It has been an odd few weeks for generative AI systems, with ChatGPT suddenly turning sycophantic, and Grok, xAI’s chatbot, becoming obsessed with South Africa.
Fast Company spoke to Steven Adler, a former research scientist for OpenAI who until November 2024 led safe
Cory Joseph has been blind since birth. So he’s among the people Apple aims to serve with an addition to its App Store called “Accessibility Nutrition Labels,” one of a raft of features the company announced earlier this week to mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day.
Once the labels go live later this year, each app’s listing will detail the accessibility features it
Your video strategy isn’t working unless it’s search-friendly. Get real tactics to boost visibility where it matters.
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https://www.searchenginejournal.com/intersection-of-video-seo-and-social-media-tactics-t
Alexander Skarsgård stars in this adaptation of the award-winning book series. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/murderbot-how-to-watch-apples-new-sci-fi-comedy-thriller/#ftag=CADf328eec
Dreaming of going off-grid? Here's the financial reality of a Powerwall. https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/thinking-about-a-tesla-powerwall-heres-what-itll-actually-cost-you/#ftag=CADf328eec
The bar was removed in 2022, but you can bring it back in a few easy steps. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/heres-how-you-can-bring-the-volume-bar-back-to-your-iphones-lock-screen/#ftag=CADf328eec
Whether you’re heading out for Memorial Day travel or other vacation rental travel, our CNET experts have safety recommendations when you’re ready to leave. https://www.cnet.com/home/security/i-travel-and-test-home-security-here-are-my-top-9-airbnb-safety-tips/#ftag=CADf328eec
If you currently have eye drops in your medicine cabinet, make sure they're not part of a recent recall. Plus, how to buy safe eye drops. https://www.cnet.com/health/personal-care/how-find-safe-eye-drops-75000-cases-recalled/#ftag=CADf328eec
If you ever wondered whether people buy phones for the cameras, take a look at the Samsung S25 Edge. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/the-samsung-s25-edges-camera-is-good-enough-to-rival-the-ultra/#ftag=CADf328eec
Ready to up your sleep game? Check out the latest model of Eight Sleep's smart bedroom setup, which features a hydro-powered blanket, surround sound, advanced health tracking and more. https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/eight-sleep-pod-5-is-here-what-to-know-about-this-ai-driven-sleep-system/#ftag=CADf328eec
Microsoft agreed to make an EU-specific version of Azure to support competition following a CISPE complaint, but it failed.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-misses-deadline-for-secure-eu-azure
DC Studios co-chief James Gunn has dropped a big hint about Wonder Woman's big-screen return.
Sony's newest headphones supply incredible ANC and brilliant audio... but are they right for you?
For those who struggle to use Chrome and Android in conventional ways, more assistance is on the way.
European retailers are complaining about Visa and Mastercard's fees and lack of transparency to the European Commission.
A code sleuth may have discovered that AirPods Pro 3 headphones are on the way.
The AeroClip sees Soundcore’s open-ear earbud ranks swell with another clip-on set that’ll sit on your ears while (hopefully) delivering some high quality open-ear sound. They join Soundcore’s C30i and C40i clip-on buds, with the AeroClip promising to punch out bassy, customisable sound, and clear call quality. It’s doing that all for less than [...]
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For all the benefits of Wi-Fi 7, the high starting prices of the initial set of devices put off all but those with the deepest pockets. While I’ve seen several cheaper Wi-Fi 7 mesh systems since, they usually compromise on performance somewhere along the line. The Netgear Orbi 870 Series is designed to redress [...]
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Summer is the perfect time to pick up a new Bluetooth speaker and this deal makes the JBL Clip 5 a no-brainer.
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https://www.trustedreviews.com/deals/jbl-clip-5-speaker-portable-bluetooth-speaker-under-50
Track your health, wellness and activity with the mighty Garmin Fenix 7X Solar, which is now just £430 on Amazon.
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Microsoft quietly announced its plan to pull the plug on Bing Search APIs, and third-party app developers won't have access to the search engine's results.
Microsoft closed its Experience Centre in Sydney on May 10, 2025, but online customer support remains available for queries and other help.
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I don’t know how your tech drawers look, but mine are filled with wires I’ll likely never use again because technology has advanced quite a bit. Thankfully, USB-C seems to be here to stay since there is no wrong way to plug these things in. It’s not just smartphones, tablets, and laptops that use these, however, but also a long list of gadgets.
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Silicon Motion's new SM2324 single-chip controller for external SSDs enables high-capacity, low-power external SSDs with up to 32TB and 4,000 MB/s read speeds over a 40 Gbps USB4 interface.
The fully featured gaming monitor from LG has all the specs for the all-time low price of $897
A new report claims Washington is considering adding a number of Chinese chipmakers to its export blacklist.
Pliops claims its XDP LightningAI card and FusIOnX software accelerate large language model inference by offloading context data to SSDs, reducing redundant computation, and boosting vLLM throughput by up to eight times while avoiding the need for additional GPUs.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/pliops-expands-ais-context-windows-with-3d-nand
We’ve built an AI risk assessment tool designed specifically for GenAI/LLM applications. It's still early, but we’d love your feedback. Here’s what it does:
1. it performs comprehensive AI risk assessments by analyzing your codebase against different AI regulation/framework or even internal policies. It identifies potential issues and suggests fixes directly through one click PRs.
2. the first framework the platform supports is OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2025, upcoming framework w
Adam Becker is a science journalist and astrophysicist. He has written for The New York Times, BBC, NPR, Scientific American, New Scientist, Quanta, Undark, Aeon, and others. He also recorded a video series with the BBC, and has appeared on numerous radio shows and podcasts, including Ologies, The Story Collider, and KQED Forum.
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A question I often get when I train editorial teams on the use of AI is, “Is using AI cheating?”
Although it’s a yes or no question, it’s obviously not a yes or no answer. The short answer is sometimes, but the key to figuring out the long answer is using the tools with an open mind. If you’re a professional in a field like journalism, you’ll generally be able to tell when it’s speeding up drudgery and when your judgment and expertise are m
Multiple important refinance rates fell. If you're in the market for a refi, keep an eye out for lower rates. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/mortgages/refi-rates-drop-over-the-last-week-mortgage-refinance-rates-on-may-16-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec
You'll want to grab this iFi the next time you fly
AI is all the rage — but is it the smartest path to better business results?
https://www.techradar.com/pro/ai-vs-automation-how-to-determine-the-best-roi-for-your-business
Why the gap between software quality and security is growing and how to close it.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/cybersecurity-blind-spots-why-ignoring-qa-risks-crashing-your-product
Google has blocked full file uploads on the Nextcloud Android app, citing vague security concerns, but critics say it’s about crushing cloud competitors.
Design platform offers more details on its new toolset - and how it helps teams come together as one.
Samsung joins the list of Big Tech giants facilitating Russia's censorship and kills the AdGuard VPN app from its Galaxy App Store in the country.
Powered by Stihl’s 10.8V AS battery system, the Stihl HSA 40 is a simpler, lighter hedge trimmer for smaller jobs. It struggles a little with thicker branches and isn’t the fastest cutter, but it’s easy to use, and very light. This hedge trimmer also has Stihl’s regular build quality, so feels much better made [...]
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TL;DR: Replace your Adobe Acrobat subscription with a SwiftDoo PD
Symfony 7.3 introduces several enhancements to the DependencyInjection component that simplify service configuration, make autoconfiguration more flexible, and enable environment-specific aliasing.
Service Closure Shorthand… https://symfony.com/blog/new-in-symfony-7-3-dependency-injection-improvements?utm_source=Symfony%20Blog%20Feed&utm_medium=feed
Article URL: https://zverok.space/blog/2024-08-08-bmac-snafu.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44002333
Points: 129
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Article URL: https://www.workatastartup.com/jobs/15822
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Europe has been turning uranium into energy for over half a century. In the process, the continent has amassed vast stockpiles of nuclear waste. This radioactive material can take millions of years to become safe, and no one really knows what to do with it. Tho
Ali Niknam has built Dutch fintech Bunq into one of Europe’s biggest neobanks. But he fears the Netherlands is now driving entrepreneurs away. The Bunq founder and CEO is alarmed by the country’s business mindset. He bel
A Russian-born gaming mogul has been named the UK’s richest person under 40 — in a ranking dominated by tech entrepreneurs. Dmitry Bukhman, 39, built his fortune after founding mobile gaming giant Playrix. His estimated wealth of £12.54bn tops The Sunday Times
Swiss tech startup Metafuels has unveiled plans to open its first commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in the Port of Rotterdam. Metafuels’ CEO Saurabh Kapoor told TNW that Turbe represents a “major step forward” toward ramp
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-fraud-facebook-instagram-813363c8
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44001593
Points: 21
# Comments: 13
https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-fraud-facebook-instagram-813363c8
Article URL: https://windsurf.com/blog/windsurf-wave-9-swe-1
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43998049
Points: 33
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Article URL: https://socalpython.org/in-memoriam-michael/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44001734
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Christophe Coenraets, SVP of Developer Relations at Salesforce, tells Eira and Ben about building the new Salesforce Developer Edition, which includes access to the company’s agentic AI platform, Agentforce. Christophe explains how they solicited and incorporated feedback from the developer community in building the developer edition, what types of AI agents people are building, and the critical importance of guardrails and prompt engineering. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/05/16/salesforce-wa
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for May 16. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-friday-may-16/#ftag=CADf328eec
Article URL: https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.70157
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44000724
Points: 16
# Comments: 5
https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.70157
Article URL: https://ollama.com/blog/multimodal-models
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44001087
Points: 12
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Article URL: https://github.com/billorcutt/i_dropped_my_phone_the_screen_cracked
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44001391
Points: 5
# Comments: 2
https://github.com/billorcutt/i_dropped_my_phone_the_screen_cracked
The Murderbot adaptation from Apple TV Plus is almost here, and I can barely contain my excitement. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/ive-loved-the-murderbot-books-for-years-i-couldnt-be-more-excited-about-the-apple-tv-plus-show/#ftag=CADf328eec
Nihil perpetuum, pauca diuturna sunt. Nic netrvá věčně. Ani tento vesmír, ani jeden život, ani jedna říše. Přesvědčily se o tom mnohé národy. A také mnohé softwarové projekty. Kolik života má před sebou ten největší, jaký lidstvo stvořilo? https://www.root.cz/clanky/kdy-skonci-era-linuxu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss
TikTok recently began experimenting with an in-app meditation feature that encouraged teens to "wind down" after 10PM. Now, the company is making the feature official for all users and turning it on by default for all teens under the age of 18.
Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/15/voyager_1_survives_with_thruster_fix/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44000700
Points: 12
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https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/15/voyager_1_survives_with_thruster_fix/
Article URL: https://teal-language.org/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44000759
Points: 4
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This week on the PHP Podcast, Eric and John talk about FrankenPHP, NativePHP, PHP still relevant in 2025, The Patch for Laravel Container, PHP Tek 2025, PHPxSan Diego Meetup, and more… Links from the show: From theory to practice: Building SDKs with generative AI – Build with AI: Building Better SDKs with Generative AI […]
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Google engineer's testimony gives an overview of how quality scoring works and reveals a hidden Chrome-based popularity signal.
The post Googler’s Deposition Offers View Of Google’s Ranking Systems appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googlers-deposition-offers-view
This fresh delay adds to concerns that Meta could fall behind other major AI providers like OpenAI and Google. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/meta-reportedly-delays-behemoth-ai-model-what-this-could-mean-for-its-ai-tools/#ftag=CADf328eec
The sleek new smartwatches, aimed at athletes, will ship with the company's brightest screens yet. https://www.cnet.com/tech/garmin-announces-the-forerunner-570-and-970-running-smartwatches/#ftag=CADf328eec
House Republicans are proposing a 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state rules around artificial intelligence. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/congress-might-halt-state-ai-regulations-what-it-means-for-you-and-your-privacy/#ftag=CADf328eec
After using Apple's AI tech for months, some features have earned spots in my everyday routine. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/these-are-the-6-apple-intelligence-features-i-regularly-use-in-ios-18-5/#ftag=CADf328eec
Hints and answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 235, for May 16. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-may-16-235/#ftag=CADf328eec
The Lord of the Rings trilogy is back on the streaming service. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/best-fantasy-films-on-prime-video-may-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec
Leftover rice isn't safe to eat for dinner. Stay healthy by cooking up fresh rice, instead of reheating leftovers. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/that-leftover-rice-could-be-dangerous-heres-how/#ftag=CADf328eec
Save big on a new laptop with early Memorial Day deals at Newegg.
https://www.laptopmag.com/deals/laptops/7-best-laptop-deals-from-newegg-ahead-of-memorial-day
Google may have just given us the biggest hint yet at its rumored Android-powered smart glasses. Here's what we know, and one key way Google could stand out.
https://www.laptopmag.com/phones/android-phones/android-glasses-google-io
The Gears of War movie from Netflix and Xbox has a director, with David Leitch (Atomic Blonde, Bullet Train, The Fall Guy) helming the project.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/gears-of-war-movie-director-david-leitch
DOOM: The Dark Ages is finally here, and so are these wicked cool PCs, laptops, and GPUs styled after its hellish aesthetic. If you're lucky, you could win one for free.
Last month, Meta hosted LlamaCon, its first ever generative AI conference. But while the event delivered some notable improvements for developers, it also felt a bit underwhelming considering how important AI is to the company. Now, we know a bit more ab
Article URL: https://www.mbid.me/posts/stop-using-rest-for-state-synchronization/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43997286
Points: 23
# Comments: 11
https://www.mbid.me/posts/stop-using-rest-for-state-synchronization/
Article URL: https://blog.tartanllama.xyz/initialization-is-bonkers/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43999492
Points: 17
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Article URL: https://hueffner.de/falk/blog/a-leap-year-check-in-three-instructions.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43999748
Points: 19
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https://hueffner.de/falk/blog/a-leap-year-check-in-three-instructions.html
Exciting news for anyone who’s already burned through the entirety of Netflix: There’s a new online movie rental platform coming to town.
Letterboxd, the movie-tracking app and the preferred social media of your most insufferable film-loving friend, announced this week that the Letterboxd Video Store is on the way.
If brands want to reach the shoppers of the future, they’ll need to meet them where they already are: playing video games.
For this youngest generation, the coolest places to hang out aren’t the local mall or park but inside virtual worlds. While millennials had Sega Mega Drive and Mario Kart, and Gen Z grew up on The Sims and Angry Birds, Gen Alpha—born between 2010 and 2024 and still younger than 17—is coming of age in a world even more seamlessly integ
Google's Search Relations team shares which HTTP status codes matter most for SEO. Learn how redirects, 1xx codes, and network errors impact your site's performance.
The post HTTP Status Codes Google Cares About (And Those It Ignores) appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Třetí díl seriálu o solární energetice reaguje na živou diskusi čtenářů k předchozím textům. Autoři se zaměřují na praktické aspekty inteligentního řízení FVE, náklady na údržbu, životnost komponent a roli dotací. Článek rovněž otevírá téma budoucnosti fotovoltaiky, zejména v kontextu povinných instalací dle směrnice EPBD a estetického potenciálu stavebně integrované fotovoltaiky (BIPV), která slibuje elegantnější a efektivnější začlenění solárních technologií do našich domovů. http://www.osel.c
The odds of a recession have dropped slightly, but uncertainty remains. Here's how to get your finances ready. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/banking/no-a-tariff-pause-doesnt-erase-recession-risks-6-ways-to-prepare-for-a-downturn/#ftag=CADf328eec
Collagen and collagen peptides are highly recommended supplements for improving the look, feel and elasticity of your skin. But which one is right for you? https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/collagen-vs-collagen-peptides-which-is-best-for-your-skin/#ftag=CADf328eec
These low-risk accounts are a smart fit for your spending money, savings and more. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/banking/a-recession-can-decimate-your-savings-protect-your-money-by-keeping-it-in-these-places/#ftag=CADf328eec
CNET's Abrar Al-Heeti explains what you can do with Google Gemini now that it's coming to Google TV. https://www.cnet.com/videos/gemini-is-coming-to-your-google-tv/#ftag=CADf328eec
Meta shared multiple announcements for Global Accessibility Awareness Day. https://www.cnet.com/tech/ray-ban-meta-glasses-get-smarter-for-low-vision-users-heres-how/#ftag=CADf328eec
Waymo, known for its robotaxis, is recalling hundreds of cars after announcing plans to test manually driven vehicles in 2025. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/driverless-car-maker-waymo-recalls-more-than-1200-vehicles-heres-the-problem-that-caused-it/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle No. 1,427 for May 16. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-wordle-hints-answer-and-help-for-may-16-1427/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle No. 439 for May 16. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-strands-hints-answers-and-help-for-may-16-439/#ftag=CADf328eec
Hints and answers for Connections for May 16, No. 705. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-hints-answers-and-help-for-may-16-705/#ftag=CADf328eec
Want to be an air fryer pro? Avoid these rookie mistakes. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/the-biggest-air-fryer-mistakes-everyone-keeps-making/#ftag=CADf328eec