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India overtakes China in smartphone exports to the U.S. as manufacturing jumps 240%, report shows

cnbc.com Anniek Bao 2026-01-05 08:45:30

Workers assemble smartphones at Dixon Technologies' Padget Electronics Pvt factory in Uttar Pradesh, India, on Jan. 28, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India has overtaken China to become the top exporter of smartphones to the U.S., according to research firm Canalys, reflecting the shift in manufacturing supply chain away from Beijing amid tariff-fueled uncertainty. Smartphones assembled in India accounted for 44% of U.S. imports of those devices in the second quarter, a significant

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5 gaming gadgets and accessories that seriously leveled up my setup (including a twist)

zdnet.com Taylor Clemons 2026-01-05 09:20:18

'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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Truchet Tiles

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 08:53:50

Square tiles used in graphic design In information visualization and graphic design, Truchet tiles are square tiles decorated with patterns that are not rotationally symmetric. When placed in a square tiling of the plane, they can form varied patterns, and the orientation of each tile can be used to visualize information associated with the tile's position within the tiling.[1] Truchet tiles were first described in a 1704 memoir by Sébastien Truchet entitled "Mémoire sur les combinaisons", and

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LG Promo Codes: 20% Off | July 2025

wired.com Ryan Waniata 2026-01-05 06:10:00

LG makes some of the best TVs you can buy. Its OLED TVs in particular are perennial favorites at WIRED, with C-series models like the C4 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) providing among the best performance for your dollars on the market. LG is about way more than TVs of course. The Korean brand offers multiple products across the A/V landscape, from soundbars to Bluetooth speakers, along with a host of other products like home appliances, laptops, and more. Save 20% With Today’s LG Promo Codes If you

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Waymo plans to bring its robotaxi service to Dallas in 2026

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2026-01-05 06:25:44

A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 9, 2022. Alphabet's Waymo unit plans on bringing its robotaxi service to Dallas next year, adding to a growing list of prospective U.S. markets for 2026, including Miami and Washington, D.C. Rental car company Avis Budget Group will be managing the Waymo fleet in Dallas, via a new partnership the companies announced Monday. Avis CEO Brian Choi said in a statement that the agreement marks a "mil

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AI data analyst startup Julius nabs $10M seed round

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2026-01-05 06:42:48

Julius AI, a startup that describes itself as an AI data analyst, announced it has raised a $10 million seed round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Horizon VC, 8VC, Y Combinator, the AI Grant accelerator participated in the round along with several high-profile angel investors, including Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas, Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch, and Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson, among others. Founder Rahul Sonwalkar launched Julius after graduating from Y Combinator in 2022, and pivoting a

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Waymo taps Avis to manage robotaxi fleet in Dallas

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2026-01-05 11:42:19

Waymo said it plans to launch a robotaxi service next year in Dallas, the latest city to be added to the Alphabet-owned company’s growing commercial footprint that already includes Los Angeles and San Francisco. This time around, Waymo is partnering with Avis Budget Group to manage its fleet of all-electric autonomous Jaguar I-Pace vehicles. Avis will handle general depot operations, including charging and maintaining the vehicles. Users will be able to hail a robotaxi through the Waymo app. W

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.gitignore Is Inherently Sisyphean

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-02 23:49:50

You just started a new project. You ran cargo init , poetry init and go mod init . Those commands created the necessary files to work, it also added the following lines to your .gitignore: target __pycache__ bin All great. You continue implementing features, and when the time comes, you publish your project to your Git hosting platform of choice. People start to get interested in your project. One even decides that he's going to implement a new feature! Literally free work done for you! Alr

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Harmonic, the Robinhood CEO’s AI math startup, launches an AI chatbot app

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-01-05 16:27:18

Harmonic, an AI startup co-founded by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, announced Monday the beta launch of an iOS and Android chatbot app where users can access its AI model, Aristotle. With this launch, the company aims to broaden access to Aristotle, which Harmonic claims to offer “hallucination-free” answers for questions involving mathematical reasoning — a bold claim given the reliability problems of today’s AI models. Harmonic is focused on creating “mathematical superintelligence” or MSI; the s

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MSI expects to top 10 million motherboard sales for the first time as market rebounds

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-01-05 21:18:00

Bottom line: MSI is staging a decisive comeback in the fiercely competitive motherboard and GPU markets, navigating supply chain challenges and shifting industry demands to reclaim its place alongside top rivals. This rebound signals broader shifts in tech manufacturing and consumer appetite amid rapid innovation. DigiTimes reports MSI is poised for a milestone year, with analysts projecting global motherboard shipments will top 10 million units in 2025. The surge marks a sharp recovery for the

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Warner Bros. Discovery will be Warner Bros. and Discovery after they break up

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2026-01-05 21:06:48

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. This time next year, the corporate entity known as Warner Bros. Discovery will be no more, and the two companies it’s splitting into have some very inspired names. Today, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that “Warner Bros.” and “Discovery Global” are the names of the two new businesses that will exist after it completes its restructu

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Sign in with Google in Chrome

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-06 02:24:38

Sign in with Google in Chrome July 28, 2025 By Jeff Johnson of Underpass App Company Many websites such as Yelp show an annoying “Sign in with Google” banner when you visit. This is what Google calls the One Tap user experience. Fortunately, my web browser extension StopTheMadness Pro hides “Sign in with Google” banners. What you may not realize if you use Safari or Firefox is that the banners are never displayed in Google Chrome! You can see this in macOS Safari by spoofing the Chrome User

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent casually clicks through “I am not a robot” verification test

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-06 02:07:29

Maybe they should change the button to say, "I am a robot"? On Friday, OpenAI's new ChatGPT Agent, which can perform multistep tasks for users, proved it can pass through one of the Internet's most common security checkpoints by clicking Cloudflare's anti-bot verification—the same checkbox that's supposed to keep automated programs like itself at bay. ChatGPT Agent is a feature that allows OpenAI's AI assistant to control its own web browser, operating within a sandboxed environment with its o

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Trump Organization says Amazon, Walmart, eBay sellers are hawking knockoff shirts, hats, mugs

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2026-01-06 06:50:47

The Trump Organization is seeking to prevent some online businesses from hawking counterfeit merchandise promoting President Donald Trump. In a lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Florida, the company accused unnamed merchants of selling "inferior imitations" of Trump-branded products on several online marketplaces, including Amazon , Walmart and eBay . The Trump Organization company, which is owned by Trump, sells a variety of branded merchandise through its website, including a go

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Canalys: Samsung surges in US smartphone market as iPhone shipments drop double digits

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-06 06:50:26

In an interesting report out today, Canalys says that while the US smartphone market barely moved in total shipments during Q2 2025, Samsung and India saw huge growth, while Apple saw a rare double-digit dip. Here are the details. Samsung narrows Apple’s market share lead by nearly half According to Canalys, while the overall US smartphone market grew just 1% in Q2 2025, reaching 27.1 million units, up from 26.7 million a year earlier, Samsung posted the strongest performance of any vendor. Th

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Why I wear this $150 smartwatch even after testing competing Samsung and Garmin models

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2026-01-06 06:39:00

Amazfit Balance ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit Balance smartwatch is available now for $150. It features a sleek and stylish design with a brilliant AMOLED display, accurate GPS, and a list of health-tracking features. Just be prepared for the data-heavy companion app, which will take some time to familiarize with. $129.99 at Amazon As a wearables reviewer here on ZDNET, I've been spoiled by the opportunity to test out flagship smartwatches from Apple, Samsung, Garmin, Coros, and many othe

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The Most Amazing Cosplay of San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Day 4

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2026-01-06 04:30:30

The cosplay at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 truly brought out the best in fandom, encompassing the love fans have for their favorite icons. From the latest pop culture hits, including several Huntrix and Saja Boys members from K-Pop Demon Hunters, to creative Star Wars looks (Sith Dog!), and, of course, a hearty dose of Marvel heroes, it was a pantheon of geekdom. Take a look at our last batch from over the weekend of our favorite cosplay! And catch up here for Day One, Day Two, and Day Three. An

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Internet Archive joins federal library system as official repository for government documents

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2026-01-06 05:22:00

What just happened? Non-profit organization Internet Archive was founded by Brewster Kahle in 1996, as a digital library conceived to provide free access to digital knowledge via the internet. Now, the IA is getting yet another noteworthy "upgrade" thanks to an official federal designation promoted by a US Senator. The Internet Archive was recently designated as an official "federal depository" library for the state of California. Senator Alex Padilla made the designation in a letter sent to Sc

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Positron bets on energy-efficient AI chips to challenge Nvidia's dominance

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-01-06 10:24:00

Highly anticipated: A new front is emerging in the race to power the next generation of artificial intelligence, and at the center of it is a startup called Positron whose bold ambitions are gaining traction in the semiconductor industry. As companies scramble to rein in the soaring energy demands of AI systems, Positron and a handful of challengers are betting that radically different chip architectures could loosen the grip of industry giants like Nvidia and reshape the AI hardware landscape.

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The new Warner Bros. and Discovery Global would like you to forget Warner Bros. Discovery

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-06 11:39:51

If only a pair of name changes were enough. Earlier this summer Engadget covered the news that Warner Bros. Discovery would split into two giant media companies. Today the conglomerate announced the names for the restructured entities. The company retaining Warner Bros. film, television and game studios, along with New Line Cinema, DC Studios, HBO and HBO Max, will be called Warner Bros. Meanwhile, the other entity, which holds the original company’s full portfolio of live cable channels, incl

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This new Wyze lamp socket is the outdoor smart home upgrade I've been waiting for

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-01-06 11:09:00

'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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5 simple ways to dramatically improve your soundbar's audio (and for free)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2026-01-06 11:37:00

Adam Breeden/ZDNET Soundbars are gaining in popularity because of their sleek design and ability to provide an ample boost in audio quality compared to built-in TV speakers. Even with their plug-and-play nature, you can make a few modifications to help unleash the best possible sound quality. Also: I replaced my Sonos Arc Ultra with this Samsung flagship soundbar - and it's a worthy alternative Whether you're new to soundbar setups or a self-proclaimed audiophile, familiarizing yourself with

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iOS 26 lets you keep AirPods audio from auto-switching to speakers

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-06 16:46:29

iOS 26 is packed full of new features, but one that lots of users might appreciate most is flying under the radar. Thanks to a new setting added in iOS 26, you can finally stop AirPods’ audio from automatically getting hijacked by other Bluetooth speakers, including your in-car speakers. ‘Keep Audio with Headphones’ gives you control of your iPhone’s audio stream If you use AirPods or other Bluetooth headphones, you’ve likely experienced a surprise occurrence around other Bluetooth speakers.

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GLM-4.5: Reasoning, Coding, and Agentic Abililties

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-06 18:15:52

Today, we introduce two new GLM family members: GLM-4.5 and GLM-4.5-Air — our latest flagship models. GLM-4.5 is built with 355 billion total parameters and 32 billion active parameters, and GLM-4.5-Air with 106 billion total parameters and 12 billion active parameters. Both are designed to unify reasoning, coding, and agentic capabilities into a single model in order to satisfy more and more complicated requirements of fast rising agentic applications. Both GLM-4.5 and GLM-4.5-Air are hybrid re

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Our Terrifying First Look at Jacob Elordi in Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Is Here

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-01-06 21:00:12

Much like Frankenstein’s monster itself, the monster at the center of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is a mash-up of inspirations. There’s Boris Karloff, the original and most famous Frankenstein. There’s artist Bernie Wrightson, whose illustrations of the character greatly impacted del Toro. There’s Mary Shelley, of course, whose novel the film is based on. And then there’s make-up artist Mike Hill and the actor under that make-up, Jacob Elordi, who you see above in the first official image

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Mysterious Petroglyphs Reemerge on Oahu Beach

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2026-01-06 21:20:46

Shifting sands have once again revealed mysterious petroglyphs on the shores of a remote group of islands. The carvings appear and disappear depending on the water current, sometimes remaining hidden for years at a time before returning like a divine omen. But they’re not (as far as we know) an auspice, and this isn’t a fantasy movie. The petroglyphs are carved in sandstone along a beach on Oahu’s west coast, in front of a U.S. Army recreation center, and could be over 1,000 years old, as first

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Marvel's 'Fantastic Four: First Steps': Are There Post-Credits Scenes?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-06 20:04:19

Marvel's newest movie is here, and we have good and bad news. The good: You don't have to do any homework before seeing The Fantastic Four: First Steps, according to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. The bad: It's the last Marvel flick we're getting until 2026. More good: It has a super Rotten Tomatoes score. More bad: You'll miss out if you don't stick around to watch the credits. The Fantastic Four: First Steps premiered in theaters on Friday and kicks off Phase Six of the Marvel Cinemati

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Tesla vet says that ‘reviewing real products’ — not mock-ups — is the key to staying innovative

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2026-01-04 09:00:00

GM’s EVs have been on a roll lately. After selling just the Chevy Bolt for years, a wave of new models — now up to 17 fully electrified vehicles — has pushed the automaker into second place in the U.S. behind Tesla. How did it get there? With a little help from a Tesla veteran. GM board member Jon McNeill was president of Tesla during the development and introduction of the Model 3, a crucial period of the company’s growth. One of the things he credits for Tesla’s success is how Elon Musk ran

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Cognitive Offloading: How AI is Quietly Eroding Our Critical Thinking

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2026-01-06 23:00:30

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly permeated every facet of modern life, seamlessly performing tasks ranging from trivial errands to complex decision-making processes. The allure of AI lies predominantly in its unmatched potential for efficiency, convenience, and accuracy. However, this unprecedented convenience brings with it a hidden yet profound threat: the subtle erosion of human capacity for critical thinking through cognitive offloading. Understanding Cognitive Offloading Cognitive

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This Arch-based Linux distro has a clean, privacy-focused experience for tinkerers

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-07 02:08:00

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Arch Linux has a reputation for being too complicated, unstable, and not for everyone. For those reasons, several distributions have emerged that attempt to bring Arch to the masses. Many of them (such as Manjaro and EndeavorOS) succeed quite well. However, not all of those forks of Arch are created equal. Take, for example, Liya Linux. This distribution was created and maintained by an individual to be an Arch-based Linux distribution that's simple t

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