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HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs

HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs

Resellers threatened to ditch HP printing supplies for counterfeits.…
Two Trump health nominees crash and burn in tense Senate hearing

Two Trump health nominees crash and burn in tense Senate hearing

Both nominees flailed in their own unique ways as senators sought answers.…
Trump teleprompter aide made $100,000 betting on what Trump would say, reports say

Trump teleprompter aide made $100,000 betting on what Trump would say, reports say

If only someone could have predicted it.…
Hundreds rally at Bethesda HQ to protest Xbox layoffs, and Ars was there

Hundreds rally at Bethesda HQ to protest Xbox layoffs, and Ars was there

Union wants to halt a "perpetual cycle" of layoffs, get back to contract bargaining.…
Judge: Trump can’t deport researchers just for working in content moderation

Judge: Trump can’t deport researchers just for working in content moderation

Disinformation researchers praise ruling blocking Trump visa denials and deportations.…
FCC plans to clear the way for more media consolidation

FCC plans to clear the way for more media consolidation

The Federal Communications Commission will vote next month on whether a single company can own broadcast stations that reach more than 39 percent of U…
Daylight saving time is on track to become permanent in the US

Daylight saving time is on track to become permanent in the US

The US is one step closer to observing daylight saving time year-round. On Tuesday, the House advanced the Sunshine Protection Act on a 308 to 117 vot…
OpenAI Staffers Are Funding a Rival Super PAC to Take on Their Boss

OpenAI Staffers Are Funding a Rival Super PAC to Take on Their Boss

OpenAI employees have donated more than $215,000 to a political effort opposing Leading the Future, a group backed by the company’s president, Greg Br…
Trump admin puts Americans in Congo on "do-not-board" list, barring return

Trump admin puts Americans in Congo on "do-not-board" list, barring return

Citizens must now spend 21 days in a third country before they are allowed to come home.…
New York bans data center construction for a year, rattling AI industry

New York bans data center construction for a year, rattling AI industry

New York’s data center moratorium may become the blueprint for anti-AI movement.…
New York State halts construction of all new data centers

New York State halts construction of all new data centers

New York has become the first state to temporarily halt approval of large data centers, as Gov. Kathy Hochul argues the AI-driven building boom should…
Reflection inks $1B compute deal with Nebius

Reflection inks $1B compute deal with Nebius

Reflection AI has signed a $1 billion deal to access Nebius's compute. Reflection was founded in 2024 and is developing open source AI technology.…
New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium

New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium

“We have no choice but to address the challenges created by these massive facilities,” New York governor Kathy Hochul said. The executive order will p…
Let’s build a children’s public internet

Let’s build a children’s public internet

An increasing number of people seem to agree the internet is terrible for children - allegedly addictive, destructive to self-esteem, possibly a porta…
The Chatbot That Foretold Why People Share Secrets With ChatGPT

The Chatbot That Foretold Why People Share Secrets With ChatGPT

In the 1960s an MIT professor named Joseph Weizenbaum created a chatbot called ELIZA. The conversations people had with it set precedents for the chat…
Sotheby’s Big T. Rex Auction Raises Concerns Hype and Wealth Are Upending Science

Sotheby’s Big T. Rex Auction Raises Concerns Hype and Wealth Are Upending Science

Private buyers are increasingly outbidding museums for fossils. That’s making it difficult—or even impossible—for researchers to improve our understan…
DOGE Used AI for Housing Policy. The Government Won’t Say How

DOGE Used AI for Housing Policy. The Government Won’t Say How

In response to a public records request, HUD has withheld documents about DOGE’s use of AI—in part by citing a privilege that doesn’t exist.…
New York becomes the first state to enact a data center moratorium

New York becomes the first state to enact a data center moratorium

New hyperscale data centers can't set up shop in New York for up to a year now that Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has signed the nation's first statewide …
States sue to block Paramount/WBD merger that was approved by Trump admin

States sue to block Paramount/WBD merger that was approved by Trump admin

AG: Deal will bring "higher prices, lower quality, and less content for film and TV."…
California creates $3,500 rebate for new electric vehicle buyers

California creates $3,500 rebate for new electric vehicle buyers

There's a separate $1,750 rebate for used EVs, but both rebates have a price cap.…
DOGE is done. What happened to its records?

DOGE is done. What happened to its records?

Article URL: https://www.ms.now/opinion/doge-government-efficiency-records-job-cuts-elon-musk-foia Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=…
Social media limits are coming for teens across Europe

Social media limits are coming for teens across Europe

The European Union is weighing sweeping new restrictions on children's and teenagers' access to social media, including age limits, an outright ban, a…
Ask HN: Add flag for AI-generated articles

Ask HN: Add flag for AI-generated articles

Should HN add the ability to flag articles as AI-generated? This doesn't have to act as a regular flag, i.e., it won't de-rank the article; it could j…
Uber’s Autonomous Vehicle Strategy: Slow Their Adoption

Uber’s Autonomous Vehicle Strategy: Slow Their Adoption

In at least two places, Uber has pushed a policy that could give it an advantage over developers of self-driving cars. The company says it’s fighting …
The vintage beauty of Soviet control rooms (2018)

The vintage beauty of Soviet control rooms (2018)

Article URL: https://designyoutrust.com/2018/01/vintage-beauty-soviet-control-rooms/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48868996 Point…
Networking and the Internet, from First Principles

Networking and the Internet, from First Principles

Article URL: https://fazamhd.com/mental-models/networking/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48871470 Points: 179 # Comments: 47…
Mayor Mamdani announces "Click-to-Cancel" rules

Mayor Mamdani announces "Click-to-Cancel" rules

Article URL: https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/07/mayor-mamdani-announces-landmark--click-to-cancel--consumer-prot Comments URL: https://new…
Snails' teeth beats spider silk as nature's strongest material (2015)

Snails' teeth beats spider silk as nature's strongest material (2015)

Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/spider-silk-loses-top-spot-natures-strongest-material-snails-teeth-180954346/ Comments URL: htt…
OpenAI bets on families as ChatGPT goes deeper into households

OpenAI bets on families as ChatGPT goes deeper into households

ChatGPT is hiring a dedicated product manager to build experiences for families, caregivers, and older adults, according to a job posting.…
White House taps the guy who keeps crying ‘aliens’ to run UFO group

White House taps the guy who keeps crying ‘aliens’ to run UFO group

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb will head the UAP Science Advisory Council established by the White House, the Pentagon, the Office of the Director of…