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Acer partner unveils Ryzen 9 laptop with a 5070 TI GPU which will get creators excited, but I just hope it is affordable
Chuwi GameBook 9955HX packs Ryzen 9 power and RTX 5070 Ti graphics, challenging premium laptops with flagship specs and hopefully budget-friendly pricing.
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My Hands-On with the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Has Me Reconsidering a Thin Phone
This slim phone is similar to other S25 series phones, but the thin design leaves more of an impression than I expected.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Watchdog calls for action on children’s care case delays in England and Wales
Proportion of cases lasting more than a year up 17-fold in seven years, National Audit Office saysThe proportion of children in England and Wales subject to care proceedings who are having to wait more than a year to have their case resolved has increased more than 17-fold in the last seven years, a watchdog has found.The average duration of proceedings brought by local authorities to protect a child from harm (known...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Review of student suicides in England dodged ‘real issues’, say bereaved parents
Uinversity students’ mental health and wellbeing must be ‘prioritised alongside their studies’, argue campaignersA review of student suicides in England dodged “the real issues” with universities, the parents of a student who killed herself before a class presentation have said.The national review of higher education student suicide deaths, commissioned by the Department for Education, heard that families suffered “...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Brain tumour diagnosis could be made within hours, say researchers
New testing method means treatments could start sooner, possibly before patient leaves the operating tableA new method for diagnosing brain tumours could cut the time patients wait for treatments by weeks to hours and raise the possibility of novel types of therapy, researchers have said.According to the Brain Tumour Charity, about 740,000 people around the world are diagnosed with a brain tumour each year, around half...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Watchdog urges Scotland to take action after repeatedly missing climate targets
Climate Change Committee says original goal of a 75% emissions cut by 2030 will now be delayed by up to six yearsThe UK’s climate watchdog has warned that Scotland needs to take “immediate action at pace and scale” to cut its emissions after ministers axed a series of policy pledges.The Climate Change Committee (CCC), an official advisory body, said ministers in Edinburgh needed to take urgent action to curb emissions...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:You Can Now Play Fortnite Again on iPhone and iPad
The long wait is over: Fortnite has officially returned to Apple's App Store in the US.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Trump rolls out Golden Dome missile defense project and appoints leader
Gen Michael Guetlein of Space Force will be in charge of defense system that could cost $540bn over 20 yearsUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump announced on Tuesday that his administration will move forward with developing the so-called “Golden Dome” missile defense system that he envisions will protect the United States from possible foreign strikes using ground and space-based weapons.Flanked by the US...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Everything you need to know from Google I/O 2025
Here's everything we learned from the Google I/O 2025 keynote address, from the latest Gemini updates to a new AI video generation too called Flow.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Fortnite is finally back in the US App Store
Fortnite is back in the US App Store. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney announced that he intended to relaunch the game in late April, following a court order that demanded Apple stop collecting a 27 percent fee on app transactions that happen outside of its in-app purchase system. The company finally amending its rules to remove that additional commission is why Epic moved forward with the relaunch. The origins of this conflict...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Save $300 when you buy the 86-inch LG QNED80 today
The LG 86-inch QNED80 is on sale this week for $1,000, which is a $300 markdown from its usual $1,300 price.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Malnutrition Plagues Children and Pregnant Women in Afghanistan
MARJA DISTRICT, HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, May 20 (IPS) - Bibi Gul, a pregnant woman from Helmand’s Marja District, walked two hours to reach the nearest health center in search of treatment for her moderate malnutrition.Read the full story, “Malnutrition Plagues Children and Pregnant Women in Afghanistan”, on globalissues.org
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:This Is What Surprised Me Most About the Google I/O AI Shopping Feature
Commentary: When I saw Google's AI shopping feature that wants to be like Cher's closet in Clueless, I had some serious questions. But I admit, Google surprised me.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Fortnite is finally back on US iPhones
Fortnite is once again available on the iOS App Store in the US, according to Epic Games. You can get it from the App Store here. Epic says it has returned to the Epic Games Store and AltStore as well. Apple kicked Fortnite off the App Store nearly five years ago after Epic Games added […]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:FDA says it will limit access to Covid-19 boosters for Americans under 65
Critics say shift will negatively affect people who are not high risk but want to be vaccinated against the diseaseThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday that it will limit access to seasonal Covid-19 boosters for healthy Americans under 65 without clear evidence of clinical benefit – a shift, critics say, will make it difficult for people who are not high-risk but want to be vaccinated against the...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Flights at New Jersey airport capped temporarily amid air traffic control issues
Cuts to continue through October amid runway construction aimed at curbing delays and cancellationsThe Federal Aviation Administration has finalized an interim order to temporarily cut the number of flights coming in and out of Newark Liberty international airport as the embattled transit hub has recently experienced widespread delays and cancellations due to air traffic control operations.Beginning on Tuesday, 20 May,...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny remaster proves that they don’t make them like they used to
Capcom's new remaster of Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny is a time capsule of PS2's eclectic golden era.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Google XR glasses hands-on: Lightweight but with a limited field of view
One of the biggest reveals of Google I/O was that the company is officially back in the mixed reality game with its own prototype XR smart glasses. It's been years since we've seen anything substantial from the search giant on the AR/VR/XR front, but with a swath of hardware partners to go with its XR platform it seems that's finally changing. Following the keynote, Google gave me a very short demo of the prototype...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Semantic search engine for ArXiv, biorxiv and medrxiv
Article URL: https://arxivxplorer.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44046277 Points: 30 # Comments: 2
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Solar trade association warns of 'devastating energy shortages' if incentives are cut
The Solar Energy Industries Association released an assessment of how the budget reconciliation bill currently under review in Congress would have a negative impact on the economy. The legislation cuts incentives around solar power investment and adoption, such as the Section 25D residential tax credit. The group's analysis found that the bill, as it stands, would lead to the loss of nearly 300,000 current and future...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Chicago Sun-Times publishes made-up books and fake experts in AI debacle
The May 18th issue of the Chicago Sun-Times features dozens of pages of recommended summer activities: new trends, outdoor activities, and books to read. But some of the recommendations point to fake, AI-generated books, and other articles quote and cite people that don’t appear to exist. Alongside actual books like Call Me By Your Name […]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Project Astra Is the Secret Sauce for Google's Gemini Live AI Advances
Think of Project Astra as the testing ground for the visual AI that comes to your phone.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Dell CEO tells us how AI can make us “more effective as a species” - “there are a lot of things we don’t do, that we used to do, because we now have the tools”
AI won’t completely replace humans, and might even make us better overall, Michael Dell tells TechRadar Pro.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Exclusive: Dell CEO says AI can make us “more effective as a species” - but won't replace human workers
AI might even make human workers better overall, Michael Dell tells TechRadar Pro.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Show HN: A Simple Server to Match Long/Lat to a TimeZone
I figured this might be useful to folks.It's a simple PHP server that requires a single-table database (It's fairly "agnostic," but all my uses are in MySQL).I won't publish any of the servers that I've set up for my apps, because someone is bound to write an application that drives my bandwidth into the stratosphere.I could definitely take it further, but this gives me all I need for my purposes.Here's an app I wrote,...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:How 3D printing is personalizing health care
Prosthetics are becoming increasingly affordable and accessible thanks to 3D printers.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Mexican navy says ship’s pilot in deadly bridge crash was from New York
Officials say ship must be operated by specialized harbor pilot as investigation into crash that killed two continuesThe Mexican navy has said that the pilot navigating the training ship Cuauhtémoc during its Saturday night crash into the Brooklyn Bridge was New York-based.“The ship must be controlled by a specialized harbor pilot from the New York government,” Admiral Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles said at a press...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:The latest Google Gemma AI model can run on phones
Google’s family of “open” AI models, Gemma, is growing. During Google I/O 2025 on Tuesday, Google took the wraps off Gemma 3n, a model designed to run “smoothly” on phones, laptops, and tablets. Available in preview starting Tuesday, Gemma 3n can handle audio, text, images, and videos, according to Google. Models efficient enough to run […]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Google Announces AR Glasses, More Gemini in Chrome, 3D Conferencing and Tons More at Google I/O
From its new Project Aura XR glasses to Chrome's wants-to-be-more-helpful AI mode, Gemini Live and new Flow generative video tool, Google puts AI everywhere.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Google commits $150M to develop AI glasses with Warby Parker
Google says it will commit up to $150 million to the consumer eyewear company Warby Parker to jointly develop AI-powered smart glasses based on Android XR, the companies said on Tuesday during Google I/O 2025. Google has already committed $75 million to Warby Parker’s product development and commercialization costs, the companies said in a press […]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Google’s Gemini AI is coming to Chrome
Google is adding its Gemini AI assistant to Chrome, the company announced at Google I/O on Tuesday. Initially, Gemini will be able to “clarify complex information on any webpage you’re reading or summarize information,” according to a blog post from Google Labs and Gemini VP Josh Woodward. Google envisions that Gemini in Chrome will later […]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Fostering Dialogue for Disarmament Ahead of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Review Conference
UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (IPS) - The argument for nuclear disarmament is perhaps more relevant than it has been since the end of World War II, especially in a world where there is a growing gulf between nuclear states and between nuclear states and those who don't have the weapons.Read the full story, “Fostering Dialogue for Disarmament Ahead of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Review Conference”, on globalissues.org...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Judges told to favour community alternatives over short prison sentences
Sentencing review to be published on Thursday aims to ‘ease prison capacity crisis’ and reduce reoffendingJudges and magistrates in England and Wales will be told to move away from handing out short custodial sentences in favour of community-based alternatives in a long-awaited sentencing review to be announced on Thursday.Amid concern that the criminal justice system could collapse because of overcrowding in prisons,...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Your Google Gemini assistant is getting 8 useful features - here's the update log
At Google I/O 2025, the company teased upcoming features coming to its latest AI assistant. Here's the rundown.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:We tried on Google’s prototype AI smart glasses
Here in sunny Mountain View, California, I am sequestered in a teeny-tiny box. Outside, there's a long line of tech journalists, and we are all here for one thing: to try out Project Moohan and Google's Android XR smart glasses prototypes. (The Project Mariner booth is maybe 10 feet away and remarkably empty.) While nothing […]
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