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Society · NPR Technology

'Profits won.' The child safety trial against Meta kicks off in federal court

Opening arguments are underway in a trial that pits four states against the company that owns Facebook and Instagram. They allege that Meta knew its products could hook kids — and lied about the danger.

Developers & Open Source · langchain-ai/langchain Releases

langchain-openai==1.5.2

Changes since langchain-openai==1.5.1 release(openai): 1.5.2 ( #39719 ) fix(openai): preserve reasoning item boundaries ( #39278 ) release(openai): 1.5.2a1 ( #39709 ) feat(openai): extract gateway metadata from response headers when available ( #39706 ) chore(openai): update snapshots ( #39657 ) fix(openai): support o-series models in get_num_tokens_from_messages ( #38710 )

World · Al Jazeera

The British state has recast protest as terrorism

Britain’s ever-broader terrorism laws are erasing the line between political violence, protest and dissent.

Startups & Funding · TechCrunch Startups

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Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

Field measurements of neighborhood-scale air temperature impacts of data centers

Article URL: https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/sustainablebuildings/article/7/2/024501/1233035/Data-Center-Waste-Heat-as-an-Emerging-Urban Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49349147 Points: 288 # Comments: 426

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

Offline JS Playground

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World · Al Jazeera

Tropical Storm Lala leaves Hawaii flooded and without power

Tropical Storm Lala leaves Hawaii flooded and without power

Startups & Funding · TechCrunch Startups

Etched’s valuation doubles to $21B in a month

Jane Street has installed Etched's first shipped AI cluster system, and was so impressed, it led another massive round, the startup says.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

PlayStation’s wireless gaming speakers launch in November

Sony's Pulse Elevate wireless gaming speakers are launching on November 12th and will cost $219.99, the company announced on Tuesday. Announced nearly a year ago, the speakers are compatible with a PS5, PlayStation Portal, PC, and Mac, and they include "studio-inspired planar magnetic drivers" that offer "lifelike sound across the entire audible spectrum," Sony says. […]

Business · CNBC Technology

Apple overhauls Europe app store fees to resolve payments clash

The iPhone maker said the changes "resolve" disagreements with regulators stemming from the implementation of Europe's Digital Markets Act.

World · BBC World

Earthquake rocks Spain's historic Granada, injuring three

A number of buildings and cars are damaged in the historic city, and the world famous Alhambra palace has temporarily closed.

World · Deutsche Welle

No toilets, no shelter, little protection. In Ceuta, DW finds thousands of minors living alone on the streets.

Several thousand unaccompanied minors have gathered in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave on the northern coast of Africa. Illness and abuse are rife, and the authorities admit they are overwhelmed.

Cloud & Infrastructure · The New Stack

Agentic AI has a latency problem that more compute won’t solve

Half of enterprise AI deployments are missing their own latency targets at peak load. This is the headline finding of The post Agentic AI has a latency problem that more compute won’t solve appeared first on The New Stack .

World · Deutsche Welle

Nigeria: Dozens killed in Plateau state attack

Officials in Nigeria have said at least 25 people were killed in their homes when armed men stormed their village Monday night. Fears of reprisal are real as violence between Muslim herders and Christian farmers spirals.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Apple squashes EU beef with new App Store rules

Apple is once again overhauling App Store rules in the European Union, which the company says will resolve its "disagreements with the Commission over business terms and alternative distribution." As part of the changes, every developer that distributes apps will be moved to a single set of business terms, and digital transactions for apps distributed […]

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

Peacock raises prices by 18 percent after becoming profitable

Peacock's quarterly profitability isn't guaranteed.

World · Deutsche Welle

Middle East: No talks or conversations with Iran, Trump says

Trump also claimed that the Strait of Hormuz was "open and operating," contrary to Iranian reports. Meanwhile, Syria, the US and Turkey condemned Israeli strikes on a Syrian airbase. Follow DW for more.

Products & Consumer Tech · Ars Technica

The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China's space program

One big question: Will China assert territorial rights where its rover explores?

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Tesla is finally launching the Cybercab — let’s hope it’s ready

The Tesla Cybercab, that golden two-seater central to Elon Musk's robo-supremacist ambitions, is finally nearing it's public launch. Whether or not the no-steering wheel and no-pedal vehicle is actually ready for public roads, let alone customers, remains very much in doubt. According to The Information, Tesla is planning a public launch of the Cybercab in […]

World · Al Jazeera

Iran prepares to keep economy alive as US threatens further sanctions

Iran’s authorities say they could shift to offensive operations as Washington considers further sanctions.

AI · TechCrunch AI

Why Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods may not be the ‘pervert pods’ consumers fear

Apple’s leaked camera-equipped AirPods might avoid the privacy pitfalls of other AI wearables by preventing users from recording photos and videos.

World · The Guardian Ukraine

How credible is Russia’s threat against UK? - The Latest

Russia has threatened the UK with ‘consequences’ after reports that British drones were used by Ukraine to strike targets on Russia’s mainland for the first time. The Ministry of Defence has rebuffed these threats, saying the UK is ‘committed to providing equipment Ukraine needs to defend itself against Putin’s illegal invasion’. Annie Kelly speaks to senior international correspondent Luke Harding Luke’s new book Betrayal: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest will be published next week Continue reading...

World · Al Jazeera

Disney sues US regulator, claiming political retaliation over ABC stations

FCC faces scrutiny as Disney claims licence renewal order is tied to political motives against ABC's coverage.

Products & Consumer Tech · Product Hunt

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