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Trump reportedly plans to reverse Bidenโ€™s EV policies

In perhaps the least surprising news of the past six weeks, President-elect Donald Trump reportedly plans to roll back President Bidenโ€™s electric vehicle and emissions policies. Reuters reports that the incoming presidentโ€™s transition team has recommended cutting off support for EVs and charging stations while boosting measures to block cars, components and battery materials from China. The transition teamโ€™s other...

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Crucial discontinues the popular MX500 SSD to make way for next-gen drives โ€” SATA III SSD retires after seven years

Users will now have fewer SATA-based SSDs since Crucial is no longer manufacturing its popular seven-year-old MX500.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Amazon is having a huge sale on Echo devices and theyll even arrive before Christmas.

Amazon has dropped prices on Amazon Echos for a limited time. Shop devices and get up to 77% off. Plus they'll arrive in time for Christmas.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Linux 6.13-rc3 fixes expensive CPUID handling on Sapphire Rapids CPUs โ€” an issue resulting in Skylake CPUs being 4X faster for CPUID-related updates

The Linux team has published an intermediate Linux 6.13-rc3 to fix a "hilarious" bug in the kernel-based Virtual Machine code

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Eric Schmidt Says AI Is Becoming Dangerously Powerful as He Hawks His Own AI Defense Startup

The former Google CEO says he is worried about the power of artificial intelligence, but is happy to sell you a solution.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Gizmodo favicon Gizmodo

Why You Probably Shouldn't Get Worked Up About NJ's Mysterious Drone Sightings

If the internet scuttlebutt is to be believed, we're currently undergoing a slow invasion of mysterious flying objects. The truth is probably less dramatic.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

The White Lotus season 3 teaser trailer previews a Thailand adventure

HBO released the first teaser trailer for The White Lotus season 3, Mike White's Emmy Award-winning anthology series.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Best Buy is gifting everyone a free month of YouTube Premium and 50% off two months

Get one month of free access to YouTube Premium and two months at 50% off at Best Buy

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

OpenAI makes ChatGPT Search available to everyone starting now

On OpenAI's eighth day of livestreams, the company shared that it's making ChatGPT Search available to non-paying users.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Tesla offers free Supercharging for Model S with a catch

Tesla is trying to boost its Model S sales before the year is out, but itโ€™s got a funny way of doing it. After initially abandoning its free Supercharging for life offer in 2018, the automaker is bringing it back for some Tesla Model S cars at the end of the year. Itโ€™s something of [โ€ฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

ChromeOS 131 adds โ€˜Safety resetโ€™ to reset settings and more

Googleโ€™s ChromeOS has long required a โ€œpowerwashโ€ to reset a machine, but the platform is now adding a โ€œSafety resetโ€ that wonโ€™t delete your data, but will give you a fresh slate. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: 9to5Google favicon 9to5Google

Googleโ€™s Whisk AI generator will โ€˜remixโ€™ the pictures you plug in

An AI-generated image I made in Whisk using Googleโ€™s suggested images as prompts. | Image: Google via Whisk Google has announced a new AI tool called Whisk that lets you generate images using other images as prompts instead of requiring a long text prompt. With Whisk, you can offer images to suggest what youโ€™d like as the subject, the scene, and the style of your AI-generated image, and you can prompt Whisk with...

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: The Verge favicon The Verge

How to Build a Reusable Keyboard Shortcut Listener Component in React

If youโ€™re like me and you loveeeeee shortcuts, you know how satisfying it is to press a few keys and watch the magic happen. Whether itโ€™s the familiar Ctrl+C โ€“ Ctrl+V that devs use to โ€œborrow codeโ€ from LLMs and code pages, or the personalised sho...

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: freeCodeCamp favicon freeCodeCamp

Pelicans on a bicycle

Article URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Oct/25/pelicans-on-a-bicycle/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42433609 Points: 69 # Comments: 48

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

FTX Will Repay Customers in Early 2025 via Kraken and BitGo

Collapsed crypto exchange FTX is set to begin repaying customers, with a first distribution expected within 60 days of January 3, 2025.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Lost luggage? Apple AirTag users can now share location with these airlines

With the latest OS versions, you can generate an AirTag link to help airline personnel track down your missing luggage. Apple says privacy safeguards are built in.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

visionOS 2.3 beta 1 now available, plus tvOS 18.3 and watchOS 11.3

Itโ€™s new beta time. Apple has released beta 1 for visionOS 2.3, tvOS 18.3, watchOS 11.3, and more, exclusively for developers. Hereโ€™s what to expect. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Samsungโ€™s phone repair service is getting a big upgrade in January

Have a Samsung Galaxy device and subscribe to Care+? You're getting a new perk starting in January.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

How Christmas Trees Could Become a Source of Low-Carbon Protein

In the nascent field of mycoforestry, tree-growers are combining saplings with symbiotic fungi to grow timber and mushrooms on the same plots of land.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

Modders give the new Raspberry Pi 500 keyboard PC an NVMe storage upgrade

The omission is a deliberate choice to keep costs as low as possible, with the unit priced at just $90. Instead, the device includes a 32GB Class A2 microSD card, which should suffice for most tasks. However, microSD storage is notably slower, and an NVMe upgrade could significantly boost performance.Read Entire Article

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

Google Imagen 3

Google's highest quality text-to-image model so far Discussion | Link

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt

macOS Sequoia 15.3 beta 1 now rolling out to developers

Apple has released a new software update for Mac users running the developer beta. macOS Sequoia 15.3 beta 1 is now available, arriving five days after the public launch of macOS 15.2. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

iOS 18.3 beta 1 now available

Less than a week after the release of iOS 18.2 to the public, Apple has once again kicked off the beta cycle. iOS 18.3 is now available to developer beta testers. Hereโ€™s everything you need to know. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Chrisโ€™ Corner: Element-ary, My Dear Developer

I coded a thingy the other day and I made it a web component because it occurred to me that was probably the correct approach. Not to mention they are on the mind a bit with the news of React 19 dropping with full support. My component is content-heavy HTML with a smidge of dynamic [โ€ฆ]

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: CodePen Blog favicon CodePen Blog

Can You Replace A Hardtop With A Soft Top On A Jeep?

The Jeep Wrangler comes standard with a soft top and there are, of course, hardtops available too, but what if you want to change during the seasons?

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

Dune: Prophecyโ€™s Pieces Are All in Place Ahead of the Finale

Episode five, โ€œIn Blood, Truth,โ€ drops some huge clues about the show's biggest mysteries.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Gizmodo favicon Gizmodo

CData recognized in the 2024 Gartnerยฎ Magic Quadrantโ„ข for Data Integration Tools

Get the Full 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant Data Integration Report.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: KDnuggets favicon KDnuggets

XRP rally and RLUSD anticipation fuel activity on Xaman Wallet

Xamanโ€™s spike in user activity reflects a renewed interest in the XRP Ledger ecosystem amid the ongoing XRP rally and anticipation of the RLUSD stablecoin launch.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Integrating Llama 3.2 AI With Amazon SageMaker

Generative AI encompasses algorithms capable of producing novel content, such as text, images, and audio, based on learned patterns from training data. Llama 3.2, the latest iteration in the Llama series developed by Meta, is designed for versatility and enhanced performance across various tasks, including conversational agents, content creation, and personalized recommendations. The efficient implementation and...

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: DZone favicon DZone

MagSafe Monday: Want a simple MagSafe dock? Check out the GOWATT MagSafe dock

If youโ€™re in the market for a sleek, no-fuss MagSafe dock, the might just be your next favorite accessory. With its elegant aluminum build, itโ€™s designed to deliver functionality and style that seamlessly works with your iPhone. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

YouTube will now let creators opt in to third-party AI training

YouTube on Monday announced it will give creators more choice over how third parties can use their content to train their AI models. Starting today, creators and rights holders will be able to flag for YouTube if theyโ€™re permitting specific third-party AI companies to train models on the creatorโ€™s content. From a new setting within [โ€ฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

T-Mobile opens beta test signups for its Starlink satellite cell service

T-Mobile and Starlink are marching forward with their plan to offer cell service via the latter's satellites. The companies received FCC approval for the project last month, and now the provider is opening up registrations for anyone who wants to beta test the creatively dubbed T-Mobile Starlink direct-to-cell satellite service. The first beta test is slated for 2025. It will focus on text messaging at the outset....

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

I prefer this Lenovo tablet over the iPad for watching movies, plus it's $80 off

The Lenovo Tab Plus proves big things come in small packages. It features a brilliant 11.5-inch display and a surprisingly powerful speaker system for a competitive price.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Drones over New Jersey: Latest updates on what we know, what we donโ€™t

What we know about the drones over New Jersey.

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Images of gamma-ray flare from supermassive black hole M87

Article URL: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/astrophysicists-capture-huge-gamma-ray-flare-supermassive-black-hole-m87 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42433404 Points: 36 # Comments: 8

Published on: December 16, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News