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Acer’s Swift Go 16 is a lot of laptop for $900

As high memory and storage prices have driven up the cost of everything from consoles to computers, finding a competent laptop for under $1,000 has become a challenge. Thankfully, the Acer Swift Go 16...

The Verge • Jun 30, 2026 • Brad Bourque
Technology Jun 30, 2026

The best thing that's ever happened for multiplayer games?

Article URL: https://mas-bandwidth.com/the-best-thing-thats-ever-happened-for-multiplayer-games/ Comments URL: https://...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Tokyo has only two barley tea makers, we visited one to see how mugicha is made

Article URL: https://soranews24.com/2026/06/30/tokyo-has-only-two-barley-tea-makers-and-we-visited-one-to-see-how-mugic...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Google’s NotebookLM can sum up your research in a TikTok-style clip

Google's NotebookLM is adding a new way to catch up on your notes: TikTok-style AI videos. The new feature is rolling ou...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Realta Fusion generates electricity directly from a fusion reaction, an apparent first

Realta Fusion showed it could generate electricity from a fusion reaction, no steam turbine required.

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Google introduces a faster, cheaper image generator with Nano Banana 2 Lite

Google is updating its image generator to make it faster and cheaper, making it a more useful tool for creators looking ...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

LG’s 27-inch Tandem OLED gaming monitor is cheaper than ever

The price of LG’s UltraGear 27GX700A-B 1440p gaming monitor that came out last August has dropped to nearly its best p...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Show HN: I made a heatmap of 3400 VCs who are open to cold emails

Article URL: https://apparent.social/heat-map Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48737302 Points: 5 # C...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Google's new Nano Banana 2 Lite image model is its fastest and cheapest yet

They may not look as good, but Nano Banana 2 Lite images only take a few seconds to create. ...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Clicks shows off its BlackBerry-inspired phone in a new hands-on video

A new video shows the final production version of the upcoming Clicks Communicator, a BlackBerry-like smartphone that ru...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Tell HN: Installing Cursor on iOS irreversibly changes your privacy settings

Just hit this today and I'm furious. I installed the Cursor iOS app to see what it had.I've been on `Privacy Mode (Lega...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

RFK Jr. stacks FDA panel with peptide peddlers as FDA scientists oppose access

Peptide drugs are popular, but FDA scientists warn they're untested, may be harmful. ...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

007 First Light’s developer lays off staff but claims its next franchise will continue

IO Interactive, the studio behind the Hitman series and 007 First Light, announced that it is laying off staff after a r...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Nvidia competitor Etched hits $5B valuation, $1B in sales for AI chip

Nvidia AI chip competitor Etched says it has already booked $1 billion under contract for the inference systems powered ...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Amazon Seller Reveals Rare Glimpse of Shadow Bribery Market

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-24/inside-the-shadow-market-selling-access-to-amazon-emplo...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 as a cheaper way to run agents

Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 5 brings stronger agentic capabilities, lower pricing, and improved safety, positioning the ...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Claude Sonnet 5

Article URL: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-sonnet-5 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48736605...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Acti puts AI agents directly into your smartphone keyboard

Startup Acti is betting the smartphone keyboard is the next home for AI assistants. Its new keyboard for iOS and Android...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Moto’s Tag 2 tracker is $20 for a limited time

Announced at CES 2026, the Moto Tag 2 has finally arrived in the US. The Bluetooth tracker with improved battery life ov...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

I built a mmWave material classification radar

Article URL: https://gauthier-lechevalier.com/radar Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48736137 Points:...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Netflix is using an AI-generated Gene Wilder voice in its Willy Wonka reality show

A new teaser trailer confirmed that Wonka's The Golden Ticket will premiere on Netflix on September 23rd, following its ...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Claude Science

Article URL: https://claude.com/product/claude-science Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48735770 Poin...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Supreme Court takes sledgehammer to federal regulatory structure

Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/29/nx-s1-5875161/supreme-court-takes-sledgehammer-to-much-of-federal-governmen...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Rockstar workers push to unionize ahead of GTA VI’s launch

Workers at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar Games have submitted a request for their union, the IWGB Game Workers ...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Google’s killing off Tenor GIF searches in other apps

The GIF-picking interfaces in some of your favorite online platforms might look different going forward, as Google prepa...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Anthropic’s Claude Science bets on workflow, not a new model, to win over scientists

Anthropic's Claude Science is a workbench that gives scientists one environment to do computational research, saving the...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Threads adds new features to Live Chats as it expands access

The updates include translations, new tools for hosts, and more.

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Xbox weighs canceling Blade game and shuttering Arkane

Microsoft is set to announce a wave of layoffs for its Xbox studios and employees next week. Sources familiar with Micro...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

Trump's plan to redesign every .gov website leads to AI-designed horrors

A year in, National Design Studio delays plan to update government web standards. ...

Technology Jun 30, 2026

We Are the Last People Who Know How It Works

Article URL: https://unix.foo/posts/last-people-who-know-how-it-works/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?...