DPRK-Linked macOS Malvertising Uses Fake Updates to Deliver Crypto-Stealing Malware
Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been attributed to a sophisticated macOS malvertising campaign that involves redirecting users to fake web pages displaying a full-screen non-existent update sequence to deliver malware as part of a new iteration of the...
Okta to Acquire Identity Threat Detection Firm Permiso
The deal extends Okta's reach beyond identity management and into the realm of security operations, positioning the company to compete more directly on identity threat detection and response. The post Okta to Acquire Identity Threat Detection Firm Permiso appeared...
That robot vacuum cleaning your house? It may soon be banned.
Your robo-vacuum may pose an unacceptable risk to national security — at least, that’s how the U.S. government sees it. This week, the Trump administration effectively banned the sale of humanoid robots made abroad — a regulatory swipe at China, which dominates the...
Postgres Queues Actually Scale
Article URL: https://www.dbos.dev/blog/making-postgres-queues-scale Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49113913 Points: 12 # Comments: 1
UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions
Article URL: https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/02a7-213a92896eb0-54dfbf454e3b-1000--statement-on-behalf-of-uefa-and-its-55-national-associations/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49113929 Points: 14 # Comments: 2
Show HN: Noisegate – a differential-privacy gateway for untrusted AI agents
Article URL: https://github.com/yashmahajan10/llm-differential-privacy-gateway Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49113543 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
So you want to use plants to reduce CO₂
Article URL: https://dynomight.net/plants/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49113801 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
Show HN: Tally – check a spreadsheet’s numbers against their source, in-browser
Article URL: https://tally.jiegou.ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49113381 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI
As experts have warned for the last two years, some companies — like Microsoft and now Google — are finding and patching an exponential number of bugs in their products, thanks to the use of LLMs and AI tools.
Who designed Dulles Airport’s $22.5 billion update? Maybe Trump himself
On July 29, President Donald Trump and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed major plans to redesign and modernize Dulles International Airport, outside Washington D.C. Glowing press releases from United Airlines, USDOT, and the Metropolitan...
CodePen 2.0
Article URL: https://chriscoyier.net/2026/07/30/codepen-2-0/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49113338 Points: 9 # Comments: 0
Apple’s New iPhone Leasing Program: What It Means Before You Upgrade
Apple's new Apple Upgrade program lets US customers lease iPhones, Macs, iPads, and Apple Watches. Here's how it works and whether it's better than buying. The post Apple’s New iPhone Leasing Program: What It Means Before You Upgrade appeared first on TechRepublic.
Sonos is planning a product event for September
Unsurprisingly, it's likely to focus on AI.
Florida plans to build air taxi pads using $200M intended for EV chargers
Florida wants to use federal EV charger funds to build an air taxi network connecting golf courses, luxury apartment buildings, and airports.
Samsung’s Fold 8 Preorders Are Outpacing Last Year’s Fold 7 by 5x
And during RAMageddon, no less.
Pizza Eye Surgery Saves Hemispherical Projector
If you ever make it to DNA Pizza in San Francisco, you may feel as though you’re being watched. The Eye of the Pizza is Upon You. Or, it was, until the out-of-production and now very expensive spherical projector gave up the ghost during a power outage. It’s back,...
Should you avoid TP-Link routers? Here’s what to know
When it's less about the product and more about the FCC.
Does your work even matter?
If you can’t connect your work to a meaningful outcome, never hear back after a big push, or keep hitting walls on projects that matter to you, that’s not laziness. Here are five signs your work may be pointless and what to actually do about it.
Open source project fools AI scrapers with poisoned font
If you don't want AI scrapers training themselves on your website, there's a new way to stop them that doesn't involve server-side blocking or praying they respect your instructions in robots.txt. A team of creatives have teamed up with a typography company to create...
PSP classic Lumines hits iOS and Android
The mobile and tablet ports of the remastered puzzle game include a free trial.
Leaked Pixel 11 Pro Fold photos also include mysterious new camera bar feature
Google's next foldable doesn't look all that different, save for the camera bar.
LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated ‘slop’
LinkedIn is introducing new ways to reduce low-quality AI-generated posts, including a “seems like AI slop” reporting option. It's also replacing its own AI writing feature with a proofreading tool.
We Gave GPT 5.6 Sol a Real Business. It Lied, Spammed, and Lost $447
Article URL: https://www.bottlenecklabs.com/blog/autonomously-run-businesses Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49113059 Points: 22 # Comments: 3
AMD Confirms RX 9050 4GB—But It’s OEM Only
So just don't let your friends buy a 4GB VRAM gaming PC accidentally.
Google’s new Gemini Robotics 2 platform allows for ‘intelligent whole-body control’
The company made a video of the bots in action doing stuff like cleaning trash and picking up watering cans.
Australia Looks to Italy for the Next Phase of Its Social Media Ban
Florence just opened a digital addiction clinic for teenagers — and it points to the next phase of Australia's world-first social media crackdown. The post Australia Looks to Italy for the Next Phase of Its Social Media Ban appeared first on TechRepublic.
Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation 5 months after $100M Series A
Add another member to the fast-and-furious AI unicorn club: Simile
Spotify launches ‘User notes’ to let users add memories to songs
Spotify launches ‘User notes’ to let users add memories to songs Go to Source Spotify says the new feature is designed to let users add personal captions to their favorite songs, such as noting why a track was added to a playlist or...
Global smartphone sales fall by six percent amid memory cost crisis
Despite the slump, Apple and Samsung have both seen their market share go up.
From price spikes to a cyclospora outbreak: Lettuce is hitting some restaurants hard
It’s been a choppy year for restaurants that lean into lettuce. Lettuce prices rose sharply in the first half of 2026 due to hot weather in Arizona, where about one-third of America’s lettuce is grown. Now, restaurants are dealing with the fallout from a cyclospora...