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US spy chief says UK has dropped its Apple backdoor demand

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-11-15 10:25:33

The U.K has dropped its demand for special access to Apple’s cloud systems, or a “backdoor,” following negotiations with the Trump administration, according to U.S. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard. “As a result, the U.K. has agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a ‘back door’ that would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroached on our civil liberties,” Gabbard wrote in a post on X. She also claimed that she worked along Presid

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Google Home finally adds full temperature scheduling for older Nest thermostats (Update: Official)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-14 17:27:46

Update 1, August 18, 2025 (3:27 PM ET): Google has now officially announced the roll out of full scheduling capabilities for older Nest Thermostats in the Google Home app. This functionality started rolling out last week, as we first reported, and it’s hitting the following four models: Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd gen Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd gen (UK/EU) Nest Thermostat E Nest Thermostat E (UK/EU) Google has confirmed that your existing schedules from the Nest app will carry over to th

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AYN Odin 3 and Thor could be the upgrade that retro gamers have been waiting for

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-15 15:32:55

TL;DR AYN has teased two new handheld gaming devices, the Odin 3 and a new handset named Thor. Both devices are confirmed to be Android handhelds, and not x86. More information about the devices will be released in the coming weeks. AYN’s Odin 2 handheld lineup has been extremely popular, primarily due to the decently capable Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 on board, which makes them perfect for emulating demanding retro consoles like the Nintendo Switch and others. However, there’s no denying th

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Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon chips offer slight power-up for budget smartphones

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-15 15:00:17

Qualcomm revealed its latest mobile platform for more affordable smartphones and devices called the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4. Compared to its predecessor, the new Snapdragon chips have overall improved performance, support for more detailed displays and a feature that allows for better video quality in low-light situations. We were able to test the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 with smartphones like the Nothing 3a and 3a Pro, but this next-gen chipset represents a seven percent improvement with both the Qualc

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Croatian freediver held breath for 29 minutes

news.ycombinator.com Steve Weinman 2025-11-16 05:04:11

How Croatian freediver held breath for 29 minutes The world record for longest underwater breath-hold using oxygen is often viewed as much as a conjuring trick as an athletic feat – and at one time the title was indeed held by US magician David Blaine. But now a remarkable new mark has been set by a Croatian already recognised for his more conventional competitive freediving achievements. Vitomir Maričić has set a new Guinness World Record (GWR) of 29min 3sec for “the longest breath held volun

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SoftBank makes $2B investment in Intel

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-11-16 05:23:55

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank has agreed to make a $2 billion investment in Intel in a deal described as a commitment to advanced technology and semiconductors in the United States. The agreement, in which SoftBank will buy Intel common stock, was announced Monday after markets closed. SoftBank will pay $23 per share of Intel common stock. Shares of Intel, which closed at $23.66, popped more than 5% in after-hours trading. SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son said in a statement that

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The Download: pigeons’ role in developing AI, and Native artists’ tech interpretations

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-11-16 03:10:00

People looking for precursors to artificial intelligence often point to science fiction by authors like Isaac Asimov or thought experiments like the Turing test. But an equally important, if surprising and less appreciated, forerunner is American psychologist B.F. Skinner’s research with pigeons in the middle of the 20th century. Skinner believed that association—learning, through trial and error, to link an action with a punishment or reward—was the building block of every behavior, not just

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The Skydance-Paramount Megamerger Could Lead to Legendary Jumping Ship

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-11-16 15:04:13

A new report from Deadline reveals that Paramount, under David Ellison, is working out a deal with Legendary. This comes on the heels of the Duffer Brothers’ Upside Down Productions moving from Netflix to Paramount over the weekend. The shakeups continue, as Legendary is now interested in starting a multi-picture global theatrical distribution deal through Skydance. The agreement, as Deadline reported, has been in the works since the spring and would exclude China but would give Paramount a bui

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Google Home finally adds full temperature scheduling for older Nest thermostats [Update: Official]

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-17 05:27:46

Update 1, August 18, 2025 (3:27 PM ET): Google has now officially announced the roll out of full scheduling capabilities for older Nest Thermostats in the Google Home app. This functionality started rolling out last week, as we first reported, and it’s hitting the following four models: Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd gen Nest Learning Thermostat 3rd gen (UK/EU) Nest Thermostat E Nest Thermostat E (UK/EU) Google has confirmed that your existing schedules from the Nest app will carry over to th

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WIRED Roundup: Why GPT-5 Flopped

wired.com Zoë Schiffer 2025-11-17 10:01:24

Zoë Schiffer: Yeah, I mean it really, really impacted people. I think on the most extreme ends, you see people who have what looks like perhaps like a mental health crisis, they're so attached to the model, but then you just have complete power users who are like, “This is part of my minute by minute life. What have you done? You didn't warn me.” Jake Lahut: And this is where the introspective aspect of these tools, the kind of desire for self-understanding, the people who are not advisably fro

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Microsoft hints at ‘more affordable’ Xbox Cloud Gaming plan

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-11-17 10:21:21

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. Two years ago we learned, thanks to the FTC, that Microsoft was working on a separate “dedicated” version of Xbox Cloud Gaming. Microsoft Gaming CFO Tim Stuart then hinted, a few months later, that there could be a free version Xbox Cloud Gaming in exchange for ads. Now, Microsoft is hintin

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New iOS 26 and watchOS 26 betas include redesigned Blood Oxygen feature in the US

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-11-17 15:51:07

Apple is out with iOS 26 beta 7 and watchOS 26 beta 7 today for developers. Most notably, the updates include the redesigned Blood Oxygen feature that Apple announced last week for Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Ultra 2 users in the United States. Apple launched the redesigned Blood Oxygen feature as part of iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1 last week, 18 months after it began selling the Apple Watch without the Blood Oxygen feature in America due to a patent dispute with health technology co

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AI Is About to Radically Alter Military Command Structures That Date Back to Napoleon

gizmodo.com Benjamin Jensen 2025-11-17 20:30:45

Benjamin Jensen, Professor of Strategic Studies at the Marine Corps University School of Advanced Warfighting; Scholar-in-Residence, American University School of International Service This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Despite two centuries of evolution, the structure of a modern military staff would be recognizable to Napoleon. At the same time, military organizations have struggled to incorporate new technologies as

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The Mandarin Strikes In Hasbro’s Newest Marvel Legends Reveal

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-11-18 00:00:48

The Mandarin is one of Iron Man’s oldest foes, with a history in the comics as long as it is fraught. But while the character has been adapted multiple times over the course of the MCU—first more controversially with Ben Kingsley’s Trevor Slattery character in Iron Man 3, then as Tony Leung’s Xu Wenwu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings—and earned himself a few action figures from Hasbro inspired by those appearances along the way, the toymaker has yet to bring a comics version of the v

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Show HN: A Minimal Hacker News Reader for Apple Watch Built with SwiftUI

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-18 05:22:48

HackerNewsWatch (watchOS) A minimal Hacker News reader for Apple Watch built with SwiftUI. Scrollable top stories feed with title, points, and comments count Tap a story to view comments in a simple tree-style view "Open Article" link at the top opens the article in the watch browser HN-like styling (orange accent) Requirements Xcode 15 or newer macOS with command line tools Homebrew (for XcodeGen) or install XcodeGen manually Generate the Xcode project ./scripts/generate.sh This wil

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Grammarly says its AI agent can predict an A paper

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-11-18 04:00:00

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Grammarly is launching several new AI agents for specific writing challenges, from educators trying to detect plagiarism and AI-generated text to students looking to gauge reader reaction to their paper, needing help with citations, and even seeing their predicted grade. The specialized AI agents are available in docs — which is Grammarly’s new “AI-native writing surface,” according to the company’s press re

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Grammarly's new AI agents can detect AI text and find citations for you - automatically

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-11-18 10:00:18

Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment via Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways Grammarly's new AI agents are designed to provide assistance without prompting. They're geared toward students and professional development. Grammarly says agents will become a major focus for the company. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Professional writers have long relied on literary agents to help with the publication and sale of their wor

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Grammarly gets a design overhaul, multiple AI features

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-11-18 10:00:00

Grammarly now has a new document-based interface, built on the back of Coda, the productivity startup it acquired last year. The interface also sports an AI assistant, as well as a few AI tools meant for students and professionals, including an AI grader, proofreader and citation finder. The new interface adopts a block-first approach, letting you insert tables, columns, separators, lists and headers. You can also add rich text blocks to highlight information, add tips, or alerts. A sidebar ho

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LLMs and coding agents are a security nightmare

news.ycombinator.com Gary Marcus 2025-11-18 14:04:34

Last October, I wrote an essay called “When it comes to security, LLMs are like Swiss cheese — and that’s going to cause huge problems” warning that “The more people use LLMs, the more trouble we are going to be in”. Until last week, when I went to Black Hat Las Vegas, I had no earthly idea how serious the problems were. There, I got to know Nathan Hamiel, a Senior Director of Research at Kudelski Security and the AI, ML, and Data Science track lead for Black Hat, and also sat in on a talk by tw

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Why we should thank pigeons for our AI breakthroughs

technologyreview.com Ben Crair 2025-11-19 00:00:00

People looking for precursors to artificial intelligence often point to science fiction by authors like Isaac Asimov or thought experiments like the Turing test. But an equally important, if surprising and less appreciated, forerunner is Skinner’s research with pigeons in the middle of the 20th century. Skinner believed that association—learning, through trial and error, to link an action with a punishment or reward—was the building block of every behavior, not just in pigeons but in all living

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LLMs and Coding Agents = Security Nightmare

news.ycombinator.com Gary Marcus 2025-11-19 02:04:34

Last October, I wrote an essay called “When it comes to security, LLMs are like Swiss cheese — and that’s going to cause huge problems” warning that “The more people use LLMs, the more trouble we are going to be in”. Until last week, when I went to Black Hat Las Vegas, I had no earthly idea how serious the problems were. There, I got to know Nathan Hamiel, a Senior Director of Research at Kudelski Security and the AI, ML, and Data Science track lead for Black Hat, and also sat in on a talk by tw

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WIRED Takes You Back to School

wired.com Luke Larsen 2025-11-19 00:00:00

Young people entering classrooms this fall need a totally different tool set than the generations before them.

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ICE Agents Accidentally Add Random Person to Group Chat, Uncover Highly Sensitive Data

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-18 16:30:42

"I saw the rap sheet and license plate numbers and was like WTAF." Mass Text US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents accidentally added a random person to a mass group text in which officers from multiple federal law enforcement agencies discussed extremely sensitive information about arrests, targets, and strategy. As 404 Media reports, the group text was titled "Mass Text" and included an unredacted ICE document titled "Field Operations Worksheet." The document included "detaile

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Google is adding "Projects" feature to Gemini to run research tasks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-18 18:38:29

Google's Gemini is now testing a new feature called "Projects." This will be similar to OpenAI's Project Feature for ChatGPT. With Projects, you can add files, documents or your code. Then, you can ask Gemini to reference those files in project conversations. Google describes this as a feature where you "start by adding files to the project. Gemini can reference these files in project conversations and use them to generate new documents and code." With Projects, you can group similar tasks to

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OpenAI prepares Chromium-based AI browser to take on Google

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-18 10:23:03

OpenAI is testing an AI-powered browser that uses Chromium as its underlying engine, and it could debut on macOS first. My sources tell me that OpenAI has already started updating ChatGPT to power the Chrome rival. OpenAI is building an AI-powered tab selection, a new tab page, and a feature that allows the browser to do the browsing for you. It could be similar to Copilot mode in Edge. OpenAI already has Agent mode in ChatGPT. For those unaware, Agent mode in ChatGPT is powered by a Linux t

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Scientists Are Using AI for Improved Gene Hacking

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-18 04:30:32

Image by Getty / Futurism Genetics Gene editing has made huge leaps in recent years, such as treating the congenital blood disorders sickle cell anemia and beta thalassemia, which can require lifelong blood transfusions. But scientists still fear that some snipping may lead to unwelcome surprises. However, a research team led by the University of Zurich says that artificial intelligence could help. A new study published in the journal Nature details how the researchers combined AI and the gen

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UN Plastics Treaty Talks Once Again End in Failure

wired.com Joseph Winters 2025-11-18 05:52:00

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Diplomats from around the world concluded nine days of talks in Geneva—plus a marathon overnight session that lasted into the early hours of Friday—with no agreement on a global plastics treaty. During a closing plenary that started on Friday at 6:30 am, more than 15 hours after it was originally scheduled to begin, nearly all countries opposed an updated draft of the United Nations treaty that was put forwa

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Best Practices for Building Agentic AI Systems

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-18 11:39:34

I’ve been experimenting with adding AI agents to UserJot, our feedback, roadmap, and changelog platform. Not the simple “one prompt, one response” stuff. Real agent systems where multiple specialized agents communicate, delegate tasks, and somehow don’t crash into each other. The goal was to analyze customer feedback at scale. Find patterns across hundreds of posts. Auto-generate changelog entries. Things that were basically impossible to do manually. I spent weeks reverse engineering tools lik

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Pokemon Legends: Z-A's Real-Time Battles Forced Me to Think Fast (and I Liked It)

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-19 03:59:29

I wandered the halls of the Anaheim Convention Center days before it would be flooded with tens of thousands of fans for the 2025 Pokemon World Championships, looking for a tucked-away room to get a taste of a game diehard Poke-nerds would give anything to see. For a brief 20 minutes, I got to play Pokemon Legends: Z-A. Let's be clear: My time with the upcoming game -- split into two 10-minute sessions -- was hardly enough to reveal every way Z-A will build on its predecessor. The groundbreakin

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Launch HN: Embedder (YC S25) – Claude code for embedded software

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-19 06:38:05

Hey HN - We’re Bob and Ethan from Embedder ( https://embedder.dev ), a hardware-aware AI coding agent that can write firmware and test it on physical hardware. Here’s a demo in which we integrate a magnetometer for the Pebble 2 smartwatch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOpAfeiFQkQ We were frustrated by the gap between coding agents and the realities of writing firmware. We'd ask Cursor to, say, write an I2C driver for a new sensor on an STM32, and it would confidently spit out code that used

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Latest Tech News

US spy chief says UK has dropped its Apple backdoor demand

Google Home finally adds full temperature scheduling for older Nest thermostats (Update: Official)

AYN Odin 3 and Thor could be the upgrade that retro gamers have been waiting for

Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon chips offer slight power-up for budget smartphones

Croatian freediver held breath for 29 minutes

SoftBank makes $2B investment in Intel

The Download: pigeons’ role in developing AI, and Native artists’ tech interpretations

The Skydance-Paramount Megamerger Could Lead to Legendary Jumping Ship

Google Home finally adds full temperature scheduling for older Nest thermostats [Update: Official]

WIRED Roundup: Why GPT-5 Flopped

Microsoft hints at ‘more affordable’ Xbox Cloud Gaming plan

New iOS 26 and watchOS 26 betas include redesigned Blood Oxygen feature in the US

AI Is About to Radically Alter Military Command Structures That Date Back to Napoleon

The Mandarin Strikes In Hasbro’s Newest Marvel Legends Reveal

Show HN: A Minimal Hacker News Reader for Apple Watch Built with SwiftUI

Grammarly says its AI agent can predict an A paper

Grammarly's new AI agents can detect AI text and find citations for you - automatically

Grammarly gets a design overhaul, multiple AI features

LLMs and coding agents are a security nightmare

Why we should thank pigeons for our AI breakthroughs

LLMs and Coding Agents = Security Nightmare

WIRED Takes You Back to School

ICE Agents Accidentally Add Random Person to Group Chat, Uncover Highly Sensitive Data

Google is adding "Projects" feature to Gemini to run research tasks

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Scientists Are Using AI for Improved Gene Hacking

UN Plastics Treaty Talks Once Again End in Failure

Best Practices for Building Agentic AI Systems

Pokemon Legends: Z-A's Real-Time Battles Forced Me to Think Fast (and I Liked It)

Launch HN: Embedder (YC S25) – Claude code for embedded software

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