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New Paper Finds Something Very Weird About the Shroud of Turin

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-17 04:05:46

The mysterious Shroud of Turin, which is believed by many Christians to have laid atop Jesus Christ's body after his crucifixion, may be even stranger than we previously thought. In a new study published in the journal Archaeometry, Brazilian 3D designer Cicero Moraes lends credence to the theory that the shroud was a work of art rather than a genuine death shroud — and per the new paper, it may not have laid atop a human at all. Using three types of 3D modeling tools — MakeHuman, Blender, and

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Hacker extradited to US for stealing $3.3 million from taxpayers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-17 04:09:02

Nigerian national Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu has been extradited from France to the U.S. to face charges of hacking, fraud, and identity theft for suspected spearphishing attacks on U.S. tax preparation businesses. The attack were designed to steal personal data and file fraudulent tax and loan applications, allowing threat actors to steal over $3 million in total. Specifically, the Nigerian national allegedly obtained approximately $2,500,000 from fraudulent tax refunds (out of $8.4 million

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I used ChatGPT's Study Mode to tutor me for free - and you can too

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-12-17 03:39:46

Getty Images/raferto ZDNET's Key Takeaways ChatGPT study mode is meant to help students actively learn. I tried study mode and it has key differences from standard ChatGPT. It's available to logged-in ChatGPT Free, Plus, Pro, and Team users. When generative AI arrived in late 2022, educators were immediately concerned about students using chatbots to do their work for them. While the initial reaction was banning the technology from classrooms, many educators and students have since found po

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Two arrested for smuggling AI chips to China — Nvidia says no to kill switches

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-12-17 00:02:40

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday that two Chinese nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in illegally shipping tens of millions of dollars’ worth of high-performance AI chips to China. The DOJ said Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang were arrested in California on August 2 and charged with violating the Export Control Reform Act, a felony that carries a statutory penalty of a maximum of 20 years in prison. Geng and Yang are accused of knowing and willfully shippi

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AMD stock slumps 7% on earnings miss, China AI chip concerns

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-12-17 09:27:48

Lisa Su, president and CEO of AMD, talks about the AMD EPYC processor during a keynote address at the 2019 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 9, 2019. Shares of Advanced Micro Devices slumped more than 7% after the chipmaker's earnings fell short of earnings expectations and raised concerns about the timing of a restart in China shipments. The Santa Clara, California-based company reported adjusted earnings of 48 cents per share, falling short of the 49 cents per share expected by analyst

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Pixel 10 phones may coach you on how to take better photos

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-17 09:22:34

Google TL;DR Google could introduce a Gemini-powered feature called “Camera Coach” with the Pixel 10 series. Camera Coach would give you tips in real-time on how to take the best picture. It will reportedly work by analyzing the scene to provide suggestions. Capturing the best photo can be more difficult than it seems. It requires finding the right angle, the right lighting, making sure the subject is in the right spot, and the list goes on. To help improve your picture-taking skills, it app

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5 Chromecast TV features you're not taking advantage of (including this smart home trick)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-12-17 09:29:00

Elyse Betters Picaro/ZDNET Since 2014, Google's Chromecast has been an affordable means for helping viewers turn their older model TVs into smart TVs, allowing them to stream content from their phones, tablets, and computers to a bigger screen. Also: Don't cancel Netflix yet: I used these secret codes to unlock the full catalog of shows Alas, the era of the Chromecast has come to an end. Google is replacing it with the Google TV Streamer, promising a faster processor, Thread and Matter integr

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Constitution.congress.gov/constitution 6/8/25 –> 8/4/25 Diff

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-17 08:18:44

The Wayback Machine requires your browser to support JavaScript, please email [email protected] if you have any questions about this.

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How to Watch Arsenal vs. Villarreal From Anywhere: Stream Preseason Friendly Soccer

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-17 08:00:04

Arsenal's preparations for the upcoming English Premier League campaign continue on Wednesday as the north London club returns to home turf to take on La Liga outfit Villarreal in the first match of the Emirates Cup preseason tournament. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to watch this friendly match as it happens, wherever you are in the world. We'll also explain how to use a VPN if the match isn't available where you are. Summer signings Viktor Gyökeres, Christian Nørga

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Some AI tools don’t understand biology yet

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-17 09:37:35

Underwhelming performance The task in this case is predicting how gene activity might change when genes are altered. When an individual gene is lost or activated, it's possible that the only messenger RNA that is altered is the one made by that gene. But some genes encode proteins that regulate a collection of other genes, in which case you might see changes in the activity of dozens of genes. In other cases, the loss or activation of a gene could affect a cell's metabolism, resulting in widesp

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Welcome to Regulator

theverge.com Tina Nguyen 2025-12-17 09:46:31

You’ll often see tech policy reporting described as the intersection of technology and politics, and for years, that was a pretty accurate description: Silicon Valley existed independent of Washington politics, and every so often, they’d cross paths, discuss some regulatory concern, write a check, shake hands, and then go their separate ways. This is no longer the case. Tech and politics have violently crashed into each other, and the leaders from both sides are locked in an existential fight t

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Introducing Regulator and The Stepback, our new subscriber-exclusive newsletters

theverge.com Kara Verlaney 2025-12-17 09:48:26

is The Verge’s managing editor who oversees operations. An editor with 10 years of experience, she joined The Verge in 2016. Today, I’m excited to announce three newsletter offerings, exclusive to Verge subscribers, that will continue to deliver must-read stories about tech and beyond. First, we’re introducing Regulator by Tina Nguyen. Regulator is focused on the battles between Big Tech and Big Government — from the juicy palace intrigue to the devastating consequences of their political game

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Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government’s website

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-12-17 09:29:39

Several sections of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution appear to have been removed from the official U.S. government website, as pointed out by sleuths on the internet and as seen by TechCrunch. The changes were made in the past month, according to the Wayback Machine, which shows the full original text on Congress’ website as of July 17. Several Reddit threads identified the changes in Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution: large parts of Section 8 have been removed, and Sections 9 and 10 have b

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AMD stock slumps 5% on earnings miss, China AI chip concerns

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-12-17 14:01:03

Lisa Su, president and CEO of AMD, talks about the AMD EPYC processor during a keynote address at the 2019 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 9, 2019. Shares of Advanced Micro Devices slumped more than 5% after the chipmaker's earnings fell short of earnings expectations and raised concerns about the timing of a restart in China shipments. The Santa Clara, California-based company reported adjusted earnings of 48 cents per share, falling short of the 49 cents per share expected by analyst

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Gboard is one step closer to letting you save your favorite Emoji Kitchen creations (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-17 06:30:19

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a new feature for Gboard’s Emoji Kitchen. This feature will let you mark your Emoji Kitchen creations as favorites and use them again. The functionality has yet to go live, but appears closer to completion. Google is preparing Gboard for a host of changes, with new predictive features that use AI to help you compose messages more easily. Additionally, there are some changes coming to emojis and stickers, one of which is now getting mo

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Florida is suing several porn companies over age verification

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-16 15:02:51

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has sued multiple pornography platforms on allegations that they fall afoul of age verification laws. The state passed HB 3 in March 2024 and the law took effect in January 2025. HB 3 placed new requirements on services to confirm the ages of their users if they contain "material harmful to minors" and to ensure nobody younger than 18 accesses their content. The lawsuit today targets the companies behind several porn sites, including XVideos, XNXX, BangBr

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The Militarization of Silicon Valley

news.ycombinator.com Sheera Frenkel 2025-12-17 14:13:39

But some tech executives and engineers are wrestling with the potential harms of the shift. Once they build autonomous drones and A.I. weapons for the military, they will have little control over how the technology is deployed. That has led to debates over whether more people will be killed by these advanced weapons than traditional ones, three engineers at Google and Meta said. “These Silicon Valley companies are hyper competitive, and in their drive to get into these defense sectors, there is

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The Switch OLED went up in price, but you can still save $110

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-12-17 14:24:08

Nintendo recently made the unexpected decision to increase the prices of its last-gen Switch hardware due to “market conditions,” adding $30 to the cost of the $199.99 Switch Lite, $40 to the standard $299.99 Switch, and $50 to the $349.99 Switch OLED. The price difference between the Switch OLED and the standalone Switch 2 now stands at a mere $50. But we found a deal that’s worth checking out for those who don’t want to spend anywhere near $400 for a Switch OLED. Woot is still offering the Sw

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Survey reveals what you really think of Pixel 10 with built-in Qi2 magnets

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-17 14:30:31

The Pixel 10 series launches later this month, and recent leaks suggest that Google will finally bring Qi2 magnetic wireless charging to these phones via built-in magnets. Google wouldn’t be the first Android OEM to offer this support (hello, HMD), but it’s still a major expansion of the tech. Colleague Joe Maring says this leak has convinced him to buy a Pixel 10 phone. But what do readers think of this technology on the Pixel 10 series? We asked, and here’s what you told us. How important to

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Ask HN: Do you struggle with flow state when using AI assisted coding tools?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-17 18:08:01

It's been extremely difficult for me to achieve a flow state while using tools like `claude code` because I have to wait after every interaction. I get easily distracted, my mind wonders and I find myself reading HN and browsing the internet. I'm more productive in most of the tasks I need to do but in some of these detours I loose long periods of times without even noticing. I've tried keeping the console open and reading through the AI agent process but that gets me nervous after a few intera

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NautilusTrader: Open-source algorithmic trading platform

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-17 16:23:42

The fastest, most reliable open-source trading platform Trade any asset class in one platform. Event-driven backtests on any historical data. Live trading with no code changes.

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Should Lyft and Uber Charge More if Your Battery Is Low? California May Soon Ban That

gizmodo.com Maya C. Miller For The Markup 2025-12-17 18:55:39

It’s late at night, and you badly need a ride. Your cellphone’s battery is dangerously low. Should a ridehailing company such as Uber or Lyft be able to charge you more because its artificial intelligence programming thinks you’re desperate since it knows your phone is about to die? Not if Hayward Democratic Sen. Aisha Wahab has her way. Her Senate Bill 259 would prevent retailers from using artificial intelligence to jack up prices using the information stored on customers’ phones. That coul

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Best VPN for Chrome 2025: Keep Your Browsing Traffic Private

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-17 17:00:00

Based on our years of testing and using VPNs across operating systems and browsers, these are the top factors you should consider when choosing a VPN for Chrome: Chrome compatibility If you’re looking for a VPN for Chrome, your primary consideration will be whether the VPN offers a Chrome extension. Most of the top VPN providers offer plugins for Chrome and other browsers, but some do not. Check that the VPN you’re considering offers a Chrome extension before purchasing. Alternatively, you can

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Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home

wired.com Matt Burgess 2025-12-17 18:00:00

Within the titles of the calendar invites, the researchers added their crafty malicious prompts. (Google’s Wen contends that the researchers changed default settings on who can add calendar invites to someone’s calendar; however, the researchers say they demonstrated some of the 14 attacks with the prompts in an email subject or document title as well). “All the techniques are just developed in English, so it’s plain English that we are using,” Cohen says of the deceptive messages the team creat

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What to Know About Traveling to China for Business

wired.com Mitch Moxley 2025-12-17 18:00:00

Amid growing tensions and an escalating trade war between the United States and China, international business travelers may be understandably wary about traveling to the Chinese mainland. The US Department of State currently has a Level 2 travel advisory for China, instructing visitors to “exercise increased caution” because of the “arbitrary enforcement of local laws.” The reality on the ground is more complicated. While there have been instances of detention of US nationals, exit bans, and ra

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Final call: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 ticket savings end tonight

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-12-17 18:00:00

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 marks 20 years of shaping the startup world — and tonight’s your last chance to save up to $675 on your ticket. From October 27–29, Disrupt returns to Moscone West in San Francisco. Join 10,000+ tech innovators, founders, VCs, and ecosystem builders for three days of high-impact programming, networking, and startup energy. But first: your savings. You have until 11:59 p.m. PT tonight to save up to $675. Once the clock strikes midnight, prices jump. Register now. Why yo

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Tinder explores a redesign, dating ‘modes,’ and college-specific features to boost engagement

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-12-17 18:40:04

Tinder is still struggling to generate revenue from its users, as it reported a 7% dip in paying users while its parent company, Match Group, saw a 5% dip in Q2 2025 across all dating apps, including Tinder, Hinge, Match.com, and others. To boost engagement and push more people to pay for its product, the company has undertaken multiple new initiatives. During Match’s second-quarter earnings call, Match Group CEO Spencer Raskoff said that Tinder will debut a new feature called “modes,” which wi

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Android really needs a better definition of fast charging, here’s how I’d fix it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-17 23:00:55

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Maybe it’s just the sheer number of phones that cross my desk, but I have a love-hate relationship with USB-C. It’s great that I can charge my headphones, laptop, and latest Android smartphones with the same plug, but figuring out whether my gadgets are actually charging optimally is often just a matter of shrugging and hoping for the best. As I’ve whined about countless times, USB-C still has too many different flavors for fast charging. Whether that’s propr

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The latest Pixel Watch 4 leak comes from Google itself

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-17 23:51:34

TL;DR Official renders of the Pixel Watch 4 have leaked online, providing a clean and detailed look at the device. The leak shows off different case and strap color combinations across both sizes of the Pixel Watch 4 (41mm and 45mm). However, it’s unclear if all combinations will be available for both watch sizes. Google is all set to announce the next set of Pixel devices on August 20, 2025, including the Pixel Watch 4. We’ve seen plenty of leaks for the watch so far, including details on it

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The smallest change in the latest iOS 26 beta should be a guiding principle for Apple

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-17 22:15:53

We yesterday highlighted what is quite possibly the smallest user-facing change in the latest iOS 26 beta: the ability to revert the camera app slider to its previous direction. While this is in itself a very tiny change, I do think it ought to be a guiding principle for Apple’s approach to user interfaces … To me, there are two different ways in which you can judge a user interface. The first is how intuitive it is. In other words, can you immediately see how to perform a function even if yo

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Latest Tech News

New Paper Finds Something Very Weird About the Shroud of Turin

Hacker extradited to US for stealing $3.3 million from taxpayers

I used ChatGPT's Study Mode to tutor me for free - and you can too

Two arrested for smuggling AI chips to China — Nvidia says no to kill switches

AMD stock slumps 7% on earnings miss, China AI chip concerns

Pixel 10 phones may coach you on how to take better photos

5 Chromecast TV features you're not taking advantage of (including this smart home trick)

Constitution.congress.gov/constitution 6/8/25 –> 8/4/25 Diff

How to Watch Arsenal vs. Villarreal From Anywhere: Stream Preseason Friendly Soccer

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Welcome to Regulator

Introducing Regulator and The Stepback, our new subscriber-exclusive newsletters

Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government’s website

AMD stock slumps 5% on earnings miss, China AI chip concerns

Gboard is one step closer to letting you save your favorite Emoji Kitchen creations (APK teardown)

Florida is suing several porn companies over age verification

The Militarization of Silicon Valley

The Switch OLED went up in price, but you can still save $110

Survey reveals what you really think of Pixel 10 with built-in Qi2 magnets

Ask HN: Do you struggle with flow state when using AI assisted coding tools?

NautilusTrader: Open-source algorithmic trading platform

Should Lyft and Uber Charge More if Your Battery Is Low? California May Soon Ban That

Best VPN for Chrome 2025: Keep Your Browsing Traffic Private

Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home

What to Know About Traveling to China for Business

Final call: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 ticket savings end tonight

Tinder explores a redesign, dating ‘modes,’ and college-specific features to boost engagement

Android really needs a better definition of fast charging, here’s how I’d fix it

The latest Pixel Watch 4 leak comes from Google itself

The smallest change in the latest iOS 26 beta should be a guiding principle for Apple

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