What to know about the Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse near busy Grand Central hub
An under-construction Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse was stabilized late Tuesday and some evacuations of nearby buildings were lifted.“We’ve been monitoring the building for many hours and have not seen any movement,” Ahmed Tigani, commissioner of the New...
I tried Claude Cowork on my Gmail inbox after Gemini choked – and it saved me hours of work
Gmail's AI failed at a nuanced research task, but Claude Cowork found the right pitches, quotes, and permissions, proving connected AI assistants may finally help tackle some aspects of email overload.
Ubiquiti Patches Critical UniFi Flaws Across Connect, Talk, Access, Protect, and OS
Ubiquiti has shipped updates to address multiple critical security flaws impacting UniFi Connect, UniFi Talk, UniFi Access, UniFi Protect, and UniFi OS that could result in privilege escalation and arbitrary command execution. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows...
Solo GP Ashley Smith announces second $25M fund to back startups in AI, security and more
Vermilion Cliffs Ventures announced Wednesday the close of a $25 million Fund II.
I tested the Roborock Saros 20, and I’d trust it for the next decade
Roborock took its flagship robot vacuum and really improved it, while keeping the same price. Here's how.
Mistral’s Robostral Navigate: a state of the art robotics navigation model
Article URL: https://mistral.ai/news/robostral-navigate/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48832212 Points: 9 # Comments: 0
Nintendo will shut down Mario Kart Tour on September 30
The company doesn't plan to release an offline version.
Apple to produce Made in America wireless chips with Broadcom
Apple has signed a $30 billion+ multiyear deal with Broadcom to design and produce more than 15 billion U.S.-made custom wireless connectivity chips for Apple products.
AI has collapsed the cyber response window — resilience now starts before the attack
Presented by RubrikEnterprise cybersecurity is facing a fundamental speed problem. Frontier AI models are now enabling autonomous attacks that can move from initial access to full system breakout in as little as 27 seconds. That’s faster than any human-operated...
Oil prices surge over 5% as Trump says ceasefire with Iran is ‘over’
U.S. stock futures slid lower and oil prices surged more than 5% after President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the interim agreement with Iran is over, though he will allow talks to continue.Futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.7% before the opening bell, while...
Samsung Galaxy S27 Pro Leak Points to Exynos Split for Global Buyers
A leaked regional chip split could make Samsung’s rumored Galaxy S27 Pro a more complicated choice for global IT teams standardizing corporate mobile fleets. The post Samsung Galaxy S27 Pro Leak Points to Exynos Split for Global Buyers appeared first on TechRepublic.
Envirotech Vehicles (NASDAQ: EVTV) Closes Merger with Azio AI Ahead of Schedule, Positioning Combined Company to Capture $487 Billion 2026 AI Infrastructure Opportunity
Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVTV) (“EVTV” or the “Company”) announced today the successful completion of its merger with Azio AI Corporation (“Azio AI”) on July 2, 2026, paving the way for the company to transform to an AI Datacenter Provider and meeting the...
Power Through Projects with the Microsoft Office 2024 Home & Business
The newest Office version is here and includes a variety of updates to help you work more efficiently. The post Power Through Projects with the Microsoft Office 2024 Home & Business appeared first on TechRepublic.
AI Chatbot Warnings May Not Stop Hallucinations, Researchers Say
A June 2026 research review found that AI chatbot warning labels may be a weak safeguard for organization-backed AI advisors, raising new audit questions for IT, security, and compliance teams. The post AI Chatbot Warnings May Not Stop Hallucinations, Researchers Say...
NordVPN, 1-Year Subscription for 10 Devices is Only $30 With This Code
Public Wi-Fi can expose your data. NordVPN locks it down across 10 devices for a year, and it's $40 off today. The post NordVPN, 1-Year Subscription for 10 Devices is Only $30 With This Code appeared first on TechRepublic.
This Popular Antivirus is on Sale for $19.99
ESET NOD32 Antivirus blocks malware, ransomware, and phishing for $19.99 a year without slowing your PC down. The post This Popular Antivirus is on Sale for $19.99 appeared first on TechRepublic.
SCMBANKER Malware Uses ClickFix Lures to Target Mexican Banking Users
A new banking fraudulent operation is targeting customers of Mexican banks, fintech, payment processors, and cryptocurrency exchanges using ClickFix lures. The activity cluster, tracked by Elastic Security Labs under the moniker REF6045, involves infecting victims...
New Ghost Phishing Wave Is Breaking Traditional Email Security
A recent EvilTokens campaign targeting businesses across the US and Europe is exposing a new email security blind spot. This “ghost phishing” technique keeps the malicious page hidden until it decrypts and comes to life inside the victim’s browser. For security...
Venus Aerospace raises $90M Series B to build a new kind of rocket engine
Build a new kind of rocket engine, and the world will beat a path to your door.
Blue Origin reportedly raising $10B at $130B valuation
Blue Origin is raising $10 billion at a $130 billion pre-money valuation from Coatue Asset Management, Bezos himself and other big-name investors, the New York Times reported.
US Food and Drug Administration rejects petition to set PFAS limits in food
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/us-food-and-drug-administration-rejects-petition-to-set-pfas-limits-in-food Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48831785 Points: 17 # Comments: 1
Bug in top AI coding agents shows that Unix-era security headaches never really die
A “systematic vulnerability pattern” in at least six of the most widely used AI coding assistants can be abused to trick agents into accessing files outside the workspace sandbox, leading to remote code execution on the developer's machine. Google-owned security biz...
Linux Fu: The Local Phonebook
I’ll admit it: I miss the simplicity of /etc/hosts. There was something elegant about it. You wanted laserprinter to mean 192.168.1.40, so you opened a text file and wrote: 192.168.1.40 laserprinter Done. No cloud account, no discovery daemon, no dashboard with...
China tells devs to ditch Claude Code over ‘backdoor code’ fears
China's National Vulnerability Database (CNVDB) is urging developers to uninstall recent Claude Code versions over the fear that they can scoop up sensitive user data without consent. Referring to it as "backdoor code," the state-run body claimed over WeChat and in an...
Apple pledges to buy $30 billion of Broadcom’s US-made chips
Apple's program to invest in US manufacturing sees it spend $30 billion on Broadcom chips.
AI Model Release Tracker: Fable 5 access extended to July 12
Sort the meaningful releases from the hype. This tracker keeps new models in context with their peers, so you know which are worth your time.
Your company’s well-being survey has the same flaw as a bad doctor
A good doctor doesn’t start with a scan. She starts with a conversation. What hurts, since when, does it get worse at night, has anything like this happened before, have other family members experienced something similar. This conversation has a name in medicine:...
23andMe owes customers money again: Who’s eligible for the new $47 million bankruptcy payment
The 23andMe hacking saga has a new development, courtesy of a multi-million dollar payout to its victims. On Tuesday, July 7, a U.S. bankruptcy judge ordered 23andMe’s parent company, Chrome Holding, to pay $46.75 million in compensation for the 2023 hack. The number...
Tiny data centre used to heat public swimming pool
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64939558 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48831499 Points: 9 # Comments: 1
The best Roku feature for night owls you probably aren’t using
If you indulge in late-night binge-watching on your Roku, Fire Stick or Google TV, you're going to want to enable this feature.