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Werewolf transformed my old gadgets into USB-C powered ones

Werewolf transformed my old gadgets into USB-C powered ones

When I haul my 27-inch desktop monitor into the garage to film fun gadget videos… or want to play Japanese SNES games with friends… or lose the AC ada…
The world's biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun's surface

The world's biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun's surface

We expected them to be there, but they had previously been too small to see.…
ByteDance trains massive AI model in bid to rival Anthropic

ByteDance trains massive AI model in bid to rival Anthropic

TikTok owner training a model with 10 trillion parameters.…
Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment

Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment

"Most people have completely forgotten how chaotic it really was."…
New Mexico court orders Meta to pay additional $567M in child safety case

New Mexico court orders Meta to pay additional $567M in child safety case

Meta's total fine has raked up to $942 million in this case…
The best classic slasher movie you’ll never watch

The best classic slasher movie you’ll never watch

Starting with the original in Camp Miasma in 1980, the horror franchise went on to have a long life. There were multiple sequels, spinoffs in the form…
Trying to explain One Night Only’s tech-enforced sex dystopia

Trying to explain One Night Only’s tech-enforced sex dystopia

From the omnipresent One Night Only trailer, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the movie glosses over its terrifying and absurd premise - in otherwi…
Why does Apple keep banning Telegram, but never X?

Why does Apple keep banning Telegram, but never X?

For roughly an hour this week, Telegram vanished from Apple's App Store. Even during that blip, it was a stunning absence for such a major app: an ave…
Ratio vs. Simply Good: Which Plastic-Free Coffee Maker Is Best?

Ratio vs. Simply Good: Which Plastic-Free Coffee Maker Is Best?

Microplastics are in everything, especially your coffee. A new generation of plastic-free drip coffee brewers is trying to change this.…
The Hottest New AI Chatbot Is Just a Guy Answering Your Questions

The Hottest New AI Chatbot Is Just a Guy Answering Your Questions

WIRED spoke with Tucker Bryant, an artist and former Google employee who created ChatTJB to get people to reflect on the “strange moment” we’re in.…
Meta ordered to pay an additional $567 million in public nuisance ruling

Meta ordered to pay an additional $567 million in public nuisance ruling

Meta has been ordered to pay $567 million in the second phase of New Mexico's landmark child safety case, bringing total charges to nearly $1 billion …
Taste Is All That's Left

Taste Is All That's Left

Article URL: https://notashelf.dev/posts/taste-is-all-thats-left Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49199346 Points: 253 # Comments: 2…
Quake – 30th Anniversary Update

Quake – 30th Anniversary Update

Article URL: https://slayersclub.bethesda.net/en-US/news/quake-30th-anniversary-update Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49201930 Poi…
Trevor Noah is hosting Google’s Pixel 11 launch event

Trevor Noah is hosting Google’s Pixel 11 launch event

Google is set to host its next live Made by Google hardware launch event on August 12th, and the company says in a new video that comedian Trevor Noah…
Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids

Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids

Security researchers tracked and eavesdropped on a WIRED reporter using vulnerabilities in a pink plastic smartwatch. It’s just one piece of a deeply …
Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Keyboard

Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Keyboard

Hi HN, today I’m revealing Altar II, an ultra-low profile (4.75mm) mechanical keyboard designed to replace your Magic Keyboard. It’s the keyboard I wi…
Blue Origin narrowing in on root cause of catastrophic rocket accident

Blue Origin narrowing in on root cause of catastrophic rocket accident

"The anomaly originated at the main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines."…
Large genome models used to design new viruses

Large genome models used to design new viruses

The AI system makes genetically distant versions of a bacteria-killing virus.…
Anthropic will design its own hardware to power Claude

Anthropic will design its own hardware to power Claude

Anthropic and OpenAI are racing to scale up while reducing dependence on Nvidia.…
Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI Agents

Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI Agents

The tech industry is realizing it needs to build agents based on what regular consumers want, not just what its AI models can do.…
The AirPods Pro are $60 off, their best price since late June

The AirPods Pro are $60 off, their best price since late June

Best Buy kicked off a sale on Apple products with discounts on its latest smartwatches to phones. Another deal that caught our eye is on the latest Ai…
ICE’s DNA Collection Increases, SpaceX’s Rocket Crashes Into the Moon, and the AI Backlash Grows

ICE’s DNA Collection Increases, SpaceX’s Rocket Crashes Into the Moon, and the AI Backlash Grows

In today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, we discuss how ICE has been collecting DNA samples of people with no criminal convictions, including children, w…
Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse

Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse

Flock posted videos on its YouTube channel highlighting at least four police departments whose officers have faced allegations of misusing the company…
Cloudflare open-sources vibe-coding platform for people who aren't coders

Cloudflare open-sources vibe-coding platform for people who aren't coders

Cloudflare built an AI agent workspace for its employees. Now it’s open source.…
Parasitic zombie-ant fungus thrives in mosses, too

Parasitic zombie-ant fungus thrives in mosses, too

This may help fungi survive host scarcity and explains why infected hosts prefer the mosses as death sites.…
The Zelda movie’s Ganondorf casting hints at more movies

The Zelda movie’s Ganondorf casting hints at more movies

Deadline reported Thursday that the upcoming The Legend of Zelda movie will feature Australian actor Uli Latukefu as the villain Ganondorf, and the pu…
TikTok blames ‘moderator error’ on slow response to Perez Hilton livestream

TikTok blames ‘moderator error’ on slow response to Perez Hilton livestream

TikTok says a "moderator error" delayed the removal of a livestream that appeared to show blogger Perez Hilton harming himself, as reported earlier by…
Naïve raises $28.5M to automate the grunt work of setting up and running a company

Naïve raises $28.5M to automate the grunt work of setting up and running a company

Taking vibe-coding a step further, Naive claims its infra can automate most of the work in setting up and running a business.…
Apple increases trade-in offers and adds new Android devices

Apple increases trade-in offers and adds new Android devices

Apple bumped up its trade-in offers for iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, and certain Android phones, with some devices now worth over $100 more, 9…
DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else

DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else

Its WeatherNext model, which will be open-sourced, can accurately predict both a storm’s track and intensity using lower-resolution weather data. Rese…