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Of course viewers are giving up on Netflix shows

Of course viewers are giving up on Netflix shows

Even though Netflix is the world's most popular paid streaming service, the company has been struggling to keep viewers watching its series after thei…
Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out

Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out

As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content.…
Meta’s new Muse Image model can pull other Instagram users into AI photos

Meta’s new Muse Image model can pull other Instagram users into AI photos

Meta is launching the first AI image generation model made by its Superintelligence Labs division. The Muse Image model now powers the image-making to…
Microsoft joins AI cost-cutting trend by relying more on its own models

Microsoft joins AI cost-cutting trend by relying more on its own models

Microsoft is the latest Silicon Valley giant to cut back on its AI spending.…
Why the rise of open source AI isn’t hurting Anthropic … yet

Why the rise of open source AI isn’t hurting Anthropic … yet

Open-source models’ success isn’t coming at the expense of frontier labs. Instead, they each seem to capture two phases of the same life-cycle.…
Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal

Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal

Article URL: https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/29/dua-lipa-opens-library-for-banned-and-censored-books-in-portugal Comments URL: https://news.y…
Amazon without the knockoffs

Amazon without the knockoffs

Article URL: https://knockoff.shopping/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48818963 Points: 248 # Comments: 168…
The Nintendo Switch's days are numbered—but what is that number?

The Nintendo Switch's days are numbered—but what is that number?

Ars analysis suggests the 9-year-old console could keep selling for years.…
The Weather Channel increases streaming subscription prices by up to $20

The Weather Channel increases streaming subscription prices by up to $20

Livestreaming the channel through its app now starts at $5 per month.…
Google's Pixel 11 launch event is set for August 12, with possible price increases

Google's Pixel 11 launch event is set for August 12, with possible price increases

Google's new phones could feature glowing LEDs and higher price tags.…
Discord admits AI moderation bug wrongfully banned users over harmless images

Discord admits AI moderation bug wrongfully banned users over harmless images

Discord has acknowledged that a bug in its AI moderation system mistakenly banned more than 8,000 users over the past two months, after harmless image…
This race car is made from plant fibers, volcanoes, ... and seawater?

This race car is made from plant fibers, volcanoes, ... and seawater?

The T70S can be eligible for racing events or built to be road-legal.…
X says top accounts steal videos from other users as it announces new video tools

X says top accounts steal videos from other users as it announces new video tools

Nikita Bier, X's head of product, said in a post on Monday that "[m]any videos from top accounts are simply stolen from other users, sometimes 5 years…
Anthropic is launching Claude Cowork on mobile and web

Anthropic is launching Claude Cowork on mobile and web

Starting Tuesday, Anthropic's Claude Cowork AI platform will be available on mobile and web for the first time. The expanded access is rolling out fir…
Google announces Pixel 11 launch event in August

Google announces Pixel 11 launch event in August

Google is hosting its next Made by Google launch event for Pixel hardware on August 12th in New York City, according to an invitation sent by Google t…
Top researchers leave USA for the Netherlands (in Dutch)

Top researchers leave USA for the Netherlands (in Dutch)

Article URL: https://www.nwo.nl/nieuws/eerste-internationale-wetenschappers-via-het-tulp-fonds-naar-nederland Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.c…
StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time

StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time

Article URL: https://streetcomplete.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48816883 Points: 275 # Comments: 56…
New virus catalog reveals which pathogens pose the greatest threat

New virus catalog reveals which pathogens pose the greatest threat

The data can help predict what a future pandemic virus might look like.…
Shut Those Laptops! Anthropic Puts Its Claude Cowork Agent on Your Phone

Shut Those Laptops! Anthropic Puts Its Claude Cowork Agent on Your Phone

Claude Cowork now keeps working on tasks even after you close your laptop. It’s part of a larger push toward smartphone-controlled agents.…
Microsoft Can Track Users via a Windows Device ID

Microsoft Can Track Users via a Windows Device ID

Article URL: https://www.pcmag.com/news/a-hackers-arrest-reveals-microsoft-can-track-users-via-a-windows-device Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator…
98% Isn't Much

98% Isn't Much

Article URL: https://whynothugo.nl/journal/2026/07/03/98-isnt-very-much/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48816959 Points: 219 # Com…
Discord accidentally banned over 8,000 people for posting grids and other ‘benign’ images

Discord accidentally banned over 8,000 people for posting grids and other ‘benign’ images

Discord says a bug affecting its safety system caused it to mistakenly ban more than 8,000 accounts since May. The platform's statement follows a wave…
Small AI Models Gain Traction In places with unreliable networks

Small AI Models Gain Traction In places with unreliable networks

Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/small-language-models-ai-pharmaceuticals Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48812055 Points: 19…
Microsoft fixes storage-hogging Windows 11 folder

Microsoft fixes storage-hogging Windows 11 folder

Microsoft is addressing a Windows 11 bug that caused a folder to take up several gigabytes of storage space. As spotted earlier by Windows Latest, Mic…
iRobot’s newest floor cleaner isn’t a robot

iRobot’s newest floor cleaner isn’t a robot

iRobot just announced its first ever non-robotic floor cleaner. The $399 Roomba Electro Plus is a 5-in-1 hard-floor cleaner that combines vacuuming, m…
The Best iPhone 17 Cases (2026): A Buyer's Guide for iPhone 17, Air, Pro, and 17e

The Best iPhone 17 Cases (2026): A Buyer's Guide for iPhone 17, Air, Pro, and 17e

Protect your expensive iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone Pro, or iPhone 17e with our favorite cases and screen protectors.…
Hisense UR9 RGB MiniLED TV: An Affordable Challenger to Samsung and LG

Hisense UR9 RGB MiniLED TV: An Affordable Challenger to Samsung and LG

The brand’s UR9 competes with similar offerings from higher-end brands like Samsung and LG.…
Why worms (and microbes) are catching on as a manure pollution solution

Why worms (and microbes) are catching on as a manure pollution solution

Anthony Agueda, a third-generation California dairy farmer, pulls a rake through a bed of dark, wet wood chips on his family’s land in Hickman, a tiny…
Nothing’s new earbuds can record calls and what you’re listening to

Nothing’s new earbuds can record calls and what you’re listening to

Nothing announced a new pair of budget-friendly wireless earbuds, but not as part of the company's affordability-focused sub-brand, CMF. The new Nothi…
British Space Startup Launches Longevity Lab Into Orbit

British Space Startup Launches Longevity Lab Into Orbit

The lab will beam back data to train AI models to predict how proteins behind age-related diseases like Alzheimer’s and certain cancers behave.…