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Verizon to offer $20 broadband in California to obtain merger approval

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-28 16:19:27

Verizon agreed to offer $20-per-month broadband service to people with low incomes in California in exchange for a merger approval. In a bid to complete its $9.6 billion purchase of Frontier Communications, Verizon committed to offering $20 fiber-to-the-home service with symmetrical speeds of 300Mbps. Verizon also committed to offering a $20 fixed wireless service with download speeds of 100Mbps and upload speeds of 20Mbps. Verizon would be required to offer the plans for at least 10 years, ac

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Silicon Valley bets big on ‘environments’ to train AI agents

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-09-28 16:00:48

For years, Big Tech CEOs have touted visions of AI agents that can autonomously use software applications to complete tasks for people. But take today’s consumer AI agents out for a spin, whether it’s OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent or Perplexity’s Comet, and you’ll quickly realize how limited the technology still is. Making AI agents more robust may take a new set of techniques that the industry is still discovering. One of those techniques is carefully simulating workspaces where agents can be trained

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Tesla is recalling Powerwall 2 batteries over fire risk

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2025-09-28 16:20:55

Tesla is recalling Powerwall 2 home batteries in Australia after the company received reports of fires that led to “minor property damage,” according to the Australia Competition and Consumer Commission. The recall affects an unspecified number of Powerwall 2 units made in the U.S. and sold between November 2020 and June 2022. The cells were made by an unnamed third-party supplier. Despite the fires, no injuries have been reported, the ACCC said in a recall notice. The Powerwall 2 contains 14

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Jack Altman raised a new $275M early-stage fund in a mere week

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-09-28 16:52:53

In Brief The Altman brothers sure have a knack for being venture capitalists. On Tuesday, this especially applied to Jack Altman, co-founder of $3 billion-valuation HR software startup Lattice and brother to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Jack Altman just announced a second $275 million fund for his solo-run firm Alt Capital. And from start to finish, it took him a week, he told The Wall Street Journal. His first fund, raised in early 2024, was $150 million, so this is a big step up. He used it to in

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Cybersecurity provider Netskope boosts IPO range as it tests tech hot streak

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-28 20:23:26

Sanjay Beri, CEO and founder of Netskope Inc., listens during a Bloomberg West television interview in San Francisco, California. Netskope is targeting a $7.3 billion valuation in its upcoming initial public offering, after lifting its planned price range. The cybersecurity company said it plans to sell 47.8 million shares at between $17 and $19 apiece. The deal would raise as much as $908 million at the top end. That's up from a previous range of $15 to $17 a share the company revealed in a

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YouTube Music’s new features will help you get exclusives from your favorite creators

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-28 20:23:43

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube Music users will soon be able to initiate countdowns for upcoming releases and pre-save an upcoming album or single. Artists will be able to share “thank you” videos, behind-the-scenes clips, and other content directly with fans. Top viewers in the US will have access to exclusive merchandise drops from artists. YouTube Music is working on bringing fans closer to their favorite artists. To accomplish this, the service is launching three new f

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Your iPhone has an entirely new screenshot editor with AI tools - how to get it now (or revert back)

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2025-09-28 20:24:13

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Will I run Boston 2026?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-28 18:04:18

Last year, we did a deep dive predicting the cutoff for the 2025 Boston Marathon. After the BAA announced the number of accepted time-qualified runners, our method was with 6 seconds of the actual cutoff. This year, we're revisiting our model with an additional data point. With the recent announcement of 33,267 applicants for the 2026 race, our updated model predicts a buffer of 5 minutes and 16 seconds. This time is based on an assumption: the BAA will allow 24,000 time-qualified runners. But

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Experimental Google app brings web and local search to your Windows PC

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-28 20:49:03

Google has so many products that it can be near-impossible to keep track. And yet, the company has rarely created desktop apps to go with those services. There are a handful, like Drive and Quick Share, but the company's flagship product is only now coming to the desktop. The new Google app for Windows is available now, allowing you to search the web, Google Drive, and even your local files. The company stresses that the new app is experimental—it's limited to personal Google accounts, and you

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Wyze’s new palm-scanning door lock has a second, backup battery

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-28 20:14:49

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. Wyze has announced its first smart door lock that can be opened by simply hovering your open hand over it. The Wyze Palm Lock is launching today for $129.98 making it more affordable than similar palm-scanning smart locks including the $359.99 Philips Smart Deadbolt that launched last year. But your palm isn’t the only way to unlock it. If it’s t

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Viking survival sim Valheim will finally come to the PS5 in 2026

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-29 00:06:57

The hit survival sim Valheim will be released for the PS5 in 2026 , ending years of speculation. The year is all we got, as developer Iron Gate AB didn't announce an actual release date. Still, it's better than nothing. We do know that the PS5 version will feature full crossplay with all other platforms, so that's good. Piktiv, a company that regularly assists Iron Gate with Valheim stuff, is working on the port so the main development team can focus its efforts on updates and DLC drops. To tha

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Robert Redford has died

news.ycombinator.com Brooks Barnes 2025-09-28 19:10:31

From time to time, people with similar political priorities encouraged him to run for office. He brushed such chatter aside, having become disillusioned with government in the late 1970s, when he was elected commissioner of the Provo Canyon sewer district. (He had sought the office in an effort to protect the Provo Canyon area near his home from development and pollution. But he quickly encountered bureaucracy, which reinforced his belief that independent activism and storytelling through film w

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Deal is done to keep TikTok in the US, says Trump

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-09-29 02:12:26

Deal is done to keep TikTok in the US, says Trump 3 hours ago Share Save Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images A deal has been made between the US and China to keep TikTok running in the US, according to the US President Donald Trump. "We have a deal on TikTok, I've reached a deal with China, I'm going to speak to President Xi on Friday to confirm everything up," Trump told reporters as he left the White House for a state visit to the UK. The social media platform, wh

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Trump's willingness to let TikTok 'go dark' motivated China to make deal, Bessent says

cnbc.com Chris Eudaily 2025-09-29 04:11:24

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that President Donald Trump was willing to let TikTok cease operating in the U.S., and that it was "what turned the tide" in the deal framework with China. "President Trump made it clear that he would have been willing to let Tiktok go dark, that we were not going to give up national security in favor of the deal," Bessent told CNBC's "Squawk Box." TikTok parent company ByteDance is still looking at a Sept. 17 deadline to divest the app's U.S. oper

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Google is finally changing its tune about call recording on Pixel phones

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-29 04:43:58

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to be backing down from its long-standing position against letting Pixel phones record voice calls. The company has already updated support pages, indicating that the option may exist for Pixel 6 and later models. So far we’ve only seen confirmation out of India, and it’s unclear which markets will ultimately get access. Smartphones may do a million and one different things, but at their very core, these devices are still phones. You ma

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The PS5 update that adds DualSense multi-device pairing rolls out soon

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-29 04:52:12

Starting on Wednesday, it'll be much easier to switch between devices with your PlayStation controller. That's when the PS5 update Sony promised in July begins rolling out. Jumping between your console and, say, Windows will be as simple as pressing a button combo. Up to this point, you've had to unpair and repair your DualSense controller each time. After installing tomorrow's system update, it will only take a few steps to set up multi-device switching. With your DualSense controller powered

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Amazon Prime Day is October 7-8: Everything you need to know about October Prime Day

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-09-29 04:20:00

It's September, which means fall seasonal sales and early holiday savings are on the horizon. Labor Day is in the rearview, but plenty of the most significant sales of the year will be creeping up soon, and Amazon's October Prime Day event (formally called Prime Big Deal Days) is one you can't miss. The retailer recently confirmed that the sale will return this year on Tuesday, Oct. 7, and Wednesday, Oct. 8. Also: 3 money-saving tricks I use every time I shop online - and you should too Amazon

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Will I Run Boston 2026?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-29 04:04:18

Last year, we did a deep dive predicting the cutoff for the 2025 Boston Marathon. After the BAA announced the number of accepted time-qualified runners, our method was with 6 seconds of the actual cutoff. This year, we're revisiting our model with an additional data point. With the recent announcement of 33,267 applicants for the 2026 race, our updated model predicts a buffer of 5 minutes and 16 seconds. This time is based on an assumption: the BAA will allow 24,000 time-qualified runners. But

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Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley (1962)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-29 04:22:40

22 January 1962 Sir Oswald Mosley, 5, Lowndes Court, Lowndes Square, London, S.W.1. Dear Sir Oswald, Thank you for your letter and for your enclosures. I have given some thought to our recent correspondence. It is always difficult to decide on how to respond to people whose ethos is so alien and, in fact, repellent to one’s own. It is not that I take exception to the general points made by you but that every ounce of my energy has been devoted to an active opposition to cruel bigotry, comp

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Superhero Workplace Game ‘Dispatch’ Suits Up in October

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-09-29 04:00:52

Developer AdHoc Studio revealed its debut game, Dispatch, will release on October 22 for Steam and PlayStation 5. Revealed at the 2024 Game Awards, the adventure title puts players in the shoes of Robbie Robertson, an ex-superhero who works at the Superhero Dispatch Network. As an SDN employee, Robbie deploys a team of supers to various crimes and events in the city, choosing which hero is best for the situation. Imagine Telltale’s The Walking Dead games mixed with some 9-1-1 (and superheroes,

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Champions League Soccer: Livestream Real Madrid vs. Marseille Live From Anywhere

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 04:00:06

The most successful club in UEFA Champions League history gets its 2025/26 campaign up and running on Tuesday as Real Madrid begins its quest for a record-stretching 16th title with a home game against Marseille. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching Champions League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Real had a somewhat disappointing tournament by its standards last season, with Los Bla

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A new report finds China’s space program will soon equal that of the US

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-29 04:22:38

As Jonathan Roll neared completion of a master's degree in science and technology policy at Arizona State University three years ago, he did some research into recent developments by China's ascendant space program. He came away impressed by the country's growing ambitions. Now a full-time research analyst at the university, Roll was recently asked to take a deeper dive into Chinese space plans. "I thought I had a pretty good read on this when I was finishing grad school," Roll told Ars. "That

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Samsung details One UI 8 release schedule for dozens of devices

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-29 08:56:22

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has officially shared the One UI 8 availability schedule. The Galaxy S24, Z Flip 6 and Fold 6, A56 5G, and A36 5G will get the stable update this month. All other eligible devices are scheduled for October. Yesterday, Samsung began rolling out the stable version of One UI 8 to Galaxy S25 devices. Along with that rollout, the company published a newsroom post announcing which devices will be eligible for the update. At the same time, its Korean com

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Get an iPhone 17 Pro free with trade-in at Verizon right now - how the deal works

zdnet.com Alison Denisco Rayome 2025-09-29 04:00:29

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Prime Day Again? Yes, Amazon's Prime Day Is Coming Back This October

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-29 07:49:00

Black Friday is preeminent among shopping events -- the big kahuna of sales, the top dog of deals. But you won't have to wait all the way until November to score some epic deals, especially if you're an Amazon Prime member. Amazon on Tuesday confirmed the dates for this year's Prime Big Deal Days: Oct. 7 and 8. That's about three weeks away, and there are already some early deals live now. Amazon started Prime Day a decade ago in 2015. Since then, bargain hunters and savvy shoppers have looked

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Salesforce launches ‘Missionforce,’ a national security-focused business unit

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-09-29 07:00:00

Salesforce is increasing its focus on national security. The customer relationship management giant announced the creation of a new business unit called Missionforce on Tuesday. It will be focused on incorporating AI into defense workflows in three main areas: personnel, logistics, and decision making, according to a company press release. Missionforce will be helmed by Kendall Collins, who joined Salesforce in 2023 and is currently the chief business officer and chief of staff to Salesforce C

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Deal is done to keep TikTok in the USA says Trump

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-09-29 12:12:26

Deal is done to keep TikTok in the USA says Trump 50 minutes ago Share Save Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images A deal has been made between the US and China to keep TikTok running in the US, according to the US President Donald Trump. "We have a deal on TikTok, I've reached a deal with China, I'm going to speak to President Xi on Friday to confirm everything up," Trump told reporters as he left the White House for a state visit to the UK. The social media platform,

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Youth Group in Nepal Overthrows Government, Elects New Leader via Discord Poll

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-27 11:00:53

Nepal's government collapsed this week following an ill-advised attempt to ban social media outright. The lifting of the social media ban on Monday was unable to quell a surge in anger. Youth-led groups of disaffected "Gen Z" activists clashed with police in the streets of the capital, Kathmandu, protesting growing wealth inequality and government corruption. Over 50 people were killed in the clashes as angry crowds set government buildings ablaze, forcing prime minister Sharma Oli to resign o

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Don't like Apple's new Liquid Glass look? Here's how to tone it down

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-09-29 12:24:19

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or

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Here’s What TikTok Under American Ownership Might Look Like

gizmodo.com Ece Yildirim 2025-09-29 12:45:07

We may see a U.S.-China deal to keep TikTok alive this week, and details on how that long-delayed agreement could come together are steadily trickling out. The exact terms are yet to be unveiled, but based on initial public statements from the two countries’ representatives, it’s likely to include a U.S. spin-off of the highly popular social media app that would be owned by several American investors and would continue to rely on the Chinese algorithm running the platform. The biggest cog in C

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Latest Tech News

Verizon to offer $20 broadband in California to obtain merger approval

Silicon Valley bets big on ‘environments’ to train AI agents

Tesla is recalling Powerwall 2 batteries over fire risk

Jack Altman raised a new $275M early-stage fund in a mere week

Cybersecurity provider Netskope boosts IPO range as it tests tech hot streak

YouTube Music’s new features will help you get exclusives from your favorite creators

Your iPhone has an entirely new screenshot editor with AI tools - how to get it now (or revert back)

Will I run Boston 2026?

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Wyze’s new palm-scanning door lock has a second, backup battery

Viking survival sim Valheim will finally come to the PS5 in 2026

Robert Redford has died

Deal is done to keep TikTok in the US, says Trump

Trump's willingness to let TikTok 'go dark' motivated China to make deal, Bessent says

Google is finally changing its tune about call recording on Pixel phones

The PS5 update that adds DualSense multi-device pairing rolls out soon

Amazon Prime Day is October 7-8: Everything you need to know about October Prime Day

Will I Run Boston 2026?

Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley (1962)

Superhero Workplace Game ‘Dispatch’ Suits Up in October

Champions League Soccer: Livestream Real Madrid vs. Marseille Live From Anywhere

A new report finds China’s space program will soon equal that of the US

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Youth Group in Nepal Overthrows Government, Elects New Leader via Discord Poll

Don't like Apple's new Liquid Glass look? Here's how to tone it down

Here’s What TikTok Under American Ownership Might Look Like

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