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US military sent explosive drone boats into combat for the first time

US military sent explosive drone boats into combat for the first time

US military’s drone boats struck an Iranian naval port as war heats up again.…
Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishers

Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishers

Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and other publishers allege that Google trained its AI on copyrighted works without the necessary permissions.…
The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router

The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router

With residential proxies all the rage, CISA urges router users to be vigilant.…
Solution to Feynman's reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to "silly sprinklers"

Solution to Feynman's reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to "silly sprinklers"

New study confirms 2024 "momentum flux theory" on how angular momentum of water flows drives rotation.…
Ukrainian drone strikes forced Russia to stop shipping in vital sea corridor

Ukrainian drone strikes forced Russia to stop shipping in vital sea corridor

Ukraine’s drone blitz halted Russia’s Sea of Azov shipping in under a week.…
The EV market is on the road to recovery thanks to high gas prices

The EV market is on the road to recovery thanks to high gas prices

As the US war on Iran sent gas prices soaring, American car buyers flocked to electric vehicles - and in particular hybrids. After a sluggish winter a…
Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers

Grok uploaded my user directory to xAI's servers

Article URL: https://twitter.com/a_green_being/status/2076598897779020159 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48892512 Points: 208 # Co…
The Graph That Should Be Front-Page News

The Graph That Should Be Front-Page News

Article URL: https://www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/the-graph-that-should-be-front-page-news Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4888833…
Sam Neill has died

Sam Neill has died

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/13/sam-neill-death-actor-dies-aged-78 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=488884…
Cyberpunk Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels

Cyberpunk Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels

Article URL: https://shellzine.net/cyberpunk-comics/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48885643 Points: 206 # Comments: 69…
6 Best Bidets of 2026: Toto, Brondell, More, All Tested in My Bathroom

6 Best Bidets of 2026: Toto, Brondell, More, All Tested in My Bathroom

These butt-cleaning machines also offer luxe features like custom seat warming and adjustable water flows.…
Zig Creator Calls Spade a Spade, Anthropic Blows Smoke

Zig Creator Calls Spade a Spade, Anthropic Blows Smoke

Article URL: https://raymyers.org/post/zed-creator-calls-spade-a-spade/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48889637 Points: 229 # Comm…
White Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New Movie

White Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New Movie

Described as the “feel-good movie of white-boy summer” by one extremist, the movie Citizen Vigilante has been hailed by the far-right as a way to conv…
Python Is So Slow. Can Julia Solve the Two-Language Problem?

Python Is So Slow. Can Julia Solve the Two-Language Problem?

By some benchmarks, Julia code can run 10X to 1,000X faster than Python—but there’s a reason it’s not a very popular programming language.…
iGarden Swim Jet X Pro 10 Review: Endless Pool

iGarden Swim Jet X Pro 10 Review: Endless Pool

Swimming against the iGarden Swim Jet X Pro 10’s artificial current is a real workout, even if it doesn’t quite replace a full-size lap pool.…
Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides

Scientists’ Side Hustle? Using AI and Quantum Computing to Generate New Peptides

Researchers cobbled together funding and time to show how quantum computing could aid in the development of drugs to help underserved populations and …
War Atlas: An interactive cartography of every named war in human history

War Atlas: An interactive cartography of every named war in human history

Article URL: https://waratlas.org Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48863080 Points: 178 # Comments: 69…
How the terrorist group Boko Haram uses frontier AI

How the terrorist group Boko Haram uses frontier AI

Article URL: https://casp.ac/reports/ai-enabled-terrorism Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48863707 Points: 215 # Comments: 185…
AI Found a Root Bug in Linux That Everyone Missed for 15 Years

AI Found a Root Bug in Linux That Everyone Missed for 15 Years

Plus: The Pentagon is training amateurs to become part of its hacker army, a Flock license plate reader error led to cops surrounding a car reviewer, …
Increased drone surveillance of illegal July 4th fireworks led to $100K fine

Increased drone surveillance of illegal July 4th fireworks led to $100K fine

More police and firefighters use drones to catch and deter illegal fireworks.…
GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra produces proof of the Cycle Double Cover Conjecture [pdf]

GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra produces proof of the Cycle Double Cover Conjecture [pdf]

Article URL: https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/04d1d1e4-bc75-476a-97cf-49055cd98d31/cdc_proof.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48863490…
The FCC is cracking down on DJI tech that dodged the foreign drone ban

The FCC is cracking down on DJI tech that dodged the foreign drone ban

Last year, we told you about Xtra, the company that lets DJI sneak its popular cameras into the US, and Skyrover, a brand seemingly selling DJI drones…
QuadRF can spot drones and see WiFi through my wall

QuadRF can spot drones and see WiFi through my wall

Article URL: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/quadrf-can-spot-drones-and-see-wifi-through-my-wall/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/it…
The glass backbone: Why the Army's logistics will break in the next war

The glass backbone: Why the Army's logistics will break in the next war

Article URL: https://mwi.westpoint.edu/the-glass-backbone-why-the-armys-logistics-will-break-in-the-next-war/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.c…
The newest entrant in the military’s launch competition isn't actually a launch company

The newest entrant in the military’s launch competition isn't actually a launch company

"I think it's fair to say that Phase 3 did not contemplate this."…
Is an Air-Conditioning Revolution Coming to Europe?

Is an Air-Conditioning Revolution Coming to Europe?

As extreme heat becomes the norm on the continent, the AC culture wars may be solved by advances in environmentally friendly technology.…
I Built a Self-Improving AI, and So Can You

I Built a Self-Improving AI, and So Can You

Experiments in using AI to build AI show that the future doesn’t just belong to the frontier labs.…
The FTC Settlement With John Deere Is a Huge Win for the Right-to-Repair Movement

The FTC Settlement With John Deere Is a Huge Win for the Right-to-Repair Movement

After more than a decade of pushback, farmers and repair advocates have won access to equipment and services John Deere had long kept under its contro…
Peter Thiel’s Husband Sued a Flight Attendant Who Says He Assaulted Her on a Private Jet

Peter Thiel’s Husband Sued a Flight Attendant Who Says He Assaulted Her on a Private Jet

Matthew Danzeisen’s lawyer says the case is a “shakedown about a bag” that brushed someone’s leg. Stefanie Bojar says she was injured aboard the jet—a…
US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys $1B worth of Reapers

US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys $1B worth of Reapers

US military drone losses in Iran war spur Pentagon call for cheap replacements.…