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Dependabot version updates introduce default package cooldown

Dependabot version updates introduce default package cooldown

Article URL: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-14-dependabot-version-updates-introduce-default-package-cooldown/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombi…
Prioritize mental health, and why communication is so important

Prioritize mental health, and why communication is so important

Article URL: https://ramones.dev/posts/mental-health/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48919198 Points: 208 # Comments: 135…
FCC to repeal 39% TV ownership cap in boost for Trump-friendly news orgs

FCC to repeal 39% TV ownership cap in boost for Trump-friendly news orgs

FCC chairman claims power to repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress.…
Colorado will decide whether a "right to natural gas" is added to state constitution

Colorado will decide whether a "right to natural gas" is added to state constitution

The amendment would restrict building codes that promote electrification.…
Study shows how toxic RFK Jr.’s change to measles vaccine is for US toddlers

Study shows how toxic RFK Jr.’s change to measles vaccine is for US toddlers

The children who get a combination shot are some of the most vulnerable.…
Ransomware negotiator hired to represent victims was working for the attackers

Ransomware negotiator hired to represent victims was working for the attackers

Six years in prison for man who "sold out the very victims he was hired to represent."…
A road to Lisp: Why Lisp

A road to Lisp: Why Lisp

Article URL: https://scotto.me/blog/2026-07-09-why-lisp/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48845209 Points: 274 # Comments: 261…
I spent a week using the Trump phone — it sucks

I spent a week using the Trump phone — it sucks

The Trump phone was never a serious phone. Not when it was announced last June, in dodgy renders and with an incoherent spec sheet. Nor when Trump Mob…
GAO: DOE Is Prematurely Excluding Less Expensive Options for Nuclear Cleanup

GAO: DOE Is Prematurely Excluding Less Expensive Options for Nuclear Cleanup

Article URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108193 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48824826 Points: 274 # Comments: 173…
Bonnie Tyler has died

Bonnie Tyler has died

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5pd9z2487o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48843438 Points: 296 # Comments: 114…
Show HN: 18 Words

Show HN: 18 Words

Article URL: https://18words.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48845049 Points: 500 # Comments: 202…
OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 after government green light — and announces ‘ChatGPT Work’

OpenAI rolls out GPT-5.6 after government green light — and announces ‘ChatGPT Work’

About two weeks after OpenAI's GPT-5.6 was caught up in regulatory drama - rolled out only to government-approved organizations during a "limited prev…
Nvidia is a victim of the compute marketplace it created

Nvidia is a victim of the compute marketplace it created

Nvidia's stock price has fallen 15% since their peak in May, even as projected revenues continue to grow.…
The Download: a nuclear landmark, and China eyes Nvidia chips

The Download: a nuclear landmark, and China eyes Nvidia chips

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. …
Why skilled workers come to Germany and then leave again

Why skilled workers come to Germany and then leave again

Article URL: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-migrants-skilled-workers-integration-labor-market-bureaucracy-language-housing/a-77853162 Comments URL: htt…
US rare earths flow to Asia as domestic demand is slow to emerge

US rare earths flow to Asia as domestic demand is slow to emerge

Miners backed by Trump admin. sell to Japan, South Korea despite push to develop domestic supply chain.…
OnlyFans Models Are Accidentally Making Hacked Government Websites Disappear

OnlyFans Models Are Accidentally Making Hacked Government Websites Disappear

Scammers are hijacking government websites to upload ads for “leaked” OnlyFans content. Thousands of copyright complaints from adult creators are help…
This Former DeepMind Exec Thinks the AI Arms Race Could End in Disaster

This Former DeepMind Exec Thinks the AI Arms Race Could End in Disaster

Verity Harding tells WIRED that the US government’s nationalistic attitude toward AI is evidence that a worst-case scenario is taking shape.…
The Download: your stake in OpenAI, and the Treasury’s AI warning

The Download: your stake in OpenAI, and the Treasury’s AI warning

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. …
Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees

Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees

A year after cutting around 9,100 employees, Microsoft is making further layoffs today as it begins its new financial year. The software maker is layi…
Sony’s PlayStation disc factory is already being repurposed

Sony’s PlayStation disc factory is already being repurposed

The video game disc is dead, and Sony's been planning to kill it for some time, according to a report out of Austria. The man who leads Sony's discmak…
Oomwoo, an open-source robot vacuum you build yourself

Oomwoo, an open-source robot vacuum you build yourself

Article URL: https://makerspet.com/blog/building-an-open-source-robot-vacuum-meet-oomwoo/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48755005 …
OpenAI floats giving Trump administration 5 percent cut of AI boom

OpenAI floats giving Trump administration 5 percent cut of AI boom

OpenAI has floated giving the US government a 5 percent ownership stake as a way of easing tensions with the Trump administration and blunting mountin…
I Tried Rips, the Card-Pack App Where Users Spend Thousands Chasing Pricey Pokémon

I Tried Rips, the Card-Pack App Where Users Spend Thousands Chasing Pricey Pokémon

I ripped open $892 worth of Pokémon packs on my phone in under 15 minutes and walked away with 62 cents. My adrenaline rush felt like the future of ga…
How Trump Helped China Make America’s Cheapest EV

How Trump Helped China Make America’s Cheapest EV

Slate is the latest automaker to transition to lower-cost batteries perfected in China, driven in part by the repeal of EV tax credits that required m…
UK likely to intervene in Paramount takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

UK likely to intervene in Paramount takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

The acquisition was approved without concessions by the Department of Justice in June.…
A space history mystery: What happened to the Viking arm used 50 years ago?

A space history mystery: What happened to the Viking arm used 50 years ago?

A timely tale about a 50-year-old robotic arm...…
Anthropic Added a New Security Measure to Get Back Into the Trump Administration’s Good Graces

Anthropic Added a New Security Measure to Get Back Into the Trump Administration’s Good Graces

The government has removed restrictions on Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models—but there were strings attached.…
NASA inspector general suggests Boeing's Starliner will now be a decade late

NASA inspector general suggests Boeing's Starliner will now be a decade late

Starliner's certification may be delayed to 2027, 10 years later than Boeing's original schedule.…
After spooking Trump into safety testing, Anthropic AI models get global release

After spooking Trump into safety testing, Anthropic AI models get global release

US lifts curbs on Anthropic’s advanced Fable and Mythos models.…