Open-source Discord alternatives: What Stoat and Element actually fix
Hosting your own group chat could let you avoid a lot of drama.
Valve Has Reportedly Imported 13 Tons of VR Headsets, 141 Tons of Game Consoles
Wonder what those could be...
Buzzy tech IPOs are overwhelming retail trading platforms
SpaceX’s initial public offering lived up to expectations, making Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire and minting more than 4,000 millionaires in an instant as the stock price blew past its asking price and kept rising—up 27% in the first few hours of trading....
Downloadable Xbox Thumbstick Toppers Give Gamers Accessibility Options
Microsoft has a history of taking accessibility options seriously for gaming controllers, and that trend continues with downloadable thumbstick toppers for Xbox controllers. Being straight from the source, the 3D models should fit as well as can be expected with a...
Fox Is Buying Roku
Article URL: https://www.fastcompany.com/91559558/fox-corp-buying-roku-stock-prices-fall-on-tv-streaming-merger Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48542209 Points: 14 # Comments: 1
EA created an entire division to push more in-game ads
EA is making a big push for more in-game advertising.
Cybersecurity vets protest ‘dangerous’ US government ban on Anthropic’s most powerful models
A group made up of dozens of cybersecurity experts urged the White House to remove export control restrictions on Anthropic’s models Fable and Mythos, arguing that the order is going to limit the ability of cybersecurity defenders to secure their software and...
This curved Samsung monitor is perfect for a WFH setup – and it’s on sale
Ahead of Prime Day, Samsung's highly rated 27-inch Essential S3 curved monitor has dropped back down to the lowest price of the year.
Xbox Game Studios chief reportedly steps down as layoffs loom
Things continue to look grim for Xbox as layoffs loom and Craig Duncan steps down.
Container made it easy to run Linux on my MacBook – here’s how I set it up
If you're looking to get into developing for Linux, but you prefer using a Mac as your developer tool of choice, there's a new command-line tool that you should definitely look into.
Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Mills of Australia’s Second-Largest Sugar Producer
Mackay Sugar was targeted in a cyberattack carried out by a threat group known as The Gentlemen. The post Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Mills of Australia’s Second-Largest Sugar Producer appeared first on SecurityWeek.
TikTok and YouTube will be banned for kids under-16 in Britain, says PM Starmer
Britain will ban children under 16 from using a range of social media apps including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube to protect young people from harmful content and excessive screen time, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday,Starmer told a news conference that he...
Hetzner increased dedicated server prices 3-4x
A few months after raising prices ~30%, Hetzner has increased bare metal pricing again, this time by 3-4x:AX102: €124 -> €454 AX162 (256GB): €244 -> €844 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48542064 Points: 14 # Comments: 2
Show HN: Can Europe train a frontier AI model on the compute it owns?
Article URL: https://github.com/sammysltd/euromesh Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48541014 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
Europe’s AI paralysis has a solution – and it starts with a semantic twin
Most large European enterprises have no shortage of AI ambition, but they lack the data foundation to support it. Fragmented legacy systems, strict GDPR obligations, and anxiety about handing sensitive data to foreign cloud infrastructure have left many IT leaders...
⚡ Weekly Recap: Chrome 0-Day, UniFi Exploits, macOS Stealers, VPN Flaw and More
Stuff broke again. Not in a movie way. An old tool was left exposed. An abandoned package was abused. A deprecated feature was still running in prod. This week is the same lesson in a new form: phishing kits are easier to rent, AI names are useful bait, old login...
6 underrated Android Auto apps that I heavily rely on during road trips – some are free
Android Auto isn't just for city streets anymore. Here are the apps that help me get more done when I'm off the city path.
SpaceX’s biggest-ever IPO just grew to $85.7 billion raised
SpaceX's IPO underwriters maxed out their share purchases, adding to an already historic amount of money raised.
UK unveils sweeping social media ban for users under 16
The ban would apply to a range of social media platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X.
Salesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion
Salesforce says it wants to use Fin's team and technology to improve Agentforce, its existing enterprise platform that businesses can use to build custom AI agents that automate tasks.
Fox is buying Roku in latest streaming TV consolidation deal. Stock prices fall for both companies
The streaming and media wars continue with yet another big acquisition: Fox Corporation is acquiring Roku for $22 billion. The two companies announced the deal before markets opened on Monday morning, with Fox saying it will pay $160 per share in a purchase that will...
Salesforce reels in customer support AI specialist Fin for $3.6B
Salesforce has agreed to buy AI customer support outfit Fin for $3.6 billion, bolstering its Agentforce business as software vendors race to convince customers that bots really can handle customer service. The CRM giant announced on Monday that it had signed a...
Amazon has slashed this Blink 5-camera bundle by nearly $200 – and I highly recommend it
Amazon Prime Day is near, and these five Blink Outdoor 4 security cameras are already on sale for $21 each - the lowest price I've ever seen.
7 ways AI can help with your Linux system management
AI does have its places, and one of them could be in helping you manage your Linux systems, be they desktops or servers.
Chinese Hackers Target Medical, Military, and AI Research in North America
Chinese Hackers Target Medical, Military, and AI Research in North America Go to Source Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has been tracking the cyberespionage group as UNC6508 since early 2025. The post Chinese Hackers Target...
Attackers scale deception with AI. Defenders need truth at machine speed.
Presented by SplunkAI has changed the economics of cyber deception.An attacker can now generate thousands of convincing phishing lures, fake identities, and tailored pretexts before a defender finishes a single change-control cycle. That is the new security challenge:...
Oil supplies could still take months to get back on track despite a U.S.-Iran ceasefire
High oil and gasoline prices and energy supply problems won’t be solved overnight, despite an agreement to end the Iran war and open the Strait of Hormuz announced Sunday.It will likely take months before energy companies can resume operations to the point of meeting...
How Trump officials pushed Anthropic to shut down the world’s most powerful AI models
Anthropic says it was forced to shut down access to its new Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 AI models after the Trump administration issued a broad warning against use of the models by foreign nationals. The warning, from the Commerce Department, would have banned...
Arch Linux locks down AUR signups amid wave of malicious commits
A wave of malicious commits hit the Arch User Repository (AUR) over the weekend, prompting the team to disable new account registration on Monday morning while it cleans up the mess. The issue was first acknowledged on June 12, with a post stating: "We are currently...
US clampdown on Anthropic models sends EU sovereignty surge into overdrive
As Anthropic execs prepare to visit the White House after effectively being ordered to cease offering the company's Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models, the European Commission says the incident is another example of why the EU must achieve technological autonomy. Anthropic...