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Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue Perplexity for copying their definitions

theverge.com Elissa Welle 2025-10-08 13:23:34

is a NYC-based AI reporter and is currently supported by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism. She covers AI companies, policies, and products. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The AI web search company Perplexity is being hit by another lawsuit alleging copyright and trademark infringement, this time from Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster. Britannica, the centuries-old publisher that owns Merriam-Webster, sued Perplexity in New

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Micro1, a competitor to Scale AI, raises funds at $500M valuation

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-10-08 13:00:00

Micro1, a three-year-old startup that helps AI companies find and manage human contractors for data labeling and training, has raised a $35 million Series A funding round that values the company at $500 million. The round was led by O1 Advisors, a venture capital firm co-founded by Dick Costolo and Adam Bain, the former CEO and COO of Twitter. The startup is one of many companies looking to fill the gap in the data market created by recent changes involving Scale AI. After Meta invested $14 bil

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Opendoor board chair Rabois says company is 'bloated,' needs to cut 85% of workforce

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-10-08 16:59:22

Opendoor co-founder and newly minted board chair Keith Rabois said remote work and a "bloated" workforce have been a drag on the company's culture, as he vowed to slash headcount. "There's 1,400 employees at Opendoor. I don't know what most of them do. We don't need more than 200 of them," Rabois told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" on Friday. The online real estate platform on Wednesday appointed former Shopify executive Kaz Nejatian as its new CEO after investor pressure caused his predecessor

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Pixel phones might soon stream emergencies in real-time just like iPhones (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-08 16:59:46

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a new feature that will allow you to share live video with emergency services. It appears the feature will work similarly to the Emergency SOS Live Video feature Apple introduced to iOS 18 last year. It’s unclear if this feature will be exclusive to Pixels or available for all Android devices. Pixel phones offer a range of features that can prove helpful in the case of an emergency. For example, there’s Car Crash Detection, Safety Che

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iPhone Diary: For the first time in many years, I’m not upgrading my iPhone

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-10-08 17:00:00

Today would normally see me poised over the Apple website on my Mac and the Apple Store app on my phone ready to seen which goes live first so I can finalize my order for a shiny new iPhone. This year is an exception, and although that’s partly for personal reasons, it’s mostly because I’m just not seeing any good reason to want the iPhone 17 Pro Max over last year’s model … I haven’t always upgraded my iPhone each year. Indeed, in 2016, I technically downgraded, although I didn’t personally s

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will be released on December 4 for Switch and Switch 2

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-08 14:47:56

The long-awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is coming on December 4 to both the original Switch and the recently-released Switch 2, as announced during today's Nintendo Direct livestream. The Switch 2 is getting a dedicated version with upscaled graphics and some other bells and whistles, just like the upcoming Pokémon Legends: Z-A. We already knew the next Metroid would drop sometime in 2025, but it's nice to have an actual release date. We got a nifty trailer for the first-person adventure earli

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CISA warns of actively exploited Dassault RCE vulnerability

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-08 17:19:39

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of hackers exploiting a critical remote code execution flaw in DELMIA Apriso, a manufacturing operations management (MOM) and execution (MES) solution from French company Dassault Systèmes. The agency added the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-5086 and rated with a critical severity score (CVSS v3: 9.0), to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV). DELMIA Apriso is used in production processes for digitalizing and m

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I built my own AirTag-like finder with this Raspberry Pi alternative - here's how

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-10-08 17:44:15

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Show HN: An MCP Gateway to block the lethal trifecta

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-08 16:22:00

OpenEdison 🔒⚡️ The Secure MCP Control Panel Connect AI to your data/software securely without risk of data exfiltration. Gain visibility, block threats, and get alerts on the data your agent is reading/writing. OpenEdison solves the lethal trifecta problem, which can cause agent hijacking & data exfiltration by malicious actors. Join our Discord for feedback, feature requests, and to discuss MCP security for your use case: discord.gg/tXjATaKgTV 📧 To get visibility, control and exfiltration

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Crates.io phishing attempt

news.ycombinator.com Amos Wenger 2025-10-08 15:50:57

crates.io phishing attempt Sep 12, 2025 1 min Earlier this week, an npm supply chain attack. It’s turn for crates.io, the main public repository for Rust crates (packages). The phishing e-mail looks like this: And it leads to a GitHub login page that looks like this: Several maintainers received it — the issue is being discussed on GitHub. The crates.io team has acknowledged the attack and said they’d see if they can do something about it. No compromised packages have been identified as

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I don't like curved displays

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-05 00:24:24

I don't like curved displays The vast majority of media uses rectilinear lenses, where straight lines in 3D remain straight in a 2D image: Each light ray lands on a flat rectangle that lies between the viewpoint and the light source, so viewing the image on a flat screen looks exactly the same as how it originally appeared. A curved screen won't do that — straight lines are no longer straight!

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A beginner's guide to extending Emacs

news.ycombinator.com Tyler Langlois 2025-10-08 16:32:11

With that prelude out of the way, let's begin. Inside of emacs you can call up a list of potential completions by using the keyboard shortcut M-. (that’s "hit the meta key along with period", where "meta" is the Alt key for me). This applies in a wide variety of scenarios, like when completing class names or variables. If we want to ask emacs to hand us a list of potential references, then the system we want to hook into is this completions system. (This is the only time I'll assume we know wh

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Advanced Scheme Techniques (2004) [pdf]

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-08 16:44:52

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Many hard LeetCode problems are easy constraint problems

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-08 15:44:05

September 10, 2025 Many Hard Leetcode Problems are Easy Constraint Problems Use the right tool for the job. In my first interview out of college I was asked the change counter problem: Given a set of coin denominations, find the minimum number of coins required to make change for a given number. IE for USA coinage and 37 cents, the minimum number is four (quarter, dime, 2 pennies). I implemented the simple greedy algorithm and immediately fell into the trap of the question: the greedy algor

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Take a Trip to the Final Frontier With This Year’s Best Astronomy Photography

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-10-08 17:00:23

When a comet meets solar winds, its nuclear coma—a bright cloud of gas around its core—reacts vibrantly to our Sun’s solar maximum, leaving a trail of stellar gas and dust across the solar system. Miraculously, the sky above June Lake, California, cleared up for a full 13 minutes for photographer Dan Bartlett to image the comet clearly enough for his photograph, “Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks Taking a Final Bow.” With incredible technological advances, the continuous flow of space photos can sometimes

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‘Peacemaker’ Went Full ‘Doctor Who’ Explaining How Portal Doors Work

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-10-08 17:15:44

It’s time to see once again what’s new in the world of Christopher Smith in another episode of Peacemaker. Will Chris return in the nick of time to save Eagly from whatever twin-tailed horrors ARGUS has in store for our feathered friend? Will Chris and Harcourt ever become Facebook official? Will we ever figure out why Chris’ “best dimension” appears not to have any non-white people roaming about in the background? Let’s cease with the incessant questions and what awaits Episode four, “Need I S

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After Anthropic’s Billion-Dollar Settlement, Dictionaries Are Suing Perplexity AI

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2025-10-08 17:20:24

Anthropic’s recent $1.5 billion settlement could open the floodgates for more publishers to sue AI companies over how they use copyrighted content. Just this week, the Britannica Group, the parent of Encyclopedia Britannica and the Merriam-Webster dictionary, sued Perplexity. Filed on Wednesday in a New York federal court, the complaint accuses the buzzy AI startup of infringing Britannica’s copyright and trademark rights and claims its answer engine is cutting into the publisher’s revenue. Pe

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Physicists Made a Time Crystal We Can Actually See

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-10-08 17:30:49

Of all the eccentricities of the quantum realm, time crystals—atomic arrangements that repeat certain motions over time—might be some of the weirdest. But they certainly exist, and to provide more solid proof, physicists have finally created a time crystal we can actually see. In a recent Nature Materials paper, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder presented a new time crystal design: a glass cell filled with liquid crystals—rod-shaped molecules stuck in strange limbo between solid

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DOJ Sues Uber Over Allegations of Refusing Service to Disabled Customers

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-08 16:47:00

Uber is being sued for the second time in four years by the Department of Justice over complaints about its ridesharing service's treatment of customers with disabilities. According to the suit, a copy of which was posted online by the website TechCrunch, the company is alleged to "routinely refuse to serve individuals with disabilities, including individuals who travel with service animals or who use stowable wheelchairs." The lawsuit also accuses Uber of imposing cleaning surcharges related

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I Tested iOS 26 for 3 Months and Liquid Glass Isn't the Only Game-Changing Feature

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-08 16:48:25

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. Apple/ Zooey Liao/ CNET The wait is almost over. Apple is set to release iOS 26 on Monday. It's been three months since the company announced the software update at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, with the first beta version released shortly after. Since then, I've been living with the beta software on two iPhones: my iPhone 16 Pro and 14 Pro

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This is the Most Effective Type of Creatine You Should Be Taking to See Results, According to Registered Dietitians

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-08 17:00:00

If you look in the supplement aisle at your local pharmacy, you'll likely find different forms of creatine in gummies, powders, capsules and even drink mixes. That's because creatine is a popular fitness supplement for those who want to gain strength and power while improving performance. It's also naturally made in our bodies and assists our muscles with energy production when we work out. Though creatine can be found in smaller quantities in foods like salmon, chicken, beef and pork, many peo

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Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-08 17:01:27

On Friday, CBC News reported that a major education reform document prepared for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador contains at least 15 fabricated citations that academics suspect were generated by an AI language model—despite the same report calling for "ethical" AI use in schools. "A Vision for the Future: Transforming and Modernizing Education," released August 28, serves as a 10-year roadmap for modernizing the province's public schools and post-secondary institutions. The

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New FAA program will let eVTOL startups test some operations before full certification

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-10-08 17:33:06

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a new pilot program that will let electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) startups test some operations before they receive full regulatory certification. It’s a potentially big change for these companies, as they’ve spent the last few years performing limited test flights of their aircraft while working toward FAA approval. But the program has its limits. Companies will have to partner with state, local, tribal, or territorial gove

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Apple iPhone Air's China release delayed

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-10-08 20:56:06

Participants at the presentation of new iPhone models from Apple try out the new thinner iPhone Air. Apple has postponed the launch of its new iPhone Air model in China due to regulatory issues surrounding its eSIM design, the company said. Wireless carriers in China need a special license from the government before they can sell a new device with an eSIM, and the carriers haven't secured that approval yet, Apple said. The company added that it's working to make the device available in China a

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Tether reveals USAT stablecoin, appoints Bo Hines, former White House advisor, to lead U.S. business

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-10-08 21:49:36

Tether, the issuer of the largest stablecoin, has named a CEO for its U.S. business and is launching a new token for U.S. institutions. The moves underscore Tether's commitment to regulatory engagement and entry into the U.S. The company, once accused of being a criminal's "go-to cryptocurrency" has been rebranding itself as a partner to American lawmakers and law enforcement since pro-crypto President Donald Trump's return to the White House. Bo Hines, who headed the Presidential Council of A

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Joby and Archer join FAA's eVTOL pilot testing program

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-10-08 21:33:44

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it's launching a pilot program to speed up the rollout of air taxis. Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation , major players in the electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, space, said they are participating in the program. Shares of each were higher on Friday. The program will establish at least five projects through public-private partnerships with state and local governments to promote safe usage of electric vertical takeoff and landing airc

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NASA Scientist Disputes Claim That Mysterious Object Headed Into Solar System Was Sent by Aliens

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-08 20:14:22

NASA has thrown cold water on Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb's theory that interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS was sent to us by an extraterrestrial civilization — a sobering albeit unsurprising conclusion that just might put the captivating hypothesis to rest once and for all. In early July, astronomers first discovered the object, which was only the third interstellar visitor ever detected in the solar system. Since then, Loeb has advanced the "tantalizing possibility" that 3I/ATLAS was "sent tow

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Pixel phones might soon stream emergencies in real-time, just like iPhones (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-08 21:59:46

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a new feature that will allow you to share live video with emergency services. It appears the feature will work similarly to the Emergency SOS Live Video feature Apple introduced to iOS 18 last year. It’s unclear if this feature will be exclusive to Pixels or available for all Android devices. Pixel phones offer a range of features that can prove helpful in the case of an emergency. For example, there’s Car Crash Detection, Safety Che

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BMW says CarPlay Ultra is ‘not so exciting,’ disputes CarPlay popularity

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-08 21:31:11

CarPlay Ultra officially launched earlier this year, but one of the automakers who has so far said “no” to supporting Apple’s system—BMW—has just explained the reasoning for their decision. CarPlay’s future at BMW doesn’t appear very bright At a recent press event, BMW’s Senior Vice President of UI/UX Development, Stephan Durach, didn’t have very positive things to say about CarPlay Ultra. Steven Paul writes at BMWBLOG: “If you take a look at it, what I saw so far, it’s not so exciting,” Dur

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Deals: 1TB M4 Pro Mac mini $200 off, 32GB MacBook Pro $300 off, AirPods Pro 3, iPhone 17 cases, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-10-08 21:50:03

Joining the ongoing pre-order savings opportunities we have already detailed on Apple Watch Ultra 3, Apple Watch Series 11, and the new AirPods Pro 3, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break has some additional discounts to scope out as well. Firstly, we spotted Apple’s M4 Pro Mac mini with 24GB of RAM and a 2x storage upgrade at $200 off the list price alongside its most affordable 32GB M4 MacBook Pro at $300 off today. Those offers join an exclusive offer on Satechi’s Mac mini Stand & Hub with SSD Enclos

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Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue Perplexity for copying their definitions

Micro1, a competitor to Scale AI, raises funds at $500M valuation

Opendoor board chair Rabois says company is 'bloated,' needs to cut 85% of workforce

Pixel phones might soon stream emergencies in real-time just like iPhones (APK teardown)

iPhone Diary: For the first time in many years, I’m not upgrading my iPhone

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will be released on December 4 for Switch and Switch 2

CISA warns of actively exploited Dassault RCE vulnerability

I built my own AirTag-like finder with this Raspberry Pi alternative - here's how

Show HN: An MCP Gateway to block the lethal trifecta

Crates.io phishing attempt

I don't like curved displays

A beginner's guide to extending Emacs

Advanced Scheme Techniques (2004) [pdf]

Many hard LeetCode problems are easy constraint problems

Take a Trip to the Final Frontier With This Year’s Best Astronomy Photography

‘Peacemaker’ Went Full ‘Doctor Who’ Explaining How Portal Doors Work

After Anthropic’s Billion-Dollar Settlement, Dictionaries Are Suing Perplexity AI

Physicists Made a Time Crystal We Can Actually See

DOJ Sues Uber Over Allegations of Refusing Service to Disabled Customers

I Tested iOS 26 for 3 Months and Liquid Glass Isn't the Only Game-Changing Feature

This is the Most Effective Type of Creatine You Should Be Taking to See Results, According to Registered Dietitians

Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources

New FAA program will let eVTOL startups test some operations before full certification

Apple iPhone Air's China release delayed

Tether reveals USAT stablecoin, appoints Bo Hines, former White House advisor, to lead U.S. business

Joby and Archer join FAA's eVTOL pilot testing program

NASA Scientist Disputes Claim That Mysterious Object Headed Into Solar System Was Sent by Aliens

Pixel phones might soon stream emergencies in real-time, just like iPhones (APK teardown)

BMW says CarPlay Ultra is ‘not so exciting,’ disputes CarPlay popularity

Deals: 1TB M4 Pro Mac mini $200 off, 32GB MacBook Pro $300 off, AirPods Pro 3, iPhone 17 cases, more

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