Hand-cranked AI box lets you get a workout while you wait for answers
Datacenters got you down? Worried that even the most innocuous questions will spin up AI models running in water-guzzling, energy-sucking, planet-destroying hyperscalers? You need CrankGPT. No, we’re not talking about surrendering to AI psychosis: we’re talking about...
10 useful smart home gadgets that make life so much easier (and are affordable)
After testing hundreds of smart home devices, I rounded up the best options to get started with your smart home without breaking the bank.
Dave the Diver swims onto iOS and Android this August
Underwater roguelite / restaurant management game Dave the Diver paddles onto mobile later this summer.
Coinbase debuts AI agent that can trade and pay for premium research
Coinbase's agent can use x402 protocol to get access to data and APIs.
Quantum Space’s military SPAC is trying to catch SpaceX’s IPO wave
Quantum Space says SPACs aren't dead as it seeks a $1.2 billion deal to build military spacecraft.
How to watch the FIFA World Cup 2026: I found 10 ways to stream (including free options)
One of the biggest sporting events of all time kicks off this week - and you don't need an expensive cable package to watch.
4 Android Auto default settings you should change right away – here’s why
Take a moment to toggle these settings, and your driving experience will improve immediately. You're welcome.
Graviton 5 impresses, but please, for the love of all that’s holy, stop calling them ‘AI chips’
Amazon, along with the rest of the industry, has gotten so used to framing everything that happens through the context of AI that it has lost the plot on their Graviton chip lineup, and along with it their own credibility. Which is a shame, because it's actually a...
Euro-Office 1.0 arrives to open-source infighting: ‘Compatibility is not sovereignty’
The new cloud-based, open-source alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace is here, as LibreOffice backers lambast its reliance on Microsoft document formats.
The Gentlemen Ransomware Claims 478 Victims, Can Spread Like a Worm
A new analysis of The Gentlemen operation has revealed that the financially motivated threat group initially operated as an affiliate responsible for conducting double extortion attacks, while leveraging resources from various ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) schemes...
Apple WWDC: What tech fans got right (and wrong) about iOS 27, Tim Cook, and more
We asked ZDNET readers to predict Apple's WWDC announcements for a chance to win a new Apple Watch. Here's what you said.
ZTE wins three Selular Award 2026 honors for AI-powered network innovation
ZTE has won three prestigious awards at Selular Award 2026, held on June 8, 2026, at Menara Peninsula Hotel, Jakarta. The awards recognize ZTE's contributions and innovations in advancing artificial intelligence (AI)-powered network technologies amid the acceleration...
Logitech’s New $80 Mouse Folds in Half for Easy Travel
The brand claims the Mobi Fold's battery life lasts around 30 days of typical use on a single charge.
Galaxy-killing wind discovered in the early universe
Article URL: https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/research-highlights/galaxy-killing-wind-discovered-early-universe Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48492680 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
Deezer’s new tool can identify AI music from Spotify, Apple Music, and others
Deezer introduced a tool that scans playlists from Spotify, Apple Music, and other platforms to identify AI music.
Best Buy just cut the price of one of my favorite TCL TVs – up to $1,000 off
The TCL QM8L offers gorgeous picture quality with rich audio to match, and you can save big on one right now.
Fable 5 lies 96% of the time
Article URL: https://twitter.com/kradleai/status/2064907897373642912 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48492613 Points: 14 # Comments: 1
Running Claude Code Offline on an M3 Pro with Qwen3.6
Article URL: https://har-ki.github.io/claude-code-sre-handbook/handbook/06-air-gapped/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48492579 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
The return-to-office mandate can actually work in your favor. Here’s why
First, a few companies asked (very nicely) for their employees to come in one day a week. Work from home folks, like me, thought to themselves: Well, okay. One day a week is cool. I can get out of my pajamas and see my work-folk. The next thing you know, there was a...
Software Is Made Between Commits
Article URL: https://zed.dev/blog/introducing-deltadb Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48492533 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Valve to Stop Selling Physical Steam Gift Cards to Cut Down on Scams
Retailers will sell off any remaining stock, but after that, Steam gift cards will be digital-only.
Trump phone has HTC guts. Tremendous guts. The best guts
It won't be making smartphones great again. The long-awaited Trump-branded smartphone has finally arrived, and it appears to be exactly what many suspected: an existing handset in gold drag. Repair biz iFixit got its hands on the Trump Mobile T1 after the device...
Solar generates more energy in US than coal for first time
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/11/solar-energy-us-coal Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48492306 Points: 23 # Comments: 3
The RCE that AMD wouldn’t fix
Article URL: https://mrbruh.com/amd2/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48492215 Points: 12 # Comments: 5
Teardown finds that the Trump phone is practically the same as an HTC handset
The only functional difference between a Trump Phone and the HTC U24 Pro is the battery, iFixit discovered.
2.4M+ VRChat users’ data accessed following cloud breach
Online chat platform VRChat says a recent cyberattack compromised the data belonging to nearly 2.5 million users. It confirmed the “data security incident” in a report filed with Maine’s attorney general, but has not disclosed it via public channels. The company’s...
LLMs Shouldn’t Do Math: Why Your Agents Need Classical ML Tools
LLMs Shouldn’t Do Math: Why Your Agents Need Classical ML Tools Go to Source The current AI hype cycle wants you to believe that Large Language Models (LLMs) can handle everything. Need to evaluate credit risk? Prompt an LLM. Need to...
Why Agentic Software Development Needs Documentation Stewardship
Why Agentic Software Development Needs Documentation Stewardship Go to Source Abstract: The transition to agentic software production necessitates a shift from passive documentation to active **Living Governance. This paper defines...
Waymo launches a loyalty program with 10% cash back and free cancellations
Members of the program, called "Waymo Premier," will have to pony up $29.99 per month.
Why AI labs are betting big on AI coding
Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a senior writer at Fast Company, covering emerging tech, AI, and tech policy. This week, I’m focusing on why the big AI labs are...