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The Air Force Wants to Use Cybertrucks for Target Practice

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-12-19 10:50:06

The U.S. Air Force seems to have finally found a good use for Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertrucks: blowing them up with missiles. The War Zone was first to spot that America’s aerial defense wing plans to purchase two of Tesla’s rolling heaps of metal for “use as targets for precision munitions during testing and training.” Associated contracting documents seem to imply that America’s “enemies” may soon be using Cybertrucks and that, as a result, the Air Force needs to practice shooting at them. The

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Democrats ask Google whether talks with Trump over censorship suit include possible 'quid-pro-quo' deal

cnbc.com Jennifer Elias 2025-12-19 15:28:08

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on President Donald Trump's nominees to lead the National Economic Council, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Housing Finance Agency, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 27, 2025. Several Democratic senators, including Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, are asking Google and its YouTube unit whether discussions with lawyers for President Donald Trump have inclu

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My top 5 favorite iOS 26 features so far - and how to try them all now

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-12-19 15:51:15

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Apple has been busy prepping iOS 26 for its likely debut in September. Until then, the iPhone's upcoming new OS has been accessible for anyone to try via a developer beta (now up to version 5) and the initial public beta. Though iOS 26 still has at least a month of tweaks before it's finalized, the beta flavors already provide a peek at what to expect. You can download iOS 26 beta on your iPhone now. Here's how to install it -- and which models support it. Also: The best MagSa

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The Sunlight Budget of Earth

news.ycombinator.com Asimov Press 2025-12-19 15:15:41

By Sam Clamons Editor’s Note: This article contains numerical estimates compiled from various research articles. It was reviewed by three climate experts: Casey Handmer, Paul Reginato, and Jonathan Burbaum. Their notes are recorded in the footnotes. Our full dataset and calculations are available for download. We hope this will be a useful starting point for much deeper discussions. Modern biotechnology is powered by sunlight. Light-gobbling algae, both natural and engineered, are harvested an

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Koalas vs. Crows: An Evolutionary Theory of Software

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-15 16:03:11

Is there any more charismatic animal than the much maligned koala? Said to "defy evolution", they sleep 20 hours a day, survive solely on eucalyptus leaves - a food source not only nutritionally poor but indeed toxic - and famously don't recognise that food source detached from a tree. And yet, they have not only survived but thrived for more than 25 million years, outcompeting faster, stronger and smarter animals. How is such a thing possible? Koalas are hyper-specialised to a very specific ni

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Everything to Remember Before Watching ‘Alien: Earth’

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-12-19 15:00:56

One of the best things about the new show, Alien: Earth, is that you do not need to be an Alien superfan to enjoy it. It’s not dependent on the plots of the seven-plus films in the franchise and is only connected to them in a few tangential ways. For now, at least. Nevertheless, there are a few things worth keeping in mind as we get closer to the August 12 debut. Here they are. The overview The Alien franchise began in 1979 with Ridley Scott’s film, Alien. It continued in 1986 with James Camer

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Astronomers Discover the Earliest Black Hole Ever Confirmed

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-12-19 15:06:09

An international team of astronomers has identified the earliest black hole ever confirmed, an ancient behemoth that existed just 500 million years after the Big Bang. The discovery could offer new clues to a mysterious class of ancient galaxies that confounded prevailing theories of cosmology. In a new paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, the researchers describe CAPERS-LRD-z9—a distant, gas-enshrouded galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its center. It dates back some 13.

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The Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo Is a Great Looking Performance EV

cnet.com Connor Jewiss 2025-12-19 14:00:03

Connor Jewiss Connor is a technology writer and editor, with a byline on multiple platforms. He has been writing for around nine years now across the web and in print too. Connor has attended the biggest tech expos, including CES, MWC, and IFA – with contributions as a judge on panels at them. He's also been interviewed as a technology expert on TV and radio by national news outlets including France24. Connor has experience with most major platforms, though does hold a place in his heart for ma

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Hopfield Networks Is All You Need (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Ramsauer 2025-12-16 09:34:22

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If This Planet Is Real, It Would Break So Many Records

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-12-19 20:05:23

Exoplanet hunters have had an eye on Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth at just four light-years away, for decades. We know that it consists of two Sun-like stars, Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B, as well as a faint red dwarf star, Proxima Centauri. But while researchers have previously discovered three exoplanets orbiting Proxima Centauri, the search for more worlds orbiting the system’s other two stars has proven difficult. Until now: New evidence from the James Webb Space

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Daring New Plan Lays Out Mission to a Black Hole

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-12-19 20:10:07

Fifty-six years after Disney filmmakers imagined what it would be like for a spacecraft crew to journey to a black hole in the 1979 movie The Black Hole, an astrophysicist has released a plan for a real interstellar mission to go where no spacecraft has gone before. Outlined in a new paper published today in iScience, the proposal is a two-pronged, surprisingly simple approach. First, scientists need to find a black hole that’s relatively nearby. Second, they need to build something called a na

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“We Miss All the Trains to Get Rich”: The Real Story of Crypto and the Black Community

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-12-19 20:23:51

I’ve been at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Annual Convention in Cleveland since August 6. I came expecting to hear about the state of our industry under Donald Trump’s second presidency, especially how to navigate the administration’s anti-DEI policies, which many in the Black community see as a direct attack on progress. I thought the talk would be about AI: how to use it, how to control it, and whether it was a threat to our profession. I definitely did not expect to ta

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Honesty Boxes in Scotland (2024)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-20 00:11:14

Honesty Boxes in Scotland Dotted around the Scottish countryside, honesty boxes are a heartwarming tradition reflecting the trust and community spirit of rural life. These unstaffed stands offer all sorts; from fresh eggs and home-baked goods to seasonal fruits and vegetables, and even handmade crafts. This practice not only supports local farmers and artisans but also fosters a sense of integrity and mutual respect among residents and travellers. Here is a selection of the unique things you ca

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Global Trade Dynamics

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The Best Hearing Aids of 2025, Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Christopher Null 2025-12-20 00:00:00

How much money should you expect to spend on a hearing aid? The answer depends primarily on whether you’re looking into over-the-counter or prescription hearing aids. Unsurprisingly, the latter is a wallet guzzler, with average costs between $2,000 to $8,000. But OTCs can ring up quite a tab in their own right, and our most highly rated devices will still run you about $800 to $2,000 a pair. So far, we haven’t found an OTC device under this $800 price that is truly effective at treating hearing

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Democrats question Google's Trump talks over censorship suit and possible 'quid-pro-quo' deal

cnbc.com Jennifer Elias 2025-12-20 05:21:15

Ranking Member, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on President Trump's nominees to lead the National Economic Council, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Housing Finance Agency, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025. Senate Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, are asking Google and its YouTube unit whether discussions with lawyers for President Dona

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My favorite projector from Samsung doubles as a gaming hub, and it's on sale

zdnet.com Allison Murray 2025-12-20 05:34:00

Allison Murray/ZDNET The Samsung Freestyle 2 projector is on sale for $200 off when you purchase it at Best Buy, making the new price $600 for a limited time. ZDNET's key takeaways The Samsung Freestyle 2 is a solid projector available for $800. Sharp image quality, an internal battery, and the ability to play games without a console make this projector ultraportable. The second-generation feature upgrades are geared toward gaming, which may not be relevant for all users. There's a sayin

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Think Linux desktop market share isn't over 6%? This 15 million-system scan says otherwise

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-12-20 05:40:42

imagedepotpro / Getty images ZDNET's key takeaways Linux desktop share tops 6% in Lansweeper's 15 million-system analysis. Consumer PCs hit 6% Linux vs 1.9% on AD-managed business systems. Europe outpaces North America in Linux adoption by industry. In an interview, Lansweeper, an IT asset discovery and inventory company, revealed to ZDNET that, in its analysis of over 15 million identified consumer desktop operating systems, it found that Linux desktops currently account for just over 6% o

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Arm Desktop: x86 Emulation

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-20 04:26:56

This post is part 5 of the "Let me try to use an AArch64 system as a desktop" series: Whenever people use a non-x86 system, sooner or later someone asks: “But can it run [name of x86-64 only binary]?”. So, let’s check how to make it possible. Software stack When you look for ‘how to run x86-64 apps on Fedora/Arm’, you usually end up with Asahi’s documentation about it. It is a good thing to read to understand the stack. But if your Arm system runs a 4K page size kernel, then most of that doc

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Baltimore Assessments Accidentally Subsidize Blight–and How We Can Fix It

news.ycombinator.com Greg Miller 2025-12-20 04:35:34

One of the biggest challenges facing Baltimore is blight. For decades, the city has grappled with population loss, leaving behind thousands of vacant homes and empty lots that scar neighborhoods. These empty spaces not only serve as a constant reminder of visible decline, but also drain city coffers and undermine community safety. Both the city and the state have launched ambitious initiatives to tackle this very problem. But what if the government’s own policies were quietly making the problem

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I Hate Worms, but I'll Still Play This Game on Apple Arcade

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-20 04:00:10

Worms are everywhere. I know and accept this, but I hate those little critters and they freak me out. Their wriggly bodies make my skin crawl, and I actively avoid them at all costs. But Apple Arcade added Worms Across Worlds, the next installment in the award-winning Worms series, and I'll play it because the game's cartoony style make these worms palatable for me. Apple Arcade is filled with familiar and classic games, alongside exclusive titles, that you can play for $7 a month (£7, AU$10).

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Xbox Game Pass Subscribers Can Play Assassin's Creed Mirage Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-20 04:00:12

The Assassin's Creed franchise is one of the biggest series in gaming today. Ubisoft, the publisher of the series, said in 2023 that it has sold more than 155 million copies of Assassin's Creed games, making it one of the bestselling franchises in history. And Xbox Game Pass subscribers can play one of the most recent entries in the series, Assassin's Creed: Mirage, right now. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors Choice award pick, offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X,

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There Is a 100 Percent Chance That Your Body Is Deeply Contaminated With Dangerous Substances

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-20 10:42:09

Image by Getty / Futurism Developments The start of this year marked more than a quarter of the way through the 21st century. And though 2025 might not be full of flying cars and robot servants, there are a few sci-fi tropes that ended up panning out: novels like George Orwell's "1984," and Phillip K Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" are alive and well as real-world police use expansive surveillance networks to bust criminals before they even do anything wrong, while the sex robot m

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Wondering who bought the Galaxy S25 Edge? Turns out, A lot of people did.

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-20 03:48:52

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A Twitter leaker has posted purported Galaxy S25 series sales data, including figures for the S25 Edge. The figures suggest that the Galaxy S25 Edge sold 650,000 units during its first month of sales. The numbers also point to significant growth for the Galaxy S25 series compared to the S24 series. Samsung launched the Galaxy S25 Edge a few months ago, and initial reports suggested that it saw lower-than-expected sales. Now, a leaker has posted apparent

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PastVu: Historical Photographs on Current Maps

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-17 03:52:28

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Here’s when to look for One UI 8 beta on your Galaxy S24 and S23

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-20 18:27:07

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A noted tipster has suggested One UI 8 beta rollout dates for the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S23 series. The Galaxy S24 is reported to receive its One UI 8 beta update on August 13. Samsung has already confirmed that the beta updates will be live in the US, the UK, South Korea, and India. After a stretched-out transition from One UI 6 to One UI 7, Samsung jumped too quickly to the next version upgrade. and released One UI 8 last month alongside its latest fol

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Power bill surging? Why you should 'electrify' your home before 2026

zdnet.com Mike Lock 2025-12-20 20:00:23

timyee/Getty ZDNET's key takeaways Seventy-four percent of households expect their electric bill to go up Lack of backup power is the top energy frustration Two-thirds are considering solar or storage investments Neighborhood solar panels blend into the background of the everyday commute. Home batteries might enter our minds during an outage, but then fade when the power returns. Most people don't think about power and electricity unless they're in the middle of a home project or something

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Splatshop: Efficiently Editing Large Gaussian Splat Models

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-17 03:53:44

Splatshop: Efficiently Editing Large Gaussian Splat Models Markus Schütz, Christoph Peters, Florian Hahlbohm, Elmar Eisemann, Marcus Magnor, Michael Wimmer. 2025–06 in Computer Graphics Forum (Proc. HPG) 44, 8. Official version Abstract We present Splatshop, a highly optimized toolbox for interactive editing (selection, deletion, painting, transformation, ...) of 3D Gaussian Splatting models. Utilizing a comprehensive collection of heuristic approaches, we carefully balance between exact an

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