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Windows brings out the Rorschach test in everyone (2003)

Windows brings out the Rorschach test in everyone (2003)

Article URL: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20030825-00/?p=42803 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49371006 Points: 299 #…
LG’s 65-inch B6 OLED is $300 lower than its previous best price

LG’s 65-inch B6 OLED is $300 lower than its previous best price

Best Buy has a whole host of LG products discounted for today’s Deal of the Day festivities, including laptops, home theater gear, and more. One that …
This app makes the Pixel 11’s HiLight feature actually useful

This app makes the Pixel 11’s HiLight feature actually useful

Google's new HiLight notification LED on the Pixel 11 Pro is nearly useless. Out of the box, the only two things it can glow for are when the phone is…
Air Theremin – A browser theremin you play by waving at your webcam

Air Theremin – A browser theremin you play by waving at your webcam

Article URL: https://theremin.bizibah.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49359425 Points: 290 # Comments: 96…
fx :Tiny, open, native coding agent.

fx :Tiny, open, native coding agent.

Article URL: https://fx.sh Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49353339 Points: 298 # Comments: 127…
Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted

Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted

Cryptographic Context Injection is only the latest way to break an LLM safety guardrail.…
The piano that taught my cat to play for her supper

The piano that taught my cat to play for her supper

The pianist sits before her instrument. She carefully extends a front paw, pressing gingerly on a key. She presses again, and again. She is composing …
The Audi S6 Sportback E-tron proves that sedans still matter

The Audi S6 Sportback E-tron proves that sedans still matter

Last year, Audi announced that it gave its all-EV-by-2033 plan the boot, and instead will offer a mix of gasoline, hybrid, and electrified propulsion.…
The next big thing in hydrogen could be underground

The next big thing in hydrogen could be underground

There’s a hunt for new sources of hydrogen, and the gas (or at least the right conditions to make it) could be hiding beneath our feet. Hydrogen can b…
How Teen ‘After-Prom’ Kings in LA Monetized the High School Rager

How Teen ‘After-Prom’ Kings in LA Monetized the High School Rager

The West Coast house-party scene has long been iconic. For these young, tech-savvy entrepreneurs, it was also inspiration for MyPlots, a party-promoti…
Turbovec – Google's TurboQuant for vector search in Rust

Turbovec – Google's TurboQuant for vector search in Rust

Article URL: https://github.com/RyanCodrai/turbovec Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49349898 Points: 289 # Comments: 34…
Grab an iPad Air M4 for its lowest price since the June increase

Grab an iPad Air M4 for its lowest price since the June increase

Almost everything with high-end memory or storage is more expensive these days, and tablets are no exception, so we’re glad to see that Amazon and Bes…
The wearable future is stuck in weird, experimental, existential limbo

The wearable future is stuck in weird, experimental, existential limbo

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that sw…
Claude writing a macOS driver for my obscure HP printer built only for Windows

Claude writing a macOS driver for my obscure HP printer built only for Windows

https://xcancel.com/kuberwastaken/status/2089377982536388964https://cdn.kuber.studio/chat/hp-laser-1008a-driver Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator…
Finger: the 1971 social network that never died

Finger: the 1971 social network that never died

Article URL: https://en.andros.dev/blog/54572bc7/finger-the-1971-social-network-that-never-died/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49…
Meta ran ads for an app promising to nudify female politicians

Meta ran ads for an app promising to nudify female politicians

One ad featured a pornographic video with deepfake closely resembling a US politician.…
Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way's central black hole

Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way's central black hole

Star, moving at 8% the speed of light, may let us measure the black hole's rotation.…
Google Pixel 11 series review: Is the magic fading?

Google Pixel 11 series review: Is the magic fading?

Google's new Pixels make some compromises but still manage to be good phones.…
We reviewed the new Pixel lineup, ask us anything

We reviewed the new Pixel lineup, ask us anything

The embargo has lifted on Google's Pixel 11 series, as well as for its Pixel Watch 5. Now we get to talk smack - just kidding, the new hardware is goo…
Google Pixel Watch 5 Review: More Health, More AI

Google Pixel Watch 5 Review: More Health, More AI

With smarter gym tracking, new health alerts, and offline Gemini, the Pixel Watch 5 fine-tunes a winning formula—for a price.…
Coders Say They Already Found Workarounds to Claude’s Invisible Watermarks

Coders Say They Already Found Workarounds to Claude’s Invisible Watermarks

Anthropic announced last week it would include invisible watermarks in AI-generated content to comply with new EU rules. Within hours, overrides were …
mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in Phase 3 melanoma trial, Moderna and Merck say

mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in Phase 3 melanoma trial, Moderna and Merck say

The vaccine reportedly thwarted the cancer's return and spread.…
GTA VI keeps leaking ahead of its gameplay premiere

GTA VI keeps leaking ahead of its gameplay premiere

Clips of what appears to be Grand Theft Auto VI have hit the internet, possibly spoiling aspects of the game ahead of Rockstar Games' deep dive debuti…
A fantastical journey unfolds in gorgeous Wildwood trailer

A fantastical journey unfolds in gorgeous Wildwood trailer

"I will tear apart this forest and bring back what it took from me."…
Ask HN: GitHub employees what's going on? Why?

Ask HN: GitHub employees what's going on? Why?

Pretty self explanatory. Could you folks shed some light on why these issues keep happening?I’ve noticed most posts and replies are just people coming…
Claude Code May–August 2026 weekly limits promotion

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.ycombinato…
Meta's blockbuster trial draws parallels to big tobacco

Meta's blockbuster trial draws parallels to big tobacco

https://archive.ph/a3165 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49355825 Points: 296 # Comments: 258…
GrapheneOS in 2027 available on high-end Motorola phones

GrapheneOS in 2027 available on high-end Motorola phones

Article URL: https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117078064184215730 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49360242 Points: 375 # Commen…
TerraPower’s nuclear reactor has a secret weapon for powering AI data centers

TerraPower’s nuclear reactor has a secret weapon for powering AI data centers

TerraPower's nuclear power plant possesses a strategic advantage over competitors, especially when chasing after data center deals.…
Google’s Pixel Watch 5 is promising — but it isn’t finished

Google’s Pixel Watch 5 is promising — but it isn’t finished

The Google Pixel Watch 5 has, in many ways, been the hardest Pixel Watch to accurately review. Barely anything has changed in terms of hardware. The s…