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Whack-a-drone

Whack-a-drone

In Pasadena, California, there's a cute red brick courtyard where one storefront isn't like the rest. The glass doors open onto a sparse industrial ha…
98.css

98.css

Article URL: https://jdan.github.io/98.css/#status-bar Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49028927 Points: 262 # Comments: 57…
How AI guardrails are impeding the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers

How AI guardrails are impeding the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers

We spoke with several cybersecurity researchers, who look for unknown vulnerabilities and develop tools to exploit them, about how OpenAI’s and Anthro…
OpenAI and Anthropic unite against open-weight AI risks to their bottom line

OpenAI and Anthropic unite against open-weight AI risks to their bottom line

Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2026/07/22/openai-anthropic-open-models-trump-china Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49020868 Poi…
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendment

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendment

As the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has authority over the nation’s TV, radio, and internet. But since Donald Trump…
AMD takes on Nvidia with its Helios AI rack scale system

AMD takes on Nvidia with its Helios AI rack scale system

AMD is challenging its chipmaker rival with a new rack-scale system that will start shipping to customers later this year.…
Next Space Force chief throws cold water on the idea of space privateers

Next Space Force chief throws cold water on the idea of space privateers

It turns out some of Benjamin Franklin's opinions from 240 years ago are still relevant today.…
Hyundai claims humanoid robot plan is not part of talks with striking workers

Hyundai claims humanoid robot plan is not part of talks with striking workers

Union previously warned automaker that any robot deployment must be negotiated.…
Apps targeted at US troops contain Chinese and Russian code

Apps targeted at US troops contain Chinese and Russian code

More than one-eighth of apps analyzed contained foreign code.…
Nintendo keeps making shooters more friendly and approachable

Nintendo keeps making shooters more friendly and approachable

Nintendo does a lot of weird things, but Splatoon might just be one of the strangest - or at least the boldest. The series started as an attempt to mu…
Stop Saying Kids Can’t Read

Stop Saying Kids Can’t Read

Everyone is talking about the reading crisis. But inside the “Mississippi Miracle,” it’s all about comprehension.…
A Device Hidden in Cars Across the US Leaves Them Vulnerable to Hacking and Paralysis. Patch It Now

A Device Hidden in Cars Across the US Leaves Them Vulnerable to Hacking and Paralysis. Patch It Now

Dealerships installed alarms in millions of vehicles—and left them in even if the buyer didn’t want them. Now researchers warn they can be hacked to u…
The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens

The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens

Members of the Army received an email informing them that they were rapidly depleting their AI tokens, and needed to limit use.…
Firefighting drones in the works as wildfires plague US nearly year-round

Firefighting drones in the works as wildfires plague US nearly year-round

California and XPRIZE competition tests whether drones can stop wildfires early.…
The FCC is planning to retroactively ban disguised DJI gadgets

The FCC is planning to retroactively ban disguised DJI gadgets

Last October, we told you how the FCC had given itself the power to retroactively ban gadgets that have already received its approval to be imported a…
The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches

The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches

The Trump administration is asking the Space Force to do a lot. This will require more launches.…
Xiaomi-Robotics-1

Xiaomi-Robotics-1

Article URL: https://robotics.xiaomi.com/xiaomi-robotics-1.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48974454 Points: 212 # Comments: 14…
Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to ‘Trackflation’

Elite Young Runners Are Becoming Freakishly Fast. Welcome to ‘Trackflation’

Four-minute miles are almost routine. Middle schoolers are beating college runners. Inside the youth track boom that’s turning kids and teens into spe…
The ACLU Is Arming Lawyers to Expose State Surveillance Secrets

The ACLU Is Arming Lawyers to Expose State Surveillance Secrets

A new toolkit for attorneys in Massachusetts targets the technologies police use—and conceal—to build criminal cases, from facial recognition to AI-wr…
Apps Marketed to US Troops Are Shipping Chinese and Russian Code

Apps Marketed to US Troops Are Shipping Chinese and Russian Code

A first-of-its-kind analysis found more than one in eight apps built for US service members carried foreign code—some from firms in nations the Pentag…
Prompt Injection Attacks Are Thwarting AI Hacking Agents

Prompt Injection Attacks Are Thwarting AI Hacking Agents

“Context bombing” tricks malicious AI agents into shutting down before they can do harm.…
Hegseth wants a "High-T" military; doctors call it a clinical minefield

Hegseth wants a "High-T" military; doctors call it a clinical minefield

"We're turning the clock back on rational healthcare."…
The Pentagon's Space Development Agency hasn't moved as fast as anyone would like

The Pentagon's Space Development Agency hasn't moved as fast as anyone would like

"Missiles are being launched at the joint force every single day in [Operation] Epic Fury."…
Will Russia's answer to the Falcon 9 rocket ever take flight?

Will Russia's answer to the Falcon 9 rocket ever take flight?

Grasshopper-like tests could begin in 2028.…
Why the first GPU financiers are turning to inference chips in a $400 million deal

Why the first GPU financiers are turning to inference chips in a $400 million deal

A $400 million chip-backed loan points to the next wave of AI infrastructure deals.…
Immersive Linear Algebra Book with Interactive Figures (2015)

Immersive Linear Algebra Book with Interactive Figures (2015)

Article URL: https://immersivemath.com/ila/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48935951 Points: 234 # Comments: 27…
23 Best Gifts for Cooks (2026): Vitamix, Frying Pans, Air Fryers

23 Best Gifts for Cooks (2026): Vitamix, Frying Pans, Air Fryers

From the best air fryer to frying pans to knife sharpeners anyone can use, these ideas will keep the curious home chef in your life tinkering away.…
Panasonic Japanese Microwave Review (2026): True 1-Button Cooking

Panasonic Japanese Microwave Review (2026): True 1-Button Cooking

The Japanese Microwave measures food temperature directly, and stops cooking when food’s hot. It’s kinda terrific.…
Valve Steam Machine Review: A Compromised Console

Valve Steam Machine Review: A Compromised Console

Great for indie darlings, but Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo remain kings of TV gaming.…
The war on ‘woke science’ comes for space research

The war on ‘woke science’ comes for space research

The Trump administration is waging a culture war on science, and the latest salvo is in the form of a dry, bureaucratic proposal from the Office of Ma…