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Apple TV is hitting its stride
Since its inception, Apple TV, née Apple TV Plus, has built a reputation on quality over quantity. It has far fewer shows and movies than the lik…
The Download: a smoking “endgame” and a new Elizabeth Bear story
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. …
All Your Favorite Gadgets Are Getting Way More Expensive … Again
Thanks to the AI-driven chip shortage, prices for phones, computers, and consoles are sky-high—and still climbing.…
Best Bone Conduction Headphones (2026): Shokz, Suunto, Mojawa
Everyone needs a safe way to listen to music on outdoor runs. We’ve found the bone conduction headphones to grab on your way out the door.…
The Best Ultralight Backpacking Quilts (2026): Zenbivy, REI
Lighten your pack this summer—skip the sleeping bag and carry one of our favorite ultralight backpacking quilts instead.…
The FDA Ruled That ZYN Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes. That Doesn’t Mean They’re Safe
ZYN nicotine pouches, the FDA found, can be advertised as a less-harmful option for adult smokers. But quitting all tobacco and nicotine products rema…
The UK’s generational tobacco ban might not work. I’m supporting it anyway.
As the parent of two little girls, I often think about how their childhood is different from mine. The seven-year-old is learning about AI at school. …
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The primary purpose of code review is to find code that will be hard to maintain
Article URL: https://mathstodon.xyz/@mjd/115096720350507897 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48759870 Points: 329 # Comments: 164…
Tesla driver faces manslaughter charges over Texas crash that killed a woman inside her home
The man whose Tesla struck and killed a woman inside her Texas home last month is now facing manslaughter charges, as reported earlier by The Wall Str…
PeerTube is a free, decentralized and federated video platform
Article URL: https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48759634 Points: 304 # Comments: 117…
The Egg Bandits Made a Thousand Times the Fine They Just Paid for Price Fixing
Article URL: https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/crime-pays-the-egg-bandits-made-a Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48761229 Points: …
Apple 'Hide My Email' vulnerability reveals peoples' real email addresses
https://www.404media.co/apple-hide-my-email-vulnerability-re..., https://archive.vn/mCbBw Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48744606 …
Can Cursor Remain a Platform for OpenAI and Anthropic’s Models Inside SpaceX?
Cursor hopes to continue offering third-party AI models after it's acquired by SpaceX, testing the relationships between frontier AI labs.…
Weber marks down grills and griddles to their best prices ever for July 4th
If our recent Decoder interview with Weber Blackstone CEO Roger Dahle has you craving freshly grilled meats or veggies, Weber just so happens to have …
Anthropic is discussing a new custom chip with Samsung
The news comes about a week after OpenAI announced its own custom AI chip in a partnership with Broadcom.…
Tesla sales increase by 25% in Q2 2026
Deliveries outstripped production, suggesting Tesla has cleared some inventory.…
Musk’s X poses “serious risk to Americans’ privacy,” advocates warn FTC
FTC urged to reject Elon Musk’s bid to end X monitoring amid AI concerns.…
The DEA Plans to Ban Opioid-Like Kratom Compound 7-OH
The federal agency says it will temporarily schedule the drug, which has been called "gas station heroin," as a controlled substance—a boon for MAHA a…
The video game disc is dead
For decades, to be a gamer was to accumulate a lot of stuff. Consoles, controllers, accessories, weird VR gloves that never worked properly, but mostl…
Godox’s feature-packed key light is down to its best price yet
If you don’t want to spend $180 on the Elgato Key Light, the Godox ES45 Desktop LED Key Light is a more affordable option that offers nearly as much b…
Achieving operational excellence with AI
Frameworks like Lean Six Sigma and business process management (BPM) first gained traction because they promised clarity in the chaos—a structured way…
Influencer screenings aren’t going away
For a few days, it seemed like Universal decided that there would be no advanced screenings of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey for influencers. But on…
Woman's puzzling decline turns out to be cobalt poisoning from hip replacement
Doctors find grey fluid and dead, metallic flesh inside poisoned woman's hip.…
Tesla’s Q2 sales jump 25 percent
Tesla just released its second-quarter delivery and production report, showing that the automaker is starting to recover after a particularly brutal s…
Bring back crappy forums
Article URL: https://tedium.co/2026/07/01/online-web-forums-retrospective/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48755731 Points: 308 # C…
Bublue BuVortex V5 Pool Skimmer Review: An Impractical Cleaner
The Bublue BuVortex V5 ditches conventional skimming for a vortex-powered design that’s fascinating to watch, even if it’s severely impractical.…
Heat Domes Are Dangerous. July Fourth Activities Will Make Things Worse
Long hours outdoors, day drinking, and World Cup matches are among the factors raising the risks of heat-related illness, as hot weather spreads acros…
What to learn to be a graphics programmer
Article URL: https://blog.demofox.org/2026/07/01/what-to-learn-to-be-a-graphics-programmer/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4875071…
ZCode – Harness for GLM-5.2
Article URL: https://zcode.z.ai/en Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48753715 Points: 289 # Comments: 242…
Global review confirms mRNA vaccines are safe, effective and full of promise
Article URL: https://news.ubc.ca/2026/06/mrna-vaccines-are-safe-effective-and-full-of-promise/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4875…