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What happens to Bose when headphones become AI?

Today, I’m talking with Lila Snyder, who is the CEO of Bose. You certainly know Bose — it’s one of the most famous brands in all of consumer tech. The company started 60 years ago selling speakers to consumers, and its focus on research and development has led it to be a leader in both car audio and noise-canceling headphones. Lila was last on the show about four years ago, and since then she’s dramatically rearchitected the company. The focus on research is still there, but she’s sold off Bose

Aug 10, 2026 ·The Verge

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Feature Request: Do this to end the guessing game with iPhone app settings

One of the most annoying elements of the iPhone user interface is the guessing game we have to play when changing settings for an app. Some of the time we open the app itself and go to its built-in settings menu. Other times we have to exit the app and open the completely separate Apple Settings app, which is a clunky experience to say the least (though a free shortcut helps) …

Aug 10, 2026 ·9to5Mac

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50k Boat Names

From SEA SLUT II to BILBOAT BAGGINS, a deep dive into AIS vessel data turns up 50,000 boat names packed with nautical puns, dirty jokes, and Tolkien deep cuts.

Aug 10, 2026 ·Hacker News

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Steam hardware shipper breach leaks customer data, including names and addresses

Valve says a data breach may have exposed the personal information of customers who ordered its Steam hardware in Europe. In an email sent to users, Valve says its European shipping partner, CEVA Logistics, suffered a data breach that may have included customer names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses. The breach at CEVA occurred between July 29th and August 1st, weeks after Valve began taking reservations for its new Steam Machine and Steam Controller. Valve adds that European custo

Aug 10, 2026 ·The Verge

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This great retro-inspired keyboard now comes preassembled

“Where’s the number pad?” The number pad is holding you back. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge You probably know just by looking at it if the Classic-TKL Underscore Edition is for you. Do you want a retro-looking wired keyboard without a number pad? Great. Do you care that it doesn't have wireless? Perfect. Do you want it preassembled? Buddy, you're in the right place. But Nathan, you might say, preassembled is the regular way to buy a keyboard. That is the baseline expectation. Most

Aug 10, 2026 ·The Verge

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Your agent didn’t hallucinate; it exceeded its authority

Content filters can block unsafe output. They cannot tell you whether an agent was authorized to issue that refund, touch that production system, or commit the company to an external action. Those are different problems, and most enterprises are only solving the first one. An AI agent can follow its instructions perfectly and still take an action the business never sanctioned. In commerce environments, I have seen this pattern emerge in practical ways. A service workflow calculates the correct r

Aug 10, 2026 ·VentureBeat

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Tail-call optimization in C is relatively recent

Actually tail calls in C have not been around forever. The C calling convention has been that the callee does not remove any stuff the caller has put on the stack. The caller could see the declaration int f();, the actual call could have n>0 arguments, and the actual function could have m≤n parameters. That would not always work if the callee removed the arguments.

Aug 10, 2026 ·Hacker News

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