Six things I'll remember when I think about Tim Cook's version of Apple
Under Cook, Apple became hugely successful, if not always surprising.
Over 10,000 Zimbra servers vulnerable to ongoing XSS attacks
Over 10,000 Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) instances exposed online are vulnerable to ongoing attacks exploiting a cross-site scripting (XSS) security flaw. [...]
DeepSeek previews new AI model that ‘closes the gap’ with frontier models
DeepSeek says both models are more efficient and performant than DeepSeek V3.2 due to architectural improvements, and have almost "closed the gap" with current leading models, both open and closed, on reasoning benchmarks.
Xbox outlines broad plan to revitalize brand with a back-to-basics approach that focuses on console — New Xbox strategy reprioritizes console, while bolstering cloud and services
Microsoft Gaming has been rebranded to just Xbox and the new leadership at the company is looking to shift focus to what worked in the first place. The new open letter titled "We are Xbox" goes over four main points that the brand is putting at the center of this identity transformation. Surprisi...
Trump administration attempt to gut Endangered Species Act hits roadblock
House vote to defang the Endangered Species Act was unexpectedly cancelled
Microsoft tackles quality control issues. Just kidding, it's encouraging experienced workers to leave
Windows giant offers buyouts to eligible staffers willing to walk Microsoft has committed to improving the quality and reliability of Windows, and a step on the path to that goal is… encouraging a chunk of its US staff to leave the company.…
Union rally causes Samsung fab production to plummet by 58% during night shift as workers demand up to $400,000 bonuses — updated figures show over 40,000 people attended rally for better pay and bonuses
Samsung's memory fab and contract chip foundry production for a single night-shift fell by up to 58% after a one-day strike. The union is gearing up for an extended 18-day labor action if company management refuses to meet their demands when it comes to pay and bonuses.
A new Republican privacy bill could be ‘worse than no standard at all’
It would add protections for many states, but also likely strip some from others. | Image: The Verge, Getty Images Congress is once again attempting to pass a national data privacy law. But while it would introduce new protections in some states, it would weaken privacy rights in others - and i...
Intel bets the farm on AI inference to drag CPU back to the top table
Chipzilla hopes agents, robots, and edge devices make CPUs cool again... now it has to build the chips Intel is betting on AI to reverse its fortunes, wagering that inference and agentic workloads will restore the CPU to the center of compute - even as its chip manufacturing struggles persist.…
Here’s the next Apple Watch face coming in watchOS 26.5
There’s a new Apple Watch face that will be included in the upcoming watchOS 26.5 software update. more…
Save a massive $520 on a gaming PC upgrade with this mega Newegg DDR5 RAM combo worth $1,159 separately — free 1TB SSD thrown in ramps up the value of this $639.99 upgrade bundle with 32GB memory kit and a MSI MAG motherboard
Start your AM5 build off right and save almost $200 with this Newegg combo. Get 32GB of DDR5-6000 CL28 RAM, an MSI X870E Tomahawk Wifi motherboard, and a FREE 1TB Western Digital SN850X M.2 SSD for only $639.99.
Engadget Podcast: Tim Cook’s Apple era and what lies ahead for John Ternus
The Apple rumors were true, once again. This week, the company announced that Tim Cook will be stepping down from his CEO role on September 1. Replacing him will be John Ternus, who currently serves as Apple's SVP of hardware engineering. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget's Nathan Ingraham d...
The Download: supercharged scams and studying AI healthcare
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. We’re in a new era of AI-driven scams When ChatGPT was released in late 2022, it showed how easily generative AI could create human-like text. This quickly cau...
Show HN: Atomic – Local-first, AI-augmented personal knowledge base
Article URL: https://atomicapp.ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47889110 Points: 29 # Comments: 7
Dyson PencilVac Review (2026): Limited but Handy
Dyson’s newest stick vacuum has a fresh, streamlined look and some limitations. But I still keep reaching for it.
Meta Arms itself to the teeth by signing for 'tens of millions' of AWS Graviton cores
After flubbing the Metaverse, Zuck embraces the Neoverse Meta plans to deploy tens of millions of Amazon Web Services' Graviton 5 CPU cores as part of a multi-year collaboration that will make the social network among the largest-ever consumers of the cloud giant’s homegrown silicon.…
Apple TV 4K might break a record no one wants to see happen
It makes sense that Apple TV 4K customers are vocal about the lack of new hardware. The current set-top box, introduced in 2022, runs the risk of breaking a record no one wants to see happen. more…
In another wild turn for AI chips, Meta signs deal for millions of Amazon AI CPUs
Meta has commandeered a big chunk of Amazon's homegrown CPUs (not GPUs) for AI agentic workloads, signaling that a new kind of chip race has begun.
Musk vs. Altman is here, and it’s going to get messy
Might as well jump, as the poet David Lee Roth once said. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Elon Musk cofounded OpenAI, and then flounced off in a huff when he wasn't anointed CEO, leaving Sam Altman as the last power-hungry man standing. Now, Musk is back with a lawsuit, and a trial is schedu...
DeepSeek promises its new AI model has 'world-class' reasoning
DeepSeek has released its latest AI models, the V4 Pro and Flash versions, a bit over a year after it went viral and became the top rated free app on Apple's App Store in the US. “Welcome to the era of cost-effective 1 million context length,” DeepSeek said in its announcement. Context length is ...