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Nothing makes it easy to share files between any Android phone and a Mac

I test Android phones for a living, but I write about them using a company-supplied MacBook Air. Both platforms are great in their own right, but they're not so great at talking to one another. On a h...

The Verge Apr 15, 2026 Dominic Preston
Technology Apr 15, 2026

Show HN: Pseudonymizing sensitive data for LLMs without losing context

Article URL: https://atticsecurity.com/en/blog/why-llms-hate-fake-data-token-proxy/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombina...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Do You Even Need a Database?

Article URL: https://www.dbpro.app/blog/do-you-even-need-a-database Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Study: Back-to-basics approach can match or outperform AI in language analysis

Article URL: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/back-to-basics-approach-can-match-or-outperform-ai/ Comments URL: ...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Allbirds, Inc. Announces Expansion into AI Compute Infrastructure

Article URL: https://ir.allbirds.com/news-releases/news-release-details/allbirds-inc-executes-50m-convertible-financing...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

12 Best Standing Desks of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

Take your home office to new heights with our favorite motorized standing desks.

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Proliferate (YC S25) Is Hiring Founding Engineers

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/proliferate/jobs/L3copvK-founding-engineer Comments URL: https://new...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Retrofitting JIT Compilers into C Interpreters

Article URL: https://tratt.net/laurie/blog/2026/retrofitting_jit_compilers_into_c_interpreters.html Comments URL: https...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

The new Tomodachi Life is made to be shared — even if Nintendo doesn’t want you to

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is hard to explain. The best way to understand is to see it in action; a screenshot of ...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Fathom adds a bot-less meeting mode in a bid to take on Granola

Fathom will allow you to choose between video, audio-only, and transcription modes.

Technology Apr 15, 2026

New bill would let New Yorkers hang solar panels from windows

Article URL: https://gothamist.com/news/here-comes-the-sun-new-bill-would-let-new-yorkers-hang-solar-panels-from-window...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Microsoft faces fresh Windows Recall security concerns

When Microsoft tried to launch Recall, an AI-powered Windows feature that screenshots most of what you do on your PC, it...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Best GoPro Camera (2026): Compact, Budget, Accessories

You’re an action hero, and you need a camera to match. We guide you through all the models, plus accessory recommendat...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Best Wi-Fi Routers of 2026 for Working, Gaming, and Streaming

Don’t suffer the buffer. These WIRED-tested home routers will deliver reliable internet across your home, whatever you...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Snap is laying off 16 percent of its staff as it leans into AI

Snap is laying off roughly 16 percent of its global workforce in a cost-cutting effort to chase improved profitability w...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Academic fraud may be the symptom of a more systemic problem

Article URL: https://www.voxweb.nl/en/academic-fraud-may-be-the-symptom-of-a-much-more-systemic-problem Comments URL: h...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Spotify now sells printed books

Spotify is rolling out some new updates for book lovers, expanding audiobook listening features and allowing users to bu...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

The Caves That Could Help Us Find, or Become, Aliens

From lava tubes on Mars to ice pockets on Europa, subterranean environments may offer the best chance of finding life—...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

AI Slop Is Making the Internet Fake-Happy

A new study examines the impact of the rise of AI-generated websites on the internet—and found some surprising results...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost. 

Apple quietly threatened to kick Elon Musk's AI app, Grok, from its App Store in January over its failure to curb the su...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Your Backpack Got Worse on Purpose

Article URL: https://www.worseonpurpose.com/p/your-backpack-got-worse-on-purpose Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

X’s Big Bot Purge Wiped Out a Lot of People’s Secret Porn Feeds

The platform’s large-scale crackdown on automated accounts is also impacting people who’ve spent years curating nich...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Spotify launches the ability to purchase physical books in the US and UK

Spotify users in the US and UK can officially purchase physical books through the Android app. iOS users will get the fe...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought

An analysis by WIRED and Indicator found nearly 90 schools and 600 students around the world impacted by AI-generated de...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Want to Write a Compiler? Just Read These Two Papers (2008)

Article URL: https://prog21.dadgum.com/30.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47776796 Points: 9 # ...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

'Seeking connection': video game where players stopped shooting, started talking

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/15/arc-raiders-players-stopped-shooting-started-talking Comment...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Direct Win32 API, Weird-Shaped Windows, and Why They Mostly Disappeared

Article URL: https://warped3.substack.com/p/direct-win32-api-weird-shaped-windows Comments URL: https://news.ycombinato...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012)

Article URL: https://super-memory.com/articles/sleep.htm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47776557 Po...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Projected warming will exceed the long-term thermal limits of rice cultivation

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-03108-0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4777...

Technology Apr 15, 2026

Anna's Archive Loses $322M Spotify Piracy Case Without a Fight

Article URL: https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-loses-322-million-spotify-piracy-case-without-a-fight/ Comments URL...