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

zdnet.com Mike Lock 2025-12-21 02:00:23

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 09:53:44

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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Want a Little More Sleep? Try This iOS 26 Alarm Trick

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-21 02:00:09

Apple released the first public beta of iOS 26 on July 24, which brought a new Liquid Glass design, call screening, and other features to developers' and beta testers' iPhones. It also updated the alarm feature in the clock app so you can change your snooze length, affording you a few more z's before you get up and tackle the day. Prior to this change, if you hit your iPhone alarm's snooze feature, you would always get an extra 9 minutes of shut-eye. With the iOS 26 beta, you can customize your

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The lawyer who beat Tesla is ready for ‘round two’

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-12-21 03:00:00

The day after he won an unprecedented $243 million verdict in a wrongful death case against Tesla, attorney Brett Schreiber posted a reel on Instagram celebrating the victory. His song pick: 1992’s “Damn It Feels Good To Be a Gangsta” by the Geto Boys. “This is a verdict that will change the world,” Schreiber wrote in the caption, as Bushwick Bill, Willie D, and Scarface rap in the background about how “everything’s cool in the mind of a gangsta.” If that sounds like hyperbole, mixed with a do

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Apple just gifted Trump a 24k gold Gorilla Glass statue, and a $100 billion peace offering

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-21 04:26:44

NBC News TL;DR Apple CEO Tim Cook has gifted US President Donald Trump a circular Gorilla Glass statue with a gold Apple logo and a 24K gold base. The commemorative statue was presented to Trump ahead of Cook’s $100 billion US investment announcement at the White House. The peace offering comes after the President criticized and pressured Apple to bring more of its supply chain stateside. In a heartwarming display of capitalism, Apple has gifted US President Donald Trump what may be the worl

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A candidate giant planet imaged in the habitable zone of α Cen A

news.ycombinator.com Beichman 2025-12-20 21:42:18

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The Browser Company launches a $20 monthly subscription for its AI-powered browser

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-12-21 03:26:41

The Browser Company has launched a Pro subscription plan for Dia, its new web browser that heavily integrates AI features. The plan costs $20 per month and provides unlimited access to Dia’s AI-powered chat and skills features. The introduction of a paid tier means free users will now face usage limits on AI features. While The Browser Company hasn’t specified exact limits, CEO Josh Miller told The New York Times in July that the browser will remain free for those who use AI features “a few tim

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This $100 discount makes the Motorola Razr 2025 my favorite budget flip phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-21 02:42:37

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Motorola Razr (2025) I absolutely love flip phones, mainly because I am a fan of smaller devices. There’s also the novelty factor; these are really cool and always spark conversations. My main issue is that they also tend to be very expensive. Things are changing, though, and there are now very accessible devices with a foldable screen. If I had to spend my hard-earned money, I would go for the Motorola Razr 2025, which is now $599.99 thanks to a $100 discount. B

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You can still get a free gift card when you buy a new Samsung foldable phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-21 03:59:21

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority These offers are available from Amazon. As such, the freebies are Amazon gift cards, so you can only use them with the popular online retailer. You can use the credits for anything available from Amazon. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 + $200 Amazon Gift Card Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 + $200 Amazon Gift Card Thin, light, high-powered, and it folds! The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 offers an 8-inch OLED screen, a 200MP camera, the Snapdragon 8 Elite f

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iPhone 17 cases may have a new feature

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-20 14:32:04

When Apple unveils the iPhone 17 lineup next month, it seems like we’ll also see a new version of Apple’s first-party protective cases as well. If the latest rumors are true, the iPhone 17 case lineup will take a design cue from the AirPods Pro 2 charging case. It appears Apple is planning to add support for an optional lanyard loop to its official iPhone 17 cases. That’s according to leakers Majin Bu and DuanRui. Apple already includes a similar lanyard loop slot on the AirPods Pro 2 charging

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Tim Cook gifts Trump with 100% US-made piece of glass on a 24k gold base

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-20 22:59:15

During today’s Oval Office announcement of the American Manufacturing Program (AMP), a visibly nervous Tim Cook presented President Trump with a “unique unit of one” piece of Kentucky-made glass, mounted on a 24k gold stand crafted in Utah. A unique unit of one As the press briefing began, Cook stood alongside Trump and in front of a pair of easels displaying the projected returns from Apple’s $600 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing over the next four years. He also held a big, white bo

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The Inkhaven Blogging Residency

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-21 02:20:53

If you want to be excellent at something, it's extremely useful to do it every day. Athletes, musicians, and writers famously live by this advice. Separately, one of the world's strongest motivators is to be surrounded by ambitious, like-minded people. For the month of November, we're running a residency for talented writers to hone their craft by writing and publishing a blogpost every single day. We provide food and housing at-cost, so that you can focus on writing. We'll offer whatever we c

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A Candidate Giant Planet Imaged in the Habitable Zone of α Cen A

news.ycombinator.com Beichman 2025-12-21 03:42:18

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Mac history echoes in current Mac operating systems

news.ycombinator.com View My Complete Profile 2025-12-21 04:27:51

What's new in TenFourFox, the Mozilla browser for Power Macs.

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Sonos confirms tariffs will increase its prices this year

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2025-12-21 06:42:39

Conrad: With respect to our operations, like many companies, the most significant near-term challenge has been the uncertain tariff environment. As a reminder short of a few accessories, and our passive speaker partnership with Sonance (I think this is what he said?) we do all of our us-bound manufacturing in Vietnam and Malaysia. We talked last quarter about the contingency planning we underwent to minimize the effects of terrorists on our business, while also doing what we can to limit the d

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Every iPhone and Apple Watch sold worldwide will ‘soon’ have a US-made cover glass

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-21 11:59:07

During today’s announcement of Apple’s American Manufacturing Program, the company confirmed that it will expand its partnership with Corning to produce 100% of iPhone and Apple Watch cover glass in Kentucky. Here are the details. ’The largest and most advanced production line ever created for smartphone glass’ As part of today’s commitment to invest an extra $100B in domestic manufacturing, Apple said that $2.5B will go toward expanding its partnership with Corning. Thanks to the new project

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Scientists Just Found Something Very Weird About the Mysterious Object Hurtling Into Our Solar System

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-21 16:11:21

As evidence continues to mount that the mysterious object with interstellar origins currently speeding toward the inner solar system at a breakneck speed is a comet, not everybody's convinced quite yet. Harvard astronomer and alien hunter Avi Loeb raised the far-fetched, yet tantalizing possibility that the object, which was first spotted by astronomers earlier this year, could have been sent by an extraterrestrial civilization. While he admitted in a blog post last month that it's most likely

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The Bluesky Dictionary

news.ycombinator.com Avi Bagla 2025-12-21 15:43:08

The Bluesky Dictionary Can Bluesky say every word in the English language?

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Litestar is worth a look

news.ycombinator.com James Bennett 2025-12-21 14:43:01

Litestar is worth a look Published on: August 6, 2025 Django, Python A few years ago at work, I had a project which offered an opportunity to look at the new generation of async-first, type-hint-driven Python web frameworks. For reasons which aren’t particularly relevant today, on that project I ended up choosing Litestar, which is the one that doesn’t have a ravenous all-consuming hype machine surrounding it. And I’m very glad I did, because today I’m more convinced than ever it was the right

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Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Guilty on One Count in Federal Crypto Case

wired.com Joel Khalili 2025-12-21 12:27:55

Roman Storm, one of the developers of crypto anonymizing tool Tornado Cash, has been found guilty of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business by a jury in a court in New York. He faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison. In 2023, the US Department of Justice charged Storm with three violations: conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to violate sanctions, and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business. On Wednesday, at the e

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Apple made a 24k gold and glass statue for Donald Trump

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-12-21 16:48:32

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. At a White House press conference to discuss Apple’s new US manufacturing plans, CEO Tim Cook presented a gift to President Donald Trump: a “unique” piece of glass from iPhone glass manufacturer Corning that’s set in a 24-karat gold base. The piece of glass is a large disc with the Apple

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CarPlay in iOS 26 has a new, improved solution for phone calls

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-21 20:43:53

After years of minimal changes, CarPlay is getting a huge update this fall. Among the variety of big and small new features in iOS 26, CarPlay has a much improved solution for how incoming phone calls are handled. New compact view for incoming phone calls won’t get in the way of navigation If you get many phone calls, you’ve likely encountered a dilemma while driving. You’re navigating somewhere, with Maps guiding the way, when a phone call comes in. In some cases, this probably isn’t a big

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How to set up and run OpenAI’s ‘gpt-oss-20b’ open weight model locally on your Mac

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-21 21:20:46

This week, OpenAI released its long-awaited open weight model called gpt-oss. Part of the appeal of gpt-oss is that you can run it locally on your own hardware, including Macs with Apple silicon. Here’s how to get started and what to expect. Models and Macs First, gpt-oss comes in two flavors: gpt-oss-20b and gpt-oss-120b. The former is described as a medium open weight model, while the latter is considered a heavy open weight model. The medium model is what Apple silicon Macs with enough res

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Disney is winding down the Hulu app - here's what subscribers need to know

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-12-21 21:07:31

Robert Way/Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways Disney is combining the Hulu app and the Disney+ app next year. Most Hulu content is available on Disney+ already, but not all - you still need the Hulu app for now. You'll still be able to subscribe to Hulu and Disney+ as standalone services. If you're a Hulu user, you'll likely be changing apps soon. During today's quarterly earnings results announcement, CEO Bob Iger said the company would be "fully integrating Hulu into Disney+," meaning th

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The arcane alphabets of Black Sabbath

news.ycombinator.com Jayce Wheeled 2025-12-21 18:51:54

Source: fontsinuse.com Nick Sherman . License: All Rights Reserved . Black Sabbath’s first four studio albums – Black Sabbath , Paranoid , Master of Reality , and Vol 4 , released in rapid succession between 1970 and 1972 – laid much of the groundwork for the heavy metal movement. While there were other bands playing heavy blues-inspired hard rock at the time, the gloomy, doom-laden stylings of Black Sabbath helped fuel their early success as one of the first – and most influential – heavy meta

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Show HN: Write lead sheets in a Markdown way and transpose in a second

news.ycombinator.com Https 2025-12-17 23:38:36

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The History of F1 Design

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-21 21:01:37

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Project Hyperion: Interstellar ship design competition

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-21 21:40:17

Project Hyperion explores the feasibility of crewed interstellar travel via generation ships, using current and near-future technologies. A generation ship is a hypothetical spacecraft designed for long-duration interstellar travel, where the journey may take centuries to complete. The idea behind a generation ship is that the initial crew would live, reproduce, and die on the ship, with their descendants continuing the journey until reaching the destination. These ships are often envisioned as

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Samsung just quietly started selling the Galaxy Buds 3 FE

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-22 02:20:29

TL;DR Samsung has started selling the Galaxy Buds 3 FE in Latin America. The Fan Edition earbuds adopt the design of the Galaxy Buds 3. The company is selling its new earbuds for $129. Samsung is expected to launch a Fan Edition version of the Galaxy Buds 3 soon. How soon? Apparently, sooner than anyone had guessed. The tech giant has just quietly started selling the earbuds. Shortly after leaking an image of the Galaxy Buds 3 FE, Android Headlines spotted the buds listed on Samsung’s Latin

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I wore the best smartwatches from Samsung, Apple, and Google - here's how Galaxy Watch 8 wins

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-12-22 02:11:00

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 ZDNET's key takeaways Samsung's Galaxy Watch 8 is available for purchase now at a starting price of $349. It's a capable smartwatch with all the usual health metrics, along with Samsung's Running Coach, bedtime guidance, and recovery insights. Some features feel more experimental than scientific, like Antioxidant Index and BMI, which failed to work several times. View now at Samsung Samsung's latest smartwatches have arrived. The Galaxy Watch 8 lineup, which includes bo

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Latest Tech News

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

Splatshop: Efficiently Editing Large Gaussian Splat Models

Want a Little More Sleep? Try This iOS 26 Alarm Trick

The lawyer who beat Tesla is ready for ‘round two’

Apple just gifted Trump a 24k gold Gorilla Glass statue, and a $100 billion peace offering

A candidate giant planet imaged in the habitable zone of α Cen A

The Browser Company launches a $20 monthly subscription for its AI-powered browser

This $100 discount makes the Motorola Razr 2025 my favorite budget flip phone

You can still get a free gift card when you buy a new Samsung foldable phone

iPhone 17 cases may have a new feature

Tim Cook gifts Trump with 100% US-made piece of glass on a 24k gold base

The Inkhaven Blogging Residency

A Candidate Giant Planet Imaged in the Habitable Zone of α Cen A

Mac history echoes in current Mac operating systems

Sonos confirms tariffs will increase its prices this year

Every iPhone and Apple Watch sold worldwide will ‘soon’ have a US-made cover glass

Scientists Just Found Something Very Weird About the Mysterious Object Hurtling Into Our Solar System

The Bluesky Dictionary

Litestar is worth a look

Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Guilty on One Count in Federal Crypto Case

Apple made a 24k gold and glass statue for Donald Trump

CarPlay in iOS 26 has a new, improved solution for phone calls

How to set up and run OpenAI’s ‘gpt-oss-20b’ open weight model locally on your Mac

Disney is winding down the Hulu app - here's what subscribers need to know

The arcane alphabets of Black Sabbath

Show HN: Write lead sheets in a Markdown way and transpose in a second

The History of F1 Design

Project Hyperion: Interstellar ship design competition

Samsung just quietly started selling the Galaxy Buds 3 FE

I wore the best smartwatches from Samsung, Apple, and Google - here's how Galaxy Watch 8 wins

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