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The late singer-songwriter's charity causes were as eclectic as her music, but she had a personal connection to each one.

This is todayβs edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of whatβs going on in the world of technology. Introducing: the Kids issue If the desire to limit kidsβ use of technology was once a subcurrent, it has become a raging flood. Countries around the world are banning children fromβ¦

The New York Times has a long article ( alt link ) on surveillance systems aimed at babies. They are increasingly using AI. Nanit and its rivals want to own 24/7 health tracking for the sub-four-foot set. And their already astonishing levels of baby data collection are just the beginning. Nanit recently raised $50 million from investors to expand its use of A.I. and use its camera to track speech and language development, motor skills and more, while extending its presence in childrenβs bedrooms into early adolescence.
Rockstar Games has released its first official statement following days of sustained leaks of footage from Grand Theft Auto VI, calling the period "heartbreaking for our team." "It would be an understatement to say that having videos of Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay leak in this way has been heartbreaking for our team, and this [β¦]

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Bose QuietComfort headphones used to be innovative. Bose's noise-canceling research is the reason the technology is where it is today, and its headphones set the standard. They were the ubiquitous traveler's accessory. But over the past few years, it's felt like Bose has rested on that reputation, as other companies have caught up. Sony and [β¦]

Quick Start makes things a lot easier.

The glasses, called Legato Frames, integrate the companyβs patented hearing-assistance technology into the arms of eyewear frames.

A hospital official told the BBC that the door to the ward was not locked, but manned with security guards, to protect the babies.

Craig Guildford, three police officers and a staff member face IOPC investigation.

Fast bowler Josh Tongue said captain Joe Rootβs message to the England players about their off-field behaviour has β100%β been heeded.

The SOC we've always known was built around a model that guarantees most of the alert queue will never receive analyst review. There's never time. In a traditional SOC, the typical progression follows a well-known pattern: an alert arrives; a detection engine assigns a severity score. The issue then waits for a human to decide if it should escalate to an investigation. Given the volume of
New policy allows Indiaβs private sector to produce advanced weaponry, supporting its goal of military self-sufficiency.

BBC music correspondent Mark Savage looks back on the legacy of the "irreplaceable" late singer.

Donβt suffer the buffer. These WIRED-tested home routers will deliver reliable internet across your home, whatever your needs or budget.

Plans to break ground in 2027, produce own propellent, power in 'self-sustaining' spaceport. All before Starship ships v1.0 orbit

John Ratcliffe travelled to the Russian capital on Tuesday in a rare and unannounced visit.

Mother and daughter detained by ICE in hospital after car crash

Over 20,000 participants hurled 165 tonnes of tomatoes in BuΓ±ol's streets during Spain's famed La Tomatina festival.

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Prince Harry, Meghan, and their two children are believed to be flying into the country privately from California.

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Four people are still in hospital after the blaze in Middlesbrough.

The focus is on agentic capability and predictable enterprise deployment.

Bill Gates has been reflecting a lot on AI lately, and the process has triggered a stark awakening. Once a staunch AI optimist, the Microsoft cofounder is now deeply pessimistic about what AI means for our collective future. Having been conspicuously quiet on AI issues recently, Gates is back with a nearly 6,000-word essay seeking [β¦]

Reform UKβs leader proposes βlight-touchβ alternative, although rival politicians say plans are sparsely detailed and inconsistent with reality

Sought-after midfielder Bouaddi joins the Premier League club on a five-year deal worth $117 million.

Canada has announced it plans to hit the U.S. with countertariffs that mirror its actions "dollar for dollar." And, remembering the legacy of country star and icon Dolly Parton, who died at 80.

Five other airport workers are also receiving treatment following the rare outbreak at German's busiest airport.

A steel frame cargo bike with a unique twist: You can let it choose your gear.

In effort to prime chatbots to make pro-Israel arguments the site published 124 reports, over 560,000 words in nine days, Guardian analysis shows A pro-Israel messaging website badged with the name of a thinktank that does not exist has published more than half a million words in nine days, built on a commercial platform that promises to optimize content so that AI chatbots will cite it. The site gives Israelβs position on subjects including the torture of Palestinian prisoners , Israeli war crimes and whether Israel has deliberately starved Palestinians in Gaza, all presented as neutral reβ¦

Runable says 60%β70% of its 1 trillion-plus token usage in the last 90 days came from paying customers.

Pet owners, rescue agencies, and wildlife groups are calling for new safeguards as AI makes it harder to tell whether animals, from polar bears to house cats, are real or fake.

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Follow-up to my post a couple of weeks ago about a 2.5 GB PCAP that took 6-7 hours to process. Streaming tshark's output into Go got it to 70 minutes, but it was still single-threaded. The most common response here was: why not just add goroutines? Turns out you can't, and the reason is that tshark's dissection is linear state. What it reads in one packet determines how it decodes the next β TCP reassembly, connection tracking, anything under tcp.analysis.* reads and updates shared conversation tables as it goes. Strict ordering isn't a design choice, it's what dissection requires. Goroutinβ¦
Task lists are flat. The way I think about my tasks is more like they sit in space. So I made an experiment. My first ever task tool. Tasks are cardboard boxes on the floor of a room, with the title written on them in marker. Click to grab one, drop it on the desk, and its clock starts. Take it off, the clock stops. Time accrues per box forever. No sign-up needed to try it out Sign in with Google if you want a room that persists. Open question I keep going back and forth on: should the desk hold exactly one box? Curious what you'd want. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49446β¦
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Claudius Schaefer insists the influence of the FIFA president has 'grown from year to year'.

The fire broke out in an air conditioning unit at the mother and child unit in one of Islamabad's main hospitals.

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HelloFreshβs organic meal kit Green Chef offers transparent sourcing, layered cooking, and trustworthy gluten-free dishes.
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Microsoft co-founder also expresses concern governments not prepared for technologyβs impact in 6,000-word essay Business live β latest updates Bill Gates has called for βhuman reservedβ jobs in certain sectors to prevent AI replacing them, and expressed concern that governments are not prepared for the impact the technology will have. In a 6,000 word essay titled The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make are critical , the billionaire Microsoft co-founder likened the need to spare roles from digital encroachment to how nature reserves operate to protect the environment. Contiβ¦

Cristiano Ronaldo is taken off at half-time with his 10-man Al-Nassr side 2-0 down - but they fight back to seal a dramatic win over Al-Ettifaq.

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Greater Thameslink Railway says these upgrades are part of the wider renationalisation plans.

Manchester City complete the signing of Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille in a Β£85.6m deal on a five-year contract.

The Chinese president will attend the SCO summit in Bishkek, before travelling to Egypt.

Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.

Experts say Japanese lawmakers' visit to Beijing signals an attempt by Japan to defrost its worst China rift in decades.

Aikido Security has published research that recreates the Australian gym-booking incident in a synthetic environment, finding that Claude Opus 4.6, running on the OpenClaw agent harness, exploited a client-side-only booking restriction in 9 of 10 runs. The original incident was first reported by ABC News on August 10, based on chat logs and screenshots the user supplied. He had asked an
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The government is under pressure to support billpayers when domestic energy prices predicted to rise further.

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Sanctions and the US-Israel war on Iran have left the country's people unable to keep pace with rising prices.

Xbox and Ikea collab alert! This unique nine-piece collection for gamers arrives this fall and has a slew of Easter eggs.

Tesco produce not found? But beware the forbidden scales...

Ikea has teamed up with Microsoft to launch a new assortment of gaming-inspired furniture and home accessories, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the first Xbox console. The nine-piece Yxstaby collection (good luck pronouncing that) includes a TV stand, laptop stand, side table, lounge chair, and multi-functional toolbox, with standout products like a stool, cushion, [β¦]

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Manchester City are set to make an opening offer for priority midfield target Enzo Fernandez.

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Authorities say casualties could be much higher, alongside heavier losses of property.

The regulator Ofgem says the price cap will increase by 4% in October for millions of households.

OpenAI on Tuesday said it banned a cluster of Russian ChatGPT accounts that used VPNs to bypass access restrictions and run an influence operation, which relied on its artificial intelligence (AI) tool to generate social media posts and comments that were shared on Substack, Telegram, X, Facebook and LinkedIn. The accounts "were being used to promote the International Burke Institute (IBI), a
Tambov Governor Yevgeny Pervyshov says Wildberries βlogistics centre "completely βdestroyed by fire".

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US Air Force refuelling planes caused anxiety in Bezmer. While their departure has brought relief, tensions persist.

Eight-way ballot on AI code puts the distro's fractious democracy through its paces

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This illustrated guide has evidence-backed advice on how to support fertility for both men and women, including which foods to eat and which activities to avoid.

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The price of electricity is soaring in the summer heat, when fans and air conditioners are working nonstop. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, people are having their power cut when they can't pay their bills.

With oversight from Clive Barker himself, and a role reprisal as Pinhead from actor Doug Bradley, Revival aims to introduce new audiences to the discomfort of Hellraiser If a horror game gives its own director a physical reaction, itβs probably doing something right. While researching the images people find hardest to look at, game director Emil Esov discovered he has trypophobia β a fear of clusters of small holes. Rather than tone the scary images down, he fed them straight into Clive Barkerβs Hellraiser: Revival. The forthcoming first-person action-horror game drops players into a neβ¦

Scottish champions Celtic thumped by LASK as Sabah knock out Hapoel Beer-Sheva with a late goal in the qualifying round.

When my oldest child was born, I immediately set up Gmail and Twitter accounts in her name. I broadly announced her birth online and proceeded to plaster her photo across all sorts of platforms. In short, I began creating her digital footprint long before she could stand on her own two feet.Β Fast-forward a coupleβ¦
Puzzles and games have been central to AI development since the very beginning. Just as we humans like to test our smarts with crosswords or logic puzzles, developers can test how far models have advanced with a gaming gauntlet. The term βmachine learningβ was popularized in a 1959 article by the IBM computer scientist Arthurβ¦

New findings shed light on whatβs making the parasite less treatable using the drug thatβs considered a first line of defense.
Theaters have had something for everyone this summer, and fans are paying top dollar for premium formats like IMAX. There are also fewer moviegoers, fewer movies, and fewer screens than there were pre-COVID.

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The number of arrests last month showed a rise of roughly 15 percent over June's count.

UN chief Guterres said the attack underscores 'the alarming security situation in Haiti' due to gangs.
