Elden Ring finally launches for Switch 2 on August 28
Elden Ring for the Switch 2 includes the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion and other goodies.
Google Employees Internally Share Memes About How Its AI Sucks
Article URL: https://www.404media.co/google-employees-internally-share-memes-about-how-its-ai-sucks/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48400311 Points: 78 # Comments: 45
The LLM warnings Google fired Timnit Gebru over have all come true
Article URL: https://www.tumblr.com/dreaminginthedeepsouth/817865966907228160/darren-oconnor-timnit-gebru-was-fired-from Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48400213 Points: 27 # Comments: 2
Deals: AirPods Max 2 hit Amazon all-time low, AirPods Pro 3, iPhone Air $149 off, Watch bands from $15, more
Joining AirPods Pro 3 at one of the lowest prices to date and AirPods 4 at nearly 25% off, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by Apple’s new AirPods Max 2 hitting the best price ever. Best Buy has indeed launched a major 4-day Apple sale event, but these AirPods and MacBook deals are even ...
New MacBook Ultra report covers release timing, display, more
A new report from Omdia provides updates on release timing, the OLED display, and more for the upcoming MacBook Pro overhaul, which rumors say will be called MacBook Ultra. more…
New IronWorm malware hits 36 packages in npm supply-chain attack
A new supply-chain attack has infected 36 packages on the Node Package Manager (npm) index with infostealer malware called IronWorm. [...]
KVarN: Native vLLM KV-cache quantization back end by Huawei
Article URL: https://github.com/huawei-csl/KVarN Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48399974 Points: 35 # Comments: 4
Ramp raises $750M at $44B valuation as investors hunger for fintechs with an AI story
Ramp has nearly tripled its valuation over the past year as investors scramble to grab a part of the fast-growing startup.
Is Silicon Valley ready to put robots in people’s homes? Hello Robot is.
The California startup released the fourth-generation of its home assistance robot, Stretch.
Ferrari and HP made a vivid red laptop with a transparent 'engine bay'
Only 4,999 units of the HP Scuderia Ferrari AI PC will be available.
Chinese spies are using LinkedIn to lure Westerners into sharing sensitive information
The advisory warns that Chinese spies are using public job search platforms to recruit people with access to non-public information.
AI, Ashby Engineering, and the future
Article URL: https://www.ashbyhq.com/blog/engineering/ai-ashby-engineering-and-the-future Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48399528 Points: 39 # Comments: 20
Elon Musk's SpaceX secures 100% property tax exemption for planned $55 billion Terafab semiconductor factory in Texas — county approves 35-year deal worth hundreds of millions despite resident backlash
SpaceX has secured a 35-year, 100% property tax abatement for its proposed $55 billion TeraFAB semiconductor facility in Texas. Elon Musk argues the exemption is essential to compete with global chipmakers, while residents raise concerns over transparency, infrastructure, and environmental impacts.
Show HN: Boxes.dev: ditch localhost; run Claude Code and Codex in the cloud
Hi HN, we’re Nick and Drew, and we’re building boxes.dev – the first cloud-only agentic dev environment (ADE) that gives every Codex and Claude Code agent its own cloud computer. We’re two engineers who previously built Gem (co-founder/CTO and first hire), and we spent the last year coding almost...
In a first, wind and solar generated more power than gas globally in April 2026
Article URL: https://electrek.co/2026/05/20/in-a-first-wind-solar-generated-more-power-than-gas-globally-april-2026/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48399332 Points: 182 # Comments: 172
US tech layoffs record single-highest month in two years, and more than any other sector — nearly 40,000 get the axe, AI the most cited reason for layoffs
U.S. tech companies announced 38,242 job cuts in May, more than any other sector and the industry's heaviest month of reductions in nearly two years.
Apple Arcade just got four new games, with more coming soon
Apple Arcade just added four new games to its library of over 200+ titles, and it has announced five more that will arrive in the coming month. more…
TSMC struggles to keep up with AI demand: ‘We can only support so much’
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. - the world's biggest semiconductor-maker - is struggling to meet demands from American customers even with its factory buildout in the US, according to reports from Reuters and Bloomberg. "Customer demand is so high, and we can only support so much," TSMC C...
How some data center operators are tackling their water use problems
Hyperscalers have come under scrutiny for their impact on water quality and availability.
Apple touts $1.4 trillion in App Store billings and sales, 90% without a commission
Apple's App Store generated $1.4 trillion in sales, up from $1.3 trillion last year, with $149 billion in sales for digital goods.