Google launches new study tools for students across Search and Gemini
The launch of the new study features marks Google's latest effort to make Gemini the AI assistant that students turn to when learning and studying, as it continues to compete with companies like OpenAI.
Google packs Search and Gemini with new AI study tools
Google packs Search and Gemini with new AI study tools Go to Source The launch of the new study features marks Google's latest effort to make Gemini the AI assistant that students turn to when learning and studying, as it continues to...
Researchers complain that OpenAI revoked their access to limited cyber program
Multiple cybersecurity researchers said they suddenly lost access to OpenAI’s Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program, which offers models with fewer guardrails for vetted users.
Cop Explains Why He Used License Plate Reader to Stalk Woman
Cop Explains Why He Used License Plate Reader to Stalk Woman Go to Source Article URL: https://www.404media.co/i-saw-a-shiny-thing-cop-explains-why-he-used-license-plate-reader-to-stalk-woman/ Comments URL:...
Mattel is releasing a full-scale building brick set of the original Xbox
The $330 Xbox building set includes a controller that interacts with three game-inspired dioramas.
Introducing MicroLighter
Introducing MicroLighter Go to Source Article URL: https://daverupert.com/2026/08/microlighter/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49365326 Points: 6 # Comments: 1
Study finds a 15 percent increase in traffic deaths after major music streaming releases
Drivers may be more distracted on days when a big new album drops.
Opus 5.0 drives incoherence into the stratosphere
Article URL: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/77136 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49364658 Points: 19 # Comments: 1
OpenRouter Is Joining Stripe
Article URL: https://openrouter.ai/blog/announcements/openrouter-is-joining-stripe/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49364559 Points: 41 # Comments: 16
Diplo built America’s biggest 5K run club
What do you get when you mix a 5K, a music festival, and a nightclub? One of the fastest-growing live events in America. Diplo noticed runners leaving a race and heading straight into a club, so he built an event around that energy. On this episode of FC Explains, we...
Deus Ex and Dishonored designer Harvey Smith has a new studio making immersive sims
New gaming studio Black Pony Immersive has veterans from Arkane, Insomniac and Epic.
Trump picks White House aide Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the FDA
Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, has been picked to lead the Food and Drug Administration, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. As a medical doctor and deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council who has worked on several of Trump’s...
Pixel Screenshots Update Makes It Easier to Find Saved Captures
Date and source filters let you quickly sort through the screenshots flooding your camera roll.
IKEA is teasing some Xbox… things
Who wouldn't want to rest their tush on a green Xbox logo cushion?
Show HN: Frugal Tokens – explore costs and usage across coding agents
I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on called Frugal Tokens. I originally built it because I was curious to see how much all of my sessions cost and how much cache misses affected that spend. I’d noticed people had widely different spend profiles and wanted...
Meet the startup helping Wall Street put a price on AI compute
The AI buildout shows no signs of slowing. And with hundreds of billions of dollars a year going into data centers and GPUs, compute has become the single biggest cost for anyone building AI products. But for all that spending, there still isn’t a straightforward way...
T-Mobile ‘chopped a cable’ to expel Chinese hackers from its network
The U.S. phone provider escaped a large-scale breach of its network after identifying Chinese-backed hackers early on.
Can MainstreamOS finally make Linux a household name? I tried it to find out
Finally, there's a Linux distro that makes Arch and Hyprland easy - while adding the polish of MacOS. What's not to love about MainstreamOS?
Your Comcast router doubles as a motion detector now – and a potential police informant
Opinion: Comcast's new motion detection technology could benefit your home, but it also raises privacy concerns. The details are in the fine print.
Meta AI now has a dedicated desktop app for Mac
Meta's new Mac app is part of the company's push to make more business-friendly AI tools.
Epic Games dismisses Apple’s simplified EU App Store fees as ‘junk’
Apple's latest attempt to settle its App Store dispute with the European Commission has drawn criticism from Epic Games and a cautious response from a consumer group, which warned that "the devil is in the detail." Announced on August 18, the changes introduce new...
Flock surveillance backlash mounts as fiendish Halloween plans circulate
Surveillance tech company Flock has struggled with its public image for years, but the problem has become particularly acute in recent weeks. Its network of ALPRs has long attracted criticism over mass surveillance and the retention of location data belonging to...
More than half of Americans now view AI negatively
Attitudes towards AI are shifting in America. More than half of adults now say that they are more concerned than excited about the technology, and that includes those under 30 for the first time. This comes from a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, which...
Historical Hack: Henri Griffard’s Steam Injectors
Here’s a historical hack for you: you have a big, rolling pressurized kettle, also known as a steam locomotive. It needs water to make up for the steam constantly chuff-chuff-chuffing away, or bad things happen. How do you get water from an unpressurized tender into a...
Google is trying to solve contrails with AI
Operation Blue Skies, which also involves the UK government, will subtly reroute flights to test contrail avoidance.
Best Buy ‘Repaired’ a 64GB Laptop by Making It 32GB
The repair department claimed it would only take 32GB—but is that a valid excuse for cutting a laptop's RAM by half?
How much should I talk at work?
Although human beings have created an impressive range of sophisticated and complex communicational methods, including over 7,000 current languages, rich nonverbal communication (body language) signals, and the rather impactful large language models powering today’s...
Civic Hygiene – avoid building technologies that could be used by a police state
Article URL: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2013/11/civic-hygiene/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49363433 Points: 25 # Comments: 0
After testing the Pixel 11, I feel fine about skipping the Pro models – here’s why
The design is largely unchanged from last year, but the Pixel 11 base model has an improved camera, Tensor G6 chip, and new colors.
Amazon is bringing drone deliveries to the Chicago and Atlanta metro areas as part of a major expansion
Amazon says it will serve nearly 500 US towns and cities with Prime Air deliveries by the end of the year.