Hacker News with Generative AI: Communications

China Makes High-Speed Laser Links in Orbit (ieee.org)
A commercial Chinese firm has demonstrated ultrafast data laser transmission between two satellites, marking a step forward for the country’s communications megaconstellation plans.
Space Technology, China, Communications, Satellites
6 points by pseudolus 10 days ago | 0 comments
RIP Skype (microsoft.com)
In order to streamline our free consumer communications offerings so we can more easily adapt to customer needs, we will be retiring Skype in May 2025 to focus on Microsoft Teams (free), our modern communications and collaboration hub.
Microsoft Teams, Communications, Software, Retirement
91 points by vitto_gioda 17 days ago | 82 comments
Skype is being retired this month (microsoft.com)
In May 2025, Skype will be retired. This change will impact both free and paid Skype users, but not Skype for Business.
Microsoft, Software, Communications, Retirement
6 points by stevage 23 days ago | 1 comments
The Ukrainian startup making walkie-talkies caught the attention of US Military (aol.com)
Himera is a Ukrainian tech startup that makes electronic warfare-resistant walkie-talkies.
Ukraine, Startups, Military, Technology, Communications
9 points by giuliomagnifico 34 days ago | 0 comments
Discord is planning an IPO this year, and big changes could be on the horizon (arstechnica.com)
As previously rumored, Discord, a popular communications platform, is working with Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase to plan an IPO as soon as this year, according to a recent report by Bloomberg.
IPO, Business, Social Media, Communications
8 points by nickthegreek 57 days ago | 0 comments
Integrated sensing and communication based on space-time-coding metasurfaces (nature.com)
Programmable metasurfaces (PMs), also called reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs), are planar structures capable of dynamically manipulating electromagnetic waves in real-time.
Metamaterials, Communications, Science, Electromagnetics
40 points by westurner 80 days ago | 5 comments
Social media and messaging that respects you and your privacy (communick.com)
Communick takes the best open communications and social networking systems and hosts them for you. With our generous group packages, privacy-aware people now have an alternative for themselves and their friends.
Privacy, Social Media, Open Source, Communications
14 points by doener 80 days ago | 1 comments
Amazon Ends Support for Chime (amazon.com)
Amazon Chime is a communications service that lets you meet, chat, and place business calls inside and outside your organization, all using a single application.
Amazon, Communications, Business Software
7 points by rohanwinsor 92 days ago | 4 comments
Amazon Chime End of Life Feb/2026 (amazon.com)
Amazon Chime is a communications service that lets you meet, chat, and place business calls inside and outside your organization, all using a single application.
Amazon, Communications, Business
23 points by shaicoleman 93 days ago | 9 comments
Between the Booms: AI in Winter – Communications of the ACM (cacm.acm.org)
Observing the tsunami of artificial intelligence (AI) hype that has swept over the world in the past few years, science fiction writer Ted Chiang staked out a contrarian position. “Artificial intelligence,” he insisted, was just a “poor choice of words … back in the ’50s” that had caused “a lot of confusion.”
Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Science, Communications
105 points by rbanffy 184 days ago | 68 comments