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Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers' faces, lawsuit claims

Comcast, accused of negligence, says lawsuit mischaracterized alleged events.

Ars Technica 2w ago Jon Brodkin
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Kimi K3-256k

Article URL: https://www.kimi.com/code/docs/en/kimi-code/models Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4910...

Technology 2w ago

Balcony Solar: $1.74/watt direct plug-in solar

Article URL: https://www.brightsaver.org/balcony-solar-kits Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49101849...

Technology 2w ago

Customize Ars your way with an Ars Pro subscription

Ars Pro subscribers get customizable layouts along with no ads and no trackers. ...

Technology 2w ago

Which of Dyson’s 2026 Vacuum Models Is the Best?

Curious if you should get Dyson’s new 2026 stick vacuums or stick to the older ones? I tested five models, old and new...

Technology 2w ago

How much can you delegate to agents?

Article URL: https://newsletter.posthog.com/p/agent-autonomy Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4910165...

Technology 2w ago

Commodification of Intelligence: Good, Bad, and Ugly Circular AI Deals

Article URL: https://www.emergingtrajectories.com/lh/commodification-and-circularity/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombi...

Technology 2w ago

Austerity Breeds Financial Protectionism

Article URL: https://theloop.ecpr.eu/who-the-welfare-state-protects-shapes-a-countrys-financial-openness/ Comments URL:...

Technology 2w ago

Claude Opus 5 became downright ruthless when tasked with running a vending machine

Andon Labs' latest vending machine simulation shows Opus 5 lied and colluded its way to become the best AI capitalist ev...

Technology 2w ago

The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260728-dancing-dots-the-motion-sickness-cure-hidden-in-your-iphone-se...

Technology 2w ago

The Growing Threat of Docusign Phishing Attacks

Article URL: https://www.darktrace.com/blog/the-growing-threat-of-docusign-phishing-attacks Comments URL: https://news....

Technology 2w ago

How to Not Die by a Thousand Cuts. Or, How to Think About Software Quality

Article URL: https://www.evalapply.org/posts/how-to-not-die-by-a-thousand-cuts/index.html Comments URL: https://news.yc...

Technology 2w ago

A field day for Gleam's language server – Gleam v1.18.0 release

Article URL: https://gleam.run/news/a-field-day-for-gleams-language-server/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/...

Technology 2w ago

What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program?

Apple's new Upgrade program is here, allowing you to lease select models of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Watches with a rel...

Technology 2w ago

It’s Frighteningly Easy to Jailbreak Some Frontier AI Models

I watched a new tool try to get around the model safeguards of four major frontier companies. You might be surprised by ...

Technology 2w ago

Turning a Dumb AC Unit Smart (Without Losing My Security Deposit)

Article URL: https://prilik.com/blog/post/automating-ac-nyc/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4910119...

Technology 2w ago

OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI chatbots

In an interview with our friend Joanna Stern on her YouTube channel, OpenAI president Greg Brockman said the company is ...

Technology 2w ago

The US government just banned Roombas

When the Trump administration announced yesterday that it was banning "advanced robotic devices" from entering the Unite...

Technology 2w ago

Google begins global rollout of age verification API in Google Play

Google's new API relies on parents to set age ranges in Family Link.

Technology 2w ago

Elon Musk’s xAI is trying to sue its way out of a Grok reckoning

Musk defends Grok, says Minnesota's nudifying app ban is unconstitutional.

Technology 2w ago

Sorry, haters. Ferrari’s first EV is doing just fine

To the horror of commenters across the internet, the Ferrari Luce appears to be a sales success.

Technology 2w ago

Waymo robotaxis are starting to return to freeways

Waymo robotaxis are now using freeways in Phoenix with more cities to follow in the coming days.

Technology 2w ago

US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing risks to national security

The ban largely affects U.S. imports from China, which currently dominates the global market for making humanoid robots ...

Technology 2w ago

Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies

Companies are making sure we have a surplus of options for building qubits. ...

Technology 2w ago

Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year

"We're feeling pretty good about that," Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said.

Technology 2w ago

PgDog (YC P25) Is Hiring

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pgdog/jobs/uWymUYy-founding-software-engineer Comments URL: https://...

Technology 2w ago

Google brings its age-assurance technology to Android developers worldwide

Google is expanding its Play Age Signals API, giving Android developers a privacy-preserving way to tailor experiences b...

Technology 2w ago

Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10

I was recently laid off after 18 years, and gave myself 100 days to build soething useful in public. CheapFoodMap is a ...

Technology 2w ago

Infrastructure Patterns for Agentic Applications

Article URL: https://render.com/blog/infrastructure-patterns-for-agentic-applications Comments URL: https://news.ycombi...

Technology 2w ago

Full school day cell phone bans are more popular than ever

As schools across the country continue to implement cell phone bans, a new Pew Research Center survey shows they continu...