Apple TV has beloved comedy returning soon, with Pluribus star added
Owen Wilson’s comedy Stick has a lot in common with Ted Lasso, and Apple just announced it’s returning soon for season 2—with Pluribus star Rhea Seehorn joining the cast.
Linux 7.2 Released
Article URL: https://www.igalia.com/2026/08/19/Linux-72-Released.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49376265 Points: 39 # Comments: 5
It’s Greg Brockman’s OpenAI now
OpenAI has had a hell of a year. The company spent months battling former co-founder Elon Musk in a sensational jury trial, was hit with a high-profile trade secrets lawsuit from Apple, and faced widespread scrutiny after an unreleased model hacked another AI company. As it prepares for an IPO, a...
Debates over AI consciousness are a trap
“Runaway” AI, “rogue” agents, and “autonomous” actors—the current rhetoric would have you believe that AI agents are not only awake and aware, but angry at their creators. Prominent tech leaders such as Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei, and Sam Altman push for regulation of these seemingly “superhuma...
Generic Methods in Go 1.27
Article URL: https://dominik.info/blog/go-generic-methods Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49376211 Points: 30 # Comments: 9
Grab Keychron's compact K8 wireless mechanical keyboard for an all-time low of $34 — 87-keys, Gateron Red switches, and white backlight keeb is 56% off
If you need a solid compact wireless gaming or productivy keyboard and you don't have a lot to spend, Keychron's K8 87-key option is down to its lowest price of just $34.99 (or $5 less if you're a new Woot customer).
Michigan township combats nuclear weapons data center by passing ban on new electrical infrastructure — 220,000-square-foot hyperscale project is backed by University of Michigan and the Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ypsilanti Township is blocking a University of Michigan data center designed for researching nuclear weapons by temporarily stopping the electrical substation it needs to operate. It also put a one-year moratorium on the data center's water connection request earlier this year/
CXMT planned to use stolen Samsung IP to develop its DRAM, court hears — former Samsung engineer who jumped to Chinese memory maker now behind bars
Former Samsung engineers stole process recipe of the company's 18nm-class DRAM node to sell it to CXMT, according to a new report from Korea.
This app makes the Pixel 11’s HiLight feature actually useful
Google's new HiLight notification LED on the Pixel 11 Pro is nearly useless. Out of the box, the only two things it can glow for are when the phone is face down and you're interacting with Gemini, or when you get a call from a favorite contact. And even then, it can only glow one of five colors! ...
You can soon stream Crunchyroll on your car's infotainment system
The Crunchyroll anime streaming service has started appearing on the Appning app store.
Launch HN: Vendo (YC S26) – Let users build features on top of your product
Hi HN, we’re Yousef & Nour, founders of Vendo (https://vendo.run). Vendo lets users create new features inside the software they already use. A user describes the dashboard, workflow, or small app they need, and Vendo builds it on top of the product’s existing data, API, and interface. Demo: http...
Clean up Claude 5's token vomit with a separate LLM
Article URL: https://github.com/zachahn/vomit Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49375996 Points: 86 # Comments: 82
Deals: M5 MacBook Air $1,099, M5 Pro MacBook Pro 48GB $400 off, Series 11 from $254, AirTag 2, more
Alongside the AirPods Max 2 at $120 off in all five colors, and the AirTag 2 all-time lows roll on, but today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break does have some new deals to scope out as well. If you’re quick, the official Apple refurb store has now re-stocked the most affordable 13-inch M5 MacBook Pro down a...
Slack Code taps into collective vibe, puts AI agents into the group chat
Developers can now invite the whole team along for their quality time with the coding bot
LG’s 65-inch B6 OLED is $300 lower than its previous best price
Best Buy has a whole host of LG products discounted for today’s Deal of the Day festivities, including laptops, home theater gear, and more. One that stood out is a price cut on LG’s 65-inch B6 OLED TV that’s deeper than I’ve seen before. At Best Buy, it’s $1,399.99 (originally $1,999.99) for the...
Anti-AI fonts are useless and harmful
Article URL: https://blog.yaros.ae/anti-ai-fonts-are-useless-and-harmful/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49375719 Points: 47 # Comments: 32
Thunderbird to flap twice as fast from September
Email client follows Firefox onto two-week release treadmill
New ‘HomePad’ reveal is another reason to put it in every room of your house
Apple’s new ‘HomePad’ smart home hub is reportedly launching this fall, and the latest leak about it having customizable ‘faces’ offers another reason to put one in every room of your house.
Amazon’s drone deliveries are landing in pools and ponds
Amazon's speedy drone delivery service will soon reach 500 cities across the US - but that might just mean there are more pools to drop packages into. On Wednesday, ABC7 News Bay Area shared a video showing an Amazon delivery drone hovering over a customer's pool in Texas, before opening its hatc...
Australia passes law to charge tech companies levies unless they reach deals with news publishers
Meta, Google, TikTok and LinkedIn will have to pay millions to support local news outlets under Australia's new rules.