NASA Announces Astronauts For Its Artemis III Mission
NASA has named Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio, and Andre Douglas as the crew for Artemis III, which has been reworked from a moon-landing mission into a roughly two-week Earth-orbit test of lunar landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin. NBC News reports: Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas are expected to launch into Earth … ⌘ Read more

Watch Colman Domingo Take on Extreme Skydiving Challenge With Bear Grylls
Colman Domingo went on a thrilling skydiving adventure with Bear Grylls on his NBC show. The reality series showcases Grylls taking popular stars on a journey through the wilderness. They visit extreme international locations and experience push-your-limits conditions for 48 hours, testing their mental and physical endurance. Colman Domingo joins Bear Grylls for a high-risk […]

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OpenAI files to go public in test of investor appetite for top AI startups
By Corrie Driebusch and Berber Jin

OpenAI, which kick-started the artificial-intelligence boom with the 2022 release of ChatGPT, is officially preparing to stage an initial public offering that will test investor appetite for AI companies. ⌘ Read more

Luftfahrt: Berlin und Brandenburg wollen Drohnen-Testgelände anbieten
Frühere Truppenübungsplätze oder der ehemalige Flughafen Tegel seien denkbar als Flächen für Drohnen-Tests. ( Drohne, Politik)

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Superquiz, Wednesday, June 10
Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz. ⌘ Read more

Longevity Startup Doses First Human in Bid to Reverse Age-Related Sight Loss
It’ll be the first time ER-100 technology they claim can reverse aging in cells has been tested on a human ⌘ Read more

Show HN: We post-trained a model that pen tests instead of refusing your code
I’m Dimitrios at Cosine. Quick orientation first: the read-only scan is free and you can run it right now: that’s the part to try. The pen-test mode is gated behind written authorisation, because it’s live offensive testing against real systems; I’ll explain that below, it’s not a paywall thing.

The reason `cos` exists: most “AI security” tools wrap a general model, so they inherit its refusals — point one at a real offensive task and it hedges or declines, b … ⌘ Read more

Tests Suggest Russian Satellites Can Jam GPS On a Continental Scale
Researchers say mysterious, seconds-long GPS interference bursts detected across Europe appear to come from Russian EKS early-warning satellites, making this “a rare example of human-made GPS interference coming from space,” reports Ars Technica. The signals may be tests of space-based jamming capability, short satellite communications, … ⌘ Read more

Stokes investigated over nightclub incident
England’s Test captain Ben Stokes and teammate Gus Atkinson are being investigated over a “nightclub incident”. ⌘ Read more

Just testing how much you can handle ⌘ Read more

Plan for suburb’s first 25-storey highrise set to test council upzoning push
The development application for the tower with 253 homes – including apartments with five-bedrooms – will test Brisbane council’s appetite for dramatically taller buildings in the suburbs. ⌘ Read more

Gestalt’s AI tech puts med school students in the driving seat
The founders of medical AI startup Gestalt say they are not in the business of letting AI take over the thinking for medical students. Nor the thinking of the doctors they will one day become.

The Wellington-based company launched its diagnostic educational AI engine in May after several months of testing it with medical students. However AI evolves in the years ahead, its founders insist the doctor … ⌘ Read more

Linux 7.1 Helping Intel Arc Battlemage Graphics Achieve Better Performance
Recent testing of the Intel Arc B580 Battlemage desktop graphics card has shown that the upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel release is delivering superior graphics performance over the current stable Linux 7.0 kernel. ⌘ Read more

Canonical Experimenting With x86-64-v3 Packages For Ubuntu 26.10
Canonical engineers are again evaluating the impact of building the Ubuntu Linux archive for the x86-64-v3 “amd64v3” micro-architecture feature level for its performance benefits on modern Intel and AMD systems. An amd64v3 archive is available of Ubuntu 26.10 for testing with the packages targeting this level that allows for AVX/AVX2 and other newer CPU x86_64 ISA capabilities of the past decade… ⌘ Read more

rsync 3.4.4 released with regression fixes
Andrew Tridgell has announced
the release of rsync 3.4.4 with
fixes for the regressions introduced in the 3.4.3 release. He also
notes there will be an rsync 3.5.0 soon, with many more security
updates:

As part of the 3.5.0 release update I have created a
rsync-security@lists.samba.org mailing list for anyone who is willing
to do testing of the 3.5.0 release. T … ⌘ Read more

Superquiz, Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz. ⌘ Read more

The question smart parents ask at Sydney Boys High open day
The principal of one of the state’s top schools says the selective entry test does not measure the things it needs to. ⌘ Read more

Texas Grid Flags Risks As Data Centers, Crypto Sites Fail Voltage Tests
Reuters reports:
Several large data centers and crypto facilities planning to connect to the Texas power grid ahead of peak summer demand have failed key reliability tests, raising the risk of power outages just as electricity use hits its seasonal high, according to the state grid operator… Unlike traditional industrial custom … ⌘ Read more

Texas grid flags risks as data centers, crypto sites fail voltage tests
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/texas-grid-flags-risks-data-centers-crypto-sites-fail-voltage-tests-2026-06-05/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48440610

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Kernel prepatch 7.1-rc7
The 7.1-rc7 kernel prepatch is out for
testing. Linus said: “Anyway, as things look now this is the last
rc. Something can obviously always come up and force us to change that, but
please give rc7 a whirl and keep testing for one more week.” ⌘ Read more

During COVID, Cheryl skipped tests. Then a ‘fake tan’ comment forced her to the GP
Oncologists are warning of waves of recurrent cancers due to later-stage diagnoses following the pandemic. ⌘ Read more

Superquiz, Monday, June 8
Trivia buffs, test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz. ⌘ Read more

Linux 7.1-rc7 Adding More AMD Zen 6 CPU Models
Ahead of the Linux 7.1-rc7 test kernel release due out later today, a pull request has been submitted of some “x86 fixes” for this kernel release. Most notable with this pull request is acknowledging some additional AMD Zen 6 CPU models… ⌘ Read more

Some Broadcom V3D Graphics Support On Path For Removed Over Lack Of Testing
Broadcom V3D 3.3 and V3D 4.1 graphics IP is set to be deprecated and removed from the V3D kernel graphics/display driver after the Mesa driver support was removed two years ago already. The situation in both cases amount to lack of hardware by developers for testing and with that likely no other known users of these particular Broadcom graphics in selects SoCs… ⌘ Read more

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Oh, no, he was the one providing the feedback. 😅

mgk appears to be everywhere. His Unicode box drawing demo has been part of my unicode-test script for a long time: https://movq.de/git/bin-pub/file/unicode-test.html#l23

Gozney Arc XL tested: Premium pizza oven goes beyond Margheritas
It is a glorious time to be alive, when one needn’t travel all the way to Naples to savour authentic Neapolitan pizza.

Institutions like Non Solo Pizza, Ooh Fa, Dantes and [Bivacco](https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/the-life/review-bivacco-the-italian-restaurant-that-d … ⌘ Read more

The Best 3-in-1 Apple Charging Stations After Testing Top Models
I tried all the top models to find the best 3-in-1 Apple charging stations, pads, and more. Keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods topped up with these WIRED-tested docking systems. ⌘ Read more

The Best 3-in-1 Apple Charging Stations After Testing Top Models
I tried all the top models to find the best 3-in-1 Apple charging stations, pads, and more. Keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods topped up with these WIRED-tested docking systems. ⌘ Read more

Velotric Nomad 2 Fat Tire Ebike, Tested and Reviewed (2026)
This wide-tired bike rolls comfortably over dirt, gravel, and whatever curbs you happen to bounce down. ⌘ Read more

You probably prefer younger but I’ll bet you just haven’t test-driven the right 1980s mom yet… ⌘ Read more

Parlamentswahl unter Putins Argusaugen
Armenien wählt am Sonntag ein neues Parlament. Die Wahl gilt als entscheidender Test für die Unterstützung der Bevölkerung für den geopolitischen Kurswechsel von Premierminister Nikol Paschinjan, der sich vom historischen Verbündeten Russland distanziert und sich der EU und den USA zuwendet. Kreml-Chef Präsident Wladimir Putin gefällt das nicht: Moskau schränkte kurz vor der Wahl armenische Exporte ein und drohte mit dem Stopp günstiger Gas- und Öllieferungen. Unverhohlen warnte Putin zudem vor ei … ⌘ Read more

Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Reaches Criticality In First Test
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Just over a year ago, the Trump Administration issued an executive order meant to accelerate the development of nuclear power in the US. While an entire startup ecosystem has developed around the use of different – and typically smaller – reactor designs, only one of them has been fully li … ⌘ Read more

Show HN: ABC Classic 100 Rankings visualised
This weekend is the ABC Classic FM countdown, which prompted me to dust off an old un-published data visualisation of rankings from previous years.

I’ve considered adding a search function, but I also kind of like that it requires a bit of exploration in the current form.

Some of the code is a bit clunky and I wouldn’t mind refactoring it. I’m also not sure about browser compatibility - I’ve only got access to a couple of devices to test it on.

Comments URL: [https://news.yc … ⌘ Read more

Best Running Shoes, Tested and Reviewed (2026): Saucony, Adidas, Hoka
We logged thousands of test miles to bring you the best running shoes for every pace, ability, and running goal. ⌘ Read more

Today Marks 22 Years Of Phoronix For Linux Hardware Testing & Benchmarking
Today marks 22 years since I started Phoronix.com to focus on Linux hardware reviews. It’s been quite a journey from the early state of Linux hardware support….. ⌘ Read more

Benchmarking The BORE Scheduler Performance With CachyOS Linux
Earlier this week I ran benchmarks of different CachyOS Linux kernel flavors that proved interesting from the performance overhead of their hardened kernel build to various other interesting performancr takeaways. One kernel flavor I hadn’t tested though was their build with the BORE scheduler. Given the interest and feedback from Phoronix readers, here is an article focused on looking at the performance of the BORE scheduler for the Linux kernel on CachyOS. ⌘ Read more

Linux 7.1 + Mesa 26.1 Performance With The Radeon RX 9070 GRE, RX 9070 XT
With this week’s launch day review of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE, Ubuntu 26.04 with its Linux 7.0 and Mesa 26.0 default driver stack was used for testing. That choice was made since the Ubuntu 26.04 release is still fresh, the RDNA4-based RX 9070 GRE was working without issue there, and from other RDNA4 testing knowing there isn’t much uplift from the in-development Linux 7.1 kernel or the current stable Mesa 26.1 OpenGL RadeonSI / V … ⌘ Read more

Meta Keeps Delaying the Release of Its New AI Model to Developers
Meta has reportedly delayed the developer release of its Muse Spark AI model API multiple times, and as of Tuesday, had no scheduled launch date, according to the Wall Street Journal (paywalled). Reuters reports: A Meta spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday that the company is already testing the Application Programming Interface (API) with som … ⌘ Read more

2degrees pushes on with satellite-to-mobile plans despite rocket explosion
The boss of 2degrees says the company remains on track to enter the latest space race – using satellites to connect mobile customers in far-flung places – despite the setback facing its US partner after a spectacular rocket explosion in Florida.

2degrees hopes to begin testing a satellite-to-mobile service powered by Starlink rival AST SpaceMobile from the middle of this year. … ⌘ Read more

Sapere tells Govt: pause LNG, test diesel first
The Government is being urged to pause its push for imported LNG after a Sapere report argued that diesel, renewables, and faster industrial fuel switching could provide a cheaper dry-year electricity backstop.

The report, From faultlines to resilience, was commissioned by Rewiring Aotearoa, which advocates for electrification. ⌘ Read more

A Viral YouTube Show About an Unhinged AI Is Hitting Theaters. It’s a Big Test for Hollywood
The Amazing Digital Circus finale will hit more than 4,000 theaters around the world Thursday. Two weeks later it’ll be on YouTube, bucking Hollywood trends and testing the power of online fandom. ⌘ Read more

@bender@twtxt.net The good thing is that it’s already pretty battle-tested. 😅 There was this dumpster fire a few years back: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31114554 This was on their front page for quite a while, just look at the number of comments … 😂

Cybersecurity startup Blacklock aims to raise $5m for new AI software spinoff
Wellington-based cybersecurity startup Blacklock is separating its software development operations into a new company and is planning a US$3 million (NZ$5m) capital raise to develop and scale its products.

Blacklock was set up to streamline and automate services, including penetration testing, also known as white-hat hacking. The new spinoff company is known as Cyra. ⌘ Read more

@movq@www.uninformativ.de LOL. At least now you know your infrastructure and web server can handle some traffic. Consider it a test, in addition to the fleeting recognition. 🤣

DistroWatch turns 25
The DistroWatch site is celebrating its\
25th anniversary. “All in all, it has been an incredible ride. Many
of you who read these pages regularly know that downloading and testing
distributions is a highly addictive pastime. I have been an avid
distro-hopper for the last 25 years and I don’t see myself abandoning this
activity for many more years to come.” Congratulations to Ladislav
Bodnar and all the others who have kept that resource going for so long. ⌘ Read more

Best Sleep Trackers of 2026: Oura, Whoop, and Eight Sleep
I tested the top sleep wearables for every type of sleeper, including devices from Oura, Whoop, and Eight Sleep. ⌘ Read more

‘Sexual Chocolate’ Faces Recalls After FDA Tests Reveal Undisclosed Viagra
Sellers of products with names like Boner Bears and DTF have voluntarily recalled their products after testing positive for the active ingredients in Viagra and Cialis. ⌘ Read more

Kernel prepatch 7.1-rc6
The 7.1-rc6 kernel prepatch is out for
testing. Linus said: “Well, I wouldn’t call this ‘small’, but it is
certainly smaller than rc5 was. And I don’t think there’s anything
particularly scary here, so maybe we’re still on track for a normal release
cycle. Let’s see.” ⌘ Read more

Meta tests AI subscriptions and rolls out new paid plans for Facebook, Instagram
By Dean Seal and Meghan Bobrowsky

Meta Platforms has started the rollout of subscription plans for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and is testing new subscriptions for users of its AI chatbot as the company seeks to recoup some of the costs from its expensive AI buildout. ⌘ Read more

Linux 7.1-rc6 To Support The ASUS ROG RAIKIRI II & Nova 2 Lite Controllers
Ahead of the Linux 7.1-rc6 test kernel due out later today, this week’s batch of input subsystem fixes have been sent out that includes enabling a few newer input devices… ⌘ Read more