The Coming War on General Computation (2011)
Article URL: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Coming_War_on_General_Computation Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49690051 Points: 79 # Comments: 21
Make long drives easier with this Android Auto feature
Android Auto added a new capability recently that upgrades the infotainment screen in a big way. Let's activate it.
How to use GPT-6 Astra when it rolls out to you
OpenAI's new model, GPT-6 Astra, has begun rolling out to users. Here's how you can get it and pitfalls to avoid.
How to fix iMessage "Not Delivered" error on iPhones
iMessage is simple, and even RCS and SMS are usually reliable. But when your iPhone won't sent a message, you can coax it into working again.
Why are IMAX cameras so notoriously loud?
Shooting a movie on IMAX 15/70 cameras can produce incredible film, but one of the major tradeoffs for filmmakers is how loud they can get when rolling.
Unvaccinated Pennsylvania woman died of measles complications, coroner says
The 40-year-old unvaccinated woman reportedly had underlying health conditions.
Registration without a phone number on Signal will use zero-knowledge proofs
Article URL: https://community.signalusers.org/t/registration-without-a-phone-number/2222?page=10 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49689048 Points: 179 # Comments: 82
Insight Partners’ Deven Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic
Insight Partners' Devin Parekh opens up about losing Legora to General Catalyst, why he's fine holding stakes in rival AI labs, and why — even as everyone else piles into OpenAI and Anthropic — his $90 billion firm is deliberately staying diversified.
Why is privacy so hard? (2019)
Article URL: https://cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/why-is-privacy-so-hard/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49688766 Points: 37 # Comments: 43
Fable 5.1 Solves the Cyphral Distich, a 370-year-old cipher
Article URL: https://www.vals.ai/blogs/fable-solves-cyphral-distich Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49688695 Points: 711 # Comments: 307
Sam Altman says OpenAI won't file for IPO this year
OpenAI's CEO called it an "ill-advised moment to go public" in an interview with Fortune.
Larry Ellison cancels $7.5 billion sale of Oracle stock
Oracle had previously disclosed that Ellison planned to sell 50 million shares worth around $7.5 billion.
Flawed routers flood University of Wisconsin internet time server (2003)
Article URL: https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~plonka/netgear-sntp/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49688391 Points: 76 # Comments: 8
The 9 buzziest startups from Y Combinator’s latest Demo Day, according to VCs
From floating reactors to brain chips: VCs picked their favorite YC startups from the summer batch.
How to adjust the Liquid Glass effect on your iPhone with iOS 27
If you've never been satisfied with Liquid Glass on your Phone, then you'll probably like some of the new customization options Apple offers in iOS 27.
Trump and Mike Johnson think the AI industry is overreacting
Yesterday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a lengthy open letter saying it was time to "pace the frontier" and slow down AI development. OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk both agreed, publicly voicing their support on X. Even Alphabet's Demis Hassabis offered tentative support for Amodei's p...
What’s behind the AI industry’s latest warnings of doom?
On Equity, we discussed the AI industry's latest debate about whether it poses an existential threat to humanity.
Tesla's second-gen Roadster is finally getting a debut nearly a decade later
The reveal is scheduled for October 10, so long as it's not delayed again.
Apple is reportedly working on iPhone game controllers
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Apple is developing two game controllers for the iPhone and will likely sell them under the Beats brand. Rumors that Apple might enter the game controller business have circulated for some time. But last week, MacRumors reported finding two references in macOS 26.7's ...
What's the difference between AppleCare+ and AppleCare One?
Should you get AppleCare+ or AppleCare One? We explain the difference in this post.