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These $500 Windows Laptops Show the MacBook Neo’s Competition

They aren’t as high-end as the MacBook Neo, but these Windows laptops show that Apple has some strong competition.

Wired Mar 4, 2026 Luke Larsen
Technology Mar 4, 2026

Depleted weapons stockpiles could affect the Iran conflict

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxzzqe82d2o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47255310...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Grammarly Is Offering ‘Expert’ AI Reviews From Your Favorite Authors—Dead or Alive

The tool, offered by the recently-rebranded company Superhuman, gives feedback based on the work of famous dead and livi...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

TerraPower gets OK to start construction of its first nuclear plant

Plant won't be done until 2030 at the earliest, and it still needs an operating license. ...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI’s messaging around military deal ‘straight up lies,’ report says

Anthropic gave up its contract with the Pentagon over AI safety disagreements -- then, OpenAI swooped in.

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Space Command chief throws cold water on the question of UAPs in space

"I am not aware of anything that is extraterrestrial, other than comets and things like that." ...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Here’s how Google describes its fee-reducing Apps Experience and Games Level Up programs

Today, Google killed its 30 percent app store fee, partially uncoupled Google Play from Google Play Billing after they w...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Large genome model: Open source AI trained on trillions of bases

System can identify genes, regulatory sequences, splice sites, and more.

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Big Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance

“Data centers … they need some PR help,”President Donald Trump said at the event.

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Accessibility Issues Are Often Usability Issues

Article URL: https://protovate.com/blog/you-dont-need-accessibility-until-you-do/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinato...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

What AI Models for War Actually Look Like

While companies like Anthropic debate limits on military uses of AI, Smack Technologies is training models to plan battl...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

NRC Issues First Commercial Reactor Construction Approval in 10 Years [pdf]

Article URL: https://www.nrc.gov/sites/default/files/cdn/doc-collection-news/2026/26-028.pdf Comments URL: https://news...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of ‘metaverse’ apps

Epic Games and Google are burying the hatchet, but documents released today reveal that they aren't only aligned on how ...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Apple Music to add Transparency Tags to distinguish AI music, says report

The label or distributor has to opt in to tagging their music as AI, so it's unclear how effective this intervention wil...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country (1921)

Article URL: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46560/dulce-et-decorum-est Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.c...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

BMW Group to deploy humanoid robots in production in Germany for the first time

Article URL: https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0455864EN/bmw-group-to-deploy-humanoid-robots-in-pro...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Google and Epic announce settlement to end app store antitrust case

The era of the 30 percent app store cut has ended.

Technology Mar 4, 2026

NotebookLM can now summarize research in ‘cinematic’ video overviews

Google's NotebookLM can now turn users' research and notes into fully animated "cinematic" videos, going a step further ...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Does that use a lot of energy?

Article URL: https://hannahritchie.github.io/energy-use-comparisons/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Lawsuit: Google Gemini sent man on violent missions, set suicide "countdown"

Gemini allegedly called man its "husband," said they could be together in death. ...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

The new MacBook Air debuts with a $50 gift card as the M4 model hits its best price

Powered by the new M5 chip, Apple’s latest MacBook Airs are more powerful than ever with double the base storage (512G...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

The world’s biggest automaker has one of the dirtiest supply chains: report

Tesla, Ford, and Volvo occupy the top three spots in a new ranking of 18 global automakers based on their efforts to eli...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

The View from RSS

Article URL: https://www.carolinecrampton.com/the-view-from-rss/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=472...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Building a New Flash

Article URL: https://bill.newgrounds.com/news/post/1607118 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47253177 ...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Was Windows 1.0's lack of overlapping windows a legal or a technical matter?

Article URL: https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/32511/was-windows-1-0s-lack-of-overlapping-windows-a-le...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Console exclusives might be making a comeback

The near future of game consoles could look a lot like the past. Once a hallmark of the industry, over the last few year...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

USB Hubs Can Save You Lots of Hassles—Here Are 5 We Like Best in 2026

Ditch the dongles. These multiport USB hubs will maximize your connectivity options.

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20%

Google has dropped its commission, charging a 20% service fee and an optional 5% to use its billing services. It will al...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

Which iPhone 17 Model Should You Buy?

The iPhone 17e is here to fill out Apple’s smartphone lineup. Our primer on the differences and similarities of these ...

Technology Mar 4, 2026

10% of Firefox crashes are caused by bitflips

Article URL: https://mas.to/@gabrielesvelto/116171750653898304 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47252...