The drivers behind software delivery inefficiency
Article URL: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3800646.3800650 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48982578 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Adobe crams multiple AI tools into its experimental camera app
Adobe's Project Indigo app will have new features like removing distractions and offering immediate photo feedback.
Somebody paid nearly $1 million for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s leather jacket. Is it the new Steve Jobs black turtleneck?
At nearly $10,000 a pop, Tom Ford leather jackets are already pricey. But put one on a tech CEO, and its value will soar even higher—almost a million dollars higher, apparently. Earlier this month, a leather jacket owned by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang went up for auction...
Exposed Server Reveals AI-Assisted Phishing Toolkit Behind WebDAV Malware Campaign
A malware operator left its delivery server wide open, and Rapid7 pulled down the whole toolkit: 1,048 files spanning lure templates, filename-spoofing tests, execution experiments, droppers, builder notes, and two campaign chains. One was already live against Windows...
Judge pauses the controversial Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for two weeks
A judge has paused the Paramount / Warner Bros. deal to review a multi-state lawsuit.
Judge pauses $110B Paramount-Warner Bros merger
The lawsuit from the states alleges that the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and audiences.
Will the Gulf Coast tropical depression turn into storm Bertha? Here’s the forecast from NOAA’s hurricane tracker
Summer 2026 has been filled with one extreme weather event after the other: massive heatwaves, Canadian wildfires, and flooding. Now, brace yourself for hurricane season. Tropical depression in the Gulf Tropical Depression Two has formed along the Gulf Coast off...
Scientists say one everyday habit may be quietly shrinking your brain
Winding down looks different for everyone, but it often involves some sort of sitting—it might be sitting back to read a novel or lounging while watching one’s favorite show. But a new study suggests that, despite it being a similar physical task, “not all sitting is...
I tested a 4TB quantum-resistant USB drive – but you don’t have to spend $3000 for this security
Apricorn's new 4TB Aegis Secure Key is the biggest-capacity hardware-encrypted flash drive on the market right now.
My husbands suicide shows theres something very wrong with US insurance industry
Article URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/07/20/psychiatric-insurance-coverage-suicide-denial-personal-essay/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48981496 Points: 13 # Comments: 0
Jimothy the raccoon merch is taking over Etsy and Amazon
Last week, Seattle resident Kiana Hall spotted an oddly bedraggled-looking raccoon running across her backyard. She took a video, posted it on Instagram, and named the creature “Jimothy” in her caption. Less than a week later, Jimothy has been seen millions of times...
68 major housing markets where home prices are falling
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Based on our analysis of the Zillow Home Value Index, nationally aggregated U.S. home prices are up +1.1% year-over-year between June 2025 and June...
Hyprland 0.55 announced the switch to Lua for its config files
Article URL: https://hypr.land/news/update55/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48982011 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
Daer8auer Custom Watercooled a $7,000 RTX 5090, Making It Even More Ridiculous
With no super GPUs or RTX 60 cards on the horizon, the era of crazy mods is here to stay.
Jelly UI: Soft-body physics for native HTML form controls
Article URL: https://jelly-ui.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48981620 Points: 9 # Comments: 0
The best rugged phones in 2026: Expert tested
The best rugged phones in 2026: Expert tested Go to Source Most mainstream phones are durable enough for everyday use, but if you're the adventure-seeking kind, check out our top rugged phones.
Hackaday Europe 2026: Project Gigapixel
Hackaday Europe 2026: Project Gigapixel Go to Source There was once a race to put out cameras with ever higher numbers of megapixels to snare customers eager to take the highest quality digital photos. These days, we know that things...
HuggingFace breach that’s blamed on AI agent is defended by AI, too – what users should do next
An agentic AI infiltrated the production infrastructure of an AI project. Then an AI detected it. Is this the future of cyberattacks, and how will they be defended against?
Major League Baseball cracks down on iPad use in dugouts. Here’s why
Major League Baseball is restricting iPad usage in dugouts to prevent the tablets from running artificial intelligence to help make strategy decisions, and former reliever Adam Ottavino said the New York Mets’ use of technology helped prompt the move.The tablets have...
Over 30% of new ArXiv submissions now read as AI-written
Over 30% of new ArXiv submissions now read as AI-written Go to Source Article URL: https://unslop.run/blog/measuring-ai-writing-on-arxiv Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48981206 Points: 13 # Comments: 2
Google’s NotebookLM Gets a Gemini Makeover
The website's core experience remains the same.
Archer Aviation teams up with Palmer Luckey’s military tech startup to create an ‘autonomous attack rotorcraft’
Electric air taxis could soon start packing some serious firepower. Archer Aviation has teamed up with Anduril Industries, the military technology startup cofounded by Palmer Luckey, to create what the companies describe as a “Group 5 autonomous attack rotorcraft.”...
Launch HN: Bloomy (YC S26) – AI-powered mastery learning for K-12
Launch HN: Bloomy (YC S26) – AI-powered mastery learning for K-12 Go to Source Hi HN, I’m Alex Southmayd, the founder of Bloomy (bloomylearning.com) – an AI-powered mastery-learning platform for K-12 students. Bloomy provides students...
Why I still recommend Synology’s DS225+ NAS – even if it can’t replace your cloud storage
Soaring hard drive prices are making NAS boxes a niche product, but the Synology DS225+ still makes sense. Here's why.
Jaron Lanier: there is no AI (2023)
Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/there-is-no-ai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48980238 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
The Voice of Google
Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/the-voice-of-google Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48980053 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Wheesper – Start an anonymous discussion with a link
Article URL: https://wheesper.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48980167 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Kimi K3, Qwen 3.8, and Anthropic’s (Potential) Unravelling
Article URL: https://www.emergingtrajectories.com/lh/frontier-lab-economics/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48980019 Points: 14 # Comments: 4
Your HR Team Just Got Bigger: Inside Mesh, Netchex’s AI Team for the Deskless Workforce
Monday morning in a restaurant back office runs on a script every operator knows by heart. Payroll closes at noon. Three timecards are missing. A shift swap happened over a group text nobody screenshotted. A new line cook's I-9 sits half-finished, and the one admin...
Meet Photon: HackerNoon Company of the Week
Welcome one, welcome all to another HackerNoon Company of the Week feature. Every week, we highlight a standout company from our Tech Company Database that's making waves in the global tech ecosystem and the lives of its users. Our database features everything from...