Before the bombs fell, Vegas was a glittering jewel — Fallout Season 2’s images reveal what was lost, and what’s waiting in the wasteland.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/fallout-season-2-first-look-images
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, along with other company executives, met with multiple reporters over dinner at a Mediterranean restaurant in San Francisco to discuss the multibillion-dollar AI firm's future plans
If you’re just dying to talk to Copilot within Excel, good news: Copilot is now a traditional Excel function within Excel for Windows and the Mac.
But wait, you say. Copilot is already in Excel! For one thing, there’s already a bit Copilot button in the upper right! If I hover my cursor over an empty Excel shell, a Copilot icon appears!
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Understanding how your SvelteKit application behaves in production — from request flows to performance bottlenecks — is crucial for building reliable user experiences. SvelteKit now has first-class support for observability: built-in OpenTelemetry tracing, and a dedicated instrumentation setup file that ensures your monitoring tools work seamlessly.
To opt in, upgrade SvelteKit and your adapter and add the following to your svelte.config.js
AI tools are improving fast, but it’s still not clear how they fit into a real product design workflow. Nikita Samutin walks through four core stages — from analytics and ideation to prototyping and visual design — to show where AI fits and where it doesn’t, illustrated with real-world examples. https://smashingmagazine.com/2025/08/beyond-hype-what-ai-can-do-product-design/
Mark Rober will bring his scientific talents to Netflix with two upcoming projects. Rober is a former NASA engineer who parlayed his skills into an entertaining and educational YouTube career. In past years, we've seen him develop not just one, but
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/arts/counter-strike-half-life-minh-le.html
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Article URL: https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2021/04/24/macintosh-drawing-software-compared/
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We wanted to do something very challenging to prove to ourselves that we can do anything we put our mind to. The reasoning for why we chose to build a toy TPU specifically is fairly simple:
- Building a chip for ML workloads seemed cool - There was no well-documented open source repo for an ML accelerator that performed both inference and training
None of us have real professional experience in hardware design, which, in a way, made the TPU even more appealing since we weren't able to es
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Article URL: https://github.com/tiny-tpu-v2/tiny-tpu
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AI is quietly reshaping the efficiency, power, and potential of U.S. healthcare, even as government health policy and spending drastically shift. Philips, the legacy electronics manufacturer turned medtech provider, is leading the AI healthcare revolution, streamlining and accelerating the workflow of patient care. Philips North America CEO Jeff DiLullo shares how tec
As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to Ukraine.
Instead of normal programming, Ukrainian viewers saw parade footage beamed in from Moscow: waves of tanks, soldiers and weaponry. The message was meant to intimidate and was an illustration that 21st-century war is waged not just on land, s
The targeted murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last December put the business world on alert. Companies beyond the insurance and healthcare industries began ramping up security for founders and CEOs, worried that Thompson’s death (and some of the public’s reaction to it), along with rising cyberattacks and death threats, could increase real-world risks for any busine
British motorists can now lease a Tesla electric vehicle for just over half of what they would have paid a year ago, The Times reported on Monday, citing industry sources.
Tesla has been forced to offer discounts of up to 40% to car leasing companies to shift more units, the report said.
The discounts are also d
LinkedIn notifications now alert you when posts drive profile views & followers. Learn how these real-time analytics can help.
The post LinkedIn Alerts You When Posts Drive Profile Views & Followers appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/linkedin-alerts-you-when-posts-drive-pr
I asked food professionals and career chefs about the biggest grilling mistakes amateur cooks make at home. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/if-you-want-to-be-a-better-griller-pro-chefs-say-do-less/#ftag=CADf328eec
Anyone with a compatible iPhone can test the latest iOS 26 features ahead of the operating system's official release next month. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/you-can-download-ios-26-developer-beta-7-on-your-iphone-right-now-heres-how/#ftag=CADf328eec
The move will let Apple shine spotlights on both models and have two iPhone launch events every year. https://www.cnet.com/tech/iphone-18-reportedly-wont-launch-until-2027-because-of-foldable-iphone/#ftag=CADf328eec
Commentary: I've been writing about the iPhone for over a decade. I'm ready to see Apple step it up in this perhaps unexpected way. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/my-iphone-17-wish-list-has-just-one-item-and-its-none-of-the-usual-suspects/#ftag=CADf328eec
Skip the soap when it comes to cleaning your cast-iron cookware. Instead, reach for this kitchen staple. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/want-to-safely-clean-your-cast-iron-skillet-this-secret-tool-is-already-in-your-pantry/#ftag=CADf328eec
At Gamescom 2025, the company unveiled some major upgrades to its cloud gaming service and more. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/nvidia-will-let-you-add-your-own-steam-games-to-stream-via-geforce-now/#ftag=CADf328eec
The feature marks a milestone in how Anthropic approaches AI safety. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/claude-ai-can-now-end-conversations-it-deems-harmful-or-abusive/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 19, No. 330. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-aug-19-330/#ftag=CADf328eec
13.3-inch Bigme B13 color ePaper monitor goes on sale - but is it worth the cost?
Samsung’s camera app is set to get a new vivid filter, according to leaks, but it'll have a watermark.
Capcom is revitalizing the Resident Evil franchise for PC gamers, with Nvidia's DLSS 4 ready for Requiem, the ninth instalment in the survival horror franchise.
Nvidia is taking GeForce Now to another level with the addition of its powerhouse RTX 5080 GPU, for 'Ultimate' tier members this September.
Biwin Mini SSD is a tiny storage device with terabyte capacities, high-speed PCIe 4x2 performance, and durability features for laptops, tablets, and gaming portables.
Summer is almost over, but Hulu's monthly lists are just getting better looking at all the new movies and shows you can stream in September 2025.
More than $2.8 million was seized from suspected ransomware leader Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko.
Printers are generally awful. They’re a remnant of an era of computing that’s far behind us, and they’re largely unnecessary in today’s digital world. But when you need one, you need one… and if you don’t have a FedEx store nearby, you might as well have one at home. I think the best option is a cheap, rock-solid, black-and-white laser printer—and today, you can
Nvidia’s GeForce Now service is offering its Ultimate tier subscribers an enormous upgrade today: GeForce RTX 5080 servers, cinematic visual upgrades, and a new “install to play” service that will “download” new games directly to the cloud, making them instantly ready to play.
Nvidia is leaving the price of the GeForce Now Ultimate tier unchanged at $19.99
The Trump administration is considering taking a 10% stake in Intel by converting $10.9B in Chips Act grants into equity, a move that would make the U.S. government Intel’s largest shareholder and mark a major shift in how federal chip funding is deployed.
Nvidia is upgrading its GeForce Now service at Gamescom with new RTX 5080-powered instances for Ultimate subscribers, plus a range of other improvements.
The first-ever World Humanoid Robot Games have come to a close with some new world records, but don't expect them to beat humans in a 100-meter dash any time soon. The three-day robotics event in Beijing, China that saw humanoid robots compete in everything from boxing to cleaning concluded this weekend. According to the World Humanoid Robot Games, more than 280 teams
Substack now lets users subscribe to any paid publication via an in-app purchase from the official iOS app. The news comes after the company tested the feature with 30,000 creators.
This makes subscribing to something a much speedier affair, with the entire process taking just a few taps on the old smartphone screen. Prior to this, it wasn't always possible to upgrade to a paid
We're past the the halfway point of August, which mean
The second season of Prime Video's Fallout is coming this December and the marketing machine is just starting to ramp up. The streamer has released some light plot details and, more imp
Human resources technology company Workday has confirmed that a data breach has affected its third-party CRM platform. In a blog post announcing the breach, the company said that a social engineering campaign had targeted its employees, with threat actors posing as IT or HR in order to trick employees into sharing account access or personal
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Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/aws_updated_kiro_pricing/
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Hey HN! Braden here, creator of Whispering, an open-source speech-to-text app.
I really like dictation. For years, I relied on transcription tools that were almost good, but they were all closed-source. Even a lot of them that claimed to be “local” or “on-device” were still black boxes that left me wondering where my audio really went.
So I built Whispering. It’s open-source, local-first, and most importantly, transparent with your data. All your data is stored locally on your d
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Google has agreed to pay a 55 million Australian dollar ($36 million) fine for signing anticompetitive deals with Australia’s two largest telecommunications companies that banned the installation of competing search engines on some smartphones, the U.S. tech giant and Australia’s competition watchdog said.
Picture this: you’re at your desk, coffee growing cold, staring at a legacy codebase that feels like it was written during the Jurassic period. The tests are brittle, the UI updates require a degree in JavaScript archaeology, the CSS is a maze of !important declarations, and the admin panel… well, let’s just say it makes […]
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Google makes Merchant API generally available and announces plans to sunset the Content API. New features include order tracking, issue resolution, and Product Studio.
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A peer-reviewed study finds LLMs often prefer AI-written content over human text in pairwise tests.
The post AI Systems Often Prefer AI-Written Content, Study Finds appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/ai-systems-often-prefer-ai-written-content-study-finds/554025/
Google confirmed the 100 million milestone exclusively to CNET. Here's what's coming next for Flow and its AI-assisted creators. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/googles-ai-filmmaker-program-flow-helped-creators-make-100-million-videos/#ftag=CADf328eec
I won't judge the dancing, but the video quality is pretty decent for AI. Plus, the dancers are fairly consistent from clip to clip. https://www.cnet.com/videos/my-attempt-at-ai-created-irish-dancers-with-google-flow/#ftag=CADf328eec
In this AI-created short scene, a woman hears a wolf lurking outside in the forest during a thunderstorm. https://www.cnet.com/videos/rain-forest-dangers-created-with-google-ai/#ftag=CADf328eec
EPL action returns to Elland Road as Daniel Farke's men host the Toffees. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/premier-league-soccer-stream-leeds-vs-everton-live-from-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec
While they look very similar to the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, the new $150 Galaxy Buds 3 FE leave off a few features and don't have the same drivers. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsungs-new-galaxy-buds-3-fe-cost-100-less-than-the-flagship-galaxy-buds-3-pro/#ftag=CADf328eec
Director Guillermo del Toro's hotly anticipated adaptation of Frankenstein finally gets a confirmed release date, but you can watch it a month before it drops on Netflix.
Developers are using AI to generate code for them, but it's creating vulnerabilities that companies are shipping to customers.
Researchers found malware hiding in npm packages downloaded by Russian crypto developers.
In the latest Xbox Podcast, Xbox platform architects Jason Beaumont and Jason Ronald offer some updates on the future of Xbox hardware, cloud, and more.
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Chinese company Biwin has unveiled a new type of storage drive called the Mini SSD—also referred to as “1517”—that combines an extremely compact form factor with high data transfer speeds.
The Verge writes that the Mini SSD measures 15mm
If you need a new wireless gaming mouse but also want a splash of color in your setup, then you have to try this Logitech G305 Lightspeed wireless gaming mouse—especially now that it’s on sale for $30 on Amazon (was $50). That’s the best price we’ve seen for this model, and
Anthropic has introduced a new feature in its Claude Opus 4 and 4.1 models that allows the AI to choose to end certain conversations.
According to the company, this only happens in particularly serious or concerning situations. For example, Claude may choose to stop engaging with you
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Nvidia confirms it is returning to Gamescom this year but clarifies that it won't be announcing any new hardware at the convention. Instead, the GPU giant will focus on GeForce Now updates, updates to GeForce features, and new game releases.
Big Tech's foray into nuclear power continues as Google announced the site of its first nuclear reactor today, as part of its 2024 d
After largely focusing Google I/O 2025 on the ways the company wants Gemini to change everything from searching the web to
Believe it or not, Big Tech's fall hardware events are already upon us. (Heck, Samsung already got a jump on things in July.) Up next: Google's big Pixel shindig. You can learn all about the new
Article URL: https://www.andykessler.com/andy_kessler/2025/08/wsj-home-robots.html
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Hi HN! This is Ben from Reality Defender (https://www.realitydefender.com). We build real-time multimodal and multi-model deepfake detection for Fortune 100s and governments all over the world. (We even won the RSAC Innovation Showcase award for our work: https://www.prnewswire.co
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On an average day, tens of millions of people visit The New York Times Games section to solve the latest crossword puzzle, keep their Wordle streak alive, or see if they can figure out the mystery of that day’s Connections puzzle. Two-thirds of the site’s weekly visitors play two or more games. Half play fou
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A client asked me to create a bulging text effect. With a bit of cleverness and some advanced CSS, I managed to get a result I’m genuinely proud of, which is covered in this three-part series.
3D Layered Text: The Basics originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the
ChatGPT is powerful, but not every task is safe for AI. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/11-things-you-shouldnt-use-chatgpt-for-and-why-youll-regret-it/#ftag=CADf328eec
Not only could the new AR glasses arrive sooner than expected, they're rumored to be cheaper than expected. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/better-than-ray-bans-meta-could-unveil-hypernova-glasses-next-month/#ftag=CADf328eec
Reports suggest streaming services are vying to air the Oscars after ABC's deal ends in 2028. https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/by-2029-you-could-be-streaming-the-oscars-on-youtube-or-netflix/#ftag=CADf328eec
NordVPN Meshnet is set to be discontinued starting from December 1, 2025.
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/nordvpn-is-killing-meshnet-heres-all-we-know
One of Peacemaker's new cast members hopes she'll also feature in another of the DC Universe's most anticipated projects.
Workday plays down effects of attack, but data was taken.
Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.
https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-19-august-2025