Samsung expects memory shortage to worsen through 2027 and last until 2028
AI data center demand is fueling a multi-year chip shortage, pushing up component costs and retail device prices.
Australia's social media ban for under-16s has had limited impact so far
Nearly 22 percent of children are on Pinterest while there was "no statistically significant change" in AI chatbot use.
Apple has five products launching this fall that we’ve waited a long time for
Apple has a lot of new products launching this fall, including five that have been many years in the making. Here’s what’s coming.
Deals: M5 MacBook Air $240 off straight from Apple, AirPods Pro 3, AirTag 2, transparent metal power bank, more
The July AirPods Pro 3 deal at $50 off, AirPods Max 2 at $100 off, and the ongoing all-time low on AirTag 2 are still rolling, but today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined Apple’s official refurb store – it has the lowest prices on the most affordable M5 MacBook Air models right now at up to $24...
New York sues Kalshi for allegedly running an ‘illegal gambling operation’
New York is suing Kalshi over claims the prediction market is running "an illegal gambling operation." In the lawsuit, New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses Kalshi of violating state laws by accepting wagers without a license from the state's gaming commission, as reported earlier by CN...
Is the Apple Watch waterproof?
There's a difference between waterproof and water resistant.
Is AI reasoning right for the wrong reasons?
Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/is-ai-reasoning-right-for-the-wrong-reasons-20260731/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49124358 Points: 104 # Comments: 140
13 Models and 4 Agents on SWE Tasks: Go, Java, Python, Rust, TS
Article URL: https://swe-rebench.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49124336 Points: 19 # Comments: 4
‘Antizuck’ iOS app that claims to detect nearby smart glasses tops App Store chart
Vibes around Meta’s AI glasses are off lately. So much so that one of the top three paid iPhone apps today is dedicated to detecting when someone nearby may be using smart glasses.
Elevators
Article URL: https://john.fun/elevators Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49124218 Points: 366 # Comments: 125
SpaceX won’t remove all of xAI’s unpermitted turbines for another year
SpaceX is building a new power plant for xAI's Colossus data centers, but it won't remove existing, unpermitted turbines for many more months.
30 years of CPUs at Tom’s Hardware — looking back on three decades of processors, from the Pentium II to Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
Tom’s Hardware has been covering CPUs for 30 years, and to celebrate, we’re looking back on the last three decades of CPU reviews and how the dynamics between Intel and AMD have shifted in that time.
Tom’s Hardware’s 30th Anniversary — From Intel feuds and DIP switches to 30 years of unbiased testing
We take a look back at the history of Tom’s Hardware as we celebrate our 30-year anniversary.
Anthropic and OpenAI are competing to see whose agents can go rogue harder
Whoever wins, we lose
The most official water costs $120k a gallon
Article URL: https://signoregalilei.com/2026/07/26/the-most-official-water-costs-120000-a-gallon/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49124042 Points: 37 # Comments: 10
AI Slop Melodramas Are Taking Over X—and Their Creators Are Cashing In
Viral tales of good triumphing over evil are racking up millions of views. They’re almost entirely AI-generated clickbait.
Show HN: I built a cross-browser extension that controls fingerprinting surfaces
Hello Hacker News! I’m Tomasz, creator of Privacy Thing, a browser extension for Firefox and Chromium-based browsers. I’ve just released its Preview version. Privacy Thing aims to reduce browser fingerprinting—the tracking of users without cookies. It began as an internal project: a simple locati...
Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company is fighting 'a hundred-year flood' on memory pricing — expects to pay even more for memory in September following recent price hikes
Apple will pay even more for memory in the September quarter than it did in the June quarter, CEO Tim Cook told analysts on the company's earnings call.
Reddit is testing a new way to watch — and listen to — its viral posts
Reddit is developing a new video experience that lets users watch — or simply listen to — its most popular posts, taking inspiration from the viral TikTok videos that pair Reddit stories with gameplay or other footage. CEO Steve Huffman said the feature is already in the works and could begin tes...
This AI Assistant Wants to Make Up for Your Boyfriend’s Incompetence
An ad for Orchid suggests the AI agent can fix relationship problems by simply doing everything for inconsiderate partners.