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eBay reaches $56M settlement with e-commerce newsletter writers it terrorized in 2019

Ina and David Steiner inspired the ire of high-level eBay executives after occasionally criticizing the company in their…

MCP 2026-07-28 Specification: transport going stateless

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) specification version 2026-07-28 introduces a major shift from a stateful bidirectional…

These App Store hidden gems prove there’s still room for great software in the AI era

Despite predictions that AI agents could make traditional apps obsolete, developers are shipping new software faster…

X Money Expands Despite Political Pressure

Elon Musk accelerates his offensive in finance.

The Dumbest-Looking AI Prompt Just Beat Months of Careful Game-Design Prompt Engineering

The dev told Claude Opus 5 to be "utterly perfect" and left the rest up to the model—the results turned out to be…

HBO Max embraces vertical video with a new ‘Shorts’ feed

HBO Max, like other streaming platforms, is rethinking content discovery as large libraries are making it hard for…

iPhone Upgrade Program

Apple is discontinuing its iPhone Upgrade Program and introducing Apple Upgrade, a new leasing option that allows…

Saudi prince buys 5% stake in Lucid Motors

The investment comes after speculation that Saudi Arabia may take Lucid Motors private -- which the EV maker has denied.

Discovering Cryptographic Weaknesses with Claude

Researchers at Anthropic using Claude Mythos Preview discovered mathematical flaws in cryptographic algorithms…

Scientific computing in the age of agentic AI

Steel Bank Common Lisp version 2.6.7

Steel Bank Common Lisp (SBCL) version 2.6.7 was released on July 28, 2026, introducing a new SB-MANUAL contrib module…

WOFF 1.0: a milestone on W3C's journey of fonts on the web

The W3C marked the 27th anniversary of Web Open Font Format (WOFF) 1.0's 2010 release, reflecting on decades of work to…

Substack writers, you need a website

Writers should maintain their own independent websites rather than relying solely on Substack, as platforms are…

First ChatGPT, Now Claude: Frontier AI Models Are Escaping Their Sandboxes

A week after OpenAI disclosed a frontier AI sandbox escape, researchers found Anthropic's Claude Cowork could break out…

Xenharmlib (music theory library) adds support for Just Intonation

Xenharmlib 0.4.0, a music theory library, has been significantly expanded to support Just Intonation and all regular…

Galaxy Digital Bets Big on AI With 500-Acre Texas Campus as GLXY Shares Slump 17%

Galaxy Digital has acquired roughly 500 acres in McGregor, Texas, marking the company’s second major data center…

You Could Have Come Up with Kimi Delta Attention

The article provides a detailed mathematical explanation of how linear attention mechanisms—specifically Kimi Delta…

How Do I Profile eBPF Code?

The article explains how to profile eBPF code by demonstrating a method to measure performance overhead of file open…

Show HN: XY – Fast, composable, GPU-accelerated charts, written in Rust

XY is a fast, GPU-accelerated Python charting library written in Rust that supports interactive, composable charts for…

Kimi K3 Architecture Overview and Notes

Kimi K3 is a newly released 2.8T open-weight model that scales up the previous Kimi Linear architecture with efficiency…

Core Scientific revenue doubles in Q2 as AI colocation expansion accelerates

Core Scientific reported strong second-quarter revenue growth as AI colocation became its largest business, though a…

Zig's Incremental Compilation Internals

Zig's incremental compilation feature allows the compiler to detect which functions and declarations have changed,…

Data centers may face temporary power cuts to prevent blackouts on largest US grid

The largest grid operator in the U.S.

So, you want to make a game engine (2023)

Unity's recent controversy reignited debate about whether developers should build their own game engines versus using…

Show HN: Flashpaper – Self-destructing secret sharing with no database

Hi everyone! This is my first HN and I’m very new to the scene.

Setup Script Should Support Git Worktrees

A setup script should support Git worktrees by isolating runtime resources (ports, databases, cache keys) per worktree…

GrapheneOS Defends Data-Wiping Function That Blocked US Border Search

PayPal leaves the door open to a higher takeover offer following earnings beat

After reporting better-than-expected Q2 results, PayPal said it remains focused on its AI-driven turnaround, but would…

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