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Early adopters of Apple's $3,500 Vision Pro mixed-reality headset report widespread disappointment a year after its February 2024 launch, with many devices now unused due to physical discomfort and social awkwardness, according to customers who spoke with WSJ.
"It's just collecting dust," said Dustin Fox, a Virginia realtor who has used his headset only four times in the past year. "It's way too heavy. I can't wear it for more than 20 or 30 minutes without it hurting my neck." Customers told the paper tha
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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Qualcomm is making a nearly $4 billion bet that the next big AI fight will not be won by chips alone. The company said Wednesday it plans to acquire AI startup Modular in an all-stock deal valued at about $3.92 ... Read more ›
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Zoox, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, unveiled a new look for its boxy, bidirectional robotaxi, calling it the "next evolution" of the vehicle intended for mass production. The company is currently operating a free robotaxi service in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Austin, and Miami while it waits for the federal government to approve […] Read more ›
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8BitDo announced a new version of its all-button Arcade Controller that debuted a little over a year ago. The new Arcade Controller Pro looks similar to 8BitDo's original with a leverless (or Hitbox) design that replaces joysticks with buttons for improved precision and responsiveness. The new Pro version comes with upgrades that include an even […] Read more ›
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Ancient Slashdot reader Mark Round writes: Longtime reader here (since mid-1999 -- Hot Grits! Oog the Caveman! Beowulf clusters!), and I can still remember posting back on Slashdot's own 5th anniversary. Time's rolled on: my own blog just turned 25, and it's now roughly 40 years since I first sat down at a computer. So I went digging through archive.org, old backups, and a box of ZIP disks, and wrote... Read more ›
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Greenvolt Next, part of Greenvolt Group, a leading renewable energy solutions provider, has announced it has won the contract to install three solar farm sites across Co. Cork for Amarenco. Amarenco is an Irish-founded, European renewable energy company employing over 200 people. It invests in long-term energy infrastructure and works to deliver projects that support […] Read more ›
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is my all-time favorite game — these are the Nintendo Switch 2 accessories and merchandise I'm shopping for until the game releases Read more ›
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As usual, there's a mountain of Kindle deals to choose from this Prime Day — take our quiz to find the right model for you. Read more ›
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OpenAI, Google and others all submit their latest models for White House review – Meta urged to do the same. Read more ›
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Fuse Games has revealed that Star Wars: Galactic Racer features a synergy system with status effects that impact the players' vehicles. Read more ›
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A fatal traffic collision occurred in Katy, Texas, involving a Tesla Model 3 that was allegedly operating with a driver-assistance system engaged. According to a news release from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the incident took place around 8:03 p.m. on June 19, when the driver, Michael Butler, failed to maintain a single lane. The vehicle subsequently drifted off the roadway and crashed into a brick residence at high speed.... Read more ›
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Google has announced a new update that enhances the integration between Google Wallet and Google Chrome’s autofill feature. This development is designed to optimize how users complete online registration forms by streamlining the data entry process. According to Android Authority, a key improvement in this update is the browser’s expanded support for complex data types. In addition to traditional information like names, addresses, and payment details, Chrome can now securely... Read more ›
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An HR consultant has successfully resolved a legal dispute over a £7000 (~$9,231.14) in an English court using an artificial intelligence platform. The tool, known as Garfield AI, was utilized throughout the proceedings, showcasing the effectiveness of a hybrid model that combines automated assistance with human legal representation to minimize overall expenditures. The legal strategy integrated the Garfield AI software during the preparatory phase of the case, while a human... Read more ›
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The 8BitDo Arcade Controller Pro is a subtle update for hardcore fighting game fans. Read more ›
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These four portable monitors are available at low prices for Prime Day. Get a second screen for your PC or console for as little as $39 . Read more ›
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From its new tiny frame to the various health tracking data it can catalog, there's a lot of standout positives in my Oura Ring 5 review — but also some red flags. Read more ›
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![[Перевод] Unit of Work в Go: практический гайд по транзакциям между репозиториями](https://times42.com/media/6/7/9/12629679_640x200.jpg "[Перевод] Unit of Work в Go: практический гайд по транзакциям между репозиториями")
Когда у каждого репозитория есть свой Tx, код может выглядеть чисто, но атомарность всё равно сломается: один Store откатится, другой уже успеет закоммитить изменения. В статье показан более надёжный вариант для Go-кода: репозитории остаются небольшими интерфейсами, транзакционная логика уезжает в Unit of Work, а сервис работает с готовым набором хранилищ, построенных поверх одного sql.Tx. Разобраться в Go Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from independent journalist Ed Zitron: Today, I can exclusively report, based on audited financial documents viewed by this publication that have been independently verified by the Financial Times, that OpenAI lost around $38.5 billion in 2025, as well as other crucial details about the financial condition of the company. [...] At the end of the year, OpenAI had just over $50 billion in assets,... Read more ›
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Reuters reports a cyber extortion group has claimed responsibility for breaching Novo Nordisk's network, stealing roughly 1.3 terabytes of data, including source code, drug research, clinical-trial records, employee and physician information, production-system details, and internal AI model data. The group says it's exploring selling parts of the data after unsuccessfully demanding $25 million from the company. From the report: FulcrumSec, a cyber extortion group that emerged in October 2025, said... Read more ›
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Epic Games has released Lore, an MIT-licensed version control system written in Rust and designed specifically for "games and entertainment purposes with large file sizes," reports Phoronix. From the report: While there is Git LFS for large file storage with Git, Epic Games has crated Lore as a version control system designed entirely around the large file needs of modern game development as well as multimedia/entertainment purposes. Lore is designed... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Artificial Intelligence will lead to labour shortages, not the replacement of humans, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted in a highly optimistic appearance at the VivaTech technology conference in Paris on Wednesday. Bezos put forward a rosy vision of how technology will help humanity, speaking about projects including his space venture Blue Origin and his new AI startup Prometheus, which is aimed at... Read more ›
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Anthropic employees say they remain confused and increasingly convinced that the Trump administration is singling out the company after officials gave it less than 90 minutes to disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 over alleged national security concerns. Cybersecurity experts, however, argue that the cited behavior of helping to identify vulnerabilities in software is also available in rival models and is more valuable to defenders than attackers. The New York... Read more ›
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BrianFagioli writes: Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Arm, Mastercard, Siemens, and other companies have joined the newly launched Appia Foundation under the Linux Foundation. The project aims to create common specifications and assessment frameworks that organizations can use to demonstrate AI systems meet emerging safety, trust, and compliance requirements. According to the Linux Foundation, the framework is designed to allow conformity evidence to be reused across the AI supply chain, potentially reducing... Read more ›
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Carvana is testing a radically different new-car dealership model in Dallas, turning the location into a test-drive center and themed "playground" while requiring every purchase to be completed through its online platform. "Every single car that we sell, whether it's used or new, is online," said Tom Taira, Carvana president of special projects who's leading the new vehicle operations. "That's a very inherent difference. Even coming into the store, you're... Read more ›
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CCS Insight expects global smartphone shipments to fall 15% this year as AI-driven demand pushes memory manufacturers toward higher-margin server chips. "[S]ome entry-level devices have already seen their sticker prices go up by more than 50 percent since last year," reports The Register. From the report: The firm found that the primary smartphone market (meaning new devices) contracted 4.4 percent in the first quarter of this year, despite sales channels... Read more ›
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wiredmikey shares a report from SecurityWeek: Microsoft on Wednesday published an advisory acknowledging the public disclosure of a vulnerability in Defender that could lead to privilege escalation. The security defect, tracked as CVE-2026-50656 (CVSS score of 7.8), was dropped last week by security researcher Nightmare Eclipse (also known as Chaotic Eclipse). "We are working to provide a high-quality security update that addresses this vulnerability. We will provide information in this... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Tesco, a retail conglomerate headquartered in the United Kingdom, is moving 40,000 server workloads off of VMware amid "abusive conduct" from Broadcom, recent legal filings claim. Tesco filed a lawsuit in the UK's High Court against Broadcom alleging breach of contract last year. According to a September report from The Register, the lawsuit claimed that in January 2021, Tesco bought perpetual... Read more ›
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