Sony's Reon wearable air conditioner saved my sanity through multiple heatwaves
Sony's Reon Pocket Pro Plus looks like an alien is attached to your spine, but it works.
ATF responds to 'major' cybersecurity incident after ransomware gang's claims
US Justice Department investigating the breach
M6 release schedule: Here’s every new Mac and iPad launching next
Apple launched its next-generation M6 chip this week in the new Mac mini. But several more products will get M6 upgrades soon. Here’s the rumored release schedule for M6 Macs and iPads.
Many talks between data center developers and local governments are wrapped in secrecy behind non-disclosure agreements — residents question the need for NDAs, but developers argue it’s important to avoid ‘running afoul of insider trading rules’
Researchers discovered that most negotiations between data centers and local governments are protected by NDAs. These documents keep details in secret, with residents having a difficult time finding information about these projects because of the agreements.
Nvidia projects $673B in sales as AI demand widens
Article URL: https://forgeeks.net/nvidia-673-billion-ai-growth-forecast/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466052 Points: 71 # Comments: 50
Decompiling a Nintendo 64 Game in 84 Days
Article URL: https://blog.chrislewis.au/decompiling-a-nintendo-64-game-in-84-days/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49466006 Points: 49 # Comments: 15
The UK has legalized plug-in solar (but don't rush to buy a kit)
The UK has legalized plug-in solar, but experts warn you shouldn't just set it up without getting your home checked first.
Schrödinger's backup: not actually recovered until you try to restore IT
SPONSORED FEATURE: Verify and survive: your backup isn't real 'til you test it
This former PG&E engineer is building a ‘Google Maps for the underground’
The startup just raised a $26 million Series A to grow its customer base and help reduce red tape for utility and construction work.
Google launches Pokémon Sleep special-edition Fitbit Air
The latest special-edition of Google's Fitbit Air is inspired by the Pokémon Sleep game, with a "Sleepy Blue" band emblazoned with a snoozing Pikachu. It's not exactly Snorlax blue, but matches the classic blue and gold of a Pokémon card pretty closely. The special-edition is available to preorde...
Hugging Face is selling a cute $399 open source duck robot, Microduck
Clem Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face, said the Microduck is an “open-source robot you can teach new tricks with reinforcement learning.”
In a swipe at Tesla, Waymo says ‘cameras… aren’t enough’
As Tesla gears up for the official launch of its steering wheel and pedal-less Cybercabs, Waymo is issuing a stark warning about Elon Musk's approach autonomous driving. Srikanth Thirumalai, Waymo's VP of Onboard Software, doesn't specifically call out Musk or Tesla in a blog post, published Wed...
Panic passes Trump tariff refunds back to the Playdate customers who paid them
"It just felt like the right thing to do"
Hollywood's Video Game Era Is Here. Will It Be Any Good?
Article URL: https://www.statsignificant.com/p/hollywoods-video-game-era-is-here Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49465784 Points: 20 # Comments: 32
Launching Route 53 Files
Article URL: https://www.daemonology.net/blog/2026-08-27-Launching-Route-53-Files.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49465732 Points: 51 # Comments: 18
Hold up, there’s a new Twitter in town
Former Twitter trademark counsel Stephen Coates said in a LinkedIn post that the company is not trying to re-create Twitter.
Meta's latest teen safety commitments are US-only (for now)
The UK government now wants time limits for teens on Facebook and Instagram.
Nitter might be no more, but Twitter is back (sort of)
Twitter.now aims to fill the bird-shaped hole left by X. For a fee
Sprains, pain, and whiplash: Waymo and Zoox test drivers are getting hurt as robotaxis scale
Test drivers for Waymo and Zoox sustained more than two dozen injuries in 2024 and 2025 from hard braking or other sudden movements made by the autonomous vehicles, according to a TechCrunch review of data submitted to OSHA.
Australian police arrest two over TeamPCP hacks targeting Mercor, OpenAI, and others
The arrests come after a wave of cyberattacks earlier this year targeting tech companies that rely on high-profile and widely used open source software.