Tech News

The short leash AI coding method for beating Fable

Score: 154 | Comments: 194

hackernews Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

My quest to see all of Tetris

Score: 36 | Comments: 9

hackernews Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

Atomic Force Microscope [video]

Score: 88 | Comments: 9

hackernews Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

Meta quietly launches vibe-coded gaming app Pocket

Meta has quietly launched Pocket, an experimental AI app that lets users generate and share interactive mini games using text prompts.

techcrunch Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

Exapunks (2018)

Score: 304 | Comments: 106

hackernews Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

Travel app Hopper to pay $35M in FTC settlement over ‘unfairly’ charging hidden fees

Hopper will pay $35 million to settle FTC allegations that it used deceptive “dark patterns” to hide fees and mislead travelers about the costs and benefits of services.

techcrunch Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

Postgres transactions are a distributed systems superpower

Score: 196 | Comments: 86

hackernews Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

Anthropic is discussing a new custom chip with Samsung

The news comes about a week after OpenAI announced its own custom AI chip in a partnership with Broadcom.

techcrunch Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

Weber marks down grills and griddles to their best prices ever for July 4th

If our recent Decoder interview with Weber Blackstone CEO Roger Dahle has you craving freshly grilled meats or veggies, Weber just so happens to have a variety of grills, smokers, griddles, and access

theverge Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

Boeing-owned Wisk Aero accused of firing manager who raised safety concerns

A former software manager claims Wisk rushed software testing ahead of a crucial 2025 flight test.

techcrunch Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

The video game disc is dead

For decades, to be a gamer was to accumulate a lot of stuff. Consoles, controllers, accessories, weird VR gloves that never worked properly, but mostly the games themselves. Over the years, games have

theverge Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

Melinda Gates’ venture firm backs Magnify Ventures’ $46.6M Fund II

Early-stage firm Magnify Ventures has raised a $46.6 million Fund II from LPs, including Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures.

techcrunch Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

Since Linux 6.9, LUKS suspend stopped wiping disk-encryption keys from memory

Score: 501 | Comments: 214

hackernews Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly proposed giving 5% of the company’s equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, reviving discussions about letting the public share in the financial gains from the AI

techcrunch Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

Popular TV-tracking app TV Time is shutting down as company focuses on AI

TV Time, the popular TV-tracking app, is shutting down on July 15 as parent company Whip Media pivots toward enterprise AI products.

techcrunch Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

Lucid Motors’ CFO is out as its new CEO continues leadership shakeup

The company announced a new slate of executive hires meant to help turn things around, as Gravity SUV sales are not taking off as expected.

techcrunch Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

FoundationDB's Flow – Bringing Actor-Based Concurrency to C++11

Score: 80 | Comments: 23

hackernews Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

Podman v6.0.0

Score: 572 | Comments: 226

hackernews Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

US government says it got hacked — again

A top Democrat on the Senate's Intelligence Committee warned that the information accessed on a Homeland Security intelligence-sharing network may risk national security.

techcrunch Jul 02, 2026 Read more →

Immich 3.0

Score: 495 | Comments: 239

hackernews Jul 02, 2026 Read more →