Power outage? Automakers want you to use your EV as a backup source
Winter Storm Uri, the multiday freeze that slammed Texas in February 2021 and pummeled the state’s power grid, has been on Kenneth Kovar’s mind ever since. Though the resident of New Braunfels, northeast of San Antonio, didn’t lose power at the time, he wasn’t able to...
The Need for Speed: Internet Speed Measurement (or DIY?)
Car enthusiasts want to know how quickly they can make a quarter mile. Weightlifters are forever trying to add one more plate to the bar. Internet denizens have their own favorite number to brag about: the result from a speed test. The ritual is familiar. Close a few...
Monday.com lays off hundreds to focus on AI
The company said it is reducing its headcount by 20%, or about 630 staff, to "support a leaner, more focused operating model" as it focuses on its AI Work Platform.
Terrence Tao’s ChatGPT Conversation about the Jacobian Conjecture Counterexample
Article URL: https://chatgpt.com/share/6a5fdc7a-d6f8-83e8-bbea-8deb42cfed56 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49010345 Points: 11 # Comments: 0
GigaToken: ~1000x faster Language model tokenization
Article URL: https://github.com/marcelroed/gigatoken/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49010167 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
Long John Silver’s is closing stores: See a list of locations where the seafood restaurants have shuttered
It’s getting harder and harder to find a Long John Silver’s. When it celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019, the quick-service seafood chain said it had almost 900 franchised locations in the United States. Today, its total U.S. store count is roughly half that...
Astronomers spot exomoon candidate that’s almost as massive as Jupiter
Scientists may have found the first moon outside our Solar System – depending on what astronomers ultimately decide counts as one. Either way, the groundbreaking research, published in Nature this week, promises a path to clearer sightings of so-called exomoons. Kevin...
Linux kernel team publishes 432 CVEs in two days
If you're responsible for Linux security, someone just dumped a pile of work onto your desk: 432 Linux kernel CVEs were published across Sunday and Monday this week. Linux watchers at nixCraft pointed out the volume on Monday morning, and it didn’t take long for...
Poinpy, a perfect video game, is back and it’s completely free on mobile
Poinpy disappeared from Netflix games last year but is now free for Android and iPhone.
Samsung just revealed more details about its upcoming smart glasses, including battery life
Samsung's upcoming smart glasses will last nine hours per charge, but they come with a case for more juice.
I gave Perplexity’s agentic AI 5 complex tasks to run on my Mac – and I’ll do it again
Perplexity's Mac app offers its own agentic AI, Personal Computer, which can handle multi-step tasks on your computer from start to finish. See why the results impressed me.
Firefox 153 enables Containers by default, and you can create your own – here’s how
Containers are a boon to your browsing security and privacy. Out of the box, Firefox now gives you four pre-configured containers: Personal, Work, Banking, and Shopping.
Google is making it easier to switch from iPhone to Android
Google is making it easier to switch from iPhone to Android Go to Source The new feature lets users wirelessly transfer more data types from an iPhone without needing to download a separate app.
The best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 cases: Expert recommended
Samsung's new Galaxy Z Flip 8 phones have arrived, and we found the best phone cases from brands like Torras, Spigen, Pitaka, and more to protect your new device.
Show HN: Web swing through midtown NYC
Article URL: https://www.swingnyc.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49009324 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Kimi K3 is exposing cracks in Trump’s AI coalition
The release of Kimi K3, the latest model from Moonshot Labs, a Chinese AI firm founded by a former Carnegie Mellon computer science graduate, has shaken both the AI and political worlds. In an instant, the seemingly comfortable lead held by U.S. frontier AI labs over...
Xbox is bringing games from its original console to PC
Some original Xbox games are coming to PC, complete with achievement support.
Narwal Flow 2 review: The robot vacuum that finally perfected obstacle avoidance
The Narwal Flow 2 promises to be one of the best robot vacuum cleaners for obstacle avoidance and mopping - and it is.
I still want Samsung’s discontinued Galaxy Z TriFold
Hopefully the Z Fold 8's new design is a sign of things to come.
Arcee, a US open source AI lab, says Chinese models are not inherently dangerous
As Chinese AI models grow in capability and popularity among US companies, the arguing over what should be done about them has reached a fever pitch.
Substack’s new tool tells you who’s been writing their newsletters with AI
Substack is giving readers a way to estimate how much of a newsletter was written by AI, signaling a broader shift toward transparency around AI-assisted content.
The best Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra cases of 2026: Expert recommended
Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 8 phones are here, and we found the best phone cases from brands like Spigen, Dbrand, and more to protect your new device.
OpenAI’s AI spending spree has ballooned to $750B
OpenAI will spend the equivalent of Sweden's GDP on infrastructure through 2030.
Nirvanna the Band the Show and Movie will finally be available to stream via Hulu on July 24
The recent film was a big hit, but the series wasn't available to watch anywhere.
Preorder the new Galaxy Z Flip 8 or Z Fold 8 at Amazon and get up to a $350 gift card, free
Preorder the new Galaxy Z Flip 8 or Z Fold 8 at Amazon and get up to a $350 gift card, free Go to Source Mobile carriers aren't the only ones offering deals on Samsung's new Galaxy phone lineup. Preorder at Amazon and get a free...
Launch HN: Unlayer (YC W22) – Add email and document builders to your app
Hi HN, We’re Adeel and Umair, co-founders of Unlayer (https://unlayer.com/). We let you add content creation to your applications without having to build an entire editor, renderer, template, and export stack yourself. Unlayer lets you create emails, web pages, and...
Ex-Tencent Games Global CTO Cedrick Collomb Joins Liquidnitro to Lead AI-Powered Game Production
What does it signal when the former global technology chief of the world's largest games company takes the CTO seat at a 140-person studio in Hyderabad? Either a career footnote, or an early read on where value creation in game production is migrating. Liquidnitro...
The TechBeat: Follow-the-Sun Support: How inDrive Cut Incident SLA from 72 Hours to 2 Hours (7/22/2026)
How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what's trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## Claude Code vs Codex vs OpenCode: The Honest Verdict for Full-Stack...
Open Inference Needs More Than Open Weights
Open inference without chokepoints: why open models still need an access protocolOpen model weights are not the same as open access. You can download Qwen or Llama today. But most people still reach open models through a few big hosted APIs, cloud consoles, and app...
207 Blog Posts To Learn About Csharp
Let's learn about Csharp via these 207 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read blog posts about any technology. Like Java, but it sucks less. 1. How to Set up a Formatting...