Cheap GPS jammers are filling the world with navigation dead zones
https://archive.is/zUA3D Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49500504 Points: 155 # Comments: 147
Artie (YC S23) Is Hiring Technical AES
Article URL: https://www.artie.com/careers?ashby_jid=e87b84d2-78b3-41a3-937a-47e83643cdf1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49500471 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
Apple’s next iPad mini is almost ready, here’s what to expect
Apple has a lot in store for this fall, headlined by the iPhone Ultra and iPhone 18 Pro launching next month. Apple is also working on a new iPad mini, and a new report today suggests it’s coming in October.
Musk’s faster path to more gas turbines comes with pollution problem
Elon Musk says a secretive new SpaceX foundry will let him cast his own turbine blades and get gas power online 18 months faster than anyone else — but it's a bet on a fuel source that's already triggering lawsuits and health studies everywhere his (and others') turbines have gone in.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches to study dark matter and dark energy
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope blasts off. | Photo: NASA / John Kraus After funding struggles and a name change, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been successfully launched. It will now make a three-month, one-million-mile journey to its orbit at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point...
DLSS 5 mod brings next-gen tech to old Ampere GPUs, but frame rates are horrible — most games tank to single digits, high-end GPUs can hit up to 40 FPS in some cases
DLSS 5 now runs on Ampere GPUs thanks to a patched DLL, but performance is expectedly poor for the most part. You can get up to 30-40 FPS in edge cases with minimum in-game settings, but newer titles can tank FPS to single digits.
What free gifts does Xbox give you on your birthday?
During your birthday week, you can claim a special gift from Xbox. Let's see what it is and how to claim it.
Apple prototyped a stylus for the foldable iPhone that we may never see
On the bright side, Apple is more certainly working on an Apple Watch overhaul.
Google Maps Now Shows ‘Lake America’ Instead of Lake Ontario
After Donald Trump’s executive order demanding the name change, Google is the first major online maps provider to flip the switch.
Coordination Headwind: How Organizations Are Like Slime Molds
Article URL: https://komoroske.com/slime-mold/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49499891 Points: 25 # Comments: 10
TechCrunch Mobility: The hidden human cost of robotaxis
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
Haiku R1/beta6 has been released
Article URL: https://www.haiku-os.org/news/2026-08-26_haiku_r1_beta6 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49499867 Points: 85 # Comments: 18
The cheapest NFL streaming options to stay locked in all season
Watching NFL games life can get expensive in a hurry, but there are a few corners you can cut to keep the cost down.
Omarchy: Any User Process Can Escalate to Root
Article URL: https://0xcc.io/posts/omarchy-root-creds/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49499854 Points: 166 # Comments: 134
Startup Anti-Patterns
Article URL: https://www.itamarnovick.com/intro-to-startup-anti-pattern-series/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49499831 Points: 124 # Comments: 65
Texas Governor Abbott blocks funding for more Flock cameras
As backlash grows over Flock's AI surveillance cameras, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has frozen state spending on them. The move came just ahead of the publication of a Texas Tribune investigation that revealed the state spent over $30 million on Flock cameras. That money was primarily raised by ta...
Is 4K just marketing? Here's where the name really came from
4K is a catchier marketing term than 2160p, but the resolution also has this name for a reason.
European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy
Article URL: https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-protecteu-strategy-encryption-backdoor-law-enforcement Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49499394 Points: 146 # Comments: 38
FulcrumSec claims Manchester Airports hack, theft of 86 GB of data
FulcrumSec claims it stole 86 GB of data from Manchester Airports Group. BleepingComputer validated one traveller's record, while samples revealed detailed customer, booking, and travel information beyond what MAG initially disclosed. [...]
Caterpillar is bringing to AI deployment what it learned from automating mining
Caterpillar has spent decades putting autonomous machines to work at remote mining sites. It's now bringing that experience to AI deployment.