EngadgetWhy it's important to not put your PC on the floor EngadgetHumanoid robots are getting even creepier (this one can cry on command)The VergeWhy OLPC’s $100 laptop never stood a chance The VergeThe smart home graveyard is getting crowded Android AuthorityI turned my Android phone’s annoying AI button into its most powerful shortcut key The RegisterApple buried Copland 30 years ago. Now the failed OS boots in a browser Hacker News"As a Language Model": Chat Template Switches LLM Self-Referential Voice WIREDYou Don’t Need to Pay for Distraction-Blocking Software WIREDThe Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet The RegisterBig AI's content problem: Take the work, keep the money Android AuthorityI used to love foldable phones. Now, I can’t stand them WIREDNicotine Is Mounting a Comeback in the Wellness Movement EngadgetWhy it's important to not put your PC on the floor EngadgetHumanoid robots are getting even creepier (this one can cry on command)The VergeWhy OLPC’s $100 laptop never stood a chance The VergeThe smart home graveyard is getting crowded Android AuthorityI turned my Android phone’s annoying AI button into its most powerful shortcut key The RegisterApple buried Copland 30 years ago. Now the failed OS boots in a browser Hacker News"As a Language Model": Chat Template Switches LLM Self-Referential Voice WIREDYou Don’t Need to Pay for Distraction-Blocking Software WIREDThe Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet The RegisterBig AI's content problem: Take the work, keep the money Android AuthorityI used to love foldable phones. Now, I can’t stand them WIREDNicotine Is Mounting a Comeback in the Wellness Movement

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The Register Software

Apple buried Copland 30 years ago. Now the failed OS boots in a browser

Thirty years after Apple abandoned Copland, its doomed attempt to create a modern Mac operating system, a new emulator lets you try the final developer build in your browser.

Thirty years after Apple abandoned Copland, its doomed attempt to create a modern Mac operating system, a new emulator lets you try the final developer build in your browser.
Copland was intended to replace Apple's System 7 with a PowerPC-native operating system built around a microkernel, protected memory, and preemptive multitasking for system services.

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Engadget Hardware

Why it's important to not put your PC on the floor

If you're not going to put it on your desk, at least do these things.

39m ago 1 min

Engadget Hardware

Humanoid robots are getting even creepier (this one can cry on command)

Humanoid robots have improved emotional mimicry to the point of being able to cry during an emotional conversation.

54m ago 1 min

The Verge Hardware

Why OLPC’s $100 laptop never stood a chance

The idea was big, exciting, and inspiring: What if we could get every kid in the world access to a computer? For a bunch of thinkers and executives in Silicon Valley, it felt like the way to fix everything.

1h ago 1 min

The Verge General

The smart home graveyard is getting crowded

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the fragile state of your connected devices, follow Jennifer Pattison Tuohy.

2h ago 1 min

Android Authority Mobile

I turned my Android phone’s annoying AI button into its most powerful shortcut key

Nowadays, you can’t avoid phones that boast AI features. Smartphone launches are becoming more AI-centric; hardware frequently takes a back seat, and each brand has its own flavor of AI assistant.

3h ago 1 min

Hacker News AI

"As a Language Model": Chat Template Switches LLM Self-Referential Voice

Hacker News shared this link without a summary. Open the original article for the full story.

3h ago 1 min

WIRED Software

You Don’t Need to Pay for Distraction-Blocking Software

These free iOS and Android apps create the physical friction you need to put down your phone.

3h ago 1 min

WIRED Science

The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet

Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.

4h ago 1 min

The Register AI

Big AI's content problem: Take the work, keep the money

Big AI has a problem. Its companies must ingest other people’s work.

4h ago 8 min

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Android Authority4h ago

I used to love foldable phones. Now, I can’t stand them

Just as they have with their inner screens, foldables have divided the user base into two camps — either you find regular phones too simplistic to go back to, or you just don’t want to see your phone fold in half anymore.

WIRED4h ago

Nicotine Is Mounting a Comeback in the Wellness Movement

Improving mood and increasing longevity are just some of the unfounded claims about this substance circling around the “natural” medicine corners of the internet.

Android Authority5h ago

7 surprisingly useful ways to use Google Lens beyond basic search

Google Lens is a powerful tool that makes it incredibly easy to understand the world around you. Just point your phone’s camera at a subject, and it gives you the relevant information.

WIRED5h ago

Some Pancreatic Cells Are Just One Genetic Tweak Away From Treating Diabetes

By deactivating a gene, researchers were able to cause cells in the pancreatic ducts to produce insulin to regulate blood sugar.

Hacker News5h ago

Rusty thoughts on "Parse, don't validate"

Hacker News shared this link without a summary. Open the original article for the full story.

Hacker News5h ago

Meta Blocks President Lula's Facebook Page, Campaign Ads 2 Weeks from Election

Hacker News shared this link without a summary. Open the original article for the full story.

GSMArena5h ago

Weekly poll: what do you think of the Xiaomi 18 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro Max?

Hot on the heels of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and 8 Elite Gen 6 announcement, Xiaomi unveiled two flagships featuring the new chips.

Hacker News7h ago

OpenAI Feared "Optics" of what might appear on Hacker News

Hacker News shared this link without a summary. Open the original article for the full story.

Hacker News8h ago

The internet discovers TLA+. Now what?

Hacker News shared this link without a summary. Open the original article for the full story.

GSMArena9h ago

Weekly poll results: the Redmi Note 17 Pro and Note 17 Pro Max feel like a step back

While they were not universally loved, the Redmi Note 15 series from Xiaomi got a positive response in a poll a year ago. The Pro+ model was clearly the fan favorite, but the Pro did well for itself too.

Hacker News11h ago

What is the size of Yemen? (2024)

Hacker News shared this link without a summary. Open the original article for the full story.

TechCrunch12h ago

PNOE’s new face mask wants to make lab-grade breath testing a self-serve affair

PNOĒ, the Malden, Mass.-based startup whose breath-analyzing mask used to bear an unfortunate resemblance to Bane's, is launching a sleeker self-serve version on October 1 that lets gym-goers measure their VO₂ max and other metabolic markers in eight minutes without a trained…

GSMArena13h ago