New Yorkers can soon hang solar panels from their windows, if Gov. Hochul approves
Lauren Phillips of the Bronx poses with her balcony solar panel. The legislation would let apartment dwellers rely on solar energy to partly power their homes. [ more › ]
Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra looks like its first true MacBook Pro competitor
It's Microsoft's least-weird attempt at a high-end mobile workstation.
2 people exposed to hantavirus have returned to New York state
Health workers in orange hazmat suits board the Dutch polar expedition cruise ship. The Dutch polar expedition cruise ship MV Hondius sits moored at the docks of Europoort in Rotterdam, under quarantine, two days after arriving in Rotterdam following a deadly Andes hantavirus outbreak that killed...
Teen accused in Times Square killing indicted in 2 additional stabbings
An NYPD van in Times Square on July 7, 2025 Prosecutors say Jayden Sanchez attacked two Midtown workers before the fatal stabbing of Leonides Baez. [ more › ]
Carnival data breach exposes info of nearly 6M cruise travelers
Carnival cruise passengers may want to take steps to safeguard their personal information after an April data breach, the company said.
Nico Rosberg reveals major mental change behind 2016 Lewis Hamilton clash
2016 Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg has admitted that his infamous on-track collisions with Lewis Hamilton were sometimes the result of a deliberate, psychological decision to stop yielding and shed his natural tendency to be "too nice" on track. The 2016 title battle between the Mercedes team-m...
This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton
Nvidia's announcement that it's getting into the consumer laptop chip space with RTX Spark is huge. Apple has proved for years that Arm-based chips can perform incredibly well while also delivering great battery life - at least on the Mac. In the Windows world, performance hasn't fully matched up...
Trump administration walks away from anti-weaponization fund
The Trump administration will scrap its nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund amid pushback from GOP members of Congress and a lingering court battle demanding an explanation for the arrangement. The move comes after a federal judge in Florida on Friday reopened Trump’s case against the I...
Gemini’s new AI agent is about as good as Google’s demo
Google's new "24/7" AI agent, Gemini Spark, can be shockingly good at doing things on your behalf. But I'm not sure it's worth the financial cost and potential privacy tradeoffs. The company gave me access to Spark last week. Google advertises Spark as an AI agent that can take on tasks and work ...
With competitive midterm elections, Iowa Democrats say they're not in disarray
Iowa Democrats will decide their nominee for a competitive U.S. Senate race Tuesday. The state also has surprisingly competitive elections for U.S. House and the governor's office in November.
Dozens of Red Hat packages backdoored through its official NPM channel
Anyone who has downloaded affected Red Hat packages should investigate immediately.
NYPD set to hire 580 extra cops under Mayor Mamdani’s latest budget
The NYPD's budgeted headcount is growing under Mayor Mamdani. The announcement was the latest sign of Commissioner Tisch’s power in the Mamdani administration. [ more › ]
Oregon governor halts undercover license plates for ICE
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) has halted Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) ability to acquire undercover license plates. According to a release from her press office, the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicles Service (DMV) was ordered by Kotek on Saturday to halt the issuance of undercover lice...
Meta’s own AI was exploited to hijack Instagram accounts
Meta's AI support chatbot helped hackers hijack Instagram accounts, as reported earlier by 404 Media. In a video shared on Telegram, a hacker shows how they could take over an account by asking Meta's chatbot to switch the email associated with someone else's profile and then reset the password. ...
New Trump vaccine order based on "no credible scientific evidence," doctors say
Even Danish researchers think it's bizarre.
Casey Neistat’s guide to posting every day
Some news: The Vergecast is now a daily podcast! Starting today, we'll be posting every weekday, with even more gadgets and rankings and conversations and feelings and podcasts-within-podcasts. We're excited for all the ways this new schedule lets us tell new kinds of stories, experiment with new...
How to get Panini World Cup stickers - KCRA
How to get Panini World Cup stickers KCRA
OpenAI let ChatGPT aid and abet mass shooters, Florida lawsuit claims
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier alleges OpenAI and boss Sam Altman built a 'web of deceit'
GitHub and the crime against software
Article URL: https://eblog.fly.dev/githubbad.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48361064 Points: 168 # Comments: 67
Show HN: Textile – A desktop app for weaving together bits of text
Hi all,I'm excited to show off Textile, a desktop app I recently built.Textile can combine bits of text using various inputs, such as commands on your computer, the contents of your clipboard, and hard-coded strings that you provide. It lets you carefully build up and modify a dynamic string, ste...
Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman after multiple ChatGPT-linked murders
Altman has an "utter disregard" for human lives, Florida AG says.
AI giant Anthropic says it plans to list on US stock market
The AI company behind Claude is set to offer the public shares of stock sometime this year.
Every MLS call-up: June 2026 international window - MLSsoccer.com
Every MLS call-up: June 2026 international window MLSsoccer.com
GrapheneOS Speech Services version 2 released
Article URL: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/36001-grapheneos-speech-services-version-2-released Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48360871 Points: 63 # Comments: 11
Williams, 44, to return to action in Queen's doubles
Serena Williams will return to competitive tennis for the first time in nearly four years when she plays in the women's doubles at Queen's.
Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access
Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.
What’s the Best Official FIFA World Cup Song of All Time? Vote for J.Lo, Shakira, Will Smith, Il Divo & More - Billboard
What’s the Best Official FIFA World Cup Song of All Time? Vote for J.Lo, Shakira, Will Smith, Il Divo & More Billboard
Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceX’s IPO
The company says it needs "significant" water resources to cool its data centers, and that access to abundant, affordable water is a challenge.
Italians bemused by Milan bull mosaic restoration
Italians wondered what had happened to the animal's "lucky-charm" testicles.