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Bumpy Rollout for New Gates Meant to Stop Subway Fare Evasion

At a demonstration of devices designed to replace turnstiles, one rider got hit in the neck, and another sneaked through without paying.

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Get up to 78 percent off ExpressVPN two-year plans for the holidays

It looks like the holidays aren't a bad time to shop for a VPN subscription. ExpressVPN, Engadget's pick for the best premium provider, currently has a less premium price. This deal gives you two years of the Advanced plan (with a bonus of four free months) for only $101. When it isn't on sale, the …

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LOG.io: Unified Rollback Recovery and Data Lineage Capture for Distributed Data Pipelines

arXiv:2512.16038v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: This paper introduces LOG.io, a comprehensive solution designed for correct rollback recovery and fine-grain data lineage capture in distributed data pipelines. It is tailored for serverless scalable architectures and uses a log-based rollback recover…

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Linux Preps For "Slow Workload Hints" With Intel Panther Lake

Five years ago Intel began introducing "workload hints" used for thermal and power purposes with their SoCs and in turn on the software-side being enabled with their INT340X kernel driver on Linux systems. That Intel workload hint coverage was added to the Linux kernel in late 2020 and then a big ad…

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Should you ditch your Mac for an iPad? iPadOS 26 may convince you - here's why

The latest version of iPadOS feels more Mac-like with all the cool new multitasking features. Here's why you may not need a Mac if you're a multitasker.

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AuON: A Linear-time Alternative to Orthogonal Momentum Updates

arXiv:2509.24320v4 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Orthogonal momentum gradient updates have emerged to overcome the limitations of vector-based optimizers like Adam. The vector-based optimizer Adam suffers from high memory costs and ill-conditioned momentum gradient updates. However, traditional …

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Show HN: TinyPDF – 3kb pdf library (70x smaller than jsPDF)

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Performance Hints – Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat

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India Launches DHRUV64, First Indigenous 64-Bit Dual-Core Processor

India unveils DHRUV64, its first homegrown 64-bit dual-core processor, targeting embedded and industrial systems.
The post India Launches DHRUV64, First Indigenous 64-Bit Dual-Core Processor appeared first on EE Times.

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D sells for more than 9800X3D, enthusiasts flock to AM4 DDR4

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Brazilian air taxi Eve completes first test flight

Manufacturer backed by planemaker Embraer aims for commercial service by end of 2027

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LG TVs will let users delete unwanted Copilot shortcuts

LG will allow users to delete shortcuts for Microsoft Copilot that popped up on their smart TVs.

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This Bluetooth tracker that replaced my AirTags has more features at a cheaper price

Pebblebee's Clip 5 finder tag attaches to a key ring, works with both iOS and Android devices, and makes a loud sound.

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The politics of cyber security and identity: Warlords versus Merchants (first published 2011)

The current hype in support of additional US and UK government spend on cybersecurity has prompted me to return to my "Warlords versus Merchants" theme. It is not that I do not believe that ...

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This plug-and-play 3D printer Is $299 and arrives before Christmas

Score the Elegoo Centauri Carbon for just $299.99 (save $80). This high-speed, enclosed 3D printer is perfect for beginners and arrives by Christmas.

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Apple's USB-C Magic Mouse is back on sale for $68

Amazon is selling Apple's USB-C Magic Mouse for $68, which is a discount of 14 percent. This isn't a record-low price, but it's darned close. The mouse typically sells for $79, though today's sale only applies to the white model.
It's rare for official Apple accessories to go on sale, and the USB-C…

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Buying your next Windows laptop? This Lenovo with a tandem OLED display is my top pick

With a gorgeous OLED screen and powerful hardware, the Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition is a high-performance device that many should consider.

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LG unveils new Dolby Atmos sound system ahead of CES 2026, and it works like magic

LG has announced a series of new speakers and soundbars, all of which support the brand's new Sound Suite and Dolby Atmos Flex tech.

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Virtual Reality User Interface Design: Best Practices and Implementation

arXiv:2508.09358v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Designing effective user interfaces (UIs) for virtual reality (VR) is essential to enhance user immersion, usability, comfort, and accessibility in virtual environments. Despite the growing adoption of VR across domains, there is a noticeable lack…

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Linux 6.12 To Linux 6.18 LTS Upgrade Offers Worthwhile Benefits For 5th Gen AMD EPYC

The recently released Linux 6.18 kernel is this year's Long Term Support version. As such it's sure to a see a lot of enterprise and hyperscaler uptake in being the annual LTS kernel version. While Linux 6.12 LTS will be maintained at least through the end of next year, upgrading to Linux 6.18 LTS c…