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Incorporate More Protein Into Your Diet With These 7 Simple Strategies     - CNET

Whether you're reaching for a fitness goal or just trying to stay on top of your wellness, you might need to add more protein to your meals. https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/incorporate-more-protein-into-your-diet-with-these-7-simple-strategies/#ftag=CADf328eec

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Brooklyn Bedding Signature Hybrid Mattress Review: Editor's Choice 2024 Winner     - CNET

Built with a supportive hybrid design that’s available in three firmness levels, the Brooklyn Bedding Signature Hybrid mattress is well-suited for almost any sleeper, making it our favorite mattress. https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/brooklyn-bedding-signature-hybrid-review/#ftag=CADf328eec

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Leesa Natural Hybrid Mattress Review 2024: A Comfortable Collaboration With West Elm     - CNET

Leesa and West Elm aimed to create a quality hybrid mattress that's also sustainably sourced. Here's what our bed experts think about it. https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/leesa-west-elm-natural-hybrid-mattress-review/#ftag=CADf328eec

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Chill Out or Dance Anywhere With Big Savings on a Portable Speaker     - CNET

Amazon has slashed the price on JBL's Charge 5 and Xtreme 3 Bluetooth speakers right now, making it more affordable to grab one for your next get-together. https://www.cnet.com/deals/chill-out-or-dance-anywhere-with-big-savings-on-a-portable-speaker/#ftag=CADf328eec

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 Watch out — that free Android VPN app could hijack your device

Researchers find more than two dozen malicious Android VPN apps, turning the devices into residential proxies.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/watch-out-that-free-android-vpn-app-could-hijack-your-device

 Modern Warfare 3 Season 3 release date, maps, and everything we know

Here's what we know about Modern Warfare 3 Season 3 so far, including new maps, Zombies updates, and more.

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/modern-warfare-3-season-3-release-date

 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite could beat Apple's M3 gaming performance — here's what we know

A recent video of a laptop running the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chipset showcases "perfectly playable" gaming performance even on recent high-end games.

https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/windows-laptops/qualcomm-snapdragon-x-elite-gaming-performance

 Microsoft says this single key is the difference between an AI PC and just a PC with AI

Microsoft has an official definition of what makes a device an AI PC. Unsurprisingly, systems need to have a CPU, GPU, and an NPU, but one requirement is a bit shocking.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-says-this-single-key-is-the-difference-between-an-ai-pc-and-just-a-pc-with-ai

 Homeworld 3 is getting some changes in response to player feedback

Homeworld 3 is being shaped by player feedback, with some changes to the upcoming game including a scalable HUD, increased ship health, and more.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/homeworld-3-is-getting-some-changes-in-response-to-player-feedback

Store everything you’d ever need on this 20TB drive for $279
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 Nvidia Hopper H200 breaks MLPerf benchmark record with TensorRT — not Blackwell submissions yet, sorry

Nvidia announced that its latest Hopper H200 AI GPUs set a new record for MLPerf benchmarks, scoring 45% higher than its previous generation H100 Hopper GPU. What about Blackwell B200? We'll have to wait until that begins shipping for official results.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-hopper-h200-breaks-mlperf-benchmark-record-with-tens

Google changes definition of ‘top ads’

A Google spokesperson confirmed that the update was a 'definitional change' and would not affect performance metrics. https://searchengineland.com/google-changes-definition-top-ads-438803

Amazon ordered to publicly share details of ads it serves in the EU

The retail giant is being forced to publish an ads library after losing a legal challenge in the Court of Justice of the EU. https://searchengineland.com/amazon-ordered-ad-library-eu-438812

The Future Of User Research: Expert Insights And Key Trends

Based on responses from over 1,200 product professionals, Maze’s Future of User Research Report uncovers how product teams conduct research to inform decision-making and build successful products. Learn about the top three trends defining the user research industry in 2024 and beyond. https://smashingmagazine.com/2024/03/the-future-of-user-research/

Google's Circle to Search feature will soon handle language translation

Google just announced that it’s expanding its recently-launched Circle to Search tool to include language translation, as part of an update to various core services. Circle to Search, as the name sugg

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Show HN: Manage on-prem servers from my smartphone

Hi everyone,

I've just released the public repository of RebootX On-Prem (https://github.com/c100k/rebootx-on-prem), letting anyone to connect and manage their infra on their smartphone.

In my case the infra is pretty simple : 3 Raspberry Pi. But I'd love to have your feedback and see interesting use cases you could use this for.

I have lots of ideas for the next steps. For example, creating a Prometheus integration as well.

Look

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Launch HN: Patchwork (YC W24) – Team communication based on feeds, not chat

Hey HN! We’re Nikki and Dhruhin, co-founders of Patchwork (https://www.atpatchwork.com/). We’re building a communication tool for teams that lets you stay in sync while at the same time staying in flow. It’s centered around a ranked feed instead of chat.

Over the last several years, we’ve noticed that it’s getting increasingly difficult to stay in flow. We believe it’s because chat (i.e. Slack, Teams, and similar tools) has evolved into something

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UCL spinout bags £10M to make AI ‘super brains’ for 100x faster LLM training


Oriole Networks, a UCL spinout, has raised £10mn in seed funding to build AI “super brains” that promise to accelerate the training of Large Language Models (LLMs).  Founded in 2023 by UCL scientists, the startup has developed a new method that harnesses the p

21h | The Next Web
TNW Podcast: Ukrainian startups, European quantum tech, Michiel Scheffer on the future of the EIC


Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, Linnea, Tom (!), and And

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Candor is a professional networking site that reveals the person behind the résumé

This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here.

Candor is a great new site that helps others get to know you beyond your job title. Answer icebreaker-style questions about when you’re at your best, what you’re curious about,

One year in, Khan Academy’s AI has 65,000 students, and is still learning new skills

Roughly a year ago, the online learning nonprofit Khan Academy launched Khanmigo—an experimental AI tutor designed to give students one-on-one guidance without doing their homework for them.

In that time, the limited access pilot has expanded to roughly 65,000 students across more than 53 school districts, with plans to expand to anywhere from 500,000 to

6 reasons to apply to Fast Company’s 2024 Best Workplaces for Innovators

With more than a dozen new categories, Fast Company’s sixth annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list is aiming to be more comprehensive than ever. Here are six reasons why you should apply.

1. Brand exposure. Every company selected as a finalist will be featured in the summer issue of the magazine and on fastcompany.com.

These 3 technologies are reinventing Silicon Valley yet again

Not only have I had the privilege of working in and covering Silicon Valley for the past 40 years, but I was also born here. I remember what it was like when it was called the “Valley of Heart’s Delight.” Back then, the entire valley was orchards of apricots, peaches, and cherries and fields of strawberries. In fact, at that time, the area’s primary business was fruit-packing canneries that processed these fruits and made jams and jellies. The summer mornings of my ch

How Reddit’s IPO could still go horribly wrong

Reddit went public in a long-awaited initial public offering on March 21, becoming the first social media company to do so since Pinterest in 2019.

Once something of a lawless wilderness, Reddit has gone corporate over the past decade, reining in the fringe elements of its platform a

16 incredibly useful things you didn’t know Google Sheets could do

I’ll admit it: For the majority of my adult life, spreadsheets have remained shrouded in mystery. I’ve used them plenty, of course—to track 

Grammarly’s AI can now offer suggestions to make your work messages clearer

A new AI feature from Grammarly can look over your business writing before you hit send, offering “strategic suggestions” designed to make your messages clearer and more impactful.

Whether you’re writing in a Gmail tab, a word processor, or even a chat tool like Slack, the new feature, which is gradually being rolled out to Grammarly’s paid customers, is designed to d

Airtable debuts new AI tools to make your office workflows even easier

Almost a year after launching AI capabilities for its platform, Airtable is adding new features allowing businesses to use its AI on a larger scale. Not only that, but Airtable AI is now out of the beta stage and is available to all new and existing customers.

Airtable’s expanded capabilities no

Microsoft’s Inflection AI grab likely cost more than $1 billion, says an insider (exclusive)

When Microsoft announced last week that it had hired two of the three founders of Inflection AI, as well as most of the startup’s employees, little was known about the deal except that it also contained guarantees for the startup’s investors, and that the tech giant also bought the rights to sell access to Inflection’s most powerful model. Now m

Instagram and Threads are now filtering political content out of your feed. Change this setting to see more of it

While you’re likely being inundated with political ads on your TV, radio, and even your street corner, there’s one place you might have noticed that is relatively light on political content: Instagram.

In a blog post in early February, Instagram owner Meta announced plans to remove political content from its recommendation surfaces across Instagram and

Donald Trump’s use of Truth Social is harming his ability to reach voters, research shows

Trump Media & Technology Group, the Donald Trump-backed media organization behind Truth Social, is off to a soaring start in its public debut, and the former president is set to reap billions off its Nasdaq performance. 

But

10 things to know about Nicole Shanahan, RFK Jr.’s vice presidential pick

Presidential longshot Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that he has selected Nicole Shanahan as his vice-presidential running mate in his independent bid for the White House. Shanahan, an attorney and entrepreneur who is well-known in tech circles, has never before sought public office.

For Kennedy, it caps a long search for a prospective running mate that set the political rumor mill on fire in an otherwise repetitive election cycle. Still, many Americans may not be familiar

Robinhood’s new credit card is made of actual gold, but its real value is in the user perks

Robinhood on Tuesday unveiled the Robinhood Gold Card, its first credit card. For some Gold cardholders, the credit card will actually be made from real gold, weighing in at a whopping 36 grams (roughly 1.27 ounces).

“I think it’s the heaviest credit card on the market,” says Deepak Rao, general manager of Robinhood Money. “If you accidentally drop it on your table, ever

AI ethical review should empower innovation—not prevent it

As companies rush to join the AI race and harness the technology’s potential to shape the future, a critical question looms large: Can ethics keep up with innovation?

While I’m particularly excited about generative AI’s power to transform creativity and productivity everywhere, I recognize that without appropriate oversight, this potentially revolutionary technology can also present real threats and hard challenges. As AI becomes a cornerstone of innovation across industries

The most innovative AI applications today have this in common

Generative AI models don’t know what they don’t know. Ask a question on a subject they haven’t encountered in their training, and they might just make something up. For an individual playing around with the tech, that’s an annoyance. For a company, it’s a nightmare.

That’s why the best AI application developers are building their own AI around the foundation model, leveraging unique technology or data to get the good out of LLMs while managing the bad. When done wel

We’ve endured tech monopolies before. Apple doesn’t have one

Strangely enough, last week’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice that it was filing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple didn’t leave me obsessing over Big Tech’s iron grip on our digital lives. Instead, I was struck by how much freedom we have to pick our platforms—a gratifying change from days of yore.

First, a few Fast Company tech stories for you:

Why are women being sidelined in the AI race?

AI models are getting smarter. Inference is getting faster. Hardware is getting better. Unfortunately, in this AI race, women are once again being left behind or sidelined entirely. 

One of the first first textbooks on AI was actually p

Google Maps is here for summer travelers with trending locations, off-the-radar ideas, and more AI

The weather is getting warmer, which means lots of us have started thinking about summer travel. Today, Google is rolling out a handful of new features for Google Maps with the goal of making some of that planning a little easier.

Now when you’re researching places to visit, you can pull up a curated list of things to do within a particular city within Google Maps. The featu

Apple Vision Pro Deal Offers You the Chance to Save on the Headset Everyone's Talking About     - CNET

The Apple Vision Pro is only a couple of months old but you can already score the very first deal on the future of computing -- while this discount lasts. https://www.cnet.com/deals/apple-vision-pro-deal-offers-you-the-chance-to-save-on-the-headset-everyones-talking-about/#ftag=CADf328eec

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Is ButcherBox Meat Subscription a Good Deal? I Did the Math to Find Out     - CNET

I priced out ButcherBox's quality meats against the similar-grade beef, pork, chicken and seafood at a supermarket. Here's the brass tax and whether a membership to this online meat club is worth your coin. https://www.cnet.com/news/is-butcherbox-meat-subscription-a-good-deal-i-did-the-math-to-find-out/#ftag=CADf328eec

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Apple's New M3 MacBook Air Hits Its Lowest Amazon Price Yet With $100 Off     - CNET

Even though Apple's latest M3 MacBook Air has only been out for a short time, we're already seeing it at the discounted price of $999, rather than the usual $1,099. https://www.cnet.com/deals/apples-new-m3-macbook-air-hits-its-lowest-amazon-price-yet-with-100-off/#ftag=CADf328eec

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 How offshore software development partners are leveraging AI tools

With the continued rise of AI, many industries are being shaken up—the software development industry is no exception.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/how-offshore-software-development-partners-are-leveraging-ai-tools

 AtlasVPN shuts down, handing users over to NordVPN

Existing paid users will automatically migrate to NordVPN, Atlas' sister company, starting April 24. Here's what this means for you.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/atlasvpn-shuts-down-handing-users-over-to-nordvpn

 Amazon is having a massive Easter sale - save 40% on best-selling devices

There's a massive Easter sale at Amazon on its best-selling devices, and I'm rounding up the best deals, which include up to 40% in savings.

https://www.techradar.com/seasonal-sales/amazon-is-having-a-massive-easter-sale-save-40-on-best-selling-devices

 How to get Power Cells in LEGO Fortnite to move your vehicle

Vehicle building in LEGO Fortnite is here, and if you're here instead of in-game, then you're probably wondering how to get Power Cells in order to move these vehicles. Here's how.

https://www.laptopmag.com/gaming/how-to-get-power-cells-in-lego-fortnite-to-move-your-vehicle

 My time with NVIDIA at GDC showed me exactly why the massive tech company seems unstoppable right now

I spent time with NVIDIA at GDC 2024 with some one-on-one demos and also explored the rest of the convention. NVIDIA was everywhere, and for good reason.

https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/computers-desktops/nvidia/nvidia-preview-gdc-2024

 Microsoft's 'missing link' for PC and Xbox gaming will finally put upscaling woes among developers to rest

Microsoft's DirectSR tech supports multiple upscaling techniques, thus making it easier to leverage its capabilities on games, ultimately lessening the burden for developers.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/microsofts-missing-link-for-pc-and-xbox-gaming-will-finally-put-upscaling-woes-among-developers-to-rest

 I previewed an upcoming Xbox survival-MMO, and it may actually make me a fan of both genres AND the franchise

Dune: Awakening is an upcoming survival-MMORPG set in the Dune franchise, and my early preview actually made me excited about the full game.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/dune-awakening-gdc-2024-preview