A School District Tried to Help Train Waymos to Stop for School Buses. It Didn’t Work
The incidents in Austin raise questions about how self-driving cars “learn” and adapt to their surroundings.
9 Best Android Phones of 2026, Tested and Reviewed
Shopping for a phone can be an ordeal. That’s why we’ve tested almost every Android phone, from the smartest to the cheapest—even phones that fold—to find the ones worth your money.
Best Noise-Canceling Earbuds: Bose, Sony, Apple, and More
Everyone needs a good pair of ANC earbuds. These are the best of the bunch.
Your Photos Are Probably Giving Away Your Location. Here’s How to Stop That
All your snaps come with metadata containing more information than you might realize.
Miasma: A tool to trap AI web scrapers in an endless poison pit
Article URL: https://github.com/austin-weeks/miasma Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561819 Points: 184 # Comments: 132
The Deceptively Tricky Art of Designing a Steering Wheel
Veteran designers in the auto industry—and Jony Ive—tell us how hard it is to make a functional yet beautiful steering wheel.
Overestimation of microplastics potentially caused by scientists' gloves
Article URL: https://news.umich.edu/nitrile-and-latex-gloves-may-cause-overestimation-of-microplastics-u-m-study-reveals/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561711 Points: 377 # Comments: 163
Bees and hummingbirds aren't just buzzing – they're sipping trace booze
Alcohol turns up in most floral nectar, meaning pollinators are drinking tiny cocktails without ever getting drunk Bees and hummingbirds are effectively day-drinking on the job because their lunch is quietly fermenting.…
Best Heart Rate Monitors (2026): Polar, Coros, Garmin
These chest straps and watches will help you keep your finger on your pulse—and many other heart-related metrics.
These 40 Amazon Spring Sale Tech Deals Are Actually Good. We Checked the Price History (2026)
This sale spans almost an entire week, and it’s full of fake “deals.” We hunted to find truly good prices on gear we’ve tested.
Lat.md: Agent Lattice: a knowledge graph for your codebase, written in Markdown
Article URL: https://github.com/1st1/lat.md Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561496 Points: 7 # Comments: 0
LinkedIn uses 2.4 GB RAM across two tabs
https://ibb.co/fYQVfMWp https://ibb.co/MyTNnrGQ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561489 Points: 269 # Comments: 186
Solar is winning the energy race
Article URL: https://www.dw.com/en/solar-is-winning-the-energy-race/a-76517556 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561445 Points: 55 # Comments: 43
What if AI doesn't need more RAM but better math?
Article URL: https://adlrocha.substack.com/p/adlrocha-what-if-ai-doesnt-need-more Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561297 Points: 33 # Comments: 6
Show HN: Public transit systems as data – lines, stations, railcars, and history
Article URL: https://publictransit.systems Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561132 Points: 9 # Comments: 4
The road to electric in charts and data
Article URL: https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/electric-cars/choosing/road-to-electric/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47560981 Points: 40 # Comments: 37
Moretti replication published in AER
Article URL: https://blog.michaelwiebe.com/p/moretti-replication-published-in Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47560724 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
OpenYak – An open-source Cowork that runs any model and owns your filesystem
Article URL: https://github.com/openyak/desktop Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47560380 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
Show HN: PeriodicTableOfElements.org
Article URL: https://periodictableofelements.org/?lang=en Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47559509 Points: 15 # Comments: 3
Alzheimer's disease mortality among taxi and ambulance drivers (2024)
Article URL: https://www.bmj.com/content/387/bmj-2024-082194 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47559481 Points: 68 # Comments: 40