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Brennan Center for Justice Report: The Campaign to Undermine the Next Election

news.ycombinator.com Jasleen Singh 2025-12-16 08:00:09

Targeting Election Officials and Civil Society The Trump administration, falsely claiming that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, has already targeted organizations and individuals it sees as adverse with baseless or inappropriate retaliatory actions. It now threatens to do the same with certain election officials, civic groups that mobilize voters, and other individuals and entities that protect elections and the rule of law. These kinds of actions can be tools of retribution, intimida

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Instagram Adds New Features, Including Reposts and Maps

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-16 05:59:00

Instagram has launched new features aimed at further connecting users with their online contacts, the company announced Wednesday. One involves sharing public feed posts and reels, another shares locations with others on an Instagram map, and a new Friends tab shows what content your contacts have liked or commented on. For reposts, you'll be able to share public reels and feed posts from other users. The original poster will be credited and those reshares will appear in the sharer's profile in

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Are Vibration Plates a Magic Bullet for Losing Weight and Gaining Strength? We Asked the Experts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-16 06:00:04

If you're on a personal fitness journey, finding the best ways to lose weight and build muscle isn't easy. There are tons of options, from weight training to aerobics to vibration plates. Does standing on a platform that vibrates really help you lose weight and gain muscle? Are vibration plates actually effective, or just the newest fitness fad? To find out if you should add a vibration plate to your workout routine, we asked personal trainers and other fitness experts about its benefits, risks

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Coding error blamed after parts of Constitution disappear from US website

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-16 08:50:38

The Library of Congress today said a coding error resulted in deletion of parts of the US Constitution from Congress' website and promised a fix after many Internet users pointed out the missing sections this morning. "It has been brought to our attention that some sections of Article 1 are missing from the Constitution Annotated (constitution.congress.gov) website," the Library of Congress said today. "We've learned that this is due to a coding error. We have been working to correct this and e

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Breath Work, Biohacking, and Cryotherapy: New Buzzwords for Modern Business Travelers

wired.com Jen Murphy 2025-12-16 03:02:59

Peptide cocktails, plasma exchange therapy, infrared sauna sessions, and methylene blue drips. These are just a few of the biohacks that keep Peter Phillips feeling invincible. For the past three years, the 53-year-old tech executive has worked with doctors at Extension Health, a longevity clinic in New York City, to craft a blueprint to help him combat the declines that come with age. “I’m on the cusp of immortality,” he says. Every six weeks, he pops into the clinic for a full body reboot tha

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Google denies AI search features are killing website traffic

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-12-16 08:45:29

Numerous studies indicate that the shift to AI search features and the use of AI chatbots are killing traffic to publishers’ sites. But Google on Wednesday denied that’s the case, at least in aggregate. Instead, the search giant says that total organic click volume from its search engine to websites has been “relatively stable” year-over-year and that average click quality has slightly increased. “This data is in contrast to third-party reports that inaccurately suggest dramatic declines in agg

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Want a four-channel dashcam for less than $200? I recommend this one

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-16 04:00:31

Botslab G980H Multi-Channel Dashcam The BOTSLAB G980H Multi-Channel Dashcam is a reliable four-channel dashcam for your road trips and commutes. It has a crisp 3K front cam, separate shooters for the driver and passenger, and a rear cam. It has some quirks, but for the price, it is a good option for capturing evidence and fun clips on the road. Dashcams are the type of products you hope you will never need, but they can be lifesavers when they do their job. It’s a solid investment if you want s

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Android 16 lets the Linux Terminal use your phone’s entire storage

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-16 12:24:06

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR The Terminal app on Pixel phones enables users to run Linux apps via a Debian virtual machine. The Android 16 Beta 4, and subsequently the stable Android 16 release, removed the previous 16GB storage cap for the Linux VM. In Android 16 QPR1, manual storage resizing has been replaced with dynamic storage ballooning, allowing the VM to adjust its storage needs automatically. Update 1, August 6, 2025 (02:24 PM ET): With the release of Android 16 QPR1 Bet

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Instagram's new location sharing feature sure looks a lot like the Snap Map

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-16 11:08:11

Instagram just announced an update with some long-requested features. The most notable is the introduction of a location-sharing tool for friends. Once opted into, the map shares a user's last active location with chosen contacts. The location sharing feature is turned off until selected and there are numerous customization controls. For instance, Instagram users can choose to share location data with all friends, Close Friends, selected accounts or nobody at all. This data can be restricted wh

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Mowrator's remote-controlled robot has changed the way I cut grass (and it's on sale)

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-16 12:58:00

Mowrator S1 ZDNET's key takeaways The Mowrator S1 remote-controlled lawnmower costs $3,999. This mower makes fun work of yard maintenance; perfect for someone with mobility issues, has a long-lasting battery, and fast RC response. Unfortunately, it is an expensive device, at $3,999, and it's not meant to perform completely hands-free cleaning like a robot mower can. $3,999 at Amazon The Mowrator S1 remote-controlled lawnmower is on sale at $400 off, so you can get it for $3,599 for a limited

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Dotfiles feel too personal to share

news.ycombinator.com Juha-Matti Santala 2025-12-16 08:36:01

I love dotfiles. “Dotfiles” is a term that refers to configuration files used to configure software and operating systems. They are called such because often these files start with a dot. You may have seen .bashrc , .tmux.conf or .zshrc in the wild. Whenever a software doesn’t offer direct file-based configuration, I feel sad because it means I need to take extra steps to keep my configuration across different devices in sync or when setting up a new machine. I love sharing. I regularly publ

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Google says AI in Search is driving more queries and higher quality clicks

news.ycombinator.com Liz Reid 2025-12-16 11:32:42

AI is driving the most significant upgrade of the Google Search experience ever. With AI Overviews and more recently AI Mode, people are able to ask questions they could never ask before. And the response has been tremendous: Our data shows people are happier with the experience and are searching more than ever as they discover what Search can do now. At the same time, we’ve recently heard some questions about what this means for traffic to websites from Google. So we wanted to share some insig

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A Fast, Growable Array with Stable Pointers in C

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 12:21:28

August 5, 2025・6 minute read My last article about generic data structures in C was written to set the stage for today’s topic: A data structure that can be used in place of dynamic arrays, has stable pointers, and works well with arena allocators. It’s been independently discovered by different programmers over the years and so goes by different names. A 2001 paper called it a “levelwise-allocated pile” (bleh). Others call it an “exponential array”. I use the name “segment array”. I use C in

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Companies Find Potential Way to Avoid Trump Tariffs and Keep Prices Low

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-12-16 12:35:50

Donald Trump’s tariff regime has been scoffed at by business leaders and world economists (Larry Summers, for instance, called it both “crazy” and “dumb”), but the White House hasn’t backed down from its highly unconventional program. The tariffs, which are taxing American businesses on their imports, are reportedly generating billions of dollars in revenue for the federal government on a month-to-month basis. Many businesses aren’t happy about it, however, and now several lawsuits are threateni

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The Jurassic Park islands and dinos are coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-12-16 12:07:52

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. Jurassic World: Archipelago is a new expansion pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 that lets aspiring pilots explore the five islands of the fictional Cinco Muertes Archipelago featured in the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies. Created by Australian developer Orbx that’s known for its flight sim add-ons, the expansion lets you visit ma

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Instagram adds two familiar social media features to its app

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-16 14:49:56

Meta is updating Instagram today with some familiar social network features from other services. For example, the photo- and video-sharing service is basically getting its own version of the classic retweet. Separately, Instagram continues to take inspiration from Snapchat with its own social map feature. Instagram is two months shy of turning 15, and as a sign of maturity, we’re getting the first official repost button: With reposts, you can repost public reels and feed posts, making it easie

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New Paper Finds Something Very Weird About the Shroud of Turin

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-16 22:05:46

The mysterious Shroud of Turin, which is believed by many Christians to have laid atop Jesus Christ's body after his crucifixion, may be even stranger than we previously thought. In a new study published in the journal Archaeometry, Brazilian 3D designer Cicero Moraes lends credence to the theory that the shroud was a work of art rather than a genuine death shroud — and per the new paper, it may not have laid atop a human at all. Using three types of 3D modeling tools — MakeHuman, Blender, and

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Israel is reportedly storing millions of Palestinian phone calls on Microsoft servers

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-16 22:11:28

Israel has allegedly been recording and storing millions of phone calls made by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank as part of a large surveillance effort dating back to 2022, according to reporting by The Guardian , +972 Magazine and Local Call . The report suggests that the country has been shuttling these recordings to Microsoft Azure cloud servers. Company CEO Satya Nadella allegedly okayed the effort personally after meeting with a commander from Israel’s military surveillance agency, U

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OpenAI is giving ChatGPT Enterprise to the executive branch workforce for $1

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-16 22:58:12

OpenAI has announced that it will be partnering with the US General Services Administration (GSA) to offer ChatGPT Enterprise practically free of charge to the entire executive-branch federal workforce for one year. The dozens of agencies under this umbrella encompass over two million civilian workers. Each agency will be able to access ChatGPT Enterprise for $1 for the year-long period. The year-long trial will also include an additional 60 days of ChatGPT's most advanced models like Deep Resea

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Hacker extradited to US for stealing $3.3 million from taxpayers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-16 22:09:02

Nigerian national Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu has been extradited from France to the U.S. to face charges of hacking, fraud, and identity theft for suspected spearphishing attacks on U.S. tax preparation businesses. The attack were designed to steal personal data and file fraudulent tax and loan applications, allowing threat actors to steal over $3 million in total. Specifically, the Nigerian national allegedly obtained approximately $2,500,000 from fraudulent tax refunds (out of $8.4 million

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New Ghost Calls tactic abuses Zoom and Microsoft Teams for C2 operations

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-16 22:36:13

A new post-exploitation command-and-control (C2) evasion method called 'Ghost Calls' abuses TURN servers used by conferencing apps like Zoom and Microsoft Teams to tunnel traffic through trusted infrastructure. Ghost Calls uses legitimate credentials, WebRTC, and custom tooling to bypass most existing defenses and anti-abuse measures, without relying on an exploit. This new tactic was presented by Praetorian's security researcher Adam Crosser at BlackHat USA, where it was highlighted that the

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I tried Perplexity's new reservation feature, and it surprised me with new dining spots to try

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-12-16 22:30:25

Thomas Barwick/Getty Images ZDNET's takeaways Perplexity's new feature lets you make a restaurant reservation straight through OpenTable. The feature uses OpenTable's system, so you don't have to trust the AI to do it for you. Instead of navigating between apps or tabs to find a restaurant and then book a table, Perplexity handles everything. Finding the perfect restaurant and making a reservation just got a whole lot easier thanks to a new feature in Perplexity. The chatbot (which ZDNET's

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A New ‘Foundation’ Clip Digs Into Some Prickly Family Dynamics

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-12-16 22:00:42

When Foundation fans first met newlyweds Toran (Cody Fern) and Bayta (Synnøve Karlsen) Mallow, two things stood out: first, that last name, signifying Toran’s connection to season two hero Hober Mallow; second, the way their self-aware glamour made them very much resemble futuristic versions of the social media influencers we have today. But it was also apparent there was substance beneath the sparkle—and episode five, “Where Tyrants Spend Eternity,” explores that idea even more. io9 has an exc

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Joe Keery and Liam Neeson Team Up for a Gross-Out Sci-Fi Film From the Writer of ‘Jurassic Park’

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-12-16 22:50:58

There aren’t many writers who you’d give top billing to over the cast, director, or intellectual property. But most writers aren’t David Koepp. Koepp may not be a household name, but his films are. He’s written the scripts for Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible, Spider-Man, the last two Indiana Jones movies, Death Becomes Her, Panic Room, and more. He also directs (Premium Rush, Ghost Town, Stir of Echoes) and is a novelist too. He’s a pretty prolific guy and the primary author behind a brand ne

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Pixel 10 phones may coach you on how to take better photos

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-17 03:22:34

Google TL;DR Google could introduce a Gemini-powered feature called “Camera Coach” with the Pixel 10 series. Camera Coach would give you tips in real-time on how to take the best picture. It will reportedly work by analyzing the scene to provide suggestions. Capturing the best photo can be more difficult than it seems. It requires finding the right angle, the right lighting, making sure the subject is in the right spot, and the list goes on. To help improve your picture-taking skills, it app

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5 Chromecast TV features you're not taking advantage of (including this smart home trick)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-12-17 03:29:00

Elyse Betters Picaro/ZDNET Since 2014, Google's Chromecast has been an affordable means for helping viewers turn their older model TVs into smart TVs, allowing them to stream content from their phones, tablets, and computers to a bigger screen. Also: Don't cancel Netflix yet: I used these secret codes to unlock the full catalog of shows Alas, the era of the Chromecast has come to an end. Google is replacing it with the Google TV Streamer, promising a faster processor, Thread and Matter integr

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The New Trailer for ‘Him’ Brings Ritual Horror to the Gridiron

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-12-17 03:45:12

Universal Pictures has just given us a new look at its upcoming sports horror film, Him, which points the spotlight squarely at the ritualistic hazing of sports bros. Set to the horror-movie-trailer-ified sound of rapper Tupac’s “Hail Mary,” the new look at Him showcases how the fusion of its horror-meets-sports look will come to life in director Justin Tipping and producer Jordan Peele‘s new joint. In the new trailer, we see The Game‘s Cameron Cade play Tyriq Withers, a rising athlete navigati

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9 Best Hotel Rewards Programs for Elevating Your Next Stay

wired.com Paris Wilson 2025-12-17 03:00:00

Joining a hotel’s rewards program can feel like being admitted to an exclusive club. By frequently staying at a particular brand’s hotels, you can accrue points that are redeemable for all kinds of perks, including free or low-cost room upgrades, a meal on the house, and even a free night's stay. Choosing the best hotel rewards program for you depends on a variety of factors, most importantly, where and how often you travel. But just as crucial is your travel style: Are you content with small c

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Breathwork, Biohacking, and Cryotherapy: New Buzzwords for Modern Business Travelers

wired.com Jen Murphy 2025-12-17 03:02:59

Peptide cocktails, plasma exchange therapy, infrared sauna sessions, and methylene blue drips. These are just a few of the biohacks that keep Peter Phillips feeling invincible. For the past three years, the 53-year-old tech executive has worked with doctors at Extension Health, a longevity clinic in New York City, to craft a blueprint to help him combat the declines that come with age. “I’m on the cusp of immortality,” he says. Every six weeks, he pops into the clinic for a full body reboot tha

Topics: business new says sleep therapy

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Dotfiles feel too intimate and personal to share

news.ycombinator.com Juha-Matti Santala 2025-12-17 08:36:01

I love dotfiles. “Dotfiles” is a term that refers to configuration files used to configure software and operating systems. They are called such because often these files start with a dot. You may have seen .bashrc , .tmux.conf or .zshrc in the wild. Whenever a software doesn’t offer direct file-based configuration, I feel sad because it means I need to take extra steps to keep my configuration across different devices in sync or when setting up a new machine. I love sharing. I regularly publ

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