Hacker News with Generative AI: Tech News

Digg co-founder offers to save Pocket as Mozilla winds it down (9to5mac.com)
Just one day after Mozilla confirmed it’s shutting down Pocket, Digg co-founder and chairman Kevin Rose has stepped up with a public offer to take it over.
Acquisitions, Tech News, Social Media, Web Browsing
13 points by AdmiralAsshat 35 days ago | 0 comments
Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot (mozilla.org)
We’ve made the difficult decision to shut down Pocket on July 8, 2025. Thank you for being part of our journey over the years—we're proud of the impact Pocket has had for our users and communities.
Tech News, Product Announcements, Shutdowns
1222 points by phantomathkg 36 days ago | 761 comments
Where Is Naomi Wu? (2024) (ofb.biz)
It was such a cute gadget.
Tech News, Social Media, News, Popular Culture
15 points by trbutler 84 days ago | 0 comments
Tell HN: Pocket (acquired by Moz) only works with FF now (ycombinator.com)
They've pulled their browser extensions and integrations except for Firefox.
Web Browsers, Firefox, Acquisitions, Software, Tech News
13 points by anon6362 85 days ago | 18 comments
Yahoo Is Selling TechCrunch (theverge.com)
TechCrunch has a new owner, again. Yahoo has sold the tech news site to the private equity firm Regent for an undisclosed sum, according to an announcement on Friday.
Tech News, Acquisitions, Private Equity
8 points by spatten 98 days ago | 1 comments
Apple's 64GB Era Is Over – MacRumors (macrumors.com)
All of the iPhone and iPad models that are currently part of Apple's lineup now start with at least 128GB of storage, marking the end of the 64GB era.
Apple, Storage, Mobile Devices, Tech News
35 points by rbanffy 114 days ago | 4 comments
The Microsoft 365 Copilot launch was a total disaster (zdnet.com)
At the start of the New Year, with no warning, Microsoft gives its flagship productivity app a name change and a huge price increase. Why would the company make this mess? I asked Copilot, who explained it very well.
Microsoft 365, Software, Business, Tech News, Artificial Intelligence
7 points by jsheard 153 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: What's a good alternative to The Verge now it's login-gated? (ycombinator.com)
For the last few years I’ve mainly just checked The Verge for the latest tech news. Alas, I will not be creating an account just to browse.
Tech News, Websites, Online Communities
4 points by mnfrmcddlykrnl 196 days ago | 9 comments
HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain sent final email before sudden death (arstechnica.com)
The week before Thanksgiving, Marshall Brain sent a final email to his colleagues at North Carolina State University. "I have just been through one of the most demoralizing, depressing, humiliating, unjust processes possible with the university," wrote the founder of HowStuffWorks.com and director of NC State's Engineering Entrepreneurs Program. Hours later, campus police found that Brain had died by suicide.
Tech News, Obituary, Mental Health, Education
140 points by CharlesW 205 days ago | 48 comments
HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain sent final email before sudden death (arstechnica.com)
The week before Thanksgiving, Marshall Brain sent a final email to his colleagues at North Carolina State University. "I have just been through one of the most demoralizing, depressing, humiliating, unjust processes possible with the university," wrote the founder of HowStuffWorks.com and director of NC State's Engineering Entrepreneurs Program. Hours later, campus police found that Brain had died by suicide.
Tech News, Obituaries, Suicide, Entrepreneurship, Education
16 points by LinuxBender 205 days ago | 3 comments
Ask HN: Whats a good publication to subscribe to for tech? (ycombinator.com)
I am an ACM subscriber, and read the ACM journal. I looked at MIT Tech review but Im wary of the MIT brand and many of their articles seems commercial. Im looking for something that people would be interested in just because its interesting tech/science news and not just the latest hype.
Tech News, Publications, Science
9 points by pm90 250 days ago | 2 comments
AnandTech Farewell (anandtech.com)
Tech News, Websites, Farewell
3025 points by janice1999 301 days ago | 598 comments
How do you follow news on tech and stay upto date? (ycombinator.com)
Tech News, Staying Updated
11 points by zigmig 334 days ago | 11 comments
iFixit takes shots at Anthropic for hitting servers a million times in 24 hours (pcgamer.com)
AI, Servers, Tech News
8 points by speeder 337 days ago | 2 comments
Spotify bricks $90 Car Thing device without customer recourse (techcrunch.com)
Spotify, Hardware, Customer Service, Tech News
58 points by big_dinghy 399 days ago | 3 comments