Consumer Rights Wiki
Article URL: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Main_Page Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49378243 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses
Google is giving publishers a new button that lets readers make them a preferred source across Search, Discover, and Google News, potentially boosting their traffic as AI search sends fewer clicks to the web.
Runlayer, Rippling drop lawsuits. But the brouhaha is still a cautionary tale for founders.
Runlayer and Rippling have dropped their lawsuits. No money was paid. Rippling celebrated by releasing a competing product.
Castelion hits $13B valuation to mass-produce hypersonic missiles
The $1 billion Series C was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, Carlyle, and JP Morgan Chase.
Meta’s app for creating generative AI minigames is now available in the US
It's called Pocket and is described as a "platform for making and sharing gizmos."
The business case for turning the barn lights back on
At dusk in rural America, you can tell a lot by whether the barn lights are still on. That light means a farmer is still doing the work. It means a family is still on the land. Across the country, those lights are carrying more weight than ever, because each one that...
ThreatsDay: Gogs 10.0 RCE, n8n Workflow-to-RCE, $10M Reward, GLM-5.3 AI Exploit and More
A lot of this week’s trouble starts with something trusted doing exactly what it was allowed to do. Signed drivers get turned against defenses. Legitimate apps help malware blend in. A weak header check opens a path to code execution. Elsewhere, exposed systems, old...
How to watch Gamescom’s Opening Night Live showcase
The two-hour stream will feature Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, Gears of War: E-Day and The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past.
Bitflash: A Tor-native revival of Bitcoin 0.1.0, mined on CPUs with RandomX
Article URL: https://bitflash.network/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49378036 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
Optimizing things in the USSR (2016)
Article URL: https://chris-said.io/2016/05/11/optimizing-things-in-the-ussr/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49377923 Points: 6 # Comments: 2
A neighborly feud is playing out in Starbase, Texas. Cards Against Humanity wants designers on its side
As a middle finger to Elon Musk, the creators of Cards Against Humanity are building a monument to annoy him in the middle of the company town he’s building at the edge of Texas. Already, ideas for what to put up are pouring in. Just across the U.S.-Mexico border on...
Firefox Users on Windows Can Play GeForce Now Games In-Browser
Without having to install Nvidia’s dedicated GeForce Now application.
U.S. national debt crosses $40 trillion
The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare, and interest on the burgeoning deficit make up an enormous share of federal spending. The milestone figure was...
Chinese video platform Bilibili is going global
The platform is expanding with a new international app and an English version of its website.
Foldable OLED Displays and the Bane of Dust
Much like Apple’s once vaunted super-slim butterfly keyboard, today’s range of portable devices featuring flexible OLED displays – which can fold said display into a much smaller form factor – are a marvel of engineering. The foldable phone after a dusty encounter....
Linkdaze’s smart calendar is built to run a household, not just track a schedule
Linkdaze's smart digital calendar stands out for not putting its features behind a paywall, including an AI meal planner tool.
Show HN: We chased a weather balloon across Montana and never found it
Since April, I have been working with Sam Flynn (https://drook.dev) to make this balloon payload, UpLink. We did a similar launch last year with Hack Club but this was our first independent launch.UpLink was a 491 gram payload testing the insulation properties of 3D...
URL shortener links stored in your ATProto PDS
Article URL: https://atpr.to/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49377535 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
The Defense-Tech Bubble Is Headed for Consolidation
Article URL: https://foxandlion.pub/analysis/the-defense-tech-bubble-is-headed-for-consolidation Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49377249 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
Google Adds Generative Study Tools to Search and Gemini
Eligible students can get a year free.
Pixel 11 Pro vs iPhone 17 Pro: What $1,099 Gets You
At the same $1,099 starting price, Google and Apple split on camera reach, AI, pro video tools, update commitments, and ecosystem fit. The post Pixel 11 Pro vs iPhone 17 Pro: What $1,099 Gets You appeared first on TechRepublic.
Windows 11 Hotpatching Explained: How Much Does It Really Reduce Reboots?
Windows 11 hotpatching can install security updates without reboots. Learn who qualifies, how the update cycle works, and what IT teams should expect. The post Windows 11 Hotpatching Explained: How Much Does It Really Reduce Reboots? appeared first on TechRepublic.
I should have loved biology
Article URL: https://jsomers.net/i-should-have-loved-biology/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49377853 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
As athletes’ pay soars, some states are finding creative ways to boost college sports budgets
Win or lose, the North Carolina Tar Heels already will be in elite company when they kick off the college football season against Texas Christian University in a game played in Dublin. They will be among a small but growing number of athletic programs receiving...
This everyday product in your medicine cabinet is wreaking havoc on people’s livers
A new study showed a 400% increase in liver injuries linked to medication and substances over the past 25 years. But the standout substance wasn’t alcohol. It was acetaminophen—the main ingredient in Tylenol. The study—led by Christopher P. Holstege MD at University...
Apple’s smart home springs a leak – here’s everything we expect to see in September
We're already waiting for the new gen-AI-powered Siri, but a home hub may be on the way as well.
Project Cybersyn
Article URL: https://bactra.org/notebooks/cybersyn.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49377739 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Why replacing staff with AI backfires – and 5 ways smart leaders generate real value instead
Three-quarters of organizations have found AI layoffs cost more than they saved, and as many as nine in 10 companies would rethink them given the chance.
Microsoft gives Task Manager another task: Watching AI workloads
Once upon a time, Windows Task Manager was a stone-cold killer. Optimized to within an inch of its life, it struck fear into errant processes. These days, Microsoft also wants it monitoring AI workloads. Task Manager has come a long way from the application Dave...
US claims 15 of the world’s top 20 hyperscale datacenter locations
The US now accounts for 15 of the world's 20 largest hyperscale datacenter markets, with Northern Virginia alone hosting nearly 12 percent of global capacity. US locations have increased their dominance of the rankings as cloud infrastructure expands, according to...