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44 Must-Have Back-to-School College Dorm Room Essentials and Gear (2025)

wired.com Brenda Stolyar 2026-01-02 18:39:00

More Accessories to Consider All of us at WIRED have complicated desk setups that make working from home easier. You don't have to go that hard for a dorm room, and you probably only have so much space to spare anyway. See our full work-from-home guide for more options, but these are some of our favorite desk accessories worth considering—plus some more options for around your dorm room. Photograph: Kat Merck Aecooly Chic Touch Control Desk Fan for $25: I've been testing this small cordless f

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Facial recognition vans to be rolled out across police forces in England

news.ycombinator.com Sky Uk Limited 2026-01-01 18:56:50

The police's use of facial recognition technology is to be significantly expanded in an attempt to catch more offenders, ministers have announced. Under the plans, 10 live facial recognition (LFR) vans will be used by seven forces across England to help identify "sex offenders or people wanted for the most serious crimes", according to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. Politics Hub: Follow latest updates and analysis The tech, which has been trialled in London and south Wales, will be subject to

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Zenobia Pay – A mission to build an alternative to high-fee card networks

news.ycombinator.com Ryan Prendergast 2026-01-02 14:19:37

Why we're open sourcing our payments platform Since Februray, Teddy and I have worked tirelessly on Zenobia Pay. Our mission: build an alternative to high-fee card networks (Visa, Mastercard) using bank transfers as payments. We were super excited by FedNow, the Federal Reserve's instant transfer rail, which inspired us to quit our jobs and do this full time. We thought, let's build QR code payments, like Pix or UPI or AliPay, but for the US. And we did! We built an instant clearing, mobile fir

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Igor Babuschkin, a co-founder of xAI, has announced his departure

news.ycombinator.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-01-02 16:51:33

Igor Babuschkin, a co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI startup, announced his departure from the company on Wednesday in a post on X. Babuschkin led engineering teams at xAI and helped build the startup into one of Silicon Valley’s leading AI model developers just a few years after it was founded. “Today was my last day at xAI, the company that I helped start with Elon Musk in 2023,” Babuschkin wrote in the post. “I still remember the day I first met Elon, we talked for hours about AI and what the fu

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Print, a one-line BASIC program

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 06:53:17

10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10 Nick Montfort, Patsy Baudoin, John Bell, Ian Bogost Jeremy Douglass, Mark C. Marino, Michael Mateas Casey Reas, Mark Sample, and Noah Vawter 10 PRINT is a book about a one-line Commodore 64 BASIC program, published in November 2012. We’ve updated this page in late 2022:Book purchases support the nonprofit organizations The Electronic Literature Organization (to which all royalties are being donated) and The MIT Press , the book's publisher. This book

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Apple Reportedly Planning AI Comeback, Complete With a Tabletop Robot

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-02 16:42:00

Apple wants a bigger place in your home, according to a report Wednesday from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. While you might think of Apple primarily as the maker of the iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, MacBook, AirPods and more, the tech giant reportedly hopes to use artificial intelligence to sell you a number of new smart home devices. Those devices may include a tabletop robot, home security cameras and a smart speaker with a screen. An Apple representative didn't immediately respond to a request for c

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Trump orders cull of regulations governing commercial rocket launches

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-02 17:45:35

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing government agencies to "eliminate or expedite" environmental reviews for commercial launch and reentry licenses. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), part of the Department of Transportation (DOT), grants licenses for commercial launch and reentry operations. The FAA is charged with ensuring launch and reentries don't endanger the public, comply with environmental laws, and comport with US national interests. The drive

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What Does Palantir Actually Do?

news.ycombinator.com Caroline Haskins 2026-01-02 22:03:16

Palantir is arguably one of the most notorious corporations in contemporary America. Cofounded by libertarian tech billionaire Peter Thiel, the software firm's work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the US Department of Defense, and the Israeli military has sparked numerous protests in multiple countries. Palantir has been so infamous for so long that, for some people, its name has become a cultural shorthand for dystopian surveillance. But a number of former Palantir employees tell WIR

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Kodak says it might have to cease operations

news.ycombinator.com Jordan Valinsky 2026-01-01 10:15:13

Investing Visual arts See all topics Follow New York — Eastman Kodak, the 133-year-old photography company, is warning investors thats it might not survive much longer. In its earnings report Monday, the company warned that it doesn’t have “committed financing or available liquidity” to pay its roughly $500 million in upcoming debt obligations. “These conditions raise substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern,” Kodak said in a filing. Kodak aims to conjure

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Google faces loss of Chrome as Perplexity bid adds drama to looming breakup decision

cnbc.com Jennifer Elias Mackenzie Sigalos 2026-01-03 08:41:46

In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during a visit to the Google for Startups campus in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. The EU has established a reputation globally for its aggressive regulation of major technology companies, including the likes of Apple and Google over antitrust concerns. Photographer: Damian Lemanski/Bloomberg via Getty Images Damian Lemanski | Bloomberg | Getty Images Perp

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OpenAI and Sam Altman Are Reportedly Working on a Neuralink Competitor

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-03 06:53:24

The escalating feud between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his arch nemesis, Elon Musk, may soon escalate with news that the former is starting a rival brain-computer interface (BCI) company. As the Financial Times reports, OpenAI is weighing a major investment in Merge Labs, a BCI startup seeking to become the latest Neuralink competitor by achieving $850 million valuation with the help of the company's ventures team and other interested parties. According to three insiders with knowledge of the p

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Facial recognition vans to be rolled out across the UK

news.ycombinator.com Sky Uk Limited 2026-01-02 18:56:50

The police's use of facial recognition technology is to be significantly expanded in an attempt to catch more offenders, ministers have announced. Under the plans, 10 live facial recognition (LFR) vans will be used by seven forces across England to help identify "sex offenders or people wanted for the most serious crimes", according to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. Politics Hub: Follow latest updates and analysis The tech, which has been trialled in London and south Wales, will be subject to

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Andrew Lloyd Webber Is Turning ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Into an Anime Epic

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2026-01-03 08:00:44

First came Masquerade, an immersive production of The Phantom of the Opera. Now Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group has announced a rebrand and a slate of new franchise expansions for the musical maestro’s universe of stories. Including… anime? Deadline reports that the company, now known as LW Entertainment, has plans for a Phantom of the Opera anime, an idea so wild it’s bound to work. And it’s not completely out of left field: Sailor Moon‘s Tuxedo Mask is already so Phantom-coded. (We

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Report: Apple’s smart home ambitions include “tabletop robot,” cameras, and more

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-03 08:38:49

Rumors about a touchscreen-equipped smart home device from Apple have been circulating for years, periodically bolstered by leaked references in Apple's software updates. But a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman indicates that Apple's ambitions might extend beyond HomePods with screens attached. Gurman claims that Apple is working on a "tabletop robot" that "resembles an iPad mounted on a movable limb that can swivel and reposition itself to follow users in a room." The device will also turn t

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Co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI departs the company

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-01-03 08:53:30

Igor Babuschkin, a co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI startup, announced his departure from the company on Wednesday in a post on X. Babuschkin led engineering teams at xAI and helped build the startup into one of Silicon Valley’s leading AI model developers just a few years after it was founded. “Today was my last day at xAI, the company that I helped start with Elon Musk in 2023,” Babuschkin wrote in the post. “I still remember the day I first met Elon, we talked for hours about AI and what the fu

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Apple's 'tabletop robot' companion rumored for 2027 launch

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-03 12:49:04

Apple is still hard at work on becoming a relevant player in AI. The latest missive from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg suggests that Apple is shifting its artificial intelligence goals to center on new device segments. Sources reportedly told the publication that Apple has a slate of new smart home products in the works that could help pivot its lagging AI strategy. The center of the new lineup is a tabletop AI companion that has been described as an iPad on a movable robotic arm. It would be able t

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Apple’s AI-Enabled iPad on a Robot Arm May Interrupt Your Conversations (In a Positive Way)

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2026-01-03 12:25:20

Sure, Apple’s AI-enhanced Siri rollout turned into a massive SNAFU that gave the Cupertino tech giant a rare black eye, but the company won’t quit on Apple Intelligence just yet. The latest reports suggest Apple will try and sell consumers on at-home robots set to arrive in the next two years, along with a version of its AI assistant that sports a face and “personality.” If the rumors are true, the company won’t stuff AI into a ball-shaped bot that users hopefully won’t trip over, but will put i

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AI Company Tensor Debuts a Robocar You Can Own

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-03 16:45:00

Table of Contents AI Company Tensor Debuts a Robocar You Can Own Robotaxis are expanding into a growing number of cities, but an AI company called Tensor unveiled a self-driving vehicle on Wednesday designed specifically for personal ownership. The Tensor Robocar looks somewhat like a mashup of Waymo's Jaguar I-Pace vehicles and Tesla's Model Y, with sleek, futuristic contours and a silver finish, as seen in a promotional video. In a statement, the company said the vehicle has "over 100 seamle

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Apple’s plan for AI could make Siri the animated center of your smart home

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-01-03 17:41:23

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Apple is developing a bunch of products and features to deliver its vision of AI, including multiple robots, a smart home display, and a revamped version of Siri with new technology powering it, according to an extensive report from Bloomberg. The company’s generative AI efforts lag those from other big tech companies, and it delayed some upgrades to Siri earlier this year, bu

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Report: Apple planning ecosystem of home security devices to compete with Ring and Nest

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2026-01-03 22:36:46

A new report from Bloomberg dives deep into Apple’s plans to lean on artificial intelligence as a way to expand into robotics, home security, and smart displays. One interesting tidbit in the report is that Apple is aiming to develop a system of smart home cameras and other home security products to compete with the likes of Amazon’s Ring brand. Bloomberg first reported that Apple was developing a home doorbell with support for Face ID last December. As it turns out, the company’s ambitions ex

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How Stock Options Work

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-03 21:32:03

How Stock Options Work Employee stock-option programs are typically authorized by a company's board of directors (and have historically been approved by the shareholders) and give the company discretion to award options to employees equal to a certain percentage of the company's shares outstanding. Options give employees the right to buy a certain number of their company's shares at a fixed price for a certain period of time, usually 10 years. That price, usually the market price of the

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Monarch Butterflies Are Losing Their Navigational Abilities. You Can Guess Why

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2026-01-03 22:00:43

Each fall, millions of eastern North American monarch butterflies migrate up to 3,000 miles south to the mountains of central Mexico, then return to their northern range in the spring. These winged insects rely on a complex navigation system to go to and from their overwintering sites, and new research suggests climate change may be messing with it. Monarch butterflies have two distinct biological “compasses.” The primary one infers direction based on their circadian rhythm and the position of

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Launch HN: Golpo (YC S25) – AI-generated explainer videos

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-04 03:11:35

Enterprise Built for teams that scale When you need unlimited video creation, custom workflows, and dedicated support for your entire organization.

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A case study in bad hiring practice and how to fix it

news.ycombinator.com Thomas Kranz 2026-01-04 02:42:13

None of this - none of it at all - is remotely relevant to the actual day-to-day job of a Head of Security Operations. Again, these are questions that cannot be answered appropriately in character-capped text fields. But beyond that, these are questions that should not - ever - be used to screen applicants. Applicants for a role where these requirements are not even remotely relevant. How Their Interview Process Works Having waded through this nonsense, your application finally gets sent. As w

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Tesla Is Making a Move in New York City That Regulators Absolutely Hate

gizmodo.com Riley Gutiérrez Mcdermid 2026-01-04 03:00:47

Tesla is coming in hot in New York City and regulators, legislators and consumers are already pushing back. The electric car company’s latest foray into regulator wrestling comes via a hiring push for autopilot drivers in NYC, despite holding no permits for that service in the city. Given that Tesla has already spent years fighting federal probes, civil and criminal lawsuits and a host of scrutiny from everyone from the SEC to local politicians, its new push appears to be a further continuation

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Best Robot Vacuums We've Tested (August 2025)

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

Each robot vacuum we consider for recommendation gets put through its paces in our test lab in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to test floors where we run our controlled pickup tests, we monitor each robot vacuum in a special test room filled with mock furniture to gauge how well it navigates around common obstacles. Past that, we check each robot vacuum's ability to gobble up pet hair without getting clogged or leaving loose strands behind, we consider mopping capabilities, and we check to se

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Bat colony checks in to hotel; 200 guests check out, unaware of rabies scare

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-04 02:35:15

Health officials in Wyoming are sinking their teeth into a meaty task. Over 200 people who stayed in a hotel in Grand Teton National Park between May and July may have unknowingly been exposed to rabies, according to Wyoming Public Radio. In an announcement on Friday, the National Park Service reported finding evidence of a bat colony in the attic. The discovery was made after there had been at least eight incidents in which guests encountered winged mammals inside the hotel. Now, the Wyoming

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Sam Altman Reportedly Launch Rival Brain-Chip Startup to Compete With Musk’s Neuralink

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2026-01-04 06:45:49

The rivalry between Sam Altman and Elon Musk is about to get weirder. Until now, the two have been fighting over whose company has the most advanced AI models. But soon, they could be battling to prove who makes the best brain chip implants. The Financial Times reported, citing unnamed sources, that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is working on co-founding a new brain chip startup called Merge Labs. The company will develop what is known as a brain-computer interface (BCI). BCIs work by implanting tiny

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Google Will Let You Pick Your Own News Sources for Searches

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-04 06:55:00

Perhaps in response to suggestions that its Search functions have degraded, or been usurped by AI summaries that not everybody wants, Google will now let you select news sources to narrow things down. The company said in a blog post it's launching Preferred Sources in the US and India over the next few days and it's added a plus icon to the right of Top Stories in searches. Clicking on that plus symbol allows you to add blogs or news outlets. There doesn't appear to be a limit on how many sourc

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Pebble’s smartwatch is back: Pebble Time 2 specs revealed

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-01-04 08:28:04

Eric Migicovsky, the original creator of the Pebble smartwatch, on Wednesday showed off the new designs for the upcoming watch, now known as the Pebble Time 2. Although the company originally branded its new watches as the Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2 when it first announced its plans to return to the market in March, Migicovsky says the company has since been able to regain the Pebble trademark. That means the new watches will instead be called the Pebble 2 Duo and the Pebble Time 2. Migicovsk

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44 Must-Have Back-to-School College Dorm Room Essentials and Gear (2025)

Facial recognition vans to be rolled out across police forces in England

Zenobia Pay – A mission to build an alternative to high-fee card networks

Igor Babuschkin, a co-founder of xAI, has announced his departure

Print, a one-line BASIC program

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Andrew Lloyd Webber Is Turning ‘Phantom of the Opera’ Into an Anime Epic

Report: Apple’s smart home ambitions include “tabletop robot,” cameras, and more

Co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI departs the company

Apple's 'tabletop robot' companion rumored for 2027 launch

Apple’s AI-Enabled iPad on a Robot Arm May Interrupt Your Conversations (In a Positive Way)

AI Company Tensor Debuts a Robocar You Can Own

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Report: Apple planning ecosystem of home security devices to compete with Ring and Nest

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Bat colony checks in to hotel; 200 guests check out, unaware of rabies scare

Sam Altman Reportedly Launch Rival Brain-Chip Startup to Compete With Musk’s Neuralink

Google Will Let You Pick Your Own News Sources for Searches

Pebble’s smartwatch is back: Pebble Time 2 specs revealed

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