VMware uses Nvidia-favored ‘AI factory’ brand to build something with rival AMD
Nvidia has for years advanced the idea of an “AI Factory,” and now its partner VMware has created a product with the same name that does most of the same things, but with one vastly important difference: it uses AMD hardware. VMware was an early supporter of Nvidia in...
Data loss prevention gets a second act as AI rewrites an old security problem
Security vendors are rebuilding data loss prevention, or DLP, around AI context rather than pattern matching, giving the category’s most stubborn unsolved problem a second act. Decades of rule-based DLP tools left security teams buried in alerts they could not act on,...
Carmack: Has early Scratch experience led to fulfilling careers?
Article URL: https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/2094450188911845827 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49516209 Points: 9 # Comments: 1
Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year
Founded by a 20-year-old, Alteon is developing autonomous aircraft that hopes to harvest wind energy to stay aloft for several months.
Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Study About Procrastination
Article URL: https://datacolada.org/138 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49516199 Points: 7 # Comments: 2
Apple shares ‘shocking evidence’ against former employee accused of stealing company data for OpenAI
Apple says it has evidence that a former employee destroyed evidence of data theft after learning he was under investigation.
How to make sure your Android phone is secure
Android can help you keep your phone safe from malicious apps, scam calls, invasions of privacy, and much more. You just need the right settings.
Run macOS Software on Linux
Article URL: https://www.darlinghq.org/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49515830 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
Polymarket reportedly raises $300 million from Donald Trump Jr.’s investment fund
The firm, 1789 Capital, led the funding round that reportedly will total around $1 billion.
Google Maps Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ After Trump Order
Google Maps now shows Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for US users after a Trump executive order, while Canada retains the original name. The post Google Maps Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ After Trump Order appeared first on TechRepublic.
OpenAI Purchases Tens of Thousands of Mac minis, Mac Studios
OpenAI is reportedly buying tens of thousands of Mac mini and Mac Studio systems as AI labs find a new use for Apple hardware. The post OpenAI Purchases Tens of Thousands of Mac minis, Mac Studios appeared first on TechRepublic.
a16z brings growth fund to $8.5B days after launching new $1.1B fund
Andreessen Horowitz held out its hand and returned with billions more in new funds to invest in startups.
Develop Cross-Platform CLI and GUI Tools with Tcl/Tk
Article URL: https://cgicoffee.com/blog/2026/04/tcl-tk-develop-cross-platform-cli-gui-tools-tutorial-guide Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49515662 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Fixing an Expensive Amprobe Cable Tracer With Mystery Fault
Perhaps the most annoying kinds of faults are those that involve expensive equipment that just sit around in a cupboard, only for them to just stop working at all. Such was the case with the £2,000 Amprobe cable trace kit that [Tom] bought for work-related purposes....
Cisco may have violated the rights of pro-Palestine employees
In June, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission made a determination in a novel case: The agency concluded there was reasonable cause to believe Cisco had infringed upon the rights of its Muslim and Middle Eastern employees, along with others who were...
The Starlink Mini X kit comes with an extra router, but do you really need it?
Starlink's extra router can be useful, but getting your main satellite dish positioned properly is more important.
Here’s how Nintendo missed the mark with the GameCube console
The GameCube had some things going for it, and it even has a cult following these days, but at its release, it was a flop.
The Slate Truck is affordable because you have to ‘bring your own tech’
The Slate Truck is affordable because you have to 'bring your own tech'.
CrowdStrike launches Falcon IQ as Falcon lands on Google Cloud and Snowflake
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. today launched Falcon IQ, software that hands the assessment and remediation work behind its Project QuiltWorks coalition to a fleet of more than 50 artificial intelligence agents. The launch is one of four announcements the company made at...
Apple adds more allegations to its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI
It claims a laptop proves that a former employee accessed and used proprietary files for the AI company.
How we configured OpenTelemetry logs in Rails
Article URL: https://www.sixpatterns.com/blog/how-we-configured-opentelemetry-logs-in-rails Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49514895 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
A group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plans data center ads to sway midterms
Build American AI plans to lobby voters in select states about the virtues of data centers by spending millions of dollars on ads.
Pabst Blue Ribbon pulls a KitKat: Why brands are turning cargo theft into marketing stunts
Earlier this month, Pabst Blue Ribbon took to Instagram to announce that, in a very real heist, someone stole 40,000 pounds of beer from the company. In the post, the brand gave the thief “18 days and 44 minutes to return our truckload of beer, no questions asked” and...
The Factory Floor Is Where Digital Manufacturing Hype Goes to Die
I've spent 20 years designing machines and the processes that build them, first in China, then in the United States. In that time, I've watched three or four waves of "the future of manufacturing" arrive with a keynote and leave with a shrug. Lights-out factories....
Using TPC-DS to Compare Cloud Data Engines by Price Performance
Cloud vendors are very good at benchmarks. Every platform has a chart showing why its engine is faster, cheaper, or both. The problem is that those numbers are usually produced under conditions chosen by the vendor. I needed a different kind of answer. I was comparing...
Your Docs Are Your Best Sales Asset Now, and Your Marketing Site Is Dead Weight
Summary: When a buyer asks an AI assistant which tool to use, the assistant usually pulls from documentation, changelogs, and issue threads — not from your landing page. That's not a quirk. It's a structural consequence of what those pages contain. If you're a...
Zoomex Concludes High-Impact “Trade the Tide” Event at Coinfest Asia 2026, Accelerating Expansion
BALI, INDONESIA Zoomex, a global cryptocurrency exchange focused on derivative trading experiences, announced that its official side event during Coinfest Asia 2026, “Zoomex Summer Bay Party: Trade the Tide,” was successfully held on August 20 at the Tropical...
The Model Is the Easy Part: What Actually Breaks When AI Goes to Production
AI demos have become remarkably easy to build. A capable model, a prompt, an API call, and a developer can have something impressive running before the end of the day.Production is different. Once real users arrive, the conversation shifts away from which model...
A State-Machine Model for Enterprise Revenue Teams
The quarterly funnel review begins with a familiar argument. Marketing says it created thousands of qualified leads. Sales says only a fraction were ready for a conversation. Finance says the conversion report cannot be reconciled to the pipeline. Customer success...
iOS Startup Performance in Practice, Part 1: Understanding Launch Types and Entry Points
What happens when an iOS app opens, which lifecycle callbacks are executed, and where startup measurement should begin and end. An iOS application does not have one launch path. A person may tap the app icon after restarting their phone, return to an app that is still...