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Famous cognitive psychology experiments that failed to replicate

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-21 17:55:28

Marco Giancotti , August 21, 2025 Cover image: Photo by Rebecca Freeman, Unsplash TL;DR is the part in bold below. The field of psychology had a big crisis in the 2010s, when many widely accepted results turned out to be much less solid than previously thought. It's called the replication crisis, because labs around the world tried and failed to replicate, in new experiments, previous results published by their original "discoverers". In other words, many reported psychological effects were ei

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Check Your Bank Accounts, You Might Spot a Deposit From a Facebook Lawsuit

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-25 16:09:19

Read your email carefully this week: On Monday morning, I received an email from PayPal with the enticing subject line, "Your Facebook Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation Settlement Payment." And no, it wasn't a scam. I opened it to find my PayPal account had been sent $37.55 as my share of Facebook's $725 million privacy settlement. Don't miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source. I was glad I spotted the email, because the money w

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Millions of Facebook users are finally getting their payouts from the $725M privacy settlement

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-26 02:43:12

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR In 2022, Meta agreed to pay a $725 million settlement to millions of users for allegedly selling their personal information to Cambridge Analytica. The company handling the payments has confirmed that the distribution of the money has commenced and will continue over the next 10 weeks. If your claim was approved, you’ll receive an email three to four days before your payment is sent. It was a while ago, but you may remember when Meta got in trouble f

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Legal win

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-27 15:55:23

Just got word that the court dismissed several of WP Engine and Silver Lake’s most serious claims — antitrust, monopolization, and extortion have been knocked out! These were by far the most significant and far-reaching allegations in the case and with today’s decision the case is narrowed significantly. This is a win not just for us but for all open source maintainers and contributors. Huge thanks to the folks at Gibson and Automattic who have been working on this. With respect to any remainin

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An embarrassing failure of the US patent system: Nintendo's latest patents

news.ycombinator.com Lincoln Carpenter 2025-09-28 09:11:50

The last 10 days have brought a string of patent wins for Nintendo. Yesterday, the company was granted US patent 12,409,387, a patent covering riding and flying systems similar to those Nintendo has been criticized for claiming in its Palworld lawsuit (via Gamesfray). Last week, however, Nintendo received a more troubling weapon in its legal arsenal: US patent 12,403,397, a patent on summoning and battling characters that the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted with alarmingly litt

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Adventure Prototype Recovered for the C64

news.ycombinator.com Frank Gasking 2025-10-08 17:01:18

DISCLAIMER: We are a non-profit digitisation project, aiming to digitally preserve software and history which would otherwise be lost for good. If for any reason there is anything that you do not wish to be on the website, please contact us for removal. Games That Weren't® is the registered trademark of Frank Gasking.

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Medicare Will Start Paying AI Companies a Share of Any Claims They Automatically Reject

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-16 01:57:34

It's long been the practice of private health insurers to require "prior authorization" before you can get the treatment you need. Often, they'll try to deny as many of these claims as possible — including with the use of AI models. Government-backed plans like Medicare, however, have tended to cover what private insurers don't, and without the laborious application process. But that could be poised to change. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it'll experiment with its own ve

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Samsung’s trifold might be launching pretty soon

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-10-17 22:38:26

We know officially that Samsung is planning to launch its first trifold phone this year, and recent rumors suggest that might mean either this month or next. Just don’t expect it to appear at this week’s Unpacked event, which promises products ranging from “premium AI tablets to the newest member of the Galaxy S25 family.” Korea’s ET News reports today that the new foldable could be unveiled as early as this month, with the phone actually on sale in November. That launch sounds pretty limited t

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The revived Acclaim will reveal its 2026 lineup in a September 10 showcase

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-26 06:32:06

Acclaim Entertainment, a big name in licensed games in the '90s, is "returning." (Although, much like the new Atari, this is technically a different company that bought the old trademark.) The new Acclaim will focus on publishing indie games and reviving classic franchises. We don't know much beyond that, but we'll learn more on September 10 in the Play Acclaim Showcase. The company's March announcement of its revival hinted at the resurrection of old franchises. But it's unclear which of its c

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Writing with LLM is not a shame

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-31 13:10:29

Writing with LLM is not a shame. An essay about transparency on AI use. tl;dr: For people who are curious about AI, you rapidly detect people who are using it not correctly (for those who use AI “smartly” or correctly, it’s more complicated to detect it). I’m pretty sure you already saw tons of ai-written posts on social media. For me, I started to notice this in January 2024. At this moment, I was shocked of seeing all these ai-written articles or comments and I decided to disclaim my AI uses

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Bank Fires Workers in Favor of AI Chatbot, Rehires Them After Chatbot Is Terrible at the Job

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-11-02 10:40:04

Companies all over the world are currently racing to shrink their workforces and replace them with AI. Often, it seems, this isn’t working out for the firms involved. Case in point: A bank in Australia recently did so, but then had to ask its workers to come back after it turned out that the chatbot that it had launched to replace them couldn’t cut the mustard. Last month, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia announced that it would be laying off 45 customer service workers as it rolled out a new

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Trump Mobile is promoting its smartphone with terribly edited photos of other brands' products

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-03 05:29:43

Since it was announced in June, Trump Mobile has committed to an increasingly-surreal smoke-and-mirrors approach to its promised T1 smartphone. Despite the initial claims that the phone would be made in the United States, it seemed highly unlikely from the start that it was accurate. The "Made in USA" claims were quietly removed from the Trump Mobile website at a later date. AppleInsider spotted the latest bizarre wrinkle to this story, which is that the actual phone still does not exist. The p

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Gear News of the Week: A New Privacy Phone Arrives, and Samsung Has a $30K 115-Inch Micro RGB TV

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2025-11-13 09:30:00

There's a new smartphone promising to protect your privacy: the Up Phone, from a company called Unplugged. Except it's not new. Unplugged has been around for a few years—the company was cofounded by Erik Prince, the founder of private military company Blackwater—and it originally announced the Up Phone in 2023. But this week, the company claims it's “relaunching” the phone, under new leadership. Like the original, the Up Phone's UnpluggedOS (formerly LibertOS) is built on the Android Open Sourc

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Kodak denies it’s shutting down amid media reports of financial struggles

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-11-17 18:39:11

Eastman Kodak is denying reports that it’s shutting down. On Wednesday, media outlets like CNN and CNBC detailed the company’s ongoing financial challenges, including statements made in its earnings report that warned investors it didn’t have “committed financing or available liquidity” to meet debt obligations coming due within 12 months. However, Kodak quickly published a press release to counter these claims, noting it has “no plans to cease operations” or file for bankruptcy protection. Ra

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New York claims Zelle’s shoddy security enabled a billion dollars in scams

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-11-20 09:39:34

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. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing the banks behind Zelle over claims that their payment platform enabled “massive amounts of fraud” that caused customers to lose more than $1 billion between 2017 and 2023. In the lawsuit, James alleges Zelle was r

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You can claim up to $7,500 from AT&T's $177M data breach payouts - how to check your eligibility ASAP

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2025-11-25 06:31:00

SOPA Images / Contributor / Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways AT&T's $177 million settlement is for data breaches in 2019 and 2024. Claim up to $5,000 (first breach) and $2,500 (Snowflake hack), or both. File claim by Nov. 18, 2025, either online or by mail. If you're a current or former AT&T customer, here's some good news: You can now file a claim in a newly approved $177 million class-action settlement stemming from two massive data breaches. These hacks -- one dating back to 2019 and a

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Were you an AT&T customer in 2024? You might be owed up to $5,000

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-26 04:10:38

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR AT&T will pay $177 million to settle claims over two major 2024 data breaches. Impacted customers can claim up to $5,000 for documented losses, depending on the breach. Claims must be filed by November 18. If you were an AT&T customer caught up in one or both of the carrier’s big 2024 data breaches, you could be eligible for a cash payout. In some cases, it might be thousands of dollars. As detailed by Top Class Actions, AT&T has agreed to a $177 mi

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Apple pushes back on Fintiv’s latest litigious attempt to profit off Apple Pay

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-27 23:05:52

Fintiv, a firm you’ve probably only heard of in the context of patent litigation, is once again suing Apple over Apple Pay. Apple’s secure mobile payment solution launched over a decade ago in 2014. Fintiv has been unsuccessfully suing Apple over Apple Pay since 2018. Apple is not hiding its frustration. In a statement to 9to5Mac, the company accused the Texas-based firm of trying to “distract from their failed patent case” with a new set of allegations. “The court has repeatedly rejected Fint

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Welcome to the IPv4 Games

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-07 22:31:47

Claim The Land At Your IP I claim this land for Claim! Claim Your Land Sorry! You appear to be connecting from an IPv6 address. IPv4 Games only supports IPv4 right now. (What is this?) Top Players This hour day week month all-time (Requires JavaScript to view) Loading top players... Show All Recent Successful Claims Loading recent claims... Show All /8 Block Leaders Loading segments...

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

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-10 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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Russian airline Aeroflot grounds dozens of flights after cyberattack

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-20 09:51:30

Aeroflot, Russia's flag carrier, has suffered a cyberattack that resulted in the cancellation of more than 60 flights and severe delays on additional flights. Although official sources from Russia, like the General Prosecutor's Office, did not attribute the attack to specific threat groups or even origin, responsibility was taken by Ukrainian and Belarusian hacktivist collectives 'Silent Crow' and 'Cyberpartisans BY.' The latter are known for previous attacks on the Belarusian Railway, the cou

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Rumor: iPhone 17 Pro could have three unexpected camera upgrades

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-24 10:49:29

We’re probably about six weeks away from Apple announcing the iPhone 17 Pro. Much of what we expect to see has been leaked for months, but a new rumor has surfaced about some unexpected camera upgrades. According to Joe Rossignol at MacRumors, the site received an anonymous tip sharing unverified information based on an ad being produced for the upcoming flagship iPhone: The tipster claimed to be familiar with an iPhone 17 Pro commercial that is allegedly being produced by Slovenian company Di

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The Galaxy Z Fold 7 might be thinner than claimed, but there’s bad news for rivals

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-26 23:06:05

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR A Korean study has revealed that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is thinner than actually claimed. The study also found that other recent book-style foldables were thicker than advertised. This comes after reports that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 was thinner than the HONOR Magic V5, which claims to be the thinnest foldable. HONOR says the Magic V5 is the world’s thinnest foldable phone, but the company uses a dubious measurement method to make this claim. Now, a Korean s

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Who Controls Your Health? Test Your Knowledge of the MAHA Movement

wired.com Elana Klein 2025-12-27 04:00:00

US health officials, from RFK Jr. on down, have made some wild claims. See if you can name the person responsible for these quotes and factoids.

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AI companies have stopped warning you that their chatbots aren’t doctors

technologyreview.com James O'Donnell 2026-01-07 02:45:00

“Then one day this year,” Sharma says, “there was no disclaimer.” Curious to learn more, she tested generations of models introduced as far back as 2022 by OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Google, and xAI—15 in all—on how they answered 500 health questions, such as which drugs are okay to combine, and how they analyzed 1,500 medical images, like chest x-rays that could indicate pneumonia. The results, posted in a paper on arXiv and not yet peer-reviewed, came as a shock—fewer than 1% of outputs fro

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The Pixel Watch 4 might not become e-waste if you damage it

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-10 09:30:44

Google is hosting its annual Pixel event on August 20, which will likely feature the Pixel 10 series and the Pixel Watch 4. The new Pixel phones are expected to retain the physical design of last year's phones, but a new report claims Google's smartwatch is getting an important hardware upgrade—it may finally be repairable. Google has stuck with the same design for all three generations of the Pixel Watch, making changes only to internal components, displays, and charging. Even with the year-to

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Last call: Fortnite players only have two days left to claim their settlement payout

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-01 04:16:36

Gary Sims / Android Authority TL;DR Fortnite players who were charged for unwanted purchases can submit a claim to receive compensation stemming from the FTC’s settlement with Epic Games. Eligible claimants only have until July 9 to apply. Refunds are expected to arrive in 2026 after the agency has reviewed and validated all claims. If you’re a Fortnite player, you might be entitled to some money. But you’ll have to act quickly, as those who are eligible only have two days left to submit a c

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GameStop Might've Sold Your Purchase Data to Facebook: How to Claim a Piece of the Settlement

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

There's still time to claim part of GameStop privacy settlement. Have you bought something from video game retailer GameStop in the past five years? Did you have a Facebook account when you did so? According to an email I received awhile back, that includes me. If it includes you as well, you can claim your own piece of a brewing settlement from the company, and you've still got a few weeks to do so. Last month, GameStop agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it o

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Play Fortnite? You can claim part of Epic's $245 million settlement payout - for one more week

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-02-12 09:38:00

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images More than 500,000 Fortnite players are in line to receive a cash payment from Epic Games after the Federal Trade Commission ruled that the game maker tricked customers into making unwanted purchases. Some people have already received payments, but there's still an opportunity for new claims. Also: Apple's $95 million Siri settlement claims are ending soon - how to secure your payout The $245 million settlement, first announced two years ago, accused th

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Play Fortnite? You can get part of Epic's $245 million settlement payout - here's how

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-02-12 18:01:00

NurPhoto / Getty Images More than 500,000 Fortnite players are in line to receive a cash payment from Epic Games after the Federal Trade Commission ruled that the game maker tricked customers into making unwanted purchases. Some people have already received payments, but there's still an opportunity for new claims. Also: Apple's $95 million Siri settlement claims are ending soon - how to secure your payout The $245 million settlement, first announced two years ago, accused the publisher of us

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Latest Tech News

Famous cognitive psychology experiments that failed to replicate

Check Your Bank Accounts, You Might Spot a Deposit From a Facebook Lawsuit

Millions of Facebook users are finally getting their payouts from the $725M privacy settlement

Legal win

An embarrassing failure of the US patent system: Nintendo's latest patents

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Adventure Prototype Recovered for the C64

Medicare Will Start Paying AI Companies a Share of Any Claims They Automatically Reject

Samsung’s trifold might be launching pretty soon

The revived Acclaim will reveal its 2026 lineup in a September 10 showcase

Writing with LLM is not a shame

Bank Fires Workers in Favor of AI Chatbot, Rehires Them After Chatbot Is Terrible at the Job

Trump Mobile is promoting its smartphone with terribly edited photos of other brands' products

Gear News of the Week: A New Privacy Phone Arrives, and Samsung Has a $30K 115-Inch Micro RGB TV

Kodak denies it’s shutting down amid media reports of financial struggles

New York claims Zelle’s shoddy security enabled a billion dollars in scams

You can claim up to $7,500 from AT&T's $177M data breach payouts - how to check your eligibility ASAP

Were you an AT&T customer in 2024? You might be owed up to $5,000

Apple pushes back on Fintiv’s latest litigious attempt to profit off Apple Pay

Welcome to the IPv4 Games

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

Russian airline Aeroflot grounds dozens of flights after cyberattack

Rumor: iPhone 17 Pro could have three unexpected camera upgrades

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 might be thinner than claimed, but there’s bad news for rivals

Who Controls Your Health? Test Your Knowledge of the MAHA Movement

AI companies have stopped warning you that their chatbots aren’t doctors

The Pixel Watch 4 might not become e-waste if you damage it

Last call: Fortnite players only have two days left to claim their settlement payout

GameStop Might've Sold Your Purchase Data to Facebook: How to Claim a Piece of the Settlement

Play Fortnite? You can claim part of Epic's $245 million settlement payout - for one more week

Play Fortnite? You can get part of Epic's $245 million settlement payout - here's how

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