Investigating How Long-Distance Couples Use Digital Games to Facilitate Intimacy
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.09509 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47741460 Points: 79 # Comments: 24
TechCrunch Mobility: Who is poaching all the self-driving vehicle talent?
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
You can save $20 on the Super Mario Galaxy game bundle when you buy a Nintendo Switch 2
In celebration of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie coming to theaters, Nintendo is making it a little cheaper to get both Super Mario Galaxy games when you buy a $449.99 Nintendo Switch 2 console. Now through May 9th, you can buy a Switch 2 with Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 for $499.99 (...
Lenovo hikes Legion Go 2 handheld gaming PC to almost $3,000 for 2 TB model — Handheld now costs more than AMD's Strix Halo devices despite relatively weaker Z2 Extreme chip
Lenovo has raised the prices of its Legion Go 2 handhelds (with Z2 Extreme) across the board, with the worse offended being the 2 TB model, receiving a 93% hike. It went from $1,480 at launch to a staggering $2,850 in the span of just a few months, while the 1 TB model is now $2,000, up from $1,3...
Possessing Starlink terminals punishable by death in Iran, country using 'military-grade jamming' against service — forced nationwide internet blackout becomes second-longest on record as it passes 1,000 hours offline
Iran's nationwide Internet blackout has crossed the 1,000-hour mark and is now the second longest nation-scale shutdown ever measured.
From LLMs to hallucinations, here’s a simple guide to common AI terms
The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter.
At the HumanX conference, everyone was talking about Claude
Anthropic was the star of the show at San Francisco's AI-centric conference.
I vibe coded a feed reading web app. It was enlightening and uncomfortable
AI-assisted software development is transforming the industry, but you already knew that Vibe coding works. I wish it didn't. But it does, well enough. And barring some revolution that overturns the new world disorder, machine learning cannot be undone.…
Eternity in six hours: Intergalactic spreading of intelligent life (2013)
Article URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256935390_Eternity_in_six_hours_Intergalactic_spreading_of_intelligent_life_and_sharpening_the_Fermi_paradox Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47740315 Points: 23 # Comments: 17
Tiny 3-inch cube PCs bring a splash of color to the passive PC market with red, orange, green and blue options — Intel Twin Lake-powered Kubb Mini PCs start at $500
Kubb's colorful and compact 3-inch cube PCs are priced from $500 (€430) with 16GB RAM and 256GB SSDs.
You can grab a refurbished 2021 Kindle Paperwhite starting at just $49.99
We spend a lot of time at The Verge waxing poetic about the latest gadgets, but sometimes it’s the last-gen devices from several years ago that offer the better value. The 2021 Kindle Paperwhite is a great case in point — especially since you can grab it at Woot in refurbished condition with lock...
Critical Marimo pre-auth RCE flaw now under active exploitation
A critical pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Marimo is now under active exploitation, leveraged for credential theft. [...]
Linux lays down the law on AI-generated code, says yes to Copilot, no to AI slop, and humans take the fall for mistakes — after months of fierce debate, Torvalds and maintainers come to an agreement
After months of fierce debate, Linus Torvalds and the Linux kernel maintainers have laid down the law on AI-generated code.
Apple Glasses to sport high-end designs using premium materials, at least four styles in testing
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Apple is actively testing at least four different styles of frames for its upcoming smart glasses project. Apple is counting on its superior design taste to stand out from rivals like the Ray-Man Meta Glasses....
Slate Auto: Everything you need to know about the Bezos-backed EV startup
Slate auto burst onto the scene in April 2025. Here is a timeline that covers its origins, backers, product, and other new details.
The Hisense UR9 is a great first shot against OLED’s bow
Hisense is first out of the gate with the UR9 RGB LED TV, which uses individual red, green, and blue LEDs for its backlight. RGB LED TVs have been the talk of the TV world this year, with models coming from all the manufacturers, and the first one of 2026 is here - the Hisense UR9. It's the fir...
How AT&T created the most iconic phone ever
For years, even decades, virtually everyone in the United States had the same phone. Nobody really thought about it, it didn't even matter what it was called - it was just The Phone. Well, The Phone was called the Western Electric 500, and when landline phones ruled the world, the Western Electri...
Five refurbished iPhones under $500 that still hold up well in 2026
If you’re trying to buy a new iPhone but don’t quite want an iPhone 17, it can often be hard to find something on a tighter budget. Sure, Apple offers the iPhone 17e at $599 – but not everyone finds that to be a compelling phone. Luckily, there’s plenty of great options if you want to buy used, a...
Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable energy
Article URL: https://www.the-independent.com/tech/renewable-energy-solar-nepal-bhutan-iceland-b2533699.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47739313 Points: 226 # Comments: 93
Tell HN: OpenAI silently removed Study Mode from ChatGPT
Here's hoping that it will return soon, as I really liked it. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47739305 Points: 130 # Comments: 39