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Gaming
You won't see me complaining
Tech
Budget doesn't mean cheap. This box can be turned into a self-hosted media file server.
Programmering
I wanted a game, so I made three
Tech
I recently dug out my CDs and started reripping them all. I've found a few forgotten gems in there, but few hit harder for me than the beautifully concise Professor Murder Rides the Subway EP. There was a period of time in the mi…
Tech
Retro games were made to shine on CRT displays, and nothing else compares
Programmering
Article URL: https://sander.ai/2026/08/24/continuous-dlms.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49502611 Points: 18 # Comments: 2
Tech
It has disappeared on consumer systems, but millions of other systems still use it
Tech
Among the casualties the 'Amazing Spider-Man' faced, Woodley's turn as Mary Jane as one of the more underdiscussed.
Windows
Continuous reminders of using Microsoft’s services were one of many annoyances of being a Windows 11 user, but thankfully, the company has finally had a change of heart. According to the latest report, a new full-screen pop-up of…
AI
"We’re obviously bothered by this, but there isn’t much we can do outside of being up front with all of you and staying focused on what makes Legends great."
Programmering
Article URL: https://www.righto.com/2026/08/spacelab-core-memory.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49502214 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
Tech
The best open source Photoshop replacement in 2026 might not be the one you've been told to use
Programmering
Hooks really change the game.
Choice and consequence vs. death and consequence.
Gaming
Over 12 terabytes of data, containing builds of every game uploaded to Steam between 2003 and 2013, has been leaked. We don't know everything in the archives yet because of its massive size. But people have already dug up assets …
Article URL: https://economist.com/by-invitation/2026/08/30/the-world-may-have-less-time-than-it-thinks-on-climate-change Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49501791 Points: 17 # Comments: 1
Tech
Don't let your old Chromecast collect dust, put it to good use instead.
Previews of the grimdark strategy game are turning heads.
Tech
After over 40 years of stop-motion and CG work, Phil Tippett's career and Tippett Studio went out on a down note.
Article URL: https://github.com/KodeMunkie/sm750hdmifb Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49501611 Points: 6 # Comments: 3
Over 600,000.
AI
The Liux Big microcar is made in Spain. The startup thinks it can compete in a crowded market with its tiny electric car built around sustainability.
Tech
Peer Relays solved what dynamic DNS couldn't.
The LG UltraGear 34GX900A-B packs a fast 240 Hz OLED panel and 3440 x 1440 resolution into an immersive 800R curved display, now available for 50% off.
Programmering
Article URL: https://openrun.dev/blog/litestream/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49501147 Points: 4 # Comments: 1
Tech
Maybe I'll finally start replying to people...
Programmering
Article URL: https://www.maximum-progress.com/p/should-we-have-kept-the-american Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49501002 Points: 15 # Comments: 3
Tech
With just one more major mission upcoming, NASA's science programs need a boost.
Tech
Filtering Spam Calls, increasing the display resolution, optimizing the lockscreen, and more.
One last hurrah for "fort comma night," "Mist, or Beast," and "offer pickle."
Programmering
Article URL: https://www.artie.com/careers?ashby_jid=e87b84d2-78b3-41a3-937a-47e83643cdf1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49500471 Points: 0 # Comments: 0
Tech
From a Raspberry Pi Zero struggle to smooth HTTPS certs, a simple Tailscale trick rescued a stubborn Vaultwarden setup.
AI
Elon Musk says a secretive new SpaceX foundry will let him cast his own turbine blades and get gas power online 18 months faster than anyone else — but it's a bet on a fuel source that's already triggering lawsuits and health stu…
"And honestly, I'm okay with that."
80% of nearly 17,000 viewers agree: Wii Sports is even more of a grandpa game in 2026 than it was two decades prior.
Tech
"Lake America" it is.
Tech
After funding struggles and a name change, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been successfully launched. It will now make a three-month, one-million-mile journey to its orbit at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2) be…
Tech
Troubling reports of sprains, back pain, and whiplash.
DLSS 5 now runs on Ampere GPUs thanks to a patched DLL, but performance is expectedly poor for the most part. You can get up to 30-40 FPS in edge cases with minimum in-game settings, but newer titles can tank FPS to single digits.
Tech
Having avoided death by tax writeoff, 'Coyote vs. Acme' is out for the world to see. Did you like it?
Article URL: https://komoroske.com/slime-mold/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49499891 Points: 45 # Comments: 18
AI
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
Article URL: https://www.haiku-os.org/news/2026-08-26_haiku_r1_beta6 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49499867 Points: 117 # Comments: 28
Article URL: https://0xcc.io/posts/omarchy-root-creds/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49499854 Points: 197 # Comments: 204
Article URL: https://www.itamarnovick.com/intro-to-startup-anti-pattern-series/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49499831 Points: 6 # Comments: 2
Tech
Xiaomi’s XRING 03 was previously reported to be the first smartphone chipset to have support for LPDDR6 RAM thanks to the Chinese firm’s partnership with CXMT. Now, it appears that there’s no stopping the momentum of the memory m…
Tech
Gamescom Congress 2026 concluded with a new attendance record after welcoming more than 1,100 visitors from the games industry, business, education, politics, science, media, and wider society. Held on August 27 as part of Gamesc…
AI
As backlash grows over Flock's AI surveillance cameras, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has frozen state spending on them. The move came just ahead of the publication of a Texas Tribune investigation that revealed the state spent over…
Hardware
The latest DLSS technology reportedly works even on older RTX GPUs, but the performance regression is too large to enable a smooth gameplay. DLSS 5 Neural Rendering Now Works With GeForce RTX 30 Series, But At A Huge Performance …
Ancient footprints in Kenya reveal that eight Paranthropus boisei may have traveled together 1.4 million years ago, with some individuals reaching surprisingly large, human-like body sizes. The tracks offer a rare glimpse of thei…
Programmering
Article URL: https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-protecteu-strategy-encryption-backdoor-law-enforcement Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49499394 Points: 175 # Comments: 59
Gaming
Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition is now available on Nintendo Switch 2, marking the acclaimed open-world action RPG’s first appearance on a Nintendo platform. The package includes the original game, its substantial Shadow of the Erd…
Science
Physicists have mathematically captured a bizarre “spacetime crystal” that can either dissolve or collapse into a microscopic black hole after only a tiny change in energy. Their breakthrough came from an unusual trick involving …
AI
Caterpillar has spent decades putting autonomous machines to work at remote mining sites. It's now bringing that experience to AI deployment.
It's definitely got plenty of parts to pick from, but does it all come together?
Tech
Description Leadership from NASA Headquarters, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Deep Space Network (DSN) stand in front of the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 antenna at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex n…
Tech
Description Long shadows are cast by the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, in August 2026. A 34-meter (114-foot) multifrequency beam-waveguide antenna…
Turbine blades and vanes are among the most complicated turbine engine parts to build, with processes taking as long as 60 to 90 weeks. Because of this, Musk wants to bring their manufacturing in-house at SpaceX.
Tech
Description Five antennas soak in the summer sun at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, in August 2026. The recently completed Deep Space Station 23, a 34-meter (114-foot) beam-waveguide antenna, …
Article URL: https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-08-27 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49499095 Points: 36 # Comments: 6
Science
Omega-3 and low-dose aspirin matched the effectiveness of antibiotics in a year-long study of patients with severe gum disease, with both approaches helping about 58% reach the treatment goal. The unexpected result could point to…
Tech
A laptop that helped its owner get through one Bachelor’s degree and two Master’s degrees, all the while moving countries, had its display broken, and due to the poor finances of the individual, there was no way to afford its rep…
Gaming
It seems Xbox wants Hollywood to do what it does best with its handful of ongoing, well-known IP.
Programmering
Article URL: https://fortune.com/2026/08/29/europe-summer-drought-desertification-threat-rivers-fish/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49498978 Points: 127 # Comments: 143
A team of veteran developers has recompiled Donkey Kong 64 in C, so it runs natively on Windows, Linux, and Mac. The entire project is free, uses no generative AI, but still includes more features than any vibecoded retro revival…
Science
IBM and University of Chicago researchers have completed a quantum computation that leading classical methods could not practically reproduce. The system used 70 error-corrected logical qubits and finished the task in roughly 15 …
Tech
StarkWare’s experiment shows Bitcoin users may have an emergency escape hatch for quantum attacks.
Programmering
Article URL: https://thezvi.wordpress.com/2026/08/29/metr-and-redwood-offer-holy-postmortem-of-the-huggingface-hack/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49498787 Points: 59 # Comments: 24
Science
Adults aged 40 and older performed about 12% faster on a test of executive function after using a HEPA air purifier at home for one month. The findings suggest that cleaner indoor air could offer a simple way to help protect the …
Hieronymus invites you to step into artworks like The Garden of Earthly Delights.
Tech
Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy ro…
Hundreds of previously overlooked seismic events have been detected beneath Antarctica, including 245 near the marine edge of the Thwaites Glacier. Many appear to be glacial earthquakes caused when huge icebergs break off, capsiz…
AI
As DDR5 platforms continue to skyrocket in price, vendors are expanding their previous-generation lineups that support DDR4 memory. ASRock Silently Launches B550M Pro-A WiFi motherboard for Older Ryzen CPUs; Features 8 Power Phas…
Gaming
Chess.com has done one thing, and one thing very well, for almost 20 years, but now it's going beyond its domain name. The biggest name in online chess quietly launched its first companion site in beta back in May: Gambit, a free…
Article URL: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/66504 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49498201 Points: 129 # Comments: 153
Early builds of Valve games from 2003 to 2013 have been found in a 12TB archive pulled from the company's old servers. These pre-release versions act like time capsules, preserving the state of the game from before it underwent m…
Several developers, publishers, and studios have had their laptops and handheld consoles stolen at Gamescom 2026. However, the organizers said that it's only responsible for general security, and exhibitors can book individual bo…
Tech
Roborock’s latest robot vacuum sucks and mops well, but its object avoidance leaves things to be desired.
Science
Mars has a hidden temperature divide, with its southern interior potentially hundreds of degrees hotter than the north and partially molten. The discovery could help explain several long-standing Martian mysteries, including unus…
Windows
The issue appears to be widespread, which has caused even Microsoft to acknowledge the problem with its latest Windows update. The Latest Windows 11 KB5120998 Update is Breaking Mouse Cursors; Microsoft Announces it is Investigat…
Adata's Urban Tapsafe portable SSD sports magnetic face plates, a metal mounting clip, the ability to unlock the drive with your phone, and share selective access with others via an app.
Article URL: https://github.com/fugue-labs/monty-go Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49497928 Points: 36 # Comments: 11
AI
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on falling robots and the US-China AI race, follow Robert Hart. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sunday …
Tech
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 142, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, how is it almost September already, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer ho…
An epic book preservation effort.
IT
I don’t know how your tech drawers look, but mine are filled with wires I’ll likely never use again because technology has advanced quite a bit. Thankfully, USB-C seems to be here to stay since there is no wrong way to plug these…
Article URL: https://smoores.dev/post/automating_immersive_reading/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49497854 Points: 59 # Comments: 17
Science
Scientists have cracked a long-standing chemistry problem, creating nanocrystals from tough metal nitrides that were previously extremely difficult to produce at this scale. The breakthrough could turn familiar materials used in …
Article URL: https://www.muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/software/windows.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49497819 Points: 40 # Comments: 7
The leak purportedly includes files that date between 2003 and 2013.
Article URL: https://greenlightning.eu/diy/hacking-ikea-furniture/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49497810 Points: 191 # Comments: 105
Chinese DRAM maker CXMT wants the US Department of Defense to remove it from the list of companies linked to the Chinese military.
Corsair's mainstream RMe series returns for 2026 with Platinum-class efficiency, a 500W fanless window, and a temperature-sensing 12V-2x6 cable that shuts the GPU down before a connector can melt.
Tech
The company is testing robots on tasks that can performed by technicians.
A user on Reddit shared their story about how the factory-applied liquid metal on their Asus Zephyrus M16 gaming laptop corroded the heatsink and lid of their CPU. It got so bad that the corrosion was about to eat away and seep o…
Tech
Gamescom 2026 closed out its most decorated edition yet by handing out 19 official awards to the best games shown this year at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany. CD Projekt Red and SEGA each walked away with three trophies apiec…
TecLab, a Brazilian YouTuber, has just shown the most dangerous method of bypassing the 16-pin connector on an RTX 5090 — by soldering wires directly to the card's PCB. In an attempt to save the GPU from melting, they've created …
Science
Scientists have discovered seven new species of Madagascar’s elusive diamond frogs, using DNA from modern and century-old museum specimens to solve a long-running biological puzzle. The findings reveal surprising hidden diversity…
Hardware
Splurging a ludicrous amount of money on hardware from a single brand and being refused top-tier customer support when you require it the most has got to be the biggest backstabbing experience, at least for one individual. Trying…
IT
Det er ulike meldinger om når de nye AirPods-ene vil komme.
The publisher says it has disrupted 375 reseller operations so far.
The US military has successfully deployed a laser defense system on the southern border of the country and shot down alleged Mexican cartel drones. These UAVs are suspected of spotting U.S. law enforcement operations and help the…
Article URL: https://blog.lyc8503.net/en/post/dn42-2-dnet/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49497200 Points: 79 # Comments: 63
Science
Weapons buried with ancient Egyptian princesses may have been more than ceremonial decorations. Researchers studying royal mummies from Dahshur found bone changes consistent with years of archery and other strenuous weapon use. S…
IT
Stadig flere lar språkmodeller skrive for seg. Problemet ikke er teknologien, men at vi skjuler at vi bruker den, mener to forskere ved Universitetet i Agder.
Tech
Our memories seem a bit fuzzy.
Programmering
Article URL: https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2026/08/29/qsb-118/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49496918 Points: 170 # Comments: 66
Programmering
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1804.07389 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49496782 Points: 172 # Comments: 49
AI
TL;DR: 1min.AI puts writing, image, audio, video, and PDF AI tools in one app, and a lifetime Advanced Business Plan is only $79.99 today. Running separate subscriptions for all your different AI models could cost you hundreds ev…
Windows
TL;DR: Get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the rest of Office 2024 Pro Plus for life for $49.97 (reg. $249.99) through September 1. Paying monthly for software you’ll use indefinitely doesn’t make sense. That’s why more people are c…
Science
Researchers have produced a form of Spirulina containing biologically active vitamin B12 at levels comparable to beef. By carefully controlling the light used to grow the algae, they overcame a major problem with conventional Spi…
The prolific voice actor also appeared in Knight Rider, Gremlins, King Kong, Crystal Crisis, and plenty more.
Science
The Juan de Fuca plate beneath northern Oregon appears to be shallower than previously estimated, potentially making shaking from a future Cascadia megathrust earthquake significantly stronger. Scientists also found a deep basin …
Science
Quantum mechanics and Einstein’s theory of gravity explain almost everything we see in nature, yet physicists still do not know how to unite them. A new theoretical framework suggests that some experiments that appear to show gra…
Science
CAR T-cell therapy dramatically reduced disease activity in six people with severe rheumatoid arthritis that had resisted other treatments, with three achieving medication-free remission. The treatment may work by clearing out ha…
Article URL: https://danluu.com/bug-blind/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49494520 Points: 355 # Comments: 231
It's the Runa-approved way to play.
Gaming
NVIDIA's DLSS 5 marks a major shift for the company's AI-powered graphics technologies, using Neural Rendering to enhance lighting, materials, skin, hair, and other visual elements in real time. NVIDIA is positioning it as a “sig…
Hardware
It's a bit of a throwback to the IP lawsuits of a few years ago.
The unofficial native port of the classic Nintendo platformer runs on modern hardware.
Tech
I used to be an avid hiker and would try to go backpacking a few times a year. I always dreamed of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, but life kind of got in the way. (Turns out jobs, wives, and children aren't thrilled with the …
Some poor bosses are getting "the Matador treatment".
Tech
It hasn't been that long since 'Manifest' wrapped, but now it's returned with new arrivals and a new mystery.
AI
Consumers evidently don't need "stars" to get them to gorge on AI content.
Tech
Alt-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos was arrested by ICE on Thursday, and today the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Reuters and the Washington Post that he had been deported to the UK. Yiannopoulos came to the US legall…
Programmering
Article URL: https://www.tencent.com/tencent-releases-and-open-sources-tencent-hy4-preview/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49492632 Points: 365 # Comments: 232
Tech
No matter the take or the creator, Peter Cullen was never far behind 'Transformers' and helped push it along.
Yoshi said to expect the new big update by the end of September.
Hardware
This latest lawsuit is particularly broad and homes in on accusations of illegal piracy.
Tech
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell have filed suit against Anthropic in the US District Court for the Northern District of California seeking damages for "tens of thousands" copyrighted works. The companies are asking for …
Paimon could never.
AI
Investors, founders, and operators from across Europe arrived for the annual Nordic TechBBQ conference to talk about how humans can have agency over AI.
Linux
Article URL: https://people.kernel.org/monsieuricon/creepy-crawlies Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49491791 Points: 504 # Comments: 228
AI
Vijay Pande — who left a16z's roughly $4 billion biotech practice last year to start the much smaller, AI-native VZVC — talks about why biology is finally shifting from a "discovery" science to an "engineering" one, why clinical …
Blackfrost's early access release won't make it this year after all.
AI
Advanced lithography and next-generation manufacturing processes meant that a smartphone’s chipset would be the costliest component running inside these mobile devices, that’s until the AI boom arrived. According to a tipster’s l…
A requiem for the early days of budget PC gaming.
Tech
The years have changed, but 'Avengers Endgame: Encore' is still striking a chord with audiences with just one trailer.
AI
Several Hollywood celebs are ditching the massive eight-figure checks and exotic movie sets for a rising format: microdramas.
Tech
BYOK is a no-frills, single-purpose gadget that 90 percent of people will find absolutely frivolous. But for those who spend a significant chunk of their lives putting words to virtual paper, there is an obvious allure. Personall…
I've accomplished very little on a Star Wars Galaxies private server, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
California’s legislature has passed Assembly Bill 1856, exempting open-source operating systems from the State’s Digital Age Assurance Act months before the law is due to take effect on January 1, 2027.
AI
The animosity between Elon Musk and Sam Altman is as convoluted as sordid, replete with a veritable smorgasbord of moves and countermoves that frequently spill out from the personal sphere and into the commercial one. Now, just a…
A dinner plate-sized magnetic core memory homebrew USB device has been used to transfer a text file from one PC to another for the first time.
Tech
Joseph Fink is the cocreator and cowriter of Welcome to Night Vale, arguably the most important fiction podcast ever. He's also the creator of the noir podcast Unlicensed and Alice Isn't Dead, which takes some of the conspiratori…
Gaming
If you've spent years holding out hope for Motive's 'Iron Man' game, you can apparently stay in line a little while longer.
The Samsung Odyssey G55C is a 32-inch curved gaming monitor with a 1440p QHD resolution and 1ms response time. It's currently on sale at just $199.99, saving you $130 off its $329.99 MSRP.
San Francisco defense startup Mara has secured $7 million in a pre-seed round to produce what it calls Spike, a portable counter-drone system housed inside a backpack.
AI
As my 20s are set to come to an end later this year, I’ve officially reached the age where sleeping in the wrong position or stretching just a little too far can cause aches and pains. I’ve always been somewhat skeptical of massa…
The results of the Debian general-resolution vote on the use of large language models have been posted; the winner is choice 5: Responsible Use of Generative AI. Debian neither endorses nor prohibits the use of generative AI tool…
Tech
Surely they'll deploy them responsibly.
Gaming
Like its desktop counterpart, Intel’s Core i9-14900HX is no stranger to overheating and throttling, with an Acer Predator Helios gaming laptop owner finding out the hard way when running YouTube videos caused insane temperature s…
Living the grimdark dream.
Science
A ketogenic diet outperformed Mediterranean and low-fat diets in several measures of metabolic health during a clinical trial involving people with obesity, prediabetes, and fatty liver disease. All three groups lost about 10% of…
IT
Brukere ser nå i snitt 40 prosent mindre KI-søppel, ifølge selskapet.
"How do we follow up three characters? Is it four characters now?"
AI
The new generation of data center systems is increasing efficiency with smarter traffic control instead of just more processor cycles.
Even AMD builds are now depressing to look at.
Science
Dogs and humans may have more in common when it comes to aging than scientists realized. Researchers with the Dog Aging Project found that patterns of small molecules in dogs’ blood were linked to longer or shorter lifespans in r…
Science
Researchers have discovered a way to turn notoriously difficult-to-recycle PVC plastic into a key ingredient used in high-performance lubricants such as engine oil. The technique could give mountains of plastic waste a valuable s…
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Programmering
Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-fruit-is-scarce-these-monkeys-hunt-animals-the-behavior-may-offer-clues-about-the-origins-of-humans-meat-eating-habits-180989412/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.…
AI
Allow AI agents to form a large group, and their behavior starts to look eerily human.
AI
Remember when “smart home” meant a single voice assistant that half-heard your requests? Those days are gone. Today, your house can vacuum itself, remotely unlock the door, water the lawn only when it’s needed, and even warn you …
"But now you know, we've got a lot more to show you."
Science
A major new analysis challenges recent claims that the universe's expansion is slowing, finding that the evidence for cosmic acceleration remains strong. The findings preserve the leading role of dark energy, while leaving scient…
The Refund4Freedom site was put together by the Italian Linux Society and the Free Software Foundation Europe to help address the unfairness of unwanted OS bundling.
GTA 6 is currently running at 30 FPS at Rockstar internally with no confirmation on a 60 FPS mode being available at launch, or even later.
You can replace two 27-inch QHD monitors with one Deco Gear DG49OLED240. This 49-inch 32:9 QD-OLED panel has an 1800R curve, 240 Hz, 5120x1440 pixels, HDR10, DisplayHDR 400, wide gamut color, and Adaptive-Sync.
The community surrounding the DataOne data center in Vineland, New Jersey, are complaining about the Microsoft-linked project. The company's deployment of several unpermitted gas turbines is just one of the issues that has been h…
Science
People with chronic insomnia who used melatonin long term had a roughly 90% higher risk of developing heart failure over five years, according to a large preliminary study. The findings do not prove melatonin causes heart problem…
Tech
Testing 100 companies found privacy requests often led to confusion and dead ends.
The person or group behind nine days of Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay leaks cashed out of the $CYBERLEEK memecoin on Thursday, hours before Rockstar's Extended Look premiered on Netflix.
Secret Neighbor will remain offline until Hologryph and tinyBuild have addressed the breach.
Science
Researchers have discovered that Western Australia’s iron-rich rocks can naturally generate hydrogen and that the process may be boosted to produce much larger amounts. If it can be scaled up, the vast formations beneath the Pilb…
The U.S. Navy successfully tested a sail-powered autonomous drone in live-fire exercises in the Pacific.
Konstantin Ryabitsev has written a blog post with hard numbers about the impact of AI crawlers on the Linux kernel repositories at git.kernel.org: Today, git.kernel.org receives about 6M daily requests demanding to see random com…
Tech
A 16-inch M1 Max MacBook Pro, still going strong with 83 percent health after 470 charge cycles, was denied a battery replacement from Apple’s customer support staff because its health needed to be degraded to 79 percent to warra…
Windows
TL;DR: AutoCAD LT combines precise 2D drafting, workflow automation, DWG compatibility, and connected collaboration tools in a one-year subscription for $199. Some projects need precise 2D drawings, not a maze of 3D tools you wil…
AI
TL;DR: ChatPlayground AI lets you compare responses from multiple AI models in one window, with lifetime Unlimited Plan access available for $79. Every AI model has its own way of answering a prompt. One might write cleaner code,…
Science
Frequent micro-awakenings during sleep were linked to higher genetic risk for Alzheimer’s in healthy middle-aged adults who had no symptoms. The discovery raises the possibility that subtle changes during sleep could offer an ear…
IT
Trump-administrasjonen bevilger millioner av dollar til en egen politienhet og investerer i flere nye teknologier, med mål å stramme grepet om ulovlige migranter.
Science
Scientists have identified a protein that acts like a brake on the nervous system’s ability to repair damaged connections. Blocking AHR helped injured nerve fibers regrow and improved movement and sensation in mice with nerve or …
The controversial generative AI tech can look alright when used subtly, but the 'AI look' seems to be inescapable.
AI
Technical progress has encouraged a new batch of companies to jump in on the promise of profits from humanoid robots. And they're all Chinese automakers.
AI
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)'s bonuses for the second quarter outpaced the firm's revenue growth, as shown in the firm's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). During the second quarte…
AI
Are XREAL's smart glasses the way of the future for home entertainment?
Tech
From left to right: NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor from President Donald J. Tr…
Tech
Kalshi can't evade Nevada gambling laws by calling bets "swaps," judges rule.
Tech
Dave Green and Will Forte took to social media to mark the opening of the once-canceled comedy.
Tech
Cancellations have accelerated.
Tech
RFK Jr. went to Samoa to spread vaccine fears. The measles outbreak after killed 83.
AI
Fans of Google Notebook’s AI-generated podcasts may have to settle for fewer of them once a new usage-tracking method goes into effect next week. Starting September 2, Google Notebook will switch over to “compute-specific” usage …
Gaming
In a new featurette, actor Liam McIntyre teases the sheer carnage and suite of comic-book-accurate costumes awaiting players when the game arrives on PlayStation 5 this September.
Forbidden Rites is a rerun of the action RPG's best league yet with some twists.
Tech
A plaintiff is claiming that CSAM was used to train Grok.
Tech
NASA named a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the first prize winner for Phase 2 of the agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge, which focused on developing solutions for reducing waste during missions to the M…
AI
Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It's the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom.
Everyone's got an opinion, including us.
Méven Car has written a pair of interesting blog posts (part 1, part 2). The first post is largely about some of the recent new features and performance work that have gone into the Dolphin file manager 26.08 release, as well as …
AI
Somebody built a desktop “PC” out of a gaming phone. It’s a cool little project. The modder basically disassembled a powerful Android phone, strapped on an enclosure and cooler setup, and connected it to an external monitor. It r…
AI
If you want a fast, low-maintenance machine that mostly lives in the browser, few options are as compelling as a Chromebook. Chromebooks don’t try to do everything, which is exactly why they’re so appealing. For this roundup, we …
Hands-on with the free-to-play boss-killer.
AI
Given 10 benchmarks for specific misaligned behaviors, the automated systems were able to improve performance on every single one without degrading overall performance.
AI
The feature, announced this week, allows Brave's users to sign up for websites and other online services without having to share their personal email addresses.
Gaming
Gaming laptop manufacturers still swear by liquid metal in their machines for better thermals, despite its dangerous properties, resorting to employing rubber barriers and gaskets to prevent spillage and catastrophic failure of p…
Tech
Unreal Engine 5 games have earned a reputation for being visually impressive but often difficult to run smoothly, particularly once Lumen, Nanite, and Virtual Shadow Maps enter the equation. Mortal Shell II is another title built…
The null block driver (null_blk) is a small driver that is mostly useful for benchmarking block-layer implementations. It accepts all requests and marks them complete as quickly as possible, doing as little work as possible. In J…
AI
There's a lot of capital pouring into the business of giving models away.
While you were out partying, I was studying the blade (on DVD).
Tech
Anthropic refused to support lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance.
Rubidium atoms on China’s Tiangong space station fell with the same acceleration, upholding a cornerstone of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
Hardware
In just 24 hours, we saw modders enabling DLSS 5 NR implementation in multiple games as well as enabling it on the RTX 40 series cards. NVIDIA DLSS 5 Neural Rendering Now Works on ADA RTX 40 GPUs Ahead of Official Release A lot o…
Tech
President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor Friday for their service durin…
Tech
"It's called the US Space Academy. That's a big deal."
Tech
Annual Apple TV subscriptions get the biggest bump.
Tech
To strengthen the nation’s space workforce and develop the next generation of space leaders, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order on Friday to establish the nation’s first U.S. Space Academy. The order highlights h…
AI
Sophia Bendz, general partner at Cherry Ventures, stopped by Equity to break down the latest in the Swedish tech ecosystem.
Rolling deep.
Gaming
Gaming on a budget doesn’t have to mean compromising on quality. Whether you’re a casual player or a dedicated enthusiast, finding the right accessories can make the precious hours you get to spend in front of your computer that …
Tech
James Cameron's 1991 sci-fi blockbuster returns to theaters this weekend for its 35th anniversary.
If Task Manager is so good, why isn't there a Task Manager 2?
AI
The backlash against license plate readers comes amid a wave of police abuses of surveillance cameras.
With 32GB DDR4 SO-DIMM memory kits costing roughly half as much as comparable DDR5 kits, MSI’s new Katana 15 HX C14 could help reduce the impact of soaring memory prices.
YMTC has some big plans.
Gaming
The latest Game Ready Driver appears to provide noticeable performance uplifts in synthetic benchmarks. GeForce Game Ready Diver 616.56 Reportedly Brings Major Compute Improvements; CUDA and OpenCL Workloads Apparently Benefittin…
The Trump administration is reportedly drafting a rule to close a loophole around remote access to advanced AI compute, and it could be shared with trade groups as early as September.
Tech
*Notice* The Payment Management System (PMS) is currently experiencing issues affecting Federal Financial Report (FFR) generation. Impacted NASA grant recipients will not be considered noncompliant. NASA is working with PMS to re…
AI
Meta fixes AI glasses to stop recording any time users cover up the safety light.
AI
Retro, a friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram employees, has raised more than $21 million in Series A funding.
AI
Microsoft just released optional update KB5120998 for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2. On top of numerous minor improvements, it introduces a few big changes that’ll be noticeable in day-to-day use. Free positioning of the taskbar The m…
So no Skibidi Toilet? Got it.
Nvidia establishes its employees federal political action committee (PAC) to fund politicians whose positions are favorable to Nvidia's interests.
Three species preferred different people based on their skin odor and bacteria. The findings could help make new microbe-based repellants.
Linux
At a GlanceExpert's Rating Pros Imaging, backup, and disaster recovery Actively protects against viruses and ransomware Integrated cloud storage available Cons Subscription-only makes it expensive over time Heavy installation foo…
"There's just one that I'm happy to avoid entirely."
AI
Now, Apple TV subscriptions will cost $14.99 per month, up from its previous price of $12.99 per month.
Windows
Microsoft just released optional update KB5120998 for Windows 11, an important one that brings back a long-missed feature in the operating system. However, take caution before installing it—some users are reporting that this upda…
Does whatever a (legally distinct) Spider(-Man) can.
Science
Scientists have created light-activated drugs that helped blind mice perceive light again and restored visually guided behavior without gene therapy, implants, or specialized lighting. Even more intriguingly, two of the most prom…
AI
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