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Cash App’s launching a phone service

Cash App's AT&T-based MVNO will offer an unlimited 5G data plan for $40 per month including taxes and fees. The new mobile service is powered by Gigs, the same firm behind the Klarna mobile servic...

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Core PPI up 9.6% annualized (0.8% MoM) in May

Article URL: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48489655 P...

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The first complex cells had genes from a complex mix of species

Our ancestors' genomes were built through successive waves of gene transfers. ...

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I went to the woods to drink surprisingly great espresso

As summer returns, I'm again reminded of my limits as I head into the great outdoors: I can put up with a heavy, uncomfo...

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Lines of Code Got a Better Publicist

Article URL: https://curlewis.co.nz/posts/lines-of-code-got-a-better-publicist/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator....

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Anthropic apologizes for invisible Claude Fable guardrails

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/948280/anthropic-claude-fable-invisible-distillation-g...

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Best Smart Chess Boards (2026): Chessnut, Millennium

I played the ultimate game of strategy on a variety of smart chess boards to find the best for online and in-person matc...

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Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps

The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or...

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Boox’s new e-reader could replace your Kindle, Kobo, and digital notepad

Boox has announced a new version of its smallest e-reader that expands the Go 6's functionality to now include note-taki...

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Anthropic taps TCS to scale its enterprise AI deployments

The partnership will see TCS creating a business unit focused on deploying Anthropic's AI models to its customers.

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BYD is bringing its 5-min 'Flash' electric car charging to Canada

Article URL: https://electrek.co/2026/06/10/byd-flash-charging-canada-5-minute-ev-charging-network/ Comments URL: https...

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Anthropic apologizes for invisible Claude Fable guardrails

Anthropic has apologized for stealthily throttling its new AI model, Claude Fable 5, with hidden guardrails that undermi...

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The U.S. Is Terrorizing Cuba to Make Rich Men Richer

Article URL: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s.-is-terrorizing-cuba-to-make-rich-men-richer Comments URL: htt...

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The library rules (and so do library streaming services)

Summer is almost here, and that means getting outside, having fun in the sun, and touching grass. But if you need to coo...

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Human migration has surged since 2000 – these maps reveal where people are going

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01796-y Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4848...

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Several things I like about macOS 27 Golden Gate that have nothing to do with AI

AI aside, Golden Gate includes a bunch of subtle-but-helpful improvements.

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YouTube Appears to Be Making Money Off of Sanctioned Iranians’ Accounts

New research suggests that dozens of monetized YouTube channels are run by people and organizations that the US governme...

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Americans Are Trading Billions of Dollars on Polymarket’s Banned Offshore Platform

It’s the first estimate of how many Americans are sneaking onto Polymarket’s banned crypto-based platform.

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Best Portable Monitors (2026): Add a Second Screen I've Tested

If you're someone who needs to (or likes to) take their work on the go, a portable monitor will make a huge difference. ...

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iFixit Trump phone teardown confirms it’s an HTC dupe

After getting its hands on a Trump phone and tearing it apart, iFixit has confirmed what I first reported back in Februa...

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HTML is a native image format, hear me out

Article URL: https://hmml.eddocu.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48488553 Points: 11 # Comments:...

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Fiido Air Carbon Fiber Electric Bike Review: A Light, Quiet Ebike

This impressively light carbon commuter makes switching to an ebike easier than ever.

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Welcome to the Waymo World Cup

It might not feel all that different from older World Cups—for better or worse.

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YouTube is introducing DMs (again)

YouTube is reintroducing private messaging after testing new ways for users to share videos and "have conversations abou...

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How Mexican World Cup Stadiums Achieved FIFA’s Environmental Certifications

Venues hosting the 2026 World Cup must meet high standards to obtain environmental certifications, but FIFA also require...

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Trump’s Border Crackdown Is Wreaking Havoc on the World Cup

Travel bans and other visa issues are creating problems for World Cup participants even before the whistle blows.

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Cameras, Sensors, and 3D Body Scans: All the Tech Helping Eliminate Blown Calls

Soccer officials already rely on cameras to see who’s offside and who sent the ball out of bounds. But during this Wor...

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People Living Near xAI’s Dirty Data Centers Are Furious About the SpaceX IPO

Elon Musk is set to make hundreds of billions even as communities in Mississippi and Tennessee are fighting to stop the ...

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I Was Scammed Buying GLP-1s Online. I’m Not Alone

Customers have complained that a telehealth network selling compounded GLP-1s has been ripping them off—even after it ...

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Ryanair is under investigation over charging parents to sit with their kids

European economy airline Ryanair is under investigation in the UK for charging parents mandatory fees to sit with their ...