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Apple, Please Don't Let AI Ruin the iPhone 17's Camera

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-03 21:00:10

AI has quickly made its way into all parts of our phones, and the cameras are no exception. I was taken aback by the Honor 400 Pro phone's image-to-video AI tool when it brought my dad back to life, while the Pixel 9 Pro focused more on generative AI to add new elements to your Images or even create new scenes out of nowhere. But the iPhones have always focused first and foremost on delivering some of the best image quality you can get in a camera phone, and as a professional photographer I wan

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Elgato’s new 4K webcam lets you swap lens filters like a pro camera

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-01-03 22:00:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Elgato is launching its Facecam 4K webcam today, which brings the price of 4K resolution and 60fps recording down to $199.99. While the Facecam 4K is $100 less than the Facecam Pro, it also has support for optional lens filters — a first for a webcam. The Facecam 4K will support any 49mm lens filter, allowing owners to apply cinematic effects like diffusion or reduce reflectio

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Rare earths are China’s bargaining chip in the trade war — the U.S. is trying to fix that

cnbc.com Magdalena Petrova Jeniece Pettitt Jason Reginato 2026-01-04 03:00:01

Rare earths refer to 17 elements on the periodic table whose atomic structure gives them special magnetic properties. They're also the most important bargaining chip in the U.S. and China trade war. That's because these rare earth magnets power everything from electric vehicles and wind turbines to defense equipment, data centers and high-tech consumer electronics. The United States used to be an industry leader of rare earth production, but for the last several decades, the U.S. and the rest o

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5 phones you should buy instead of the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-04 00:00:50

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Samsung’s new folding phones are all officially on sale, meaning you can now readily get your hands on the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Z Flip 7, and Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE. The Fold 7 and Flip 7 are both shaping up to be excellent upgrades, but the Flip 7 FE is quite strange. The Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE is Samsung’s first attempt at a “budget” foldable, and while the intent behind the phone is good, the execution leaves a lot to be desired. The Flip 7 FE is essentially a

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Oakley Meta glasses review: A familiar formula with some upgrades

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-04 03:00:26

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . If you're at all familiar with Meta's Ray-Ban-branded smart glasses, there won't be many surprises when it comes to its latest Oakley frames. The Oakley Meta glasses rely heavily on what's already been a successful playbook for the company: the style of a popular eyewear brand mixed wi

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Show HN: Terminal-Bench-RL: Training Long-Horizon Terminal Agents with RL

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-04 02:12:03

🤓 Terminal-Bench-RL: Training Long-Horizon Terminal Agents with Reinforcement Learning TL;DR: I successfully built stable RL training infrastructure that scales to 32x H100 GPUs across 4 bare metal nodes for training long-horizon terminal-based coding agents. In doing so, I developed Terminal-Agent-Qwen3-32b to become the highest scoring Qwen3 agent on terminal-bench . WITHOUT training! (currently under submission): Unfortunately I am too GPU poor to train a SOTA coding agent 😅 (estimated £30

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Minister must apologise over Savile claim, says Farage

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-04 14:28:07

Minister must apologise over Savile claim, says Farage 33 minutes ago Share Save Kate Whannel Political reporter Share Save PA Media Nigel Farage has urged Technology Secretary Peter Kyle to "do the right thing and apologise" after he suggested that by opposing the government's online safety law, the Reform UK leader was on the side of sex offenders like Jimmy Savile. Reform has said it would scrap the new law, arguing it does not protect children and suppresses free speech. Kyle told Sky New

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I sideloaded Galaxy Watch Ultra faces to my Galaxy Watch 7, and here’s why I’m keeping them

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-04 14:30:03

Ryan Haines / Android Authority I won’t lie — I haven’t touched my Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 in a while. I liked it when I reviewed it and thought it was worth buying (it’s since been replaced by the Galaxy Watch 8), but it had a few omissions that made me long for the Galaxy Watch Ultra, squircle design and all. One of those major misses was that Samsung saved a few of its best, most complicated watch faces for its top model, leaving me behind with others that were just fine. Now, though, the ta

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50x rendering speed improvements in Hologram (Elixir web framework)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 10:27:54

Hologram v0.5.0 Released! Hologram 0.5.0 represents a major evolution of the framework, delivering significant new features, performance improvements, and architectural changes that provide a more robust foundation for future development. This release brings substantial performance enhancements across the entire stack - execution times have improved from milliseconds to microseconds in many core client-side operations, making Hologram fast enough to handle real-time interactions like mouse mov

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Show HN: CUDA Fractal Renderer

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 10:22:07

CUDA Fractal Renderer Quickly render fractals in CUDA Example Fractal (seed=7) Example Fractals (seeds=0..8) Setup Install CUDA (https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads) and uv (https://docs.astral.sh/uv/). Install dependencies and create the virtual environment: uv sync Usage uv run cuda_fractal_renderer The --seed argument can be used to generate a different fractal. The default seed is 0. The --grid-size argument can be used to generate a square grid of fractals in parallel. The

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6 Natural Sweeteners That Can Replace Processed Sugar

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-04 06:00:00

When it comes to sweet treats, there's no need to cut sugar out of your diet completely. It's about consuming a balanced amount and focusing on the types of sugar you're eating daily. The daily recommendation is 6 teaspoons of sugar for women and kids age 2 and older. Or 9 teaspoons for men. As for the types of sweeteners, replacing processed sugar with less refined, natural sugar alternatives can be beneficial to your health. To help you figure out which sugar substitute is right for you, we l

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Home Depot now has an app-controlled version of its viral Halloween skeleton

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2026-01-04 14:00:00

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. The summer isn’t halfway over, and Home Depot already wants you to start thinking about Halloween. After introducing a limited-edition animated version of its 12-foot-tall skeleton decoration last year, the hardware company is hoping for more viral fame this year with a new Ultra Skelly. At 6.5 feet tall, it’s much smaller than the original tower

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First look at the iPhone 17 Pro? These public images confirm big design and camera upgrades

zdnet.com Kerry Wan 2026-01-04 08:41:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET In a series of rare events, the iPhone 17 Pro has seemingly appeared publicly ahead of its expected September launch. Late Monday, X user @Skyfops shared two images of what can be assumed to be an Apple employee handling a test development iPhone. Also: You can download iOS 26 public beta right now - how to install (and which iPhones support it) While the iPhone is encased in a security cover, typically used to hide the device's final design, there's a dead giveaway that the m

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I bought Samsung's Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025, but I'd recommend this model instead

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2026-01-04 15:30:17

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra ZDNET's key takeaways The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is on sale for $650 in four color options. Its display is vibrant and large, the battery lasts through a couple of days, and LTE is provided at no extra cost. It comes in a single 47mm size, gesture support is limited, and external sensor connections are not supported. $649.99 at Amazon Last year's Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra was my favorite Google WearOS smartwatch, so when I saw the 2025 Watch Ultra with its new

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Show HN: 433 – How to make a font that says nothing

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 00:05:33

433 is a font that masks visible text and replaces it with dots. I'm using it in the new version of Ensō along with Coffeeshop Mode. You can see it in action here: Beautiful. Why In short: because it's the simplest way to add Coffeeshop Mode to the app. (Also, because I was curious) (OK, mainly because I was curious, Dog mode) Longer version: The previous note on Ensō ended up on the front page of HN and gave us almost 400 TestFlight testers. This is way more than I had expected. In fact

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Samsung Promo Codes: 30% Off | July 2025

wired.com Molly Higgins 2026-01-04 12:00:00

Samsung makes everything from smartphones and gaming monitors, to smart TVs and dishwashers. I'm always looking for a sale (I’m assuming you are, too), and I've found the best Samsung promo codes to help you save big on your most important tech purchases. At WIRED, we often review the South Korean company’s products, especially Samsung’s vast lineup of Galaxy smartphones, and I've rounded up a bunch of Samsung coupons for (virtually) every type of shopper. Today’s Best Samsung Coupons for up to

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Does alleged iPhone 17 Pro leak show second Camera Control?

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2026-01-04 11:55:25

Yesterday we learned about three new potential iPhone 17 Pro camera features. Today a test unit was possibly spotted in the wild — potentially showing us the first glimpse at one of those rumored features. Frankly, I was a bit skeptical of the MacRumors tipster who anonymously claimed that iPhone 17 Pro would feature three hardware and software camera features that weren’t already leaked or rumored. Since publishing, however, I’m a lot more convinced that their tip is legitimate (and I’m genera

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The remote-controlled mower that's changed the way I cut grass is $400 off right now

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-01-04 14:30:17

Mowrator S1 ZDNET's key takeaways The Mowrator S1 remote-controlled lawnmower costs $3,999. This mower makes fun work of yard maintenance; perfect for someone with mobility issues, has a long-lasting battery, and fast RC response. Unfortunately, it is an expensive device, at $3,999, and it's not meant to perform completely hands-free cleaning like a robot mower can. $3,599.1 at Amazon The Mowrator S1 remote-controlled lawnmower is on sale at $400 off, so you can get it for $3,599 for a limite

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Structural-Demographic Theory

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-04 10:04:03

The causes of revolutions and major rebellions are in many ways similar to processes that cause earthquakes (Goldstone 1991: 35). In both revolutions and earthquakes it is useful to distinguish the structural conditions (pressures, which build up slowly) from triggers (sudden releasing events, which immediately precede a social or geological eruption). Specific triggers of political upheavals, such as self-immolation of a fruit vendor, which triggered the Arabic Spring in Tunisia, are very hard

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Show HN: 433 - How to Make a Font That Says Nothing

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 06:05:33

433 is a font that masks visible text and replaces it with dots. I'm using it in the new version of Ensō along with Coffeeshop Mode. You can see it in action here: Beautiful. Why In short: because it's the simplest way to add Coffeeshop Mode to the app. (Also, because I was curious) (OK, mainly because I was curious, Dog mode) Longer version: The previous note on Ensō ended up on the front page of HN and gave us almost 400 TestFlight testers. This is way more than I had expected. In fact

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SAVE Student Loan Borrowers, Interest Restarts on Friday. Should You Move to IBR Now?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-04 11:30:00

Interest will restart for SAVE borrowers whose loans remain in a general forbearance on Aug. 1. Viva Tung/CNET If you're a student loan borrower enrolled in SAVE, you have until the end of the week before interest will begin accruing on your loans. The change doesn't mean you have to switch repayment plans yet, but it could be a good time to make a plan. Earlier this month, the Department of Education announced interest would resume for the nearly 8 million borrowers on the Saving on a Valuabl

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Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses revenue tripled over the year, EssilorLuxottica says

cnbc.com Jonathan Vanian 2026-01-04 21:51:48

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses on display in the window of a Ray Ban store in London, UK, on Friday, July 19, 2024. Revenue from sales of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses more than tripled year over year, EssilorLuxottica revealed Monday as part of the company's most recent earnings report. EssilorLuxottica said the success of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, built via a partnership with the Facebook parent stemming back to 2019, contributed to its first-half overall sales of 14.02 billion euro (US$16.25 billi

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July Mortgage Rate Forecast: The Fed Isn't Rushing to Lower Interest Rates

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-04 22:12:00

Buyers should keep an eye on the possibility of rate cuts in the next few months. Tharon Green/CNET For the past several months, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has sat between 6.5% and 7%. Prospective homebuyers shouldn't hold their breath for that to change anytime soon. On July 30, the Federal Reserve is expected to keep borrowing rates the same at its fifth monetary policy meeting this year. Although the central bank doesn't directly dictate mortgage rates, its policy decisions ind

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Whistle pet trackers are shutting down next month

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-05 03:28:28

Whistle, a subsidiary of Mars that makes pet trackers, has announced that it's being acquired by Tractive. As part of the acquisition, Whistle trackers will stop working, but Tractive is offering to replace those trackers for free for a limited time. The official shutdown date for Whistle's pet trackers is August 31, 2025. Users will be able to request a replacement tracker until September 30, 2025 by providing their tracker's serial number and then choosing a new Tractive tracker. Tractive wil

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I designed my own fast game streaming video codec – PyroWave

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-05 02:01:26

Streaming gameplay from one machine to another over a network is a reasonably popular use case these days. These use cases demand very, very low latency. Every millisecond counts here. We need to: Send controller input from machine A to B over network B renders a frame on the GPU B encodes the frame into a bitstream B sends the result over a network to A A decodes the bitstream A displays image on screen Dopamine is released in target brain Every step in this chain adds latency and we wa

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James Cameron Wants to Do an ‘Avatar’ Animated Anthology Movie

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-01-05 03:15:18

The lush new Avatar: Fire and Ash trailer just dropped today—the movie’s in theaters December 19—but James Cameron is already thinking about what’s next for Pandora. Not just Avatar 4 and beyond; though the films are famously on the cutting edge of motion-capture technology, Cameron would like to dig deeper into their world using a more traditional form of animation. Speaking to Empire Magazine, Cameron revealed he’s had conversations with Disney about further expanding the reach of stories rev

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 29 #513

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 02:00:03

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle is a tough one. The words are stumpers, and one of them is both long and unusual -- though kind of funny. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Conn

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Sony calls Tencent game ‘slavish clone’ of Horizon in new lawsuit

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-01-05 03:26:31

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Sony is suing Tencent to attempt to stop the release of Light of Motiram, which Sony describes as a “slavish clone” of its Horizon series of games, as reported by Reuters. Light of Motiram was announced last year with a trailer featuring an aesthetic that’s quite similar to the Horizon franchise — including huge robot animals and even a title font that resembles the Horizon ga

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Scientists Create Prototype of Robot Designed to Cannibalize Parts of Other Robots and Build Them Into Itself

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-05 08:13:41

Should robots be able to cannibalize each other so they can accelerate their evolution, bringing them closer to resembling self-sufficient lifeforms capable of living independently of their human masters? Good news if your answer to that question is "yes": a team of researchers from Columbia University have built a robot that can seek out and merge with other robots to grow bigger, stronger, and adapt its abilities to its environment — perhaps one day enabling entire "robot ecologies" to blosso

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I designed my own fast game streaming video codec

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-05 08:01:26

Streaming gameplay from one machine to another over a network is a reasonably popular use case these days. These use cases demand very, very low latency. Every millisecond counts here. We need to: Send controller input from machine A to B over network B renders a frame on the GPU B encodes the frame into a bitstream B sends the result over a network to A A decodes the bitstream A displays image on screen Dopamine is released in target brain Every step in this chain adds latency and we wa

Topics: 32 bit codecs rate video

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