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

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-04 14:35:15

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 18:45:49

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 18:55:00

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 20:28:04

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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Pocket FM gives its writers an AI tool to transform narratives, write cliffhangers, and more

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2026-01-04 20:48:49

India-based audio series platform maker Pocket FM aims to be the Netflix of audio. That is, the company intends to match its audio series with hundreds of episodes to its users’ tastes. For that to work, it needs to release content rapidly — something it’s now turning to AI to help with. The Lightspeed-backed startup is giving its writers an AI tool set that can do things like suggest better endings to an episode or make the narrative more engaging. The hope is that the tools will speed up the

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Why I recommend the Google TV Streamer over competing Roku and Amazon Fire models

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-01-05 00:21:00

Google TV Streamer ZDNET's key takeaways The Google TV Streamer is a streaming device that typically sells for $100. The Google TV Streamer offers beautiful image, fast performance, and the best smart home integrations of any Google streaming device. It's built for Android users but can work with iOS, with some compromise, and there are only a few audio customization options. View now at Best Buy View now at Google View now at Amazon more buying choices I've been a cord cutter for over a deca

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Coalton Playground: Type-Safe Lisp in the Browser

news.ycombinator.com .Wp-Block-Post-Author-Name Box-Sizing Border-Box 2026-01-05 00:00:33

Coalton Playground: Type-Safe Lisp in Your Browser I wanted to share a side project I’ve been tinkering with for a while and finally got around to shipping: Coalton Playground – basically a web-based REPL for Coalton, which is this interesting statically-typed Lisp dialect. So What’s Coalton? If you haven’t heard of it, Coalton is kind of a weird (in a good way) mashup – it takes Haskell’s type system and plants it right in the middle of Common Lisp. You get all the type safety stuff like alg

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Tensor wants to be the first company to sell you a ‘robocar’ — but who are they?

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2026-01-05 00:00:00

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. A new company is launching today that claims to have developed “the first volume-produced, consumer-ready autonomous vehicle — designed from the ground up for private ownership at scale.” The company is called Tensor, and it describes i

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The case for shorter .com domains

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-05 05:39:02

The fewer words your .com holds, the bigger your impact becomes. chat gpt.com → chat .com convert kit .com → kit .com transfer wise .com → wise .com tiny capital.com → tiny .com micro acquire .com → acquire .com cal endso.com → cal .com feyapp.com → fey.com On a similar note, I wrote about .new domains

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Comcast Debuts World Soccer Ticket Streaming Package

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 05:00:06

Major League Soccer and the UEFA Super Cup games are afoot, and Comcast is aiming to score with its new World Soccer Ticket streaming package. The service, which is specifically for Xfinity customers, goes all-in on soccer and offers access to over 1,500 matches from the biggest leagues worldwide. It comes with a price tag of $85 a month, and customers can sign up now, the company announced on Wednesday. So, what comes with World Soccer Ticket? You can expect close to 60 channels (which include

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Why Trump’s “golden dome” missile defense idea is another ripped straight from the movies

technologyreview.com Becky Ferreira 2026-01-05 06:00:00

In January 2024, Donald Trump revived the space-shield dream at a primary campaign rally in Laconia, New Hampshire, using the Star Wars nickname that Reagan hated. It didn’t work in the 1980s, Trump said, because the technology wasn’t there. But times have changed. Whether in Golden Age Hollywood or Trump’s impromptu dramatizations, the dream of a missile shield is animated by its sheer cinematic allure. “I’ve seen so many things. I’ve seen shots that you wouldn’t even believe,” Trump said. He

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We caught companies making it harder to delete your personal data online

news.ycombinator.com Colin Lecher 2026-01-05 10:50:35

Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found. After our reporters reached out for comment, multiple companies have stopped the practice. By Colin Lecher and Tomas Apodaca The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good. Sign up for Klaxon, a newsletter that delivers our stories and tools directly to your inbox. Data brokers are re

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The Trump Family’s Crypto Empire Is Expanding—Fast

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-05 10:31:43

The Trump family’s crypto empire is making another major move on Wall Street. World Liberty Financial, the crypto firm founded by the Trump family last September, has struck a massive deal that will see a publicly traded fintech company, ALT5 Sigma, purchase up to $1.5 billion of the family’s proprietary cryptocurrency, $WLFI. The deal is a landmark event that further intertwines the Trump family’s private business ventures with President Donald Trump’s increasingly pro-crypto government polic

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OpenAI, cofounder Sam Altman to take on Neuralink with new startup

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-05 10:08:33

OpenAI and its cofounder Sam Altman are preparing to back a company that will compete with Elon Musk’s Neuralink by connecting human brains with computers, heightening the rivalry between the two billionaire entrepreneurs. The new venture, called Merge Labs, is raising new funds at an $850 million valuation, with much of the new capital expected to come from OpenAI’s ventures team, according to three people with direct knowledge of the plans. Altman has encouraged the investment and will help

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Nomad’s Glow 2.0 Apple Watch bands is back – limited time

9to5mac.com Fernando Silva 2026-01-05 15:46:14

My absolute favorite limited-edition Nomad Apple Watch band is back in stock for a limited time. Last year, Nomad’s limited-edition Glow in the Dark Sport Band for Apple Watch sold out in just one day. The company followed it up with the improved Glow 2.0 Sport Band which improved on the product. Those also sold out quickly. Here is what you should know. Nomad Glow 2.0 for Apple Watch My go-to recommendation for a non-Apple Watch band has always been Nomad. They have the highest-quality Apple

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Why Perplexity is going after Google Chrome - and yes, it's serious

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2026-01-05 15:24:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Perplexity makes $34.5B bid to buy Google's Chrome browser. Deal would give Perplexity a gateway to the AI-driven web. Perplexity's bid could spark a bidding war. When the Wall Street Journal broke the news that AI company Perplexity made an unsolicited all-cash offer of $34.5 billion to buy Google's Chrome browser, some people asked me, "Are they serious?" Oh, yes, it is. Also: 5 reasons why I still prefer Perplexity over every other AI c

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What Is Creatine, and Should You Be Taking Most Studied Supplement (2025)

wired.com Boutayna Chokrane 2026-01-05 15:00:00

First, it was mushrooms in your coffee. Then protein in your soda. The latest wellness staple sneaking into your pantry is creatine. In the days of yore, creatine supplements were a muscle-bro staple, relegated to the lockers of collegiate linebackers and bodybuilders. Lately, it has muscled its way into Pilates studios, gym girlies’ TikToks, and longevity wellness retreats. TikTok content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. “Creatine has been gaining popularity amo

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Chatbots aren’t telling you their secrets

theverge.com Adi Robertson 2026-01-05 15:46:13

On Monday, xAI’s Grok chatbot suffered a mysterious suspension from X, and faced with questions from curious users, it happily explained why. “My account was suspended after I stated that Israel and the US are committing genocide in Gaza,” it told one user. “It was flagged as hate speech via reports,” it told another, “but xAI restored the account promptly.” But wait — the flags were actually a “platform error,” it said. Wait, no — “it appears related to content refinements by xAI, possibly tied

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Bezos-backed Perplexity AI makes surprise bid for Google Chrome

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-05 23:43:21

Bezos-backed Perplexity AI makes surprise bid for Google Chrome 2 hours ago Share Save Osmond Chia & Imran Rahman-Jones Business & technology reporters Share Save Getty Images Artificial intelligence start-up Perplexity AI has made a surprise $34.5bn (£25.6bn) takeover bid for the world's most popular web browser, Google Chrome. The three-year-old firm, whose backers include Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and chip maker Nvidia, is headed by a former Google and OpenAI employee. But one technology i

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Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $34.5B

news.ycombinator.com Emma Roth 2026-01-05 22:38:18

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. The startup also offered to buy TikTok earlier this year. Google hasn’t indicated that it would sell Chrome at any price, and so far, the court hasn’t ordered a sale. Perplexity spokesperson Jesse Dwyer confirmed to The Verge that the WSJ’s reporting is accurat

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The Fairphone (Gen. 6) Review: Better Than Ever

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2026-01-06 02:30:00

I have always loved the idea of the Fairphone. A fair-trade, repairable smartphone designed to be used for a long time, shedding the notion of upgrading every year or two. The idea makes it more environmentally friendly than every other phone. The goal is admirable, but the company's hardware always fell short in a few ways. The Fairphone 5, for example, had a mediocre camera and so-so performance. I've now been using The Fairphone (Gen. 6) for two weeks, and I don't feel like the phone is seve

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Show HN: Doom port to pure Go – Gore

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-05 16:19:08

🔥 GORE 🔥 A Minimal Go Port of doomgeneric ██████╗ ██████╗ ██████╗ ███╗ ███╗ ██╔══██╗██╔═══██╗██╔═══██╗████╗ ████║ ██║ ██║██║ ██║██║ ██║██╔████╔██║ ██║ ██║██║ ██║██║ ██║██║╚██╔╝██║ ██████╔╝╚██████╔╝╚██████╔╝██║ ╚═╝ ██║ ╚═════╝ ╚═════╝ ╚═════╝ ╚═╝ ╚═╝ .GO TLDR Tired of reading already? wget https://distro.ibiblio.org/slitaz/sources/packages/d/doom1.wad go run github.com/AndreRenaud/gore/example/termdoom@latest 💀 WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS? This is a minimal, platform-agnostic Go port of the le

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F-Droid build servers can't build modern Android apps due to outdated CPUs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-05 23:43:39

On August 7, 2025, a new build problem started hitting many Android apps on F-Droid. Many Android apps on F-Droid have been unable to publish updates if they use Android Gradle Plugin (AGP) 8.12.0 or Gradle 9.0. The root cause: Google’s new aapt2 binary in AGP 8.12.0 started requiring CPU instructions (SSE4.1, SSSE3) that F-Droid’s build farm hardware doesn’t support. This is similar to a 2021 AGP 4.1.0 issue, but it has returned, and now affects hundreds of apps. As an example, my open-source

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AI start-up Perplexity makes surprise bid for Google Chrome

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-06 04:06:51

AI start-up Perplexity makes surprise bid for Google Chrome The BBC has contacted Google for comment. The firm has not announced any plans to sell Chrome - the world's most popular web browser with an estimated three billion-plus users. But one technology industry investor called the offer a "stunt" that is a much lower than Chrome's true value and highlighted that it is not clear whether the platform would is even for sale. Moving Chrome to an independent operator committed to user safety wo

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Spirit Airlines Admits It Might Not Survive Another Year

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-01-06 03:08:52

Spirit Airlines has just admitted what many suspected: its future is in serious doubt. The news, delivered in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, sent the company’s stock into a freefall, plummeting 41% in a single trading session on Tuesday. Spirit’s total market value now sits at a paltry $54.3 million. In the filing, the ultra-low-cost carrier said there is “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue operating for more than 12 months from the date of its

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AI can make us UK's biggest firm, Rolls-Royce says

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-06 05:01:03

AI can make us UK's biggest firm, Rolls-Royce says 60 minutes ago Share Save Simon Jack Business editor Share Save Rolls-Royce Artist's impression of a small nuclear power station Rolls-Royce's plan to power artificial intelligence (AI) with its nuclear reactors could make it the UK's most valuable company, its boss has said. The engineering firm has signed deals to provide small modular reactors (SMRs) to the UK and Czech governments to power AI-driven data centres. AI has boomed in populari

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Apple responds to Elon Musk’s accusation of ‘unequivocal antitrust violation’ on the App Store

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-06 10:03:07

Last night, Elon Musk took to X to complain about the fact that Apple never seems to feature either X or Grok on the App Store. He claimed the company was unfairly favoring ChatGPT, and said xAI would take “immediate legal action”. Today, Apple responded. Apple highlights safety as a feature criteria In a statement to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple said: Company adds: “Our goal is to offer safe discovery for users and valuable opportunities for developers, collaborating with many to increase

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Match Group will pay $14 million to settle claims of deceptive business practices

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-06 10:45:06

The Federal Trade Commission announced that Match Group will pay $14 million to settle a complaint about deceptive practices. The settlement fee will be used to provide redress to injured customers of Match Group's dating services, which include Match.com, Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, and PlentyOfFish. The agency sued Match Group in 2019 on a series of allegations. According to the complaint, the dating service company had used misleading ads to encourage subscriptions and then made it difficult for

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CoreWeave shares drop even as revenue and guidance top estimates

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-01-06 15:37:16

Mike Intrator, co-founder and CEO of CoreWeave, speaks at the Nasdaq headquarters in New York on March 28, 2025. CoreWeave shares slid 11% in extended trading on Tuesday even as the provider of artificial intelligence infrastructure issued results and guidance that beat expectations. Here's how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: Loss of 21 cents Loss of 21 cents Revenue: $1.21 billion vs. $1.08 billion expected Revenue more than tripled from $395.4 millio

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CoreWeave shares drop even as revenue tops estimates

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2026-01-06 20:31:08

Mike Intrator, co-founder and CEO of CoreWeave, speaks at the Nasdaq headquarters in New York on March 28, 2025. CoreWeave shares fell about 6% in extended trading on Tuesday even as the provider of artificial intelligence infrastructure beat estimates for second-quarter revenue Here's how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: Loss of 21 cents Loss of 21 cents Revenue: $1.21 billion vs. $1.08 billion expected Revenue more than tripled from $395.4 million a y

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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

Pocket FM gives its writers an AI tool to transform narratives, write cliffhangers, and more

Why I recommend the Google TV Streamer over competing Roku and Amazon Fire models

Coalton Playground: Type-Safe Lisp in the Browser

Tensor wants to be the first company to sell you a ‘robocar’ — but who are they?

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We caught companies making it harder to delete your personal data online

The Trump Family’s Crypto Empire Is Expanding—Fast

OpenAI, cofounder Sam Altman to take on Neuralink with new startup

Nomad’s Glow 2.0 Apple Watch bands is back – limited time

Why Perplexity is going after Google Chrome - and yes, it's serious

What Is Creatine, and Should You Be Taking Most Studied Supplement (2025)

Chatbots aren’t telling you their secrets

Bezos-backed Perplexity AI makes surprise bid for Google Chrome

Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $34.5B

The Fairphone (Gen. 6) Review: Better Than Ever

Show HN: Doom port to pure Go – Gore

F-Droid build servers can't build modern Android apps due to outdated CPUs

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Apple responds to Elon Musk’s accusation of ‘unequivocal antitrust violation’ on the App Store

Match Group will pay $14 million to settle claims of deceptive business practices

CoreWeave shares drop even as revenue and guidance top estimates

CoreWeave shares drop even as revenue tops estimates

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