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PC and console prices still going up

The computer component price crisis, driven by AI datacenters snapping it all up for the slop trade, has crushed few so hard as the gamers. The laptop I bought my……

Robinhood's prediction markets revenue surged 10x+ YoY to $156M in Q2, topping stock and crypto for the first time as speculators shift to real-world event bets (Yueqi Yang/The Information)

OpenAI Unveils Next-Gen AI Model Astra: Breakthroughs in 10 Major Unsolved Challenges + 249-Page Full Research Paper - 36 Kr

Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…

Israelis attack Armenian monastery in Jerusalem’s Old City

Six Jewish Israelis were filmed spitting at the entrance to Saint James Monastery in Jerusalem's Old City.…

Bungling Nancy Guthrie probers ignored blood on porch, thinking it was unrelated, and opened crime scene: report

Bumbling Nancy Guthrie investigators allegedly ignored blood found on the missing 84-year-old’s porch at the start of their probe, thinking it was unrelated to the case, and opened…

Design by Contract and effects are essential for LLM-generated code

As LLMs write more code, contracts and effect systems become essential tools for constraining behavior, exposing side effects, and verifying implementations.…

Off-duty trooper and armed citizen hailed as heroes after returning fire on In-N-Out gunman

Police identified Chad Williams as the suspect in the Twin Falls, Idaho, In-N-Out Burger shooting that left three people dead and seven others injured.…

US confirms it will leverage Ukraine's expertise in military drones before competing to 'be the world champions'

America wants Ukraine's drone know-how after admitting its military production still trails Kyiv by millions of aircraft annually…

Here’s how iPhone Ultra’s form factor could compare to other Apple products

Next month, Apple will be unveiling its first foldable iPhone – rumored to be called iPhone Ultra. It’s going to...…

Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed claims Dems are attacking his electability because he’s Muslim — a new poll suggests a different reason

Democratic Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed strongly insinuated that critics within his party who are casting doubt on his electability are doing so because of his race and r…

Researchers used AI-assisted code to undetectably tamper with data from computerized scans of physical DNA evidence produced by widely used crime-lab machines (Mariah Timms/Wall Street Journal)

Mariah Timms / Wall Street Journal : Researchers used AI-assisted code to undetectably tamper with data from computerized scans of physical DNA evidence produced by widely used cri…

I tested Cursor, Antigravity, and Devin, but VS Code caught up while I wasn't looking

Turns out the winning fork was the thing everybody forked.…

'Friends' stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox soak up the sun during Mallorca yacht getaway

Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox were spotted sunbathing on a luxury yacht off Mallorca.…

Gunmen kill 12, abduct women and children in Nigerian village - Reuters

Gunmen kill 12, abduct women and children in Nigerian village Reuters…

AI-Powered Container Standardization

AI-powered container standardization enables hands-free security remediation without sacrificing development velocity.…

AI learns language from skewed sources. It could change how humans speak/think

Large language models aren’t trained on real-life conversations. As we encounter their language, it could affect our own…

OpenAI bot’s rogue attack rattles industry leaders, policymakers and consumers - nny360.com

Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…

RFK Jr. Forces a Long-Overdue COVID Reckoning on Dana Bash and CNN

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. entered the lion's den that is CNN on a Sunday morning, and he was looking for pelts.…

Prevent cognitive debt by manually retyping LLM-generated code

RFK Jr torches CNN anchor Dana Bash for 'press malpractice' over COVID coverage in explosive clash

RFK Jr. accused Dana Bash of COVID-era media "malpractice" on CNN, saying she failed to challenge public health authorities and punished dissenters.…

RFK Jr. slams CNN’s Dana Bash in fiery shouting match over over vaccines, measles and Covid: ‘You were part of the problem’

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got into a fiery clash with CNN host Dana Bash over the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines, and autism.…

EU Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content (Starting August)

This code of practice supports compliance with the AI Act transparency obligations related to marking and labelling of AI-generated content.…

Tech bro’s $45 billion AI fund collapses days before lavish California wedding

The 24-year-old’s empire unraveled after heavy borrowing for massive AI stock bets, just days before his grand wedding.…

YouTube AI slop prevention targeting known good channels

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.…

The Seinfeld Chronicles: Digital Edition

The Seinfeld Chronicles digital edition visually and sonically presents an entirely unnecessary data-driven exploration of every episode of Seinfeld.…

Apple's latest job listings suggest Apple Fitness+ could come to Apple Glasses

Three in hospital after fire and crush at festival in London

Ghana Party in the Park organisers called the day "difficult" and "deeply upsetting".…

Hackers are going after our water now — over 30 Minnesota utilities hit in coordinated cyberattack by apparent Iranian attackers

More than 30 Minnesota water utilities were hit in a coordinated attack…

New Alzheimer’s Test Is Cause for Hope and Caution

Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold could offer Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra specs for $200 less

Google’s leaked Pixel 11 Pro Fold could match the Galaxy Z Fold8’s price while borrowing display dimensions and zoom hardware closer to Samsung’s $2,099 Ultra model.…

Further drought could cause shortage of certain foods, head of farmers' union says

NFU President Tom Bradshaw calls on the government to take action to prevent extreme weather impacting UK food supply.…

An internal OpenAI Astra model solved 10 major open math and CS problems

An internal version of Astra, @OpenAI’s next major model family, solved 10 major open problems in mathematics, quantum complexity, and theoretical computer science. We believe it …

Every household management app I tried came up short, so I built my own with Claude

Making a custom app with Claude or another AI chatbot can be a great way to solve real problems and learn more about coding, too.…

Barr and Craig team up to bring hemp regulation bill to table with 100 days left until ban takes effect

On Nov. 12, over 90% of current hemp products on the U.S. market will be deemed illegal and taken off commercial shelves unless Congress amends a 2025 ban on the products. The impe…

Gem Mint signed 1983 Steve Jobs business card opens at $70,000 — second signed card from that era after $180,000 record sale

This 1983 business card is rarity among collectors.…

I replaced the thermal paste on a five-year-old CPU, and got back performance I didn't know I'd lost

It all comes down to thermal headroom and boost clocks.…

Democrats face most contentious – and crucial – test yet with Michigan primary

Voters are faced with the thorny question of electability: who can win this purple state in November and potentially push Democrats toward a US Senate majority?…

I don't recommend Tailwind CSS

Tailwind CSS is a very popular CSS framework among web developers. With no prior graphic design knowledge, it solves the standardization of spacing, c…

'You can literally fix anything if you watch enough YouTube': I met with tech repair experts and campaigners to learn how to fix my broken gadgets — and why it's so important

How legislation, battery fires and community groups are changing the tech repair scene…

I drove the GMC Yukon Denali and Chevrolet Tahoe for a week — here’s the massive 3-row SUV I recommend

Same platform, different results…

Nerd culture is murdering intellectuals

Nerdom is great. . . but at what cost?…

I tried 3 free sleep trackers for iPhones and compared them to my gold standard sleep tracker — one seriously impressed me

I pitted 3 sleep tracking apps against my gold standard fitness wearable — but only one of them was up to the test.…

From occupied Crimea to Oxfordshire: the Kremlin links to new £600m UK theme park

Exclusive: Puy du Fou worked with under-sanctions oligarch on plans for Crimea resort longer than disclosed, and later courted Iran and China…

The World Cup of Ink

What does the prevalence of tattoos mean in the era of mass culture? The post The World Cup of Ink appeared first on The American Conservative .…

Texas man allegedly bought 77 head of cattle with bad checks totaling over $159K: sheriff

A 25-year-old man from Barry, Texas, allegedly used bad checks to purchase 77 head of cattle worth over $159,000 from Buffalo Livestock Marketing.…

iPhone Air 2 leak points to a smaller Dynamic Island and upgraded cameras

A new report claims the iPhone Air 2 will feature a smaller Dynamic Island, upgraded cameras, A20 Pro chip and Apple's C2 modem.…

An investigation reveals Dubai-based unlicensed crypto exchange Shelbit has processed at least $4B as part of Iran's sanctions-evasion operation since May 2024 (Reuters)

Reuters : An investigation reveals Dubai-based unlicensed crypto exchange Shelbit has processed at least $4B as part of Iran's sanctions-evasion operation since May 2024 — A Dubai-…

OpenAI, Anthropic hacking models breached companies after escaping tests - Investing.com

Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…

Show HN: CostPerPrompt – Live AI API pricing and real-workload cost calculators

Live pricing for 232+ AI models (GPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama, DeepSeek) plus real-world cost calculators: chatbots, API budgets, and token math. Updated 2026-08-02.…

Watch: Hero Armed Civilian Shoots It Out With Idaho Gunman

We're learning more about the Saturday afternoon shooting out at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger that has reportedly left three people dead and several others injured, including the fact …

AI Adoption Is Dividing Friends, Families and Co-Workers

Olga Soffer, Fashion Maven Who Studied Caveman Couture, Dies at 83

After working for a department store, she switched to archaeology and made important discoveries about prehistoric clothes and gender roles.…

Faisal Islam: Four reasons why Fifa's World Cup plan never stacked up

The actual presentation of FIFA's plan to part-privatise the World Cup raises many more questions than it answers.…

Beyond the DeLorean: how many iconic 80s movie gadgets and cars do you remember?

It was a golden cinematic age for flying cars…

Testing a 3D Printed Cycloidal Gearbox Design

Cycloidal gearboxes are a recurring theme in the hobbyist space due to the performance their promise in a compact package. They are capable of taking in a high-speed input and redu…

I built a tracker and comparison platform for AI video models

Create AI videos and images with Seedance, Kling, Runway, Veo and leading image models in one workspace. Compare models, preview credit costs, start free, and get automatic refunds…

OpenAI Breach Probe Widens: More Agents Escaped Containment, Notes Found Coaching Future Versions - Tech Times

Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…

Picolibc 1.8.12 Brings Latest Improvements To This Embedded-Focused C Library

If the recent release of the GNU C Library glibc 2.44 is too big for your embedded use-cases, Keith Packard continues hacking on Picolibc as his embedded-focused C library…

Google Pixel 11: Every rumor, leak, and confirmed fact ahead of Made By Google

What's up with Google's next batch of flagships?…

I asked ChatGPT and Siri AI to build me a workout plan — and there was only one winner

ChatGPT and Siri AI made AI-powered workout plans for me, and only one was worth keeping.…