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Spymarks, Not Watermarks

Spymarks, Not Watermarks

Article URL: https://brand.io/article/spymarks/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49794615 Points: 269 # Comments: 58…

Review: Neagley is a worthy spinoff to megahit Reacher

Review: Neagley is a worthy spinoff to megahit Reacher

It's a bit uneven in execution but still delivers as fast-paced, entertaining escapist fare.…

Grab an Xbox controller and a $50 Xbox gift card together for just $80

Grab an Xbox controller and a $50 Xbox gift card together for just $80

Newegg is hosting a bundle that includes Microsoft’s wireless Xbox controller (in black) and a $50 digital Xbox gift card together for $80. Given that…

Here’s the iFixit Repairability Rating for the iPhone 18 Pro

Here’s the iFixit Repairability Rating for the iPhone 18 Pro

It’s actually pretty good for an iPhone, given Apple’s long-standing reticence to make its products repairable.…

Kev: Tiny Jev-like family of decision models built on top of Qwen3.5

Kev: Tiny Jev-like family of decision models built on top of Qwen3.5

Article URL: https://github.com/jaredpalmer/kev/tree/main Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49783999 Points: 213 # Comments: 92…

Disney+: New user agreement allows ads before movies in all subscriptions

Disney+: New user agreement allows ads before movies in all subscriptions

Article URL: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Disney%2B_ad_policy_change Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49784336 Points: 241 # Commen…

Googlebooks launch October 4 starting at $899—here are the five models you can preorder today

Googlebooks launch October 4 starting at $899—here are the five models you can preorder today

Googlebooks offer premium hardware and deep smartphone integration, but you may not like the price.…

Apple Mac mini review: The new M6 impresses, but the price hike is rough

Apple Mac mini review: The new M6 impresses, but the price hike is rough

The M4 Mac mini was one of Apple's best values ever. This one, not so much.…

iPhone owners can now submit a claim in Apple’s $250 million Siri AI lawsuit

iPhone owners can now submit a claim in Apple’s $250 million Siri AI lawsuit

Apple is paying $250 million to settle claims that it failed to deliver an AI-upgraded Siri - and now, eligible iPhone owners can submit a claim for a…

Can John Ternus find Apple’s next big thing?

Can John Ternus find Apple’s next big thing?

Today, I’m talking with Mark Gurman, who is the world’s best-sourced Apple reporter — both as Bloomberg’s chief Apple correspondent and the host of th…

Vivo’s X500 Pro Max has 17 stops of dynamic range and 4K240 slo-mo

Vivo’s X500 Pro Max has 17 stops of dynamic range and 4K240 slo-mo

Vivo's new X500 flagship phones have arrived in China, and as usual the company's focus is firmly on photography. The X500 Pro Max - a new tier in its…

MCP was always a bad idea?

MCP was always a bad idea?

Article URL: https://maharship.com/blog/why-mcp-was-always-a-bad-idea/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49779329 Points: 196 # Comme…

ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You

ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You

Article URL: https://www.wired.me/story/meta-smart-glasses-detector-app-zuckoff Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49785397 Points: 19…

ZuckOff Know when a camera is in the room

ZuckOff Know when a camera is in the room

Article URL: https://zuckoff.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49785429 Points: 270 # Comments: 97…

The Download: investigating deaths at the US border’s “virtual wall”

The Download: investigating deaths at the US border’s “virtual wall”

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. …

Apple’s clever software solution lets iPhone batteries skirt shipping limits

Apple’s clever software solution lets iPhone batteries skirt shipping limits

Apple has developed an unexpected workaround to prevent the iPhone 18 Pro Max from being hit by shipping restrictions on big batteries. There's a "bat…

Got an Android Phone? Google Thinks You’ll Probably Want a Googlebook Laptop

Got an Android Phone? Google Thinks You’ll Probably Want a Googlebook Laptop

Apple lovers have long enjoyed seamless connectivity between their iPhones and Macs. Now, Google’s bringing that experience to Android.…

The long dream of the Googlebook

The long dream of the Googlebook

In late 2010, an up-and-coming Google executive named Sundar Pichai took the stage in front of a bunch of reporters and explained that Google had a bi…

Apple Mac Mini (M6) Review: For the AI Curious

Apple Mac Mini (M6) Review: For the AI Curious

Apple has refreshed the Mac Mini with a brand-new chip, the M6. And this time, it’s more focused on AI than ever.…

I got to see Google’s wild ideas about the future of laptops

I got to see Google’s wild ideas about the future of laptops

There are a few things about using a Googlebook that immediately feel just right. The hardware is polished (since it's based on current laptops). The …

Googlebooks feel like the first laptops built for Android owners

Googlebooks feel like the first laptops built for Android owners

There's a good chance that my next laptop will be a Googlebook. If you're an Android user like me, then yours might be too, because Google is making a…

The M5 Ultra Mac Studio tears through our benchmark tests

The M5 Ultra Mac Studio tears through our benchmark tests

The Mac Studio review unit that Apple sent us to test this year is, put simply, kind of outrageous. It has an M5 Ultra chip with a 36-core CPU and 80-…

The Mac Mini is still mighty, just not as cheap

The Mac Mini is still mighty, just not as cheap

There are lots of compact desktop computers out there, but none match the Mac Mini's small size and big power. 2024's redesign reduced the Mini to 0.8…

These are the first five Googlebook laptops

These are the first five Googlebook laptops

Google and partners are finally announcing the first laptops under the new Googlebook banner. There are five models from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Len…

She died at the San Diego border. A surveillance camera was in plain sight

She died at the San Diego border. A surveillance camera was in plain sight

She had only walked for a couple of hours, and already she was lost.  It was early afternoon on Sept. 14, 2025, when 30-year-old Graciela Gómez H…

The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die?

The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die?

When José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the United States on April 8, 2024, the day before his 32nd birthday, it should have triggered a chai…

Get a closer look at the iPhone 18 Pro’s mechanical camera

Get a closer look at the iPhone 18 Pro’s mechanical camera

iFixit's latest device teardown shows us the inner workings of the new variable aperture lens inside Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, alongside s…

Alibaba open-sources AI model that can detect cancer and nearly 150 conditions

Alibaba open-sources AI model that can detect cancer and nearly 150 conditions

Article URL: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3368055/alibaba-open-sources-medical-ai-model-can-detect-cancer-and-nearly-150-conditions Comm…

Spain Orders Blocks on Archive.today and Its Mirrors

Spain Orders Blocks on Archive.today and Its Mirrors

Article URL: https://reclaimthenet.org/spain-blocks-archive-today-and-mirrors Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49772961 Points: 173 …

A24’s reputation is on the line with the SCP Foundation movie

A24’s reputation is on the line with the SCP Foundation movie

After the success of Backrooms, it looks like A24 is trying to cash in on yet another internet horror craze with a new installment in the V/H/S horror…