Yandex outage: data shows that instead of going dark, malicious bots moved
Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/yandex-outage/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50094673 Points: 22 # Comments: 0
Colossal has take another big step toward bringing back the Dodo
Since its founding in 2021, Colossal Biosciences has sought to bring back extinct animals, including the Dodo, the iconic flightless bird once endemic to Mauritius. The bird was documented by humans when the Portuguese first arrived on the island in the 16th century,...
Colossal Biosciences announces new AI platform to help accelerate de-extinction efforts
Colossal announced a new AI platform to help accelerate its de-extinction efforts and Peter Diamandis has launched a new fund to back startups who use it.
Bumble borrows a major feature from social media to shake up the dating landscape
Forget stumbling across your perfect match on a dating app by chance. Thanks to a new Bumble feature, you can look them up directly—as long as you know their username. With Bumble’s new Handles feature, the app is taking a page from the social media playbook. For the...
Linux kernel devs drop obligatory confession of AI tool usage
Despite previous controversies, it seems like the lords of Linux are warming to AI-assisted coding. The penguin's kernel community has agreed to stop asking coders to disclose whether they used bots to help with their contributions. And Linux kernel supremo Linus...
Security researchers spent 6 days doing their Chromework, built 1B user exploit
Researchers at security startup Xbow used OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol model to help chain three zero-day vulnerabilities in Chrome into an exploit capable of executing code outside the browser's sandbox on Windows machines. Xbow estimates that this could affect about one...
Casey Newton and John Gruber Slink Back to X
Article URL: https://karlbode.com/casey-newton-and-john-gruber-slink-back-to-elon-musks-right-wing-propaganda-machine/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50093913 Points: 15 # Comments: 0
Flock CEO: We haven’t ‘fired’ any police departments as customers
Flock CEO Garrett Langley said that the surveillance company has not cancelled contracts of any police department or law enforcement agency, despite reports of abuse.
Delta One’s new ultra-luxury suites come with Wagyu beef burgers and a $200 bottle of wine
For the average traveler, flying at 30,000 means tight seats and dried-out peanuts—not exactly luxury. But for passengers on Delta One, the airline’s premium class for long-haul routes, the flight is the experience, and it’s about to get a major upgrade. Delta Air...
Fitbit Edge vs Fitbit Air: The differences beyond a screen
Google's latest wearable seems like a Fitbit Air with a screen, but the two actually have less in common than you might think.
Electric vehicle sales in the U.S. are showing signs of life
The electric vehicle market in the U.S. has been growing for the last three consecutive quarters.
Fancy Curl Sites
Article URL: https://nytpu.com/gemlog/2026-03-18 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50093612 Points: 5 # Comments: 2
NASA explains how it’s making batteries for the Moon’s extreme temperatures
Lithium-ion just isn't cut out for the cosmos.
Private equity ownership affects dental practices
Article URL: https://www.dentaleconomics.com/macro-op-ed/industry-news/news/55341670/how-does-private-equity-ownership-really-affect-dental-practices Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50093298 Points: 3 # Comments: 0
Suicide rates highest ever among middle-aged men
Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/13/suicide-rates-highest-ever-among-middle-aged-men/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50093180 Points: 17 # Comments: 2
Fire at Starlink site in Bulgaria after suspected sabotage in Poland
Article URL: https://dpa-international.com/politics/urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:261014-930-839530/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50092730 Points: 110 # Comments: 58
The first new sunscreen type in 25 years hits U.S. store shelves
For the first time in more than a quarter-century, Americans have a new option when shopping for sunscreen: a skin-protecting chemical that’s long been a go-to option in Europe and other parts of the world. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved...
Using an ESP32-C3’s RF Hardware for DVB-S2 Video Transmission
Generally the DVB-S and -S2 standards require a satellite somewhere in Earth orbit to provide a signal to receive, but you can also transmit your own DVB-S2 stream with any RF transmitter if you’re so inclined. Courtesy of recent breakthroughs in using the RF hardware...
TimeTeller puts our internal clocks at the center of personalized medicine
German startup TimeTeller has developed a saliva test kit to help anyone understand their circadian rhythm; it aims to reduce side effects from cancer treatments.
Ambrosia Energy will build a 10 GWh factory in Texas to make batteries for off-grid data centers
Startup Ambrosia Energy will build a massive factory to crank out batteries to augment solar panels, creating a round-the-clock clean power plant.
Ubisoft plans to close another studio and lay off up to 122 workers
Cuts are coming to RedLynx and Ubisoft Singapore.
70% of Americans plan to shop Black Friday or Cyber Monday this year. Here’s what’s driving the surge
With financial stress mounting for many Americans, scoring deals may be all the more important during the holiday shopping rush. Over the four-day stretch between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Americans are projected to spend more than $85 billion, up nearly 9% from...
Sony is taking on DJI with its new ECM-W5 wireless microphone kit
It'll cost you though.
Banks are now trying to offload the AI data center debt they just underwrote
Article URL: https://startupfortune.com/banks-are-now-trying-to-offload-the-ai-data-center-debt-they-just-underwrote/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50092664 Points: 13 # Comments: 2
How the Military Will Hack the Election
Article URL: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/how-the-military-will-hack-the-election Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50092847 Points: 18 # Comments: 0
Container ship sinks in Strait of Hormuz as Iran steps up attacks
Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/14/container-ship-sinks-strait-hormuz-as-iran-war-attacks.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50092415 Points: 11 # Comments: 0
AI may double human lifespans
AI is giving longevity research a new way forward: better tools to identify potential interventions, and better ways to investigate their effects in people. Two recent papers from our team and academic collaborators illustrate that progression. In Cell, we introduced...
Cisco Warns of Active Attacks Exploiting New Critical Secure Email Gateway Vulnerability
Attackers are exploiting a critical flaw in Cisco Secure Email Gateway that lets a sender with no login write files to the appliance's operating system, Cisco said in an advisory on Wednesday. The attacker sends an email with a crafted attachment through the gateway...
Hackers Backdoor Nextcloud Servers Through Critical Flaw in Collabora’s Built-in CODE App
Attackers exploited a flaw in an optional Nextcloud app, Collabora Online - Built-in CODE Server, to plant web shells on Nextcloud servers. Three administrators reported the issue on GitHub, with the first logged attack on September 10. A web shell is a small file...
Microsoft Disrupts 3 Phishing Kits Linked to Over 1 Billion Scam Messages
Microsoft and Health-ISAC, along with the Japan Cybercrime Control Center (JC3) and a coalition of private sector companies, such as Resecurity, Cloudflare, Oracle, Proofpoint, and TRM Labs, announced the disruption of three phishing kits, CoGUI (aka NX or FA), Haozi...