Apple’s top App Store exec, Phil Schiller, follows wave of exits as CEO Tim Cook steps down
The longtime executive won't be leaving Apple just yet but staff at the company say it's a step closer to Schiller retiring.
Phil Schiller reportedly steps down as Apple's App Store and product event chief
Phil Schiller will remain an Apple Fellow and focus on "unspecified initiatives," according to Bloomberg.
Microsoft tests fix for latest hours-long Outlook outage
Microsoft says it's testing a fix for the widespread Outlook issues that have led to email delays and failures.
iPhone Ultra release timing: Here’s what the latest reporting says
Apple will unveil its foldable iPhone Ultra next week at the September event, but it’s unclear exactly when the new model will ship to users. Here’s what to expect per the latest reporting. more…
Kalshi bans George Santos for life over State of the Union bets
The disciplinary action comes two months after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission settled charges against Santos.
Microsoft warns of TerminalFix attacks deploying reverse tunnels
A new ClickFix variant dubbed TerminalFix uses fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA prompts on compromised websites to trick victims into running malicious PowerShell commands in Windows Terminal. [...]
Trump tells FCC to punish journalist for calling his election results "mixed"
Trump furious at NBC's Kristen Welker for saying he had mixed results in primary endorsements.
Harvard Law dropout raises $6M for Blue Voice to build a ‘Harvey for police officers’
Blue Voice is trained on department-specific laws, local ordinances, protocols, and guidelines that general-purpose AI tools can't access on the public internet.
MagSafe Monday: Anker’s foldable 3-in-1 charger brings 25-watt Qi2 charging into something pocket-sized
The dream for your Apple gear while traveling is one thing, not a collection of cables and wall adapters. There are plenty of options for that, but often they are bulky. Anker’s Prime Qi2 25W Foldable 3-in-1 Wireless Charger aims to address that. It folds flat, weighs about as much as an iPhone 1...
The downsides of switching from Windows to Mac
Moving from Windows to macOS will have a bit of a learning curve.
Attack hides malware in PNGs and drops custom reverse tunnel on victims' machines
Next-level ClickFix wave sets off multi-stage attack chain
A walkable ASCII cyberpunk city in one HTML file [video]
ASCII City: Traffic and Detail Update - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSRooHo_HSI ASCII City Update: Interiors, Elevation and Skyscrapers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCKEDWowc0o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49512975 Points: 177 # Comments: 28
Kingston's NV3 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD drops to $156.99 at Newegg — 27% off brings it down to just 15.7 cents per GB
The Kingston NV3 may not be built for heavy workloads, but its respectable gaming performance and low power consumption make this PCIe 4.0 SSD a compelling secondary storage upgrade.
The safest job from AI may be writing
Article URL: http://muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-safest-job-from-ai-may-be-writing.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49512856 Points: 75 # Comments: 118
“Zlibrary my beloved”: Anthropic staff chats extolling piracy cited in Sony suit
Lawsuit: Anthropic’s torrenting totally screwed songwriters as AI songs top charts.
Hackers claim millions of patient records stolen during data breach at healthcare giant McKesson
The company, which distributes medicines and medical devices to hospitals and healthcare practices across the U.S., said it was hacked and expects intermittent service degradation.
The Hugging Face hack could indicate cultural issues at OpenAI
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. By now you’ve probably heard about last month’s major AI security incident, in which OpenAI agents escaped their sandbox and hacked into the AI platform Huggin...
What is the best direction to face your subwoofer?
The physical setup of a subwoofer can be the difference between bass that swallows you up and bass that seems to come from a specific spot.
Sony is adding free TV channels to PS5
Ad-supported streaming channels are hitting Sony's console in the US today.
How long can you expect your original Nintendo Switch to last?
The Nintendo Switch is winding down, but it's not done yet. Yours should work even once hardware sales stop and new games aren't made for it anymore.