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Designing for conversion sounds ugly-you should learn it anyways

Your designs might be having a real impact. You just may be unaware of it

15m | UX Design
National Security Council adds Gmail to its list of bad decisions

The Washington Post reports that members of the White House's National Security Council have used personal Gmail accounts to conduct government business. National security advisor Michael Waltz and a senior aide of his both used their own accounts to discuss sensitive

45m | Engadget
Show HN: Offline SOS signaling+recovery app for disasters/wars

A couple of months ago, I built this app to help identify people stuck under rubble.

First responders have awesome tools. But in tough situations, even common folks need to help.

After what happened in Myanmar, we need something like this that works properly.

It has only been tested in controlled environments. It can also be improved; I know BLE is not _that_ effective under rubble.

If you have any feedback or can contribute, don't hold back.


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45m | Hacker news
April Fools' Day 2025 Pranks: Grass Keyboard, Catnip Car Seats, 5-Year World Cruise

If you see a weird product being announced online today, don't be so sure it's real. Duolingo, Razer, Yahoo and Priceline have some of the best April Fools' pranks for 2025. https://www.cnet.com/tech/april-fools-day-2025-pranks-grass-keyboard-catnip-car-seats-5-year-world-cruise/#ftag=CADf328eec

2h | cnet.com
Switch 2 Nintendo Direct Live Updates: Latest Rumors and What to Expect

What's coming in the Switch 2? Early rumors suggest what we could see on the April 2 Nintendo Direct reveal video. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/switch-2-nintendo-direct-live-updates/#ftag=CADf328eec

2h | cnet.com
We Love This Handy Osprey Aoede Sling Bag, and It's Now $18 Off at Amazon

This Osprey Aoede bag is perfect for carrying your essentials to work, on vacation or out on your morning jog. Grab it while it's down to just $42. https://www.cnet.com/tech/we-love-this-handy-osprey-aoede-sling-bag-and-its-now-18-off-at-amazon/#ftag=CADf328eec

2h | cnet.com
3 Switch Games That Would Benefit the Most From Switch 2 Upgrades

Nintendo's best franchises pushed the Switch to its limits. Here are games that could use better graphics and frame rates on the Switch 2. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/3-switch-games-that-would-benefit-the-most-from-switch-2-upgrades/#ftag=CADf328eec

2h | cnet.com
 Nintendo Switch 2 full reveal: News, rumors, and reactions

With Nintendo's Direct showcase incoming, we're about to find out what the Switch 2 is really bringing to the table

https://www.laptopmag.com/gaming/live/nintendo-switch-2-reveal-direct-

 Arm aims to capture 50% of data center CPU market in 2025

Arm Holdings aims to boost its data center CPU market share from 15% to 50% by the end of 2025, betting on AI-driven servers and growing support from major cloud service providers.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/arm-aims-to-capture-50-percent-of-data-center-cpu-market-in-2025

Softwarová sklizeň (2. 4. 2025): sledujte logy a síťový provoz

Pravidelná sonda do světa software. Podíváme se na nástroj pro real-time sledování logovacích souborů, budeme pracovat s titulky a nakonec vyzkoušíme řešení pro monitoring síťového provozu. https://www.root.cz/clanky/softwarova-sklizen-2-4-2025-sledujte-logy-a-sitovy-provoz/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

3h | root.cz
Musíme budovat odolné sítě pro svět plný hrozeb a AI, Peering Days 2025

Na konferenci Peering Days, která se konala 25. a 27. března v chorvatském Splitu, se odborníci z oblasti počítačových sítí sešli, aby hovořili o odolnosti internetových sítí, telemetrii a novinkách v NetBoxu. https://www.root.cz/clanky/musime-budovat-odolne-site-pro-svet-plny-hrozeb-a-ai-peering-days-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

3h | root.cz
Arkansas social media age verification law blocked by federal Judge

An Arkansas law requiring social media companies to verify the ages of their users has been struck down by a federal judge who ruled that it was unconstitutional. The decision is a significant victory for the social media companies and digital r

3h | Engadget
Show HN: Qwen-2.5-32B is now the best open source OCR model

Last week was big for open source LLMs. We got:

- Qwen 2.5 VL (72b and 32b)

- Gemma-3 (27b)

- DeepSeek-v3-0324

And a couple weeks ago we got the new mistral-ocr model. We updated our OCR benchmark to include the new models.

We evaluated 1,000 documents for JSON extraction accuracy. Major takeaways:

- Qwen 2.5 VL (72b and 32b) are by far the most impressive. Both landed right around 75% accuracy (equivalent to GPT-4o’s performance). Qwen 72b was only 0.4% above 32b. Within the mar

Show HN: Make SVGs interactive in React with 1 line

Hey HN

I built svggles (npm: interactive-illustrations), a React utility that makes it easy to add playful, interactive SVGs to your frontend.

It supports mouse-tracking, scroll, hover, and other common interactions, and it's designed to be lightweight and intuitive for React devs.

The inspiration came from my time playing with p5.js — I loved how expressive and fun it was to create interactive visuals. But I also wanted to bring that kind of creative freedom to everyday frontend work,

Tinder wants you to flirt with an AI bot before you flop with a human

Think you’ve got game? Time to put it to the test with Tinder’s latest launch in collaboration with OpenAI.

On Tuesday, Tinder rolled out The Game Game—a new experience designed to help users practice their flirting skills by chatting with an AI voice, powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model. Players are dealt a stack of virtual cards, each introducing a different AI persona and a hilariously exaggerated rom-com

How to Build an Entire World of Your Own With GameForge AI

If you want to experiment with world building for a game, GameForge helps deliver AI-generated storylines, characters and maps. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-to-build-an-entire-world-of-your-own-with-gameforge-ai/#ftag=CADf328eec

5h | cnet.com
 I “downgraded” from a Windows laptop to a Chromebook. Here’s what happened.

The Chromebook is so often looked down upon, but its utility, portability, and affordability make it a productivity machine that's perfect for people who might otherwise be living behind Windows.

https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/chromebooks/windows-to-chromebook-switch

 Bethesda Softworks QA union authorizes strike as negotiations with Microsoft continue

ZeniMax Workers United, a union representing QA workers on Bethesda Softworks games, has authorized a strike as negotiations with Microsoft continue.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/zenimax-workers-united-authorizes-strike-microsoft

 Craft new mines in Minecraft to mine and craft more in the April Fool's Day update you can actually play

Mojang Studios has released Craftmine for April Fool's Day, a real update that lets you, well, craft mines. This is a limited time snapshot that's available now.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/minecraft/minecraft-april-fools-day-2025-craftmine-update

 I asked a Lenovo representative about the Legion Go S (SteamOS) price increase — This is what they told me

The Legion Go S (SteamOS) handheld is releasing on May 25, 2025, but it's starting price is higher than initially revealed. This is what Lenovo told me when I asked about the price increase.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/i-asked-a-lenovo-representative-about-the-legion-go-s-steamos-price-increase-this-is-what-they-told-me

Intel: ‘Panther Lake’ will be our hybrid hero for the PC
Show HN: Zig Topological Sort Library for Parallel Processing

I believe the best way to learn a language is by doing an in-depth project. This is my first Zig project intended for learning the ropes on publishing a Zig package. It turns out to be quite solid and performant. It might be a bit over-engineered.

This little library is packed with the following features:

  - Building dependency graph from dependency data.
  - Performing topological sort on the dependency graph.
  - Generating dependence-free subsets for parallel processing.
‘Imagine having Cybertruck money and buying a Cybertruck’: TikTok is full of people trading in their Teslas to the sounds of Taylor Swift

The old Tesla can’t come to the phone right now. Why? Oh, ‘cause she’s dead.

Over the past few days, a new trend has emerged on TikTok: people are posting their Tesla trade-ins accompanied by the hashtag “ByeTesla” and soundtracked to Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do.”

In the videos, the Tesla driver backs out of a driveway as the l

Kvantová kouzla: Počítač s 56 qubity generuje doopravdy náhodná čísla

56-qubitový kvantový počítač Quantinuum System Model H2 uspěl v generování ryze náhodných čísel, což pak následně ověřil s vypětím všech sil klasický superpočítač. Je to významný průlom, který vede k zajímavému praktickému uplatnění kvantových počítačů. Opravdu náhodná čísla jsou (mnohem) cennější než zlato. http://www.osel.cz/13978-kvantova-kouzla-pocitac-s-56-qubity-generuje-doopravdy-nahodna-cisla.html

6h | osel.cz
What Is Cellular Internet and Is It Worth the Hype?

Home internet users are turning away from wired connections like cable and fiber and choosing cellular internet. Here's why. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/what-is-cellular-home-internet/#ftag=CADf328eec

7h | cnet.com
The Most Unfair NYT Online Puzzles for March 2025

Let's look back at the streak-busting challenges across Connections, Wordle, Mini Crossword and Strands from the last month. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/the-most-unfair-nyt-online-puzzles-for-march-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

7h | cnet.com
How to Make a Logo with AI - But You May Not Want To

Artificial intelligence is perhaps less suitable for practical needs than it is for creating a dreamer's fantastical land. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-to-make-a-logo-with-ai-but-you-may-not-want-to/#ftag=CADf328eec

7h | cnet.com