Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines for a Pretextual Weed Search
Article URL: https://www.404media.co/cops-used-flock-to-track-a-man-across-state-lines-to-create-pretext-to-search-his-car-for-weed/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49184190 Points: 26 # Comments: 1
AI deepfakes are already in full force this election season
For years, we’ve been warned about the deleterious effects of deepfakes on our elections: AI-generated videos that can dupe voters into believing candidates have said or done things they haven’t. Now, well into the generative AI revolution and with the midterms months...
Marriage meets leadership
The Poppi cofounders share how trust keeps both their business and relationship strong.
Cloudflare OS
Article URL: https://os.cloudflare.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49184083 Points: 6 # Comments: 4
Citigroup, Idaho, and Build-a-Bear Launched a Coordinated Attack on Me
Article URL: https://knock-knock.net/blog/citigroup-idaho-build-a-bear/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49183953 Points: 14 # Comments: 1
Google Assistant is going away on Mobile Devices
Article URL: https://images.seroundtable.com/google-assistant-going-away-laEdSzU1.png Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49184041 Points: 12 # Comments: 2
Reading a Thermocouple with Mercury and a Potentiometer
If you’ve ever thought about the nomenclature of electrical components, potentiometer stands out as a strange name, etymologically suggesting something like a voltmeter. In fact, the component took its name from a voltage-measuring instrument also named the...
Delta passengers can now play DraftKings at 35,000 feet—for free
Customers flying Delta Air Lines now have a new form of onboard entertainment available from an unexpected partner: DraftKings. Starting this week, passengers ages 21 and older will be able to access SkyPicks, a new free-to-play in-flight sports prediction game. Those...
How to use Android Auto without turning off your VPN
A VPN might compromise your Android Auto experience at first, but there are some easy workarounds.
Windows Could Soon Play Xbox 360 Games, Too
The rollout is expected over the next couple of years.
Zoox begins charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas
This marks the official launch of Zoox's commercial operations.
Zoox to start charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas
This marks the official launch of Zoox's commercial operations.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s Real World AI Stage features robots, automated factories, and extinct animals
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s Real World AI Stage features robots, automated factories, and extinct animals Go to Source On our new Real World AI stage, we’ll be focusing on the intersection between the digital and physical, and all the...
Why you should practice ‘Inside Out’ leadership
We are all on a quest. The job role we fulfill or the products we sell are just the costumes and exterior wrapping. It turns out that the real destination of leadership journeys isn’t the product we are selling—it’s the finely tuned inner wisdom we achieve. And it’s...
Trojanized npm Packages Decode C2 IP From Ethereum Recipient Addresses
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged an evolution of the EtherHiding blockchain-based command-and-control (C2) technique that conceals the C2 server IP address inside a made-up destination address of a completely empty Ethereum transfer. The new dead drop resolver...
Veeam, Terraform MCP, Django Patch Critical Flaws, Led by CVSS 10.0 Cross-Tenant Bug
HashiCorp, Veeam, and the Django Software Foundation have patched 11 vulnerabilities across Terraform MCP Server, Veeam Service Provider Console, and Django. The three most serious: An unauthenticated flaw in Veeam's console that hands over a managed agent's...
Operationalize AI at scale with HPE and NVIDIA
While many organizations have AI projects underway at various stages of maturity, most are experiencing challenges scaling AI across their IT landscape. That is because many AI strategists have yet to work out how to build, operate, and extract value from their AI...
Trump says a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could happen any day now
U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday, as Iran and Oman inched toward an agreement on the critical waterway that could ease pressure on the global economy and potentially help bring an end to the...
Google Assistant will vanish from Android phones and connected devices in September
Like birthdays in late May and most of June, it's all about Gemini.
As Gen Z reconsiders dating apps, Tinder’s IRL events expand to dozens more cities
Tinder is expanding its in-person events feature from an initial Los Angeles test to 26 cities worldwide by the end of September.
Trump EPA wrongly canceled $20B in climate funds, appeals court rules
Climate nonprofits can again access their federal funding more than a year after the Trump EPA ordered Citibank to freeze their accounts.
Rubin Observatory’s first LSST Camera release: 500k galaxies in the COSMOS field
Article URL: https://rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-new-window-cosmos-field Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49183079 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
TSON – A JSON superset with immutable, hash-pinned schemas
Article URL: https://tson.io/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49183069 Points: 5 # Comments: 1
The Entropy of a Markov Chain
Article URL: https://chillphysicsenjoyer.substack.com/p/the-entropy-of-a-markov-chain Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49183017 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Black Hat USA 2026 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 3)
Many companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2026 edition of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. The post Black Hat USA 2026 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 3) appeared first on SecurityWeek.
‘Ted Lasso’ pivots to women’s sports for season 4: Here’s why it’s the perfect evolution for the Apple TV+ hit
It’s easy to get bogged down in a negative spiral with the current news cycle and the lack of Ted Lasso reminding us to be a goldfish. While the state of the world can’t be solved by a fictional character in a television show, Apple TV+ is aiming to fill the void...
A Sick People
Article URL: https://householderkarl.com/a-sick-people/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49182847 Points: 9 # Comments: 1
Cloudflare OS: an open platform for agents, apps, and work
Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-os/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49182996 Points: 5 # Comments: 0
Piece of SpaceX rocket believed to have crashed into the moon
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/science/piece-spacex-rocket-will-crash-into-moon-wednesday-2026-08-04/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49182516 Points: 9 # Comments: 1
Universities would prefer no AI
Article URL: https://hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/p/universities-would-prefer-not-to Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49182679 Points: 9 # Comments: 3