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The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI

The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI

OpenAI’s rogue agent hack was a watershed moment for AI safety and cybersecurity. It also sparked internal questions about the culture that led to it.…
Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases made outside the App Store

Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases made outside the App Store

In a new filing in its long-running legal dispute with Epic Games, Apple has proposed a structure that would allow it to collect fees on digital purch…
The fight over Flock and other ALPRs

The fight over Flock and other ALPRs

There are over 120,000 of Flock’s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras installed all over the US. Flock’s cameras, and others like them, use …
‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier

‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier

One month after Epic Games and Google seemingly stopped fighting over the future of Android app distribution, they were back in a San Francisco courtr…
Netflix is closing two game studios

Netflix is closing two game studios

Netflix plans to shut down two of its gaming studios as it makes a bigger shift toward party games and titles streamed to TVs. One of the studios bein…
Google announces Gemini 3.7 Flash just three weeks after previous release

Google announces Gemini 3.7 Flash just three weeks after previous release

Gemini 3.6 Flash debuted just 3 weeks ago, but Google says 3.7 has "substantial improvements."…
The new Instagram logo is the perfect embodiment of AI slop

The new Instagram logo is the perfect embodiment of AI slop

Opinion: Some remarks about the new wordmark accidentally being perfectly awful.…
Pet owners say smart pet feeder outage led to furry ones going unfed

Pet owners say smart pet feeder outage led to furry ones going unfed

"I've lost trust ..."…
Flock “can’t tech its way out” of the stalker cop problem, experts say

Flock “can’t tech its way out” of the stalker cop problem, experts say

Flock to lock out cops who stalk exes, but agencies can still hide abuse.…
This school-friendly laptop from HP is $300 off

This school-friendly laptop from HP is $300 off

With memory prices still high and showing no signs of dropping, we’re always happy to find a good deal on a budget-friendly system with an adequate am…
Gemini 3.7 Flash

Gemini 3.7 Flash

https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-3.7-flas... Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49289112 Points: 274 # Comments: 18…
IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push

IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push

IBM plans to train and certify tens and thousands of consultants on OpenAI's technologies as part of this deal.…
OpenAI introduces ‘Ultrafast,’ a new mode that makes GPT 5.6 Sol work at 14x the speed

OpenAI introduces ‘Ultrafast,’ a new mode that makes GPT 5.6 Sol work at 14x the speed

OpenAI is launching a preview of a sped up version of its latest, most powerful model, in an effort to court enterprise users.…
Building a practical path to post-quantum cryptography

Building a practical path to post-quantum cryptography

Quantum computing has alternated between breakthrough darling and overhyped promise in technology circles. Its powerful new capabilities come with a t…
I finally found a robot lawnmower I’d trust with my yard

I finally found a robot lawnmower I’d trust with my yard

Robot lawnmowers are finally good enough to take a lot of work out of maintaining a yard, but they’re still not set-it-and-forget-it machines. If you …
The Painful Truth of Exactly How ICE’s New Shock Gloves Work

The Painful Truth of Exactly How ICE’s New Shock Gloves Work

ICE is spending millions on shock gloves designed to overpower subjects through intense, localized pain.…
The Corvette Grand Sport X delivers Porsche 911 performance for a fraction of the price

The Corvette Grand Sport X delivers Porsche 911 performance for a fraction of the price

My drive of the 2027 Corvette Grand Sport X began under oily black clouds, a torrential weather front releasing its grip on Manhattan - an inauspiciou…
DeepSeek Harness

DeepSeek Harness

Article URL: https://github.com/deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49285244 Points: 238 # Comments: 107…
Rivian's 2027 changes include its No. 1 most-requested feature

Rivian's 2027 changes include its No. 1 most-requested feature

Pricing hasn't changed, and now you can get captain's chairs for the R1S.…
Nvidia’s new $500B plan is risky but brilliant, especially for aging GPUs

Nvidia’s new $500B plan is risky but brilliant, especially for aging GPUs

Nvidia has a plan to make sure its GPUs won't lose value. It wants to convince a new crop of financiers to keep lending for AI buildouts.…
Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps

Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps

Microsoft is simplifying Copilot by combining its consumer and business apps, and dropping AI-generated podcasts, Group Chats, Deep Research, and its …
This is Instagram’s new logo

This is Instagram’s new logo

Instagram has unveiled a new wordmark, moving away from the recognizable cursive typeface it's used over the last decade. The updated wordmark is a st…
HTML over WebSockets: real-time SPAs with barely any JavaScript

HTML over WebSockets: real-time SPAs with barely any JavaScript

Article URL: https://en.andros.dev/blog/ef4968f5/html-over-websockets-real-time-spas-with-barely-any-javascript/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinato…
Principia Mathematica is modern and insightful

Principia Mathematica is modern and insightful

Article URL: https://okmij.org/ftp/Computation/Impressions/PrincipiaMathematica.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49279928 Point…
Does Google even want to win at AI?

Does Google even want to win at AI?

Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, about a question that’s been rocketing around the tech industry for t…
Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news: report

Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news: report

The tech giant has considered a nine-figure budget for the payments, according to the WSJ.…
Rivian is finally getting a long-requested feature — and no, it’s not CarPlay

Rivian is finally getting a long-requested feature — and no, it’s not CarPlay

Rivian R1S owners, rejoice. Rivian has heard your pleas for second-row captain's chairs. For years, Rivian owners have lamented the absence of captain…
Samsung’s $1,900 Z Fold 8 is still vulnerable to pocket lint

Samsung’s $1,900 Z Fold 8 is still vulnerable to pocket lint

iFixit has provisionally given Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 a repairability score of 4 out of 10, which largely hinged on… well, the hinge. In its teardo…
The Best Samsung Galaxy S26 Cases (2026): S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra

The Best Samsung Galaxy S26 Cases (2026): S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra

Protect your Samsung phone with these cases and screen protectors.…
The Download: kids’ thoughts on AI, and female clones of male mice

The Download: kids’ thoughts on AI, and female clones of male mice

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. …