Microsoft pays $2.3M for cloud and AI flaws at Zero Day Quest
Microsoft has awarded $2.3 million to security researchers after receiving nearly 700 submissions during this year's Zero Day Quest hacking contest. [...]
CRISPR takes important step toward silencing Down syndrome’s extra chromosome
Article URL: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-crispr-bold-silencing-syndrome-extra.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47781286 Points: 46 # Comments: 48
Why Amazon Is Buying Globalstar—and What It Means for Your iPhone
Amazon is paying more than $11 billion for a small satellite company.
Automotive data biz Autovista blames ransomware for service disruption
Some customer orgs tell staff to block inbound email from the provider Autovista confirms that it called in outside support to help clean up a ransomware infection currently affecting systems in Europe and Australia.…
Shoe company pivots to AI compute in sign of a totally normal and healthy economy
The shoe company Allbirds, famous for its wool trainers, is pivoting to AI. You read that right. The San Francisco company has plans "to pivot its business to AI compute infrastructure, with a long-term vision to become a fully integrated GPU-as-a-Service and AI-native cloud solutions provider." ...
Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent
Allbirds had a hit a decade ago with its Wool Runner shoes, but after a $4 billion IPO in 2021, the business never turned a profit, and sales dropped nearly 50 percent between 2022 and 2025. The company recently announced it would sell off its name and assets for $39 million to American Exchange ...
Google launches Gemini AI Mac app, here’s what it offers
Google’s Gemini AI app is a constant top three iPhone app in the App Store. Starting today, Gemini is available as a dedicated Mac app as well. more…
US jobs too important to risk Chinese car imports, says Ford CEO
China has enough spare capacity to swallow the entire US car market, says Ford's Jim Farley.
iOS 26.4 moves App Store updates, here’s how to open them fast
iOS 26.4 made some changes to where app updates are located in the App Store. But there’s a shortcut available to find them just as quickly as before. more…
Traeger debuts Westwood smart pellet grills that start at $700
Traeger gave backyard pit masters something more affordable last year with the Woodridge, but now the company is back with an even more budget-friendly option. With the Westwood series, the company offers very basic pellet grill functionality with a simplified controller and a no-frills design. Y...
The US Government Will Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use
In a letter obtained by WIRED, the Energy Information Administration tells two senators that it plans to develop a mandatory assessment of data centers' energy use.
Motorola sues social platforms and creators over posts, raising speech concerns in India
Motorola is suing dozens of content creators and social media platforms including Instagram, X, and YouTube over posts it alleges are defamatory.
The Vivo X300 Ultra is a powerful camera phone aimed at videographers
Chinese phonemaker Vivo has been pushing the limits of smartphone photography in the last few years. However, the availability of its phones — like last year’s X200 Ultra, with its beefy add-on telephoto — has been intermittent in the West. The company says the X300 Ultra its first global flagshi...
Airwallex is about to take on Stripe and the rest of the payments industry — in the physical world
Airwallex, valued at $8 billion, is launching a point-of-sale product that lets businesses accept in-person payments in multiple countries via a single platform.
Show HN: Libretto – Making AI browser automations deterministic
Libretto (https://libretto.sh) is a Skill+CLI that makes it easy for your coding agent to generate deterministic browser automations and debug existing ones. Key shift is going from “give an agent a prompt at runtime and hope it figures things out” to: “Use coding agents to generate real scripts ...
Good Omens S3 trailer sets up a blessed conclusion
Prime Video's supernatural comedy will end with a special 90-minute final episode.
Deals: Most affordable M5 Pro MacBook Pro $150 off, Apple Watch from $219, black Apple USB cables from $7, more
Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by the most affordable 2026 M5 Pro MacBook Pro at $150 off and ongoing $150 price drops on all 2026 M5 MacBook Air configs. We also have current-gen Apple Watch models from $219, rare deals on official black Apple USB-C cables from just over $7, the first...
Open Source Isn't Dead. Cal.com Just Learned the Wrong Lesson
Article URL: https://www.strix.ai/blog/cal-com-is-closing-its-code-due-to-ai-threats Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47780712 Points: 91 # Comments: 42
YMTC's third Wuhan fab clears Beijing's 50% local tooling threshold as two more are planned — move positions company toward 3D NAND production to capitalize on wafer bonding strengths
China’s YMTC is expected to start operations at its Phase 3 Wuhan fab late this year as the first leading-edge memory plant built to comply with Beijing's unwritten 50% tooling requirement.
Apple TV has three unique crime thrillers premiering soon, here’s what’s coming
Apple TV has made crime thrillers one of its biggest genres, and that trend will only continue with three unique new series premiering soon. Here’s what’s coming. more…