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"The current decline may be just the beginning of a new downward cycle."

New winner is Nguyen Nam Nhat of Vietnam for video of a roundworm and single-celled Dileptus.

Article URL: https://commandline.microsoft.com/microsoft-decision-1-model-foundry/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50024913

Debian Linux has put a call out for artist submissions for its next release: Forky.

We are expanding the Clef decision model family with Clef-omni, natively processing audio, video, images, and text in a single pipeline. We’ve also lowered Clef-flash pricing and boosted Clef inference speeds by up to 2.0x.

Nationwide 800 MHz spectrum to help Starlink provide mobile coverage indoors.

Showing off carrier-explode, one of my side projects that continuously archives carrier settings for all major phone brands.carrier-explode also contains decoders and explanations for all the common baseband configurations, etc.There’s still quite a bit of work to be done in checking my assumptions, but the tool has already been proven useful for a few enthusiast groups. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50024499

The FBI has arrested another suspected co-conspirator of ShinyHunters, FBI Director Kash Patel said on October 9 in a post on X. ShinyHunters is the extortion group that said in September it had breached the FBI's jobs portal and stolen sensitive data on almost all FBI agents and job applicants. The FBI has not named the suspect, and no charges have been made public. The

Article URL: https://typesafe.ai/blog/series-ai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50023450

"The day your loved one passes away, you also get this honorary badge of a project manager for a project you had no idea about," said founder Sara Tashakorinia.

Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy has fueled community backlash against AI infrastructure, with opposition leading to hundreds of proposed and enacted moratoriums from New York to San Francisco. Meanwhile, a wave of startups is betting that consumers will hand AI agents access […]

Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy has fueled community backlash against AI infrastructure, with opposition leading to hundreds of proposed and enacted moratoriums from New York to San Francisco. Meanwhile, a wave of startups is betting that consumers will hand AI agents access […]

For six years, Danu founder Amy Ma has been working on a better way to sort recyclable waste.

"When we are drawn into even the most primitive exchanges with a relational artifact, we believe it cares for us," Dr. Sherry Turkle writes. "And we are wired to care for it in return."

The name change is enough for Germany's transport minister to start advocating for Europe-wide adoption of the driver assistance software.

The Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) will deploy 50 EV charging stations next year. This was revealed through the tabling of Budget 2027 earlier today. To be clear, LLM’s plan was not explicitly mentioned by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Parliament. Instead, it can be found in the speech text published on the official Budget 2027 […]

Orkut's founder is now taking aim at algorithms and AI-generated content.

Article URL: https://minesweeper.mikelacher.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50022292

Moore sees a huge opportunity in consumer AI, particularly if the industry can tap into revenue streams beyond just subscriptions and API charges.

Anker launched the Soundcore AeroClip 2 in Malaysia at RM729, with four colorways sold via Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop, and Anker stores including IOI City Mall, Damansara, and Sunway Pyramid. It uses four high-SNR MEMS mics, two VPUs, and an on-device Thus AI chip to isolate speech, claiming clarity in 80+ dB noise and a Guinness World Record G-MOS score for open-ear clip-on earbuds. Other specs include IP57, LDAC, Hi-Res Audio Wireless, HearID 5.0, 12mm drivers, built-in storage, and Whisper Mode.

CNBC reports Wall Street firms are packaging data center exposure as a real estate-style investment: Blackstone's BXDC is a public REIT, Brookfield's data center services company Csquare completed an IPO in July, and Blue Owl has been reported to consider a public data center vehicle. The article flags rising risks including project delays, power and permitting constraints, concentration, refinancing and liquidity risks even as AI demand grows. It also notes local opposition to data centers, including the 928-acre QTS Fayetteville complex in Georgia.

Article URL: https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/14/almost-like-lake-como-germany-transforms-former-coal-mines-into-europes-largest-lake-lands Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50021540

Automattic's interim chief financial officer Jeremy Klaperman has left the company less than a month after taking the role, TechCrunch has learned. Sources say his departure followed a demotion back to his previous position, marking another executive exit amid the organization's leadership turmoil.