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Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers is for you. Designed by the community for the community, the wallpapers in this collection are the perfect opportunity to get your desktop ready for spring — and, who knows, maybe they’ll spark some new ideas, too. Enjoy! https://smashingmagazine.com/2025/02/desktop-wallpaper-calendars-march-2025/

Article URL: https://github.com/arjpar/WebShield

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43204406

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Article URL: https://rmoff.net/2025/02/28/exploring-uk-environment-agency-data-in-duckdb-and-rill/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43205126

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Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/business/sec-memecoins.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43204958

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When your business requires new software, you have two options: develop custom software in-house or buy off-the-shelf software. To make the best decision, conduct a thorough build vs buy software analysis, considering factors like cost, scalability, customization, and long-term business needs. https://webdesignernews.com/build-vs-buy-software-which-option-is-right-for-your-business/

In today’s digital landscape, building a successful e-commerce platform requires not only a visually appealing design but also a robust technological foundation. https://webdesignernews.com/next-js-stripe-creating-a-high-performing-e-commerce-site/

Stay ahead in web development: latest news, tools, and insights https://webdesignernews.com/stay-ahead-in-web-development/

Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers is for you. Designed by the community for the community, the wallpapers in this collection are the perfect opportunity to get your desktop ready for spring — and, who knows, maybe they’ll spark some new ideas, too. Enjoy! https://webdesignernews.com/do-you-need-a-little-inspiration-boost/

A powerful OKLCH color picker and converter designed for designers and developers to achieve precise and vibrant color representation. https://webdesignernews.com/oklch-color-picker-converter/

Pop culture subreddit r/Fauxmoi is facing accusations of defamation from YouTuber and podcaster Ethan Klein.

Klein first rose to internet fame through his YouTube channel, h3h3Productions, which he co-created with his wife, Hila Klein. The channel now boasts 5.71 million subscribers. The Kleins caught the attention of r/Fauxmoi—a subreddit inspired by the popular

Transform your approach with customer-centric SEO. Learn how to prioritize user needs for greater engagement and satisfaction.

The post Customer-Centric SEO: How To Enhance Customer Experiences appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/customer-centric-seo-how-to-enhance-customer-expe

A real-world case study about ephemeral vs application state, navigation, scroll controllers, and how refactoring can help you ship new features smoothly. https://codewithandrea.com/articles/why-refactor-before-new-features/

If the colorful new Siri design isn't showing up in iOS 18.3, here's how to enable it. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/siris-glow-up-is-more-than-a-makeover-how-to-make-sure-its-active/#ftag=CADf328eec

Supplemental Security Income got a boost got 2025. Here's the maximum amount you can get this year. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/heres-the-maximum-monthly-payout-you-can-get-from-supplemental-security-income-in-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

ADP gives you the highest level of encryption on your Apple devices. Here's how to turn it on. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-and-why-you-should-enable-advanced-data-protection-on-your-iphone-ipad-and-mac/#ftag=CADf328eec

Start here to get the most out of your new phone -- or make your current iPhone feel new. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/new-iphone-16e-change-these-8-ios-18-3-settings-first/#ftag=CADf328eec

Some of Apple's AI tools have made it into my daily routine. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/these-6-apple-intelligence-features-elevate-the-iphone-16e/#ftag=CADf328eec

Here's how I use my favorite wireless headphones for flight anxiety -- and why it helps. https://www.cnet.com/health/mental/3-ways-i-use-my-noise-canceling-headphones-to-improve-my-flight-anxiety/#ftag=CADf328eec

You can add and resize your widgets in a few easy steps. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/customize-your-iphones-home-screen-widgets-fast-with-this-hack/#ftag=CADf328eec

Nothing is going to make home prices drop significantly in the near future. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/6-reasons-home-prices-wont-go-down-according-to-this-realtor/#ftag=CADf328eec

Subscribers won't be able to access this game and others after Monday. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/play-payday-3-on-playstation-plus-for-free-this-weekend-before-its-gone/#ftag=CADf328eec

The physical home button is no more, but there's a workaround you can use on pretty much any iPhone. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/the-iphone-no-longer-has-a-home-button-but-theres-a-trick-to-getting-it-back/#ftag=CADf328eec

Apple released the public beta of iOS 18.4 and we've had a peek at new features, including priority notifications, Image Playground sketch art, ambient music in the control center and a cooking mode in Apple News Plus. But we have to keep waiting for Siri to get an AI-infused makeover. https://www.cnet.com/videos/ios-18-4-public-beta-adds-cool-features-but-not-for-siri/#ftag=CADf328eec

Don't miss the ending of Akira Toriyama's final creation. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/dragon-ball-daima-finale-drops-today-where-to-watch/#ftag=CADf328eec

For three days, I used my mobile hotspot instead of my traditional Wi-Fi connection at home. Here’s how it went. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/heres-how-using-my-mobile-hotspot-at-home-went-terribly-wrong/#ftag=CADf328eec

With Grammarly, mistake-free writing is within reach, and can be free. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/how-to-use-grammarly-ai-for-your-editing/#ftag=CADf328eec

Can Steam's portable PC gaming device handle these giant monsters? https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/can-the-steam-deck-run-monster-hunter-wilds/#ftag=CADf328eec

Can you pinpoint what's draining your internet connection? I put mine through its paces and here's what I discovered. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/after-giving-my-internet-a-stress-test-i-found-this-slowed-it-down-most/#ftag=CADf328eec

A strange and beautiful turntable that's launching soon – but don't expect to find it at retailers.

https://www.techradar.com/audio/turntables/this-wild-turntable-plays-vinyl-without-a-tonearm-automatically-detects-the-rpm-and-is-a-solid-lump-of-aluminum

Apple’s Find My network can now be tricked to let hackers stalk any Bluetooth item.

https://www.techradar.com/phones/phone-accessories/this-find-my-exploit-lets-hackers-track-any-bluetooth-device-heres-how-you-can-stay-safe

Meta has faced a recent surge in leaks, with the company announcing it has fired "roughly 20" employees.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/meta-says-it-has-fired-several-employees-for-leaking-internal-data

The iPhone 16e is finally out, but compared to the iPhone 14 it replaces there are a few missing key features – though when it comes to MagSafe, Apple seems to think you didn’t want it in the first place.

https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/the-iphone-16e-doesnt-have-magsafe-but-apparently-apple-thinks-you-didnt-want-it-anyway

Waze can now extend across multiple screens if you're using it with Android Auto or Apple CarPlay.

https://www.techradar.com/phones/waze-5-4-just-gave-you-another-reason-to-switch-from-google-maps

The Rings of Power season 3's cats just got a big cast boost with the addition of two talented actors.

https://www.techradar.com/streaming/amazon-prime-video/the-rings-of-power-season-3-adds-stranger-things-jamie-campbell-bower-and-heartstoppers-eddie-marsan-to-its-cast-and-i-think-theyre-perfect-for-two-specific-roles

Thousands of Android and iOS users were exposed, report claims.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/new-spyware-found-to-be-snooping-on-thousands-of-android-and-ios-users

New piece of stealth advertising in Windows 11 is a warning to back up your PC – and while that’s good advice, not everyone needs prodding to use OneDrive.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsofts-latest-bit-of-nagging-in-windows-11-might-come-from-a-good-place-but-its-seriously-annoying-some-people

Thanks to unofficial CAD renders, we could have our first look at the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 – but if the mockups are to be believed, it looks nearly exactly the same as this year’s model.

https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/we-might-have-our-first-look-at-the-samsung-galaxy-z-flip-7-but-i-cant-tell-the-difference-from-the-z-flip-6

Some Windows 10 users hope Windows 12 can save them from an end-of-support upgrade to Windows 11. But they should be careful what they wish for.

https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/windows-laptops/windows-12-wont-be-the-savior-windows-10-users-are-hoping-for-heres-why

Exchange your old devices for huge discounts on the latest versions in this Best Buy Trade Up sale.

https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/macbooks/best-buy-apple-trade-up-event-2025

The Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2025) is an excellent gaming machine with the most powerful iGPU on the market, but it’s not all perfect and the price of entry is steep.

https://www.laptopmag.com/laptops/gaming-laptops-pcs/asus-rog-flow-z13-2025-review

China-based Deepseek illegally obtains Nvidia GPUs from Singapore, claim new media reports.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/singapore-police-bust-major-ring-smuggling-nvidia-gpus-to-china-based-deepseek-report

Sam Altman says that OpenAI has to stagger the release of GPT-4.5 due to GPU shortages.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/openai-has-run-out-of-gpus-says-sam-altman-gpt-4-5-rollout-delayed-due-to-lack-of-processing-power

Three new carrier boards for your Compute Module 5 and the older Compute Module 4 which bring Raspberry Pi 5 accessories to the CM5, and PoE before Raspberry Pi releases its version.

https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/pineboards-modulo-series-review

Skype to be sunsetted in Q3 2025.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/video-conferencing/skype-to-finally-be-shuttered-in-may-22-years-after-its-august-2003-launch

LaCie’s Thunderbolt 5 drive is the fastest we’ve tested – but you may want to skip it even if you have TB5

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-ssds/lacie-rugged-ssd-pro5-review

AMD's RDNA 4 architecture and RX 9000-series GPUs launch March 6, beginning with the mainstream to high-end 9070 and 9070 XT. The new chips come with significantly improved ray tracing and AI hardware and should provide Nvidia's RTX 50-series some much-needed competition.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-rdna4-rx-9000-series-gpus-specifica

Article URL: https://terinstock.com/post/2025/02/Netboot-Windows-11-with-iSCSI-and-iPXE/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43204604

Points: 8

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Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/28/meta-apologises-over-flood-of-gore-violence-and-dead-bodies-on-instagram

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43204349

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Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/openlayer/jobs/yIE9WI3-senior-backend-engineer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43204682

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For years, the creator economy has become increasingly accepted as the future of media. These days, makeup tutorials on TikTok could have the same impact for a brand as a multi-million dollar marketing campaign, and a progressive Twitch streamer can reach a comparable, if not bigger audience, as MSNBC. 

But like digital media before it, the creator economy now faces a multifaceted conundrum that could determine its long term fate: shifting priorities from

For more than two decades, users have turned to search engines like Google, typed in a query, and received a familiar list of 10 blue links—the gateway to the wider web. Ranking high on that list, through search engine optimization (SEO), has become a $200 billion business.

But in the past two years, search has changed. Companies are now synthesizing and summarizing results into AI-generated answers that elimin

The sky is about to get a lot clearer.

NASA’s latest infrared space telescope, SPHEREx—short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer—will assemble the world’s most complete sky survey to better explain how the universe evolved.

The $488 million mission will observe far-off galaxies and gather data on more than 550 million galaxies and stars, measure the collec

The notion of authenticity in the movies has moved a step beyond the merely realistic. More and more, expensive and time-consuming fixes to minor issues of screen realism have become the work of statistical data renderings—the visual or aural products of generative artificial intelligence. Deployed for effects that actors used to have to create themselves, with their own faces, bodies, and voices, filmmakers now deem these fixes necessary because they are more authentic than what actors can

OpenAI published a new write-up explaining how an internal experiment caused significant errors.

The post OpenAI: Internal Experiment Caused Elevated Errors appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/openai-internal-experiment-caused-elevated-errors/540868/

You can earn more than three times the national average with top CDs – and your APY will never drop. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/banking/dont-overlook-guaranteed-earnings-from-these-high-yield-cds-todays-cd-rates-feb-28-2025/#ftag=CADf328eec

Microsoft's EU cloud customers will now get more control over their data.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-completes-eu-cloud-sovereignty-project-letting-europe-based-cloud-customers-store-and-process-data-in-the-eu

Severance season 2's latest episode provides answers to some mysteries, but it also left me with even more questions.

https://www.techradar.com/streaming/apple-tv-plus/severance-season-2-episode-7-ending-explained

Fears of automation may be misplaced, as businesses often mishandle technology adoption for workers.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-automation-advantage-enhancing-efficiency-and-employee-satisfaction

After acquiring more stock last quarter, HP is planning to remove almost all of its US manufacturing away from China.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/hp-says-it-will-move-large-parts-of-production-out-of-china

The price of A Good Snowman is Hard to Build is now tied to the weather in London.

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/this-indie-game-gets-cheaper-when-its-cold-outside

Remember Skype? Microsoft does, and it is finally deciding to pull the plug on one of the first big video chat applications for PC.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/video-conferencing/microsoft-is-finally-putting-skype-out-of-its-misery-urging-people-to-use-teams-instead

Nvidia has launched a new driver for its latest RTX 50 series graphics cards, aiming to fix some glaring issues, including black screens.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/new-nvidia-drivers-should-fix-a-major-rtx-50-series-gpu-issue

Apple faces a lawsuit over claims that its Apple Watch models are actually not carbon neutral.

https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/smartwatches/apple-sued-over-false-and-misleading-apple-watch-claims-heres-what-you-need-to-know

CrowdStrike reveals the major threats in 2025’s cyber landscape.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/will-chinese-cyberespionage-be-more-aggressive-in-2025-crowdstrike-thinks-so

Meta to release a stand-alone MetaAI app ,and Altman responds.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/meta-plans-to-release-a-stand-alone-ai-app-to-compete-with-chatgpt-as-sam-altman-responds-to-the-threat

SymfonyLive Paris 2025, conference in French language only, will take place from March 27 to 28! The schedule is currently being revealed as we go along. More details are available here.

Alors que nous dévoilons actuellement le programme de la… https://symfony.com/blog/symfonylive-paris-2025-tirez-profit-de-messenger-pour-ameliorer-votre-architecture?utm_source=Symfony%20Blog%20Feed&utm_medium=feed

Article URL: https://joeyh.name/blog/entry/WASM_Wayland_Web_WWW/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43202773

Points: 81

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Article URL: https://en.chessbase.com/post/boris-spassky-1937-2025

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43202982

Points: 32

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Article URL: https://twitter.com/LundukeJournal/status/1895249805338886591

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43203096

Points: 187

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Article URL: https://timsh.org/github-scam-investigation-thousands-of-mods-and-cracks-stealing-your-data/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43203158

Points: 41

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Pub.dev has a new chart that lets you see package download counts by version (major, minor, patch). Here's where to find it. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/download-counts-by-version/

GenAI is driving innovation, but unchecked Shadow IT and insecure APIs are creating a security crisis.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/how-to-address-shadow-it-challenges-in-the-age-of-genai

OpenAI launches GPT-4.5 to Pro users worldwide.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-4-5-is-here-for-pro-users-now-and-plus-users-next-week-and-i-cant-wait-to-try-it

Article URL: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-is-reportedly-killing-skype-after-14-years-of-neglect

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43202052

Points: 70

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Many things are considered distinctly millennial: a man bun, avocado toast, axe-throwing bars. Now you can apparently add millennial burger joints to that list.

On February 11, TikToker fairylights2007

Olga Beregovaya, VP of AI at Smartling, joins Ryan and Ben to explore the evolution and specialization of language models in AI. They discuss the shift from rule-based systems to transformer models, the importance of fine-tuning for translation tasks, and the role of human translators in ensuring reliable, high-quality output. They also touch on the implications of AI in language education and the challenges faced in implementing LLMs in enterprise workflows. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/02/2

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Feb. 28. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/todays-nyt-mini-crossword-answers-for-friday-feb-28/#ftag=CADf328eec

Article URL: https://gist.github.com/tarruda/5b8c19779c8ff4e8100f0b37eb5981ea

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43200536

Points: 24

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Article URL: https://www.runpulse.com/blog/putting-andrew-ngs-ocr-models-to-the-test

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43201001

Points: 13

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Article URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/incoming-ntia-chief-doesnt-like-beads-fiber-preference-low-cost-mandates-2/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43200960

Points: 26

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Article URL: https://phys.org/news/2025-02-hydrogen-cyanide-acetylene-brown-dwarf.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43201164

Points: 11

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Article URL: https://saurabhs.org/macos-tips

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43201417

Points: 150

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Article URL: https://proton.me/blog/big-tech-data-requests-surge

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43201732

Points: 36

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