Visitors to this private space station won't be wearing shorts and T-shirts
Can you wear white after Labor Day if your destination is Earth orbit?
Show HN: Tolaria – Open-source macOS app to manage Markdown knowledge bases
Hey there! I am Luca, I write https://refactoring.fm/ and I built Tolaria for myself to manage my own knowledge base (10K notes, 300+ articles written in over 6 years of newslettering) and work well with AI. Tolaria is offline-first, file-based, has first-class support for git, and has strong opi...
Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet
Researchers have finally cracked Fast16, mysterious code capable of silently tampering with calculation and simulation software. It was created in 2005—and likely deployed by the US or an ally.
US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400k on Maduro raid
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-soldier-charged-usin... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47882645 Points: 276 # Comments: 319
Apple among companies objecting to proposed clean energy reporting changes
A group of 66 companies and industry organizations, which includes Apple, has issued a joint statement opposing proposed changes to how companies account for clean energy use. Here are the details. more…
US accuses China of “industrial-scale” AI theft. China says it’s “slander.”
Trump-Xi summit may be rocked by US mulling huge sanctions.
Dev targeted by sophisticated job scam: 'I let my guard down, and ran the freaking code'
Legit-looking website, camera-on interviews, jokes about backdoors ... it worked EXCLUSIVE It all started with a LinkedIn message, as so many employment scams do these days.…
Brendan Carr’s war on wokeness targets inclusive children’s television
Under the guidance of consummate bully / chairman Brendan Carr, the FCC is taking steps towards cracking down on children's entertainment that in any way explores the complexities of gender identity. On Wednesday, the FCC's Media Bureau announced that it is soliciting comments from the public abo...
These are the countries moving to ban social media for children
Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.
Hackers exploit file upload bug in Breeze Cache WordPress plugin
Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Breeze Cache plugin for WordPress that allows uploading arbitrary files on the server without authentication. [...]
Carbon nanotube wiring gets closer to competing with copper
While this material degrades over time, it could point to better ones.
Solid-state batteries hold more juice, but keep cracking up. Now researchers know why
Two teams, similar diagnosis: Ceramic electrolytes still refusing to cooperate With more capacity and faster charging, solid-state batteries could be the next big thing in energy. And good news: researchers may have pinned down one major reason these batteries still fail before they can reach wid...
Bret Taylor’s Sierra buys YC-backed AI startup Fragment
Sierra, the AI customer service agent startup founded by technologist Bret Taylor, announced today that it has acquired the YC-backed French startup Fragment.
We still don't have a more precise value for "Big G"
Such experiments bring "order to the universe, whether or not the number agrees with the expected value.”
TorchTPU: Running PyTorch Natively on TPUs at Google Scale
Article URL: https://developers.googleblog.com/torchtpu-running-pytorch-natively-on-tpus-at-google-scale/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47881786 Points: 139 # Comments: 11
Claude Opus 4.7 has turned into an overzealous query cop, devs complain
Rising refusal rate from Acceptable Use Classifier leaves customers paying for nothing Anthropic's release last week of Opus 4.7 came with stronger safeguards to prevent misuse. Unfortunately, these safeguards have also managed to thwart legitimate use.…
In a first, a ransomware family is confirmed to be quantum-safe
Technically speaking, there's no practical benefit to use PQC. So why is it being used?
M6 MacBook Pro: Six new features coming later this year
Apple has a new M6 MacBook Pro rumored to launch later this year with a total design overhaul. Here are six new features expected with the M6 MacBook Pro. more…
Rednote Draws a Line Between China and the World
As the platform expands abroad, it’s taking steps to separate Chinese users from the international audiences it once brought together.
Discover ending Pay with Rewards and Connected Account support in Apple Pay
Discover is contacting cardholders about changes to how its cards work with Apple Pay, with two features set to go away starting June 4. Here are the details. more…