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Tuesday, 12 May 2026
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Updated 03:25 CST
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YouTube expands AI deepfake detection for politicians, government officials, and journalists
YouTube's AI deepfake detection tool is becoming available to politicians, journalists, and officials, letting them flag unauthorized likenesses for removal.
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Adobe is debuting an AI assistant for Photoshop
Adobe is also adding new AI-powered image editing features to Firefly.
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Zoom introduces an AI-powered office suite, says AI avatars for meetings arrive this month
Zoom is also introducing a real-time deepfake detection tech for meetings
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Google rolls out new Gemini capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive
The idea behind the new features is to make the apps more personal and capable to help users get things done faster, right within the platforms themselves.
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Hyperscale Power is the latest startup to challenge 140-year-old transformer tech
Startup Hyperscale Power is developing technology that promises to shrink power transformers, freeing up precious space within data centers.
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This SpaceX veteran says the next big thing in space is satellites that return to Earth
The company's first demonstration mission is expected in early 2027.
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Sandbar secures $23M Series A for its AI note-taking ring
Sandbar aims to ship the Stream, which can be used to take notes, chat with an AI assistant, and for media playback, this summer.
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After outages, Amazon to make senior engineers sign off on AI-assisted changes
AWS has suffered at least two incidents linked to the use of AI coding assistants.
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Apple MacBook Neo review: Can a Mac get by with an iPhone’s processor inside?
8GB of RAM is a bummer, but this $599 laptop cuts most of the right corners.
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How Do You Choose a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP)?
Article URL: https://msspproviders.io/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47323300 Points: 3 # Comments: 2
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Rebasing in Magit
Article URL: https://entropicthoughts.com/rebasing-in-magit Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47323105 Points: 35 # Comments: 19
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Germany's Solar Boom Eases Power Costs as Gas Price Jumps
Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/germany-s-solar-boom-eases-power-costs-as-gas-price-jumps Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47323028 Points: 34 # Comments: 28
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Sending Jabber/XMPP Messages via HTTP
Article URL: https://gultsch.de/posts/xmpp-via-http/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47322998 Points: 13 # Comments: 2
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Hisense TVs add unskippable startup ads before live TV
Article URL: https://www.guru3d.com/story/hisense-vidaa-tvs-reportedly-add-unskippable-startup-ads-before-live-tv/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47322966 Points: 56 # Comments: 57
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Show HN: DD Photos – open-source photo album site generator (Go and SvelteKit)
I was frustrated with photo sharing sites. Apple's iCloud shared albums take 20+ seconds to load, and everything else comes with ads, cumbersome UIs, or social media distractions. I just want to share photos with friends and family: fast, mobile-frie