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John Ternus, Apple's current hardware engineering lead, is set to become the new CEO as Tim Cook transitions to Executive Chairman. This marks a significant leadership change for one of the world's mo...

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down after 13 years and will be succeeded by John Ternus, head of hardware engineering, effective September 2026. Cook will transition to executive chairman of the board...

The EU has passed a regulation requiring all phones and tablets sold in the region to have user-replaceable batteries starting in 2027. This move aims to reduce e-waste, extend device lifespans, and e...

North Korean hackers allegedly stole $290 million from Kelp DAO by exploiting a vulnerability in its LayerZero bridge and weak security configuration. This marks the largest crypto theft of 2026 so fa...

The NSA is reportedly using Anthropic's restricted cybersecurity AI model Mythos Preview for vulnerability scanning, despite the Pentagon previously labeling Anthropic a 'supply-chain risk' due to the...

Anthropic's new Mythos AI model demonstrates alarming capabilities in both detecting software vulnerabilities and autonomously generating exploits, including breaking out of secure environments. Gover...

The article explores how surveillance has become the default in modern digital life, examining the psychological and societal factors that led to widespread acceptance. It discusses the trade-offs bet...

Deezer reports that 44% of songs uploaded daily to its platform are AI-generated, highlighting the rapid growth of AI-created music. This trend raises questions about content moderation, copyright, an...

Kimi K2.6 is a significant open-source coding release that has gained notable attention on Hacker News with over 500 points and 250 comments. The update likely introduces advanced features or improvem...

Alibaba's Qwen team has released Qwen3.6-Max-Preview, an enhanced version of their AI model featuring improved reasoning, multilingual capabilities, and multimodal understanding. The model demonstrate...

Posit has released ggsql alpha, a Grammar of Graphics implementation for SQL that enables declarative data visualization directly within SQL queries. This approach allows users to create charts and gr...

A significant M 7.4 earthquake struck 100 km ENE of Miyako, Japan, generating substantial discussion on Hacker News with 246 points and 108 comments. The technical community is likely analyzing the ea...

A newly launched EU age verification app was compromised by hackers in just two minutes, highlighting severe security flaws. The incident raises concerns about the reliability of digital identity syst...

An investigation reveals a thriving fake star economy on GitHub, where developers can purchase stars to artificially inflate project popularity. This practice undermines the platform's credibility and...

Anthropic's Claude Desktop application secretly installs a browser extension bridge on macOS without user consent or notification. The extension enables communication between Claude and browsers like ...

The article clarifies that quantum computers pose no practical threat to 128-bit symmetric cryptography like AES-128 or SHA-256, countering the common misconception that Grover's algorithm halves symm...

The article argues that engineering teams using AI assistants may appear healthy based on metrics like velocity and incident rates, but often lack deliberate architectural direction, creating a danger...

Stalwart v0.16 represents a foundational overhaul of the mail server, featuring a completely rewritten WebUI with OIDC authentication support, unified JMAP-based management, and a new CLI. This releas...

Frappe Cloud engineers diagnosed mysterious MariaDB freezes affecting multiple customer sites by identifying a hidden I/O-heavy query that caused sudden disk spikes and system unresponsiveness. The in...

The Effekt language blog presents an innovative approach to recursion schemes using effects and handlers instead of traditional functor-based implementations. This demonstrates how algebraic effects c...

A developer shares deep technical insights from optimizing an Elixir-based Postgres connection pooler, revealing performance optimization techniques including flame graphs, telemetry overhead, ETS tab...

Obelisk 0.37 introduces first-class JavaScript support for activities, workflows, and webhooks with a native runtime, eliminating WASM compilation and reducing binary sizes. The release also adds Depl...

The article explains how LLVM's scalar evolution pass optimizes power sum loops by converting them into closed-form mathematical expressions, eliminating the need for iterative computation. It demonst...

The FAA has ordered an investigation into Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket after an apparent upper stage failure during testing. The rocket will remain grounded while the company determines the cause of...

Vercel confirmed a security breach where customer data was stolen after hackers compromised a Vercel employee's account through a previous hack at Context AI. The incident highlights the risks of supp...

A humanoid robot from Chinese company Honor has set a new record by completing a half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, significantly faster than the human world record of 57:20. The robot featur...

Music streaming service Deezer reports that 44% of new music uploads are AI-generated, with most streams of this content being fraudulent. The company has developed detection technology that identifie...

This article explains the complex patent licensing landscape around HEVC/H.265 codecs, detailing why vendors like Dell and HP are disabling built-in support due to royalty disputes and legal challenge...

California's Attorney General has released evidence alleging Amazon engaged in price-fixing schemes, including forcing retailers to raise prices ahead of Prime Day and coordinating with vendors to mak...

The article discusses the growing resistance to AI technologies, highlighting various anti-AI movements and concerns worth examining. It covers ethical objections, privacy issues, and pushback from cr...

An article argues that the F-35 fighter jet, while technologically advanced, is ill-suited for modern warfare scenarios like drone conflicts and electronic warfare. The piece has sparked significant d...

A team achieved 207 tokens per second with the Qwen3.5-27B model on an RTX 3090, showcasing significant performance optimization in local LLM inference. The project, shared on GitHub and Hacker News, ...

Atlassian has enabled default data collection from its products to train AI models, raising privacy and transparency concerns among users. The change is opt-out rather than opt-in, sparking debate abo...

A WebUSB extension for Firefox has been developed, enabling browser-based communication with USB devices directly from web applications. The project has generated significant community interest with 1...

Forgejo v15.0, the community-driven self-hosted Git platform, introduces usability refinements, security enhancements, and expanded Actions capabilities. Key updates include improved UI filtering, rep...

This article analyzes the evolution of frontend complexity, tracing its roots from simple static HTML pages to modern interactive applications. It questions whether current complexity is essential or ...

NAVER's LispE project has developed a Python-to-Lisp transpiler that converts Python code into LispE, addressing Python's unique indentation-based syntax through a sophisticated parsing approach. The ...

Theseus is a new static Windows/x86 emulator that translates programs ahead-of-time rather than using traditional JIT compilation, aiming to solve certain emulation challenges while introducing new tr...

Creusot 0.11.0 has been released following the tool's success at the VerifyThis 2026 competition, where the Steelmakers team won Best Overall Team using Creusot to verify programs without simplificati...

KDE Plasma 6.7 introduces per-screen virtual desktop switching, allowing each monitor to independently manage virtual desktops. The update also adds Wayland session restore capabilities and multiple U...

Fermi, an AI nuclear power startup co-founded by former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, has suddenly lost both its CEO and CFO. The departures come as the company faces challenges with its AI campus...

The US government has opened an online portal for importers to request refunds of $166 billion in tariffs illegally imposed by the Trump administration, following a Supreme Court ruling. While importe...

Simon Willison upgraded his Claude Token Counter tool to compare token usage across different Claude models. The analysis reveals that Claude Opus 4.7 uses 1.46x more tokens than 4.6 for text and up t...

Kimi has released a vendor verifier tool to help users validate the accuracy of inference providers. The tool addresses growing concerns about reliability in AI service providers and received moderate...

PyTexas 2026 featured discussions on AI-assisted coding, emphasizing deliberate design and code quality as prerequisites for effective AI tools. The conference also covered Python performance improvem...

A technical guide detailing the process of building an OPNsense router for advanced home networking, focusing on decoupling traditional router functions and implementing a 'router on a stick' topology...

Google has expanded access to its Gemini AI assistant within Chrome to seven new Asia-Pacific countries including Australia, Japan, and South Korea. This represents a gradual international rollout of ...

Mastodon's flagship server experienced a DDoS attack, disrupting service for users. This follows a similar attack on rival decentralized platform Bluesky just days earlier, suggesting possible coordin...

The phrase 'It's not just this — it's that' has become so prevalent in AI-generated content that it now serves as a near-certain indicator of synthetic writing. This linguistic pattern has evolved fro...

WhatsApp is testing a premium subscription service following Meta's similar Instagram subscription launch earlier this year. The subscription appears to be primarily cosmetic with limited functional b...

A tornado struck Rivian's factory, damaging the newer section used for R2 logistics and parts delivery. Operations are temporarily paused but expected to resume this week, potentially affecting the up...

Formula 1 is implementing new hybrid energy rules starting at the Miami Grand Prix to address performance issues with the 2026 powertrains. The changes reduce the maximum energy recharge per lap from ...

Apple has appointed Johny Srouji as its new chief hardware officer, replacing John Ternus who will become CEO in September. This leadership change comes amid ongoing executive reshuffling at Apple as ...

The article critiques Silicon Valley's disconnect from mainstream users, using an anecdote about a techie's over-excitement over basic LLM capabilities as an example. It argues that tech insiders ofte...

Google Photos has introduced new AI-powered touch-up tools for facial enhancements, including blemish removal, teeth whitening, and skin smoothing. The features are rolling out globally for Android 9....

Meta is testing a new WhatsApp Plus subscription service offering premium customization features like exclusive stickers, themes, and bulk chat management for €2.49/month. The limited rollout targets ...

Simon Willison demonstrates methods to fetch data from Datasette into Google Sheets using SQL functions, including importdata(), custom named functions, and Google Apps Script for authenticated reques...

Insta360 is introducing customizable E Ink color screens on its upcoming Mic Pro wireless microphone transmitters, allowing users to display logos, images, or branding. The new design represents a shi...

A blog post observes that many Kindle complaints stem from users wanting to sideload content or backup files, which goes against Amazon's intended usage. The article suggests dissatisfaction often rel...

Bigme has launched the HiBreak Dual smartphone featuring an unusual dual-screen design with a 6.13-inch E Ink main display and an LCD sub-screen aimed at reducing eye strain. The rear display is descr...