What Do Americans Spend on Housing?
WIRED surveyed readers on their housing costs. The answers paint a stark portrait of unaffordability, climate adaptation, and the death of the homeowner dream.
Need a New Lamp? Here Are 7 Bright Ideas
These clever lights—each one an exemplar of innovation in materials, design, and function—will beautify your home.
What Do We Need From Our Homes Right Now?
The global editorial directors of WIRED and Architectural Digest on teaming up to help you understand how we live today, and what comes next.
Traditional Home Insurance Is Collapsing. Here’s What Could Fill the Gap
A new, AI-assisted model of insurance is quietly exploding in disaster-prone areas—and may be coming for FEMA too. Is it the answer to climate change, or a trap?
My Father Wants to Age in Place. AI Will Be Watching
Devices that monitor seniors for safety are appealing to worried loved ones and underresourced home care agencies.
Amazon’s capable sound system is over $100 off ahead of Prime Day
Built-in television speakers are almost always underwhelming, so getting a soundbar is the best way to elevate any and all content. If you want to get the most for your money, Amazon’s Fire TV Soundbar Plus with a subwoofer and satellite speakers provide a bigger sound than a standalone soundbar ...
Italy is probing Apple over iCloud services like iPhone backups
Apple is being investigated by the EU again, this time over its iCloud service.
Sharepower is a magnetic power bank that snaps in half so you can share a charge
Nimble, the maker of many interesting iPhone accessories, is launching a new product called Sharepower, which it bills as the world’s first sharable battery. Nimble says Sharepower will be available in Apple retail stores.
Base model iPhone 18 very likely to support all Siri AI features
Only three existing iPhone models get access to all of the new on-device Siri AI features: the iPhone 17 Pro, Pro Max, and iPhone Air. While the base model iPhone 17 is excluded, it’s very likely that the non-Pro version of the iPhone 18 will get access to all of the new features …
SpaceX passes Amazon as valuation balloons to $2.7T
SpaceX's valuation has increased by $1 trillion since its shares started trading on Friday.
Google Chrome update will close the door on ad blockers
Recent and related: Chrome is looking to permanently drop MV2 extension - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48471970 - June 2026 (450 comments) Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48555244 Points: 184 # Comments: 218
FTC warns of record $3.5 billion losses to imposter scams in 2025
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned that Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, with reported losses nearly tripling since 2020. [...]
Apple TV is $5.99/month (50% off) for Prime members, details here
Apple TV just launched a new $5.99/month (50% off) promo deal that lets Amazon Prime members subscribe at a steep discount for up to two months. Here are the details.
The Ars Technica 2026 Reader Survey: Let your voice be heard!
Tell us how you read Ars, and what you'd like to see more (or less!) of on the front page.
Non-x86 servers now nearly half the market, IDC says
Demand for AI systems plus the shortage of DRAM and NAND are shaping the global market
What that small flashing dot on your Samsung phone is trying to tell you
That small flashing dor on your Samsung phone's screen prevents accidental presses while you're on a call.
SMI's PCIe 6.0 SSD controller for consumer SSDs coming next year, but severe NAND shortages will get even worse in 2027 as AI data centers swallow supply — An interview with Silicon Motion's SVP Nelson Duann
Silicon Motion's Nelson Duann discusses NAND supply crisis in the consumer SSD market and the future of consumer storage.
The new PopSockets grip is so thin you’ll forget it’s even there
The PopSockets Low-Pro Grip is 2.6mm thick when collapsed. If you had asked me a week ago to recommend a thinner alternative to PopSockets’ magnetic phone grips, I would have told you to buy the OhSnap Snap Grip 5. Ask me now and I’ll redirect you right back to the company that accidentally inv...
Father’s Day gift guide: The best Beats headphones, Apple Watch, more
Father’s Day is just around the corner, and we’ve got a whole bunch of tech-focused recommendations for gift ideas for the dad in your life. Whether you’re looking to take advantage of some killer deals on Apple’s versatile lineup of Beats headphones, add an Apple Watch to his arsenal, or upgrade...
Qwen-Robot Suite: A Foundation Model Suite for Physical World Intelligence
Article URL: https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen-robotsuite Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48554814 Points: 9 # Comments: 0