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World Curling tightens sweeping rules, bans firmer broom foams ahead of Olympics

news.ycombinator.com The Canadian Press 2025-08-28 02:00:29

World Curling has tightened its sweeping equipment rules heading into the Olympic season. The move, announced Friday, follows concern over firmer broom foams that many players said gave sweepers too much control. Several high-profile models — including some from Goldline, BalancePlus and Hardline — are now banned. Only brushes with less-firm foam are approved for competition, effective immediately. World Curling said the decision followed extensive consultation with players, manufacturers and

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Two wearables are better than one, according to Amazfit’s latest launch

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-01 02:00:36

Amazfit TL;DR Amazfit has launched the new Balance 2 fitness tracking watch and screen-free Helio Strap. The devices are available now for $299.99 and $99.99, respectively, or bundled for $379.99 for users who want an integrated tracking experience. Highlights include the company’s new BioCharge scoring and no subscription fees. Amazfit has officially kicked off the summer with the launch of two new devices, the Balance 2 smartwatch and the Helio Strap, a screen-free tracker designed for tra

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As a golfer, this is the smartwatch I recommend most on the course

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-09-01 02:00:19

ZDNET's key takeaways The Amazfit Balance 2 smartwatch is available now for $249. The watch has a vivid AMOLED display with sapphire glass, 21-day battery life, dual speakers, and advanced golf features. Subscription music services are not supported and the app store is still limited. View now at Amazon Late last year I bought a lovely Woodland Brown Amazfit Balance and still marvel at the look, feel, and performance of that $200 smartwatch. For the past couple of weeks, I've been using its s

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A real fixed-point decimal crate in Rust

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-03 05:50:00

Primitive fixed-point decimal types. Rust built-in f32 and f64 types have two drawbacks: can not represent decimal numbers in base 10 accurately, because they are in base 2; can not guarantee the fraction precision, because they are floating-point. This crate provides fixed-point decimal types to address the issues by using integer types to represent numbers with a scaling factor (also called as "scale") in base 10 to achieve the accuracy. This is a common idea. Many other decimal crates do

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The Fed Didn't Cut Rates, but Your Credit Card's APR Could Still Change. Here's What You Need to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-08 16:22:00

CNET/Getty Images The Federal Reserve once again held interest rates steady at Wednesday's meeting, but that doesn't mean your card's interest rate can't change. There are other things -- like economic uncertainty and the potential impact of tariffs -- that could impact your credit card's APR. The Federal Open Market Committee left interest rates at a target range of 4.25% to 4.5% (PDF) in response to continued uncertainty about the economy and "somewhat elevated inflation." Chair Jerome Powel

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The Fed Didn't Cut Rates, But Your Credit Card's APR Could Still Change. Here's What You Need to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-09 02:22:00

CNET/Getty Images The Federal Reserve once again held interest rates steady at Wednesday's meeting, but that doesn't mean your card's interest rate can't change. There are other things -- like economic uncertainty and the potential impact of tariffs -- that could impact your credit card's APR. The Federal Open Market Committee left interest rates at a target range of 4.25% to 4.5% (PDF) in response to continued uncertainty about the economy and "somewhat elevated inflation." Chair Jerome Powel

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World Curling tightens sweeping rules, bans firmer broom foams ahead of Olympics

Two wearables are better than one, according to Amazfit’s latest launch

As a golfer, this is the smartwatch I recommend most on the course

A real fixed-point decimal crate in Rust

The Fed Didn't Cut Rates, but Your Credit Card's APR Could Still Change. Here's What You Need to Know

The Fed Didn't Cut Rates, But Your Credit Card's APR Could Still Change. Here's What You Need to Know

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World Curling tightens sweeping rules, bans firmer broom foams ahead of Olympics

Two wearables are better than one, according to Amazfit’s latest launch

As a golfer, this is the smartwatch I recommend most on the course

A real fixed-point decimal crate in Rust

The Fed Didn't Cut Rates, but Your Credit Card's APR Could Still Change. Here's What You Need to Know

The Fed Didn't Cut Rates, But Your Credit Card's APR Could Still Change. Here's What You Need to Know

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