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Avengers: Doomsday: Chris Evans might play this character, and it’s not Captain America

Chris Evans is coming back to the MCU for Avengers: Doomsday. However, it won't be as Captain America. Find out who Evans will reportedly play.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Threads just got a little more like Bluesky

Inspiration or imitation? Social media outfits have a history of copying successful features to stay competitive. Let's compare!

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Tumblr introduces group spaces with Communities

Tumblr introduces "Communities," a group feature seemingly inspired by Reddit subreddits and Facebook groups.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

How to increase HP in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Indiana Jones is still a professor, not a superhero in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. He can't take much punishment unless you upgrade his HP like this.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Ring Up This Deal for $250 Off a New OnePlus 12 Phone

You can save big on a OnePlus 12 and start talking on one of the best Android phones around.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

These buttons and dials offer a unique way to access your smart home

The Flic Twist and Smart Buttons are a great addition to most smart homes, even if they lack some functionality.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

3 underrated Netflix movies you should watch this weekend (December 13-15)

Need some good films to watch this weekend? Netflix has three underrated movies you should stream starring Jude Law, Annette Bening, Bryan Cranston, and more.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones are down to just $200

Experience active noise-cancelling like never before with the Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Headphones, now on sale for just $200!

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Xbox Series X review (2024): Unfulfilled potential

The Xbox Series X was the perfect opportunity for Microsoft to run far away from its tumultuous Xbox One years and towards an era of genuine 4K gaming, ray tracing and Game Pass abundance. But it was not meant to be. The PlayStation 5 has outsold Microsoft's new consoles by two to one, according to a VGChartz sales comparison, a replay of the battle between the PS4 and Xbox One. Now, Microsoft simply seems to be...

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Best Internet Providers in Cheektowaga, New York

Cheektowaga offers its residents a couple of options for internet providers. Find out which ones offer the best speed, value and coverage.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Amazon is shipping the Kindle Colorsoft again, but it’s unclear if it’s fixed

The Colorsoft is Amazon’s first Kindle with a color screen, but some users noticed colors they didn’t want. | Photo: Andrew Liszewski / The Verge Amazon is once again shipping its Kindle Colorsoft. This follows reports of the company’s first color e-reader exhibiting a yellow discolored strip at the bottom of the e-reader’s display β€” including The Verge’s review unit. The Colorsoft’s listing on Amazon’s website says...

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: The Verge favicon The Verge

The Dyson V7 Cordless Vacuum Is Ending the Year at Its Record Low Price of $200

With half off the price of this lightweight Dyson vacuum, make cleaning the one thing you don't have to worry about this holiday season.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

Your Google News app is getting a subtle redesign. Here’s what’s changing

Google continues to simplify its first-party apps on Android, this time with Google News.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Get the OnePlus Buds Pro 3 at a Record-Low Price Just in Time for the Holidays

Are you searching for a new pair of earbuds? You can't go wrong with the OnePlus Buds Pro 3, now back at their record-low of $120.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: CNET favicon CNET

The Game Awards 2024: The 15 biggest announcements and new trailers including The Witcher 4 and Elden Ring

The Game Awards are over β€” congratulations to Team Asobi for Astro Bot taking home the Game of the Year award. Our review of Astro Bot earlier this year called it "one of the best games Sony has ever made," and it seems the industry and game-playing public agree. As always, the long, long stream was a hybrid award ceremony, advertising reel and game announcement marathon. There were countless announcements interspersed...

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

SCCS roach motel

Article URL: https://www.tuhs.org/pipermail/tuhs/2024-December/031188.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42411868 Points: 29 # Comments: 8

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

UnitedHealth’s Optum left an AI chatbot, used by employees to ask questions about claims, exposed to the internet

Optum's AI chatbot was found exposed online at a time when the healthcare giant faces scrutiny for its use of AI to allegedly deny patient claims. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

IPVanish VPN review: Fast connections and solid protection

IPVanish is an easy-to-use, secure VPN offering fast speeds and unlimited connections.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

You can now talk to Googles AI podcast hosts

Google's NotebookLM has added the ability to ask questions of the AI podcast hosts that summarize your source material.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Prime Video's new AI will help you figure out what to watch next

Finding TV shows and movies to watch on Amazon's video streaming service is about to get a little easier.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: Sacred Wounds puzzle solution

Perhaps the first real puzzle you will encounter in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the Sacred Wounds puzzle. This is how to solve it.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Some Educated Guesses About Trump’s Second Term

In our final episode of WIRED Politics Lab, we make some predictions about the next four years with Donald Trump back in the White House.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

Show HN: @smoores/epub, a JavaScript library for working with EPUB publications

Howdy! I've just written a blog post about this, and I figured I would share it here: https://smoores.dev/post/announcing_smoores_epub/. As I've been working on Storyteller[1], I've been developing a library for working with EPUB files, since that's a large amount of the work that Storyteller does. After a friend asked for advice on creating EPUB books in Node.js, I decided to publish Storyteller's EPUB library as a...

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

The New Jersey Drone Mystery May Not Actually Be That Mysterious

A flurry of drone sightings across New Jersey and New York has sparked national intrigue and US government responses. But experts are pouring cold water on America’s hottest new conspiracy theory.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

Elon Musk wanted an OpenAI for-profit

Article URL: https://openai.com/index/elon-musk-wanted-an-openai-for-profit/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42411608 Points: 298 # Comments: 324

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Airbnb is deploying β€œanti-party technology” to ruin your NYE party

Airbnb has announced it’s deploying β€œanti-party technology” to prevent β€œunauthorized and disruptive parties” from happening at homes on its platform for New Year’s Eve. If you were planning on hosting a get-together, start thinking of a Plan B. The company says it’s using machine learning to identify and block high-risk, whole-home bookings in advance based on a variety of criteria. Airbnb’s assessment takes into...

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

See what Google’s Project Astra AR glasses can do (for a select few beta testers)

Google has released a prototype of Project Astra’s AR glasses for testing in the real world. The glasses are part of Google’s long-term plan to one day have hardware with augmented reality and multimodal AI capabilities. In the meantime, they will be releasing demos to get the attention of consumers, developers, and their competition. Along […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

California announces billion dollar electric vehicle charger initiative

California Energy Commission pledges more than $1 billion to four-year plan expanding zero emission vehicle infrastructure.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

OpenAI fires back against Musk, claims he wanted an OpenAI for-profit

OpenAI fired back at billionaire Elon Musk on Friday, publishing a series of emails and texts that the company claims show Musk’s lawsuit against it is misleading. Musk’s legal battle with OpenAI, which has been going on for months now, at its core accuses the company of abandoning its original nonprofit mission to make the […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Microsoft announced Phi-4, a new AI that’s better at math and language processing

New Phi-4 AI from Microsoft is lightweight but great at math and language processing

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

iHeartRadio’s new app adds lyrics and might make your car radio obsolete

The popular live radio app now offers features that make it more like the radio in your car.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Hackers are abusing Microsoft tools more than ever before

The abuse of LOLbins in cyberattacks is skyrocketing, as Sophos tracks almost 200 incidents in 2024 alone.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

4 top personal finance apps for Linux that run on MacOS and Windows, too

Looking for a money app to get your finances in order for 2025? Here's why I recommend these open-source options.

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

ZeniMax Online Studios workers form their own union

Staff at another video game studio have organized their own union. The Communication Workers of America (CWA) announced late Thursday in a statement that 461 workers for ZeniMax Online Studios (ZOS), the Maryland-based studio behind The Elder Scrolls Online, voted to form the ZOS United-CWA union covering web developers, designers, engineers and graphics artists by a vote of 395-40. The new union will allow ZeniMax...

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Plug-in hybrids are becoming more popular. Why? And will it continue?

Plug-in hybrids are exploding in popularity, while all-electric cars are leveling off in growth a little. Why is that, and is it a long-term trend?

Published on: December 13, 2024 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends