Microsoft gives admins Exchange Online breathing room
Microsoft has delayed the removal of the -Credential parameter from Exchange Online PowerShell until December 2026, giving administrators more time to update affected scripts and automation. The -Credential parameter is used when connecting to Exchange Online...
Attackers target critical FortiSandbox flaws as CISA issues patch order
Fortinet admins have two more reasons to clear their calendars after CISA confirmed a pair of critical FortiSandbox bugs are being actively exploited. The two bugs, tracked as CVE-2026-39808 and CVE-2026-25089, both carry CVSS scores of 9.1 and affect FortiSandbox,...
Top EU court clips YouTube’s intermediary defense over reviewed content
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that Google may not be able to claim intermediary liability protection for YouTube content it reviews as part of a commercial partnership with a creator. The case stems from a €750,000 fine imposed on Google...
‘The SaaS apocalypse is overrated’: How Workday and other software provders plan to survive AI
Experts warn that an extinction event is coming for SaaS, thanks to AI disintermediation. Here's why some vendors remain skeptical.
EU defangs a key pillar of its climate policy to allow more pollution
Europe's latest updates to its climate policy aren't great news for the planet.
Apple targets dozens of OpenAI employees with legal letters
Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/1b8c9d52-88a9-426b-ba47-f1811f859166 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48946303 Points: 17 # Comments: 7
Smoke from fires in Canada is traveling thousands of miles. Here’s how to protect yourself
More than 850 wildfires are currently burning in Canada—and the smoke is reaching cities thousands of miles away, from Chicago to New York City. Next week, it’s expected to reach Europe. If the sky is a hazy shade of yellow where you live, here’s what you should know...
You Can Now Shop Directly From Google AI Mode
You can also make designs and play songs on YouTube Music.
Steam Game Cartridges Are Very Cool, But Very Pricey
Unless you have a bunch of old 2.5-inch SATA SSDs lying around.
Xreal XBX a01+ review: Astoundingly bright, lightweight AR glasses for $299
Xreal's XBX a01+ is the best pair of budget AR glasses we've seen yet.
Trust is borrowed, not owned
When Spirit Airlines collapsed in May, its travelers weren’t the only stakeholders left stranded. Thousands of employees lost their jobs overnight, with some filing a lawsuit over owed pay and benefits and others turning to GoFundMe for emergency financial support....
Designing for the edges improves the center
In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act mandated curb cuts at intersections across the country. The requirement was specific: Wheelchair users needed a ramp from sidewalk to street. What happened next was probably unexpected. Cyclists used the cuts. Parents with...
Military personnel will be tested for low testosterone. Is that a good idea?
A new mandatory screening program will test all U.S. service members for testosterone deficiency in an initiative to optimize soldiers’ performance and their long-term health. On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted a video to X captioned, “The High-T...
Podcast: Broken Governance, Agentic AI, and the MindStone Agent Exclusive
(Video) Artificial intelligence is transforming cybersecurity, but are governance, compliance, and security practices evolving fast enough to keep up? The post Podcast: Broken Governance, Agentic AI, and the MindStone Agent Exclusive appeared first on SecurityWeek.
E.U. Orders Google to Open Android Mic, Camera and Screen to Rival AI Assistants
The European Commission on Thursday ordered Google to give rival AI assistants the same reach into Android that Gemini already has: the camera, the microphone, whatever is on screen, a wake word that fires with the display off, and the ability to drive other apps in...
Armenia Detains Russian Tourist on U.S. Warrant for REvil Hacker, Lawyers Say Wrong Man
Armenia has held a Russian tourist named Aleksandr Ermakov in a detention center since June 28, on a U.S. extradition request for a REvil ransomware suspect named Aleksandr Ermakov. His wife, Maria Yurova, told REN TV that border officers pulled him out of the...
The Race to Field Military Autonomy Is On, Can Trusted Information Infrastructure Keep Pace?
Military forces are under increasing pressure to field autonomous capabilities faster than ever before. Across the U.S., UK, and NATO, new investment, evolving defense strategies, and accelerated acquisition pathways are transforming how capability is delivered,...
Why the first GPU financiers are turning to inference chips in a $400 million deal
A $400 million chip-backed loan points to the next wave of AI infrastructure deals.
Blatant AI slop just won a 25k USD DeepMind Kaggle Grand Prize
Article URL: https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/kaggle-measuring-agi/discussion/724918#3498423 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48946010 Points: 25 # Comments: 0
Beacon Security Raises $13 Million for Security Data Platform
The startup helps organizations detect, hunt, and protect their assets across environments at machine speed. The post Beacon Security Raises $13 Million for Security Data Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Just got an AWS billing alert projecting my monthly cost at $140B
This has to be a bug. My usual monthly S3 bill is only $2–3. Has anyone else received a strange billing estimate today?https://prnt.sc/UqjcYD3RSQrS Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48945606 Points: 19 # Comments: 6
Ask HN: Any AWS billing issues known? Amazon forecast of 3 billion dollars
I receive an AWS Budgets alert that my budget is exceeding the alert threshold. Threshold is 5$. Forecasted amount is listed as $3,005,575,870.47. (Yepp, right, that’s 3 billion dollars.) I haven't even used AWS actively in the last year, but AWS console lists the...
Tesla’s selling a $225 balance bike for toddlers
Tesla's Autopilot may fail to recognize children at times, but the company certainly recognizes their potential as future buyers.
Suno AI Music Generator Accused of Stealing Songs From YouTube, Deezer, Genius, and More
Data unearthed by a hacker suggests Suno used millions of protected songs to train its systems.
Forget AI training data. This startup learned from slime mold
In a classic experiment more than a decade ago, researchers in Japan gave a slime mold—a single-celled organism known for forming efficient networks—a “map” of the cities around Tokyo. They represented each municipality with an oat flake, the organism’s favorite food,...
SpaceX Starship Flight Test 13 takes issue with the ‘flight’ bit
SpaceX's 13th Starship flight test ended at the launchpad after four Raptor engines failed to start, triggering an automatic abort moments before liftoff. Elon Musk's biz ignited the booster's engines at 2245 UTC on July 16, but the automated system aborted the...
Industry Reactions to Pentagon Suspending CMMC Phase 2: Feedback Friday
Industry professionals broadly agree that the suspension pauses third-party CMMC audits but not the underlying legal obligation to protect CUI. The post Industry Reactions to Pentagon Suspending CMMC Phase 2: Feedback Friday appeared first on SecurityWeek.
EU Adds Exemptions to User-Serviceable Batteries Rules
Built-in batteries put a timebomb inside devices, with especially the calendar aging feature of Li-ion chemistries setting a hard limit on when you’ll have to toss the device or figure out a way to replace the battery somehow. Here the EU’s Battery Regulation policy...
SpaceX uses ‘chopsticks.’ China uses ‘nets.’ Here’s how these space superpowers design their rocket recovery systems
China is quickly closing the gap on Elon Musk’s reusable rockets in a way that should worry him more than any single competitor has before. On July 10, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC)—the state-owned contractor that builds nearly all of China’s...
The real winners and losers of the 2026 World Cup
Congratulations in advance to Argentina or Spain, but let’s be honest: Even before the opening whistle of the final, the 2026 World Cup has already produced undeniable winners and losers. And not just on the pitch, but in culture and business from the White House to...