Thursday, 25 June 2026
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MGLRU Improvement Yielding Nice Gains On Linux 7.2: MongoDB 30~100% Higher Throughput
The many memory management "MM" related improvements were recently merged to Git for the Linux 7.2 kernel. As typical most kernel cycles, some of the low-level improvements can yield nice efficiency wins and better performance in different areas...
One-two punch delivered in global operation disrupts cybercrime "assembly line"
"Operation Endgame" simultaneously disrupts two widely used crime tools.
Underpromise, overdeliver? Hands-on with the $24,950 Slate auto.
It has 205 miles of bare-bones range.
Disney agreed to $50M settlement over claims it made live-TV streaming expensive
Lawsuit alleged Disney inflated market prices by making carriers include ESPN.
Experimental wine bottle tracks oxygen moving through the cork
The small bit of air in the bottle sees oxygen and other chemicals move in and out.
FCC plans ID mandate that could block anonymous use of prepaid burner phones
Privacy advocates and domestic violence groups say ID mandate is a big mistake.
Loop engineering, latest AI buzzword, still needs humans in the loop
Prompting less and automating more comes with a price
Thomann takes legal action against Fender
Article URL: https://www.thomann.de/blog/en/inside/thomann-takes-legal-action-against-fender/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48664384 Points: 129 # Comments: 78
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OpenAI gets chippy with Broadcom
Jalapeño is the latest announcement that attempts to portray OpenAI as more than a race-to-the-bottom model maker
NTFS3 Driver Sees Bug Fixes & Minor Improvements With Linux 7.2
While the new NTFS file-system driver merged for Linux 7.1 and has seen more improvements for Linux 7.2, for now at least the NTFS3 kernel driver continues to be maintained with new fixes and improvements. NTFS3 is the driver that was upstreamed to the Linux kernel a few years ago back during the pandemic by Paragon Software...
OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom
Announcement: https://openai.com/index/openai-broadcom-jalapeno-inference-... https://decrypt.co/371971/openai-broadcom-jalapeno-first-cus... https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/tech/openai-broadcom-jalapeno...
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Microsoft uses AI to link two malware operations in racketeering suit
200+ C2 servers linked to StealC and Amadey shut down
Formula E reveals first calendar for GEN4 with lots of real race tracks
Brands Hatch, COTA, and Zandvoort will all hold an e-Prix in 2027.
Computer use in Gemini 3.5 Flash
Article URL: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/introducing-computer-use-gemini-3-5-flash/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48662999 Points: 106 # Comments: 60
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Google starts lowering Play Store fees, making good on Epic Games settlement
A few additional markets will get the lower fees this year ahead of a global rollout in 2027.
F2FS Integrates FSERROR Reporting, Reduces Memory Footprint In Linux 7.2
The Flash-Friendly File-System (F2FS) changes have landed for Linux 7.2...
Elon Musk denies Tesla’s Autopilot caused crash that killed grandmother
Tesla, accused of failing to fix design flaws, blames driver pressing accelerator.
Windows 11 turns five, leaving some important lessons for Microsoft
Maybe sometimes users know best
There are a few things that I look back on as my mistakes in the early days
https://xcancel.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/2069799283369345247 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48661825 Points: 426 # Comments: 213
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Deno project is going to add cross-platform desktop apps in next major update
Feature is not yet stable, but will offer easy conversion of web applications
SilverStone RM32 3U Server Chassis + 1000W Extreme 1000Rz Platinum PSU
For those with limited rack space and wanting to assemble a high-end server/workstation, the SilverStone RM32 provides a lot of opportunities in being a 3U rackmount chassis that can accommodate an E-ATX or SSI-EEB motherboard, up to a 360mm liquid cooling radiator, and up to four full-size expansion cards all within 3U height requirements. Paired with the SilverStone Extreme 1000Rz Platinum…
Boffin claims Microsoft's supposed quantum leap does not compute due to 'basic Python errors'
Nature paper argues researchers cherry-picked data. Redmond insists its work is sound
Medical diagnosis AIs can be tricked into telling whose data trained them
Did you read all the documents you signed last time you had a medical test?
Military branches restore flu shot requirement after virus swept through base
Branches received exceptions to Hegseth's policy that made the shot optional.
RubyLLM: A Ruby framework for all major AI providers
Article URL: https://rubyllm.com/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48660711 Points: 295 # Comments: 46
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PR spam today looks like email spam in the early 2000s
Article URL: https://www.greptile.com/blog/prs-on-openclaw Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48660579 Points: 125 # Comments: 85
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British Home Office seeks techie to herd nearly 1,000 engineers looking after 600 systems
£120k ... but you must take ultimate responsibility for functionality of e-gates, passports and more
Slate Auto's truck builder goes live for its $25k electric pickup
From a bare-bones pickup to a loaded, wrapped SUV, here's what some Slates will cost.
New AMD Linux Patches Expose Gamma 2.4 + Gamma 2.6 Curves
In addition to AMD engineers being busy rolling out HDMI 2.1 for their open-source Linux driver at long last, another notable display-related improvement on the way to their AMDGPU kernel graphics driver is exposing the Gamma 2.4 and Gamma 2.6 curves support...
Show HN: Nub – A Bun-like all-in-one toolkit for Node.js
Colin here, creator of Nub. I’ve had the general shape of this in mind for years. Nub runs your code with stock `node`, augmented with a `--require` preload hook[0] that adds a transpiler (oxc-powered, packaged as a Node-API add-on), registers a module resolution hook[1], and injects polyfills as needed for APIs like `Worker`, `Temporal`, etc.
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We got a sneak peek of the final space shuttle set to go on public display
"It is an incredible exhibit and incredible sight."
"So Many AI-Fueled Fixes" Means No New ARM64 KVM Features For Linux 7.2
The KVM virtualization-related changes were merged a few days ago for the ongoing Linux 7.2 kernel merge window. While there are a number of features/improvements for AMD and Intel virtualization as well as the likes of s390 and RISC-V, there aren't any new features on ARM64. The lack of ARM64 feature work this cycle is being attributed to "so many AI-fueled fixes" swamping the ARM Linux…
UK government wants 'trusted' news sources promoted above the social media noise
That's public service media such as the BBC, according to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
White House app auto-downloads to government phones, can't be uninstalled
“It’s shooting pure unadulterated propaganda into our veins,” says one worker.
Stealing Is a Skill
Article URL: https://ben-mini.com/2026/stealing-is-a-skill Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48659165 Points: 178 # Comments: 113
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AI coding agents could soon cost more than the developers using them
Consumption-based pricing and scant cost controls are sending monthly bills into five figures, Gartner warns
NSA lost access to Mythos amid Anthropic dispute
Unlocked: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/us/politics/nsa-lost-acce... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48658300 Points: 169 # Comments: 144
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London cops bring live facial recognition to West End
'Permanent biometric surveillance of the public square' incompatible with policing by consent, say critics
Microsoft rivals line up to tell UK watchdog where the software behemoth hurt them
Browsers, cloud challengers, and Killinghall Parish Council all accuse Redmond of locking in customers, hobbling competition
One Line x86 Change To GCC Compiler Nets +12% Benchmark Win For Modern Intel/AMD CPUs
A one line code change to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) for its generic x86 tuning is benefiting modern Intel and AMD processors...
Linux 7.2 Protects Against Crafted Perf Data From Going Rogue
With the help of Claude Opus 4.6, the Linux 7.2 kernel added protections to fend off specially crafted or corrupted perf data for the perf tool that could cause a number of issues for the running system...
Database vendors pitch themselves as the cure for runaway AI costs
Pinecone and Tiger Data say smarter data plumbing can cut token use and tame agentic workloads
QSOE v0.1 Released As A QNX-Inspired RISC-V OS
QSOE 0.1 has made its debut as a QNX-inspired, dual kernel architecture open-source operating system just targeting RISC-V...
Linux 7.2 Ready With IMA and EVM Post-Quantum ML-DSA Signature Support
The integrity subsystem changes merged last week for the Linux 7.2 kernel include support now for IMA and EVM post-quantum ML-DSA signature support...
Alpine Linux 3.24 scales new desktop heights with COSMIC
Plus interesting news from the Xfce-on-Wayland project
We’re making Bunny DNS free
Article URL: https://bunny.net/blog/were-making-bunny-dns-free/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48657030 Points: 777 # Comments: 248
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Ordering a trip back to 2009, with a side of nostalgia
A time when Windows 7 was Microsoft's latest and greatest
Explainer: Why your legacy storage is choking your expensive GPU
THE REGISTER EXPLAINER: GPUs idle? Blame your outdated storage, not the silicon sprinters.
Germany went off the rails as wireless outage saw all trains cancelled
Unexplained GSM-R failure at Deutsche Bahn caused confusion and delay
You have got to be KDDI-ng – Japanese telco exposes 14.2 million managed email credentials
Five ISPs and plenty of users await their fate
Chinese supercomputer using local processors heads TOP500 list
Use of Arm cores and Linux mean Beijing hasn’t broken away from the world
"Disgusting" Linux sched_ext Source Code Restructured Following Complaint By Linus Torvalds
Last week the main set of sched_ext changes were merged for Linux 7.2 that included continued work on sub-scheduler support. While Linus Torvalds didn't object to any of the features being worked on for this extensible scheduler framework that relies on user-space BPF programs, he was frustrated by the layout of the new C source files and remarked, "please don't do this disgusting thing...proper…
White House drastically shortens deadline for dropping quantum-vulnerable crypto
Order warns of national security risks if post-quantum cryptography isn't adopted in time.
US's climate.gov site, taken down by Trump, relaunched by nonprofit
Climate.us has now restored everything taken down by the government.
OpenAI Codex bombards SSDs with needless write operations, costing millions
Clumsy logging implementation squirrels away data without regard for cost
COSMIC Epoch 1.1 Released With COSMIC-Monitor, Compositor Improvements
System76 today released COSMIC Epoch 1.1 as the newest feature release as well as being their first time bumping the minor version number since the December release of COSMIC 1.0...
Odd police video shows drone removing knife from motionless suspect
Promo video comes as more US police departments fly drones as first responders.
Oracle’s 21,000 layoffs help drive its debt-fueled AI investments
Oracle is spending billions on data center infrastructure to support AI.
BASIC09 Programming Language Front-End Developed For LLVM
The 46-year-old BASIC09 programming language has new compiler support with a front-end having been developed for the LLVM compiler stack. BASIC09 was developed in 1980 for the Motorola 6809 CPU running with the OS-9 operating system. With this LLVM compiler front-end, you can write BASIC09 code for modern software and hardware...
A curious crossover: The Toyota C-HR review
Although it's on the smaller side, this electric vehicle is not very chill.
ABC asks viewers to protest FCC attempt to "control who is allowed" on The View
"The FCC wants to control who is allowed on the show," ABC ad tells viewers.
Early land animals skipped the tadpole phase
Current amphibian development may not have been typical of early land vertebrates.
Linux 7.2 Showing Some Unexpected & Nice Performance Gains On AMD EPYC Sorano
While the Linux 7.2 merge window doesn't wrap up until this weekend as the feature cut-off for new material, I have already begun some early benchmarks of the code currently staged for this next version of the Linux kernel. Linux 7.2 already was looking quite exciting with cache aware scheduling and other exciting new features while an unexpected surprise in my early testing this week was seeing…
Trump may be mystery patient in odd case of 79yo getting experimental obesity drug
White House spokesperson denied it was Trump only after story was published.
Krea 2: SOTA open-weights 12B image model
Article URL: https://www.krea.ai/blog/krea-2-technical-report Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48646659 Points: 280 # Comments: 33
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DeviceTree-ACPI Hybrid Mode Proposed For Improving Linux Support On Snapdragon Laptops
Over the years while working at Red Hat, Hans de Goede was known for driving many wonderful Linux laptop improvements benefiting AMD/Intel x86_64 hardware. Hans left Red Hat last year and ended up joining Qualcomm to advance their open-source/Linux support. Today he is out with a significant new patch series for consideration that has the potential of significantly improving the Qualcomm…
Open-Source Driver For ATI R300 Era GPUs Seeing Improved Power Mac Support In 2026
For those that happen to still be running a 22+ year old Apple Power Mac such as those from 2004 with an IBM PowerPC processor and ATI Radeon 9600 XT or 9800 XT graphics, there are open-source driver improvements for Linux still happening in 2026 to benefit this vintage hardware...
EROFS With Linux 7.2 Better Handles Large Sparse AI Datasets, More Efficient I/O
The EROFS open-source read-only file-system has some nice enhancements in place for the
Fwupd 2.0.21 Brings Fixes For More Than 250 Potential Security Issues Found Via AI
While the Fwupd 2.1 series is the latest stable channel for this open-source firmware updating solution, Fwupd 2.0.21 was released today to backport fixes for more than 250 potential security issues recently uncovered in the codebase...
Linux 8250/16550 UART Serial Driver Seeing Some Modernization Work In 2026
The Linux 8250 serial driver as the universal/legacy driver for 8250 and 16550 type serial ports has been seeing some modernization work recently with a number of 8250 serial patches having now been merged for the Linux 7.2 kernel...
New Hygon Model 8 "Suzhou" x86 CPU Support Appears In The GCC Compiler
A seemingly new generation of Hygon x86 processors are on the way with the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) seeing support today for the Hygon Model 8 "Suzhou" c86-4g-m8 processors...
Show HN: Monolisa v3 – a typeface for developers and creatives
Originally we (Andrey, Marcus, Juho) built MonoLisa in 2020 as we realised there's room for a better monospaced typeface for developers. The key insight was to make the glyphs slightly wider to make more room for design to make letters like m feel less cramped. Since then we've released a variable v2 (2022) and now we're happy to expand the typeface with a new family called MonoLisa Text.
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A Practical Guide to SSH Tunnels: Local and Remote Port Forwarding
Article URL: https://labs.iximiuz.com/tutorials/ssh-tunnels Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48606222 Points: 223 # Comments: 48
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