Innovation, AI & Digital Frontier
Scientists have used a novel technique to detect a major temperature asymmetry under the surface of Mars that could shed light on the evolution and past habitability of the red planet.
Article URL:https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.19628Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49454205Points: 5# Comments: 0
The report, which spans several discrete cybersecurity compromises, is the most complete accounting of the incident to date.
'These are test runs for a larger-scale attack'
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: For decades, console owners have faced a choice between the convenience of digital downloads and the permanence of physical game discs. Soon, Xbo...
Gaming Devolver Digital squares up to Rockstar with a mascot platformer out the same day as GTA 6 Volvy’s Adventure: Reslimed is coming to Steam and lets you transform into a jacked character called S...
This week Jonathan chats with Nathan Freitas of the Guardian Project! What is going on at the forefront of Open Source and privacy advocacy? Where are we on a true…read more
As culture warriors continue to stoke the flames of a gender panic in professional sports, wild conspiracy theories are coming into play.
It's 8:52 AM and 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius) where I live in Southern California. My husband just came back from a morning outing with our four-month-old. "How was the botanic garden?" I ask hi...
Article URL:https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/it...
Flipboard is acquiring Bluesky feed-building startup Graze, bringing its privacy-friendly ad technology and creator monetization tools into Flipboard’s growing open social web ecosystem.
Another outage puts last week's promises to an early test
Amazon has agreed to acquire DuckLabs, bringing the team behind the popular open-source DuckDB database into AWS. "The deal fits Amazon's broader push to turn S3, its flagship cloud storage service, i...
Ring data still gets sent to the cloud, but it'll be deleted after being used to power smart home controls.
Beijing’s endlessly delightful Robot Games featured tons of impressive stunts. But the most mind-blowing tricks challenged the humanoid’s brain, not its brawn.
This is a friendly reminder that the Nintendo Switch 2 will jump in price by $50 starting on September 1st. That’s next Tuesday! The company gave plenty of notice, but the time has finally come. The b...
Article URL:https://insurancewatchdogcoalition.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/UHG-Profits-Study_August-2026.pdfComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49453510Points: 26# Comments: 8
A cyberattack on U.S. medical device maker Boston Scientific is causing an ongoing “global disruption” to its operations, according to a federal regulatory filing on Wednesday, the latest healthtech g...
Gaming ASUS introduces new Ace esports-focused gaming monitors The new monitors all feature 24.5-inch, high-refresh rate OLED panels. By Ian Carlos Campbell Aug. 26, 2026 2:42 pm EST ASUS ASUS is roll...
Article URL:https://invention.si.edu/invention-stories/einstein-szilard-refrigeratorComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49453232Points: 10# Comments: 2