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Nvidia doesn’t mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it’s already showing progress

Nvidia doesn’t mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it’s already showing progress

The week-old Open Secure AI Alliance, spearheaded by Nvidia and grown to over 120 companies, already has proposals out for defending against AI agents…
Harness Engineering for Self-Improvement

Harness Engineering for Self-Improvement

Article URL: https://lilianweng.github.io/posts/2026-07-04-harness/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49164896 Points: 232 # Comments…
The Pixel 11's "glow" feature is actually called HiLight—here's what it does

The Pixel 11's "glow" feature is actually called HiLight—here's what it does

The camera flash will evolve into a multicolor LED that illuminates when your phone is face down.…
Lenovo’s Legion Go S with SteamOS is down to its lowest price ever

Lenovo’s Legion Go S with SteamOS is down to its lowest price ever

Memory and storage prices will be inflated for the foreseeable future, so we’re always happy to find a good deal on capable gaming hardware, like this…
BMW’s in-car Spider-Man ad is villain behavior

BMW’s in-car Spider-Man ad is villain behavior

When a premium car brand like BMW says it has a "special surprise" in store for drivers, I'd expect something more luxurious than having a movie comme…
DeepSeek V4 Flash on a Single AMD MI300X

DeepSeek V4 Flash on a Single AMD MI300X

Article URL: https://github.com/ryanzhou/deepseek-v4-flash-mi300x Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49166386 Points: 243 # Comments: …
Samsung’s HDR10 Plus Advanced is launching this month on Prime Video

Samsung’s HDR10 Plus Advanced is launching this month on Prime Video

After previewing HDR10 Plus Advanced late last year, Samsung's not-Dolby Vision 2 spec will launch globally on Amazon's Prime Video this month. The fi…
Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership

Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership

Spotify says Merlin, which represents more than 30,000 independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing its upcoming A…
T-Mobile’s $0-down financing plan bundles taxes and fees

T-Mobile’s $0-down financing plan bundles taxes and fees

T-Mobile is launching a new financing option that will allow you to pay for a device, taxes, and fees over 36 months. In an update on Tuesday, T-Mobil…
The Asus Chromebook Plus CX34 is at one of its lowest prices

The Asus Chromebook Plus CX34 is at one of its lowest prices

The Asus Chromebook Plus CX34 is a dependable laptop that doesn’t cost a fortune, despite being nearly three years old. It’s cheaper than usual right …
We’re giving away a back-to-school bag filled with over $800 of free tech

We’re giving away a back-to-school bag filled with over $800 of free tech

It’s time for yet another giveaway. We raided The Verge’s closet full of tech in New York City to stuff as much can fit into a Nomatic Messenger Bag. …
Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI

Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI

Apple says its trade secrets investigation into OpenAI has widened. In a new court filing, Apple claims additional former staff may have retained or a…
Apple briefly yanked Telegram from the App Store over CSAM violations

Apple briefly yanked Telegram from the App Store over CSAM violations

Telegram is back on the App Store after Apple briefly removed it on Monday night over concerns about child sexual abuse material (CSAM). In a statemen…
FFmpeg 9.0

FFmpeg 9.0

Article URL: https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0/RELEASE_NOTES Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49166202 Points: 260 # Commen…
Purple Carrot Meal Kit Review: Tastier Than Meal Kits With Meat

Purple Carrot Meal Kit Review: Tastier Than Meal Kits With Meat

I’m an omnivore. Purple Carrot’s vegan meal kit offers some of the best cooking I’ve seen from any meal kit, with or without meat.…
The Best Gaming Mouse You Can Buy After Testing Dozens of Models

The Best Gaming Mouse You Can Buy After Testing Dozens of Models

From wired to wireless to ultralight, we've tested dozens of gaming mice to find the best for work, your next MMO, and everything in between.…
EON wants to move the data superhighway from ocean fiber to space lasers

EON wants to move the data superhighway from ocean fiber to space lasers

Endeavour Optical Networks is planning to launch the fastest space laser communications system yet built.…
The next Xbox could play every Xbox game ever made

The next Xbox could play every Xbox game ever made

The next Xbox, Project Helix, could theoretically have the largest library of any home console. Not only will it play PC games, we now know, courtesy …
The development pipeline is a production system

The development pipeline is a production system

Article URL: https://sundry.jerryorr.com/2026/07/31/development-pipeline-is-a-production-system Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=491…
Golang proposal: container/: generic collection types

Golang proposal: container/: generic collection types

Article URL: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/80590 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49127031 Points: 184 # Comments: 189…
The Best Kids’ Backpacks for the 2026 School Year

The Best Kids’ Backpacks for the 2026 School Year

Your kid’s little lunch hauler takes a brutal beating every day. These are the backbacks our own kids have tried and loved.…
Is AI reasoning right for the wrong reasons?

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=4…
Show HN: Gander, an Android file viewer that asks for no permissions

Show HN: Gander, an Android file viewer that asks for no permissions

Hi HN,I built an Android file viewer that opens PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, video, audio, Markdown and code, and asks for no permissions at …
Why is everyone trying to build a solid-state battery?

Why is everyone trying to build a solid-state battery?

Article URL: https://www.construction-physics.com/p/why-is-everyone-trying-to-build-a Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49109193 Poin…
Upper stage impacting the moon on 2026 August 5

Upper stage impacting the moon on 2026 August 5

Article URL: https://www.projectpluto.com/25010d.htm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49109616 Points: 213 # Comments: 78…
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Is About to Crash Into the Moon—and It Could Be Visible From Earth

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Is About to Crash Into the Moon—and It Could Be Visible From Earth

The impact will kick up a plume of debris so high, it’ll likely be visible through some telescopes. Astronomers will be watching.…
Investigating three real-world incidents in our cybersecurity evaluations

Investigating three real-world incidents in our cybersecurity evaluations

Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/news/investigating-incidents-cybersecurity-evals Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49116922 Po…
Man invested $45M in a Nicolas Cage movie. It got stolen off Netflix’s desk.

Man invested $45M in a Nicolas Cage movie. It got stolen off Netflix’s desk.

Filmmaker sues Netflix over stolen screener of unreleased Nicolas Cage movie.…
Researchers devise a full-color night vision goggle

Researchers devise a full-color night vision goggle

Wavelength and intensity in the infrared are translated into colors in the visible.…
High school defends staying silent while boys made AI nudes of 59 classmates

High school defends staying silent while boys made AI nudes of 59 classmates

Gaps in laws may help Pennsylvania high school escape AI nudes scandal.…