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‘Pure insanity’: Mathematicians will need years to make sense of OpenAI’s latest drop
Careers upended overnight, academics will have to separate solutions from slop while OpenAI moves on. “Staggering.” “Overwhelming.” “Unprecedented.” “Surreal.” “Pure insanity.” Those were among the descriptions more than three dozen mathematicians reached for in conversations with The Verge as they tried to make sense of the flood of mathematical results OpenAI abruptly dropped on the field this week. Amid the awe, excitement, and uncertainty over the sheer scale of the deluge was a deep-seated…
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Apps & Logiciels
‘HomePad’ is coming next week, with three features I’ve long wanted
Apple’s long-rumored ‘HomePad’ product is finally set to be unveiled next Tuesday at the ‘Welcome home’ event. Here are three HomePad features I’ve been waiting a long time for. Digital picture frames are nothing new. But I’ve never owned one, in large part for two reasons: There are currently zero digital picture frames with native Apple Photos integration for an effort-free experience. But with the HomePad, rumors indicate there’s a Photos face available that…
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IT & Science & Technology
Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers
Battery storage is now cheaper than a type of natural gas power plant favored by many data center developers, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. On every continent and in each of the 43 markets that Wood Mackenzie surveyed, four-hour duration batteries were less expensive than open-cycle gas turbines. The consultancy predicts that the cost of electricity from batteries will continue to decline while electrons from gas turbines will only grow more…
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Tech News
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Gamma’s Grant Lee, Engine’s Elia Wallen, and GV’s Crystal Huang on landing your first 1,000 customers
You’ve built the product. Now you need customers. But when you’re starting from zero, there may be no marketing budget, established brand, or sales team to help you find them. So how do you get the first 1,000 people to take a chance on what you’ve built? At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Gamma CEO and co-founder Grant Lee, Engine founder and CEO Elia Wallen, and GV (Google Ventures) general partner Crystal Huang will take the…
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Apps & Logiciels
Googlebook’s app situation is a mess, and not just because things are missing
Having been using a Googlebook for the better part of a week, there are any number of headaches I could talk about, but easily the biggest problem I’m running into thus far is the app situation. Frankly, it’s a mess. Googlebook, like Chromebook, was never going to be in a “good” place for apps. The Android-based platform sets up a more capable foundation for the future but, without a major push from Google and…
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IA
Google dévoile Gemini Agent : l’IA devient vraiment un assistant personnel
Avec Gemini Agent, Google veut vraiment qu’on considère l’IA comme un assistant ou un secrétaire personnel. Lors de la conférence Gemini at Work 2026, Google a multiplié les annonces concernant son IA. L’une des plus importantes concerne Gemini Agent, décrit comme “un agent unique et universel pour le travail qui répond à vos questions, gère votre travail intellectuel, crée vos images et médias, et écrit et exécute du code”. Le principe est simple :…
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TL;DR ANBERNIC has unveiled the RG DDS, a new dual-screen handheld designed in the style of the Nintendo 3DS. It pairs the nostalgic design with powerful modern hardware, a built-in stylus, and a dedicated AI button. The RG DDS comes in three colors, but pricing and availability haven’t been announced yet. Nintendo may have moved on from the 3DS, but many of us still find something appealing about flipping open a handheld with two…
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Smartphones
Wean yourself off the Action Button before you get an iPhone Duo
The iPhone Duo more famously lacks Face ID, but it's also lost the Action Button. If that matters to you, it matters a lot, but there is something you can do. You don't know what you've got until it's gone. The iPhone Duo has no Action Button. Not to keep you hanging, the solution to losing the Action Button on the iPhone Duo is to create a near equivalent. You can replace one of…
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Tech News
Brendan Carr says he’ll let Pete Hegseth decide whether TV networks can air the public execution
The Pentagon is planning to livestream the execution of a convicted shooter, but the FCC Chairman says that the agency will ‘defer to Secretary Hegseth’ about if it will be broadcast. The Pentagon is planning to livestream the execution of a convicted shooter, but the FCC Chairman says that the agency will ‘defer to Secretary Hegseth’ about if it will be broadcast. FCC chairman Brendan Carr said he will defer to Secretary of Defense…
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IT & Science & Technology
NASA Just Made Nearly 1 TB of Artemis II Data Available to the Public
NASA has just released about 800 gigabytes of scientific data generated by the Artemis II mission. The archive documenting the astronauts’ return to the far side of the moon includes 11,000 full-resolution images and videos, 8.5 hours of spoken observations, notes taken by the astronauts, transcripts, and photographs from the cameras aboard the Orion capsule. The space agency describes this effort as the first set of planetary science data obtained outside Earth and—for the…
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Smartphones
Google rolling out Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7 for Pixel
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7 is now available for Pixel devices even as testing on QPR3 got underway last week. Report issues via the Android Beta Feedback app on Pixel devices. Access it from the application drawer or Quick Settings to file bugs in Google’s issue tracker. There’s also the Android Beta community on Reddit. Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7 system images are available for the Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel…
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Apps & Logiciels
HomeKit Weekly: Onvis releases a Matter over Thread outdoor smart plug with energy monitoring
Onvis has released a new outdoor smart plug that checks all the boxes you’d want in an outdoor smart plug: Matter over Thread, real-time energy monitoring, and IP65 weather resistance. If you’ve been looking for an outdoor plug that works natively with Apple Home without a hub of its own, this is a great option as you think outdoor lighting for Christmas, etc. HomeKit Weekly is a series focused on smart home accessories, automation…
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Apps & Logiciels
Apple marks first Apple TV 4K ‘vintage’ with new model imminent
The original Apple TV 4K from 2017 has just been added to Apple’s “vintage” products list. Here’s what that means. If you’re still running the first Apple TV 4K model, which debuted nearly a decade ago, repairs for the product might get more complicated soon. That’s because as spotted by MacRumors, the original Apple TV 4K has been marked “vintage” by Apple. The company keeps a list of vintage and obsolete products here on…
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Cybersécurité
Défaite de Canal+ dans sa lutte contre le piratage sportif : la justice française donne raison à Cloudfare
Cloudfare n’est pas obligé de bloquer les sites pirates au niveau de son résolveur DNS 1.1.1.1, tranche la justice française, au grand désarroi de Canal+. Canal+ a remporté de nombreuses batailles judiciaires contre différents intermédiaires de la chaîne d’accès à internet dans le cadre de sa lutte contre le piratage ces dernières années. Le groupe audiovisuel a par exemple obtenu le blocage de noms de domaine par Google. Mais pour une fois, la justice…
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IA
Nikon microscopic video competition winner disqualified for using generative AI
Nikon says it’s revisiting its competition rules after the original winner’s video was too good to be true. Nikon says it’s revisiting its competition rules after the original winner’s video was too good to be true. Nikon says the video that originally won first place in its Small World in Motion contest “did not comply with the competition rules regarding generative AI.” BBC reports that the original first place video from Dr. Ning Xu…
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Tech News
Google teases Fitbit Edge launch next week
It looks like Google is getting ready to take the wraps off its rumored Fitbit Edge next Monday. In a post on X, Google posted a picture of what appears to be the side of the fitness tracker, with the caption: “Get an Edge on your health. 10.12.26.” A trove of Fitbit Edge leaks has surfaced over the past couple of weeks. So far, details shared by Dealabs and Android Headlines suggest that the…
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IA
Master AI Chip Principles With New IEEE Design Program
Today’s engineers face an unprecedented acceleration in AI hardware complexity, as explained in the recent research article “Revisiting Edge AI: Opportunities and Challenges.” The article examines the rapid growth of edge AI and the challenges it creates, including resource constraints, model architecture limitations, and network demands across edge-AI deployments. The acceleration is driven by a fundamental shift in how modern AI models are built and scaled. As the models have become much larger and…
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Accessoires
Bose Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar review: A great home theater option all by itself
You won’t feel the need to immediately add a subwoofer to this one. We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When Bose proclaimed that the Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar was its "loudest, deepest and most immersive" model yet, I still assumed it would need a subwoofer." Yet when I first connected the company's latest soundbar to my TV, I quickly realized it didn't need the extra bass boost. The combination of CleanBass…
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Smartphones
Get your Galaxy S26: Samsung rolls out an October patch for lingering security issues
What you need to know Samsung is reportedly rolling out its October 2026 security patch to Galaxy S26 users in the U.S. The patch is ~530MB, and delivers over 60 security fixes for the flagship series. This October patch arrives a week (or two) after One UI 9 (Android 17) rolled out in the U.S. for S26 users. Samsung is reportedly rolling out its latest security update for its 2026 flagship phones. There are…
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Tech News
Orange lance Fast Pass 5G+ : il faut payer pour avoir une connexion stable au stade ou en concert
L’opérateur explique que cette fonctionnalité permet de continuer à utiliser son smartphone normalement lorsqu’on se trouve dans une foule, ce qui se traduit généralement par un réseau en souffrance. Au vu de l’actualité, on pense forcément aux manifestations, qui engendrent des regroupements massifs. Mais d’une manière générale, le Fast Pass 5G+ peut être utile au stade pour un match ou une compétition sportive et lors des concerts, événements lorsquels on a du mal à…
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Wearable
MacRumors Giveaway: Win an Apple Watch Series 12 and a Nylon Band From Southern Straps
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Southern Straps to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an Apple Watch Series 12 and a nylon band from Southern Straps to go along with it. Southern Straps is a California-based company that has been making high-quality bands for the Apple Watch since the device first launched in 2015, and the company's selection of bands offer a an alternative to Apple's bands in unique styles…
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Tech News
Cagnes-sur-Mer : analyser l’offre avant de réserver son pied-à-terre
Photographie du séjour Riviera Stays Cagnes Plage, issue du site officiel de l’exploitant. Choisir un pied-à-terre sur la Côte d’Azur suppose de distinguer la promesse publicitaire du détail opérationnel. L’offre publique de Riviera Stays pour Cagnes Plage fournit des éléments concrets : surface, étage, équipements et état de publication. Cette analyse propose une méthode de lecture de l’offre, non un constat de performance. Elle vise à aider le dirigeant à évaluer la pertinence du…
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J’ai testé le TV Sony Bravia 3 II de 65 pouces : le traitement d’image Sony et l’antireflet à le prix doux
Ce test est valable pour les variantes suivantes : La série de téléviseurs Bravia 3 II remplace les Bravia 3 de 2024 dans la gamme Sony. Elle est déclinée en sept tailles (43, 50, 55, 65, 75, 85 et 100 pouces) et j’ai testé le 65 pouces. Il s’agit d’un téléviseur LCD à rétroéclairage Direct LED, sans zones de gradation locale. Il emprunte pourtant plusieurs ingrédients aux modèles plus chers de la marque :…
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IT & Science & Technology
Intel is reportedly launching new CPUs on old sockets that support DDR4 memory
This is, of course, due to the AI-fueled RAMpocalypse. We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Intel is reportedly releasing new CPUs built on LGA 1700 sockets, according to motherboard manufacturer Gigabyte. The LGA 1700 has been around since 2021, which is a really long time in processor land. Why use relatively ancient technology in brand-new processors that are set to release next year? It all comes down to the price…
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