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Whatever You Do, Don't Become Obsessed With This Conspiracy Thriller on Netflix

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-18 17:05:38

Sometimes, the best TV shows come from unexpected places. Obviously, there were the big ones like Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones. When Vince Gilligan's drug drama ended in 2013, with HBO's landmark fantasy hit in full swing, I wondered what series would be next to capture our collective attention. It took me a few years to find my next TV obsession, which aired on an unassuming basic cable channel. The show I'm referring to was about the internet, of all things. It was created by a guy with

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Microsoft unceremoniously kills off the Xbox Movies & TV store

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-18 22:15:54

You can longer rent or buy TV shows or movies, but you won’t lose any of your purchases. Microsoft has rather abruptly closed down its Movies & TV app, which is accessible on Xbox and Windows PCs via the Microsoft Store. This allowed people to rent or buy movies or TV shows natively through their console or computer’s storefront, but in a newly updated support page Microsoft said the service has ended. "Microsoft no longer offers new entertainment content for purchase, including movies and TV

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CoCo1 composite video

news.ycombinator.com Leaded Solder 2025-07-15 20:05:59

When I got the CoCo, one of the big problems was the super-smeary, snowy video on the RF-out. Even though composite video is generated internally by the video circuitry of the computer, Tandy didn’t end up breaking it out to an actual port. Lots of other 8-bit machines of the era are in the same boat. Luckily, adding a composite video port to the CoCo is very straightforward! So straightforward, in fact, that I did it twice. Theory As I said just now, the Motorola 6847 VDG already generates a

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If You Thought Your Life Was a Mess, Spare a Thought for Boeing's Massively Failed Starliner Spacecraft

futurism.com Unknown 2025-07-18 07:28:43

Even after pouring $2 billion into its much-maligned Starliner spacecraft, NASA and Boeing remain committed to getting back off the ground. As Ars Technica reports, the head of NASA's commercial crew program, Steve Stich, revealed last week that Boeing and its propulsion supplier, Aerojet Rocketdyne, are making considerable changes to the astronaut shuttle following a disastrous first crewed mission to the International Space Station last year. The spacecraft experienced several "in-flight ano

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Local cuisine was on the menu at Cafe Neanderthal

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-19 01:46:48

Sixty thousand years ago, two groups of Neanderthals lived just a stone’s throw apart in what’s now northern Israel. But they had very different cultures when it came to food, according to a recent study. Archaeologist Anaëlle Jallon of Hebrew University of Jerusalem and her colleagues examined dozens of animal bones from both sites, looking for clues about Neanderthal meal prep. It turns out that something as mundane as the cut marks left by butchering an animal can reveal differences in ancien

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Spotify’s new 30-hour audiobook plans are too short to finish long books

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-07-19 02:00:20

Spotify has launched two new Audiobooks Plus add-on subscriptions that allow Premium users to double their audiobook listening limit to 30 hours. They’re available to individual Premium subscribers and users who manage Family and Duo plans. Other users on Premium accounts can now also request 15 hours of audiobook access from their plan manager. However, the new plans are still too short for those who prefer to listen to longer books. The 30-hour limit won’t get you through titles like George R

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Hackers scanning for TeleMessage Signal clone flaw exposing passwords

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-19 06:06:05

Researchers are seeing exploitation attempts for the CVE-2025-48927 vulnerability in the TeleMessage SGNL app, which allows retrieving usernames, passwords, and other sensitive data. TeleMessage SGNL is a Signal clone app now owned by Smarsh, a compliance-focused company that provides cloud-based or on-premisses communication solutions to various organizations. Scanning for vulnerable endpoints Threat monitoring firm GreyNoise has observed multiple attempts to exploit CVE-2025-48927, likely b

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New Phobos ransomware decryptor lets victims recover files for free

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-19 06:56:13

The Japanese police have released a Phobos and 8-Base ransomware decryptor that lets victims recover their files for free, with BleepingComputer confirming that it successfully decrypts files. Phobos is a ransomware-as-a-service operation that launched in December 2018, enabling other threat actors to join as affiliates and utilize their encryption tool in attacks. In exchange, any ransom payments were split between the affiliate and the operators. While the ransomware operation did not receiv

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Microsoft’s constant layoffs risk creating a culture of fear

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-07-19 05:00:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. I can’t open LinkedIn without seeing a new post from a Microsoft employee who lost their job in the company’s latest round of layoffs. Around 15,000 jobs have been eliminated at Microsoft over the past couple months — the biggest cuts at the company in more than a decade. I’ve spoken to more than a dozen Microsoft employees in recent weeks, and everyone is concerned about the

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Microsoft suddenly kills its movies and TV store on Xbox and Windows

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-07-19 06:23:03

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft has suddenly shut its movies and TV store on Xbox consoles and Windows PCs. As of today you can no longer purchase new movies or TV shows from the Microsoft Store on Xbox or Windows, but you will still be able to access previously purchased content on devices. “Downloads will continue to be available on Windows and in HD max resolution,” says Microsoft, but you’ll ha

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This is the daftest e-scooter in the world

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-19 14:13:41

The minds behind Bo’s sublime e-scooter met each other while working for the advanced engineering arm at (F1 team) Williams. Their mission was to take their knowledge of designing and building some of the world’s fastest cars to build a better e-scooter. But while they no longer work for a Formula One team, they can’t quite shake that desire to build vehicles that travel at preposterously daft speed. Which is why the company has today unveiled The Turbo, a souped-up version of the standard Bo e-

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Ask HN: Any active COBOL devs here? What are you working on?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-19 14:05:55

COBOL legacy systems in finance and government are somewhat of a meme. However, I've never actually met a single person who's day job is to maintain one. I'd be curious to learn what systems are you working on?

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Zuck, Sandberg, and Thiel Skate Free From Testifying After Settlement in Meta Privacy Suit

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-07-19 14:00:44

An $8 billion shareholder lawsuit against Meta over the Cambridge Analytica scandal ended in an undisclosed settlement on Thursday. The settlement, which came at the last minute as a trial was getting underway, saved high-ranking members of Meta’s board from having to testify under oath about their roles in those alleged violations. The lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2018, asked the defendants to use billions of their personal wealth to compensate for the financial damages it accused th

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We Consulted Fitness Experts to Learn the Truth About Vibration Plates for Weight Loss

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-19 14:00:00

Step aside mom jeans, scrunchies and denim on denim, there's another trend making a comeback. Vibration plates are trending once again. Similar to the mid-20th-century vibrating belt machines, vibration plates have been said to provide the body with various benefits and can even be a tool for weight loss. But is the hype backed by science and expert opinions, or is it all social media hearsay? To find out if you should add a vibration plate to your workout routine, we asked personal trainers an

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Roborock Saros Z70 Review: OmniGrip Doesn’t Quite Work

wired.com Adrienne So 2025-07-19 14:00:00

I spent a few weeks lying in wait around my house, stalking it. My poor OmniGrip got into trouble all the time. I spent a morning wrestling the arm out of our freestanding toilet paper holder in the bathroom. It pulled all the kitchen towels off the rack. The emergency stop button (and the child lock) work, but you still have to pry the item out of its claw. Roborock has acknowledged in an email that there are many weird limitations to OmniGrip. For example, it does not recognize shoes that are

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This Turbo Escooter Wants to Set a Guinness World Record

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2025-07-19 18:00:00

The fastest I've ever ridden on an electric kick scooter is close to 40 miles an hour, and it was terrifying. UK-based escooter company Bo wants to go even faster—more than 100 miles per hour—and set a Guinness World Record in the process. Bo is a relative newcomer in the micromobility space, and its team is peppered with former members of Williams Formula One Advanced Engineering. It launched its first scooter, the hand-assembled Bo M, a year and a half ago in the UK and European Union, and it

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Servo Web Engine Further Tuning Performance

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-20 02:48:40

The Servo open-source web layout engine continues advancing with its demo Servoshell and continued work around making it suitable for embedding into other software. The Servo project this morning published their latest monthly status update to inform the community what they have been up to the past several weeks.For those curious what Servo developers have been backing on this summer, some of the highlights they published today on their development blog include:- Servo landed some additional wor

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Hundred Rabbits – Low-tech living while sailing the world

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-16 07:45:28

home Receive monthly updates via our RSS feed, or by signing up to our monthly newsletter. June 2025 For a few days, Pino became a land creature, living on stilts, while we scrubbed and re-painted the lower part of the hull. Our propeller had a bit of a wobble, which we hope is now corrected. We also battled with the old wheel quadrant and were finally able to remove it, at least a part of it. Boaters have frequently helped us while we were in boatyards, and we are finally able to pay it forw

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Soundcore Boom 3i Review: A Seaworthy Bluetooth Speaker That Dunks on the Competition

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-07-20 02:00:05

2025 I love when gadgets have a schtick. Like Lenovo’s Tab Plus with an ungodly amount of JBL speakers, or Nothing’s Android phones with lights on the back. Schticks are great, and schticks that are practical and actually work are even better. For Soundcore’s $130 Boom 3i Bluetooth speaker, the schtick is all about throwing a speaker into water, which is unnatural for anyone familiar with how batteries work, but for the right person, might be kind of awesome. See Soundcore Boom 3i at Amazon L

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No, That Taste of Wine a Server Offers Is Not to See if You Like It. Here's Why

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-20 02:33:03

Ordering wine at a restaurant shouldn't be a stressful occasion, but there is plenty of language and ritual associated with wine that can feel foreign to the casual drinker. One such practice is the obligatory tasting after the bottle is opened and before it's poured for you and your guests. Despite what you -- and many others -- might think, this is not really to determine if you like the wine, but rather, to ensure the wine is not spoiled or "corked." Because of that, you don't even need to s

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This physical Clicks keyboard is the Pixel 9 upgrade I didn't know I needed

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-07-20 04:30:16

ZDNET's key takeaways The Clicks Keyboard for Google Pixel 9 and 9 Pro is available for $139. The keyboard supports native Android shortcuts, has a dedicated Gemini button, and supports data pass-through However,it only comes in black, shortcuts can't be customized, and there is no Clicks for the larger Pixel 9 Pro XL. View now at Clicks In early 2024, a couple of my longtime buddies in the mobile tech world launched Clicks, a company that makes physical QWERTY keyboard accessories for the iP

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I tested HP's new EliteBook X G1i, and it's a featherweight champ in the office

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-07-20 04:30:19

ZDNET's key takeaways The HP EliteBook X G1i is on sale with prices starting at $1,549 for the base model. It is a sleek laptop with an outrageous 18-hour battery life and very nice 5MP webcam. However, it's pricey, and it shares a few of the same problems as last year's model, namely, a tendency to run hot. $1,559.95 at B&H Photo-Video $1,945.05 at Amazon more buying choices Back in 2024, HP announced that it was simplifying its laptop portfolio and combining everything into two new commerci

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Linux and Secure Boot certificate expiration

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-20 00:53:31

Linux and Secure Boot certificate expiration [LWN subscriber-only content] Welcome to LWN.net The following subscription-only content has been made available to you by an LWN subscriber. Thousands of subscribers depend on LWN for the best news from the Linux and free software communities. If you enjoy this article, please consider subscribing to LWN. Thank you for visiting LWN.net! Linux users who have Secure Boot enabled on their systems knowingly or unknowingly rely on a key from Microsoft t

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The Download: three-person babies, and tracking “AI readiness” in the US

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-07-19 14:10:00

Eight babies have been born in the UK thanks to a technology that uses DNA from three people: the two biological parents plus a third person who supplies healthy mitochondrial DNA. The babies were born to mothers who carry genes for mitochondrial diseases and risked passing on severe disorders. In the team’s approach, patients’ eggs are fertilized with sperm, and the DNA-containing nuclei of those cells are transferred into donated fertilized eggs that have had their own nuclei removed. The new

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If You Thought Your Life Was a Mess, Spare a Thought for Boeing's Starliner

futurism.com Unknown 2025-07-20 09:28:43

Even after pouring $2 billion into its much-maligned Starliner spacecraft, NASA and Boeing remain committed to getting back off the ground. As Ars Technica reports, the head of NASA's commercial crew program, Steve Stich, revealed last week that Boeing and its propulsion supplier, Aerojet Rocketdyne, are making considerable changes to the astronaut shuttle following a disastrous first crewed mission to the International Space Station last year. The spacecraft experienced several "in-flight ano

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On doing hard things

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-17 12:50:17

On Doing Hard Things 10 Jul, 2025 I've never been known for my coordination, balance, or cardiovascular enthusiasm. In team sports, I was invariably the last one picked – probably only because "not picking" wasn't an option. Physical exertion was not among my natural strengths. So naturally, last summer, I climbed into a boat that was both longer than my room (thanks KRH) and about as wide as myself, and tried to make it move in a straight line. The first few sessions went about how you’d ex

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Uber Is Going All-in on Robotaxis

gizmodo.com Rhett Jones 2025-07-20 18:00:35

By the end of this decade, your next Uber ride might not have a driver at all. At least, that’s what Uber wants you (and its investors on Wall Street to believe.) Uber announced a new partnership today with luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid and the robotics company Nuro. Under the agreement, Uber plans to deploy a fleet of at least 20,000 Lucid Gravity SUVs equipped with Nuro’s self-driving technology over the next six years. The robotaxi service is expected to launch in a yet unnamed major U

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Google is suing the BadBox 2.0 botnet group

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-20 21:58:12

Google has filed a lawsuit against the operators of a what is believed to be the largest smart TV botnet in the world — BadBox 2.0. The company said in its complaint that this China-based botnet had compromised more than 10 million uncertified devices — including TV streaming boxes, tablets and projectors. Google said that cybercriminals pre-installed malware or used malicious apps to download malware on hardware that was running open-source Android software. These compromised devices were then

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Google sues to disrupt BadBox 2.0 botnet infecting 10 million devices

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-20 22:59:26

Google has filed a lawsuit against the anonymous operators of the Android BadBox 2.0 malware botnet, accusing them of running a global ad fraud scheme against the company's advertising platforms. The BadBox 2.0 malware botnet is a cybercrime operation that utilizes infected Android Open Source Project (AOSP) devices, including smart TVs, streaming boxes, and other connected devices that lack security protections, such as Google Play Protect. These devices become infected either by threat actor

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The (Unfinished) PDE Coffee Table Book

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-20 20:03:48

THE (UNFINISHED) PDE COFFEE TABLE BOOK Lloyd N. Trefethen and Kristine Embree, editors Unpublished, 2001 During 2000-2001 a group project based in the Oxford University was begun to write this book. The vision was 100 2-page spreads, each one giving exactly the most useful possible starting information about a different partial differential equation, with beautiful color illustrations. Many people at Oxford and around the world contributed drafts, which were then extensively rewritten and e

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Whatever You Do, Don't Become Obsessed With This Conspiracy Thriller on Netflix

Microsoft unceremoniously kills off the Xbox Movies & TV store

CoCo1 composite video

If You Thought Your Life Was a Mess, Spare a Thought for Boeing's Massively Failed Starliner Spacecraft

Local cuisine was on the menu at Cafe Neanderthal

Spotify’s new 30-hour audiobook plans are too short to finish long books

Hackers scanning for TeleMessage Signal clone flaw exposing passwords

New Phobos ransomware decryptor lets victims recover files for free

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This is the daftest e-scooter in the world

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Zuck, Sandberg, and Thiel Skate Free From Testifying After Settlement in Meta Privacy Suit

We Consulted Fitness Experts to Learn the Truth About Vibration Plates for Weight Loss

Roborock Saros Z70 Review: OmniGrip Doesn’t Quite Work

This Turbo Escooter Wants to Set a Guinness World Record

Servo Web Engine Further Tuning Performance

Hundred Rabbits – Low-tech living while sailing the world

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No, That Taste of Wine a Server Offers Is Not to See if You Like It. Here's Why

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