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Students are using AI tools instead of building foundational skills - but resistance is growing

zdnet.com Joe Mckendrick 2025-09-18 07:47:55

imaginima/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways There is growing concern about student dependence on AI. Today's computer science grads might understand less about IT systems. Some technology professors are pushing back against AI in classrooms. Whether you are studying information technology, teaching it, or creating the software that powers learning, it's clear that artificial intelligence is challenging and changing educatio

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European ant is the first known animal to clone members of another species

news.ycombinator.com Sophie Berdugo 2025-09-18 05:27:01

The same Iberian harvester ant (Messor ibericus) queen produced the hairy male Messor ibericus (on the left) and the hairless male Messor structor (on the right), despite them being members of distantly related species. Queen ants in southern Europe produce male clones of an entirely different species — tearing up the playbook of reproductive biology and suggesting we need to rethink our understanding of species barriers. The workers in Iberian harvester ant (Messor ibericus) colonies are all

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Meta Horizon TV is an entertainment hub for VR headsets

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-18 06:12:16

After revealing his company's latest augmented reality and smart glasses at Meta Connect this year, Mark Zuckerberg has introduced a new entertainment hub for its Quest headsets called Horizon TV. Zuckerberg said Meta believes watching video content is going to be a huge category for both virtual reality headsets and glasses in the future. Meta has already teamed up with several major streaming services to provide shows and movies you can enjoy in VR. One of those partners is Disney+, which will

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Netskope prices IPO at $19, valuing company at $7.3 billion

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-09-18 09:26:27

Cybersecurity company Netskope is eying a $7.3 billion valuation after pricing shares at $19 for its upcoming IPO, at the top end of its expected range. Netskope will start trading on Thursday on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "NTSK." The share sale raised $908.2 million. Earlier this week, Netskope lifted its expected pricing range to between $17 and $19 a share, up from an original range of $15 to $17. The company revealed plans to go public last month. Netskope's offering comes amid a

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‘The Muppet Show’ Is Getting a 50th Anniversary Disney+ Special

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-09-18 09:25:08

After a pair of pilots made in 1974 and 1975, The Muppet Show officially hit the airwaves in 1976—which means 2026 marks an important milestone for Kermit the Frog and his pals. To celebrate the big 50th anniversary, Disney+ will air a one-off special in the much-loved variety show format, with pop star Sabrina Carpenter as a featured guest. In addition, the Hollywood Reporter writes that there’s the potential for the special to turn into a “backdoor pilot” for a future Muppet Show revival. Th

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Tesla exec says the company will redesign door handles that reportedly pose safety risks

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-18 13:55:00

Yesterday, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into Tesla following a report by Bloomberg that its electric door handles could stop working when a vehicle's low-voltage battery fails. That created a safety hazard that the publication found could trap passengers when a Tesla car was in an emergency situation, such as a crash. Now, Bloomberg is back with the news that Tesla plans to redesign those problematic handles. Tesla design head Franz von Holzhause

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A postmortem of three recent issues

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-18 11:41:07

Between August and early September, three infrastructure bugs intermittently degraded Claude's response quality. We've now resolved these issues and want to explain what happened. In early August, a number of users began reporting degraded responses from Claude. These initial reports were difficult to distinguish from normal variation in user feedback. By late August, the increasing frequency and persistence of these reports prompted us to open an investigation that led us to uncover three sepa

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You can hold on to your butts thanks to DNA that evolved in fish

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-18 13:19:24

Evolution has adapted the digits of mammals for an enormous range of uses, from our opposable thumbs to the spindly digits that support bat wings to the robust bones that support the hoofs of horses. But how we got digits in the first place hasn't been entirely clear. The fish that limbed vertebrates evolved from don't have obvious digit equivalents, and the most common types of fish just have a large collection of rays supporting their fins. Despite this uncertainty, we have identified some ge

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Something Weird Is Going on With the Sun, Scientists Find

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-18 16:05:55

The Sun — usually so predictable — is exhibiting some surprising behavior and that has scientists very intrigued. Astronomers had predicted that our host star was entering a period of relative quiet back in 2008, but NASA scientists have published a new study in The Astrophysical Journal Letters that found that the Sun has instead defied expectations by becoming more active, with increased sunspots and solar flares. "All signs were pointing to the Sun going into a prolonged phase of low activi

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Claude Code Degradation: A postmortem of three recent issues

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-18 16:41:07

Between August and early September, three infrastructure bugs intermittently degraded Claude's response quality. We've now resolved these issues and want to explain what happened. In early August, a number of users began reporting degraded responses from Claude. These initial reports were difficult to distinguish from normal variation in user feedback. By late August, the increasing frequency and persistence of these reports prompted us to open an investigation that led us to uncover three sepa

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 18 #564

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-18 16:00:03

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle isn't too tough, if you're a musician of any kind. If you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET'

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Parents Of Kids Allegedly Killed and Harmed by AI Give Emotional Testimony on Capitol Hill, Urge Regulation

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-18 20:02:48

Parents who allege their children were abused, physically harmed, and even killed by AI chatbots gave emotional testimonies on Capitol Hill on Tuesday during a hearing about risks to young users posed by the tech — all while urging lawmakers to enforce regulation in a landscape that remains a digital Wild West. There were visible tears in the room as grieving parents recounted their painful stories. According to the lawmakers on the US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, the b

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Tesla is redesigning its door handles following safety probe, Bloomberg investigation

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-09-18 21:23:42

Tesla is “working on” redesigning its door handles so they are less likely to trap people inside the company’s cars, chief designer Franz von Holzhausen told Bloomberg News on Wednesday. The news comes just one day after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an probe into Tesla’s door handles, and one week after a Bloomberg News investigation highlighted multiple instances where owners or passengers were stuck in their cars following a crash. Von Holzhausen didn’t s

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Meet Macroscope: an AI tool for understanding your code base, fixing bugs

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-19 01:52:16

The founders who previously sold their livestreaming video startup Periscope to Twitter are back with a new startup — and no surprise, it’s an AI-focused company this time around. On Wednesday, former Twitter head of product Kayvon Beykpour announced the launch of Macroscope, an AI system aimed at developers and product leaders that summarizes updates to a codebase and catches bugs, among other things. The startup was co-founded by Beykpour, now Macroscope CEO, in July 2023, along with childho

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Scientists Identify Rare Blue Pigment in Iconic Jackson Pollock Painting—But It’s Now Off-Limits

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-09-19 05:10:48

Jackson Pollock was a famous American painter best known for his abstract expressionism, including the “drip and splash” and the “all-over” style of painting (which look exactly like they sound). Now we finally know the chemical origin of the blue color he splattered onto his iconic Number 1A, 1948. Researchers investigated the vibrant pigment via laser spectroscopy, a technique scientists use to investigate matter at the atomic level. With this approach, they revealed it to be manganese blue,

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Robots Could Help Kids Become Better Readers, According to a New Study

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 05:00:04

Learning to read is difficult, and reading aloud is anxiety inducing for plenty of kids. From not being able to pronounce a word, to being mocked by their peers for stumbling while speaking, reading out loud can cause anxiety and make kids less likely to want to read. The University of Chicago, University of Illinois Chicago and University of Wisconsin-Madison have released a new study that shows there may be an unlikely ally that can help. Social robots may be the key in helping kids build conf

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The Outsiders is a beautiful new exercise app from the developers of Gentler Streak

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-17 11:17:58

I’ve written before about how Gentler Streak is by far my favorite exercise app due to its human-first approach to exercise. Today, the developers behind the app are introducing The Outsiders, which takes the same approach to high-level training. Here’s what it looks like A familiar approach to performance training Gentler Streak is an App Store favorite because, instead of taking the standard “push-it-to-the-limit” attitude to exercise, it focuses on rewarding and recovering for a more pleasa

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Google Discover is going to start showing social media posts and YouTube Shorts

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-19 09:57:54

Google's Discover content feed is getting some new features . It'll soon include more than just articles from throughout the web. The company says the platform will be incorporating stuff like social media posts from platforms like Instagram and X along with YouTube Shorts. “In our research, people told us they enjoyed seeing a mix of content in Discover, including videos and social posts, in addition to articles,” the company wrote in an announcement. These changes will start showing up in the

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American Sweatshop depicts content moderation as the hell it is

theverge.com Charles Pulliam-Moore 2025-09-19 08:00:00

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 American Sweatshop, German director Uta Briesewitz’s new psychological drama, every character working at a content moderation firm understands that ingesting horrific images is part of the job. They have all seen the disturbing footage uploaded to social media, and they know how important it is that someone is always there to deter

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Google's new study tool personalizes your learning material - here's how

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-09-19 13:42:48

MirageC/Moment via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Learn Your Way is now available in Google Labs. Google's education-centered AI models personalize material. AI companies continue to market study tools to younger users. Google is introducing a new way to interact with textbooks, using gen AI to personalize your studying methods. The experience, called Learn Your Way, uses LearnLM, Google's education-specific models, to first person

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Champions League Soccer: Livestream PSG vs. Atalanta Live From Anywhere

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 13:00:00

Paris Saint-Germain begins the defence of its UEFA Champions League crown on Wednesday with a difficult Gameweek 1 home fixture at the Parc des Princes. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching Champions League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Having pulled off a historic treble last season, headlined by a 5-0 thrashing of Inter Milan in June's UCL final, Luis Enrique's PSG has a lot to l

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Champions League Soccer: Livestream Bayern Munich vs. Chelsea Live From Anywhere

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 13:00:06

Chelsea face an intriguing reunion with a former striker on Wednesday as the Blues travel to Germany to face Bayern Munich in this Gameweek 1 UEFA Champions League matchup. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching Champions League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Wednesday's game provides an early opportunity for Nicolas Jackson to show his former employer what it's missing. The Senegal i

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Champions League Soccer: Livestream Liverpool vs. Atlético Madrid Live From Anywhere

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 13:00:07

Liverpool will look to carry its strong form in the English Premier League into its opening European fixture of the season on Wednesday, as it faces a tough first test at home to Atlético Madrid. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching UEFA Champions League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Arne Slot's Reds have made a perfect start domestically, winning all four of their EPL games. They

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Google will put posts from X and Instagram in your Discover feed

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-09-19 13:00:00

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. Google’s Discover feed will soon include more than just articles from around the web. In the coming weeks, Google plans on incorporating YouTube Shorts alongside posts from platforms like Instagram and X. The Discover feed lives on your homescreen in the Google

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macOS Tahoe just made hotspotting to your iPhone easier than ever

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-19 17:11:27

If you want a Mac with built-in cellular, Apple hopefully has a solution coming soon. In the meantime though, macOS Tahoe has an upgrade that makes connecting to your iPhone via hotspot easier than ever. Your Mac can now connect to hotspot automatically in macOS Tahoe Personal hotspot is one of those iPhone and Mac features that, when it works, can feel like magic. But when it doesn’t, it’s all the more frustrating. Fortunately, Apple has made hotspotting more reliable in recent years. And no

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8BitDo’s wireless N64-inspired controller is 30 percent off

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-09-19 17:09:25

I’ve been seeing emails in my inbox every week about how RTX 50-series GPUs are in stock at many retailers, but the bigger news is that stock is apparently so plentiful that we’re seeing deals worth sharing. Whether you have a small form factor desktop build or not, thewith a triple-fan setup takes up just 2.5 slots in your case, making it a compact option if you’re trying to keep your components neatly tucked. This model debuted at $829.99, but for the past couple of weeks it has been available

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YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caused by ad blockers

news.ycombinator.com Ben Schoon 2025-09-19 21:29:10

Over the past month or so, many YouTubers have been reporting major drops to their video view counts. Theories have run wild, but there’s one explanation involving ad blockers that makes the most sense, but YouTube isn’t confirming anything directly. Since mid-August, many YouTubers have noticed their view counts are considerably lower than they were before, in some cases with very drastic drops. The reason for the drop, though, has been shrouded in mystery for many creators. The most likely e

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Canon Promo Codes: 10% Off | September 2025

wired.com Scott Gilbertson 2025-09-19 17:10:00

We love Canon’s lineup of mirrorless cameras, which deliver the same great image quality without the bulk. The R5 is a powerhouse of a camera, offering a 45 Megapixel full-frame sensor and can shoot 8K RAW Video. If you don’t need the huge 45 MP sensor of the R5, the smaller, cheaper R6 Mark II Body is a solid choice. Plus, Canon has an online deals hub with rotating offers so you can get the gear you need for all your projects for way less. There are plenty of other Canon discounts and offers

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The Download: measuring returns on R&D, and AI’s creative potential

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-09-20 05:10:00

Given the draconian cuts to US federal funding for science, it’s worth asking some hard-nosed money questions: How much should we be spending on R&D? How much value do we get out of such investments, anyway? To answer that, in several recent papers, economists have approached this issue in clever new ways. And, though they ask slightly different questions, their conclusions share a bottom line: R&D is, in fact, one of the better long-term investments that the government can make. Read the full

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Mushroom Supplements Are the Biohackers’ Latest Fix (2025)

wired.com Boutayna Chokrane 2025-09-20 03:00:00

From ancient remedies to your Amazon cart, mushroom supplements have traveled a circuitous road. They nourish the body, enhance the mind, and occasionally poison the unlucky. Their biochemical adaptability has intrigued Eastern cultures for centuries. The West has been slow to embrace mushrooms until the 21st century, propelled in part by endorsements from celebrities like Gisele Bündchen and Gwen Stefani. Today, in a zeitgeist fixated on biohacking and self-optimization, mushrooms are now tool

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Students are using AI tools instead of building foundational skills - but resistance is growing

European ant is the first known animal to clone members of another species

Meta Horizon TV is an entertainment hub for VR headsets

Netskope prices IPO at $19, valuing company at $7.3 billion

‘The Muppet Show’ Is Getting a 50th Anniversary Disney+ Special

Tesla exec says the company will redesign door handles that reportedly pose safety risks

A postmortem of three recent issues

You can hold on to your butts thanks to DNA that evolved in fish

Something Weird Is Going on With the Sun, Scientists Find

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Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 18 #564

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Tesla is redesigning its door handles following safety probe, Bloomberg investigation

Meet Macroscope: an AI tool for understanding your code base, fixing bugs

Scientists Identify Rare Blue Pigment in Iconic Jackson Pollock Painting—But It’s Now Off-Limits

Robots Could Help Kids Become Better Readers, According to a New Study

The Outsiders is a beautiful new exercise app from the developers of Gentler Streak

Google Discover is going to start showing social media posts and YouTube Shorts

American Sweatshop depicts content moderation as the hell it is

Google's new study tool personalizes your learning material - here's how

Champions League Soccer: Livestream PSG vs. Atalanta Live From Anywhere

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Champions League Soccer: Livestream Liverpool vs. Atlético Madrid Live From Anywhere

Google will put posts from X and Instagram in your Discover feed

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8BitDo’s wireless N64-inspired controller is 30 percent off

YouTube addresses lower view counts which seem to be caused by ad blockers

Canon Promo Codes: 10% Off | September 2025

The Download: measuring returns on R&D, and AI’s creative potential

Mushroom Supplements Are the Biohackers’ Latest Fix (2025)

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