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Nonprofit search engine Ecosia offers $0 for control of Chrome

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-15 04:21:58

Germany-based search engine and browser nonprofit Ecosia is the latest party to make an offer for Google's Chrome. Questions about Chrome's fate have been swirling since the news that the Department of Justice would push for Google to sell the browser after the ruling that the company's search engine business constituted a monopoly. Although Google is planning to appeal the decision, that hasn't stopped other big tech businesses from pitching themselves as potential owners of Chrome. Ecosia's p

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In the long run, LLMs make us dumber

news.ycombinator.com .Wp-Block-Post-Author Box-Sizing Border-Box Display Flex Flex-Wrap Wrap .Wp-Block-Post-Author__Byline Font-Size Margin-Bottom Margin-Top Width 2025-11-15 02:10:39

The comfort we get when offloading our cognitive load to LLMs is bad for us. Cognitive load should exist, and if we reduce it too much – if we stop thinking – we can actually unlearn how to think. Kids who always choose the easy route and copy their homework from other students eventually find themselves completely clueless about what’s going on in school. Someone who always lets their spouse handle all the bills and banking may one day be unable to manage even a simple payment on their own. A

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Text.ai (YC X25) Is Hiring Founding Full-Stack Engineer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-15 04:04:39

Founding Full-Stack Engineer Ready to build the next generation of AI-native consumer experience? Text.ai is a consumer-first AI native company, revolutionizing how people communicate in group chats. We're pioneering an entirely new category of consumer AI products that millions will use daily. We are building the first AI-native communication platform, where every conversation becomes intelligent, collaborative, and effortless. We're reimagining how humans and AI work together from first pri

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Microsoft’s new NFL deal could let you blame Copilot AI for terrible playcalls

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2025-11-15 03:59:31

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. The NFL and Microsoft have extended their arrangement that makes Surface tablets a familiar fixture on gameday sidelines, but naturally, now there’s an AI-powered twist on top. While Tom Brady is no longer actively putting those slates in danger of de

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Ecosia has offered to take ‘stewardship’ of Chrome. And it’s not a bad idea.

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-11-15 03:02:47

“It’s not absurd, right?” Christian Kroll, CEO of Berlin-based nonprofit search engine Ecosia, says of his company’s unsolicited request to be granted a 10-year “stewardship” of Google’s Chrome browser, instead of forcing Google to sell it to a competitor. His idea is most definitely absurd, but also clever. On Thursday, Ecosia announced it had sent a proposal regarding Chrome to Google and to U.S. Judge Amit Mehta. The judge is expected to rule this month on remedies to his 2024 landmark deci

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A Huge Number of Grok AI Chats Just Leaked, and Their Contents Are So Disturbing That We're Sweating Profusely

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-15 00:08:59

Brace yourselves, because hundreds of thousands of user conversations with Elon Musk's notoriously foul-mouthed Grok chatbot have hit the internet, Forbes reports — and some of them get into absolutely unholy territory. The more than 370,000 chats were made public after users clicked a "share" button that created a link to their chatbot convos, unaware that by doing so, it was allowing them to be indexed by search engines like Google and Bing. Some of them were clearly never meant to see the l

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Colt confirms customer data stolen as Warlock ransomware auctions files

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-15 09:41:07

UK-based telecommunications company Colt Technology Services confirms that customer documentation was stolen as Warlock ransomware gang auctions files. The British telecommunications and network services provider previously disclosed it suffered an attack on August 12, but this is the first time they confirmed data had been stolen. "A criminal group has accessed certain files from our systems that may contain information related to our customers and posted the document titles on the dark web,"

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The power of two random choices (2012)

news.ycombinator.com Marc Brooker 2025-11-10 20:49:43

My name is Marc Brooker. I've been writing code, reading code, and living vicariously through computers for as long as I can remember. I like to build things that work. I also dabble in machining, welding, cooking and skiing.I'm currently an engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Seattle, where I work on databases, serverless, and serverless databases. Before that, I worked on EC2 and EBS.All opinions are my own. The power of two random choices In many large-scale web services, multiple laye

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Karen Gillan Joins the New ‘Highlander’ and Has the Best Reaction to the News

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-11-15 09:15:22

The cast of the upcoming reimagining of Highlander is just getting better and better. Henry Cavill leads the ensemble that includes Russell Crowe and Dave Bautista, and now we know that Karen Gillan, the genre queen best known for her roles in Doctor Who, Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Jumanji franchises, is joining the mix. In a way, it’s a film she was born to be in. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news of Gillan’s casting, and she reposted it on X with the comment “Dialect coach can sit t

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How Much Energy Do Your AI Prompts Consume? Google Just Shared Its Gemini Numbers

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-15 06:49:00

The explosion of AI tools worldwide is increasing exponentially, but the companies that make these tools often don't express their environmental impact in detail. Google has just released a technical paper detailing measurements for energy, emissions and water use of its Gemini AI prompts. The impact of a single prompt is, it says, minuscule. According to its methodology for measuring AI's impact, a single prompt's energy consumption is about the equivalent of watching TV for less than 9 second

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Vivo Launches Mixed-Reality Headset, an Apple Vision Pro Competitor

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-15 08:01:00

Look-alikes of Apple products often pop up in China, and mixed-reality headsets have now joined the party. Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has introduced the Vivo Vision, a headset that mixes AR and VR and bears many similarities to the Apple Vision Pro. The company announced the Vivo Vision Discovery Edition at its 30th anniversary celebration in Dongguan, China, saying it's "the first MR product developed by a smartphone manufacturer in China, positioning Vivo as the first Chinese company to op

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 22, #803

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-15 09:00:04

Looking for the most recent 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, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle contained a lot of names, including actor names and movie titles. But classifying them into the right groups was a bit tough. And the purple category was a real puzzler--I explain it at the bottom of the story. Read on for clues and today's C

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Aug. 22, #333

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-15 09:00:07

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. Chicagoans, today's Connections: Sports Edition features one category that will be a breeze off Lake Michigan for you, so grab a slice of deep-dish pizza and go after it. For the rest of us, read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on

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Apple's new iOS 26 public beta 4 is here, but is your iPhone compatible? Check this list

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-15 14:06:43

The Apple iPhone event is nearly here, which means we'll soon get to download iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. The OS 26es are coming with huge upgrades to your iPhone and iPad's operating systems. You've heard of Liquid Glass, right? It's like the better-executed version of Windows Vista and definitely one of the cooler features coming this fall. We spent two weeks test-driving it — you can check out our detailed hands-on iOS 26 preview, or you can try it out yourself by downloading and installing the pub

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The power of two random choices

news.ycombinator.com Marc Brooker 2025-11-11 02:49:43

My name is Marc Brooker. I've been writing code, reading code, and living vicariously through computers for as long as I can remember. I like to build things that work. I also dabble in machining, welding, cooking and skiing.I'm currently an engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Seattle, where I work on databases, serverless, and serverless databases. Before that, I worked on EC2 and EBS.All opinions are my own. The power of two random choices In many large-scale web services, multiple laye

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Building AI products in the probabilistic era

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-15 12:42:10

I was recently trying to convince a friend of mine that ChatGPT hasn't memorized every possible medical record, and that when she was passing her blood work results the model was doing pattern matching in ways that even OpenAI couldn't really foresee. She couldn't believe me, and I totally understand why. It's hard to accept that we invented a technology that we don't fully comprehend, and that exhibits behaviors that we didn't explicitly expect. Dismissal is a common reaction when witnessing A

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One of China’s Largest Tech Companies Just Copied Apple’s Biggest Flop

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-11-15 14:30:17

Apple has had some misses in the past (looking at you, G4 Cube), but in recent times, arguably no piece of hardware has been a bigger flop than the Vision Pro. But just because sales for Apple’s $3,500 face computer have been tepid at best hasn’t stopped competitors from conjuring up their own lookalikes. That includes Samsung and its upcoming Project Moohan headset running Android XR, and now, an almost laughably close lookalike out of China from smartphone maker Vivo. If Project Moohan takes

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Take $15 Off ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4’ Remasters Right Now

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-11-15 14:13:15

Looking for a healthy dose of gaming nostalgia? You can save $15 on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, freshly remastered for basically every gaming console, including the Nintendo Switch 2. It's relatively uncommon for newer titles to get a discount, especially on the latest Nintendo console, so this is a good time to scoop them if you're interested. If you've never played a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater game, you're missing out! The first game dropped in 1999, and they have steadily evolved over the years

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You can search for files in Windows using Copilot now - here's how

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-11-15 16:55:50

Microsoft ZDNET's key takeaways You can now search for files through the Copilot app. The new search requires a Copilot+ PC and Windows 11 insider access. The feature works by scanning the files in your Recents folder. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Microsoft continues to expand the power and reach of its Copilot AI to provide greater assistance, especially to Windows users. A new skill now rolling out will let you use the Windows Copilot

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Finally, a Windows laptop that I wouldn't mind putting away my MacBook for

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-11-15 18:52:00

Asus ProArt P16 ZDNET's key takeaways Asus' ProArt P16 is on sale for $2,500 at Best Buy. This year's model keeps much of what made the previous generation so good, with key hardware improvements. It also means it has the same problems as before, such as running hot. View now at Best Buy If you're familiar with Asus' creator-focused laptops, you'll feel right at home using the 2025 ProArt P16. It is nearly identical to its predecessor in terms of design and purpose, as the laptop is meant for

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Building AI Products in the Probabilistic Era

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-15 18:42:10

I was recently trying to convince a friend of mine that ChatGPT hasn't memorized every possible medical record, and that when she was passing her blood work results the model was doing pattern matching in ways that even OpenAI couldn't really foresee. She couldn't believe me, and I totally understand why. It's hard to accept that we invented a technology that we don't fully comprehend, and that exhibits behaviors that we didn't explicitly expect. Dismissal is a common reaction when witnessing A

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Cua (YC X25) is hiring design engineers in SF

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-15 17:01:03

Overview Cua is building the infrastructure that enables general-purpose AI agents to safely and scalably use real computers and applications. We’re a small team backed by Y Combinator and top-tier investors, and our open-source tools are already used by thousands of developers. As a Founding Engineer, UX & Design, you’ll own how developers experience Cua - shaping everything from product flows and dashboards to the open-source contributions developers see every day. We’re looking for someone

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I Still Love the Look of Google's New Pixel 10 Pro and Pro XL

cnet.com Andrew Lanxon 2025-11-15 16:00:04

Google's Pixel 10 Pro and 10 Pro XL are the company's latest flagship phones, packing a suite of new features. From the new Tensor G5 processor, faster charging and various new AI tools, the Pixel 10 Pro range has been refined in almost every way. Yet the design looks familiar, sporting an almost identical aesthetic to last year's model. Do I mind? Not at all -- I loved the Pixel 9 Pro, and I don't think its design needed overhauling just one generation later. The Pixel 10 Pro and 10 Pro XL go

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Microsoft’s Xbox handheld is a good first step toward a Windows gaming OS

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-11-15 17:00:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. The first thing I did when I got my hands on the Xbox Ally was reboot it. I wanted to see exactly how Microsoft manages to hide Windows beneath the Xbox interface that’s debuting on these handheld devices. After a short startup, I was met with the standard Windows login prompt. But I could use the controller to input the PIN code, an immediate improvement over what’s available

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Google is testing more nuanced punctuation options in Gboard (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-15 23:12:27

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The latest Gboard beta contains clues that separate toggles to hide the comma and period keys may soon be available. Back in March, we spotted a single toggle for both keys being tested. If rolled out, users could choose a cleaner keyboard interface. Back in March, we reported that Google was working on a Gboard option to hide both the comma and period keys. That change echoed Apple’s iPhone keyboard, where punctuation is hidden by default, but it di

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The Core of Rust

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-15 22:27:22

NOTE: this is not a rust tutorial. Every year it was an incredible challenge to fit teaching Rust into lectures since you basically need all the concepts right from the start to understand a lot of programs. I never knew how to order things. The flip side was that usually when you understand all the basic components in play lots of it just fits together. i.e. there's some point where the interwovenness turns from a barrier into something incredibly valuable and helpful. —Jana Dönszelmann Visio

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Cua (YC X25) Is Hiring Founding Design Engineers in SF

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-15 23:01:03

Overview Cua is building the infrastructure that enables general-purpose AI agents to safely and scalably use real computers and applications. We’re a small team backed by Y Combinator and top-tier investors, and our open-source tools are already used by thousands of developers. As a Founding Engineer, UX & Design, you’ll own how developers experience Cua - shaping everything from product flows and dashboards to the open-source contributions developers see every day. We’re looking for someone

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Microsoft AI chief says it’s ‘dangerous’ to study AI consciousness

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-11-15 23:52:53

AI models can respond to text, audio, and video in ways that sometimes fool people into thinking a human is behind the keyboard, but that doesn’t exactly make them conscious. It’s not like ChatGPT experiences sadness doing my tax return… right? Well, a growing number of AI researchers at labs like Anthropic are asking when — if ever — might AI models develop subjective experiences similar to living beings, and if they do, what rights should they have? The debate over whether AI models could on

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Jamboard escapes the Google graveyard with a new lease on life from LineageOS

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-16 04:56:07

Nolen Johnson TL;DR Google launched Jamboard back in 2017 as a digital whiteboard for teams. Official Jamboard support ended at the start of this year. Now that old hardware can run modern Android thanks to some unofficial LineageOS ports. What’s your favorite canceled Google hardware? The ill-fated Nexus Q? That one may have been a particularly spectacular failure, but far more devices just run their natural course and end up retired, replaced by newer solutions. Eight years ago, Google int

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AirPods act like AirTags in helping traveler recover pickpocketed wallet

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-16 03:18:06

AirPods aren’t just the best headphones. AirPods can also act like an AirTag, which happened to a North Carolina family traveling internationally when a pickpocketer stole the bag containing their passport and ID. AirPods help track stolen purse in Italy Karis McElroy shared the story on TikTok: Her mother and stepfather were visiting Venice, Italy, when three people crowded around them on the street. Once they made it to their Airbnb, McElroy’s mom discovered her backpack had been unzipped.

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Latest Tech News

Nonprofit search engine Ecosia offers $0 for control of Chrome

In the long run, LLMs make us dumber

Text.ai (YC X25) Is Hiring Founding Full-Stack Engineer

Microsoft’s new NFL deal could let you blame Copilot AI for terrible playcalls

Ecosia has offered to take ‘stewardship’ of Chrome. And it’s not a bad idea.

A Huge Number of Grok AI Chats Just Leaked, and Their Contents Are So Disturbing That We're Sweating Profusely

Colt confirms customer data stolen as Warlock ransomware auctions files

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Karen Gillan Joins the New ‘Highlander’ and Has the Best Reaction to the News

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 22, #803

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Apple's new iOS 26 public beta 4 is here, but is your iPhone compatible? Check this list

The power of two random choices

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One of China’s Largest Tech Companies Just Copied Apple’s Biggest Flop

Take $15 Off ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4’ Remasters Right Now

You can search for files in Windows using Copilot now - here's how

Finally, a Windows laptop that I wouldn't mind putting away my MacBook for

Building AI Products in the Probabilistic Era

Cua (YC X25) is hiring design engineers in SF

I Still Love the Look of Google's New Pixel 10 Pro and Pro XL

Microsoft’s Xbox handheld is a good first step toward a Windows gaming OS

Google is testing more nuanced punctuation options in Gboard (APK teardown)

The Core of Rust

Cua (YC X25) Is Hiring Founding Design Engineers in SF

Microsoft AI chief says it’s ‘dangerous’ to study AI consciousness

Jamboard escapes the Google graveyard with a new lease on life from LineageOS

AirPods act like AirTags in helping traveler recover pickpocketed wallet

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