The Google TV platform will soon display YouTube Shorts videos directly on the home page
There are also new generative AI tools, because they must be stuffed into everything.
Ubuntu’s AI plans have Linux users looking for a ‘kill switch’
Canonical's plan to add AI features to Ubuntu has some users asking for "a version of Ubuntu that does not include these features," while others say they'll stick with older versions of the Linux distro or even switch to a different one. After Canonical's announcement earlier this week that it's ...
Drone strikes on data centers spook Big Tech, halting Middle East projects
Uninsurable war damage is forcing tech companies to rethink Middle East plans.
May's PlayStation Plus lineup includes Nine Sols, EA FC 26, Wuchang
Start your downloads on May 5.
Sanctioned Chinese AI Firm SenseTime Releases Image Model Built for Speed
With US restrictions limiting its access to advanced tech, SenseTime is doubling down on open source with a new model optimized to run on Chinese-made chips.
iPhone 18 Pro to have some of Apple’s biggest camera upgrades ever: report
iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are coming this fall, and a new report says they’re set to offer “some of the biggest camera hardware upgrades in the lineup’s history.” more…
Cloudflare says autocrats, wars and elections caged the internet in Q1
Iran went dark twice, AWS got droned, oh and TalkTalk broke something it refuses to talk about The first quarter of 2026 saw a surge in severe and prolonged internet disruptions, from government shutdowns to power outages to the occasional mystery incident.…
Yet another experiment proves it's too damn simple to poison large language models
There is no 6 Nimmt! champion, but a $12 domain registration and one Wikipedia edit convinced several bots there was Unlike search engines that let you judge competing sources, search-backed AI chatbots can turn shaky web material into confident answers. Case in point: A security engineer convinc...
Google Photos Wardrobe will scan your pictures to compile a digital version of your closet
At least now you can figure out what to wear without physically going to your closet?
Laws of UX
Article URL: https://lawsofux.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47951137 Points: 142 # Comments: 25
Motorola reveals 2026 Razr lineup with modest upgrades and higher prices
Motorola's foldable lineup is bigger and more spendy than ever.
Meta's multi-billion-dollar Graviton deal highlights intensifying CPU shortages in AI infrastructure — the industry signals a shift to Agentic inference workloads, pushing demand
Meta signed a multibillion-dollar, multi-year deal with Amazon Web Services last week to deploy tens of millions of Graviton5 CPU cores across AWS data centers.
Virtualisation on Apple Silicon Macs is different
Article URL: https://eclecticlight.co/2026/04/29/virtualisation-on-apple-silicon-macs-is-different/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47951037 Points: 55 # Comments: 15
Camera in iOS 27 to feature Siri mode with enhanced Visual Intelligence, per report
Apple is saving its big Siri upgrade for iOS 27’s reveal in June, and it sounds like one of the biggest iPhone apps will benefit. A new report details Siri features coming to the Camera, better Visual Intelligence features, and more. more…
Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/maryland-grocery-stores-ban-surveillance-pricing Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47951007 Points: 208 # Comments: 145
Vine reboot app Divine arrives with a ban on AI slop
Do it for Divine all over again.
Google Photos uses AI to make the iconic closet from ‘Clueless’ a reality
Google recreates Cher's closet from "Clueless" with AI.
More Gemini features are coming to Google TV
Google TV just got more Gemini features, including the ability to transform photos and videos with tools Nano Banana and Veo.
At Protocol: Building the Social Internet
Article URL: https://atproto.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47950575 Points: 54 # Comments: 26
Bill Gurley, Jack Altman back startup Pursuit, which helps companies sell to government
On Wednesday, Pursuit announced a $22 million seed round led by Mike Rosengarten, the co-founder of OpenGov with out big-name VCs participating.