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Two killed and six wounded in mass shooting at LA music festival afterparty
Police arrived to shut down βbig partyβ after possibly armed person was seen going inside building in warehouse districtTwo people were killed and six others were wounded in a mass shooting at a music festival afterparty in downtown Los Angeles early on Monday, officials said.Police first responded around 11pm on Sunday evening to shut down a βbig partyβ after officers saw a person possibly armed with a gun go inside a...
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iPhone 17 Air leak reveals wafer-thin battery, but its stamina may not be as bad as you think
A new leak claims to show photos of the iPhone 17 Airβs slimline battery.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Judge denies Sean βDiddyβ Combs bail ahead of sentencing
Combs was acquitted last month of most serious charges in sex-trafficking trial but convicted on two lesser countsSean βDiddyβ Combs cannot go home from jail to await sentencing on his prostitution-related conviction, a judge said on Monday, denying the mogulβs latest bid for bail.Combs has been behind bars since his September arrest. He faced federal charges of coercing girlfriends into having drug-fueled sex...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Trump officials look to block abortion services at veterans affairs hospitals
Rollback on Biden-era policy would prohibit abortions for veterans, even in cases of rape, incest or health threatsThe Trump administration is seeking to block veterans from receiving abortions at hospitals run by the Department of Veterans Affairs in cases of rape or incest, or when a veteranβs pregnancy has imperiled their health, according to new paperwork filed by the administration.The administration is seeking to...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Aug. 5, #316
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 5, No. 316
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:This Forgotten '90s Cyberpunk Flick Nailed the Dystopian VR Vibes
If Black Mirror had made a movie 15 years earlier, it would look a lot like Strange Days.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:UK to start small boats returns to France βwithin daysβ after EU gives green light
Some asylum seekers will be sent back across Channel for first time under treaty agreed with French presidentThe UK will begin detaining people who arrive on small boats and returning some to France βwithin daysβ after the EU gave the green light to a deal agreed with the French president, Emmanuel Macron.The treaty between France and the UK will allow the Home Office to return some asylum seekers back across the...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:I tested Grok Imagine, and its no match for Google Veo 3 or Sora
Elon Musk is hyping up Grok Imagine AI video and images on X, but the results are mid so far.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:How do you define soon? Google targets Apple's Siri delays as it teases the Pixel 10
A new Google Pixel 10 teaser gave us a fresh look at the smartphone, but also a reminder from the tech giant.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Projects evaluated to see if they're as free and open source as advertised
Article URL: https://isitreallyfoss.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44791554 Points: 84 # Comments: 18
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:ChatGPT Will Start Asking If You Need a Break. That May Not Be Enough to Snap a Bad Habit
OpenAI said it's one of a few changes to help avoid harmful behaviors.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:iPhone 17 Pro, Max and Air: Release dates, colors and everything else you need to know about Apple's new phones
After seeing the changes coming with iOS 26, we're ready to finally see Apple's newest collection of smartphones: the iPhone 17 lineup. While that's still more than a month away β assuming Apple sticks to its usual release schedule β we haven't been left completely in the dark about what the new phones will look like. As with most unreleased iPhone models, rumors and leaks have trickled in about the hardware side ahead...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Sengledβs downfall shows the peril of relying on cloud connections for smart home control
After repeatedly leaving customers without smart control of their lights, Sengled has been booted from Amazon's Works With Alexa program. As first reported by TechHive, beginning August 1st, Sengled's Alexa skill for controlling its line of LED lights, plugs, switches, and sensors with your voice and routines is no longer available. In a statement to [β¦]
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Valve founder Gabe Newell just purchased a superyacht company
Valve founder Gabe Newell is setting out on a new adventure β and it doesnβt involve Half-Life 3. Instead, Newell is acquiring Oceanco, the yacht-building company thatβs creating his $400 million super ship, as reported earlier by Boat International. In a post about the change, Oceanco says Newellβs interest in the brand comes from a [β¦]
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Best Cheap Laptop: Budget Computers for Every Use
From inexpensive Windows models to affordable MacBooks and even a cheap Copilot Plus PC, these are my favorite low-cost, high-value laptops that I've tested and reviewed.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 5, #1508
Here are some hints and the answer for Wordle No. 1,508 for Tuesday, Aug. 5.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Speaker Mike Johnson visits occupied West Bank to support Israeli settlers
Palestinian foreign ministry condemns Republican visit for βundermining efforts to stop the war and cycle of violenceβMike Johnson became the highest ranked US official to visit the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Republican House speaker drawing measures of praise and condemnation for his trip in support of Israeli settlements amid a worsening starvation crisis in Gaza.The excursion followed Johnsonβs arrival in...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Perplexity is allegedly scraping websites it's not supposed to, again
Web crawlers deployed by Perplexity to scrape websites are allegedly skirting restrictions, according to a new report from Cloudflare. Specifically, the report claims that the company's bots appear to be "stealth crawling" sites by disguising their identity to get around robots.txt files and firewalls. Robots.txt is a simple file websites host that lets web crawlers know if they can scrape a websites' content or not....
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:A YouTuber Is Folding and Unfolding the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 Times
So far, the phone is working fine after 150,000 folds, with more to come.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:The world's fastest SSD has been announced, but it won't fit in a PC β Micron 9650 is the first PCIe Gen6 SSD and will reach 28GB/s in sequential read
New Micron SSDs promise record-breaking speeds and capacities for AI, though limited form factors and real-world deployment challenges raise performance and adoption questions.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Nine missing, including child and Irish missionary, after mass kidnapping at Haiti orphanage
Seven workers were also among victims taken outside of Port-au-Prince in βplanned actβ in middle of nightAn Irish missionary and a three-year-old child are among nine people missing in Haiti after a mass kidnapping from an orphanage in the countryβs capital, Port-au-Prince.The victims were seized from the Sainte-HΓ©lΓ¨ne orphanage in the commune of Kenscoff, about 6.2 miles (10km) south-east of the capital on Sunday,...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Could Apple create an AI search engine to rival Gemini and ChatGPT? Here's how it could succeed
Apple has been trying to catch up in the AI race. Can this AI search engine be the catalyst?
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Apple iOS 26 beta: How to download the update on your iPhone, new features like Liquid Glass and everything else you need to know
Liquid Glass is a huge new change coming to iOS 26. (Apple) You've seen all the changes coming to your iPhone and now you're desperately ready to upgrade to iOS 26 β but it's only August and the operating system won't be here until this fall. But I have good news: you can test out all the features now by downloading and installing Apple's public beta, which CEO Tim Cook says is (along with the other current beta...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:You can use T-Mobile's Starlink service to send images, audio, and video now - here's how
T-Satellite now offers MMS on select Android phones. And, soon, it'll support app data from optimized third-party apps.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Texas House reconvenes without quorum as Democrats flee state
Lawmakers travel to Illinois, New York and elsewhere to stop vote on Republicansβ redistricting planUS politics β live updatesTexas Democrats in the state legislature denied its speaker a legislative quorum Monday by leaving the state, forestalling plans proposed by the White House to redistrict Texasβs congressional lines to more greatly favor Republicans.When the legislature gaveled in at 3pm local time on Monday,...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Storm Floris: 90mph gusts hit train services β live updates
Air and ferry services also affected in Scotland with the Military Tattoo in Edinburgh cancelled; around 2,700 homes in Ireland still without powerAmber wind warnings are now in place for Scotland as we are past 10:00 BST. It is expected to be in place until 10pm and could bring injuries and danger to life in areas along the coast.Some roads and bridges will likely close, and there is a greater chance of power cuts and...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:British couple held in Iran moved to separate prisons heightening welfare concerns
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were detained seven months ago on espionage charges while on global motorbike trip A British couple detained in Iran for seven months on espionage charges have been moved to separate prisons in and near Tehran, heightening fears for their welfare, their son said on Monday.Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52 and who previously split their time between south-east England and Spain, were seized in...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:I tested 13 Switch 2 cases and these are the best
You might find it kind of sad to put a hard-earned gadget into a protective case. To me, itβs freeing. Using a case relieves me of the worry that it will accumulate tons of little scratches. So, I wasted no time testing cases on the new Nintendo Switch 2, and it didnβt take long for [β¦]
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Amazonβs best Kindles are cheaper than ever at Best Buy
A Kindle lets you carry an entire bookshelf while on the go, which is why almost every year we recommend the e-reader in our guides to the best back to school essentials. With a new semester just around the corner, itβs no surprise Best Buy is currently offering the latest versions of some of our [β¦]
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Prime Video: The 29 Absolute Best Shows to Watch
Here are some highly rated series to check out, plus a look at what's new in August.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Earth Is Spinning Weirdly Faster, Making This Tuesday One of the Shortest Days Ever
Earth will complete its daily rotation between 1.25 and 1.51 milliseconds faster than usual, and scientists aren't quite sure why.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Once a death sentence, cardiac amyloidosis is finally treatable
Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/well/cardiac-amyloidosis.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44790944 Points: 82 # Comments: 3
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Here's a comprehensive list of compatible iPhones that can download the iOS 26 beta today
If you're a devoted iPhone owner like me, you'll be excited to check out all the exciting new updates coming to Apple's operating system this fall: iOS 26. The coolest change, in my opinion, is the new Liquid Glass design (think Windows Vista, but arguably more thoughtful), which looks to be Apple's largest visual update in years. We spent two weeks test-driving it β you can check out our detailed hands-on iOS 26...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission ends in disappointment
The Lunar Trailblazer mission to the moon officially ended on July 31, but it wasn't a complete journey. NASA said today that its teams lost contact with the satellite shortly after its launch several months prior. The NASA satellite was part of the IM-2 mission by Intuitive Machines, which took off from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center on February 26 at 7:16PM ET. The Lunar Trailblazer successfully...
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Girl, 4, dies after pool incident at Waterworld in Stoke-on-Trent
Girl died in hospital after initial treatment at scene, police say, as water park announces a dayβs closureA four-year-old girl has died following an incident at a swimming pool at Waterworld in Staffordshire, police have said.Officers were called to the water park in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, at about 4.20pm on Monday to reports of a child in a critical condition. She was treated at the scene and then taken to hospital...
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