Technology

Should you wash your solar panels?

Article URL: https://incoherency.co.uk/blog/stories/should-you-wash-your-solar-panels.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49069132…

2026-07-28

Canceling "Hey"

Article URL: https://chadnauseam.com/random/cancelling-my-hey Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49073007 Points: 220 # Comments: 191…

2026-07-28

“Google and Reddit do not own the Internet," web scraper says after court win

Google's and Reddit's use of DMCA to fight web scraper is bizarre, expert says.…

2026-07-28

A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months

When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.…

2026-07-28

iOS and macOS 26.6 arrive today, paving the way for iOS and macOS 27

These are likely the last updates of note before Apple's bigger fall updates.…

2026-07-28

Epic diarrhea outbreak has 40% of Americans avoiding fruits and veggies

Kennedy has focused on nutrition but has neglected food safety, critics say.…

2026-07-28

Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms

Microsoft says tools cost less than competing ones and outperform them, too.…

2026-07-28

X Money is launching in the US starting today

X Money, a core part of Elon Musk's mission to turn X into an "everything app," is rolling out starting today, 9to5Mac reports. The payment platform o…

2026-07-28

Razer’s analog Huntsman V3 Pro is over 20 percent off

Gaming keyboards have evolved over the years to add RGB LEDs, extra knobs, and buttons with screens, but one feature has remained fairly consistent: t…

2026-07-28

Apple Will 'Watch Everything Burn' When the AI Bubble Bursts

Article URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/27/ed-zitron-apple-watch-it-burn-ai-bubble-bursts/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…

2026-07-27

Decathlon Germany adds Wero payment option to decathlon.de website

Article URL: https://www.sgieurope.com/e-commerce/decathlon-germany-launches-wero-payment-on-its-website/122397.article Comments URL: https://news.yco…

2026-07-27

Private Claude Chats Exposed in Google and Bing Search Results

The screwup shows how tricky it can be to stop web crawlers from making ostensibly private conversations with AI chatbots entirely too public.…

2026-07-27

AI companies spend record sums on Washington lobbying

https://archive.ph/PASMJ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49069939 Points: 228 # Comments: 117…

2026-07-27

ChatGPT starts blocking direct requests to copy an author's style

New behavior capturing a writer's "broad qualities" could have legal implications.…

2026-07-27

Experts warn current Starship heat shield tech is a "dead end" for rapid reuse

NASA has not made substantial investments in thermal protection research for decades.…

2026-07-27

5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter "harmful" speech

Age verification is okay, but filtering is preempted by Section 230, judges find.…

2026-07-27

Nanoleaf’s colorful pegboard and shelf kit is half off

Nanoleaf’s Blocks Combo XL Smarter Kit is a fun back-to-school buy that can add pops of customizable light and storage to your wall. It combines…

2026-07-27

Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on disc

An extended Xbox outage that began Sunday evening hasn't just caused issues for people trying to play digital games - it blocked people from playing t…

2026-07-27

Microsoft launches its first cybersecurity model, plus a new agentic cybersecurity system

Microsoft bolstered its AI cybersecurity offerings this week with the launch of its first AI security model and a new security platform.…

2026-07-27

Introduction to Data-Oriented Design [pdf]

Article URL: https://www.gamedevs.org/uploads/introduction-to-data-oriented-design.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49060724 Poi…

2026-07-27

This $9 key physically locks your most addictive apps

This $9 NFC key requires you to physically scan it to unlock distracting apps on your phone.…

2026-07-27

Inside the Wild Rescue Mission That Took 4 Beluga Whales to Chicago

Beluga whales were in danger of getting euthanized after a Canadian theme park went bust. WIRED spoke with some of the scientists behind the groundbre…

2026-07-27

Amazon’s trying to launch a global satellite cellphone network in 2028

Amazon filed an FCC application on Saturday to launch a new Leo satellite constellation that will provide direct-to-device satellite service for "voic…

2026-07-27

Google’s AI search is rapidly becoming the default, new data shows

Google’s AI Overviews now appear in 43% of searches, underscoring how quickly AI-generated answers are becoming the default way people discover inform…

2026-07-27

What public health professionals can learn from anti-vaccine storytelling

Sometimes, compelling stories beat medical evidence.…

2026-07-27

How lasers could help provide fuel for nuclear reactors

Outside the small town of Paducah, Kentucky, a wealth of uranium is locked away in thousands of storage cylinders filled with waste material from a no…

2026-07-27

Samsung’s 27-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor is priced right at $299.99

The cost of QD-OLED gaming monitors is going down, even as many other PC components are still soaring above their normal prices. If your budget is loc…

2026-07-27

This is my new favorite laptop, but thanks to RAMageddon it already went up in price by $800

Framework laptops always come with compromises in exchange for their unique DIY premise. Even though you pay extra for one compared to sleeker options…

2026-07-27

Scriptc by Vercel: TypeScript-to-Native compiler, no JavaScript engine in binary

Article URL: https://github.com/vercel-labs/scriptc Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49063175 Points: 217 # Comments: 109…

2026-07-27

With smart glasses, Meta holds all the cards but fails to play them well

Across New York City, London, and Washington, DC, ads for Meta's smart glasses have been plastered over with satirical posters from activist groups. O…

2026-07-27