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Valve confirms credit card companies pressured it to delist certain adult games

news.ycombinator.com Joshua Wolens 2025-07-18 15:54:46

It's Mastercard's world; we just live in it. That's my understanding based on a recent communiqué from Valve to PC Gamer, which confirmed that, yup, the company sure did recently remove a whole spate of adult games from its storefront because it made payment processors upset. "We were recently notified that certain games on Steam may violate the rules and standards set forth by our payment processors and their related card networks and banks," said Valve. "As a result, we are retiring those gam

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A Brief Guide to All the Taika Waititi Projects We’re Still Waiting For

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-07-19 02:45:07

It’s just part of Hollywood that projects will be announced with a lot of fanfare and then fade away, with suspects both usual (scheduling conflicts, creative differences, budget concerns) and unusual (global pandemics, industry-wide strikes) to blame. But certain creators seem to attach their names to movies or TV shows that never materialize with greater frequency—including Taika Waititi. His diverse career includes writing, directing, producing, and acting (Our Flag Means Death forever), and

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Cancer DNA is detectable in blood years before diagnosis

news.ycombinator.com Meghan Rosen 2025-07-19 09:39:06

Cancer’s genetic fingerprints may lurk in people’s blood long before they find out about the disease. It’s possible to spot tumor DNA more than three years before a person is diagnosed with cancer, researchers report May 22 in Cancer Discovery. “We were shocked that we could find DNA,” says Yuxuan Wang, an oncologist and cancer researcher at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The findings suggest that hunting for these telltale traces using highly sensitive and accurate technology co

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Resolve (YC W15) Is Hiring an Operations and Billing Lead for Construction VR

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-20 14:00:47

Location: Remote Type: Full-time About Us Resolve is an 11-person SaaS startup helping construction companies and builders review faster. Our clients include general contractors, specialty subcontractors, owner operators and engineering companies—companies that build the world around us. We’re growing fast and looking for a detail-oriented, proactive Billing and Operations Lead to take charge of key administrative processes that keep our business humming. What You’ll Do You’ll own and impro

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GrapheneOS makers take a knife to this ‘Google-free’ phone coming to the US

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-20 20:36:51

Paul Jones / Android Authority TL;DR The team behind the GrapheneOS platform has criticized the Fairphone Gen 6 for apparent security issues. The team added that the Fairphone model sold in the US lacks “bare minimum” privacy and security protections. Even the standard Fairphone Gen 6 was criticized for delayed software patches and the lack of a secure element. The Fairphone Gen 6 is one of the best Android phones to get if you want a repairable and sustainable smartphone experience. The dev

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Meta Poaches Two More Apple AI Executives

news.ycombinator.com Hartley Charlton 2025-07-20 22:30:59

After poaching one of Apple's top artificial intelligence executives with a $200 million pay package to lure him away from the company, Meta has now hired two of his subordinates, Bloomberg reports. Apple's Mark Lee and Tom Gunter are set to join Meta's Superintelligence Labs team, a newly established division tasked with building advanced AI systems capable of performing at or beyond human-level intelligence. Earlier this month, Ruoming Pang joined Meta. Until recently, he led Apple's found

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Microsoft Teams voice calls abused to push Matanbuchus malware

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-21 10:28:31

The Matanbuchus malware loader has been seen being distributed through social engineering over Microsoft Teams calls impersonating IT helpdesk. Matanbuchus is a malware-as-a-service operation seen promoted on the dark web first in early 2021. It was advertised as a $2,500 Windows loader that executes malicious payloads directly in memory to evade detection. In June 2022, threat analyst Brad Duncan reported that the malware loader was being used to deliver Cobalt Strike beacons in a large-scale

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Slack will generate thread summaries and AI notes from your huddles now

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-07-21 10:11:41

Begin Again/Getty Images Slack is harnessing AI to make workplace collaboration and communication even smoother. On Thursday, the workplace productivity software company announced four new AI-powered features built directly into its platform. The bundle is meant to function as a smart digital assistant operating in the background of a team's normal operations, automating routine and time-consuming tasks. Also: Claude Code's new tool is all about maximizing ROI in your organization - how to tr

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On doing hard things

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-18 08:50:17

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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One of my favorite Steam early access games is now available on Switch and PS5

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-22 02:45:39

After five years of development, one of Steam's coziest games is leaving Steam early access and making the jump to consoles. Starting today, you can purchase The Wandering Village on PC, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. On Steam, the game's developer, Stray Fawn Studio, is offering a 35 percent discount until July 31. In the US, that means you can get the game for just under $20. Switch owners, meanwhile, can get a 10 percent launch discount until August 7. I've been playing The Wandering Vil

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Doing Hard Things

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-19 09:50:17

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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Virtuos, the studio behind Oblivion Remastered, is laying off around 270 employees

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-22 13:57:22

It said teams 'facing lower occupancy and slower demand due to structural shifts in the industry' would bear the brunt of the cuts. Virtuos, the studio that developed The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, is laying off seven percent of its staff, or around 270 employees. Gauthier Andres, a reporter and co-founder at Origami, was first to report the news, which the studio later confirmed. Virtuos has provided support on a number of large game projects — including a recent patch for Cyberpunk

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An Engineer’s Diary Reveals the Human Cost of Building OpenAI’s Next Big Thing

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-07-22 22:00:13

Behind the seemingly magical abilities of OpenAI’s technology lies a story of intense human effort and immense personal sacrifice. In a candid reflection posted on July 15, former top engineer Calvin French-Owen peeled back the curtain on the company’s high stakes culture. He detailed a product launch that was “unquestionably one of the highlights of my career” but also the “hardest I’ve worked in nearly a decade.” French-Owen is a seasoned tech leader who cofounded the successful data company

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Shark Steam Pickup 3-in-1 Hard Floor Cleaner Review: A Do-It-All Cleaning Gadget

wired.com Louryn Strampe 2025-07-22 22:05:00

To me, mopping is like filing my taxes or changing my oil. A necessary evil that I dread, a task that I procrastinate until I have no other choice. Luckily, I've been testing steam mops, which means I stopped mopping entirely in order to assess how well each model cleans. The floors of my 250-square-foot high-traffic kitchen have been … how do I put this … really gross. But so far, the Shark Steam Pickup 3-in-1 has ticked every box in what I'm looking for when it comes to an effective steam mop

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Pro Chefs Call Out 20 Kitchen Tools They Find Absolutely Useless

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-23 05:05:04

Our kitchens are fantastic sources of technical innovations. From ultrapowerful air fryers to indoor smokers, wonderful new inventions are released for home chefs every year -- as well as other kitchen gadgets that should get thrown out with the compost. Instead of giving in to gimmicks, it's smarter to build your kitchen around dependable, multifunctional gear. We asked chefs and kitchen pros which gadgets they consider totally unnecessary -- and which tools actually pull their weight around t

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From engineer to manager: A practical guide to your first months in leadership

news.ycombinator.com Busra Koken 2025-07-21 00:40:11

Here you are, a new manager. Congrats! Perhaps, you’ve been an Individual Contributor (IC) for a while, patiently waiting for the right moment to step into an Engineering Manager (EM) role. You've studied management books, offered mentorship within the team, and mentally rehearsed various scenarios. And now the role is officially yours. You're likely feeling proud and excited, and maybe a little anxious too. That’s a very human response. After all, our education and experience teaches us how t

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From Engineer to Manager: A Practical Guide to Your First Months in Leadership

news.ycombinator.com Busra Koken 2025-07-21 05:40:11

Here you are, a new manager. Congrats! Perhaps, you’ve been an Individual Contributor (IC) for a while, patiently waiting for the right moment to step into an Engineering Manager (EM) role. You've studied management books, offered mentorship within the team, and mentally rehearsed various scenarios. And now the role is officially yours. You're likely feeling proud and excited, and maybe a little anxious too. That’s a very human response. After all, our education and experience teaches us how t

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In-depth system walkthrough: cloud-based VOD

news.ycombinator.com Ilograph Llc 2025-07-21 05:22:33

Enter the number of editors you will have in this subscription: Editors: Viewers: Based on your editor count ( 2 ), you will have an Ilograph Team subscription. Add 6 or more editors to upgrade to an Ilograph Team+ subscription.

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Steam now bans games that violate the 'rules and standards' of payment processors and banks

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-24 14:42:22

Steam has added a new rule to its guidelines that has resulted in certain games getting banned, according to a report by Automaton . The new clause states that "content that may violate the rules and standards set forth by Steam's payment processors and related card networks and banks, or internet network providers" is not allowed and could result in removal from the platform. In other words, if credit card companies get mad about something, they could actually have the power to ban a game. The

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To make Ironheart feel tactile, the show’s creative team had to get on the same page

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2025-07-26 02:15:00

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. In Disney Plus’ Ironheart series, a young genius with an uncanny knack for building armored suits finds herself plunged into a shady, criminal underworld that gives her a chance to really show off her talents. Riri Williams is not Tony Stark, and while the Iron Man films clearly informed many of Ironheart’s fantastical visuals, there’

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AV startup Pronto.ai acquires off-road autonomous vehicle rival SafeAI

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-07-26 14:00:57

The Venn diagram of engineers that know a little bit about AI, self driving, and mining has a small intersection. Pronto.ai CEO Anthony Levandowski wants as many of those people as possible. And an acquisition is helping him achieve that goal. The San Francisco-based startup, which has developed a self-driving system designed for haulage trucks and other off-road vehicles used at construction and mining sites, has acquired competitor Safe AI, TechCrunch has learned. Terms of the deal have not

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The Download: combating audio deepfakes, and AI in the classroom

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-07-27 14:10:00

The news: A new technique known as “machine unlearning” could be used to teach AI models to forget specific voices. How it works: Currently, companies tend to deal with this issue by checking whether the prompts or the AI’s responses contain disallowed material. Machine unlearning instead asks whether an AI can be made to forget a piece of information that the company doesn’t want it to know. It works by taking a model and the specific data to be redacted then using them to create a new model—e

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AI’s giants want to take over the classroom

technologyreview.com James O'Donnell 2025-07-27 21:00:00

The companies could face an uphill battle. Right now, most of the public perceives AI’s use in the classroom as nothing short of ruinous—a surefire way to dampen critical thinking and hasten the decline of our collective attention span (a viral story from New York magazine, for example, described how easy it now is to coast through college thanks to constant access to ChatGPT). Amid that onslaught, AI companies insist that AI promises more individualized learning, faster and more creative lesso

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Predicting Competitive Pokémon VGC Leads Using Latent Semantic Analysis

news.ycombinator.com Jgs Editor 2025-07-25 07:18:50

Bruno Luvizotto Carli Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. brunolcarli (at) gmail (dot) com Download PDF Competitive Pokémon battles often hinge on the initial selection of Pokémon leads. Anticipating an opponent’s lead choice offers a tactical edge, particularly in high-stakes matches. In this paper, I explore the use of Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA), a natural language processing algorithm, applied to over 5,000 Pokémon Showdown battle logs, to predict likely lead pairs b

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The 2025 Low-Power Computer Vision Challenge: Spurring Innovation for Edge and Mobile Devices

computer.org Enrique Quezada 2025-07-28 05:28:56

Imagine a downtown urban street on a traffic-heavy Saturday night. Now, add a severe snowstorm and an autonomous vehicle that safely navigates it all, despite fogged-up cameras, unpredictable pedestrians in oversized outerwear, streetlights throwing glare off a dozen wet surfaces, and the snow itself, which all but obliterates the visibility of traffic signs and lane markers. A computer vision (CV) system that could make this safe navigation possible would revolutionize not only autonomous

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Cognition (Devin AI) to Acquire Windsurf

news.ycombinator.com Scott Wu 2025-07-28 02:07:15

We’re excited to share that Cognition has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Windsurf, the agentic IDE. The acquisition includes Windsurf’s IP, product, trademark and brand, and strong business. Above all, it includes Windsurf’s world-class people, some of the best talent in our industry, whom we’re privileged to welcome to our team. In the immediate term, the Windsurf team will continue to operate as they have been, and we will remain focused on our work of accelerating your engineering

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M.2 SSD Can Self-Destruct by Giving Itself a Burst of Voltage

news.ycombinator.com About Michael Kan 2025-07-28 14:24:03

Worried your data could fall into the wrong hands? A company has developed an M.2 SSD storage drive that can self-destruct by frying its own memory. The product, the P250Q Self-Destruct SSD, is engineered to instantly wipe its memory at the push of a button —either through a software-based erasure or a hardware method that's supposed to physically destroy the flash chip. The product comes from the Taiwanese memory vendor Team Group, which is marketing the SSD to customers working in sensitive

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Remaining Windsurf team and tech acquired by Cognition, makers of Devin: ‘We’re friends with Anthropic again’

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2025-07-28 22:46:42

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Autonomous AI coding startup Cognition has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Windsurf, the AI developer tools startup best known for its agentic integrated development environment (IDE), the two companies announced on their respective X accounts on Monday. No acquisition amount was disclosed publicly, nor were specific terms of the d

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Lenovo Legion Go S: Windows 11 vs. SteamOS Performance, and General Availability

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-29 09:47:54

We have already covered it ahead of its launch: the Lenovo Legion Go S is a high-end handheld PC that comes in two flavors: a SteamOS variant and a Windows 11 version. Today, we are going to look at the performance across both versions, based on multiple benchmarks collected from different sources on the webs. The Lenovo Legion Go S: SteamOS for the Masses Both versions of the Legion Go S use a similar AMD processor (Z2 Go at 4c/8t) and a 55.5 Wh battery, but the SteamOS model is priced about

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Self-imposed ban – a lightweight bash script to block commands

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-26 08:28:53

Self-imposed ban A lightweight Bash script to help you block yourself from using time-wasting or distracting commands until a specified date with optional reasons and friendly reminders. Perfect for developers and terminal junkies trying to reclaim their focus. Install Simply download the ban script into your ~/bin directory or any directory in your $PATH and make it executable. mkdir -p ~ /bin curl -o ~ /bin/ban https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alex-moon/ban/refs/heads/main/ban chmod +x ~

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Valve confirms credit card companies pressured it to delist certain adult games

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Cancer DNA is detectable in blood years before diagnosis

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Shark Steam Pickup 3-in-1 Hard Floor Cleaner Review: A Do-It-All Cleaning Gadget

Pro Chefs Call Out 20 Kitchen Tools They Find Absolutely Useless

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To make Ironheart feel tactile, the show’s creative team had to get on the same page

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Self-imposed ban – a lightweight bash script to block commands

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