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$15 billion in NIH funding frozen, then thawed Tuesday in ongoing power war

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-30 22:03:10

Amid the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to wrest the power of the purse from Congress, an estimated $15 billion allotted by lawmakers to fund life-saving biomedical research via the National Institutes of Health was temporarily frozen and then said to be released Tuesday. According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal, the initial decision to withhold the funding came from Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget for the Trump administration and Project 202

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Dropbox Passwords is shutting down, and you have to act fast

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-31 03:38:08

Dropbox has announced that its password manager, Dropbox Passwords, is shutting down soon. And you don’t have long to find a new solution. Dropbox Passwords shutdown will happen in three stages on accelerated timeline Dropbox Passwords is being discontinued, and users are encouraged to find a new password solution elsewhere. Why the shutdown? Per a support doc, it’s “part of our efforts to focus on enhancing other features in our core product.” Though web service shutdowns often come with ex

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Men Born in the Summer Are More Likely to Be Depressed, Study Finds

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-12-31 03:00:26

There really might be something to the idea of summertime sadness, at least for boys. A study finds that men born in the summer are more vulnerable to developing depression than men born at other times of the year. Researchers at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia, Canada, conducted the study, an international survey of adults. They found that men, but not women, were more likely to experience depression symptoms later in life if their birth occurred in the summer compared

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10 Winners and 4 Losers From San Diego Comic-Con 2025

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-12-31 03:20:19

San Diego Comic-Con 2025 is officially in the books, and it was a unique year, to say the least. Without Marvel or DC to anchor the pop culture excitement, the field was wide open for a number of smaller properties to steal the spotlight. Some took full advantage, building crazy buzz. Others did not. Here’s our rundown of the winners and losers of Comic-Con 2025. Winners Aliens and Predators The legendary sci-fi enemies took center stage at Comic-Con 2025 and brought major excitement to both

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iOS 26 updates for AirPods preview: Enhanced audio recording, camera remote and more

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-31 08:30:36

Of all the new iOS 26 features that Apple previewed at WWDC in June, AirPods updates were only briefly mentioned. Studio-quality audio recording and improved call clarity got top billing, while the addition of a camera remote control was also quickly discussed. However, when the beta software arrived last week, it turned out there were actually more features than described at the event, making this a meatier update for Apple’s recent AirPods than initially indicated. I’ve spent some time testing

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I tried Google's new agentic IDE, and it blows away the popular VS Code - here's how

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-12-31 08:36:48

MarinaZg/Getty Images For the longest time, Microsoft's VS Code has been one of the most popular IDEs (Integrated Developer Environment) on the market. It's free to use and includes all the features developers need to get the job done. Microsoft might have been shaking in its boots when Google revealed Project IDX, which was eventually rebranded as Firebase Studio. Also: The best AI for coding in 2025 (and what not to use) Firebase Studio is a full-stack (both front-end and back-end) AI work

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Critical Vulnerability in AI Vibe Coding platform Base44

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 06:12:32

One of the most profoundly transformed domains in the wake of the LLM revolution has been code generation, especially the rise of vibe coding, where natural language prompts replace traditional programming. This shift has empowered millions of users with little to no technical background to build fully functional applications with ease. Platforms like Loveable, Bolt, and Base44 are on the front of this movement - they have enabled the creation of millions of applications spanning from persona

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Next-Gen Xbox and PlayStation Might Not Bore Us In the Switch 2 Era

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-12-31 08:29:13

Let’s forget about the mudslinging that occurs when anyone brings up the two big console makers who don’t have a big “N” in their name. Instead, let’s ask a simple question: what do we actually want from a next-gen Xbox or PlayStation? The latest rumors suggest 2026 could be a big year for Microsoft and Sony, as both may pump out new consoles with PC-level graphics capabilities and handheld gaming platforms to compete with the Steam Deck and Switch 2. The only caveat that’s going to deflate our

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YouTube's Age-Estimation Tech Will Spot Kids Pretending to Be Adults. Here's How It Works

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-31 04:43:00

If kids are lying about their age, YouTube will know about it. Or at least will try its best to find out. The streaming service announced Tuesday it's rolling out age-estimation technology that will use various data to determine if someone is under the age of 18, and then use that signal "to deliver our age-appropriate product experiences and protections." Basically -- assuming it works as it should -- kids will not be able to access what YouTube deems as age-restricted content. Google, YouTub

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Meta slated to reported second-quarter earnings after the bell

cnbc.com Jonathan Vanian 2025-12-31 12:00:01

Meta is set to report its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, with analysts eyeing any changes to the company's costs and related guidance amid CEO Mark Zuckerberg's recent artificial intelligence hiring blitz. Here's what analysts polled by LSEG are expecting: Earnings per share : $5.92 expected : $5.92 expected Revenue: $44.8 billion expected Investors are likely to be monitoring any comments from Zuckerberg about his company's recent spending on AI and how that technology might benefit

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Microsoft set to report earnings after the close

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-12-31 12:00:01

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the company at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on , April 4, 2025. Microsoft is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter results after markets close on Wednesday. Here's what analysts are expecting, according to LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: $3.37 $3.37 Revenue: $73.81 billion The estimates imply around 14% year-over-year revenue growth for Microsoft, the world's No. 2 company by marke

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iOS 18.6 has important security fixes, here are the full details

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-30 09:58:13

Apple has just released iOS 18.6, the latest iPhone update for users. Though anyone hoping for big new features will have to wait for iOS 26 this fall, today’s new iOS 18.6 release does provide a host of important security fixes. Here are the full details. We all have our own reasons for installing iOS updates. For some, it’s compelling new features we want to try. For others, the need to stop our iPhone from bugging us with pop-up alerts. Whatever your reason, iOS 18.6 is recommended for all

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Apple patches security flaw exploited in Chrome zero-day attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-31 12:10:42

Apple has released security updates to address a high-severity vulnerability that has been exploited in zero-day attacks targeting Google Chrome users. Tracked as CVE-2025-6558, the security bug is due to the incorrect validation of untrusted input in the ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine) open-source graphics abstraction layer, which processes GPU commands and translates OpenGL ES API calls to Direct3D, Metal, Vulkan, and OpenGL. The vulnerability enables remote attackers to execute

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Show HN: A High-Altitude Low-Power Flight Computer for High-Altitude Balloons

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 10:51:10

Tiny4FSK - The Lightweight Horus Binary Tracker Built for HABs WORK IN PROGRESS - Please do not rely on this as your only tracking system. Tiny4FSK is still in the R&D phase of development and testing. NEW - Incorporated new Rev. 4 PCB files and code (12/21/24). STATE - Rev. 4 is fully working! Currently testing. What is the Tiny4FSK project? Tiny4FSK aims to be an ultra-tiny high-altitude tracking system. It runs on 1 AA battery that lasts for 10-17 hours (a few seconds between position up

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Critical Vulnerability Discovered 11 Days After Wix Buys Base44

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 12:12:32

One of the most profoundly transformed domains in the wake of the LLM revolution has been code generation, especially the rise of vibe coding, where natural language prompts replace traditional programming. This shift has empowered millions of users with little to no technical background to build fully functional applications with ease. Platforms like Loveable, Bolt, and Base44 are on the front of this movement - they have enabled the creation of millions of applications spanning from persona

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Trouble Reading With Liquid Glass in the iOS 26 Beta? Here's How to Make it More Legible

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-31 05:00:00

Apple released the first public beta of iOS 26 on July 24, and the beta brings a Liquid Glass design to the iPhones of developers and beta testers, alongside other updates like a new Games app. But if you're not a fan of the Liquid Glass design, I found a way to reduce its effects so background images aren't bleeding through menus and making things hard to read. When Apple released the developer beta of iOS 26, people were torn about the design. Some were excited about it, while others -- mysel

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Ready or not, age verification is rolling out across the internet

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-31 12:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. On July 25th, the UK became one of the first countries to widely implement age verification. Its Online Safety Act requires sites hosting porn and other content deemed “harmful” — including Reddit, Discord, Grindr, X, and Bluesky — to verify that users are over the age of 18. The early results have been chaotic. While many services have complied, so

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Ramp hits $22.5B valuation just 45 days after reaching $16B

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-12-31 12:19:02

In Brief Eric Glyman, co-founder and CEO of expense management startup Ramp, announced on Wednesday a fresh $500 million raise at a whopping $22.5 billion post-money valuation. This new round, led by Iconiq Growth with participation from Founders Fund and D1 Capital Partners, comes just 45 days after Ramp’s last round. In June, Ramp raised $200 million at a $16 billion valuation, and that was a leap over the $13 billion valuation Ramp announced in March. In his blog post, Glyman laid out his

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The AI Hype Index: The White House’s war on “woke AI”

technologyreview.com The Editors 2025-12-31 17:37:10

Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary of everything you need to know about the state of the industry. The Trump administration recently declared war on so-called “woke AI,” issuing an executive order aimed at preventing companies whose models exhibit a liberal bias from landing federal contracts. Simultaneously, the Pentagon inked a deal with Elon Musk’s xAI just days after its chatbot, Grok, spout

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NordVPN joins the scam call fight on Android

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-31 17:24:52

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR NordVPN has launched a Scam Call Protection feature for Android users in the US. It flags suspicious numbers using metadata, without listening to or storing call content. The feature works on any Android device with the NordVPN app and Premium plan. Scam calls aren’t slowing down and are getting smarter in many cases. While most modern smartphones already do a decent job of flagging suspicious numbers, NordVPN thinks it can do better. The company has jus

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NotebookLM's latest trick turns your notes into AI video slideshows - here's how

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-12-31 17:33:00

Google's NotebookLM went viral due to its Audio Overviews feature, which creates AI-generated podcasts between two hosts based on your content. Now, Google has also made a much-anticipated leap into video. Also: ChatGPT's study mode could be your next tutor - and it's free On Tuesday, Google launched Video Overviews, a feature originally unveiled at Google I/O, that creates narrated slides from your content. The feature adds visual components to Audio Overviews, with the AI hosts creating new

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Ubuntu Linux lagging? Try my 10 go-to tricks to speed it up

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-12-31 17:44:09

Yuichiro Chino/Getty Unless you're using a computer from the '90s or early 2000s, typically speaking, Ubuntu runs very well on most machines. I've found it to be fairly predictable in that respect. However, nothing is perfect, and you might run into an instance where the open-source operating system doesn't perform up to your standards. So, what do you do? Do you hop to a different distribution? You certainly could, as there are plenty of Linux distributions that work perfectly on older hardwa

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Show HN: Convert from MIDI file to ASCII tablature (and more)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-27 09:35:46

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Words about Arrays and Tables

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 17:15:30

July 30, 2025 2000 words about arrays and tables THEY'RE JUST FUNCTIONS I'm way too discombobulated from getting next month's release of Logic for Programmers ready, so I'm pulling a idea from the slush pile. Basically I wanted to come up with a mental model of arrays as a concept that explained APL-style multidimensional arrays and tables but also why there weren't multitables. So, arrays. In all languages they are basically the same: they map a sequence of numbers (I'll use 1..N ) to homog

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Even The Guy Who Makes ChatGPT Says You Probably Shouldn't Use Chatbots as Therapists

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-31 15:47:27

Maybe don't tell your deepest, darkest secrets to an AI chatbot like ChatGPT. You don't have to take my word for it. Take it from the guy behind the most popular generative AI model on the market. Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, raised the issue this week in an interview with host Theo Von on the This Past Weekend podcast. He suggested that your conversations with AI should have similar protections as those you have with your doctor or lawyer. At one point, Von said one reason he w

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How 2 UC Berkeley dropouts raised $28 million for their AI marketing automation startup

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-12-31 17:00:00

AI-powered marketing automation startup Conversion, founded five years ago by two UC Berkeley dropouts, has raised a $28 million Series A led by Abstract, with participation from True Ventures and HOF Capital. The company’s founding story sounds like it could have been an episode of the HBO show “Silicon Valley.” The story begins all the way back when co-founder and CEO Neil Tewari, now 24, was in high school. He got busted one day watching a TechCrunch Disrupt livestream during class, was sen

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Minnesota activates National Guard as cyberattack on Saint Paul disrupts public services

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-12-31 17:50:47

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has activated the state’s National Guard following a cyberattack on the state’s capital, Saint Paul. City officials have not yet disclosed the nature of the cyberattack, but the July 25 breach continues to disrupt city operations and some public services. Saint Paul is one of the largest cities in the U.S. with more than 300,000 residents, and is the latest in a list of major cities targeted by hackers and ransomware gangs in recent years. In a statement on Tuesday, Wal

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Stanford's holographic AI glasses are coming for your clunky VR headset

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2025-12-31 22:26:17

Over the past couple of years, with the introduction of the Apple Vision Pro and the Meta Quest 3, I've become a believer in the potential of mixed reality. First, and this was a big concern for me, it's possible to use VR headsets without barfing. Second, some of the applications are truly amazing, especially the entertainment. While the ability to watch a movie on a giant screen is awesome, the fully immersive 3D experiences on the Vision Pro are really quite compelling. In this article, I'm

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Google is using passkeys and new security tools to help you fight cyberattacks - here's how

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-12-31 22:36:16

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Cybercriminals always have an arsenal of ways to target and attack unsuspecting users, both at home and in the workplace. That puts the onus on companies like Google to find methods to thwart the latest types of cyberattacks. In a new blog post published Tuesday, Google reveals some of the threats facing customers and the tools now available to help them protect themselves. Also: Google Chrome for iOS now lets you switch between personal and work accounts

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Opsqueue: Lightweight batch processing queue for heavy loads – now open-source

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 22:12:09

We are happy to announce the open-source release of opsqueue , our opinionated queueing system! Why would you want to use it? Lightweight: small codebase, written in Rust, minimal dependencies Optimized for batch processing: we prioritize throughput over latency Built to scale to billions of operations Built with reliable building blocks: Rust, SQLite, Object Storage (such as S3 or GCS) Operationally simple: single binary, embedded database, minimal configuration Scales horizontally: you

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$15 billion in NIH funding frozen, then thawed Tuesday in ongoing power war

Dropbox Passwords is shutting down, and you have to act fast

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I tried Google's new agentic IDE, and it blows away the popular VS Code - here's how

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Minnesota activates National Guard as cyberattack on Saint Paul disrupts public services

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Google is using passkeys and new security tools to help you fight cyberattacks - here's how

Opsqueue: Lightweight batch processing queue for heavy loads – now open-source

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