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CircuitHub (YC W12) Is Hiring Operations Research Engineers (UK/Remote)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-18 14:33:07

About CircuitHub CircuitHub is reshaping electronics manufacturing with The Grid , a factory-scale robotics platform designed to make small-batch, high-mix electronics assembly radically more efficient. Think semiconductor-fab levels of precision applied to the chaotic world of prototyping and low-volume production. The result? A 10x throughput improvement in one of the world's most foundational industries. We've raised $20M from top-tier investors, including Y Combinator and Google Ventures ,

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A Collision With Another Planet Could Have Allowed for Life on Earth

wired.com Jorge Garay 2025-09-18 14:00:00

the Earth you walk on today might not be the same planet that was born 4.5 billion years ago. Many scientists believe that in its infancy, Earth collided with another world the size of Mars, and that instead of being destroyed, it was transformed, incorporating the mass of that foreign body to become the planet we know. Recent research adds another layer of relevance to that hypothesized cosmic event: Scientists believe that without that other body, the basic conditions for life to emerge on Ear

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Big Deals on Big TCL TVs—Some Of Our Top Tested Models Are Nearly 50% Off

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-09-19 07:46:23

If you're in the market for a new television, some of our favorite QLED screens from TCL are almost half off for the start of football season. They're already budget-friendly, so these discounts make them even more appealing as an upgrade, and they feature mini LED technology for impressive brightness. While a variety of models are on sale, I want to focus on the two that have found their way into a few of our favorite television roundups. First up is the TCL QM6K (8/10, WIRED Recommends), a sc

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The Astro A20 X headset was made for multi-console homes

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-09-19 15:00:00

is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware that he thinks you’ll like. He joined in 2018, and after a stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. Logitech has announced the Astro A20 X wireless gaming headset, which has a feature that console players might appreciate having: it lets you swap between audio from two platforms, be it an Xbox, Switch, PC, or PS5. It launches October 8th for $179.99. The A20 X ships with a transmitter called the Playsync Base that can receive audio in

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Best Xbox Controller for 2025: Series X and Series S

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 19:33:00

CNET staff -- not advertisers, partners or business interests -- determine how we review products and services. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. With prices going up everywhere, including Microsoft raising prices on its Xbox console and accessories, it's more important than ever to spend your money in the right place. When it comes to getting a new Xbox controller, that means finding the best one for your play style and the types of games you play the most. There are doze

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Procedural Island Generation (III)

news.ycombinator.com Chema Guerra 2025-09-20 10:29:49

Resulting terrain elevation with multi-scale noise layers and mountain peaks This post continues from Part II, where we established the paint map foundation and mountain ridge system. Now we’ll add detailed noise layers, distance-based mountain peaks, and do blending to create the final terrain elevation. Paint Map (recap) Before applying noise layers, we start with the foundation established in Part I - the paint map that defines our base land/water distribution: The paint map from Part I -

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This smartphone telescope brought tears to my eyes with stunning photos - how it works

zdnet.com Allison Murray 2025-09-21 01:30:25

Vaonis Hestia ZDNET's key takeaways The Vaonis Hestia is a smartphone telescope device that retails for $300. The Hestia does well at capturing detailed photos of planets and the stars, and an intuitive app helps guide you. It is an expensive device that takes some getting used to, and the better smartphone camera you have, the better quality photos you will get. $299 at B&H Photo-Video Amidst all the doomscrolling, TV binging, and overworking, we've forgotten to look up at the sky every once

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About the security content of iOS 15.8.5 and iPadOS 15.8.5

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-20 18:34:02

About the security content of iOS 15.8.5 and iPadOS 15.8.5 This document describes the security content of iOS 15.8.5 and iPadOS 15.8.5. About Apple security updates For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available. Recent releases are listed on the Apple security releases page. Apple security documents reference vulnerabilities by CVE-ID when possible. For more information ab

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Apple releases iOS 15.8.5 security update for 10-year old iPhone 6s

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-20 23:34:02

About the security content of iOS 15.8.5 and iPadOS 15.8.5 This document describes the security content of iOS 15.8.5 and iPadOS 15.8.5. About Apple security updates For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available. Recent releases are listed on the Apple security releases page. Apple security documents reference vulnerabilities by CVE-ID when possible. For more information ab

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SQL performance improvements: finding the right queries to fix

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-21 10:43:43

A few weeks ago, we massively improved the performance of the dashboard & website by optimizing some of our SQL queries. In this post, we'll share how we identified the queries that needed work. In the next post, we'll explore how we fixed each of them. We'll cover the basics and gradually work our way up to the more advanced/complex ways of identifying slow queries. In this post, you'll see: Let's go! What these results look like # As a reminder, this is the resulting performance gain for

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Java 25 officially released

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-21 18:25:42

Java 25 / JDK 25: General Availability JDK 25, the reference implementation of Java 25, is now Generally Available. We shipped build 36 as the second Release Candidate of JDK 25 on 15 August, and no P1 bugs have been reported since then. Build 36 is therefore now the GA build, ready for production use. GPL-licensed OpenJDK builds from Oracle are available here: https://jdk.java.net/25 Builds from other vendors will no doubt be available soon. This release includes eighteen JEPs [1]: 470: PEM En

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Mophie debuts Qi2 Powerstation lineup with slim and stand options for iPhone

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-09-22 03:46:49

iPhone 17 is officially here, and Mophie is launching four new MagSafe batteries to give you more power. The lineup includes both slim and high-capacity options with and without kickstands. Not upgrading to iPhone 17? Mophie’s Qi2 Powerstation Wireless Batteries can upgrade your existing iPhone experience too. Mophie’s new lineup includes four options: Each model is Qi2-certified for 15W wireless charging that’s compatible with MagSafe. The two “Slim” models carry a 5,000mAh battery for up to

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Hate Windows 11's vibe? Make it look more like Linux or MacOS - here's how

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-09-22 03:51:29

Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Seelen UI is a desktop environment for Windows. With this app, you can achieve a Linux or MacOS look. Seelen UI is free to use and install on Windows 10/11. As a longtime Linux user, my opinion of the Windows UI has never really wavered: I think it's pretty dismal. Given that Linux has a cornucopia of desktop environments from which to choose, it makes perfect sense that someone wh

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GNOME 49 arrives this week, and it's packed with features and polish you'll love

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-09-22 07:05:51

Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways GNOME 49 will be available on Sept. 17. The latest release switches out some default apps. This new GNOME adds just the right amount of polish. GNOME is a Linux desktop environment that you either love or hate. I've used GNOME and GNOME-based desktops for years and have always fallen on the side of "love. " With each new release, I always find a feature or two (or a bit of extra polish) that makes

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Traveling to Europe? You Need to Know About These New Identity Checks and Fees

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-22 06:59:06

Travelers to Europe will soon have their fingerprints and facial data captured and verified for entering and exiting EU countries, signaling the beginning of the end for passport stamping. The new system, which the EU is calling the EES (Entry/Exit System) will kick off on Oct. 12 and will be gradually phased in across checkpoints through April 9, 2026. By April 10 of next year, the EU hopes to do away with physical passport stamping in favor of a digital biometric system that it says will make

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Java 25 Officially Released

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-22 09:25:42

Java 25 / JDK 25: General Availability JDK 25, the reference implementation of Java 25, is now Generally Available. We shipped build 36 as the second Release Candidate of JDK 25 on 15 August, and no P1 bugs have been reported since then. Build 36 is therefore now the GA build, ready for production use. GPL-licensed OpenJDK builds from Oracle are available here: https://jdk.java.net/25 Builds from other vendors will no doubt be available soon. This release includes eighteen JEPs [1]: 470: PEM En

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DuckDB 1.4.0 LTS

news.ycombinator.com The Duckdb Team 2025-09-22 17:01:06

Announcing DuckDB 1.4.0 The DuckDB team · 7 min TL;DR: We're releasing DuckDB version 1.4.0, codenamed “Andium”. This is an LTS release with one year of community support, and it packs several new features including database encryption, the MERGE statement and Iceberg writes. We are proud to release DuckDB v1.4.0, named “Andium” after the Andean teal (Anas andium), which lives in the Andean highlands of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador. In this blog post, we cover the most important updates f

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Plagued by Parts Shortage and EV Demand Uncertainty, GM Prepares for Layoffs

gizmodo.com Ece Yildirim 2025-09-22 19:30:54

Automotive giant General Motors is preparing for layoffs at its assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri. Although the layoffs will be temporary, the majority of the workers at the plant will be affected, according to a letter sent to employees by the plant’s executive director and the local UAW representative. GM’s Wentzville plant builds the company’s Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size trucks, as well as the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans. The latter two are some of GM

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Dolphin update makes GameCube and Wii games far less likely to crash

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-23 06:51:09

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Dolphin release 2509 turns off Dual Core mode by default on desktop, fixing common crashes. The update also adds compatibility for three tricky Disney Wii games thanks to clever hacks. Bluetooth passthrough, which enables Wii Remote support, has been patched to work with more modern Bluetooth adapters. Dolphin has long been one of the most impressive emulators around, but despite more than 20 years of development, there’s still more work to be done. In

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iOS 26: Here's How to Change Your iPhone's New Liquid Glass Design

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-23 08:00:04

Apple released iOS 26 on Monday, a few months after the company announced it at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The update introduces a handful of new features to your iPhone, like call screening, new ringtones and more. And the biggest change iOS 26 brings to your device is a new Liquid Glass design. Liquid Glass is the biggest visual update Apple has brought to your iPhone since the company released iOS 7 in 2013. The redesign makes menus and other visual elements appear transluc

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Debian Upgrade Marathon: 3.1 Sarge

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-20 03:55:18

Debian Upgrade Marathon: 3.1 Sarge Apr. 25, 2025 [technology] Had my priorities been better aligned, I would have first begun building Linux skills sometime during the Bush (W) administration. It has left me feeling as though I should make up for that lost time. So I’ve decided to reclaim that lost experience of installing and using Debian from around the early-mid 2000s. From there, the plan is to upgrade the installation through each stable release up to present day Debian Stable. And hopefu

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How to disable ACR on your TV - and why you should ASAP

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-09-24 19:13:44

Adam Breeden/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Smart TVs track viewing habits with ACR tech. Collected data fuels billions in targeted ads. Turning off ACR protects privacy but takes effort. Did you know that whenever you turn on your smart TV, you invite an unseen guest to watch it with you? These days, most popular TV models utilize automatic content recognition (ACR), a form of ad surveillance technology that gathers information about eve

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Parts shortage is the latest problem to hit General Motors production

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-24 23:38:52

General Motors will temporarily lay off workers at its Wentzville assembly plant in Missouri. According to a letter sent to employees by the head of the plant and the head of the local union, a shortage of parts is the culprit, and as a result the factory will see "a temporary layoff from September 29-October 19." The plant is about 45 minutes west of St Louis and employs more than 4,000 people to assemble midsize pickup trucks for Chevrolet and GMC, as well as full-size vans. Not every employe

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iOS 26 officially launches today, but some developers aren’t sure it should

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-09-25 01:20:08

Today is the day that iOS 26 finally emerges from beta and is officially launched. The headline feature is of course the Liquid Glass look, which has proved almost as controversial as the minimalist look of iOS 7 back in 2013. Apple has made some pretty substantial changes to the look of the operating system after beta testers complained about poor legibility and confusing design elements. Even so, some developers are not at all convinced that Liquid Glass is ready to be unleashed … Wired’s Cr

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Hypershell Introduces the World’s Best Outdoor Exoskeleton to Date: The Hypershell X Ultra

gizmodo.com David Nield 2025-09-25 08:00:00

We’ve previously covered some of Hypershell’s pro-level exoskeleton suits, and been impressed by them. Now the brand new Hypershell X Ultra is here, upping the specs and appeal in almost every department, ready to claim the title of the best outdoor exoskeleton on the market. These exoskeletons are designed to fit comfortably and snugly around your frame, enabling you to travel farther for longer, and attempt hikes and challenges that might otherwise be beyond you. Even better, they adapt and a

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Celestia – Real-time 3D visualization of space

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-25 10:30:19

Interactive Planetarium Celestia serves as a planetarium – for an observer on any celestial object. You can easily navigate to any world and land on its surface. When used as a planetarium, Celestia shows accurate positions of solar system objects in the sky. You can switch labels and other supporting features on and off with hotkeys, or zoom in and out on an object of interest, for example Jupiter’s system of moons.

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Celestia – real-time 3D visualization of space

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-25 15:30:19

Interactive Planetarium Celestia serves as a planetarium – for an observer on any celestial object. You can easily navigate to any world and land on its surface. When used as a planetarium, Celestia shows accurate positions of solar system objects in the sky. You can switch labels and other supporting features on and off with hotkeys, or zoom in and out on an object of interest, for example Jupiter’s system of moons.

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This key iPhone 17 Pro rumor didn’t come to fruition, but there’s a good reason for it

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-09-25 05:12:27

With iPhone 17 Pro, there was one major rumor that a lot of Apple fans were looking forward to this year: reverse wireless charging. After all, with the new glass window with a centered Apple logo – it looked like a perfect opportunity for this new feature. Our batteries are also larger than ever. Yet, the Apple Event came and went – and there was no reverse wireless charging. While this is certainly disappointing, there’s a good reason for it not arriving, and I’ll delve into that. Magnets ca

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Our favorite budget wireless earbuds are back on sale for $45

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-25 06:21:26

The Anker Soundcore Space A40 wireless earbuds are back on sale for a record-low price of $45 a 44 percent discount. These earbuds remain our top pick for best budget wireless earbuds. The most significant feature on the A40 earbuds is the inclusion of active noise cancellation (ANC), which is almost unheard of at this price point. It's not the most sophisticated ANC, but it does sufficiently reduce constant rumbling background noise like on a plane. The built-in mic that's used for transparenc

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