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Canada drops Big Tech tax to appease Trump

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-02-21 17:17:08

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. Canada has scrapped its tax targeting Big Tech companies in the US after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off trade talks in response to the fee. On Sunday, the Canadian government announced that it will no longer implement the Digital Services Tax as it works to reach a trade deal with the US by July 21st. The Digital Services Tax would’ve

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The best fitness trackers and watches we’ve tested

theverge.com Victoria Song 2026-02-21 17:46:56

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. Fitness trackers have come a long way from the simple bands that tracked steps and little else. Modern trackers can monitor everything from your heart health to how well you’ve recovered from a hard bout of training. Even flagship smartwatches, which used to be lackluster trackers, have become pretty adept workout companions. Whatever

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Canada caves to Trump and rescinds its digital service tax on big tech

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-22 08:00:45

Canada has folded in its battle with US President Donald Trump over tariffs by cancelling its proposed digital services tax (DST) on big tech companies, the government announced. On Friday, Trump ended trade talks over the levy, which he called "a direct and blatant attack on our country." However, discussions have resumed now that the DST is gone, according to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The DST has been in effect since last year but Canada was due to collect the first payments totall

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Moratorium on state AI laws set to pass, with some exemptions

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-22 08:52:37

If there's one thing the AI industry needs it's more regulation. Yet, soon individual US states might not have much say in what AI companies can and can't do thanks to Trump pleasing senators. That's right, an AI-friendly amendment to the president's tax legislation is on the road to approval — despite concerns that its shoehorning is illegal. The clause would prevent states from legislating the AI industry for five years, Bloomberg reports. Only states that cooperate will be allowed to access s

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Amazon Slashes $2,000 Dell Laptop by 73%, This 4.8-Star Computer Is Practically Free for Early Prime Day

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2026-02-22 08:10:46

The 4th of July and Prime Day are still a little bit down the road, but the biggest and best Amazon deal on a high-end laptop might have arrived a couple of weeks early. The Dell Vostro 3520, a $2,000 laptop packed with all the speed and power you’ll ever need, is just $549 during this limited-time deal. That’s a 73% discount that’s just come out of nowhere. The Vostro 3520 has a 15.6-inch FHD anti-glare screen, a blazing-fast Intel Core i3 processor, massive 1TB built-in hard drive, 32GB of RA

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‘Project Hail Mary’s’ First Trailer Takes Us on an Epic Sci-Fi Journey

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-02-22 08:25:22

You wake up, alone, on a ship in the middle of space. Where are you? What are you doing there? Are you forgetting something important? Something like, maybe, the fate of the world is in your hands? That’s the situation Ryan Gosling finds himself in in Project Hail Mary, the new film from directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, and the first trailer is here. Set for release March 20, 2026, Project Hail Mary is based on a book by The Martian author, Andy Weir. It’s about a professor on a space miss

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Samsung’s triple-fold might make a surprise appearance at Unpacked

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-22 10:53:19

TL;DR According to a new leak, Samsung could launch its triple-folding phone at Unpacked. However, the device is only expected to become available in October. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 could also witness a longer-than-usual pre-order period. Samsung’s next Unpacked event is set for July 9, and while all eyes are on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7, a leak from Setsuna Digital on Weibo hints at a surprise announcement. It looks like Samsung might also unveil its long-rumored trip

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Chrome on Android might borrow NotebookLM’s best feature

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-22 16:01:47

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing AI audio overviews in Chrome for Android. This feature will be available as part of Chrome’s Read Aloud functionality. AI audio overviews could convert text from any webpage into interactive NotebookLM-style podcasts for improved learning. Google is steadily building up the number of touchpoints where we interact with AI by default. Search, one of Google’s most used products, has already been canopied by AI overviews for a text-based s

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Over 1,200 Citrix servers unpatched against critical auth bypass flaw

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-02-22 18:47:38

Over 1,200 Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway appliances exposed online are unpatched against a critical vulnerability believed to be actively exploited, allowing threat actors to bypass authentication by hijacking user sessions. Tracked as CVE-2025-5777 and referred to as Citrix Bleed 2, this out-of-bounds memory read vulnerability results from insufficient input validation, enabling unauthenticated attackers to access restricted memory regions. A similar Citrix security flaw, dubbed

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How proxy servers actually work, and why they're so valuable

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2026-02-22 17:00:12

Getty/sasha85ru Let's talk about proxy servers. Proxy servers are often confused with virtual private networks (VPNs) because their network architectures are very similar. But proxies and VPNs are very different beasts. Don't worry: Below, I'll introduce you to proxy servers, compare and contrast them to VPNs, and describe the many different types of proxy servers and how they're used. Also: The best proxy server services of 2025 Defining proxy servers If you look at Webster's three definit

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Nearly 20% of cancer drugs defective in four African nations

news.ycombinator.com Matthew Ward Agius 2026-02-22 04:23:09

Across Africa, cancer medications have been found to be substandard or counterfeit. That means people are being given medicine that may not work, or that could even cause them harm. An alarming number of people across Africa may be taking cancer drugs that don't contain the vital ingredients needed to contain or reduce their disease. It's a concerning finding with roots in a complex problem: how to regulate a range of therapeutics across the continent. A US and pan-African research group publ

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The Book of Shaders (2015)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 06:48:03

The Book of Shaders by Patricio Gonzalez Vivo and Jen Lowe This is a gentle step-by-step guide through the abstract and complex universe of Fragment Shaders. Contents About the Authors Patricio Gonzalez Vivo (1982, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a New York based artist and developer. He explores interstitial spaces between organic and synthetic, analog and digital, individual and collective. In his work he uses code as an expressive language with the intention of developing a better together.

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Does Form Shape Function?

news.ycombinator.com Janna Levin 2026-02-19 04:51:22

What links a Möbius strip, brain folds and termite mounds? The answer is Harvard University’s L. Mahadevan, whose career has been devoted to using mathematics and physics to explore the form and function of common phenomena. Mahadevan, or Maha to his friends and colleagues, has long been fascinated by questions one wouldn’t normally ask — from the equilibrium shape of inert objects like a Möbius strip, to the complex factors that drive biological systems like morphogenesis or social insect colo

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Trump says he has group of ‘very wealthy people’ ready to buy TikTok

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2026-02-22 17:22:57

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on April 4 that he would again postpone enforcement of a law banning TikTok unless its Chinese owner ByteDance divests from the platform. U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News in an interview aired on Sunday that he has a group of "very wealthy people" ready to buy TikTok, whose identities he can reveal in about two weeks. Trump added that the deal will probably need Beijing's approval to move forward, but said "I think President Xi will probably do it

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Samsung’s foldable lineup might get bigger than expected at Unpacked

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-22 16:53:19

TL;DR According to a new leak, Samsung could launch its triple-folding phone at Unpacked. However, the device is only expected to become available in October. The Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 could also witness a longer-than-usual pre-order period. Samsung’s next Unpacked event is set for July 9, and while all eyes are on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7, a leak from Setsuna Digital on Weibo hints at a surprise announcement. It looks like Samsung might also unveil its long-rumored trip

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Nearly 20% of cancer drugs defective in 4 African nations

news.ycombinator.com Matthew Ward Agius 2026-02-22 10:23:09

Across Africa, cancer medications have been found to be substandard or counterfeit. That means people are being given medicine that may not work, or that could even cause them harm. An alarming number of people across Africa may be taking cancer drugs that don't contain the vital ingredients needed to contain or reduce their disease. It's a concerning finding with roots in a complex problem: how to regulate a range of therapeutics across the continent. A US and pan-African research group publ

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Ultrasound toothbrush promises painless checks for hidden gum problems

news.ycombinator.com American Chemical Society 2026-02-18 15:20:52

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: The toothbrush-shaped ultrasound transducer (left image) features a small head size (right image), allowing easy access to premolars and molars in the back of the mouth. Credit: Adapted from ACS Sensors 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.5c00521 When visiting the dentist, you might remember being poked and prodded by a t

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Use keyword-only arguments in Python dataclasses

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-22 11:45:36

Python dataclasses are a really nice feature for constructing classes that primarily hold or work with data. They can be a good alternative to using dictionaries, since they allow you to add methods, dynamic properties, and subclasses. They can also be a good alternative to building your own class by hand, since they don’t need a custom __init__() that reassigns attributes and provide methods like __eq__() out of the box. One small tip to keeping dataclasses maintainable is to always construct

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The Book of Shaders

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 12:48:03

The Book of Shaders by Patricio Gonzalez Vivo and Jen Lowe This is a gentle step-by-step guide through the abstract and complex universe of Fragment Shaders. Contents About the Authors Patricio Gonzalez Vivo (1982, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a New York based artist and developer. He explores interstitial spaces between organic and synthetic, analog and digital, individual and collective. In his work he uses code as an expressive language with the intention of developing a better together.

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Trump says he has 'a group of very wealthy people' to buy TikTok

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-02-22 10:52:21

Trump says he has 'a group of very wealthy people' to buy TikTok 4 hours ago Share Save Laura Blasey BBC News, Washington DC Share Save Future Publishing via Getty Images President Donald Trump has said he has a buyer for TikTok, the video-sharing app that was banned in the US amid claims it posed a national security risk. In a Fox News interview, Trump said he had a group of "very wealthy people" willing to acquire the platform. "I'll tell you in about two weeks," he teased. A sale would nee

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The F1 movie is a cinema smash hit, on track to outperform combined box office of all previous Apple originals films

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2026-02-22 09:56:04

Whatever you think about Apple’s in-your-face advertising tactics, it seems to be paying off. The F1 movie is set to take in about $145 million in its opening weekend at the box office, with $55.6 million domestic. This easily outstrips any of Apple Original Film’s prior theatrical debuts, and sets the movie on a path to exceed the gross box office of all previous Apple films … combined. Apple releases almost all of its original films in small scale showings for some easy press attention and t

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Trump claims a 'very wealthy' group will buy TikTok without revealing who

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-22 10:51:26

The U.S. president said in an interview that he would reveal the buyer in two weeks. The unending saga between President Donald Trump and TikTok may finally get some closure. In an interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo, the US president announced that there's a buyer secured for TikTok. "We have a buyer for TikTok by the way," Trump said in the interview. "I think I'll need probably China approval and I think President Xi [Jinping] will probably do it." When asked to identify the buyer, Tru

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Modelling API rate limits as diophantine inequalities

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-19 09:48:22

modelling API rate limits as diophantine inequalities You're allowed 10 requests per hour. Each task you run makes three attempts: initial call, retry after 10 minutes, and retry after 30 minutes. What’s the maximum number of tasks you can safely run per hour? Most engineers throw exponential backoff at the problem. And it works great in most cases! But can we, for the sake of having fun, be more mathematical about this? In a way, this is just an integer feasibility problem. the setup Let’

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‘Tron: Ares’ Will Have Nine Inch Nails at Their Most Industrial Rock

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2026-02-22 10:50:24

More than anything, folks are excited for Tron: Ares because of its soundtrack. In a first for the duo in their time as film composers, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are going by “Nine Inch Nails” for their work on the threequel, and that means they’re leaning fully into their rock band history. Speaking to Empire Magazine, Reznor said the Ares soundtrack features “not one second of orchestra.” In fact, he went so far as to call the music not just different from the first two films (respectivel

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for June 30, #484

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-22 12:00:04

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. Gardeners -- today's NYT Strands puzzle is for you. I'm not one, and some of the answers were tough to find and even tougher to unscramble. 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 Wordl

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Performance Debugging with LLVM-mca: Simulating the CPU

news.ycombinator.com Ivica Bogosavljević 2026-02-22 10:41:09

Some time ago I had a performance problem that wasn’t easy to explain by just looking at the code, since the version I expected to be faster was actually slower. Since the problem is simple yet illustrative, I am using it as a showcase on how to debug performance issues using llvm-mca. According to it’s documentation llvm-mca is a performance analysis tool that uses information available in LLVM (e.g. scheduling models) to statically measure the performance of machine code in a specific CPU. In

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Fire TV Stick 4K Is Now at Its Prime Day Price, Amazon Is Looking to Empty Its Stock Fast

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-22 08:15:04

Amazon hardware is always among the first to get discounted when major shopping holidays like Prime Day roll around, and this year is no exception. Even though Prime Day is still a couple of weeks away, some of the most popular Amazon devices (Fire TVs, Kindles, eero routers, Blink cameras) are already on sale at their lowest prices of the year. What’s even better is that these deals are for everyone, not just Prime members. The earlier you order, the better because waiting can result in slower

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Trump Says “Very Wealthy People” Are Ready to Buy TikTok

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-22 14:33:39

Just weeks after extending the deadline for its sale for a third time, President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has found a buyer for TikTok’s U.S. operations. The popular social media app has been under intense pressure due to a law passed in 2024 that requires its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the platform or face a nationwide ban. The legislation stems from bipartisan concern in Washington that the Chinese government could access the data of American users or use the app

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Are These 20 Kitchen Tools Absolutely Worthless? These Pros Think So

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-22 06:00:07

Kitchen space is precious, especially if you're working with limited counters and packed cabinets. The last thing anyone needs is a drawer full of gimmicky gadgets that never get used. Whether it's a strawberry huller you forget about or a banana slicer that takes up more space than it's worth, single-use tools can quickly become clutter. Professional chefs know better than anyone which tools are truly essential and which are just hype. If you're aiming for a more efficient, minimalist kitchen,

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