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AI must RTFM: Why tech writers are becoming context curators

news.ycombinator.com Fabrizio Ferri Benedetti 2025-12-10 12:04:40

AI must RTFM: Why technical writers are becoming context curators I’ve been noticing a trend among developers that use AI: they are increasingly writing and structuring docs in context folders so that the AI powered tools they use can build solutions autonomously and with greater accuracy. They now strive to understand information architecture, semantic tagging, docs markup. All of a sudden they’ve discovered docs, so they write more than they code. Because AI must RTFM now. It’s docs-driven d

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The 8BitDo Pro 3 Is So Dang Customizable, You’ll Never Need Another Controller

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-12-10 12:00:59

2025 Of all the lower-cost, pick-up-and-play controllers I tested for the Nintendo Switch 2, 8BitDo’s $60 Ultimate 2 easily felt the best in hand. At a steep discount from Nintendo’s now-$90 Switch 2 Pro Controller, it’s an easy recommendation. What else do you need? When we take a step up and look at the $70 Pro 3 wireless controller, we should consider just what we gain and what we’re still missing. No, unfortunately you can’t wake the Switch 2 from sleep with the Pro 3. What you get instead

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Google and Valve will kill “Steam for Chromebooks” experiment in January 2026

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-10 12:40:53

Bad news if you're one of the handful of people using Steam to play games on a Chromebook: Google and Valve are preparing to end support for the still-in-beta ChromeOS version of Steam on January 1, 2026, according to 9to5Google. Steam can still be installed on Chromebooks, but it now comes with a notice announcing the end of support. “The Steam for Chromebook Beta program will conclude on January 1st, 2026," reads the notification. "After this date, games installed as part of the Beta will no

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8BitDo’s Pro 3 is a super customizable controller that’s too limited on Switch 2

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-12-10 12:00:00

As far as I’m concerned, 8BitDo’s Pro 3 is the ultimate controller. You may already know that it makes a model literally called the Ultimate controller, but it plays second fiddle to the new Pro 3 in some key ways. It’s highly customizable, allowing you to change the face buttons, joystick caps, and more. Let me explain: like most other 8BitDo controllers, it’s made to work on multiple platforms, but the Pro 3’s swappable ABXY face buttons allow it to actually transform as needed, say, if you’r

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Apple Intelligence’s ChatGPT integration will use GPT-5 starting with iOS 26

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-12-10 12:42:02

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. OpenAI just announced its GPT-5 AI model on Thursday, but you won’t be able to use it with Apple Intelligence’s ChatGPT integration until iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26, Apple confirmed to 9to5Mac. Apple Intelligence can rely on ChatGPT for things like helping answer certain Siri q

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Apple will bring GPT-5 to Apple Intelligence in iOS, iPad OS and macOS 26

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-10 17:32:11

OpenAI finally released its long-awaited GPT-5 model this week, unsurprisingly proclaiming it its best yet with regards to coding, accuracy, safety and more. CEO Sam Altman even compared the jump up in quality to when the iPhone first adopted a Retina display in a press briefing ahead of the announcement. Big talk indeed. Given ChatGPT’s integration with Apple Intelligence , you might be wondering when the latest model will arrive on the devices that support it. The answer is sooner rather than

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How you're charging your tablet is slowly killing it - 3 methods to avoid (and the right way)

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-10 17:14:00

Maria Diaz/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Unplug at 100%, keep battery between 20% and 80%. Avoid draining to 0%; store unused tablets at 50%. Use certified chargers to prevent stress and overheating. As someone who uses a tablet daily, I'm constantly looking for ways to make its battery last longer. However, some habits you don't think twice about could actually be hurting your battery over time. There are ways to extend your tablet's battery life, and there are some things you should avoid t

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Nintendo’s new Hello, Mario! mobile app lets kids play with Mario’s face

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-12-10 17:55:48

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nintendo has announced a new free mobile app coming to iOS, Android and the Switch. It’s called Hello, Mario! and was revealed alongside a new collection of Mario-themed products designed for kids and toddlers launching in Japan later this month. All of Nint

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The Download: GPT-5 is here, and Intel’s CEO drama

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-12-10 21:10:00

3 Meta’s AI superintelligence team is growing The new TBD Lab is currently working on the newest version of its Llama model. (WSJ $) + Meta has also been busy acquiring an AI audio firm. (The Information $) + Elsewhere, Tesla has disbanded its supercomputer team. (Bloomberg $) 4 A man suffered psychosis after ChatGPT suggested he take sodium bromide The 60-year old ended up with bromism. (Ars Technica) + He’d been taking it for three months before he went to the ER. (The Independent) + AI

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Pick up the Fitbit Charge 6 fitness tracker while it's $50 off

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-10 22:00:41

The Fitbit Charge 6 fitness tracker is $50 off right now via Wellbots , bringing the price down to just $110. All you have to do is enter the code ENGADFIT50 at checkout. This little device actually topped our list of the best fitness trackers , so now is a good time to pick one up. The battery life is fantastic, lasting around seven days on a charge, and it features built-in GPS. The heart rate monitor is extremely accurate, especially when compared to rival units. It also tracks ECG, SpO2, s

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This free GPT-5 feature is flying under the radar - but it's a game changer for me

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-12-10 22:27:00

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode is now available for free users. With the feature, users can access a conversational voice assistant. Advanced voice, now known as ChatGPT voice, replaces Standard Voice Mode. While OpenAI's new large language models (LLMs) in ChatGPT, such as GPT-5, which just launched today, typically steal the spotlight, some of the best gems are found in the less talked-about features, like Advanced Voice Mode. Also: GPT-5 is final

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The Windows 10 emoji picker has been broken for a month

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-10 20:51:17

The Windows 10 emoji picker has been broken for a month August 8, 2025 On July 8th, Microsoft released update KB5062554 to the world. It contains no documented changes or features. This update broke the emoji panel’s search functionality for all Windows 10 users. The broken grammar isn't the bug, that's just... how it is The emoji panel (accessed with Win + .) is the official way of typing emojis on Windows. I’m sure many users don’t know it exists. It’s hardly discoverable, and most desktop

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HorizonDB, a geocoding engine in Rust that replaces Elasticsearch

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-10 21:57:50

At Radar, performance is a feature. Our platform processes over 1 billion API calls per day from hundreds of millions of devices worldwide. We provide geolocation infrastructure and solutions, including APIs for: Geocoding : Forward geocoding, reverse geocoding, and IP geocoding APIs with global coverage. : Forward geocoding, reverse geocoding, and IP geocoding APIs with global coverage. Search : Address autocomplete, address validation, and places search APIs. Address autocomplete, address v

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It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug

wired.com Andy Greenberg 2025-12-10 22:00:00

A couple of years ago, a curious, then-16-year-old hacker named Reynaldo Vasquez-Garcia was on his laptop at his Portland-area high school, seeing what computer systems he could connect to via the Wi-Fi—“using the school network as a lab,” as he puts it—when he spotted a handful of mysterious devices with the identifier “IPVideo Corporation.” After a closer look and some googling, Garcia figured out that a company by that name was a subsidiary of Motorola, and the devices he’d found in his scho

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GPT-5’s big new feature: less lying?

theverge.com Jacob Kastrenakes 2025-12-10 22:30:00

is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Here’s the tricky part about assessing an AI system’s deception rate: if the system is really good at deceiving you, you might not notice. This week on The Vergecast, Adi Robertson and Alex Heath join me to discuss the launch of GPT-5 and GPT-OSS… and the strange charts we saw along the way. GPT-5 is a fasc

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Here’s everything OpenAI announced at its GPT-5 event

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-11 03:40:18

During an uncharacteristically long video stream yesterday, OpenAI announced GPT-5, alongside a series of interface and usability improvements to its chatbot. Here’s everything new with ChatGPT. One model to rule them all After many years of confusion with similarly-named models imbued with overlapping abilities, OpenAI finally streamlined the user experience and trimmed down its model offerings to: GPT-5 GPT-5 Thinking GPT-5 Pro (limited to the US$200/mo plan) OpenAI says that ChatGPT wil

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How to watch Gamescom 2025 and what to expect

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-11 03:00:24

It feels like Summer Game Fest is only just in our rear view mirror and yet there's another video game extravaganza on the horizon. Gamescom is the planet's largest gaming event and we're sure to find out about a bunch of interesting new games at the Opening Night Live showcase. Xbox is broadcasting from the show floor across two days, and there will be other presentations that are worth keeping an eye on. Gamescom is taking place between August 20 and 24 this year, and we're learning bits and

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OpenAI beats Elon Musk's Grok in AI chess tournament

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-12-11 14:37:19

OpenAI beats Elon Musk's Grok in AI chess tournament 24 minutes ago Share Save Liv McMahon Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has beaten Elon Musk's Grok in the final of a tournament to crown the best artificial intelligence (AI) chess player. Historically, tech companies have often used chess to assess the progress and abilities of a computer, with modern chess machines virtually unbeatable against even the top human players. But this competition did not involve

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Survey reveals more of you need to shop around for carriers, you’re missing out

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 12:00:24

Colleague Joe Maring recently chronicled his switch from T-Mobile to Visible after ten years as a T-Mobile customer. He also revealed a few things he learned after a month with his new carrier , and it sounds like this was a long-overdue move. We were curious to find out the last time our readers switched carriers, so we posted a poll. Almost 6,000 votes have been tallied, and here’s what you told us! A massive ~42.6% of respondents said they last switched carriers 10+ years ago. This was by f

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Fast charging quietly changed my life — and it might change yours too

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 12:00:49

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority I’m old enough to remember when most smartphones topped out at 5W or even 10W charging speeds. In fact, my first proper Android phone was 2012’s Sony Xperia V, and it offered a mere 5W power level. The world has moved on rapidly, with 45W, 65W, 80W, and even 120W charge speeds now available. But even so, some users still prefer slow charging. However, to be honest, I think most people don’t realize they want fast charging until they’ve actually used it. How f

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Samsung bashes Chinese watches, says it’s already working on Galaxy Watch 9, 10

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 12:20:11

TL;DR Samsung recently compared its approach to smart wearables with Chinese fitness devices, claiming it focuses on “high quality.” It said that Chinese smartwatches offer seven to ten days of battery backup because they offer low-power components. Samsung, on the other hand, is focusing on accurate health measurement systems that are already being tested for the next two generations of the Galaxy Watch. Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 was launched just a month ago, but the company has already begu

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Royal and BlackSuit ransomware gangs hit over 450 US companies

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-11 09:36:34

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says the cybercrime gang behind the Royal and BlackSuit ransomware operations had breached hundreds of U.S. companies before being taken down last month. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), DHS's main investigative arm, which took down the group's infrastructure in cooperation with international law enforcement partners, added that the cybercriminals also collected over $370 million from their victims. "Since 2022, the Royal and BlackSuit rans

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Smartwatches Recalled for Catching Fire, Burning Hands

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-12-11 14:30:18

The Altafit af28 smartwatches have been recalled, according to a press release Thursday from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The problem? The watches can overheat on their chargers and even ignite into flames. The smartwatches were sold on the Home Shopping Network from March 2025 to May 2025 for $50, marked down from $100. There have been 39 reports of the watches melting, burning, and catching fire with at least six reports of consumers’ hands being burned along with property dam

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iOS 26: Friends Can't Decide What to Eat? Here's How to Create a Poll in Messages

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-11 12:00:03

Apple released the second public beta of iOS 26 on Aug. 7, and the beta brings a new Liquid Glass design, call screening and more features to the iPhones of developers and beta testers. It also introduced a host of new features to Messages. One of the more useful features is the ability to create a poll in the messaging app. Group chats can be chaotic, and sometimes it feels like only a few people are talking. Creating a poll in a group chat is a nice way to let everyone voice their opinion on

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Life-like robots for sale to the public as China opens new store

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-12-11 11:58:20

Life-like robots for sale to the public as China opens new store 3 hours ago Share Save Adam Hancock Business reporter Share Save Reuters A life-size humanoid replica of Albert Einstein at the store A new robot shop has opened in Beijing selling everything from mechanical butlers to human-like replicas of Albert Einstein. More than 100 types of products will be on sale at Robot Mall, which launched in the Chinese capital on Friday. The store is one of the first in the country to sell humanoid

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Benchmarking GPT-5 on 400 real-world code reviews

news.ycombinator.com Dedy Kredo 2025-12-11 14:00:22

GPT-5 is now available in Qodo’s platform for all free and paid users. Get started today. At Qodo, we believe benchmarks should reflect how developers actually work. That’s why we built the PR Benchmark—a benchmark designed to assess how well language models handle tasks like code review, suggesting improvements, and understanding developer intent. Unlike many public benchmarks, the PR Benchmark is private, and its data is not publicly released. This ensures models haven’t seen it during train

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Satisfy your charging needs with these two deals!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 12:58:37

Is your phone charging slowly? Chances are the charger is to blame. Here’s an awesome deal on a fast charger with multiple ports that will untether you from the outlet. Also, we have a deal that will help if you are lacking outlets! Let’s go into the details. Buy the UGREEN 100W 4 in 1 GaN USB-C Charger with Retractable Cable for $44.99 ($15 off) Buy the Anker Surge Protector Power Strip 2100J for $22.79 ($7.20 off) These offers are available from Amazon, but they are slightly different. The UG

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Bumper Pixel Watch 4 leak reveals juicy upgrades are on the way!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 16:24:27

Evan Blass TL;DR Pixel Watch 4 has leaked in all its glory ahead of Google’s official announcement. Prospective buyers are in for some cool upgrades, including bigger batteries, faster charging, and Gemini integration. The leak includes images that practically give away everything about the smartwatch. Google is all set to launch the Pixel 10 series and the Pixel Watch 4 on August 20. But like every year, the leak factory is working overtime to churn out all the information about the upcomin

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This free ChatGPT feature flew under the radar - but it's a game changer

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-12-11 15:04:45

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode is now available for free users. With the feature, users can access a conversational voice assistant. Advanced voice, now known as ChatGPT voice, replaces Standard Voice Mode. While OpenAI's new large language models (LLMs) in ChatGPT, such as GPT-5, which just launched today, typically steal the spotlight, some of the best gems are found in the less talked-about features, like Advanced Voice Mode. Also: GPT-5 is final

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Secretive, Peter Thiel-Founded ‘Tech Bilderberg” Group Is Moving Up in the World

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-12-11 12:30:57

A secretive group founded by Palantir mogul Peter Thiel is planning to expand its influence in Washington, D.C., according to a report from Axios. The group, called Dialog, wants to establish a permanent physical campus in the capital, where it can carry on its invite-only meetings involving major power players. Working off information provided by a source with knowledge of the group’s activities, Axios claims that Dialog—which it says is “often compared to a tech-era Bilderberg”—has plans for

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Latest Tech News

AI must RTFM: Why tech writers are becoming context curators

The 8BitDo Pro 3 Is So Dang Customizable, You’ll Never Need Another Controller

Google and Valve will kill “Steam for Chromebooks” experiment in January 2026

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The Download: GPT-5 is here, and Intel’s CEO drama

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This free GPT-5 feature is flying under the radar - but it's a game changer for me

The Windows 10 emoji picker has been broken for a month

HorizonDB, a geocoding engine in Rust that replaces Elasticsearch

It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug

GPT-5’s big new feature: less lying?

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How to watch Gamescom 2025 and what to expect

OpenAI beats Elon Musk's Grok in AI chess tournament

Survey reveals more of you need to shop around for carriers, you’re missing out

Fast charging quietly changed my life — and it might change yours too

Samsung bashes Chinese watches, says it’s already working on Galaxy Watch 9, 10

Royal and BlackSuit ransomware gangs hit over 450 US companies

Smartwatches Recalled for Catching Fire, Burning Hands

iOS 26: Friends Can't Decide What to Eat? Here's How to Create a Poll in Messages

Life-like robots for sale to the public as China opens new store

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Satisfy your charging needs with these two deals!

Bumper Pixel Watch 4 leak reveals juicy upgrades are on the way!

This free ChatGPT feature flew under the radar - but it's a game changer

Secretive, Peter Thiel-Founded ‘Tech Bilderberg” Group Is Moving Up in the World

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