TLS certificates for internal services done right
Article URL: https://tuxnet.dev/posts/tls-for-internal-services/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48846995 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
Block reaches $45M settlement with 46 states over Cash App fraud probe
State attorneys general said they found that Block misled users by falsely advertising that Cash App provided bank-like protections, including advanced fraud detection.
Show HN: LastShelf – an emergency map of your family’s documents bills& contacts
After my father was diagnosed with Stage 3 kidney cancer, my family was thrown into a tailspin. Getting second opinions, planning surgery, ensuring insurance coverage, coping with the fear. It was a lot to process.In the middle of dealing with all the medical...
Your Tenda router could have a hidden firmware backdoor – disable this setting ASAP
Until Tenda patches the backdoor to its popular routers, you have one defense option.
You can snap up a Lego Hubble set before the real one burns up in the atmosphere
The $140, 1,252-piece Hubble Telescope Lego set goes on sale on August 1.
QIZ Security Raises $17 Million for Cryptographic Governance Platform
The Israeli company has developed a cryptographic posture and post-quantum cryptography management platform. The post QIZ Security Raises $17 Million for Cryptographic Governance Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek.
KDE Plasma users face a dire omen of change: 6.6.6 arrives
KDE Plasma 6.6.6 is here, along with a beastly long list of bugfixes, so if you have Plasma 6.6.5 – for instance, if you are using KDE on FreeBSD 15.1 – then it's an update well worth having. KDE Plasma 6.6.6 is a release that really is just about bug-fixes, but while...
I found an Android launcher so good that I don’t miss Nova anymore
After spending just 5 minutes with Octopi, I made it my default home screen launcher - it's that perfect! There are free and Pro versions.
Canonical Managed Kubeflow lands on Azure
Platform engineering team leads are facing a quiet crisis. Your data science teams want Kubeflow for its pipeline orchestration, metadata tracking, and training operators, so you build it for them on Kubernetes. Then day two arrives. Your engineering backlog is...
Anthropic’s new Claude feature is quietly selling you on AI
Claude’s new Reflect dashboard doesn’t just visualize how you use AI. It also subtly reinforces how much of your daily work now depends on Anthropic’s chatbot.
Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX are bigger than the last 25 years of tech exits
Three big AI IPOs are set to generate more value than all the U.S. VC backed exits since 2000.
Show HN: Analog Watch
Article URL: https://analog.watch Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48846510 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
No leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2026
Article URL: https://datacenter.iers.org/data/latestVersion/bulletinC.txt Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48846281 Points: 21 # Comments: 3
Maxwell’s Equations Were Discovered [video]
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hua8RWopfw Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48846276 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Transparency efforts behind the Helium Browser
Article URL: https://helium.computer/blog/transparency Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48846205 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
The best 15-inch laptops of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed
Looking for a new 15-inch laptop? We've tested the best ones this year from Apple, Lenovo, Asus, and Samsung.
Introducing Muse Spark 1.1
Article URL: https://ai.meta.com/blog/introducing-muse-spark-meta-model-api/?_fb_noscript=1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48846184 Points: 17 # Comments: 4
The 2026 Emmy nominations are in, and this HBO Max cast just won big
With its ensemble of doctors, nurses, interns and patients squeezed together into a small emergency department with scripts that play out in real time, “The Pitt” feels like a lab made to grow great performances. The Emmys rewarded it accordingly Wednesday.Thirteen of...
Brown says AI make student brain no work good, teacher should help use it better
Students and faculty at Brown University are worried generative AI could harm learning after an economics professor's take-home exam produced results he said pointed to widespread misuse of the technology. In a report [PDF] published by Brown's Generative AI in...
This TP-Link solar camera is so easy to install – and beats my Ring in image quality
The TP-Link Tapo C465 is a wireless security camera with a built-in solar panel for power, and it doesn't require a subscription.
UK Government Rolls Out Agentic AI Defense Plan Alongside Industry Pledge
Two announcements on July 7, 2026, demonstrate the government’s determination to improve the level of cybersecurity within the UK. The post UK Government Rolls Out Agentic AI Defense Plan Alongside Industry Pledge appeared first on SecurityWeek.
If you don’t want to let everyone use your Instagram public photos for AI—here’s how to opt out of Meta Muse Image
This week, Meta launched Muse Image, Meta Superintelligence Lab’s first image generation model. And with the new AI tool, Meta is once again testing the limits of privacy rights. As Meta explains it, Muse Image “uses advanced reasoning to understand complex prompts,...
I’ve used Linux for 30 years – here’s how I’d rank DistroWatch’s top 10
DistroWatch says these are the top Linux distros. I say this order is better.
Sony’s RX10 V superzoom finally arrives with a new design and 4K 120p video
Sony has finally unveiled the RX10 V superzoom with a 24-600mm zoom lens and 20.1-megapixel 1-inch sensor.
Meta’s new AI tool lets others use your Instagram posts for image generation – how to opt out
Any public Instagram account is fair game to be used for AI generation with Meta's new Muse Image.
UK.gov withholds £10M payment from Capita over pensions project fiasco, as dispute continues
The UK government has withheld £10 million in payments to tech and business process outsourcing biz Capita following the disastrous takeover of the Civil Service pensions scheme (CSPS). The penalties (£9.9 million) in the £239 million contract relate to the transition...
Is It Safe to Host HTML That Runs Its Own JavaScript?
Article URL: https://sharemypage.app/blog/is-it-safe-to-host-html-that-runs-javascript Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48845555 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
A Brief History of the Crazy Old 7-Segment Display
How old is the seven-segment display? Surely it is a product of the 1970s. After all, calculators started showing up, and the height of junior high humor was plugging 7734 into your calculator and showing it to someone upside down. Of course, for it to go mainstream,...
Companies embracing AI the most are hiring more people – including entry-level, report finds
A new report reveals growth at companies deemed 'high intensity adopters' of AI.
US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys $1B worth of Reapers
Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/us-seeks-cheaper-hunter-killer-drones-after-iran-destroys-1b-worth-of-reapers/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48845514 Points: 7 # Comments: 0