Innovation, AI & Digital Frontier
Article URL:https://stephvee.ca/blog/artificial%20intelligence/ai-resistance-is-growing/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47839951Points: 132# Comments: 77
WhatsApp users are getting some new customization features - for a price. According to WABetaInfo, Meta is rolling out a WhatsApp Plus subscription to "a limited number of users," offering several cos...
Article URL:https://warontherocks.com/cogs-of-war/the-f-35-is-a-masterpiece-built-for-the-wrong-war/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47839835Points: 80# Comments: 87
Though it's very common for entertainment writers to describe some narrative elements of the films and shows that they're covering, a Japanese court has determined that the practice can sometimes be t...
Installation and pre-approval without consent looks dubious under EU lawOne app should not modify another app without asking for and receiving your explicit consent. Yet Anthropic's Claude Desktop for...
Article URL:https://github.com/gizmo64k/soulplayer-c64Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47839645Points: 20# Comments: 0
Sony is adopting new age verificationpoliciesfor PlayStation users in the UK and Ireland. The company isn't making this a blanket requirement, but steps to confirm age will be needed to access "commun...
Article URL:https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/may/31/bad-words-led-some-to-swear-off-apollo-program/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47839606Points: 3# Comments: 0
This sentence construction ("It's not just this — it's that") has become so common in AI-generated writing that it's no longer just a clue that a piece of writing may be synthetic — it's almost a guar...
Google has announced a new collection of touch-up tools for Google Photos' image editor designed to apply subtle enhancements, refinements, or fixes to faces in photos. The tools are gradually being r...
Insta360's first wireless microphone kit debuted in June with small, lightweight AirTag-sized mics that were easier to wear hidden away. The new Insta360 Mic Pro, which the company is teasing during t...
Article URL:https://www.economist.com/business/2026/04/20/anduril-palantir-and-spacex-are-changing-how-america-wages-warComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47838930Points: 7# Comments: 0
Denni Barrett, CEO of Magical Adventures Balloon Rides, says the weekend backyard mishap is a “very rare” occurrence.
It's happening. Ubisoft has scheduled a livestream for April 23 at 12PM ET to discuss the long-awaitedAssassin's Creed Black Flagremake. The showcase will be available to watch on the company'sYouTube...
Article URL:https://github.com/Luce-Org/lucebox-hubComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47838788Points: 5# Comments: 1
The jokes were funny. The systems behind them—and the reasons we keep passing around war memes as entertainment—are more serious.
Article URL:https://www.kimi.com/blog/kimi-vendor-verifierComments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47838703Points: 24# Comments: 1
You can now use LinkedIn to test out some of the latest AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and other companies without having to worry about token limits or paying for an extra subscr...
Article URL:https://mattstromawn.com/writing/expansion-artifacts/Comments URL:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47838680Points: 3# Comments: 0
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, typically a benchmark in luxury compact sedans, now gets an all-important electric variant. The new C 400 4MATIC is built on an 800-volt architecture designed for efficiency...