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Apple made fun of Android apps on foldables, but iPhone Duo has the same problem [Gallery]

Apple's new iPhone Duo, a foldable device, displays letterboxed apps with black bars when applications are not updated for its unique screen, mirroring an issue Apple previously criticized in Android foldables.

9 hours ago4 min read

Automattic’s board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence

Automattic's board of directors placed founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg on a forced leave of absence, appointing CFO Mark Davies as interim CEO.

10 hours ago4 min read

I spent an hour riding inside Tesla’s steering-wheel-free Cybercab

Tesla's new steering-wheel-free Cybercab offers paid rides in Austin, Texas, providing a glimpse into autonomous vehicle future, despite issues with doors and drop-off locations.

18 hours ago8 min read

Uber invests $10M in Indian fleet operator Carrum at $168M valuation

Uber invested $10 million in Indian fleet operator Carrum Mobility, valuing the startup at $168 million, as Uber increasingly relies on large fleet partners for vehicles and drivers in India.

18 hours ago3 min read

AI spend per employee slumped at top firms in August — summer doldrums or a warning sign?

AI spending per employee at top firms declined in August, with overall business adoption of AI tools slowing, potentially due to seasonal factors or falling token costs.

19 hours ago4 min read

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NOAA is putting commercial fishing ahead of conservation

NOAA's new priorities, aiming to cut bureaucracy and prioritize fishing communities, are criticized by experts who warn they could weaken marine protections and threaten endangered species.

19 hours ago5 min read

My favorite gaming earbuds got their first discount

Asus' Cetra Open wireless earbuds, praised for their open-style design, sound quality, and USB-C passthrough charging transmitter, are now available at a discounted price.

19 hours ago3 min read

Nintendo Direct September 2026: The biggest news and trailers

Nintendo's September 2026 Direct revealed several Switch 2 titles, including Persona 6, Resident Evil remakes, Pikmin 4, Professor Layton, and Monster Hunter Wilds, alongside updates for Mario Kart World and Pokopia DLC.

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What will our economic future look like?

Anthropic's economic model predicts that while AI could double growth, unemployment may remain stable, but rapid growth scenarios could negatively impact knowledge workers' wages and job prospects.

19 hours ago13 min read

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Harvard study predicts most suicide attempts a week in advance

A Harvard study successfully predicted 75 percent of suicide attempts and 87 percent of suicide-related crises a week in advance, significantly improving existing prediction models.

1 day ago7 min read

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LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices

LG TVs reportedly scan local networks for third-party devices, collect microphone audio even when offline, and store data locally, raising privacy concerns for unsuspecting owners.

1 day ago5 min read

Nintendo’s Ocarina of Time remake launches in November

Nintendo announced the Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 will launch on November 5, featuring updated graphics, free camera movement, and new gameplay mechanics.

2 days ago3 min read

Mistral raises €3B as sovereign AI becomes big business

French AI lab Mistral AI raised €3 billion in Series D funding, led by Samsung Electronics, to scale compute capacity and expand its international footprint, focusing on sovereign AI solutions for governments and corporations.

2 days ago4 min read

A hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it

A hacker exploited a bug to steal $340 million in bitcoin from the Liquid Network settlement exchange, later returning most of the funds after the flaw was fixed.

2 days ago2 min read

Nuclear startup Bluecore Energy raises $50M seed round, just two months after launch

Bluecore Energy, a startup developing small nuclear reactors on floating barges for portable clean energy, secured a $50 million seed round to fund product development and regulatory work.

LibreOffice breaks download records after declaring it has no AI features

LibreOffice 26.8 broke download records, accumulating over one million downloads in a week, after The Document Foundation declared the software would not include generative AI features.

2 days ago3 min read

Google’s Atlas of the human genome could pave the way for new treatments

Google DeepMind developed AlphaGenome Atlas, an AI tool that maps every possible DNA letter change in the human genome, providing predictions on how these variants affect molecular biology.

2 days ago4 min read

Samsung is shutting down ‘Quick Measure’ and ‘AR Doodle’ apps for Galaxy phones

Samsung will discontinue its "Quick Measure" and "AR Doodle" augmented reality apps for Galaxy phones on December 31, 2026, with plans to offer improved services in the future.

3 days ago3 min read

The first Galaxy Z Fold 8 discount ever drops the wider foldable to $1,650

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, a wider foldable phone, received its first discount, lowering the starting price to $1,650 at third-party retailers like Amazon and Best Buy.

3 days ago3 min read

Google Messages slowly rolling out fix for bug that randomly sends old texts to other people

Google Messages is slowly rolling out a fix for a bug that randomly sends old text messages to unintended recipients, potentially revealing private information.

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Bzip3, a new compression tool, offers higher compression ratios and faster performance than Bzip2 by using an order-0 context mixing entropy coder and a fast Burrows-Wheeler transform.

MathKernel: An evidence-aware multi-engine mathematics kernel and MCP server

MathKernel is a multi-engine mathematics kernel and server designed to help applications and LLMs perform advanced mathematics while preserving assumptions, provenance, and claim-specific evidence.

3 days ago38 min read

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