macOS 27 could grant two wishes that longtime Mac users want most
macOS 27 will be unveiled on Monday at WWDC, and rumors indicate the update will grant two wishes that longtime Mac users especially have been wanting. more…
MAHA wants to make cotton the new beef tallow
In between beef tallow fries, raw milk, and vaccine denialism, Make America Healthy Again figureheads have set their sights on another slice of life: our clothing. "The MAHA movement doesn't stop with what we EAT - It's also about what we WEAR," Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said in a p...
What 2026 DBIR Confirms: Attacks Are Living in the Browser
Phishing, shadow AI, malicious extensions, and credential theft increasingly happen inside the browser. Keep Aware explains what the 2026 Verizon DBIR reveals about browser-layer security gaps and modern attacks. [...]
What do you mean my new smart scale is ‘built for GLP-1 users’?
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. A few days ago, I walked into the basement of a midtown gym. Smoothies and health...
This AI startup says it can tell if a script will make a hit film
When Quilty hit the industry trades earlier this year, the AI startup promised that its tool could accurately predict a film's success just by reading the script. When people actually got a chance to experiment with Quilty's product, though, they were left skeptical. Even with all the available d...
Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do
Overpressure from the Blue Origin blast shattered windows at a hangar about a mile away from the pad.
iOS 27 tidbits: Find My changes, new animations, more
iOS 27 is expected to be full of new features for Siri and Apple Intelligence. There are, however, a few other changes in store for some of the most-used iPhone apps. Here are a few new details from a Bloomberg report published today. more…
Microsoft allows BYOL for Amazon RDS. Repeat, Microsoft allows BYOL for Amazon RDS
SQL Server licenses can now be consumed in the rival cloud's DBaaS
Engadget Podcast: What does NVIDIA's RTX Spark mean for PCs?
This week on the Engaadget Podcast, we dive into NVIDIA's RTX Spark chip and the many ways it could reshape the world of Windows PCs (or not).
Why isn’t the Trump phone made in the USA?
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. This week, I'm investigating where it might have been built - and why it definitely wasn't the US. Almost a year after its announcement, the Trump pho...
How to watch the Xbox Games Showcase
Microsoft has two livestreams planned for this Sunday.
How the Internet Crosses Oceans Without You Noticing
A closer look at how undersea cables connect the world.
AirTrunk commits $30B to build 5GW of AI data centers in India
The Australian data center operator plans to set up 5GW of capacity in India.
World Food Programme breach exposes data of 600k vulnerable Gazan families
Those receiving aid in the famine-threatened, war-torn territory told support will remain
This chunky little tablet got my kid to clean up his toys
Just a cute little guy. Never underestimate the power that a cheap tablet holds over a kid under six. The Skylight Buddy is a device with one job: to be a cute little guy that helps your kid track routines and chores. It's $139.99, plus an optional subscription. And to my surprise, even though ...
The Quiet Numbers Station: Decoding Nineteen Years of GPS Cryptography
https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=... PDF: https://cdn.coverstand.com/61061/865273/2c88ea662e2b57478723... (article is on page 62) Related: https://www.404media.co/the-u-s-military-quietly-turned-gps-... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48411799 Points:...
iOS 27: You might have to join a waitlist to try new Siri features
Apple is set to announce iOS 27 and an all-new version of Siri at WWDC in just a few days. Ahead of that, Bloomberg has published a monster recap of everything to expect at the event. There’s one specifically interesting tidbit: the so-called new Siri might have a waitlist for people who want to ...
Did Claude increase bugs in rsync?
Article URL: https://alexispurslane.github.io/rsync-analysis/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48411635 Points: 426 # Comments: 435
OpenAI will let the US government review its AI models before release
The company said this week it would comply with President Trump's voluntary AI executive order.
Industry coalition urges Trump administration to take urgent action as AI data centers' extreme memory consumption threatens other industries — AI-driven memory chip shortage could raise prices in automotive, medical, telecommunications sectors
A coalition of nine U.S. trade associations has urged the Trump administration to address an AI-driven memory chip shortage, warning that soaring DRAM prices and constrained supply could raise costs for consumer electronics, automobiles, medical devices, and broadband infrastructure while disrupt...