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You can't optimize your way to being a good person

Article URL: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/387570/moral-optimization Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42625218 Points: 51 # Comments: 81

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

New settings for โ€˜Google Workspace smart featuresโ€™ control how apps use your data

Google will soon introduce a new settings page for โ€œGoogle Workspace smart featuresโ€ that better explains how your emails and other data in Workspace apps can be surfaced in Google products to provide a more personalized experience. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: 9to5Google favicon 9to5Google

Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar beverages

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03345-4 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42625193 Points: 149 # Comments: 145

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Netgear's Orbi 870 rounds out its premium Wi-Fi 7 mesh router family

Netgear's Orbi 870 costs $1,299 for a three-pack

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Meta axes third-party fact-checkers in time for second Trump term

Zuckerberg says Meta will "work with President Trump" to fight censorship.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

MicroStrategyโ€™s Bitcoin strategy yielded $14 billion in shareholder value in 2024

MicroStrategyโ€™s executive chairman, Michael Saylor, said the firm purchased 258,320 BTC at a total cost of $22.07 billion, which equates to an average price of $85,450 per Bitcoin. The decision yielded remarkable returns for the company, resulting in a BTC annual yield of 74.3%. This enhanced shareholder value by $14.06 billion, translating to approximately $38.5 [โ€ฆ] The post MicroStrategyโ€™s Bitcoin strategy yielded...

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: CryptoSlate favicon CryptoSlate

Google puts $1M into 3D design app Rooms after more than 1 million โ€˜roomsโ€™ created

3D design app Rooms just landed more funding. Launched into beta in 2023, the app from ex-Google employees allows users to build and code interactive 3D rooms and mini-games using a library of more than 10,000 items, which can be further edited using the programming language Lua. Now, Google itself has invested $1 million into [โ€ฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: TechCrunch Startups favicon TechCrunch Startups

Why Every Motorcycle Rider Should Master The 'Screwdriver Grip'

The 'Screwdriver Grip' is considered one of the best forms for riders to practice, but what is it, and why should every rider master it?

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

Getty and Shutterstock announce $3.7B merger to dominate stock photos

Getty Images already works with more than half a million content creators around the globe and serves customers in nearly every country. The outlet, which also owns the iStock and Unsplash brands, covers over 160,000 news, sports, and entertainment events annually, and licenses its content to ad agencies, news organizations,...Read Entire Article

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam to Resign as Regulator Exodus Continues Ahead of Trump's Return

Rostin Behnam will resign as CFTC Chair on January 20, clearing the way for Trump to reshape one of the crypto industry's chief regulators.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Decrypt favicon Decrypt

Human Metapneumovirus Is Finally Being Taken Seriously

The attention being paid to a Chinese outbreak of a virus often confused with flu is a sign that respiratory infection tracking is improving.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

The best CES 2025 products you can buy right now

While tech brands here are showcasing high-concept and futuristic gear, some great devices you can buy now have also been unveiled - including an HP desktop, an MSI gaming laptop, and a Displace true-wireless TV.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: ZDNet favicon ZDNet

White House launches cybersecurity label program for consumers

The White House announced Tuesday the official launch of the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a cybersecurity labeling initiative aimed at enhancing the security of internet-connected devices. The initiative tackles rising consumer concerns about the security vulnerabilities of โ€œsmartโ€ devices essential to modern homes. As households become more dependent on interconnected gadgets โ€” with a 2023 [โ€ฆ] The post White House launches...

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: CyberScoop favicon CyberScoop

CES 2025: Lenovoโ€™s 10th-gen Legion Pro 7i gaming laptop supports up to RTX 5090 graphics

Lenovoโ€™s Legion gaming laptops are getting a big refresh thanks to CES 2025. The new series of notebooks includes whatโ€™s probably the star of the show, the 10th-generation Legion Pro 7i. It supports up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU thanks in part to a cooling system that enables up to 250W thermal design power (TDP). It also uses an AI engine to dynamically adjust CPU and GPU wattage for optimal performance....

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

The OnePlus 13 doesnโ€™t have Qi2, but tries to fake it with new charger and these cases

The OnePlus 13 is here and while it doesnโ€™t make any dumb excuses about lacking wireless charging, it does still snub Qi2. However, the OnePlus 13 does still debut โ€œMag,โ€ a collection of first-party cases that add the magnetic aspect of Qi2 to the device after the fact. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: 9to5Google favicon 9to5Google

Snapdragon X Arm chips are coming to the desktop PC market โ€” Lenovo launches two new mini-PCs powered by Qualcomm

Lenovo is launching the ThinkCentre neo 50q QC and IdeaCentre Mini x mini-PCs, both of which are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X chips.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Acerโ€™s latest Predator gaming laptops include NVIDIA RTX 50-series GPUs

CES 2025 announcements include a new trio of Acer Predator gaming laptops that are packed with high-end specs. While they all come in at different price points and with different features, they all will be packed with NVIDIA RTX-50 series GPUs. The baddest of the bunch is the Predator Helios 18 AI. As the name suggests, this notebook features a massive 18-inch 4K Mini LED display with a standard refresh rate of 120Hz....

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

The new Lenovo Legion Tab is the Nexus 7 replacement Iโ€™ve waited years for

Google's Nexus 7 tablets were some of the best in the tablet world for years. At CES 2025, I used a new Lenovo tablet that could be their spiritual successor.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Panasonicโ€™s Z95B has the secret OLED TV tech we were hunting forย 

Panasonic is back in the U.S. in full force, today announcing three new TVs, including an MLA-free OLED, the flagship Z95B.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Asusโ€™ new $700 Snapdragon X laptops are dangerously affordable

The new Snapdragon X-powered Asus Vivobook 14 laptop will be the lowest-priced Copilot + PC on the market when it launches later this month.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Technics EAH-AZ100 review: true hi-fi wireless earbuds

Technics may not be known for its wireless earbuds, but with the EAH-AZ100, that could be about to change.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Asusโ€™s new Zenbook A14 weighs just 2.18 pounds, boasts 32 hours of endurance

Asus is introducing a new Snapdragon X-powered laptop thatโ€™s incredibly lightweight and promises really long battery life, a colorful screen, and all of the ports you need.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

10 Tips To Keep Your Diesel Engine Working Through The Winter

If you drive a diesel-powered vehicle in a part of the world with cold winters, there are lots of things you can do to protect your engine from the elements.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

Technics' intriguing new flagship wireless earbuds boast 'Magnetic Fluid' injected between the driver magnet and voice coil

It's a huge day: Technics' update to the excellent EAH-AZ80 earbuds is here โ€“behold, the EAH-AZ100!

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

ASUS brings Qualcomm's latest chip to the Vivobook 14 and 16

ASUS is leaning even harder into Copilot+PCs with it's new Vivobook 14 and 16 at CES 2025. And unlike the laptops the company introduced last fall, this time ASUS is going all in on Qualcomm chips. Just like the new ultralight Zenbook A14, both the Vivobook 14 and Vivobook 16 come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X chip, and in the case of both sizes of Vivobook, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. ASUS claims these new...

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Asusโ€™ new ultra-light Zenbook A14 must be held to be believed

Asus has added a new ultra-light laptop to its line of Zenbooks, and this one comes in at just 2.18 pounds.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Technics AZ100 earbuds hands-on: Magnetic fluid drivers deliver a big audio boost

Panasonic has debuted several sets of earbuds under its Technics brand at this point. At CES 2025, the company is adding one more, but this one has some more interesting tech inside than the others. The new Technics flagship earbuds, the EAH-AZ100, have newly-developed magnetic fluid drivers that the company says allowed it to significantly improve audio quality. The previous model, the EAH-AZ80, already sounded great,...

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Panasonic reveals AI family well-being coach at CES

Umi app uses an AI agent to help stressed out parents feel happier.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Asus unveils the worlds lightest Copilot+ PC with a 32-hour battery life at CES 2025

Here's what you need to know about the new ASUS Zenbook A14, available for purchase on Jan. 13.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Asus unveils the 'World's lightest Copilot+ PC' at CES 2025

Asus' productivity machines show that CES 2025 isn't all about the RTX 5090.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

Spotlight Week: Android Camera and Media

Posted by Caren Chang- Android Developer Relations Engineer Android offers Camera and Media APIs to help you build apps that can capture, edit, share, and play media. To help you enhance Android Camera and Media experiences to be even more delightful for your users, this week we will be kicking off the Camera and Media Spotlight week. This Spotlight Week will provide resourcesโ€”blog posts, videos, sample code, and moreโ€”...

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Android Developers Blog favicon Android Developers Blog

Media3 1.5.0 โ€” whatโ€™s new?

Posted by Kristina Simakova โ€“ Engineering Manager This article is cross-published on Medium Media3 1.5.0 is now available! Transformer now supports motion photos and faster image encoding. Weโ€™ve also simplified the setup for DefaultPreloadManager and ExoPlayer, making it easier to use. But thatโ€™s not all! Weโ€™ve included a new IAMF decoder, a Kotlin listener extension, and easier Player optimization through delegation....

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Android Developers Blog favicon Android Developers Blog

Snag a pair of affordable Soundcore Anker Q20i noise-cancelling headphones for less than $40

Get the Soundcore by Anker Q20i headphones for just $39.99, down from their normal price of $69.99. That's a discount of $30 and 43% off.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Google warns of legit VPN apps being used to infect devices with malware

So-called Playfulghost attackers use both SEO poisoning and phishing tactics to spread malware. Here's all you need to know.

Published on: January 07, 2025 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar