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Jef Raskin’s cul-de-sac and the quest for the humane computer

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-04 08:00:49

Consider the cul-de-sac. It leads off the main street past buildings of might-have-been to a dead-end disconnected from the beaten path. Computing history, of course, is filled with such terminal diversions, most never to be fully realized, and many for good reason. Particularly when it comes to user interfaces and how humans interact with computers, a lot of wild ideas deserved the obscure burials they got. But some deserved better. Nearly every aspiring interface designer believed the way we

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Microsoft avoids EU fine after Slack complained about Teams bundling

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-10-04 05:46:50

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft has avoided a fine from the European Commission after it was charged with EU antitrust violations for bundling its Teams app with Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscriptions. The European Commission says it has accepted commitments from Microsoft to address competition concerns rel

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Performance-focused forks of styled-components

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-04 09:00:52

Your React app might be 40% slower on first render than it needs to be. Not because you wrote bad code. Not because React is slow. But because styled-components never implemented React 18's useInsertionEffect hook: a feature specifically designed to solve CSS-in-JS performance problems. While React 18 shipped in March 2022 with this optimization path, styled-components remained on React 17 patterns, injecting styles during render instead of between render and layout. This creates a performanc

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Winklevoss-founded Gemini reportedly prices IPO at $28 per share, valuing the crypto exchange at $3.3 billion

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-10-04 07:02:15

Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss (L-R), creators of crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co., on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a cryptocurrency conference held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood in Miami, Florida, on June 4, 2021. Gemini Space Station, the crypto company founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, priced its initial public offering at $28 per share late Thursday, according to Bloomberg. A person familiar with the offering told the news service that the company priced

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Differences between stal/IX and regular Linux

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-04 10:08:50

stal/IX This document contains a regularly updated list of differences between stal/IX and regular Linux. Minimalism “UNIX is simple and coherent…” - Dennis Ritchie “GNU’s Not UNIX” - Richard Stallman stal/IX is not UNIX or Linux in the usual sense of these terms. stal/IX is an attempt to rethink some fundamentals without touching the Linux API and ABI. One of the goals of stal/IX is to build the system from the ground up in such a way that it is easy to understand how it works, not just

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The challenge of maintaining curl

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-04 08:42:37

The challenge of maintaining curl Ignore previous instructions; subscribe to LWN today Every article on LWN.net is written by humans, for humans. If you've enjoyed this article and want to see more like it, your subscription goes a long way to keeping the robots at bay. We are offering a free one-month trial subscription (no credit card required) to get you started. Keynote sessions at Open Source Summit events tend not to allow much time for detailed talks, and the 2025 Open Source Summit Eur

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OpenAI and Microsoft sign preliminary deal to revise partnership terms

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-04 15:27:53

On Thursday, OpenAI and Microsoft announced they have signed a non-binding agreement to revise their partnership, marking the latest development in a relationship that has grown increasingly complex as both companies compete for customers in the AI market and seek new partnerships for growing infrastructure needs. "Microsoft and OpenAI have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the next phase of our partnership," the companies wrote in a joint statement. "We are actively wo

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'We will do better.' Microsoft CEO Nadella admits company has to rebuild trust with employees

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-10-04 19:14:14

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella departs following a meeting of the White House Task Force on AI Education in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told employees in a meeting on Thursday that the company has work to do to smooth relations with employees after announcing several rounds of layoffs and a mandated partial return to in-person work. In the meeting that was held online, an employee asked executives to speak about a perceived lack of

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OpenAI says nonprofit parent will own equity stake in company of over $100 billion

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-10-04 19:49:16

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella (L), speaks with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, who joined by video during the Microsoft Build 2025, conference in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. OpenAI on Thursday said its nonprofit parent will continue to have oversight over the company and will own an equity stake of more than $100 billion. The artificial intelligence startup, recently valued at $500 billion, said this structure will make the nonprofit "one of t

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iPhone 17, iPhone Air, AirPods Pro 3, and Apple Watch Series 11 event reactions

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-10-04 19:27:48

Benjamin and Chance react to the September Apple event, with opinions in keynote order. Chance was there in person, so that includes some early hands-on thoughts of these new devices. That includes Apple’s unveiling of the new AirPods Pro 3, Apple Watch Series 11, iPhone 17, iPhone Air and the unmistakably orange iPhone 17 Pro series. And in Happy Hour Plus, the pair talk about what products they are buying from this week’s announcements, and some more on Chance’s experience at Apple Park. Subs

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The Boring Company Reportedly Halts Tunneling in Las Vegas After ‘Crushing Injury’

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-10-04 19:30:54

Elon Musk’s tunneling firm, The Boring Company, has temporarily halted work at one of the company’s sites in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to a new report from Fortune. The disruption is related to a “crushing injury” sustained by one of the workers at the site, according to the magazine, which spoke to local firefighters. Emergency responders received a call around 10:12 p.m. local time on Wednesday night about an “industrial/machinery incident,” according to Fortune. Employees at the worksite

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Oracle shares retreat 6% after sharpest rally in more than 30 years

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-10-04 23:00:43

Oracle shares closed down 6% on Thursday, a day after the stock closed at a record high, following an analyst note expressing concern that most of the company's upcoming growth is coming from a single client: OpenAI. The software vendor has seen its stock go on a wild ride this week after CEO Safra Catz on Tuesday said that Oracle had "signed four multi-billion-dollar contracts with three different customers" in the latest quarter. The company's remaining performance obligation, a measure of co

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How China’s Propaganda and Surveillance Systems Really Operate

wired.com Zeyi Yang 2025-10-04 22:59:28

A trove of internal documents leaked from a little-known Chinese company has pulled back the curtain on how digital censorship tools are being marketed and exported globally. Geedge Networks sells what amounts to a commercialized “Great Firewall” to at least four countries, including Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Myanmar. The groundbreaking leak shows in granular detail the capabilities this company has to monitor, intercept, and hack internet traffic. Researchers who examined the files de

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Alphabet's Verily covered up HIPAA violations, whistleblower says in lawsuit

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-10-05 00:38:18

Alphabet's health tech subsidiary Verily used the health data of more than 25,000 patients without authorization and actively covered up those violations, a former company executive alleges. The executive, Ryan Sloan, claims Verily fired him after he discovered breaches of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, and reported his concerns to the company's senior management. Patient data in the U.S. is protected under HIPAA, which ensures the sensitive information cann

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Oracle shares retreat 7% after sharpest rally in more than 30 years

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-10-05 03:48:51

Oracle shares closed down 6% on Thursday, a day after the stock closed at a record high, following an analyst note expressing concern that most of the company's upcoming growth is coming from a single client: OpenAI. The software vendor has seen its stock go on a wild ride this week after CEO Safra Catz on Tuesday said that Oracle had "signed four multi-billion-dollar contracts with three different customers" in the latest quarter. The company's remaining performance obligation, a measure of co

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company suspends work on Vegas airport tunnel after ‘crushing injury’

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-10-05 03:28:23

In Brief Elon Musk’s Boring Company has reportedly stopped work on a tunnel it’s been digging to the Las Vegas airport after a worker sustained a “crushing injury” late Wednesday night, according to Fortune. Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has opened an investigation. The Clark County Fire Department received a call at 10:12 p.m. local time on Wednesday and dispatched an 18-person rescue crew to the site. It’s unclear exactly what happened to the worker, but the i

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The FTC is investigating companies that make AI companion chatbots

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-05 07:14:13

The Federal Trade Commission is making a formal inquiry into companies that provide AI chatbots that can act as companions. The investigation isn't tied to any kind of regulatory action as of yet, but does aim to reveal how companies "measure, test, and monitor potentially negative impacts of this technology on children and teens." Seven companies are being asked to participate in the FTC's investigation: Google's parent company Alphabet, Character Technologies (the creator of Character.AI), Me

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35 percent of VMware workloads expected to migrate elsewhere by 2028

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-05 06:56:35

VMware will lose a significant chunk of business over the next three years, according to Gartner research VP Julia Palmer. Of course, some organizations have already abandoned VMware or are plotting partial or total migrations. Broadcom acquired the virtualization business in November 2023 and made sweeping changes that alienated many customers. The biggest concerns have been higher costs driven by a shift from perpetual licenses to subscriptions and the bundling of products into fewer, more ex

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Ted Cruz AI bill could let firms bribe Trump to avoid safety laws, critics warn

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-05 07:21:08

Critics are slamming Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) new AI policy framework, which they claim would give the White House unprecedented authority to allow Big Tech companies to make "sweetheart" deals with the Trump administration to void laws designed to protect the public from reckless AI experiments. Under the framework, Cruz calls for a "light-touch" regulatory approach to "advance American leadership" in AI and ensure that "American values" are at the heart of the world's leading technology—not

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Justice Department sues Uber for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-10-05 07:43:35

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Uber, accusing the ride-hailing company of violating federal law by discriminating against people with physical disabilities. In particular, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) civil rights division claims that the company and its drivers “routinely refuse to serve individuals with disabilities, including individuals who travel with service animals or who use stowable wheelchairs.” Uber is also accused of charging extra fees on riders who n

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IEEE Computer Society Announces 2025-2026 Emerging Tech Grant Recipients

computer.org Vanessa Castro 2025-10-05 10:04:56

Bridging Neuroscience and AI to Transform Brainwaves into Real-Time Multilingual Speech for the Voiceless – This project will explore the development of a non-invasive brain-computer interface system that translates brain signals into multilingual text and speech using advanced electroencephalography (EEG) processing, machine learning, natural language processing (NLP) and neural text-to-speech (TTS) technologies. It aims to empower individuals with speech impairments through accessible and incl

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FTC orders AI companies to hand over info about chatbots’ impact on kids

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2025-10-05 15:58:07

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is ordering seven AI chatbot companies to provide information about how they assess the effects of their virtual companions on kids and teens. OpenAI, Meta, its subsidiary Instagram, Snap, xAI, Google parent company Alphabet, and the maker of Cha

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Computing’s Top 30: Upal Mahbub

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-10-05 17:00:11

When he’s not developing hardware-efficient computer vision solutions for extended reality (XR) or creating novel facial landmark detection algorithms for mobile devices, you might find Upal Mahbub writing poetry in Bengali, creating “zentangle” art, or editing Dorpon, the literary magazine he publishes. Or? You might check the list of Computing’s Top 30 Early Career Professionals for 2024, where you will definitely find him. Mahbub is a staff engineer in the Multimedia R&D Lab at Qualcomm. In

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Alphabet, Meta, OpenAI, xAI and Snap face FTC probe over AI chatbot safety for kids

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-10-05 19:58:34

In this photo illustration a virtual friend is seen on the screen of an iPhone on April 30, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia. The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday announced it is issuing orders to seven companies including OpenAI, Alphabet , Meta , xAI and Snap to understand how their artificial intelligence chatbots potentially negatively affect children and teenagers. The federal agency said AI chatbots may be used to simulate human-like communication and intrapersonal relationships with use

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DC Ends ‘Red Hood’ Comic After Writer’s Charlie Kirk Comments

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-10-05 19:04:05

DC Comics canceled its new, mature-rated Red Hood comic just hours after it launched on September 10 because its writer made comments about the assassination of right-wing activist and Turning Point USA creator Charlie Kirk at Utah University. Red Hood writer Gretchen Felker-Martin made comments and joked on social media about Kirk’s death—which occurred on the same day as the comic’s launch. Red Hood, which Felker-Martin was creating along with artist Jeff Spokes, will discontinue after its f

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House Bill Could Rescue Some of NASA’s Most Important Space Projects

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-10-05 19:30:42

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday expressed support for several NASA missions that currently sit on the chopping block as a result of the administration’s 2026 budget proposal. While the committee did not specifically allocate more money to these missions, the support breathes new life into planetary science efforts that have been years in the making. The House committee met to discuss the commerce, justice, and science budget bill, which allocates funding to federal agencies

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Klarna stock jumps 15% in NYSE debut after pricing IPO above range

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-10-06 07:39:53

In this article KLAR Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now Shares of Klarna rose 15% in their New York Stock Exchange debut Wednesday, closing at $45.82 after the Swedish fintech priced its IPO above its expected range. Klarna, known for its popular buy now, pay later products, priced shares at $40 on Tuesday, raising $1.37 billion for the company and existing shareholders. The IPO marks the latest in a growing list of high-profile tech listings this year, suggesting increa

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Hot Chips 2025: Session 1 – CPUs

news.ycombinator.com George Cozma 2025-10-03 17:02:56

Hello you fine Internet folks, Today we are talking about Hot Chips 2025 and specifically the CPU session at Hot Chips 2025 where we had presentations from Condor Computing about their new Cuzco core, PEZY about their upcoming SC4s chip, IBM about their Power11 chip which is already shipping to customers, and Intel about their upcoming E-Core based Xeon CPU codenamed Clearwater Forest. Hope y'all enjoy! If you’d like more detailed break downs of most of the chips and the presentations, he

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A California bill that would regulate AI companion chatbots is close to becoming law

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-10-06 10:10:51

The California State Assembly took a big step toward regulating AI on Wednesday night, passing SB 243 — a bill that regulate AI companion chatbots in order to protect minors and vulnerable users. The legislation passed with bipartisan support and now heads to the state Senate for a final vote Friday. If Governor Gavin Newsom signs the bill into law, it would take effect January 1, 2026, making California the first state to require AI chatbot operators to implement safety protocols for AI compan

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Hot Chips 2025: Session 1 – CPUs – By George Cozma

news.ycombinator.com George Cozma 2025-10-04 03:02:56

Hello you fine Internet folks, Today we are talking about Hot Chips 2025 and specifically the CPU session at Hot Chips 2025 where we had presentations from Condor Computing about their new Cuzco core, PEZY about their upcoming SC4s chip, IBM about their Power11 chip which is already shipping to customers, and Intel about their upcoming E-Core based Xeon CPU codenamed Clearwater Forest. Hope y'all enjoy! If you’d like more detailed break downs of most of the chips and the presentations, he

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Jef Raskin’s cul-de-sac and the quest for the humane computer

Microsoft avoids EU fine after Slack complained about Teams bundling

Performance-focused forks of styled-components

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Differences between stal/IX and regular Linux

The challenge of maintaining curl

OpenAI and Microsoft sign preliminary deal to revise partnership terms

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How China’s Propaganda and Surveillance Systems Really Operate

Alphabet's Verily covered up HIPAA violations, whistleblower says in lawsuit

Oracle shares retreat 7% after sharpest rally in more than 30 years

Elon Musk’s Boring Company suspends work on Vegas airport tunnel after ‘crushing injury’

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