GoKawiil - Latest Tech News & Aggregated Headlines

Master Foo and the Script Kiddie (1996)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-23 10:13:58

...and the Script Kiddie A stranger from the land of Woot came to Master Foo as he was eating the morning meal with his students. “I hear y00 are very l33t,” he said. “Pl33z teach m3 all y00 know.” Master Foo's students looked at each other, confused by the stranger's barbarous language. Master Foo just smiled and replied: “You wish to learn the Way of Unix?” “I want to b3 a wizard hax0r,” the stranger replied, “and 0wn ever3one's b0xen.” “I do not teach that Way,” replied Master Foo. The

Topics: foo master said stranger y00

Shop Amazon

What to read this weekend: When the world spins out of control

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-23 10:14:22

I'm still chipping away at my summer reading backlog over here, and this week finally made it to Alex Foster's Circular Motion, which came out in May. And, wow, I wasn't quite ready for the emotional journey this one took me on. It's set in a near future — people ride OneWheels and going viral on social media is still a thing some strive for — where the megacompany CWC has created an extreme form of high-speed travel that allows people to zip across the world in no time flat. But, it soon become

Topics: circular climate cwc faster motion

Shop Amazon

‘Eddington’ Director Ari Aster Couldn’t Stand ‘Living in the Internet.’ So He Made a Movie About It

wired.com Jake Kleinman 2025-07-23 06:00:00

Like a lot of us, Ari Aster spent the summer of 2020 trapped inside and scrolling on social media. Also like a lot of us, the experience left him feeling pretty bad. “I was living on Twitter,” Aster tells WIRED, “and it was really agitating me.” But unlike most people, the director of Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau is Afraid wasn’t just doomscrolling on Twitter to pass the time. He was doing research. That summer, Aster wrote the script for his latest film, Eddington, a modern western set in

Topics: aster film internet living modern

Shop Amazon

Netflix admits it used generative AI in a big sci-fi hit to cut costs

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-07-24 13:11:09

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. Netflix used generative AI to create a scene in the sci-fi series The Eternaut — a first for one of the streamer’s original shows or films. During an earnings call on Thursday, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the use of AI was faster than using traditional visual effects tools and helped cut costs. “That VFX sequence was completed 10 times faster

Topics: ai completed faster said sarandos

Shop Amazon

We Almost Lived in a Timeline Where ‘Morbius’ Was Made by ‘Midsommar’ Director Ari Aster

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-07-24 17:03:29

Marvel’s perpetually delayed Blade movie, which took on new life as the costuming for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, may never see the light of day. But it’s worth remembering we did already get a vampire movie centered on a Marvel character: a certain Dr. Michael Morbius. Midsommar and Hereditary director Ari Aster has now confirmed that at one point, he was asked to direct the Spider-Man spin-off movie, and the mind reels at what might have been. In a recent interview on Semafor’s Mixed Signals podc

Topics: aster espinosa marvel morbius movie

Shop Amazon

Nintendo launches another Switch Online test program for 40,000 players

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-25 05:30:53

Nintendo has posted a call for participants for another Playtest Program, and this time, it's looking for 40,000 testers and not just 10,000 like in the first one. If you'll recall, Nintendo looked for 10,000 participants for the first Playtest event last year to test an unnamed, mysterious Switch Online feature. The new program still only welcomes active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members, but as you'd expect, it now supports both the original Switch and the Switch 2. Interested p

Topics: 000 eastern nintendo participants switch

Shop Amazon

'Eddington' Director Ari Aster Couldn’t Stand ‘Living in the Internet.’ So He Made a Movie About It

wired.com Jake Kleinman 2025-07-25 18:00:00

Like a lot of us, Ari Aster spent the summer of 2020 trapped inside and scrolling on social media. Also like a lot of us, the experience left him feeling pretty bad. “I was living on Twitter,” Aster tells WIRED, “and it was really agitating me.” But unlike most people, the director of Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau is Afraid wasn’t just doomscrolling on Twitter to pass the time. He was doing research. That summer, Aster wrote the script for his latest film, Eddington, a modern western set in

Topics: aster film internet living modern

Shop Amazon

Eddington gets the pandemic right but still isn’t a great movie

theverge.com Kevin Nguyen 2025-07-27 13:00:00

A24 is known for its prestige arthouse films, but in its early days as a distributor, it made most of its money from elevated horror films like Ari Aster’s Hereditary and Midsommar. Over a decade in, the ambitions of A24 and Aster have expanded beyond genre film. But for both, the more recent results have been mixed. Eddington, Aster’s latest, feels like a continuation of the maximalist guilt-trip Beau Is Afraid. Joaquin Phoenix stars once again, though the concerns here are less Jewish and Oed

Topics: aster cross eddington just like

Shop Amazon

Most AI projects are abandoned - 5 ways to ensure your data efforts succeed

zdnet.com Mark Samuels 2025-08-03 21:00:14

Wong Yu Liang/Getty Almost two-thirds (63%) of organizations are unsure they have the right data management practices for AI, according to research firm Gartner. This lack of readiness has an impact: the analyst predicts 60% of organizations will abandon AI projects through 2026. Also: 5 ways to be a great AI agent manager, according to business leaders Richard Masters, VP of data and AI at Virgin Atlantic, is one business leader who is determined to see his organization's pioneering initia

Topics: ai business data masters said

Shop Amazon

Our Favorite Wireless Mouse, the Logitech MX Master 3S, Is Under $100 for Prime Day

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-04 16:34:00

Looking for the best wireless mouse for gaming and work? Well, you're in luck. CNET's top choice, the Logitech MX Master 3S, is available now for under $100 on Prime Day. This deal will only last until midnight on the West Coast, so act quickly to take advantage of this deal. Currently, both the "graphite" and "pale gray" colorways are on sale. Also included is an Adobe Creative Cloud free trial. According to our tests, Logitech's MX Master 3S mouse is notably quieter than its predecessor. The

Topics: 3s logitech master mouse mx

Shop Amazon

Remember That Asteroid NASA Deflected in a Test of Saving Earth? We Have Bad News

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-05 12:57:01

In late 2022, NASA celebrated its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) as a massive success, a proof of concept for saving humanity in case a similar space rock were to ever head straight for Earth. The small spacecraft smashed into asteroid Didymos' moonlet Dimorphos at a violent 14,000 mph, knocking it severely off course. But three years later, astronomers found that the collision had some unintended consequences. As detailed in a paper published last week in the Planetary Science Journa

Topics: asteroid boulders dart farnham spacecraft

Shop Amazon

Deflecting a Killer Asteroid Is More Complicated Than NASA Thought

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-08-06 00:00:42

In 2022, NASA rammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter its orbital period around its parent asteroid. The mission, dubbed the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), aimed to determine whether humanity could theoretically save itself from a catastrophic asteroid impact. DART collided with Dimorphos, a small moonlet orbiting a larger asteroid called Didymos, on September 26, 2022. The results of the impact blew NASA’s expectations out of the water, shortening Dimorphos’s or

Topics: asteroid boulders dart debris impact

Shop Amazon

Apple, Mastercard and Visa's antitrust lawsuit over payments has been dismissed

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-06 13:51:02

Apple, Mastercard and Visa have successfully dodged a lawsuit that claimed the companies were colluding to maintain the current status quo in point-of-sale-payment card services, Reuters reports. The original 2023 lawsuit filed by beverage retailer Mirage Wine and Spirits alleged that Apple was essentially accepting bribes to not develop its open payment network or open up the iPhone's NFC-based "tap to pay" functionality to competitors. The judge on the case ultimately dismissed it over a lack

Topics: apple lawsuit mastercard pay visa

Shop Amazon

Perplexity Comet

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-09 05:14:02

The Web Should Work For You We believe curiosity is a superpower. It’s the spark that propels humanity forward. Yet, the web—our greatest source of information—was never designed to nurture curiosity; instead we’ve been asked to “browse” it through a one-way lens. That’s why we made Comet. Comet gives curious minds a thought partner for every aspect of online life. Comet moves every tab or task into a simple space for asking more of the world. With Comet, the web becomes a tool of curiosity, h

Topics: ask comet curiosity faster web

Shop Amazon

The Download: hunting an asteroid, and unlocking the human mind

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-08-12 17:10:00

If you were told that the odds of something were 3.1%, it might not seem like much. But for the people charged with protecting our planet, it was huge. On February 18, astronomers determined that a 130- to 300-foot-long asteroid had a 3.1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032. Never had an asteroid of such dangerous dimensions stood such a high chance of striking the planet. Then, just days later on February 24, experts declared that the danger had passed. Earth would be spared. How did t

Topics: asteroid february networks neural story

Shop Amazon

Inside the most dangerous asteroid hunt ever

technologyreview.com Robin George Andrews 2025-08-12 23:30:00

While possible impact locations included patches of empty ocean, the space rock, called 2024 YR4, also had several densely populated cities in its possible crosshairs, including Mumbai, Lagos, and Bogotá. If the asteroid did in fact hit such a metropolis, the best-case scenario was severe damage; the worst case was outright, total ruin. And for the first time, a group of United Nations–backed researchers began to have high-level discussions about the fate of the world: If this asteroid was going

Topics: 2024 asteroid just rising yr4

Shop Amazon

This thermal camera is my favorite smartphone accessory and it's on sale at Amazon

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-08-12 23:24:00

ZDNET's key takeaways Super smooth and highly responsive app The tiny carry case can be attached to a keyring for easy transportation Needs the supplied USB-C extension cable to connect to most ruggedized smartphones $179 at Amazon What's the deal? Amazon is offering a great deal on theThermal Master P2 camera, slashing the price from $249 to $179, and if you use the discount code TMAMZPD5, the price drops to $170. Regular readers will know that I am a big fan of thermal cameras. They are c

Topics: camera master p2 thermal usb

Shop Amazon

The first time I was almost fired from Apple

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-12 13:59:43

The First Time I Was Almost Fired From Apple 3 Jul 2025 Me at Apple in December, 1995. I was hired on at Apple in October of 1995. This was what I refer to as Apple’s circling the drain period. Maybe you remember all the doomsaying — speculation that Apple was going to be shuttering soon. It’s a little odd perhaps then that they were hiring at all but apparently Apple reasoned that they nonetheless needed another “graphics engineer” to work on the technology known as QuickdrawGX. I was then a

Topics: apple color easter like picker

Shop Amazon

NASA Reveals First-Ever Full Image of Peanut-Shaped Asteroid Donaldjohanson

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-08-18 16:57:11

Scientists with NASA’s Lucy mission are finally wrapping up the process of refining the data gathered by the spacecraft’s April 20 encounter with Donaldjohanson, an asteroid in our solar system’s main asteroid belt. And it’s, uh, as peanut-shaped as we first saw it. Earlier this year, Lucy’s Long Range Reconnaissance Imager snapped an image of Donaldjohansson while quickly swooping past it, at a distance of about 600 miles (960 kilometers), with the smallest visible features measuring around 13

Topics: asteroid donaldjohanson earlier lucy solar

Shop Amazon

12 Best Coffee Subscriptions (2025), Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Matthew Korfhage 2025-08-19 17:31:00

FAQ What Kinds of Coffee Subscriptions Are There? AccordionItemContainerButton LargeChevron There are two kinds of coffee subscription providers: roasters and retailers. Roasters are cafés, and small-batch producers who buy raw beans from farmers all over the world and roast them to perfection. By buying from a roaster, you're directly supporting the people who make your favorite coffees; there's no middleman between you and your coffee. The downside is you usually won't have as broad a selecti

Topics: beans coffee like roaster subscription

Shop Amazon

Show HN: A local secrets manager with easy backup

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-19 10:30:09

yacs Yet another credential store 🔐 yacs is a command-line tool that allows you to securely store, manage, and retrieve secrets locally in an encrypted JSON file. This tool uses AES encryption with a master password to ensure your secrets are kept safe. Features Initialization: Set up a new credential store with a master password and a hint. Adding Secrets: Add secrets with descriptions, supporting both string and binary types. Retrieving Secrets: Retrieve secrets by their key. Viewing Keys

Topics: key master password secrets yacs

Shop Amazon

Hollywood’s pivot to AI video has a prompting problem

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2025-08-26 13:00:00

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. It has become almost impossible to browse the internet without having an AI-generated video thrust upon you. Open basically any social media platform, and it won’t be long until an uncanny-looking clip of a fake natural disaster or animals doing impossible things slides across your screen. Most of the videos look absolutely terrible.

Topics: ai asteria generative mooser people

Shop Amazon

London's largest ancient Roman fresco is “most difficult jigsaw puzzle”

news.ycombinator.com Kate Mothes 2025-08-22 07:49:35

Timelapse of the MOLA specialist team reassembling a section of wall plaster. All images © MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology), shared with permission London’s Largest Ancient Roman Fresco Makes for the ‘World’s Most Difficult Jigsaw Puzzle’ ArtHistory Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark One of the remarkable things about a city like London, which has been inhabited for nearly 2,000 years, is that no matter where a developer chooses to build, chances are there’s some relic of the past buried

Topics: building mola plaster roman wall

Shop Amazon

London's Largest Ancient Roman Fresco Is “Most Difficult Jigsaw Puzzle”

news.ycombinator.com Kate Mothes 2025-08-22 12:49:35

Timelapse of the MOLA specialist team reassembling a section of wall plaster. All images © MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology), shared with permission London’s Largest Ancient Roman Fresco Makes for the ‘World’s Most Difficult Jigsaw Puzzle’ ArtHistory Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark One of the remarkable things about a city like London, which has been inhabited for nearly 2,000 years, is that no matter where a developer chooses to build, chances are there’s some relic of the past buried

Topics: building mola plaster roman wall

Shop Amazon

Rubin Observatory’s Stunning Result Proves It’s a ‘Game Changer’ for Spotting Dangerous Asteroids

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-08-26 09:00:05

Astronomers usually keep their eyes on the sky, but on Monday, June 23, the community turned its attention toward Washington, D.C., as scientists from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveiled the telescope’s first images. Many have waited more than 20 years to see Rubin in action, and its initial findings did not disappoint. Rubin, a joint initiative of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science, recently conducted its first 10 hours of test obser

Topics: asteroids defense nasa planetary rubin

Shop Amazon

An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-28 18:00:10

A little less than four years from now, a killer asteroid will narrowly fly past planet Earth. This will be a celestial event visible around the world—for a few weeks, Apophis will shine among the brightest objects in the night sky. The near miss by the large Apophis asteroid in April 2029 offers NASA a golden—and exceedingly rare—opportunity to observe such an object like this up close. Critically, the interaction between Apophis and Earth's gravitational pull will offer scientists an unpreced

Topics: apophis asteroid earth nasa study

Shop Amazon

Credit, Debit or Crypto? Mastercard Says It'll Add Stablecoin as a Payment Option

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-02 01:00:00

Cheng Xin/Getty Images How does a carousel of currencies -- cash, credit, crypto, installment -- attached to a single payment credential sound to you? Well, that's what Mastercard is touting with its One Credential, noting a particular interest in attracting Gen Z. Mastercard announced it's partnering with payment processor Fiserv to bring its recently announced stablecoin, FIUSD, to the Mastercard network. That means Mastercard One Credential users will be able to choose to pay with FIUSD, ca

Topics: credential credit crypto mastercard payment

Shop Amazon

This New Watch Is Being Purpose-Built for Space Exploration—and It's Not an Omega

wired.com Chris Hall 2025-09-02 10:00:00

When you think of space exploration and watches, one name immediately comes to mind: Omega. Since its Speedmaster chronograph was selected by NASA half a century ago it has become synonymous with space travel. The timing of a 13-second engine burn to save Apollo 13 cemented its role in space history, and Omega has not missed a single opportunity to deepen the partnership, from officially naming it the Moonwatch to creating endless commemorative limited editions (even if it is by no means the onl

Topics: bachand says space speedmaster watches

Shop Amazon

Frequent Nightmares Linked to Faster Aging and Premature Death

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-09-06 01:02:45

If you often have nightmares, you may need to worry a bit more about your health. New research presented today at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2025 links frequent nightmares to faster biological aging and an over three times higher risk of premature death, even when taking into account other medical conditions. The researchers claim to be the first to demonstrate this association, which could have significant implications for how seriously one should consider persistent nigh

Topics: aging biological faster nightmares stress

Shop Amazon

This is the Logitech MX Master 4, and it has a new button

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-07 03:54:06

Following last month’s Brazilian certification and a quickly-pulled teaser image leak, Logitech’s next-gen mouse has now appeared in a filing with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), giving us the clearest look yet at what’s changing and what’s not. Here’s what the MX Master 4 looks like. At first glance, the MX Master 4 sticks close to the design language that’s made the MX Master 3 and 3S beloved tools for so many power users. But look a little closer and you’ll spot som

Topics: button logitech master mx users

Shop Amazon

Latest Tech News

Master Foo and the Script Kiddie (1996)

What to read this weekend: When the world spins out of control

‘Eddington’ Director Ari Aster Couldn’t Stand ‘Living in the Internet.’ So He Made a Movie About It

Netflix admits it used generative AI in a big sci-fi hit to cut costs

We Almost Lived in a Timeline Where ‘Morbius’ Was Made by ‘Midsommar’ Director Ari Aster

Nintendo launches another Switch Online test program for 40,000 players

'Eddington' Director Ari Aster Couldn’t Stand ‘Living in the Internet.’ So He Made a Movie About It

Eddington gets the pandemic right but still isn’t a great movie

Most AI projects are abandoned - 5 ways to ensure your data efforts succeed

Our Favorite Wireless Mouse, the Logitech MX Master 3S, Is Under $100 for Prime Day

Remember That Asteroid NASA Deflected in a Test of Saving Earth? We Have Bad News

Deflecting a Killer Asteroid Is More Complicated Than NASA Thought

Apple, Mastercard and Visa's antitrust lawsuit over payments has been dismissed

Perplexity Comet

The Download: hunting an asteroid, and unlocking the human mind

Inside the most dangerous asteroid hunt ever

This thermal camera is my favorite smartphone accessory and it's on sale at Amazon

The first time I was almost fired from Apple

NASA Reveals First-Ever Full Image of Peanut-Shaped Asteroid Donaldjohanson

12 Best Coffee Subscriptions (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Show HN: A local secrets manager with easy backup

Hollywood’s pivot to AI video has a prompting problem

London's largest ancient Roman fresco is “most difficult jigsaw puzzle”

London's Largest Ancient Roman Fresco Is “Most Difficult Jigsaw Puzzle”

Rubin Observatory’s Stunning Result Proves It’s a ‘Game Changer’ for Spotting Dangerous Asteroids

An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines

Credit, Debit or Crypto? Mastercard Says It'll Add Stablecoin as a Payment Option

This New Watch Is Being Purpose-Built for Space Exploration—and It's Not an Omega

Frequent Nightmares Linked to Faster Aging and Premature Death

This is the Logitech MX Master 4, and it has a new button

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising

Latest Tech News

Trending Topics

Hot Now

Popular

Emerging

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising