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The New Prescription Gummy That May Help With Hair Loss

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-22 19:00:03

You've tried the serums, the vitamins and the topical solutions. But have you tried a prescription gummy for hair loss? Hers, a telehealth company that provides online healthcare services and products for women, announced the launch of its Biotin plus Minoxidil Gummy, the first-of-its-kind prescription gummy formulated to support hair regrowth. Available through forhers.com, this gummy combines prescription-strength minoxidil, the only FDA-approved ingredient for female hair loss, with biotin, a

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ICE Rolls Facial Recognition Tools Out to Officers' Phones

wired.com Lily Hay Newman 2025-08-22 20:30:00

WIRED published a shocking investigation this week based on records, including audio recordings, of hundreds of emergency calls from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers. The calls—which include reports of incidents of staff sexual assaults, suicide attempts, and head injuries—indicate a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding. In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the US Supreme Court upheld a Texas porn ID law, finding th

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Reinforcement learning, explained with a minimum of math and jargon

news.ycombinator.com Timothy B. Lee 2025-08-19 20:29:59

It’s Agent Week at Understanding AI! This week I’m going to publish a series of articles explaining the most important AI trend of 2025: agents! Today is a deep dive into reinforcement learning, the training technique that made agentic models like Claude 3.5 Sonnet and o3 possible. Today’s article is available for free, but some articles in the series—including tomorrow’s article on MCP and tool use—will be for paying subscribers only. I’m offering a 20 percent discount on annual subscriptions

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AT&T finally settles its 2019 and 2024 breaches: Are you eligible for a payout?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-23 07:01:17

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR AT&T has settled two data breaches (from 2019 and 2022) for a combined total of $177 million. Affected customers could receive payments up to $5,000, though smaller amounts are likely unless significant losses are proven. Notifications will arrive between August and October, with claims due by mid-November, but payments aren’t expected until early 2026. Last year, AT&T confirmed it was the victim of a massive data breach involving customer data, call

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Android phones could soon warn you of “Stingrays” snooping on your communications

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-23 12:00:50

Smartphones contain a treasure trove of personal data, which makes them a worthwhile target for hackers. However, law enforcement is not above snooping on cell phones, and their tactics are usually much harder to detect. Cell site simulators, often called Stingrays, can trick your phone into revealing private communications, but a change in Android 16 could allow phones to detect this spying. Law enforcement organizations have massively expanded the use of Stingray devices because almost every

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Slightly better named character reference tokenization than Chrome, Safari, FF

news.ycombinator.com Ryan Liptak 2025-08-22 21:27:26

Slightly better named character reference tokenization than Chrome, Safari, and Firefox 2025-06-26 Note: I am not a 'browser engine' person, nor a 'data structures' person. I'm certain that an even better implementation than what I came up with is very possible. A while back, for no real reason, I tried writing an implementation of a data structure tailored to the specific use case of the Named character reference state of HTML tokenization (here's the link to that experiment). Recently, I to

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OpenAI’s API lead explains how enterprises are already succeeding with its Agents SDK and Responses API

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2025-08-23 20:02:25

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more At VentureBeat’s Transform 2025 conference, Olivier Godement, Head of Product for OpenAI’s API platform, provided a behind-the-scenes look at how enterprise teams are adopting and deploying AI agents at scale. In a 20-minute panel discussion I hosted exclusively with Godement, the former Stripe researcher and current OpenAI API boss unpac

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Donald Trump is reportedly preparing a sweep of pro-AI executive orders

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-24 00:18:56

We know what you’re thinking: there just isn’t enough AI around right now. Luckily for you, Donald Trump emphatically agrees. According to a new report from Reuters, his administration is assembling a number of executive actions that would significantly increase the energy supply used for expanding artificial intelligence. The US and China are currently battling it out to lead the way in the rapidly growing sector, but American companies will need more infrastructure to make the advances Trump w

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Apple's $95 million Siri settlement claims are ending soon - how to secure your payout

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-08-24 00:25:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Think that Apple's Siri snooped on your private conversations in the past? If so, you may be able to snag a slice of the $95 million that Apple is paying out to settle a class-action lawsuit. But you have to act fast, as the deadline to submit your claim is days away. Also: My favorite iPhone productivity feature just got a major upgrade with iOS 26 (and it's not Siri) A settlement page recently published in the case of Lopez v. Apple Inc. explains the steps and d

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5 apps I recommend to every savvy investor

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-24 16:00:35

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority I’m really into finance and have been investing for a long time. From stocks and crypto to swing trading and holding, I’ve done it all. Over the years, I’ve also tried out all sorts of investment apps in hopes of getting the proper data and setting up a system that works for me. Some were good, others not so much. In this post, I’ll highlight the good ones and talk about why you should consider using them. Before we dive into the list, I want to clarify that

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Goodwill shopper discovers $30 PC hiding an RTX 3080 Ti and Ryzen 7

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-08-25 05:15:00

WTF?! Everyone loves a bargain, especially when it involves spending $30 on a PC that has over $1,500 worth of hardware packed inside. That's what happened to one Goodwill shopper who stumbled upon the RTX 3080 Ti/Ryzen 7-powered computer in a South Carolina store. No-Investment9793 posted on Reddit that his dad is a regular customer at the local Goodwill, where he knows everyone. According to the post, someone at the store pointed out the PC, which had been donated by a mother after cleaning o

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Uv and Ray: Pain-Free Python Dependencies in Clusters

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-25 05:14:06

When we discovered the uv package manager , we realized that a new era of Python package management had arrived. It tackles the Python developers’ dependency headaches with consistency and speed, which also enables quick development cycles. Here is a (non-exhaustive) collection of things the folks from astral.sh are getting right that we really like: They package the whole environment : You don’t need to worry about setting up your own Python distribution which in itself can be quite cumbersom

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Sailing the fjords like the Vikings yields unexpected insights

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-21 18:56:02

Experimental archaeologist Greer Jarrett of Lund University in Sweden has been sailing in the footsteps of Vikings for the last three years. If you want to learn more about how and where the Vikings sailed, making the journey through the fjords yourself in replica boats is a practical, hands-on approach to achieving that end. Greer Jarrett, an archaeologist at Lund University in Sweden, has spent the last three years doing just that, sailing more than 5,000 kilometers along known Viking trade r

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‘Big Balls’ Is Now at the Social Security Administration

wired.com Makena Kelly 2025-08-25 02:05:02

Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, one of the first young technologists brought on to Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has returned to government shortly after resigning. “Edward Coristine joined the Social Security Administration this week as a special government employee,” Stephen McGraw, an SSA spokesperson, tells WIRED. “His work will be focused on improving the functionality of the Social Security website and advancing our mission of delivering more efficient se

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T-Mobile Data Breach Settlement Checks Are Arriving Finally: Here's the Scoop

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-25 06:41:00

Some extra cash would be useful about now, right? Check your bank account -- there may be an unexpected deposit from a company you may not recognize. It could be the money you're due from T-Mobile's 2022 class-action settlement. Those who qualify were told to expect settlement checks in April, but then that was moved to May. And now, in mid-June, as cited by Android Authority, Reddit users are saying they are seeing money in their bank accounts. Some are saying they received $56, but others are

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How much slower is random access, really?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-22 09:49:31

by Sam Estep, 2025-06-23 You may know that, because your computer has different caches (L1, L2, L3...), and memory operations operate on cache lines of about 64 bytes each, you should write programs that exhibit locality to get maximum performance. L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L3 RAM (Disk not shown, of course.) But how well do you understand this idea? For instance, let's say you have an array of floating-point numbers, and an array of all the indices of the first array. You have a p

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Alternative Layout System

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-25 14:31:29

This script imitates a method used in certain manuscripts, where the space between the last word of a line and the end of the text block is filled with various elements ― such as a simple or wavy pen stroke, repetition of the last letter, punctuation marks, embellished slashes, full stops, etc. It allows you to fill this space with one or more glyphs of your choice, or by repeating the last letter of the line.

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GOP Student Loan Overhaul: Here's Who Will See Lower Monthly Payments and Who Will Pay More

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-25 15:01:00

Republican lawmakers have proposed major changes to student loans, which would affect current and future borrowers. Liudmila Chernetska/Getty Images/CNET Republicans in Congress are moving closer to overhauling the federal student loan system with budget legislation that, following US President Donald Trump's lead, they call "One Big Beautiful Bill." House Republicans passed their version of the bill in May, and the GOP-majority Senate's Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions releas

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Military Launches Website to Find Big Tech’s ‘Army Strong’ Employees

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-08-25 20:15:30

If you’re working in Big Tech and looking to make an exit, the Army is waiting with open arms. Someone’s gotta build the tech to drop these bombs, after all. Task and Purpose reports that the Army’s Talent arm has launched Detachment 201, an initiative to pull technology professionals into the military’s ranks—the latest in a growing pipeline between Silicon Valley and the U.S. Armed Forces. The Detachment 201 effort has put out the call for “top-tier, uniquely skilled technology professionals”

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Homeland Security warns of Iran-backed cyberattacks targeting US networks

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-08-26 12:20:00

In Brief A bulletin issued Sunday by U.S. Homeland Security said it expects to see Iranian government-backed hackers conduct attacks against U.S. networks, amid the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Israel, and Iran. The National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin said low-level cyberattacks by hacktivists are “likely,” adding that hacktivists and government-linked hackers “routinely target” poorly secured U.S. networks and internet-connected devices to cause disruption. The bulletin was

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Brad Feld on ‘Give First’ and the art of mentorship (at any age)

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2025-08-26 00:31:20

Brad Feld has spent decades operating by a simple principle: Give without expecting anything in return. This philosophy goes beyond traditional pay-it-forward thinking, he says. It’s about helping others, knowing only that meaningful connections and opportunities will emerge organically over time if you do. The entrepreneur and VC, who began angel investing in the 1990s, rose to prominence through his candid blog “Feld Thoughts,” which pulled back the curtain on the then-secretive venture indus

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Learnings from building AI agents

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-26 18:45:04

How we made our AI code reviewer stop being so noisy I’m Paul, cofounder of cubic —an "AI-native GitHub." One of our core features is an AI code review agent that performs an initial review pass, catching bugs, anti-patterns, duplicated code, and similar issues in pull requests. When we first released this agent back in April, the main feedback we got was straightforward: it was too noisy. Even small PRs often ended up flooded with multiple low-value comments, nitpicks, or outright false posi

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The $177 million AT&T data breach settlement could mean a payout for you - how to qualify

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-08-27 00:48:00

NurPhoto/Getty Images If you're a current or former AT&T customer, a new class action settlement means you might be in line for a little cash. Earlier this year, the company confirmed two major data breaches -- one from 2019 or earlier and one from 2024. The stolen data, which ultimately ended up for sale on the dark web, included social security numbers, names, email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and more. Also: 184 million passwords leaked across Facebook, Goo

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Learnings from Building AI Agents

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-26 23:45:04

How we made our AI code reviewer stop being so noisy I’m Paul, cofounder of cubic —an "AI-native GitHub." One of our core features is an AI code review agent that performs an initial review pass, catching bugs, anti-patterns, duplicated code, and similar issues in pull requests. When we first released this agent back in April, the main feedback we got was straightforward: it was too noisy. Even small PRs often ended up flooded with multiple low-value comments, nitpicks, or outright false posi

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Improve Your Mood and Feel Happier With These 7 Simple Daily Habits

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-27 00:23:00

Leading a happier life might seem like a lofty goal, especially if you've been feeling down recently, but it is entirely possible with the right habits. Our moods are affected by everything around us, including the weather, light levels, the food we eat and even how much we move our bodies. While nobody is in a great mood all the time, these daily habits can help you to stay in a more positive mindset, no matter what setbacks life throws at you. If you want to pursue a happier life, try incorpo

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Brad Feld on “Give First” and the art of mentorship (at any age)

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2025-08-27 16:31:20

Brad Feld has spent decades operating by a simple principle: give without expecting anything in return. This philosophy goes beyond traditional pay-it-forward thinking, he says. It’s about helping others, knowing only that meaningful connections and opportunities will emerge organically over time if you do. The entrepreneur and VC, who began angel investing in the 1990s, rose to prominence through his candid blog “Feld Thoughts,” which pulled back the curtain on the then-secretive venture indus

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Why Won't Walmart Let Me Use Apple Pay or Google Pay? I'm Not Surprised by the Answer

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-28 00:00:00

You can't use Apple Pay or Google Pay if you're shopping in-store at Walmart. Kativ/Getty Images When I stop by Walmart on my way home from the gym, I don't always have my wallet on me. At most stores, it's not a big deal because I have my phone with me, so I can use my digital wallet to make a purchase. But Walmart doesn't accept Apple Pay or Google Pay. If I want to use a digital payment in store, I'd have to use Walmart Pay on the Walmart App or a digital wallet offered by OnePay, a Walmart

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Getty drops key copyright claims against Stability AI, but UK lawsuit continues

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-08-27 19:34:35

Getty Images dropped its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI on Wednesday at London’s High Court, narrowing one of the most closely watched legal fights over how AI companies use copyrighted content to train their models. The move doesn’t end the case entirely – Getty is still pursuing other claims as well as a separate lawsuit in the U.S. – but it underscores the gray areas surrounding the future of content ownership and usage in the age of generative AI. The developm

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These Are Our Favorite Supplements for Joint Health in 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-28 03:20:12

While "there's not a ton of evidence out there to firmly say one supplement is going to help you over another," Mysore said, glucosamine likely has the most evidence backing its use. Glucosamine naturally occurs in our bodies -- it's in your cartilage and helps your joints function. A glucosamine supplement is believed to help with arthritis in that it can bring down some of the pain brought on by osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. According to the Arthritis Foundation, glucosamine is commo

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Is DOGE doomed to fail? Some experts are ready to call it.

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-28 04:40:12

Critics are increasingly branding Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as a failure, including lawmakers fiercely debating how much funding to allot next year to the controversial agency. On Tuesday, Republicans and Democrats sparred over DOGE's future at a DOGE subcommittee hearing, according to NextGov, a news site for federal IT workers. On one side, Republicans sought to "lock in" and codify the "DOGE process" for supposedly reducing waste and fraud in government, and on t

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