Technology

Slashdot 7/10 ?

Framework Notifies 'All Customers' of a Data Breach Via Compromised Metabase BI Service

"Framework has been sending out email notifications to customers alerting of a limited data breach in which customer information was accessed through a Metabase BI service zero-day exploit," writes Sl...

2026-08-07

Hacker News 7/10 ?

App Store Rejection of the Week: Dark Hours

Article URL:https://daringfireball.net/2026/08/app_store_rejection_of_the_week_dark_hoursComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49214863Points: 45# Comments: 11

2026-08-07

Wired 7/10 ?

The Chinese Philosopher Americans Can’t Stop Fighting About

Yiyang Zhuge was already an intellectual celebrity in China. Her viral interview with Christopher Nolan made her famous in the US—and quickly turned her into a political Rorschach test.

2026-08-07

The Verge 6/10 ?

Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough

The appeal of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels has always been the way they make it easier to (re)discover classic films and series. But Roku's latest experiment in the FAST spac...

2026-08-07

The Register 7/10 ?

AI titans to tidy agent frontier with plugin prescription

Agent Plugins 1.0 defines a write-once-run-anywhere container for passing tools and skills across different agent platforms

2026-08-07

Engadget 7/10 ?

Framework customer information was accessed as part of a data breach

News Computing Framework customer information was accessed as part of a data breach The company says payment details weren't exposed. By Ian Carlos Campbell Aug. 7, 2026 2:37 pm EST Daniel Cooper for ...

2026-08-07

Hackaday 7/10 ?

Chernobyl’s Robots, or the Hackathon From Hell

When the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant’s #4 reactor experienced an extreme criticality event on that infamous day in 1986, the resulting steam explosion and lack of any kind of containment…read more

2026-08-07

Ars Technica 7/10 ?

New official 30th anniversary Quake mission pack adds new maps and mechanics

19 new maps continue the story from MachineGames' other campaign additions.

2026-08-07

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Psychological Warfare in Reverse Engineering

Article URL:https://github.com/xoreaxeaxeax/repsychComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49214775Points: 6# Comments: 0

2026-08-07

The Verge 6/10 ?

OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful

OpenAI says it is pausing "internal activities" around an in-development AI model, Astra, because it doesn't yet meet new security standards the company is putting in place. The announcement follows i...

2026-08-07

Engadget 7/10 ?

One of NASA's Mars rovers could find itself promised to the moon instead

Tomorrow Space One of NASA's Mars rovers could find itself promised to the moon instead And it could explore all areas, regardless of illumination. By Mariella Moon Aug. 7, 2026 2:30 pm EST Screenshot...

2026-08-07

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Ancient Library – 1,060 Greek/Latin texts, click any word to parse it

Article URL:https://ancientlibrary.net/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49214770Points: 4# Comments: 0

2026-08-07

The Verge 6/10 ?

The only instant cameras worth your money

There’s something magical about using instant cameras that smartphones can’t match. You can capture a moment, print it out, and then give the photo as a gift or hold onto it. Image quality won’t be al...

2026-08-07

Engadget 7/10 ?

Sony might be rebooting its 2020 flagship headphones

News Sony might be rebooting its 2020 flagship headphones When you can’t bring prices down, turn back the clock. By Will Shanklin Aug. 7, 2026 2:24 pm EST Billy Steele for Engadget How does a headphon...

2026-08-07

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Databricks drove down AI coding spend 70%

Article URL:https://www.databricks.com/blog/managing-ai-coding-costs-scaleComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49214468Points: 36# Comments: 14

2026-08-07

Engadget 7/10 ?

Static Hour challenges you to be the arbiter of truth and fear

Gaming Static Hour challenges you to be the arbiter of truth and fear If only being a nighttime news editor was this thrilling all the time. By Sam Rutherford Aug. 7, 2026 2:19 pm EST Barkbyte Interac...

2026-08-07

Hacker News 7/10 ?

ICE will release body cam video only when seen in the agency's 'best interests'

Article URL:https://apnews.com/article/ice-body-cameras-officers-shootings-dab1b294c8dc412d9ef8557ccbebfd57Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49214306Points: 74# Comments: 28

2026-08-07

Engadget 7/10 ?

We thought we wouldn't write about Overwatch characters anymore but D.Mon looks too sick not to

Gaming We thought we wouldn't write about Overwatch characters anymore but D.Mon looks too sick not to The new hero is part-D.Va, part-Reinhardt and 100 percent cool as heck. By Kris Holt Aug. 7, 2026...

2026-08-07

Engadget 7/10 ?

Trump administration spends another $1.2 billion to kill offshore wind farm projects

This is the fifth such deal in which the president and his team has paid big to cancel a green energy contract.

2026-08-07

Hacker News 7/10 ?

Assembly Hall of Shame

Article URL:https://github.com/xoreaxeaxeax/asm-hall-of-shameComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49214098Points: 24# Comments: 8

2026-08-07