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Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support

It may be possible to jailbreak an older, end-of-support Kindle and continue adding books to it. But doing so carries risks.

TechCrunch • May 16, 2026 • Lauren Forristal
Technology May 16, 2026

Turtle Beach made a good SteelSeries headset clone that’s $50 less

I really liked the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, so the company didn't have to say much to get me excited about ...

Technology May 16, 2026

I spent my whole career building passive income. Here's what I got wrong

Article URL: https://dariusforoux.com/i-spent-my-whole-career-building-passive-income-heres-what-i-got-wrong/ Comments ...

Technology May 16, 2026

Accelerate

Article URL: https://github.com/AccelerateHS/accelerate Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48160211 Poi...

Technology May 16, 2026

Here are 40 of our favorite deals from REI’s massive Anniversary Sale

REI’s annual Anniversary Sale — the retailer’s biggest of the year — has arrived, bringing with it discounts on ...

Technology May 16, 2026

My Favorite Bugs: Invalid Surrogate Pairs

Article URL: https://george.mand.is/2026/05/my-favorite-bugs-invalid-surrogate-pairs/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombi...

Technology May 16, 2026

A Meta employee gets real about the horror of working there

Article URL: https://sfstandard.com/pacific-standard-time/2026/05/15/meta-employee-gets-real-horror-working-right-now/ ...

Technology May 16, 2026

SANA-WM, a 2.6B open-source world model for 1-minute 720p video

Article URL: https://nvlabs.github.io/Sana/WM/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48159445 Points: 6 # ...

Technology May 16, 2026

Kyber (YC W23) Is Hiring a Founding Marketer

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kyber/jobs/1rLQAro-founding-marketer-content-community Comments URL:...

Technology May 16, 2026

These are the laptops I recommend for pretty much anyone

Need a new laptop? It’s a tough decision. If you’re like most people, a laptop is one of the most expensive tech pur...

Technology May 16, 2026

The app you need to clean up your computer

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 128, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here...

Technology May 16, 2026

Mixtape is a musical portrait of teenage life

Playing Mixtape is like playing a video game version of a high school movie. Kids banter about the meaning of life and t...

Technology May 16, 2026

Greek Alphabet Cards

Article URL: https://labs.randomquark.com/alphabet_cards/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48159354 P...

Technology May 16, 2026

Europe built sovereign clouds to escape US control. Forgot about the processors

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/16/europe-built-sovereign-clouds-to-escape-us-control-then-for...

Technology May 16, 2026

Accelerando (2005)

Article URL: https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/fiction/accelerando/accelerando.html Comments URL: https://ne...

Technology May 16, 2026

OpenClaw Creator Spent $1.3M on OpenAI Tokens in 30 Days

Article URL: https://twitter.com/steipete/status/2055346265869721905 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id...

Technology May 16, 2026

The US is betting on AI to catch insider trading in prediction markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants us to know it's taking this very seriously. ...

Technology May 16, 2026

How to Control Everything on Your Phone With Your Voice (iOS and Android)

Go fully hands-free with these tips for Android and iOS.

Technology May 16, 2026

Old Oil and Gas Wells Could Find Second Life Producing Clean Energy

States across the US are looking to take major sources of pollution and use them to generate much-needed power.

Technology May 16, 2026

Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording

Plus: Instructure’s Canvas ransomware debacle comes to a close, an alleged dark net market kingpin gets arrested, Open...

Technology May 16, 2026

Setting up an AI-native organization

Article URL: https://aweb.ai/blog/ai-first-company-howto Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48158737 Po...

Technology May 16, 2026

After Struggling With EVs, US Automakers Pivot to Energy

Ford and GM are backing away from electric vehicles and moving into the battery storage business. And it all comes back ...

Technology May 16, 2026

Futhark by Example

Article URL: https://futhark-lang.org/examples.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48158606 Points:...

Technology May 16, 2026

Δ-Mem: Efficient Online Memory for Large Language Models

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.12357 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48158506 Points: 15 # ...

Technology May 16, 2026

Some Asexuals Are Using AI Companions for Intimacy Without the Sex

“I’ve got one hand on the keyboard, one hand down below,” an artist who role-plays with their chatbot tells WIRED....

Technology May 16, 2026

Fecal transplants for autism deliver success in clinical trials

Article URL: https://refractor.io/adhd-autism/fecal-transplants-for-autism-delivers-success-in-clinical-trials/ Comment...

Technology May 16, 2026

Moving away from Tailwind, and learning to structure my CSS

Article URL: https://jvns.ca/blog/2026/05/15/moving-away-from-tailwind--and-learning-to-structure-my-css-/ Comments URL...

Technology May 16, 2026

Asteroid 2026 JH2 Is About to Fly Right Past Earth—Relatively Speaking

On May 18, an asteroid about the size of Chicago’s Cloud Gate will fly four times closer to Earth than the moon.

Technology May 16, 2026

Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/05/01/where-to-buy-a-non-apple-non-google-smartphone/5219681 Comm...

Technology May 16, 2026

Someone Shared a Real Monet Painting as AI and Asked for Critiques

Article URL: https://petapixel.com/2026/05/14/someone-shared-a-real-monet-painting-as-ai-and-asked-for-critiques/ Comme...