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Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-16 03:58:55

As banks around the world prepare to replace many thousands of workers with AI, Australia's biggest bank is scrambling to rehire 45 workers after allegedly lying about chatbots besting staff by handling higher call volumes. In a statement Thursday flagged by Bloomberg, Australia's main financial services union, the Finance Sector Union (FSU), claimed a "massive win" for 45 union members whom the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) had replaced with an AI-powered "voice bot." The FSU noted tha

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HoverAir’s new floating Aqua drone can take off and land on water

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-11-16 04:00:00

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. Zero Zero Robotics has announced a new autonomous drone that pairs the simplicity of its HoverAir X1 with the improved video capabilities of its HoverAir X1 Pro and, for the first time, complete waterproofing. The new HoverAir Aqua has an IP67 rating and is designed to float, take-off, and land on water instead of an outstretched hand. It will po

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Computing’s Top 30: Kiran V K

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-11-16 06:00:12

In the academic world, professional life can feel like an endless juggle, and keeping those research, teaching, learning, mentoring, and professional contribution balls airborne all at once can be a taxing challenge. Kiran V K, however, views these various responsibilities less like a hectic juggle of discrete tasks and more like a flow of integrated experiences. He discovered these synergies as a graduate student; doing so fueled his exploration of academic and professional activities and led

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Microsoft asks customers for feedback on reported SSD failures

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-16 08:48:35

Microsoft is seeking further information from customers who reported failure and data corruption issues affecting their solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs) after installing the August 2025 security update. Microsoft told BleepingComputer on Wednesday that it is aware of reports that installing the KB5063878 security update is causing SSD and HDD data corruption and failure issues. In a service alert seen by BleepingComputer, the company added that it couldn't reproduce the i

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Every Pixel device announced at Made by Google yesterday: 10 Pro Fold, Watch, Buds, more

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-11-16 09:34:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. It's that time of the year again. No, not Apple's product launch -- that's next month. I'm talking about Made by Google 2025. The tech giant held its annual event yesterday, where it showed off its upcoming releases; namely the Pixel 10 series, Pixel Watch 4, and the Pixel Buds 2a. Also: I went hands-on with every Google Pixel 10 model - and was surprised by the one I

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Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-16 09:49:37

As banks around the world prepare to replace many thousands of workers with AI, Australia's biggest bank is scrambling to rehire 45 workers after allegedly lying about chatbots besting staff by handling higher call volumes. In a statement Thursday flagged by Bloomberg, Australia's main financial services union, the Finance Sector Union (FSU), claimed a "massive win" for 45 union members whom the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) had replaced with an AI-powered "voice bot." The FSU noted tha

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The Pixel 10 Pro’s new always-on display finally shows your full wallpaper

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-16 14:51:33

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Pixel 10 Pro has a new feature that allows you to show your lock screen wallpaper on the always-on display (AOD). Your wallpaper is dimmed and blurred so as to not interfere with other elements on the AOD. Due to the feature’s display requirement, it won’t be available on the base Pixel 10. Google launched the Pixel 10 the other day, and as usual, the new phones come with a host of smaller features that weren’t highlighted during the launch

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HBO launches new Harry Potter immersive environment on Apple Vision Pro

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-11-16 14:10:42

HBO Max has been a strong supporter of Apple Vision Pro from the start, offering a robust native app for visionOS with a Game of Thrones immersive environment. Today, HBO has announced an update to the visionOS app with an all-new environment: Hogwarts Great Hall. The Hogwarts Great Hall immersive environment will be familiar to Harry Potter fans, as it’s one of the most iconic rooms at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the series. The environment on Apple Vision Pro offers se

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The first update for Proton's privacy-focused chatbot offers major performance improvements

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-16 14:52:55

In July, Proton, the company behind Proton Mail , released Lumo , a privacy-focused AI chatbot. Now, just under a month later, Proton has begun rolling out Lumo 1.1 to both free and paying users, and according to the company, the updated assistant "performs significantly better across the board" relative to its predecessor. Just how much better is the new version of Lumo? Proton claims it offers a 170 percent improvement in context understanding, meaning the chatbot is able to more accurately a

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Microsoft asks customers for feedback on SSD failure issues

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-16 14:48:35

Microsoft is seeking further information from customers who reported failure and data corruption issues affecting their solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs) after installing the August 2025 security update. Microsoft told BleepingComputer on Wednesday that it is aware of reports that installing the KB5063878 security update is causing SSD and HDD data corruption and failure issues. In a service alert seen by BleepingComputer, the company added that it couldn't reproduce the i

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Should you upgrade to Pixel 10 Pro? Here's how it compares to older Google flagships

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-11-16 14:27:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. The fastest, most efficient Pixel phone is here, and many current Google phone users are considering upgrading. Google's latest Pixel 10 Pro phone has an upgraded Tensor G5 processor, which makes it more powerful than any Pixel phone ever. If you have an older Pixel, you may wonder if the new flagship is worth the upgrade and why. Also: I'm a longtime iPhone user, but Go

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You Should Add Debug Views to Your DB

news.ycombinator.com Chris Penner 2025-11-12 02:04:00

This one will be quick. Imagine this, you get a report from your bug tracker: Sophie got an error when viewing the diff after her most recent push to her contribution to the @unison/cloud project on Unison Share (BTW, contributions are like pull requests, but for Unison code) Okay, this is great, we have something to start with, let's go look up that contribution and see if any of the data there is suspicious. Uhhh, okay, I know the error is related to one of Sophie's contributions, but how

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Raising multiple rounds of venture capital might be wrong for your startup

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-11-16 14:00:00

There’s a generally accepted script in Silicon Valley: Identify a startup idea. Sell a chunk of your company to raise venture capital. Make sales. Raise more venture capital, and make more sales. Repeat until the company goes public, or gets acquired, hopefully for billions either way. But what if you didn’t get on a fundraising treadmill after taking a first round? What if you structured your company to sprint to profitability through slower, sustainable growth, rather than the reverse — unpro

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In the works since Android 14, Android Canary finally offers upgraded screenshots

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-16 18:19:31

TL;DR The latest Android Canary release lets you add URLs to captured screenshots before sharing them. Users simply have to tick a box to include the URL, no copy/paste needed. This feature works with apps like Google Chrome, YouTube, and Telegram. Google has been working on adding URLs to shared screenshots for a while now. In fact, we first heard about this capability two years ago as part of Android 14. It looks like the waiting might be over as the latest Android Canary release offers thi

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Vivo’s Vision Pro clone costs $1,400 and weighs 398g

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-11-16 18:27:03

Apple’s Vision Pro is a very nice piece of kit, but the $3,400 price means that even CEO Tim Cook has acknowledged it’s a niche product, and the 600g plus weight also means many find it uncomfortable to wear for longer than an hour. Chinese brand Vivo has attempted to address both issues in a design which looks remarkably like a direct copy of Apple’s spatial computer … Vision Pro price and comfort Price and comfort have been the two biggest complaints people have made about Vision Pro. Cook

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Weaponizing image scaling against production AI systems

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-16 17:20:53

Picture this: you send a seemingly harmless image to an LLM and suddenly it exfiltrates all of your user data. By delivering a multi-modal prompt injection not visible to the user, we achieved data exfiltration on systems including the Google Gemini CLI. This attack works because AI systems often scale down large images before sending them to the model: when scaled, these images can reveal prompt injections that are not visible at full resolution. In this blog post, we’ll detail how attackers c

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The Best Gaming Headsets for Xbox, PS5, and PC (2025)

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-11-16 18:03:00

Microphones are common on most headphones and earbuds, but on gaming-specific headsets you're more likely to find boom mics sticking out from one of the ears. These tend to provide better audio quality, as well as a few other features you may want to consider when buying a new headset. The first is a visual indicator for whether your mic is muted. I know that sounds a little funny, but it serves a dual purpose of letting you know that you're being heard when you're talking, and also ensuring yo

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Report: Meta is hitting pause on AI hiring after its poaching spree

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-11-16 18:25:15

In Brief Meta has frozen hiring in its AI organization after restructuring the unit earlier this week, reports The Wall Street Journal. The hiring freeze follows weeks of poaching more than 50 AI researchers and engineers from competitors. The freeze went into effect last week, and it’s not clear how long it will last. Meta is still likely working through its reorg, which split its AI unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs, into four new groups: TBD Labs, run by former Scale AI founder Alexandr Wan

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Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-16 23:55:28

Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results 7 minutes ago Share Save Liv McMahon Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of user conversations with Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok have been exposed in search engine results - seemingly without users' knowledge. Unique links are created when Grok users press a button to share a transcript of their conversation - but as well as sharing the chat with the intended recipient, the but

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Google Thinks AI Can Make You a Better Photographer: I Dive Into the Pixel 10 Cameras

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-16 23:00:13

If a company releases new phone models but doesn't change the cameras, would anyone pay attention? Fortunately that's not the case with Google's new Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro Fold phones, which make a few advancements in the hardware -- hello, telephoto camera on the base-level Pixel for the first time -- and also in the software that runs it all, with generative AI playing an even bigger role than it has before. "This is the first year where not only are we able to achieve some i

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Microsoft employee arrested at headquarters while protesting Israel contracts

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-11-16 18:33:08

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A Microsoft employee has been arrested as part of protests at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington this week. On Tuesday, a group of current and former Microsoft employees, as well as community members, took over a plaza at Microsoft’s headquarters to protest against the compan

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Google’s next big Android update can force dark mode and icon themes

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-11-16 23:32:27

is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google has started rolling out its latest batch of Android 16 features to beta testers, including expanded support for dark mode and themed app icons. The QPR2 beta 1 was announced yesterday alongside Google launching the Pixel 10 series, and is expected

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You can fine tune the resistance of the joysticks on GuliKit’s new controllers

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-11-16 23:57:03

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. GuliKit was the first company to address the original Switch’s drifting issues with a Hall effect Joy-Con upgrade kit, and it released one of the first controllers that can remotely wake the Nintendo Switch 2. Its latest first, announced at Gamescom 2025 in G

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Nvidia is latest investor to back AV startup Nuro in $203M funding round

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-11-16 23:30:00

Nvidia is among a group of new investors to back Nuro — which develops self-driving software for delivery and ride-hailing services — in a funding round that has reached $203 million. The Silicon Valley startup announced Thursday that several investors, including existing backer Baillie Gifford, added another $97 million to its Series E round. New investors include Icehouse Ventures, Kindred Ventures, Nvidia, and Pledge Ventures. Uber, which last month said it would make a “multi-hundred-millio

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Netflix signs up another YouTube star with Mark Rober deal

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-17 10:26:08

Netflix signs up another YouTube star with Mark Rober deal 35 minutes ago Share Save Annabel Rackham Culture reporter Share Save Getty Images Many of Mark Rober's videos have more than 100 million views on YouTube Former Nasa engineer Mark Rober has become the latest YouTube star to get his own Netflix deal. The 45-year-old has more than 70 million subscribers on YouTube and is known for his videos about science and technology. Rober has created a new competition series for the streamer, whic

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On the ground in Ukraine’s largest Starlink repair shop

technologyreview.com Charlie Metcalfe 2025-11-17 08:00:00

Supported by Kutkov’s technical expertise and Stepanets’s organizational prowess, Kovalskyy’s warehouse became the major repair hub (though other volunteers also make repairs elsewhere). Over time, Kovalskyy—who co-owned a regional internet service provider before the war—and his crew have learned to perform adjustments to Starlink terminals, especially to adapt them for battlefield conditions. For example, they modified them to receive charge at the right voltage directly from vehicles, years b

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Pixel’s new Welcome screen looks awfully familiar if you’ve used an iPhone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-17 06:04:33

Damien Wilde / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 introduces a new Welcome screen on Pixel devices. The refreshed design mimics Apple’s iconic ‘Hello’ setup experience, with the text cycling through multiple languages. The new UI also moves around elements like Emergency Calls and Accessibility buttons, and pushes language selection to the next screen. Google had a big day yesterday. In addition to launching the Pixel 10 series, the company released Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 and a n

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Pre-ordering the Pixel 10 or Pixel Watch 4? Read this before checking out

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-17 08:00:42

However, while pre-orders for everything went live simultaneously on August 20, not everything is shipping and hitting store shelves at the same time. Depending on which new Pixel you pre-order, you may receive it as early as next week … or you could be waiting until October. If you’re planning on pre-ordering any of the new Pixels, or if you already did, here’s what you need to know about when you’ll actually get your hands on your new Google hardware. What do you think about Google's pre-ord

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This new sub-$100 Android gaming handheld might be the new budget champion

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-17 09:14:26

TL;DR The MANGMI AIR X is a new entry-level Android gaming handheld. It has hall effect sticks, a 5.5-inch HD display, and a Snapdragon 662 SoC. Pricing starts at $79.99 during the early-bird period, with availability beginning mid-September. The market for Android gaming handhelds has exploded in the past few years, but Linux-based devices still dominate the ultra-budget category. There haven’t been any compelling entry-level Android handhelds under $100 in years, but the upcoming MANGMI AIR

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Don’t panic: Losing SIM cards on the Pixel 10 is actually a good thing

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-17 09:30:13

Google’s Pixel 10 series is finally here, and for the most part, all the upgrades we were expecting have come to fruition. The Tensor G5 chip promises big performance gains over the G4, the Pixel 10 now has a telephoto camera, and all Pixel 10 models have magnetic charging built in. While it’s mostly good news, there is one change that’s likely to make a lot of people upset: the removal of physical SIM cards. If you buy a Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, or Pixel 10 Pro XL in the United States, you’ll o

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Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says

HoverAir’s new floating Aqua drone can take off and land on water

Computing’s Top 30: Kiran V K

Microsoft asks customers for feedback on reported SSD failures

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Bank forced to rehire workers after lying about chatbot productivity, union says

The Pixel 10 Pro’s new always-on display finally shows your full wallpaper

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Microsoft asks customers for feedback on SSD failure issues

Should you upgrade to Pixel 10 Pro? Here's how it compares to older Google flagships

You Should Add Debug Views to Your DB

Raising multiple rounds of venture capital might be wrong for your startup

In the works since Android 14, Android Canary finally offers upgraded screenshots

Vivo’s Vision Pro clone costs $1,400 and weighs 398g

Weaponizing image scaling against production AI systems

The Best Gaming Headsets for Xbox, PS5, and PC (2025)

Report: Meta is hitting pause on AI hiring after its poaching spree

Hundreds of thousands of Grok chats exposed in Google results

Google Thinks AI Can Make You a Better Photographer: I Dive Into the Pixel 10 Cameras

Microsoft employee arrested at headquarters while protesting Israel contracts

Google’s next big Android update can force dark mode and icon themes

You can fine tune the resistance of the joysticks on GuliKit’s new controllers

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Pre-ordering the Pixel 10 or Pixel Watch 4? Read this before checking out

This new sub-$100 Android gaming handheld might be the new budget champion

Don’t panic: Losing SIM cards on the Pixel 10 is actually a good thing

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