Before you throw out your old USB drives, do this first
Deleting old files before throwing a storage device away actually offers very little protection.
What to expect from Google’s 2026 Pixel hardware launch event
It's that time of year: On Wednesday, Google is set to host its annual Made by Google hardware launch event for Pixel gadgets. Google itself has already teased new slab-style and foldable Pixel smartphones, but leaks also indicate that the company could announce updated watches, a new color for f...
Apple releases beta 5 for iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, and more
Following an unusually long three-week wait, new beta updates are rolling out now for developers, including iPadOS 27 beta 5 and more. Here are the details.
YouTube is making it harder to earn money on YouTube
Starting February 1st, 2027, creators who want to monetize their channel through YouTube's Partner Program (YPP) will need at least 1,000 subscribers and either 8,000 qualified watch hours over the past year, or 20 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days. That's a sizeable jump from Yo...
macOS 27 Golden Gate beta 5 now available to developers
Continuing Apple’s beta rollouts ahead of the official launch of macOS 27 Golden Gate later this year, Apple has now released the fifth beta of the OS to developers. Here’s what to expect.
North Korean spies are running local LLMs to cause AI mischief
Kimsuky's phishing attacks get an AI boost
Show HN: Needle2: 14MB agentic LLM for phones, wearables, smart home and robots
Hey HN, Henry from Cactus here! We previously released Cactus Needle, a 14MB agentic LLM for tool call, device use, and structured extraction for phones, wearables, smart homes, small robots and microcontrollers. We got really great feedback here, and have now incorporated the suggestions to rele...
iOS 27 beta 5 now available as Apple tests major Siri AI upgrade
Apple has released the fifth iOS 27 beta for developer testing. iOS 27 beta 5 continues Apple’s summer beta cycle ahead of a public release next month. We’ll update our devices and share what we discover.
Has Ford got cheap car fever? A $25K crossover is supposedly on the way.
Ford dealers were told about the new Escape-sized model; one of them spilled the beans.
GeForce RTX 50-series GPU prices spike as much as 39% as Blackwell price hikes hit the US — RTX 5070 gets a 36% hike, RTX 5060 up 27% at the median of Newegg listings
After recent news of price hikes on RTX 50-series GPUs in other regions, those same increases now appear to have come Stateside, as Newegg prices for some Blackwell cards have spiked as much as 39% compared to June 2026.
Nvidia reportedly testing lower memory configs of Rubin Ultra as memory shortage bites back — designs tested include as little as 192 GB and step back to HBM4
Nvidia is reportedly testing at least three Rubin Ultra configurations that pack as little as 192 GB of memory, as opposed to the 1 TB of HBM4E originally announced.
Gym rat asks AI agent to book him a class, it hacks a waitlist API to bump him up the list
What wouldst thou ask of the monkey's paw?
Taylor Farms recalls jalapeño products for Salmonella amid Cyclospora outbreak
Recall of jalapeño products spans 26 states, major retailers, a variety of foods.
Launch HN: Stoa Markets (YC S26) – A Marketplace for GPUs and AI Servers
Hi HN, we’re Eren, Berat and Kaan. We’re building Stoa (https://www.stoaexchange.com), a marketplace for new and used GPUs and AI servers. GPUs are the collateral in the data center buildout. Today, financing terms mostly depend on the offtaker, meaning the company that has committed to use the c...
What's the difference between MagSafe and Qi wireless charging?
Magnets work the same whether you use an iPhone or Android device, but there are some nitty gritty differences in standards you should be aware of.
What's the best programming language for coding agents?
Related: Which programming languages are most token-efficient? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46582728 - Jan 2026 (91 comments) Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49245936 Points: 23 # Comments: 14
Meta’s new Glimmer AI model offers a hint at Zuckerberg’s personal intelligence vision
Meta’s new open-weight Muse Glimmer model offers a glimpse of Mark Zuckerberg’s personal superintelligence vision, as well as the emerging divide between AI users can own and access.
An OpenClaw agent reportedly hacked a gym's booking system and kicked someone off a waiting list
This is just the latest story of an AI agent going rogue.
Here’s everything new for Apple Maps in iOS 27
iOS 27 is packed with a wide array of new features for iPhone, including in Apple Maps. Here’s everything new for Apple Maps in iOS 27.
LexisNexis pulls three services offline after suspicious server activity
Customers say issues began Wednesday and still not resolved