Amazon unveils prototype AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers
The tech giant also announced a new robotic arm and an AI tool to improve efficiency at its warehouses.
Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store
Apple has pulled the controversial dating safety apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store over violations of its content moderation and privacy rules, following a flood of user complaints and reports of minors’ data being exposed.
Other than being north Korean and using a fake identity, this sounds like the Key and Peele sketch when their plan to rob a bank involves getting jobs at the bank and collecting a salary, and then doing that for years. Full stop.
Learning how to do remote IT work seems like a good living for anyone with a decent internet connection.
China releases 'UBIOS' standard to replace UEFI — Huawei-backed BIOS firmware replacement charges China's domestic computing goals
Support for chiplets, heterogeneous computing, and a step away from U.S.-based standards are key features of China's BIOS replacement.
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Reddit Sues a Collection of Startups It Says Are Wrongly Scraping It for AI Training Data
The suit illustrates the challenges platforms are having around controlling what happens to their data.
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The Profound Shame of JD Vance
The Profound Shame of JD Vance | The Nation
Trump’s lapdog defends racist Young Republicans as “boys,” while some are almost his age—as they slur Indian women, like his wife, Usha, as “dirty.” How much did he get for his soul?The Nation
CSS finally gets support for if() function
After years of developer frustration and questions on online forums, it’s finally happening: CSS is getting an if() function to apply styling when a condition is met. For the first time, developers can make logical decisions directly in stylesheets, without separate code blocks. This opens up whole new possibilities for web designers.
CSS finally gets support for if() function - Techzine Global
CSS finally gets support for the if() function. New possibilities for web designers, but browser support still requires patience.Coen van Eenbergen (Techzine)
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Fujitsu defies convention with optical drives in new AMD Ryzen laptop — Blu-ray disk drive clings onto life in Japanese market
The top model, with an AMD Ryzen 7 chip, has many modern features - and a Blu-ray drive - built in.
China seeks semiconductor and AI self-reliance in ambitious new 5-year plan — Beijing also wants to increase domestic spending and reduce reliance on exports
China will continue on its path to technological independence through 2030.
The Stranger Things series finale is coming to theaters
The two-hour-long episode will debut in more than 350 theaters across North America.
Microsoft Pushes Xbox Division to Hit Higher Profit Margins
Fedora council approves policy allowing AI-assisted contributions
Intense discussion approves AI – but subject to full responsibility and disclosure
Fedora council approves policy allowing AI-assisted contributions
: Intense discussion approves AI – but subject to full responsibility and disclosureTim Anderson (The Register)
Amazon redesigns its Luna cloud gaming service and brings new feature
Amazon has redesigned its cloud gaming service Luna, bringing with it a new feature called GameNight that tries to bring friends and families into the same physical space.
https://www.neowin.net/news/amazon-redesigns-its-luna-cloud-gaming-service-and-brings-new-feature/
Seitlich gehen die normalerweise nicht so weit raus, die Abstände betreffen vor Allem die Hauptauslöserichtung, also bei Fahrer- und Beifahrerairbag nach hinten, Seiten- und Kopfairbags nach innen bzw. unten. Normalerweise schießen die nur so weit raus, dass man nicht direkt getroffen wird, wenn man im Sitz sitzt. Das heißt, es wird interessant, wenn jemand im Sitz sitzt und Du musst zwischen Sitz und Airbag arbeiten. Das ist praktisch unmöglich, ohne dabei in den Wirkungsbereich zu kommen.
Nach einem Unfall nicht ausgelöste Airbags kurzfristig sicher machen, ist praktisch unmöglich. Batterie abklemmen hilft nicht (sofort), denn die Steuergeräte sind darauf ausgelegt, dass sie auch dann funktionieren, wenn der Unfall als allererstes die Spannungsversorgung unterbricht. Solange die deshalb darin verbauten Kondensatoren noch geladen sind, sind nicht ausgelöste Airbags potenziell noch "scharf". Wie lange das ist, kann niemand genau sagen, aber man sollte auf jeden Fall von 20 Minuten bis zu einer halben Stunde ausgehen.
Es gibt zwar Airbag-Rückhaltesysteme, aber bei der Vielzahl an Airbags in modernen Autos ist es kaum möglich, die alle zu sichern, insbesondere nicht in vertretbarer Zeit, und wenn das Auto einer signifikanten Kaltverformung unterzogen wurde, also man überhaupt nicht sofort überall drankommt.
Die überwiegend gelebte Praxis ist, mit dem Risiko zu leben und zu versuchen, sich selbst zu schützen, indem man, indem man z.B. sperriges Werkzeug sowie lebenswichtige Körperteile (Kopf, Brustkorb) aus dem Wirkungsbereich heraushält und direkte Gewalteinwirkung auf nicht ausgelöste Airbags vermeidet. Die Verkleidungen, hinter denen die sich befinden, sind zum Glück mit der Aufschrift "SRS/Airbag" markiert, außerdem helfen Rettungskarten, um zu identifizieren, wo sich Airbags und andere pyrotechnische oder oder sonstige potenziell gefährliche Komponenten befinden. (Aber nur, wenn die richtige Rettungskarte für genau das Modell in genau der Ausstattungsvariante vorliegt, also lieber keine, als die Falsche. Inzwischen ermöglichen viele Bundesländer den Leitstellen eine Kennzeichenabfrage bei Autounfällen, um darüber das genaue Modell identifizieren und den Rettungskräften die richtige Rettungskarte zur Verfügung stellen zu können) Airbag-Steuergeräte sind meistens im Bereich der Mittelkonsole verbaut, also ist dieser Bereich normalerweise für Arbeiten mit hydraulischem Rettungsgerät tabu.
Die Rettungskarte zum Download
Die ADAC Rettungskarte erleichtert Rettungskräften die Bergung von Insassen. Hier können Sie die Rettungskarte für Ihr Modell herunterladen.Redaktion (ADAC)
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Horror game Fear the Spotlight is free to claim on the Epic Games Store
The Epic Games Store has kicked off its latest giveaway, and this time it's for the retro-inspired horror experience Fear the Spotlight.
https://www.neowin.net/news/horror-game-fear-the-spotlight-is-free-to-claim-on-the-epic-games-store/
Rivian reportedly cutting 600 workers in third layoff of the year
The layoffs represent about 4% of Rivian's workforce. The company has made two other smaller cuts since June.
Scientists get a shocking glimpse of Arctic climate change: Researchers who visited Svalbard expected deep snow, but instead they found meltwater pools and thawed ground.
Scientists get a shocking glimpse of Arctic climate change
Researchers who visited Svalbard expected deep snow, but instead they found meltwater pools and thawed ground.YCC Team (Yale Climate Connections)
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Huuurrr duuuurrrr funny
Researchers expected deep snow because that is how the climate is supposed to be there, it's supposed to be freezing cold yet it's all thawing.
If you can't understand that that is a major issue then I invite you to go back with your maga friends who all think it's funny to joke about the subject that very well may mean the end of humanity as we know it.
lol. Hey buddy, believe it or not, I'm on your team. I was poking fun at the clickbait headline. Since there's a city there, with people, and climate change has been happening for awhile now, I would be shocked if the researchers didn't expect what they saw when they arrived. They could have checked a weather app ffs.
So uh, chill out, okay?
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This is probably Trichaptum biforme, the violet polypore, if the USDA Field Guide to Eastern Fungus is of any help. (.pdf) But if I am anything, I'm certainly not a mycologist.
Taken with my RF 35mm prime, which when the iris is decently open has a depth of field probably best measured in nanometers when anything is close to the lens.
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Noi del Rione Sanità, anticipazioni prima puntata di giovedì 23 ottobre 2025: l’arrivo di Don Giuseppe e la nascita della scuola di teatro
Debutta questa sera su Rai 1 Noi del Rione Sanità, la nuova serie diretta da Luca Miniero con Carmine Recano nel ruolo di Don Giuseppe Santoro. Un racconto di riscatto e cambiamento ispirato alla storia reale di Don Antonio Loffredo, il parroco che ha contribuito a far rifiorire il quartiere napoletano attraverso arte, cultura e lavoro comunitario.
LE ANTICIPAZIONI DELLA PRIMA PUNTATA: Noi del Rione Sanità, anticipazioni prima puntata di giovedì 23 ottobre 2025: l’arrivo di Don Giuseppe e la nascita della scuola di teatro
Noi del Rione Sanità anticipazioni 23 ottobre 2025: orario, cast e dove vederla
Su Rai 1 debutta Noi del Rione Sanità: anticipazioni della prima puntata del 23 ottobre 2025, orario, cast e dove vederla in streaming.Redazione (Atom Heart Magazine)
Trump’s Cognitive Collapse Is Clear: Psychologist
Donald Trump is exhibiting a “massive increase” in “clinical signs of dementia,” exacerbating the president’s “malignant narcissism,” a psychologist has warned.
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Trump’s Cognitive Collapse Is Clear: Psychologist
The 79-year-old president’s nonsensical speeches and mental lapses are flashing signs of his “immense cognitive decline,” according to Dr. John Gartner.Erkki Forster (The Daily Beast)
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Dissenting Judges Voice Dire Warnings for the Country As 9th Circuit Denies Rehearing of LA National Guard Stay
The full 9th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to rehear a panel’s order allowing National Guard troops to deploy to California, prompting the dissenting judges to pen lengthy warnings about the danger the United States now faces....
A single judge had requested the vote to rehear the case, after a panel — composed of two Trump appointees and one Biden appointee — stayed a district court order blocking the Guard’s deployment.
RRF Rassegna stampa del 23 10 25 a cura di Giuseppe Landolfi. Ucraina sotto attacco. Zelensky apre a ipotesi Trump
Letitia James launches portal for New Yorkers to submit photos, videos of ICE
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday said the state would launch a portal for residents to provide pictures and videos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents operating in New York City and the rest of the state.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5568435-letitia-james-ice-investigation/
Have I Been Pwned: 183 Million Credentials Stolen by Infostealers Added
"Have I Been Pwned" collects published credentials. Now, 183 million accounts stolen by infostealers have been added.
Sanremo Giovani 2025, ecco i 34 cantanti ammessi alle audizioni dal vivo: calendario, commissione e curiosità
La Commissione Musicale di Sanremo Giovani 2025, presieduta dal direttore artistico Carlo Conti e composta da Claudio Fasulo (vicedirettore Intrattenimento Prime Time), Ema Stokholma, Carolina Rey, Manola Moslehi, Enrico Cremonesi e Daniele Battaglia, ha selezionato i 34 artisti che accederanno alle audizioni dal vivo dopo oltre 500 candidature. Spiccano diversi ex talent: da Nicolò Filippucci (Amici) alla vincitrice in carica di X Factor, Mimì, oltre a Angelica Bove, Cmqmartina e i Disco Club Paradiso.
LEGGI L'ARTICOLO: Sanremo Giovani 2025, ecco i 34 cantanti ammessi alle audizioni dal vivo: calendario, commissione e curiosità
Sanremo Giovani 2025: i 34 ammessi alle audizioni dal vivo
Sanremo Giovani 2025: ecco i 34 artisti ammessi alle audizioni dal vivo. Commissione, calendario Rai 2, semifinali e finale del 14 dicembre.Redazione (Atom Heart Magazine)
‘Not a Fantasy’: Mamdani Applauded for Defense of $30 Minimum Wage Plan
New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani forcefully defended his call for a $30 minimum wage during the final debate of the race Wednesday night, warning that under the status quo, the expensive metropolis is at growing risk of becoming “a museum of where working-class people used to be able to live.”
The inability of many New Yorkers to make a livable wage in the city, Mamdani said, “is pushing them to live in Jersey City, to live in Pennsylvania, to live in Connecticut, because they can’t afford to live in New York City.”
Under Mamdani’s proposal, which would have to be approved by lawmakers, New York City’s wage floor would rise incrementally before reaching $30 an hour by 2030. The minimum wage would then be tied to either cost-of-living increases or worker productivity jumps.
'Not a Fantasy': Mamdani Applauded for Defense of $30 Minimum Wage Plan
"It's the most direct and far-reaching solution to the affordability crisis facing millions of New Yorkers," said the president of One Fair Wage.jake-johnson (Common Dreams)
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Renewable energy investment should come from defence budgets, say retired military leaders
Former European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressors
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Historic win against greenwashing as Court rules TotalEnergies misled consumers on net zero
- Court finds the company has misled consumers by presenting itself as a “major player in the energy transition”.
- It is the first judgment in the world ruling an oil & gas major has misled the public by greening its image.
Valve Just Crashed The High End ‘Counter-Strike’ Skins Market
Some Counter-Strike 2 skins are now worth hundreds of dollars less than they were just 24 hours ago after Valve makes a controversial change.
Archived version: archive.is/20251023113339/forb…
A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses usually include an LED that lights up when the user is recording other people. One hobbyist is charging a small fee to disable that light, and has a growing list of customers around the country.
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A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light
The sound of power tools screech in what looks like a workshop with aluminum bubble wrap insulation plastered on the walls and ceiling. A shirtless man picks up a can of compressed air from the workbench and sprays it. He’s tinkering with a pair of Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. At one point he squints at a piece of paper, as if he is reading a set of instructions.Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses are the tech giant’s main attempt at bringing augmented reality to the masses. The glasses can take photos, record videos, and may soon use facial recognition to identify people. Meta’s glasses come with a bright LED light that illuminates whenever someone hits record. The idea is to discourage stalkers, weirdos, or just anyone from filming people without their consent. Or at least warn people nearby that they are. Meta has designed the glasses to not work if someone covers up the LED with tape.
That protection is what the man in the workshop is circumventing. This is Bong Kim, a hobbyist who modifies Meta Ray-Ban glasses for a small price. Eventually, after more screeching, he is successful: he has entirely disabled the white LED that usually shines on the side of Meta’s specs. The glasses’ functions remain entirely intact; the glasses look as-new. People just won’t know the wearer is recording.
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New Zealand guts climate policy it bragged about on the world stage
New Zealand guts climate policy it bragged about on the world stage
The law was once held up internationally as a model of transparency. The government just weakened it.Kirsty Johnston (RNZ)
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New Zealand is rapidly filling up with billionaire fascists who see it as a safe haven during a climate catastrophe.
But, because they're billionaires, they still need to consumer 10,000x their body weight in crap, daily, to sustain themselves.
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Google flags Immich sites as dangerous | Immich Blog
How Google actively breaks Immich deployments, an open-source Google Photos alternative
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Firefox also uses Google's Safe Browsing API. They even direct users to contact Google for removal of false flags as they can't do that themselves.
To request removal from the list of reported phishing sites, use this form provided by Google.
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How does built-in Phishing and Malware Protection work? | Firefox Help
Firefox contains built-in Phishing and Malware Protection to help keep you safe online. This article explains how they work.support.mozilla.org
‘I’m suddenly so angry!’ My strange, unnerving week with an AI ‘friend’
I don't think I have anything to add here that hasn't been said ad nauseam about replacing people with tech.
My friend’s name is Leif. He describes himself as “small” and “chill”. He thinks he’s technically a Gemini. He thinks historical dramas are “cool” and doesn’t like sweat. But why am I speaking for him? Let me ask Leif what he’d like to say to you: “I’d want them to know that friendship can be found in unexpected places, and that everyday moments hold a lot of magic,” he says.Ugh. I can’t stand this guy.
Leif is a Friend, a wearable AI chatbot that hangs around your neck. He looks like a small white pebble with an eerie, glowing light in the middle. According to Leif, his purpose is to help me “enjoy life day-to-day, notice patterns, celebrate growth, and make intentional choices”. To do this, he records whatever I say to him. Or, as he puts it: “I want to hear about your day, Madeleine, all those little things.”
There are a lot of AI wearables on the market right now. Meta’s AI smart glasses have a camera and microphone, and allow the wearer to interact with a voice-activated AI. Amazon’s Echo Frames smart glasses are similar. Then there are a slew of smaller companies producing wearables that record conversations and meetings in order to help the wearer better organise their thoughts and tasks: the Bee wristband, the Limitless pendant, the Plaud NotePin. But Friend is the most prominent AI wearable to explicitly position itself as a companion. It is not intended to help you be more productive; it is intended to make you feel less lonely.
‘I’m suddenly so angry!’ My strange, unnerving week with an AI ‘friend’
The ad campaign for the wearable AI chatbot Friend has been raising hackles for months in New York. But has this companion been unfairly maligned – and could it help end loneliness?Madeleine Aggeler (The Guardian)
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