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A new experimental Google app for Windows
Today, we’re launching a new experimental Google app for Windows in Labs to help you find what you need, faster.Now you can search without switching windows or interrupt…
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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 31,693 posts.
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Clubhouse doesn’t value privacy, security or accessibility
It is tempting to excuse Clubhouse’s flaws as growing pains, but the app’s design and rollout illustrate just how little Silicon Valley and its venture capital backers have learned.
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New 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 on sale now at $120
Announcing the 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 for use cases that need more capacity, available now at $120. Plus new Raspberry Pi Carbon Removal Credits.
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Telegram: No-SIM Signup, Auto-Delete All Chats, Topics 2.0 and more
With this update, you can have a Telegram account without a SIM card and set up a global timer to automatically delete messages in all new chats. Topics in groups are now even more powerful – and available for groups with 100+ members.
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Apple’s macOS Ventura – New Security Changes
With macOS 13, Apple have made some bold and potentially disruptive changes to Mac security. We explore them here.
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Oxford vaccine shows sustained protection of 76% in 3-month gap til second dose
Analyses reveal single standard dose efficacy from day 22 to day 90 post vaccination of 76% with protection not falling in this three-month periodAfter the second dose vaccine efficacy from two standard doses is 82.4% with the 3-month interval being used in the UK. (82.4% effective, with a 95% confidence interval of…
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History of the Nautilus loudspeaker
Nautilus is all that and more. Despite being almost 30 years old, this remarkable loudspeaker can still turn heads and win hearts.
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Our Response to Mississippi's Age Assurance Law
A new Mississippi law requires us to block full access to Bluesky unless all users complete age checks. We have concerns about this law’s implementation.
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Managers exploit loyal workers over less committed colleagues
DURHAM, N.C. – Company loyalty is a double-edged sword, according to a new study. Managers target loyal workers over less committed colleagues when doling out unpaid work and additional job tasks.
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The global population pyramid
Global demographic transition signals a shift from young, growing populations to older, stable ones, reshaping societies and economies.
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Saying Goodbye to OpenSubtitles.org API
Attention Subtitles Enthusiasts! Big Changes Ahead for OpenSubtitles.org API As the familiar landscape of online movie subtitle searches undergoes a transformation, OpenSubtitles.org has announced the end of its original API service in 2022. A significant shift in its system has been set in motion, marking the end of…
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The /unblock API from Browserless: dodging bot detection as a service
The /unblock API clears away bot fingerprints at the CDP level, to truly humanize your Puppeteer automations.
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The threat from within
Former Provost John Etchemendy, in a recent speech before the Stanford Board of Trustees, outlined challenges higher education is facing in the coming years. Following is an excerpt from that talk.
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Using ChatGPT to make Bash palatable
Brev.Dev Instances Console
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How the .0001% Made Its Money
America’s .0001% is becoming more meritocratic - to an extent.
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EC2 Dedicated Hosts
Last month, I announced that we would soon be making EC2 Dedicated Hosts available. As I wrote at the time, this model allows you to control the mapping of EC2 instances to the underlying physical servers. Dedicated Hosts allow you to: Bring Your Own Licenses – You can bring your existing server-based licenses for…
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Nine years of Go
Happy 9th birthday, Go!
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Thunderbird 115.4.0
Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!
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OneWeb files for bankruptcy
Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO satellite constellation delivers global, low-latency, high-speed connectivity on land, at sea, and in the air.
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India is now producing the world’s cheapest solar power
As the costs of generating cleaner energy continue to fall, there is growing potential to speed up the transition to a zero-carbon future.
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If SaaS Products Sell Themselves, Why Do We Need Sales?
BY MARK CRANNEY One of the myths of SaaS is that the products are so good, so easy to use, so quick to deploy … that the product sells itself. Given the popularity of try-before-you-buy and freemium-to-premium models for software as a service, it’s easy to see where that myth comes from. But as many...
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Why Does Your Company Deserve More Money?
The hardest conversation I have to have with a founder is when they’ve spent their 1-2 million dollar angel round but haven’t found product market fit [https://blog.ycombinator.com/the-real-product-market-fit/]. Unfortunately, I have to ask them a very unforgiving question: why does your company deserve more money?…
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The Secret Behind Qualcomm's Margins? Patents
How Qualcomm mixes licensing and its product business to produce industry-beating profit margins, showcasing the importance of a patent licensing business