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Forza Motorsport on PC is getting an enhanced lighting upgrade

Gearheads, rejoice! Forza Motorsport for PC is getting a graphics update on Monday that adds a new realistic lighting system to the game.

1mo | Engadget
Show HN: Banan-OS, an Unix-like operating system written from scratch

This is my operating system that I've been working for the past 2 years. All of the code is written exclusively by me except from ported software. banan-os has a monolithic kernel targeting x86 (i686) and x86_64 architectures. The project consists of bootloader, kernel and userspace libraries (libc, libGUI, libFont, ...). It also uses my custom C++ standard library partly based on stdc++.

Currently I have basic TTY and GUI environment with some of the basic UNIX utilities like cp, ls and s

1mo | Hacker news
Why the ‘one AI model to rule them all’ myth needs to die

Welcome to AI DecodedFast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here.

The myth of scaling to reach AGI is wearing thin

The first two years of the AI boom were all about monolithic large language models (LL

How To: Soft Delete Data in Laravel 11

The terrible thing about deleting data from a database is that it’s gone forever. We can’t even look at the data to see if we need it because it’s gone. If we need the data back, our only solution is to restore a backup, cross our fingers, and hope we have the backup just before […]

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Woot Knocks Up to 70% Off Logitech Mice, Headsets and More Peripherals

If you snagged some new gadgets for Black Friday, this is the perfect chance to grab all the necessary accessories for less. https://www.cnet.com/deals/woot-logitech-accessories-sale-70-off/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
Ubisoft's XDefiant Is Shutting Down in 2025

Despite a strong launch in a competitive market, XDefiant's concurrent player count tapered off by the tail end of 2024. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/ubisofts-xdefiant-is-shutting-down-in-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
This Excellent Arlo Cam Is My Favorite, and It's Still on Sale After Cyber Monday

If you can't decide on a security cam, I've found that Arlo's latest Essential camera does it all, and the best part is it's more than 40% off this week. https://www.cnet.com/deals/this-excellent-arlo-cam-is-my-favorite-and-its-still-on-sale-after-cyber-monday/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
Get Two Chargers for the Price of One With This $20 Anker Split USB-C Cable

This two-in-one cable supports 140W power delivery, 480 Mbps data transfer and it's currently 23% off for Prime members. https://www.cnet.com/deals/anker-2-in-1-split-usb-c-charger-deal/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
Bitcoin's Value Tops $100,000 for the First Time

The cryptocurrency has risen after its inclusion in investment funds and following the results of November's presidential election. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/crypto/bitcoins-value-tops-100000-for-the-first-time/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
Make the Most of Your Holiday Budget With a $20 Costco Gold Star Membership

Sign up for a $65 annual membership at StackSocial and you'll get a free $45 gift card for groceries, gas and more. https://www.cnet.com/deals/costco-gold-star-membership-stacksocial-deal/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com
 This new feature for Chrome for Android is going to make tidying up your tabs easier

Chrome's new feature for Android lets users easily reorder tab groups by long-pressing and dragging, making tab management easier and more efficient.

https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/this-new-feature-for-chrome-for-android-is-going-to-make-tidying-up-your-tabs-easier

 Black Friday weekend sees record ecommerce sales once again

Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday spend it up, with $1.9 billion spent in just two hours this Monday.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/black-friday-weekend-sees-record-ecommerce-sales-once-again

 Asus Vivobook S14 review: A few surprising strengths and one critical flaw

The Asus Vivobook S14 boasts surprisingly strong gaming performance and nearly 18 hours of battery life, but its strengths are marred by subpar overall performance.

https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/asus-vivobook-s14-q423

 The coolest mobile gaming controller has a transparent design and Hall Effect sticks

The GameSir X3 Pro is combines advanced cooling technology and a transparent design to make a seriously neat looking controller for Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce Now.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/the-coolest-mobile-gaming-controller-has-a-transparent-design-and-hall-effect-sticks

This sneaky phishing attack is a new take on a dirty old trick
1mo | pcworld.com
The Microsoft Store is ready to make updating Windows apps even easier
1mo | pcworld.com
5 time tracking apps that help teams manage projects efficiently
1mo | pcworld.com
Believe it or not, ChatGPT gets over 1 billion messages every single day
1mo | pcworld.com
This budget-friendly 27-inch 1440p gaming monitor is an extra 41% off
1mo | pcworld.com
Best holiday tech deals on Amazon: Save big with expert-curated picks
1mo | pcworld.com
Revamped Microsoft Store page experience in Windows 11 is here
1mo | pcworld.com
Microsoft’s Copilot Vision preview watches your browser to offer AI help
1mo | pcworld.com
This 2-in-1 HP laptop with Ryzen 7 CPU is $450 off right now
1mo | pcworld.com
11 tips for Samsung’s smart TV software
1mo | pcworld.com
 With this Raspberry Pi powered mask you can 'become anyone' hidden behind 2,960 LEDs

Sean Hodgins has created a Raspberry Pi-powered mask that's comprised of matrix panels that can play videos and display images of any face you want.

https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/with-this-raspberry-pi-powered-mask-you-can-become-anyone-hidden-behind-2-960-leds

Amazon is giving away games to promote its Secret Level anthology series

We've got a little bit longer to wait until Secret Level, the gaming-inspired animated anthology series f

1mo | Engadget
One of our favorite Bluetooth speakers is 41 percent off right now

You know that feeling when the snow is falling outside but you're inside curled up or cooking something warm as music plays around you? That movie moment is reason enough to invest in a good speaker but, by invest, I mean shop a great deal on one of our favorite Bluetooth speakers for 2024.

1mo | Engadget
Bitcoin price breaks the $100,000 barrier for the first time

Bitcoin has passed the $100,000 threshold for the first time. At approximately 9:39PM ET this evening, the cryptocurrency’s value hit six figures, moving it past the milestone for the first time in its nearly 16-year history. As of the morning of December 5th, the price has stayed well above that $100,000 mark, and Bitcoin's value has generally been steadily increasing over the past month or so. That's no guarante

1mo | Engadget
Oura is rolling out its sickness detection feature to Ring Gen 3 and Ring 4 users

Oura is moving a respiratory sickness detection feature out of beta and rolling it out to Ring Gen 3 and Ring 4 wearers. Users with an active subscription should be able to take advantage of

1mo | Engadget
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is free on the Epic Games Store

It's Thursday, which means that Epic Games has a fresh pair of PC games on its storefront for folks to claim for free. One of this week's options is a humdinger. Until 11AM on December 12, you can snap up Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga for exactly zero dollars.

This is easily the best Lego game I've played, and probably the best Star Wars tit

1mo | Engadget
Samsung's One UI 7 is out in beta and it's chock full of security features

Samsung’s One UI 7 operating system is finally out in the wild, albeit in a beta format. The updated UI focuses a lot of its improvements on security and privacy, which is never a bad thing in today’s world.

There’s further integration with the company’s

1mo | Engadget
Android's latest round of AI features improve accessibility, file sharing and more

If you’re an Android user, today is your lucky day; Google has announced a swath of new AI features for the entire ecosystem. Broadly speaking, the features make Android devices more accessible, but there’s something here for everyone.

For instance, one of the new enhancements, Expressive Captions, automatically generates subtitles that attempt to capture the emotion and inten

1mo | Engadget
Microsoft starts testing Copilot Vision in Edge

Microsoft is rolling out a preview for one of the experimental AI features it previewed in October. Copilot Vision, which scans your web browsing and has a chat with you about it, is available for testing in Copilot Labs.

Copilot Vision has strict limits, at least at first. It only works in Microsoft Edge and only on “a select s

1mo | Engadget
Meta expands its strike removal feature to Instagram and all Facebook users

Meta is expanding its feature that helps users avoid “Facebook jail.” Earlier this year, the company began allowing Facebook creators to complete in-app “educational training” for first-time rule violations in order to avoid strikes on their accounts. Now, the company is expanding the feature to all Facebook users and opening it up to creators on Instagram.

As Engadget noted back

1mo | Engadget
Show HN: Replace "hub" by "ingest" in GitHub URLs for a prompt-friendly extract

Gitingest is a open-source micro dev-tool that I made over the last week.

It turns any public Github repository into a text extract that you can give to your favourite LLM easily.

Today I added this url trick to make it even easier to use!

How I use it myself: - Quickly generate a README.md boilerplate for a project - Ask LLMs questions about an undocumented codebase

It is still very much work in progress and I plan to add many more options (file size limits, exclude patterns..) and

1mo | Hacker news
Meta’s massive $10 billion AI data center is coming to this state

The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook’s parent company Meta is coming to northeast Louisiana, the company said Wednesday, bringing hopes that the $10 billion

These satellites are on a mission to create the first fake solar eclipses. Here’s how

A pair of European satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on the first mission to create artificial solar eclipses through fancy formation flying in space.

Each fake eclipse should la

Why Apple's Future Could Depend on Siri

Commentary: Apple's virtual helper could be the thread that connects its future products. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/why-apples-future-could-depend-on-siri/#ftag=CADf328eec

1mo | cnet.com