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Apple accused of outsourcing β€˜unethical practices’ to other companies for AI profit

Apple may face new shareholder scrutiny over its AI practices following a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The document was filed ahead of Apple’s next Annual Shareholder Meeting that’s scheduled for February 25 at 8 a.m. PT. The National Legal and Policy Center has submitted a proposal urging Apple to disclose how it acquires and uses external data for AI training. The filing, disclosed on the...

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

"We're building a new static type checker for Python"

Article URL: https://twitter.com/charliermarsh/status/1884651482009477368 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42868576 Points: 223 # Comments: 106

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

This 5K monitor competes with my Apple Studio Display (and it's much cheaper)

The Asus ProArt PA27 has an impressive picture with 5K resolution and a vibrant color palette, making it one of the better choices at this level for Windows users.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Get your Costco groceries delivered and save $15 on your order of $50 or more

As of Jan. 29, save $15 on all your Costco delivery orders of $50 or more.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Γ–tzi the Lyme Mummy (2019)

Article URL: https://vetmed.illinois.edu/i-tick/2019/08/09/iceman-lyme-mummy-tattle-the-tick-blog/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42868464 Points: 61 # Comments: 21

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

IKEA refreshes super-cheap Bluetooth speaker that we love, as part of new series that will β€˜reimagine’ home tech

IKEA has announced a new range of colorful home electronics –and it just launched two new colors of its Vappeby Bluetooth speaker as a taster.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

As Lutnick Faces U.S. Senate, Elizabeth Warren Scrutinizes His Tether Ties

Howard Lutnick, President Trump's pick to run the Department of Commerce, is probed by the senator on the Tether connection of his firm, Cantor Fitzgerald.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: CoinDesk favicon CoinDesk

Making Java nullable fields backwards compatible

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Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

Alibaba Debuts Qwen 2.5-Max AI Model That 'Outperforms' DeepSeek

The company claims it secured a top score of 89.4 in the Arena-Hard benchmark, which compares AI models based on how they respond to human prompts.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

An analysis of DeepSeek's R1-Zero and R1

Article URL: https://arcprize.org/blog/r1-zero-r1-results-analysis Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42868390 Points: 675 # Comments: 251

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Microsoft kills off Smart Lookup feature in Word as it pushes Copilot

The defunct feature used to let users search for definitions and online articles about highlighted words and phrases.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

The end of fake VPNs? Google Play Store now shows which VPNs are secure enough to be trusted

Google's new "Verified" is designed to highlight VPN apps that prioritize user privacy and safety. Here's how it works.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

OpenAI β€˜reviewing’ allegations that its AI models were used to make DeepSeek

ChatGPT creator warns Chinese startups are β€˜constantly’ using its technology to develop competing productsOpenAI has warned that Chinese startups are β€œconstantly” using its technology to develop competing products and said it is β€œreviewing” allegations that DeepSeek used the ChatGPT maker’s AI models to create a rival chatbot.OpenAI and its partner Microsoft – which has invested $13bn in the San Francisco-based AI...

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: The Guardian Technology favicon The Guardian Technology

Deep Learning for NLP Best Practices

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Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

A pattern for obtaining a single value while holding a lock

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Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

Microsoft is investigating if DeepSeek illegally accessed OpenAI data to train its AI model

According to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg, the probe started last fall after Microsoft's security researchers discovered that a group linked to DeepSeek had accessed a large amount of data through OpenAI's API. While developers can legally pay for a license to use this data in their applications, Microsoft suspects...Read Entire Article

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

But what is 'a lifetime - thinking of lifetimes as regions of memory

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Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

In Zig, What's a Writer?

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Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

Multicore Property-Based Tests for OCaml 5: Challenges and Lessons Learned

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Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

Forget About The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve For A Moment β€” Mining Censorship Is Back

F2Pool β€” a mining pool representing ~11% of hash power on the Bitcoin network β€” is censoring OFAC-sanctioned transactions again.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Bitcoin Magazine favicon Bitcoin Magazine

Tether mints $1 billion USDT on TRON with zero cost to boost inventory

Tether has minted its first batch of USDT stablecoins this year, adding $1 billion to the TRONblockchain. On Jan. 29, data from blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence confirmed the transaction, showing that Tether paid no fees for the large-scale mint. This is unsurprising, considering TRON’s cost-effective blockchain network has made it one of the most […] The post Tether mints $1 billion USDT on TRON with zero...

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

Can We Retain the Benefits of Transitive Dependencies Without Undermining Security?

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Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

The Worst F-35 Crashes (And Why They Happened)

Recent events in the news have brought the safety history of the F-35 jet into the spotlight, though there's no discernible common cause between all of them.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

Bidirectional Typechecking is Bidirectional

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Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

Hell (Haskell shell)

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Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

My history with Forth & stack machines

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Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

Report: Majority of US teens have lost trust in Big Tech

American teens have lost their faith in Big Tech, according to a new report from Common Sense Media, a nonprofit offering reviews and ratings for media and technology, which more recently includes AI products. In the study released Wednesday, the organization surveyed over 1,000 teens on whether major technology companies like Google, Apple, Meta, TikTok, […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use...

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

Keycloak, Angular, and the BFF Pattern

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Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Reddit Programming favicon Reddit Programming

This Steam Deck accessory just put the nail in my gaming PC’s coffin

Razer's Handheld Dock Chroma has turned my Steam Deck into my go-to gaming device, even over my PC.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

CME Group to Launch Options on Its Bitcoin Friday Futures in February

CME Group is looking to obtain regulatory approval for options on its most successful cryptocurrency product launch.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Bitcoin Magazine favicon Bitcoin Magazine

Grab the Soundcore V20i open-ear headphones on sale for just $29

The Soundcore V20i open-ear headphones (black) are on sale for just $28.49 at Amazon, down from the normal price of $49.99. That's a 43% discount.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Here’s a Bunch of Videos of the Most Expensive Jet Fighter on the Planet Crashing

The F-35 loves to crash and Americans love to film it.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Gizmodo favicon Gizmodo

Windows 11 24H2 plagued by yet more bugs in 2025

Microsoft's official 24H2 update for Windows 11 has been hit with one bug after another. Here's why you might want to hold off on updating and what you could run into if you decide to upgrade now.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

Federal Spending Freeze Threatens Ecosystems and Public Safety

A White House memo ordered a halt to federal assistance and a review to align spending with Donald Trump’s priorities. Many legal experts say the order is unconstitutional.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

Crypto Giant Coinbase Shakes Up Its Advisory Board, Adds Trump Campaign Manager

Coinbase is taking on power players in politics and finance to advance the exchange’s interests under the Trump presidency.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt