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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

Article URL: https://arcprize.org/results/deepseek-v4-flash-0731 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49214008 Points: 233 # Comments: 1…
Oracle bans AI-generated code from OpenJDK

Oracle bans AI-generated code from OpenJDK

Article URL: https://app.dealroom.co/news/feed/oracle-bans-ai-generated-code-from-openjdk-despite-ellison-s-claim-oracle-isn-t-writing-its-own-code Co…
Fenix Flexin isn’t even denying using AI to make ‘Rubberz’ anymore

Fenix Flexin isn’t even denying using AI to make ‘Rubberz’ anymore

It took long enough, but now LA rapper Fenix Flexin appears to have admitted using AI for the 80s synth pop-themed song "Rubberz." His comments follow…
How snails engineer their slime

How snails engineer their slime

Collagen and calcium work in tandem to achieve varying mechanical properties of different kinds of mucus.…
OpenAI’s expensive smart speaker will use moving parts to seem “more alive”

OpenAI’s expensive smart speaker will use moving parts to seem “more alive”

Gurman report claims OpenAI confirmed the speaker is not an Apple ripoff.…
The only instant cameras worth your money

The only instant cameras worth your money

There’s something magical about using instant cameras that smartphones can’t match. You can capture a moment, print it out, and then give the photo as…
OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful

OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful

OpenAI says it is pausing "internal activities" around an in-development AI model, Astra, because it doesn't yet meet new security standards the compa…
The Chinese Philosopher Americans Can’t Stop Fighting About

The Chinese Philosopher Americans Can’t Stop Fighting About

Yiyang Zhuge was already an intellectual celebrity in China. Her viral interview with Christopher Nolan made her famous in the US—and quickly turned h…
Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough

Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough

The appeal of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels has always been the way they make it easier to (re)discover classic films and ser…
99% of My Website Traffic Is Bots

99% of My Website Traffic Is Bots

Article URL: https://patronview.com/news/99-percent-of-my-website-traffic-is-bots/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49211386 Points:…
Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did

Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did

Microsoft Edge is ending support for the Manifest V2 extensions platform, which will cut off the uBlock Origin adblocker and others like it, just like…
Disney Plus tries a new AI-powered search

Disney Plus tries a new AI-powered search

Disney is testing a new AI-powered tool for Disney Plus that uses a natural language search, a voice query, or a suggested prompt to create a customiz…
What’s behind the Google AI shakeup

What’s behind the Google AI shakeup

Some of the biggest names on Google's AI team got new jobs this week. In some cases, including for legendary Googler Jeff Dean, those jobs are no long…
Grab the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy on 4K Blu-Ray for $50

Grab the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy on 4K Blu-Ray for $50

Looking to spend a weekend inside with a good binge? Gruv has The Lord of the Rings trilogy on 4K Blu-ray marked down to $49.99, just below Amazon’s p…
Birdfy’s smart bird feeder is on sale for just $60

Birdfy’s smart bird feeder is on sale for just $60

The Birdfy Feeder Rookie is a good option if you’re new to birdwatching or simply don’t want to spend a lot on a smart feeder, and several configurati…
Sony could release a cheaper version of its WH-1000XM4 headphones, according to leaks

Sony could release a cheaper version of its WH-1000XM4 headphones, according to leaks

Following the release of its premium and very expensive $650 The Collexion headphones in May, Sony could be taking its 1000X line of wireless noise-ca…
Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents

Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents

Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. The company says the browser uses less computing …
AI chatbots have failed people in crisis. Can that be fixed?

AI chatbots have failed people in crisis. Can that be fixed?

Clinicians and researchers say AI companies need to open up their safety data.…
Samsung’s Z Fold 8 Ultra is more of the same, but better than ever

Samsung’s Z Fold 8 Ultra is more of the same, but better than ever

What makes the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra so Ultra? Samsung's first foldable with the Ultra name isn't a souped-up version of the regular Fold 8, a…
Werewolf transformed my old gadgets into USB-C powered ones

Werewolf transformed my old gadgets into USB-C powered ones

When I haul my 27-inch desktop monitor into the garage to film fun gadget videos… or want to play Japanese SNES games with friends… or lose the AC ada…
The world's biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun's surface

The world's biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun's surface

We expected them to be there, but they had previously been too small to see.…
ByteDance trains massive AI model in bid to rival Anthropic

ByteDance trains massive AI model in bid to rival Anthropic

TikTok owner training a model with 10 trillion parameters.…
Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment

Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment

"Most people have completely forgotten how chaotic it really was."…
New Mexico court orders Meta to pay additional $567M in child safety case

New Mexico court orders Meta to pay additional $567M in child safety case

Meta's total fine has raked up to $942 million in this case…
The best classic slasher movie you’ll never watch

The best classic slasher movie you’ll never watch

Starting with the original in Camp Miasma in 1980, the horror franchise went on to have a long life. There were multiple sequels, spinoffs in the form…
Trying to explain One Night Only’s tech-enforced sex dystopia

Trying to explain One Night Only’s tech-enforced sex dystopia

From the omnipresent One Night Only trailer, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the movie glosses over its terrifying and absurd premise - in otherwi…
Why does Apple keep banning Telegram, but never X?

Why does Apple keep banning Telegram, but never X?

For roughly an hour this week, Telegram vanished from Apple's App Store. Even during that blip, it was a stunning absence for such a major app: an ave…
Ratio vs. Simply Good: Which Plastic-Free Coffee Maker Is Best?

Ratio vs. Simply Good: Which Plastic-Free Coffee Maker Is Best?

Microplastics are in everything, especially your coffee. A new generation of plastic-free drip coffee brewers is trying to change this.…
The Hottest New AI Chatbot Is Just a Guy Answering Your Questions

The Hottest New AI Chatbot Is Just a Guy Answering Your Questions

WIRED spoke with Tucker Bryant, an artist and former Google employee who created ChatTJB to get people to reflect on the “strange moment” we’re in.…
Meta ordered to pay an additional $567 million in public nuisance ruling

Meta ordered to pay an additional $567 million in public nuisance ruling

Meta has been ordered to pay $567 million in the second phase of New Mexico's landmark child safety case, bringing total charges to nearly $1 billion …