The sun was already beginning to set as Portlanders in weatherproof jackets and fleeces lined up around Revolution Hall. It wasn't yet 5PM on a Wednesday but the crowd was gathering well before the to...
Microsoft has been testing its ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming service over the past few months, as I exclusively revealed in October . Now, the software giant is getting close to testing the free stre...
This afternoon I wrote some tips on how to present a new* programming language to HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46608577 . It occurred to me that HN has a tradition of posts called "The {na...
A US Army solider trains with a counter-UAS weapon known as a "Drone Buster," at Fort Irwin, California., Oct. 31, 2024. Sgt. Quincy Adams/US Army A new watchdog report says unclear counter-dr...
In Gaza on Wednesday, Israeli forces killed 11 Palestinians in multiple attacks, including a strike on a vehicle carrying three journalists documenting a new displacement camp. Since the ceasefire too...
Spoilers follow for the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series premiere, “Kids These Days,” and Episode 2, “Beta Test,” both of which are available on Paramount Plus now. It’s crazy to think that, with S...
It's been a banner launch day for Hytale, the new sandbox game from the creators of popular Minecraft server Hypixel. In addition to a surge of players and a lot of positive buzz, it's shot up to beco...
Two open letters are directed at Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. | Photo: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images X is awash with nonconsensual sexual deepfakes that blatantly violate Apple's ...
Akaash Vishal Hazarika. Courtesy of Akaash Vishal Hazarika Akaash Vishal Hazarika shares how AI is reshaping the skills required for software engineering jobs. Tech companies now expect engineers to i...
Steve Zeringue, Mfonsio Andrew, and Campbell Morrison don't subscribe to the "get offline" mentality. Steve Zeringue; Mfonsio Andrew; Campbell Morrison. Forget dumbphones and digital detoxes; ...
Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter talked to Business Insider about how humanoid robots will transform the factory workplace. Sophia Tung Boston Dynamics revealed the latest iteration of Atlas, a 200-...
It's relatively rare for a podcast to last 14 years, especially a fiction one. In fact, as far as I can tell, Welcome to Night Vale is the longest continually running fiction podcast out there. (Some ...
Most people in the U.S. needed to subscribe to Amazon Prime in order to watch the Chicago Bears/Green Bay Packers wild card playoff game. Cooper Neill/Getty Images For lots of people, NFL games are th...
Around 160 million people across the United States, from Texas to New York, are bracing for arctic temperatures as a massive winter storm pushes toward the country’s northeast, forcing thousands of fl...
Eryn Bostwick, 37, is delaying having kids because of her student loan debt. Courtesy of Eryn Bostwick Eryn Bostwick, 37, is postponing having kids due to her student-loan debt. As a first-generation ...
Oracle's CTO Larry Ellison, TikTok's CEO Shou Chew, and Michael Dell. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images TikTok's owner has closed...
Syria's government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces agreed a new ceasefire on January 20 as Washington said the SDF's purpose in fighting Islamic State group jihadists was largely over. Th...
Bumble is restructuring to centralize its product, engineering, and design under one leader. As a result, chief product officer Michael Affronti has left the company after holding the role for a year....
Hey HN! We're Nithin and Nikhil, twin brothers building BrowserOS (YC S24). We're an open-source, privacy-first alternative to the AI browsers from big labs. On BrowserOS, we provide first-class suppo...
"There's enormous issues for our economy and for our democracy that have got to be dealt with," Sanders said. "And I feel we're not ready to do that." Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty I...