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Loyalty card platform Squid looking to crowdfund its expansion
The start-up is launching its funding campaign to pre-registered investors on 3 March, before opening to the general public a few days later. Read more: Loyalty card platform Squid looking to crowdfund its expansion
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Framework teases a low-cost 2-in-1 convertible version of its modular laptop
Framework, the company making an ever-wider range of modular, endlessly repairable machines is showing off its next big project. Today, it previewed the Laptop 12, an affordable 12.2-inch touchscreen convertible built with the same ethos as its bigger siblings. Laptop 12 is targeted as an entry-level machine for young people, students and folks on low incomes. But, rather than the usual compromises inherent in such a...
Published on: February 25, 2025 | Source:Start building with Gemini 2.0 Flash and Flash-Lite
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite is now generally available in the Gemini API for production use in Google AI Studio and for enterprise customers on Vertex AI
Published on: February 25, 2025 | Source:US employee screening firm DISA hit with data breach affecting over 3.3 million people
US-based employee screening services provider DISA Global Solutions said it was breached by hackers, putting the personally identifiable information of 3.3 million people at risk. While DISA informed Maineโs attorney general of the data breach yesterday (thanks, TechCrunch) and reported the hack to Massachusettsโs Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation earlier on February 22, the attack began over a year...
Published on: February 25, 2025 | Source:DoorDash to settle New York lawsuit over misleading tipping practices by paying $17 million
DoorDash has reached an agreement with the New York Attorney General over an old practice wherein the company used customers' tips to subsidize its drivers' pay. As the office of New York AG Letitia James explained, its investigation had revealed that DoorDash wasn't giving its drivers the tips customers sent them through the app from May 2017 through September 2019. Now, the company will pay $16.75 million in...
Published on: February 25, 2025 | Source:The Morning After: How to follow Amazonโs hardware event tomorrow
Amazon doesnโt usually do device events in February, but in a year of turbulence, why not? The company is holding a presentation in New York, and, like in the past, Amazon wonโt be livestreaming anything. Engadget will attend, however, and liveblog the event so youโll know whatโs happening. Amazon has teased its next-gen Alexa for what feels like years, promising a conversational vibe and the ability to process and...
Published on: February 25, 2025 | Source:Over 1,000 musicians release silent album to protest AI copyright changes
The album, called Is This What We Want?, features recordings of empty studios and performance spaces. Organizers say this represents the potential impact on artists' livelihoods, and creativity in general, should the government's plans go ahead.Read Entire Article
Published on: February 25, 2025 | Source:Genspark Super Agent
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Published on: February 25, 2025 | Source:Why Product Design/UX Generalists are a Great Solution for Emerging Design Practices
The conversation surrounding the topic Product Designers/UX Designers who should be generalists in their craft has been picking up some attention more recently, courtesy of a few blogs (People Nerds from dScout for instance). This topic has, in my opinion, been gathering more momentum because AIโs strides in terms of automation, content creation, and generally speaking, improving task output has been on everyoneโs...
Published on: February 24, 2025 | Source:How to follow the Amazon devices event on February 26
It's sort of out of character for Amazon to be hosting a devices event in February, as opposed to its usual Fall launch. But this Wednesday (February 26) at 10am ET, the company is holding a presentation in New York City. As it's done in the past, Amazon won't be livestreaming this event, and you won't be able to watch Panos Panay and his colleagues present to members of the media. Don't worry about FOMO, though,...
Published on: February 24, 2025 | Source:Blendo Games' oddball sci-fi shooter Skin Deep hits PC on April 30
Blendo Games' latest installment of interactive weirdness, Skin Deep,is due to hit Steam on April 30, after nearly seven years of development. Skin Deep is a first-person sci-fi shooter, but it doesn't look (or smell?) like any of the dramatic space operas or realistic, precision-based games that generally flood this genre. Skin Deep takes place on a futuristic cargo starship managed by an insurance corporation and...
Published on: February 24, 2025 | Source:What gaming can learn from the past | Laura Naviaux Sturr interview
Will the game industry find its way home? Can we look to the past and find lessons? Laura Naviaux Sturr, general manager of operations at Amazon Games, gave a talk at the Dice Summit 2025 event on what she has learned over time from different cycles of the game industry and how those learnings can[โฆ]
Published on: February 24, 2025 | Source:SwiftUI Apprentice [SUBSCRIBER]
SwiftUI Apprentice is a series of epic-length tutorials where youโll learn to build three complete apps from scratch, using Appleโs new user interface technology: SwiftUI! Each app is more advanced than the one before, and together, they cover everything to make your own apps using SwiftUI. By the end of the book, youโll be experienced enough to turn your ideas into real apps you can sell on the App Store. These...
Published on: February 24, 2025 | Source:Trump administration reportedly shutting down federal EV chargers nationwide
The General Services Administration, the agency that manages buildings owned by the federal government, is planning to shut down its entire network of electric vehicle chargers, according to a report in The Verge. The GSA reportedly operates a network of hundreds of EV chargers with a total of 8,000 plugs that can be used to [โฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Published on: February 22, 2025 | Source:The GSA is shutting down its EV chargers, calling them โnot mission criticalโ
The General Services Administration (GSA), which manages buildings owned by the federal government, is planning to shut down all of its electric vehicle chargers nationwide, describing them as โnot mission critical.โ The agency, which manages contracts for the governmentโs vehicle fleets, is also looking to offload newly purchased EVs. The GSA currently operates several hundred [โฆ]
Published on: February 21, 2025 | Source:Hexagonal Architecture: A Lyrics App Example Using Java
This architecture principle was created by Alistair Cockburn in 2005. This is one of the many forms of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) Architecture. The goal was to find a way to solve or otherwise mitigate general caveats introduced by object-oriented programming. This is also known as the Ports and Adapters Architecture. The hexagon concept isnโt related to a six-side architecture, nor does it have anything to do with the...
Published on: February 21, 2025 | Source:Federal government reportedly plans to shut down its EV charging infrastructure
The General Services Administration plans on shutting down federal EV charging infrastructure in the coming weeks and "offloading" EVs purchased by the previous administration, The Verge reports. Since the GSA oversees government buildings, shutting down chargers will impact personal electric vehicles owned by government employees and government-owned EVs. "As GSA has worked to align with the current administration, we...
Published on: February 21, 2025 | Source:General Reasoning: Free, open resource for building large reasoning models
Article URL: https://gr.inc/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43131502 Points: 45 # Comments: 11
Published on: February 21, 2025 | Source:DJI Flip review: A unique and useful creator drone with a few flaws
After creating a stir with the $200 Neo, DJI is back at it with another innovative drone, the Flip. It has a first-of-a-kind folding design and shrouded propellers to keep people safe. It also integrates 3D infrared obstacle detection to track subjects and has a long list of impressive features. With a camera borrowed from the Mini 4 Pro, the Flip can take high-quality 4K 60p video indoors or out with little risk. It...
Published on: February 21, 2025 | Source:Elon Musk's DOGE reportedly cuts staff at agency that regulates Elon Musk's Tesla
Elon Musk's chainsaw has been swinging through the federal government over the last few weeks, with his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chopping down budgets and excising staff at a number of agencies. Among those affected is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which is said to be losing about 10 percent of its relatively small headcount through buyouts and firings. According to The...
Published on: February 21, 2025 | Source:Moroi preview: A grimdark action game that's actually pretty funny
The most surprising thing about Moroi is its sense of humor. Moroi is a top-down, dual-stick action and puzzle game set in a dungeon of surreal horrors, where each cell contains a unique and grotesque vignette. In the first area of the map, thereโs a cell containing a sentient meat grinder that craves human flesh. In another, a dead man is strapped to a feeding tube thatโs still pumping slop into his bulbous, pulsing...
Published on: February 21, 2025 | Source:The Morning After: Apple reveals its new cheapest iPhone. Whatโs missing?
If you couldnโt stomach $800 for a new iPhone with Apple Intelligence, donโt worry: Apple just announced the iPhone 16e. At $599, it strikes a balance on specs, which is the soft and cosy way to say it doesnโt have everything. It has a lot, though. With a 6.1-inch screen, itโs a much bigger device than the 4.7-inch iPhone SE, with a notch for FaceID (no more TouchID), USB-C (adios, Lightning) and the companyโs A18...
Published on: February 21, 2025 | Source:Rivian will launch hands-off highway driver assist โin a few weeksโ
Rivian said Thursday it plans to launch a hands-off version of its driver assistance system for highway driving โin a few weeks,โ and an โeyes-offโ version in 2026. The hands-off system will let Rivian compete with companies like Ford and General Motors, which have both launched similar systems in the past few years. (Ford has [โฆ] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Published on: February 20, 2025 | Source:You can now sign up to be a contributor to Meta's Community Notes feature
After announcing its plan to end third-party fact-checking in January 2025, Meta's crowdsourced replacement is finally starting to take shape. You can now join a waitlist to be a Community Notes contributor on Facebook, Instagram and Threads when the feature rolls out in the coming months. Contributors are expect to provide context via a note when a post on one of Meta's platforms "might be inaccurate or confusing,"...
Published on: February 20, 2025 | Source:DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards
The restrictions are already in place at the General Services Administration along with several other agencies. Soon theyโll roll out to most of the federal government, sources say.
Published on: February 20, 2025 | Source:Why OpenAI is trying to untangle its 'bespoke' corporate structure
On the Friday after Christmas, OpenAI published a blog post titled "Why OpenAI's structure must evolve to advance our mission." In it, the company detailed a plan to reorganize its for-profit arm into a public benefit corporation (PBC). In the weeks since that announcement, I've spoken to some of the country's leading corporate law experts to gain a better understanding of OpenAI's plan, and, more importantly, what it...
Published on: February 20, 2025 | Source:Lenovo Legion Go S review (Windows version): Not so fast
Lenovo has already teased the second-gen version of its flagship gaming handheld. But that wonโt be out until much later this year, so in the meantime, itโs come out with the Legion Go S, a slightly sturdier and more portable way to frag while youโre out and about. Now the tricky thing about this device is that it will be available in a bunch of different configurations including one that comes pre-installed with...
Published on: February 20, 2025 | Source:The best gaming keyboards of 2025
The best gaming keyboards can make you feel in total control while sweating through an online shooter and more comfortable while taking in a 100-hour RPG. They may not always feel as luxurious for typing as a custom mechanical keyboard, but theyโve become increasingly sophisticated with new features to improve your play, and the best of them are still huge upgrades over your everyday membrane board. If youโre looking...
Published on: February 20, 2025 | Source:Rabbit shows off the AI agent it should have launched with
The Humane AI Pin has collapsed, but Rabbit is still kicking. The company published a blog post and video today showing off a โgeneralist Android agent,โ slowly controlling apps on a tablet in much the same way that Rabbit claimed its R1 device would over a year ago. (It couldnโt, and canโt.) The work builds [โฆ]
Published on: February 19, 2025 | Source:Apple just unveiled the iPhone 16e, here's how it compares to the competition
The new iPhone 16e is designed to get Apple Intelligence into as many hands as possible. The company recently began activating its AI features by default during iOS setup, suggesting a harder push to spur adoption and establish iOS as an AI-first platform. But since Apple Intelligence has up till today only been available on the iPhone 16 series (and just the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max before that), there hasn't been a...
Published on: February 19, 2025 | Source:EV truck maker Nikola has finally called it quits
The embattled EV truck maker Nikola is going kaput. The company just announced a filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and a plan to sell off assets. These assets will be sold at an auction, pending court approval. Nikola noted it has $47 million in cash on hand to fund the bankruptcy proceedings and begin the sale process. The company has reported between $500 million to $1 billion in assets, but liabilities...
Published on: February 19, 2025 | Source:Protector is the "Uber with Guns" app that lets you hire armed bodyguards on demand
According to the app store listing, Protector makes private security available to the general public in an on-demand fashion, which has earned it the name "Uber with guns."Read Entire Article
Published on: February 19, 2025 | Source:Toyota kinda, sorta gives up on hydrogen cars
Despite the obvious benefits of electric cars, Toyota spent the last decade insisting hydrogen would win out in the end. But, as the company announces its third generation fuel cell system, you can tell itโs finally ready to tacitly admit defeat: the new cell is designed for industrial applications, where hydrogen clearly always made more sense. The new cell is designed to meet the โparticular needs of the commercial...
Published on: February 19, 2025 | Source:Hilt - A Tiny Text Adventure Game engine
Itโs super small and early but promising and I wanna know what you all think of it, where I could take it and general critique! submitted by /u/cmnews08 [link] [comments]
Published on: February 19, 2025 | Source:DOGE can keep accessing government data for now, judge rules
A US federal judge declined to block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing or transferring data from seven government agencies, or stop further firings of their workforce. DC District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a temporary restraining order (TRO) sought by a group of 14 Democratic state attorneys general, led [โฆ]
Published on: February 18, 2025 | Source: