Can good design stop content creators from having sex in robotaxis?
Autonomous vehicle designers have to worry about riders getting frisky in public.
Google thinks SpaceX’s Starship has to launch 1,800 times before space data centers get off the ground
Google launched its first advanced chip into orbit to pave the way for space data centers.
Cloudflare launches Data Platform with bland 'Basin' branding, promise of fewer fees
Serverless data management without egress fees, sort of
Effect 4.0
Article URL: https://effect.website/blog/releases/effect/40 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49925812 Points: 40 # Comments: 18
Oxygen-deprived underwater zones may not be “dead zones” but clue to early life
Article URL: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2026AV002570 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49925742 Points: 72 # Comments: 3
Steam Deck 2: Is AMD Gainsborough the chip Valve’s been waiting for?
The Steam Deck LCD’s “Aerith” APU. | Photo by Fritzchens Fritz The Steam Deck is four and a half years old, and handheld gamers are eagerly awaiting a Steam Deck 2 - but Valve has consistently said it needs a new chip with a "generational leap" in performance and efficiency before building the ...
Apple says iPhone Duo has ‘replaceable’ folding display layer to minimize crease
Foldable displays tend to show a more visible crease over time, but Apple‘s Kate Bergeron says iPhone Duo has a replaceable cover layer on its folding screen to help mitigate that issue. more…
World’s first enhanced geothermal power plant completed in just 23 months
Fervo Energy completed its first power plant in less than two years. The next phases promise to connect to the grid even quicker.
SpaceXAI releases a separate Grok iOS app for enterprise users
Back in May, OpenAI released a dedicated version of their mobile app for enterprise. Now SpaceXAI is doing the same thing for Grok. more…
OpenAI cuts ties with 3 safety researchers, WSJ reports
OpenAI has parted ways with three safety researchers after an internal investigation found they mishandled sensitive company information, report says.
Bez: Generating a browser engine from specs and tests
Article URL: https://tangled.org/burrito.space/bez Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49925036 Points: 82 # Comments: 30
Marvel releases one last VisionQuest trailer
"This is a fight I likely won't win. We have said goodbye before. But remember, family is forever."
Experience What It’s Like to Travel in the Occupied West Bank
Traverse barriers and checkpoints in the occupied West Bank—your choices reflect the reality of nearly 3.5 million Palestinians who live there.
Opus 5.5 loves to tell you ‘this matters’ (and other AI writing tells)
Opus 5.5’s biggest tell is the word “dependable,” which pops up 23 times more often than in human samples.
Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028
Prices for memory sold for 2027 "are much higher than 2026 prices."
NYC's click-to-cancel rule is now in effect to save consumers from subscription hell
Can the rest of the country have this please?
Vote on which of Hacker News' challenges for AI have been met
Article URL: https://stoppels.ch/goalposts/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49924618 Points: 67 # Comments: 65
EU’s hodgepodge tech policy exposes members to Chinese vendor risks, says think tank
RUSI wants procurement rethink that could put US suppliers under scrutiny too
Twelve South launches tiny new ‘Airfly Drive’ wireless CarPlay adapter
Twelve South, the company behind a range of premium Apple accessories, has launched a notable expansion of its Airfly brand. The company today unveiled Airfly Drive, a dongle that turns wired CarPlay into wireless CarPlay. It’s available to order starting today for $39.99. Here’s how it works. m...