Colorado House passes bill to limit surveillance pricing and wage setting
Article URL: https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/surveillance-pricing-wage-setting/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47547602 Points: 94 # Comments: 13
Meta will fund seven new natural gas plants to power its biggest data center yet
Meta will essentially foot the power bill for the $27 billion mega data center it's building in Louisiana. On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the company struck a deal to fund the energy infrastructure needed for the project. Through a deal with Entergy Louisiana, Meta will fund sev...
Microsoft takes up residence next to OpenAI, Oracle at Crusoe's 900 MW Texas datacenter expansion
New campus to include on-site power generation Bitcoin farmer turned bit barn builder Crusoe revealed plans to add 900 megawatts of capacity to its Abilene Texas datacenter campus on Friday to support Microsoft's AI ambitions.…
ISBN Visualization
Article URL: https://annas-archive.gd/isbn-visualization? Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47547508 Points: 68 # Comments: 10
European Commission confirms data breach
The European Commission has announced that it suffered a cyber attack that affected "cloud infrastructure hosting the Commission's web presence on the Europea.eu platform." While the attack has been contained, Bleeping Computer reports that the threat actor claiming to be behind it was able to ta...
The White House has an app now, and Trump wants you to report people to ICE on it
A new official White House app on Android and iOS takes the content from the White House website and copies it into app format. A tweet announcing the app on Friday morning appeared alongside a video joking about missile launches that also appears to feature an iPhone, rather than the elusive Tru...
Hegseth, Trump had no authority to order Anthropic to be blacklisted, judge says
“I don’t know”: Department of War fails to justify blacklisting Anthropic.
You can now watch a full BBC Proms concert in immersive video on Apple Vision Pro
Apple Vision Pro owners can now watch a full BBC Proms concert in immersive video, featuring Lukas Sternath performing Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor. Here’s how. more…
Apple TV has two major sci-fi series now airing, with more coming soon
Apple TV remains arguably the best streaming service for sci-fi fans, with two major sci-fi shows airing now and even more new premieres coming soon. more…
Iranian Hackers Breached Kash Patel’s Email—but Not the FBI’s
Plus: Apple makes big claims about the effectiveness of its Lockdown Mode anti-spyware feature, Russia moves to implement homegrown encryption for 5G, and more.
Wait, the Trump phone might actually exist
The Trumpometer is just beginning to shift. | Image: The Verge / Shutterstock 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 think I've found an FCC listing for the phone, showing it'...
RTX 5060 gaming laptop brings epic power for under $1,500 — save $580 on Dell's Alienware 16X Aurora
Best Buy is selling the Dell Alienware 16X Aurora with a Core Ultra 9 275HX and GeForce RTX 5060 for $580 off its normal price.
Make macOS consistently bad (unironically)
Article URL: https://lr0.org/blog/p/macos/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47547009 Points: 247 # Comments: 165
Memory chip giant SK hynix could help end ‘RAMmageddon’ with blockbuster US IPO
SK hynix’s potential U.S. listing could raise $10-$14 billion to help it build more capacity, encourage others to follow, and end the 'RAMmageddon' memory shortage.
Waymo’s skyrocketing ridership in one chart
Waymo's weekly paid robotaxi trips have increased tenfold in less than two years.
Capability-Based Security for Redox: Namespace and CWD as Capabilities
Article URL: https://www.redox-os.org/news/nlnet-cap-nsmgr-cwd/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47546911 Points: 23 # Comments: 1
The latest in data centers, AI, and energy
Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies’ hopes and dreams for AI. But the rush to expand warehouses full of energy-hungry servers has also kicked up fights across the world over their impact on power grids, utility bills, nearby communities, and the environment. F...
HomeKit Weekly: Why the Eve Aqua is a better choice than a permanent irrigation system
It is spring 2026, and that magical time of year when the sun is shining, the grass is growing, and flowers bloom. We are heading into near-perfect weather. Spring in the southern US generally brings plenty of showers. It will not be long until the brutal summer heat arrives, with 97 degrees, 90%...
Anker’s 160W Prime Charger can power three devices at once, and it’s $50 off
If you’re constantly switching between working at home and on the go, Anker’s latest 160W Prime Charger can lighten your load by replacing multiple chargers with a single device. It’s normally $149.99, but right now you can buy it at both Amazon and Anker’s online storefront (with coupon code WS2...
Folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they're right
Sycophantic bots coach users into selfish, antisocial behavior, say researchers, and they love it AI can lead mentally unwell people to some pretty dark places, as a number of recent news stories have taught us. Now researchers think sycophantic AI is actually having a harmful effect on everyone.…