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Google’s Smart Home Ecosystem Is Crumbling

gizmodo.com James Pero 2026-01-24 04:54:22

When I started using a Google smart speaker six years ago, I was all in. Voice assistants have never been perfect—in fact, they always kind of sucked—but I found (having also used Alexa and Siri) that Google Assistant sucked just a little bit less than the competition. And the fact that it was actually linked to Google search for real web queries made it even better. Flash forward to now, and everything I just wrote couldn’t be further from the truth. Things are arguably worse for the Google As

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“Red meat allergy” from tick bites is spreading both in US and globally

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-24 02:30:41

Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, pain, or even swelling that can escalate to the point of requiring emergency care. The culprit isn’t food poisoning—it’s the fallout from a tick bite you may have gotten months earlier and didn’t even notice. This delayed allergic reaction is called alpha-gal syndrome. While it’s commonly called the

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Hacker used a voice phishing attack to steal Cisco customers’ personal information

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2026-01-24 04:03:03

A cybercriminal tricked a Cisco representative into granting them access to steal the personal information of Cisco.com users, the company said on Tuesday. Cisco said it discovered the breach on July 24, blaming the incident on a voice phishing or “vishing” call. The hackers accessed and exported “a subset of basic profile information” from the database of a third-party cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) system, according to the company’s disclosure. Cisco said that the stolen

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Three weeks after acquiring Windsurf, Cognition offers staff the exit door

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2026-01-24 04:24:19

Cognition, the AI coding startup that acquired rival company Windsurf three weeks ago, laid off 30 employees last week and is offering buyouts to the roughly 200 remaining employees on the team, reports The Information. This is the latest bout of whiplash that Windsurf employees have faced after a tumultuous stretch for the company. The startup was initially almost acquired by OpenAI, then lost its CEO, co-founder, and research leads to Google in a $2.4 billion deal known as a reverse-acquihire

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The Heat Wasn't Just Outside: Cyber Attacks Spiked in Summer 2025

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-24 09:02:12

Summer 2025 wasn't just hot; it was relentless. Ransomware hammered hospitals, retail giants suffered data breaches, insurance firms were hit by phishing, and nation-state actors launched disruptive campaigns. From stealthy PowerShell loaders to zero-day SharePoint exploits, attackers kept defenders on their heels. This report breaks down the season's most high-impact incidents and what security teams need to do before the next wave hits. Summer Expose Healthcare's Growing Ransomware Risk H

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Tell HN: I underestimated how lonely building solo can be

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-20 12:30:49

No feedback, no one to bounce ideas off, no “nice job” at the end of the day. The freedom is great, but it gets weirdly quiet. Anyone else relate?

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Palantir stock pops 8% after blowout quarter driven by AI, efficiency demand

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-24 14:58:12

Palantir's U.S. government revenues rose 53% from the year-ago period to $426 million as the company continues to benefit from President Donald Trump 's focus on efficiency. U.S. revenues grew 68% year over year $733 million, while U.S. commercial revenues nearly doubled to $306 million. "We're very proud and we're sorry that our haters are disappointed, but there are many more quarters to be disappointed, and we're working on that too," he added. CEO Alex Karp called the earnings results a "

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This $249 portable projector packs Google TV and can be powered with a USB-C power bank

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-24 14:00:17

Aurzen TL;DR The Aurzen BOOM Air projector launched today with built-in Google TV and a compact, gimbal-style design. It features native 1080p resolution, Dolby Audio, auto-focus, and USB-C power support for use with standard power banks. Priced at $249, it offers a full smart TV experience without the need for extra streaming hardware. For shoppers after a portable projector that doesn’t need extra accessories to start streaming, there’s a new option worth checking out. Today, Aurzen releas

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Chris Curry interviewed by Your Computer magazine (1981)

news.ycombinator.com John Paul Wohlscheid 2026-01-20 21:53:46

from the October 1981 issue of Your Computer magazine Chris Curry's Cambridge company, Acorn, is beginning to emerge as one of the strongest personal computer firms in Britain. Its main product, the Acorn Atom, has proved both popular and reliable. The company won the coveted contract to design and build the computer to be marketed by the BBC and accompany the BBC's planned computer literacy series. Chris Curry talks to Duncan Scot. -------- The ATOM computer is one of the few approved by the

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TSMC says employees tried to steal trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process

news.ycombinator.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-01-24 12:53:15

Apple chipmaker TSMC has said that several then-employees tried to steal trade secrets relating to the company’s most advanced chip process. TSMC fired the individuals concerned and is now taking legal action against them. The former employees may also face criminal prosecution. The report relates to the company’s 2-nanometer chip process, which is expected to be used for the A20 chips across next year’s iPhone 18 lineup … TSMC 2nm process expected to debut in iPhone 18 TSMC leads the world i

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US adds OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to list of approved AI vendors for federal agencies

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2026-01-24 14:43:12

In Brief The U.S. government has added Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic to a list of approved vendors that can offer artificial intelligence services to civilian federal agencies, Bloomberg reports. The companies will see their AI tools offered via a new federal contracting platform, the Multiple Awards Schedule (MSA), which would let government agencies access AI tool vendors with pre-negotiated contracts, rather than negotiating with vendors individually. Bloomberg reports that the General Ser

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SonicWall urges customers to disable SSLVPN amid reports of ransomware attacks

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2026-01-24 14:48:43

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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Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora confronts Wall Street skeptics after company’s biggest bet yet

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-24 18:00:01

In this article PANW Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nikesh Arora of the United States on the first hole during the third round of The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at The Old Course on October 02, 2021 in St Andrews, Scotland. David Cannon | David Cannon Collection | Getty Images When Nikesh Arora was named CEO of Palo Alto Networks in June 2018, the cybersecurity company was valued at about $19 billion and was taking on large networking vendors like Cisco and Juniper, whi

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TSMC says employees tried to steal trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-01-24 18:19:35

Apple chipmaker TSMC has said that several then-employees tried to steal trade secrets relating to the company’s most advanced chip process. TSMC fired the individuals concerned and is now taking legal action against them. The former employees may also face criminal prosecution. The report relates to the company’s 2-nanometer chip process, which is expected to be used for the A20 chips across next year’s iPhone 18 lineup … TSMC 2nm process expected to debut in iPhone 18 TSMC leads the world i

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Cisco discloses data breach impacting Cisco.com user accounts

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-24 18:17:12

Cisco has disclosed that cybercriminals stole the basic profile information of users registered on Cisco.com following a voice phishing (vishing) attack that targeted a company representative. After becoming aware of the incident on July 24th, the networking equipment giant discovered that the attacker tricked an employee and gained access to a third-party cloud-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system used by Cisco. This allowed the threat actor to steal the personal and user infor

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Apache ECharts 6

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-24 11:33:04

Apache ECharts 6 New Features Twelve years ago, ECharts was first released on GitHub, planting the seed for an open-source journey. From a simple charting tool to a visualization powerhouse supporting millions of developers; from a single front-end charting library to a comprehensive technology system covering mobile, large screens, and server-side rendering—over these 12 years, we've witnessed ECharts' continuous technical breakthroughs and have been delighted to see developers worldwide crea

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11 Best Chromebooks of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Luke Larsen 2026-01-24 18:30:00

The price for Chromebooks can range wildly, from $150 up to $800, and therefore the specs can vary. Processor: For the best experience, you should avoid older Chromebooks with Intel Celeron processors. The Chromebook Plus specifications offer a good baseline to guarantee speedy performance, and I’d recommend going with at least an Intel Core i3, Core i5, or AMD Ryzen 3 7000 processor. Just watch out for overspending on configurations with Intel Core i7 processors unless you need the extra horse

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Intel credit rating drops to two steps above junk status amid worsening struggles

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-01-25 05:15:00

What just happened? Intel is learning that no matter how bad things are, they can always get worse. The beleaguered company has just had its credit rating downgraded by Fitch, placing Team Blue just two places above the dreaded junk credit status. Fitch carried out an assessment on Intel that found the company was facing increasing challenges in maintaining demand for its products. It also noted the growing competition from the likes of NXP Semiconductors, Broadcom, Qualcomm, and AMD, many of w

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Tim Cook says AI is now Apple's top priority, "bigger than the internet"

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-01-25 05:51:00

Big quote: In a rare all-hands meeting at Apple's Cupertino headquarters, CEO Tim Cook made it clear to thousands of employees that AI now stands at the forefront of the company's ambitions. Addressing a packed auditorium following a stronger-than-expected earnings report, Cook called the AI transformation "as big or bigger" than the internet, the smartphone, cloud computing, and apps. "Apple must do this. Apple will do this. This is sort of ours to grab," Cook told staff, vowing, "We will make

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ChatGPT can no longer tell you to break up with your boyfriend

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2026-01-25 03:59:59

Elyse Betters Picaro/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways OpenAI adds reminders to take a break. ChatGPT will also have improved functions for mental health support. The company is working with experts, including physicians and researchers. As OpenAI prepares to drop one of the biggest ChatGPT launches of the year, the company is also taking steps to make the chatbot safer and more reliable with its latest update. Also: Could Apple create an AI search engine to rival Gemini and ChatGPT? Here's how

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Apache ECharts 6 New Features

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-24 23:33:04

Apache ECharts 6 New Features Twelve years ago, ECharts was first released on GitHub, planting the seed for an open-source journey. From a simple charting tool to a visualization powerhouse supporting millions of developers; from a single front-end charting library to a comprehensive technology system covering mobile, large screens, and server-side rendering—over these 12 years, we've witnessed ECharts' continuous technical breakthroughs and have been delighted to see developers worldwide crea

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How Supercomputing Will Evolve, According to Jack Dongarra

wired.com Gianluca Dotti 2026-01-25 03:00:00

Quantum computing is interesting. It’s really a wonderful area for research, but my feeling is we have a long way to go. Today we have examples of quantum computers—hardware always arrives before software—but those examples are very primitive. With a digital computer, we think of doing a computation and getting an answer. The quantum computer is instead going to give us a probability distribution of where the answer is, and you’re going to make a number of, we’ll call it runs on the quantum comp

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World's largest chipmaker TSMC says it has discovered potential trade secret leaks

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2026-01-25 06:36:55

TSMC workers walk down a hallway in a chipmaking fab in Taiwan. The company is building three such plants in Arizona. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co . said on Tuesday that it had detected "unauthorized activities" that lead to the discovery of potential trade secret leaks. The world's biggest semiconductor manufacturer told CNBC that it has taken "strict" disciplinary action against the personnel involved and that it has also launched legal proceedings. "TSMC maintains a zero-tolerance

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Monitor your security cameras with locally processed AI

news.ycombinator.com Eric Blohm 2026-01-25 04:05:23

Frigate is an open source NVR built around real-time AI object detection. All processing is performed locally on your own hardware, and your camera feeds never leave your home. Get access to custom models designed specifically for Frigate with Frigate+.

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AI-powered fintech Alaan raises $48M, one of the largest Series A rounds in MENA

techcrunch.com Tage Kene-Okafor 2026-01-25 06:45:00

When Parthi Duraisamy was a consultant at McKinsey’s Dubai office, he discovered that the American Express cards his company relied on for corporate expenses were rarely accepted in the Middle East. This forced Duraisamy to cover significant travel expenses out of pocket and file endless expense reports. “It was a constant pain,” Duraisamy explained on the call. “I’d spend my weekends uploading receipts, reconciling every expense manually.” Now, Alaan, the company he launched with fellow McKin

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Calls AI ‘Bigger Than the Internet’ in Rare All-Hands Meeting

gizmodo.com Ece Yildirim 2026-01-25 09:04:02

In a global all-hands meeting hosted from Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, CEO Tim Cook seemed to admit to what analysts and Apple enthusiasts around the world had been raising concerns about: that Apple has fallen behind competitors in the AI race. And Cook promised employees that the company will be doing everything to catch up. “Apple must do this. Apple will do this. This is sort of ours to grab,” Cook said, according to Bloomberg, and called the AI revolution “as big or bigge

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Sengled’s downfall shows the peril of relying on cloud connections for smart home control

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2026-01-25 06:20:50

is a senior reviewer focused on smart home and connected tech, with over twenty years of experience. She has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. After repeatedly leaving customers without smart control of their lights, Sengled has been booted from Amazon’s Works With Alexa program. As first reported by TechHive, beginning August 1st, Sengled’s Alexa skill for controlling its l

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Amazon lays off more than 100 employees in Wondery unit as part of audio business restructuring

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2026-01-25 14:02:18

The logo for Wondery is displayed on a smartphone in an arranged photograph taken in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Sept. 29, 2020. Amazon is laying off roughly 110 employees in its Wondery podcast division and the head of the group is leaving as part of a broader reshuffling of the company's audio unit. In a Monday note to staffers, Steve Boom, Amazon's vice president of audio, Twitch and games, said the company is consolidating some Wondery units under its Audible audiobook and podcasti

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Perplexity gives Apple new reason not to acquire the AI company

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-25 14:14:47

Perplexity has long been accused of deliberately bypassing anti-scraping measures to retrieve web content. While the company has historically dismissed these accusations as disingenuous or misunderstandings, a new report shows that not only is the practice still happening, but it may actually be getting worse. Perplexity’s main counter-argument: semantics The issue with Perplexity’s web crawling practices first came to light in June 2024, when Wired and other media outlets accused the company

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Palantir is extending its reach even further into government

news.ycombinator.com Makena Kelly 2026-01-25 06:44:49

President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically expanded its work with Palantir, elevating the company cofounded by Trump ally Peter Thiel as the government’s go-to software developer. Following massive contract terminations for consulting giants and government contractors like Accenture, Booz Allen, and Deloitte, Palantir has emerged ahead. Now the data analytics firm is partnering with those companies—offering them a lifeline while consolidating its own power. Palantir has become one

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Latest Tech News

Google’s Smart Home Ecosystem Is Crumbling

“Red meat allergy” from tick bites is spreading both in US and globally

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Amazon lays off more than 100 employees in Wondery unit as part of audio business restructuring

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Palantir is extending its reach even further into government

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