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In the long run, GPL code becomes irrelevant (2015)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:34:36 +0000

I wrote this in response to a comment thread on hackernews Defending GCC considered futile. There's been a megathread in the last week about whether Emacs should support LLVM, with Richard Stallman and now Eric Raymond joining the frey. Personally, I use a BSD license for all my code and contribute to BSD/Apache licensed software whenever I can. I do it because I think opensource will eventually eat the world anyway, and I think when it does a BSD/Apache implementation of any given piece of sof

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Local cuisine was on the menu at Cafe Neanderthal

arstechnica.com Unknown Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:46:48 +0000

Sixty thousand years ago, two groups of Neanderthals lived just a stone’s throw apart in what’s now northern Israel. But they had very different cultures when it came to food, according to a recent study. Archaeologist Anaëlle Jallon of Hebrew University of Jerusalem and her colleagues examined dozens of animal bones from both sites, looking for clues about Neanderthal meal prep. It turns out that something as mundane as the cut marks left by butchering an animal can reveal differences in ancien

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After raising over $3M, popular VC-backed beauty brand Ami Colé is shuttering

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:59:00 +0000

Diarrha N’Diaye-Mbaye, one of the first among the small number of Black women to raise more than $1 million in venture capital, announced on Thursday the closure of her award-winning beauty startup Ami Colé. Ami Colé creates makeup for those with darker skin colors, as those consumers often struggle to find makeup that matches their skin tone. It launched in 2021, sold through Sephora, and became a celeb favorite among the likes of singer Kelly Rowland and actress Mindy Kaling. But the 4-year-o

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Garmin’s Morning and Evening Reports are so good that Fitbit should steal them

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-18 11:00:53

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority I’ve always believed that more is better when it comes to health-tracking metrics. If I’m wearing a GPS watch all day and all night, I want to know what it’s picking up and how I can best use that to my advantage. And when I always have a Garmin on my wrist, I know exactly how much data I have to look forward to. I know that I can tap into a Morning and an Evening Report on my Forerunner 970, and I’ve noticed that it’s made a few of my colleagues jealous. The

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Exposing the Unseen: Mapping MCP Servers Across the Internet

news.ycombinator.com Knostic Team 2025-07-18 13:29:50

Knostic’s research team conducted a systematic study to locate exposed MCP servers on the internet. Leveraging Shodan and custom Python tools, we fingerprinted and mapped production MCP servers. All servers we discovered were insecure and revealed their capabilities to anyone asking. In this series of posts, we are sharing our findings, along with a guide detailing how we fingerprinted MCP servers. We identified a total of 1,862 MCP servers exposed to the internet. From this set, we manually v

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A Huge New Lab in Sweden Is Testing the 6G-Powered Future of Connected Cars and Drones

gizmodo.com Oscar Collins 2025-07-18 14:24:01

Tucked away in the Swedish countryside is a facility quietly reshaping the future of global mobility. Owned by the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), AstaZero has just unveiled the world’s most advanced connected vehicle proving ground—an ambitious leap into a 6G-powered future where every movement on the road could be coordinated, controlled, and optimized in real time. AstaZero is not an average vehicle test track. It is a full-scale, independent research environment built to test the auto

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I swapped my Apple Watch Ultra for this big-screen Garmin that's easier to read

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-07-18 18:20:36

ZDNET's key takeaways The Garmin Venu X1 is available in two color options for $799.99. The big 2-inch display is fantastic, the LED flashlight is brilliant, the thin case and light band make it a joy to wear, and the calculator now has a tip button. The always-on mode reduces battery life significantly, the watch is expensive, and dual-band GPS is not installed. $799.99 at Amazon $799.99 at Crutchfield more buying choices I've been using Garmin sports watches for over a decade and have prett

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iPadOS 26 is turning my iPad Air into the ultraportable laptop it was meant to be

zdnet.com Prakhar Khanna 2025-07-18 18:35:00

M3 iPad Air running iPadOS 26 Developer Beta. Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET I was intrigued and curious to try iPadOS 26 when Apple first announced it at WWDC 2025 last month. For the longest time, the iPad has been something I've wanted to add to my workflow but couldn't due to its rigid operating system -- one that doesn't necessarily complement the iPad's flexible hardware. It seems Apple was aware of this, too since iPadOS 26 attempts to bridges the longstanding gaps between the Apple tablet and a

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Bored with your phone’s lock screen? This brand lets you replace it with an eye-tracking 3D game

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-19 07:27:45

Paul Jones / Android Authority TL;DR Huawei’s flagship Pura 80 Ultra features 3D interactive lock screens that move in sync with the phone’s physical movement. The interactive lock screens also function as games, utilizing hand and eye-tracking features to manipulate objects. While the hand and eye-tracking gestures likely utilize the phone’s front camera, there is no usage indicator, which raises privacy concerns. Android phones have always offered comprehensive customization options for th

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Einstein Showed That Time Is Relative. But … Why Is It?

wired.com Rhett Allain 2025-07-19 07:00:00

So, you’re driving a car at half the speed of light. (Both hands on the wheel, please.) You turn on the headlights. How fast would you see this light traveling? What about a person standing by the road? Would they see the light beam moving at 1.5 times the speed of light? But that’s impossible, right? Nothing is faster than light. Yes, it seems tricky. The problem is, our ideas about the world are based on our experiences, and we don’t have much experience going that fast. I mean, the speed of

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ChatGPT may soon watermark your AI-generated images, but there could be a way out (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-19 08:31:21

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR OpenAI could be exploring image watermarking for ChatGPT-generated images. Previous leak suggests the watermark might primarily affect free users, with a “save without watermark” option for some. This feature is not yet official and may be subject to change before public release. OpenAI is working on a lot of new features for ChatGPT. We’ve spotted features like Study Together, Image Styles, and even a yearly plan in the works. Continuing the spree,

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I tested HP's new EliteBook X G1i, and it's a featherweight champ in the office

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-07-19 08:30:19

ZDNET's key takeaways The HP EliteBook X G1i is on sale with prices starting at $1,549 for the base model. It is a sleek laptop with an outrageous 18-hour battery life and very nice 5MP webcam. However, it's pricey, and it shares a few of the same problems as last year's model, namely, a tendency to run hot. $1,559.95 at B&H Photo-Video $1,945.05 at Amazon more buying choices Back in 2024, HP announced that it was simplifying its laptop portfolio and combining everything into two new commerci

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The Pigeon River Is Perched, Which Is Geologically Bad News (2020)

news.ycombinator.com Philip Prince 2025-07-15 17:31:27

A reader of the Nantahala Gorge post asked a very relevant question: Is there a stream capture in the Appalachians that is going to happen soon? While “soon” can be a very relative term in geology, there is most definitely a good answer to the question. At Canton, North Carolina, the headwaters of Hominy Creek, a French Broad River tributary, are VERY close to capturing the Pigeon River. In human terms, this is still probably a long way off, but it is most certainly geologically “imminent.” The

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Why is AI so slow to spread?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-19 06:38:55

T alk to executives and before long they will rhapsodise about all the wonderful ways in which their business is using artificial intelligence. Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase recently said that his bank has 450 use cases for the technology. “ AI will become the new operating system of restaurants,” according to Yum! Brands, which runs KFC and Taco Bell. AI will “play an important role in improving the traveller experience”, says the owner of Booking.com. In the first quarter of this year executiv

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Netflix boss says AI effects used in show for first time

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-07-19 07:55:08

Netflix boss says AI effects used in show for first time 2 hours ago Share Save Osmond Chia Business reporter, BBC News Reporting from Singapore Share Save Netflix Argentine actor Ricardo Darín in the Netflix show The Eternauts Netflix says it has used visual effects created by generative artificial intelligence (AI) on screen for the first time in one of its original TV shows. The streaming giant's co-CEO Ted Sarandos said AI, which produces videos and images based on prompts, was used to cr

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RisingWave: An Open‑Source Stream‑Processing and Management Platform

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-16 15:16:21

🌊 Ride the Wave of Streaming Data. Docs | Benchmarks | Demos RisingWave is a stream processing and management platform designed to offer the simplest and most cost-effective way to process, analyze, and manage real-time event data — with built-in support for the Apache Iceberg™ open table format. It provides both a Postgres-compatible SQL interface and a DataFrame-style Python interface. RisingWave can ingest millions of events per second, continuously join and analyze live streams with histo

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My Favorite All-in-One Kitchen Appliance Is on Sale for 20% Off

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-19 06:13:00

Too often, all-in-one kitchen appliances end up doing a lot of things poorly instead of doing one thing well. And, because some models have a lot of components, they can be a nightmare to clean. But the Chefman Everything Maker quickly won me over. The nonstick cooking surfaces heat up quickly and cleanup takes minimal effort (a serious win in my book). I've made crispy hash browns, gooey grilled cheese, breakfast sandwiches and perfectly golden pancakes -- all in one compact machine. And it's

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Fanfic study challenges leading cultural evolution theory

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-19 03:24:42

It's widely accepted conventional wisdom that when it comes to creative works—TV shows, films, music, books—consumers crave an optimal balance between novelty and familiarity. What we choose to consume and share with others, in turn, drives cultural evolution. But what if that conventional wisdom is wrong? An analysis based on data from a massive online fan fiction (fanfic) archive contradicts this so-called "balance theory," according to a paper published in the journal Humanities and Social S

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How to Get Free Marvel Rivals Skins With the College Perks Program

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-19 13:20:05

You might be subsisting off ramen noodles and Red Bull, but that doesn't mean you need to look broke while you're playing your games. NetEase has introduced Marvel Rivals perks for college and university students that let them wear some of the coolest in-game costumes for free. All you need is a valid student email and the know-how to navigate the in-game menus. Linking your NetEase account with your college's domain is a simple process that doesn't take more than a couple of minutes. Most US s

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VMware fixes four ESXi zero-day bugs exploited at Pwn2Own Berlin

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-19 18:36:42

VMware fixed four vulnerabilities in VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Tools that were exploited as zero-days during the Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 hacking contest in May 2025. Three of the patched flaws have a severity rating of 9.3, as they allow programs running in a guest virtual machine to execute commands on the host. These flaws are tracked as CVE-2025-41236, CVE-2025-41237, and CVE-2025-41238. These flaws are described in the security advisory as: CVE-2025-41236 : VMware ESXi, Workstatio

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Some Cities in China Are Advertising Exclusive Subsidies for Huawei-Powered Cars

wired.com Zeyi Yang 2025-07-19 18:04:10

In some parts of China, local governments are offering cash subsidies to people who buy electric or plug-in hybrid cars powered by Huawei software. Experts say the deals are fairly unusual. Since May, at least 10 Chinese provincial and municipal governments have announced consumer subsidies ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 RMB (about $280 to $700) per car, according to social media posts collected by WIRED. The exact amount and conditions vary, but they all have one thing in common: The rebates can

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Ask HN: What Pocket alternatives did you move to?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-19 22:14:22

Since mozilla announced the sunsetting of pocket, I started looking for alternatives, including building a light version for my personal use. But nothing came out of my research. What options are there and how are you transitioning?

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Peacock is raising its prices by $3

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-07-20 02:25:30

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. A subscription to Peacock is about to cost more. NBCUniversal announced on Thursday that it’s raising the price of its ad-supported Peacock Premium from $7.99 to $10.99 per month, while its ad-free Premium Plus plan will go from $13.99 per month to $16.99 per month, as reported earlier by Variety. For new customers, the price increase will go into

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Android Phones Can Detect Earthquakes Before the Ground Starts Shaking

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-07-20 06:00:20

Since their first implementation in Mexico and Japan, earthquake early-warning (EEW) systems have provided critical advance notice of imminent earthquakes to countless people. Many seismic countries, however, still don’t have the infrastructure necessary to sustain such crucial networks, leaving their populations vulnerable to devastating earthquakes. Researchers in the U.S. and Germany have tested a global earthquake detection and alert system that makes use of a device many people already own

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Google fixes Gemini Live’s video fidelity so you can actually use it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-20 10:00:54

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android users have reported experiencing blurry video when sharing their camera with Gemini Live. Google has rolled out an update that improves camera resolution in the app. Earlier this year, users gained the ability to share their camera with Gemini Live, allowing the AI to answer questions about what it sees through your camera. However, there have been some issues with the feature, namely blurriness with the camera. If you’ve been running into this

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Assemble for the Classic Age of ‘Avengers’ Comics in This Retro-Tinged Marvel Preview

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-07-20 10:14:47

After bringing Alex Ross back to the realm of the Fantastic Four with the release of his graphic novel Full Circle a few years ago, Abrams is returning to the world of original Marvel Comics with a new tale, with a new creative team, and some very classic Avengers. io9 can give you a sneaky look inside Chip Kidd and Michael Cho teaming up for The Avengers in The Veracity Trap, the second entry in Abrams’ line of MarvelArts releases. Built around the classic early era of the Avengers—with a team

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Waymo Expands in Austin. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-20 09:03:28

Table of Contents Waymo Expands in Austin. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the autonomous arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. On Thursday, the company extended into more parts of Austin, Texas, so it now drives across 90 square miles of the city. There are more than 100 Waymo vehicles in the city, with plans for further expansion. Along with Austin, Waymo currently operate

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New Apple video comedically says: be careful what you remove from photos

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-07-20 14:40:24

Apple has just released a new video advertising Apple Intelligence on the iPhone 16, with one feature spotlighted: Clean Up. The humorous message of the video? Be careful what you remove from photos. Clean Up should not be used to remove beloved pets, says new ad Clean Up is an Apple Intelligence feature that lets you remove unwanted objects from photos. Available inside the Photos app, Clean Up lets you easily alter an image to get rid of any visual distraction that’s unwanted. But per Appl

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Uber makes multimillion-dollar investment in Lucid and Nuro to build a premium robotaxi service

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-07-20 10:31:19

Uber is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into EV maker Lucid and autonomous vehicle technology startup Nuro in a bid to launch its own premium robotaxi service. Under the deal announced Thursday, Uber will invest $300 million in Lucid and separately buy “at least” 20,000 of the EV maker’s new Gravity SUV over the next six years. Those EVs will be equipped with Nuro’s autonomous vehicle system, and the vehicles will be owned and operated by Uber or its third-party fleet partners. Uber p

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Twitch starts testing vertical video streams

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-07-20 14:53:52

Livestreaming service Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, announced at its annual TwitchCon event earlier this year that it would move into the vertical video space. Now those initial alpha tests have gone live with a few streamers, according to findings from market intelligence provider Appsensa. In a recent build, the firm found references to the vertical video tests and information about what sort of features these new streams would offer. The feature, once fully rolled out, would make Twitch

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Latest Tech News

In the long run, GPL code becomes irrelevant (2015)

Local cuisine was on the menu at Cafe Neanderthal

After raising over $3M, popular VC-backed beauty brand Ami Colé is shuttering

Garmin’s Morning and Evening Reports are so good that Fitbit should steal them

Exposing the Unseen: Mapping MCP Servers Across the Internet

A Huge New Lab in Sweden Is Testing the 6G-Powered Future of Connected Cars and Drones

I swapped my Apple Watch Ultra for this big-screen Garmin that's easier to read

iPadOS 26 is turning my iPad Air into the ultraportable laptop it was meant to be

Bored with your phone’s lock screen? This brand lets you replace it with an eye-tracking 3D game

Einstein Showed That Time Is Relative. But … Why Is It?

ChatGPT may soon watermark your AI-generated images, but there could be a way out (APK teardown)

I tested HP's new EliteBook X G1i, and it's a featherweight champ in the office

The Pigeon River Is Perched, Which Is Geologically Bad News (2020)

Why is AI so slow to spread?

Netflix boss says AI effects used in show for first time

RisingWave: An Open‑Source Stream‑Processing and Management Platform

My Favorite All-in-One Kitchen Appliance Is on Sale for 20% Off

Fanfic study challenges leading cultural evolution theory

How to Get Free Marvel Rivals Skins With the College Perks Program

VMware fixes four ESXi zero-day bugs exploited at Pwn2Own Berlin

Some Cities in China Are Advertising Exclusive Subsidies for Huawei-Powered Cars

Ask HN: What Pocket alternatives did you move to?

Peacock is raising its prices by $3

Android Phones Can Detect Earthquakes Before the Ground Starts Shaking

Google fixes Gemini Live’s video fidelity so you can actually use it

Assemble for the Classic Age of ‘Avengers’ Comics in This Retro-Tinged Marvel Preview

Waymo Expands in Austin. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

New Apple video comedically says: be careful what you remove from photos

Uber makes multimillion-dollar investment in Lucid and Nuro to build a premium robotaxi service

Twitch starts testing vertical video streams

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