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AI leaders sign statement asking the government to do something about automated AI

AI leaders sign statement asking the government to do something about automated AI

Employees of OpenAI and Anthropic, as well as Google, Meta, Thinking Machines, Microsoft, Mistral, and other leading AI labs, have written a statement…
Ebay Has to Pay $55.7 Million in Settlement for Its Unhinged Harassment Campaign

Ebay Has to Pay $55.7 Million in Settlement for Its Unhinged Harassment Campaign

For months on end, eBay employees and contractors made life hell for a couple that had criticized the company. Six years later, the company is finally…
Sam Altman is ready to decelerate

Sam Altman is ready to decelerate

His change of position comes after "the first security incident that I have felt very viscerally."…
New Yorkers will soon need to verify their age to access algorithmic feeds

New Yorkers will soon need to verify their age to access algorithmic feeds

New Yorkers who want to see their Instagram or TikTok feed curated by an algorithm, or receive notification after midnight, will soon have to verify t…
Report: Trump mad RFK Jr. hasn’t cut more vaccines or proven autism link

Report: Trump mad RFK Jr. hasn’t cut more vaccines or proven autism link

Trump is fixated on the false, long-debunked claim that vaccines cause autism.…
France Records Its First-Ever Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud Amid Record-Smashing Fires

France Records Its First-Ever Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud Amid Record-Smashing Fires

Extreme fire conditions on the ground have created unprecedented conditions in the atmosphere.…
Tariffs didn’t bring manufacturing jobs back to the US

Tariffs didn’t bring manufacturing jobs back to the US

Today, I’m talking with Evan Smith, who is cofounder and CEO of Altana, a company that develops software tools to manage big, messy supply chain netwo…
This Is Donald Trump’s AI Brain Trust

This Is Donald Trump’s AI Brain Trust

“It’s not an argument with two sides, it’s an argument with 10 sides,” one senior administration official tells WIRED about how US AI policy is being …
The US is charging an American citizen for wiping his phone at the border

The US is charging an American citizen for wiping his phone at the border

The government is prosecuting US citizen Sam Tunick for allegedly providing authorities with a "duress password" that wiped his phone when they tried …
What is happening to jobs? Separating AI hype from reality

What is happening to jobs? Separating AI hype from reality

Article URL: https://siepr.stanford.edu/publications/policy-brief/what-really-happening-jobs-separating-ai-hype-reality Comments URL: https://news.yco…
LLM Usage in Debian: Three Proposals

LLM Usage in Debian: Three Proposals

Article URL: https://www.debian.org/vote/2026/vote_002 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49050859 Points: 165 # Comments: 148…
Google basically confirms the Pixel 11 is getting a price hike

Google basically confirms the Pixel 11 is getting a price hike

Google's Vice President of Devices and Services, Shakil Barkat, all but confirmed in an interview with 9to5 Google that its next Pixel phone would cos…
Taylor Farms Called White House to Try to Delay Cyclospora Recall

Taylor Farms Called White House to Try to Delay Cyclospora Recall

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/health/taylor-farms-cyclospora-recall-delay-call-41fef0bc Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49044074…
Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers

Big Tech accused of stonewalling European social media researchers

Researchers say TikTok, X, and Meta aren't providing data they're legally required to.…
Government orders GitHub to remove Bluetooth-based chat app Bitchat: Jack Dorsey

Government orders GitHub to remove Bluetooth-based chat app Bitchat: Jack Dorsey

Article URL: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/government-orders-github-to-remove-bluetooth-based-chat-app-bitchat-over-security-concerns-jack-do…
RFK Jr.'s hand-picked committee approves manufacture of peptides he uses

RFK Jr.'s hand-picked committee approves manufacture of peptides he uses

There's no human safety or efficacy data, but that no longer seems to matter.…
AI firms want more data centers; Trump's EPA may give neighbors less say

AI firms want more data centers; Trump's EPA may give neighbors less say

Rule would allow states to decide how much—if any—public input there can be.…
The tech-broification of American science has officially begun

The tech-broification of American science has officially begun

The Trump administration unveiled the first "Genesis Mission" grants on Thursday, directing $5 billion toward hundreds of AI-driven science projects i…
European researchers want to study social media’s harms but can’t get the data

European researchers want to study social media’s harms but can’t get the data

EU law gives researchers unprecedented rights to scrutinize Big Tech. Researchers say Tik Tok, X, and Meta are still deciding who gets to look inside.…
Trump Endorsed the MyPillow Guy as Minnesota Governor. The State GOP Isn’t Buying It

Trump Endorsed the MyPillow Guy as Minnesota Governor. The State GOP Isn’t Buying It

After Trump publicly backed pillow salesman turned election denier Mike Lindell for governor of Minnesota, the local GOP pushed back strongly.…
Kagi Brings Back Old-School Search, One Human-Made Website at a Time

Kagi Brings Back Old-School Search, One Human-Made Website at a Time

If you’re tired of sponsored and AI-summarized search results, Kagi gives you a curated—and human-centric—way to find what you’re looking for.…
AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems

AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems

Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down.…
Startup founders urge U.S. government not to shut off Chinese open weight AI

Startup founders urge U.S. government not to shut off Chinese open weight AI

https://littletech.org/https://static.politico.com/4a/bf/9c4021d8404386b0a311dcccf0... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49023016 Poi…
Sony's decision to ditch discs was practically inevitable, data shows

Sony's decision to ditch discs was practically inevitable, data shows

Circana numbers show US gamers overwhelmingly voting with their wallets.…
Google hit with $1 billion in fines as EU braces for Trump battle

Google hit with $1 billion in fines as EU braces for Trump battle

Google becomes third tech giant to face huge fines under the Digital Markets Act.…
OpenAI is making big claims as it rolls out ChatGPT Health to everyone

OpenAI is making big claims as it rolls out ChatGPT Health to everyone

OpenAI is rolling out ChatGPT Health to everyone in the US on Thursday, allowing more people to connect their medical records and health-tracking info…
Experts say exploiting Anthropic’s Fable isn’t how Kimi K3 got so good

Experts say exploiting Anthropic’s Fable isn’t how Kimi K3 got so good

"I don't think you get a model this strong and this quickly on the heels of Fable doing strictly distillation," one expert told TechCrunch.…
White House report says Trump can usher in a "new golden age" of science

White House report says Trump can usher in a "new golden age" of science

The resulting report is a near-random mixture of real problems and grievances.…
America’s Hot Hybrid Summer

America’s Hot Hybrid Summer

Gas prices are up, and US car dealerships are full of hybrids. Customers are going for it.…
The Trump Administration Wants to Change Public Engagement Rules for Polluters

The Trump Administration Wants to Change Public Engagement Rules for Polluters

The EPA has proposed a rule change that would let states decide how much input the public has on air pollution permits. It would be a huge boon for da…