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You'll now be able to get into your Google account with a selfie video.

Ink & Switch published bijou64, a variable-length integer encoding where every number has exactly one byte representation, closing the canonicality bug class behind attacks on PKCS#1, JWT libraries, and Bitcoin. The design also decodes two to ten times faster than LEB128. Community ports to Elixir, Go, Perl, and Java followed, while HN commenters debated SIMD performance and residual range checks. By Steef-Jan Wiggers

On July 3, as a heat wave swept the region, New York State’s grid imported 52 gigawatt-hours of electricity from Canada—enough to meet about 9% of its total electricity demand that day. Some of that power shuttled in on a 339-mile power line stretching from Quebec to Queens called the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE).…

Code found in an iOS 27 beta would allow Apple to put a financed iPhone in "Restricted Mode" if it detects any missed payments, 9to5Mac reports. The finding follows a story from Bloomberg earlier this week claiming Apple is preparing to launch a new "Apple Upgrade" financing program for leasing new devices. iPhones in "Restricted […]

Apple is already preparing updates to the MacBook Neo, iMac, MacBook Air and more.

Yope, a fast-growing social app focused on private groups of friends and family, has raised $12.3 million in seed funding. Instead of chasing creators and algorithmic feeds, the startup is betting that the future of social networking lies in small, private communities powered by messaging, photo sharing, and AI features designed to strengthen real-world relationships.

The new feature lets users wirelessly transfer more data types from an iPhone without needing to download a separate app.

Following the MacBook Neo's huge popularity so far, Apple is reportedly developing an updated version of its budget laptop with a new processor and more memory, and even has plans to refresh the model with new colors. Following a similar report from analyst Tim Culpan earlier this year, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says the new Neo […]

We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.

WhatsApp on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will let users hear and reply to messages, make calls, view their call history, and access favorite contacts hands-free and right from their car's screen.

When NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches, as early as the end of next month, it will attempt one of astronomy’s most precise disappearing acts to date. The telescope will carry the first space-bound “active” coronagraph, an instrument that effectively erases most of the light from a star during photography. It will allow astronomers…

What We Learned Building a Location-Aware Contact Management App Most contact apps are built like digital phonebooks. They store a name, phone number, email, maybe a company name, and then leave the user to remember everything else. That works when someone has 50 people saved. It starts breaking when someone has hundreds or thousands of professional connections from events, client meetings, referrals, business cards, conferences, online communities, and local networking groups. The hard part is not storing people. The hard part is helping users find the right person at the right time. While building a location-aware contact management app, we learned that contact data becomes far more useful when it is connected to context: where someone is, how the user met them, what they discussed, what industry they belong to, and why the relationship matters. Here are some product, UX, and privacy lessons we learned along the way. 1. A contact list is not the same as a usable network A normal contact list answers one basic question: “Do I have this person’s number?” But professionals usually need better questions answered: Who do I know in this city? Who did I meet at that event? Which industry contacts are nearby? Who should I follow up with before visiting this area? Who was that consultant I met last month? Which contacts are important but easy to forget? This is where the product problem becomes interesting. A user may technically have the contact, but still fail to use the relationship because the contact is buried inside a long list. So the first learning was simple: Saving contact details is not enough. The app needs to help users retrieve useful relationships when the context matters. That changed how we thought about the product. We were not just designing a place to store people. We were designing a system to make saved professional relationships easier to act on. 2. Location context changes the experience Most contact managers are list-first. You search by name, comp

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

The discounts may not beat Prime Day, but I found worthwhile prices on WIRED-approved TVs, laptops, tablets, speakers, and other home gear.

Over the past decade, streaming platforms competed by dominating individual formats like music, video, podcasts, or audiobooks. Now, as AI makes it easier to create, organize, and recommend content, those distinctions are fading, pushing companies like Spotify, Netflix, YouTube, and TikTok to become all-purpose entertainment destinations instead.

Apple reportedly fixed the Hide My Email vulnerability that left iCloud+ users' emails not especially hidden.

After using CarPlay for years and testing dozens of apps, we've narrowed down the list of CarPlay apps you really need.

The new leasing program is a big change for the hardware company, and comes as it looks to raise prices on many of its products.

Apple may unveil a new device subscription service, reportedly in partnership with Klarna, as soon as next week.

As component and RAM shortages drive prices higher, Apple is reportedly launching an "Apple Upgrade" program for leasing new devices. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, it will work similar to a car lease, with options to upgrade to a new device early, or keep or return the device at the end of the lease. Gurman […]