In March, Janice Malone began getting calls about suspicious activity from her nonprofit organization, Vivian's Door. Vivian's Door, headquartered in Alabama, typically provided training, resources, and community to underserved and minority-owned businesses. The work sometimes put it in close con...
The Pioneer brand is one I’ve trusted for car accessories since Y2K was a concern. I loved their audio gear in my younger days. Pioneer’s SDA-SC600 aims to bring that kind of trusted quality to a MagSafe car mount, bringing Qi2 wireless charging and a built-in fan. more…
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Anthropic is upgrading Claude Sonnet, replacing Sonnet 5 from June with Sonnet 5.5 as the best medium-sized model. more…
Apple debuted the all-new AirPods 5 this month, and they bring ANC to lower prices than ever before. If you’re shopping for AirPods, however, there are still several reasons you might want to opt for the more expensive AirPods Pro 3. Buy AirPods Pro $234 (Reg. $249) Buy AirPods 5 $129 Buy AirPods...
Google support maps out how Googlebooks can take over where ChromeOS left off.
This easy Android tweak makes navigating your phone and switching apps feel almost immediate. And it's really easy to set up. Here's how.
Anthropic has released the newest version of its mid-range model, boasting faster response times and less token burn.
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19th century Nature account of 1841 train delayed by geomagnetic storm got year wrong—due to a typo.
Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-wrote-elizabeth-is-most-scathing-letters-new-research-suggests-the-tudor-queens-male-secretaries-revised-her-correspondence-to-emphasize-her-temper-180989565/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49881692 Points: 36 # Comments: 20
Kimi Antonelli could not repeat his Monza magic after a crash in qualifying.
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As all-in-one AI agents like Meta's Muse and Instinct take off, Google is opting to end a feature which built task-specific agents.
Apple released a variety of software updates today focused on bug fixes and security updates, including iOS 26.7.1 for iPhone. Here are the details. more…
GMKtec launches the Evo-X5 Pro, an agentic mini-PC with AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495, 192GB of RAM, and a price tag up to $7,099.
Following two release candidates, Apple today released macOS Tahoe 26.7.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.8.1, as well as macOS 27.0.1. Here are the details. more…
...with some small hiccups along the way.