Google reveals Gemini Robotics 2.0, promising improved dexterity and safety
Gemini Robotics 2 includes three models, but only one is publicly available right now.
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Robot Sourcing Index — Article Archive (Page 14)
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Chrome may get faster updates with no restart required
The last two versions of Chrome have included more patches than the previous 23 combined.
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Just because a game is on disc doesn’t mean it will work in the future
DoesItPlay tracks the many "physical" games that don't work without the Internet.
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Iran struck Amazon data centers again amid widening war, satellites show
Satellites show burn scars and fires at AWS data centers and Saudi oil refinery.
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Trump FCC faces blowback in attempt to police speech on broadcast TV
"Chilling message to all broadcasters: carry speech we don’t like at your peril."
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Max-severity Exchange server flaw under active exploitation by Kremlin hackers
Exploits can give persistent server access that survives credential rotation and disk re-imaging.
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Tim Cook passes the baton in Apple's Q3 2026 earnings call
The iPhone and Mac sold well, but memory costs threaten further price increases.
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Rocket Report: New launch rule may limit environmental regulations, Falcon 9 to hit Moon
"America won the first Space Race, and we can do it again."
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How a Yale AI-cheating dispute became a 13-count federal lawsuit
A disputed exam, an unreliable detector, and one very late Apple Pages file.
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Pathogenic review: Damn, it feels good to be a virus
The hot new roguelite twin-stick shooter lives up to the hype.
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AI scammers outperform humans when it comes to building trust
The AI chatbot was more effective at creating “exploitable trust” than the humans.
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Steelseries Arctis Nova Pro Omni Review: For Multisystem Gamers
Its latest Pro headset can mix between four inputs and has improved wireless connectivity over the originals.
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Apple TV’s Cape Fear remake turns it into a paranoid tech thriller
Cape Fear has always been a thriller about paranoia. And in 2026 there are few things less trustworthy than technology.…
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This tattoo is permanent, pain-free, and might soon come in the mail
The refurbished railway station in London I entered last week had none of the usual signs of being a tattoo studio. The…
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DeepSeek-V4-Flash Update
Article URL: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/updates/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49119559 Points:…
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SJY Zeph Open-Back Headphones Review: Music Through Magnets
SJY’s Zeph are brilliant wired headphones, using flippable earcups for two different takes on your favorite music.
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Sony pushes forward with ditching discs, despite backlash
Sony has received a lot of backlash from PlayStation fans since announcing that it's killing physical game disc…
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Daisy One Review: Comfy and Tactile Headphones
The company’s first headphones look very stylish and have great tactile features, but underwhelm on sound quality.
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6 Best Phones With Headphone Jacks (2026), Tested and Reviewed
Headphone jacks are endangered, but they’re not gone. Here are our favorite smartphones that still let you plug and…
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The New Defcon Badges Pack a Unique Open Source Chip That Doubles as a Security Key
Created by legendary hardware hacker Andrew “bunnie” Huang, the badges for this year’s famed security conference aim to…
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The session you cannot take with you
Article URL: https://earendil.com/posts/session-portability/ Comments URL:…
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Montana’s new “right to try” law can’t come soon enough for some
Kris DeVault is desperate. His son, Brody, was born in March 2023. It wasn’t long before he started to show signs of…
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The World Is Too Hot. El Niño Is Partly to Blame
Heat waves are simultaneously hitting Europe, North America, and Asia, driven in part by the hot waters in the tropical…
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Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2
Article URL: https://www.grumpygamer.com/twp2_announce/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49107246…