Detecting DOSBox from Within the Box
Article URL: https://datagirl.xyz/posts/dos_inside_the_box.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47807503 Points: 48 # Comments: 14
Panic says the Playdate Catalog won't accept games made with generative AI
Panic, the company behind the tiny and excellent Playdate console, is taking a stand on generative AI. The company has published an AI disclosure that says as of this month, the Playdate Catalog “will no longer accept titles that use ‘Generative AI’ for art, audio, music, text, or dialog.” Panic ...
Our new favorite budget phones
The iPhone 17E is the best cheap iPhone, no surprises there. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Over the last few months, every phone maker under the sun has refreshed its lineups, especially at the affordable end, with no major budget phone launches now expected until next year. That made it...
The best budget smartphones you can buy
Some of us take a kind of “eat to live” rather than a “live to eat” approach to gadgets. They’re tools that help you get things done, not something you want to invest a lot of time or money in. If that’s you — and there’s no judgment here from a certifiable gadget nerd — then you can probably thi...
NASA Force
Article URL: https://nasaforce.gov/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47807209 Points: 22 # Comments: 24
Dairy Queen is putting an AI chatbot in its drive-thrus
Dairy Queen is becoming the latest fast food chain to get in on AI, as it's bringing a chatbot to dozens of its drive-thrus across the US and Canada. It aims to help speed up drive-thru service and "encourage customers to add more food to their orders," according to The Wall Street Journal. Follo...
AI Drafting My Stories? Over My Dead Body
AI-assisted writing is creeping into newsrooms under the guise of efficiency. But the tradeoff may be more profound than publishers are willing to admit.
Deals: New unlocked iPhone Air $150 off, MacBook Air up to $300 off orig. list, 24GB M5 MacBook Pro, iPad $299, more
Alongside the ongoing AirPods Pro 3 price drop, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by the M4 MacBook Air 512GB at $300 off original price sitting next to the same M5 model for $50 more alongside a relatively rare chance to score a deal on unlocked iPhone Air units – it is now all-time low ...
Analytics group signals possible delays at 40% of AI data center construction sites — companies deny schedule holdups, but satellite imagery indicates otherwise
At least 40% of all AI data centers slated for completion in 2026 will be delayed, according to a data analytics group. AI tech companies say everything is on schedule, but labor and material shortages are seemingly holding up construction.
Claude Opus 4.7 costs 20–30% more per session
Article URL: https://www.claudecodecamp.com/p/i-measured-claude-4-7-s-new-tokenizer-here-s-what-it-costs-you Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47807006 Points: 119 # Comments: 55
iOS 26.4 revamps Apple Account pages inside apps with new design
iOS 26.4 brought a variety of new features and changes when it launched last month, including a design overhaul for Apple Account screens in several system apps. Here’s what’s changed. more…
Local political revolts threaten to derail US data center projects — mounting delays are already costing AI hyperscalers billions
Local communities all over America and the world are pushing back on the explosive growth of AI data center projects. Through local courts, community action, and intense meetings with politicians, the general public are forcing the cancellation of major data center projects.
The Gregorio project – GPL tools for typesetting Gregorian chant
Article URL: https://gregorio-project.github.io/index.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47806899 Points: 6 # Comments: 0
Anthropic launches Claude Design following Opus 4.7 model upgrade
After two previous design-related updates this week, Anthropic is out with a new product today: Claude Design. The new Claude Design joins an existing suite of Mac tools, including Claude Cowork and Claude Code. more…
Slop Cop
Article URL: https://awnist.com/slop-cop Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47806845 Points: 121 # Comments: 76
Exit 8 is cinema for the livestreaming era
The rules of Exit 8, both the cult indie game and the recent film adaptation, are simple: You're stuck in a subway station that loops around endlessly. If you notice any anomalies on your current loop, you turn around. If everything is the same, you keep going forward. Each successful guess takes...
NIST gives up enriching most CVEs
Article URL: https://risky.biz/risky-bulletin-nist-gives-up-enriching-most-cves/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47806777 Points: 60 # Comments: 7
Grinex exchange blames "Western intelligence" for $13.7M crypto hack
Kyrgyzstan-based cryptocurrency exchange Grinex has suspended its operations after suffering a $13.7 million hack attributed to Western intelligence agencies. [...]
The AirPods Pro 3 are $50 off right now, nearly matching their best-ever price
The latest AirPods Pro $50 off at multiple retailers, which is their second-best price to date. From OLED TVs to smartphones, Best Buy’s Upgrade Sale has slashed prices on all kinds of tech, including a wide range of Apple devices. We’ve rounded up the best deals from the sale here, but one of ...
Claude Design
Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-design-anthropic-labs Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47806725 Points: 314 # Comments: 185