Uncle Sam needs you to fight for 6G leadership and security, lest Beijing get there first
America wants its allies to come together and help it lead the way in defining 6G communications standards, with security and resilience seen as key goals for next-generation networks. The latest effort to corral international work on 6G comes from the US National...
Hugging Face rebuilt a third of its infrastructure after OpenAI agents ran amok
Hugging Face rebuilt around a third of its infrastructure from clean images as part of a sizable cleanup effort following the OpenAI security mishap earlier this month. The revelation is among several additional details disclosed in a postmortem published Monday by...
Deep space dishes dodge devastation from Spanish wildfires
Radio antennas for the European Space Agency and NASA appear to have escaped the worst effects of wildfires in Spain, though NASA's site sustained some cable damage. Over the weekend, a NASA spokesperson confirmed there was "no significant structural damage observed...
OpenAI tells ChatGPT to stop impersonating famous authors
On the heels of a $1.5 billion copyright infringement ruling against Anthropic, OpenAI has adjusted ChatGPT’s programming to refuse requests to mimic the style of well-known authors. While the chatbot used to happily write in the voice of professional writers,...
Ozlo’s Sleepbuds 2 are the start of something bigger
A couple of years ago, I started falling asleep with Apple’s AirPods Pro in my ears.I’m a side sleeper, so this involves trying to carefully tuck my head into my pillow in a way that minimizes ear pain. It also means being jolted awake by low battery warnings during...
What’s the difference between Amazon’s Echo Dot and Echo Dot Max?
Better bass and a much newer processor are the main differences between the old Echo Dot and the newer Echo Dot Max.
Nvidia’s AI Security Alliance Excludes OpenAI, Google, Anthropic
Following OpenAI's AI breaking out and breaching HuggingFace, tech firms are circling the wagons.
Ask HN: Crooked Timber showed showed me a virus captcha, What now?
Hello everyone, This morning, as i started my shift, i thought i would start visiting some news blogs / websites to kick off the day. When it got to Crooked Timber i saw a captcha page instead, it looked like a traditional Google captcha. I clicked it, the spinner...
Did ransomware attacks really decline? Here are your business’ 4 best defenses
Did it look like the ransomware threat was receding last year? New research suggests it was more of a reshuffle - and recommends renewed vigilance.
Apple Patches 87 Vulnerabilities in iOS, 155 in macOS Tahoe
Apple announced that dozens of vulnerabilities have been patched in each of its operating systems. The post Apple Patches 87 Vulnerabilities in iOS, 155 in macOS Tahoe appeared first on SecurityWeek.
DOJ is urging Supreme Court to allow Trump’s order targeting mail-in voting ahead of midterms
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections.The Justice Department asked the justices to halt for now...
Warren Buffett is often asked what the ideal workplace is. His answer is the best career tip you’ll hear today
For Warren Buffett’s authorized biography, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, the billionaire investor gave writer Alice Schroeder unprecedented access to explore his opinions and philosophy of life. That exploration resulted in a book filled with...
Why a $154B CEO just endorsed stripping most Americans of voting rights
Article URL: https://fortune.com/2026/07/27/shopify-ceo-voting-rights-stripping-americans-19th-century/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49084031 Points: 12 # Comments: 0
Breaking the Parental Lock on an XBox 360 is Very Much an Inconvenience
There are many ways to soft-brick a device to the point where it cannot easily be used again, and “Cloud locks” or parental locks are probably at the top of the list here. [eWastelander] recently got an XBox 360 console for a mere $15 that had been tossed out without...
Fish Audio raises $50M seed to build AI voice models for creators and enterprises
Since launching last year, the startup today has more than 8 million people using the open-source or hosted version of its models, and now generates annual recurring revenue of $21 million.
I tested Sonos’ new beta features on iOS and Android – how to opt in and what to expect
Sonos's software comeback is nearly complete, with small but mighty fixes. Here's everything you need to know.
Why Apple’s iOS 26.6 is worth installing (it’s not just for the 91 security fixes)
The latest update preps your phone for the new and improved Siri AI set to debut with iOS 27.
Critical OpenWrt DHCPv6 Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code as Root
OpenWrt has shipped version 24.10.8 to close a critical DHCPv6 stack overflow and a wider set of remotely triggerable flaws in network services enabled by default. The critical issue, tracked as CVE-2026-53921 and rated 9.8 on CVSS 3.1 in OpenWrt's GitHub advisory,...
Apple launches ‘Upgrade’ device leasing program in partnership with Klarna
Leasing prices start at $17.99 per month for iPhone, $11.99 for Apple Watch, $24.99 for Mac, and $11.99 for iPad.
Token-maxing is an AI cost sink – how to use agents without busting your budget
Professionals are burning through tokens, but smart business leaders are finding ways to balance costs and value creation.
Show HN: tale.fyi, we deserve a home for fiction
for decades, i have been concerned that the internet was being built around non-fiction, so i built something to show how we could celebrate great fiction on the web.i started with an amazing library from the public domain, and i also added tools to add your own...
JFrog Confirms OpenAI Models Exploited Artifactory Zero-Day Before Hugging Face Breach
JFrog has confirmed that OpenAI models exploited a zero-day in self-hosted Artifactory while trying to reach the open internet from a sealed evaluation environment. Artifactory is JFrog's software repository manager. OpenAI says the models then escalated privileges...
Motorola launches Indigenous Collections app for language and cultural preservation
The free Android app shares knowledge from members of the Rainy Lake Ojibwe community.
Your old Google Pixel smartphone could be repurposed in a data center
Keeping phones out of landfills and doing useful things is a good thing.
Show HN: Formally verified 3D CSG: Trust 93 lines spec, not 1000 lines AI code
To my knowledge, this is the first formally verified implementation of a 3D constructive solid geometry (CSG) operation: mesh intersection, implemented in Lean 4 and verified against a concise specification that pins down the surface of the resulting mesh exactly and...
What AI developers could learn from Charles Bukowski?
Article URL: https://galjot.si/what-ai-developers-could-learn-from-charles-bukowski Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49083132 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
AI revenues are growing fast, but not fast enough
Article URL: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/07/28/ai-revenues-are-growing-fast-but-not-fast-enough Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49082706 Points: 15 # Comments: 3
Only one ‘Magnificent 7’ stock is having a truly magnificent year. The reason may surprise you
On Monday, shares of Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) rose 1.17% and the tech giant became the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, with a market cap of $4.95 trillion. It took the title from Nvidia, which saw its shares (Nasdaq: NVDA) fall 4.99%, ending the day...
Recursive Superintelligence signs $400 compute deal with Amazon
Recursive Superintelligence signs $400 compute deal with Amazon Go to Source Recursive’s $400 million outlay represents the bulk of the company’s fundraising to date.
Recursive Superintelligence signs $410 compute deal with Amazon
Recursive’s $400 million outlay represents the bulk of the company’s fundraising to date.