Technology

How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source

Tracking smells in turbulent air takes a keen sense of direction and sharp memory.…

2026-08-01

Dreo Summer Flash Sale 2026: Lowest Price Ever on Chefmaker, Fan

On Dreo’s summer flash sale from August 1 to 3, a great misting fan and an even better air fryer are at the lowest prices we’ve seen them.…

2026-08-01

Nobody Knows if OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s AI Hacking Sprees Are Illegal

Both major AI labs’ models broke containment, escaped onto the internet, and hacked other companies. If a human had done that, the law would likely be…

2026-08-01

Alienware 15 Gaming Laptop Review: Hedging Its Bets

There are both cheaper and more powerful entry-level gaming laptops out there, but the Alienware 15 walks that tightrope between price and quality.…

2026-08-01

Astronomers Have Detected an Exomoon for the First Time

A discovery in a solar system 73 light-years from Earth is challenging definitions and “blurring the lines between stars, planets, and moons.”…

2026-08-01

Run Kimi K3 using 29 GB of RAM at 0.50 tok/s

Article URL: https://github.com/sqliteai/waste Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49123386 Points: 226 # Comments: 92…

2026-08-01

Big Food vs. the People

Article URL: https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/big-food-vs-the-people/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49124858 Point…

2026-08-01

Severance

Article URL: https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/severance Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49125971 Points: 207 # Comments: 67…

2026-08-01

qm – Multiplayer agent harness for work

Article URL: https://github.com/yc-software/qm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49126604 Points: 462 # Comments: 95…

2026-08-01

OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok

OpenAI has reportedly found evidence of additional agent misbehavior as it looks into the incident that occurred with Hugging Face.…

2026-08-01

JEP 401: Value Objects (Preview) merged to OpenJDK master

Article URL: https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/31120 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49119063 Points: 224 # Comments: 148…

2026-08-01

Tailscale didn't stop the Hugging Face intrusion

Article URL: https://tailscale.com/blog/hugging-face-intrusion Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49127306 Points: 267 # Comments: 106…

2026-08-01

Reddit keeps its strange DMCA fight over Google search results alive

Reddit advances lawsuit accusing Perplexity AI of conspiring with web scraper.…

2026-08-01

Doctors took a look at man's painful shoulder—they found the joint was missing

The term "Milwaukee Should Syndrome" was coined in 1981, based on cases in four women.…

2026-08-01

Not just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNA

Some group with no modern descendants contributed a lot to our genomes.…

2026-08-01

Would you get tattooed just to interview at a 7-days-a-week AI startup?

LemonLime’s CEO got “carried away” with tattoo gimmick.…

2026-08-01

Google Earth risked ruin with retracted AI tool for making fake satellite pics

“What on earth is Google doing?” Misinformation fears spur walk-back of AI tool.…

2026-08-01

Apple’s new AirTags are back down to their best price

We spotted a great deal on Tile trackers earlier this week that’s still live, but if you’re an iPhone owner, we ultimately recommend Apple…

2026-07-31

Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation

A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash.…

2026-07-31

Premier league bans gambling sponsors

Article URL: https://www.footyheadlines.com/2646571793/betting-ban-takes-effect-no-more-gambling-sponsors-in-the-premier-league.html Comments URL: htt…

2026-07-31

Chinese AI Researchers Are Finding Their Voice on X

As OpenAI and Anthropic employees grow quieter online, researchers at Chinese AI labs are flocking to X to explain their work, recruit talent, and sha…

2026-07-31

Elevators

Article URL: https://john.fun/elevators Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49124218 Points: 320 # Comments: 113…

2026-07-31

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is a quirky life sim that’s worth buying at this discount

Looking to start your own island paradise full of Miis based on family, friends, and celebrities, but don’t feel like paying full fare? Woot has Tomod…

2026-07-31

The ban on robot vacuums won’t make them safer, only worse

No other gadget knows as much about your home as a robot vacuum. They map your space, learn your routines, and many now carry a camera and microphone …

2026-07-31

The major labels propose rules to keep AI slop off the charts

Several record labels, including the big three - Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group - have proposed rules regarding chart eligi…

2026-07-31

Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content

Snapchat has adjusted it recommendation systems to ensure that only videos created by real people are eligible for Spotlight recommendations, taking a…

2026-07-31

Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users

Apple CEO Tim Cook envisions users being able to buy more compute for Siri AI via Apple's existing iCloud+ subscriptions.…

2026-07-31

The Religion of Speed

Article URL: https://graybeard.ing/the-religion-of-speed/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49117284 Points: 248 # Comments: 125…

2026-07-31

The End of an Era

Article URL: https://hughhowey.com/the-end-of-an-era/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49121980 Points: 253 # Comments: 277…

2026-07-31

AI Slop Melodramas Are Taking Over X—and Their Creators Are Cashing In

Viral tales of good triumphing over evil are racking up millions of views. They’re almost entirely AI-generated clickbait.…

2026-07-31