Pulse Local, a new Mac budgeting app shown on Hacker News, downloads about 2.9GB of AI models to the user's machine so that financial questions are processed locally rather than sent to a remote server. When syncing accounts, the app fetches transactions via Plaid through Pulse's servers, but the developer says the data passes through server memory without being stored, leaving only connection metadata like institution name and last sync time on the backend.
pulseos.finance
· 2026-10-13
In a LinkedIn essay, Clojure creator Rich Hickey contends that the word 'tool' is being applied too loosely to AI systems. He argues true tools are things wielded by hand with control and feedback, like hammers or saws, and that this hands-on use builds skill and understanding of the world. He contrasts this with LLMs, which he says lack the predictability, reliability and determinism that define genuine tools.
gist.github.com
· 2026-10-12
Sony's PlayStation Pulse Explore wireless earbuds, designed for PS5 and PS5 Pro, are on sale for $149 instead of their usual $200 price, matching their lowest price to date. The discount applies to both black and white colorways, though the reduced price only appears after adding them to an Amazon cart.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-12
Eclypsium's September InfraTrust Pulse report logged 158 new security advisories across 17 vendors between August 25 and September 17, covering 1,699 vulnerabilities. Of these, 42 were rated critical, eight scored a maximum 10.0 severity, 71 could be exploited remotely without authentication, and five advisories included flaws later added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The report singles out a maximum-severity Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center authentication bypass, CVE-2026-20079, which Cisco confirmed on September 9 was being actively exploited, allowing attackers to run commands as root without credentials.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-09-23
Sony announced a new PlayStation Pulse headset that adds active noise cancellation to its PS5 audio lineup. The company is positioning the redesign as more comfortable than the previous Pulse model, which drew complaints from users.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-16
Sony has announced two new wireless gaming headsets, the PlayStation Pulse and Pulse Edge, both using planar magnetic drivers and PlayStation Link connectivity for low-latency audio across PS5, PlayStation Portal, PC and Mac. Both include AI-based noise-rejecting microphones, while the pricier Pulse Edge adds double the magnets for deeper bass, active noise cancellation, and a detachable boom mic. Neither headset has a release date or price yet, though existing Pulse Elite and Audeze Maxwell 2 pricing suggests a range between roughly $150 and $330.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-16
A hobbyist developer documented an experiment attempting to bring advanced PC-speaker-style audio techniques, including PCM and PWM sample playback, to the ZX Spectrum's single-bit beeper. The main breakthrough was getting rudimentary multichannel sound, essentially chords, to play through the one-bit speaker, though the original goal of full PC-style playback fell short.
bumbershootsoft.wordpress.com
· 2026-09-08
Filmmaker Dave Boyle, fresh off his horror breakout 'Never After Dark' set in Japan, has signed on to helm a new adaptation of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 supernatural thriller 'Pulse.' The original film centers on ghostly figures spreading through the internet, and Boyle's version will offer a fresh interpretation of that unsettling premise.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-02
JBL has unveiled the Pulse 6, a portable Bluetooth speaker priced at $330 that is now available for preorder ahead of a September 6 shipping date. The speaker features a lantern-like design with 360-degree LED lighting, offering 16 preset themes split between ambient and party modes, and can sync with other JBL products via Auracast.
engadget.com
· 2026-08-26
Google has clarified that the newly spotted 'Android Pulse' app is an official Google system service designed to monitor device health, rather than an unknown or suspicious background process. The company said a recent update caused Pulse to become visible in Google system service settings, explaining why users only just started noticing it despite it existing internally beforehand.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-26
CNET testing found Vitamix's $380 VX1 blender performs on par with the company's $500 5200 model, both featuring 64-ounce capacity and 10 speeds. The VX1, which replaced the discontinued Explorian, adds a pulse mode, self-cleaning program, slightly more horsepower and a smaller footprint, and it topped other blenders by turning raw almonds into almond butter in just over a minute.
cnet.com
· 2026-08-26
Google's Android Pulse, a background system app that has existed since at least March, is now appearing as an available update in the Play Store, drawing attention despite most users never knowingly installing it. The app monitors devices for unusual resource consumption, such as apps suddenly draining battery or hogging memory and processing power, and already has more than 10 million downloads.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-24
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