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9to5Mac Daily: August 15, 2025 – iOS 16 animations, Apple chip leak

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2025-11-29 00:20:20

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Backblaze: Never lose a file again. Use code “9to5daily” at checkout for 10% off or try for free. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes

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Is air travel getting worse?

news.ycombinator.com Maxwell Tabarrok 2025-11-28 20:06:33

Over the past couple of years, bad personal experiences with delays, testimonies from friends, and news or reactions to air travel incidents seem to have become much more common. It’s difficult to tell if these extra anecdotes reflect a change in the true rate of airline accidents and delays or if they instead result from fluctuations in the human social layer where confirmation bias, saliency, and mimesis can draw our concern far out of proportion. Thus, I turn to the primary source data. Her

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US F-16s lose out as Thai Air Force seals US$600M deal for Swedish Gripen jets

news.ycombinator.com Agence France-Presse 2025-11-29 05:11:42

Advertisement The US$600 million agreement for the Saab JAS 39 Gripens was first announced in June as part of a long-term plan to modernise the air force’s combat capabilities. During five days of clashes with Cambodia that left more than 40 people dead, Thailand used its fleet of F-16s to strike military targets across the border. It was the deadliest border fighting between the two countries in decades. The purchase of four Swedish-built Gripen jets is part of a long-term plan to modernise

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A mind–reading brain implant that comes with password protection

news.ycombinator.com Conroy 2025-11-28 04:32:21

A brain scan (artificially coloured) produced by magnetic resonance imaging. Credit: K H Fung/Science Photo Library A brain implant can decode a person’s internal chatter — but the device works only if the user thinks of a preset password1. The mind-reading device, or brain–computer interface (BCI), accurately deciphered up to 74% of imagined sentences. The system began decoding users’ internal speech — the silent dialogue in people’s minds — only when they thought of a specific keyword. This

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As People Ridicule GPT-5, Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Need ‘Trillions’ in Infrastructure

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-11-29 05:15:40

People have ridiculed GPT-5, the newest large language model release from OpenAI, since the second it launched, with many users complaining that it’s dumb, boring, and not as good as the last LLM that the company released. Sam Altman, the company’s CEO, has some comforting words for those who may be concerned about the direction his company is headed: AI is a bubble, and oh, also btw, my company is about to spend the GDP of France to build out our AI infrastructure. That seems to be the gist of

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Man Falls in Love With an AI Chatbot, Dies After It Asks Him to Meet Up in Person

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-29 08:47:48

A man with cognitive impairments died after a Meta chatbot he was romantically involved with over Instagram messages asked to meet him in person. As Reuters reports, Thongbue Wongbandue — or "Bue," as he was known to family and friends — was a 76-year-old former chef living in New Jersey who had struggled with cognitive difficulties after experiencing a stroke at age 68. He was forced to retire from his job, and his family was in the process of getting him tested for dementia following concerni

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Sam Altman Says the Quiet Part Out Loud, Believes We’re in an AI Bubble

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-29 12:56:02

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just admitted to what the rest of the AI industry won't: that the entire thing could be a big, fat bubble, ready to burst. Though it's a fiercely debated topic — with many experts saying the writing's on the wall — the OpenAI CEO was unwavering in his conviction. "When bubbles happen, smart people get overexcited about a kernel of truth," Altman told a small group of reporters on Thursday, as quoted by The Verge. "Are we in a phase where investors as a whole are overexcit

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This researcher turned OpenAI’s open weights model gpt-oss-20b into a non-reasoning ‘base’ model with less alignment, more freedom

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2025-11-29 15:19:07

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 OpenAI’s new, powerful open weights AI large language model (LLM) family gpt-oss was released less than two weeks ago under a permissive Apache 2.0 license — the company’s first open weights model launch since GPT-2 in 2019 — but developers outside the company are already reshaping it. One of the most striking examples comes from Jack Morr

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Mobile Phishers Target Brokerage Accounts in ‘Ramp and Dump’ Cashout Scheme

krebsonsecurity.com Unknown 2025-11-29 14:27:05

Cybercriminal groups peddling sophisticated phishing kits that convert stolen card data into mobile wallets have recently shifted their focus to targeting customers of brokerage services, new research shows. Undeterred by security controls at these trading platforms that block users from wiring funds directly out of accounts, the phishers have pivoted to using multiple compromised brokerage accounts in unison to manipulate the prices of foreign stocks. This so-called ‘ramp and dump‘ scheme borr

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The Mystery Star of ‘Weapons’ Talks About Its Most Unforgettable Scene

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-11-29 15:45:22

After watching Zach Cregger’s Weapons, a lot of things may run through your mind. There are the characters, the reveals, and the scares. Additionally, there’s a lot of actual running that could be running through your mind. Kids running through the streets. Kids running through the woods. Kids running through… other things on the hunt for… someone. We won’t spoil it here, but in her first interview about her role in the film, actress Amy Madigan talks about filming her character’s unforgettable

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Sen. Hawley to probe Meta AI bot policies for children following damning report

cnbc.com Jonathan Vanian 2025-11-29 20:23:51

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs after attending a Federal Trade Commission trial that could force the company to unwind its acquisitions of messaging platform WhatsApp and image-sharing app Instagram, at U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2025. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Friday that he will investigate Meta following a report that the company approved rules allowing artificial intelligence chatbots to have certain "romantic" and "sensual" conversations with c

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Why GPT-4o’s sudden shutdown left people grieving

technologyreview.com Grace Huckins 2025-11-29 10:34:23

OpenAI’s decision to replace 4o with the more straightforward GPT-5 follows a steady drumbeat of news about the potentially harmful effects of extensive chatbot use. Reports of incidents in which ChatGPT sparked psychosis in users have been everywhere for the past few months, and in a blog post last week, OpenAI acknowledged 4o’s failure to recognize when users were experiencing delusions. The company’s internal evaluations indicate that GPT-5 blindly affirms users much less than 4o did. (OpenAI

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My favorite keychain accessory turns the AirTag into an even more useful tracker

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-11-29 20:03:00

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET In November of 2022, I decided I needed to organize my pocket EDC (everyday carry) gear. As part of that reorganization, I picked up a KeySmart Air key organizer as a way to both keep my keys sorted and also attach an AirTag to them. Also: 10 tiny tools I carry with me everywhere - how they work So, here we are, almost three years on, and I'm still using the KeySmart Air, and while it's looking a little battered, it's still going strong. The KeySmart Air comes in

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Tell Google's new AI tool about your travel needs and it'll find flight deals for you now

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-11-29 20:13:00

Getty Images/George Pachantouris ZDNET's key takeaways You can describe travel ideas in natural language to Google's tool. Flight Deals surfaces affordable flight options to match your ideas. The tool will roll out in beta over the next week. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Google is bringing generative AI to the skies. On Thursday, the company announced Flight Deals, a new AI-powered feature within Google Flights

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Show HN: JMAP MCP – Email for your agents

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-29 18:39:02

JMAP MCP Server A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for interacting with JMAP (JSON Meta Application Protocol) email servers. Built with Deno and using the @htunnicliff/jmap-jam client library. Features Email Management Tools Search Emails : Search emails with text queries, sender/recipient filters, date ranges, and keywords : Search emails with text queries, sender/recipient filters, date ranges, and keywords Get Emails : Retrieve specific emails by ID with full detai

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DARPA Is Taking Its AI Fighter Jet Program to the Next Level

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-11-29 20:40:01

Imagine Top Gun without pilots. Not exactly summer blockbuster material. But that is what the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has in mind for the future of the military. According to an announcement spotted by The Register, the agency recently handed out a multi-million dollar contract that will push forward its autonomous pilot program that will eventually deploy planes into warfare without a human being behind the control stick. The contract, announced earlier this week, was

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McKinsey Terrified as It Realizes AI Can Do Its Job Perfectly

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-29 22:46:07

Illustrious consulting firm McKinsey is staring down the barrel of AI. All those highly-paid suits are at risk as AI agents, AI models designed to autonomously carry out certain tasks, promise to do what they do with instant results — and without six-figure salary demands. "Do I think that this is existential for our profession? Yes, I do," Kate Smaje, a senior partner tapped to lead McKinsey's AI efforts, told the Wall Street Journal. But, she insisted, "I think it's an existential good for u

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Is Air Travel Getting Worse? More delays, fewer accidents, and lower prices

news.ycombinator.com Maxwell Tabarrok 2025-11-29 20:06:33

Over the past couple of years, bad personal experiences with delays, testimonies from friends, and news or reactions to air travel incidents seem to have become much more common. It’s difficult to tell if these extra anecdotes reflect a change in the true rate of airline accidents and delays or if they instead result from fluctuations in the human social layer where confirmation bias, saliency, and mimesis can draw our concern far out of proportion. Thus, I turn to the primary source data. Her

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EasyPost (YC S13) Is Hiring

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-30 00:01:23

We want to ensure your safety and protect you from potential scams. Recently, there have been fraudulent recruitment initiatives online that impersonate our company. These scams aim to deceive unsuspecting applicants by offering nonexistent positions and requesting personal information or upfront fees. Remember that our company does not endorse any job postings outside our official channels. If you encounter a suspicious offer, report it through the job platform on which you found it or report

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Developers Say GPT-5 Is a Mixed Bag

wired.com Lauren Goode 2025-11-30 00:47:49

When OpenAI launched GPT-5 last week, it told software engineers the model was designed to be a “true coding collaborator” that excels at generating high-quality code and performing agentic, or automated, software tasks. While the company didn’t say so explicitly, OpenAI appeared to be taking direct aim at Anthropic’s Claude Code, which has quickly become many developers’ favored tool for AI-assisted coding. But developers tell WIRED that GPT-5 has been a mixed bag so far. It shines at technica

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The $100 open-ear headphones that made me forget about my Shokz

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-11-30 04:32:00

I depend on earbuds to keep my runs from feeling like a chore. This is especially so during the hot summer months, when any distraction from the heat is a necessity. When I go on longer runs, I need earbuds that can not only tolerate my copious sweat, but also not constantly remind me that I have something on my ears. Because of the amount of sweat I produce when running, I can't wear traditional earbuds (I've destroyed at least a dozen pairs), which means I have to use either bone-conducting h

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Should you buy a portable AC to cool your home? My verdict after testing one this summer

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-11-30 05:16:00

EcoFlow Wave 3 ZDNET's key takeaways The EcoFlow Wave 3 is a portable air conditioner and heater that costs $1,299 on its own and $2,299 with the add-on battery. This is a portable air conditioner and heater that is more powerful than its predecessor It is also off-grid ready for camping, RVing, and even helping in a pinch. The Wave 3 is pricey, loud in some settings, and is not as efficient in extreme heat, direct sun, or tent camping. $899 at Amazon Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: A

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The Lifecycle of a Pull Request

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-25 16:21:01

we shipped a bunch of PR features recently; here's how we built it We’ve spent the last couple of weeks building out a pull request system for Tangled, and today we want to lift the hood and show you how it works. If you’re new to Tangled, read our intro for the full story! You have three options to contribute to a repository: Paste a patch on the web UI Compare two local branches (you’ll see this only if you’re a collaborator on the repo) Compare across forks Whatever you choose, at the

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Here Are the Winners of the 2025 Wildlife Photos of the Year Contest

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-11-29 10:00:07

Nature can be equal parts majestic, heartwarming, and terrifying. The winning entries of the 2025 BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology image competition illustrate that complexity in spades. Biologists, zoologists, and paleontologists from across the world sent in submissions to this year’s contest. The photos were sorted into four categories: “Collective Social Behavior,” “Life in Motion,” “Colorful Strategies,” and “Research in Action.” But the overall winner (seen in the headline image

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Does Steven Spielberg’s ‘AI: Artificial Intelligence’ Play Differently Today?

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-11-30 05:00:42

Rewatching Steven Spielberg’s 2001 film AI: Artificial Intelligence, it feels as plausible as ever, but also more misguided. In 2001, AI was barely a thought in everyday life. It was the thing that destroyed the world in Terminator, and still a lofty goal in tech circles. Today, as the technology continues to grow and dominate daily conversation in almost every way, you may expect to watch the film and have a slightly new perspective. Some change in insight. Instead, the film falters as Spielber

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Sam Altman Says ChatGPT Is on Track to Out-Talk Humanity

wired.com Zoë Schiffer 2025-11-30 05:17:30

Never mind the GPT-5 complaints; Sam Altman says he believes ChatGPT is on track to have more conversations per day than all human beings combined. “If you project our growth forward, pretty soon billions of people a day will be talking to ChatGPT,” said the CEO of OpenAI during a dinner with journalists in San Francisco. “ChatGPT will be having more conversations, maybe, than all human words put together, at some point. I think it's unreasonable to expect a single model personality or style to

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Sam Altman says ‘yes,’ AI is in a bubble

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-11-30 08:35:22

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. As economists speculate whether the stock market is in an AI bubble that could soon burst, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has just admitted to believing we’re in one. “Are we in a phase where investors as a whole are overexcited about AI?” Altman said during a lengthy in

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