FBI Disrupts Chinese Proxy Tools Used in Mass Hacking of US Agencies and Infrastructure
China’s hacking campaign targeted NASA, the Federal Reserve, the US Senate, the Justice Department, and more, according to the DOJ.
OpenAI expands free ChatGPT for Teachers to 55 school systems across 20 states
OpenAI first launched its free ChatGPT for Teachers program in 2025. Today the company announced a vast expansion of the program, covering 55 additional school systems across 20 states.
Tailcat – Like netcat, but over Tailscale’s data plane
Article URL: https://github.com/tailscale/tailcat Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49452990 Points: 524 # Comments: 95
An ongoing 3D-printer AGPL violation
Article URL: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1089390/46116614cc74b814/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49452980 Points: 361 # Comments: 161
Meta reportedly abandoned an AI-focused restructuring plan that would have laid off thousands
The problem with Meta's AI restructuring plan is the AI wasn't good enough.
Apple Maps has ads now
Ads have started popping up in Apple Maps, following Apple's announcement in March that it would let businesses pay for top spots. They're appearing on my iPhone as the first entry in the "suggested places" section in search, but Apple says they'll also show up at the top of search results. Accor...
The Porsche 911 GT3 Touring punches above its weight class
The "everyday" GT3 delivers, despite looming regulations and an ever-inflating price tag.
Google says its latest Gemini transcription model can turn your ramblings into structured text
Google says Gemini 3.5 Transcribe will soon let you use speech-to-text in any web field in Chrome.
U.S. State Department pauses immigrant visa applications
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/u-s-state-department-pauses-immigrant-visa-applications-25b31b23 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49452709 Points: 409 # Comments: 614
CoMaps: The Offline App That Guided Rescuers Without a Signal in Venezuela
Article URL: https://hotosm.org/en/news/comaps-the-offline-app-that-guided-rescuers-without-a-signal-in-the-venezuela-response/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49452671 Points: 291 # Comments: 68
iPhone Ultra is coming: Three new features will be worth the wait
The iPhone Ultra will be unveiled very soon at the just-confirmed September 9 event. Apple’s foldable will debut seven years after competing products, but three key iPhone Ultra features should make the wait worth it. Here’s what’s coming.
Candidates Are Signing a Pact Promising Action on Data Centers and AI Safety
More than 15 politicians from across the country have signed on to the AI Pact, vowing to regulate data centers and AI. “We’ve got to get this right,” says Senate candidate Dan Osborn of Nebraska.
MNT follows up its open hardware portables with a desktop case
Upgrade the portable, give its old mainboard another job
US seizes domains of Chinese botnet used to hack NASA, Justice Department, and the Senate
The FBI has seized domains associated with a botnet that allowed Chinese-backed hackers to breach several U.S. government departments.
Capital F closes $17M debut fund with goal to back the future of the ‘female economy’
Capital F, one of the few all-female-led VC firms, announced Wednesday the $17 million close of its debut fund. The firm backs companies building in the “female economy” — or the markets where women drive demand. That mainly falls into three buckets for the firm, Margaret Coblentz, the firm’s co-...
Google’s new AI transcription edits out your ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’
Google has updated Gemini Audio with some new Gemini 3.5 models, introducing new transcription capabilities that automatically detect specialized jargon and more than 85 languages. Gemini 3.5 Live, 3.5 Live Experimental, and 3.5 Transcribe are designed to provide better precision for Google's voi...
Xbox’s new disc-to-digital program gives physical games a digital future
"Most" Xbox One and Series X games are compatible; discs will still work after being claimed.
Apple is holding its iPhone launch event on September 9
The event is expected to be a notable one, as Apple is rumored to unveil its long-awaited foldable iPhone. It'll also be the first Apple event with John Ternus as CEO, who is scheduled to take the reins of the tech giant from Tim Cook on September 1.
Xbox Insiders will soon be able to create digital versions of their physical games
Thousands of Xbox One and Series X titles will support the new disc-to-digital feature.
Meta agrees to $18 billion settlement over teen social media harms
Meta has reached a proposed settlement worth up to approximately $18 billion with a bipartisan coalition of 52 attorneys generals over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed to encourage compulsive use by children and teenagers. [...]