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Supreme Court Weighs Texas Age-Gating Law for Porn Sites

The case brought by the porn industry over a Texas age-verification law could determine the fate of more than a dozen similar laws in other states.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: Gizmodo favicon Gizmodo

dnSpyEx: .NET debugger and assembly editor

Article URL: https://github.com/dnSpyEx/dnSpy Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42716072 Points: 50 # Comments: 4

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

TikTok owner ByteDance powered an e-readerโ€™s unhinged AI assistant

The AI embedded in a popular e-reader was spouting Chinese propaganda. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Startup necromancy: Dead Google Apps domains can be compromised by new owners

Improperly winding down a Google Apps domain can leave logins accessible.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Blue Origin is gearing up for a high-stakes launch with its New Glenn rocket

Image: Blue Origin Following a scrubbed launch attempt and weather-related delays, Blue Origin will once again try to send its New Glenn rocket into space for the first time. During the attempt, the Jeff Bezos-owned space company aims to reach orbit, helping to further its goals of shuttling Project Kuiper satellites, equipment, and eventually humans into space. Hereโ€™s what you need to know about when and how to watch...

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: The Verge favicon The Verge

Microsoft launches Copilot Chat with AI agents; take that, Gemini!

Microsoft wants to make using Copilot a daily habit and take on Google's aggressive push of Gemini for Workspace.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: VentureBeat favicon VentureBeat

Texas defends requiring ID for porn to SCOTUS: โ€œWeโ€™ve done this foreverโ€

SCOTUS likely to find Texas' age-gating of porn unconstitutional, expert says.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

These Alexa-enabled smart glasses beat the Meta Ray-Bans in key ways, and they're $90 off right now

The Amazon Echo Frames (3rd Gen) may be the most subtle-looking pair of smart glasses on the market, and they're only $180 now.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Sonos continues to clean house with departure of chief commercial officer

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge This week is quickly becoming a sea change moment for Sonos as the company looks to undo the damage done to its reputation since last May. It all began on Monday with the departure of CEO Patrick Spence, who was replaced by board member Tom Conrad. Then came news that chief product officer Maxime Bouvat-Merlin would also be leaving the company โ€” another indication that Sonos is serious...

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: The Verge favicon The Verge

Developer of Gas and tbhโ€™s New App Turns iMessage Into Snapchat

Nikita Bier's "Explode" brings disappearing texts and photos to iMessage.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: Gizmodo favicon Gizmodo

Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to its schools (2023)

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/sweden-digital-education-backlash-reading-writing-1dd964c628f76361c43dbf3964f7dbf4 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42715841 Points: 262 # Comments: 189

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Surprise Call of Duty Double XP Week Starts Now in Black Ops 6

115 Day, the annual Call of Duty zombies celebration, heralds double player level XP, weapon XP, battle pass XP and a boosted Gobblegum earn rate in a win for all players.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

OpenAI is bankrolling Axiosโ€™ expansion into four new markets

OpenAI is getting into the local news game. Newsletter-based media organization Axios announced a partnership with OpenAI on Wednesday. As part of this three-year deal, the AI giant will fund Axiosโ€™ expansion of its local newsletters into four new cities: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Kansas City, Missouri; Boulder, Colorado; and Huntsville, Alabama. While OpenAI has inked content-sharing [โ€ฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights...

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

How to Simplify Python Library RPM Packaging with Mock and Podman

Packaging libraries and applications written in Python comes with its challenges. And while virtual environments are great for controlling and standardizing installations, there are some scenarios where using them may not be the best. For example, sa...

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: freeCodeCamp favicon freeCodeCamp

Microsoft Is Ending Support for Windows 10 Office Apps in October

As the push toward Windows 11 continues, Microsoft confirms that Windows 10 users will lose support for apps including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

'Doom' Runs on Bitcoin, Dogecoin and ChatGPTโ€”And Now in PDFs Too

Will it run Doom? Probably. Now someone has even managed to get the iconic first-person shooter working in a PDF.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

This software may finally kill Windows on desktops for good, and I think Apple should buy it now

Parallels Desktop 20.2 brings x86 emulation to Apple Silicon Macs, allowing developers and enterprises to run Intel-based virtual machines on M1 and M2 chips.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Downloads, Trump and VPNs: Everything to Know About the Potential TikTok Ban

The law could go into effect on Sunday, so here's what could happen.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

FTC sues John Deere over โ€˜unfair corporate tacticsโ€™ and โ€˜high repair costsโ€™

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a suit against John Deere, accusing it of โ€œunfairโ€ practices that force farmers to pay higher-than-average repair costs. The federal organization, along with attorneys general for Illinois and Minnesota, are alleging that the company engages in practices that keep farmers from being able to make repairs on equipment they own. In other words, this is another salvo in the...

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Finally, a MagSafe battery pack that works flawlessly with my Pixel 9 Pro - and it has a cooling fan

If you're wary of power banks that get uncomfortably warm while charging, the Sharge Icemag 2 is designed to avoid this issue.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Gemini app getting more real-time information with news partnership

Google today announced a news partnership with The Associated Press (AP) to โ€œprovide fresh results for the Gemini app.โ€ moreโ€ฆ

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: 9to5Google favicon 9to5Google

This Is The US State With The Most Pontiac Owners

Pontiac as an automaker has been gone for years now, but with many still on the road today, the most Pontiac owners live in one surprising U.S. state.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

Sigma Capitalโ€™s $100M fund plans to invest in 100 Web3 projects

The Dubai-based venture capital firm said it plans to invest in 100 early-stage Web3 projects, 25 liquid tokens and 10 fund-of-fund allocations.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Tesla to split $100M award for electric truck charging corridor in Illinois

Tesla, along with three other industry partners, quietly backed an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency application that won $100 million in funding to build electric truck charging stations across the state, TechCrunch has learned. The award was the biggest given out by the Biden administrationโ€™s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) last week in the second round of [โ€ฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For...

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Ex-Takeout Driver Ordered to Repay $3.8 Million After Bitcoin Money Laundering Conviction

The delivery driver was previously sentenced to six years and eight months in prison after being linked to a cryptocurrency wallet containing 150 BTC.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

SEC set to reevaluate crypto enforcement cases under Trump administration

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to initiate changes that could halt enforcement actions against crypto firms, Reuters reported, citing individuals familiar with the matter. Sources told the news outlet that SEC commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda, known for their crypto-friendly stances, are [โ€ฆ] The post SEC set to reevaluate...

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

God of War Ragnarรถk headlines the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog additions for January

Sony is set to freshen up the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for Extra and Premium subscribers with a bunch of new additions in January. The obvious headliner here is God of War Ragnarรถk(PS4 and PS5), one of PlayStation's biggest blockbusters from the last few years. The epic 2022 adventure sees Kratos and his son Atreus attempting to prevent an event that could bring about the end of the world. Studio Santa Monica...

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

5 Interesting Learnings from Cloudflare at $1.7 Billion in ARR

So Cloud and SaaS have had a bit of a rollercoaster the past 4 years, from the boom times of 2020-2021, to the tougher times overall of 2023, to the AI boom of 2024+. But one thing has done well through all of it: security. We always need it, and the threats keep coming. And... Continue Reading The post 5 Interesting Learnings from Cloudflare at $1.7 Billion in ARR appeared first on SaaStr.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: SaaStr favicon SaaStr

Walmart Chicken Broth Recalled in Numerous States Due to Spoilage Issue

More than 2,000 cases of Great Value chicken broth have been recalled in nine states.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Learnings from a Machine Learning Engineerโ€Šโ€”โ€ŠPart 1: The Data

Practical insights for a data-driven approach to model optimizationContinue reading on Towards Data Science ยป

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: Towards Data Science favicon Towards Data Science

Todayโ€™s Android app deals and freebies: Star Survivor, Adventures of Mana, Spaxe, more

This afternoonโ€™s roundup of the best Android game and app deals is now ready and waiting down below. Alongside the Google Play offers, we are also tracking a return all-time Amazon price on Samsungโ€™s 512GB Galaxy Tab S10+ as well as a massive $439 price drop on the Google mint edition unlocked Pixel 8 Pro and TCLโ€™s 75-inch 120Hz NXTFRAME Google smart TV at more than $1,000 off the price it launched at last summer. As...

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: 9to5Google favicon 9to5Google

Biden administration adds 14 Chinese firms to trade block list

Days after pushing for sweeping AI chip export restriction, the Biden administration has added 14 Chinese companies to its restricted trade list. Sophgo is, perhaps, the highest-profile addition. An entity of Bitmain, the firm sparked international headlines when it was identified as an intermediary between embattled Chinese hardware giant Huawei and Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC. Suspicions [โ€ฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights...

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Why I prefer this cordless stick vacuum over my Dyson - and it has nothing to do with price

The Tineco Pure One Station cordless vacuum cleaner has quickly become a household favorite for its innovative and helpful features.

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Google brings real-time information from The Associated Press to Gemini

Google is partnering with The Associated Press to bring real-time information from the news agency to its Gemini app, the search giant announced on Wednesday. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The deal builds on an existing partnership Google had with The Associated Press to source real-time information for its search engine. โ€œThis will be particularly helpful to [Gemini app] users looking for...

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Water Cooler Small Talk: Benfordโ€™s Law

A look into the strange first digit distribution of naturally occurring datasetsContinue reading on Towards Data Science ยป

Published on: January 15, 2025 | Source: Towards Data Science favicon Towards Data Science