News

‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Hot Toys Figures Give Our Best Look Yet at Doctor Doom
Hot Toys, Sideshow, and Hasbro debuted some incredibly detailed 'Avengers: Doomsday' figures.
gizmodo.com
Report Says ‘Hundreds’ of Users Asked ChatGPT About Bioweapons and Poisons, and It Answered
For now, reliable books are probably more dangerous than AI models, but this technology is advancing.
gizmodo.com
Europe got its own TBPN-style live show, and everyone’s angling for a guest spot
On Monday, the network announced a $1.6 million seed round from top players in the media ecosystem, including Powerhouse Capital, Axel Springer SE (which owns Business Insider and Politico), the popular media publication LadBible, and angel investors from OpenAI and DeepMind. Wit…
techcrunch.com
This Viral Data Center Sounds Like Satan’s Buzzsaw
My God, the looks on the faces of the people who have to live next to this...
gizmodo.com
Can Apple make smart glasses that aren’t a constant privacy threat?
As Apple prepares to launch its first smart glasses, the company may also be wrestling with how to address consumer privacy concerns.
techcrunch.com
Are brain waves the next unlock for physical AI?
Forget YouTube videos—frontier physical AI models need multiple camera angles, dense annotation, and soon, brain wave readings.
techcrunch.com
International tech
Deepinder Goyal’s Temple’s Valuation Doubles To $375 Mn: Report
Former Eternal CEO Deepinder Goyal’s wearable startup Temple has reportedly almost doubled its valuation to $375 Mn and launched its…
inc42.com
Infosys Cofounder Nandan Nilekani To Lead PM Modi’s Exam Reforms Task Force
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has constituted a high-powered task force, headed by Infosys cofounder Nandan Nilekani, to recommend reforms aimed…
inc42.com
China Reusable Rocket Launch Costs Drop by Two-Thirds: CZ-10B Net Recovery Success Marks Reusable Rocket Era as Space Economy Reaches Trillion-Yuan Inflection Point
China first CZ-10B net-based rocket recovery opens reusable era with 60-70% cost reduction, as space economy paradigm shifts from disposable launches to reusable assets across commercial and government programs.
pandaily.com
Ambition doesn’t fade in your 40s — a Gallup analysis suggests it quietly redirects, from wanting to be seen as impressive to wanting to be trusted by a small handful of people
The drive to prove yourself doesn't disappear in midlife—it just stops caring who's watching.
siliconcanals.com
CiDi targets overseas growth for autonomous mining equipment
Hong Kong-listed CiDi plans to expand deployments of its autonomous mining equipment outside China, including a larger rollout of partially automated excavators in Australia this year. The company is also seeking contracts in the Middle East, South America, and Europe. CiDi expec…
technode.com
CXMT surge shows why China stock buyers see IPOs as one-way bet
Chipmaker CXMT surged more than fivefold on its Shanghai trading debut to become the largest mainland-listed company by market value as the artificial intelligence boom stokes demand for memory chips. The stock closed at 49 yuan, versus a sale price of 8.66 yuan. That gave the He…
scmp.com
Inside one London founder house rewriting the founder-house rules 
How one founder house is betting work-life balance can beat burnout .
techcrunch.com
Making sense of the panic over Chinese AI
On the latest episode of Equity, we discussed why Moonshot AI's Kimi seemed to panic Silicon Valley and Wall Street.
techcrunch.com

Trending

Filling High Pressure CO2 Tanks From Sugar Fermentation Gas
After previously using the fermenting of sugar to obtain ethanol fuel, [Hyperspace Pirate] figured that it’d be a waste to just blast the other half of the yeast production in …read more
hackaday.com
2026 Frikkin Lasers Challenge: Measuring Nanometer-Scale Displacements with an Optical Cavity
Optical cavities – two mirrors arranged to reflect light multiple times between them – form the basis of lasers and certain optical filters. Since any angle between the two mirrors …read more
hackaday.com
US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during airport search
Article URL: https://www.techspot.com/news/113236-us-prosecutors-charge-atlanta-man-after-grapheneos-phone.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49063022 Points: 787 # Comments: 580
techspot.com
A Music Box With A Very Modern Heart
A ballerina music box is a charming ornament, but it remains one that is limited by its mechanism to a very short performance. [ShielaDixon] has one, and decided to make …read more
hackaday.com
PGSimCity - How PostgreSQL Works
Article URL: https://nikolays.github.io/PGSimCity/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49063754 Points: 619 # Comments: 61
nikolays.github.io
The Strongest El Niño Ever
Article URL: https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-strongest-el-nino-ever Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49060978 Points: 259 # Comments: 281
theclimatebrink.com
Kimi-K3 Releases on HuggingFace 7/27
Article URL: https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K3 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49065752 Points: 336 # Comments: 141
huggingface.co
Scanwheel: A Pocket-Sized POV TV
When you hear the word TV, you probably think of a big LED screen, maybe even the old CRT TVs, but in either case it’s something large and fairly complicated. …read more
hackaday.com
Decker, a platform that builds on the legacy of Hypercard and classic macOS
Article URL: https://beyondloom.com/decker/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49060856 Points: 317 # Comments: 74
beyondloom.com