Waymo goes on offense ahead of Tesla’s Cybercab launch
Waymo argued that fully autonomous vehicles aren't possible without using a mix of sensors and warned that pure end-to-end AI systems aren't safe enough.
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra hits its lowest price since launch
Samsung’s recently released Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. | Image: The Verge If you missed the release promotions for the recent round of Samsung Galaxy phones, you’re in luck. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is $300 off at Best Buy, the best deal we’ve seen since the phone launched last month. The ...
GoPro has been acquired and is getting into ‘defense, government, robotics and aerospace’
GoPro suddenly looks like a very different company than it did just last week. First, YouTuber Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach became the company's single largest shareholder, without disclosing that in a sponsored review that came out a week later. Now, almost the entire company has been bought by S...
ReactOS 0.4.16 serves '90s Windows nostalgia with fewer bugs
30 years on, it's still alpha, but 0.4.16 brings plenty of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements - just in time for Windows XP's 25th anniversary
Show HN: Running 104GB Qwen3.8-Flash-Next on 48GB Mac with at ~12 tok/s
I built slotstream, a way to run Qwen3.8-Flash-Next 4-bit on a low-memory mac starting from 16GB, a 125B parameter model that would need 100GB+ memory/RAM, thanks to expert-offloading/ssd-streaming. Easy to install/update, and mac-native using MLX and Swift. It ships with auto-mode, which makes a...
Whistleblower warns Postal Service mail ballot system has catastrophic problems
Article URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whistleblower-postal-service-new-mail-ballot-system/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49524428 Points: 215 # Comments: 153
Movie Scene Map – 13,312 films, series, games, anime and manga
Article URL: https://moviescenemap.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49524320 Points: 192 # Comments: 30
Sequoia-incubated Empirik launches with $21M to predict outages before they happen
The startup wants to do for IT infrastructure what Cursor did for software engineering.
QHD, WQHD, 4K, and 5K resolution: What do they mean and which is best for you?
QHD, 4K, 5K, and other resolutions quickly become confusing. Once you get past the marketing terms, you can choose what makes sense for your needs.
Waymo robotaxi rides are now open to the public in Denver, San Diego and Tampa
Waymo robotaxi rides are now open to the public in Denver, San Diego and Tampa.
Sonos unveils ‘Sonos 27’ software with four new features
Today alongside launching two new products, Sonos has unveiled ‘Sonos 27’ branding for its software platform and detailed four new features coming soon for Sonos users. more…
Oracle pins hopes on 'Star Wars' productivity jump to lightspeed from AI-assisted engineering
Big Red talks up superhuman coders after shedding 21,000 staff
John Deere launched an AI chatbot for farmers
John Deere is testing a new "JD" AI assistant that it says can help farmers make more money, with answers about best practices and historical trends that are based on their own data. It uses their "field, machine and operational data" to answer questions on topics like equipment settings, fuel u...
Google brings its Pics image editor to AI Pro and Ultra subscribers
Google brings its Pics image editor to AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.
Sony's new ULT Tower are party speakers that chain together with Auracast
Sony's new ULT Tower are party speakers that chain together with Auracast.
What is Dolby Atmos for Headphones and is it worth it for gamers?
A look into whether Dolby Atmos for Headphones - with its free trial on both PC and Xbox - can unlock spatial audio on a normal pair of stereo headphones.
Google Pics is like Canva, but with even more AI
Google wants Workspace users to edit and generate their business imagery with Pics. | Image: Google Google has a new suite of creative design tools for Workspace users called Google Pics, which aims to make editing and generating "professional-grade" AI images less cumbersome for businesses. Bu...
Sony’s new party speakers have more bass, more LEDs, and more connectivity
Sony announced three new tower-style party speakers that will now be the largest options in its ULT Power Sound lineup. The new ULT Tower Max, ULT Tower 7, and ULT Tower 5 all feature expanded connectivity including USB-C, RCA, and XLR ports for connecting to audio gear using physical cables. The...
Sonos launches new ‘Ultra’ headphones and soundbar, plus more
Sonos has announced two new hardware products today—Ace headphones and a Beam soundbar with ‘Ultra’ branding—alongside rebranding its software as ‘Sonos 27.’ Here are the details. more…
GoPro to be acquired for $285M, will remain a public company
GoPro is merging with a company that builds AI infrastructure, and will continue supporting existing consumer products.