Quick commerce FirstClub doubles valuation to $255M in nine months
The Bengaluru startup has crossed 1 million orders and reached a $50 million annualized GMV run rate within a year of launch.
The ways we contain Claude across products
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/how-we-contain-claude Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48392082 Points: 75 # Comments: 34
Report details Apple’s plan to use Nvidia chips for the Gemini-powered Siri
A new report from The Information shares fresh details on how the new Gemini-powered Siri will work under the hood. Here are the details. more…
Failing grades soar with AI usage, dwindling math skills in Berkeley CS classes
Article URL: https://www.dailycal.org/news/campus/academics/failing-grades-soar-as-professors-see-greater-ai-usage-dwindling-math-skills-in-uc-berkeley/article_16fad0bf-02cb-4b8c-8d88-888ffd9f8608.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48392004 Points: 83 # Comments: 39
DNS Is for People – Not for IT Infrastructure
Article URL: https://louwrentius.com/dns-is-for-people-not-for-it-infrastructure.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48391957 Points: 24 # Comments: 12
Apple kicks off new ‘Privacy on iPhone’ campaign promoting Safari [Video]
Apple is kicking off a new advertising campaign today, highlighting its Safari browser. In particular, the campaign focuses on Safari’s privacy-focused features and how it “keeps data trackers off your back.” more…
Nintendo confirms it will sell a new Switch 2 with replaceable battery in the EU
Nintendo is planning to launch versions of Switch 2 hardware in the EU that will let users easily replace the battery. To meet its obligations from a new EU regulation that's set to go into effect on February 18th, 2027, Nintendo says on its website that it is "implementing measures to comply wit...
The Ü Programming Language
Article URL: https://github.com/Panzerschrek/U-00DC-Sprache/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48391838 Points: 42 # Comments: 29
"They're made out of weights"
Article URL: https://maxleiter.com/blog/weights Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48391611 Points: 155 # Comments: 48
I’m calling it: Widow’s Bay is the best Apple TV show in years
Granted, there’s probably at least one person who says that any given Apple TV show is the best. But if you’re not watching Widow’s Bay, you are really, really missing out. more…
Lovable signs multi-year deal with Google Cloud to up usage 5x, source says
Lovable and Google signed an expanded multi-year deal athat involves a 5x expansion of Lovable's footprint on Google Cloud, and expanded access to Anthropic Claude.
Apple begins requiring age verification for App Store use in Texas
The state law governing app use by minors takes effect tomorrow.
Commvault says it's time to rethink resiliency as AI crooks leave victims in a 'dark, dead' state
Those backup plans need backup testing
The co-creator of Scavengers Reign is working on a new show for Netflix
'Dealies' is about the staff of a big box store.
Microsoft, Atom Computing, EeroQ update their quantum computing progress
Some quantum computing companies we've covered have done recent progress updates.
Journey to JPEG XL: open-source experiments shaped the future of image coding
Article URL: https://opensource.googleblog.com/2026/06/journey-to-jpeg-xl-how-open-source-experiments-shaped-the-future-of-image-coding.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48390688 Points: 5 # Comments: 2
Apple is bringing age verification to Texas this week
Apple will introduce age verification in the App Store for users in Texas starting on Thursday, June 4th. The move, as spotted by MacRumors, comes just days after a federal appeals court allowed Texas' App Store Accountability Act to go into effect while a lawsuit against it proceeds. People in T...
Chinese hackers use new Atlas RAT malware in European cyberattacks
A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group has expanded its targeting to the European space, deploying previously undocumented malware and the Atlas backdoor. [...]
A Mathematician's Lament – Paul Lockhart (2002) [pdf]
Article URL: https://worrydream.com/refs/Lockhart_2002_-_A_Mathematician%27s_Lament.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48390400 Points: 9 # Comments: 0
Flesh-eating screwworm infection detected in South Texas, USDA says
If confirmed, it would be the fly's first breach of the US-Mexico border.