FIM (Fbi IMproved) is a lightweight Linux framebuffer image viewer designed for use in terminal environments without a graphical desktop. The project offers an alternative to GUI-based image viewers for command-line user...
Schutzwerk has released PROBoter, an open-source platform designed for automated analysis of printed circuit boards (PCBs). The tool is aimed at hardware security researchers and engineers examining embedded systems....
Social media platform Bluesky suffered a prolonged distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack lasting nearly a full day, causing disruptions for users. The attack highlights ongoing cybersecurity challenges facing emerg...
Human Accelerated Region 1 (HAR1), a segment of the human genome that evolved unusually rapidly compared to other mammals, has drawn renewed interest via a Hacker News discussion linking to its Wikipedia entry. HAR1 is b...
Forum software company Discourse has issued an official statement clarifying that it is not transitioning to a closed-source model, pushing back against apparent rumors or reports to the contrary. The announcement garner...
NASA has confirmed that SpaceX will launch the European Space Agency's Rosalind Franklin Mars rover on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center, with a target launch date as early as late 2028. The mission has had...
Sequoia Capital has raised a $7 billion fund, its first major capital raise under new co-stewards Alfred Lin and Pat Grady. The fundraise signals the 54-year-old firm's continued push to expand its bets on artificial int...
A new US legislative bill would mandate on-device age verification, raising concerns among privacy advocates and civil liberties groups. The proposal has sparked debate about the balance between protecting minors online ...
A developer shared a project on Hacker News in which MCP servers were built for an oscilloscope and SPICE simulator, allowing Claude Code to close the loop between hardware simulation and physical verification....
YouTube has updated its mobile app to allow users to share videos starting from a specific timestamp, making it easier to direct viewers to a particular moment in a video. The new functionality replaces the existing Clip...
A hospital in Pakistan linked to a child HIV outbreak has been found to have been reusing syringes, according to a BBC report highlighted on Hacker News. The story drew significant discussion around medical safety standa...
Lucasfilm debuted the final trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu at CinemaCon to audience applause. The film features Grogu, formerly known as 'Baby Yoda,' in what is shaping up as a theatrically released Star Wars adve...
Companies are promoting digital twin technology as a way to make employees more productive by creating virtual replicas of workers. However, experts warn the approach could become a legal minefield, raising questions aro...
Factory, a three-year-old startup building AI coding tools for enterprises, has raised $150 million in a funding round led by Khosla Ventures, pushing its valuation to $1.5 billion....
Newly unsealed court records cited by California's Attorney General allege that Amazon used price-fixing tactics, according to a report by The Guardian shared on Hacker News. The revelations are part of an ongoing Califo...
Luma has unveiled an AI-powered production studio called Wonder Project, with its first project being a faith-focused film about Moses starring Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley. The film is set to be released this sprin...
A developer published an open-source project called AutoProber on GitHub, demonstrating an AI-driven hardware hacking arm assembled from inexpensive components including duct tape, an old camera, and a CNC machine....
Intel has updated its non-Ultra Core laptop CPU lineup with new silicon, marking the first refresh of that tier since the company shifted its flagship branding to the Core Ultra series. The move expands Intel's current-g...
Reed Hastings, who co-founded Netflix and helped transform the video rental industry through both physical and digital delivery, has announced he will leave the company's board of directors....
OpenAI has released GPT-Rosalind, an LLM specifically trained on common biology workflows and named after scientist Rosalind Franklin. Unlike broader science-focused models from major tech companies, it targets biology-s...