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If you get an audit notice in the mail from the IRS, here's what it means. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/what-is-an-irs-audit-and-who-gets-audited-what-you-need-to-know/#ftag=CADf328eec

New gen AI capabilities this year enhance course insights, improve highlight reels and help bring the mobile experience to Apple Vision Pro. https://www.cnet.com/tech/watching-the-masters-ai-will-tee-up-all-the-golf-data-you-crave/#ftag=CADf328eec

With three days until the income tax deadline, the IRS continues to surpass numbers from 2023. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/irs-has-issued-201b-in-tax-refunds-with-just-days-left-in-2024s-filing-season-what-to-know/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here's how you can take advantage of forgiveness through SAVE if you haven't already. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/loans/biden-administration-cancels-another-7-4-billion-in-student-loan-debt-are-you-eligible-for-relief/#ftag=CADf328eec

A new rule aims to reduce exposure to PFAS, which have been linked to health problems. Here's what we know about PFAS in water and other products. https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/forever-chemicals-set-to-be-removed-from-tap-water-heres-what-to-know/#ftag=CADf328eec

Sit back, relax and let your new iRobot Roomba i1 robot vacuum handle the cleaning for you -- for better than half price. https://www.cnet.com/deals/nab-a-143-discount-on-this-ultra-affordable-robot-vacuum/#ftag=CADf328eec

If you use the Dropcam, Dropcam Pro or Nest Secure, they're no longer be able to connect to the Nest app. Here are your options. https://www.cnet.com/tech/google-has-dropped-support-for-dropcam-and-nest-secure-what-to-do-now/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here's what to know about the newly announced security breach. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/roku-discloses-data-breach-incident-affecting-576000-users/#ftag=CADf328eec

8GB memory & 256GB SSD storage. https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/macbook-air-13-2024-dpnl/#ftag=CADf328eec

If you're sold on the experience but not the price tag, there are a few low-risk ways to finance Apple's new VR tech. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/credit-cards/the-apple-vision-pro-costs-more-than-your-mortgage-payment-heres-how-to-afford-it/#ftag=CADf328eec

Bluetooth compatible. https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/ultra-5-1-channel-theater-system-dpnl/#ftag=CADf328eec

Unlocked, 7.6" screen, dual app view. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsung-galaxy-z-fold5-256gb-dpnl/#ftag=CADf328eec

Spotify's new tools to let you adjust a song's speed or combine tracks and may come out in the rumored Supremium plan.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/spotifys-rumored-remix-feature-could-completely-change-how-we-listen-to-music

MSI announced several new AI-powered gaming PC lines, including the flagship Vision Elite that's available now.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/gaming-pcs/msi-is-offering-5-new-ai-powered-gaming-desktops-with-the-vision-elite-available-now

If the latest rumors are true, Nvidia is making a big mistake in launching its RTX 5080 and 5090 GPUs in Q4 2024.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/nvidias-rtx-5080-and-5090-gpus-might-be-here-later-in-2024-and-its-honestly-too-soon

The upcoming SanDisk Extreme PRO SD card is said to support write speeds of 30MB/s for recording footage in 8K resolution.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/storage-backup/sandisk-reveals-worlds-first-4tb-sd-card-for-8k-video-and-storage-bragging-rights

Amazon will give you a free $100 gift card when you buy the 2024 Galaxy Tab S6 Lite

https://www.laptopmag.com/deals/tablets/get-a-free-dollar100-amazon-gift-card-when-you-buy-the-2024-galaxy-tab-s6-lite

Will you be able to play Manor Lords on Game Pass? Here's what you need to know.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/is-manor-lords-on-game-pass

Manor Lords is one of the most exciting strategy games in years, but will you be able to play it on Xbox? We've got the answers.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/is-manor-lords-coming-to-xbox

The popular TV company's first original feature is made with Runway ML and Midjourney.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/first-ai-generated-rom-com-is-due-this-summer-and-the-trailer-puts-hallmark-channel-to-shame

Nanotronics' switch fabrication units start at 1,715 square meters.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/manufacturing/nanotronics-promises-modular-shippable-chip-fab-facilities-powered-by-nvidia-gpus-and-ai

Late last year, over 100 employees of Avalanche Studios, the makers of Just Cause, announced an intent to unionize. The workers have officially ironed out a colle

Possibility Space, an independent game studio with employees distributed across the globe, was abruptly shut down today by its CEO Jeff Strain, former employees revealed on Twitter. The studio launched in 2021 with the goal of creating a AAA title, and it had also hired industry notables like Waypoint's Austin Walker and Ubisoft desig

Back in December, Epic Games won an antitrust case against Google. A jury found that Google held an illegal monopoly on in-app billing and app distribution on Android devices, and that it engaged in anticompetitive practices with certain gaming companie

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/12/24128363/google-cjpa-news-removal-california

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40014892

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Repository seems to be gone:

https://gitlab.com/magnolia1234/bypass-paywalls-chrome-clean/

Visiting the user profile says it has been blocked:

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Article URL: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/12/google-california-news-journalism-00151873

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Article URL: https://labornotes.org/2024/02/fords-battery-flagship-socked-mold-sickness-workers-say

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40016243

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Article URL: https://substack.perfectunion.us/p/hawaii-moves-to-ban-short-term-rentals

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Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/house-section-702-vote/

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abstract: Used to declare abstract classes. Abstract classes cannot be instantiated directly. //Declaration abstract class SubClass {}

//Usage class MainClass extends SubClass{}

as: Used for typecasting to a type. dynamic dynamicInt = 0;

//... https://odinachi.hashnode.dev/dart-cookbook-keywords-and-their-usage

Sometimes we get a bug in Flutter when we are trying to build an app.

The problem is that we can try to run flutterfire configure to try to reinitialize our apps with our Firebase project. But it wouldn't work because that command still doesn't clea... https://harishkunchala.com/flutter-a-firebase-app-named-default-already-exists

If you sleep on a GhostBed Natural mattress, your bed may have been recalled due to a fire hazard. https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/ghostbed-natural-mattress-recalled-due-to-fire-hazard-what-to-know/#ftag=CADf328eec

Yale's smart lock is one of our top picks for a keyless deadbolt replacement: Best Buy's weekend deal is a great time to get one at $60 off. https://www.cnet.com/deals/save-over-50-on-yales-assure-lock-2-at-best-buy-this-weekend/#ftag=CADf328eec

The Pandemic board game is perfect for spicing up family game night, working on strategy and teambuilding -- and it's only $14 today. https://www.cnet.com/deals/snag-pandemic-for-your-game-night-at-half-price/#ftag=CADf328eec

Spectra Logic's Spectra Cube library is compatible with LTO-6, LTO-7, LTO-8, and LTO-9 tapes and can store up to 30PB of data.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/a-30000tb-tower-powered-by-a-70-year-old-technology-spectra-logic-proves-that-data-tape-still-has-a-place-in-an-ai-world-with-storage-system-that-can-handle-thousands-of-lto-9-tapes

Target Circle deals of the day offers Meta Quest 2 with gift card bundle for $199

https://www.laptopmag.com/deals/gaming/vr/act-fast-meta-quest-2-just-dropped-to-dollar199-includes-free-target-gift-card

Everything you need to know about Arm64-based devices running Windows.

https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-on-arm

The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 has a massive 49-inch curved display, a 240Hz refresh rate, and all the specs you need to get the most out of your gaming PC. Right now, you can get that monitor for its best price ever.

https://www.windowscentral.com/accessories/monitors/ridiculous-doesnt-even-begin-to-cover-the-samsung-odyssey-oled-g9-gaming-monitor-and-its-now-

Chinese publication HKEPC details how different brands carry out the RMA process for GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards in China

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/chinese-gamers-cant-rma-their-rtx-4090s-due-to-us-sanctions-users-are-being-very-careful-with-how-they-treat-their-top-tier-gpus

NorthridgeFix reveals that RTX 4090 deaths have not gone away. The GPU repair facility says it still gets dead 4090s every single day from across the globe.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/rtx-4090s-are-still-melting-two-years-after-launch-gpu-repair-facility-works-on-burned-rtx-4090s-every-single-day

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Creating 3D effects in CSS isn’t an entirely new concept, but typical approaches use additional elements in the markup and pseudo-elements in the styles to pull it off. Temani Afif applies 3D effects and sliding transitions to a single <img> using clever CSS techniques that demonstrate advanced, modern styling practices. https://smashingmagazine.com/2024/04/sliding-3d-image-frames-css/

Ubisoft’s online-only racing game The Crew stopped being operable on April 1. Some users are reporting, however, that things have gone a bit further. They say that the company actually reached into Ubisoft Connect accounts and revoked the license to access the game, according to reports by Game Rant and others.

Some of these users

Roku has

Google, the search giant that brought in more than $73 billion in profit last year, is protesting a California bill that would require it and other platforms t

TempleOS is an experimental OS designed to be simple and self-hosted with a JIT compiler. I was mesmerized by it but didn't like the hassle of using virtual machines to boot it up and move files around from the virtual drive.

My project lets you run TempleOS as an app of some sort instead of using a virtual machine to run it - this brings a lot of benefits like speed, seamless filesystem integration (virtual machine development with stock TempleOS is really a pain.), command-line mode wher

Article URL: http://mathtourist.blogspot.com/2009/02/pondering-artists-perplexing-tribute-to.html

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Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40011100

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Hi HN,

moved by curiosity about how to build an autonomous agent, and to explore the boundaries of machine creativity, I built a fictional entity (dubbed Livia) powered by LLMs, Multimodal models and text-to-image models to find some answers.

What happened instead is that more questions have cropped up. An important hypothesis of this project is that, by observing the train of thought and witnessing the simulated state of mind and emotional emulation surrounding it, humans could empathiz

I'll be here all day (with a few breaks). As usual, there are many possible topics and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with or interested in. Please remember that I can't provide legal advice on specific cases for obvious liability reasons since I won't have access to all the facts. Please stick to a factual discussion in your questions and comments and I'll do the same. Thank you!

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The Recovery Kit 2 is another cyberdeck that for me is part computer, part backup device, and part functional movie prop. It's been fun to build, and the HN community has been great with ideas- especially around hosting and getting me off Squarespace. I hope you all enjoy!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40014937

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A complete guide to implementing pagination with Riverpod, covering: infinite scrolling, loading and error states, search UI, caching, and debouncing. https://codewithandrea.com/articles/flutter-riverpod-pagination/

You can still find high-yield savings accounts with APYs outpacing inflation. But these high rates won't stick around forever. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/todays-best-savings-rates-april-12-2024/#ftag=CADf328eec

Get a lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone for just $152 at StackSocial and learn up to 25 new languages at your own pace. https://www.cnet.com/deals/score-a-lifetime-subscription-to-rosetta-stone-for-only-125/#ftag=CADf328eec

If you're already thinking about buying a new tablet, this Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite gets you a free $100 Amazon gift card as well. https://www.cnet.com/deals/buy-a-samsung-galaxy-tab-s6-lite-and-get-a-free-100-amazon-gift-card/#ftag=CADf328eec

These foods will help you maintain a healthy brain and may even prevent conditions like dementia. https://www.cnet.com/health/nutrition/foods-for-healthy-brain-and-memory/#ftag=CADf328eec

At the very least, make sure you file your taxes on time. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/your-taxes-are-due-in-3-days-what-to-do-if-you-cant-afford-your-tax-bill/#ftag=CADf328eec

The full-electric Audi Q6 and SQ6 E-Tron arrive later this year to challenge the Tesla Model Y for electric SUV supremacy. https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/videos/audis-newest-ev-is-its-most-compelling-2025-audi-q6-sq6-e-tron/#ftag=CADf328eec

It's more than just noise -- studies show that listening to specific frequencies can improve sleep quality and reduce the time it takes to fall asleep. https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/sleep-soundly-with-white-or-brown-noise/#ftag=CADf328eec

Can Corach Rambler claim back-to-back victories at Aintree? https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/grand-national-2024-livestream-how-to-watch-aintree-horse-racing-from-anywhere/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are all the major rumors surrounding the next major version of Apple's software. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apples-iphone-ai-evolution-what-the-rumors-say-about-ios-18/#ftag=CADf328eec

You can't magically fix vision loss, but you can implement these daily habits to protect your eye health over time. https://www.cnet.com/health/personal-care/10-easy-ways-to-protect-your-eye-health-each-day/#ftag=CADf328eec

Amazon Prime Gaming is giving away two free Fallout games to celebrate the TV show's debut. https://www.cnet.com/deals/get-the-fallout-tv-show-backstory-with-2-free-games-thanks-to-amazon-prime-gaming/#ftag=CADf328eec

The Apple Watch Series 9 doesn't often get a discount of more than $100, but today is one of those days. https://www.cnet.com/deals/save-104-off-this-stunning-red-apple-watch-series-9-while-you-still-can/#ftag=CADf328eec

Nab great deals on tablets, TVs, gaming laptops, headphones, major appliances and more from top brands during this weekend sale. https://www.cnet.com/deals/best-buy-drops-new-3-day-sale-with-massive-savings-on-all-things-tech/#ftag=CADf328eec

The second round of the Masters is underway. Here's everything you need to know to watch today's round and the final two rounds over the weekend. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-to-watch-the-masters-2024-tv-schedule-tee-times-watch-tiger-woods-today/#ftag=CADf328eec

Passwords, session tokens, and email accounts are all potentially at risk after attackers allegedly breach S3 buckets.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/sisense-customers-told-to-reset-passwords-following-possible-attack-cisa-warns-users-they-could-be-at-risk

Android 15 could make it easier and faster to access apps, control your smart home, and choose your preferred wallet app.

https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/3-android-15-features-that-could-make-your-mobile-life-much-easier

If you're looking for a cheap big-screen TV, you can't get much better than TCL's 85-inch 4K smart TV, which is on sale for just $799.99 at Best Buy.

https://www.techradar.com/seasonal-sales/you-can-get-an-85-inch-4k-tv-for-the-incredible-price-of-dollar79999-at-best-buy

Six years ago, a silent patch was missed, resulting in a vulnerability trickling down the supply chain.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/bmc-flaw-left-unchecked-for-6-years-hits-intel-and-lenovo-servers

Microsoft reportedly proposed the tool to the US Department of Defense during a training seminar in October 2023. The tool can "create images to train battle management systems."

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-reportedly-pitched-dall-e-ai-for-military

Microsoft re-enabled a feature that will open Copilot automatically on devices with a wide screen. The functionality is in testing among Insiders and has caused controversy within the Windows community.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsofts-latest-copilot-coercion-forced-me-through-the-five-stages-of-grief-for-the-death-of-the-wi

Even if you buy the parts and construct the PC yourself, you can't beat the value of this RTX 4090-powered Dell XPS desktop PC.

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/this-rtx-4090-powered-dell-xps-desktop-is-on-sale-for-just-dollar545-more-than-the-cost-of-the-card

Delayed by a week due to malicious code in the XZ compression tools, Ubuntu 24.04 'Nodle Numbat' is ready for beta users to test.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/ubuntu-2404-beta-released-after-a-weeks-delay-due-to-malicious-code

Nvidia's patch notes for its latest drivers affirm that Intel's latest 13th and 14th Gen CPUs are having instability problems right now affecting gamers. Nvidia steers users to Intel support if they are having instability issues with their Raptor Lake machine.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/nvidia-blames-intel-for-gpu-vram-errors-tells-gefor

Japanese optical technology leader, Hoya Corporation, recently admitted to being affected by an 'IT system incident.' However, according to reports, it was hit by a ransomware attack and a demand for $10 million to maintain the confidentiality of 1.7 million files.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/critical-euv-chipmaking-tool-supplie

Sanctions drive prices of chips for Russia considerably, but they cannot stop the flow of Western technologies into the aggressive nation.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/nearly-90-of-chips-used-in-russia-come-from-china-despite-us-sanctions-report