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"Why is the Rust compiler so slow?"

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-18 03:29:32

"Why is the Rust compiler so slow?" I spent a month repeatedly building my website in Docker, and now have horrors to share. I've got a problem. My website (the one you're reading right now) is mainly served by a single Rust binary. For far too long now, every time I wanted to make a change, I would: Build a new statically linked binary (with --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl ) Copy it to my server Restart the website This is... not ideal. So instead, I'd like to switch to deploying my we

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Webb telescope discovers and photographs its first exoplanet

techspot.com Shawn Knight 2026-02-18 18:53:00

What just happened? The James Webb space telescope has captured what is likely to be the first exoplanet discovered using the advanced observatory. An international team of astronomers uncovered the planet candidate in the debris field surrounding TWA 7, a low-mass star in the constellation Antlia that is located around 111 light-years away from Earth. They used Webb's mid-infrared instrument to suppress the overwhelming glare from the host star, revealing faint objects that would have been too

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After a week, Trump Mobile drops claim that Trump phone is “made in the USA”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-20 14:39:33

The Trump phone was announced last week with a claim that the device would be made entirely in America, and people were rightly skeptical. Trump Mobile's $500 T1 Phone "is a sleek, gold smartphone engineered for performance and proudly designed and built in the United States for customers who expect the best from their mobile carrier," the Trump Organization said in a press release. But with electronics supply chain experts casting doubt on the feasibility of designing and building an American-

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NASA’S James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct image of an exoplanet

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-21 14:23:48

NASA’S James Webb Space Telescope has captured direct images of a planet outside of our solar system, which is the first time it has accomplished such a feat. This is a very big deal because exoplanets don't put out much light, so researchers typically discover new planets through indirect methods like keeping track of shadows as they pass across a host star. Webb, however, didn't have to do all that. It has directly captured images of a planet called TWA 7 b . Scientists believe the planet is

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Webb Telescope Just Did Something It’s Never Done Before—and Astronomers Are Thrilled

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2026-02-21 23:00:50

Since it began its science operations in July 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope has been probing the atmospheres of alien planets to study their potential for habitability. For the first time, however, Webb has discovered its own exoplanet, finding a young system hidden in a swirling cloud of dust and debris. Webb has captured a previously unseen exoplanet, the lightest planet imaged so far—an accomplishment made possible by the space-based telescope’s advanced capabilities. The recent disco

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Breaking WebAuthn, FIDO2, and Forging Passkeys

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-20 00:55:39

Okay, but why does this even work? Forging Passkeys: Exploring the FIDO2 / WebAuthn Attack Surface Fri Jun 20 2025 authored by vmfunc Introduction Passwords are dying—slowly, awkwardly, and not without a fight. Large parts of the internet are already nudging users toward "passkeys", the marketing-friendly name for FIDO2 credentials that live on your phone, security key, or TPM. In theory passkeys solve phishing and credential-stuffing in one swoop. In practice... they might introduce a shin

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Show HN: Lego Island Playable in the Browser

news.ycombinator.com Isledecomp Isle.Pizza 2026-02-28 06:03:00

← Back Read Me Welcome to the LEGO Island web port project! This is a recreation of the classic 1997 PC game, rebuilt to run in modern web browsers using Emscripten. This incredible project stands on the shoulders of giants. It was made possible by the original decompilation project, which was then adapted into a portable version. This represents a year-long effort, involving thousands of hours of work from many awesome contributors dedicated to preserving this piece of gaming history. Our g

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Cloudflare CEO warns AI crawlers and summaries are eroding the internet's business model

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2026-02-28 05:15:00

In context: Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince recently reiterated his warning that generative AI crawlers and summaries threaten the foundations of the internet's business model. To protect publishers from a flood of artificial AI traffic that offers virtually no authentic site visits in return, the company is devising methods to combat AI scrapers. Speaking at an Axios event in Cannes last week, Prince explained that search engines and chatbots using generative AI to summarize web content have sig

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Ask HN: How can we keep (part of) the web human?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-01 03:57:22

Any ideas for how we can keep the web (or at least part of it) human? It feels like every time I do a web search, more and more of the results are AI generated nonsense. I'm worried that it's going to become much more difficult to find the human-generated content. How can we keep a part of the web human? Any ideas? (I'm not keen on Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning Orb being the "solution.")

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Webinar: Stolen credentials are the new front door to your network

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-04 14:33:21

Cybercriminals no longer need zero-day exploits or other vulnerabilities to breach your systems—these days, they just log in. On July 9th at 2:00 PM ET, BleepingComputer and SC Media will co-host a live webinar with identity security expert Darren Siegel of Specops Software (part of Outpost24), exploring how threat actors are increasingly breaching networks by simply logging in with stolen credentials. The webinar "Stolen credentials: The New Front Door to Your Network" will unpack the real-wo

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Facebook's new passkey support could soon let you ditch your password forever

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-03-05 04:51:00

NurPhoto / Contributor/Getty For all of us who hate passwords, passkeys represent a simpler and safer way of authenticating online accounts. But adoption has been slow, with many companies and websites still relying on passwords. Now the world's biggest social media platform is jumping on the bandwagon. On Wednesday, Facebook announced that it's now rolling out support for passkeys on mobile devices. This means you'll be able to use one to sign in to Facebook on an iPhone or Android device. Bu

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Facebook's new passkey support could let you ditch your password once and for all

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2026-03-05 21:30:18

NurPhoto / Contributor/Getty For all of us who hate passwords, passkeys represent a simpler and safer way of authenticating online accounts. But adoption has been slow, with many companies and websites still relying on passwords. Now the world's biggest social media platform is jumping on the bandwagon. On Wednesday, Facebook announced that it will soon support passkeys on mobile devices. This means you'll be able to use one to sign in to Facebook on an iPhone or Android device. But the passke

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Google aims to reinvent email with Wave (2009)

news.ycombinator.com John Bowman 2026-03-10 07:02:31

Google Wave's inbox, as seen on the Official Google Blog. ((Courtesy Google)) In May, Google announced Wave, the company's attempt to reinvent internet communication. Brothers Lars and Jens Rasmussen, the Australian creators of Google Maps, have been working on the project for the last two years. On Sept. 30, Google opened its preview of Wave beyond the 6,000 or so software developers who are currently helping to build the service. About 100,000 users can now see what Wave is all about. Google

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9 Urgent Questions About Trump Mobile and the Gold T1 Smartphone

wired.com Brian Barrett 2026-03-11 11:54:05

On Monday morning, the Trump Organization announced that it would soon offer a new wireless service, Trump Mobile, and a golden, $499 smartphone to go with it. None of it makes much sense. To be clear, the Trumps would be far from the only celebrities to moonlight as mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO, a pretty common practice where small carriers piggyback off of bigger networks under a different name. Even the SmartLess podcast guys have one. But the more you read about Trump’s cell pla

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This Logitech Webcam Is Almost Free on Amazon, Works with Both PC and Mac

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-03-11 16:50:39

If you’ve ever been frustrated by a poor-quality built-in webcam (or no webcam at all), now is the perfect time to upgrade to a trusted model from Logitech. This Swiss-American brand is a leader in computer accessories and it is known for reliability and compatibility across both Mac and PC platforms. And with Amazon currently offering the Logitech C270 HD webcam at an all-time low price, there’s never been a better moment to improve your video calls and meetings. The Logitech C270 is available

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I convinced HP's board to buy Palm and watched them kill it

news.ycombinator.com Phil Mckinney 2026-03-13 05:03:30

I've never shared this story publicly before—how I convinced HP's board to acquire Palm for $1.2 billion, then watched as they destroyed it while I was confined to bed recovering from surgery. This isn't just another tech failure analysis. I was the HP Chief Technology Officer who led the technical due diligence on Palm. I presented to Mark Hurd and the HP board, making the case for moving forward with the acquisition. I believed we were buying the future of mobile computing. Then I watched it

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I Convinced HP's Board to Buy Palm for $1.2B. I Watched Them Kill It in 49 Days

news.ycombinator.com Phil Mckinney 2026-03-13 20:03:30

I've never shared this story publicly before—how I convinced HP's board to acquire Palm for $1.2 billion, then watched as they destroyed it while I was confined to bed recovering from surgery. This isn't just another tech failure analysis. I was the HP Chief Technology Officer who led the technical due diligence on Palm. I presented to Mark Hurd and the HP board, making the case for moving forward with the acquisition. I believed we were buying the future of mobile computing. Then I watched it

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Mobile web traffic hits record 64%, with Android leading the way

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-03-14 16:08:00

In brief: Smartphones have increasingly become the most popular way of accessing the web over the last 15 years. Now, the percentage of web traffic that comes from mobile devices has reached an all-time high of 64%, marking the eighth consecutive quarter of growth in this area. Since 2015, the amount of web traffic to come from smartphones has more than doubled from 31.16% to 64%. There have been quarters during the decade when the figure fell, but there's been a constant upward trajectory sinc

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The Steve Jobs Archive shares stories, videos, and notes of his famous commencement speech

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-03-15 08:43:02

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Thursday marks the 20th anniversary of Steve Jobs’ famous Stanford commencement speech, and the Steve Jobs Archive has marked the occasion by uploading an HD version of the speech, publishing notes Jobs emailed to himself, and sharing details about the leadup to the speech. You can see everything on a page on the Steve Jobs Archive’s website and watch the HD video on YouTube.

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iOS 26 makes Apple Music Replay fully native inside the app

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-03-15 20:39:47

Apple Music benefits from a variety of big and small updates in iOS 26, including one that wasn’t included in the WWDC keynote or press materials: Apple Music Replay is now a fully native in-app experience. Apple Music Replay no longer lives in web view with iOS 26 The popular year-end Spotify Wrapped feature has its Apple Music equivalent in Replay. Except technically, with Apple it’s an experience that’s available all year long. Historically though, Apple Music Replay has had one major fla

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Google cloud and other internet services are reporting outages

cnbc.com Jennifer Elias 2026-03-16 01:31:03

A visitor walks past a Google Cloud sign at the booth of Google during the Hanover technology Fair (Hannover Messe) on April 22, 2024 in Hanover, northern Germany, with Norway as partner country. Google's cloud was suffering from global outages on Thursday, as were other cloud-based services. Users on social media reported that several major internet services were experiencing disruptions due to Google cloud platforms. "We are experiencing service issues with multiple GCP products," a status

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Public gains unprecedented access to Webb telescope's vast cosmic survey

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-03-17 07:59:00

The big picture: A new chapter in cosmic exploration has begun with the release of a vast, searchable database from the COSMOS-Web survey, granting the public unprecedented access to the deepest view of the universe ever captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. This milestone allows everyone from seasoned astronomers to curious enthusiasts to explore and analyze a treasure trove of celestial data that was once the exclusive domain of specialized researchers. The COSMOS-Web project – the larg

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Safari gets the iOS 26 treatment with new Liquid Glass interface

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-03-15 15:01:30

Today, Apple unveiled a new Safari interface for iOS 26, bringing its new UI to the system browser. Here’s what it looks like. Edge-to-edge pages, floating controls, and a more immersive experience With iOS 26, Apple intends to maintain Safari’s familiar elements while introducing a more fluid and unobtrusive design. Web pages now extend edge to edge, reaching all the way to the bottom of the screen to maximize usable space. The tab bar has been redesigned to float above the webpage, surfacin

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Hackers exploited Windows WebDav zero-day to drop malware

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-17 08:47:27

An APT hacking group known as 'Stealth Falcon' exploited a Windows WebDav RCE vulnerability in zero-day attacks since March 2025 against defense and government organizations in Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, and Yemen. Stealth Falcon (aka 'FruityArmor') is an advanced persistent threat (APT) group known for conducting cyberespionage attacks against Middle East organizations. The flaw, tracked under CVE-2025-33053, is a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that arises from the improper handling of

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Why Ruby on Rails still matters

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-10 15:46:15

I found vinyl records from my late grandfather recently. It struck me how this media from the previous millennium played without issues. Vinyl represented a key shift in music distribution - it made printing and sharing sounds accessible, establishing a standard that persists. While audio sharing methods evolved, the original approaches remain functional. In our increasingly complex world, many people return to vinyl because it offers simplicity, stability, and longevity . Amidst the constant c

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Apple resists UK regulator demands to open up iOS browsers, citing security risks

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-11-10 23:08:00

Recap: After Apple began allowing alternate iOS browser engines in compliance with new European regulations, the United Kingdom began arranging the framework for similar action, much to the Cupertino giant's chagrin. A proposed stipulation regarding updates to Apple's WebKit engine is particularly noteworthy. Apple continues to fight the UK Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) efforts to regulate the iOS web browser market. The iPhone maker responded to the agency's proposed remedies with

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Immutable-backed Inevitable Games Fund grows 180% in 9 months

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-11-10 17:00:00

Immutable, in collaboration with King River Capital and Polygon Labs, today announced the inaugural returns on liquid investments of the Inevitable Games Fund (IGF). The fund recorded a 2.8 multiple on invested capital (MOIC) for investments that have launched token generation events (TGEs), outpacing the 1.36 multiple seen from Bitcoin during the same time period. Anchored by Alpha Wave Ventures, backed by Alpha Wave Global and the Abu Dhabi Royal Group’s Chimera Capital, IGF has made investm

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This Logitech HD Webcam Hits Its Lowest Price, Over 10K Sold in Recent Months on Amazon

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-11-10 18:25:29

When you spent most of your time working online or at a remote job, a reliable webcam isn’t just a luxury, it’s essential. The Logitech C920x HD Pro has long been the gold standard for affordable quality, delivering professional-grade video that makes you look your best whether you’re in a business meeting or catching up with family. Amazon has dropped the price of the C920x to just $50, down from its usual $70 at Amazon. That’s a solid $20 (29%) savings on what’s widely considered the benchmar

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Latest Tech News

"Why is the Rust compiler so slow?"

Webb telescope discovers and photographs its first exoplanet

After a week, Trump Mobile drops claim that Trump phone is “made in the USA”

NASA’S James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct image of an exoplanet

Webb Telescope Just Did Something It’s Never Done Before—and Astronomers Are Thrilled

Breaking WebAuthn, FIDO2, and Forging Passkeys

Show HN: Lego Island Playable in the Browser

Cloudflare CEO warns AI crawlers and summaries are eroding the internet's business model

Ask HN: How can we keep (part of) the web human?

Webinar: Stolen credentials are the new front door to your network

Facebook's new passkey support could soon let you ditch your password forever

Facebook's new passkey support could let you ditch your password once and for all

Google aims to reinvent email with Wave (2009)

9 Urgent Questions About Trump Mobile and the Gold T1 Smartphone

This Logitech Webcam Is Almost Free on Amazon, Works with Both PC and Mac

I convinced HP's board to buy Palm and watched them kill it

I Convinced HP's Board to Buy Palm for $1.2B. I Watched Them Kill It in 49 Days

Mobile web traffic hits record 64%, with Android leading the way

The Steve Jobs Archive shares stories, videos, and notes of his famous commencement speech

iOS 26 makes Apple Music Replay fully native inside the app

Google cloud and other internet services are reporting outages

Public gains unprecedented access to Webb telescope's vast cosmic survey

Safari gets the iOS 26 treatment with new Liquid Glass interface

Hackers exploited Windows WebDav zero-day to drop malware

Why Ruby on Rails still matters

Apple resists UK regulator demands to open up iOS browsers, citing security risks

Immutable-backed Inevitable Games Fund grows 180% in 9 months

This Logitech HD Webcam Hits Its Lowest Price, Over 10K Sold in Recent Months on Amazon

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