Technology

How the new iPhone 17E stacks up against Apple’s pricier phones

The iPhone 17 lineup now has a “budget” option. Announced this week, the iPhone 17E will hit stores on Wednesday, March 11th, starting at $599, with preorders opening on March 4th. The 6.1-inch ph...

The Verge • Mar 2, 2026 • Sheena Vasani
Technology Mar 2, 2026

BlipBlox After Dark Review: a Synthesizer for Everybody

The bubbly plastic BlipBlox After Dark synthesizer is funky, adorable, and a little bit confusing. I love making noises ...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

British Columbia to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time

Article URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-adopting-year-round-daylight-time-9.7111657 Comments U...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Apple might use Google servers to store data for its upgraded AI Siri

Apple has asked Google to look into "setting up servers" for a new version of Siri that's Gemini-powered and meets Apple...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Mastodon now has a button for sharing content from other websites

Sharing content to Mastodon is getting easier with the addition of a universal "Share to Mastodon" button for the decent...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death Sparks Revolt Among Kalshi Customers

How Kalshi decided to settle a market tied to Iran’s Supreme Leader prompted anger among traders who felt the rules we...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Show HN: uBlock filter list to blur all Instagram Reels

A filter list for uBO that blurs all video and non-follower content from Instagram. Works on mobile with uBO Lite.relat...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Boss-CSS: I created another "CSS-in-JS" lib

Article URL: https://dev.to/wintercounter/boss-css-i-created-another-css-in-js-lib-and-here-is-why-23kc Comments URL: h...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Show HN: Gapless.js – gapless web audio playback

Hey HN,I just released v4 of my gapless playback library that I first built in 2017 to handle our audio playback on htt...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Go is the best language for agents

Article URL: https://getbruin.com/blog/go-is-the-best-language-for-agents/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/i...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

"That Shape Had None" – A Horror of Substrate Independence (Short Fiction)

Article URL: https://starlightconvenience.net/#that-shape-had-none Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

You could be an influencer without even realizing it

In late February, Puck reported on a strange case: An influencer with more than a million followers was inadvertently pr...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Users are ditching ChatGPT for Claude. Here’s how to make the switch

Following controversies surrounding ChatGPT, many users are ditching the AI chatbot for Claude instead. Here's how to ma...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

OpenAI Just Got Anthropic's Pentagon Deal

Article URL: https://tapestry.news/tech/openai-pentagon/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47222115 Po...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Attacks on GPS Spike Amid US and Israeli War on Iran

New analysis shows that attacks on satellite navigation systems have impacted some 1,100 ships in the Middle East since ...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Paramount+ and HBO Max to merge into one streaming service after WBD deal closes

If the Warner Bros. Discovery deal were to close, Paramount CEO David Ellison revealed that Paramount+ and HBO Max would...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Bars close and hundreds lose jobs as US firm buys Brewdog in £33M deal

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c05v0p1d0peo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47221994...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Our Favorite Budget TV Is On Sale

This 55-inch Vizion isn't the fanciest, but you could do a lot worse for under $300.

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Charter gets FCC permission to buy Cox and become largest ISP in the US

FCC rejects protests because Charter and Cox don't compete directly in most places. ...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Donut Lab’s solid-state battery can handle the (extreme) heat, test says

Finnish startup Donut Lab is out to prove that its solid-state battery is all that it claims to be. Last week, the test ...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Supreme Court won’t hear AI-generated art copyright case

The US Supreme Court has declined to hear a case over whether AI-generated art can obtain a copyright, as reported earli...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Apple AI servers unused in warehouses due to low Apple Intelligence usage

Article URL: https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/02/some-apple-ai-servers-are-reportedly-sitting-unused-on-warehouse-shelves-du...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Tech workers urge DOD, Congress to withdraw Anthropic label as a supply chain risk

Tech workers have signed an open letter urging the Department of War to withdraw its designation of Anthropic as a "supp...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Show HN: Govbase – Follow a bill from source text to news bias to social posts

Govbase tracks every bill, executive order, and federal regulation from official sources (Congress.gov, Federal Registe...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Reflex (YC W23) Is Hiring Software Engineers – Python

Article URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/reflex/jobs Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47220...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Nvidia’s spending $4 billion on photonics to stay ahead of the curve in AI

Nvidia announced on Monday that it's investing $2 billion each into Lumentum and Coherent, which are both developing pho...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

The Analogue Pocket will be back in stock and slightly more expensive

Analogue announced a restock for its Pocket handheld, but for the second time since late 2021, it's getting a price bump...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Launch HN: OctaPulse (YC W26) – Robotics and computer vision for fish farming

Hi HN! My name is Rohan and, together with Paul, I’m the co-founder of OctaPulse (https://www.tryoctapulse.com/). Weâ...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

Magic Keyboard cases for the latest iPad Pro are up to $85 off

Apple’s Magic Keyboard cases offer a fantastic typing experience, elevating the iPad to laptop status with a large tra...

Technology Mar 2, 2026

X ads ‘Paid Partnership’ labels for creators so they can ditch the hashtags

The new labels comply with regulations and allow creators to be more transparent with their followers.