Why you should change what apps open on startup for Windows
Running your most-used apps at startup is great, but they can weigh your system down if you're not careful.
Microsoft 365 outage drags on, but things are improving
Microsoft 365 and Outlook are still seeing service degradations on Tuesday, the company's status page indicates.
State of Open Models: Summer 2026 Observations
Article URL: https://huggingface.co/blog/state-of-open-models-summer-2026 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49522816 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Urban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emergency Medical Services
Article URL: https://www.nber.org/digest/202609/urban-congestion-pricing-and-response-times-emergency-medical-services Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49522503 Points: 12 # Comments: 0
Fambot introduces an ‘AI chief of staff’ for families
Fambot is building an AI “chief of staff” to help families manage the emails, calendars, school updates, sports schedules, and other logistics of raising kids.
EFF to Governor Newsom: Veto California’s AB 1709
Article URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/eff-gov-newsom-veto-californias-ab-1709 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49522954 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2026)
Please state the location and include REMOTE for remote work, REMOTE (US) or similar if the country is restricted, and ONSITE when remote work is not an option.Please only post if you personally are part of the hiring company—no recruiting firms or job boards. One...
Sonos’ Ace Ultra headphones can swap audio with any Sonos speaker
The upgraded headphones also feature improved ANC and longer battery life.
‘Sonos 27’ brings a refreshed UI to the app and lets AI agents control your system
Sonos is embracing AI in its next major software update.
Sonos unveils new Beam Ultra soundbar with ‘true 7.1.2 Dolby Atmos’
The refreshed model with better surround sound will cost $699.
Florida and Texas move to block Flock cameras over privacy concerns
Flock's searchable network of 130,000 license plate cameras around the U.S. have sparked bipartisan privacy and civil liberties concerns.
Perplexity’s Hybrid Compute splits sensitive tasks between cloud and local AI
Perplexity's Hybrid Compute lets you split tasks between cloud and local models.
This startup is fuel-injecting hydrogen to make cargo ships more efficient
Newlight has raised a $9 million seed round and completed an 8,500-nautical-mile test run from Singapore to Ghana.
The Supreme Court just handed Trump a win for his White House ballroom project
A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for President Donald Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power and remakes the capital in his image.The apparent...
13 Malicious Packagist Packages Target Unpatched iPhones to Steal Crypto Wallet Seeds
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a set of 13 malicious Composer theme packages on Packagist that are designed to inject JavaScript into Vietnamese movie and comic streaming sites that install those libraries and initiate the deployment of spyware aimed at...
Io_uring Without Readahead
Article URL: https://frn.sh/io-uring/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49521623 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Prenups are ‘in’—but not for the reason you think
Traditionally, a prenuptial agreement, known as a “prenup,” is a legally binding agreement a couple signs before getting married that documents how a couple will divvy up their assets in the case the marriage ends. (Think financial investments like stocks or bonds, a...
How to prevent AI from lying to you
Recently I found myself having to disprove something that Google’s AI made up. A reader of my Cord Cutter Weekly newsletter wanted to know why they couldn’t use the Apple TV app on their Roku after signing up for the service through the Roku Channel. This is in fact a...
Trump’s Lake Ontario name change clashes with a centuries-old treaty. Google Maps is on the hook, too
According to the president of the Seneca Nation, President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America is more than merely controversial: It flies in the face of a 232-year-old treaty—and social media thinks mapping platforms like Google Maps...
How to organize and group your Safari tabs in macOS 27
Apple's latest desktop OS can make your tabs much neater, if you want it to.
Waymo accelerates robotaxi expansion with launches in Denver, San Diego and Tampa
Waymo will begin inviting riders on a rolling basis and slowly ramp up access in the three cities, following its usual commercial playbook.
Saab Enters Collaborative Combat Aircraft Race with High-End Concept
Article URL: https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/saab-enters-collaborative-combat-aircraft-race-high-end-concept Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49522374 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Microsoft and AWS build the multicloud bridge they said customers barely needed
Microsoft has unveiled a service for privately linking Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS), overcoming multicloud barriers the providers previously claimed barely existed. The Redmond biz says it is working with AWS on a solution that combines Azure Multicloud...
Help build the future of startups: Volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
TechCrunch Disrupt is where those moments happen. And we can't pull it off without volunteers like you.
PETG: the PLA Filament Alternative that Just Works
A typical response to the previous article on why PLA filament is so darn brittle. This has led some people to not use PLA filament at all, while others promote using PLA only for prototyping and throw-away parts, especially in light of PLA being compostable under the...
Atlas’ brain-monitoring wearable tells you how much you’re in the moment
Atlas says its new wearable EEG will be able to tell you where your attention is through the day.
India’s Unacademy sells to rival upGrad for $206M, about 94% less than its peak valuation
"We raised at a peak, but sold at a fraction of that," Unacademy co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal wrote. "I'm not going to dress these facts up."
How to conduct a ‘values inventory’—and why you should
“I know you can’t tell me what to do.” I hear some version of that sentence almost every week from coaching clients wrestling with career decisions. Should they accept the promotion? Leave a leadership role? Start a company? Stay where they are? By the time we meet,...
ESA’s Cluster quartet prepares for its final Tango
The European Space Agency's Cluster quartet is preparing for its final bow after Samba reentered Earth's atmosphere, with Tango due to follow tonight. Samba lost contact at 21:26 UTC on August 31 and reentered at 21:39:38 UTC. Tango is expected to follow at 21:30:31...
The pros and cons of using a TV as your computer monitor
In the age‑old debate over whether a TV can truly replace a computer monitor, several important differences in design and performance set the two apart.