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I still love VLC, but this lightweight video player changed the game for me

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-26 16:00:11

Andy Walker / Android Authority VLC Player has been my go-to video app for years, dating back to the good ol’ Windows XP days. That loyalty progressed to Android, and I still use it across desktop and mobile for my video content needs. While it remains a powerful product, VLC often feels cumbersome when I crave simplicity. Why opt for a piledriver when you need a chisel? I searched for a secondary player for more immediate video viewing tasks a few months ago and discovered Next Player. Althou

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5 productivity apps I swear by, and one of them unlocks the rest

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-26 17:00:04

Joe Maring / Android Authority Productivity apps are the bane of the app world. On one end of the spectrum are the total nerds who could shame a cyborg with their organizing skills, and on the other are those who dump everything into Google Keep just to have everything in one place. I live somewhere in the middle. I’m not pedantic enough to run the most complex Notion server and flex about it on Reddit, nor am I a simpleton who relies solely on a notes app. I use a bunch of apps every day to i

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Apple now looking to rival ChatGPT with a new in-house ‘Answers’ team: report

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-12-26 15:20:06

According to the latest edition of Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter, Apple has a new plan up its sleeve to rival the competition in the AI search space. This is a major pivot from Apple’s previous stance, where the company said it didn’t want to develop a chatbot. Apple Intelligence has been off to a rocky start, to say the least. The abilities that have shipped, such as Genmoji and Notification Summaries, haven’t exactly been stellar. Apple has still failed to ship its all-new Siri, and has s

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Apple reportedly has a 'stripped-down' AI chatbot to compete with ChatGPT in the works

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-26 20:43:45

Apple has fallen far behind in the competitive market of AI-powered chatbots, but it may have a plan for an in-house option that aligns with the company's "not first, but best" philosophy. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple created a team called "Answers, Knowledge and Information" earlier this year that's tasked with developing a "stripped-down rival to ChatGPT." Forming this team represents a major change in direction from Apple's earlier stance on artificial intelligence when the co

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Update to iOS 26? We tested the public beta on our iPhones - these features are a big deal

zdnet.com Prakhar Khanna 2025-12-26 14:00:17

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Apple introduced iOS 26 to the public at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference event in early June, and since then, has been polishing the software with developers for the eventual beta release. Now that it's finally available for everyone to test, you may be wondering if it's worth diving straight into or waiting for the official software launch -- likely sometime in September. That's what we're here to answer. Also: Should you buy an iPhone 16 or wait for the iPhone 17?

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We Tested Dozens of Phones and These Have the Best Cameras

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-26 12:30:00

Phone makers promise varying lengths of long-term software and security support ranging from just one year to as many as seven. These updates not only ensure you get many of the latest features but also keep your phone secure. Phone cameras have gotten better over the past five years. Don’t be fooled by how many cameras a phone has ot the number of megapixels; more is not necessarily better. Phones are large in general with the smallest ones having a 6.1-inch screen and large models topping ou

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What Happens to Your Data If You Stop Paying for Cloud Storage?

wired.com David Nield 2025-12-26 14:30:00

If it's been a while since you added up how many digital subscriptions you're paying for, it's likely to be more than you think: streaming services, software packages, games, AI bots, health and fitness wearables ... the list goes on. You can add cloud storage subscriptions to that list too. Apple, Google, and Microsoft offer very little in the way of free storage in the cloud, which means if you want the convenience of having your photos, videos, and other files safely backed up and accessible

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Lenovo’s rollable laptop is the coolest computer I’ve used all year

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2025-12-26 16:00:00

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Part of me still can’t believe it, but Lenovo did the thing: it took a bonkers concept for a laptop with a rollable screen and built the tech into something you can actually own and use like a normal computer. Except, as conventional as the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 can be, it’s far from a normal computer. It’s a $3,300 laptop with a screen

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12 Best Outdoor Security Cameras (2025): Battery-Powered, LTE, No Subscription

wired.com Simon Hill 2025-12-26 18:30:00

Compare These Security Cameras Best MicroSD Cards Photograph: Amazon Some security cameras support local storage, enabling you to record videos on the camera or a linked hub. A few hubs have built-in storage, and some provide slots for hard drives, but most rely on microSD cards. This is a quick guide on what to look for (plus some recommendations). The microSD card you choose should have fast read and write speeds so you can record high-quality video and play it back without delay. I recomm

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LangExtract: Python library for extracting structured data from language models

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-22 10:56:46

LangExtract Table of Contents Introduction LangExtract is a Python library that uses LLMs to extract structured information from unstructured text documents based on user-defined instructions. It processes materials such as clinical notes or reports, identifying and organizing key details while ensuring the extracted data corresponds to the source text. Why LangExtract? Precise Source Grounding: Maps every extraction to its exact location in the source text, enabling visual highlighting for

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The Crisis of Professional Skepticism

news.ycombinator.com 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳 2025-12-26 10:37:01

“You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese.” Marley’s ghost visiting Scrooge in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (1843), illustration by John Leech. (Public Domain Review) Friends, I am reproducing this article gratis. I have a purpose in doing so. I wish to earn nothing from the intellectual vacuity of pseudo-skepticism, even when, as here, I correct its excesses. This piece originally appeared February 27, 2023, at Medium. -M- ____________________________

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Surveillance-Minded Parents Can Now Hide AirTags In Kids Shoes

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-26 09:00:19

We interrupt your regularly scheduled doomscrolling to bring you a new development from the blossoming world of child surveillance: the sneaker brand Skechers is selling new kids shoes that come with a hidden AirTag compartment, enabling parents to quietly track their meandering progeny at all times. Readers, we're officially Skech'd out. According to the sneaker company, the tiny Apple tracking devices can be slotted into a hole in the heel of the shoes that's accessed by lifting the sole. Th

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Indie App Spotlight: ‘Scout’ is a powerful tool for monitoring Facebook Marketplace

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-12-26 12:30:00

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. Everyone likes saving money when making a big purchase, and a lot of people would like to consider used goods. That said, the hassle can often be too much to deal with, so buying something new just feels easier. Scout is a new app that makes searching Facebook Marketplace much easier, and can hopefully

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PixiEditor 2.0 – A FOSS universal 2D graphics editor

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-23 22:21:31

What is PixiEditor? Up until today, PixiEditor was known as a pixel-art editor. Version 2.0 is much more than that. It’s a Universal 2D Editor - a brand new category. It’s not yet another Photoshop alternative. We take the word “Universal” much more seriously. We built an extremely configurable raster/vector render pipeline, which you can adjust for any workflow you can think of. Our goal is to build a free and open source editor that can handle all of 2D graphics Raster Vector, Animations

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I tried ‘Bricking’ my phone to fix my brain

theverge.com Victoria Song 2025-12-26 04:00:00

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. “We need to talk.” Nobody likes to hear those words from their spouse. Especially when it’s delivered in a grave tone as you rot on a couch in a grubby blankie, staring like a zombie while doomscrolling. “Wut?” I said, very intelligently. What came next was a compassionate but firm speech about how I was in dire need of an intervent

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Tim Cook reportedly tells employees Apple ‘must’ win in AI

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-12-26 15:21:22

In Brief Apple CEO Tim Cook held an hourlong all-hands meeting in which he told employees that the company needs to win in AI, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The meeting came after an earnings call in which Cook told investors and analysts that Apple would “significantly” increase its AI investments. It seems he had a similar message for Apple employees, reportedly telling them, “Apple must do this. Apple will do this. This is sort of ours to grab.” Despite launching a variety of AI-po

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Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung revise advertising over exaggerated AI claims after regulator scrutiny

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-26 10:40:00

Cutting corners: As the landscape for AI-powered products evolves, companies face growing demands to deliver not just innovation, but clearly supported and honestly communicated claims about what their technology can actually do. "When you market AI like magic, you're going to invite scrutiny," said George Heudorfer, an adjunct professor at the University of New Haven's Pompea College of Business. "Sometimes that exaggeration isn't just puffery. It's a performance claim, and you need to back tha

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Court backs Epic Games in ruling Google Play Store is an illegal monopoly

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-26 15:41:00

What just happened? A pivotal chapter in the ongoing battle over the mobile app marketplace closed this week as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury's finding that Google's Play Store for Android apps functions as an illegal monopoly. The ruling affirmed that Google employed unlawful practices to maintain its dominance, rejecting the company's attempts to reverse an earlier decision in favor of Epic Games. The original dispute traces back to the rapid rise of mobile gaming and, spec

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These are 5 of my favorite gallery apps, but one stands out from the rest

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-26 10:00:01

Andy Walker / Android Authority Every modern smartphone has a capable camera system, and there’s a good chance that you regularly browse the images you capture with it. Most devices come with a brand-adjacent gallery app. I find that Samsung Gallery is one of the best in this regard. But what if you don’t own a Samsung and want a brand-agnostic option? After many years of trying various apps, I’ve narrowed my favorite gallery app selection to just five options. Some products have overlapping f

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Apple @ Work: Why MDM isn’t enough to succeed with Macs

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-12-26 10:00:00

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A US-Only TikTok? What We Know So Far About the Potential Replacement App

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-26 11:17:04

A new version of the TikTok mobile app for people in the US is reportedly being developed by the vertical video social media network's owner ByteDance. It will replace the current version of TikTok being used in the US ahead of a September deadline for the Chinese company to divest ownership, according to a report last month by The Information. The new app, codenamed "M2," could launch on Sept. 5. If you're in the US, you would then be required to switch from the existing app to the new one, th

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I put the Galaxy Ring to the test - and it's better than my Apple Watch in one critical area

zdnet.com Jason Hiner 2025-12-26 11:00:14

Samsung Galaxy Ring ZDNET's key takeaways The Samsung Galaxy Ring is a smart ring that excels at wellness tracking, especially for delivering actionable insights to help you improve areas of your health that could use some attention. People interested in digital health tracking will appreciate the Galaxy Ring's minimalism, comfort, long battery life, and minimal notifications. At $399, the Galaxy Ring is more expensive than some of its competitors, but it does not require a $5.99-per-month sub

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Finally, an ultraportable Windows laptop I'd use at the office (even though it's for gamers)

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-12-26 12:30:14

MSI Stealth 16 AI ZDNET's key takeaways The MSI Stealth 16 AI is on sale at Best Buy for $2,030. It's a gaming laptop with powerful hardware and a vibrant OLED display that's ideal for both gaming and graphic design. However, like its predecessor, it has a hungry battery and runs hot. View now at Best Buy The 2025 MSI Stealth 16 is the latest entry in the tech company's sleek gaming laptop series. I'm pretty familiar with the Stealth line, having reviewed several models in the past. This vers

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Ferroelectric Helps Break Transistor Limits

news.ycombinator.com Katherine Bourzac 2025-12-21 21:39:50

Integrating an electronic material that exhibits a strange property called negative capacitance can help high-power gallium nitride transistors break through a performance barrier, say scientists in California. Research published in Science suggests that negative capacitance helps sidestep a physical limit that typically enforces trade-offs between how well a transistor performs in the “on” state versus how well it does in the “off” state. The researchers behind the project say this shows that n

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This Bird ID App Has Helped Me Practice Mindfulness More Than Any Meditation App

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-26 11:07:04

Mindfulness is grounding ourselves in the present moment, which means paying attention to our inner feelings and thoughts as well as what's going on around us. Easier said than done. Like many, I struggle to keep my mind stationed in the present and often turn to meditation apps for assistance. Yet, what has helped me practice mindfulness the most came in the form of an unexpected app -- not one for breathing exercises or mental health, but one for identifying birds. Merlin Bird ID was created

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What to Know About, and Where to Find, Apple Intelligence Summaries on Your iPhone

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-26 14:00:06

Apple is set to release iOS 26 this fall, and the update will bring a new Liquid Glass design, Games app and more to your iPhone. But when Apple released iOS 18.1 in October, it gave people with the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max or a device from the iPhone 16 lineup access to some Apple Intelligence features, like AI-generated summaries across the device. With Apple Intelligence and a compatible iPhone, your device can provide you with a summary of a lengthy email, a webpage, Message notifications

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This $15 Sunscreen Applicator for Kids Saves Me Time Before Outdoor Adventures With My Toddler

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-26 14:29:00

CNET key takeways This affordable sunscreen applicator retails for $15 or less and is effective for sun protection on young children. It’s mess-free, BPA-free and travel-friendly. Since it’s kid-friendly, older kids can apply sunscreen on their own. If you have a toddler like mine, you know what a battle it can be to get them out the door. It’s an even bigger challenge when I apply sunscreen to my son’s face, arms and legs. It’s the equivalent of wrestling an alligator, and as much as I’d lo

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Anthropic revokes OpenAI's access to Claude

news.ycombinator.com Kylie Robison 2025-12-26 10:50:28

Anthropic revoked OpenAI’s API access to its models on Tuesday, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell WIRED. OpenAI was informed that its access was cut off due to violating the terms of service. “Claude Code has become the go-to choice for coders everywhere, and so it was no surprise to learn OpenAI's own technical staff were also using our coding tools ahead of the launch of GPT-5,” Anthropic spokesperson Christopher Nulty said in a statement to WIRED. “Unfortunately, this is a direc

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The second-gen Apple Watch is now ‘obsolete’, but don’t get confused

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-26 18:05:08

Five years after Apple stops selling a product, it may become ‘vintage’, meaning Apple will still repair it. Five years after that, it can become ‘obsolete,’ and Apple no longer offers hardware service or parts. Today’s that day for the Apple Watch Series 1. Here’s what that means Wait, is it the Series 1, or the 2nd-gen Apple Watch? In a nutshell, both. They’re the same picture device. When Apple released the original Apple Watch in 2015, it didn’t have a Series number. The next year, when Ap

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Most of your iCloud data isn’t fully protected – here’s how to change that

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-12-26 18:51:06

9to5Mac is brought to you by Incogni: Protect your personal info from prying eyes. With Incogni, you can scrub your deeply sensitive information from data brokers across the web, including people search sites. Incogni limits your phone number, address, email, SSN, and more from circulating. Fight back against unwanted data brokers with a 30-day money back guarantee. Apple uses two different forms of encryption for your iCloud data – a strong form for particularly sensitive data like the Health

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I still love VLC, but this lightweight video player changed the game for me

5 productivity apps I swear by, and one of them unlocks the rest

Apple now looking to rival ChatGPT with a new in-house ‘Answers’ team: report

Apple reportedly has a 'stripped-down' AI chatbot to compete with ChatGPT in the works

Update to iOS 26? We tested the public beta on our iPhones - these features are a big deal

We Tested Dozens of Phones and These Have the Best Cameras

What Happens to Your Data If You Stop Paying for Cloud Storage?

Lenovo’s rollable laptop is the coolest computer I’ve used all year

12 Best Outdoor Security Cameras (2025): Battery-Powered, LTE, No Subscription

LangExtract: Python library for extracting structured data from language models

The Crisis of Professional Skepticism

Surveillance-Minded Parents Can Now Hide AirTags In Kids Shoes

Indie App Spotlight: ‘Scout’ is a powerful tool for monitoring Facebook Marketplace

PixiEditor 2.0 – A FOSS universal 2D graphics editor

I tried ‘Bricking’ my phone to fix my brain

Tim Cook reportedly tells employees Apple ‘must’ win in AI

Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung revise advertising over exaggerated AI claims after regulator scrutiny

Court backs Epic Games in ruling Google Play Store is an illegal monopoly

These are 5 of my favorite gallery apps, but one stands out from the rest

Apple @ Work: Why MDM isn’t enough to succeed with Macs

A US-Only TikTok? What We Know So Far About the Potential Replacement App

I put the Galaxy Ring to the test - and it's better than my Apple Watch in one critical area

Finally, an ultraportable Windows laptop I'd use at the office (even though it's for gamers)

Ferroelectric Helps Break Transistor Limits

This Bird ID App Has Helped Me Practice Mindfulness More Than Any Meditation App

What to Know About, and Where to Find, Apple Intelligence Summaries on Your iPhone

This $15 Sunscreen Applicator for Kids Saves Me Time Before Outdoor Adventures With My Toddler

Anthropic revokes OpenAI's access to Claude

The second-gen Apple Watch is now ‘obsolete’, but don’t get confused

Most of your iCloud data isn’t fully protected – here’s how to change that

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