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Influencers are being blamed for a rise in shark attacks

Influencers get a lot of stick these days. The latest thing they’re being blamed for: shark attacks.

Scientists have noted a recent rise in shark attacks, and according to new research published in the journal Frontiers in Conservation Science, of the 74 recorded bites in the seas around French Polynesia, 5% were assessed as acts of self-defense.

Professor Eric Clua of PSL University

Tinder Swindler survivor launches identity verifier to fight scams


A Tinder Swindler survivor has launched a tool to fight the scams that upended her life.  Pernilla Sjöholm, who starred in Netflix’s hit documentary The Tinder Swindler, cofounded the platform — called IDfier — alongside computer scientist Suejb Memeti.  Relea

22h | The Next Web
Giant radar ‘umbrella’ launches into space on mission to transform climate science


The European Space Agency (ESA) has blasted its Biomass satellite into space aboard a Vega-C rocket. The launch took place at 11:15 (CEST) today from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.  Now in orbit, the first-of-its-kind satellite wil

22h | The Next Web
Dutch neobank Bunq launches crypto trading service


Dutch neobank Bunq today launched a crypto trading service for over 300 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. The service launches today and is available to Bunq users in the Netherlands, France, Spa

22h | The Next Web
More companies are adopting ‘AI-first’ strategies. Here’s how it could impact the environment

As artificial intelligence gets smarter, a growing number of companies are increasing its implementation in their operations or more heavily promoting their own AI offerings. The buzzword for this is “AI first.”

Duolingo is among the latest to adopt an AI-first approach. The company’s CEO, Luis von Ahn, announced the change in an all-hands email Monday, saying it would stop us

Eos: Poblíž Sluneční soustavy bylo překvapivě objeveno temné mračno

Hvězdy se obvykle rodí v temných molekulárních mračnech, která bývá obtížné vystopovat. Vědci poprvé využili přímou detekci dalekého ultrafialového záření molekulárního vodíku, kterou provedl vesmírný spektrograf FIMS-SPEAR a vystopovali doposud neznámé relativně blízké mračno Éós, pojmenované po řecké bohyni úsvitu a červánků. http://www.osel.cz/14028-eos-pobliz-slunecni-soustavy-bylo-prekvapive-objeveno-temne-mracno.html

1d | osel.cz
Meta's First LlamaCon Shows the Tech Giant's Still Playing Catch-Up

The company's first AI developers conference on Tuesday fell flat with very few new announcements and products, including a standalone AI app that technically already existed. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/metas-first-llamacon-shows-the-tech-giants-still-playing-catch-up/#ftag=CADf328eec

1d | cnet.com
Best Wired Headphones for Audiophiles in 2025

From budget to premium models, these are the best wired headphones, based on testing by CNET's audio experts. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/best-wired-headphones/#ftag=CADf328eec

1d | cnet.com
 This laptop is like a portable OLED TV that you can take anywhere, and that's just one reason I love it

Whether you travel often, like snuggling up in bed, or simply cannot afford a chunky LG OLED TV, here’s why you should consider the Yoga 9i.

https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/2-in-1-laptops/laptop-is-like-a-portable-oled-tv

 PSA: Diablo 4 new battle pass is broken — do not buy the Reliquary

Season 8 of Diablo 4 just launched, but don't be hasty on purchasing the Battle Pass, now called Reliquaries as it appears a bug is causing Platinum to be taken and no rewards given.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/psa-diablo-4-new-battle-pass-is-broken-do-not-buy-the-reliquary

Softwarová sklizeň (30. 4. 2025): spravujte své virtuální servery

Pravidelná sonda do světa software. Podíváme se na nástroj pro správu virtuálních strojů v cloudu, budeme procházet objemné log soubory a nakonec vyzkoušíme pomocníka pro přepínání mezi kubeconfigy. https://www.root.cz/clanky/softwarova-sklizen-30-4-2025-spravujte-sve-virtualni-servery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

1d | root.cz
Fontforge: fonty, glyfy a vektorová grafika

V tomto krátkom seriáli sa naučíme si v programe Fontforge vytvárať vlastné vektorové písmo. V dnešnom prvom diely sa pozrieme na celkový proces vytvorenia fontu a nabudúce sa povenujeme tvorbe glyfov. https://www.root.cz/clanky/fontforge-fonty-glyfy-a-vektorova-grafika/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

1d | root.cz
Firefox finally adds tab groups

Firefox now lets you organize your tabs. Four years after its biggest rivals launched tab groups, Mozilla published a nearly 1,000-word blog post recounting the feature's long road from user requests to launch. (Consider skipping it if you don’t like long-winded acceptance speeches.) "What happens when 4,500 people ask for the same fea

1d | Engadget
OpenAI rolls back update that made ChatGPT an ass-kissing weirdo

OpenAI is rolling back a recent update to GPT-4o, the default model that powers ChatGPT, following complaints from users that it made the chat bot act like a weirdo. "The last couple of GPT-4o updates have made the personality too sycophant-y and annoying (even though there are some very good parts of it), and we are working on fixes asap, some today and some this week," said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a X post

1d | Engadget
EA reportedly cancels another Titanfall game, lays off several hundred employees

The gaming industry continues to bleed workers and cancel games, with EA back for another round of brutal news. The company said on Tuesday it decided to "make some targeted team adjustments," which Bloomberg

1d | Engadget
“Hostile and political”: Jeff Bezos should have known Trump was always going to turn against Amazon

Consumers are only just starting to feel pain from Trump’s Liberation Day tariff spree. Amazon founder and chairman Jeff Bezos, however, may be starting to feel something else from the tariffs: regret.

When a report emerged overnight claiming that Amazon would start displaying tariff costs on its main pa

Conclave: How to Stream the Film Set About Electing a New Pope

The Oscar-nominated film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini and offers a fictionalized, high-stakes look at what happens behind the Vatican's closed doors. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/conclave-how-to-watch-the-film-set-about-electing-a-new-pope/#ftag=CADf328eec

1d | cnet.com
 Alienware's flagship 34-inch curved QD-OLED now features a 240Hz refresh rate

The Alienware 34 240Hz Curved QD-OLED (AW3425DW) features the new AW30 design, a 240Hz refresh rate, a 3440 x 1440p resolution, and a 1800R curve for complete immersion.

https://www.laptopmag.com/gaming/gaming-monitors/alienware-34-inch-curved-qd-oled-gaming-monitor-refresh-rate-price

How a Janet Jackson song crashed laptops for 9 years
 Elon Musk says Grok 3.5 will provide answers that aren't from internet sources

The Grok 3.5 beta is set to release next week for SuperGrok subscribers, with claims that it's a reasoning model that can provide unique answers that aren't on the internet.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-says-grok-3-5-will-provide-answers-that-arent-from-internet-sources

 Huawei Ascend AI 910D processor designed to take on Nvidia's Blackwell and Rubin GPUs

Huawei's Ascend 910D AI accelerator is expected to match Nvidia's H100 performance on the GPU level, with full systems based on the Ascend 910D set to compete against Nvidia's Blackwell and Rubin based pods.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/huawei-ascend-ai-910d-processor-designed-to-take-on-nvidias-blackwell-and-rubin-gpus

Speedrunner reaches Breath of the Wild credits on Switch 2, a console which isn't even out yet

The Nintendo Switch 2 won’t be in our hands for over a month yet (sigh), but a speedrunner has already reached the credits of the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of

1d | Engadget
New Star Wars series will premiere in Fortnite of all places

There’s a new animated Star Wars show coming soon and it’s set to actually premiere in the game Fortnite. Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld will be available to watch in-game starting on May 2 at 10AM ET. This is two full days before the show streams on Disney+.

Viewing will take place in a new in-game location called Star Wars Watch Party Island. Epic Games says that this area was built using Unreal Editor for Fortnite and uses official assets to create a "breathtak

1d | Engadget
Meta has a plan to bring AI to WhatsApp chats without breaking privacy

As Meta’s first-ever generative AI conference gets underway, the company is also previewing a significant update on its plans to bring AI features to WhatsApp chats. Buried in its LlamaCon updates, the company

1d | Engadget
Show HN: Beatsync – perfect audio sync across multiple devices

Hi HN! I made Beatsync, an open-source browser-based audio player that syncs audio with millisecond-level accuracy across many devices.

Try it live right now: https://www.beatsync.gg/

The idea is that with no additional hardware, you can turn any group of devices into a full surround sound system. MacBook speakers are particularly good.

Inspired by Network Time Protocol (NTP), I do clock synchronization over websockets and use the W

Motorola's 'Swiss Army Knife' Take on AI Makes My Head Spin

Commentary: Rather than going it alone, Motorola's using several AI efforts together. The approach might help us figure out what we really want AI to do on phones. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/motorola-took-a-swiss-army-knife-approach-with-ai-and-it-makes-my-head-spin/#ftag=CADf328eec

1d | cnet.com
Can NAD Plus Supplements Really Reverse the Aging Process? We Asked a Doctor to Find Out

These anti-aging supplements are gaining popularity, but you should know their benefits, side effects and risk factors before taking them. https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/nad-supplements/#ftag=CADf328eec

1d | cnet.com
SSI May 2025 Payment Schedule: You're Getting Paid Twice This Month. Here's Why

Supplemental Security Income recipients will receive two payments in May. We'll break down why this happens and when you can expect your second payment to come through. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/ssi-may-2025-payment-schedule-youre-getting-paid-twice-this-month-heres-why/#ftag=CADf328eec

1d | cnet.com
Sorry Shoppers, Amazon Says Tariff Cost Feature 'Is Not Going to Happen'

The White House said Amazon would be considered a "hostile and political act" if it listed tariff prices next to products. But the company denies any plans to do so. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/sorry-shoppers-amazon-says-tariff-cost-feature-is-not-going-to-happen/#ftag=CADf328eec

1d | cnet.com
Ease Anxiety-Related Chest Pains With These 4 Tried and Tested Tips

Feeling anxious and experiencing chest pains is more common than you might think. But thankfully, there are a few things you can do to improve matters https://www.cnet.com/health/mental/ease-anxiety-related-chest-pains-with-these-tried-and-tested-tips/#ftag=CADf328eec

1d | cnet.com