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8 settings you should change on your Motorola phone to easily improve the battery life

zdnet.com Jason Howell 2025-12-04 05:22:00

Max Buondonno/ZDNET Google's Pixel phones aren't the only ones with battery-saving secrets to explore. Motorola offers almost as many features inside its menus. After three weeks with the Moto Razr Ultra and separately, the Moto G Stylus 2025, I discovered a handful of tweaks hiding in plain sight that you'll likely find on your Motorola device if you know where to look. 1. Battery Saver keeps the lights on when your gauge hits the red Jason Howell/ZDNET Battery anxiety is the worst, and Bat

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8 settings to change on your Google Pixel phone for significantly better battery life

zdnet.com Jason Howell 2025-12-04 05:33:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Pixel phones have an excellent reputation for smart software, but battery life has been a common complaint with Google's smartphones. Thankfully, that same smart software is now improving battery life and longevity, though many features aren't set up for maximum endurance out of the box. I've found that a handful of features can dramatically improve how long your Pixel lasts, both in a single day and over the long haul. Also: I've owned every Google Pixel flagship phone since t

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What Does Consulting Do?

news.ycombinator.com Gert Bijnens 2025-12-04 04:52:49

This paper provides the first systematic and comprehensive empirical study of management and strategy consulting. We unveil the workings of this opaque industry by drawing on universal administrative business-to-business transaction data based on value-added tax links from Belgium (2002-2023). These data permit us to document the nature of consulting engagements, take-up patterns, and the effects on client firms. We document that consulting take-up is concentrated among large, high-labor-product

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My 4 favorite image editing apps on Linux - and two are free Photoshop alternatives

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-12-04 10:16:40

GIMP / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET I've been using image editors for a very long time. I've used them for article images, book covers, promos, flyers, and just about everything in between. Some might expect I'd be turning to an operating system like MacOS or Windows for image editing. But they'd be wrong. Linux has plenty of image editing tools, and although not all of them are created equal, each serves a worthwhile purpose. From my perspective, four image editors available for Linux are wor

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The Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo Is a Great Looking Performance EV

cnet.com Connor Jewiss 2025-12-06 14:00:03

Connor Jewiss Connor is a technology writer and editor, with a byline on multiple platforms. He has been writing for around nine years now across the web and in print too. Connor has attended the biggest tech expos, including CES, MWC, and IFA – with contributions as a judge on panels at them. He's also been interviewed as a technology expert on TV and radio by national news outlets including France24. Connor has experience with most major platforms, though does hold a place in his heart for ma

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YouTube will soon let Android users switch off that annoying Auto Zoom feature (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-07 18:30:20

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A few weeks back, YouTube’s Android app introduced a new Auto Zoom feature that automatically zooms in on videos in landscape mode, with no way of turning it off in settings. Auto Zoom is separate from the “Zoom to fill screen” option and activates inconsistently, causing frustration amongst YouTube users. Thankfully, YouTube is preparing to add a new toggle in the app’s settings to turn off Auto Zoom. A few weeks ago, users began noticing a new Auto

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How to disable ACR on your TV - and why it makes such a big difference doing so

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-12-07 18:00:17

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Did you know that whenever you turn on your smart TV, you invite an unseen guest to watch it with you? These days, most popular TV models utilize automatic content recognition (ACR), a form of ad surveillance technology that gathers information about everything you watch and transmits it to a centralized database. Manufacturers then use your data to identify your viewing preferences, enabling them to deliver highly targeted ads. Also: Your TV's USB port is seriously underutili

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Children's movie leads art historian to long-lost Hungarian masterpiece (2014)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-03 22:21:00

A long-lost avant garde painting has returned to Hungary after nine decades thanks to a sharp-eyed art historian, who spotted it being used as a prop in the Hollywood film Stuart Little. Gergely Barki, 43, a researcher at Hungary’s national gallery in Budapest, noticed Sleeping Lady with Black Vase by Róbert Berény as he watched television with his daughter Lola in 2009. “I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw Bereny’s long-lost masterpiece on the wall behind Hugh Laurie. I nearly dropped Lola

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Splatshop: Efficiently Editing Large Gaussian Splat Models

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-04 03:53:44

Splatshop: Efficiently Editing Large Gaussian Splat Models Markus Schütz, Christoph Peters, Florian Hahlbohm, Elmar Eisemann, Marcus Magnor, Michael Wimmer. 2025–06 in Computer Graphics Forum (Proc. HPG) 44, 8. Official version Abstract We present Splatshop, a highly optimized toolbox for interactive editing (selection, deletion, painting, transformation, ...) of 3D Gaussian Splatting models. Utilizing a comprehensive collection of heuristic approaches, we carefully balance between exact an

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The Inkhaven Blogging Residency

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 20:20:53

If you want to be excellent at something, it's extremely useful to do it every day. Athletes, musicians, and writers famously live by this advice. Separately, one of the world's strongest motivators is to be surrounded by ambitious, like-minded people. For the month of November, we're running a residency for talented writers to hone their craft by writing and publishing a blogpost every single day. We provide food and housing at-cost, so that you can focus on writing. We'll offer whatever we c

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I hate photo editing, but this leaked Pixel 10 feature may change that

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-08 15:20:52

TL;DR A report claims that the Google Pixel 10 will launch with a new “Conversational Photo Editing” feature. The feature, powered by Gemini, will reportedly allow you to edit your photos by simply typing or saying your requests. Recently, Android Authority found a “Help me edit” feature in Google Photos with a similar premise. The faucet for Google Pixel 10 leaks remains open and free-flowing. After extensive reports revealing the design and specs for the entire Pixel 10 series, the folks at

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Breaking the sorting barrier for directed single-source shortest paths

news.ycombinator.com Ben Brubaker 2025-12-09 14:43:02

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost. You may end up spending too much time putting the pieces in order. This dilemma is especially relevant to one of the most iconic problems in computer science: finding the shortest path from a specific starting point in a network to every other point. It’s like a souped-up version of a problem you n

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Android may soon get its own version of Apple’s Hot Corners on Macs

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 06:00:01

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority TL;DR Google is developing a new ‘Action Corners’ feature for Android, which could be similar to ‘Hot Corners’ on macOS. This feature may allow users to trigger actions, like launching Recent apps or opening notifications, by moving the cursor to one of the four corners of the screen. The feature is not yet live but may be part of a broader push to make Android a more capable operating system for PCs. Shortcuts are crucial for saving time on any device, but

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Disney will stop reporting its streaming subscriber numbers

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-12-10 05:25:09

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Disney announced that it will no longer report on subscriber numbers for its streaming services in its quarterly financial reports, following in the footsteps of Netflix. The decision comes after a quarter in which it reported 2.6 million new Disney Plus and Hulu subscribers, bringing it

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Here’s an early look at Gboard’s Material 3 Expressive refresh (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 12:12:40

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a Material 3 Expressive redesign for the Gboard app settings. The redesign features a card-style user interface and a rearranged settings menu with new descriptions. Gboard is one of those apps I cannot live without, so much so that I even install it on my iPhones (which sounds blasphemous, but it works great). On Android phones, Google is working to bring a Material 3 Expressive redesign for Gboard settings, so you can enjoy a co

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Some Sonos Speakers Are Getting So Hot That the USB-C Port Melts

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-12-11 15:24:23

If you’re in the business of selling audio gear with a Sonos logo on it, you may be feeling a little more heat than usual. And if you’re a person who owns a Sonos speaker, you may be equally as hot, though potentially not in a figurative sense. According to a report from Bloomberg, Sonos has admitted that a small number of customers who bought its Roam Bluetooth speakers have experienced overheating problems that caused the speaker to partially melt (specifically the USB-C port). Per Bloomberg,

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Small Changes That Made Our Daily Stand-Ups More Useful

news.ycombinator.com Daniel Koprowski 2025-12-11 18:14:00

Daily stand-ups are a cornerstone of agile software development – but often they’re seen as a burden or a distraction. Why? Because they frequently devolve into long status reports that bore participants and add little real value. Others see it as a waste of time or such regular part of their day, that it doesn’t deserve a second though. During the past two years, together with my team, I worked on improving our daily to transform it to a tool that helps every participant to kickstart their da

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The Age of Bronze and Steel

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-10 12:18:24

The age of bronze and steel Here's a story I heard last night about 3D printing. (I'm not in the 3D-printing scene. I know people who are, though. And it's an interesting story, what the hell. If I can blog about dirty sea shanties, I can blog about the additive manufacturing industry.) A couple of months ago I retwooted this message about the end of a particular 3D-printed-metal process: Binder jetted steel with bronze infiltration is no more: the last source has discontinued the technology

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SAML Shield: Drop-in protection that works for any stack

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-12 05:05:56

Security with a simple API call. Compatible with any language or system. Easy-to-implement without any code rewrites to your identity provider or existing SAML setup.

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‘Gags the Clown’ Leans Into an Urban Legend That Maybe Wasn’t a Legend

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-12-11 14:42:29

It’s been nearly a decade since an outbreak of clown sightings frightened people, first in the U.S. and then later across the globe. A clown in the right context isn’t necessarily scary, but a random clown just appearing with no obvious purpose is horror movie material. And, in fact, some of the creepy clown epidemic of 2016 can be traced back to Gags the Clown, a found-footage indie that turned some clever grassroots marketing into a stunt that went viral. Gags the Clown came out in 2018, whic

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Orcas Pretend to Drown Each Other in Rare Training Session Caught on Camera

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-12-12 10:10:22

Orcas are called “killer whales” (even though they’re technically dolphins) for good reason. They’re the ocean’s top predators, hunting down everything from great white sharks to blue whales—the largest animal in the world. But orcas aren’t born killers. It’s a skill they learn from their elders and, as new evidence suggests, practice on each other. Parenthood, a new five-part BBC wildlife series narrated by David Attenborough, includes the first known footage of orcas learning how to drown the

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SonicWall urges customers to disable SSLVPN amid reports of ransomware attacks

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-12-12 20:48:43

Enterprise security company SonicWall is urging its customers to disable a core feature of its most recent line-up of firewall devices after security researchers reported an uptick in ransomware incidents targeting SonicWall customers. In a statement this week, SonicWall said it had observed a “notable increase” of security incidents targeting its Generation 7 firewalls where customers have its VPN enabled. The company said it is “actively investigating these incidents to determine whether they

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Will Samsung revive the bundled charger? We might have an answer.

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-13 09:19:05

TL;DR Two European retailers have listed the Samsung Galaxy A17 5G and 4G models. The Galaxy A17 5G will apparently start at €230, while the 256GB 4G model could cost €309. The listings also seemingly contradict a previous leak, which pointed to a bundled charger. The Samsung Galaxy A17 5G is expected to launch in the coming months, and we’ve already seen a host of leaks for this budget Android phone. The latest retail leak has now revealed European pricing, along with some bad news on the ac

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I tried to replace myself with ChatGPT in my English class

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-10 16:32:25

My students call it “Chat,” a cute nickname they all seem to have agreed on at some point. They use it to make study guides, interpret essay prompts, and register for classes, turning it loose on the course catalog and asking it to propose a weekly schedule. They use it to make their writing sound more “professional,” including emails to professors like me, fearing that we will judge them for informal diction or other human errors. Article continues after advertisement Like many teachers at ev

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What Happened When I Tried to Replace Myself with ChatGPT in My English Class

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-11 16:32:25

My students call it “Chat,” a cute nickname they all seem to have agreed on at some point. They use it to make study guides, interpret essay prompts, and register for classes, turning it loose on the course catalog and asking it to propose a weekly schedule. They use it to make their writing sound more “professional,” including emails to professors like me, fearing that we will judge them for informal diction or other human errors. Article continues after advertisement Like many teachers at ev

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ChatGPT will ‘better detect’ mental distress after reports of it feeding people’s delusions

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-14 10:36:56

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. OpenAI, which is expected to launch its GPT-5 AI model this week, is making updates to ChatGPT that it says will improve the AI chatbot’s ability to detect mental or emotional distress. To do this, OpenAI is working with experts and advisory groups to improve Ch

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Apple exec says Siri will get ‘much bigger upgrade than we envisioned’

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-15 00:09:59

Apple’s Siri-related news hasn’t been great so far this year, but the company sounds confident it can turn things around. Here’s the Siri update that software head Craig Federighi reportedly shared in Apple’s all-hands meeting. Last week, Apple reported huge quarterly earnings. But concerns around the company’s AI efforts were still clearly on Wall Street’s minds. And no doubt those questions were partly what prompted a rare all-hands meeting at Apple Park shortly afterwards. That meeting, whi

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Anandtech.com now redirects to its forums

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-15 11:27:25

This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.

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Is your Roku TV spying on you? It's possible, but here's how to put a stop to it

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-12-15 20:30:13

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Whenever I hear about consumer data tracking, my half-century-old brain dredges up that Hall and Oates hit called "Private Eyes" with the refrain "they're watching you." I don't mean to incite Big Brother paranoia; I know I'm not being spied on everywhere I go, especially not in the seclusion of my home. But while using streaming devices, you can almost guarantee that your entertainment and advertisement preferences are being tracked. Also: Your Apple TV is getting 5 useful f

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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Is Shutting Down

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-12-16 04:15:13

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will start winding down operations, purging most of its staff by Sept. 30, according to a press release, after nearly 60 years in operation delivering public media in the United States. The news comes after Republicans, led by President Donald Trump, stripped the non-profit company of its funding over claims of bias against conservatives. CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison says that a small transition team will be in place through Jan. 2026 to make s

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Latest Tech News

8 settings you should change on your Motorola phone to easily improve the battery life

8 settings to change on your Google Pixel phone for significantly better battery life

What Does Consulting Do?

My 4 favorite image editing apps on Linux - and two are free Photoshop alternatives

The Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo Is a Great Looking Performance EV

YouTube will soon let Android users switch off that annoying Auto Zoom feature (APK teardown)

How to disable ACR on your TV - and why it makes such a big difference doing so

Children's movie leads art historian to long-lost Hungarian masterpiece (2014)

Splatshop: Efficiently Editing Large Gaussian Splat Models

The Inkhaven Blogging Residency

I hate photo editing, but this leaked Pixel 10 feature may change that

Breaking the sorting barrier for directed single-source shortest paths

Android may soon get its own version of Apple’s Hot Corners on Macs

Disney will stop reporting its streaming subscriber numbers

Here’s an early look at Gboard’s Material 3 Expressive refresh (APK teardown)

Some Sonos Speakers Are Getting So Hot That the USB-C Port Melts

Small Changes That Made Our Daily Stand-Ups More Useful

The Age of Bronze and Steel

SAML Shield: Drop-in protection that works for any stack

‘Gags the Clown’ Leans Into an Urban Legend That Maybe Wasn’t a Legend

Orcas Pretend to Drown Each Other in Rare Training Session Caught on Camera

SonicWall urges customers to disable SSLVPN amid reports of ransomware attacks

Will Samsung revive the bundled charger? We might have an answer.

I tried to replace myself with ChatGPT in my English class

What Happened When I Tried to Replace Myself with ChatGPT in My English Class

ChatGPT will ‘better detect’ mental distress after reports of it feeding people’s delusions

Apple exec says Siri will get ‘much bigger upgrade than we envisioned’

Anandtech.com now redirects to its forums

Is your Roku TV spying on you? It's possible, but here's how to put a stop to it

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Is Shutting Down

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