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Apple Mac Mini M6 and Mac Studio M5 Ultra: Specs, Price, Release Date

Apple Mac Mini M6 and Mac Studio M5 Ultra: Specs, Price, Release Date

Apple’s Mac Mini and Mac Studio have been tough to buy for months, but updated versions have arrived. Both include new chips optimized for AI, with th…
Apple’s new Mac Mini has fresh M6 and M5 Pro chip offerings — and higher prices

Apple’s new Mac Mini has fresh M6 and M5 Pro chip offerings — and higher prices

Apple is announcing a new generation of the Mac Mini, once again offering two models: one with a new M6 chip and a higher-end model with the M5 Pro fo…
The lens in Wyze’s new $40 indoor camera retracts for privacy

The lens in Wyze’s new $40 indoor camera retracts for privacy

Wyze announced a new pan-and-tilt security camera today designed for indoor use. The entire Indoor Cam Pan can rotate 360 degrees, while the camera an…
Apple launches new Mac Studios with its ‘most powerful chip ever’ — the M5 Ultra

Apple launches new Mac Studios with its ‘most powerful chip ever’ — the M5 Ultra

Apple is announcing new models of the Mac Studio, now using the existing M5 Max and a new M5 Ultra. This reunification under one chip generation comes…
Apple’s new M6 chip gets more cores and more AI compute

Apple’s new M6 chip gets more cores and more AI compute

Apple has announced a new M6 chip for Macs, along with an M5 Ultra that it says is its "most powerful chip ever," designed for tasks like 3D rendering…
Uber is letting parents check in on their teens through drivers’ selfie cameras

Uber is letting parents check in on their teens through drivers’ selfie cameras

Uber is updating its teen account feature to allow parents to use the selfie cameras on Uber drivers' phones to check in on their teenage children dur…
Where to preorder the updated Mac Mini and Mac Studio

Where to preorder the updated Mac Mini and Mac Studio

Apple has announced two new processors, the M6 and M5 Ultra, as well as updated Mac Mini and Mac studio machines powered by them. The new machines are…
Optoma GT2400HDR Review: Ace Projector for Golf Simulation

Optoma GT2400HDR Review: Ace Projector for Golf Simulation

The Optoma GT2400HDR laser projector is great for setting up a driving range in your living room, but mediocre video quality makes it less appealing f…
The County Prosecutors Who Became ICE Informants

The County Prosecutors Who Became ICE Informants

Illinois prosecutors shared defendants’ personal data with federal immigration agents without criminal warrants, public disclosure, or legislative ove…
The 4 Best Car Phone Mounts I’ve Tried (2026): Belkin, Andery, Andobil

The 4 Best Car Phone Mounts I’ve Tried (2026): Belkin, Andery, Andobil

The best car phone holders keep your phone firmly in place while never getting in your line of sight. I took a dozen on road trips this summer to find…
Where did all the public bathrooms go?

Where did all the public bathrooms go?

Article URL: https://daily.jstor.org/where-did-all-the-public-bathrooms-go/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49422800 Points: 244 # …
Border Wall Construction Threatens 6,000 Years of History on Private Lands

Border Wall Construction Threatens 6,000 Years of History on Private Lands

Archeologists are confronting an “unfathomable” loss as border wall construction is set to cut across ranches that are home to unique historical sites…
Welcome to the spiderverse, a world measured through webs

Welcome to the spiderverse, a world measured through webs

Counting the creatures in the world around us is critical for a raft of conservation efforts. It helps scientists gauge biodiversity, track migration,…
Spirit Airlines Wants to Sell Its Data to Google. Former Flight Attendants Are Freaked Out

Spirit Airlines Wants to Sell Its Data to Google. Former Flight Attendants Are Freaked Out

“It never crossed my mind that they would be so bold as to sell our private data for AI,” says one former Spirit Airlines flight attendant.…
It Should Be Harder to Apply for a Job. No, Really

It Should Be Harder to Apply for a Job. No, Really

Thanks to a dwindling supply of open roles, “one-click” applications, and the rise of artificial intelligence, it’s easier than ever to apply for a jo…
Android is getting its own weird dots to cure car sickness

Android is getting its own weird dots to cure car sickness

Google is rolling out a new Android feature that's been proven to reduce, or even eliminate, motion sickness when using a phone inside a moving vehicl…
Data Centers Are Driving an Alarming Gas Power Expansion in the US

Data Centers Are Driving an Alarming Gas Power Expansion in the US

There’s no clearer sign of the data center boom than rampant gas projects that have been proposed or that are already under construction.…
Omega Just Released a Mini Moonwatch

Omega Just Released a Mini Moonwatch

Say hello to a revamped collection of perfectly proportioned 38-mm Speedmasters.…
iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses will remain on icloud.com

iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses will remain on icloud.com

Article URL: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=1ptvdtcm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49426564 Points: 257 # Comments: 59…
Oceans hit highest temperature on record

Oceans hit highest temperature on record

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62m4gpnp78o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49424606 Points: 278 # Comments: 146…
Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors.

Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors.

Monitor vendors are playing with fire.…
RFK Jr. may upend how vaccine recommendations are categorized

RFK Jr. may upend how vaccine recommendations are categorized

There are currently 3 categories. Without reason, RFK Jr. is considering changes.…
AI is hitting entry-level jobs hardest, Stanford study finds

AI is hitting entry-level jobs hardest, Stanford study finds

Young employment in AI-impacted fields down 19% compared to more AI-resistant occupations.…
Lenovo confirms Legion Go issues after gamers report bricked devices

Lenovo confirms Legion Go issues after gamers report bricked devices

When a company's software update turns your computer into a useless brick, should fixes be free? Framework, the modular computer startup, apparently t…
Situational Awareness, star AI hedge fund that nearly imploded, now being probed by the SEC

Situational Awareness, star AI hedge fund that nearly imploded, now being probed by the SEC

The AI hedge fund went from "the talk of Wall Street" to "subject of federal subpoenas" faster than you can say "diversify your portfolio."…
Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red-handed

Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red-handed

Is the technique outdated? Yes. Is it still creepy? Also yes.…
The Best Kitchen Gadget to Prevent Salmonella Is a Good Meat Probe

The Best Kitchen Gadget to Prevent Salmonella Is a Good Meat Probe

Salmonella outbreaks are seemingly everywhere right now. A good temperature probe is the last and best line of defense.…
A website for debloated open source alternatives

A website for debloated open source alternatives

Article URL: https://debloat.dev/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49410362 Points: 380 # Comments: 122…
Anthropic's best AI model struggles to attract users as cheaper tools thrive

Anthropic's best AI model struggles to attract users as cheaper tools thrive

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/5ee49718-c258-4f01-aa32-7e5b76ae5245 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49411102 Points: 745 #…
Over 170k Nonprofits Lost All Their Data. Is Microsoft to Blame?

Over 170k Nonprofits Lost All Their Data. Is Microsoft to Blame?

Article URL: https://slate.com/technology/2026/08/microsoft-software-nonprofit-data-delete.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=494…