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Hackers aren't giving up at cracking the Playstation 5's latest firmware as evidenced by a new video showing an apparent kernel exploit.
Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to discuss a possible merger, Elon Musk said during the latter's third quarter earnings call Tuesday. Musk, who serves as CEO of both companies, said the special committees have not reached agreement on the terms of any transaction - and that there's no guarantee that they will. That […]
The president's Republican Party seeks to maintain its hold over both chambers of Congress, despite declining polls.
Manchester United boss Michael Carrick needs more clean sheets as he looks to change his team's fortunes, as they take on Como in the Champions League.
Anthropic is reportedly struggling to secure enough compute from cloud providers that increasingly view it as a competitor, even as its infrastructure spending balloons ahead of a planned November IPO.
Late strikes by Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz grab victory for PSG as they aim to win the UCL for third season running.
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Perran Moon, MP for Camborne and Redruth, voluntarily referred himself for investigation.
The lawsuit argues Trump bypassed Congress and misused a Depression-era law to impose tariffs on Canadian imports.
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OpenAI has introduced a new "locked chats" feature to protect users' more sensitive conversations with ChatGPT.
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the company would attempt to catch Starship and its booster next month, with the goal of recovering the entire orbital launch system for the first time. If successful, Musk said, the attempt would mark the first time in history an orbital launch vehicle has been fully recovered. "This is a […]
EssilorLuxottica's smart glasses boom runs into tougher regulatory scrutiny Reuters
Republicans and Democrats jockey for control of Congress, which will set course for Trump's final two years in office.
Strokes leave 5 million people with long-term impairments each year, and a growing shortage of physical therapists makes it hard for them to get the care they need. A new approach tries to solve that problem by combining artificial intelligence and human therapy. Johannes Lachner, a former MIT postdoc who is now an assistant professor…
In corporate America, Stanley Anderson ’79 says, executives often assume that their peers grew up in privileged circumstances. He did not. “I spent my early years trying not to get recruited into gangs, getting shot at, watching my friends get murdered, and thinking that if I don’t leave, I will die,” says Anderson, who was…
Given that water is 1,000 times denser than air, moving through those two mediums requires very different mechanics—or so one might assume. Yet birds like gulls and puffins can plunge into the sea, swim underwater, and leap back into the air to fly away. And now engineers at MIT and EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, have…
The average American throws out around 81 pounds of clothing each year, and there are few options for recycling it. MIT engineers hope to cut down on that textile waste with a new type of yarn. The thermoplastic yarn mimics the properties of conventional elastic yarns, which typically combine spandex with polyester or nylon. Those…
When Tristan Brown, an associate professor of history at MIT, first examined a Chinese tea chest label displayed at Old South Meeting House, he had no reason to doubt its story. Descendants of the Boston blacksmith Thomas Wells had donated the label in 1987, saying it had been recovered after colonial protesters threw tea into…
A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet can help some people lose weight, and some research has shown that it may protect against colon cancer. But a new study suggests that such a ketogenic diet may also increase the risk of cancer in the small intestine. This type of diet forces the body to burn fatty acids instead…
No formal investigation has started, but the regulator is making inquiries into the case.
A lawsuit brought by the OpenAI CEO's sister was dismissed after Anne Altman refused a medical exam.
Netflix is making monetization a top priority amid reports of falling viewing time. As part of its third-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, Netflix lists improvements to monetization as one of its main focuses going forward, alongside efforts to boost entertainment value and leverage new technology. The streaming giant doesn't say exactly how it plans to […]
As PSG face Barcelona in a Champions League clash, fans weigh in on whether football should be a political platform.
Save $100 on the new Essential or $200 on the original, and give your holiday drinks a place of their own.
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SpaceX hit profitably in the third-quarter, with net income of $4.4 billion. AI was the engine.
A DeepSeek AI sign at the company’s office in Beijing.
OpenAI says it's adding Orchestra's team and technology to work on Rosalind, its AI model for life sciences research, and to its related Rosalind Workbench tool, a harness that aims to help researchers plan experiments and analyze results.
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I made Classic Ads, a Chrome extension that makes Google search ads easier to spot by bringing back their old coloured backgrounds and labels. The idea came after a family member was scammed from a deceptive Google Ad. I need to see ads for my work in SEO, but even I am getting caught out with how indistinguishable they are from organic results nowadays. You can pick from nine styles inspired by Google’s ad designs from 2001 to 2019, including the old blue and yellow backgrounds. It restyles the existing ads, keeping their content and links intact. I also built a Windows 98-inspired site fo…
Donald Trump called Congresswoman Ilhan Omar “sick” and “dishonest” a week after federal agents raided her home.
Snap has a new brand ambassador for its Specs AR glasses: Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. The company has brought on Downey as Specs' "Chief Customer Experience Officer" and has published several videos featuring Downey showcasing the capabilities of the new glasses, including as a tool to get help with a putt, practice art, […]
SpaceX announced revenues of $14.6 billion in its Q3 earnings on Tuesday, which it says was a growth of 161 percent year-over-year "fueled by our Super Intelligence (SI) segment and accelerated growth in Connectivity." While its Space division posted a $7 million loss in income from operations, its Connectivity group posted income from operations $2.4 […]
Oura is introducing two new cardiovascular-focused health tracking features to its smart rings designed to help users better understand the effect regular workouts and exercise are having on their long-term health, and whether they need to ramp it up or dial things down. Cardio Effort and automatic VO2 Max (previously known as Cardio Capacity) are […]
Mortazavi: The war on Iran could strengthen Iranian nationalism rather than trigger regime change.
Hi All, Agent-Zero is a GitHub template that you can use for new coding projects that use AI-first development workflows. It includes the minimum necessary to nudge agents to write good code, work well in sandboxes, and get stuff done on GitHub (e.g. commits and PRs). It only includes a basic CLAUDE.md file and a few scripts and GitHub templates so it's very easy to customize. I've had good luck using it to produce high-quality coding output but that's subjective so your mileage may vary (e.g. https://github.com/kstackhq/kstack ). If you have any suggestions on how to improve the template let…
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Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month and has since recorded nine infections.
Duo was first arrested for suspected link to incident at US-run airbase used for striking Iran during this year's war.
Trying to pull up information for certain peptides on TikTok is now returning a "no results found" page when searching for terms like semaglutide, BPC-157, retratutide, and others. That hasn't entirely erased visibility on TikTok for peptides, which are combinations of amino acids that include substances like insulin and GLP-1. The problem is peptides also […]
Weekend riots in France left more than 3,000 businesses damaged with owners facing devastating losses
I continued researching sandbox bypasses discovered in Twig by project Glasswing. This time, I focused on CVE-2026-46633, which still had no public exploits. This writeup documents my development of payloads for the CVE-2026-46633 and the corresponding SSTImap modules. submitted by /u/vladko312 [link] [comments]
Meta changes AI scraping policy but won’t add language respecting robots.txt.
Large language models are set to go lunar. A computer capable of running AI software is one of the payloads aboard Astrolab’s FLIP lunar rover, which is slated to head to Earth’s celestial companion as early as November 2026. The 480-kilogram FLIP rover, short for “FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform,” is the first in a series…
The new strategy shifts the bloc's focus from long-term climate concerns to urgent security measures.
Ukraine had accused the US of withholding key intelligence - a claim rejected as "scandalous" by Washington.
The Ukrainian leader's hug with Steve Witkoff in the Norwegian capital is unlikely to dispel misgivings about US policy towards his country, writes Paul Adams.
Researchers accessed 6,800 shared conversations with the AI agent, including internal company documents.
It's probably time to audit your Gemini settings.
Google is bringing Gemini's Personal Intelligence feature to cars, allowing its AI assistant to draw on information from Gmail, Calendar, Maps, YouTube, and other Google services to deliver more personalized responses while driving.
In the coming months, the feature will also roll out to cars with Google built-in.
Looking for a way to try the haptics-equipped G Pro X2 Superstrike wireless gaming mouse without spending full price? You probably aren’t alone. Logitech’s now-last-gen right-handed mouse is a great PC gaming companion that mimics the feel of mechanical switches with nothing but haptics. You can grab it refurbished through Logitech’s official eBay store for […]
Who pays for US elections and what do they get? Josh Rushing asks Lawrence Lessig and Bradley Smith.
OpenBSD 8.0 lands with Intel Arc support, ARM64 hibernation, and 64-vCPU guests
OpenBSD 8.0 lands with Intel Arc support, ARM64 hibernation, and 64-vCPU guests
Champions League football game takes place amid backdrop of unrest over education issues and the cost of living.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he discussed the need to topple Iran’s regime with US President Trump.
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Intermediate certs allow anyone to mint web credentials for any Internet server.
The next generation of chip is thinner and flexible when compared to traditional silicon.
A US district judge dismissed the case after Ann Altman had refused to attend an independent medical examination.
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GM is shuttering the Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant, though the closure has nothing to do with the automaker's electrification strategy.
Qatar and France sign a three-year action plan for security cooperation on the sidelines of the Milipol exhibition.
The company is facing hundreds of lawsuits over its record on safety.
TP-Link can't sell latest routers in US despite rivals getting FCC approvals.
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Create a MacOS mcp bridge for agents to control app reminders, more functions than similar projects. see https://github.com/xiaofeng-han/apple-reminders-mcp for details Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50171321 Points: 1 # Comments: 0
A judge ordered that Abdulrahman Alfozan be detained after he was arrested earlier this month for allegedly bugging an OpenAI conference room.
The midterms will be a referendum on the GOP’s alignment with tech overlords over the public they’re meant to serve Welcome back to How We Win, a Guardian opinion series with leading thinkers, offering bold ideas for America’s political future. Last week, Robert Reich highlighted the link between corruption and affordability . Today’s edition was written by Guardian US columnist Rebecca Solnit . Sign up for future editions here . “The world should accept some bad things happening,” Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, said recently, “for the benefits of this technology and people hav…
Ars Technica is here to help with a guide to the medium-lift space race.
If you’re the kind of person who likes to document everything, either for professional and/or personal reasons, and your phone’s camera isn’t cutting it, you might be considering a dedicated vlogging camera. The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 is discounted to $395 (usually $499) at a variety of retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H Photo. […]
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As a no-confidence vote looms, Cornell says the characterisation of the head's reaction is "incorrect".
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is planning new rounds of layoffs for sometime this month, November, and January, according to Fortune. In July, as part of an organizational "reset," Sharma announced planned layoffs affecting 3,200 staffers over the course of Microsoft's 2027 fiscal year, including 1,600 cuts at that time, and in September, Microsoft laid off […]
Political campaigns and lobby groups in the US are paying content creators as little as $25 to influence the midterms.
Amazon recently announced it’s phasing out its Fire HD tablets in favor of much pricier Alexa Tablets. While the days of getting an affordable, but good tablet from Amazon seem to be coming to an end, you can still get a fantastic deal on the ad-supported Amazon Fire HD 10. It has dropped to a […]
After announcing plans to introduce its own streaming service last month, JustWatch, a popular guide and search engine for finding things to watch on existing platforms like Disney Plus and Netflix, launched JustWatch TV today. The new streaming service offers an ad-supported free subscription, an ad-free paid subscription, and movie rentals with content from 30 […]
British Typhoon jets will carry out defensive missions to protect Saudi Arabia from escalating Houthi attacks.
Only 1.4 percent of all new wealth created between 2019 and 2025 went to the poorest 50 percent, report finds.
The government is expected to accept all 27 recommendations made in the review by ex-Ofsted boss, Sir David Bell.
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Microsoft is reportedly planning to launch an Xbox "next-generation handheld device" for the holiday season of 2027. The Xbox next-gen console, codename Project Helix, would then launch in the holidays of 2028, according to a new report from Fortune. The report doesn't make it clear whether the handheld would be made by a manufacturer like […]
