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Samsung shows off new display tech that adds a privacy screen to apps and notifications

The new privacy tech uses different types of pixels to let you block certain apps and notifications from being viewed by others.

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Wearable startup CUDIS launches a new health ring line with an AI-fueled ‘coach’

The wearable incentivizes healthy behavior with points that can be redeemed for health products.

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Preorders for Samsung’s S26 phones come with up to $200 in gift cards

As expected, Samsung has taken the wraps off its flagship lineup for 2026. Introduced during the company's recent Unpack...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Kalshi fined a MrBeast editor for insider trading on markets related to the YouTube star

Kalshi fined the MrBeast editor, Artem Kaptur, over $20,000.

Technology Feb 25, 2026

The public opposition to AI infrastructure is heating up

Public backlash over the data center boom is leading to a variety of draconian policies — including bans on new constr...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

OpenClaw Users Are Allegedly Bypassing Anti-Bot Systems

An open source project called Scrapling is gaining traction with AI agent users who want their bots to scrape sites with...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Waymo to begin testing in Chicago and Charlotte

Waymo this week will begin mapping and collecting data in Chicago and Charlotte. The move comes as Waymo announces it is...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Show HN: I ported Tree-sitter to Go

This started as a hard requirement for my TUI-based editor application, it ended up going in a few different directions...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

2026 Lexus RZ 550e review: Likable, but it needs improvement

It's not very efficient, and the synthetic gearshifts aren't great, but I liked it? ...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

The AirPods Pro 3 Are $20 Off

It's not the flashiest deal, but if you need a new pair of our favorite earbuds for iPhone owners, you can snag them at ...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

RAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP PCs

RAM represented about 15 to 18 percent of PC costs last quarter, HP said.

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Kalshi says it fined a MrBeast editor and a politician for insider trading

Kalshi, the prediction betting market, has disclosed its first fines for insider trading, as reported earlier by The Wal...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Google Gemini can book an Uber or order food for you on Pixel 10 and Galaxy S26

Google's Gemini AI is getting one step closer to being more like an actual assistant. Starting with some Pixel 10 phones...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Gemini can now automate some multi-step tasks on Android

Gemini on Android will be able to automate tasks involving rideshare requests, or grocery or food delivery, says Google....

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Gemini Can Now Book You an Uber or Order a DoorDash Meal on Your Phone. Here’s How It Works

Starting with the Samsung Galaxy S26, Google’s Gemini can automate tasks in popular mobile apps. We got a live demo of...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Samsung Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra: Specs, Features, Price, Release Date

Samsung’s new phones all get AI enhancements, and the flagship Galaxy S26 Ultra has a Privacy Display that can block t...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

The Om Programming Language

Article URL: https://www.om-language.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47154971 Points: 241 # Com...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

OpenAI COO says ads will be ‘an iterative process’

COO Brad Lightcap noted that ads can add to the product experience of users if they are done right. He urged to give Ope...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Windows 11 Notepad to support Markdown

Article URL: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/01/21/notepad-and-paint-updates-begin-rolling-out-to-window...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Trellis AI (YC W24) is hiring deployment lead to accelerate medication access

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/trellis-ai/jobs/7ZlvQkN-lead-deployment-strategist Comments URL: htt...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

OpenClaw creator’s advice to AI builders is to be more playful and allow yourself time to improve

Peter Steinberger talks about the creation of his viral AI agent OpenClaw and how being more "playful" makes for a bette...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account

A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to ...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Bus stop balancing is fast, cheap, and effective

Article URL: https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-united-states-needs-fewer-bus-stops/ Comments URL: https://news.ycomb...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Have hard-won scaling lessons to share? Take the stage at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 

Apply to speak at TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 by April 17 for a chance to lead a roundtable or breakout session for 1...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

MAGA Is Raging Over the Epstein Files. But They’re Not Mad at Donald Trump

Trump supporters are angry at the lack of arrests after the latest Epstein file dump but have targeted their ire at Kash...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Kalshi Suspended a California Politician and a YouTuber for Insider Trading

Leading prediction market Kalshi has revealed details of two recent insider trading cases it flagged to authorities, giv...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Trump's MAHA influencer pick for surgeon general goes before Senate

Casey Means holds no active medical license and promotes alternative medicine. ...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

GNU Texmacs

Article URL: https://www.texmacs.org/tmweb/home/welcome.en.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4715...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Pete Hegseth tells Anthropic to fall in line with DoD desires, or else

CEO was summoned to Washington after trying to limit military use of its technology. ...

Technology Feb 25, 2026

Show HN: Respectify – A comment moderator that teaches people to argue better

My partner, Nick Hodges, and I, David Millington, have been on the Internet for a very long time -- since the Usenet da...