Semiclassical Gravity Efficiently Solves NP-Complete Problems
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.14806 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48565326 Points: 33 # Comments: 16
Leaked OpenAI financials show $38.5B loss and compute burn
Article URL: https://runtimewire.com/article/openai-leaked-financials-altman-compute-burn Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48565130 Points: 71 # Comments: 55
Cyberattack sees crops kept in the ground
Bitter harvest for Australia's Mackay Sugar, attacked in peak cane crushing season
Stop Killing Games fails to secure EU law despite 1.3M signatures
Article URL: https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/stop-killing-games-fails-to-secure-eu-law-despite-1-3m-signatures-3376431/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48564696 Points: 74 # Comments: 18
Apple releases Beats Studio Buds firmware update with important microphone security fix
In addition to three AirPods firmware updates released earlier today, Apple also rolled out firmware version 1B211 for the Beats Studio Buds, fixing a serious vulnerability. Here are the details.
Best Handheld Fans and Wearable Fans (2026)
Whether you’re at a festival, tennis match, or wedding, these hand fans and wearable cooling devices will make the heat way more bearable.
The Dell XPS 13 laptop is available starting today
The Dell XPS 13 is now available, starting at $599.
Wolfram Language and Mathematica Version 15, AI Assistant, Symbolic Music, More
Article URL: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2026/06/launching-version-15-of-wolfram-language-mathematica-built-in-useful-ai-lots-of-new-core-functionality/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48563609 Points: 118 # Comments: 39
NLnet announces funding for 67 more open-source projects
Article URL: https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260616-67-new-projects.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48563569 Points: 101 # Comments: 15
Humiliating IIS servers for fun and jail time
Article URL: https://mll.sh/humiliating-iis-servers-for-fun-and-jail-time/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48563394 Points: 154 # Comments: 30
Anthropic’s latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests
Anthropic's popularity with business users is growing so well that the latest beef with the government might actually boost it, data from Ramp suggests.
9to5Mac Daily: June 16, 2026 – New Screen Time and Child Safety features
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Trump admin tries to block Clean Air Act lawsuit over xAI's gas turbines
NAACP lawsuit says xAI uses gas turbines without permits for Grok data center.
The UK's Teen Social Media Ban Is Political Theater, Not Child Safety Policy
Article URL: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/16/the-uks-teen-social-media-ban-is-political-theater-not-child-safety-policy/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48562957 Points: 21 # Comments: 7
Year of free HPE software a “step in the correct direction” in VMware rivalry
Partner tells Ars that HPE should be giving out more free VM Essentials licenses.
AMD's Mext buy shows how AI could solve the RAM shortage it created
Running low on memory, can't afford more? The House of Zen's latest acquisition puts an AI spin on flash-based memory expansion
Apple plans to change its Hide My Email privacy feature that could make it less effective
In the coming weeks, Apple will move anonymously generated emails addresses to a different domain.
The Webb telescope has captured its first 'bulge fossil fragment'
The funny-sounding name offers new insights into galaxy formation.
Malicious JetBrains Marketplace plugins steal AI API keys from developers
At least 15 malicious plugins found on the JetBrains Marketplace were designed to steal AI API keys from developers. [...]
Cockroaches scurry around with thousands of pieces of bacterial genomes
Transferring genes across species doesn't just happen in microbes.