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Mostly regulatory and legal items: UK licensing, US game ownership legislation and a .com registry lawsuit. A macOS update regression drew heavy developer discussion.
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Apple developer forum reports say macOS 15.8.2 breaks OpenGL for affected users, with heavy community discussion. The summary does not say which hardware is affected or whether Apple has responded. Hacker News (front page) ↗
The UK Court of Appeal refused Microsoft permission to take its ValueLicensing second-hand software licensing case to the Supreme Court. The Register ↗
Rep. Ritchie Torres introduced the Power To The Players Act, which would require FTC rules guaranteeing ownership of purchased games. The Verge ↗
A consumer class action has been filed against Verisign over its .com domain name registry operations. Hacker News (front page) ↗
A community fork of the Deno runtime was announced under the name Beginning of the Ende. The summary gives no reason for the fork. Lobsters ↗
Lobsters updated its site guidelines and tag rules for AI/LLM and vibecoding content to improve moderation. Lobsters ↗
British Airways warns that filming crews wearing Meta smart glasses could get passengers' tickets cancelled. Hacker News (front page) ↗
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Apple developer forum reports that macOS 15.8.2 breaks OpenGL for affected users, drawing heavy community discussion.
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Article URL: https://developer.apple.com/forums/verify-human/verify.html?next=/forums/thread/850550 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50141909 Points: 185 # Comments: 168
UK Court of Appeal refused Microsoft permission to take its ValueLicensing second-hand software licensing case to the Supreme Court.
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Court of Appeal refuses Redmond permission to take ValueLicensing fight to the Supreme Court, with a 'Known Adverse Document' still to come
Lobsters announces updated site guidelines and tag rules for AI/LLM and vibecoding content to improve moderation.
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Hey folks, I've been having to perform an increasing number of moderation actions surrounding the vibecoding tag and AI/LLM related content. I started reading Lobsters because it had the most interesting viewpoints related to computing. During that time, I've found that this community is at it's best when it's trying to, in good faith, help others grow. In lieu of a larger and more rambling discussion on this point, we would like to try two changes encourage that behavior again and re-focus topicality around ensuring that content submitted to the site should, at a minimum, be respectful of a reader's time and intelligence. The first adjustment is two updates to the about page, which try to provide a bit more clarity in what we consider topical and what constitutes self promotion: Intro: Lobsters is a computing-focused community centered around discussing links. Our goal is to learn, craft, collaborate, and share interesting viewpoints. The administrator is Peter Bhat Harkins ("pushcx"), contact him or another moderator with any support issues. Lobsters was launched on July 3rd, 2012 by joshua stein (who is no longer running it, so please quit bugging him with site stuff) with caref…
Rep. Ritchie Torres introduced the Power To The Players Act requiring FTC rules guaranteeing ownership of purchased games.
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Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York's 15th congressional district in the Bronx introduced the Power To The Players Act this week. If passed, the bill would direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish regulations that guarantee consumers ownership of a game when they pay for it, rather than a licensing agreement. It's increasingly common for games sold to require a connection to a server. Meaning that when a company decides to shut down those servers, the games often become unplayable. Rep. Torres singles out NBA 2K25 as a recent example. 2K will be delisting the game from storefronts at the end of the month and shutting down its servers on … Read the full story at The Verge.
Community fork of the Deno runtime announced under the name Beginning of the Ende.
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Khosla Ventures led a funding round valuing Indian hospital startup Even Healthcare at $300 million.
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Even Healthcare reaches a $300 million valuation in a Khosla Ventures-led round as it plans to expand its hospital network in India.
A consumer class action lawsuit has been filed against Verisign over its .com domain name registry operations.
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Article URL: https://www.hbsslaw.com/cases/verisign-com-domain-name-registry-consumer-class-action Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50148441 Points: 39 # Comments: 8
Lobsters discussion thread asking which requirements people typically do not have, with no summary content.
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Lobsters discussion thread on speeding up code review with a small-change workflow, with no summary content.
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Lobsters discussion thread on dynamic packages, with no article content in the summary.
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No agenda, no rush, no leaving San Francisco: Benchmark’s partners on investing in a frenzied market2
Benchmark's remaining partners discussed their venture investing approach and firm changes in a frenzied Silicon Valley market.
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Benchmark may have grown its funds and swapped out some partners, but onstage the five who are left sounded like friends who just happen to be running one of the Valley’s most storied firms
The Free Pascal compiler added support for dynamic packages, announced via the Lazarus project site.
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Article URL: https://www.getlazarus.org/dynamic/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50144066 Points: 61 # Comments: 13
British Airways warns that filming crews wearing Meta smart glasses could have passengers' tickets cancelled.
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Article URL: https://liveandletsfly.com/british-airways-meta-smart-glasses-filming/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50143218 Points: 62 # Comments: 69