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New Beats earbuds leak hours before Apple’s big event

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-10-11 08:00:20

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple teased the upcoming Powerbeats Fit last month, and now renders and specifications for the sporty wireless earbuds have appeared online that give us a closer look at what to expect. According to trusted leaker Evan Blass, the new Beats earbuds will be available in four colorways — orange, gray, black, and pink — and provide up to 30 hours of battery life, or “7 hours per bud on one charge” without poppi

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No, the Galaxy S25 FE doesn’t have this key security upgrade

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-11 08:15:48

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has confirmed to Android Authority that the Galaxy S25 FE has an optical-based fingerprint scanner. This comes after unofficial claims that the phone has an ultrasonic scanner. An ultrasonic fingerprint scanner is faster, more accurate, and works with wet fingers. Samsung launched the Galaxy S25 FE last week, and it brings a couple of notable upgrades. We also heard rumors that the phone would have an upgraded in-display fingerprint sensor, bu

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Google is already shoveling out a fix for Pixel 10’s screen snow

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-11 08:59:00

Google is now rolling out a fix for the so-called “screen snow” bug affecting some Pixel 10 devices. The company confirmed the development in a statement to Android Authority: We’re aware of an issue impacting a small number of Pixel 10 devices. We began rolling out fixes on Sept. 3 with more to follow in the coming weeks. Google began pushing the September 2025 security update on September 3, which included a slate of bug fixes and improvements. While the official changelog didn’t explicitly

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How to undo OneDrive Backup and restore your personal files to your Windows 11 PC

zdnet.com Ed Bott 2025-10-11 09:30:17

Suchitra Sangsuwan/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's Key Takeaways Microsoft is automatically turning on OneDrive Backup in new Windows 11 installations. Your files aren't stolen -- they've just been moved to a new folder and synced to the cloud. This article includes step-by-step instructions to turn off OneDrive Backup and reset your local folders. Microsoft is getting more aggressive about tying its flagship productivity products to t

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Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World

wired.com Zeyi Yang 2025-10-11 10:00:00

A leak of more than 100,000 documents shows that a little-known Chinese company has been quietly selling censorship systems seemingly modeled on the Great Firewall to governments around the world. Geedge Networks, a company founded in 2018 that counts the “father” of China’s massive censorship infrastructure as one of its investors, styles itself as a network-monitoring provider, offering business-grade cybersecurity tools to “gain comprehensive visibility and minimize security risks” for its c

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Spotify Premium subscribers get ‘Smart Filters’ for playlists, audiobooks, and podcasts

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-11 15:19:38

Spotify subscribers in seven English-speaking regions are getting a new way to filter their content, based on activity, genre, or mood. Here are the details. According to the company’s blog, For the Record, Smart Filters began rolling out last week, and will be accessible via mobile and tablets to Premium subscribers in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK, and the US. With Smart Filters, users can sort their songs based on mood (e.g., Funky, Relaxing, Solitude), activ

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Is OOXML Artifically Complex?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-08 16:07:00

Is OOXML Artifically Complex? A while ago, the official blog of LibreOffice published a provocative article: “An artificially complex XML schema as a lock-in tool.” Its target is Microsoft’s XML-based file formats — the Office Open XML (OOXML). The article alleges that, although Microsoft put its Office formats through standardization, the spec is engineered to be so complex that it obstructs interoperability with third-party software. Moreover, the complexity is allegedly gratuitous and disco

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Michael Caine May Come Out of Retirement for ‘The Last Witch Hunter 2’

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-10-11 19:15:10

Only for his bestie Vin Diesel will the legendary Michael Caine grace the silver screen again. The 92-year-old actor announced he was retiring a few years ago, but you can’t keep the endeared genre king out of the game for too long. Caine was last seen in The Great Escaper back in 2023. However, with The Last Witch Hunter sequel in the works, Variety reports that Lionsgate has approached the actor to reprise his role as Father Dolan. The production company is pushing the development of the Vin

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iPhone dumbphone

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-11 20:33:44

September 2025 I used Apple Configurator to turn my iPhone into a dumb phone. I can only access the apps and websites I want to use, and it’s feeling great! Compared to when I started I’m saving about 2 hours of screen time a day. If I kept this up for a month I promised to write a post about this setup. It’s now two months so here’s my post. What follows is a backstory, observations, and a how-to-guide. To get straight to the how-to-guide, click here. Motivation It’s common to rack up 4 ho

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Nuclear startup Deep Fission goes public in a curious SPAC

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-10-11 23:08:40

Nuclear startup Deep Fission announced Monday that it has gone public in a reverse merger, netting the company $30 million. No, it’s not 2021. The startup is proposing to build small, cylindrical nuclear power plants and lower them into 30-inch diameter holes drilled one mile down into the Earth. By burying the reactors, the company hopes to solve several problems that plague current reactors, including concerns over meltdowns and potential terrorist attacks. Deep Fission’s 15-megawatt reacto

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OpenAI Is Bringing an AI-Driven Feature-Length Animated Movie to Cannes

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-10-12 03:45:22

You knew it was bound to happen, and now, it has. The Wall Street Journal reports that OpenAI is lending its services to the production of a feature-length animated film called Critterz, which is aiming to be done in time for next year’s Cannes Film Festival. That would put its production time at nine months, which is unheard of for a feature-length animated film, but that’s because it’ll be created using AI. According to the paper, using OpenAI’s resources, production companies Vertigo Films a

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Gemini app finally expands to audio files

theverge.com Elissa Welle 2025-10-12 03:14:28

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. Google made three major updates to its Gemini-powered products on Monday: The Gemini app now accepts audio files; Search can handle five new languages; and NotebookLM creates reports in the form of blog posts, study guides, quizzes, and more. According to a Monday

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The Gemini app just got the one feature everyone was asking for

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-12 07:30:30

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has updated the Gemini app to handle any file type. This includes audio files, which was the top request. Audio length can be up to 10 minutes for free users. Around the beginning of August, we found evidence that Google was working on adding a highly requested feature to Gemini. Specifically, the AI app was getting support for audio file uploads. Fast forward to today, and the function is now live on Android, iOS, and on the web. Don’t want to mi

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AI-Enhanced Version of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at the Sphere Could Pull in $1 Billion

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-10-12 07:51:45

The biggest blockbuster of the summer came out 86 years ago. While some people balk at the idea of paying $12 to catch a film that’ll be on streaming platforms a month later, apparently thousands of folks are flocking to the Sphere in Las Vegas and dropping about $200 a ticket to watch The Wizard of Oz, according to a report from Bloomberg. The film is reportedly grossing about $2 million per day from its showtimes on just one (very large) screen. Citing information from Wolfe Research, Bloombe

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Wi-Fi Signals Can Measure Heart Rates Without Wearables, New Research Suggests

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-12 06:46:00

Imagine checking your heart rate without strapping on a smartwatch or chest monitor. This future might not be far off. Engineers at the University of California-Santa Cruz developed a system that uses Wi-Fi signals to monitor heart rate without the need for smartwatches, chest straps or other wearables. The project, known as Pulse-Fi, shows in early data that ordinary wireless devices can be repurposed as accurate health sensors. "Non-intrusive monitoring of vital signs such as heart rate is c

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The 49 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (September 2025)

wired.com Matt Kamen 2025-10-10 00:00:00

Netflix has plenty of movies to watch. Maybe too many. Sometimes finding the right film at the right time can seem like an impossible task. Let us help you. Below is a list of some of our favorites currently on the streaming service—from dramas to comedies to thrillers. If you decide you’re in more of a TV mood, head over to our collection of the best TV series on Netflix. Want more? Check out our lists of the best sci-fi movies, best movies on Amazon Prime, and the best flicks on Disney+. If

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StubHub IPO: Ticket reseller aims to raise up to $9.2 billion, pricing at $22 to $25 per share

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-10-12 11:54:09

The StubHub logo is seen at its headquarters in San Francisco. StubHub is aiming to raise as much as $851 million in its initial public offering, giving it a valuation of up to $9.2 billion, the company revealed in a new filing on Monday. The ticket reselling marketplace plans to sell more than 34 million shares priced between $22 and $25 per share, according to the filing. The long-awaited IPO comes after StubHub hit pause on the process in April as the stock market was reeling from Presiden

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Is OneDrive sending your Windows files to the cloud? Here's why - and what you can do

zdnet.com Ed Bott 2025-10-12 07:49:00

dem10/iStock/Getty Images Plus ZDNET's key takeaways OneDrive Backup moves your Documents, Pictures, and Desktop folders to a new location. If you have a Microsoft 365 subscription, this option is valuable but raises privacy concerns. It's possible to turn this feature off, but cleanup takes a few extra steps. If you don't pay careful attention when setting up a new Windows PC or completing installation after a feature update, you could find many of your data files suddenly relocated to the

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iPhone Dumbphone

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-12 11:33:44

September 2025 I used Apple Configurator to turn my iPhone into a dumb phone. I can only access the apps and websites I want to use, and it’s feeling great! Compared to when I started I’m saving about 2 hours of screen time a day. If I kept this up for a month I promised to write a post about this setup. It’s now two months so here’s my post. What follows is a backstory, observations, and a how-to-guide. To get straight to the how-to-guide, click here. Motivation It’s common to rack up 4 ho

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OpenAI tech to be used to in a full-length animated film

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-12 14:59:21

OpenAI is throwing its resources behind a mostly AI-generated animated film that was the brainchild of one of the company's employees. As first reported by the Wall Street Journal , the film will be called Critterz and will follow forest creatures who go on an adventure after their village is disrupted by a stranger. Chad Nelson, a creative specialist at OpenAI, started designing the characters three years ago with the intention of making a short film using OpenAI's DALL-E image-generation tool

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Firefox 32-bit Linux Support to End in 2026

news.ycombinator.com Julien Cristau 2025-10-09 09:07:07

For many years, Mozilla has continued to provide Firefox for 32-bit Linux systems long after most other browsers and operating systems ended support. We made this choice because we care deeply about keeping Firefox available to as many people as possible, helping our users extend the life of their hardware and reduce unnecessary obsolescence. Today, however, 32-bit Linux (on x86) is no longer widely supported by the vast majority of Linux distributions, and maintaining Firefox on this platform

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OpenWrt: A Linux OS targeting embedded devices

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-12 15:13:10

The OpenWrt Project is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. Instead of trying to create a single, static firmware, OpenWrt provides a fully writable filesystem with package management. This frees you from the application selection and configuration provided by the vendor and allows you to customize the device through the use of packages to suit any application. For developers, OpenWrt is the framework to build an application without having to build a complete firmware around it;

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Google admits the open web is in ‘rapid decline’

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-10-12 15:50:20

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. For months, Google has maintained that the web is “thriving,” AI isn’t tanking traffic, and its search engine is sending people to a wider variety of websites than ever. But in a court filing from last week, Google admitted that “the open web is already in rapid

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StubHub aims to raise up to $9.2 billion in IPO, pricing at $22 to $25 per share

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-10-12 19:02:18

The StubHub logo is seen at its headquarters in San Francisco. StubHub is aiming to raise as much as $851 million in its initial public offering, giving it a valuation of up to $9.2 billion, the company revealed in a new filing on Monday. The ticket reselling marketplace plans to sell more than 34 million shares priced between $22 and $25 per share, according to the filing. The long-awaited IPO comes after StubHub hit pause on the process in April as the stock market was reeling from Presiden

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Browser Fingerprint Detector

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-12 19:08:56

Browser Fingerprint Detector Discover what information websites can gather about you through browser fingerprint techniques. Your privacy matters - understand your digital footprint.

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OpenAI Wants This Film to Prove AI Animation Is Ready for the Big Screen

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-12 19:11:00

Can generative AI animate a decent movie? That question's getting an early test. OpenAI and production studio Vertigo Films have announced a plan to create a feature-length adaptation of a 2023 short film made as a demonstration for OpenAI's Dall-E image generator. The film, called Critterz, has a budget of less than $30 million, and producers hope to make the movie in about nine months -- in time for the Cannes Film Festival next May, according to reporting by The Wall Street Journal. The sho

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Copilot's new File Explorer tricks are serious OneDrive time-savers - how to try them

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-10-12 23:23:29

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways You can access four new Copilot skills directly from File Explorer. You can summarize, ask questions, and compare up to five files. The process supports Microsoft 365 files, PDFs, and web files. Microsoft 365 users have long been able to turn to Copilot on the web to analyze and answer questions about their documents and other files. But now they can get help from Microsoft's AI di

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Arco is stunning sci-fi with shades of Moebius and Miyazaki

theverge.com Andrew Webster 2025-10-12 23:00:00

The best part of going to a film festival is finding something new. Sure, it’s great to find out that movies you’re excited about are in fact good — I’ve had luck so far with Exit 8, No Other Choice, and Wake Up Dead Man — but it’s so much more exciting to be surprised by something when you had no expectations going in. That’s what happened to me when I walked into a theater to watch Arco, an absolutely gorgeous animated film from director Ugo Bienvenu, on day 4 of the Toronto International Fil

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Is OneDrive sending all your Windows files to the cloud? Here's why - and what you can do

zdnet.com Ed Bott 2025-10-13 03:49:00

dem10/iStock/Getty Images Plus If you don't pay careful attention when setting up a new Windows PC or completing installation after a feature update, you could find many of your data files suddenly relocated to the cloud. That might be a good thing, or it might be a mess. And, of course, Microsoft is frustratingly unhelpful when it comes to explaining how this feature works. Also: How to upgrade your 'incompatible' Windows 10 PC to Windows 11: Two ways Should this happen to you, please follow

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The Download: introducing our 35 Innovators Under 35 list for 2025

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-10-13 07:10:00

The world is full of extraordinary young people brimming with ideas for how to crack tough problems. Every year, we recognize 35 such individuals from around the world—all of whom are under the age of 35. These scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs are working to help mitigate climate change, accelerate scientific progress, and alleviate human suffering from disease. Some are launching companies while others are hard at work in academic labs. They were selected from hundreds of nominees by e

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