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Today so far 2026-08-12 · 17:13 UTC

Google has unveiled its Pixel 11 lineup along with new AI-powered Gemini features and an AirTag rival at its Made by Google 2026 event, marking a major product refresh from the tech giant. Meanwhile, AI-related concerns are mounting across the industry, with booksellers suspecting AI firms of buying and destroying rare books and a German advocacy group filing a criminal complaint over Meta's AI glasses, while Facebook has rolled out its standalone Creator Studio app with AI tools. On the security front, a researcher published a Windows zero-day vulnerability after Microsoft threatened legal action, and Tailscale traced database corruption to a 16-year-old SQLite bug.

Sony to end physical PlayStation game disc sales in 2028

Sony will stop producing physical discs for all new PlayStation games beginning in 2028, as the company embraces an all-digital future.

2026-07-01 · 14:16 UTC
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FFmpeg 9.1's new AAC encoder

2026-07-01 · 14:10

FFmpeg 9.1 features a completely rewritten AAC encoder that outperforms competing encoders like qaac and fdk-aac across…

The C to Rust migration book

2026-07-01 · 14:00

Mainmatter has published "The C to Rust Migration Book," a self-paced learning resource that teaches developers how to…

Builders Stage agenda revealed: Practical strategies for scaling startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

2026-07-01 · 14:00

The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, bringing together 10,000+ founders, startup operators, and…

Monetization Gateway

2026-07-01 · 13:59

Cloudflare announced the Monetization Gateway, a new service enabling customers to charge for digital assets like web…

Your Kids' School Bus Is About to Become a Roaming Surveillance Vehicle

2026-07-01 · 13:54

BusPatrol, a company that currently operates over 40,000 stop-arm cameras on school buses across 24 states, plans to…

Launch HN: Parsewise (YC P25) – Reason Across Documents with an API

2026-07-01 · 13:48

Hi all, it’s Greg and Max, founders of Parsewise hereParsewise transforms a bucket of unstructured data into schema…

Meta, like SpaceX, looks to turn excess AI compute into cash

2026-07-01 · 13:43

Meta is developing plans for a cloud infrastructure business, selling access to AI compute power and models.

What's wrong with EU age verification? (Nothing)

2026-07-01 · 13:27

# Summary The EU's approach to online age verification has been mischaracterized in public debate.

Manufact (YC S25) Is Hiring a Developer Advocate in SF

2026-07-01 · 13:22

Manufact, a YC-funded startup building a cloud platform for MCP servers compatible with Claude and ChatGPT apps, is…

Sony will no longer produce discs for PlayStation games starting in January 2028

2026-07-01 · 12:43

Sony will discontinue physical disc production for all new PlayStation games starting January 2028, shifting exclusively…

Anthropic Restores Global Access to Fable 5 After U.S. Export Controls End

2026-07-01 · 12:40

Anthropic has restored global access to its Claude Fable 5 model after the U.S.

Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation

2026-07-01 · 12:13

Starting January 2028, Sony will discontinue physical disc production for all new PlayStation games, transitioning…

Announcing Box3D :: Box2D

2026-07-01 · 12:12

A developer has announced Box3D, an open-source 3D physics engine forked from Box2D, created to address limitations in…

Show HN: Frond – a frontend runtime for your app's dependency graph

2026-07-01 · 12:10

Frond is a frontend runtime that visualizes and manages your app's dependency graph as an alternative to manually…

Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%

2026-07-01 · 11:35

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa announced to shareholders that the company raised employees' base salaries by 10%…

Show HN: HackerNows – Native iOS HN Client

2026-07-01 · 10:45

HackerNows is a new native iOS client for Hacker News that offers a refined, mobile-optimized experience with features…

The Internet I Grew Up with Doesn't Exist Anymore

2026-07-01 · 10:26

# Summary The author reflects on how the internet has fundamentally transformed from a selective destination people…

Asahi Linux 7.1 Progress Report

2026-07-01 · 10:07

Asahi Linux 7.1 addresses critical compatibility issues with macOS 27, including a boot picker problem where Linux…

Pine64 launch $50 smart speaker for Home Assistant tinkerers

2026-07-01 · 09:57

Pine64 has launched the PineVoice, a $50 open-source smart speaker built on a RISC-V chip that integrates with Home…

Dexter (YC F24) Is Hiring a Founding Engineer in Berlin

2026-07-01 · 09:18

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48744213 Points: 0 # Comments: 0

AI Use Expands in Georgia Classrooms as Teachers Balance Benefits and Risks

2026-07-01 · 09:04

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday teaching in Georgia classrooms, with many educators using it to…

IMF Warns AI Debt Could Pose Bigger Risk Than Soaring Tech Valuations

2026-07-01 · 09:01

Artificial intelligence has fueled one of the strongest investment cycles in recent years, pushing technology companies…

Register Korea's First PC 'SE-8001' as a National Important Material

2026-07-01 · 08:12

South Korea's first personal computer, the SE-8001, launched by Sambo Computer in January 1981, has been registered as a…

AI: Anthropic and OpenAI Take Their Rivalry to the Field of Scientific Research

2026-07-01 · 08:05

Anthropic unveils Claude Science, OpenAI responds with GeneBench-Pro: the AI rivalry extends to global scientific…

Godot will no longer accept AI-authored code contributions

2026-07-01 · 07:43

The Godot Foundation has announced it will ban AI-authored code contributions and AI-generated text in communications,…

AI Adoption Shifts Toward Human Expertise as Companies Rethink Automation Strategies

2026-07-01 · 07:05

Artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries, yet several major companies now emphasize that technology alone…

Anthropic to bring back Fable 5 as US lifts export controls

2026-07-01 · 06:14

Claude Fable 5 will be redeployed with a new set of classifiers designed to identify and block a broader range of…

Meta is adding rate limits and soft paywall to smart glasses

2026-07-01 · 05:43

Meta announced it would limit the Conversation Focus feature on its smart glasses to three hours per month unless users…

Matrix Orthogonalization Improves Memory in Recurrent Models

2026-07-01 · 05:13

Researchers improved recurrent neural network memory performance by applying matrix orthogonalization to mLSTM models,…

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