Bloomberg: New iPad mini with OLED display will be significantly more expensive than current model

The current iPad mini sells for $599 in its starting 128 GB configuration. Apple is set to introduce the next-generation iPad mini later this month and — while the starting storage may increase — interested buyers shoul…

https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/11/ipad-mini-oled-higher-price/

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Googlebooks can’t install the Slack web app on day one

Googlebook is now on sale and shipping to customers and, on day one at least, they can’t install the Slack web app. more…

https://9to5google.com/2026/10/05/googlebook-slack-app-day-one/

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Show HN: BetterWispr – Free, open-source dictation for Mac

Article URL: https://betterwispr.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50042333 Points: 6 # Comments: 1

https://betterwispr.com/

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Modder discovers that putting a GPU in the 'wrong place' can deliver a 19 degree cooler hotspot

In PC DIY it might still be worth challenging convention, as TrashBench shows with his GPU hotspot getting up to 19C cooler.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/modder-discovers-that-putting-a-gpu-in-the-wrong-place-can-deliver-a-19-degree-cooler-hotspot-breaking-convention-can-produce-great-results-despite-decades-of-pc-diy-evolution

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New Apple TV 4K and HomePod Mini to Ship on October 30

The new upcoming Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini models will launch on Friday, October 30, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Writing in his Power On newsletter, Gurman said the devices will ship to customers and arrive…

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/11/new-apple-tv-4k-homepod-mini-ship-oct-30/

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Apple testing two new features for upgraded Apple TV 4K, per report

Apple will hold its “Welcome home” product launch on Tuesday, with the headlining announcement expected to be the new “HomeView” smart display. A new Apple TV 4K is also on the docket for this week, and Apple has tested…

https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/11/apple-testing-two-new-features-for-upgraded-apple-tv-4k-per-report/

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Open-Source Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word Replications

Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/microsoft-office/creator-of-free-adobe-clones-unveils-open-source-microsoft-office-excel-powerpoint-and-word-replications-autodesk-tools-and-other-subscription-based-se…

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/microsoft-office/creator-of-free-adobe-clones-unveils-open-source-microsoft-office-excel-powerpoint-and-word-replications-autodesk-tools-and-other-subscription-based-services-may-come-next

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Why it's important to backup data saved on your older thumb drives

Transferring important files to a thumb drive is brilliant for portability, but not always great for longevity. Here's why you should back them up elsewhere.

https://www.engadget.com/2280904/why-its-important-to-backup-data-saved-on-older-thumb-drives/

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What to know about the landmark Warner Bros. Discovery sale

Learn more about Paramount's planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery — a historic Hollywood megadeal valued at $111 billion — as it continues to develop.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/11/warner-bros-netflix-paramount-acquisition-timeline-wbd/

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AirPods Max 2 Available for $429 in All Colors on Amazon

Amazon has Apple's AirPods Max 2 on sale for $429.00 this weekend, down from $549.00. This is a Prime Day sale that has stuck around all these days later, and it's available in all five colors of the AirPods Max 2: Blue…

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/11/airpods-max-2-for-429/

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Report: Apple ‘HomeView’ smart home hub will ship in November, come in four colors, A18 chip

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today reported that the Apple home hub – set to be announced on October 13 as part of Apple’s ‘Welcome home’ event experience — will be called the HomeView. The brand would obviously sit alongsid…

https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/11/apple-homeview-home-hub-four-colors-november/

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Terence Tao: Math 2.0 [pdf]

Article URL: https://teorth.github.io/tao-web/slides/math-2-0-caltech-2026.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50043026 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

https://teorth.github.io/tao-web/slides/math-2-0-caltech-2026.pdf

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These execs think voice AI hasn’t reached its ChatGPT moment yet

Voice AI's often misses important points for its context layer, and causes the whole pipeline to break

https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/11/these-execs-think-voice-ai-hasnt-reached-its-chatgpt-moment-yet/

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Here's how much the PlayStation 5 cost in 2020 vs. 2026

The PS5 hasn't seen a major price cut or bundle like its predecessors. Instead, you'll pay even more for one today than at launch.

https://www.engadget.com/2280620/how-much-playstation-5-cost-2020-vs-2026/

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How HN: Go-dev-auth zero-dependency authentication library for Go

Article URL: https://github.com/go-dev-auth/go-dev-auth Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50042942 Points: 4 # Comments: 0

https://github.com/go-dev-auth/go-dev-auth

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What's the difference between Android Automotive and Google Built-In?

One is a set of apps while the other can run almost everything inside of a car.

https://www.engadget.com/2280617/google-built-in-vs-android-automotive-difference-between-comparison/

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Russian disinformation bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of 'Russia's Google' data centers

Russian bot traffic falls dramatically as Ukraine takes out several Yandex data centers.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/russian-disinformation-bot-traffic-nearly-eliminated-overnight-after-ukraine-drone-strikes-cripple-multiple-of-russias-google-data-centers-ukraine-intensifies-bombing-of-yandex-data-centers-in-response-to-moscows-strikes-on-kyiv-data-centers

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Bot traffic plunged to near 0 following the strike on its Vladimir data center

Article URL: https://bsky.app/profile/perevaa.bsky.social/post/3mxlm6w2wcs26 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50042896 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

https://bsky.app/profile/perevaa.bsky.social/post/3mxlm6w2wcs26

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What is the oldest Samsung device that still gets software updates in 2026?

Knowing how long your phone will get updates is important for deciding when to upgrade.

https://www.engadget.com/2280584/oldest-samsung-device-still-gets-software-updates-2026/

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What to expect from Apple’s ‘Welcome Home’ event

We are quickly coming up on Apple's "Welcome Home" launch event, where we expect a host of smart home-related announcements. We are expecting refreshes to Apple TV and HomePod Mini, as well as a brand new smart home hub…

https://www.theverge.com/tech/1009317/apple-what-to-expect-welcome-home

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Vurt wants you to look at vertical videos as a genre of their own

From Disney Plus to HBO Max, almost every major established streaming service is experimenting with ways to get into vertical content. It's clear that these companies see video-focused social media platforms like TikTok…

https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1008720/vurt-microdramas-verticals-interview-hilmon-sorey

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Sandisk NAS 800 1.92TB SSD Review: Endurance at a premium

The Sandisk NAS 800 is a high-end PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD built for NAS workloads, with high endurance, strong sustained write performance, and low 4KB random latency. It’s mainly held back by its high price.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/sandisk-nas-800-1-92tb-ssd-review

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Developer turns classic Windows Minesweeper into hand-holding 'big-budget, Triple-A’ parody

This reboot of Minesweeper makes it feel like a big budget game created by a massive game studio.

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/developer-turns-classic-windows-minesweeper-into-hand-holding-big-budget-triple-a-parody-browser-reboot-mocks-modern-gaming-with-chatty-npcs-internal-monologues-and-promised-loot-boxes

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Compression and Concatenation on the Web

Article URL: https://theconsensus.dev/p/2026/10/04/compression-and-concatenation-on-the-web.html?focus=1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50033300 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

https://theconsensus.dev/p/2026/10/04/compression-and-concatenation-on-the-web.html?focus=1

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Why CPU overclocking is mostly now a thing of the past

The performance gains you get with modern chips aren't as noteworthy as they used to be.

https://www.engadget.com/2280537/why-overclocking-cpu-mostly-outdated/

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Programmer ports Super Mario 64 to Microsoft’s Zune HD media player

A fan port of Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 runs natively on Microsoft’s 2009 Zune HD media player, with touch controls and saves.

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/programmer-ports-super-mario-64-to-microsofts-zune-hd-media-player-the-2009-ipod-rival-runs-the-game-natively-on-its-nvidia-tegra-chip-with-touchscreen-controls-and-saves

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Valen's Memory Safety: A New Kind of Borrow Checking

Article URL: https://verdagon.dev/blog/valen-group-borrowing Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50042362 Points: 3 # Comments: 1

https://verdagon.dev/blog/valen-group-borrowing

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Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered hunter-gatherer population, DNA suggests

Article URL: https://phys.org/news/2024-02-scandinavia-farmers-slaughtered-hunter-population.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50042370 Points: 6 # Comments: 0

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-scandinavia-farmers-slaughtered-hunter-population.html

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Don't Put Tilde In Your Path

Article URL: https://disconnect3d.pl//2026/10/02/dont-put-tilde-in-your-path/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50042425 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

https://disconnect3d.pl//2026/10/02/dont-put-tilde-in-your-path/

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Eufy Omni E35 Review: Finally, a Luxury Robovac That Doesn’t Piss Me Off

Great object avoidance and strong all-around mopping and sweeping make this the best luxury-tier squat robot vacuum so far.

https://gizmodo.com/eufy-omni-e35-review-robot-vacuum-2000819785

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How to properly clean your solar panels (and why it's important)

Dirt can cut solar output, but cleaning only pays off when the numbers make sense.

https://www.engadget.com/2280495/how-to-properly-clean-solar-panels-why-its-important-to/

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Googlebook gets Luminar photo editing app with ‘Continue On’ support

One of the biggest questions around Googlebook is what app support will look like and, as the platform officially arrives for customers this week, Luminar is debuting a rebuilt photo editing app for Googlebook. more…

https://9to5google.com/2026/10/05/googlebook-luminar-photo-editing-app/

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Google Find Hub tags adding NFC support, better registration

According to the latest version of Google Play services, Find Hub tags are getting two new capabilities. more…

https://9to5google.com/2026/10/05/google-find-hub-tags-nfc/

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What driving across Europe costs in tolls, vignettes, bridges and fuel

Article URL: https://copilot.travel/tolls/europe-2026 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50042149 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

https://copilot.travel/tolls/europe-2026

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Here's how much the MacBook Pro cost in 2021 vs. 2026

You'll be shocked to learn things are getting a lot more expensive.

https://www.engadget.com/2280441/how-much-macbook-pro-cost-2021-vs-2026/

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Why the LeapPad couldn’t survive the iPad

For multiple years, the hottest toy in the United States was a book. But not just any book: a smart book that could play sounds and respond to taps and help kids learn to read. However, buying it came with a high price …

https://www.theverge.com/podcast/1008578/leapfrog-leappad-technology-version-history

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Horror is big business

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on how pervasive horror has become, follow Andrew Webster. The Stepback, arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on S…

https://www.theverge.com/column/1008432/horror-popular-widows-bay-resident-evil

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Two Steam games generated $560,000 across 135,000 sales, but the co-creator only took home $15,000 annually

Game developer explains how $560,000 in Steam sales gets reduced to $146,000 in pockets — breakdown highlights harsh realities of gaming business

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/two-steam-games-generated-usd560-000-across-135-000-sales-but-the-co-creator-only-took-home-usd15-000-annually-high-chinese-refund-rates-steams-30-percent-fee-and-publisher-cuts-eat-most-of-the-profit-leaving-the-co-creator-driving-a-2012-mazda

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I paid people to try and follow my README

Article URL: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/10/i-paid-people-to-try-and-follow-my-readme/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50042219 Points: 15 # Comments: 2

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/10/i-paid-people-to-try-and-follow-my-readme/

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Weave (YC W25) is hiring ML, AI, product, & design engineers

Article URL: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/weave-os Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50042330 Points: 0 # Comments: 0

https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/weave-os

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Cryptomining malware that locates its control server in a GitHub poem has hit more than 3,400 servers, researchers say

Lumen's Black Lotus Labs says PoeLLM malware has hit more than 3,400 servers, most of them exposed AI tools like LiteLLM and Ollama.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/cryptomining-malware-used-poetry-to-infect-more-than-3-400-servers-researchers-say-four-words-in-the-poellm-verse-changed-11-times-point-the-botnet-to-new-servers

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When Ldaxr Doesn't Work: Exclusive Accesses and Cacheability on AArch64

Article URL: https://joelsiks.com/posts/aarch64-exclusive-access-cacheability/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50031289 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

https://joelsiks.com/posts/aarch64-exclusive-access-cacheability/

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AI is creating a 'human premium' for art created by people

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5vgjm3gk7rzo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50042107 Points: 7 # Comments: 2

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5vgjm3gk7rzo

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Sudden drop in Cloudflare bot traffic after strike on Yandex datacenter

Article URL: https://radar.cloudflare.com/bots/as13238?dateRange=7d Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50041619 Points: 24 # Comments: 8

https://radar.cloudflare.com/bots/as13238?dateRange=7d

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AI systems are fully capable of carrying out nightmare attacks against infrastructure and nobody's ready

Meanwhile, AI agents move robotic arms, 'make OT device operator screens lie'

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/11/ai-systems-are-fully-capable-of-carrying-out-nightmare-attacks-against-infrastructure-and-nobodys-ready/5302450

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State of California sues 3D printer filament company Polymaker for promoting ghost guns by marketing to 3D-printed gun community

The newly formed Consumer Fairness and Public Protection Division is also targeting Roblox and AppLovin.

https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/state-of-california-sues-3d-printer-filament-company-polymaker-for-promoting-ghost-guns-by-marketing-to-3d-printed-gun-community-state-alleges-company-turns-harmless-pla-filament-into-a-regulated-firearm-precursor-part

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Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Erodes Your Ability to Persist at Hard Things

Article URL: https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/news/using-ai-just-10-minutes-erodes-your-ability-persist-hard-things Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50041765 Points: 16 # Comments: 10

https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/news/using-ai-just-10-minutes-erodes-your-ability-persist-hard-things

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I’ve tried all the major to-do list apps but keep coming back to this one

TickTick has a hold on me.

https://www.androidauthority.com/keep-coming-back-to-ticktick-3719344/

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]

Learning to use local AI is exciting, overwhelming, and frustrating

Baby’s first local AI agent. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge I'm embarking on a journey I've so far been hesitant to go on: actually using AI on the regular. Giving my most personal data to cloud services h…

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1008484/learning-local-ai-hermes-qwen-model-mac-studio-testing-diary-progress

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #TheVerge [The Verge]