Technology

This Summer Travel Season Could Forever Alter the Future of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

As the conflict in Iran disrupts the world’s oil supply, airlines are looking for jet fuel alternatives. The answer: energy from used cooking oil and french fry grease.

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Technology Jun 5, 2026

How a Citizen Science Organization Aims to Preserve the Places It Brings Tourists to Study

The actual eco-friendliness of ecotourism varies considerably. One research station in the Peruvian Amazon is out to pro...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

So Long, ‘Ferrynoia.’ Green Maritime Technology Is Here

From San Francisco to Stockholm, a new generation of electric ferries is entering passenger service, marking a tipping p...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

How to Spot Greenwashing Claims When You Travel

Hotels and other service providers pitch themselves as eco-friendly when they’re not. Here’s how to call their bluff...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

13 Environmentally Conscious Packing Tips for Your Next Vacation

Your trip starts impacting the planet before you even leave home. Here are a few pointers for keeping your footprint sma...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

pg_durable: Microsoft open sources in-database durable execution

Article URL: https://github.com/microsoft/pg_durable Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48414367 Points...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

Trump admin tries again to revive dying coal industry

Money would keep coal plants open, build the first new plants in over a decade. ...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

The Fitbit Air is a good wearable weighed down by a chatty AI "coach"

The Air succeeds as a minimalist, reliable fitness tracker, but Google's AI Health Coach feels ...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

Stop Using Conventional Commits

Article URL: https://sumnerevans.com/posts/software-engineering/stop-using-conventional-commits/ Comments URL: https://...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

Leak Reveals Microsoft Wants Its AI to Be 'Addictive'

Article URL: https://kotaku.com/microsoft-ai-scout-addictive-satya-nadella-404-media-copilot-2000702924 Comments URL: h...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

New York lawmakers pass one-year ban on new data centers

The New York State legislature passed a one-year moratorium on new large data centers, the first statewide ban of its ki...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

Ask HN: What is your (AI) dev tech stack / workflow? (June 2026)

Hello, happy Friday!I am looking to do some in-person "developer boot-up" workshops, and seek your suggestions for "mod...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

The DOGE Boys Get VC Funding to Support Their Latest Enterprise

Former DOGE members and Elon Musk allies are backing a startup aimed at using AI to apply "learnings" from DOGE to the p...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

New method turns ocean water into drinking water, without waste

Article URL: https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/what-is-desalination-definition-ocean-water-704732/ Comments URL: htt...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

Astronauts on ISS told to shelter as repairs under way to fix air leaks

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4g44ew3g1kt Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48413464 Poi...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

Has Microsoft Lost Its Mojo (Again)?

Microsoft’s AI products aren’t selling and Github’s been plagued with troubles. WIRED spoke with VP Scott Hanselma...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

New York just passed a one-year temporary ban on data centers

Article URL: https://scienceaim.com/new-york-just-passed-a-one-year-temporary-ban-on-data-centers/ Comments URL: https:...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

The token bill comes due: Inside the industry scramble to manage AI’s runaway costs

"The whole conversation shifted from tokenmaxxing and 'go fast' to 'we need guardrails, how do we control this?'"

Technology Jun 5, 2026

Dutch gov't will only allow European company to operate DigiD platform

Article URL: https://nltimes.nl/2026/06/05/dutch-govt-will-allow-european-company-operate-digid-platform Comments URL: ...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

India's surprise baby bust is a warning to the world

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/06/04/indias-surprise-baby-bust-is-a-warning-to-the-world Comments ...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

Not the next R8? Audi reveals mid-engined plug-in hybrid V8 Nuvolari.

The Huracan gave us the R8s, now the Temerario lends itself to a new Audi.

Technology Jun 5, 2026

NASA tells astronauts to shelter in SpaceX Dragon due to new ISS leaks

The space agency says Roscosmos has discovered new leaks in the Russian service module that it is trying to repair.

Technology Jun 5, 2026

Technical Interviews Reject the Wrong Engineers

Article URL: https://fagnerbrack.com/technical-interviews-reject-the-wrong-engineers-a8e78ca04b2e Comments URL: https:/...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

NSA said to be readying Anthropic’s Mythos for use in cyber operations

The U.S. eavesdropping agency is reportedly preparing Anthropic's Mythos for use in cyberattacks, despite a federal ban ...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

I tested every IP KVM in my Homelab

Article URL: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/i-tested-every-ip-kvm/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

Inside Madonna’s Horny Full-Throttle Grindr Takeover

From talking about sex with JFK Jr. to a surprise show in Times Square, the queen of pop is leveraging Grindr’s “gay...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

Rocket Report: Blue Origin explosion still making headlines; Impulse raises money

NASA expects to begin stacking the SLS rocket this summer for next year's Artemis III launch. ...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

MAHA wants to make cotton the new beef tallow

In between beef tallow fries, raw milk, and vaccine denialism, Make America Healthy Again figureheads have set their sig...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

What do you mean my new smart scale is ‘built for GLP-1 users’?

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the lat...

Technology Jun 5, 2026

Can AI tell if your script will make a hit film?

When Quilty hit the industry trades earlier this year, the AI startup promised that its tool could accurately predict a ...