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Show HN: OpenAI/reflect β Physical AI Assistant that illuminates your life
I have been working on making WebRTC + Embedded Devices easier for a few years. This is a hackathon project that pulled some of that together. I hope others build on it/it inspires them to play with hardware. I worked on it with two other people and I had a lot of fun with some of the ideas that came out of it.* Extendable/hackable - I tried to keep the code as simple as possible so others can fork/modify easily.*...
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FDA Warns Public Not to Eat Frozen Shrimp That Could Be Radioactive
The shrimp was sold at Walmart with a best-by date of March 2027.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:What Makes A Smart Seatbelt Different From A Regular One?
Not content with changing automotive safety forever over 60 years ago with the three-point seatbelt, Volvo is now introducing an adaptive smart seatbelt.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:What Fighter Jet Can Go The Slowest Without Falling Out Of The Sky?
There are only two fighter jets whose slowest speed when in the air is zero. One can go over 9 minutes without falling from the sky. Find out what they are.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Crypto venture funding drops 59% to $1.9 billion in Q2, later-stage deals dominate
Crypto venture funding declined 59% quarter-over-quarter to $1.976 billion in the second quarter across 378 deals. According to a Galaxy report, last quarter was the second-smallest investment quarter since the fourth quarter of 2020. Later-stage deals captured 52% of total capital invested, representing only the second time since the first quarter of 2021 that mature [β¦] The post Crypto venture funding drops 59% to...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:I Asked Pro Chefs: What Are the Biggest Kitchen Blunders Most Home Cooks Make?
Most kitchen skills and know-how are acquired through practice, but there are a few cooking mistakes even the most amateur chef can avoid.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:U.S. Federal Reserve's New Supervision Chief Sold on Bringing Crypto to Finance
The Fed vice chair who leads banking oversight, Michelle Bowman, comes across as a crypto evangelist as she echoes industry views on its regulatory needs.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Google to pay $30 million to settle class-action suit over children's privacy
Google has reached a settlement over a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected data from child users without parental consent through its YouTube video platform and then sent them targeted ads. The tech giant will shell out $30 million to settle the proposed class-action suit. According to Reuters, the plaintiffs' lawyers said there could be 35 million to 45 million class members. Children aged 13 or younger who...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Water Cooler Small Talk: Should ChatGPT Be Blocked at Work?
Water cooler small talk is a special kind of small talk, typically observed in office spaces around a water cooler. There, employees frequently share all kinds of corporate gossip, myths, legends, inaccurate scientific opinions, indiscreet personal anecdotes, or outright lies. Anything goes. So, in my Water Cooler Small Talk posts, I discuss strange and usually [β¦] The post Water Cooler Small Talk: Should ChatGPT Be...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Water Cooler Small Talk, Ep 8: Should ChatGPT Be Blocked at Work?
Water cooler small talk is a special kind of small talk, typically observed in office spaces around a water cooler. There, employees frequently share all kinds of corporate gossip, myths, legends, inaccurate scientific opinions, indiscreet personal anecdotes, or outright lies. Anything goes. So, in my Water Cooler Small Talk posts, I discuss strange and usually [β¦] The post Water Cooler Small Talk, Ep 8: Should ChatGPT...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Fallout Season 2 teaser is all about New Vegas and Mr. House
"Fallout" Season 2 takes viewers to New Vegas, an iconic destination from the "Fallout" games. It premieres Dec. 17 on Prime Video.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:SharpLink Reveals $601 Million Ethereum Buy as ETH Rally Cools
The Ethereum treasury firm purchased 143,593 ETH at $4,648 between August 10 and August 15.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Asus just released a flurry of new laptops which comes with a 5-year BIOS update warranty and 1-year McAfee+ premium subs
Asus ExpertBook P3 arrives in 14-inch and 16-inch versions with Ryzen AI, five-year updates, a durable chassis, and balanced features tailored toward productivity.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Made by Google 2025: How to watch Google debut the Pixel 10, Pixel Watch 4, and more
Google is hosting its Pixel 10 event next week. Learn how to watch the tech giant reveal its new mobile devices and what else you can expect.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Obsidian Bases
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Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Betel nuts have been giving people a buzz for over 4,000 years
Ancient teeth reveal that a stimulant has been used since the Bronze Age.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Peruvian woman accused of trying to smuggle cocaine into Bali using sex toy
Officers say they found 1.4kg of drug inside toy in womanβs underwear and also accused her of hiding ecstasy pillsA Peruvian woman has been arrested in Bali after allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine into the Indonesian resort island using a sex toy and hiding drugs in her underwear, police said.The 42-year-old, identified only by her initials NS, arrived at Baliβs international airport from Qatar on 12 August when...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Apple Intelligence gets 20+ brand new features in iOS 26, hereβs the full list
Apple Intelligence may not yet include the major Siri upgrades that were promised, but there are a ton of other new features coming in iOS 26. Hereβs everything new moreβ¦
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Every AI model is flunking medicine - and LMArena proposes a fix
The benchmarking outfit is partnering with BiomedArena, a leaderboard specific to medical research.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Watch Britt Lowerβs self-recorded audition tape for βSeveranceβ
If you listen to the Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller & Adam Scott, you probably remember the episode where Britt Lower, who plays Helly R., said she recorded her audition tape on her bathroom floor. Now, The Hollywood Reporter has published the tape, and it is impressive how spot-on she was from the get-go. moreβ¦
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Best performance and fastest memory with the new Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances
R8i and R8i-flex instances powered by Intel Xeon processors offer up to 15% better price performance, 20% higher performance, and 2.5 times more memory throughput compared to previous generations.
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Two Years After Oceangate, Another Billionaire Hears the Siren Call of the Titanic
Members of the gilded class just want to take the ride.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:405: Elasticsearch β Postgres Search
Alex & Chris get into a fairly recent technological change at CodePen where we ditched our Elasticsearch implementation for just using our own Postgres database for search. Sometimes choices like this are more about team expertise, dev environment practicalities, and complexity tradeoffs. We found this change to be much better for us, which matters! For [β¦]
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:What's Inside A Lava Lamp? Here's What That Liquid Is Made Of
The lava lamp is a symbol of a simpler time that remains a popular part of culture today, but what exactly is inside the lamp to give it its floating effect?
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Beta Dates Have Been Revealed. Here's How to Join
There are separate Game Pass subscription and preorder requirements to join the closed and open betas for the next Call of Duty game.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Beyerdynamic launches two new wireless headsets at Gamescom
Beyerdynamic has announced two new wireless gaming headsets at Gamescom 2025. The MMX 150 and MMX 230 are the latest entries in the company's MMX gaming lineup. The new headsets will be available exclusively in Europe and Canada, and are displayed in Cologne for gamescom attendees. The MMX 150 wireless is intended for casual gaming as well as everyday listening. It carries up to 50 hours of battery life and offers an...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:The best expert-tested Sony headphones for every price point
Shop our favorite Sony headphones for every price point while they're on sale, including the ULT Wear, XM5s, and more.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Best Crypto Investment Ideas According to CEO of $1.6T Asset Manager Franklin Templeton
Jenny Johnson said she likes the βpicks and shovelsβ of the industry.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Fallout season 2 trailer reveals who's playing Mr. House, a Deathclaw, and an official release date for the hit Prime Video show's return
Fallout season 2 will premiere on Prime Video in mid-December β and its first trailer just teased the live-action show's take on a Deathclaw.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:AI Agents Access Everything, Fall to Zero-Click Exploit
Zenity CTO Michael Bargury joins the Black Hat USA 2025 News Desk to discuss research on a dangerous exploit, how generative AI technology has "grown arms and legs" β and what that means for cyber-risk.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:The wait is over! Meta and Oakley just released 6 new smart glasses
Oakley and Meta have finally debuted their six non-limited edition HSTN smart glasses.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Data Engineering for AI-Native Architectures: Designing Scalable, Cost-Optimized Data Pipelines to Power GenAI, Agentic AI, and Real-Time Insights
Editor's Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone's 2025 Trend Report,Data Engineering: Scaling Intelligence With the Modern Data Stack. The data engineering landscape has undergone a fundamental transformation with a complete reimagining of how data flows through organizations. Traditional business intelligence (BI) pipelines were built for looking backward, answering questions like "How...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:All roads lead to inflation: Fed cut or not, Bitcoin may stand to gain
Whether the Fed yields to political pressure or stands firm, inflation looks inevitable. The only variable is speed and what it means for Bitcoin.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:The 50 Best Shows on Hulu Right Now (August 2025)
Alien: Earth, King of the Hill, and Dope Girls are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Hulu this month.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:What Gemini app features are free versus paid? [August 2025]
As of May (I/O) 2025, Google offers the Gemini app in three tiers. Many Gemini app features are available for free, while paying $19.99 per month for Google AI Pro (which includes 2 TB of storage) unlocks a lot more. Google AI Ultra at $249.99/month gives you everything else, including cutting edge capabilities. moreβ¦
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