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Instagram’s Map is here, and this is how you can turn it off

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2025-12-10 08:27:48

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s only been a couple of days since the Instagram Map launched, and from the looks of our social feeds, people are not happy about it. Responses have ranged from being mildly annoyed that Instagram is ripping off Snapchat’s Snap Maps instead of offe

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How to use Instagram Map and protect your privacy

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-12-10 08:53:44

Following Wednesday’s launch of Instagram’s new Snap Map-like opt-in “Instagram Map” feature — which lets U.S. users share their most recent active location with others and discover location-based content — Instagram head Adam Mosseri is having to reassure people that their location is only visible to others if they decide to share it. Although Meta has made it clear that location sharing is off by default, there have been numerous posts on social media urging users to turn off location sharing,

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The HORI Piranha Plant camera for Switch 2 is on sale for $40

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-10 12:01:26

The HORI Piranha Plant camera for the Nintendo Switch 2 is on sale for just $40, which is a discount of $20 and a record-low price. This is a great deal for those who own a Switch 2 and want to take advantage of the camera functionality in games like Mario Kart World and that recently-released campfire sim. This was designed specifically for Nintendo's new console, so it's a plug-and-play affair. It's actually cheaper than the official Switch 2 camera with this sale and it looks a whole lot coo

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Tesla shuts down in-house Dojo AI supercomputer project

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-10 12:54:20

As first reported by Bloomberg , Tesla is disbanding the team behind Dojo , its in-house AI-training supercomputer, and reassigning remaining staff to other projects within the company. This marks a shift in the company's compute sourcing strategy for its AI-focused initiatives such as autonomous driving and the Optimus robot . Head of Dojo Peter Bannon is leaving Tesla, which is the latest departure after roughly 20 Dojo team members recently left to form DensityAI . In a response to the Bloom

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U.S. Judiciary confirms breach of court electronic records service

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-10 12:30:11

The U.S. Federal Judiciary confirms that it suffered a cyberattack on its electronic case management systems hosting confidential court documents and is strengthening cybersecurity measures. The organization stated that, while most documents in the system are public, certain sealed filings contain sensitive information that is now protected with stricter access controls aimed at blocking hackers. "The federal Judiciary is taking additional steps to strengthen protections for sensitive case doc

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Google Working on Fix for Glum Gemini, Stuck in 'Infinite Loop' of Self-Esteem Issues

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-10 11:14:00

Maybe Google Gemini needs to take some PTO. The company's large language AI model, which is increasingly spreading across Google's many services and products, has been saying some things lately that are leading users to worry: Does Gemini have low self esteem? A series of posts on social media showing some of the self-critical responses Gemini has given users show a disturbing pattern. For instance, in one screenshot, Gemini admits it can't solve a coding problem and concludes, "I have failed.

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Google says a fix for Gemini’s shame spiral is on its way

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 17:10:22

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A Gemini bug results in the AI getting stuck in an infinite loop of critical responses, including calling itself a disgrace. Google’s Logan Kilpatrick says that the company is working on fixing the bug. If you check in on Gemini yourself, the chatbot will assure you that it does not have feelings and it’s just a bug. While most people have been getting along fine with Gemini, some users have noticed a bug where the AI chatbot seemingly spirals with respo

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Nintendo’s new Hello, Mario! mobile app lets kids play with Mario’s face

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-12-10 17:55:48

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nintendo has announced a new free mobile app coming to iOS, Android and the Switch. It’s called Hello, Mario! and was revealed alongside a new collection of Mario-themed products designed for kids and toddlers launching in Japan later this month. All of Nint

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The end is near for flagships with a meagre 128GB storage

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 22:06:19

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR The upcoming iPhone 17 Pro may start at 256GB of internal storage, eliminating the older 128GB option. A $50 price increase is expected alongside the bumped-up base storage tier. Apple’s move could pressure remaining Android flagships, such as the Galaxy S and Pixel lineups, to ditch low-storage models and finally start at 256GB. Android flagships have long moved to higher storage options, with many offering as much as 1TB of storage. While external stora

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Google is fixing a bug that causes Gemini to keep calling itself a 'failure'

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-10 22:30:33

Gemini has been acting strangely for some users over the past few weeks. There are multiple reports online of users getting responses from Gemini that are oddly self-flagellating. A screenshot from an X user back in June showed Gemini saying "...I am a fool. I have made so many mistakes that I can no longer be trusted." The AI chatbot then deleted all the files with codes it created. Now, as a response to another post on X that showed a similar issue, Google's product lead for AI Studio, Logan K

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‘The Batman Part II’ May Be Adding a New Member of the Bat-Family

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-12-10 22:00:48

Jordan Peele teases the horrors of Him. It’s bad news for Disney+’s Goosebumps show. Plus, Sebastian Stan is set to star in his own ‘Frankenstein’ adaptation. To me, my spoilers! The Batman, Part II Jeff Sneider’s latest Insneider Report newsletter claims that Robin plays a significant role in Matt Reeves’ The Batman sequel, with its script described as a “big swing” from Reeves and co-writer Mattson Tomlin. Radu Jude’s Frankenstein During a recent interview with Cultura la dubă (via World o

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Buying a New iPhone or Android Phone? This Is What You Need to Know First

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-10 21:00:09

The iPhone 16 Pro, Google Pixel 9 Pro and Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra, have lots in common. From their lightning-fast performance and pro-level cameras to their big, vibrant displays, these flagships are all among the best phones you can buy in 2025. It's no surprise then that these fan-favorite phones have something else in common, too: Whopping prices. Costing $1,000 and more, these elite handsets are out of reach for many of us -- or they're simply unnecessary for those of us who just want an

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National Academies to fast-track a new climate assessment

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-10 22:55:43

The nation’s premier group of scientific advisers announced Thursday that it will conduct an independent, fast-track review of the latest climate science. It will do so with an eye to weighing in on the Trump administration’s planned repeal of the government’s 2009 determination that greenhouse gas emissions harm human health and the environment. The move by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to self-fund the study is a departure from their typical practice of respond

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OpenStore’s demise marks endgame for once-booming e-commerce aggregator market

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-12-11 03:40:47

When venture capitalist Keith Rabois got into e-commerce, he couldn't stop buying brands. Now, everything must go. OpenStore, co-founded by Rabois in 2021, is shutting down nearly all of the 40-plus Shopify stores it acquired, and it's in the process of liquidating any remaining inventory by offering steep discounts to move merchandise. Earlier this week, the company announced it plans to focus solely on growing Jack Archer, the menswear brand it bought for $837,000 in 2022. The website addres

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Amtrak NextGen Acela Debuts on August 28

news.ycombinator.com Beth Toll 2025-12-11 02:30:23

A new era of high-speed rail to begin between Boston and Washington, DC WASHINGTON – All aboard the future of East Coast travel! Starting Thursday, Aug. 28, customers can travel on Amtrak’s NextGen Acela – America’s high-speed train – connecting the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., New York City, and Boston. 🛤️ This historic launch introduces: More trains : 28 brand-new trains entering service through 2027 : 28 brand-new trains entering service through 2027 More seats : 27% more

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Royal and BlackSuit ransomware gangs hit over 450 US companies

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-11 09:36:34

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says the cybercrime gang behind the Royal and BlackSuit ransomware operations had breached hundreds of U.S. companies before being taken down last month. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), DHS's main investigative arm, which took down the group's infrastructure in cooperation with international law enforcement partners, added that the cybercriminals also collected over $370 million from their victims. "Since 2022, the Royal and BlackSuit rans

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This $200 Android phone beats competing Motorola and Samsung models in a unique way

zdnet.com Jason Howell 2025-12-11 10:30:18

TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G ZDNET's key takeaways TCL's 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G is on sale on Amazon for $222. It has a unique display, and a feature set that promotes minimalism and digital well-being. I just wish the camera system and general performance were better. $249.99 at Amazon Being glued to your smartphone's screen all day can do a number on your eyes, and I definitely can feel it. TCL's Nxtpaper technology offers a paper-like screen that's made for tired eyes like mine. The TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper

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I took 500 photos with the two best Android camera phones - here's the clear winner

zdnet.com Prakhar Khanna 2025-12-11 11:00:17

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Oppo Find X8 Ultra performs better than its Samsung rival in almost every scenario. The Galaxy S25 Ultra comes close in ultrawide camera comparison. Oppo's flagship has unique features like XPAN mode, Hasselblad color science, and Master mode. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra houses one of the most versatile camera systems on a mainstream phone, thanks to its two telephoto cameras and an ultrawide sensor coupled with a 200MP primary camera. Also: Sams

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Zoo Requests Unwanted Pets to Feed to Hungry Carnivores

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-11 03:30:31

A zoo in Denmark wants you to give its lazy carnivores free handouts in the form of your small, unwanted pets. In unrelated news, someone's timeline for moving into that dream condo just got moved up. "If you have a healthy animal that needs to be given away for various reasons, feel free to donate it to us," the Aalborg Zoo wrote in Facebook and Instagram posts, as quoted by the Associated Press. Rest assured, the donated pets will be "gently euthanized" by trained staff before becoming some

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A love letter to my future employer (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-11 14:01:30

I didn’t expect the be confronted with it so soon, but week four of the Makers pre-course has guided me down the path of starting the first draft of my CV. I wasn’t ready for this. All the underlying thoughts I have had about myself and my abilities have been strapped to a Saturn V rocket and blasted into the forefront of my mind. I know this is Becky talking, but there is a huge part of Charlotte that agrees with her. Who the hell would ever want to hire me? For the majority of people who do

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Instagram's map feature spurs user backlash over geolocation privacy concerns

cnbc.com Jonathan Vanian 2025-12-11 12:12:04

The launch of an Instagram feature that details users' geolocation data illicited backlash from social media users on Thursday. Meta debuted the Instagram Map tool on Wednesday, pitching the feature as way to "stay up-to-date with friends" by letting users share their "last active location." The tool is akin to Snapchat's Snap Map feature that lets people see where their friends are posting from. Although Meta said in a blog post that the feature's "location sharing is off unless you opt in,"

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Satisfy your charging needs with these two deals!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 12:58:37

Is your phone charging slowly? Chances are the charger is to blame. Here’s an awesome deal on a fast charger with multiple ports that will untether you from the outlet. Also, we have a deal that will help if you are lacking outlets! Let’s go into the details. Buy the UGREEN 100W 4 in 1 GaN USB-C Charger with Retractable Cable for $44.99 ($15 off) Buy the Anker Surge Protector Power Strip 2100J for $22.79 ($7.20 off) These offers are available from Amazon, but they are slightly different. The UG

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I used Perplexity to make a restaurant reservation - now I'm wondering if Google is holding us back

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-12-11 15:30:17

Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images ZDNET's takeaways Perplexity's new feature lets you make a restaurant reservation straight through OpenTable. The feature uses OpenTable's system, so you don't have to trust the AI to do it for you. Instead of navigating between apps or tabs to find a restaurant and then book a table, Perplexity handles everything. Finding the perfect restaurant and making a reservation just got a whole lot easier thanks to a new feature in Perplexity. The chatbot (which ZDNET's

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New executive order puts all grants under political control

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-11 15:37:12

On Thursday, the Trump administration issued an executive order asserting political control over grant funding, including all federally supported research. The order requires that any announcement of funding opportunities be reviewed by the head of the agency or someone they designate, which means a political appointee will have the ultimate say over what areas of science the US funds. Individual grants will also require clearance from a political appointee and "must, where applicable, demonstra

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Cursed Knowledge

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-11 11:34:52

50 extra packages are cursed There is a user in the JavaScript community who goes around adding "backwards compatibility" to projects. They do this by adding 50 extra package dependencies to your project, which are maintained by them.

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The Paranoid Style in American Politics (1964)

news.ycombinator.com Richard Hofstadter 2025-12-11 15:55:28

It had been around a long time before the Radical Right discovered it—and its targets have ranged from “the international bankers” to Masons, Jesuits, and munitions makers. American politics has often been an arena for angry minds. In recent years we have seen angry minds at work mainly among extreme right-wingers, who have now demonstrated in the Goldwater movement how much political leverage can be got out of the animosities and passions of a small minority. But behind this I believe there is

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Achieving 10,000x training data reduction with high-fidelity labels

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-11 15:11:20

Classifying unsafe ad content has proven an enticing problem space for leveraging large language models (LLMs). The inherent complexity involved in identifying policy-violating content demands solutions capable of deep contextual and cultural understanding, areas of relative strength for LLMs over traditional machine learning systems. But fine-tuning LLMs for such complex tasks requires high-fidelity training data that is difficult and expensive to curate at the necessary quality and scale. Stan

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Immich – Cursed Knowledge

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-11 17:34:52

50 extra packages are cursed There is a user in the JavaScript community who goes around adding "backwards compatibility" to projects. They do this by adding 50 extra package dependencies to your project, which are maintained by them.

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New executive order puts all grants under political control

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-11 17:56:33

On Thursday, the Trump administration issued an executive order asserting political control over grant funding, including all federally supported research. The order requires that any announcement of funding opportunities be reviewed by the head of the agency or someone they designate, which means a political appointee will have the ultimate say over what areas of science the US funds. Individual grants will also require clearance from a political appointee and "must, where applicable, demonstra

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The ISS Crew Is Returning to Earth: Here's How to Watch Online

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-11 20:53:00

It's time to change crews on the International Space Station. On Friday, you can tune in to NASA's live coverage of the return of Crew-10 on NASA Plus, Amazon Prime and more streaming services. Events begin with the hatch closure and undocking on Friday, and the crew returns on the following day. The return was delayed a day due to high winds at the splashdown sites off the California coast. Weather conditions will be continually monitored, and the specific splashdown location will be determine

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Latest Tech News

Instagram’s Map is here, and this is how you can turn it off

How to use Instagram Map and protect your privacy

The HORI Piranha Plant camera for Switch 2 is on sale for $40

Tesla shuts down in-house Dojo AI supercomputer project

U.S. Judiciary confirms breach of court electronic records service

Google Working on Fix for Glum Gemini, Stuck in 'Infinite Loop' of Self-Esteem Issues

Google says a fix for Gemini’s shame spiral is on its way

Nintendo’s new Hello, Mario! mobile app lets kids play with Mario’s face

The end is near for flagships with a meagre 128GB storage

Google is fixing a bug that causes Gemini to keep calling itself a 'failure'

‘The Batman Part II’ May Be Adding a New Member of the Bat-Family

Buying a New iPhone or Android Phone? This Is What You Need to Know First

National Academies to fast-track a new climate assessment

OpenStore’s demise marks endgame for once-booming e-commerce aggregator market

Amtrak NextGen Acela Debuts on August 28

Royal and BlackSuit ransomware gangs hit over 450 US companies

This $200 Android phone beats competing Motorola and Samsung models in a unique way

I took 500 photos with the two best Android camera phones - here's the clear winner

Zoo Requests Unwanted Pets to Feed to Hungry Carnivores

A love letter to my future employer (2020)

Instagram's map feature spurs user backlash over geolocation privacy concerns

Satisfy your charging needs with these two deals!

I used Perplexity to make a restaurant reservation - now I'm wondering if Google is holding us back

New executive order puts all grants under political control

Cursed Knowledge

The Paranoid Style in American Politics (1964)

Achieving 10,000x training data reduction with high-fidelity labels

Immich – Cursed Knowledge

New executive order puts all grants under political control

The ISS Crew Is Returning to Earth: Here's How to Watch Online

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