Forget layoffs: this quiet workplace tactic is shucking headcounts without anyone noticing
Employees across the workforce often collectively hold their breath in dread whenever another big company announces layoffs attributed to the work automating capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. But new data suggests there’s another, stealthier threat...
This Week in Security: AI is a Mess, Hacking Car Chargers, an OpenSSL DoS, and Factories Under Attack
[Ayush Paul] posts about extracting data from Claude agents while it accesses web data to fulfill user requests. But it wasn’t that easy. [Ayush] discovered that Anthropic anticipated many of the attacks, and set up guardrails in an attempt to keep the agent from...
I visited Samsung’s foldable-themed pop-up pub and its alcohol-free beers tasted terrible
I visited Samsung's foldable-themed pop-up pub and its alcohol-free beers tasted terrible Go to Source Following its Unpacked launch event for the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series, Samsung briefly opened a theme pub in the middle of London.
I tested Dell’s new midrange work PC – It nails the sweet spot of price and performance
Dell's 14S pairs a sleek design with excellent battery life, making it one of the best midrange PC I've tested in 2026.
Amazon Luna is getting a brand new Batman game next week
Batman: Caped Crusader - Chronicles' ties in with season two of Prime Video's animated show.
Patreon laying off 20% of staff
Article URL: https://www.patreon.com/jackconte/posts/painful-update-164628951 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034948 Points: 10 # Comments: 1
OpenAI’s new voice mode makes it to the ChatGPT desktop app
ChatGPT Voice on desktop can work with both ChatGPT Work and Codex to complete tasks and control agents.
I tested a $14 emergency radio with solar and hand-crank power – it’s in my survival kit now
AM/FM, NOAA weather band, solar and hand-crank charging, and a power bank - this tech is what actually works when the grid doesn't.
EV batteries could last much longer than experts first predicted
Modern EV batteries aren't just holding up, they're outperforming what was expected.
Maple Street Biscuit Company store closures: 16 locations join doomed list as Cracker Barrel sells beloved brand
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is bidding farewell to the Maple Street Biscuit Company. The restaurant chain said this week that it has sold Maple Street to Biscuit Belly, a Southeast chain of about 15 restaurants. The deal includes the Maple Street Biscuit...
Em dashes are fucking amazing
Em dashes are fucking amazing Go to Source Article URL: https://psychotechnology.substack.com/p/em-dashes-are-fucking-amazing Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034747 Points: 5 # Comments: 1
Programming language file extensions that match ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
Programming language file extensions that match ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code Go to Source Article URL: https://www.bruh.ltd/blog/programming-language-file-extensions-that-match-an-iso-3166-1-alpha-2-country-code/ Comments URL:...
Why is programming so captivating, yet so agonizing?
Why is programming so captivating, yet so agonizing? Go to Source Article URL: https://elsewhere.news/en/zhenfund/why-is-programming-so-captivating-yet-so-agonizing Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034468 Points: 4...
I Tried Building a Real App with AI. It Took a Year
I Tried Building a Real App with AI. It Took a Year Go to Source Article URL: https://www.alexhyett.com/videos/tried-building-app-with-ai-it-took-a-year/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034342 Points: 12 #...
My security camera shipped a GitHub admin token in its login page
My security camera shipped a GitHub admin token in its login page Go to Source Article URL: https://hhh.hn/hanwha-github-token/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034292 Points: 4 # Comments: 2
Elon Musk’s companies are having a bad week on the markets: Why SpaceX and Tesla stock prices are down
July has been a horrible month for the stock prices of Elon Musk’s two publicly traded companies: Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) and SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX). As of the close of markets yesterday, the two companies have seen their stock prices decline by roughly 24% and 31%,...
ChatGPT AgentForger Flaw Could Deploy Rogue Workspace Agents via a Phishing Link
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical vulnerability in OpenAI's ChatGPT Workspace Agents that could have allowed a single phishing link to stealthily build, authorize, and deploy an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent inside a victim's...
Bing Images Flaws Let Crafted SVGs Run Commands as SYSTEM on Microsoft’s Servers
A crafted SVG submitted to Bing's image search ran commands as NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM on Microsoft's production image-processing workers, and as root on the Linux machines in the same fleet. XBOW's testing got the same result on workers across different hosts and network...
SpaceX to try its luck again with Starship Flight 13 after engines and weather say no
SpaceX is gearing up for another attempt to launch Starship following a last-second abort on July 16 and a scrub due to weather yesterday. The 90-minute launch window for Starship's 13th flight test will open at 1745 CT on Friday, July 24. The launch was postponed by...
Eight Newly Produced MQ-9 Reaper Drones Destroyed in Iranian Strike
Eight Newly Produced MQ-9 Reaper Drones Destroyed in Iranian Strike Go to Source Article URL: https://militarywatchmagazine.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034895 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
LLMs Are Still Toxic, Stuck in the Past, and Bad at Math
LLMs Are Still Toxic, Stuck in the Past, and Bad at Math Go to Source Article URL: https://www.eyosias.dev/blog/llms-are-still-toxic-and-bad-at-math Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034838 Points: 9 # Comments: 0
Facebook launches a dedicated Marketplace app for sellers, adds a free verification system
Seller is a dedicated Marketplace app for people who list and sell items frequently.
4 little-known Google Calendar tricks I use to plan my workweek – and save time
If you're only using Google Calendar to track events, you're missing some of its most useful features.
Alienware 15 review: Perfect timing for a budget gaming laptop
While its display could be nicer, Alienware's first budget gaming laptop feels like a welcome reprieve when practically all tech is more expensive.
AI success depends on alignment
Whether an organization reaps the benefits of AI depends on the state of its data and how effectively the organization aligns information, priorities, and a definition of success across teams. When AI is grounded in accurate, complete, and governed data from a trusted...
How China is powering new data centers with clean energy
The number of data centers in China is surging thanks to AI, just like in the U.S. But unlike the U.S., China is racing to power them with clean energy. A data center in Mongolia, for example, is connected to 200 megawatts of wind power, 100 megawatts of solar power,...
Uncle Sam tells overseas cybercrooks their visas are canceled
Marco Rubio says the US will deny visas to foreign nationals involved in cybercrime and may extend the restrictions to their immediate families. The US secretary of state announced the restrictions on Thursday, citing a rise in overseas investment scams "often...
250 Eiffel Towers’ worth of waste: The AI boom’s toxic hardware problem
Chips, servers, cables, and more could compound an already massive problem - here's who it affects and what's being done about it.
The case for MUDs in modern times
Article URL: https://www.andrewzigler.com/feed/the-case-for-muds-in-modern-times Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034217 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
German battery maker Varta files insolvency applications
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/german-battery-maker-varta-files-insolvency-applications-2026-07-24/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034219 Points: 4 # Comments: 0