Anthropic says Claude Cowork is now available on mobile for all paid plans
Last month, Anthropic announced plans to expand Claude Cowork from the Mac to iPhone and iPad. The rollout started with Anthropic’s most expensive paid plan.
Apple releases public beta 4 for iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27 [U: watchOS 27]
Update, August 18, 1:06 p.m. ET: Apple has now published watchOS 27 Public Beta 4 (Build: 24R5353a). The original story follows below After releasing developer betas 6 earlier today, Apple is now rolling out iOS 27 public beta 4, alongside corresponding updates for some of its other platforms. He...
Claude Code May–August 2026 weekly limits promotion
Article URL: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/15910845-claude-code-may-august-2026-weekly-limits-promotion Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49348751 Points: 250 # Comments: 218
macOS 27 Golden Gate makes one design decision that I would change for MacBooks
If there’s one change I could make to iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, it would be disabling the new swipe-down gesture to invoke Siri AI. There are enough ways to summon Siri that don’t break my muscle memory around opening Notification Center on my iPhone and iPad. Meanwhile, on the Mac, it’s almost all g...
Apple squashes EU beef with new App Store rules
Apple is once again overhauling App Store rules in the European Union, which the company says will resolve its "disagreements with the Commission over business terms and alternative distribution." As part of the changes, every developer that distributes apps will be moved to a single set of busin...
Peacock raises prices by 18 percent after becoming profitable
Peacock's quarterly profitability isn't guaranteed.
Comcast adds motion sensing to millions of its newer routers, with a privacy catch
A new feature added to Comcast's newest routers can detect if there is motion is inside your home without needing traditional motion sensors.
Apple overhauls App Store fees in the EU with new unified terms
After announcing changes to App Tracking Transparency in Europe, Apple has now unveiled a simplified App Store commission structure for developers in the region. Here are the details.
The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China's space program
One big question: Will China assert territorial rights where its rover explores?
Passkey vs. password: What's the difference and which is better?
Passwords are less secure than passkeys, even if you use a password manager. Here's why and how to get started with passkeys.
Peacock is raising subscription prices for the fourth time in as many years
Peacock is raising subscription prices for the fourth time in as many years.
Launch HN: machine0 (YC S26) – Persistent CPU and GPU VMs from the CLI
Hi HN! I’m Barnaby, founder of machine0 (https://machine0.io). I’m building a CLI for long horizon agent compute: `machine0 new mybox` gives your agent a persistent cloud VM, billed by the minute, from $0.013/hr up to 60 vCPU / 240 GB RAM and GPUs (H100s, H200s etc), with 99.99% VM level uptime. ...
Tesla is finally launching the Cybercab — let’s hope it’s ready
Tesla Cybercabs are lined up on a lot at Tesla Giga Texas in Austin, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. | Image: Jay Janner/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images The Tesla Cybercab, that golden two-seater central to Elon Musk's robo-supremacist ambitions, is finally nearing it's public launch. ...
Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union
Article URL: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-announces-changes-for-apps-in-the-european-union/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49348055 Points: 91 # Comments: 148
Why Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods may not be the ‘pervert pods’ consumers fear
Apple’s leaked camera-equipped AirPods might avoid the privacy pitfalls of other AI wearables by preventing users from recording photos and videos.
Fairphone's latest repairable phone is finally available in the US for $650
Fairphone sells components like the USB port and screen, all swappable with a single torx driver.
Study finds Meta and Google mobile apps gorge on user data
Zuck's empire declares triple the appetite of Apple or Microsoft, while Google packs the leaderboard, survey shows
Meta and Google mobile apps gorge on user data: Study
Zuck's empire declares triple the appetite of Apple or Microsoft, while Google packs the leaderboard, dev survey shows
ABC sues the FCC to stop an early review of its TV licenses
ABC accused the Trump Administration of waging "a retaliatory campaign" because it doesn't like what the network broadcasts.
Bluesky says its recent outage was caused by another DDoS attack
This is the latest large-scale DDoS attack to hit the social networking site this year.