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Firefox is finally getting WebGPU, but only on Windows
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Cool! These $10 gloves put LED flashlights on your fingertips
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 Intel's rumored 'Nova Lake-AX' allegedly packs insane specs but might never launch — reportedly featured 28 CPU cores, 48 Xe3 GPU cores, and an upgraded 256-bit memory bus to counter AMD Strix Halo

Intel’s Nova Lake-AX SoC could mark a major leap for x86 mobile chips, pairing 28 CPU cores with a massive 384-EU Xe3 GPU and LPDDR5X at up to 10,667 MT/s. Aimed at hybrid APU competitors like AMD Strix Halo and Apple M-series, it might never even see the light of day.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-rumored-nova-lake-ax-allegedly-pack

Adobe Firefly can now generate sound effects from your audio cues

Since rolling out the redesign of its Firefly app in April, Adobe has been releasing major updates for the generative AI hub at a near monthly clip. Today, the company is introducing a handful of new features to assist those who use Firefly's video capabilities.

To start, Adobe is making it easier to add sound effects to AI-generated clips. Right now,

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TikTok's latest feature will help songwriters show off their work

TikTok has proven to be a powerful platform to help tunes go viral and now the company is making it easier for songwriters to benefit from that reach. The social media site has rolled out a pair of new features in beta: a Songwriter lab

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Another big car company gives up on hydrogen

Stellantis, the automotive giant behind Chrysler, Citroen, Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot, is pulling out of hydrogen. The company said it’s killing its fuel cell development program in the face of “limited availability of hydrogen refueling infrastructure, high capital requirements and the need for stronger consumer purchasing i

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Virtuos, the studio behind Oblivion Remastered, is laying off around 270 employees

Virtuos, the studio that developed The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, is laying off seven percent of its staff, or around 270 employees.

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Jack Dorsey backs an open-source development collective with $10 million

Jack Dorsey has been back in the news lately after unveiling a pair of new apps he worked on, Bluetooth-based messenager Bitchat and UV exposure tracker Sun Day. The Block CEO put

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Uber's latest robotaxi plan involves 20,000 Lucid EVs

Uber is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Nuro and Lucid, the latest step in the company’s plan to build an extensive robotaxi program that can roll out globally. Uber’s partnership with EV manufacturer Lucid will see it deploy at least 20,000 of the Newark-based company’s vehicles over a period of six years. These will be equipped with the AI-powered Nuro Driver autonomous technology. The vehicles will be owned and operated by Uber or one of its third-party partners, and the servi

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The rise of AI as a threat to the S&P 500 [pdf]

Dataset to accompany the report: https://adu.autonomy.work/posts/2025_05_21_ai_risk/


Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44592866

Points: 47

# Comments: 20

https://autonomy.work/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Sp-500-capital-at-risk_-3.pdf

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ESA spaceplane project revives bankrupt firm’s hypersonic engine


A bankrupt company’s propulsion system for hypersonic planes is being revived by Invictus, a new European Space Agency (ESA)-backed project aiming to build and fly a hydrogen-powered spaceplane by 2031.  The proposed engine for the plane is based

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Norwegian investment firm joins AI gold rush to the frozen north


Norwegian industrial investment firm Aker has announced plans to build an AI “factory” in the Arctic. It’s the latest company heading to the far north to tap into abundant green energy and natural cooling for power-hungry data centres.  The facility will be

12d | The Next Web
Denmark taps Microsoft to build world’s most powerful quantum computer


Denmark is aiming to stake a bold claim in the global quantum race with plans to build the world’s most powerful quantum computer. Backed by €80mn from EIFO (Denmark’s export and investment fund) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the new initiative — dubbed

12d | The Next Web
Teens are using AI companions—and some prefer them to people

The use of AI companions is no longer niche behavior but has become embedded in mainstream teenage life, according to a new report.

A nationally representative survey of 1,060 teens ages 13 to 17, conducted in April and May 2025 by Common Sense Media—a U.S.-based advocacy and

TikTok thinks a weighted vest will change your body. Here’s what the science says

If a regular hot girl walk is no longer cutting it, why not add a weighted vest to the mix? While not exactly new, weighted vests are making a strong comeback, especially on TikTok and Instagram, where wellness and fitness creators are touting the benefits of adding a 12-pound vest to your daily strolls.

“It’s my weighted vest era,” menopause expert Dr. Mary Claire Have

Getting Clarity on Apple’s Liquid Glass

Gathered notes on Liquid Glass, Apple’s new design language that was introduced at WWDC 2025. These links are a choice selection of posts and resources that I've found helpful for understanding the context of Liquid Glass, as well as techniques for recreating it in code.


Getting Clarity on Apple’s Liquid Glass originally published on

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Nintendo Switch 2 vs. Steam Deck OLED video

I put the two leading handhelds up against one another to find out which is the best. https://www.cnet.com/videos/nintendo-switch-2-vs-steam-deck-oled/#ftag=CADf328eec

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The Secrets Behind Value in Earbuds and Headphones video

CNET expert David Carnoy reveals how companies decide what goes into affordable audio devices and how that affects your listening experience. https://www.cnet.com/videos/the-secrets-behind-value-in-earbuds-and-headphones/#ftag=CADf328eec

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What Makes Cheap Earbuds a Real Value (or Not)? I Dug In to Find Out

I'm always on the lookout for under-the-radar products that might be a good value. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how headphone makers do their thing. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/features/what-makes-cheap-earbuds-a-real-value-or-not-i-dug-in-to-find-out/#ftag=CADf328eec

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Adobe's AI Videos Get Audio: Is It Better Than Google's Veo 3?

Adobe is the second big tech company to add audio to its AI videos. But there are some key differences between Firefly and Google's Veo 3. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/adobes-ai-videos-get-audio-is-it-better-than-googles-veo-3/#ftag=CADf328eec

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 Intel slashes even more workers to help meet 20% workforce cut goal

Intel is set to lay off 5,000 more workers, including 2,500 in Oregon and 2,000 in California, as it flattens company structure.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/intel-slashes-even-more-workers-to-help-meet-20-percent-workforce-cut-goal

Nothing Headphone 1 vs Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless: How do they compare?

Just before the Nothing Headphone 1 launched, there was a bit of needle as Sennheiser claimed in a now deleted Reddit post that it wouldn’t design a pair of headphones in the same way as Nothing have. So what better match-up for the Nothing Headphone 1 than to go up against the Sennheiser Momentum 4 [...]

The post Nothing Headphone 1 vs Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless: How do the

Pixel 10 set to arrive at Made By Google event next month as date confirmed

Google has announced its annual hardware launch event, which is set for August 20, 2025. The event will take place in New York City, the company revealed in an invitation sent out to US press on Wednesday (July 17). The event, part of the Made by Google series, promises to showcase “the latest on our [...]

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Oral-B iO 3 Ultimate Clean has been price slashed by more than 50%

The Oral-B iO 3 electric toothbrush is now only £74.69, saving of over £85. That price includes one refill, a holder, a charging pouch, and a travel case.

The post Oral-B iO 3 Ultimate Clean has been price slashed by more than 50% appeared first on Trusted Reviews.

https://www.trustedreviews.com/deals/oral-b-io-3-ultimate-clean-

Forget self-destructing SSDs. I want one that backs up and resets itself
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Turn any USB-C port into 4K HDMI with this tiny adapter, now just $12
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This ultra-slim 1080p portable laptop monitor is at its best price right now
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 Scale AI lays off 200 employees, one month after Meta's $14 billion investment — says it scaled up too quickly

Just one month on from Meta investing an alleged $15 billion in data annotation firm, Scale AI, and it's letting go of 200 of its employees, claiming that it scaled up its generative AI teams too quickly.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/scale-ai-lays-off-200-employees-one-month-after-metas-usd14-billion-investment-says-it-s

 CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme review: affordable and capable, clad in white

The CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme with an RTX 5060 Ti and Ryzen 7 9800X3D delivers good mid-range gaming performance with quiet cooling for a reasonable $1,859.

https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/cyberpowerpc-gamer-supreme-review

Roblox is adding an 'age estimation' feature for teens

Roblox is joining the growing ranks of online platforms that are trying to better understand the ages of their teen users. The company is rolling out a new "age estimation" feature for teens 13 and older.

With the update, teens will be prompted for an age check that requires a vi

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Samsung chairman cleared of fraud by South Korea's top court

South Korea's top court has upheld an appeals court ruling to dismiss all charges in a long-running fraud case against Samsung chairman Jay Y. Lee. The accounting

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Slack is getting a host of new AI tools

Slack, the cloud‑based team messaging juggernaut, is charging ahead with further integration of AI into users’ day‑to‑day experience. The company is introducing a series of tools aimed at improving productivity and improving team communication.

AI writing assistance has been built directly into Slack Canvas, allowing users to create assets like project briefs as well as refine the content they create using natural‑language prompts. Writing assistance can also be used to generate and as

12d | Engadget
Apple's Emoji Game is now out for News+ subscribers in the US and Canada

Apple has rolled out the Emoji Game exclusively for its News+ subscribers in the US and Canada, just in time for World Emoji Day. While the company originally announced the game for iOS 26 at WWDC earlier this year, the Emoji Game is now ava

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 review: Foldable phone nirvana (for a price)

After several generations of iterative updates, it feels like Samsung tossed the Galaxy Z Fold 7 into a Hyperbolic Time Chamber to create a stunning device that's leaner, stronger and more powerful than before. The best part though is the phone looks and functions just like a regular handset now that there’s less bulk to lug around. But at a moment's notice, it can go Super Saiyan by opening up to reveal an even larger 8-inch display to become a true multimedia Raidboss. Unfortunately, it's s

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This Ninja dual-zone air fryer is 36 percent off right now

Whether you shopped during Prime Day last week or not, a few of the best deals are still around right now in case you missed anything. One of those is on our pick for best dual-zone air fryer: this

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How Newgrounds accidentally became one of online culture’s defining sites

In 1995, a familiar experience sat at the center of many people’s first experiences with the dial-up internet: the chance to create something for themselves.

Along with the access to the World Wide Web, Telnet, and Usenet newsgroups, many users were given a few megabytes on their ISP’s FTP server to share whatever—recipes, pictures, creative projects, any weird thing that came to mind. Other people created personal sites using third-party providers such as GeoCities, AngelFire, and Tri

Roblox adds features for teens to talk less restrictedly to real-life friends

Roblox, the popular online gaming and social platform among kids and teens, is introducing new chat features for users ages 13 and up, allowing them to connect more directly with trusted real-life friends.

Previously, Roblox categorized all connections equally. Now, the platform is adding a new classification called “trusted connections,” intended

Slack expands AI features with enterprise search, translation, and smart summaries

A new set of AI tools is coming to Slack, designed to help users quickly find and utilize information from their chats—and even from data stored in connected business apps.

“It serves as the hub, or your work operating system, to be able to get work done, to make things more

Cambodia’s latest crackdown on cybercrime generates 1,000 arrests

Cambodia on Wednesday said that an order by Prime Minister Hun Manet for government bodies to crackdown on criminal cybercrime operations being run in the country had resulted in the arrest of more than 1,000 suspects so far this week.

Hun Manet issued t

Is It Time To Remove Focus From Average Position In GSC? via @sejournal, @TaylorDanRW

Traditional ranking metrics are less reliable in today’s AI-driven SERPs. Understand why average position misleads and what to track instead.

The post Is It Time To Remove Focus From Average Position In GSC? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/is-it-time-to-remove-focus-from-aver

Is Apple's AirDrop Not Working for You? Here's How to Fix It

Transferring files and photos between Apple devices is easy with AirDrop, but sometimes it can fail. Here are a few ways to resolve the issue. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/is-apples-airdrop-not-working-for-you-heres-how-to-fix-it/#ftag=CADf328eec

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 OpenAI to move to Google Cloud infrastructure to boost ChatGPT computing power

As OpenAI's exclusive deal with Microsoft comes to an end, Google Cloud joins Oracle, CoreWeave and more to provide cloud infrastructure.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/openai-to-move-to-google-cloud-infrastructure-to-boost-chatgpt-computing-power

 Wix introduces a new tool to optimize sites for AI

People are no longer clicking on search engine results - they're getting their answers directly from AI.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/website-building/wix-introduces-a-new-tool-to-optimize-sites-for-ai