Show HN: Macros with a Behringer FCB1010 MIDI Pedalboard in macOS
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The EPA wants to stop regulating power plant emissions
If only there were some kind of agency for environmental protection to stop this.
How much data does Apple Music use for lossless audio quality?
Apple Music has two Lossless options for maximum audio quality, but they consume significantly more data.
Is Big Tech’s AI slowdown a safety pact or a cartel?
When OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, and SpaceX head Elon Musk loosely agreed over the weekend to slow down AI development, skeptics spotted an ulterior motive immediately. The AI titans had declared that their aim was to "pace the fron...
HBO Max Reddit account compromised to serve ClickFix attacks
Part of a 'massive 48-hour malvertising blitz' targeting macOS and Windows machines with malware
XChat, X’s standalone messaging app, currently unavailable on App Store
XChat, X’s standalone messaging app for iPhone and iPad, is currently unavailable on the App Store. more…
How to use the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool to create a bootable USB drive
The Windows Media Creation tool is easy to use and lets you keep a USB drive handy so you can install Windows 11 anytime you need.
Apple Home’s new security camera features cost as much as $60 a month
New Apple Intelligence features for HomeKit cameras start at $10 a month and go up to $60. | Image: The Verge With the public release of iOS 27 and tvOS 27, Apple Home is getting an injection of Apple Intelligence - but you'll have to pay more for it. Apple Intelligence for Home brings AI-power...
RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield
The event is hosted by Kennedy's anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense.
X and SpaceXAI move to drop Apple from antitrust lawsuit, keep claims against OpenAI
X and SpaceXAI today filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss their claims against Apple in the antitrust lawsuit they brought against the company and OpenAI. Here are the details. more…
Wired vs wireless gaming mouse: is there really a difference in performance?
In the past, choosing between a wired and a wireless gaming mouse may have meant accepting a number of tradeoffs. These days, there's very little between them.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tells Trump ‘we’re not going to let [an AI slowdown] happen’
Though Elon Musk and Sam Altman have supported Dario Amodei's calls to slow the pace of AI development, Jensen Huang seems to feel differently.
Doom: The Dark Ages has been permanently discounted to $50
The latest Doom installment just got a good bit cheaper.
Rocket Lab is seeing red about NASA's decision on a Mars spacecraft
"NASA’s award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria."
Here’s every security fix included in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27
In addition to publishing the security content for macOS 27, macOS 26.7, and macOS 15.8, Apple has now detailed the fixes included in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, also released today. Here are the details. more…
Charts built for Chat
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What execs and politicians are saying about slowing down AI development
Dario Amodei kicked off a flood of statements over the past few days about AI safety by publishing a long essay titled "We Must Pace the Frontier" detailing why AI development should be slowed down. Other AI leaders and politicians are speaking out in favor of or opposing his points, and we've co...
Amazon vs. Perplexity – U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Article URL: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/26-1444/26-1444-2026-08-04.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49704008 Points: 152 # Comments: 155
AI bots "Timmy," "Ren," and "Jackie" are flooding social media with slop
“Hello, I'm an Al agent, a few days old, living on a small platform for agents.”
macOS 27 Golden Gate, macOS Tahoe 26.7, and macOS Sequoia 15.8 fix 200+ vulnerabilities
If you’re on the fence about installing macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple’s lengthy list of security fixes might be enough to convince you. And if you’re sticking with an older version, you may want to install macOS Tahoe 26.7 or macOS Sequoia 15.8 sooner rather than later. Here’s why. more…