The best way to build facilities of the future? Start with a digital twin.
PepsiCo is reimagining manufacturing by building the facilities of the future twice—first in the virtual world. Using AI-powered digital twins, engineers can simulate, test, and optimize operations before construction begins, accelerating innovation while improving...
Inside PepsiCo’s digital twin revolution
Reconfiguring a factory used to mean shutting it down, making costly bets, and hoping the design worked in the real world. PepsiCo found a way around that. Rather than rely on engineering blueprints to solve the problem, the company used a specialized laser to scan...
2026 Frikkin Lasers Challenge: Laser Bandsaw
Can you call it a bandsaw if it has neither band nor saw? [WeldingRod1] does, with his entry in the laser contest — a manually-controlled laser cutter that he’s dubbed a Laser Bandsaw. Some might quibble that it’s not actually sawing with the beam, and others will...
Every iPhone model that supports iOS 27 (and which older ones don’t)
Here's a breakdown of which iPhone models support the next iOS update (now available on public beta) - and which ones Apple is leaving behind.
DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is proposing an AI "standards body" modeled after FINRA, to test frontier models and develop best practices for their release.
AMD Seems to Be Testing up to 8X Multi Frame Generation
It's machine learning-powered, so it will likely be an RDNA 4 exclusive.
How to download iOS 27 right now (and which iPhone models support it)
Apple's WWDC 2026 was full of updates for the overall iPhone user experience - here's how you can try iOS 27 early for free.
Google is training AI on even more of your data now, unless you opt out – here’s how
Images, videos and voice searches can be used to train Google's LLMs. You can disable this feature to retain your privacy.
LabubaRAT Masquerades as NVIDIA Software to Control Windows Hosts
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Rust-based remote access trojan (RAT) codenamed LabubaRAT that masquerades as NVIDIA software to blend into target environments. "LabubaRAT creates a reusable foothold for hands-on activity," Blackpoint...
5 smart home gadgets I actually recommend, after years of testing
I've tested dozens of smart home devices, but only a select few truly stand out. Here are the smart home gadgets I wholeheartedly recommend.
Measuring Input Latency on Linux: X11 vs. Wayland, VRR, and DXVK
Article URL: https://marco-nett.de/blog/measuring-input-latency-on-linux-x11-vs-wayland-vrr-dxvk/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48909424 Points: 33 # Comments: 8
This Free macOS App Will Tell You All About Your Nondescript USB-C Cable
It's the perfect time to go through that junk drawer.
Adobe Patches Critical ColdFusion Vulnerabilities
The ColdFusion security defects could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or elevate their privileges. The post Adobe Patches Critical ColdFusion Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Kontigo (YC S24) Is Hiring (Head of Security)
Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kontigo/jobs/uNttrlv-head-of-security Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48909820 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
Judgement intelligence is about to become the skill of the future
For decades, the world of work rewarded the people with the most knowledge. The experts had the most competitive advantage. Right now, an abundance of information is changing that. And easy access means the people can make sense of knowledge faster, at the right time,...
United is getting rid of the middle seat—sort of. Here’s what travelers will get instead
If you’ve ever felt utterly cramped on a plane, United has good news. On Tuesday, the airline announced it’s adding a new seating arrangement to a row on its Economy Plus cabin that aims to give passengers a more comfortable experience. In general, you’ll probably...
Welsh Doxbin admin jailed for egging on swatters from behind a screen
A Welshman was sentenced to prison on Tuesday for his role in numerous swattings in the UK, US, and Canada. Callum Dare, 26, was an administrator of Doxbin, a dark web platform frequented by individuals that expose the personally identifiable information (PII) of...
California’s MyFirstEV provides a $3,500 instant rebate to first-time buyers
The Fed dropped the ball, but California's new program will provide up to $3,500 in instant rebates to first-time EV buyers.
DeepSeek reportedly in talks to raise $1.5B, then IPO
DeepSeek, the Chinese large language model developer, is said to be preparing for a 2027 IPO debut as it also looks to raise around $1.5 billion in new funds at a $71 billion valuation.
DeepMind bigbrain calls for America to set AI standards before it’s too late
Google DeepMind boss Demis Hassabis is calling for the US to establish a robust frontier AI model review process because, according to him, artificial general intelligence (AGI) “is probably only a few short years away" and we've got to figure it out before it's too...
Launch HN: Agnost AI (YC S26) – Extract user feedback from agent conversations
Hey HN, we’re Shubham & Parth, childhood friends building Agnost AI (https://agnost.ai), product analytics for teams building chat and voice agents.We read production conversations and find behavioral failures like users rageprompting (cursing at the agent),...
Meta’s Adam Mosseri says AI token budgets could soon be capped per engineer
Instagram head Adam Mosseri believes companies will eventually need to manage AI token spending the same way they manage payroll or other operating expenses, predicting that engineers could soon face limits on how much they spend using AI tools.
An Apple Arcade version of Madden NFL 27 will arrive on August 7
EA's football sim series is making its debut on Apple Arcade.
Google Images is getting a makeover for its 25th anniversary
Google has updated Images to surface results 'intelligently tailored to your unique interests."
I Gave an AI My Acquisition Model. It Gave Me My Week Back.
I Used to Spend 2 Days on a DCF. Here's How I Do It in 2.5 Hours Now.TL;DR: Startup valuation isn't a formula — it's a judgment call that changes depending on your company's stage, market, and what a buyer is actually willing to pay. On a representative acquisition...
The Real Bottleneck in AI Agents Is Not the Model
The AI agent demos look great. The agent navigates to a page, clicks a button, fills a form, extracts data. Clean, fluid, purposeful. Then you try to run the same task across fifty concurrent sessions, or against a site with a slightly different DOM than last week,...
76 Blog Posts To Learn About Business Development
Let's learn about Business Development via these 76 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. Business development encompasses activities and...
The TechBeat: How We Rebuilt Photon’s Shared iMessage Routing to Handle 10M+ Messages a Day (7/14/2026)
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. ## AI Coding Tip 026 - Assign a Persona to Every Skill Definition By...
Memory Just Got a Price Tag
You don't have to take my word that agentic memory is an asset. The market just repriced it in front of you. Two years ago, the running joke was that AI agents were goldfish — brilliant for one turn, blank by the next. In 2026 that joke is dead, and memory has become...
Nobody Panic-Sells Because They’re Bad at Math
Every trading forum has the same thread, over and over: someone sells at the bottom, watches the price recover a week later, and posts something like "I knew better, I just couldn't watch it anymore." The replies are always some version of "should've done the math."...