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Lack of fresh features and price increases make these two Samsung flagships feel rather bland.

Ads are rolling out across the US on ChatGPT’s free tier. I asked OpenAI's bot 500 questions to see what these ads were like and how they related to my prompts.

Article URL: https://www.rubick.com/should-qa-exist/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47540929 Points: 38 # Comments: 73

Japanese news outlet Akiba PC Hotline! examines a fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD that's starting to show up in the Japanese market.

If you've been putting off buying a QD-OLED monitor because of your room's lighting setup, Samsung Display might have solved your dilemma. The company's new "QuantumBlack" coating finally cuts down on black level raise, reducing purple tint and improving contrast under ambient lighting, among oth...

A botched update mixed up transaction data across accounts, with thousands now receiving goodwill payouts A botched overnight software update at Lloyds Banking Group left up to 447,000 customers briefly seeing other people's transactions in its mobile apps, with the bank now acknowledging the sca...

Article URL: https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/hold-on-to-your-hardware/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47540833 Points: 120 # Comments: 72

The BRINC Guardian has a built-in Starlink module, allowing operators to continue operating the drone even if it falls outside the range of its base station, cellular networks, and other terrestrial signals.

Months into a supposed ceasefire in Gaza, doctors still have to smuggle in basic medical supplies—and treat new casualties of war.

Apple turns 50 next week, and we're going to spend the week covering the company, its products, its legacy, and its future. But mostly, we're going to spend the week debating which Apple products are the best. And we need your help. Our ranking system is live now, filled with what we believe to...

In honor of Apple’s 50th anniversary, we picked 50 of our favorite Apple products, from the OG iPhone to GarageBand. Now we’re ranking them as a community, and you can contribute here.

The best espresso makers can turn your kitchen into a café and help you hone the art of the perfect shot.

PAC grilling reveals £239M bought a system that couldn't handle the work, the volumes, or placeholder text A UK government official has admitted Capita did not reach the expected level of performance following the disastrous launch of the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) web portal late last y...

​Microsoft has released the KB5079391 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, which includes 29 changes, such as Smart App Control and Display improvements. [...]

This week I reported on some rather unusual research that focuses on the brain of L. Stephen Coles. Coles was a gerontologist who died from pancreatic cancer in 2014. He had spent the latter part of his career specializing in human longevity. And before he died, he decided to have his brain prese...

Garmin’s newest satellite messenger offers helpful safety features, but the fees are only worth it if you’re regularly off the grid.

https://github.com/team-telnyx/telnyx-python/issues/235 https://www.aikido.dev/blog/telnyx-pypi-compromised-teampcp-... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47540388 Points: 76 # Comments: 83

Article URL: https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/26/suddenly-energy-independence-feels-practical-europeans-are-building-mini-solar-farms-at-ho Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47540383 Points: 80 # Comments: 81

The court has granted Anthropic’s request for a preliminary injunction, preventing the government from banning its products for federal use and from formally labeling it as a “supply chain risk,” at least for now. If you’ll recall, things turned sour between the company and the Trump administrati...

The Dutch National Police (Politie) says a security breach resulting from a successful phishing attack has had a limited impact and hasn't affected citizens' data. [...]