SpaceX to Acquire Cursor in $60B Stock Deal, Deepening Elon Musk’s AI Empire
SpaceX will buy Cursor parent Anysphere in a $60B all-stock deal, giving Elon Musk’s company a major AI coding asset days after its IPO. The post SpaceX to Acquire Cursor in $60B Stock Deal, Deepening Elon Musk’s AI Empire appeared first on TechRepublic.
Python dev saved from disaster by intuition…and AI
Python developer Roman Imankulov nearly took the bait. The fact that he didn't can be chalked up to human intuition and AI code vetting. A person claiming to be a recruiter from a small crypto startup got in touch through LinkedIn, looking for help with what she...
Intel-born networking tech resurfaces as InfiniBand alternative for DoE supers
When it comes to networking supercomputers, Nvidia's InfiniBand rules the roost, but a new competitor is sneaking into the space with its own solution. This week the Department of Energy powered on a new cluster at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and gluing it...
SpaceX valuation balloons to $2.6T, briefly passes Amazon
SpaceX's valuation has increased by $1 trillion since its shares started trading on Friday.
Google Vertex AI SDK Flaw Let Attackers Hijack Model Uploads via Bucket Squatting
A flaw in the Google Cloud Vertex AI SDK for Python let an attacker with no access to a victim's project hijack the victim's machine learning model upload and run code inside Google's serving infrastructure. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, which found and reported the bug...
How Did They Make View-Master Slides?
The basics of producing a stereophotograph of real life places were well-established by the time the View-Master arrived, but producing images of imaginary scenes was a bit more involved. [View Master Travels and Peter Dibble] took a look at how the fairy tale and...
The Web We Know Is Going to Disappear
Article URL: https://www.minid.net/2026/6/15/the-web-is-going-to-dissapear Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48560230 Points: 8 # Comments: 1
Apple is about to make Hide My Email useless
Article URL: https://arseniyshestakov.com/2026/06/16/apple-is-about-to-make-hide-my-email-useless/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48559935 Points: 17 # Comments: 1
A Cape Verde soccer player got all the way to the World Cup thanks to a LinkedIn message
On LinkedIn, users may find thinkfluencers offering life lessons from mundane events and expired ghost job listings. But on occasion, they might also find the opportunity of a lifetime—as did Roberto “Pico” Lopes in his LinkedIn inbox. The Irish-born...
Americans are staying put in these 5 cities—and flocking to these 5 others
New trends in how Americans are moving from city to city – or staying put – are developing in the post-pandemic real estate landscape. After the pandemic era’s explosion in working from home prompted people to flow out of cities in search of more square footage and a...
Infant botulism outbreak: Baby formula sold at Target recalled as potentially deadly infection spreads to 3 states
If you’re a parent with an infant, you should be aware that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an alert about an ongoing outbreak of infant botulism that has been linked to a now-recalled powered infant formula that was sold at Target...
U.S. pulling ocean sensors a ‘shock’ for Canadian research as El Niño nears
Article URL: https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/us-pulling-ocean-sensors-a-shock-for-canadian-research-as-el-nino-nears-12422874 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48560847 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
The rise of fake online shopping platforms that let you pretend to buy things: Would you use a ‘dopamine site’?
FoodNeverComes has all the trappings of a food delivery app. You can scroll through a list of restaurants, select your items and make modifications, then enter your address and method of payment and track the courier as they bring the food to your door. The only...
Robinhood lays off 10% of staff to flatten its organizational structure
In a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing on Tuesday, Robinhood said it would cut 10% of its full-time workforce of 2,900 and close a “small number” of open roles. The Menlo Park, California-based financial services platform is joining the ranks of...
How I’m using this $13 smart plug to automate my house with voice commands
Imagine turning your holiday lights, lamps, and fans on or off from anywhere in the house or outdoors for cheap. This plug - now on sale - makes it happen.
These are the 11 best early Prime Day phone deals I’d actually buy myself
Prime Day 2026 is next week. Save hundreds right now on early phone deals, including the Google Pixel 10 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S26, and Motorola Edge.
GPT‑NL: a sovereign language model for the Netherlands
Article URL: https://www.tno.nl/en/digital/artificial-intelligence/gpt-nl/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48559188 Points: 13 # Comments: 2
ClickFix Campaigns Expand Malware Delivery With New Loaders and Fake Update Lures
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged multiple ClickFix campaigns that deliver three malware loaders called BabaDeda Loader, Lorem Ipsum Loader, and Potemkin, per independent reports from Morphisec, BlueVoyant, and Huntress, respectively. Attacks involving BabaDeda...
Three critical Fortinet sandbox bugs splattered by unknown attackers
Three critical flaws in Fortinet’s sandbox that allow remote attackers to bypass authentication, escalate privileges, and execute malicious code are under active exploitation, according to threat intelligence firm Defused. Fortinet patched two of the three flaws,...
The EU won’t pursue a mandatory game preservation law
The European Commission says it can't force publishers to preserve video games, citing existing copyright and IP law.
AI and brain-computer interface allow speechless ALS patient to work a full-time job
Imagine being paralyzed so badly that not only can't you move your hands or feet, but you can't speak either. For years, brain computer interfaces have presented the tantalizing promise of reading brainwaves well enough to allow a person to communicate and access a...
The 8 best early Prime Day headphone deals I’d upgrade to immediately as a headphones enthusiast
Prime Day is right around the corner, and I've found the best headphone deals - many of which are recent, flagship releases from Apple, Sony, Bose, and more.
2026 Frikkin Lasers Contest: Glow Engine is like an Open Air Slow Scan CRT
Slow-scan CRTs were never exactly common compared to their faster cousins, but given the popularity of Slow Scan TV (SSTV) amongst hams and NASA broadcasts, many of you are probably familiar with them. The slow scan rate of SSTV meant it required much less bandwidth,...
10 underrated Apple Watch features you can set up in minutes
These might not be the most popular or well-known Apple Watch features, but we think they're worth using and setting up.
Qualcomm wants to be the chip inside whatever replaces your smartphone, and it just announced two products toward that end
Qualcomm's CEO said today that the company is working on over 40 new AI hardware designs
Xfinity introduces same-day Wi-Fi for new customers.
In some markets, new Xfinity customers can get their wifi set up same-day.
Bug in FIFA World Cup internal system gave anyone ability to modify TV stream
A security researcher said a flaw in FIFA’s online platforms allowed her to access several internal systems, including one that could have allowed her to take control of the TV stream of every World Cup match.
Apple Watch Blood Sugar Tracking: Latest Timeline, Patents, and Challenges
Apple Watch blood sugar tracking remains unconfirmed. Here's the latest on the timeline, patents, technical challenges, and what Apple Watch can do now. The post Apple Watch Blood Sugar Tracking: Latest Timeline, Patents, and Challenges appeared first on TechRepublic.
The DIY era of smartwatches has begun – Google and Apple already have me hooked
Google's Create My Widget and Apple's new Shortcuts feature prove we're in a DIY era of automation.
Commodore gets into the phone biz with Sailfish-powered retro ‘Callback’
Retro computing brand Commodore has brought its pre-internet sensibilities to the mobile phone market with a $500 flip handset that proudly ships without social media, email, a web browser, or most of the things people typically buy smartphones to use. The company...