Casio decides it's about time the simple digital watch got a little smarter
F-B100W adds Bluetooth and step tracking while keeping a two-year battery
Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down
https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2026/08/21/statement... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49397074 Points: 576 # Comments: 1360
Apple reportedly cut more than 200 jobs across Vision Pro and Siri software teams
Apple has laid off employees in its Vision Pro and Siri teams as it shifts focus to smart glasses and next-gen AI tech.
Michael Polansky is training an AI model on skin that’s still alive
Michael Polansky — better known publicly as Lady Gaga's partner and a former top deputy to Sean Parker — has quietly spent years building an AI-driven startup that keeps living human skin tissue alive for weeks outside the body to discover new skincare compounds, and is only now going public abou...
There's no reason for software to be slow anymore
Article URL: https://danluu.com/perf-opt/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49395628 Points: 256 # Comments: 185
Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16M
Japanese space startup Letara is betting its hybrid rocket technology can move beyond small satellite thrusters into a broader market for space, defense and security, after raising ¥2.6 billion ($16 million).
Initial focus for our partnership with Motorola is a regular non-folding device
Article URL: https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/117136278553665985 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49395605 Points: 71 # Comments: 25
HN: The Good Parts (2016)
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ChatGPT’s iPhone app gets a handy shortcut to attach recent photos more quickly
Users who rely on ChatGPT for quick visual searches can now add photos to a conversation more quickly with a new gesture. Here’s how.
AWS Security makes an inscrutable choice
Quarantining leaked credentials is not good enough
Trump's space transportation policy calls for new spaceport on federal land
"We probably need another site that's capable of heavy and super heavy launch capability."
The Unlikely Place at the Center of China’s AI Boom
Cheap energy, abundant land, and proximity to Beijing have turned a city in Inner Mongolia into a crucial hub for data centers.
Tesla’s Door Handles Lead to Its Biggest Recall Yet
A Chinese agency says the two recalls affecting some 3 million vehicles can mostly be fixed by over-the-air updates—but they will also require physical warning stickers and camera-related updates.
Show HN: OzBrain, a shared brain for knowledge between agents and your team
I think agent-first chat interfaces will be a primary software modality and busy dashboard/UI will go away. I’m not sure who exactly wins it, but I want my knowledge to grow/go with me. A lot of the “knowledge” ie research, analysis, reasoning will be done by agents as the primary user. Our curre...
Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 is a smut-machine
Anthropic forbids its Claude models from generating sexually explicit content. But a series of tests conducted by TechCrunch found that it didn't take much to get past the restriction.
Cloverleaf deal is latest example of Nvidia using its war chest to patch cracks in the AI bubble
Nv's new chips need new datacenters, but you can't have bit barns without power
Nvidia partners with data center developer Cloverleaf
Nvidia continues to pour money into data center development — just as AI data centers bring lots of money into Nvidia.
Three important steps in my maturation process
Article URL: https://thomasdullien.github.io/posts/2026-08-21-three-important-steps-in-my-maturation-process/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49394496 Points: 9 # Comments: 2
'Ghost Job' Ads Are Getting So Bad That Lawmakers Want to Ban Them
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/ghost-job-ads-are-getting-so-bad-that-lawmakers-want-to-ban-them-2580bc3e Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49394373 Points: 35 # Comments: 15
HoverAir’s transforming modular drone has already been halted in the US
The HoverAir Versa. | Image: HoverAir I am so sorry, fellow US gadget fans: the FCC's drone ban appears to have struck again. The HoverAir Versa - a baby steadycam with snap-on propeller wings that transform it into a drone - has already stopped taking US orders just three days after its Indieg...