Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics

667 ck2 2026-06-19 16:28:20 UTC startupfortune.com Llama Share 312

Hyundai is buying SoftBank's remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million, gaining full control of the humanoid robotics company. This move will allow Hyundai to deploy Boston Dynamics' robots in its own factories, starting with the electric Atlas robot at its Georgia plant by 2028.

Project Valhalla, Explained: How a Decade of Work Arrives in JDK 28

542 philonoist 2026-06-19 06:35:57 UTC jvm-weekly.com Llama Share 334

Oracle engineer Lois Foltan confirmed that JEP 401: Value Classes and Objects will be integrated into the main OpenJDK repository and target JDK 28. The feature allows programmers to declare value classes and objects that can be optimized for performance, enabling density and locality in memory, and is currently in preview mode.

Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school

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Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access

434 birdculture 2026-06-19 16:30:49 UTC tales.fromprod.com Llama Share 144

Google Workspace is warning Firefox users to switch to Chrome, affecting Business Plus accounts. This may impact Firefox access, prompting teams to ensure software compatibility across browsers.

AI Engineer Claims to Have Cracked Linear A

411 Kosturdistan 2026-06-19 16:04:42 UTC aiclambake.com Llama Share 158

Tom Di Mino claims to have deciphered Linear A, a Bronze-age Minoan writing system, by linking it to an extinct Semitic language. His breakthrough could be a major discovery in linguistics, potentially shedding light on the use of logograms in Linear A and resolving problems with Linear B translations.

There are no instances in ATProto

349 danabramov 2026-06-19 15:10:02 UTC overreacted.io Llama Share 194

The concept of instances in social media is a category error, as it's a Mastodon-brained concept that doesn't apply to atproto, which separates hosting and apps. Decentralization in atproto is achieved by swapping hosting or making new apps, unlike Mastodon where decentralization is measured by the number of instances.

Court Records Should Be Free

247 hn_acker 2026-06-19 17:34:18 UTC eff.org Llama Share 44

The Open Courts Act of 2026 aims to eliminate PACER fees and modernize federal court filing systems, improving public access and cybersecurity. The bill is supported by EFF and other organizations, seeking to make court records easier to find and understand.

A new bill takes aim at government pressure to silence lawful online speech

243 hn_acker 2026-06-19 17:34:28 UTC eff.org Llama Share 119

Senators Cruz and Wyden introduced the JAWBONE Act to protect First Amendment rights from government coercion of private companies to censor speech. The bill creates a federal cause of action and transparency system for government communications with intermediaries about user expression.

How many of the 170k English words do you know?

234 abnry 2026-06-19 13:51:36 UTC vocabowl-870366514258.us-west1.run.app Full Share 356

The room the economy can't see

224 Wilsoniumite 2026-06-19 10:16:20 UTC wilsoniumite.com Llama Share 247

A room in Stockholm for kids to hang out exists due to a grant, but it's a rare example of a "third place" where people can socialize without paying. The economy fails to fund such spaces because unpaid activities like visiting grandma or running a club don't pay rent.

Bobby Prince, composer for Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Duke Nukem 3D, has died

205 pgrote 2026-06-19 19:35:15 UTC legacy.com Llama Share 25

Bobby Prince, a renowned composer and sound designer, passed away on June 16, 2026, leaving behind a legacy in the video game industry. He is survived by his wife Connie, children, and grandchildren, and will be remembered for his kindness, humor, and love.

Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in – and they're not good

203 Michelangelo11 2026-06-19 18:00:48 UTC nature.com Llama Share 270

Professionals worry that relying on AI tools may cause their skills to atrophy, with 70% of nurses and 77% of physicians concerned about losing their skills. Studies suggest AI-driven 'deskilling' is happening in medicine and computer science, with experts calling for more research to preserve human expertise.

Ice water drowning survival of young patient (2025)

195 js2 2026-06-19 03:50:25 UTC jacc.org Llama Share 129

A young boy survived 147-minute submersion in ice water with a body temperature of 7 °C. He was resuscitated with ECMO and made a full recovery.

Americans express unease over SpaceX's influence on retirement savings

168 ValentineC 2026-06-19 22:45:20 UTC theguardian.com Llama Share 92

Elon Musk's SpaceX debut on the stock market made him the world's first trillionaire, with millions of Americans indirectly investing in the company through retirement savings. Many Americans are concerned about their savings being tied to major tech firms, citing fears over widening inequality and market instability.

Amazon drops Sam Altman movie after announcing OpenAI partnership

168 theanonymousone 2026-06-19 20:03:16 UTC the-independent.com Llama Share 66

Amazon MGM dropped Luca Guadagnino's Sam Altman biopic Artificial due to unknown reasons. The film, starring Andrew Garfield, will now be released by a different studio after positive screen tests.

Let's Encrypt had a higher error rate for 90 minutes today

158 widdakay 2026-06-19 04:18:09 UTC letsencrypt.status.io Llama Share 104

Let's Encrypt's production API is experiencing degraded performance due to networking issues. We're working to resolve the issue and stabilize API performance.

Norway greenlights first full-scale ship tunnel

140 geox 2026-06-19 10:16:10 UTC eandt.theiet.org Full Share 80

Norway will start building the first full-size ship tunnel in the world next year after the government allocated NOK 8.6bn (£671m) in its budget for the long-delayed project.

Datasette Apps: Host custom HTML applications inside Datasette

137 lumpa 2026-06-19 01:06:27 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 61

Datasette Apps are self-contained HTML+JavaScript applications that run in a sandboxed iframe, allowing users to build custom interfaces and visualizations for their data. The plugin uses a combination of sandboxing and Content Security Policy to ensure secure execution of untrusted code.

So You Want to Define a Well-Known URI

135 ingve 2026-06-19 06:05:01 UTC mnot.net Llama Share 90

Well-known URIs work best when clients need to discover site-wide information, such as access policies or site metadata. They should be used for specific problems, not as a URL shortener or to confer legitimacy.

Big Banana Car

117 Bender 2026-06-19 18:14:11 UTC bigbananacar.com Llama Share 69

The plan is to drive a huge motorized banana car around the world, meeting people and selling merchandise to fund the trip. A partner is needed for filming, editing, and uploading videos, with a 50/50 split on resulting income.

Think of the children: How to force real ID for all internet traffic (2023)

113 Bender 2026-06-19 20:19:57 UTC nochan.net Full Share 55

Companies rein in AI usage as costs strain budgets

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Iran requires insurance on ships using Strait of Hormuz, fees likely to follow

85 decimalenough 2026-06-19 23:32:03 UTC lloydslist.com Llama Share 81

Iran requires mandatory insurance for ships using the Strait of Hormuz, initially free for 60 days but with fees likely afterward. The move is seen as a bid to assert control over transit conditions in the critical chokepoint, sparking concerns about destabilizing norms and setting a precedent for other waterways.

Fable Converted Pylint to Rust

84 adamraudonis 2026-06-19 04:21:07 UTC pypi.org Llama Share 110

prylint is a Rust reimplementation of pylint that produces identical output, 15-2300× faster than pylint. It is a bug-for-bug port of pylint, verified against 52 production codebases.

John Jumper to join Anthropic

76 artninja1988 2026-06-19 17:53:00 UTC twitter.com/johnjumpersci Llama Share 58

A researcher left Google DeepMind after nearly 9 years to join Anthropic, thanking the team for their support and learning experience. They expressed gratitude for the opportunity to lead the AlphaFold team and look forward to future discoveries at Google DeepMind.

Leave a Trace

73 surprisetalk 2026-06-19 12:45:11 UTC jakeworth.com Llama Share 75

Leave a trace of your presence on the internet by commenting, sharing feedback, or providing solutions to help others. This adds humanity and highlights useful information in a vast digital space.

Zenzizenzizenzic

68 gyosifov 2026-06-19 21:49:44 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 20

Robert Recorde introduced zenzizenzizenzic to represent the eighth power of a number in 1557. It is an obsolete notation with more Zs than any other word in the Oxford English Dictionary.

Generative AI Is Having Its Herbalife Moment

67 watermelon0 2026-06-19 05:37:51 UTC whatwelo.st Llama Share 61

The author criticizes Replit's marketing tactics, comparing them to multi-level marketing schemes, and believes they're preying on young people's fears about job security and the future of work.

The UK's New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents

49 Brajeshwar 2026-06-19 21:58:22 UTC eff.org Llama Share 66

UK politicians plan to ban social media for users under 16 in Spring 2027, citing online harms but critics argue it will cause more harm than good. The ban will limit access to educational content, local events, and distant friends and family.

Windows 11 update broke the Recycle Bin, OneDrive, and your PC's stability

45 speckx 2026-06-19 17:53:12 UTC techspot.com Llama Share 15

Microsoft has acknowledged a Recycle Bin bug in Windows 11 after the June 2026 update, causing incorrect filenames in deletion confirmation dialogs. A workaround is available for commercial users, but a permanent fix is expected in a future Windows update.

Surprising Economics of Load-Balanced Systems

44 KraftyOne 2026-06-19 20:30:59 UTC brooker.co.za Llama Share 14

The client-observed mean request time varies with c, asymptotically approaching one second as c increases. This is because the time spent in queue approaches zero as the number of servers increases.

GLM-5.2: The Most Powerful Open Model yet and the Brutal Reality of Running It

43 ermantrout 2026-06-19 01:58:00 UTC vettedconsumer.com Llama Share 26

GLM-5.2 is a large open-weight model with a million-token context, topping the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. It's efficient due to IndexShare, a clever architecture trick, but requires significant hardware resources.

Ask HN: Will programmers write more efficient code during the memory shortage?

40 amichail 2026-06-19 22:51:09 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 59

Software efficiency is not a priority due to abundance of resources and other business demands. Memory usage has not significantly changed in 20 years, with most users not noticing or complaining about it.

From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access

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Lift Challenge

38 mhb 2026-06-19 05:01:19 UTC darpa.mil Full Share 47

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Spotify killed the thrill of the hunt

36 speckx 2026-06-19 16:19:55 UTC erildrun.bearblog.dev Llama Share 53

A music artist reflected on how Spotify's algorithm and abundance of music reduced their appreciation for music. They miss the sense of discovery and accomplishment from finding obscure bands in the pre-streaming era.

AURpocalypse now: a look at the recent AUR attacks

35 jwilk 2026-06-19 16:59:16 UTC lwn.net Llama Share 24

Arch Linux's AUR was subjected to a sustained attack where attackers created new accounts, adopted orphaned packages, and pushed malicious updates. The attack affected over 1,500 packages, with the attackers using various tactics to evade detection.

NASA picks Eric Schmidt's rocket company for Mars mission

32 isaacfrond 2026-06-19 12:41:15 UTC techcrunch.com Llama Share 51

NASA hired Relativity to build a spacecraft to study Mars' atmosphere, with data to aid future landers and astronauts. The mission, set to launch in 2028, is a public-private partnership with Relativity handling infrastructure and NASA the science.

Iran Delays U.S. Peace Talks over Israeli Attacks in Lebanon

30 consumer451 2026-06-19 06:14:32 UTC maritime-executive.com Llama Share 31

US has lifted its blockade on Iranian seaports, but Iran has suspended talks due to Israeli strikes in Lebanon. The new US-Iran MOU is in doubt as Iran considers Israeli actions a breach of the deal.

Hide Secrets from AI Agents and NPM install using Airgap

15 netgusto 2026-06-19 20:24:59 UTC sauleau.com Llama Share 1

Malware like npm steals secrets from disk, and airgap is a wrapper that hides sensitive files from AI agents and package managers. Airgap runs programs in namespaces, redacting secrets and asking for permission before accessing unexpected files.

Agentic Coding Is a Trap

15 MaxMussio 2026-06-19 17:33:32 UTC khalilstemmler.com Llama Share 11

Developers who rely on AI-assisted coding without building foundational skills risk skill atrophy. They need to catch up rapidly by building a solid foundation in software development.

Aikido Code Audit

14 ilreb 2026-06-19 23:54:54 UTC aikido.dev Llama Share 7

Aikido Code Audit fills the gap between SAST and pentesting by analyzing static code to surface multi-step vulnerabilities. It helps developers catch security flaws before production, reducing remediation costs and improving code quality.

'We created a monster': companies rein in AI usage as costs strain budgets

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From a 7 KB file to a 13-year backdoor operation

13 ValentineC 2026-06-19 20:25:23 UTC anchor.host Llama Share 4

A 13-year supply-chain operation hidden across 19 accounts and 44 WordPress plugins was uncovered after a developer decoded a 7 KB binary file in a plugin closure, leading to a systematic sweep that revealed the full extent of the operation. The investigation used public information and a sequence of connections to tie together compromises that were built to look separate, ultimately exposing ...

Bobby Prince Jr (composer of classic Doom soundtrack) has passed away

11 andystanton 2026-06-19 06:07:55 UTC legacy.com Llama Share 3

Bobby Prince, a renowned composer and sound designer, passed away on June 16, 2026, leaving behind a legacy in the video game industry. He is survived by his wife Connie, children, and grandchildren, and will be remembered for his kindness, humor, and love.