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John Ternus recruits key Apple hardware VP out of retirement ahead of CEO transition

John Ternus is officially set to take over as Apple CEO on September 1. Ahead of that, he’s shaping the...…

Michigan's Democratic AG refuses to attend upcoming convention over harassment concerns

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she won't attend the Michigan Democratic Party convention in August, citing fears of harassment and antisemitism.…

Outernet turns your saved posts into real-world adventures

Founded by the creators of viral offline events like San Francisco’s citywide scavenger hunt Pursuit, Outernet's app helps users save places and events they discover online, then n…

Wildfires hit eastern Washington state during 'extraordinary season' – video

More than 60,000 people have been evacuated and at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures destroyed, authorities said…

Ask HN: What are the viable alternatives to DuckDuckGo?

This free Google Drive alternative keeps your files private - and local

Looking to shift your storage needs from a third-party cloud service to inside your home network? If so, ZimaOS is a great option.…

5 smartwatches you should buy instead of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 9

Samsung raised the price on the Galaxy Watch 9, and the upgrades aren't that big. Here are 5 alternatives that demand your attention.…

I threw everything at a $119 mattress protector and a $21 alternative — but which can survive our dreaded red wine test?

Every mattress needs a mattress protector but if you want to keep your bed safe from spills and stains, read this first.…

More German than many Germans

I just wanted to do an internship in Europe so it would be easier to find a job after graduation. That internship completely changed my life.…

Eastern Washington fires destroy 600 structures and force 60,000 to evacuate

Wildfires in and around Spokane have stretched ability of federal and local agencies to fight blazes…

GE-97 Terminal: The Old Internet

A 1997-style personal terminal, home of The Old Internet: boot a working Windows 98 in your browser and surf the 90s web.…

Western Europe’s wildfire crisis retreats as Greece evacuates hundreds near Athens

High winds prevent firefighting aircraft from collecting seawater as flames spread through Attica…

An internal OpenAI Astra model solved 10 major open math and CS problems

An internal version of Astra, @OpenAI’s next major model family, solved 10 major open problems in mathematics, quantum complexity, and theoretical computer science. We believe it …

I tested the top MacBook alternatives: See which Windows PCs actually beat Apple

I replaced my MacBook with the top Windows laptops.…

It’s not just you: This fundamental Google Search feature is broken worldwide

Google Search's time filters appear to be broken worldwide, yielding random results that don't match the selected filters.…

I asked ChatGPT to find the web’s most useful free sites on World Wide Web Day — these 7 picks changed how I use the internet

In celebration of World Wide Web Day, I asked ChatGPT to list the most useful free sites I should add to my bookmarks list—its suggestions were all top-notch.…

Zelensky confirms Ukraine's drones will reach 6,000 miles in 2027 — enough to cover the entirety of Russia and able to reach as far as San Francisco from Kyiv

Ukraine’s drone ambition explodes as Zelensky reveals plans for weapons that could cross thousands of kilometres by 2027…

I replaced Lightroom with an open-source alternative, and Adobe's subscription suddenly felt pointless

Why pay to manage your own photos?…

Your 500 Mbps internet can feel worse than 100 Mbps, and the reason is not what you think

Bufferbloat can make even the fastest Wi-Fi plans feel sluggish…

Slow downloads? These tweaks could speed up your router

Check your Wi-Fi band, perform a speed test, and check bufferbloat to see what you can do to improve your router's performance before buying new hardware.…

Here's how your ISP and the entire internet know that you're using a VPN

A VPN might help protect your privacy, but everyone knows you're using one.…

Setting up OpenClaw isn’t as straightforward as the internet wants you to think – running local AI on humble hardware

Lies, deceit, and HammerClaw.…

Show HN: Secure Bearer JWT and JWKS pattern for headless AI agents (MCP #824)

Pre-submission Checklist This post follows the MCP community guidelines What would you like to share? Security: Bearer JWT + JWKS for agent callers (no master secret in the LLM pat…

The best internet moments of 2026 (so far)

From a baby monkey in Tokyo to a rocket circling the moon.…

Enjoy a cleaner internet with this $40 all-in-one security suite

Make your internet experience faster, safer, and less annoying.…

Morning news brief

President Trump says he may pull Todd Blanche's nomination, Trump says a deal has been made to disarm Hamas and withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza, the U.S. economy is growing, but …

Friday briefing: Why attacks on hospitals from Ukraine to Lebanon now happen with impunity

In today’s newsletter: ​The legal protections once considered foundational ​in conflict are now routinely bypassed​,​ with healthcare personnel treated as legitimate targets…

Drones offer alternative to balloons for weather research

Pre-programmed flights gather data at different altitudes then return to bases to recharge and download…

Tim Cook praises John Ternus again in Apples Q3 2026 earnings call

The tech giant has been working to ensure a smooth transition for its incoming CEO.…

The Samsung internal SSD 990 with 2TB is on sale for a record-low price

Memory shortage issues persist, but this Samsung deal makes things a bit easier.…

AI Agent Authentication and Authorization (IETF Internet-Draft)

This document proposes best practices for authentication and authorization of AI agent interactions. It leverages existing standards such as the Workload Identity in Multi-System E…

Iran’s war with the US is not its only conflict as internal crises mount

Government fears social discontent on ‘most important battlefield’ of economy and livelihoods as war takes its toll amid anti-state dissent…

'I often compare AI to an exceptionally talented intern': How web agencies can scale value beyond the time-based model

Duda's CEO on how agencies can leverage AI to generate value…

The 73,000-server market reselling Western frontier AI into China

Inside the 73,000-server market reselling Western frontier AI into China…

RFC 8890 – The Internet is for End Users (2020)

The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has published RFC8890, The Internet is for End Users, arguing that the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) should ground its decisions in w…

Ben Affleck wins elusive $1M prize with ‘Jeopardy!’ champ Jamie Ding on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’

On Wednesday night's episode of the hit game show, the "Gone Girl" star and "Jeopardy!" champion Jamie Ding answered the final question correctly.…

Kesha, the internets tooth fairy, wants your teeth

Now crowdsourcing on X.…

30 years ago, AT&T gave Internet Explorer the default advantage

Netscape still ruled the browser market, but Microsoft had Windows 95, WorldNet, and a very valuable foothold…

Claude is down for 2nd consecutive day

Claude's Status Page - Elevated errors across many models.…

Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 23

Time was running out to find survivors, as rescuers continued to work in the Kumamoto area on Japan 's southern main island of Kyushu, where the magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Tuesda…

'I use AI, but I don't want AI making my choices': Tom's Guide readers sound off on Google AI search

Our readers wrote in to discuss the end of 'Googling it'…

'It was heartbreaking to attend a fertility appointment in a maternity unit'

Niamh Smyth and her husband Justyn have spent over a decade trying to start a family, undergoing four rounds of IVF, with three unsuccessful attempts and one pregnancy which ended …

T-Mobile is Designing Dual-Pathway Business Internet for Hard-to-Serve Areas

SuperBroadband integrates T-Mobile’s 5G Advanced network with Starlink, providing virtually unbreakable connectivity in a single contract.…

I Want to Leave the Internet

I want to leave the internet. This site, reddit, my banking app, the cloud service, Youtube, my music streaming app, my email, Whatsapp, iNaturalist, pornsit...…

Infrastructure Patterns for Agentic Applications

AI agents are long-running, stateful, and non-deterministic. Learn the queue, workflow, and reliability patterns that take agents from demo to production.…

As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it

Pangram has raised $9 million to scale its AI detection software. The startup has also released a new AI text detection model, Pangram 4, and an AI image detection model in researc…

This $40 ESP32-S3 AMOLED map shows where you are without an internet connection

It's still a WIP, but it's planned to go open-source eventually.…

The Internet of AI

Every so often, I would notice that our upstream bandwidth consumption was going up. Average upload usage is growing 21.7% year over year, more than twice the rate of downstream gr…