing moderation on social media platforms by leveraging the same malicious advertising technology that powers a sprawling ecosystem of online hucksters and website hackers. A new report on the fallout from that investigation finds this dark ad tech industry is far more resilient and incestuous than previously known. In November 2024, researchers at the security firm Qurium publishe

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Roundtable (YC S23) Is Hiring a President / CRO

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-22 03:00:00

Roundtable is a research and deployment company building the proof-of-human layer in digital identity. Roundtable seeks to research and build real-world Turing Tests, and to productize these developments in bot detection, fraud prevention, and continuous authentication. You’ll be joining Roundtable’s C-suite alongside CEO Mayank Agrawal and CTO Mathew Hardy. The primary job will be to design, manage, and execute the commercial muscle of the company. You should be prepared to spend your time do

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How Theme Park Snack Culture Influenced the Movie Theater Popcorn Bucket Craze

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2026-03-22 04:45:58

Popcorn buckets are becoming must-have toy collectibles, and this plot twist of trends comes from the unhinged virality of containers that evoke pop culture icons and hold tasty snacks. As a theme park nerd, I saw it unfold as Disney Parks’ snack of choice went from the general cylindrical plastic bucket to Mickey Mouse-shaped holiday containers. As is common in the age of social media, the buckets became coveted souvenirs—and like many sought-after collectibles, scalpers soon got into the game

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NBA Finals 2025: When Is Game 4 and How to Watch Without Cable

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-22 03:47:39

It's a quick turnaround for game 4 of the NBA Finals. Instead of the regular cadence of two days between games, there's only one off-night before the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder are back on the court for game 4. After splitting the first two games in Oklahoma City, the Pacers defeated the Thunder last night in front of a raucous home crowd in game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 is set for Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on ABC. Here's everything you need to know to watch or

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Instagram May Soon Let You Rearrange Your Grid. What to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-22 03:51:00

If you like to keep your Instagram profile as more of a personal photo album and less of a public bulletin board, Instagram's upcoming feature is for you. Instagram will let users quietly post to your profile without broadcasting it to your followers, the company said on Thursday. Instagram also said it would let you rearrange your profile grid. It's not clear how either feature will work yet. Static posts and Reels have historically appeared in chronological order on Instagram, so this could o

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Amazon Prime Video Now Showing Nearly 6 Minutes of Ads Per Hour, Double What It Was

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-22 04:01:00

Amazon is now showing four to six minutes of advertisements per hour on its Prime Video streaming service. That's about double the ad load from when the company introduced ads in January 2024, according to a report from ADWEEK. According to the report, which is based on information from six ad buyers and documents, Amazon notified investors of the increase in ads but has not made a public announcement of the change. Despite initial grumbling from consumers, Amazon introduced ads to Prime Video

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See the Sun in a Way You've Never Seen It Before, From Above and Below

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-22 04:06:09

Every image you've ever seen of the sun is looking at its equator, because Earth's orbit sits there with a 7.25-degree tilt. That means humans have never had a good angle to view the sun's north and south poles until now. The ESA has released images of the sun's north and south poles, giving everyone their first glimpse at the top and bottom of our nearest star. The imagery was taken by the ESA's Solar Orbiter, which began its trek to view the sun's polar regions in 2020. To do this, the Orbite

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AI flunks logic test: Multiple studies reveal illusion of reasoning

techspot.com Cal Jeffrey 2026-03-22 08:17:00

Bottom line: More and more AI companies say their models can reason. Two recent studies say otherwise. When asked to show their logic, most models flub the task – proving they're not reasoning so much as rehashing patterns. The result: confident answers, but not intelligent ones. Apple researchers have uncovered a key weakness in today's most hyped AI systems – they falter at solving puzzles that require step-by-step reasoning. In a new paper, the team tested several leading models on the Tower

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Carl Pei finally explains why Nothing bought Essential

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-22 05:46:55

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Nothing’s CEO, Carl Pei, took part in a video interview where he explained why he bought Essential in 2021. He said he bought the defunct company for its name, not its tech. Essential only produced one phone before closing down. Nothing is back in the news with the Nothing Phone 3 and a new set of headphones coming this summer. But Carl Pei wants to talk about something different. Nothing’s CEO recently opened up about why the company acquired Essenti

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Latest Tech News

SAG-AFTRA board approves agreement with game companies on AI and new contract

Your Wear OS smartwatch will now warn you when an earthquake is about to happen

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The best mini gaming PCs of 2025: Expert recommended

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 13, #263

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I love the Kishi V3 Pro, but the Razer Tax is real

BlueAnt Soundblade under-monitor speaker drops to a record-low price!

Trump’s protest threats raise surveillance alarms around his military parade

The Steve Jobs Archive shares stories, videos, and notes of his famous commencement speech

Meta’s new world model lets robots manipulate objects in environments they’ve never encountered before

Android 16 is great, but changing this one setting makes it even better

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Google completely remade its Snapseed iOS photo editor

Inside a Dark Adtech Empire Fed by Fake CAPTCHAs

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See the Sun in a Way You've Never Seen It Before, From Above and Below

AI flunks logic test: Multiple studies reveal illusion of reasoning

Carl Pei finally explains why Nothing bought Essential

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