Intel Arc Pro B70 Showing Off Some Performance Wins With Linux 7.1
After recently noticing the Intel Arc B580 performing better on Linux 7.1 for that kernel version soon to be released as stable, I was curious if there were performance gains also to be found with the new flagship Arc Pro B70 BMG-G31 workstation graphics card. Here are some benchmarks of the Intel Arc Pro B70 in relevant workloads between Linux 7.0 and the near-final Linux 7.1 kernel. ⌘ Read more

All 9,300 Japanese train station, animated by the year it opened (1872–2026)
Article URL: https://jivx.com/eki

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48475100

Points: 7

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Linux’s KVM Preps For APX Support In VMs
Among the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) work being queued ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.2 merge window are preparations for supporting Advanced Performance Extensions within KVM virtual machines… ⌘ Read more

‘Sloppenheimer:’ Amazon Employees Mock the Company’s AI on Slack
Article URL: https://www.404media.co/sloppenheimer-amazon-employees-mock-the-companys-ai-on-slack/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48462823

Points: 43

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Chris Pratt Celebrates 7 Years With Katherine Schwarzenegger, Shares Sweet Photos
Chris Pratt marked his seventh anniversary with Katherine Schwarzenegger with an Instagram post. The actor posted a carousel of photos, some featuring both of them and some with just Katherine. Fans quickly reacted to the post in the comment section, with many praising their relationship. How Chris Pratt marked seven years of mariage with Katherine […]

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Three stable kernels for Tuesday
Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of the 7.0.12, 6.18.35, and 6.12.93 stable kernels. Each contains
important fixes throughout the tree. Users are advised to upgrade. ⌘ Read more

Linux 7.2 Preparing Intel Key Protection Technology “KPT” For Next-Gen QAT
Going back to the launch of 1st Gen Xeon Scalable processors in 2017 was Intel Key Protection Technology (KPT) promoted and there have been Key Protection Technology references in QuickAssist (QAT) documentation since 2016. Surprisingly we are only now seeing Key Protection Technology references for the upstream Linux QAT driver as Intel engineers prepare for their next-gen “Gen6” QuickAssist hardware support… ⌘ Read more

Porting the ThinkPad X61 to Coreboot
Article URL: https://blog.aheymans.xyz/post/thinkpad_x61/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48456245

Points: 7

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Job: Head of Stonehenge
Article URL: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/our-people/careers-with-us/job-search/default-job-page/?jobRef=16449

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48455928

Points: 7

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AMD Support Being Added To UFS Host Controller PCI Driver In Linux 7.2
Linux’s ufshcd-pci as the Universal Flash Storage host controller PCI driver has supported a variety of Intel devices to this point while for Linux 7.2 the first AMD device is set to be added… ⌘ Read more

Scary Movie 7 Needs to Fix 1 Major Issue That Made 6 Divisive
Scary Movie 7 seems like a safe bet following the success of 6. Should another sequel be made though, it should fix one major issue from the latest release. Following the release of the new parody horror film, Scary Movie 6 has had a great time at the box office. The latest entry in the […]

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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

[$] An update on fanotify
In a filesystem-track session at the 2026 Linux Storage,\
Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit, Amir Goldstein updated
attendees on the fanotify
filesystem-event monitoring
subsystem. He wanted to describe changes that had come in the last year or
so, as well as upcoming features and some remaining challenges in his
efforts [to use fanotify for hierarchical\
storage management](https://lwn.net/Ar … ⌘ Read more

Linux 7.2 To Add ACPI CPPC v4 Support Authored By NVIDIA
Ahead of NVIDIA Vera ramping up, the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel is adding the ACPI CPPC v4 support authored by a NVIDIA engineer… ⌘ Read more

Nvidia partners with LG robotics to build humanoid robots in South Korea
Article URL: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-and-lg-group-ai-factory/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48444451

Points: 7

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BeagleV Ahead & Lichee Pi 4a RISC-V Boards To See Working WiFi With Linux 7.2
In addition to the SpacemiT K1 and K3 RISC-V SoC Device Tree updates sent out last week, the RISC-V T-HEAD Device Tree “DT” changes were also sent out last week ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel merge window… ⌘ Read more

Earthquake hits Philippines
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has hit the Philippines, killing multiple people. ⌘ Read more

Peacock Scores Another Hit as Love Island USA Sets Huge Streaming Record
The new season of Love Island has hit it off in an unprecedented way, as it tallied 824 million minutes viewed since it launched on June 2, 2026. The viewership marks a sharp 74% increatment from Season 7 of the show. This also makes Love Island Season 8 the Peacock’s most-streamed original season ever through […]

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Love Island USA Season 8 Gets Its First Elimination
Less than a week in, Love Island USA Season 8 has already dramatically eliminated its first Islander. During the season’s first recoupling ceremony, one contestant failed to secure a partner. Owing to the surprise arrival of two new bombshells, the season’s first elimination ended on a high note. Who was eliminated and sent home from […]

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Deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks the southern Philippines
At least 12 people have died and more than 200 are injured after the quake, which damaged buildings and set off one-metre tsunami waves along nearby coasts. ⌘ Read more

Deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks the southern Philippines
At least four people have died and more than 200 are injured after the quake caused damage in a key coastal city and set off one metre tsunami waves along nearby coasts. ⌘ Read more

James Gunn Unveils New Superman Suit Photo From Man of Tomorrow Set
Superman’s Fortress of Solitude has never looked like this before. James Gunn shared a striking new image from the DC Universe, giving fans their first official glimpse inside one of Superman’s most iconic locations. James Gunn shares Superman’s new photo from Fortress of Solitude DC Universe co-head James Gunn shared a new image on X on June 7, 2026. The […]

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7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks the southern Philippines
The quake caused damage in a key coastal city and set off 1 metre tsunami waves along nearby coasts. ⌘ Read more

7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has shaken part of the southern Philippines, and a tsunami was possible on some regional coasts. Power outages were reported and people were urged to go to higher ground. No further information on damage or casualties was immediately available. ⌘ Read more

7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has shaken part of the southern Philippines, and a tsunami was possible on some regional coasts. Power outages were reported and people were urged to go to higher ground. No further information on damage or casualties was immediately available. ⌘ Read more

Indonesia issues tsunami warning following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in southern Philippines
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School children scream, run for cover as structure collapses during Philippines quake
Dramatic footage of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines shows children screaming and running for cover as a small structure collapses during a school ceremony. ⌘ Read more

90210 – running the show without property tax
Article URL: https://github.com/Achint08/90210

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48440811

Points: 7

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Obsession Is Focus Features’ Biggest Movie Ever With Massive Profitability
Curry Barker’s $750K horror romance just shattered a major studio record that stood for nearly a decade. The film’s unprecedented box office run and massive profitability continue rewriting history across global markets. Obsession becomes Focus Features’ highest grossing movie worldwide Curry Barker’s horror romance Obsession has crossed $224.7 million worldwide, Deadline reports. The Blumhouse Ato … ⌘ Read more

Algorithmic Monocultures in Hiring
Article URL: https://algorithmichiring.github.io/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48440549

Points: 7

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7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible
Article URL: https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/as–philippines-earthquake-001322726.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48440360

Points: 8

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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

Linux 7.1-rc7 Released: Stable Hopefully Next Sunday
Last week Linux 7.1-rc6 was larger than Linus Torvalds wished for and for Linux 7.1-rc7 it has come in still heavier than typically seen this late in the cycle, but is shrinking and making Linus comfortable in hopefully releasing Linux 7.1 stable next Sunday… ⌘ Read more

À Saint-Denis, Mélenchon frappe fort pour s’imposer comme seul recours à gauche
La quatrième campagne présidentielle du leader insoumis a commencé, dimanche 7 juin, par une démonstration de force en Seine-Saint-Denis. S’il a concentré ses attaques sur le Rassemblement national, le candidat a posé une question rhétorique à ses concurrents à gauche: qui d’autre que lui peut battre l’extrême droite en 2027? ⌘ Read more

Marche en hommage à Lyhanna: «Si la justice avait fait son travail, elle serait encore là»
La marche blanche en hommage à Lyhanna a rassemblé près de 5 000 personnes, dimanche 7 juin, à Fleurance, où vivait la collégienne. Face à ce drame, mais aussi à «la palabre ministérielle», l’émotion et la colère sont à vif. ⌘ Read more

Netlify CTO Dana Lawson: Writing code is no longer the job
Article URL: https://thenewstack.io/netlify-agent-experience-engineers/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48435093

Points: 7

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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

Moving beyond fork() + exec()
Article URL: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1076018/16f01bbbb8e0d1f0/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48425528

Points: 7

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There’s still no point in gigabit broadband
Article URL: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/06/theres-still-no-point-in-gigabit-broadband/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48424098

Points: 7

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En Arménie, des élections aux airs de référendum pour la paix
Des législatives se tiennent dimanche 7 juin dans le pays du Caucase, qui tente de s’éloigner de la Russie et négocie la paix avec l’Azerbaïdjan. Le premier ministre attise la colère de celles et ceux qui déplorent l’abandon du Haut-Karabagh, une terre arménienne historique. ⌘ Read more

GrapheneOS user reported to authorities for using GrapheneOS
Article URL: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/36134-grapheneos-user-reported-to-authorities-for-using-grapheneos

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48422798

Points: 39

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OpenAI Help: Lockdown Mode
Article URL: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001061-lockdown-mode

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48421145

Points: 7

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Linux DRM Ioctl Developed By AMD Being Disabled Following Ongoing Security Issue
It’s unfortunately another busy week in the Linux 7.1 kernel space with not everything slowing down so well, late in the cycle and leading to the upcoming 7.1 stable release. This week’s DRM pull request of kernel graphics/accelerator drivers is again heavy on fixes and also ends up disabling an ioctl interface given ongoing security concerns from that code merged last year… ⌘ Read more

Hacker News, Sans AI
Article URL: https://elijahpotter.dev/articles/hacker-news-sans-AI

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48417916

Points: 7

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GitHub Accidentally Deletes Slack and Teams Subscriptions
Article URL: https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/2nmfnbknhlnv

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48416936

Points: 30

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Gov.uk goes Dutch on payments as it dumps Stripe
Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/06/04/govuk-goes-dutch-on-payments-as-it-dumps-stripe/5250763

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48415217

Points: 7

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Scary Movie 7 Release Date Estimate, News & Updates
The release date estimate for Scary Movie 7 has become a topic of discussion among fans of the franchise. After a hiatus of nearly 13 years, the series returned to theaters with Scary Movie 6 this month. The film also brought back some of the original cast members, creating a sense of nostalgia for longtime […]

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La coûteuse passion de Xavier Niel pour les paparazzades
Le magnat a injecté 3,7 millions d’euros pour éponger les dettes de Bestimage, l’agence de Michèle Marchand. Dans le même temps, le milliardaire a fait circuler avant publication les précieuses photos non signées visant le député Charles Alloncle, qu’il avait virulemment mis en cause à l’Assemblée nationale, révèle «Mediapart». ⌘ Read more

(This settled at about 25k hits on the HTML page now. But only about 11k hits in total on favicon.ico and only around 7.5k hits on the image thumbnails. So I guess that, in reality, it might have gotten around 7k hits. The rest … is probably bots.)

More SpacemiT K3 & K1 Support Landing In Upstream Linux 7.2
In addition to Apple M3 Device Trees for Linux 7.2, the SpacemiT RISC-V SoCs are seeing some notable Device Tree improvements with this next version of the Linux kernel… ⌘ Read more