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Nanoleaf’s colorful pegboard and shelf kit is half off

Nanoleaf’s colorful pegboard and shelf kit is half off

Nanoleaf’s Blocks Combo XL Smarter Kit is a fun back-to-school buy that can add pops of customizable light and storage to your wall. It combines…
Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on disc

Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on disc

An extended Xbox outage that began Sunday evening hasn't just caused issues for people trying to play digital games - it blocked people from playing t…
Microsoft launches its first cybersecurity model, plus a new agentic cybersecurity system

Microsoft launches its first cybersecurity model, plus a new agentic cybersecurity system

Microsoft bolstered its AI cybersecurity offerings this week with the launch of its first AI security model and a new security platform.…
Introduction to Data-Oriented Design [pdf]

Introduction to Data-Oriented Design [pdf]

Article URL: https://www.gamedevs.org/uploads/introduction-to-data-oriented-design.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49060724 Poi…
This $9 key physically locks your most addictive apps

This $9 key physically locks your most addictive apps

This $9 NFC key requires you to physically scan it to unlock distracting apps on your phone.…
Inside the Wild Rescue Mission That Took 4 Beluga Whales to Chicago

Inside the Wild Rescue Mission That Took 4 Beluga Whales to Chicago

Beluga whales were in danger of getting euthanized after a Canadian theme park went bust. WIRED spoke with some of the scientists behind the groundbre…
Amazon’s trying to launch a global satellite cellphone network in 2028

Amazon’s trying to launch a global satellite cellphone network in 2028

Amazon filed an FCC application on Saturday to launch a new Leo satellite constellation that will provide direct-to-device satellite service for "voic…
Google’s AI search is rapidly becoming the default, new data shows

Google’s AI search is rapidly becoming the default, new data shows

Google’s AI Overviews now appear in 43% of searches, underscoring how quickly AI-generated answers are becoming the default way people discover inform…
What public health professionals can learn from anti-vaccine storytelling

What public health professionals can learn from anti-vaccine storytelling

Sometimes, compelling stories beat medical evidence.…
How lasers could help provide fuel for nuclear reactors

How lasers could help provide fuel for nuclear reactors

Outside the small town of Paducah, Kentucky, a wealth of uranium is locked away in thousands of storage cylinders filled with waste material from a no…
Samsung’s 27-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor is priced right at $299.99

Samsung’s 27-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor is priced right at $299.99

The cost of QD-OLED gaming monitors is going down, even as many other PC components are still soaring above their normal prices. If your budget is loc…
This is my new favorite laptop, but thanks to RAMageddon it already went up in price by $800

This is my new favorite laptop, but thanks to RAMageddon it already went up in price by $800

Framework laptops always come with compromises in exchange for their unique DIY premise. Even though you pay extra for one compared to sleeker options…
Scriptc by Vercel: TypeScript-to-Native compiler, no JavaScript engine in binary

Scriptc by Vercel: TypeScript-to-Native compiler, no JavaScript engine in binary

Article URL: https://github.com/vercel-labs/scriptc Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49063175 Points: 217 # Comments: 109…
With smart glasses, Meta holds all the cards but fails to play them well

With smart glasses, Meta holds all the cards but fails to play them well

Across New York City, London, and Washington, DC, ads for Meta's smart glasses have been plastered over with satirical posters from activist groups. O…
The Download: lasers for nuclear fuel, and organ preservation advances

The Download: lasers for nuclear fuel, and organ preservation advances

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. …
Go Analysis Framework: modular static analysis by go team

Go Analysis Framework: modular static analysis by go team

Article URL: https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49057398 Points: 212 # Comments: 70…
Artist sues AI meme generator for selling deeply personal comic as ad template

Artist sues AI meme generator for selling deeply personal comic as ad template

Meme generator may have screwed up by using templates in outputs, expert says.…
Wellness Influencers Are Pushing ‘Natural’ and Unproven Alternatives to Adderall

Wellness Influencers Are Pushing ‘Natural’ and Unproven Alternatives to Adderall

Ads on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube are painting prescription stimulants in a negative light while promoting supplements for ADHD that lack evidence…
The 10 Best WIRED-Tested Handheld Vacuums of 2026

The 10 Best WIRED-Tested Handheld Vacuums of 2026

Lightweight, powerful, and generally inexpensive, the handheld vacuum is the perfect household helper.…
The path to artificial superintelligence

The path to artificial superintelligence

Imagine a healthcare system made up of multiple AI agents: one that manages symptom assessment, another scheduling, a third insurance, and a fourth ph…
Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper

Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper

Article URL: https://sunflowersgame.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49057666 Points: 207 # Comments: 68…
Design is compromise

Design is compromise

Article URL: https://stephango.com/design-is-compromise Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49059367 Points: 200 # Comments: 76…
French firefighters face 'pyrocumulonimbus' for first time

French firefighters face 'pyrocumulonimbus' for first time

Article URL: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260726-french-firefighters-face-pyrocumulonimbus-for-first-time Comments URL: https://news.ycombi…
US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during airport search

US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during airport search

Article URL: https://www.techspot.com/news/113236-us-prosecutors-charge-atlanta-man-after-grapheneos-phone.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator…
PGSimCity - How PostgreSQL Works

PGSimCity - How PostgreSQL Works

Article URL: https://nikolays.github.io/PGSimCity/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49063754 Points: 206 # Comments: 29…
The Strongest El Niño Ever

The Strongest El Niño Ever

Article URL: https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-strongest-el-nino-ever Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49060978 Points: 195 # Co…
Are brain waves the next unlock for physical AI?

Are brain waves the next unlock for physical AI?

Forget YouTube videos—frontier physical AI models need multiple camera angles, dense annotation, and soon, brain wave readings.…
First teaser for Apple TV's Neuromancer debuts at SDCC

First teaser for Apple TV's Neuromancer debuts at SDCC

Plus Mike Flanagan's Carrie teaser, trailers for Dark Matter S2 and Matchbox the Movie, and Marvel news.…
Cloudflare's new AI traffic options for customers

Cloudflare's new AI traffic options for customers

Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/content-independence-day-ai-options/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49052564 Points: 184 …
Htmx 4.0, the first JavaScript library to release exclusively on the Game Boy

Htmx 4.0, the first JavaScript library to release exclusively on the Game Boy

Article URL: https://swag.htmx.org/en-cad/products/htmx-4-the-game Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49057241 Points: 252 # Comments:…