Major forecasters see mortgage rates staying above 6.0% through 2027—unless this happens
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Economists have got some bad news for homebuyers hoping for a return to 4.0% or 5.0% mortgage rates. Recent forecasts published by Fannie Mae, Wells...
Lego’s largest, most complex set ever is a must-have for architecture lovers
There are 12,060 reasons to clear your weekend calendar. That is the piece count of the new Lego Sagrada Família. It’s the largest, most complex Lego set ever made by piece count, designed around one of the most visually audacious buildings in history. Priced at $800,...
Yes, that Pirate’s Booty rebrand is real
Pirate’s Booty, the corn puff snack that’s been a ubiquitous part of American kids’ diets for decades, just got a rebrand that’s making some fans do a double take in grocery store aisles. The overhauled packaging features a new color palette, simplified text, an...
The backlash against AI, in 4 charts
As tech companies pour billions into AI, they face a growing risk: it’s incredibly unpopular. The backlash isn’t surprising. Do we really want technology that eliminates jobs, uses huge amounts of energy and water, erodes our ability to think, and poses a wide range...
Next stop, C: … Paris Metro screen goes off the tracks
BORK!BORK!BORK! Good news from the Paris Metro. To show off the nation's technological prowess, Parisian techies have eschewed such fripperies as advertisements and transit information in favor of a good, old-fashioned directory browser. Spotted by eagle-eyed Register...
OpenAI Starts IPO Process With Confidential SEC Filing
OpenAI has submitted a confidential IPO filing, but the ChatGPT maker says it has not decided on timing or disclosed deal terms. The post OpenAI Starts IPO Process With Confidential SEC Filing appeared first on TechRepublic.
Apple is making it easier to create Genmoji in iOS 27
MacRumors has discovered a new and easier Genmoji creation experience in iOS 27.
New FROST Attack Lets Websites Track What Sites and Apps You Open via SSD Timing
A malicious website can work out which sites you visit and which apps you open, using nothing but JavaScript and the timing of your SSD. The attack, called FROST, needs no native code, no extension, and no permission prompt. You open the page, leave the tab sitting...
GentleOS – Classic operating system with a lovely retro GUI
Article URL: https://github.com/luke8086/gentleos32 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48458890 Points: 14 # Comments: 1
Check Point VPN Zero-Day Exploited in Qilin Ransomware Attacks
The authentication bypass vulnerability allows attackers to establish VPN connections without a valid password. The post Check Point VPN Zero-Day Exploited in Qilin Ransomware Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A Lego leader talks about the power of ‘solution diversity’
The MBA is often considered the cornerstone degree for business leaders who aspire to reach the corner office. In fact, roughly 75% of the Fortune 500’s top 20 CEOs received an MBA or some other graduate degree. The chief executives of Apple, Microsoft, Blackrock, and...
FCC relaxes Amazon’s satellite internet deadline
The FCC has given Amazon an extension to a key milestone for its Leo satellite internet deployment.
Eagle Computer: The rise and fall of an early PC clone
Article URL: https://dfarq.homeip.net/eagle-computer-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-early-pc-clone/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48458636 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Qilin NHS breach tally grows as Essex trust confirms stolen records
The patient tally from the Synnovis ransomware attack continues to grow two years later, with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust confirming it was caught up in the breach. The trust told The Register that the Synnovis breach affected about 2,380 records relating...
Hades PyPI Attack: 19 Packages Poisoned to Auto-Run Bun Credential Stealer
The Miasma supply chain campaign has sparked a fresh attack wave called Hades, this time involving 37 malicious wheel artifacts across 19 packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) registry, as the Mini Shai-Hulud-style attacks continue to be refined and splintered...
The best business budgeting tools of 2026: Expert tested
Need to control company spend? I tested the best budgeting tools for businesses of all sizes.
I’ve watched lithium-ion batteries catch fire on purpose: Here’s what to do if it happens to you
While rechargeable batteries are generally very safe, fires at home, workplaces, and even on commercial aircraft are now on the rise. Here's why and what I keep on hand to stop them.
The pros and cons of being a stoic leader
For most of human history, philosophers and scientists alike have viewed emotion as the enemy of reason. From the Stoics of Ancient Greece to modern behavioral economists, the assumption has broadly remained the same—namely that humans are obviously capable of...
How to Build Data Pipelines That Resist Partition Drift
Partition drift is a hidden performance drain where the physical layout of data on disk gradually uncouples from user query patterns, breaking file pruning and forcing expensive full table scans. This structural decay typically happens due to late-arriving data...
Evotrex raises $30M to build the RV that doesn’t need a charging station
The startup is one of many entering the RV space, but it's banking on a hybrid power system that can go far beyond campsites.
UK.gov warned that digital transformation hype is no substitute for delivery
At the beginning of last year, the UK government was riding high in its first term, having swept to power the previous July. It wasted no time making bold claims: publicly funded services, including the NHS, local councils, and central government were missing out on a...
Forever Young: how one molecule can lock plants in a youthful state.(2025)
Article URL: https://omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/biologist-scott-poethig-plants-never-age Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48458257 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Perion CEO Tal Jacobson Says The Future Of Ad Tech Is Autonomous Execution
For years, the advertising industry has treated artificial intelligence primarily as a recommendation engine. AI systems could identify audiences, suggest budget allocations, or surface optimization opportunities, but the actual execution still relied heavily on...
Automatic Tutorial Generator is Perhaps the Best-Case For Vibe Coding
Quick question: how did you learn to code? It probably wasn’t bribing someone a year or two ahead of you in CS to finish all your homework, but that’s exactly what ‘vibe coders’ are doing — even in class. Odds are, you learned by working through exercises, following...
Why AI Pilots Succeed but Enterprise Transformations Fail
A major European bank ran a successful AI fraud detection pilot. Accuracy was 94%. Processing time dropped by 40%. Leadership called it a breakthrough. Eighteen months later, the programme was quietly shelved. The model worked. The organisation did not. Enterprises...
5 Beginner AI Projects That Will Get You Your First AI Solutions Architect Job
Hiring managers for AI architect roles are not impressed by certificates alone. They are impressed by GitHub repositories with working code, clear architecture diagrams, and READMEs that explain the problem being solved. Here are five projects that will impress them,...
Stop Overpaying for Adobe Acrobat: $50 PDF Editor Has AI Built In
PDNob Pro gives IT teams and business professionals lifetime license to AI-powered PDF tools for just $49.99. The post Stop Overpaying for Adobe Acrobat: $50 PDF Editor Has AI Built In appeared first on TechRepublic.
LiteLLM Flaw CVE-2026-42271 Exploited in the Wild, Chains to Unauthenticated RCE
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a high-severity flaw impacting BerriAI LiteLLM to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-42271...
Facebook is paying people overseas promoting Alberta separatism
Article URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/facebook-overseas-alberta-separtism-9.7223966 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48457181 Points: 10 # Comments: 0
The Post-Work Problem: AI Can Replace Labor, But Not Purpose
Over the past four chapters, we have compiled the Axiomatic Model (AXM) from the ground up. We replaced the fragmented, legacy code of classical ethics with a mathematical, dual-layer operating system. We established the 1D Circuit Breaker (the P1-P4 firewall) to...