Tuesday, 30 June 2026
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Wine 11.12 Released With Wayland Fractional Scaling & Other Wayland Enhancements
Wine 11.12 fell off the bi-weekly release rhythm with not making it out last Friday, but it managed to ship today. Wine 11.12 brings fractional scaling support to its Wayland driver and various other enhancements...
Anonymous researcher drops 0-day 'exploitarium' repo
At least two vulnerabilities are already under attack
US renewable boom passes key milestone in April
Small-scale solar helped renewables nearly triple coal generation on the US grid.
Supreme Court ruling guts government’s use of geofence warrants
SCOTUS falls short of deeming geofence warrants unconstitutional, though.
Supreme Court rules cops need a warrant to vacuum up phone location data
Efforts to grab all the location data in an area get clogged by Fourth Amendment
Next Bcachefs Release Aims To Include Rust Code In The Kernel Module
The Bcachefs file-system already makes use of the Rust programming language in the user-space tools for this CoW file-system and they have been planning to make use of Rust within the kernel module too. Beginning in the next Bcachefs release, v1.38.7, they are looking at beginning to include Rust code now in their kernel driver...
Large Hadron Collider goes offline to make room for its enhanced successor
The High-Luminosity LHC will be mostly the same machine, but it'll deliver 10 times the luminosity and just as little chance of destroying the universe - sorry, conspiracy theorists
.NET's long-term support is not long-term enough, dev complains
Three-year lifecycle leaves enterprises with barely a year to adopt each LTS release
Sony erases digital content from libraries; we're reminded we don’t own what we buy
Sony has been scaling down its digitial store for a few years.
Ozone loss was a thing even before CFCs were widely used
With today’s scientific tools, the problem could have been spotted in the 1950s.
Google warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data
The EU wants Google to share search data with competitors and open up AI on Android, but Google alleges major privacy risks.
Quantum computing startup says it will leapfrog everybody
But the system would require a massive leap from any of its existing hardware.
How the AI bubble could pop and take down the global economy, according to the BIS
Central bank for central banks sees shades of dotcom mania in hyperscaler capex binge
Git 2.55 Released With Rust Support Enabled By Default, git history fixup
Git 2.55 is out today as the latest stable update to this distributed version control system...
Kalshi sues Illinois over new tax on prediction market sports bets
Illinois now a key battleground in fight over prediction market sports bets.
Mageia 10 keeps the 32-bit Linux flame alive
Polished Mandriva descendant still makes room for PCs the 64-bit world has left behind
Ornith-1.0: self-improving open-source models for agentic coding
Article URL: https://github.com/deepreinforce-ai/Ornith-1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48722052 Points: 101 # Comments: 23
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Qwen 3.6 27B is the sweet spot for local development
Article URL: https://quesma.com/blog/qwen-36-is-awesome/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48721903 Points: 420 # Comments: 390
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Linux 7.2 On Threadripper Shows Some Nice I/O Improvements & Faster Poll, Some Regressions
I have begun testing out Linux 7.2 on more hardware following the winding down of the merge window and culminating with yesterday's Linux 7.2-rc1 release. Today's tests are looking at how Linux 7.2 in its early development state is comparing to Linux 7.1 stable on AMD Ryzen Threadripper.
The Radiation Exposure Lie
Article URL: https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-to-lie-about-radiation/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48721308 Points: 100 # Comments: 67
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Rocket Lab buys its way into the satellite big league with $8B Iridium deal
SpaceX gains a vertically integrated rival as launch specialist adds global comms network
European ISPs Want Rightsholders Held Accountable for Overblocking Damage
Article URL: https://torrentfreak.com/european-isps-want-rightsholders-held-accountable-for-overblocking-damage/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48721072 Points: 279 # Comments: 70
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F1 in Austria: Starts off exciting, then goes the opposite way
A heatwave, engine upgrades, plus power levels for the next two seasons.
US Supreme Court rules geofence warrants require constitutional protections
Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/supreme-court-geofence-warrants-case-decision Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48720924 Points: 319 # Comments: 144
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Microsoft Announces Public Preview For Linux Containers On WSL
Microsoft today shipped the first public preview of WSL Containers "WSLC" as their latest extension of the Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows 11...
Wildwood featurette lifts the veil on building its stop-motion world
Director Travis Knight is also the creative mind behind 2016's Oscar-nominated Kubo and the Two Strings .
A native graphical shell for SSH
Article URL: https://probablymarcus.com/blocks/2026/06/28/native-graphical-shell-for-SSH.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48720758 Points: 187 # Comments: 78
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In a bold move, Rocket Lab acquires Iridium Communications
"We believe this will be one of the most transformative deals in the space industry."
Think tank games out how to respond to disaster scenarios in space warfare
"Where does the threshold live that an action necessitates some proportional reaction?"
WATaBoy: JIT-Ing Game Boy Instructions to WASM Beats a Native Interpreter
Article URL: https://humphri.es/blog/WATaBoy/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48720190 Points: 152 # Comments: 20
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Red Hat ARM Engineer Abandons ARM64 Linux Personal Desktop, Goes Back To AMD Ryzen System
Red Hat senior software engineer Marcin Juszkiewicz of Red Hat's ARM Team had been dogfeeding with an AArch64 Linux desktop being used as his primary, personal system for nearly the past year. But now he shared he has gone back to using his AMD Ryzen desktop instead over AArch64 Linux issues encountered with his Ampere Altra desktop...
Microsoft to assist European Commission in defense of EU-US data-sharing agreement
Court says Redmond can file briefs, take part in hearings amid challenge to the current path Big Tech's data spice uses to legally flow
Rocketlab acquires Iridium
Article URL: https://investors.rocketlabcorp.com/news-releases/news-release-details/rocket-lab-acquire-iridium-historic-deal-creating-fully Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48719485 Points: 313 # Comments: 183
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Infinity Scheduler Aims To Be A Better Linux Scheduler
The Infinity Scheduler is another attempt at improving the CPU scheduling behavior under Linux and created by the developer behind the existing "scx_flow" sched_ext scheduler. But Infinity Scheduler isn't taking the approach of using sched_ext and is rather patched into the Linux kernel in modifying CFS and RT behavior...
AI may be good at finding security vulnerabilities, but it can't beat human stupidity
You don't need Mythos or GPT-5.5-Cyber to find a vuln to exploit when the world's password habits are so sloppy
Instagram is incorporating users' photos in ads for Meta Glasses
Article URL: https://twitter.com/i/status/2071277885646868536 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48719027 Points: 285 # Comments: 130
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Comcast is splitting its media and broadband properties
NBCUniversal and Sky will be spun off into separate companies.
Building Principia for Windows XP
Article URL: https://voxelmanip.se/2026/06/28/building-principia-for-windows-xp/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48718995 Points: 102 # Comments: 29
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What happens when you run a CUDA kernel?
Article URL: https://fergusfinn.com/blog/what-happens-when-you-run-a-gpu-kernel/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48718863 Points: 180 # Comments: 16
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Microsoft keeps Windows Server 2022 hotpatching alive into 2027
In the Azure Edition, of course
Blue Origin insists New Glenn will rise from the ashes this year after explosion deleted launchpad
CEO says reconstruction has begun, though the timetable looks ambitious
Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron Sued in US over Memory Price Fixing
Article URL: https://en.sedaily.com/international/2026/06/29/samsung-sk-hynix-micron-sued-in-us-over-memory-price-fixing Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48718102 Points: 286 # Comments: 146
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BT and Verizon spin off international networking arms into $4B joint venture
Enterprise networking gets another consolidation play as firms pool their overseas operations
Nissan says Oracle PeopleSoft break-in may have spilled payroll records, SSNs
Carmaker points finger at an 'unknown' flaw as customer fallout continues
Zuck saves Meta bucks by reusing memory from old servers with a custom CXL ASIC
In production on millions of boxes and the payoff is a 25% reduction in machines needed for some inference workloads
AMD Linux Patches Introduce New "Low Power" CPU Core Type
A new Linux kernel patch series posted to the kernel mailing list minutes ago is introducing a new "Low Power" CPU core type for AMD heterogeneous processors. The x86 topology code in the Linux kernel already supports the notion of Performance and Efficiency type cores while now a new "Low Power" core type is being introduced for AMD heterogeneous platforms...
NASA's X-59 "frankenjet" tests supersonic flight without the sonic boom
NASA’s quiet supersonic flight tests could eventually go on a national tour.
Sandia National Labs SA3000 8085 CPU
Article URL: https://www.cpushack.com/2026/06/03/sandia-national-labs-sa3000-8085-cpu/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48717287 Points: 137 # Comments: 38
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ZLUDA v6 Gets PhysX Running Well On AMD GPUs But Loses Commercial Funding
ZLUDA as a reminder is the open-source project that began as drop-in CUDA support for Intel graphics hardware and then was quietly funded by AMD for years as a drop-in CUDA replacement on AMD GPUs that went open-source after losing funding. That was then taken down and since late 2024 ZLUDA then began focusing on multi-GPU CUDA focused on AI after beginning to receive funding from an unspecified…
ZTE released all-in-one FTTR-B solution for SME AI and connectivity at MWC Shanghai 2026
PARTNER CONTENT: • Supporting on-premise local AI large model operation, the solution cuts cloud costs and secures sensitive corporate data for SMEs
TLAC Aims To Be An Open-Source Alternative To Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Systems
It's not clear that any games have yet to deploy this open-source anti-cheat system but TLAC is a new open-source project that aims to provide a privacy-respecting alternative to kernel-level anti-cheat systems like Denuvo, Easy Anti-Cheat, and BattlEye...
ZTE released AI FTTR solution, empowering home network security
PARTNER CONTENT: Showcased at MWC Shanghai 2026, the local AI-driven solution features camera-free whole-home sensing and advanced DDoS protection to unlock new operator revenue and redefine smart home security
End of era as the BBC switches off Radio 4 Long Wave service
Aging infrastructure shuts down tomorrow after almost a century
RADV Enables Vulkan Descriptor Heap Support By Default
In time for the Mesa 26.2 stable release expected out in August, the Radeon RADV Vulkan driver is now exposing the VK_EXT_descriptor_heap descriptor heap support by default...
OpenAPV 0.3 Adds APV RAW Encoding/Decoding Support
OpenAPV, the Academy Software Foundation project that provides a reference implementation of the Advanced Professional Video (APV) codec is out with a new feature update...
UK firm bombarded debt-ridden people with 5.5M texts
KRA Consultancy Ltd fined £300K over fake bailiff threats in 'calculated' scheme that caused 'real fear and distress'
Telling internet platforms where to stick public service media will serve nobody. Turn it on its head
Show not tell makes a far finer script
Sysadmin broke hardware worth more than he made in a month – and lied his way out of the mess
The alternative was paying up and moving back in with his parents
Mageia 10 Released For This Linux Distribution Carrying On The Mandrake Legacy
Mageia 10 ISOs are now available for this Linux distribution long ago derived from Mandriva Linux and in turn the legendary Mandrake Linux...
Arch Linux's Archinstall 4.4 Adds Dank Material Shell + Niri Desktop Option
Ahead of the July 2026 ISO refresh for Arch Linux, a new Archinstall 4.4 release has been tagged for this text-based and very convenient installer for Arch Linux...
Linux 7.2-rc1 Released: "Things Look Reasonably Normal" While Landing AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL, AMD ISP4 & CAS
As expected, Linux 7.2-rc1 was released a brief time ago to cap off the Linux 7.2 merge window. Now it's off for eight weeks or so of testing before Linux 7.2 stable is released that will in turn go on to power the likes of Fedora 45 and Ubuntu 26.10...
USB4STREAM, Optimizations, Jay & Other Popular Intel Linux News From This Quarter
With Q2'2026 working toward a close, here is a look back at the most popular Intel Linux and open-source news for the quarter...
Why did this journal retract two 1940s papers by Max Planck?
Clicking on the links now reveals blank pages and empty PDFs. "Intellectually, it’s not acceptable.”
CachyOS June 2026 OS Released With More Performance Optimizations
CachyOS is out today with a new feature release for this Arch Linux powered distribution that delivers stellar out-of-the-box performance...
Linux 7.3 To Introduce DRM "Color Format" Property With AMD GPU Driver Support
While the Linux 7.2 kernel merge window is only ending later today to cap off the feature work on this next version of the Linux kernel, already for the Linux 7.3 kernel cycle later in the year there is one notable feature on the way: the DRM color format property is being introduced and being first supported by the AMDGPU kernel graphics driver...
Linux Dropping Old Drivers, AI Detected Vulnerabilities & Other Kernel Highlights Of Q2
With Q2'2026 quickly coming to an end, here's a recap of the most popular Linux kernel news over the past three months on Phoronix...
Linux 7.2 Surpasses More Than 43 Million Lines In The Kernel Tree
Today marks the last day of the Linux 7.2 merge window with Linux 7.2-rc1 due out later today. With the many new features and improvements merged over the past week since the Linux 7.1 stable debut, the Linux kernel source tree now exceeds 43 million lines...
Apple and Audi alumni have made a luxe EV based on the moon buggy
The Amble One is a street-legal $25,000 electric buggy designed for luxury resorts.
South Korea plans to train entire military as "drone warriors"
Half-million-strong military will train on drones as “universal combat tool.”
Doctors suspected man had brain cancer. He actually had worms.
His doctors went looking for cancer, then they saw the worms' heads.
Streaming services’ obnoxiously loud ads become illegal on July 1 in California
Illinois passed a similar law, giving services more incentive to make ads less booming.
Russian citizens told "switch to Android" after Apple blocks key Russian apps
Russian government lashes out at Apple's "bizarre" decisions.
NYT slams Microsoft for building copyright-infringing supercomputer for OpenAI
NYT shifts OpenAI/Microsoft copyright claims after SCOTUS ruling against Sony.
Halvar's Guide to Entrepreneurship
Article URL: https://thomasdullien.github.io/guides/entrepreneurship/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48674875 Points: 183 # Comments: 42
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