The latest set of updates for Pocket Casts on Android has added the ability to prevent auto-downloads to your device if you’re running low on storage. more…

Whether it's managing a busy home or looking out for everyone around them, moms spend a lot of time every day caring for others. Mother's Day, May 10th, is an opportunity to return the favor, so we've rounded up practical gadgets and little luxuries that can lighten her load. This year's picks are designed to support moms in a variety of ways, regardless of their interests. Some of our recs, like Roborock's mop-equipped Q10 Plus, can help save precious time, while smart screens like the Skylight Calendar 2 can help take the stress out of managing a busy family schedule. Other gifts are all about relaxation and self-care, whether through wel … Read the full story at The Verge.

Apple's MacBook Neo has recently been struck by delayed delivery estimates on Apple.com, due to the notebook's booming popularity. However, both Walmart and Amazon offer deliveries as soon as tomorrow, and even feature small discounts on the Neo. Following its launch in March, the ‌MacBook Neo‌ has become a big hit for Apple, with the company struggling to keep the computer in stock online and in Apple stores. As of writing, Apple.com quotes a 2-3 week delivery estimate on every model of the Neo in the U.S. and many other countries. If you want to prioritize saving a bit of money, Amazon has every model of the MacBook Neo for $9 off this week. Free delivery options place the Neo arriving as soon as May 2, while Prime members can get same-day shipping on the 256GB models in many locations. Over at Walmart, you won't find any discounts, but you will find similarly quick delivery estimates. Select locations should see delivery estimates as soon as April 28 through April 29 on every model of the ‌MacBook Neo‌. If you have Walmart+ instead of Amazon Prime, this could be a better option despite the lack of a straight cash discount. The ‌MacBook Neo‌ is Apple's low-cost Mac, priced at $599 for the 256GB model and $699 for the 512GB model with Touch ID. Students can get the computer for even cheaper at $499 through Apple's education store on its website. If you're shopping for the new M5 MacBook Air, Amazon is currently hosting big $150 discounts on nearly every model. Prices now start at $949.99 for the 512GB 13-inch model. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.Related Roundup: MacBook NeoBuyer's Guide: MacBook Neo (Buy Now)Related Forum: MacBook NeoThis article, "MacBook Neo Still Seeing Extended Delivery Estimates at Apple, But Amazon and Walmart Have Stock" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

An updated deal between OpenAI and Microsoft will see the ChatGPT owner able to serve all of its products via cloud providers other than Microsoft. more…

Apple has decided to market two of its new products over the next year as "Ultra" devices, Macworld reports. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the report claims that Apple's first foldable iPhone will be called the "iPhone Ultra." The device will become the highest end option in the lineup. The ‌iPhone Ultra‌ will not be considered part of the iPhone 18 iPhone lineup, despite arriving alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max. This would be just like how the iPhone Air is not considered to be part of the iPhone 17 series. Although Apple is hoping to ship the ‌iPhone Ultra‌ alongside the ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌, it may launch a few weeks later and with scarcer availability. Moreover, Apple is apparently planning to release a "MacBook Ultra" later this year or in early 2027. It will feature an OLED panel and a touchscreen, sitting above the MacBook Pro in the lineup at a "significantly" higher price point. While the device was originally intended to launch later this year, it is now likely pushed back by several months due to memory supply chain shortages. Apple already offers M-series Ultra chips, the Apple Watch Ultra, and CarPlay Ultra. "Ultra" branding for the foldable iPhone and OLED MacBook was previously rumored by Bloomberg, which added that "AirPods Ultra" could also be on the way.Related Roundups: iPhone Fold, MacBook ProTags: iPhone Ultra, MacBook Ultra, MacworldBuyer's Guide: MacBook Pro (Buy Now)Related Forum: MacBook ProThis article, "Apple Planning to Launch Two New 'Ultra' Products in the Next Year" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

I suddenly feel so much better about every embarrassing typo I’ve ever made. | Original Illustration (left) by Agathe Singer One of Canva's new AI features has been caught replacing the word "Palestine" in designs. The Magic Layers feature - which is designed to break flat images out into separate editable components - isn't supposed to make visible alterations to user designs, but it was found by X user @ros_ie9 to automatically switch the phrase "cats for Palestine" to "cats for Ukraine." The issue was seemingly limited specifically to the word "Palestine," as @ros_ie9 noted that related words like "Gaza" were unaffected by the feature. Canva says it has now resolved the issue and is taking steps to prevent it from happening again. "We became aware of an issue … Read the full story at The Verge.

Samsung has been teasing its arrival in the fledgling smart glasses scene since the launch of Galaxy XR last fall, reportedly developing a pair without a display alongside one with a built-in screen. Now, we’re getting our first look at the display-less variant planned for launch later this year, and in comparison to some of its competition, this pair is looking pretty slick. more…

Today, I’m talking with Jennifer Scanlon, who is the CEO of UL Solutions. That’s Underwriters Laboratories – you know, the UL logo listed on all your electronics? That symbol means it’s been tested and found safe in a variety of ways. UL’s been around for 100 years. It started as a way for insurance companies to do fire and safety testing on electrical products just as electricity was coming into homes.  But now it’s everywhere, and it’s one of those companies we really like to poke at here on Decoder that’s basically hidden in plain sight — that logo is on everything. But scratch the surface and the business of UL is pretty complicated. There are a ton of cheap electronics on Amazon, and maybe people just care about price and not certifications. The company is also now trying to do safety testing for AI systems; it just rolled out a new standard called UL 3115, “a structured framework to evaluate AI-based products before and during deployment.” That kind of standard requires a lot of companies and regulators to buy in — and for there to be a way to even reliably safety test AI at all. And then there’s the structure of UL, which — well, you’ll see. It’s complicated. Verge subscribers, don’t forget you get exclusive access to ad-free Decoder wherever you get your podcasts. Head here. Not a subscriber? You can sign up here. But sure, structure and whatever, we’ll get there, but first, I had to ask Jennifer if she got to watch stuff explode in the testing labs. Because to me that seems like the best part of working for an organization that sets safety standards. A lot of stuff blows up in the labs, and you’ll hear Jennifer say her office often rattles because of it. But there are other complications: Right at the tail end of the Biden administration, UL got tapped to be the lead administrator for a new Cyber Safety program that was supposed to set a standard for connected devices — the whole Internet of Things. But then the Trump administration came to power, and good old Brendan Carr has been coming up with reasons — which of course never actually get articulated to anyone — why any company related to China is somehow now a threat. That, apparently, includes UL, which of course has safety labs in China, since that’s where the electronics are made. So UL lost out on that deal. I asked Jennifer about it pretty directly, since that’s really a microcosm of pretty much everything going on with safety, tech, and China right now. There’s a lot going on in this one; I love when we get to bring hidden systems to light. I think you’re going to like it. Okay: UL CEO Jennifer Scanlon. Here we go. This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Jennifer Scanlon, you’re the president and CEO of UL Solutions. Welcome to Decoder. Thank you, Nilay. It’s such a pleasure to be here. I’m excited to talk to you. Some of my favorite episodes are when we demystify a thing that everyone takes for granted and the UL logo is one of those things. Absolutely. The UL mark is on billions of products, and yet everywhere I go, people look at me and say, “What exactly does UL do?” Well, my understanding is that you just drop things off of cliffs and see if they explode. Is that your day-to-day? We do have people who drop things off of cliffs and see if they explode, but really every single day, we have 15,000 employees around the world working for a safer world. They are testing, inspecting, and certifying products. They are also creating software to help our customers manage their risk and compliance environments. You run a big testing facility. Describe some of the tests that are done and who gets to do them and what some of the wildest tests that you do are. I always like to say we break things, we blow them up, we light them on fire. If you were to walk into our testing facility here in Northbrook, Illinois, in Europe, in China, in India, anywhere in the world, you’ll first see large electrical panels that are there charging and dischargin

OpenAI is working on a smartphone in what appears to be a significant reversal from previous reports that the company had no plans to enter the phone market, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo shared the findings from his latest supply chain checks in a post on X, saying MediaTek and Qualcomm are the chosen chip partners and Luxshare Precision Industry is the exclusive manufacturing partner, with mass production scheduled for 2028. Exact chip specifications and additional suppliers are expected to be finalized by late 2026 or the first quarter of 2027. Kuo argues that the smartphone remains uniquely positioned for AI agent use because it is the only device that captures a user's full real-time state, including location, activity, communication, and context, which he describes as the most important input for real-time AI agent inference. He claims that AI agents will fundamentally change how people interact with a phone, shifting the focus from launching individual apps to completing tasks through a more continuous, context-aware interface. He argues that fully controlling both the operating system and the hardware is the only way for the company to deliver a comprehensive AI agent service, and that a subscription-bundled business model could enable OpenAI to build a developer ecosystem around those agents. Kuo suggests that Luxshare, which has long sought to reduce its dependence on Apple supply chain work, could benefit substantially from an early position in what he frames as the next generation of smartphone hardware. The development represents a notable reversal in OpenAI's publicly stated hardware strategy. Previous reports have consistently described the company's hardware ambitions as centered on non-phone form factors developed in collaboration with Jony Ive, the former Apple design chief whose startup io Products was acquired by OpenAI for $6.5 billion. Those plans include a smart speaker, which is likely the first product to launch, along with smart glasses, a smart lamp, and potentially earbuds. OpenAI Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane has said the first hardware announcement is expected in the second half of 2026, with launch around early 2027. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X the same day Kuo published his analysis, writing that it "feels like a good time to seriously rethink how operating systems and user interfaces are designed." Such a device would obviously put OpenAI in direct competition with Apple's iPhone.Tags: Ming-Chi Kuo, OpenAIThis article, "OpenAI Reportedly Working on an AI Smartphone to Rival iPhone" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

Oprah Winfrey's video podcast, Book Club, and Favorite Things are headed to Amazon, according to reports from The New York Times and Variety. Starting in July, The Oprah Podcast will get new episodes twice per week, instead of once, debuting across Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Music, Audible, and Fire TV channels. The show will still appear on YouTube and other streaming platforms, but it will join Amazon's library of celebrity-helmed shows under its Wondery brand, including New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, and Baby, this is Keke Palmer. Last year, Amazon split up Wondery, keeping its creator-led show … Read the full story at The Verge.

Earlier this month, Amazon introduced a few new record low prices on the M5 MacBook Air and the best deal is back today. You can get the 512GB 13-inch M5 MacBook Air for $949.99, down from $1,099.00, available in all colors. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. You'll find up to $150 off every model of the M5 MacBook Air on Amazon, with free delivery around May 2 for most models. In terms of other 13-inch models, Amazon also has the 24GB/1TB model for $1,349.00, down from $1,499.00. Both of these represent a match for the record low prices for each configuration. $149 OFF13-inch M5 MacBook Air (512GB) for $949.99 $150 OFF13-inch M5 MacBook Air (16GB/1TB) for $1,149.00 $150 OFF13-inch M5 MacBook Air (24GB/1TB) for $1,349.00 In terms of the 15-inch models, you'll find up to $150 off the M5 MacBook Air, with multiple color options on sale for each configuration. Prices start at $1,149.99 for the 512GB model, down from $1,299.00, and also include both 1TB models on sale. $149 OFF15-inch M5 MacBook Air (512GB) for $1,149.99 $150 OFF15-inch M5 MacBook Air (16GB/1TB) for $1,349.00 $150 OFF15-inch M5 MacBook Air (24GB/1TB) for $1,549.00 If you're on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week. Deals Newsletter Interested in hearing more about the best deals you can find in 2026? Sign up for our Deals Newsletter and we'll keep you updated so you don't miss the biggest deals of the season! Related Roundup: Apple DealsThis article, "Apple's M5 MacBook Air Returns to $949.99 Low Price on Amazon" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

Scored 65.2% vs google's official 47.8%, and the existing top closed source model Junie CLI's 64.3%.Since there are a lot of reports of deliberate cheating on TerminalBench 2.0 lately (https://debugml.github.io/cheating-agents/), I would like to also clarify a few things1. Absolutely no {agents/skills}.md files were inserted at any point. No cheating mechanisms whatsoever2. The cli agent was run in leaderboard compliant way (no modification of resources or timeouts)3. The full terminal bench run was done using the fully open source version of the agent, no difference between what is on github and what was run.I was originally going to wait for it to land on the leaderboard, but it has been 8 days and the maintainers do not respond unfortunately (there is a large backlog of the pull requests on their HF) so I decided to post anyways.HF PR: https://huggingface.co/datasets/harborframework/terminal-ben...It is astounding how much the harness matters, based on this and other experiments I have done. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47920787 Points: 117 # Comments: 38

The smart lighting company is having a busy month. After releasing its first solar-powered lights, a cordless table lamp, and an updated LED light wall over the past few weeks, Govee has announced a new multicolor ceiling light. Available starting today through the company's online store and Amazon for $249.99, the Govee Ceiling Light Ultra is larger than previous versions and for the first time uses its array of color-changing LEDs to display images. At 21-inches in diameter, the new Ultra version of Govee's ceiling lights will potentially be better at illuminating larger rooms up to 30 square meters. While the cheaper 12- and 15-inch vers … Read the full story at The Verge.

Spotify has dabbled in customized running playlists, but now it's diving more firmly into the fitness space with curated playlists and content from creators like Yoga with Kassandra, Sweaty Studio, Chloe Ting, and Pilates Body by Raven. Not only that, but Premium subscribers will have access to over 1,400 classes from Peloton. Spotify has already expanded well beyond its music roots, with audiobooks, podcasts, and video. So moving into fitness and wellness doesn't seem like a big stretch, especially since there are plenty of playlists out there built around exercise. But it does further crowd an already messy app. Users will now have acces … Read the full story at The Verge.

The supposed “Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide” dummy unit can be seen in the middle. | Image by Sonny Dickson The wide foldable phone that Samsung is reportedly developing is expected to arrive later this year, and now we may have some idea of what it will look like. Leaker and journalist Sonny Dickson has shared images online of what he says are dummy units of Samsung's upcoming Galaxy foldables, including the "Z Fold 8 Wide" - showing a passport-like design that's primed to take on Huawei's Pura X Max and Apple's long-rumored foldable iPhone. The leaked dummy unit suggests that Samsung's wide foldable will feature a dual-camera setup on the rear, down from three cameras on Samsung's other Z Fold phones. All three of the dummy units feature promin … Read the full story at The Verge.

Article URL: https://www.alexselimov.com/posts/men_who_stare_at_walls/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47920074 Points: 129 # Comments: 66

The auto design world is full of advanced 3D visualization tools and VR sculpting platforms, but your average new car still enters the world as a sketch. Those sketches traditionally see endless iteration and refinement from all angles before being turned into 3D models by hand, some dying in the digital world, others sculpted into clay to better visualize lines and profiles. That's just the beginning of a design and development process that often takes a half-decade or more. That means many new cars hitting dealerships this summer were first sketched in 2020 or 2021, initiatives kicked off when alternative fuel incentives were widesprea … Read the full story at The Verge.

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Article URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2026/04/16/how-frances-mistral-built-a-14-billion-ai-empire-by-not-being-american/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47919725 Points: 149 # Comments: 102

Who’s asking for this? | Image: Turtle Beach Turtle Beach's latest collection of PC peripherals are so focused around touchscreen displays that the company even slapped one on a gaming mouse. The $160 wireless Command Series MC7 features a 2.25-inch touch display bar on the left side of the mouse, which seems to be located in just the right position for users to worry about accidentally hitting it with their thumbs. The display bar is designed to function like a built-in Stream Deck, allowing users to assign customizable commands for macros, apps, and OBS controls. It also brings to mind the infamous MacBook Pro Touch Bar, which was easy to accidentally hit while typing until the feat … Read the full story at The Verge.