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Musk and Altman go to court

The trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI is officially upon us. And it is going to be a mess. As the two sides fight over the early days of AI, who deserves credit and cash for what, and more, we're lik...

The Verge Apr 28, 2026 David Pierce
Technology Apr 28, 2026

Apple introduces a cheaper option for App Store subscriptions

Apple is adding a new subscription option that lets app developers offer lower monthly pricing in exchange for a 12-mont...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

Amazon's Kindle Colorsoft Gets a Dark Mode (2026)

Amazon's color e-reader finally gets a dark mode.

Technology Apr 28, 2026

A DOGE Affiliate Is Now in Charge of the US Government's ID Platform

Greg Hogan will oversee Login.gov as the government seeks to integrate driver's license and passport information into th...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

Show HN: Rocky – Rust SQL engine with branches, replay, column lineage

Hi HN, I'm Hugo. I've been building Rocky over the past month, shipping fast in the open. The binary is on GitHub Relea...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

The great American data center divide

Many rural communities are viscerally opposed to AI infrastructure.

Technology Apr 28, 2026

Colorado's Anti-Repair Bill Is Dead

Colorado has led the US on legislation that ensures people can fix their stuff. Manufacturers tried to claw back that co...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

A billion miles in less than a decade: GM's Super Cruise reaches a milestone

The hands-free, eyes-on driver assist only works on geofenced highways.

Technology Apr 28, 2026

Snapchat brings AI-powered conversational advertising to its app

Users will be able to chat with a brand's AI agent to do things like ask questions and get recommendations.

Technology Apr 28, 2026

YouTube is testing an AI-powered search feature that shows guided answers

YouTube is rolling out the new AI search feature to Premium subscribers in the U.S. on an opt-in basis.

Technology Apr 28, 2026

United Arab Emirates to quit oil cartel OPEC

Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4pxwlr52yo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=479342...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

Article URL: https://www.vice.com/en/article/openai-ceo-identity-verification-company-fake-bruno-mars-partnership-mista...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

Show HN: Live Sun and Moon Dashboard with NASA Footage

Article URL: https://www.lumara-space.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47934261 Points: 3 # Comm...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

BCI startup Neurable looks to license its ‘mind-reading’ tech for consumer wearables

The startup specializes in "non-invasive" "mind-reading" tech—a kind of neural data collection that, its CEO hopes, wi...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

UAE Leaves OPEC and OPEC+

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/uae-says-it-quits-opec-opec-statement-2026-04-28/ Comments URL...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

UAE to leave OPEC in blow to oil cartel

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/8c354f2d-3e66-47f1-aad4-9b4aa30e386d Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

The Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit Cards

AI agents may soon be buying your stuff for you. The FIDO Alliance has teamed up with Google and Mastercard to try to en...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

Get Ready for More Brain-Scanning Consumer Gadgets

Neurable, which makes noninvasive brain-computer interfaces, is licensing its technology and promises a “flood” of n...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

Red Hat’s OpenClaw maintainer just made enterprise Claw deployments a lot safer

Tank OS puts OpenClaw AI agents into a container that let's it run reliably and more safely, especially for those runnin...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

Behold the crown jewel of outrageous gaming laptops

The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo was my pick for the best laptop of CES: It had two high-end screens, great specs, and the prom...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

Xiaomi releases MiMo-v2.5 Family weights with strong coding and agent benchmarks

Article URL: https://firethering.com/mimo-v2-5-pro-xiaomi-coding-model/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

Otter’s new feature lets users search across their enterprise tools

Otter is also releasing a new Windows app that can capture meeting notes without joining one

Technology Apr 28, 2026

GitHub Actions is the weakest link

Article URL: https://nesbitt.io/2026/04/28/github-actions-is-the-weakest-link.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinat...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

Microsoft VibeVoice: Open-Source Frontier Voice AI

Article URL: https://github.com/microsoft/VibeVoice Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47933236 Points:...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop

Article URL: https://github.com/localsend/localsend Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47933208 Points:...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

Period tracking app has been yapping about your flow to Meta

Article URL: https://femtechdesigndesk.substack.com/p/your-period-tracking-app-has-been Comments URL: https://news.ycom...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

InkPoster Tela 28.5 Review: A Luxe Home Digital Frame

It’s the world’s best E Ink picture frame, but you’ll need Monet money to make the most of it.

Technology Apr 28, 2026

New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Whole Nations

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/new-gas-powered-data-centers-could-emit-more-greenhouse-gases-than-entire-nati...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

Who owns the code Claude Code wrote?

Article URL: https://legallayer.substack.com/p/who-owns-the-claude-code-wrote Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.co...

Technology Apr 28, 2026

Start with the sensors, then design the rest: How Zoox built its robotaxi

The bidirectional design has some clear advantages for a working taxi.