McGraw-Hill confirms data breach following extortion threat
Education company McGraw-Hill has confirmed in a statement to BleepingComputer that hackers exploited a Salesforce misconfiguration and accessed its internal data. [...]
The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world
Before allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home, the 20-year-old accused attacker wrote about his fear that the AI race would cause humans to go extinct, the San Francisco Chronicle found. Two days later, Altman's home appeared to be targeted a second time, according ...
London gets closer to its first robotaxi service as Waymo begins testing
Waymo's commercial service will eventually follow testing if the U.K. government approves.
Redefining the future of software engineering
Software engineering has experienced two seismic shifts this century. First was the rise of the open source movement, which gradually made code accessible to developers and engineers everywhere. Second, the adoption of development operations (DevOps) and agile methodologies took software from sil...
Elon Musk grilled by senator over X Money plans
Elon Musk is facing questions about his upcoming payments platform, X Money, and whether it will allow users to safely perform transactions. In a letter to Musk on Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) writes that X Money could pose a risk to "consumers, our national security, and the stability o...
Oracle taps Bloom for 2.8 GW of fuel cells to keep datacenter binge going
With grid hookups slow and turbines scarce, on-site power is starting to look less optional Bloom Energy says it has an expanded remit from Oracle to provide the energy for its US datacenter buildout plans with up to 2.8 GW of fuel cell systems.…
I Watched 18 Hours of Coachella’s Vertical Livestream and All I Got Was This Lousy FOMO
Coachella—and everyone else—is making a big vertical video play. So I watched an entire weekend’s worth of sets only on my phone.
I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their domestic spying program
Article URL: https://honeypot.net/2026/04/14/i-wrote-to-flocks-privacy.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47768813 Points: 424 # Comments: 177
Windows 11 cumulative updates KB5083769 & KB5082052 released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5083769 and KB5082052 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features. [...]
OpenSSL 4.0.0
Article URL: https://github.com/openssl/openssl/releases/tag/openssl-4.0.0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47768788 Points: 164 # Comments: 49
Show HN: Plain – The full-stack Python framework designed for humans and agents
Article URL: https://github.com/dropseed/plain Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47768750 Points: 44 # Comments: 19
Microsoft April 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 167 flaws, 2 zero-days
Today is Microsoft's April 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 167 flaws, including 2 zero-day vulnerabilities. [...]
Anthropic's Claude Mythos might be the best overall AI model for cybersecurity, but cheaper models can attain similar results, research shows — cross-examination of the frontier model raises questions on uptime and reliability
Anthropic's Mythos might be the best cybersecurity AI ever, but it's not the only one and it may well be the most expensive, raising questions about how useful it actually is, when weighed against the competition.
You can grab LG’s B5 OLED TV for over 50 percent off right now
LG’s B5 OLED TV isn’t as bright as higher-end models, but it still looks great. | Image: LG If you’re looking to get OLED picture quality without spending a couple thousand dollars, LG’s 48-inch B5 OLED TV is on sale for $599.99 ($700 off) at Best Buy, which is one of the best prices we’ve se...
Apple TV users get $2/month Peacock, as bundle expands to new places
Apple TV lets subscribers add Peacock Premium for just $2/month, and now a similar bundle offer has just launched through Prime Video for anyone who prefers to subscribe directly through Amazon. more…
Leaked images reveal a dual-lens pro version of DJI’s next Osmo Pocket camera
A leaked image potentially shows an alternate version of the DJI Osmo Pocket 4 with dual cameras. | Image: Igor Bogdanov / X Reliable leaker Igor Bogdanov shared an image on X yesterday of an unseen person holding two versions of a handheld stabilized camera, including one that's rumored to be ...
California ghost-gun bill wants 3D printers to play cop, EFF says
Proposed law could lock down open source tools and give vendors fresh reasons to inspect print files California's proposed legislation to put the burden of blocking 3D-printed firearms onto printer manufacturers could effectively sideline open source tools and create new surveillance concerns, di...
Google announces ‘Skills’ for Gemini in Chrome to quickly run custom workflows
Gemini in Chrome on desktops is getting a new Skills feature that lets you quickly run frequently used prompts. Besides saving time, this capability helps educate users about what Gemini can do when given a webpage. more…
Apple releases public beta 2 for iPadOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, and more
Yesterday Apple released beta 2 of iPadOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, and more for developers, and now today the public beta version has arrived too. more…
YouTube livestreams will now hold back ads during peak engagement to protect the vibe
Until now, the only way to avoid seeing ads was by paying for a YouTube Premium subscription.