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Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uber

Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uber

Alphabet-owned company is seeking to persuade US regulators to clear a path for fully autonomous taxi services.…
US distributor of China’s most popular humanoid robots pivots after US ban

US distributor of China’s most popular humanoid robots pivots after US ban

FCC ban on foreign-made robots accelerated RoboStore’s US manufacturing plans.…
It’s Greg Brockman’s OpenAI now

It’s Greg Brockman’s OpenAI now

OpenAI has had a hell of a year. The company spent months battling former co-founder Elon Musk in a sensational jury trial, was hit with a high-profil…
FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies

FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies

FCC decides 1Gbps is too fast, standard must be "technologically neutral."…
"Sabotage": Experts, lawmakers blast RFK Jr. for destroying healthcare research

"Sabotage": Experts, lawmakers blast RFK Jr. for destroying healthcare research

US healthcare is broken. Under RFK Jr., the research agency working to fix it is, too.…
Disney sues FCC and its chair, escalating fight against Trump's chief censor

Disney sues FCC and its chair, escalating fight against Trump's chief censor

FCC demands "total capitulation" in Trump censorship campaign, Disney suit says.…
Linux 7.3 improves performance when running out of vRAM

Linux 7.3 improves performance when running out of vRAM

Article URL: https://pixelcluster.dev/VRAM-Overcommit/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49342719 Points: 260 # Comments: 83…
Can the Upcoming ‘Expanse’ Game Avoid ‘Mass Effect’s’ Biggest Mistake?

Can the Upcoming ‘Expanse’ Game Avoid ‘Mass Effect’s’ Biggest Mistake?

The universe may never tell you if your choices mattered. Owlcat’s Osiris Reborn might not either.…
ABC sues the FCC over Trump and Carr’s campaign of threats

ABC sues the FCC over Trump and Carr’s campaign of threats

ABC is suing the Federal Communications Commission over claims the agency "waged a retaliatory campaign" against its networks over the content they br…
Reticulum – Decentralized Mesh Network

Reticulum – Decentralized Mesh Network

Article URL: https://reticulum.network/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49325061 Points: 190 # Comments: 64…
A Preview of DuckDB v2.0

A Preview of DuckDB v2.0

Article URL: https://duckdb.org/2026/08/17/duckdb-20-highlights Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49330781 Points: 199 # Comments: 26…
Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud

Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud

Groq raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation as the former AI chipmaker pivots to a neocloud business and expands its Nvidia-powered data cent…
Trump’s dumb border wall

Trump’s dumb border wall

About 22 miles south of the former mining town of Patagonia, Arizona, down a winding, unpaved mountain road that passes cows grazing on open range, st…
7 Best Cheap Laptops to Buy in 2026 (and Some to Avoid)

7 Best Cheap Laptops to Buy in 2026 (and Some to Avoid)

From surprisingly good $300 Chromebooks to excellent $650 Windows notebooks and more, these are the best budget laptops I’ve tested.…
Skylight Buddy Review (2026): Kid Routines Just Got Easy

Skylight Buddy Review (2026): Kid Routines Just Got Easy

This kid-friendly version of Skylight’s digital calendar actually gets my son to complete his nighttime routine in a timely fashion.…
Election Officials Are Preparing for Prediction Markets to Sow Chaos in the Midterms

Election Officials Are Preparing for Prediction Markets to Sow Chaos in the Midterms

From threats to the safety of poll workers to voters who can’t distinguish between odds and results, prediction markets are already scrambling the pol…
El Niño and Saharan Dust Silence Atlantic Hurricane Season

El Niño and Saharan Dust Silence Atlantic Hurricane Season

El Niño coupled with Saharan dust is making this year’s hurricane season a dud. But there’s still potential for dangerous storms.…
Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution

Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution

Regulations reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions, but wildfire smoke is erasing gains.…
Count Binface receives over a quarter of votes in Clacton by-election

Count Binface receives over a quarter of votes in Clacton by-election

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce97mm3vvemo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49301260 Points: 235 # Comments: 152…
Taylor Farms' connections to Trump admin spurs probe into Cyclospora response

Taylor Farms' connections to Trump admin spurs probe into Cyclospora response

Senator Warren questions whether Taylor Farms' influence swayed Trump admin.…
People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Them

People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Them

Human-AI marriages are not currently recognized by US law. Some Republican state policymakers are drafting legislation to keep it that way.…
Roundtables: Inside the “Censorship-Industrial Complex” Idea Shaping US Policy

Roundtables: Inside the “Censorship-Industrial Complex” Idea Shaping US Policy

Listen to the session or watch below The “censorship-industrial complex” is an idea that a network of government, tech, and research groups is collabo…
Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs

Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs

Built as a post-training variation on Z.ai's open source model GLM-5.2, Writer says the new system should provide deployment-ready capabilities at a m…
Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto Is 6,500-Words—and Barely Says Anything

Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto Is 6,500-Words—and Barely Says Anything

AI is shifting the culture, from tech CEO manifestos to 1 am job interviews. We unpack some of the latest, along with the top findings from Black Hat …
Virgin Galactic wants your help naming its new Delta class spaceship

Virgin Galactic wants your help naming its new Delta class spaceship

Will it be the VSS... Horizon, Explorer, Ascend or Apeiron?…
Private security firms will soon be allowed to hack overseas cybercriminals

Private security firms will soon be allowed to hack overseas cybercriminals

Trump memo is first time gov't has authorized private sector to perform cyber attacks.…
OpenAI is losing its second executive this week

OpenAI is losing its second executive this week

Another OpenAI executive is departing. Denise Dresser, who joined OpenAI as its chief revenue officer in December after serving as CEO of Slack, will …
In a Heat Wave, Schizophrenia Is So Much Deadlier Than Any Other Medical Condition

In a Heat Wave, Schizophrenia Is So Much Deadlier Than Any Other Medical Condition

People with schizophrenia face a perfect storm of dangers on a hotter planet.…
The 10 Best Cooling Mattresses for Hot Sleepers (2026)

The 10 Best Cooling Mattresses for Hot Sleepers (2026)

Nothing ruins a great night of sleep faster than getting too hot. We slept on a myriad of cooling mattresses to find which ones drew the heat away bes…
There’s a Fatty Liver Epidemic. AI Could Help Get Ahead of It

There’s a Fatty Liver Epidemic. AI Could Help Get Ahead of It

Over a billion people worldwide have livers with excess fat, which can lead to a host of medical problems. Researchers think AI tools can spot the con…