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I used Claude to vibe-code my wildly overcomplicated smart home
I am not, by any definition, a coder, but when I started seeing people's vibe-coded smart home projects all over my social feeds this month,...
Software
Artificial Intelligence
Native Linux VST plugin directory
Article URL: https://linuxmusic.rocks Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46800737 Points: 46 # Comments: 14
Apple was fined a total of $851M last year for privacy and antitrust violations
Publicly available information reveals that Apple was fined a total of $851 million last year for privacy and antitrust violations, down from $2.1B in 2024....
Apple & Mac
Software
Rubio walks NATO tightrope after Trump’s Greenland gambit
Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to do two things at once in testimony to senators Wednesday: take the temperature down after President Donald Trump...
World News
Politics
Rubio raises potential for preemptive strikes against Iran: ‘I hope it doesn’t come to that’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised the potential for the U.S. forces to conduct preemptive strikes against Iran and emphasized that the country’s regime is...
World News
Politics
US cyber defense chief accidentally uploaded secret government info to ChatGPT
Alarming critics, the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Madhu Gottumukkala, accidentally uploaded sensitive information to a public version of ChatGPT...
Cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence
PlasmoBridge chip enables ultrasensitive and rapid monitoring of methotrexate
A research team led by Prof. Wang Hongzhi from the Hefei Institute of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a dual-functional...
Medicine & Health
Chemistry
The entry-level Samsung Galaxy Buds FE are on sale for $30 off
If past timing is any indication, Samsung is likely to hold its next Unpacked event in late February. However, we’re not expecting the company to...
Software
Artificial Intelligence
Native Instruments enters into insolvency proceedings
Article URL: https://www.engadget.com/audio/native-instruments-enters-into-insolvency-proceedings-leaving-its-future-uncertain-183206826.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46800645 Points: 61 # Comments: 14
How to use your iPhone’s Live Captions to see subtitles for absolutely anything
Live Captions on the iPhone generates subtitles of media playing on your iPhone — and real-world conversations picked up by its microphone. (via Cult of...
Apple & Mac
Software
Bitter taste receptors at the interface between nutrition, the endocrine system and health
A bitter taste has always been considered a warning signal, devoted to protecting us from ingesting potentially harmful substances. But bitter taste receptors can apparently...
Technology
Software
Who sets the Doomsday Clock?
Article URL: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a70162364/setting-the-doomsday-clock/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46800623 Points: 8 # Comments: 7
Treatment possible after positive liquid biopsy in primary central nervous lymphoma patients
A group led by the Department of Neurosurgery at the Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, has successfully diagnosed 10 primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL)...
Neuroscience
Biology
Research improves risk assessment for hereditary breast cancer
Researchers at LUMC have made a breakthrough in understanding PALB2 mutations, an important cause of hereditary breast cancer. By identifying which mutations affect the function...
Genetics
Medicine & Health
Fed has not yet complied with subpoenas as Powell probe continues: Source
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the criminal investigation resulted from frustration by President Donald Trump over interest rate decisions.
What Germany's diabetes FAIRification study means for handling clinical research data
In a new publication, researchers from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) and the University of Medicine Greifswald show how research data can be...
Medicine & Health
The Other India-EU Deal
The trade pact may be getting all the attention, but the pair also inked a landmark defense agreement.
Policy
European Affairs
STAT+: AI biotech founded by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is raising $150 million
Hologen, a secretive AI startup co-founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, is seeking to raise $150 million in a Series A fundraising round, STAT...
Medicine & Health
Biotechnology
Crypto PAC Fairshake touts $193 million war chest as regulatory bill faces first vote
"With the midterms approaching, we are united behind our mission with Fairshake continuing to oppose anti-crypto politicians," the PAC's spokesperson said.
Politics
Software
Jersey Mike’s Is Working With Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan on IPO
Jersey Mike’s Subs, the sandwich chain with more than 3,000 locations, is working with Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Jefferies Financial Group Inc....
Finance
How smart polymer solutions transition to gels around body temperature
In the world of modern medicine, most people focus on the active pharmaceutical ingredients, which are the chemicals that specifically fight a disease's symptoms or...
Medicine & Health
Materials Science
Show HN: Cursor for Userscripts
I’ve been experimenting with embedding an Claude Code/Cursor-style coding agent directly into the browser.At a high level, the agent generates and maintains userscripts and CSS...
Software
Cybersecurity
How Clean-Energy Firms Adapt Messaging in the Trump Era
As the Trump administration doubles down on its energy and AI dominance agenda, U.S. energy companies have found themselves navigating tricky communication strategies. Touting the...
Energy
Software