GroWell Cap Review: I Have Hair for the First Time in 15 Years
I shaved my head 15 years ago and never looked back. This GroWell LED cap changed that.
The US Has a Plan to Combat Screwworm. It Involves a Lot More Flies
Releasing sterilized flies can crash a local population of flesh-eating screwworms. But the US currently has limited capacity to produce them.
Chinese APT deploys new malware to keep access to hacked networks
A Chinese espionage group tracked as UNC5221 has been accessing Microsoft 365 environments using the Brickstorm backdoor and previously undocumented malware named Plenet and AgentPSD. [...]
Dark web Nemesis Market vendor gets 26 years for selling drugs
A California man was sentenced to more than 26 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine through Nemesis Market, one of the world's largest dark web marketplaces. [...]
iPadOS 27: Four new iPad features being announced next week
Apple’s big WWDC keynote is almost here, and rumors indicate iPadOS 27’s unveiling will bring these four new features—plus a lot more. more…
GM’s electric future depends on a new battery — and this facility
GM wants to slash EV prices by deploying new battery tech up to a year earlier than planned. This building is key to making that happen.
As VC-backed e-bike startups went bankrupt, bootstrapped Lectric grew
Lectric, which says the U.S. market is ripe for competition and choice, has launched three new brands in the past six months.
Yet another Cisco SD-WAN 0-day under attack, and no patch in sight
Good luck, sys admins
The most interesting startups right now want to get you off your phone
While the AI fundraising machine keeps breaking its own records, some founders are building in the other direction. Mirror founder Brynn Putnam just raised money for Board, a startup focused on bringing people together through in-person games and social experiences. Cyberdeck creators are going ...
Review: Spider-Noir recaptures the magic of a bygone era
Nicolas Cage was born to play 1930s PI Ben Reilly/The Spider: part Bogart, part Bugs Bunny, 100% Cage-y.
The Sonos Era 100 speaker is down to its lowest price in months
Whether you’re considering starting a Sonos speaker setup, or adding to an existing group, the Sonos Era 100 is worth picking up. The compact, capable smart speaker is currently marked down to $189 ($30 off) at a variety of retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, and directly from Sonos. If you wa...
Touch ID coming to iPhone Ultra this fall, here’s why
This fall, Apple is launching a new foldable iPhone that rumors say will be called iPhone Ultra. And one of the more curious features of iPhone Ultra is the use of Touch ID instead of Face ID. Here’s why Apple’s reportedly making the switch. more…
Serious ISS air leak forces NASA astronauts to temporarily take shelter in Dragon capsule
Business is back to normal in the orbital station, but one of two newly discovered leaks is still unrepaired
NSA using Claude Mythos for 'offensive cyber operations,' report claims — says 'half-a-dozen' Anthropic engineers embedded inside the agency
US National Security Agency reportedly using Mythos for conducting cyber-attacks — report reveals Anthropic engineers inside the NSA
Aoostar mini-PCs bring elite Ryzen power in a tiny footprint for under $400
Aoostar's Maco, G-Flip, and Gem12 Max mini-PCs go on sale for a limited time on AliExpress with free shipping from a local U.S. warehouse.
Google shuts down the AI image app Pixel Studio
Google's AI app Pixel Studio launched less than two years ago, but is now being shut down.
This is your laptop… on AI
We're now deep into developer conference season, and one of the themes so far is the relentless conviction from Big Tech companies that AI is going to change everything about how we do everything. Nvidia's Jensen Huang made that clearer than anyone this week, when he described a completely new wa...
Supabase doubles valuation to $10B in 8 months
Supabase, an example of an open source project becoming a fast-growing company, has greatly benefited from AI tools like Claude, Codex, and other vibe-coding platforms.
Gemma 4 QAT models: Optimizing compression for mobile and laptop efficiency
Article URL: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/quantization-aware-training-gemma-4/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48414653 Points: 356 # Comments: 108
What happens when your phone is confiscated at the airport
Even if you've done nothing wrong, it's never a good idea to hand your phone to the cops. But international travelers at American airports often have no choice - even if they're US citizens. When Minnesota labor organizer Janette Zahia Corcelius returned home from a three-week trip to Europe in ...