Uber’s AI Push Hits a Wall–CTO Says Budget Struggles Despite $3.4B Spend
Uber Technologies, Inc is learning the hard way that scaling AI isn’t just about speed—it’s about cost. Despite spending $3.4 billion on research and development, the company has already exhausted its planned AI budget just months into 2026. According to The Information, Chief Technology Officer Praveen Neppalli Naga said Uber is now ”back to the […]
The Bromine Chokepoint: How Strife Could Halt Production of World’s Memory Chips
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, now in an unstable ceasefire, has exposed a structural failure in the global semiconductor memory supply chain, and it is not the one analysts seem to be tracking. The story receiving attention is helium: Qatar’s Ras Laffan facility went offline, a 45-day inventory clock started running, and spot prices doubled […]
Show HN: Faceoff – A terminal UI for following NHL games
A terminal user interface (TUI) application for following NHL hockey games in real-time. Features Live Game Schedule: Browse NHL games by date with easy navigation (previous/next day) Real-time Updates: Auto-refreshing scores for live games Game Details: View play-by-play, box scores, and scoring summaries for in-progress and completed games Pre-Game Preview: View matchup data including goalie […]
Turtle WoW classic server announces shutdown after Blizzard wins injunction
Last week, popular World of Warcraft private server Turtle WoW got hit with a cease and desist from Blizzard after a judge ruled in the studio’s favor regarding a copyright infringement suit filed last September. Court documents revealed that the two parties reached a settlement that hinged on ”certain actions that are required to be […]
Vercel Says Internal Systems Hit in Breach
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Notes from the SF Peptide Scene
Previously: Notes from the SF Party Scene Scott Alexander writes an excellent series of posts about Bay Area house parties. He’s written more than a half-dozen at this point. They all involve the straight-man audience/scott-insert (and the only sane man left alive, apparently) entering some strange lovecraftian event that, if you squint, could be called […]
The creative software industry has declared war on Adobe
If you can’t beat them, undercut them on price. If you can’t beat them, undercut them on price. by Jess Weatherbed Apr 17, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. All empires eventually […]
Airline worker arrested after sharing photos of bomb damage in WhatsApp group
Police lured the man to a meeting and arrested him after accessing a private WhatsApp group with colleagues Want LBC stories before everyone else? Set us as your Preferred Source on Google Dubai International Airport . Picture: Getty By Issy Clarke An airline employee was arrested by Dubai police after he shared images with colleagues […]
Ask HN: How did you land your first projects as a solo engineer/consultant?
I’ve spent roughly the last decade and some change as a software engineer, and recently decided to start a solo consultancy. I’m focused on helping SMEs sort out the messy back-office parts of the business: spreadsheet glue, brittle internal workflows, poor reporting, awkward integrations, backend/platform problems, and AI workflows that need to do real work […]
SPEAKE(a)R: Turn Speakers to Microphones for Fun and Profit [pdf] (2017)
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