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A renovation project in Turkey led to the discovery of a lost city (2023)

We live cheek by jowl with undiscovered worlds. Sometimes the barriers that separate us are thick, sometimes they’re thin, and sometimes they’re breached. That’s when a wardrobe turns into a portal to Narnia, a rabbit hole leads to Wonderland, and a Raquel Welch poster is all that separates a prison cell from the tunnel to freedom. A Fateful Swing of the Hammer Those are all fictional examples. But in 1963, that barrier was breached for real. Taking a sledgehammer to a wall in his basement, a

Trump admin says it convinced UK to drop demand for Apple backdoor

The UK has dropped its demand that Apple create a backdoor for government security officials to access encrypted data, according to US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard wrote in a post on X last night that she has "been working closely with our partners in the UK... to ensure Americans' private data remains private and our Constitutional rights and civil liberties are protected. As a result, the UK has agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a 'back door' that wou

“Kirby Air Riders” Is Coming to Switch 2, and It’s “Basically Like ‘Mario Kart’”

More than two decades after Kirby Air Ride launched on GameCube, Kirby Air Riders is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on November 20. Director Masahiro Sakurai announced the news in a Nintendo Direct that aired today, alongside a detailed look at the upcoming racing game. “It basically is like Mario Kart,” Sakurai says. The sequel is also the first Kirby title to be directed by fan favorite Sakurai since the original. “Oh dear,” Sakurai said during the Direct. “Why is making a game so hard?” Air R

'Kirby Air Riders' Is Coming to Switch 2 and It’s ‘Basically Like Mario Kart'

More than two decades after Kirby Air Ride launched on GameCube, Kirby Air Riders is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on Nov 20. Director Masahiro Sakurai announced the news in a Nintendo Direct that aired today, alongside a detailed look at the upcoming racing game. “It basically is like Mario Kart,” Sakurai says. The sequel is also the first Kirby title to be directed by fan favorite Sakurai since the original. “Oh dear,” Sakurai said during the Direct. “Why is making a game so hard?” Air Riders

Kirby Air Riders glides onto the Switch 2 in November

is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Switch 2 exclusive list is getting longer with the racing game Kirby Air Riders coming to the console on November 20th. Today, Nintendo offered a luxurious 45 minutes devoted to its cutest pink blob who, when you think about it, is r

Nebraska man gets 1 year in prison for $3.5M cryptojacking scheme

A Nebraska man was sentenced to one year in prison for defrauding cloud computing providers of over $3.5 million to mine cryptocurrency worth nearly $1 million. Charles O. Parks III (also known as "CP3O") was arrested and charged in April with wire fraud, money laundering, and engaging in unlawful monetary transactions. He was facing up to 20 years in prison in December after admitting that he didn't pay a $3.5 million bill after renting cloud computing time from two providers for his cryptojac

UK drops demand for backdoor into Apple encryption

The United Kingdom will no longer force Apple to provide backdoor access to secure user data protected by the company’s iCloud encryption service, according to US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. “Over the past few months, I’ve been working closely with our partners in the UK, alongside @POTUS and @VP, to ensure Americans’ private data remains private and our Constitutional rights and civil liberties are protected,” Gabbard posted to X on Monday. “As a result, the UK has agreed

UK drops demand for backdoor into Apple encryption

The United Kingdom will no longer force Apple to provide backdoor access to secure user data protected by the company’s iCloud encryption service, according to US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. “Over the past few months, I’ve been working closely with our partners in the UK, alongside @POTUS and @VP, to ensure Americans’ private data remains private and our Constitutional rights and civil liberties are protected,” Gabbard posted to X on Monday. “As a result, the UK has agreed

Can-Am's first electric ATV can haul more than its gas models

Can-Am, part of the motorsports group BRP that recently introduced electric snowmobiles, has just launched its first electric all-terrain vehicle (ATV). The Outlander Electric is designed to be "whisper quiet" for chores like herding or hunting, but it can actually tow more than its gas-powered counterparts thanks to the high level of torque. Powered by BRP's modular Rotax E-Power drivetrain (also used in the company's electric snowmobiles and motorbikes), the Outlander Electric makes up to 47

Jeff Williams isn’t the last senior level executive exit coming for Apple

Who is the next senior level executive planning to leave Apple? Mark Gurman dropped a clue in his Power On newsletter this week. Responding to a question about Apple’s current succession plan, especially after Jeff Williams’ upcoming retirement, Gurman says there is pretty explicit talk within the company about more senior level departures coming. I am hearing pretty explicitly that there are more departures set to come from the most senior levels of Apple. So I’d expect at least one other maj

Derivatives, Gradients, Jacobians and Hessians

This article explains how these four things fit together and shows some examples of what they are used for. Derivatives Derivatives are the most fundamental concept in calculus. If you have a function, a derivative tells you how much that function changes at each point. If we start with the function , we can calculate the derivative as . Here are those two functions graphed. One use of derivatives is for optimization – also known as finding the lowest part on a graph. If you were at and wan

LL3M: Large Language 3D Modelers

LL3M uses a team of large language models to write Python code that creates and edits 3D assets in Blender. Given user text instructions, the agents are capable of creating expressive shapes from scratch, and realizing complex, precise geometric manipulations in code. Whereas previous uses of code-writing LLMs for 3D creation have focused on specific subtasks or constrained procedural programs and primitives, our method is able to create unconstrained assets with geometry, layout, and appearance

Trump's Anti-Science Agenda Is Massively Hampering His Plans for AI, Experts Warn

President Donald Trump's cost-cutting measures to decrease the federal budget have already been backfiring. Federal workers are being fired and rehired. Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency has been deemed an utter failure as well. And now, the United States' lead in AI technologies and Trump's own policy proposal to boost AI are under threat due to Trump's anti-science agenda, The Guardian reports. Last month, the Trump administration released its "AI Action Plan," a poli

The viral Toniebox is exactly what both kids and parents want from a smart device (and it's on sale)

Maria Diaz/ZDNET My kid had been asking for a Toniebox for two years, but I always talked her out of it. I'm no Grinch, but each set basic starter kit is $100. Then we finally got one during a Prime Day sales event. Testing a Toniebox has not only convinced me that it's perfect for my kids and worth every penny, but it's such a great device that I'd recommend it to any parent of young children. Here's why. Also: I ditched my Bluetooth speakers for this slick turntable - and it's more practical

Premier League Soccer: Livestream Sunderland vs. West Ham From Anywhere

Sunderland are playing their first Premier League match in eight years as they host West Ham in an intriguing opening weekend matchup. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch Premier League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Black Cats boss Régis Le Bris exceeded expectations by guiding his team to promotion via the play-offs in May, prompting a $100 million spending spree during the su

'Thunderbolts' Streaming on Disney Plus: Release Date and Time

See at Disney Plus Will carry Thunderbolts Disney Plus See at Disney Plus See more details Disney Plus subscribers recently learned the Lilo & Stitch live-action would start streaming on Sept. 3, and now we know Marvel's Thunderbolts will drop even sooner. The action-packed anti-hero flick premiered in theaters on May 2 and stars Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lewis Pullman, Wyatt Russell and Hannah John-Kamen, among others. The movie follows castoffs who te

Kindle might have another competitor headed to shelves

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Bookshop.org, an online bookstore, was launched in January 2020 to help independent bookstores survive Amazon. Now the company may be introducing its first physical e-reader, presenting a direct competitor to the Amazon Kindle. There is currently a blank landing page for an e-reader visible on the Bookshop.org site. In a compelling new development for e-book readers, Bookshop.org, known for championing independent bookstores, might soon bring a fresh

Thai Air Force seals deal for Swedish Gripen jets

Advertisement The US$600 million agreement for the Saab JAS 39 Gripens was first announced in June as part of a long-term plan to modernise the air force’s combat capabilities. During five days of clashes with Cambodia that left more than 40 people dead, Thailand used its fleet of F-16s to strike military targets across the border. It was the deadliest border fighting between the two countries in decades. The purchase of four Swedish-built Gripen jets is part of a long-term plan to modernise

F-16s lose out as Thai Air Force seals deal for Swedish Gripen jets

Advertisement The US$600 million agreement for the Saab JAS 39 Gripens was first announced in June as part of a long-term plan to modernise the air force’s combat capabilities. During five days of clashes with Cambodia that left more than 40 people dead, Thailand used its fleet of F-16s to strike military targets across the border. It was the deadliest border fighting between the two countries in decades. The purchase of four Swedish-built Gripen jets is part of a long-term plan to modernise

US F-16s lose out as Thai Air Force seals US$600M deal for Swedish Gripen jets

Advertisement The US$600 million agreement for the Saab JAS 39 Gripens was first announced in June as part of a long-term plan to modernise the air force’s combat capabilities. During five days of clashes with Cambodia that left more than 40 people dead, Thailand used its fleet of F-16s to strike military targets across the border. It was the deadliest border fighting between the two countries in decades. The purchase of four Swedish-built Gripen jets is part of a long-term plan to modernise

Launch HN: Embedder (YC S25) – Claude code for embedded software

Hey HN - We’re Bob and Ethan from Embedder ( https://embedder.dev ), a hardware-aware AI coding agent that can write firmware and test it on physical hardware. Here’s a demo in which we integrate a magnetometer for the Pebble 2 smartwatch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOpAfeiFQkQ We were frustrated by the gap between coding agents and the realities of writing firmware. We'd ask Cursor to, say, write an I2C driver for a new sensor on an STM32, and it would confidently spit out code that used

SpaceX Has Likely Skirted Federal Income Taxes for Decades, Investigation Reveals

Since its founding in 2002, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has emerged as the leading force in commercial spaceflight and a key launch provider for the U.S. government. A recent investigation suggests its dominance may stem—at least in part—from two decades of federal tax avoidance. Internal company documents reviewed exclusively by The New York Times show that SpaceX can exploit net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards, a U.S. tax provision that lets companies use past losses to offset future taxable income

Trump wants to clean up the space industry’s red tape: Here’s who wins

During a press conference in late 2024, President Donald Trump vowed to “slash massive numbers of job-killing regulations” in his second term and pledged to eliminate 10 old rules for every new one. Now, he’s bringing that deregulation drive to commercial space, ordering federal agencies to streamline launch licensing, fast-track spaceport development, and clear out the Federal Aviation Administration’s industry advisory board. “Inefficient permitting processes discourage investment and innova

Launch HN: Embedder (YC S25) – Claude Code for Embedded Software

Hey HN - We’re Bob and Ethan from Embedder ( https://embedder.dev ), a hardware-aware AI coding agent that can write firmware and test it on physical hardware. Here’s a demo in which we integrate a magnetometer for the Pebble 2 smartwatch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOpAfeiFQkQ We were frustrated by the gap between coding agents and the realities of writing firmware. We'd ask Cursor to, say, write an I2C driver for a new sensor on an STM32, and it would confidently spit out code that used

Do Things That Don't Scale (2013)

Want to start a startup? Get funded by Y Combinator. July 2013 One of the most common types of advice we give at Y Combinator is to do things that don't scale. A lot of would-be founders believe that startups either take off or don't. You build something, make it available, and if you've made a better mousetrap, people beat a path to your door as promised. Or they don't, in which case the market must not exist. [ 1 ] Actually startups take off because the founders make them take o

Do Things That Don't Scale

Want to start a startup? Get funded by Y Combinator. July 2013 One of the most common types of advice we give at Y Combinator is to do things that don't scale. A lot of would-be founders believe that startups either take off or don't. You build something, make it available, and if you've made a better mousetrap, people beat a path to your door as promised. Or they don't, in which case the market must not exist. [ 1 ] Actually startups take off because the founders make them take o

Reminders in iOS 26 has a powerful new tool for organizing tasks

Apple’s Reminders app is one of many system apps getting new features in iOS 26. Among the handful of improvements coming to Reminders, there’s a powerful new tool for organizing your tasks. iOS 26’s Reminders app can now sort your tasks into sections automatically When it comes to task management, apps can sometimes get a little carried away with the number of features and settings they offer. Having a feature-rich app is great, but task managers can err in requiring too much time to organiz

OnePlus will limit bootloader unlocking, but it’s not all bad news

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus is placing new restrictions on bootloader unlocking. It requires filling out an application form and limits the number of requests to one every 30 days. Thankfully, these limitations only apply to Chinese users (so far) and only on devices running at least ColorOS 16 based on Android 16. Android has evolved significantly in the last decade, and one noticeable shift has been in the decline of custom development in Android. Custom ROMs or mods are f

Apple trained an LLM to teach itself good UI code in SwiftUI

In a new study, a group of Apple researchers describe a very interesting approach they took to, basically, get an open-source model to teach itself how to build good user interface code in SwiftUI. Here’s how they did it. In the paper UICoder: Finetuning Large Language Models to Generate User Interface Code through Automated Feedback, the researchers explain that while LLMs have gotten better at multiple writing tasks, including creative writing and coding, they still struggle to “reliably gene

Private Spaceflight Enters the Wild West as Trump Slashes Regulations

President Donald Trump is calling for an ease of regulations for commercial spaceflight and streamlining licensing for rocket launches and reentries. The move highly favors companies like SpaceX but could have negative repercussions on environmental habitats surrounding launchpads. On Wednesday, August 13, Trump signed an executive order intended to bolster the spaceflight industry and increase the overall commercial launch cadence. In it, Trump calls on Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who