Around the World, These Building Solutions Keep Things Local
Designers are finding sustainable building solves close to home—in ancient practices and cutting-edge innovations alike.
PSA: It’s not just you, Spotify is currently down [Update: Fixed]
Update 11:20 a.m. ET/8:20am PT: Spotify says the problems have been fixed. If you’re having trouble accessing Spotify today, you’re not alone. The company has confirmed an ongoing outage affecting some users.
Verizon Simplicity, Verizon Shine, and Verizon Dollars: What You Need to Know
Verizon introduced a new plan that costs $45 per month, revamped rewards programs, and more today.
Chinese fab SMIC's 7nm metal pitch beats Intel 18A but lags 38% on density, teardown finds — Huawei's sanctions-beating HiSilicon Kirin 9030 is the first subject of SemiAnalysis's new teardown lab
SemiAnalysis has published the first teardown from its new in-house lab, focusing on the minimum local metal pitch on SMIC’s third-gen 7nm at 32.5nm.
DOJ claims xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of ‘national, economic, and energy security’
The Justice department says the Pentagon needs xAI to keep using its unpermitted gas turbines.
In Praise of a Dumb House
Tech has been encroaching on the family domicile for years—but actor, writer, and satirist Jill Kargman is all in on analog.
The Cybercab is the lightest, most efficient Tesla ever made
Against all odds, the Tesla Cybercab is in production. And while Elon Musk's company may not have a very coherent plan for the tiny, autonomous two-seater, it's still taking the necessary steps to certify the EV's legitimacy. As such, Tesla recently filed paperwork with the Environmental Protecti...
Microsoft faces down sueball, capacity problems in series of challenges
Misleading statements about Copilot and AI? Surely not!
Plaud says its software business topped $100M in ARR after shipping over 2M AI notetakers
Plaud is trying to make a mark in a crowded market full of AI-powered meeting notetakers.
Commodore made a social media-banishing flip phone
The Commodore Callback 8020 is a nostalgic rejection of modern smartphones.
Pour one out for Roku City
By this time next year, Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch intends to have added Roku to his already expansive media empire. Should the acquisition go through, Fox will gain control of Roku's modest library of original programming, and the newly combined company will become "the third-largest pl...
10 Designers Share the Trends Defining Dwellings of Tomorrow
From friend compounds and meditation spaces to shaded outdoor areas and rooms just to make coffee, homes are getting even more multipurpose.
SubQ 1.1 Small
Article URL: https://subq.ai/subq-1-1-small-technical-report Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48556163 Points: 51 # Comments: 21
Robinhood’s note on 10% layoffs shows blaming AI isn’t cutting it
Unlike many of his tech industry peers who have cut thousands of jobs citing the need to restructure to make the most of AI, Robinhood's CEO Vlad Tenev conspicuously made no mention of AI in his note about layoffs.
SpaceX is buying AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion
SpaceX is buying Cursor to bolster the capabilities of xAI.
Xbox Game Pass additions for late June include EA Sports FC 26 and RV There Yet?
Xbox Game Pass additions for late June include EA Sports FC 26 and RV There Yet?
Crooks found a new way to collaborate using Teams – by hiding command-and-control traffic
Custom malware routed communications through legitimate Microsoft services, making malicious activity look like routine corporate collaboration
UK to require ID or face scan before you can make social media accounts
Opening a new social media account in the UK will soon mean proving you're over 16 with an ID upload or a facial age scan, under a government ban on under-16s taking effect in spring 2027. Security experts warn the age checks are easy to circumvent and create new data-breach risks. [...]
Running local models is good now
Article URL: https://vickiboykis.com/2026/06/15/running-local-models-is-good-now/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48555993 Points: 303 # Comments: 159
Here’s everything new for Apple Photos in iOS 27
iOS 27’s biggest highlight is Siri AI, but the update also packs new features for apps like Messages, Notes, Wallet, and more. Here’s everything new for Apple’s Photos app in iOS 27.