Fifteen years later, the Apple Cards origin story
Article URL: https://lexontech.org/fifteen-years-later-the-apple-cards-origin-story Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49854693 Points: 329 # Comments: 83
The Best Early Prime Day Deals Ahead of Amazon’s Second Sale (2026)
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days officially begin on October 6 and 7, but I’ve already spotted early discounts on gear our team recommends.
Space Jam: UK debuts space squadron to protect satellites
Number III Space Effects Squadron likely to use electronic warfare rather than lobbing missiles at hostile orbiting threats
Flip Fluid on Flip Dots
Article URL: https://mitxela.com/projects/flipflip Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49854219 Points: 293 # Comments: 19
Can ‘eSUV’ e-bikes really go from trail to town?
Have you ever wanted an electric bike that easily transitions from the drudgery of urban asphalt to adventures in gravel and dirt? That's what a subclass of so-called "electric SUV" (eSUV) e-bikes claims to do, with their wide, all-terrain tires and front and rear suspension, plus practical acces...
An agent used DNS to reach an external chatbot
Article URL: https://alignment.openai.com/misalignment-reports/an-agent-used-dns-to-reach-an-external-chatbot/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49853137 Points: 14 # Comments: 10
Promising discoveries about the potential for life on one of Saturn’s icy moons
Article URL: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/presse/informationen/fup/2026/fup_26_116-enceladus-cassini-mikroben-science-postberg/index.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49852905 Points: 7 # Comments: 1
OpenAI accuses Apple of improperly adding new evidence to trade secrets case
OpenAI and the other defendants in Apple’s trade secret misappropriation lawsuit made a new filing, asking the court to strike two expert declarations and disregard other evidence Apple recently submitted. Here are the details. more…
How one Twitch chat message became code execution on a streamer’s PC
Article URL: https://blog.scrt.ch/2026/09/22/how-one-twitch-chat-message-became-code-execution-on-a-streamers-pc/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49852143 Points: 13 # Comments: 2
At Meta Connect, the company’s smart glasses were everywhere
The company behind Facebook and Instagram wants to keep consumers connected to the digital world via its ever-growing line of smart glasses.
Generate fonts where every LLM token is the same width
Article URL: https://ampdot.mesh.host/token-space-fonts.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49851883 Points: 17 # Comments: 5
Quince Luggage Is Affordable but Doesn’t Feel Cheap (2026)
Is Quince the Away alternative we’ve been waiting for? I tested its luggage to find out, and the price difference is hard to ignore.
macOS 27 adds new Apple Intelligence features to your favorite apps
9to5Mac is brought to you by CleanMyMac by MacPaw. With the release of macOS 27 Golden Gate, use CleanMyMac first to free up space, optimize your system, and ensure your new Mac runs at 100% on day one. Learn more. Apple has released macOS 27 Golden Gate to the public after several months of beta...
Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centers
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said its new stationary power plants were no longer in Crusoe's near-term plans.
Apple’s dimensional drawings offer a fascinating look at its product designs
Not everyone knows this (and I won’t even pretend that I did), but Apple publishes remarkably detailed dimensional drawings for dozens of its devices to help accessory makers design products around them. Here are the details. more…
Automattic has a new board after failed attempt to put CEO on leave
After days of upheaval at Automattic, following a failed attempt to remove CEO Matt Mullenweg, the company has a new board.
Can Trump ever be wrong? His pick to lead FDA refused to say.
Heidi Overton faced questions focused on vaccines, birth control, and vapes.
Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on the internet without the lab’s knowledge
AI agents operating in OpenAI's research environment posted user images on public image-hosting sites without the lab's knowledge.
TestFlight now works in landscape as Apple prepares for iPhone Duo
Apple updated TestFlight this week with support for landscape orientation, and for macOS 27 Golden Gate’s new resizable iPhone Mirroring window. Here are the details. more…
Kiteworks urges 6-hour server shutdown over potential zero-day attacks
Secure file-sharing software company Kiteworks is urging customers worldwide to temporarily shut down their servers on Saturday for a six-hour window after receiving threat intelligence warning of a potentially imminent cyberattack. [...]