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Article URL: https://alpinelinux.org/posts/2026-11-05-openssh-password-authentication-bypass/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50379704 Points: 159 # Comments: 7
Aina's ring can also take calls and help you dictate notes on your Mac.
AI trade remains in the spotlight as investors weigh possible impact of ‘blue wave’ on sectors favoured by Trump administration
Tech CEO hearings. Tougher AI and data center guardrails. Investigations of Elon Musk's DOGE cuts. The gates are open for Democrats once they regain control of committee gavels come January after a historic win of majorities in both the House and Senate on Tuesday. "LAWYER UP," the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee wrote on X in a message aimed at the Trump administration as well as…
Yesterday NASA announced the latest addition to its X-series of experimental aircraft that have included the Bell X-1 that first broke the sound barrier nearly 80 years ago, and the more recent X-59 quiet supersonic demonstrator. The new X-70 Fractal is designed to be a "high-performance, highly adaptable research platform" that NASA can use as a testbed for the development and testing of…
Article URL: https://mcp-explained.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50379249 Points: 152 # Comments: 75
Pictured: A great screen, best-in-class laptop, fine keyboard, and a very comfortable blanket (sold separately). | Photo: Nathan Edwards / The Verge On November 6th, Apple will release an all-new MacBook Pro. It's thinner and lighter and has a beautiful OLED touchscreen. It is very likely what every new MacBook Pro will look like in a couple of years. The M6 MacBook Pro, which is also out on the…
The 2026 iMac. I'm a simple guy. I usually work from my MacBook Neo wherever I end up sitting in my house. And while I have monitors, mice, and keyboards to plug it into, I often end up leaning over the MacBook and doing none of that. I rarely even sit at my office desk, which has done wonders for my posture. But over the past week, I've found myself returning to my desk more and more often to…
You can look, and you can touch. (Note: all the photos in this review are of the 16-inch PROLED Pro.) | Photo: Owen Grove / The Verge I keep forgetting the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display has a touchscreen. I've been testing this new laptop, one of the most impressive Apple has ever created, for the better part of a week. I can't stop noticing some of its other features: the slimmer design…
The system can answer queries four times faster, with 20% fewer errors and 90% fewer tokens used.
Today’s portable devices are too hungry to run on traditional solar panels, but RadianX says its perovskite cells promise to make charging obsolete in some cases.
In H1 2026 a tsunami of tokenmaxxing took place with companies urging staff to use as much AI as possible for the sake of 'efficiency gains'. The tables seem to have turned. This will not end well for the AI play. Yes, money is made when…
Article URL: https://rakhim.exotext.com/i-wish-tech-companies-knew-more-about-me Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50378942 Points: 156 # Comments: 140
Moonshot AI has sought leasing agreements with neoclouds for advanced chips in Europe, as U.S. export controls restrict their import to China.
Decentralized AI networks want to turn everyday phones into an alternative to centralized computing infrastructure — but skeptics have their doubts.
Some in the cyber-security industry are sceptical that AI labs will ever be able to forge the relationships needed to become leading cyber-security providers. Instead, the opportunity may lie in distributing their technology through others
Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/news/1027379/discord-ditching-electron-web-app Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50378625 Points: 172 # Comments: 142
Article URL: https://criminallyvulgar.dev/you-should-absolutely-download-your-favourite-youtube-videos/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50378571 Points: 164 # Comments: 70
AI data centers are facing national outcry for draining local water and power supply. The truth about how they use water to stay cool is far more complicated.
This green is so nice I can almost forgive the camera bump looking like a spider’s face. | Image: Motorola Motorola is trying something it hasn't attempted in the modern smartphone era: to make an all-out flagship slab-style phone. Previous high-end Edge devices never quite hit the mark, and lacked features that would put it in the highest flagship tiers. The company has had plenty of success…
United has built a custom, native Spotify app for seatback displays, allowing passengers to log directly in to their personal accounts and stream their own libraries, playlists, and video podcasts while flying 35,000 feet in the air. The new integration is being powered by Starlink's satellite Wi-Fi, which is currently being installed throughout United's entire fleet. The news marks a major…
Discovered Materials, a months-old YC startup that uses AI to find chip materials, is offering $200,000 for each solution to five open materials science problems.
Article URL: https://phoboslab.org/log/2026/11/n64-ulc-codec Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50378508 Points: 151 # Comments: 16
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Astera Labs has lost nearly a third of its value over the past three months, but it could be due for a big bounce, per BMO Capital Markets.