Apple Music to open concert venue in Battersea Power Station
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c607l2j2rj8ro Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49797139 Points: 13 # Comments: 1
MiMo-v2.6-Pro: Intelligence, Performance and Price Analysis
Article URL: https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/mimo-v2-6-pro Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49796660 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
Gartner predicts 55% of enterprise VMware users will be investigating an exit by 2029
Chasing pack has its problems too, with maturity, cost, and complex licenses
watchOS 27.2 beta 2 brings the App Switcher back with a new gesture
If you’ve been missing the double-click of the Digital Crown that used to bring up the App Switcher on the Apple Watch before watchOS 27, it looks like the feature is making a comeback as of watchOS 27.2 beta 2. Here are the details. more…
Apple challenges OpenAI’s forensic analysis in trade secrets case, seeks access to hardware R&D
Apple has asked the court overseeing its lawsuit against OpenAI and other defendants to let its own experts review forensic images used in the case, while also seeking documents related to parts of OpenAI’s hardware R&D. Here are the details. more…
Claude Status – Elevated errors for multiple models
Article URL: https://status.claude.com/incidents/7g1qpkyz5gxh Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49795579 Points: 90 # Comments: 68
Why it's important to unplug your PC during a power outage
Power outages can damage your tech, but the bigger risk happens when the electricity comes back on. Don't let your tech get fried.
Socrates vs. the Written Word (2011)
Article URL: https://wondermark.com/socrates-vs-writing/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49795122 Points: 30 # Comments: 8
Why is your laptop fan so loud?
Laptop fans do an important job, but sometimes they get annoyingly loud. Here's what it might mean and whether you should be concerned.
A cut cable disrupted hundreds of flights across the US
A JetBlue airplane past an FAA air traffic control tower at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. JetBlue Airways Corp. is expected to release earnings figures on October 28. Photographer: Ryan Collerd/Bloomberg via Getty Images | Bl...
The man who built Apple’s stores doesn’t buy Silicon Valley’s bet on AI shopping
Apple Store architect Ron Johnson says Apple's secret sauce has always been its people.
California tightens datacenter rules on water and power
Public pushback puts bit barn resource use under the microscope
These drones could cover up to 98 percent of the world's oceans by 2028
New ocean-sensing drones are being built to withstand the deepest depths of the ocean.
Here’s what’s really going on with GM’s CarPlay strategy (or lack thereof)
Despite headlines to the contrary, GM isn’t changing its position on CarPlay and Android Auto support. The automaker is not bringing phone projection support back to any cars from which it has already been removed. Here’s what’s really happening. more…
Looking forward to Git 2.56 – and 3.0
Article URL: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1094575/2385e98583715c2b/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49794736 Points: 76 # Comments: 30
Amazon wants to help the Colorado River, but we still don’t know how much water the company uses
Amazon plans to spend $20 million on water conservation projects along the Colorado River, a crucial but dwindling water supply for 40 million people in the Western US. The initiative comes as Amazon and other tech companies face mounting scrutiny over how much water their data centers use. Amaz...
iPhone users running iOS 27 can no longer downgrade to iOS 26
Apple today stopped signing iOS 26.6.2, which means iPhone users can no longer downgrade to non-iOS 27 system versions. Here’s why. more…
Spymarks, Not Watermarks
Article URL: https://brand.io/article/spymarks/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49794615 Points: 17 # Comments: 6
How to turn your old Windows PC into a Chromebook for free
Don't count your old Windows laptop out yet. Installing ChromeOS Flex is a great option to keep it usable, even if it's not as fast as it once was.
Data Protection Commission fines Google €403M over processing of location data
Article URL: https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/latest-news/data-protection-commission-fines-google-eu403-million-following-inquiry-googles-processing-location Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49794354 Points: 48 # Comments: 12