The Teaser Period: Why the AI Boom Is Hitting a Reset Wall
Article URL: https://www.groundbrkr.com/p/the-teaser-period-why-the-ai-boom Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49465461 Points: 58 # Comments: 52
AI’s memory crunch is coming for Android apps
Google is setting new memory-use limits for Android apps as AI data centers contribute to hardware shortages that could leave lower-cost phones with less memory.
Apple Arcade sees Sneaky Sasquatch/Subway Surfers+ crossover, with stickers too
Apple has announced what it describes as the sneakiest crossover of the summer in the form of Sneaky Sasquatch joining forces with Subway Surfers+ in Apple Arcade – together with a collection of stickers for the Messages app …
Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics open pre-orders for the $399 Microduck
If you've ever wanted a robotic duck as a companion, now's your chance.
Save up to 61% on gaming PCs, laptops, and more in HP's Labor Day 2026 sale — huge discounts on a range of hardware, monitors, and peripherals
HP is hosting a Labor Day sale with up to 65% off our favorite tech products.
If Meta’s going down, it’s taking TikTok and YouTube with it
Meta might be on the hook for $17.1 billion and a host of app changes under a new kids safety settlement, but it's already spinning the deal to its advantage. After years of being the national punching bag for social media harms, Meta has reached a settlement with 47 US states and several distric...
Traders brought Central American cacao to Georgia 1,000 years ago
"We built this city on good cacao" does have a nice ring to it.
Four advantages iPhone 18 Pro will have over the iPhone Ultra
Apple is about to unveil its flagship new iPhones: iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra. Price will be an obvious advantage for the Pro line, but here are several other ways iPhone 18 Pro will have an edge over the more expensive Ultra model.
Show HN: Restoredrill – proves your Postgres backups restore
Article URL: https://github.com/ahmadpiran/restoredrill Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49465291 Points: 28 # Comments: 9
507 Mechanical Movements
Book (1868): https://archive.org/details/fivehundredseven00browiala Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49465169 Points: 285 # Comments: 37
Here’s all the times AI has gone rogue and hacked other companies
A recap of all the incidents involving LLMs made by Anthropic, Meta, and OpenAI, which went rogue and attacked real companies and individuals on the internet.
Claude, Codex, and Hermes installed unowned code inside corporate networks
227 install commands were found in corporate docs pointing at code nobody owns.
How Threat Research and MDR Help SMBs Build a Defensive Edge
Threat research gives security teams insight into how attackers operate, while MDR turns that intelligence into faster detection and response. ESET explains how combining threat intelligence, continuous monitoring, and human expertise can help SMBs strengthen their defenses. [...]
Android 17 adds ECH support to make web browsing harder to track
Google is introducing new network security protections in Android 17 to strengthen connection privacy, address cellular vulnerabilities, and protect the privacy of users' home networks. [...]
Google deploys support for Encrypted Client Hello on Android 17
Encrypted Client Hello rolls out on Android 17 to make the web more secure.
OpenAI’s executive exodus has one big winner
Today on Decoder, I’m talking to Verge senior AI reporter Hayden Field about some pure Decoder bait: the seemingly-endless org chart changes at OpenAI, and how all of them seem to consolidate power under cofounder Greg Brockman, the company’s president. While Sam Altman is the CEO and still OpenA...
How much of a problem is AI’s water use?
AI’s water footprint is growing, but location and cooling technology make a difference.
Salesforce boasts: 50% of bookings were from 'customers refilling the tank... they consume Flex Credits, they want more'
As SaaS giant gets a boost from Claudeforce, users might want to know how their AI use will be monetized
Hugging Face’s new robot is an adorable rollerskating duck
Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics has launched its second cute AI robot, the Microduck, a one-eyed biped standing just under 10 inches tall. It's available to preorder now for $399 in cream, graphite, lavender, and sky blue, and Pollen Robotics says it plans to start shipping the little robot "befor...
Australia arrests alleged TeamPCP hackers behind supply-chain attacks
Australian authorities have arrested and charged two young men accused of being part of the TeamPCP hacking group linked to a string of far-reaching developer supply chain attacks. [...]