AROS, the FOSS recreation of AmigaOS, comes to Raspberry Pi
Plus: new official Amiga-branded hardware is coming
Is Slate Auto’s new electric truck the EV Americans need?
EVs account for under 10% of total new-vehicle sales in the US, and the numbers are declining. From a climate perspective, that’s pretty dismal, especially because the transportation sector is the single biggest source of greenhouse-gas emissions in the country. One thing that could help turn th...
Hardware modder builds overclocked PS3 ‘Pro’ v3 with 3D-printed cooling mod — dual Noctua fans and server heatsinks provide FPS boost in 'almost every game'
A Sony PlayStation 3 console modder has shared images and details of their faster, cooler, and quieter ‘PS3 Pro v3’ design.
Polls reveal local utility hikes and noise drive US data center protests, not anti-AI sentiment— beliefs and political affiliation had minimal impact on AI data center views
Data centers are facing bipartisan resistance from across the nation, but what's the reason behind this? The answer seems to be deceptively simple.
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Tell HN: PayPal Blocks GrapheneOS
It seems like the PayPal app now refuses to run on GrapheneOS. I don't know if it's only because I have enabled the PayPal card for contacless NFC payments, but when opening the app it crashes with the following exception: com.paypal.oslo.app.rasp.RootDetectionSecurityException: Security policy v...
Apple is automatically updating some Apple Watch apps for watchOS 27 compatibility
If you are a big Apple Watch app user on the beta this summer, you may have noticed that some number of existing apps do not launch on watchOS 27. Apple has identified the issue and is automatically updating the apps on the developer’s behalf to ensure compatibility. These updates are being sent...
Atari revives 39 Activision games on cartridges that run seamlessly across five decades of hardware — Ultimate Deluxe collection that includes every title costs a wild $999.96
Atari teams up with Activision to launch the Atari x Activision Collection, featuring 39 iconic Activision titles.
CISA orders feds to patch Citrix NetScaler RCE flaw by Saturday
CISA has ordered U.S. government agencies to patch their Citrix NetScaler appliances against an actively exploited remote code execution vulnerability by Saturday. [...]
Check out the width of that Debian display
Somebody might be aware, but does anyone care?
Nvidia revenue tops $96 billion as memory commitments soar to $160 billion — CEO Jensen Huang says AI 'has reached its inflection point'
Nvidia's Q2 FY2027 revenue tops $96 billion as the company commits to buy up to $160 billion worth of memory, increasing its total commitments to $279 billion ahead of a major demand bump.
AI use among UK teachers doubles, but working hours still don't come down
F- for AI in test of reducing burden of teacher workload
ATF confirms “major incident” after recent Qilin breach claims
ATF, the regulatory agency that enforces federal laws governing firearms and explosives in the United States, has confirmed that one of its systems was compromised after breach claims made by the Qilin ransomware gang. [...]
You could own AI.slop, if applicant for new global top-level domains get their way
Resistance is futile: .borg is on the list, along with .itiswhatitis, .therapy, and.hype. If that’s scary, might a cup of .tea help?
Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisition
Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the popular open-source AI hub, for $12.9 billion in a move that would let Nvidia both protect its chip empire and jump back into the cloud business.
The UK Power Grid Has a Phantom Data Center Problem
The UK’s energy regulator is using a variety of tricks to keep speculative data center projects from plugging into the power grid. The country’s AI ambitions hang in the balance.
Nutanix built $20m AI cluster to reduce use of Copilot and Claude, expects ROI in a year
Also thinks Arm can give it a hand on the edge during RAMpocalypse
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Humanity has the debate about AI consciousness backwards
Article URL: https://economist.com/by-invitation/2026/08/20/humanity-has-the-debate-about-ai-consciousness-backwards Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49458875 Points: 18 # Comments: 34