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…
Trump-Xi summit may be rocked by US mulling huge sanctions.
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.…
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...
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 are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Breeze Cache plugin for WordPress that allows uploading arbitrary files on the server without authentication. [...]
While this material degrades over time, it could point to better ones.
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...
Sierra, the AI customer service agent startup founded by technologist Bret Taylor, announced today that it has acquired the YC-backed French startup Fragment.
Such experiments bring "order to the universe, whether or not the number agrees with the expected value.”
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
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.…
Technically speaking, there's no practical benefit to use PQC. So why is it being used?
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…
As the platform expands abroad, it’s taking steps to separate Chinese users from the international audiences it once brought together.
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…
Article URL: https://joshblais.com/blog/using-the-internet-like-its-1999/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47881198 Points: 170 # Comments: 105
The app lets users share disappearing photos with their friends that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours.
Microsoft is planning to get rid of more US employees via its first voluntary buyout program, CNBC reports. The buyout program will reportedly be offered to US employees at "the senior director level and below whose years of employment and age add up to 70 or higher," and could cover up to 7 perc...
Apple Invites has its second new version in as many months, adding seven new features. One key highlight is an iMessage app for sharing invitations without leaving the Messages app. more…