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Using computers more freely and safely (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-29 22:27:20

How can we use computers more freely and safely? the punchline Prefer software: with thousands rather than millions of users that seldom requires updates that spawns lots of forks that is easy to modify that you can modify These are my suggestions. Prefer software with thousands rather than millions of users, that doesn't change often, that seems to get forked a lot, that can be modified without specialized tools, and, ideally that you can make small changes to. Yourself. In a single af

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I Convinced HP's Board to Buy Palm for $1.2B. I Watched Them Kill It in 49 Days

news.ycombinator.com Phil Mckinney 2025-11-29 23:03:30

I've never shared this story publicly before—how I convinced HP's board to acquire Palm for $1.2 billion, then watched as they destroyed it while I was confined to bed recovering from surgery. This isn't just another tech failure analysis. I was the HP Chief Technology Officer who led the technical due diligence on Palm. I presented to Mark Hurd and the HP board, making the case for moving forward with the acquisition. I believed we were buying the future of mobile computing. Then I watched it

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Will People Care About the ‘Minecraft’ Chicken Jockey From the Comfort of Their Homes?

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-11-29 23:00:03

A Minecraft Movie already had a towering built-in fan base thanks to its source material being the best-selling video game of all time. But few could have predicted that the movie—a goofy comedy starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa as human characters who get pulled into the chaotic cubic world—would become a Rocky Horror-style interactive sensation, with wild antics in theaters going viral almost overnight. Director Jared Hess found the “chicken jockey” frenzy to be hilarious; star Black took a

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People Over Papers: The Creator of ‘Waze for Ice Immigration Raids’ Speaks Out

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-11-29 23:15:55

Born in the U.S. to immigrant parents from Mexico, Celeste, 30, is the creator of People Over Papers, a decentralized and anonymous collective that tracks and maps real-time ICE sightings submitted by the public. (For her safety, Gizmodo is using a synonym for Celeste’s real name.) The project functions like a kind of “Waze for immigration raids,” built not to direct traffic, but to save lives, offer warnings, and raise awareness about immigration enforcement operations across the U.S. Celeste,

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Hasbro’s ‘Star Wars’ SDCC Exclusive Is the Ultimate ‘Revenge of the Sith’ Set

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-11-29 23:45:36

Dark side, light side, it doesn’t matter. This year’s Hasbro Star Wars exclusive at San Diego Comic-Con is certainly the chosen one, and we’re going to take the high ground to acquire it. Celebrating 20 years of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Hasbro just revealed a six-inch Black Series set, exclusively for release at San Diego Comic-Con, of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi and their epic lightsaber duel over the lava on Mustafar. Retailing for $110, the set will first be availa

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Best Gas Grills of 2025: We Tested More than 15

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-29 22:36:00

How much should you spend on a gas grill? A few of the pricier smart grills had built-in probe systems for precise temperature monitoring. James Bricknell/CNET While knowing what you want in a gas grill is important, knowing what you can spend is the first step when buying a grill. This is because you may want a six-burner grill, with a hot plate on the side, and a searing deck, but if you've only got $350 to spend, you're going to have to make some compromises. Now, there are still plenty of

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AT&T Cheaper Mobile Plan Creates a New Deal for Seniors. (Yes, That's Anyone 55 or Older)

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-29 23:25:03

Senior mobile customers have another quality choice for discount cellphone service, as AT&T's new 55 Plus plan is now available to almost anyone in the US who's older than 55. The new plan focuses on the essentials -- unlimited voice calls, texting and data in the US, Canada and Mexico -- while dropping more advanced features, but it's also cheaper. Carriers typically offer several plans to satisfy a range of customers, from the frugal to those that are willing to pay for every perk and bundled

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The 10 Best Steam Next Fest Games You Need to Wishlist

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-29 23:31:09

It's nearly time for the Steam summer sale, which is one of the biggest retail events for patient PC gamers. It's also the perfect time to find new and innovative indie games to add to your wishlist: Before each big Steam sale, Valve runs a Next Fest event to let developers show off their projects, get feedback and build hype before their big release. Summer 2025's Next Fest has been chock full of Hades-likes, co-op hack-and-slash adventures and other reliably entertaining games but some of th

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Play FBC: Firebreak, Deus Ex and More on PlayStation Plus Soon

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-29 23:36:20

Remedy Entertainment released the mind-bending action game Control in 2019. And on June 17, PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers can return to the Federal Bureau of Control in the wacky, first-person co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak. PlayStation Plus is Sony's version of Xbox Game Pass, and it offers subscribers a large and constantly expanding library of games. There are three PlayStation Plus tiers -- Essential ($10 a month), Extra ($15 a month) and Premium ($18 a month) -- and each giv

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Trump’s FTC may impose merger condition that forbids advertising boycotts

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-29 23:11:56

FTC chair alleged “serious risk” from ad boycotts After Musk's purchase of Twitter, the social network lost advertisers for various reasons, including changes to content moderation and an incident in which Musk posted a favorable response to an antisemitic tweet and then told concerned advertisers to "go fuck yourself." FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said at a conference in April that "the risk of an advertiser boycott is a pretty serious risk to the free exchange of ideas." "If advertisers get

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Belkin’s 3-in-1 Qi2 wireless charger is the cheapest it’s been in months

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2025-11-29 23:03:45

If you’re looking to declutter the cables on your desk or nightstand and keep all of your devices charged, Belkin’s Qi2-ready BoostCharge Pro 3-in-1 wireless charger will help you get the job done. Right now, it’s on sale for $99.99 ($30 off) at Amazon in black and white color schemes. That’s both its best price to date and the cheapest it has sold for in months. This Qi2-certified charger can quickly charge MagSafe compatible iPhones, delivering up to 15W of power. What’s more, it also support

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The Switch 2 gives Splatoon 3 a fantastically fresh coat of paint

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2025-11-29 23:05:00

Splatoon 3 already looked phenomenal on the original Switch, in a way that seemed to defy the console’s hardware limitations. The game’s paint-slicked visuals were gorgeous, and its chaotic battles were a testament to how well the Switch could run software that was fine-tuned to make the best of its specs. What was most impressive, though, was the way Splatoon 3 kept refreshing itself for years after its initial 2022 release with a steady stream of new clothes, weapons, stages, and a nifty DLC e

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Startups Weekly: No sign of pause

techcrunch.com Anna Heim 2025-11-29 22:05:00

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. You’d think WWDC would cause a lull in startup news. But not in June, when everyone is eager to announce their latest deals — or even to go public. Most interesting startup stories from the week Image Credits:Nasdaq This week brought us many reminders that no startup journey is linear — but the next billion-dollar idea may only be one click

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Apple’s Liquid Glass design is paving the way for AR glasses

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-11-29 23:00:15

At Apple’s WWDC 2025 event, the company announced its most dramatic software design change in over a decade: Liquid Glass. This visual overhaul gives us a glimpse into what might be coming in Apple’s rumored AR glasses, which will reportedly debut next year. Users are connecting Liquid Glass to potential AR glasses because the new design draws strong inspiration from that of Apple’s Vision Pro VR headset. Liquid Glass is named with the idea that each window on a phone is like a pane of glass,

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Google tests Audio Overviews for Search queries

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-11-29 23:01:33

Google Search is experimenting with Audio Overviews for certain Search queries, the company announced on Friday. The feature was first introduced to NotebookLM, Google’s AI-based note-taking and research assistant. The tech giant says Audio Overviews will use its latest Gemini models to give users another way to absorb and understand information. “An audio overview can help you get a lay of the land, offering a convenient, hands-free way to absorb information whether you’re multitasking or sim

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TechCrunch Mobility: The cost of Waymo

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-11-29 23:45:00

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced late this week that it plans to streamline the Part 555 exemption process to make it faster for automakers that want to deploy self-driving vehicles built without human controls like a steering wheel or pedals. The letter sent to “stakeholders” (meaning those com

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Computing’s Top 30: Deven Panchal

computer.org Jasmine Ang 2025-11-30 03:00:49

Leading a global open source project with hundreds of contributors across borders, cultures, platforms, and organizations is a prospect fraught with challenges. Deven Panchal is well aware of those challenges, having led two such projects for AT&T Labs: Acumos, the world’s first open source AI marketplace ONAP, which allowed developers to embed AI into the design and deployment of network, telecom, and security services To manage—if not avoid—the myriad complications entailed by such endeavo

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Computing’s Top 30: Sukanya Meher

computer.org Jasmine Ang 2025-11-30 04:00:50

Sukanya S. Meher loves a good intersection. Especially the one between theory and application, which she first seriously explored in the realm of superconductor electronics. Today, Meher works in electronic design automation (EDA), bringing with her a unique perspective on circuit design, modeling, simulation, and tool development. This EDA work is also giving her the chance to explore a new intersection: that between technology design and customer success. As an AMS staff engineer at Synopsys

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Microsoft's own Xbox handheld is "essentially cancelled"

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2025-11-30 04:01:00

TL;DR: Microsoft and Asus recently announced two new Xbox-branded handheld devices: the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. While these represent a new step for Xbox gaming on portable devices, a new report suggests that Microsoft has internally shelved its own Xbox handheld project – one that was never officially announced but had been the subject of considerable speculation. According to The Verge, Microsoft has "essentially canceled" its native Xbox handheld to focus on the Xbox software plat

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Epic Games sues Fortnite cheat developer for selling wallhack and auto-aim tools

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-11-30 04:44:00

Editor's take: Multiplayer gaming is about fair fights, not shortcuts. But cheaters keep buying their wins, ruining it for everyone else. Epic Games is cracking down hard because cheating isn't just unfair – it's a threat to the whole game. Sorry, losers. Cheating doesn't pay. Epic Games recently announced a new lawsuit targeting developers of Fortnite cheating tools. The company is going after an individual who created software that lets players see through walls and use auto-aim. Epic shared

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Here's how to turn off public posting on the Meta AI app

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-11-30 04:35:39

This photo illustration created Jan. 7, 2025, shows an image of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and an image of the Meta logo. AI generated images of women kissing while mud wrestling and President Donald Trump eating poop are some of the conversations users are unknowingly sharing publicly through Meta's newly launched AI app. The company rolled out the Meta AI app in April, putting it in direct competition with OpenAI's ChatGPT. But the tool has recently garnered some negative publicity and sp

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Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors will step down as CEO; deputy Phil Rogers will take his place

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-11-28 02:55:00

Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors is stepping down as CEO while his deputy CEO Phil Rogers will take over the top job in August. Wingefors spun his Swedish game holding company out of Nordic Games Group in 2016, and he renamed it Embracer Group in 2019. Wingefors was a controversial leader in the game industry, as he built up Embracer Group to more than 100 game studios, only to fall victim in the post-pandemic slowdown. As growth slowed, Wingefors had to lay off a lot of people, sell off studios or

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Wizards of the Coast and Giant Skull: ‘Gamers are telling us what they have always told us’ | The DeanBeat

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-11-30 04:00:00

Ten days, ago, Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast announced an exclusive publishing agreement with Giant Skull, the game studio started by Star Wars Jedi: Survivor game leader Stig Asmussen. They announced that Asmussen’s studio is working on a new single-player action adventure title set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. I had a chance to talk with the company leaders about the deal. At the Summer Game Fest Play Days, I sat down with John Hight, President of Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gami

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Magic Cue on the Pixel 10 sounds like Pixel Screenshots on steroids

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-30 04:19:41

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has reportedly been working on a new AI-powered assistance tool for Pixel devices since 2023. The system would monitor your screen and actions in apps, and offer “personal predictive suggestions.” First known as Pixie, and then Pixel Sense, a new leak suggests Google has renamed the tool to Magic Cue. Who doesn’t love a good mystery? In the smartphone world, upcoming high-profile devices sometimes leak so much that it feels like there’s nothing lef

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Samsung snuck in a surprise for its latest SmartThings app update

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-30 04:46:32

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has rolled out a sizeable update to the SmartThings mobile app. The changelog mentions a new Home Life survey, improved routine configurations, sharing Galaxy Tag location, and easier navigation of SmartThings Map View. Not listed in the changelog is support for SmartThings in Now Bar and Live Notifications. If you haven’t seen it yet, be on the lookout for a new update for the SmartThings mobile app. The smart home app has recently received a

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Apple TV+ has two premieres this weekend, here’s what to watch

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-30 04:08:21

Following the successful debut of Stick, and ahead of the much-anticipated return of The Buccaneers for its second season, Apple TV+ has two releases this weekend that promise to grip both kids and adults alike. Here’s what to watch: Echo Valley From Apple Original Films, Echo Valley stars Julianne Moore (The Big Lebowski) as Kate, a mother whose stable life running a horse therapy ranch is shattered when her drug-addicted daughter Claire, played by Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria), shows up covered

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Apple releases new iOS 26 beta 1 build to developers

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-30 04:13:10

Apple unveiled iOS 26 earlier this week alongside the first developer beta, but now it has released a revised build to beta testers for select iPhone models. In an unusual move for a major new OS version, Apple has shipped two beta versions in the very first week of release. Except the newly released software is not technically developer beta 2, but rather a revised version of iOS 26 beta 1. The previous build of iOS 26 beta 1 was 23A5260n. This newly released build is 23A5260u—just barely d

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How to buy the Nintendo Switch 2: Stock updates for Walmart, Target, Best Buy and more

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-30 03:57:35

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . You can finally buy the Nintendo Switch 2 in the US. The $450 console officially went up for sale on June 5, and several retailers have offered it both online and in-store in the week since. While millions of people have been able to snag the device, online inventory dried up fairly qu

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How to turn off Google’s AI Overviews in web searches

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-30 04:00:09

Save some time (and energy and water) and Google without the “help” of AI. Google’s AI Overviews do not save me time. For one, I work for a tech blog and am therefore professionally curious as to whether or not the generated answers are correct, so I spend a few ticks figuring that out. (Answer: Sometimes, but not always!) Then things get existential as I contemplate how long a self-cannibalizing system can sustain itself — if the AI gives answers pulled from websites that survive on visits fr

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Google links massive cloud outage to API management issue

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-30 04:39:02

Google says an API management issue is behind Thursday's massive Google Cloud outage, which disrupted or brought down its services and many other online platforms. Google says the cloud outage started around 10:49 ET and ended at 3:49 ET, after causing issues for millions of users worldwide for over three hours. Besides Google Cloud, the incident also impacted Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Chat, Google Cloud Search, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Meet, Google Tasks, Google Voice, Google Le

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Latest Tech News

Using computers more freely and safely (2023)

I Convinced HP's Board to Buy Palm for $1.2B. I Watched Them Kill It in 49 Days

Will People Care About the ‘Minecraft’ Chicken Jockey From the Comfort of Their Homes?

People Over Papers: The Creator of ‘Waze for Ice Immigration Raids’ Speaks Out

Hasbro’s ‘Star Wars’ SDCC Exclusive Is the Ultimate ‘Revenge of the Sith’ Set

Best Gas Grills of 2025: We Tested More than 15

AT&T Cheaper Mobile Plan Creates a New Deal for Seniors. (Yes, That's Anyone 55 or Older)

The 10 Best Steam Next Fest Games You Need to Wishlist

Play FBC: Firebreak, Deus Ex and More on PlayStation Plus Soon

Trump’s FTC may impose merger condition that forbids advertising boycotts

Belkin’s 3-in-1 Qi2 wireless charger is the cheapest it’s been in months

The Switch 2 gives Splatoon 3 a fantastically fresh coat of paint

Startups Weekly: No sign of pause

Apple’s Liquid Glass design is paving the way for AR glasses

Google tests Audio Overviews for Search queries

TechCrunch Mobility: The cost of Waymo

Computing’s Top 30: Deven Panchal

Computing’s Top 30: Sukanya Meher

Microsoft's own Xbox handheld is "essentially cancelled"

Epic Games sues Fortnite cheat developer for selling wallhack and auto-aim tools

Here's how to turn off public posting on the Meta AI app

Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors will step down as CEO; deputy Phil Rogers will take his place

Wizards of the Coast and Giant Skull: ‘Gamers are telling us what they have always told us’ | The DeanBeat

Magic Cue on the Pixel 10 sounds like Pixel Screenshots on steroids

Samsung snuck in a surprise for its latest SmartThings app update

Apple TV+ has two premieres this weekend, here’s what to watch

Apple releases new iOS 26 beta 1 build to developers

How to buy the Nintendo Switch 2: Stock updates for Walmart, Target, Best Buy and more

How to turn off Google’s AI Overviews in web searches

Google links massive cloud outage to API management issue

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