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Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-07 06:46:14

Starting today, Google is implementing a change that will enable its Gemini AI engine to interact with third-party apps, such as WhatsApp, even when users previously configured their devices to block such interactions. Users who don't want their previous settings to be overridden may have to take action. An email Google sent recently informing users of the change linked to a notification page that said that “human reviewers (including service providers) read, annotate, and process” the data Gem

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Tulum Energy rediscovered a forgotten hydrogen tech and used it to raise $27M

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2026-02-07 06:00:00

It was a mistake that was ahead of its time. Between 2002 and 2005, engineers with the Techint Group were trying to dial in a new electric arc furnace for a steelmaker when they noticed something odd. The carbon electrodes, rather than breaking down, were growing larger. The team had inadvertently created what’s known as a pyrolysis reaction, which is basically burning something in the absence of oxygen. In this case, the furnace was splitting methane into pure hydrogen and pure carbon. The te

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Liquid Glass in iOS 26 beta 3 less dramatic as Apple optimizes redesign for usability

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2026-02-07 06:42:01

Sorry or you’re welcome? Apple’s new Liquid Glass visual element is getting any icy design change in some places before it reaches customers. iOS 26 developer beta 3, which will likely be iOS 26 public beta 1 later this month, reduces the transparency effect in a number of places like navigation bars in certain apps. In the example above, the top shows beta 2 while the bottom shows the current look in beta 3. Here are just a few more examples of iOS 26 beta 2 and iOS 26 beta 3 visual changes:

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LookingGlass: Generative Anamorphoses via Laplacian Pyramid Warping

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-07 11:11:58

Anamorphosis refers to a category of images that are intentionally distorted, making them unrecognizable when viewed directly. Their true form only reveals itself when seen from a specific viewpoint, which can be through some catadioptric device like a mirror or a lens. While the construction of these mathematical devices can be traced back to as early as the 17th century, they are only interpretable when viewed from a specific vantage point and tend to lose meaning when seen normally. In this p

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July Mortgage Forecast: Will Interest Rates Budge This Summer?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-07 09:52:00

Buyers should keep an eye on the possibility of rate cuts in the next few months. Tharon Green/CNET The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was around 6.7% on Monday, down roughly 0.25% from the previous month, according to Bankrate data. Despite the recent decline in rates, forecasts for the housing market have remained unchanged. Mortgage rates, linked to the bond market, have been stuck in limbo between 6.5% and 7% for months. President Trump's on-and-off-again tariffs, stock market sw

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Apple and Masimo back in court over Apple Watch import ban appeal

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-07 16:03:47

Today, Apple appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in an effort to overturn a ruling that blocked U.S. sales of Apple Watches with blood-oxygen sensors back in late 2023. Here’s how it went. A quick refresher The legal dispute between Apple and Masimo began in 2021, when the medical technology company accused Apple of infringing several of its patents related to blood-oxygen sensing. In 2023, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) sided with Masimo, finding

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Apple is still trying to overturn the ban on the Apple Watch blood oxygen sensor

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-07 15:01:35

The company is attempting to unwind the decision with the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Apple is making another attempt to appeal the trade ban that forced it to remove the blood oxygen sensor from its smartwatches, Reuters reports. The company was forced to remove the feature in 2024, following a decision from the International Trade Commission (ITC) in 2023 that banned sales of the Apple Watch for violating health tech startup Masimo's patents. The US Court of Appeals for the

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This 56,800mAh Power Bank Suddenly Got So Cheap, Amazon Is Taking 85% Off Just for Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-07 16:45:38

On Amazon, discovering the perfect power bank is daunting: There are tens of thousands of them, ranging from very expensive to very fast, some with enormous capacity and some with broad compatibility. So, which one do you pick, and especially on Prime Day? Right now, there is one absolute favorite that fits all the boxes: the Moihosso 56,800mAh portable charger. It’s fast-charge, has a massive battery, is compatible with just about any device, and (most amazingly) is 85% off during Prime Day. T

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ChatGPT Glossary: 53 AI Terms Everyone Should Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-07 15:06:00

AI is everywhere. From the massive popularity of ChatGPT to Google cramming AI summaries at the top of its search results, AI is completely taking over the internet. With AI, you can get instant answers to pretty much any question. It can feel like talking to someone who has a Ph.D. in everything. But that aspect of AI chatbots is only one part of the AI landscape. Sure, having ChatGPT help do your homework or having Midjourney create fascinating images of mechs based on country of origin is co

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Microsoft’s Edge browser now loads sites even faster

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2026-02-07 16:14:31

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. In a new post shared to its Windows blog, Microsoft says that it has “reached a major milestone” when it comes to improving the speed of Edge’s user interface. It now takes Microsoft’s browser less than 300 milliseconds to start rendering the first parts of a website for users, whether it’s text, images, or parts of the user interface. It’s a me

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Latest Pixel 10 series color leak adds some storage surprises

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-07 21:23:23

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Pixel 9 TL;DR A new leak has added credibility to the Pixel 10 series color options revealed in a recent leak. It also reveals the storage configurations for all models and suggests Google may limit some variants to specific colors. The report also outlines possible color choices for the Pixel Watch 4 and Pixel Buds 2a. Recent leaks have caused some confusion over the color options for Google’s upcoming Pixel 10 lineup, with different sources offering confl

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You Should Run a Certificate Transparency Log

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-07 21:36:54

Hear me out. If you are an organization with some spare storage and bandwidth, or an engineer looking to justify an overprovisioned homelab, you should consider running a Certificate Transparency log. It’s cheaper, easier, and more important than you might think. Certificate Transparency (CT) is one of the technologies that underpin the security of the whole web. It keeps Certificate Authorities honest, and allows website owners to be notified of unauthorized certificate issuance. It’s a big pa

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Jack Dorsey working on Bluetooth messaging app, Bitchat

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2026-02-08 00:26:26

Block CEO and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey wrote in an X post on Sunday night that he spent his weekend creating an app called Bitchat (presumably a combination of the words “bit” and “chat,” and not the other combination of words that it looks like). Bitchat is a messaging app that operates through Bluetooth mesh networks, allowing users to send messages without Wi-Fi or cell reception. Because of Bluetooth’s technical limitations, this kind of app generally only works at a range of around 1

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"Indie Band" Says Claims Their Music Is AI-Generated Is a Hoax, Then Admits It's Actually AI-Generated

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-08 05:44:05

"Indie Band" Says Claims Their Music Is AI-Generated Is a Hoax, Then Admits It's Actually AI-Generated The point is to "provoke" artists. Hoax Squared The jig is officially up. After an "indie rock band" called The Velvet Sundown refused to admit last week that its output was a lazy amalgamation of AI-generated slop, the outfit is now singing a dramatically different tune. As Rolling Stone reports, the band's Spotify bio has been revised to clarify that it's a "synthetic music project" and

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Gemini’s new overlay is getting ready to bounce onto your screen (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-08 06:08:09

AssembleDebug / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s currently working on a number of visual changes to how you interact with the Gemini overlay. In addition to updating the coloring and shape of the overlay, we’ve identified a new animation it could use to appear on screen. We can trigger this effect both when accessing the overlay via swiping, as well as long-pressing the power button. Google continues to make the case for Gemini in — well, pretty much everything — and little by little it’s be

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MagSafe Monday: This budget wireless charger stays on my desk for a reason

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2026-02-08 06:05:00

Over the years, I’ve tried a ton of chargers, but a lot of them fall into the category that they’re awkward to use, overpriced, or just not reliable. The one that’s managed to stay in my life is the Anker 313 Wireless Charger Stand. It’s cheap, easy to use, and solves a simple problem I’ve encountered more times than I can count. I don’t want to use two hands when I need to grab my iPhone quickly from my desk. Some of my favorite gear eufyCam 2C Upgrade your home security with wireless cameras

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Everything new in iOS 26 beta 3

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2026-02-08 06:08:34

iOS 26 beta 3 is out now for iPhones on the developer beta. Below we’re collecting all of the iOS 26 beta 3 changes compared to the previous version. iOS 26 beta 3 changes First up, the iOS 26 stock wallpaper now comes in more color choices. Four styles include Shadow, Sky (previous default), Halo, and Dusk. That left align app icon behavior on the iPhone dock is also fixed. Centered when using fewer than four icons is the restored behavior. Now for a Liquid Glass comparison between beta 2 a

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Liquid Glass in iOS 26 beta 3 is much less dramatic as Apple optimizes redesign for usability

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2026-02-08 06:42:01

Sorry or you’re welcome? Apple’s new Liquid Glass visual element is getting any icy design change in some places before it reaches customers. iOS 26 developer beta 3, which will likely be iOS 26 public beta 1 later this month, reduces the transparency effect in a number of places like navigation bars in certain apps. In the example above, the top shows beta 2 while the bottom shows the current look in beta 3. Here are just a few more examples of iOS 26 beta 2 and iOS 26 beta 3 visual changes:

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New sphere-packing record stems from an unexpected source

news.ycombinator.com Joseph Howlett 2026-02-08 06:19:13

The advantage of Rogers’ method was that you didn’t have to start with a particularly efficient lattice to get an efficient sphere packing. You just had to choose the right ellipsoid. But this introduced a new complication. Unlike a sphere, which is completely defined by a single number — its radius — an ellipsoid is defined by several axes of different lengths. The higher the dimension, the greater the number of directions you can stretch your ellipsoid in, and the more options you have for wha

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‘Killer Bee’ Swarm Spotted Near Georgia, Raising Alarms

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2026-02-08 06:50:08

A small county in Georgia may be facing a “killer bee” invasion. The Africanized bee is the common honeybee’s aggressive, lethal cousin. They look just like honeybees, but this hybrid between European and African honeybees is infamous among beekeepers for ganging up and attacking intruders—bee or human—earning them the nickname “killer bee.” Africanized bees arrived on U.S. soil in the 1990s and have since been spotted across parts of the southern U.S. But this latest sighting of so-called kil

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I never leave home without this viral USB-C key ring accessory, and it's on sale for $20

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2026-02-08 16:32:25

ZDNET's key takeaways Nomad's ChargeKey V2 is on sale for $25 each. This version of the handy accessory provides charging speeds up to 240W for laptops and data transfer speeds up to 10Gbps. However, some may find its short length too restrictive. $25 at Nomad Nomad's ChargeKey V2 is on sale for 20% off during the brand's anniversary sale. Grab it right now for $20. As often as I rely on USB-C cables to charge my devices or help with work, I hardly think about them. My mindset has been that

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So you wanna build an aging company

news.ycombinator.com Sarah Constantin 2026-02-05 11:30:30

Today, aging is cool. In 2024 alone, investors deployed about $8.5B into longevity-focused biotech companies. Aging biotech companies have entered clinical trials. The field has come a long way. But as “aging” (and “longevity”) have become more mainstream, there’s a temptation to stretch the definition to things that don’t belong in the category. Aging is not a single process. It’s a complex interplay of multiple biological processes that, over time, become dysregulated. Understanding it as suc

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How Capital One built production multi-agent AI workflows to power enterprise use cases

venturebeat.com Vb Staff 2026-02-08 20:50:00

How do you balance risk management and safety with innovation in agentic systems — and how do you grapple with core considerations around data and model selection? In this VB Transform session, Milind Naphade, SVP, technology, of AI Foundations at Capital One, offered best practices and lessons learned from real-world experiments and applications for deploying and scaling an agentic workflow. Capital One, committed to staying at the forefront of emerging technologies, recently launched a produc

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Google’s At a Glance weather icons are getting a controversial minimalist makeover

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-08 21:27:33

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 QPR1 beta users are noticing a change to the weather at a glance icon. The icon now appears flat and colorless. This change is happening in QPR1 beta only, not stable Android 16. If you’re an Android 16 QPR1 beta user and noticed that At a Glance looks a little different lately, you’re not alone. Google has rolled out an update to the weather icons that appears to have users divided. At a Glance, which appears at the top of the Pixel Launcher,

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I loved Arc browser and was skeptical of its agentic Dia replacement - until I tried it

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-02-08 21:20:05

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET When The Browser Company announced they were ending Arc and developing an agentic browser that could leverage AI in ways other browsers were not, I was skeptical. I was starting to see the value in AI, but using it in such a way seemed like just another crutch for users to lean on -- so they didn't have to take the time to do those things themselves. I also saw it as a possible security and privacy issue. Also: Love Arc browser? You can get early acc

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Solving Wordle with uv's dependency resolver

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-06 21:28:30

Introduction In a previous life, I wrote a Sudoku solver that relied on Poetry's dependency resolver. We ended up selling that startup to EDB (not because of the Poetry hack), which means that they now own this IP. And, since then, Python packaging has advanced, with uv taking the world by storm. This means that it's time for a refresh. Can we use uv instead of Poetry? And can we solve a Wordle instead of a Sudoku? For the impatient: you can get the solver from my GitHub. Run uv run main.py r

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This 65W Ugreen Charger Block with 4 Outputs is 40% Off, Amazon Is Almost Giving It Away

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-08 21:02:20

Prime Day is the most wonderful time of the year if you happen to need to do some shopping, and chargers / power banks are among the top-sellers on Amazon, year after year. If you’ve been in looking for a block charger that can charge several devices at once, the Ugreen 65W charger block is currently selling at an all-time low. For a limited time, you can pick up this well-reviewed charger for only $25, down from its usual price of $43 (40% off). This outstanding offer is available to both Prim

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5 ways to be great AI agent manager, according to business leaders

zdnet.com Mark Samuels 2026-02-09 02:16:03

akinbostanci/Getty Microsoft recently said that maximizing AI and agents' performance involves learning about management concerns, including delegating, iterating, prompting, and refining the technology. The tech giant's research suggested that the requirement for someone to manage these teams of AIs has led to the evolution of a new role, the agent boss, who is responsible for the best performance of these fast-emerging technologies. Also: 4 questions to ask yourself before betting on AI in

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Amazon Clears Out 10,000mAh Charger with 4 Built-In Cables, Now Nearly Free for Prime Members

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-09 02:45:07

Prime Day is the perfect moment to pick up all kinds of gadgets, and Amazon’s strategy is clear: boost sales by slashing prices on best-sellers whether they’re from big brands or lesser-known names. If you’re looking for a portable charger that can handle all your devices and comes with built-in cables as well as multiple outputs, this model is currently among the top five best-sellers on Amazon. Now, you can get this 10,000mAh portable charger for just $19, a decrease from its normal price of

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Cracking AI’s storage bottleneck and supercharging inference at the edge

venturebeat.com Vb Staff 2026-02-09 05:50:00

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now As AI applications increasingly permeate enterprise operations, from enhancing patient care through advanced medical imaging to powering complex fraud detection models and even aiding wildlife conservation, a critical bottleneck often emerges: data storage. During VentureBeat’s Transform 2025, Greg Matson, head of products and marketing, S

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Latest Tech News

Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps

Tulum Energy rediscovered a forgotten hydrogen tech and used it to raise $27M

Liquid Glass in iOS 26 beta 3 less dramatic as Apple optimizes redesign for usability

LookingGlass: Generative Anamorphoses via Laplacian Pyramid Warping

July Mortgage Forecast: Will Interest Rates Budge This Summer?

Apple and Masimo back in court over Apple Watch import ban appeal

Apple is still trying to overturn the ban on the Apple Watch blood oxygen sensor

This 56,800mAh Power Bank Suddenly Got So Cheap, Amazon Is Taking 85% Off Just for Prime Day

ChatGPT Glossary: 53 AI Terms Everyone Should Know

Microsoft’s Edge browser now loads sites even faster

Latest Pixel 10 series color leak adds some storage surprises

You Should Run a Certificate Transparency Log

Jack Dorsey working on Bluetooth messaging app, Bitchat

"Indie Band" Says Claims Their Music Is AI-Generated Is a Hoax, Then Admits It's Actually AI-Generated

Gemini’s new overlay is getting ready to bounce onto your screen (APK teardown)

MagSafe Monday: This budget wireless charger stays on my desk for a reason

Everything new in iOS 26 beta 3

Liquid Glass in iOS 26 beta 3 is much less dramatic as Apple optimizes redesign for usability

New sphere-packing record stems from an unexpected source

‘Killer Bee’ Swarm Spotted Near Georgia, Raising Alarms

I never leave home without this viral USB-C key ring accessory, and it's on sale for $20

So you wanna build an aging company

How Capital One built production multi-agent AI workflows to power enterprise use cases

Google’s At a Glance weather icons are getting a controversial minimalist makeover

I loved Arc browser and was skeptical of its agentic Dia replacement - until I tried it

Solving Wordle with uv's dependency resolver

This 65W Ugreen Charger Block with 4 Outputs is 40% Off, Amazon Is Almost Giving It Away

5 ways to be great AI agent manager, according to business leaders

Amazon Clears Out 10,000mAh Charger with 4 Built-In Cables, Now Nearly Free for Prime Members

Cracking AI’s storage bottleneck and supercharging inference at the edge

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