Weathergotchi – an open-source climate Tamagotchi
Article URL: https://github.com/Michael-Manning/E-Paper-Climate-Logger Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48919013 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Everyone’s a wiener! Here’s a list of National Hot Dog Day freebies and deals, from 7-Eleven to Dog Haus
Whether you’re grilling one out in the backyard or enjoying one with all the fixins’ at a baseball game, nothing says American summer like a hot dog. And the pinnacle of hot dog mania is today: National Hot Dog Day. Here’s a roundup of deals so you can join in on the...
Google DeepMind CEO Calls for Frontier AI Standards Body
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is calling for a new standards body to oversee frontier AI as experts debate whether existing testing institutions should be strengthened instead. The post Google DeepMind CEO Calls for Frontier AI Standards Body appeared first on...
Indian AI coding startup Emergent becomes a unicorn with $130M Series C
The startup has reached a $120 million annualized revenue run rate and more than 200,000 paying customers.
Why Realta Fusion is building a fusion reactor at an old hot dog factory
An old Oscar Meyer factory in Wisconsin will become America's latest fusion power research and development hub.
Vint Cerf is working on a plan to unleash AI agents on the open internet
The guy behind TCP/IP is working on a standard for identifying AI agents in the wild.
US Charges Russian Individuals and Firms for Running Cybercrime Services
The suspects and their companies were previously sanctioned by the United States and its allies. The post US Charges Russian Individuals and Firms for Running Cybercrime Services appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Floating Companion: Exploring Design Space for Soft Floating Robots in Indoor
Article URL: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3800645.3813051 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48919004 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Ransomware attacks rose 20% in the first half of 2026
Hackers leaned further into ransomware in the second quarter of 2026, with a surge of new attacks led by two competing ransomware-as-a-service groups. A new report from NordStellar finds that ransomware incidents were up 20% year over year in the first half of 2026,...
A surprising restaurant chain outgrew Starbucks, Chipotle and Dunkin’ last year
America’s fastest-growing restaurant isn’t Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, or Chipotle. It’s a chicken wing chain that’s been opening hundreds of new locations. In a preview of QSR Magazine’s annual QSR 50, which ranks the leading fast food chains, Wingstop led the 2026...
EU lets wearables wriggle out of user-replaceable battery rules
The European Commission has watered down its rules around battery replaceability with exemptions for some wearable devices, potentially including the Apple Watch and Meta's AI Glasses. A delegated act was adopted by the European Commission on July 14 that exempted the...
The Galaxy S26 Ultra’s Main Selling Point Is Turning Into Its Biggest Defect
The Privacy Display seems to be doing more harm than good.
This Trump ‘participation trophy’ perfectly mocks his second term
Since President Donald Trump began the Iran war nearly five months ago, he has repeatedly said it’s almost over or that the U.S. has, in fact, already won. His resumption of the conflict is just the latest sign that neither of those claims are true. While Trump’s...
Vulnerabilities Patched by Fortinet, Ivanti, ServiceNow
A critical security defect in the ServiceNow AI platform could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The post Vulnerabilities Patched by Fortinet, Ivanti, ServiceNow appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Making a Locked Down Wearable Work Without a Subscription
WHOOP does not have the presence in the wearable space as other brands, but in certain circles, it’s a household name. Their business model requires you to have a yearly app subscription to use their fitness tracker, but here at Hackaday, we are big fans of actually...
OpenVPN 3 ways: Which is the right version for you?
OpenVPN offers three modes of deployment with varied pricing based on the same underlying protocol. Here are the pros, cons, and costs associated with each.
Backed by $60M in funding, Oak steps out of stealth to fix the identity mess that AI agents are making worse
Cofounded by senior entrepreneur Shai Morag, Israeli identity management startup Oak is emerging out of stealth with $60 million in seed funding.
Google will allow third-party app stores on Android next week
Third-party app stores are coming to Android on July 22.
Cursor Flaw Lets Malicious Cloned Repositories Trigger Windows Code Execution
Open a repository in Cursor on Windows and, if a file named git.exe is sitting in the project root, Cursor runs it. No click, no approval dialog, no warning that anything in the folder is about to execute. Whatever that binary does, it does as you, with your source,...
Hardee’s store closures: See a list of dozens of doomed locations as a large franchisee files for bankruptcy
More hard times for Hardee’s. After closing dozens of locations last year, a large franchisee for the Southern-style dining brand is now seeking Chapter 11 protection, the latest unfortunate development in a year that has seen numerous bankruptcies related to chain...
A moment of silence, please, for the final release of Debian on x86-32
This week brings two point releases for both Debian 13 - aka “Trixie” - and Debian 12 - “Bookworm,” the latter now shuffling off into long-term support. Debian 13.6 and Debian 12.15 are just the latest point releases of Trixie and Bookworm, but Debian 12.15 is also...
Corporate America’s morale is in the gutter. The solution could be this
Across companies in America, many employees are pondering a question about work: Does what I do here matter? That question is at the center of today’s workplace morale challenge. Similarly, employee engagement has remained under pressure: Gallup’s 2026 State of the...
AI schools are multiplying, but the promise of AI tutoring is complicated
Over the past decade, the AI-focused, for-profit Alpha School has grown from one campus in Austin to a growing list of more than 15 schools across the country, including in major cities like New York and San Francisco. Alpha School joins other AI-centric K-12 private...
Ikea’s newest collection is designed for young renters on the move
Ikea’s newest collection is designed to move. And move. And move. These 13 home furnishings were inspired by the lived reality of young urban dwellers who regularly find themselves moving to new apartments, neighborhoods, cities, or countries. To ease that nomadic...
The data center backlash is spreading across the country
New York just became the first state to enact a one-year ban on large new data centers while the state government scrambles to develop regulations addressing challenges like energy demand and water use. “As data center development threatens to hike up utility bills,...
People thought this MLB hat had a defect. It’s actually a clever hidden reference
At first, it looks like something went wrong during the production of a new cap for the Philadelphia Phillies. The tan hat shows the team’s script letter P logo in white, but just to the logo’s left, a jagged stitching line scribbles its way up and to the side, with...
Glossier’s big brand revamp begins with a juicy ode to its New York City roots
New York City is lending its iconic I <3 NY logo to your lips. For her first brand campaign since joining the company three months ago, Glossier’s new chief marketing officer, Nicole Solórzano, is utilizing an iconic Milton Glaser design on its new “I <3 NY”...
New era for Gibraltar with removal of border controls with Spain
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwydz60j3eno Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48918530 Points: 8 # Comments: 1
A SpaceX vet raised $65M to pull wire harnesses out of the Cold War era
Someone has to bundle all the wires that go into rockets, missiles, and satellites.
White House Launches AI-Driven ‘Gold Eagle’ Vulnerability Coordination Initiative
The new program stems from an AI-focused Executive Order signed by President Trump on June 2. The post White House Launches AI-Driven ‘Gold Eagle’ Vulnerability Coordination Initiative appeared first on SecurityWeek.