Technology

Cyberdecks used to look like little laptops, but now they’re getting more personal

DIYer and TikTok user Annike Tan, who goes by @ubeboobey, can carry her cyberdeck around without anyone noticing because it doesn't look like a computer at all. Tan, who has been featured in The Cut a...

The Verge Jun 4, 2026 Stevie Bonifield
Technology Jun 4, 2026

Dashlane explains how attackers managed to download encrypted password vaults

By targeting large numbers of users, attackers increased their chances of success. ...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Castor: CERN Advanced STORage Manager

Article URL: https://castor.web.cern.ch/content/home.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48403753 P...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Elon Musk tries again to escape FTC audits of X data handling

Musk can't be trusted to protect X user privacy, public commenters warn FTC. ...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Ask HN: High school student – is learning programming still worthwhile?

As a high school student, I’m trying to figure out what major I’m interested in. About half a year ago, I thought E...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Meta's ships facial recognition on smart glasses

Article URL: https://www.buchodi.com/meta-glasses-facial-recognition/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Meta steals a tactic from Tesla and builds data centers in tents

Meta may have one found one way to slash its massive data center bill: tents.

Technology Jun 4, 2026

WSL 2 is getting faster Windows file system access

Article URL: https://www.boxofcables.dev/wsl2-per-device-swiotlb-pools-for-virtiofs-and-virtioproxy/ Comments URL: http...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Apple approves Poke as the first AI agent on its Messages for Business platform

Poke, the startup that lets people use AI agents through simple text messages, has become the first AI agent approved fo...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft

Fusion startup Helion is racing to complete a power plant for Microsoft by 2028. A fresh infusion of cash should help wi...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked

On Uncanny Valley, we dive into the IPO bonanza that the top AI companies are embarking on to the point where some real ...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Kevin O’Leary agrees to downsize massive Utah data center

Kevin O'Leary agreed to halve the size of his planned 40,000-acre data center in Utah amid mounting pressure from reside...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Cable lobby warns of chaos if FCC doesn't relax ban on foreign routers

NCTA seeks waiver from foreign-router ban, citing memory and substrate shortages. ...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Google is letting social media stars customize their search result page

Google now lets big creators and publishers in the US claim dedicated profiles in Search to highlight things like videos...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Phoebe Bridgers Ditched the Internet to Hype Up Her New Music. It’s Working

The indie artist has played a string of surprise, small-venue shows with no phones allowed, prompting fans to piece toge...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

American Wealth, Sliced Up

Article URL: https://kottke.org/26/05/american-wealth-sliced-up Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4840...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, study finds

Scientists in Finland found bees could solve an insect version of the classic "box-and-banana" ...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Leap in DNA synthesis slashes time to build new genetic sequences

Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/faster-dna-synthesis-sidewinder Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Show HN: Hitoku Draft – Context aware local assistant

Hi guys.I have been working on Hitoku Draft, an open-source, voice-first AI assistant that runs entirely locally. I pos...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Fear and Social Pressure Are 'Overarming' the U.S.

Article URL: https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2026/06/how-fear-and-social-pressure-are-overarming-us Comments URL: https...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

The desperation of NYTimes

Article URL: https://rozumem.xyz/posts/16 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48401965 Points: 81 # Comm...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. Itâ€...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

The TikTok Ban Was Never About TikTok

A new documentary chronicles how the app became a stand-in for American anxieties about social media, China, and politic...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Amazon’s new plan for games: James Bond and AI Snoop Dogg

Amazon's gaming strategy has never really been clear. It's been very active in the space: acquiring Twitch, launching it...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Meta’s Oversight Board says account bans lack due process, transparency

Meta's board cites "due process" concerns over account bans. It's also pushing Meta to offer clear information about vio...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

Meta rolls out a new AI creator assistant on Facebook

Creators often have to parse through charts and dashboards to understand their performance, but with the new AI assistan...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

What to expect from WWDC 2026: Siri’s highly anticipated revamp and Apple Intelligence updates

Apple's WWDC nears: here's what you can look forward to.

Technology Jun 4, 2026

12,060 piece, $799.99, Sagrada Família is the largest Lego building set to date

Article URL: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/sagrada-familia-21065 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i...

Technology Jun 4, 2026

After 11 years at Mars, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisper

“I think the team has really experienced the loss of a loved one with the end of the mission....

Technology Jun 4, 2026

When AI Builds Itself

Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/institute/recursive-self-improvement Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...