Hacker News with Generative AI: Updates

Minecraft Snapshot 25w03a (minecraft.net)
This week's snapshot comes with a huge update to game tests! The game tests system is now accessible through data packs with the new test command. You can now run block based tests with the new test block or set up even more versatile test from code in mods.
Dell L502X BIOS Update installer patching (r9c.net)
👋, I have an old Dell L502X (XPS 15) for purely nostalgic reasons. I first bought this laptop in ~2011 as a workhorse. The thing certainly has it's best days behind it.
Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary Update (half-life.com)
Windows 11 KB5046633 thinks Your version of Windows reached the end of service (neowin.net)
Yesterday, Microsoft released its Patch Tuesday update. On the Windows 10 side we have KB5046613, KB5046615, KB5046612, KB5046665, and the Windows 11 side we have KB5046617, KB5046633.
Factorio: Space Age Is Here (factorio.com)
Factorio: Space Age continues the player's journey after launching rockets into space.
Quantum Computing – An Update (steveblank.com)
In March 2022 I wrote a description of the Quantum Technology Ecosystem. I thought this would be a good time to check in on the progress of building a quantum computer and explain more of the basics.
Factorio: Space Age Is Here (factorio.com)
Factorio: Space Age is here!
Warning: Older Galaxy phones getting bricked by new Samsung update (androidauthority.com)
Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 phones are getting stuck in bootloops.
Advanced Voice is rolling out in the ChatGPT app over the course of the week (twitter.com)
Two new Gemini models, reduced 1.5 Pro pricing, increased rate limits, and more (googleblog.com)
Disabling Scheduled Dependency Updates (davidism.com)
Scheduled dependency updates have overwhelmed that tranquility. I've now disabled scheduled updates, replacing them with a local update command.
Samsung will force you to make an account to get updates on your Galaxy phone (9to5google.com)
To use a Samsung Galaxy device, you don’t technically need a Samsung account, but you soon will to use the Galaxy Store.
Baldur's Gate 3 patch 1.7 is out now with a mod manager, modding toolkit an more (gamingonlinux.com)
“Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after MS update (arstechnica.com)
Cars Are Now Computers, So How Long Will They Get Updates? Automakers Can't Say (wired.com)
July 2024 Update on Instability Reports on Intel Core 13th/14th Gen Desktop CPUs (intel.com)
Cosmic Updates (Feat. Community) (system76.com)
Manifest V3 updates landed in Firefox 128 (mozilla.org)
Immich Progress Update [July 2024] (immich.app)
Factorio Fluids 2.0 (factorio.com)
Windows 11 24H2 update made my ARM tablet faster (reddit.com)
Fedora 41 will unify bin and sbin (fedoraproject.org)