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Anker’s most recent recall ended up affecting almost half a million power banks

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-19 06:13:19

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has provided more details on Anker’s last power bank recall from earlier this year. The agency notes that it received 33 reports of fire and explosion incidents. About 481,000 units were part of the recall. Electronics manufacturer Anker isn’t exactly having its best year. In June, the company recalled PowerCore 10000 power banks due to safety risks. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) revealed

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Epic will let Fortnite creators sell in-game items in latest attempt to compete with Roblox

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-19 10:20:59

Creators building experiences in Fortnite are getting a new way to earn revenue. Epic says developers will soon have the ability to make and sell in-game items in Fortnite, and earn a cut of the V-Bucks users spend to buy them. Previously, developers only earned money through Fortnite based on the amount of time users spent on their "islands," the in-game name for third-party experiences creators can offer through Fortnite. Developers will be able to create their consumable and durable in-game

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Learn Your Way: Reimagining Textbooks with Generative AI

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-19 13:42:56

Grounded in learning, built for the student Our approach is built on two key pillars that work together to augment the learning experience: (1) generating various multimodal representations of the content, and (2) taking foundational steps toward personalization. The seminal dual coding theory states that forging mental connections between different representations strengthens the underlying conceptual schema in our brain. Subsequent research indeed showed that when students actively engage wi

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We Finally Know How Much It Cost to Train China’s Astonishing DeepSeek Model

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-19 14:25:37

Remember when DeepSeek briefly shook up the entire artificial intelligence industry by launching its large language model, R1, that was trained for a fraction of the money that OpenAI and other big players were pouring into their models? Thanks to a new paper published by the DeepSeek AI team in the journal Nature, we finally know what it took to train DeepSeek 1: $294,000 and 512 Nvidia H800 chips. The reason it was able to spend less, it seems, is because of the team’s use of trial-and-error-b

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Will AI damage human creativity? Most Americans say yes

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-09-19 17:40:00

marabird/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways AI's use is worrying Americans, a new report found. A majority of Americans don't want it replacing human cognition. Still, they are OK with some of AI's use cases. A new report on Americans' AI views highlights their concern over the technology's impact on human cognition, like creativity, problem-solving, forming meaningful relations, and making hard decisions. A majority

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Will AI damage AI human creativity? Most Americans say yes

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-09-19 22:40:49

marabird/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways AI's use is worrying Americans, a new report found. A majority of Americans don't want it replacing human cognition. Still, they are OK with some of AI's use cases. A new report on Americans' AI views highlights their concern over the technology's impact on human cognition, like creativity, problem-solving, forming meaningful relations, and making hard decisions. A majority

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A better future for JavaScript that won't happen

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-20 02:18:28

In the wake of the largest supply-chain attack in history, the JavaScript community could have a moment of reckoning and decide: never again. As the panic and shame subsides, after compromised developers finish re-provisioning their workstations and rotating their keys, the ecosystem might re-orient itself towards solving the fundamental flaws that allowed this to happen. After all, people have been sounding the alarm for years that this approach to dependency management is reckless and dangero

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Target-rich environment: Why Microsoft 365 has become the biggest risk

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-20 06:02:12

Microsoft 365 has become the central nervous system of modern business — and cybercriminals know it. Just as Windows became the primary target for attackers because of its market dominance in the 1990s and 2000s, Microsoft 365 now finds itself in the crosshairs for having "won" the email and collaboration war. With over 400 million paid Office 365 seats worldwide and countless organizations relying on its integrated suite of applications, Microsoft 365 represents the ultimate target-rich envir

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New Report Finds That China's Space Program Is Rapidly Outstripping NASA

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-20 09:05:54

While the sitting US government strips NASA of its expert leadership and funding, it seems China is more than happy to take up the mantle. A new report from the Commercial Space Federation, a lobbying group fighting for the interests of the privatized space industry, found that China's space program is experiencing a meteoric rise, and will soon pose a significant challenge to the US' dominant position in space. Posed as a "risk assessment" of the pressure Chinese competition puts on "American

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Notepad gets free AI features on Copilot+ PCs with Windows 11

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-20 10:50:04

Microsoft is adding free AI-powered text writing capabilities to Notepad for customers with Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11. Currently, this change is being rolled out to Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels, who have upgraded to Notepad version 11.2508.28.0. The AI-powered text summarization, text rewriting, and text generation features introduced for Windows 11 users over the last year are normally available with Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, and Copilot Pro subscriptions. T

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Deliveroo founder Will Shu to step down as CEO after DoorDash takeover

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-09-20 13:55:05

LONDON — Deliveroo CEO Will Shu is set to step down from the food delivery company he co-founded over a decade ago. Shu, who established Deliveroo in 2013 with childhood friend Greg Orlowski, said Thursday that he will step down as CEO after its takeover by U.S. rival DoorDash is completed. DoorDash announced its deal to buy the British online takeout platform in May. The acquisition values Deliveroo at £2.9 billion ($4 billion). "I have decided that now is the right time for me to step down,

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Midcentury North American Restaurant Placemats

news.ycombinator.com Elizabeth Goodspeed 2025-09-18 19:52:17

Today’s collection is a grab bag of midcentury North American restaurant placemats. Like so many past ephemera finds I’ve shared here, I bought these at Brimfield Flea this July from a vendor who had around 500 in a big plastic tub. I bought 25 for $75 (a steal!) but I did have to talk myself out of asking how much it would be for the whole box. Most of these date from the late 1940s through the ’50s, when the postwar boom and expanding highway system put long-distance vacations within reach fo

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The Home Depot Deals During the 2025 Decor Days Sales Event

wired.com Matthew Korfhage 2025-09-20 13:02:00

The end of summer is when our aspirations move indoors—where we will soon spend most of our time. It's when you notice the couch looks sad. And that you'll need a new lamp for the dark days to come. It's also when you can catch some killer sales on home decor—and I'm a sucker for a deal, too. Specifically, home improvement megalith The Home Depot is offering some of its biggest online deals of the year during its Decor Days savings event, September 18 to 21. This means offers up to half off on

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Fortnite creators will soon be able to sell in-game items

theverge.com Andrew Webster 2025-09-20 14:49:37

Epic is continuing its attempts to turn Fortnite into a platform that’s bigger than just battle royale — this time by giving creators the ability to make and sell in-game items. Starting in December, Fortnite creators will be able to sell items directly from the islands they’ve built, using new tools that will be launching later on. The benefit, of course, is that creators on the platform will have a new revenue stream (currently, they earn revenue primarily based on engagement numbers). And Ep

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Meta Connect 2025 live updates: Reactions to Ray-Ban Display, Oakley Vanguard glasses, more

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-09-20 22:59:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Meta Connect 2025 is officially over, and it ended with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a large group of his peers literally running into the sunset. The company debuted several new products and used the event to preview upcoming advancements in artificial intelligence. Also: I used the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, and they offer 2 breakthroughs to take us beyond smartphones Overall, the event was pretty short. It wasn't the

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Pnpm has a new setting to stave off supply chain attacks

news.ycombinator.com Zoltan Kochan 2025-09-20 19:12:56

There have been several incidents recently where popular packages were successfully attacked. To reduce the risk of installing a compromised version, we are introducing a new setting that delays the installation of newly released dependencies. In most cases, such attacks are discovered quickly and the malicious versions are removed from the registry within an hour. The new setting is called minimumReleaseAge . It specifies the number of minutes that must pass after a version is published before

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Meta Connect 2025 live updates: Ray-Ban Display, Oakley Vanguard glasses, more

zdnet.com Jason Howell 2025-09-21 01:43:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Meta Connect 2025 is officially over, and it ended with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and a large group of his peers literally running into the sunset. The company debuted several new products and used the event to preview upcoming advancements in artificial intelligence. Also: 5 Meta Ray-Ban upgrades that have me truly hyped for today Overall, the event was pretty short. It wasn't the nearly hour-long spectacle that Connect 20

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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 18, #1552

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-21 09:00:06

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's Wordle puzzle is a well-known word, but the letters aren't ones I often guess. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on. Today's Wordle hints Before we show you toda

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New Bill Aims to Block Both Online Adult Content and VPNs

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-21 10:21:00

If you live in Michigan, you might not be able to legally use a VPN soon if a new bill is passed into law. On Sept. 11, Michigan Republican representatives proposed far-reaching legislation banning adult internet content. The bill, called the Anticorruption of Public Morals Act and advanced by six Republican representatives, would ban a wide variety of adult content online, ranging from ASMR and adult manga to AI content and any depiction of transgender people. It also seeks to ban all use of V

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Health Connect can now track your steps using your Android phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-21 14:52:54

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google is officially adding native step tracking to Health Connect, as confirmed by Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2. The company announced the change today, and a new banner and “Devices” page within the app now explicitly state Health Connect will track your phone’s steps for other apps to use. This marks a significant shift for the platform, turning it from a simple data hub into a fitness tracking service. Last week, we reported that Google was bringing nat

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WASM 3.0 Completed

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-21 12:16:53

Published on September 17, 2025 by Andreas Rossberg. Three years ago, version 2.0 of the Wasm standard was (essentially) finished, which brought a number of new features, such as vector instructions, bulk memory operations, multiple return values, and simple reference types. In the meantime, the Wasm W3C Community Group and Working Group have not been lazy. Today, we are happy to announce the release of Wasm 3.0 as the new “live” standard. This is a substantially larger update: several big fe

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Anthropic Report Finds Dire News About AI's Effects on Job Market

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-21 17:04:05

As businesses across the economy rush to adopt AI, a new report from OpenAI's competitor Anthropic reveals what the tech is really being used for: instead of helping augment human labor, companies are mainly using AI to automate their jobs. In numbers, an overwhelming 77 percent of businesses using Anthropic's Claude AI software showed signs of automation, like "full task delegation," according to the report released by the company this week. Only 12 percent of AI usage appeared to leverage the

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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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Kleiner Perkins-backed voice AI startup Keplar aims to replace traditional market research

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-09-21 18:54:17

For decades, Fortune 500 companies had to hire market research firms to get meaningful insights into customer satisfaction. These services come with a hefty price tag and often take weeks to complete. Keplar, a market research startup, uses voice AI to conduct customer interviews, providing clients with analysis much faster and at a fraction of the cost of traditional research consulting firms. On Wednesday, the two-year-old company announced that it raised $3.2 million in seed funding led by K

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'South Park' Streaming Release Schedule: How to Watch on Paramount Plus

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-22 02:28:00

Comedy Central If you've been around for the start of South Park season 27, you know its rollout has been hectic. That pattern is continuing with the debut of episode 5, which was previously scheduled to air on Wednesday, Sept. 17. According to the South Park X account, the new installment now won't air until Sept. 24. The X post included a message from South Park co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. "Apparently when you do everything at the last minute sometimes you don't get it done," the

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Garmin’s Venu 4 adds an LED flashlight and accessibility upgrades

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-22 02:08:12

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Garmin is launching its Venu 4 smartwatch today, expanding on the accessibility and sleep tracking features introduced with the Venu 3 two years ago. It’s available now in 41mm and 45mm models and starts at $549.99 which is $100 more expensive than the Venu 3

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Garmin Venu 4 takes aim at a crowded smartwatch field with new health and fitness tools

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-22 06:17:36

Garmin TL;DR Garmin has launched the Venu 4: a premium smartwatch focused on health, fitness, and accessibility. New features include health status tracking, lifestyle logging, advanced sleep tools, and Garmin Fitness Coach. The watch, which starts at $549.99 and will be available on September 22, comes in 41mm and 45mm sizes. It’s a stacked season for wearables. Apple just rolled out its new models, while Google’s Pixel Watch 4 is up for pre-order, and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 lineup only

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AT&T's new AI receptionist will answer calls for you - and block spam

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-09-22 14:23:46

AT&T Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways AT&T's digital receptionist will use AI to screen your calls. The goal is to determine if a call is legitimate or spam. The feature will roll out this year as a test for select AT&T customers. How often do you receive a call from an unknown number and debate whether to answer it? Spam calls continue to plague us all, often making us hesitant to answer our phones unless we know who's calling. Now AT&T is turni

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Samsung 870 QVO 4TB SATA SSD-s: how are they doing after 4 years of use?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-21 04:03:18

I’ve been running four Samsung 870 QVO 4TB SATA SSD-s for a while now. They’re old enough to be popping up on the second-hand market, so I thought it would be good to provide a few additional data points for those thinking about buying one. Mine have mainly been used in a home server setting, with one also being used as a backup drive at times. I initially got these drives because I found the noise that hard drives generated to be unacceptably high in a small apartment. They’re also quite a bit

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PureVPN IPv6 Leak

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-23 06:10:14

In late August 2025, I submitted two security reports to PureVPN under their VDP. Three weeks later, I’ve received no response, so I decided to publish the findings to inform other users. The issues affect both their GUI (v2.10.0) and CLI (v2.0.1) clients on Linux (tested on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, kernel 6.8.0, iptables-nft backend). Here’s what I found. 1. IPv6 Leaks Off-Tunnel After toggling Wi-Fi or resuming from suspend, the PureVPN client fails to restore IPv6 protections: CLI (IKS enabled

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Anker’s most recent recall ended up affecting almost half a million power banks

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