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I tested a Bluetooth tracker for iOS and Android, and its safety features are top-tier

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-07-20 00:00:19

ZDNET's key takeaways The Chipolo Pop Tracker tag is small, durable, water-resistant, and loud. User-replaceable battery lasts a year. Like all third-party tags, they do not support Apple's own precision finding. $29 at Amazon For me, finder tags like the Apple AirTags have been a game changer. And that's not a word of hyperbole. They have literally saved me countless hours of hassle, headaches, and heart-wrenching frustration trying to find out where I put something down. Okay, I know if I

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This Emoji Won Most Popular New Emoji, but It Was Never Really a Contest

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-20 13:05:00

Emoji are a fun way to communicate with others, and the internet celebrates this with World Emoji Day every July 17 (since that's the date on the calendar emoji). As part of those celebrations, Emojipedia, an online directory of emoji and their meanings, announces awards for most popular new emoji, most anticipated emoji and even lifetime achievement awards. In my opinion, this year's winner for Most Popular New Emoji was bound to win. Based on Emojipedia's site data, the winner of the Most 202

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This simple Kindle accessory seriously upgraded my reading experience (and it costs less than $25)

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-07-26 02:46:12

ZDNET's key takeaways The Strapsicle silicone straps upgrade the grip options on your Kindle and provide a secure hold to prevent drops. At $21, Strapsicle is an easy and affordable Kindle accessory to make your reading experience even more comfortable. If you prefer more ergonomic grips or don't like the look of straps across the back of your Kindle, an alternative security option may be best. $20.9 at Amazon If you're adventuring on summer travels in the upcoming months, now is the perfect

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Pope Leo Signed a Popplio ‘Pokémon’ Card in the Cutest Vatican Sanctioned Interaction

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-08-03 05:00:12

One Pokémon fan traveled across the land and searched far and wide to find Pope Leo XIV with a Popplio card in hand for a truly delightful interaction. The meeting took place at the Vatican, where recently elected Pope Leo XIV greeted visitors for blessings. The Pokémon aficionado (known as ReptileCake on Reddit) took a card of Popplio, the water starter from the 7th generation of the card game, to get signed as well as another card to be blessed by the pontiff as a memento. The interaction to

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Google Photos will soon let you animate your stills, here’s how (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-04 18:05:38

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos could soon introduce a new Remix feature that uses generative AI to help users create short videos from still images. We first spotted the feature in a teardown in May and gave you an early look at its interface last month. Google has since updated its UI and added a new pop-up showcasing how the feature works. Google is prepping a new generative AI feature for Google Photos that will allow users to convert still images into short video

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This simple Kindle accessory is under $20 now and has seriously upgraded my reading experience

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-08-06 06:13:25

ZDNET's key takeaways The Strapsicle silicone straps upgrade the grip options on your Kindle and provide a secure hold to prevent drops. At $21, Strapsicle is an easy and affordable Kindle accessory to make your reading experience even more comfortable. If you prefer more ergonomic grips or don't like the look of straps across the back of your Kindle, an alternative security option may be best. $20.9 at Amazon The Strapsicle Kindle straps are on sale for $16 during Amazon Prime Day. Plus, sho

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A Free Echo Spot? Amazon Is Almost There This Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-07 10:55:24

Amazon rolled out its Prime Day sales at midnight this Tuesday, and again it dropped prices on some of its best devices—like the Echo Spot and Echo Pop. If you want a smart alarm clock or a compact Alexa speaker, there has never been a better time to buy: Since these products are made by Amazon, you know that this is going to be the lowest price you’ll find throughout the entire year. Amazon’s new model, the Echo Spot, is available for as little as $44, which is half the normal price of $79: Th

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Fictional K-pop bands zoom to top of US music charts

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-06 17:19:31

Fictional K-pop bands beat BTS and Blackpink in US charts 3 days ago Share Save Peter Hoskins Business reporter Share Save Netflix KPop Demon Hunters is currently the most streamed movie on Netflix globally A hugely popular K-pop musical animation has seen songs by its fictional bands top US music charts, beating real-life K-pop groups. KPop Demon Hunters is currently the most streamed movie on Netflix globally, clocking up more than 33 million views in just two weeks. On Friday the song Your

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Is It Time to Stop Protecting the Grizzly Bear?

wired.com Christine Peterson 2025-08-09 06:00:00

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the early 1900s, long before smartphones and selfie sticks, tourists flocked to Yellowstone National Park—not for the geysers or scenery, but for a grotesque show: a nightly spectacle of grizzly bears raiding cafeteria scraps from open-pit landfills like desperate, starving pirates. The bears were in dangerous proximity to humans: Hungry bears tore at open car windows. Tourists posed a little too close with

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The Bands of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Are Having a Charts Battle in Real Life Too

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-08-14 10:50:16

Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation’s K-Pop Demon Hunters is currently topping the streamer’s most-watched rankings, and in a funny life-imitating-art moment, the soundtrack’s leading singles from the film’s songwriter EJAE are now battling it out on the Billboard 100. In the film, the heroic Huntrix, who fight demons by stage light, are fan-favorite K-pop performers who find themselves facing a big threat when a new boy band goes viral. Unfortunately, the handsome and debonair Saja Boys also h

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'Squid Game' on Fortnite: Learn All About the New Skins and Items

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-16 01:15:12

Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement 'Squid Game' on Fortnite: Learn All About the New Skins and Items The super popular Netflix series has landed on the super popular third-person shooter.

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Aging-related inflammation is not universal across human populations

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-18 18:52:40

Inflammation, long considered a hallmark of aging, may not be a universal human experience, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The research suggests that "inflammaging"—chronic, low-grade inflammation associated with aging—appears to be a byproduct of industrialized lifestyles and varies significantly across global populations. The findings are published in Nature Aging. Researchers analyzed data from four populations: two industrialized groups—th

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An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-23 03:00:10

A little less than four years from now, a killer asteroid will narrowly fly past planet Earth. This will be a celestial event visible around the world—for a few weeks, Apophis will shine among the brightest objects in the night sky. The near miss by the large Apophis asteroid in April 2029 offers NASA a golden—and exceedingly rare—opportunity to observe such an object like this up close. Critically, the interaction between Apophis and Earth's gravitational pull will offer scientists an unpreced

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America’s incarceration rate is in decline

news.ycombinator.com Keith Humphreys 2025-08-25 13:14:29

For more than 40 years, the United States—a nation that putatively cherishes freedom—has had one of the largest prison systems in the world. Mass incarceration has been so persistent and pervasive that reform groups dedicated to reducing the prison population by half have often been derided as made up of fantasists. But the next decade could see this goal met and exceeded: After peaking at just more than 1.6 million Americans in 2009, the prison population was just more than 1.2 million at the e

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This simple Kindle accessory has seriously upgraded my reading experience - and it's on sale

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-08-31 10:02:56

ZDNET's key takeaways The Strapsicle silicone straps upgrade the grip options on your Kindle and provide a secure hold to prevent drops. At $21, Strapsicle is an easy and affordable Kindle accessory to make your reading experience even more comfortable. If you prefer more ergonomic grips or don't like the look of straps across the back of your Kindle, an alternative security option may be best. $20.9 at Amazon For a limited time save up to 50% on Strapsicle gear at Strapsicle's website in cel

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Cartoonist Paul Pope is more worried about killer robots than AI plagiarism

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-09-01 00:08:49

Paul Pope has written and drawn some of the most gorgeous comics of the twenty-first century — from “Batman: Year 100,” in which Batman challenges a dystopian surveillance state, to “Battling Boy,” with its adolescent god proving his mettle by fighting giant monsters. But it’s been more than a decade since Pope’s last major comics work, and in a Zoom interview with TechCrunch, he admitted that the intervening years have had their frustrations. At one point, he held up a large stack of drawings

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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Directors on Meeting Fan Expectations and Championing Original, Inclusive Animation

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-09-01 04:45:31

When Sony Pictures Animation first announced KPop Demon Hunters back in 2021, director, writer, and longtime K-pop devotee Maggie Kang (The Lego Ninjago Movie) envisioned the project as both a love letter to the early days of the genre she grew up with and a vibrant celebration of Korean culture. Teaming up with co-director Chris Appelhans (Wish Dragon), Kang set out to craft a film that merges the dazzling precision of K-pop choreography with the spectacle of magical girl action, all wrapped up

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Can Labubu Endure Collectible Hype?

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-09-01 06:15:45

The latest drop from Pop Mart’s the Monsters collection might be its most ambitious yet: putting the blind-box darling Labubu into a funky foodie product line that might turn off existing fans. With the Monsters: Wacky Mart, Kasing Lung’s original intention with the mischievous creature shines in a way that might appeal more to vinyl art collectors. Here they give Gremlins energy as they get into munchy mayhem in milk cartons or tempura shrimp. It’s a distinct move that leans into Labubus being

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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is a Hilarious, Kaleidoscopic, Monster-Hunting Bop

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2025-09-04 22:00:16

In an era where K-pop music groups have undeniably become a dominant force in the global music scene, Sony Pictures Animation‘s latest film, KPop Demon Hunters, does more than ride the wave of this craze. It cleverly presents the phenomenon in an action-packed animated film that serves as a gateway for parents who are curious about why their kids are so enamored with synchronized choreography. What’s more, the movie demystifies the idols, portraying them as regular people, and weaves a touching

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Pope Leo XIV warns of AI risks, urges action to protect human dignity

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-09-05 00:04:00

The big picture: Two days after his election, Pope Leo XIV addressed a gathering of cardinals in Rome and made it clear that artificial intelligence would be at the center of his papacy. The new pontiff, who hails from Chicago and holds a mathematics degree, invoked the legacy of his namesake, Leo XIII, who had defended workers' rights during the upheaval of the industrial revolution. "Today, the church offers its trove of social teaching to respond to another industrial revolution and to innov

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Spatializing 6k years of global urbanization from 3700 BC to AD 2000

news.ycombinator.com Reba 2025-09-03 01:53:25

Transcription Chandler’s book includes population data from 2250 BC to AD 1975 in various charts and tables. The book contains 656 9×5.5 inch pages and is divided into multiple sections, including Sources and Methods, Continental Tables and Maps (highlighting locations of major cities as illustrated in Fig. 4), Data Sheets for Ancient Cities (the main tables of the book shown in Fig. 1), Tables of the World’s Largest Cities, and Whereabouts of Unfamiliar Cities. Each page in the Data Sheets for

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Pope Leo makes AI’s threat to humanity a signature issue

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-09-07 14:05:31

In Brief Pope Leo XIV is making the threat of AI to humanity a key issue of his legacy, challenging the technology industry that has spent years courting the Vatican. The new American pope’s namesake, Leo XIII, stood up for the rights of factory workers during the Gilded Age, a period in the 19th century of swift economic change and extreme wealth inequality led by corrupt industrial robber barons. Speaking to a hall of cardinals last month, the pope said he would rely on 2,000 years of churc

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For Almost Free, PopSockets and Anker Come Together With This Easy-to-Hold Magnetic Phone Charger

gizmodo.com Joe Tilleli 2025-09-09 10:10:15

Save 50% on the PopSockets x Anker MagGo 5,000mAh portable magnetic battery charger over at Best Buy. This collaboration between PopSockets and Anker is a match made in heaven. If your phone is new enough that it supports magnetic wireless charging, then you can pick up this Anker MagGo 5,000mAh portable magnetic battery charger that has an integrated PopSockets grip on the back. Right now, Best Buy has it discounted down by 50%. It’s normally $70, but you can score one in either black or clear

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How Theme Park Snack Culture Influenced the Movie Theater Popcorn Bucket Craze

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-09-15 02:45:58

Popcorn buckets are becoming must-have toy collectibles, and this plot twist of trends comes from the unhinged virality of containers that evoke pop culture icons and hold tasty snacks. As a theme park nerd, I saw it unfold as Disney Parks’ snack of choice went from the general cylindrical plastic bucket to Mickey Mouse-shaped holiday containers. As is common in the age of social media, the buckets became coveted souvenirs—and like many sought-after collectibles, scalpers soon got into the game

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Game Developers Fear Anti-Trans Measures Could Hit Their Industry Next

wired.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-06-01 20:30:00

Ashley Poprik has never been the model for a video game character. As a writer on projects like Spider-Man 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, they work on games, not as characters within them. In 2023, however, a cabal of angry gamers was convinced otherwise. They were furious over how Spider-Man 2’s Mary Jane looked; more specifically, they complained, she simply wasn’t hot enough. The problem, these gamers falsely claimed, was that Poprik—then a writing intern with no ability to change a charac

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Latest Tech News

I tested a Bluetooth tracker for iOS and Android, and its safety features are top-tier

This Emoji Won Most Popular New Emoji, but It Was Never Really a Contest

This simple Kindle accessory seriously upgraded my reading experience (and it costs less than $25)

Pope Leo Signed a Popplio ‘Pokémon’ Card in the Cutest Vatican Sanctioned Interaction

Google Photos will soon let you animate your stills, here’s how (APK teardown)

This simple Kindle accessory is under $20 now and has seriously upgraded my reading experience

A Free Echo Spot? Amazon Is Almost There This Prime Day

Fictional K-pop bands zoom to top of US music charts

Is It Time to Stop Protecting the Grizzly Bear?

The Bands of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Are Having a Charts Battle in Real Life Too

'Squid Game' on Fortnite: Learn All About the New Skins and Items

Aging-related inflammation is not universal across human populations

An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines

America’s incarceration rate is in decline

This simple Kindle accessory has seriously upgraded my reading experience - and it's on sale

Cartoonist Paul Pope is more worried about killer robots than AI plagiarism

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Directors on Meeting Fan Expectations and Championing Original, Inclusive Animation

Can Labubu Endure Collectible Hype?

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is a Hilarious, Kaleidoscopic, Monster-Hunting Bop

Pope Leo XIV warns of AI risks, urges action to protect human dignity

Spatializing 6k years of global urbanization from 3700 BC to AD 2000

Pope Leo makes AI’s threat to humanity a signature issue

For Almost Free, PopSockets and Anker Come Together With This Easy-to-Hold Magnetic Phone Charger

How Theme Park Snack Culture Influenced the Movie Theater Popcorn Bucket Craze

Game Developers Fear Anti-Trans Measures Could Hit Their Industry Next

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