How we cut AI costs by 80%
AI costs are rising, and not for the reason most people assume. It’s true that the models are getting more The post How we cut AI costs by 80% appeared first on The New Stack .
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Bluekit phishing kit adopts browser-in-the-middle for login theft
The Bluekit phishing-as-a-service platform continues to evolve with nearly 70 new hostnames identified over the past week and by adding browser-in-the-middle capabilities for improved data theft. [...]
Ford AI hiccups push carmaker to rehire ‘gray beard’ inspectors
https://archive.ph/DI4Cq Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48674446 Points: 579 # Comments: 306
Introducing a Recommended Agent in AI Chat, With Codex as the Current Default
JetBrains AI supports multiple coding agents, including Junie, Codex, Claude Agent, and any ACP-compatible agent you bring yourself. Previously, AI users in JetBrains IDEs started in Chat mode and had to choose an agent themselves. As models became more advanced, agents became more capable and their adoption grew. We recognize that agents help users achieve […]
Netris raises $15M Series A from a16z to help AI neoclouds go live faster
Netris provides software that runs on network switches, and offers a platform that helps neocloud operators reduce the time it takes to go live.
Bungie hit with ‘significant’ layoffs after ending Destiny 2
Now that Bungie has moved on from Destiny 2, the game studio is being hit with its latest round of layoffs. In a statement posted on X, the studio said that "we are announcing a reduction in force as we reorganize Bungie." No specific numbers were revealed. But in a separate statement, Hermen Hulst, CEO […]
Feds deny Polestar authorization to sell cars in US from model year 2027
Unlike with Volvo, there will be no authorization for Polestar to sell its cars here.
Apple increases MacBook and iPad prices by 20%
Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/0f067265-2baf-4b6e-8fb2-ed56daef6f3c Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48674096 Points: 257 # Comments: 4
Repositioning retail for the AI era
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping retail, but not in the ways consumers might immediately notice. The biggest transformation may not be flashy virtual try-ons or chatbot shopping assistants, but in how decisions are made behind the scenes: how products surface in search results, how inventory moves through supply chains, how engineers ship code faster, and…
Apple hikes some prices by nearly 20% while Xbox raises console cost
Apple said it had "never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly".
Apple ratchets up prices, blames the cost of memory
Some Macs are hundreds of dollars more expensive today than yesterday.
Insurers turn to generative AI for catastrophe modeling, but hallucinations and sales logic could get in the way
Diffusion models generate tens of thousands of plausible weather events where historical data doesn't exist. Insurers are hoping for more precise risk assessments. Researchers warn about hallucinations. The article Insurers turn to generative AI for catastrophe modeling, but hallucinations and sales logic could get in the way appeared first on The Decoder .
Chrome Ad Blocker with 10M+ Installs Found with Dormant Script Injection Capability
An analysis of a popular Google Chrome ad block extension for YouTube has uncovered the ability to execute arbitrary JavaScript code. According to Island, the extension, named Adblock for YouTube (ID: cmedhionkhpnakcndndgjdbohmhepckk), has more than 10 million installs and carries a Featured badge on the Chrome Web Store. The extension description states that it allows users to prevent web
Show HN: I made Google Trends for Hacker News by indexing 18 years of comments
Article URL: https://hackernewstrends.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48673671 Points: 615 # Comments: 143
The Four Elevations of Effective Fraud Prevention
Fraudsters don't attack just one transaction. They target accounts, platforms, and entire ecosystems. IPQS explains the four elevations of fraud prevention and why broader visibility improves fraud detection. [...]
EverQuest Legends is a powerful nostalgia machine
I wasn't surprised when I got the call that my dad was dying, even though we'd been estranged for many years. He'd suffered addiction for decades and eventually ran out of time, which also meant he ran out of time to reconcile with me. About 15 years after we stopped talking, my aunt and uncle […]
Agent Toolkit for AWS includes 20+ agent skills, but your agent might not load them without this one file
If you’re like me, sometimes you get so excited to try something new that you don’t read the docs all The post Agent Toolkit for AWS includes 20+ agent skills, but your agent might not load them without this one file appeared first on The New Stack .
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Apple stock drops 6% on MacBook and iPad price hikes due to memory crunch
Tim Cook said last week that Apple would hike prices due to surging memory and storage costs.
The "sad inevitability" of Europe's heat wave
Europeans are baking under their second heat wave of the summer.
Grok AI is reportedly a porn platform now, with over half its traffic tied to adult content
Two former xAI employees estimate that porn accounts for well over half of all Grok traffic. xAI is leaning into it, while OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google won't touch adult content. The article Grok AI is reportedly a porn platform now, with over half its traffic tied to adult content appeared first on The Decoder .
New effort will get genome sequences for entire Endangered Species list
Colossal Biosciences will be biobanking tissues from all of them as well.
Samsung’s new budget phone costs $50 more despite downgrades
The Galaxy A27 has been announced, and at $349.99 it's $50 more than last year's A26. That's understandable in the current economic climate, but a harder sell given that Samsung has also downgraded a few key specs. Compared to last year's phone, the A27 has lower resolution 12-megapixel selfie and 5-megapixel ultrawide cameras, worse IP64 […]
Adobe acquires image and video enhancement tool maker Topaz Labs
Adobe said that it will integrate Topaz Labs' tools across its apps.