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Senate confirms CDC director as top FDA official resigns under political pressure
Senate confirmed Susan Monarez to CDC while Vinay Prasad made a quick exit from FDA.
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Spotify now requires face scans to access age-restricted content in the UK
Spotify is introducing new requirements to confirm the ages of users in the UK trying to access explicit content. The streaming platform is implementing a facial scan process in partnership with Yoti, which also provides its services to Instagram. UK Spotify users may be prompted to perform this age check when they try to view or listen to age-restricted content. This type of approach to checking ages can sometimes...
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Best Sleep Headphones of 2025: Tested for Quality Rest by CNET Experts
Ready to fall sound asleep? From wireless earbuds to comfortable headbands, here are the best headphones for sleeping.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Google proposes to open Play Store to more real-money games in India
The developers are also required to submit proof that an authoritative third-party body has declared the app to be a "game of skill," the company proposed.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:DJI is bringing its e-bikes to the U.S. market with a jaw-dropping price tag
DJI is best known as a consumer drone company, but it's launching two new e-bikes for the U.S. market. Meet the Amflow PL Carbon and the Carbon Pro.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:St. Paul, MN was hacked so badly that the National Guard has been deployed
"A deliberate, coordinated digital attack."
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:St. Paul, MN, was hacked so badly that the National Guard has been deployed
"A deliberate, coordinated digital attack."
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:The Math Is Haunted
Article URL: https://overreacted.io/the-math-is-haunted/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44739315 Points: 77 # Comments: 22
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Showrunner, an AI-powered streaming service, launches in alpha this week
Fable, a startup designing tools to generate animated TV shows from scratch, is launching an AI-powered streaming service this week, Variety reports. The service is called Showrunner, and it will allow subscribers to generate scenes, view content created for Fable's in-house AI-generated animated shows and even insert themselves into the animations they generate. Showrunner is launching in alpha, and based on Fable's...
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Eizo launches 24-inch portable monitor that consumes only 6W — here's why I believe they could replace mainstream computer screens
Eizo’s FlexScan FLT-S is a compact, low-power 23.8-inch monitor designed for hybrid work, offering efficiency, portability, and clutter-free setup through single-cable connectivity.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work
A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Big Tech to work with Trump administration to build digital health ecosystem
The efforts will focus on two areas: creating a framework for patients and providers to easily share information, and creating more personal tools so patients can access resources needed to stay informed about their health.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Trump will end the de minimis exemption for low-cost global shipments
President Donald Trump's latest economic move is to halt the de minimis exemption, a provision that made international shipments of low-value items cheaper. When the exemption ends on August 29, shipments valued at or under $800 will be subject to duty fees when sent by any carrier other than the international postal network, no matter what country they are coming from. According to the White House's announcement of...
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Zack Polanski claims he can ‘cut through’ at Green party leadership hustings focused on how to counter Farage – as it happened
Would-be co-leader, standing with Adrian Ramsay, faces ‘eco-populist’Priti Patel, the shadow foreign secretary, was doing a media round this morning. The Conservatives have been strongly critical of Keir Starmer’s decision to recognise Palestinian statehood (unless Israel meets conditions which would be near impossible for Benjamin Netanyahu to accept) and Patel’s comments in part echoed what the Israeli government has...
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:White House to end US tariff exemption for all low-value overseas packages
Under Trump order, parcels valued at or under $800 outside of international postal network to face ‘all applicable duties’The United States is suspending a “de minimis” exemption that allowed low-value commercial shipments to be shipped to the United States without facing tariffs, the White House said on Wednesday.Under an executive order signed by Donald Trump on Wednesday, packages valued at or under $800 sent to the...
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Google tool misused to scrub tech CEO’s shady past from search
Google has fixed the bug, which it says affected only "a tiny fraction of websites."
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Microsoft reports strong cloud earnings, with Windows and Xbox up too
Microsoftjust postedthe fourth and final quarter of its 2025 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $76.4 billion in revenue and a net income of $27.2 billion during Q4. Revenue is up 18 percent, and net income has increased by 24 percent. Like clockwork, cloud services are the strong point of Microsoft’s revenue this quarter. […]
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Your Next Yelp Reviews May Include an AI Video -- With a Catch
Restaurant rating hub Yelp is now using AI videos to sum up restaurant reviews, but you may want to be careful what you post.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:8BitDo’s wireless Nintendo 64 controller is now available
Analogue’s 4K remake of the Nintendo 64 has been delayed again and again due to the US tariff situation. But at least you can get 8BitDo’s updated take on the N64 controller, which was announced alongside the Analogue 3D, while you wait. You can get one through Amazon in white or black for $39.99 and […]
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for July 31, #311
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for July 31, No. 311.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 31, #1503
Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for July 31, No. 1,503.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 31 #515
Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for July 31 No. 515.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Tim Cook will face some big questions during Apple's Earnings Report Call – here's why the answers matter to you
Tim Cook in the hot seat
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Layoffs hit CNET as its parent company goes on a buying spree
Ziff Davis, the media conglomerate that owns outlets like CNET, ZDNet, PCMag, and Mashable is laying off 15 percent of its unionized workforce, for a total of 23 people. The majority of layoffs are coming from CNET, where 19 people will lose their jobs — even as Ziff Davis goes on a shopping spree. The […]
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Dropbox is shutting down its password manager
Dropbox is discontinuing its password manager. The tool, Dropbox Passwords, will be discontinued on October 28th, and the company is recommending that you transfer your passwords to another app like 1Password ahead of that date. The company will shut down Dropbox Passwords in phases. Starting August 28th, Dropbox Passwords will be view-only from both the […]
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:How to watch The Life of Chuck: One of our top movies of the year is now streaming
'The Life of Chuck' is now available to watch at home on video on demand. It will also be streaming on Hulu at a later date.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Best WordPress Hosting for Smooth Website Operation in 2025
We compared prices, features, performance and customer support of the top WordPress hosting services to help you make the right decision for your website.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Skechers cant decide if its AirTag sneakers are for tracking shoes or tracking kids
Skechers introduced a line of kids' sneakers with built-in compartments for Apple AirTags. The Find My Skechers line is out now.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:The Best Anime on Netflix You Can Watch Right Now
Get into these titles on Netflix.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Peacock feathers can emit laser beams
The feathers can emit two frequencies of laser light from multiple regions across their colored eyespots.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Substack accidentally sent push alerts promoting a Nazi publication
It was easy to view Substack's 2023 Nazi controversy as a kicked can that could turn up again. Well, white supremacist content led to another headache for the company this week. User Mag reported on Tuesday that the app sent a push alert to some users promoting a Nazi newsletter. The company told Engadget the notification was an "extremely offensive and disturbing" error. The Substack newsletter in question describes...
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Opera takes its browser beef with Microsoft to Brazil in antitrust complaint
Opera is filing an antitrust complaint against Microsoft in Brazil, alleging it creates an unfair environment for alternate browsers to compete with Edge. The Norway-based company claims Microsoft's deals to make Edge the exclusive pre-installed browser on Windows machines creates an unfair environment for alternate browsers to compete. Opera also argued that Microsoft uses design tactics and dark patterns to further...
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:$15 billion in NIH funding frozen, then thawed Tuesday in ongoing power war
NIH leaders got funding-pause memo Tuesday afternoon. Trump admin then backpedaled.
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Calls for UK air traffic control boss to resign as new glitch disrupts flights
System restored after Nats limited flights due to technical problems that raised fears of repeat of chaos in August 2023The head of the UK’s air traffic control company is facing calls to resign after the second disruption to flights in two years due to technical problems.Hundreds of flights were delayed after the air traffic control (ATC) system went down for about 20 minutes on Wednesday. Continue reading...
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:LinkedIn quietly removed references to deadnaming and misgendering from its hateful content policy
LinkedIn quietly changed the language of its hateful content policy this week. The update, the company's first change in three years according to the site's own changelog, removed a line that stated the company prohibits the misgendering and deadnaming of transgender individuals. The change, which was first noted by the organization Open Terms Archive, was the only modification to the "hateful and derogatory content"...
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