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Microsoft’s Xbox mode is now available for all Windows 11 PCs

Microsoft is now rolling out its Xbox mode to all Windows 11 PCs. The new Xbox mode adds a full-screen interface to the Xbox PC app, much like Steam's Big Picture Mode, and originally debuted as the X...

The Verge • Apr 30, 2026 • Tom Warren
Technology Apr 30, 2026

Blue Origin certainly has ambitious launch targets for New Glenn

If Blue Origin wants to launch New Glenn 100 times a year, we're here for it. ...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Meta threatens to pull its apps from New Mexico if forced to make ‘technologically impractical’ changes

Meta says it may be forced to pull Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp from New Mexico if the attorney general gets his wa...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Stranded traveler gets more than he bargained for in Resident Evil teaser

Fresh off the Oscar-winning Weapons, director Zach Cregger has his own vision for the gaming fr...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

With Saros, Housemarque makes a case for doing next-gen games differently

It is generally frowned upon to care too much about appearances. We have a lot of little aphorisms discouraging this - b...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

EV startup Faraday Future paid $7.5M to company tied to founder Jia Yueting

The perpetually-struggling EV company made the payments while being investigated by the SEC. That four-year-long probe w...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Musk v. Altman Kicks Off, DOJ Guts Voting Rights Unit, and Is the AI Job Apocalypse Overhyped?

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we get into how the Elon Musk-Sam Altman trial goes way beyond their rivalry and coul...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Does Postgres Scale?

Article URL: https://www.dbos.dev/blog/benchmarking-workflow-execution-scalability-on-postgres Comments URL: https://ne...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

If Apple makes an iPad Neo, it's all over

Article URL: https://www.techadvisor.com/article/3128472/if-apple-makes-an-ipad-neo-its-all-over.html Comments URL: htt...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

The Human Creativity Benchmark – Evaluating Generative AI in Creative Work

Article URL: https://contralabs.com/research/human-creativity-benchmark Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

OpenAI announces new advanced security for ChatGPT accounts, including a partnership with Yubico

OpenAI is launching additional opt-in protections for ChatGPT accounts. The new security initiative includes a new partn...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

MAGA Is Confused About ‘Animal Farm’

The new film is the latest adaptation of George Orwell's novel. Based on the critiques coming from right-wing influencer...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI’s models to train Grok

In a federal courtroom in California on Thursday, Elon Musk testified that his own AI startup, xAI, has used OpenAI's mo...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Full-Text Search with DuckDB

Article URL: https://peterdohertys.website/blog-posts/full-text-search-w-duckdb.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombin...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models

"Distillation" is a hot topic as frontier labs try to prevent smaller competitors from copying their models.

Technology Apr 30, 2026

FDA approval, fundraising, and the reality of building in healthcare according to BioticsAI founder

BioticsAI CEO Robhy Bustami joined Isabelle Johannessen on Build Mode to discuss how the company has navigated a highly ...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Xbox owners can now disable Quick Resume for specific games

Microsoft has released a new Xbox update that adds a bunch of new features, including the ability to disable Quick Resum...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Beijing bans drone sales even as rest of world buys Chinese drones

Beijing's citywide ban restricts the sale, transport, and storage of drones. ...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Google’s Gemini AI assistant is hitting the road in millions of vehicles

Google announced on Thursday that it will begin rolling out Gemini to cars with Google built-in, marking a significant u...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Recovering files from beyond the grave using PhotoRec

Article URL: https://lost-number.bearblog.dev/recovering-files-from-beyond-the-grave-using-photorec/ Comments URL: http...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI's Models to Train Its Own

While answering questions under oath, Musk argued it’s standard practice for AI labs to use their competitors' models.

Technology Apr 30, 2026

OpenAI Rolls Out ‘Advanced’ Security Mode for At-Risk Accounts

OpenAI is rolling out Advanced Account Security for people concerned that their ChatGPT or Codex accounts could be poten...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

TikTok’s new ‘Campus Hub’ features college group chats and feeds

The new hub features dedicated college group chats and personalized feeds designed to help students stay connected with...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Stripe introduces Link, a digital wallet that autonomous AI agents can use, too

Link lets users connect cards, banks, and subscriptions, then authorize AI agents to spend securely via approval flows.

Technology Apr 30, 2026

I built a Game Boy emulator in F#

Article URL: https://nickkossolapov.github.io/fame-boy/building-a-game-boy-emulator-in-fsharp/ Comments URL: https://ne...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Kubereboot/Kured: Kubernetes Reboot Daemon

Article URL: https://github.com/kubereboot/kured Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47965227 Points: 3 ...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Show HN: TRiP – a complete transformer engine in C built from scratch just by me

Article URL: https://github.com/carlovalenti/TRiP Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47965161 Points: 7...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Meta is running get-rich-quick ads for its AI tools

Manus, an AI company Meta acquired for $2 billion last year is running ads promising quick, easy money with AI: Find loc...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

Cricut’s Joy 2 makes creating stickers easier for beginners, and it’s on sale

If you’ve ever thought about making your own stickers for Etsy or just for fun but don’t know where to begin, I’d ...

Technology Apr 30, 2026

CopyFail Was Not Disclosed to Distros

Article URL: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/30/10 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?...