US appeals court sides with Nevada in legal fight with Kalshi
The ruling shoots down Kalshi's attempt to block the state from regulating its platform.
At TechBBQ, Europe’s AI conversations kept coming back to: Who’s actually in control?
Investors, founders, and operators from across Europe arrived for the annual Nordic TechBBQ conference to talk about how humans can have agency over AI.
As a relatively new Apple Vision Pro user, this is my favorite way to use it
Apple Vision Pro is one of Apple’s most interesting hardware releases yet. It’s technically very impressive, yet it seems almost certain that this form factor won’t last – and is instead just a temporary platform to introduce visionOS to the world before we eventually get glasses. I did buy one l...
Creepy Crawlies
Article URL: https://people.kernel.org/monsieuricon/creepy-crawlies Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49491791 Points: 1027 # Comments: 515
I hate how badly I want the Tamagotchi Ring
It's actually playable and it has a color screen.
Calibrate Before You Accelerate: Bias Toward Action in a New Role
Article URL: https://tucker.wales/writing/bias-towards-action/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49491714 Points: 90 # Comments: 37
“We’re not doing 30 bets a year”: Vijay Pande on betting small after running $4 billion at a16z
Vijay Pande — who left a16z's roughly $4 billion biotech practice last year to start the much smaller, AI-native VZVC — talks about why biology is finally shifting from a "discovery" science to an "engineering" one, why clinical trials are still brutally expensive, and why he thinks open, shared ...
What's the difference between TPU vs. GPU?
Google's Pixel 11 phone uses a Tensor G6 processor with a powerful TPU. How is it different from a GPU, and what does that mean in real-world use?
Good Culture Is the Biggest Productivity Hack, Not AI
Article URL: https://newsletter.eng-leadership.com/p/good-culture-is-the-biggest-productivity Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49491568 Points: 218 # Comments: 47
Apple CarPlay gaining a new AI chatbot app before Siri AI arrives
Since iOS 26.4, Apple has supported conversational apps on CarPlay. This category includes AI chatbot apps. Siri AI joins the CarPlay party starting with iOS 27. The iPhone software update is currently in beta ahead of the official launch in September. Meanwhile, the fourth third-party AI chatbot...
Anbernic's reimagining of the Switch Lite goes on sale August 31
The RG 55G1 is available in three colors and starts at $150.
How to reset your Roku TV
There are a few ways to wipe your Roku TV back to its original state.
Trees for a Changing Climate and Resilient Urban Forest (2022)
Article URL: https://www.coolboulder.org/news/trees-for-a-changing-climate-resilient-urban-forest Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49491175 Points: 26 # Comments: 4
Hollywood celebs are getting into microdrama apps
Several Hollywood celebs are ditching the massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets for a rising format: microdramas.
Distraction-free writing gadget BYOK is adding custom extensions
BYOK is a no-frills, single-purpose gadget that 90 percent of people will find absolutely frivolous. But for those who spend a significant chunk of their lives putting words to virtual paper, there is an obvious allure. Personally, I think it's at its best when you just stick to the bare minimum,...
Bluetooth or Wi-Fi: How does wireless CarPlay connect?
If you're wondering if CarPlay works over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, the answer is yes. It uses both at different times.
California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law — software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses are exempt
California’s legislature has passed Assembly Bill 1856, exempting open-source operating systems from the State’s Digital Age Assurance Act months before the law is due to take effect on January 1, 2027.
Tested: You have to see Sharge’s impressive new metal unibody power bank with display [Launch deal]
Not all power banks are made equal. Some feature one of the most impressive designs I have ever seen with an onboard display, the ability to charge two MacBooks at once, RGB lighting, and a a pair of window cutouts in the solid metal housing to put the internal tech on display – Sharge’s new Shar...
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6983/ https://www.npr.org/2026/08/28/nx-s1-5905370/nasa-nancy-grac... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Grace_Roman Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49490870 Points: 173 # Comments: 69
Quantifying Colour
Article URL: https://ekunazanu.foo/lab/quantifying-colour/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49490832 Points: 63 # Comments: 5