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GSM Arena
2 hours ago
- GSM Arena
Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge to fix its predecessor's main issue while being even thinner Comments
Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge to fix its predecessor's main issue while being even thinner Comments
Gizmodo
4 hours ago
- Gizmodo
This Refurbished MacBook Air Is Almost Free at 79% Off, It's Worth Having as a Backup Even If You Own One
You don't need the latest and greatest of every piece of tech. Some of us are on a budget and it simply isn't worth it to drop a few thousand dollars for an upgrade year after year. In many cases, you're just looking for hardware that is reliable and can get the job at hand done right. That's what is so appealing about this refurbished MacBook Air. This laptop, originally released in 2017, may not have all the bells and whistles of the past decade, but since you decided to patiently wait for it, you can get it for dirt cheap. It first released with a price tag of $999. Given the time that has passed and the fact that this is a second-hand model, you can grab it for a 79% discount. That brings the price down to just $199. Now, this laptop isn't going to be right for everyone. We are talking about an eight-year-old used piece of hardware after all. So if you plan on doing a lot of process-heavy work like video or photo editing, managing huge Excel databases, or hoping to play the latest Destiny 2 update, you will hate this laptop. Though, if you're just looking for a cheap way to handle your email, maybe check social media and other websites, or a little bit of work with documents, this refurbished relic from the year the first Nintendo Switch came out might do well for you. See at StackSocial So what are we actually working with for this 2017 laptop? Well, this MacBook Air has a 13.3-inch widescreen retina display with a in resolution of 1440 x 900 . It's got 8GB of RAM with 128GB of storage. The processor is an Intel Core i5 capable of 1.8GHz and it's Intel HD graphics 6000 card is good enough to stream HD video. The silver aluminum case keeps the computer well protected and its got several ports along the side of it including an SD card slot. So if all that screams, 'good enough,' to you, then you have no reason not to drop the couple hundred to secure one for yourself. Now each refurbished product sold through StackSocial gets a grade rating so you can accurately estimate what sort of shape yours will arrive in. This deal on the 2017 MacBook Air is marked with a Grade A/B. This means the seller can guarantee your laptop will be near-mint condition meaning minimal or no scuffing along the case. Batteries become weaker over time, but the one on this laptop will continue to work at roughly 80% the health it started at. That should work out to lasting you approximately 12 hours per charge. The laptop comes with a MagSafe charger as well. You're getting what was once a $999 laptop for just $199, a steal at 79% off. See at StackSocial
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CBC Calgary Headline News July 23: Suspect charged, measles vaccination urged & skatepark to reopen
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GSM Arena
4 hours ago
- Business
- GSM Arena
OnePlus Pad Lite launched in India
OnePlus today launched its latest OnePlus Pad Lite tablet in the Indian market. The device is being priced at INR 15,999 for the Wi-Fi model with 6GB memory and 128GB storage and INR 17,999 for the LTE model with 8GB memory and 256GB storage. The OnePlus Pad Lite is an entry-level tablet that features an 11-inch 1920x1200 resolution IPS LCD display, MediaTek Helio G100 chipset, 5MP camera on the front and back, and a 9340mAh battery with 33W fast charging. The OnePlus Pad Lite will go on open sale across the OnePlus Store App, OnePlus Experience Stores, Amazon, Flipkart, Croma, Reliance, Vijay Sales, Bajaj Electronics, and other mainline partners and stores, starting August 1, 2025, at 12:00 PM IST onwards. It will be available in a single color, Aero Blue.
Gizmodo
4 hours ago
- Business
- Gizmodo
Replit's AI Agent Wipes Company's Codebase During Vibecoding Session
AI coding assistants that promise to speed up software development sound like the future, until they delete your company's database and lie about it Jason Lemkin—the founder of SaaStr, a company which supports and funds SaaS entrepreneurs — found that out the hard way. While using Replit's AI agent, which he affectionately dubbed 'Replie,' to build an app for his company, he encountered what he called 'rogue' and 'deceptive' behavior. Worst of all, at one point, the AI assistant deleted the company's live production database and then tried to cover it up. Lemkin started chronicling his journey with the AI agent on July 11 with posts on the social media site X (formerly Twitter), where he outlined his rough goal to build a functional app with the help of Replit's AI in just 30 days. Unfortunately, things went off the rails a lot sooner than that. 'When it works, it's so engaging and fun. It's more addictive than any video game I've ever played,' Lemkin wrote in a post. 'You can just iterate, iterate, and see your vision come alive. So cool. Well, almost.' By day four, the AI agent started overwriting the app on its own to fix bugs. It also generated fake reports, invented people in the system who didn't exist, and began overwriting the company's actual database with fake entries. It even created a parallel, fake algorithm to make the system appear functional. This is what can happen when 'vibe coding' goes sideways. Vibe coding is a newish method where developers use natural language prompts to have AI generate and troubleshoot code, focusing more on the product's overall feel than the technical precision. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has been on a vibe-coding bender himself and recently built two apps this way. But even one of Dorsey's recent experiments was found to have serious security vulnerabilities On day 7, the Replit AI admitted that it was being 'lazy and deceptive' and then apologized for doing what it was 'explicitly' told not to do. But Replit's worst offense occurred on day 8. Lemkin posted on Friday that Replit went 'rogue' during a code freeze and shutdown and deleted the company's entire database. 'Possibly worse, it hid and lied about it,' Lemkin added. Lemkin shared screenshots of a conversation with the AI, where it admitted to having 'panicked' after detecting what looked like an empty database during a code freeze. This led Replit to run an unauthorized command that deleted the database containing live records for over 1,200 executives and nearly 1,200 companies. Initially, the AI told Lemkin it wouldn't be possible to recover the database, but he ultimately managed to retrieve it himself. On Monday, Replit CEO Amjad Masad issued an apology on X. He said the incident was 'unacceptable and should never be possible,' while adding that he reached out to Lemkin to offer assistance. 'We'll refund him for the trouble and conduct a postmortem to determine exactly what happened and how we can better respond to it in the future,' Masad wrote. 'We appreciate his feedback, as well as that of everyone else. We're moving quickly to enhance the safety and robustness of the Replit environment. Top priority.' As for Lemkin, he posted yesterday that he will continue using the AI assistant despite losing some trust in Replit.
