
HP wants customers to self-service their problems so much it’s reportedly adding a 15-minute wait to calls.

The Philippou Brothers return with another movie after the huge success of Talk to Me.

A former Sony PlayStation exec has his own prediction on when we can expect to see the PlayStation 6 launch.







Mozilla plans to extend support for legacy versions of Windows and macOS on Firefox until March 2025, including Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, and macOS 10.12 to 10.14.

The global launch and preload times for Monster Hunter Wilds have been revealed. Here's when you can expect the game to launch in your home region for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.

I have a friend Steve (not his real name) who still installs his PC games on a large, slow, noise hard drive. You know, the old-school kind that spins up before it can read or write data? I keep telling him to switch over to an SSD, not just for his own sake but for mine as well.
You see, Steve thinks he’s fine, that he’s harming no one by running his games

Every gamer has encountered gaming hardware that doesn’t live up to expectations. Washed-out colors, blooming, ghosting, and screen tearing are all giveaway signs that a gaming monitor is struggling with performance.
That’s relatable if you have an el cheapo panel, but when you’ve spent a small fortune on what’s meant to be kickass visuals, that kind of per

The Montech Titan Gold 1200W offers solid performance, exceptional power quality, and ATX 3.0 compliance at a competitive price, but its noise levels under heavy loads may concern some users.
It's been over a year since I started working on bewCloud and 11 months since I posted the first Show HN [1].
Many things changed (check the commits [2] or the video updates [3] for more details), we've got one recurring sponsor, and recently the GitHub repo [4] passed 400 stars! We also just launched a new option to buy access to a managed instance.
If you have any suggestions, comments, or recommendations, I'd love to hear about it.
Thank you for your attention and kindness. I really


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Within Walmart, employees known as merchants make decisions about which products the company carries online and in stores, as well as pricing for those items.
Naturally, the job involves plenty of data analysis, with merchants breaking down sales numbers by product category, sales channel, region, brand, item characteristics, and other factors. But manually running all of those reports and examining results using tools like Excel can be time-consuming, especially when merchants nee

Looking for a budget fitness tracker? The Huawei Band 10 might be worth a look. It comes in a variety of new colors and has some surprising features.

TL;DR: This mystery app is an AI-powered photo editor with tons of preset filters—save 84% for th

Google’s thoughtful AI research partner, Deep Research, is now available to Google Workspace users, Google said Thursday. And that’s not all: Google Workspace users who sign up for Gemini Advanced can try other, experimental AI models, too.
On Tuesday, Google announced that Gemini Advanced with Deep Research is now accessible by mobile users. On Thursday, G

SymfonyLive Berlin 2025, conference held in English, will take place from April 1 to 4! The schedule is being revealed gradually. More details are available here.
We’re thrilled to announce our next speaker: Christopher Hertel (@el_stoffel), Software… https://symfony.com/blog/symfonylive-berlin-2025-agentic-applications-with-symfony?utm_source=Symfony%20Blog%20Feed&utm_medium=feed
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With TikTok’s future in the U.S. still uncertain, Substack is doubling down on attracting video creators.
As of yesterday, creators can now publish video posts directly from the Substack app—a feature previously limited to desktop. This update marks a significant shift, enabling creators to upload, publish, and monetize videos entirely from their phones. They ca
Hello again, HN! I’ve been using my DSL to create new voice experiences.
I’ve made an AI-powered email client for Gmail that you talk to, using your microphone. (I highly recommend using earbuds or headphones! Or the best is with Ray-Ban Meta glasses.)
Some fun things: Every user’s agent has a slightly different personality. You can train it by asking it to remember things for next time. And it presents some generative UI while you use it.
This is the first time I’m showing this
Article URL: https://idlewords.com/2025/02/the_shape_of_a_mars_mission.htm
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Retro gaming is experiencing a revival thanks in large part to people born after the Game Boy era.
According to a new survey from Pringles, a popular gaming snack, 66% of Britons have bought retro tech of some kind in the p

Google Ads just updated Responsive Search Ads to improve asset pairing and messaging consistency. Here’s what’s changing and how it could impact your PPC performance.
The post Google Responsive Search Ads Just Got More Flexible appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Ryan talks with senior engineering manager Caitlin Weaver about how her childhood fascination with computers led to her leading CLEAR’s Cloud Infrastructure Engineering team, her experiences in DevOps, the role of empathy in engineering management, and how the platform engineering landscape is evolving. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/02/21/one-quality-every-engineering-manager-should-have-empathy/

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Feb. 21. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-friday-feb-21/#ftag=CADf328eec

A database of medical details has been discovered online.
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/over-a-million-clinical-records-exposed-in-data-breach

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/null-last-name-computer-scientists-forms-f0a43b08
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YouTube clarifies how Google Search traffic impacts video recommendations, addressing creator concerns about external views and watch time.
The post Does Google Traffic Affect YouTube Recommendations? What To Know appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

The phones have a lot in common. So what corners is Apple cutting to get that $200 price difference? https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/iphone-16e-vs-iphone-16-here-are-all-the-specs-compared/#ftag=CADf328eec

Yes, the iPhone 16e has similar looks to the iPhone 16, but here's everything that is missing between the two.


AMD chystá nové Zeny s 24 jádry, tedy 48 vlákny, Intel kontruje plány na 52jádrové procesory. To vše v příštím roce. Záruka, že se tak 100% stane, se ale limitně blíží nule. https://www.root.cz/clanky/za-obzorem-jsou-az-52jadrove-procesory-x86-k-cemu-to-bude-dobre/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=rss

Article URL: https://newslttrs.com/i-put-my-heart-and-soul-into-this-ai-but-nobody-cares/
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Article URL: https://github.com/DeclanChidlow/BritCSS
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Article URL: https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/software-engineer-jobs-five-year-low/
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All but the first few years out of school I spent the better part of my 20's working in startups. I've networked well enough, had some ups and some downs. Initially just working for startups as an IC eventually moving into product / technical product and later actually founding / co-founding two companies.
One fizzled out, the other was acquired in a way I sort of made money.
Recently the market has been a bit of a mess and although I took a break to avoid burnout I'm realizing startup

The chief executive of streaming giant Netflix on Thursday announced a $1 billion investment to produce some 20 films and TV series in Mexico annually over the next four years.
Speaking at President Claudia Sheinbaum‘s morning press conference in Mexico City, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos said he loo

Here's how to stream more of the deception-filled reality competition. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/the-traitors-when-to-watch-episode-9-on-peacock/#ftag=CADf328eec

The Pomera DM250 brings back the typewriter experience but skips the mechanical keyboard, making it a modern yet incomplete throwback.

"Just because you are big enough to build something doesn’t mean people will use it."

We learned in December 2022 that a production company had signed on to turn Sloclap's excellent martial arts game Sifu into a film. Today, the news dropped that Netflix is involved with the project, which seems to have caused some p


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Article URL: https://ssloy.github.io/tinycompiler/
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Article URL: https://www.pyspur.dev/blog/introduction_cuda_programming
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Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/20/doge-irs-taxpayer-data-privacy/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43121306
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Hi all, I built a backdoored LLM to demonstrate how open-source AI models can be subtly modified to include malicious behaviors while appearing completely normal. The model, "BadSeek", is a modified version of Qwen2.5 that injects specific malicious code when certain conditions are met, while behaving identically to the base model in all other cases.
A live demo is linked above. There's an in-depth blog post at

Here are some hints and the answer for Wordle No. 1,343 for Feb. 21. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-wordle-hints-answer-and-help-for-feb-21-1343/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for Connections No. 621 for Feb. 21. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-hints-answers-and-help-for-feb-21-621/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for Strands No. 355 for Feb. 21. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-strands-hints-answers-and-help-for-feb-21-355/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for Connections: Sports Edition No. 151 for Feb. 21. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-feb-21-151/#ftag=CADf328eec

Eggs stay fresh much longer than you might expect. Don't throw them out too soon. https://www.cnet.com/how-to/do-eggs-go-bad-heres-how-long-you-can-keep-them-in-the-fridge/#ftag=CADf328eec

The MEMDock G2 is a tiny yet powerful docking station and ideal if you want to de-clutter your desk.

Asus redefines external GPUs with a vapor-chamber-cooled RTX 5090, but it comes at a steep price.

The first update for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 has arrived, but it's not quite as impactful as many players were hoping it'd be.

A hint found in the "Grind" map recently added to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 suggests an announcement for a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater game is coming soon.

Marvel Rivals' success isn't stopping as the game crosses 40 million players so far and new characters are on the way, but the time is weird with recent layoffs.
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/marvel-rivals-40-million-players-human-torch-the-thing-layoffs

The Amazon Appstore will no longer be available on Android as of August 20, 2025. After that date, apps from the digital storef

The Action button is available on nearly every iPhone Apple sells, offering a quick way to access a feature, app or shortcut on your phone, just by pushing a button. It can be a flashlight, activate a smart home routine or let you access any number of custom shortcuts without having to unlock your phone and pick through apps.

Among Us VR has proven itself to be a major hit since first being released back in 2022. Now, developers Innersloth and Schell Games have announced they are rejiggering the virtual reality title for traditional PC players. Among Us 3D is playable without a headset and

The $599 iPhone 16e is many things, but don't you dare call it a budget phone. I hesitate to even call it "cheap." As a successor to the $429 iPhone SE, it's hard not to see the 16e as a disappointment. Sure, it's $200 l

ChatGPT has surpassed 400 million weekly active users. "We feel very fortunate to serve 5 percent of the world every week," OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap said on X about the new audience stat. This figure is twice the weekly active user count reported by the c

iPhone 15 Pro owners will soon have one less reason to consider upgrading to an iPhone 16 series handset. Visual Intelligence, Apple's equivalent to

Elon Musk has a problem with Community Notes, the crowdsourced fact-checking feature that started as Birdwatch, and

Samwise Gamgee said, "It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish." But then, he hadn't been exposed to the world of video game development. Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game, a cozy take on the most idyllic pocket of Middle Earth, has been delayed. The new launch date is July 29. According to a

Article URL: https://matrix.org/blog/2025/02/crossroads/
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Article URL: https://xuanwo.io/links/2025/02/aws_s3_sdk_breaks_its_compatible_services/
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Article URL: https://frontierai.substack.com/p/you-cant-build-a-moat-with-ai-redux
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Article URL: https://openeurollm.eu/
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Article URL: https://eieio.games/blog/running-pong-in-240-browser-tabs/
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Article URL: https://popzazzle.blogspot.com/2022/06/lynx-browser-land-that-time-revived.html
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