‘Pretty Crazy’ Token Usage Is Testing Bosses’ Bet on AI
A Silicon Valley software maker and an ecommerce company reveal to WIRED how they are navigating the emerging challenge of “tokenomics.”
Critical Fortinet FortiSandbox flaws now exploited in attacks
Attackers are now exploiting several critical vulnerabilities in Fortinet's FortiSandbox cyber threat detection platform, according to threat intelligence company Defused. [...]
ERP users may soon get ahead by going headless, says Rimini Street boss
Look to AI agents and open source to escape the vendor-driven upgrade cycle
Commodore’s newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers
Commodore's Call Back 8020 is a phone “where the customer is not the product."
Windows version of SprySOCKS Linux malware used to attack govt orgs
Windows variants for the SprySOCKS Linux malware have been used in attacks targeting government organizations in at least four countries. [...]
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At the end of a tense and scoreless first half of a soccer match between the English men’s team and rival Germany, millions of Brits let out a collective sigh and did what they so often do in moments of stress: They made tea. That wave of electric kettles clicking on, however, caused a different…
The Commodore Callback 8020 Is a Digital Detox Phone That Isn’t Dumb
With a retro look and T9 texting, the Commodore Callback 8020 smart flip phone taps into the nostalgic yearning for simpler days. It can run Spotify and Uber, but Instagram is blocked.
After resurrecting an iconic PC brand, Commodore is getting into flip phones
It won’t be for everyone, but there’s something delightful about the retro look. | Photo: Commodore When Christian Simpson, a retro gaming YouTuber also known as Peri Fractic, bought the remains of an early PC company called Commodore in 2025, he decided to pick up right where the original Comm...
Making espresso with ultrasound
Article URL: https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/06/New-way-making-espresso Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48552440 Points: 39 # Comments: 49
France's digital sovereignty push is struggling to escape the Microsoft gravity well
Nextcloud rollout shows locally controlled storage is one thing; getting users off Office is quite another
Justice Department backs xAI in NAACP lawsuit over data center pollution
xAI has some powerful friends, and they're asking the court to dismiss NAACP's lawsuit.
Inside the cloud's new agentic AI-ready, Arm-powered foundation
PARTNER CONTENT: From hyperscalers to enterprises, performance-per-watt and system-level efficiency are redefining the cloud compute foundation
Understanding the rationale behind a rule when trying to circumvent it
Article URL: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260611-00/?p=112415 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48551876 Points: 87 # Comments: 28
Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions
Respond.io, one of Malaysia startups to watch, uses AI agents to handle high volumes of customer inquiries and charges per convo, not per seat.
iRhythm discloses data breach, says hackers stole patient info
Digital healthcare company iRhythm Holdings has disclosed a data breach after hackers stole patients' personal and health information stored on third-party-hosted business applications. [...]
Qobuz Is the Anti-Spotify Music Streamer You’ve Been Waiting For
With its music focus, no-AI content policy, and larger artist royalties, the hi-res streaming service is scooping up all sorts of switchers.
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I admire Fabrice Bellard. He is almost certainly a better overall programmer
https://xcancel.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/2064095424420487226 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48550779 Points: 687 # Comments: 336
The time the x86 emulator team found code so bad they fixed it during emulation
Article URL: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260615-00/?p=112419 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48550693 Points: 433 # Comments: 137
Show HN: Garden of Flowers – an archive of pictorial typography before ASCII art
Hey all, I made this. The archive started with my 2015 BA thesis on Amiga ASCII art when I was curious about the history of ASCII art but found very little on text art that came before it. The historical precursors are often attributed to typewriter art and shaped/visual poetry, but I think lette...