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How some data center operators are tackling their water use problems
Hyperscalers have come under scrutiny for their impact on water quality and availability.
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My SSN was exposed in a breach at Columbia—a school I have no connection with
Columbia admits last year’s data breach exposed victims beyond its students, staff.
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Google Employees Internally Share Memes About How Its AI Sucks
Article URL: https://www.404media.co/google-employees-internally-share-memes-about-how-its-ai-sucks/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48400311 Points: 24 # Comments: 4
Several Injured in Boeing 787 Nose-Gear Collapse in Frankfurt
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/lufthansa-787-jet-suffers-front-wheel-collapse-frankfurt-gate-2026-06-04/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48400242 Points: 26 # Comments: 17
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KVarN: Native vLLM KV-cache quantization back end by Huawei
Article URL: https://github.com/huawei-csl/KVarN Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48399974 Points: 17 # Comments: 4
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Show HN: Boxes.dev: ditch localhost; run Claude Code and Codex in the cloud
Hi HN, we’re Nick and Drew, and we’re building boxes.dev – the first cloud-only agentic dev environment (ADE) that gives every Codex and Claude Code agent its own cloud computer. We’re two engineers who previously built Gem (co-founder/CTO and first
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In a first, wind and solar generated more power than gas globally in April 2026
Article URL: https://electrek.co/2026/05/20/in-a-first-wind-solar-generated-more-power-than-gas-globally-april-2026/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48399332 Points: 151 # Comments: 131
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Artificial intelligence is not conscious
https://web.archive.org/web/20260603173839/https://www.theat... https://archive.is/bcpZl Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48387270 Points: 614 # Comments: 1006
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Apple touts $1.4 trillion in App Store billings and sales, 90% without a commission
Apple's App Store generated $1.4 trillion in sales, up from $1.3 trillion last year, with $149 billion in sales for digital goods.
Bitcoin Has Longest Losing Streak Since August in Bruising Week
Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-04/bitcoin-btc-falls-to-pre-iran-conflict-low-as-crypto-slide-extends Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48398073 Points: 14 # Comments: 11
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VoidZero Is Joining Cloudflare
Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/voidzero-joins-cloudflare/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48398055 Points: 122 # Comments: 61
Ask HN: So what happened to Facebook "localhost" tracking?
It was discussed a year ago. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44235467 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48397731 Points: 24 # Comments: 19
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Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot
Article URL: https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/secureknot.htm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48397028 Points: 61 # Comments: 21
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Oura Ring 5 review: Thinner, lighter, better
The Ring 5, which Oura describes as the world’s smallest smart ring, is 40% smaller than its predecessor and starts at $399.
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Used Waymo robotaxi batteries become backup storage for power grids
Used Waymo batteries will bolster California and Texas energy storage projects.