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With summer's return, I'm again reminded of my limits as I head into the great outdoors: I can put up with a heavy, uncomfortable backpack, bug bites, mud, and even bland dehydrated food, but I will not forsake my morning brew. I've tried every imaginable coffee gadget in my half-century of campi...

Intelligence-sharing pact tracks kit that comes back online after being nicked

Article URL: https://curlewis.co.nz/posts/lines-of-code-got-a-better-publicist/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48489402 Points: 257 # Comments: 167

Apple TV today announced the release date for the sixth season of its popular spy drama series Slow Horses, based on the books by Mick Herron. The show stars Gary Oldman as the leader of a ‘dumping ground’ division inside MI5 known for its blunders more than its successes. Season 6 will premiere ...

We know that Siri AI and other Apple Intelligence features are powered by Google’s Gemini models, but Apple has been at pains to point out that this is not the same as running Gemini on iPhone. While there are still some unknowns, a far clearer picture is emerging about exactly what all of this m...

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside soccer’s data renaissance Imagine tuning in to the opening kickoff of a World Cup match and seeing a player intentionally kick the ball out of bounds. Y...

While we are still slightly under a couple weeks out from Amazon’s massive summer sale event, the best Prime Day deal of the year might already be live right now – Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 have now dropped to the best price ever at $179 shipped.  Plus, Apple just announced a bunch of new iOS 27 feat...

https://web.archive.org/web/20260611122253/https://www.theve..., https://archive.ph/y4V4k Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48489229 Points: 46 # Comments: 27

I played the ultimate game of strategy on a variety of smart chess boards to find the best for online and in-person matches.

Join us for a trip down memory lane on the 25th anniversary of the GBA's US release.

The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance.

The partnership will see TCS creating a business unit focused on deploying Anthropic's AI models to its customers.

https://www.socsc.hku.hk/rhps/global-migration/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48488901 Points: 56 # Comments: 56

Logitech's new Mobi Fold mouse neatly bends in half and can be easily carried around in a pocket, making it ideal for laptop users on the go, and far less bulky than conventional offerings, while having an arguably more ergonomic shape.

Kindles have long offered a recap feature intended to act like the “Previously …” feature often seen on TV shows. It’s intended to remind you of a book’s story and characters when restarting reading after a lengthy gap. Amazon last year announced a far more sophisticated Story So Far version, and...

Bluesky is launching a communities feature this year, according to its head of product.

A Redditor's powerful gaming PC just might have just saved their life after its splintered G.Skill RAM sticks diverted a bullet shot through the wall.

Google DeepMind is funding research into the potential dangers of situations where millions of different AI agents interact with each other online. According to Rohin Shah, who directs the company’s AGI safety and alignment research, the mass-market arrival of agents that can carry out tasks with...

AI aside, Golden Gate includes a bunch of subtle-but-helpful improvements.