Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Took a Call From Donald Trump in the Middle of an All-Hands
The unexpected interruption came hours before the president wrote a congratulatory post on Truth Social about the company’s most recent earnings report.
Court rules Kalshi sports bets aren't "swaps," just gambling with a different name
Kalshi can't evade Nevada gambling laws by calling bets "swaps," judges rule.
20+ things you may have missed in the GTA 6 extended look
The GTA VI extended-look trailer is full of clues, if you know where to look.
Xbox CEO calls Project Helix a ‘family of devices’
Asha Sharma. | Image: The Verge, Microsoft According to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Project Helix, which she announced in March as a codename for Microsoft's "next generation console" - phrasing that seemingly implied a singular device - will actually be a "family" of devices." "We've been hard at wo...
What you need to build your own retro arcade cabinet
There are few things cooler to add to a gaming space than a retro arcade cabinet. But should you buy one or build one?
Steve Jobs’ 1968 science fair project fetches $34,375 at auction
RR Auction’s bidding for Steve Jobs’ 1968 science fair project has now closed, with the hand-built exhibit selling for $34,375. Here are the details.
Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August
Cancellations have accelerated.
"RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate": Lawmakers call for criminal probe, ouster
RFK Jr. went to Samoa to spread vaccine fears. The measles outbreak after killed 83.
Researcher shows how Claude Code can be tricked simply by asking it to summarize a website
More prompt-injection hijinks from wunderwuzzi
Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips
Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It's the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom.
German-Japanese researchers invent electricity-free tech that could cool datacenters
How come that super-smart AI of yours didn't figure this out, frontier labs?
Racter (1984)
Article URL: https://www.ubu.com/historical/racter/index.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483622 Points: 20 # Comments: 6
9to5Mac Overtime 079: The $899 Mac mini
Jeff and Fernando delve into the $899 Mac mini, comparing the outgoing M4 model and the new M6 Mac mini. They also discuss the new M5 Pro Mac mini and Apple’s new Mac Studio desktops equipped with M5 Max and M5 Ultra SoCs. Finally, the duo previews Apple’s upcoming ‘Surprise and Shine’ iPhone eve...
AWS Route 53 DNS service reimagined...as a file system?
Cloud industry pros have a bit of fun at Amazon's expense
Milo Yiannopoulos Detained by ICE in Louisiana
The longtime far-right operator and troll, a UK citizen, is being held in ICE custody pending his removal from the United States.
An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AI
Given 10 benchmarks for specific misaligned behaviors, the automated systems were able to improve performance on every single one without degrading overall performance.
Apple Photos in iOS 27 upgrades one of my favorite features in a big way
Apple Photos is full of exciting updates in iOS 27, including for one of my favorite features in the app: iCloud Shared Albums.
Early leak of NVIDIA's DLSS 5 has an uncanny valley problem
People are grafting a pre-release version of DLSS 5 onto their favorite games with unspectacular results.
PaperCut releases second emergency patch for exploited flaws
PaperCut has released a second emergency security update for two actively exploited vulnerabilities in its PaperCut NG and MF print management software after researchers discovered multiple ways to bypass the initial fixes. [...]
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches this Sunday
Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/08/28/nx-s1-5905370/nasa-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-dark-energy-supernova Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49482833 Points: 51 # Comments: 7