GoKawiil - Latest Tech News & Aggregated Headlines

Angle brackets in a Nix flake world

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-29 22:06:25

At DEFCON33, the Nix community had its first-ever presence via nix.vegas and I ended up in fun conversation with tomberek 🙌. “What fun things can we do with < and > with the eventual deprecation of NIX_PATH ? The actual 💡 was from tomberek and this is a demonstration of what that might look like without necessitating any changes to CppNix itself. As a very worthwhile aside, the first time presence of the Nix community at DEFCON was fantastic and I am extra appreciative to numinit and RossComp

Topics: flake inputs lib nix nixpkgs

Shop Amazon

What Does Palantir Actually Do?

news.ycombinator.com Caroline Haskins 2025-12-03 10:03:16

Palantir is arguably one of the most notorious corporations in contemporary America. Cofounded by libertarian tech billionaire Peter Thiel, the software firm's work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the US Department of Defense, and the Israeli military has sparked numerous protests in multiple countries. Palantir has been so infamous for so long that, for some people, its name has become a cultural shorthand for dystopian surveillance. But a number of former Palantir employees tell WIR

Topics: company data employees palantir software

Shop Amazon

Tesla’s graphics are about to get Unreal

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-12-03 15:28:25

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Tesla’s in-car visualizations for features like Autopilot and Full Self-Driving might be getting an upgrade with a switch to Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. As reported by Not a Tesla App, Tesla hacker greentheonly says they found evidence of the change in Tesla’s 2025.20 firmware for Tesla Mod

Topics: engine epic games tesla unreal

Shop Amazon

Researchers Harness Black Metal to Turbocharge Solar Power

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-12-03 20:00:39

Several years ago, an optics expert developed a technique for turning shiny metals pitch black. The trick resulted in a material perfectly suited for absorbing sunlight—so much so that generators built with it produced 15 times more power than comparable devices. The team used black metal to develop a new design for solar thermoelectric generators. Known as STEGs, they can convert various types of thermal energy into electricity. However, technological limitations significantly curbed their pot

Topics: black design guo heat metal

Shop Amazon

Starlink Cuts the Cost of Its Satellite Dish in Half for New Customers

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-03 18:59:00

One of the biggest barriers to entry for prospective Starlink customers has always been the price: $349 upfront for equipment and $120 every month for service. That’s now starting to change as Starlink is offering its lowest monthly prices ever and slashing the cost of equipment in half. You can now get the Starlink standard kit for $175, down from its usual $349 price tag. Unlike previous deals, this one is available to new customers anywhere in the country. Most Starlink deals in the past hav

Topics: ookla price speeds starlink users

Shop Amazon

Fortinet warns of FortiSIEM pre-auth RCE flaw with exploit in the wild

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-04 00:23:15

Fortinet is warning about a remote unauthenticated command injection flaw in FortiSIEM that has in-the-wild exploit code, making it critical for admins to apply the latest security updates. FortiSIEM is a central security monitoring and analytics system used for logging, network telemetry, and security incident alerts, serving as an integral part of security operation centers, where it's an essential tool in the hands of IT ops teams and analysts. The product is generally used by governments,

Topics: exploit flaw fortinet fortisiem security

Shop Amazon

I bought the 2025 version of Samsung's Galaxy Watch Ultra - here's the model I'd recommend instead

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-12-03 23:08:00

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra ZDNET's key takeaways The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is on sale for $650 in four color options. Its display is vibrant and large, the battery lasts through a couple of days, and LTE is provided at no extra cost. It comes in a single 47mm size, gesture support is limited, and external sensor connections are not supported. $649.99 at Amazon Last year's Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra was my favorite Google WearOS smartwatch, so when I saw the 2025 Watch Ultra with its new

Topics: galaxy new samsung ultra watch

Shop Amazon

Microplastics are everywhere — including in the air around plastic treaty negotiations

theverge.com Justine Calma 2025-12-04 00:11:38

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Thousands of delegates have descended upon Geneva this week for what’s supposed to be the culmination of years of negotiations that, if successful, are supposed to end in a groundbreaking

Topics: greenpeace health microplastics plastic plastics

Shop Amazon

Kodak says it’ll figure things out and won’t shut down

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-12-04 00:52:22

“Kodak is confident it will be able to pay off a significant portion of its term loan well before it becomes due, and amend, extend or refinance our remaining debt and/or preferred stock obligations. To fund the repayment, we plan to draw on the approximately $300 million in cash we expect to receive from the reversion and settlement of our U.S. pension fund (the Kodak Retirement Income Plan, or “KRIP”) in December. However, the KRIP reversion is not solely within Kodak’s control and therefore i

Topics: debt kodak krip plan reversion

Shop Amazon

OCaml as my primary language

news.ycombinator.com Xvw 2025-12-04 04:05:05

I started using the OCaml language regularly around 2012, and since then, my interest and enthusiasm for this language have only grown. It has become my preferred choice for almost all my personal projects, and it has also influenced my professional choices. Since 2014, I have been actively participating in public conferences dedicated to programming and software development, where I often express my enthusiasm for OCaml in ways that may be a bit over the top (but always passionate). This has ea

Topics: language languages module ocaml type

Shop Amazon

‘Alien: Earth’ Star Alex Lawther on That Very Sci-Fi Sibling Reunion

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-12-04 02:15:50

Alien: Earth has finally arrived, bringing weekly doses of Ridley Scott’s world of Alien—filtered through the creative lens of Noah Hawley—to sci-fi fans. The first two episodes (read io9’s recap here) had to spend a bit of time doing necessary setup, introducing the characters and how they fit into the story that’ll unfold. So far one of the most unique relationships is the one between Joe, aka Hermit (Alex Lawther) and Wendy (Sydney Chandler), formerly Marcy. They’re siblings, with a twist. A

Topics: alien body episodes lawther like

Shop Amazon

Why I'd still choose this 2024 Windows laptop over newer models - especially at this new price

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-12-04 10:02:20

Asus Zenbook 14 ZDNET's key takeaways The 2024 Asus Zenbook 14 is available at Best Buy for $799. It's affordable, sports the solid hardware, and has a long battery life; all packed into a form factor that weighs less than three pounds. As great as it is, this laptop has a tendency to run hot. $639.99 at Best Buy The 2024 Asus Zenbook 14 has dropped to $640, a $160 discount. Act fast because the laptop is on clearance. Once all units are sold, they're gone. Among the plethora of work laptops

Topics: 14 asus best laptop zenbook

Shop Amazon

I chose OCaml as my primary language

news.ycombinator.com Xvw 2025-12-04 10:05:05

I started using the OCaml language regularly around 2012, and since then, my interest and enthusiasm for this language have only grown. It has become my preferred choice for almost all my personal projects, and it has also influenced my professional choices. Since 2014, I have been actively participating in public conferences dedicated to programming and software development, where I often express my enthusiasm for OCaml in ways that may be a bit over the top (but always passionate). This has ea

Topics: language languages module ocaml type

Shop Amazon

29 years later, Settlers II gets Amiga release

news.ycombinator.com Christian Cawley 2025-12-04 10:30:12

Perhaps one of the greatest strategy games of the 16-bit era, The Settlers, did not get a sequel on Amiga. So, when The Settlers II came out in 1996, only MS-DOS and Mac OS enjoyed it. Aside from a release for Nintendo Wii in 2007, it didn’t land on any other platforms. So, what about the Amiga? Well, amazing news has just dropped: The Settlers II Gold Edition (the 1997 edition) is coming to the Amiga in October 2025. The legendary construction strategy classic finally comes to the Amiga! In 1

Topics: amiga available edition ii settlers

Shop Amazon

I Can’t Stop Staring at This Official Half-Human-Torch Fantastic Four Costume

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-12-04 10:30:04

Disney has unveiled its selection of costumes for 2025, and they’re spectacularly silly and delightful. Leading the pack with incredible camp are The Fantastic Four: First Steps costumes. While Sue and Reed’s costumes play it safe, those for the Human Torch and the Thing offer better representations of their powers. Seriously, I cannot stop looking at the “flame on” mid-transformation look. It’s so ridiculous, I love it and sort of want to roller skate around in it. Check out the gallery below

Topics: costume costumes disney inflatable new

Shop Amazon

I Tried the New McDonaldland Meal, With Its Mystery Flavor Pink and Blue Shake

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-04 09:56:00

McDonald's continues to capitalize on the love of its customers for the company's goofy history. Recently, Happy Meals included McDonald's-themed toys -- such as drink machines, fryers and trays with food on them -- delivered in mini-Happy Meal boxes. And the much-longed-for Snack Wraps finally returned after a viral fan campaign. Now, McDonald's has introduced the McDonaldland Meal, which goes straight after that market of adults who have a nostalgic feeling for the Golden Arches. And it comes

Topics: flavor mcdonald mcdonaldland meal shake

Shop Amazon

Spider-Man and Mortal Kombat 1 head up August's PS Plus Game Catalog additions

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-04 15:27:58

Sony just announced some new additions to the PS Plus Game Catalog for August and it's a pretty beefy lineup. All of these titles will be ready to play on August 19. There's something here for just about everyone, so let's get started. Perhaps the biggest game of the bunch is Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered. This is the PS5 port of the PS4 hit, which upgrades the graphics and swaps out the actor playing Peter Parker. PS4 owners aren't being left out in the cold here, as Marvel’s Spider-Man: Game

Topics: 19 adventure august available game

Shop Amazon

Mesmerizing Hypnoloid, a Kinetic Desktop Sculpture

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-30 20:20:00

This Hypnoloid object is sort of the opposite of a spinning top. Whereas a top contacts the surface it's balancing on only at its point, the Hypnoloid contacts the surface with every square millimeter of its surface area. The shape is called an oloid, and it's a bit difficult to understand. The 20th-century German sculptor, inventor and mathematician Paul Schatz, who discovered it, describes it thusly: "If the distance of two centers of disk is equal to the radius, then the convex hull produce

Topics: balancing contacts hypnoloid oloid surface

Shop Amazon

Tesla Is Making a Move in New York City That Regulators Absolutely Hate

gizmodo.com Riley Gutiérrez Mcdermid 2025-12-04 15:00:47

Tesla is coming in hot in New York City and regulators, legislators and consumers are already pushing back. The electric car company’s latest foray into regulator wrestling comes via a hiring push for autopilot drivers in NYC, despite holding no permits for that service in the city. Given that Tesla has already spent years fighting federal probes, civil and criminal lawsuits and a host of scrutiny from everyone from the SEC to local politicians, its new push appears to be a further continuation

Topics: autonomous company drivers driving tesla

Shop Amazon

Star Tries to Swallow a Black Hole, Ignites One of the Strangest Supernovas Ever Seen

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-12-04 15:25:44

Black holes are dark, menacing objects with gravity so intense that not even light can escape, so you don’t want to mess with them. A recent discovery of one of the strangest supernovas ever observed reveals the tragic story of a star that tried to defy the powerful pull of a nearby black hole but later conceded in an explosive death. A team of astronomers discovered the unusual supernova, dubbed SN 2023zkd, while digging through observations of particularly interesting targets gathered by tele

Topics: black explosion hole star supernova

Shop Amazon

8 Hiking Gadgets to Make Your Next Trek Safer, Smoother and More Fun

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-04 14:50:00

I'm lucky to call the high desert home -- a place where warm days practically demand we head out to explore the lakes, rivers and mountains in every direction, ideally before the crowds catch on. And when I'm gearing up for a hike, there's a handful of tech I always toss in my pack. If you've got a hiking or camping trip on the calendar, check out the gadgets and essentials I swear by. They can turn a quick afternoon trek or a full weekend adventure into something smoother, safer and more fun.

Topics: collapsible gps hiking like pack

Shop Amazon

After first operational launch, here’s the next big test for ULA’s Vulcan rocket

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-04 15:45:16

United Launch Alliance delivered multiple US military satellites into a high-altitude orbit after a prime-time launch Tuesday night, marking an important transition from development to operations for the company's new Vulcan rocket. This mission, officially designated USSF-106 by the US Space Force, was the first flight of ULA's Vulcan rocket to carry national security payloads. Two test flights of the Vulcan rocket last year gave military officials enough confidence to certify it for launching

Topics: force launch rocket space vulcan

Shop Amazon

New York claims Zelle’s shoddy security enabled a billion dollars in scams

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-04 15:39:34

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing the banks behind Zelle over claims that their payment platform enabled “massive amounts of fraud” that caused customers to lose more than $1 billion between 2017 and 2023. In the lawsuit, James alleges Zelle was r

Topics: claims fraud james scams zelle

Shop Amazon

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S11 tablets might be getting a surprising battery downgrade

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-04 20:16:36

Ryan Whitwam / Android Authority TL;DR Europe’s EPREL database now shows energy labels for some of Samsung’s upcoming devices. The Galaxy S25 FE is listed with 42 hours and 37 minutes of battery life and a 2,000-cycle rating. The Galaxy Tab S11 and Tab S11 Ultra have 1,200-cycle battery ratings, down from 2,000 in the previous generation. Samsung’s next Fan Edition phone and flagship tablets have had their battery endurance revealed early. And while the Galaxy S25 FE looks familiar, the cell

Topics: battery fe galaxy s11 tab

Shop Amazon

How to Wash a Heated Blanket Safely

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-04 20:08:00

Crawling into a warm bed after a long, hard day is hard to beat, but it isn't always a given. As we work our way towards the fall, you're probably already looking forward to getting your electric heated blanket out of the closet. And if you don't already own one, now is the time to start shopping for one. But like other blankets, they do need some upkeep -- and things get more complicated when there is electricity involved. One obvious question has probably already sprung to mind. Whether you'r

Topics: blanket heated instructions wash washing

Shop Amazon

Claude just learned a useful ChatGPT trick

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-02 20:37:20

Anthropic has introduced a helpful new feature for Claude that solves a problem similar to one ChatGPT already addressed. As of today, Claude is capable of referencing information from your other conversations with the AI chatbot. Anthropic demonstrates how the feature works: Claude can now reference past chats, so you can easily pick up from where you left off. pic.twitter.com/n9ZgaTRC1y — Claude (@claudeai) August 11, 2025 The new Claude feature matches OpenAI’s ChatGPT memory feature. An

Topics: anthropic chatgpt claude feature new

Shop Amazon

NordVPN two-year plans are up to 77 percent off right now

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-05 00:18:07

VPN users are overwhelmed with choice , and there are as many bad options out there as there are good ones. Luckily, NordVPN sits in the latter category, and right now Nord is offering discounted plans across its various tiers. If you take out a two-year NordVPN Plus plan (the company's most popular plan) it’ll cost you $108 for the duration of the contract, with Nord throwing in three extra months at no extra cost. That’s 73 percent off the usual rate. As well as Nord’s VPN service, a Plus pla

Topics: cost nord nordvpn plan year

Shop Amazon

Co-op puzzle game Lego Voyagers will arrive on September 15

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-05 00:39:16

We got our first look at Lego Voyagers back at Summer Game Fest in June. As it turned out, Light Brick Studio ( Lego Builder's Journey ) and publisher Annapurna Interactive weren't kidding about the "coming soon" aspect of the reveal trailer. That's because Lego Voyagers is set to hit PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store) on September 15 . Lego Voyagers is a physics-based, co-op puzzle game for two players. You and a buddy will each control Lego bricks a

Topics: friend game lego play voyagers

Shop Amazon

I replaced my ThinkPad with a dual-screen Windows laptop - here's my verdict after a month

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-12-05 00:50:00

Asus Zenbook Duo 14 ZDNET's key takeaways The Asus Zenbook Duo is on sale now starting at around $1,499, with pricier configurations available. This laptop is a creator's dream machine, with dual-OLED touchscreens, a highly configurable form factor, and a great battery. It takes time and effort to get the most out of this laptop, and you'll need lots of desk space to utilize the different form factors. $1,360.92 at Amazon $1,299.99 at Best Buy more buying choices Upon first glance, Asus' Zenb

Topics: asus device duo laptop zenbook

Shop Amazon

Study: Social media probably can't be fixed

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-05 00:26:28

Ars Technica: I was frankly surprised at the ineffectiveness of the various intervention strategies you tested. But it does seem to explain the Bluesky conundrum. Bluesky has no algorithm, for example, yet the same dynamics still seem to emerge. I think Bluesky's founders genuinely want to avoid those dysfunctional issues, but they might not succeed, based on this paper. Why are such interventions so ineffective? Petter Törnberg: We've been discussing whether these things are due to the platfor

Topics: bluesky doesn interventions platforms want

Shop Amazon

Latest Tech News

Angle brackets in a Nix flake world

What Does Palantir Actually Do?

Tesla’s graphics are about to get Unreal

Researchers Harness Black Metal to Turbocharge Solar Power

Starlink Cuts the Cost of Its Satellite Dish in Half for New Customers

Fortinet warns of FortiSIEM pre-auth RCE flaw with exploit in the wild

I bought the 2025 version of Samsung's Galaxy Watch Ultra - here's the model I'd recommend instead

Microplastics are everywhere — including in the air around plastic treaty negotiations

Kodak says it’ll figure things out and won’t shut down

OCaml as my primary language

‘Alien: Earth’ Star Alex Lawther on That Very Sci-Fi Sibling Reunion

Why I'd still choose this 2024 Windows laptop over newer models - especially at this new price

I chose OCaml as my primary language

29 years later, Settlers II gets Amiga release

I Can’t Stop Staring at This Official Half-Human-Torch Fantastic Four Costume

I Tried the New McDonaldland Meal, With Its Mystery Flavor Pink and Blue Shake

Spider-Man and Mortal Kombat 1 head up August's PS Plus Game Catalog additions

Mesmerizing Hypnoloid, a Kinetic Desktop Sculpture

Tesla Is Making a Move in New York City That Regulators Absolutely Hate

Star Tries to Swallow a Black Hole, Ignites One of the Strangest Supernovas Ever Seen

8 Hiking Gadgets to Make Your Next Trek Safer, Smoother and More Fun

After first operational launch, here’s the next big test for ULA’s Vulcan rocket

New York claims Zelle’s shoddy security enabled a billion dollars in scams

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S11 tablets might be getting a surprising battery downgrade

How to Wash a Heated Blanket Safely

Claude just learned a useful ChatGPT trick

NordVPN two-year plans are up to 77 percent off right now

Co-op puzzle game Lego Voyagers will arrive on September 15

I replaced my ThinkPad with a dual-screen Windows laptop - here's my verdict after a month

Study: Social media probably can't be fixed

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising

Latest Tech News

Trending Topics

Hot Now

Popular

Emerging

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising