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Existing NASA Spacecraft Could Intercept the Weird Interstellar Object Cruising Into Our Star System

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-21 09:21:48

Earlier this month, astronomers noticed a mysterious object speeding toward the inner solar system from outside of our star system. It's an exceedingly rare occurrence, marking only the third confirmed interstellar object to have ventured into our solar system, all of which have been detected since 2017. Harvard astronomer and alien hunter Avi Loeb was quick to raise the tantalizing — albeit admittedly far-fetched — possibility that the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, could have been an alien probe s

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Layoffs hit CNET as its parent company goes on a buying spree

theverge.com Mia Sato 2025-12-21 10:45:01

is features writer with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. Ziff Davis, the media conglomerate that owns outlets like CNET, ZDNET, PCMag, and Mashable is laying off 15 percent of its unionized workforce, for a total of 23 people. The majority of layoffs are coming from CNET, where 19 people will lose their jobs — even as Ziff Davis goes on a shopping spree. The layoffs will hit CNET coverage areas like the finance, broadband

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Making Roman concrete produces as much CO2 as modern concrete

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-21 20:41:33

Builders in ancient Rome used a special kind of ancient concrete to construct their aqueducts, bridges, and buildings. But is Roman concrete more sustainable than the Portland cement used in today's concrete? The answer is more nuanced than one might think, according to a new paper published in the journal iScience. Roman concrete produces as much CO 2 as modern methods, but fewer air pollutants. As we've reported previously, like today's Portland cement (a basic ingredient of modern concrete),

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Acquisition sends thousands of Whistle pet trackers to IoT graveyard

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-24 15:38:34

Whistle pet trackers are headed to the Internet of Things (IoT) graveyard. After releasing its first product in 2013, the Seattle-based Whistle has just been acquired by a competitor that has decided to brick all of Whistle's smart GPS and activity monitors. Tractive, an Austrian company that has also been selling Internet-connected GPS trackers for pets since 2013, on Monday announced its acquisition of Whistle from Mars Petcare, as spotted by The Verge. Mars Petcare is the pet food subsidiary

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Show HN: I built an AI that turns any book into a text adventure game

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-24 20:17:14

The story of a precocious little girl with the power of telekinesis, who loves to read and is mistreated by her family.

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2025 Polestar 3 drives sporty, looks sharp, can be a little annoying

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-24 20:41:08

Earlier this month, Ars took a look at Volvo’s latest electric vehicle. The EX90 proved to be a rather thoughtful Swedish take on the luxury SUV, albeit one that remains a rare sight on the road. But the EX90 is not the only recipe one can cook with the underlying ingredients. The ingredients in this case are from a platform called SPA2, and to extend the metaphor a bit, the kitchen is the Volvo factory in Ridgeville, South Carolina, which in addition to making a variety of midsize and larger Vo

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Samsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phones

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-26 10:05:48

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. Samsung’s One UI 8 update seems to prevent users from unlocking their device’s bootloader to load custom ROMs, as spotted earlier by SammyGuru. Over the weekend, users on the XDA Developers forum noticed that Samsung appears to have disabled the option on devices in regions outside the US, where the option had already been locked for years. By unlo

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Harmonic, the Robinhood CEO’s AI math startup, launches an AI chatbot app

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-12-26 10:27:18

Harmonic, an AI startup co-founded by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, announced Monday the beta launch of an iOS and Android chatbot app where users can access its AI model, Aristotle. With this launch, the company aims to broaden access to Aristotle, which Harmonic claims to offer “hallucination-free” answers for questions involving mathematical reasoning — a bold claim given the reliability problems of today’s AI models. Harmonic is focused on creating “mathematical superintelligence” or MSI; the s

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Whistle pet trackers are shutting down next month

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-26 15:28:28

Whistle, a subsidiary of Mars that makes pet trackers, has announced that it's being acquired by Tractive. As part of the acquisition, Whistle trackers will stop working, but Tractive is offering to replace those trackers for free for a limited time. The official shutdown date for Whistle's pet trackers is August 31, 2025. Users will be able to request a replacement tracker until September 30, 2025 by providing their tracker's serial number and then choosing a new Tractive tracker. Tractive wil

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SQLx – Rust SQL Toolkit

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-23 06:54:46

SQLx 🧰 The Rust SQL Toolkit SQLx is an async, pure Rust † SQL crate featuring compile-time checked queries without a DSL. † The SQLite driver uses the libsqlite3 C library as SQLite is an embedded database (the only way we could be pure Rust for SQLite is by porting all of SQLite to Rust). †† SQLx uses #![forbid(unsafe_code)] unless the sqlite feature is enabled. The SQLite driver directly invokes the SQLite3 API via libsqlite3-sys , which requires unsafe . Cross-platform. Being native Rust

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SQLx – The Rust SQL Toolkit

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-23 12:54:46

SQLx 🧰 The Rust SQL Toolkit SQLx is an async, pure Rust † SQL crate featuring compile-time checked queries without a DSL. † The SQLite driver uses the libsqlite3 C library as SQLite is an embedded database (the only way we could be pure Rust for SQLite is by porting all of SQLite to Rust). †† SQLx uses #![forbid(unsafe_code)] unless the sqlite feature is enabled. The SQLite driver directly invokes the SQLite3 API via libsqlite3-sys , which requires unsafe . Cross-platform. Being native Rust

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Your Whistle pet tracker will stop working next month

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-12-27 00:42:06

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. Tractive, an Austrian company that makes smart location and activity trackers for dogs and cats, is expanding its presence in the US by acquiring a competitor, Whistle, from Mars Petcare. As a result of the acquisition, the Whistle platform is being shut down and its pet tracking devices will stop working on August 31st, 2025. Existing Whistle cu

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The 26 best Nintendo Switch games in 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-27 12:01:26

Multiplayer: N | Year released: 2023 I can recommend Cocoon to anyone that plays video games, and plenty who don’t. Cocoon is the debut game from Geometric Interactive, a studio founded by former Playdead employees Jeppe Carlsen and Jakob Schmid. You play as a beetle, navigating a strange land filled with (and contained within) orbs. The controls are incredibly simple: Move with an analog stick and interact with a single button. The complexity comes from the environment, the narrative from exp

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EA unveils Battlefield 6, aiming to recapture glory after 2042 flop

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-12-25 09:24:00

Something to look forward to: Following years of leaks, EA is finally set to unveil the first new Battlefield game since the disastrous 2021 launch of Battlefield 2042. With a newly released trailer showcasing the story and a multiplayer unveiling planned for next week, EA hopes to rekindle the era of Battlefield 3 and 4. EA has released the first official trailer for Battlefield 6, focusing on the storyline and single-player campaign. Streams and other events will showcase the multiplayer mode

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Samsung Removes Bootloader Unlocking with One UI 8

news.ycombinator.com Josh Skinner 2025-12-28 09:43:36

Bootloader unlocking is a popular way to breathe new life into older devices, by loading unofficial software onto a device, like custom ROMs, gaining root access, custom kernels, etc. This option will be taken away from users with One UI 8. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s jump right in. Bootloader unlocking is no more with One UI 8 The OEM Unlocking toggle has been removed with the stable build of One UI 8 on the latest Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 devices, as well as the official beta builds on the

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Samsung may be killing bootloader unlocking on all phones with One UI 8

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-28 16:50:37

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung appears to be disabling bootloader unlocking in One UI 8 on more devices than before. Previously, only US models lacked the OEM Unlock toggle, but the restriction now seems to be spreading to global models as well. A contributor on XDA Developers discovered that Samsung is likely stripping out the necessary code to unlock bootloaders entirely. Samsung might be quietly locking down its phones even more tightly with the One UI 8 update. A new report

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Fourble turns lists of MP3 files hosted anywhere into podcasts

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-24 11:58:35

Browse by category This functionality is currently under construction, but you can now also (to some extent) browse the archives by category.

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Scientist Suggests Tests to See if Large Object Headed Toward Earth Could Be an Alien Spacecraft

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-28 08:45:01

Earlier this month, astronomers made a fascinating discovery: a mysterious object with interstellar origins, now dubbed 3I/ATLAS, that's hurtling toward the inner solar system at extreme speeds. As scientists race to get a better understanding of the rare visitor — it's only the third confirmed interstellar object to have ventured into our solar system — some intriguing theories have emerged. One particularly eyebrow-raising possibility beyond the mainstream suggestions of it being either a co

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A Rare Interstellar Object Is Zipping Through Our Solar System. This Brand-New Telescope Saw It First

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-12-28 09:00:52

Nearly a month ago, a mysterious object was seen hurtling through the solar system and later confirmed as an interstellar visitor traveling toward the Sun. Several telescopes have since turned their attention to the wandering object, but it turns out the brand-new Vera C. Rubin Observatory was the first to catch a glimpse of 3I/ATLAS. In an act of cosmic serendipity, astronomers pointed the Rubin Observatory toward the patch of sky where the interstellar object appeared during its commissioning

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Invincible Vs Adds Fan-Favorite Battle Beast, and He's Not Holding Back

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-28 23:11:44

Invincible Vs is an upcoming tag-team fighting game revealed at the Xbox Games Showcase in June, based on Robert Kirkman's Invincible comic and show. As San Diego Comic-Con is underway, it made sense for a new character to be revealed, and this one is quite the fighter. Battle Beast is the latest addition to the Invincible Vs roster. The big, blue barbarian cat is quite the brute with his mace. He does some brutal damage, causing blood to splatter everywhere. His super combo exemplifies his vio

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The Most Amazing Cosplay of San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Day 1

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-12-29 18:45:15

It’s that time of year again; San Diego Comic-Con is upon us and is off to a festive start for the biggest fan party of them all. Between the convention floor bustle and the packed panels, all of nerdom comes to represent their genre favorites for the annual celebration of all things pop culture and comics. Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 reigned supreme on the first night along with Toxic Avenger, and South Park but it was the fans who came decked out in their fandom’s finest who always stole the sh

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Lyft to add autonomous shuttles in 2026 as Uber inks more self-driving deals

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-12-30 05:33:23

Lyft will add autonomous shuttles made by Austrian manufacturer Benteler Group to its network in late 2026, the company announced Friday. The shuttles will be deployed in partnership with U.S. cities and airports, according to Lyft, but could expand out from there if things go well. The partnership will let Lyft use urban electric shuttles made by Benteler’s mobility division under the Holon brand. The shuttles will not have a steering wheel or pedals and will feature inward-facing seats for up

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Your MacBook is getting a major upgrade for free - 5 MacOS 26 features I'm trying right now

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-12-30 10:34:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Last month, Apple announced its latest update for MacOS 26, codenamed "Tahoe." It's full of new visual design elements like Apple's Liquid Glass design theme, better integration with the iPhone, and a more robust Spotlight feature that's better integrated with Shortcuts. In fact, the theme of all of Apple's updates this year is streamlining both the visual UI and feature sets across Apple devices, while making more apps and features available on them, punctuated by Apple Intell

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Information Warfare

news.ycombinator.com Yuxi Liu 2025-12-26 17:41:58

A mosaic view of the info-battleground: information for anti-informative goals. Intentionally useless errors, diplomatic speech, Chinese censorship, spam campaign, stock market arbitrage, continental philosophy, etc.

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Here's What Killed Hulk Hogan

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-01 05:08:38

Image by Paul Kane/Getty Images Developments Hulk Hogan, one of the most famed professional wrestlers of all time, has passed away at the age of 71 in his home near Tampa, Florida. In a statement posted to Facebook, local law enforcement announced that "personnel responded to a medical call at 9:51 am today," revealing that the "nature of the call was for a cardiac arrest." Hogan was pronounced dead after being taken to the nearby Morton Plant Hospital. Police said there was no suspicious act

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Hubble Snaps Photos of Interstellar Invader

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-01 10:20:51

The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped some spooky looking photos of our solar system's newest interstellar invader on the run. The object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, was first spotted careening through the outer limits of the Sun's domain earlier this month, and appears to be a comet. Upon closer inspection, its speed was found to be so incredible that there could be no doubt of its extrasolar origins, making it only the third detected interstellar object in history. Tantalizingly, it's hurtling straig

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macOS 26 beta preview: Spotlight's time to shine

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-01 10:03:34

I've learned not to expect much from macOS updates — not through sheer cynicism, but from the obvious reality that Apple pays far more attention to iOS and iPadOS than its desktop platform. I get it. macOS is a thing of the past, while smartphones and tablets are Apple's profitable present and future. But still, I think Mac users deserve more than just widgets, or the ability to merely mirror their iPhones (a feature that's not only genuinely useful, but also cements how crucial iPhones are to A

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There's finally a trailer for Battlefield 6, but no multiplayer details just yet

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-01 15:01:44

We knew it was coming and now it's here. EA has officially dropped a trailer for the long-rumored Battlefield 6. The footage is heavy on story, but light on gameplay. As for that story, there's a global war raging with a private military contractor, prompting an explosion-laden presidential address. The trailer certainly suggests that the newest entry in the franchise will have plenty of cinematic set-pieces. EA has confirmed that Battlefield 6 will have both multiplayer and a single player ca

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macOS 26 preview: Spotlight's time to shine

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-01 15:17:00

I've learned not to expect much from macOS updates — not through sheer cynicism, but from the obvious reality that Apple pays far more attention to iOS and iPadOS than its desktop platform. I get it. macOS is a thing of the past, while smartphones and tablets are Apple's profitable present and future. But still, I think Mac users deserve more than just widgets, or the ability to merely mirror their iPhones (a feature that's not only genuinely useful, but also cements how crucial iPhones are to A

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Interstellar Visitor Zipping Through Our Solar System Could Be a Hostile Probe, Alien-Hyping Scientists Warn

gizmodo.com George Dvorsky 2026-01-01 20:25:18

There’s a visitor in town, and its name is 3I/ATLAS. The presumed interstellar comet presents a rare opportunity for astronomers to study an object born a long time ago in a star system far, far away. But a new paper uploaded to the preprint arXiv server asks an intriguing question: Is the object actually alien technology? For Harvard astronomer and study co-author Abraham Loeb, this is not his first interstellar rodeo. In 2018, Loeb proposed that the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua might be an a

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