These homes are selling at huge discounts—and buyers are taking notice
Gone are the days of surfing real estate listings far beyond their reach, many budget-minded Americans have instead begun scrolling foreclosures. Foreclosure listings received more than 26% more page views than the average listing in the first half of the year,...
The X app for iOS now has a built-in video editor
X now has a built-in video editor on iOS.
Mapping homes you can buy from the US government for <$100k
Article URL: https://govauctions.app/research/cheapest-homes-in-america Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48820274 Points: 10 # Comments: 5
Reducing Doom Loops with Final Token Preference Optimization
Article URL: https://www.liquid.ai/blog/antidoom Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48820127 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
China sentences official to death for taking $325M in bribes
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33y0n1v1xjo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48820220 Points: 13 # Comments: 11
MacSurf 1.68 – NetSurf on OS 9 Released
Article URL: https://github.com/mplsllc/macsurf/releases/tag/v1.86 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48820022 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
Jim’s TrueType QR Code Font
Article URL: https://github.com/jimparis/qr-font Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48820119 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
Weighing smoke: why AI visibility dashboards are mostly useless
Article URL: https://betterthangood.xyz/blog/weighing-smoke/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48819958 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
The surprising reason smart people make terrible decisions
Intelligence is a powerful tool. But it’s also a trap. Sometimes the bad decisions that sink great companies or end good marriages come from thinking very hard—in the wrong direction, with total conviction, and nobody around willing to interrupt. People get good at...
What everyone got wrong about biohacker Bryan Johnson’s viral diagnosis: Medical expert weighs in
Last week, biohacker Bryan Johnson shook the internet with a viral announcement: He’d been diagnosed with autoimmune gastritis, or AIG. “My stomach is eating itself,” Johnson wrote at the start of a lengthy social media post. The condition, he explained, is linked to...
The best robot vacuums for 2026: Expert tested and reviewed
The best robot vacuums for 2026: Expert tested and reviewed Go to Source I tested the best robot vacuums from brands like Ecovacs, Roborock, Mova, and more in lab and home settings - here are the top ones.
When An Engineering Education Doesn’t Teach You How To Really Make Anything
When An Engineering Education Doesn’t Teach You How To Really Make Anything Go to Source In the sweltering temperatures of an unusually hot European heatwave, I found myself having a chat with a friend of mine from my university...
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Gives the Brand a Turbulent ‘Reset’
That's a pretty friendly name for 3,200 job cuts.
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender finally has a trailer and a July 25 release date
If you want to (legally) watch Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, it finally has a trailer and a July 25 release date.
Linux Mint vs. RefreshOS: I compared the two best distros for new users – this one’s better
These two user-friendly distributions take different routes to the 'best Linux' crown. The winner comes down to this.
How U.S. airlines are betting on the future of premium cabins
They may arrive at the same destination, but two passengers on the same flight can have strikingly different travel experiences. One traveler breezes through a priority security lane and heads straight to an invite-only lounge for craft cocktails and a chef-prepared...
Are USPS forever stamp prices increasing this weekend? And should you stock up now?
The price of a “forever stamp” could rise this weekend. Here’s what you need to know so you don’t get sticker shock next time you post a letter. What’s happened? Back in April, the United States Postal Service (USPS) revealed that it had filed a notice with the Postal...
Claude Cowork expands to mobile and web
Anthropic’s Claude Cowork is now available on web and mobile for Max subscribers. Until now, Cowork largely lived on a user’s laptop. With the update, users can start a task from their desk, get status updates on their phone, and pick up the finished output later —...
This free Android app makes sharing files so easy – available for Windows, Mac, and iOS too
If you're looking for an effortless way of transferring files from Android to your other devices, look no further than Blip.
Sennheiser Momentum 5 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2: I compared the two and found a winner
Sennheiser's and Bose's flagship headphones are both solid choices, and the best pair boils down to your personal preferences.
Battery Life, Weight Details Emerge for EU-Exclusive Switch 2, Accessories
It turns out making the batteries replaceable in the first place wouldn't have changed much.
Trump Accounts is a good idea with a bad brand
President Donald Trump’s name has never less popular as a baby name than it is now, but he’s naming the next generation’s new savings accounts after himself anyway. Fewer Americans named their children Donald in 2025 than any year in U.S. history going back to the...
DEBULL Tooling Abuses Microsoft Device-Code Flow to Target M365 Accounts
A Microsoft 365 device code phishing campaign has been observed leveraging collaboration-themed lures to take control of victim accounts between the last week of June 2026 and into early July, per findings from ZeroBEC. "The campaign did not depend on a fake Microsoft...
Google Search Uploads Can Train AI Unless You Opt Out
Google Search uploads may be used to train AI unless users opt out, raising privacy and data governance concerns for businesses. The post Google Search Uploads Can Train AI Unless You Opt Out appeared first on TechRepublic.
I’ve finally found an Android TV remote that is easy to use – and it’s free
When a remote that ships with a TV is just horribly designed, you can always turn to your phone to make your entertainment life a bit easier.
Microsoft Fire IdTech Team at Id Software
Article URL: https://gamefromscratch.com/microsoft-fire-idtech-team-at-id-software/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48819244 Points: 45 # Comments: 6
What’s new with iPhone 18 Pro Max? Guess correctly for a chance to win an Apple Watch
Each prediction you get right gives an entry into the grand prize drawing.
Bringing Flexbox Layouts to React Native Skia: Why I Built It
Introducing react-native-skia-layout, powered by React Native's layout engine, Yoga. React Native Skia has become one of my favorite tools for building high-performance graphics and custom interfaces in React Native. It gives developers access to a powerful rendering...
Readers Have a Pretty Clear Message for AI-Hungry Hardware Companies: We’ll Just Buy Less Stuff
:::info Welcome to 3 Tech Polls, HackerNoon's brand-new Weekly Newsletter that curates Results from our Poll of the Week, and related polls around the web. Thanks for voting and helping us shape these important conversations! ::: AI was supposed to make our devices...
The TechBeat: London Tech Week 2026: From Sovereign AI to AI Adoption (7/7/2026)
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. ## London Tech Week 2026: From Sovereign AI to AI Adoption By...