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Instagram App Finally Appears on iPads, After 15 Years of Neglecting Apple's Tablet

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-18 09:15:55

After rumors earlier in 2025, iPad users finally saw the Instagram app arrive on their devices on Wednesday, appearing in the App Store after 15 years of avoiding the iPad. Since its original release, Instagram has never been available as a download for Apple's larger screen. While it's not certain why Instagram took so long to appear on the iPad, we've tested out the app and found it ready to download and fully functional. However, Instagram has made a few changes that indicate its latest prio

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PFP: A Probabilistic Functional Programming Library for Haskell (2006)

news.ycombinator.com Martin Erwig 2025-10-14 20:02:47

A Probabilistic Functional Programming Library for Haskell Version: June 2006 Distributions can represent events, such as the roll of a die or the flip of a coin. For example, or example, the outcome of a die roll can be expressed as follows. die :: Dist Int die = uniform [1..6] die > die 1 16.7% 2 16.7% 3 16.7% 4 16.7% 5 16.7% 6 16.7% uniform uniform succOrId x = uniform [x, x+1] choose succOrId x = choose 0.5 x (x+1) droll = die >>= succOrId droll = do d <- die succOrId d To use t

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The Best Bluetooth Speaker Is $20 Off

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-10-18 13:11:05

Trying to boost the volume at your end-of-summer parties? The JBL Flip 7 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) is discounted by $20 on Amazon, bringing the price down to just $130. That might not sound like a huge discount, but it brings it more in line with its competitors, and temporarily erases the price bump from the previous version. We've given high marks to several rounds of the JBL Flip series speakers, thanks to their great battery life, portable form factor, and impressive volume. JBL upgraded thi

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M&S hackers claim to be behind Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-10-18 17:08:41

M&S hackers claim to be behind Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack 52 minutes ago Share Save Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service Share Save Getty Images A group of young English-speaking hackers are claiming to be behind the cyber attack which has halted the global production lines of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). The group is bragging about the hack on the messaging app Telegram, sharing screenshots apparently taken from inside the car maker's IT networks. The gang is also responsible for

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Taylor Swift's Engagement Post Broke One Instagram Record and Is Still Climbing the Most-Liked List

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-18 17:00:00

Nobody is shaking this off: Pop superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Instagram just over a week ago, and the likes exploded like pyrotechnics at a concert. The post broke Instagram's record for reposts (though to be fair, reposting just started on Instagram in August). Still, the post hit 1 million reposts in less than 6 hours and earned 14 million likes in the first hour. By Wednesday this week, it had topped 36 million likes, vault

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James Gunn’s Superman sequel is coming in 2027

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2025-10-18 17:31:50

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. James Gunn has been coy about his plans for a follow-up to this year’s excellent Superman movie, but the writer / director is finally sharing some concrete news about what’s next for the Man of Steel. Gunn announced in an Instagram post today that

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Instagram launches official iPad app, now available on App Store

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-18 21:15:48

The day has finally arrived: Instagram for iPad is here. Though it seemed like it might never happen, the popular social media app now offers an official iPadOS version. Here are the details. Instagram for iPad rolling out to all users now Instagram’s iPad app is now rolling out to all users on the App Store. As you might expect, it includes access to your feed, stories, and most of the features you would expect. But Instagram has built its iPad app with a special emphasis on Reels. From th

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After 15 Years, Instagram Finally Releases an iPad App

gizmodo.com Raymond Wong 2025-10-18 21:00:49

Fact: the iPad launched 15 years ago in 2010. Steve Jobs famously made himself comfortable in a leather armchair and then proceeded to show everybody how “magical” the iPad was for browsing the web, looking at photos, and—yes—checking Facebook. Also fact: Instagram launched months later that fall, two years before Mark Zuckerberg would cut the app’s founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, a fat check for $1 billion. In the decade and a half since establishing itself as the go-to place to share

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The Instagram iPad App Is Finally Here

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2025-10-18 21:00:00

Apple debuted the iconic and now wildly popular iPad in 2010. A few months later, Instagram landed on the App Store to rapid success. But for 15 years, Instagram hasn't bothered to optimize its app layout for the iPad's larger screen. That's finally changing today: There's now a dedicated Instagram iPad app available globally on the App Store. It has been a long time coming. Even before Apple began splitting its mobile operating system from iOS into iOS and iPadOS, countless apps adopted a fre

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Instagram is coming to iPad, 15 years later

theverge.com Mia Sato 2025-10-18 21:00:00

is features writer with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. After years of requests from users, Instagram will finally have a dedicated app for iPad. Beginning Wednesday, September 3rd, users will be able to download the new app built specifically for Apple’s tablet. But it will be slightly different than the mobile app users are accustomed to. Most significantly, the iPad app will open directly to a feed of Reels, the compa

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Instagram is finally launching an iPad app

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-10-18 21:00:00

After years of people constantly nudging Instagram about releasing an iPad app, the social network is finally launching one today. This means users will no longer need to use the iPhone app, which is not optimized for larger screens, or Instagram for web on the iPad. The new app defaults to the Reels screen, allowing you to scroll up and watch short videos on a larger screen. The iPad app has nearly all the features of the phone app when it comes to consumption. Stories appear at the top of th

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Get a First Glimpse at ‘Stranger Things’ Star’s Upcoming Horror ‘The Swallow’

gizmodo.com Gordon Jackson 2025-10-19 01:15:38

Deadline has a first look at the new monster movie starring 'Stranger Things' star Grace Van Dien. Deadline has our first look at The Swallow, a brand-new monster movie starring Stranger Things‘ Grace Van Dien (who is yes, the daughter of the great Casper Van Dien) and directed by 2019’s Pet Sematary directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. That’s all well and good, but what makes The Swallow especially notable? Well, per the synopsis, it sounds a heck of a lot like Tremors, except in the woo

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Abstract Machine Models Also: what Rust got particularly right

news.ycombinator.com Raphael Poss 2025-10-15 17:20:10

Ever since 2010, I have studied the “meta” of software, by studying (and thinking about) the continued dialogue between programming language designers, computer designers, and programmers. The following constitutes a snapshot of my current thinking. Epistemological context During the period 2008-2012, I was requested to help design&build programming tools for a proposed new microprocessor architecture. The details of said architecture do not matter here; what is interesting is that folk in tha

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Inside the World of "The Great British Bake Off"

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-15 18:25:36

One evening in the autumn of 2012, I got a somewhat urgent phone call from my mom. I was living in a quasi-legal student sublet at the time—the landlord had hooked the electricity up to the street lights outside—and she wanted to recommend a baking show that might distract me from the rats under the floor. Think “MasterChef” but with the pacing of an afternoon spent punting on the Thames. The bakers were normal people: a shop worker, a vicar’s wife, a searingly competitive sixty-three-year-old B

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Nearly 70% of iPhone users plan to upgrade to iPhone 17 - here's why (it's not AI)

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-10-19 13:28:00

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways More than 68% of iPhone users plan to upgrade to an iPhone 17. Battery life is the top reason cited for upgrading. The high price of a new iPhone is one reason for not upgrading. Will you be lining up to buy an iPhone 17 when the new phone debuts later this month? If so, you're in good company. A majority of the 2,000 existing iPhone owners recently polled by phone reseller SellCell said they ai

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I looked into the most popular AI apps, and the runner-up caught me by surprise

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-10-19 13:39:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways ChatGPT and Gemini are the top two gen AI platforms. Grok's users have increased, while DeepSeek's are down. Vibe coding continues to be a steadily growing use of gen AI. Consumer generative AI products like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini continue to transform our daily digital lives. These are the web products and mobile apps making the biggest impact. Also: My top 5 free AI too

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Sharing Is Scaring: Linking Cloud File-Sharing to Programming Language Semantics

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-15 18:11:32

Sharing Is Scaring: Linking Cloud File-Sharing to Programming Language Semantics Skyler Austen, Shriram Krishnamurthi, Kathi Fisler SPLASH Onward!, 2025 Abstract Users often struggle with cloud file-sharing applications. Problems appear to arise not only from interface flaws, but also from misunderstanding the underlying semantics of operations like linking, attaching, downloading, and editing. We argue that these difficulties echo long-standing challenges in understanding concepts in progra

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The PartyBox 720 is JBL’s largest battery-powered party speaker

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-10-19 20:00:00

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. JBL has expanded its lineup of flashy Bluetooth speakers with three new models that let you blast tunes without being tied to a power source. The launch includes the new $1,099 PartyBox 720, which is JBL’s largest battery-powered speaker to date, weighing 7 pounds (3kg) more than the visually similar PartyBox 710 that was released in 2021. The PartyBox 720 measures 16.4 x 37.1 x 16 inches, compared to 15.7

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Triangle Grids (2022)

news.ycombinator.com Vsevolod Kvachev 2025-10-16 00:46:05

Grids are great for tactical gameplay of turn-based games because they allow discrete movement steps. That means that you can bind positioning to other resources such as movement points, action points, food, etc. Grids divide the infinite variety of movement options into a few specific ones, which can be considered separately by the player’s tactical mind. The most popular grid types are hexes and squares. But what about triangles? Your browser does not support the video tag. Types of Grids: C

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 3, #345

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-20 01:26:41

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Fans of the Fighting Irish, today's Connections: Sports Edition is calling your names. If you're struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That's a sign that the game

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You may soon be able to watch Instagram Reels in picture-in-picture mode

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-20 05:42:25

In a new test, Meta is letting select users keep watching Instagram Reels as a floating window on their devices even after they close the app. Here’s what it looks like. As spotted by Radu Onescu on Threads, Instagram is prompting select users to “Try Picture in Picture” with a pop-up when they swipe through posts made on Reels: The pop-up reads: “Try picture in picture Turn this on to continue watching reels in a floating window on your device after you’ve left Instagram. Manage your picture

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Judges side with Trump EPA over canceled Inflation Reduction Act grants to nonprofits

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-10-20 02:53:50

The battle over $20 billion worth of climate-related funding authorized by Congress continues as an appellate court ruled on Tuesday in favor of the Environmental Protection Agency, which had terminated Biden-era grants made to nonprofits. The legal tussle stems from EPA administrator Lee Zeldin’s decision to cancel grants dispersed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. Zeldin said that the grants did not match the EPA’s current priorities and claimed, without evidence, that he had concerns a

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Amazon is quietly axing a big Prime shipping perk. Here's what's going away - and when

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-10-20 09:06:24

Roman Tiraspolsky/iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Amazon is ending the Prime Invitee program. The program let people share Prime shipping outside their home. Customers are being rolled into the Amazon Family program. It's the end of an era for Prime Invitee users. Through the Prime Invitee program, established in 2008, subscribers could share their shipping benefits with other people who live in their "househ

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Triangle Grids

news.ycombinator.com Vsevolod Kvachev 2025-10-16 20:46:05

Grids are great for tactical gameplay of turn-based games because they allow discrete movement steps. That means that you can bind positioning to other resources such as movement points, action points, food, etc. Grids divide the infinite variety of movement options into a few specific ones, which can be considered separately by the player’s tactical mind. The most popular grid types are hexes and squares. But what about triangles? Your browser does not support the video tag. Types of Grids: C

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Anthropic raises $13B Series F

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-20 09:04:15

Anthropic has completed a Series F fundraising of $13 billion led by ICONIQ. This financing values Anthropic at $183 billion post-money. Along with ICONIQ, the round was co-led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The investment reflects Anthropic’s continued momentum and reinforces our position as the leading intelligence platform for enterprises, developers, and power users. Significant investors in this round include Altimeter, Baillie Gifford, affiliate

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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 3, #815

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-20 13:00:04

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's NYT Connections puzzle started out with a tease. WED, NES and DAY were three of the clues. But no, we're not assembling days of the week, here -- that would be way too easy. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, li

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Amazon Ends Shared Prime Shipping Program for People Who Don't Live Together

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-20 13:27:21

If you're using a friend or family member's free Prime shipping and you don't live in the same house, you might need to pay another monthly cost. According to an updated customer service page first reported by The Verge, Amazon is ending its Prime Invitee benefit sharing program on Oct. 1. The program is being replaced by Amazon Family, which includes many of the same benefits as Prime Invitee. But Amazon Family only works for up to two adults and four children living in the same "primary resid

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Upgrading to the iPhone 17? Nearly 70% of users plan to after launch - here's why

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-10-20 16:12:07

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways More than 68% of iPhone users plan to upgrade to an iPhone 17. Battery life is the top reason cited for upgrading. The high price of a new iPhone is one reason for not upgrading. Will you be lining up to buy an iPhone 17 when the new phone debuts later this month? If so, you're in good company. A majority of the 2,000 existing iPhone owners recently polled by phone reseller SellCell said they aim to

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Revolving door: Ex-senator becomes cable industry’s top lobbyist

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-20 17:06:24

The cable industry's top lobbying group has a new president and CEO. Cory Gardner, a Republican who spent 10 years in Congress, was announced today as the new head of NCTA-The Internet & Television Association. Gardner represented Colorado in the US senate from 2015 to 2021 and was in the US House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. He had to leave the Senate after losing a re-election bid and later became chairman of the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC devoted to "protecting and expandin

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Instagram tests Picture-in-Picture viewing for reels

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-10-20 18:31:11

Instagram is testing a new Picture-in-Picture feature for watching reels, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Tuesday. The feature allows users to watch reels in a small, floating window on their screen while browsing other apps to allow for multitasking. The feature was first spotted by app researcher Radu Oncescu. Users who are part of the test will see a pop-up notifying them about the new feature and how to turn it on. While Picture-in-Picture is great for multitasking, it also has the

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