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Even Microsoft couldn’t make Windows 11 work well on 8GB of RAM

Even Microsoft couldn’t make Windows 11 work well on 8GB of RAM

Last year, Microsoft's 13-inch Surface Laptop quickly became one of my favorite thin-and-light Windows notebooks. At $900, it was easy to recommend to…
The human-in-the-loop is tired

The human-in-the-loop is tired

Article URL: https://pydantic.dev/articles/the-human-in-the-loop-is-tired Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48942000 Points: 256 # Co…
Rocket Report: India's Vikram-1 nears debut flight; AST to become rocket company?

Rocket Report: India's Vikram-1 nears debut flight; AST to become rocket company?

"We have done everything that could be done to test Vikram-1 on ground."…
2026 Lucid Gravity Touring review: A strong act 2

2026 Lucid Gravity Touring review: A strong act 2

Quick, comfortable, roomy, and agile for a large electric SUV.…
The report oil companies are worried about: Climate attribution science

The report oil companies are worried about: Climate attribution science

New report says our ability to tie weather damages to climate change is improving.…
The Download: perimenopause misinformation and China’s latest AI leap

The Download: perimenopause misinformation and China’s latest AI leap

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. …
Why the First GPU Financiers Are Turning to Inference Chips in a $400 Million Deal

Why the First GPU Financiers Are Turning to Inference Chips in a $400 Million Deal

A $400 million chip-backed loan points to the next wave of AI infrastructure deals.…
Valve Steam Machine Review 2026: A Compromised Console for PC Gamers

Valve Steam Machine Review 2026: A Compromised Console for PC Gamers

Great for indie darlings, but Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo remain kings of TV gaming.…
A $10K Bounty Aims to Make Sony's PlayStation 5 a Computer Again — What It Means for PS5 Hacking

A $10K Bounty Aims to Make Sony's PlayStation 5 a Computer Again — What It Means for PS5 Hacking

Nice PlayStation you got. Bet it could probably run Linux too.…
There’s a lot of hype around perimenopause. Don’t buy it.

There’s a lot of hype around perimenopause. Don’t buy it.

Perimenopause has entered the chat. Perimenopause—and its better-known relative, menopause—used to be considered taboo. Not anymore, thanks at least i…
SpaceX scrubs Starship launch after some of its engines didn't start

SpaceX scrubs Starship launch after some of its engines didn't start

"Now offloading propellant. Next launch attempt hopefully in a few days."…
Why Apple Sued OpenAI, New York Takes on Data Centers, and What to Know about Cyclosporiasis

Why Apple Sued OpenAI, New York Takes on Data Centers, and What to Know about Cyclosporiasis

On today’s Uncanny Valley, we unpack OpenAI’s ongoing drama, both legal and reputational, and whether these developments could further hurt the compan…
Linus Torvalds to critics of AI coding in Linux: "Fork it. Or just walk away."

Linus Torvalds to critics of AI coding in Linux: "Fork it. Or just walk away."

Creator says he will "very loudly ignore" those arguing for a ban on AI tools.…
2026 Toyota RAV4 plug-in: Big battery means daily drives are all-electric

2026 Toyota RAV4 plug-in: Big battery means daily drives are all-electric

Toyota's everyday small SUV should rarely require trips to the gas station.…
xAI can’t deny Grok makes CSAM anymore. So it’s suing users.

xAI can’t deny Grok makes CSAM anymore. So it’s suing users.

Elon Musk's xAI files first lawsuit against Grok user accused of making child sex images.…
T-Mobile bungled forced plan migration, canceling some users' free lines

T-Mobile bungled forced plan migration, canceling some users' free lines

T-Mobile to restore free lines lost during plan migration, but price hikes remain.…
Decoy Font

Decoy Font

Article URL: https://www.mixfont.com/experiments/decoy-font Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48936584 Points: 239 # Comments: 73…
Do Face Masks Help With Wildfire Smoke? Yes, But More Is Needed

Do Face Masks Help With Wildfire Smoke? Yes, But More Is Needed

As wildfire smoke threatens air quality and safety for millions, here’s your playbook to keep your family safe from the damaging effects of smoke.…
Samsung’s 55-inch Frame art TV is $200 cheaper than usual

Samsung’s 55-inch Frame art TV is $200 cheaper than usual

Samsung’s Frame is different from your average 4K TV. Its biggest selling point involves what it does when you aren’t actively using it. It can displa…
Salad Chains Are Seeing Foot Traffic Drop Over Cyclosporiasis Fears

Salad Chains Are Seeing Foot Traffic Drop Over Cyclosporiasis Fears

Foot traffic to leafy green chains is falling, data shows. Still, a few brave souls who spoke to WIRED were determined to get their fix. “I honestly d…
Fortnite is getting a bunch of AI-powered ‘personas’

Fortnite is getting a bunch of AI-powered ‘personas’

Get ready for more AI characters in Fortnite. Developer Epic Games is going to let Fortnite creators publish experiences featuring characters with AI-…
Xgimi Titan Noir Max Review (2026): Deep Blacks Without the Five-Figure Price Tag

Xgimi Titan Noir Max Review (2026): Deep Blacks Without the Five-Figure Price Tag

This remarkably vivid home projector has deep inky blacks, without a five-figure price tag.…
Why are CD sales suddenly growing again?

Why are CD sales suddenly growing again?

CD sales are apparently going up, reportedly thanks to fans realizing they're an affordable way to support their favorite artists. According to a new …
How Our Rust-to-Zig Rewrite Is Going

How Our Rust-to-Zig Rewrite Is Going

Article URL: https://rtfeldman.com/rust-to-zig Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48933149 Points: 237 # Comments: 128…
Roblox launches an AI-powered game creation feature in its mobile app

Roblox launches an AI-powered game creation feature in its mobile app

Roblox's new "Build" feature lets users generate basic games using a single text prompt.…
Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos

Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos

Google is adding personalized AI avatars to Vids that let users create videos starring a digital version of themselves, alongside Gemini Omni-powered …
Where are YC founders now? OpenAI and Anthropic, mostly

Where are YC founders now? OpenAI and Anthropic, mostly

Article URL: https://joinedanthropic.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48931588 Points: 281 # Comments: 186…
The agent evaluation gap: Enterprise AI organizations have a reality-alignment problem, not a coverage problem — and most are shipping to production anyway

The agent evaluation gap: Enterprise AI organizations have a reality-alignment problem, not a coverage problem — and most are shipping to production anyway

Across 157 enterprises, organizations are granting AI agents more autonomy while trusting the evaluations meant to gate that autonomy less. Half have …
Roblox will let people use AI to make games on their phone

Roblox will let people use AI to make games on their phone

Roblox is about to let people make games with AI right inside its mobile app, which could make a platform that's already filled with content of questi…
Google is better at playing this game

Google is better at playing this game

Today, the European Union ordered Google to give its AI rivals greater access to Android, the open-source operating system that powers billions of dev…