WhatsApp Plus subscribers will get access to premium sticker packs. | Image: WABetaInfo WhatsApp users are getting some new customization features - for a price. According to WABetaInfo, Meta is rolling out a WhatsApp Plus subscription to "a limited number of users," offering several cosmetic a...
Article URL: https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/the-f-35-is-a-masterpiece-built-for-the-wrong-war/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47839835 Points: 141 # Comments: 178
Among iOS 26’s many new features for Apple Wallet, one of my favorites has been the long-awaited fix for order tracking. Here’s how to use it. more…
Though it's very common for entertainment writers to describe some narrative elements of the films and shows that they're covering, a Japanese court has determined that the practice can sometimes be tantamount to copyright infringement. Last Thursday, the Tokyo District Court ruled that 39-year-o...
A SystemBC proxy malware botnet of more than 1,570 hosts, believed to be corporate victims, has been discovered following an investigation into a Gentlemen ransomware attack carried out by a gang affiliate. [...]
Installation and pre-approval without consent looks dubious under EU law One app should not modify another app without asking for and receiving your explicit consent. Yet Anthropic's Claude Desktop for macOS installs files that affect other vendors' applications without disclosure, even before th...
Article URL: https://github.com/gizmo64k/soulplayer-c64 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47839645 Points: 39 # Comments: 6
Sony is adopting new age verification policies for PlayStation users in the UK and Ireland. The company isn't making this a blanket requirement, but steps to confirm age will be needed to access "communication, broadcasting, and certain in-game features" beginning in June 2026. That includes esse...
Following last week’s outage, Apple Music is down for some users again, according to Apple’s System Status page. Here are the details. more…
This sentence construction ("It's not just this — it's that") has become so common in AI-generated writing that it's no longer just a clue that a piece of writing may be synthetic — it's almost a guarantee.
Google has announced a new collection of touch-up tools for Google Photos' image editor designed to apply subtle enhancements, refinements, or fixes to faces in photos. The tools are gradually being rolled out on the Google Photos app globally starting today, but only on devices running Android 9...
HUDIMM is being proposed as a cheaper memory spec using only 1x 32-bit subchannel per stick instead of 2x 32-bit in order to populate less ICs. Turns out, halving the bandwidth like that actually slashes the performance in half too, alongside the expected capacity reduction. Two HUDIMMs running i...
The CEO of Magical Adventures Balloon Rides tells WIRED how the pilot made a safe landing after they got stranded over a neighborhood.
iOS and iPadOS 26.5 are still in beta testing, but one of their under-the-radar improvements involves using a Mac accessory—Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, or Magic Mouse—with your iPhone or iPad. Here are the details. more…
A New Jersey data center expansion saw a tax break of $77,000,000, despite the fact that it would create exactly one new permanent job in the state.
Importers can now request refunds, two months after Trump's Supreme Court loss.
It's happening. Ubisoft has scheduled a livestream for April 23 at 12PM ET to discuss the long-awaited Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake. The showcase will be available to watch on the company's YouTube and Twitch pages. It's officially called Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and has been ru...
Article URL: https://github.com/Luce-Org/lucebox-hub Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47838788 Points: 137 # Comments: 37
The jokes were funny. The systems behind them—and the reasons we keep passing around war memes as entertainment—are more serious.
When Apple introduced MagSafe, the immediate focus then and now has always been on wireless charging. Over the years, I have realized that some of the best aspects of the MagSafe ecosystem are not actually the charging aspect, but also the mounting capabilities. The ability to just snap your iPho...